上海市闸北区2014年中考二模英语试题
上海2014年中考英语真题答案及解析
2014年上海市中考英语真题解析综述：改革后的第一次中考在雨中结束了，总体而言大家还是感觉试卷是平稳过渡的，而且经历了一模二模甚至三模的锻炼，同学们也基本没有表现出对题目变化的不适应。
应该讲，今年的试卷还是严格依照了市教委教育考试院的考试要求和改革方向，难度是有升有降，总体平稳。
至于同学们会有什么样的分数还要到成绩公布之后才可见分晓。
以下我们分大题来进行探讨，并试探性提出以后的备考建议。
Part I Listening (第一部分听力)真题回放：I Listening Comprehension (听力理解) （共30分）A. Listen and choose the right picture. (根据你所听到的内容选择相应的图片)（6分）1. ______2. _______3. _________4. _______5. ________6. _________B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear.(根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)（8分）7. A) Chemistry B) HistoryC) English D) Maths8. A) A hamburger B) A fruit saladC) A hot-dog D) A sandwich9. A) Tired B) SurprisedC) Excited D) Frightened10. A) Watch TV B) Play footballC) Go to the cinema D) Read a book11. A) Fifteen minutes’ walkB) Fifteen minutes’ bus rideC) Fifty minutes’ walkD) Fifty minutes’ bus ride12. A) Thursday B) FridayC) Saturday D) Sunday13. A) Trips B) ComputersC) Parents D) Jobs14. A) At the beach B) At the airportC) In the theatre D) In the hotelC. Listen to the passage and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False(F) (判断句子是否符合你听到短文内容，符合的用T表示，不符合的用F表示)(6分)15. My aunt and uncle sent me a bottle of honey as a birthday present last year.16. The smell of my hair attracted lots of bees when I were outside.17. I jumped into my neighbour’s swimming pool to stay away from the bees.18. When I climbed out of the pool, the bees were still flying around.19. My aunt and uncle wrote me a letter to apologize to me.20. This is a story about my unforgettable birthday present.D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences. (听短文，完成下列内容，每空限填一词)（10分）21. Dan Carter lives in London and works as _________ _________ there.22. Dan and I stay in touch _______ ________ and sometimes we call each other.23. When I ___________ __________ when I need to talk to somebody, I can always call Dan.24. Dan is always ___________ __________ everything and he never says sorry.25. One day, we a rranged to meet _________ __________ to play football, but Dan didn’t comeon time.评析：本次听力考试的题型变化比较明显，尤其是最后一大题变为了5句话听出10个单词，对学生的记忆和应变能力提出了更高的要求。
上海市2014年中考英语真题(含详细解析版)
上海市2014年中考英语真题（含详细解析版）上海市2014年中考英语真题（含详细解析版） (满分150分，考试时间100分钟) 考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。
试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题纸上完成，做在试卷上不给分。
Part 1 Listening (第一部分听力） I. Listening Comprehension.(听力理解) (共30分) A. Listen and choose the right picture（根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）（6分） 1、＿＿＿2、＿＿＿3、＿＿＿4、＿＿＿5、＿＿＿6、＿＿＿ 7. E A. Chemistry. B. History. C. English. 8. A. A hamburger. B. A fruit salad. C. A hot-dog. 9. A. Tired. B. Surprised. C. Excited. 10. A. Watch TV. B. Play football. C. Go to the cinema. D. Read a book. 11. A. Fifteen minutes’walk. B. Fifteen minutes’ bus ride. C) Fifty minutes’ walk. D. Fifty minutes’ bus ride.12. A. Thursday. B. Friday. C. Saturday. D. Sunday. 13. A. Trips.B. Computers.C. Parents.D. Jobs. 14. A. At the beach. B. At the airport. C. In the theatre. D. In the hotel. C. Listento thepassage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示)（6分） 15. My aunt and uncle sent me a bottle of honey as a birthday present last year. 16. The smell of my hair attracted lots of bees when I went outside. 17. I jumped into my neighbour’s swimming pool to stay away from the bees. 18. When I climbed out of the po ol, the bees were still flying around. 19. My aunt and uncle wrote me a letter and apologize d to me. 20. This is a story about my unforgettable birthday present. D. Listen to the passage and comple te the following sentences（听短文，完成下列内容。
2014届各区二模英语试卷阅读理解 (C篇 14套)
2014届各区二模英语试卷阅读理解（C篇14套）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words:（1）We are now living in the modern city. Most of the energy which we are using for heating lighting, transportation and manufacturing (工业生产) is from fossil fuels (化石燃料). These are carbon-based (碳基燃料) fuels from oils, coal and natural gas. When we burn these fuels we release (释放) heat which p___1____ the energy.There are three major disadvantages to using these fuels. Firstly, they are causing climate problems because of the g___2____ effect. When we burn fossil fuels they produce carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) which causes global warming. Secondly, when we have used up all our coal, oil and natural gas, we will have n___3____ left to burn. Thirdly, they are not very efficient. The internal combustion engine that we use in most cars, trucks and buses, for example, is only about 14% efficient.Scientists are working on an alternative (替代的) fuel—hydrogen (氢). There are a number of advantages to using hydrogen as a fuel. Firstly, because two thirds of the e___4____surface is water and water is made of hydrogen and oxygen (氧). There is an almost unlimited (无限的) supply of hydrogen. Secondly, burning hydrogen does not cause global warming. Thirdly it is much more efficient than carbon-based fuels.Unfortunately there are problems with hydrogen at the present time: there is the problem of separating it from water c___5____, if it is too expensive, we can not afford to use it; and there is the difficulty of storing it. It can be stored under pressure but high pressure tanks are far from sage. It can also be stored as a liquid but only at extremely（非常）low temperatures. It seems likely, therefore, that there will have to be completely new technologies before hydrogen replaces fossil fuels. S___6____ these problems is an urgent matter. Although China, India and Australia have huge quantities（大量）of cheap coal, and there are still l___7____ oil and gas reserves（储备）elsewhere, the e ffects on the planet’s climate will be catastrophic（灾难性的）if they are used.1. p______________2. g________________3. n_____________4. e_____________5. c____________6. S_____________7. l________________Key :1. p rovides / p roduces2. g reenhouse3. n othing4. e arth’s5. c heaply6. S olving7. l argeRead the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words: (2)Who makes movies？Actors and directors, of course. But if you watch the credits (字幕) at the end of a movie, you’ll find hundreds of other names. Some of them are not f____1___, but they play the most important roles in filmmaking. Here are three important jobs behind the scenes.Makeup artist: Making characters look believableThe makeup artist’s work sounds simple. But it’s more than just making the lead actress look beautiful. If the hero gets a cut on his face, the makeup artist creates that cut, and it has to look e____2____ the same tomorrow. And the special makeup for a monster or a space alien can take six hours! Sometimes makeup artists have only fifteen minutes to p____3____ twenty actors for a crowd scene. Their work must always be careful and good, so you don’t notice it when you watch the movie.Special effects coordinator (协调人): Making impossible things look realAfter a movie, people often ask, ―How did they do that?‖In films, people can fly, dinosaurs walk through cities, and spaceships travel to other p____4_____ in outer space. These are all the work of the special effects coordinator. Some special effects, especially in science fiction movies, are made with computers. O___5____ are made by machines, which can make a rainy day or a snowy night at any time of the year. Fires and explosions in movies are all created with special effects.Foley artist: Creating the sounds of the cinemaThink of your favourite scary movie and its sounds – footsteps, loud rain, and creaking doors. All of these are the work of Foley artist. Many sounds can’t be recorded d_____6____ the filming of a movie, so Foley artists p___7____ them in their studios (工作室). They create the wounds of a fight scene, and the wind, rain, and thunder in the background. In a Foley artist’s studio, there are even special floor recording different kinds of footsteps.Next time you see a movie, look for these names in the credits.1. f______________2. e____________3. p___________4. p____________5. ___________6. d_____________7. p_____________Key:1. f amous2. e xactly3. p repare4. p lanets5. O thers6. d uring7. p roduceC. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words: （3）Last spring I was walking in a park. A short distance ahead of me was a mom and her three-year-old daughter. The little girl was holding a string that was attached to a helium balloon(氢气球).All of a sudden, a strong w 1 took the balloon from the little girl. I thought she would scream and c 2 .But, no! As the little girl turned to watch her balloon rise into the sky, she h 3 shouted: ―Wow!‖I didn’t realize it at that moment, but that little girl had taught me something.Later that day, I r 4 a phone call from a person with news of an unexpected problem. I felt like saying:―Oh no, what should we do?‖ But thinking of that little girl, I found myself saying: ―Wow, that’s interesti ng! How can I help you?‖ One thing is for sure---life is always going to put us off balance with things we don’t expect. However, how we respond(反应) to them is our c 5 . We can choose to be frustrated(沮丧的) or fascinated.No matter what the situation, a fascinated ―Wow!’ will always b 6 a frustrated ―Oh, no.‖ So the next time you experience one of life’s unexpected guests, think of that little girl and make it a ―Wow!‖i____7_____ of an ―oh, no.‖ The ―Wow!‖ response always works.1. w_____________2. c___________3. h_____________4. r___________5. c_____________6. b_____________7. i______________Key:1. wind2. cry3. happily4.received5. choice6. beat7. insteadComplete the following sentences as required: (4)Have you ever seen an exhibition of rare Mexican grey wolves? There are five young male wolves in Brookfield Zoo now. The exhibition is d____1____ into two areas, an indoor room and a peaceful outdoor viewing or playing area. In the indoor area of the exhibition, which is small and can e____2____ become crowded, you can see the wolves t____3____ one-way glass and also enjoy a few different activities.One of these activities is very interesting. You stand in a dark room, listening to recorded wolf howls （长嚎）. You can really get an idea of what it feels like to be in a dark and d___4___ forest. After about a minute and a half, some wolves in the woods a____5____ on the wall in front of you. It is a great experience for n____6____ lovers.In the outdoor area of the exhibition, there is a small river, ponds, fallen trees and a wetland. Visitors can walk among lifelike models of wolf prey(猎物), learning about different hunting s____7____ the wolves use, how they store their food and how they communicate, while watching the wolves from behind an electric fence.After a tour of the exhibition, you can read Wolf Brother written by Paver. It was made into a movie by director Ridley Scott.Welcome to our exhibition of rare Mexican grey wolves!1. d___________2. e__________3. t___________4. d_________5. a_____________6. n____________7. s____________Key:1.divided2. easily3. through4. dangerous5. appear6. nature7. skillsWhen I was at university, I studied very hard. But a lot of my friends did very l 1 work. Some just did enough to pass the exam. Others didn’t do quite enough. Fred Braines was such a student. He spent more time drinking in the T 2 House than working in the library.Once at the end of the term, we had to take an important test in Chinese. The test had 100 questions. Beside each question we had to write ―True‖ or ―False‖. While I was studying in my room, Fred was watching TV. Fred usually worried a lot the night before a test. But on that night he looked very e 3__ . Then he told me of his idea.―It’s very simple. There are 100 questions and I have to get 50 right to pass the test. I will take a coin into the examination room. I haven’t studied a Chinese book for months, so I will toss the coin. In this way, I’m sure I’ll get h 4 of the questions right.‖The next day, Fred came happily into the examination room. As he sat tossing a coin for half an hour, he wrote down his answers. Then he left, half an hour b 5 the rest of us.The next day, Fred met his Chinese teacher at the school gate. ―Oh, good,‖ he said. ―I am sure you have got the r 6 of the test. Did I pass the test?‖The teacher looked at him and smiled, ―Ah, it’s you, Braines. Just a minute.‖ Then the teacher reached his pocket and took out a coin. He threw it into the air, caught in his hand and looked at it. ― I am sorry, Braines, you f 7 !‖1. l______________2. T______________3. e_____________4. h_______________5. b_____________6. r_______________7. f_____________Key:1. little2. Tea3. easy4. half5. before6. result7. failedA pearl necklace(项链)Penny was a five-year-old girl. One day when she and her mother were at a grocery store, Penny saw a plastic pearl necklace. What a b 1 necklace! She wanted it very much, so she begged her mother to buy it for her. The mother said, ―Well, I can buy you the necklace, but when we get home, we should discuss what you can do to pay for it. Can we do that?‖ Penny agreed with much h 2 , and she got the plastic necklace she liked.How much Penny loved the necklace! She w 3 it everywhere and every minute. Penny also did part time jobs to earn pocket money and she worked very hard. Soon she managed to pay off the price for the necklace.Penny’s daddy knew all her e 4 and knew how much Penny cared about the necklace. One night, he asked Penny, ―Penny, do you love me?‖―Sure, Daddy, ‖ the little girl said.―Then how about giving me your necklace?‖―Oh, no , Daddy! N 5 my necklace!‖ Penny cried.―Oh, dear, it’s fine,‖ her father gave her a kiss.Several days l 86 , Penny went to her daddy, with her lips(嘴唇) trembling(颤抖). ―Here, Daddy. I love you.‖ She held out her hand. Inside it was her beloved plastic pearl necklace.Seeing this, Penny’s father smiled with surprise. He then pulled a cute box out of his pocket. Inside the box was a r 7 and colourful pearl necklace, which was waiting for Penny for so long.1. b______________2. h_______________3. w_____________4. e _____________5. N_____________6. l_____________7. r_____________Key:1. beautiful2. happiness3. wore4. effort(s)5. Not6. later7. realRead the passage and fill the blanks with proper words. (7)The big Town Hall clock was striking midnight when Frank began to cross the bridge. The dark night air was cold and slightly wet, and he could see nobody walking on the street.Frank was anxious to get home and his footsteps rang loudly on the pavement. When he reached the middle of the bridge, he thought he could hear someone coming near b 1 him. He looked back but could see no one. However, the sound continued and Frank began to walk more quickly. Then he slowed down again, feeling ashamed at having acted so foolishly. There was n 2 to fear in a town as quiet as this.Just then, he heard short, quick steps. By the time he reached the other side of the bridge, he could almost feel someone at his heels. He turned round and there stood a man dressed in a large overcoat. A hat was pulled down over his eyes and very l 3 of his face could be seen. Frank said something about the weather, trying to sound friendly and c 4 . The man did not answer but asked rudely where Oakfield House was. Frank pointed to a big house in the distance and the stranger continued his way.Then Frank w 5 why the stranger had wanted to find Oakfield House at such an hour. He knew that the people who lived there were very rich. Almost without realizing what he was, he began following the stranger q 6 . The man didn’t notice him at all. Soon the man was outside the house and Frank saw him look up at the windows. A l 7 was still on and the man waited until it went out. When about half an hour had passed, Frank saw him climb noiselessly over the wall and heard him drop onto the ground at the other side.Now Frank realized what was going to happen. He walked quickly and silently across the street towards a telephone box on the corner.1. b_______________2. n______________3. l____________4. c______________5. w______________6. q_______________7. l_______________Key:1.behind2. nothing3. little4. calm5. wondered6. quietly7. light/lampHave you seen the latest Hollywood movie Sherlock Holmes?Holmes is a character created by British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. His books were so popular that Holmes s___1___ became ―the most famous detective in the world‖. What do you need to be a good detective?Holmes is back! In the movie Sherlock Holmes this great detective faces a dangerous man, Lord Blackwood. Together with his best friend Dr Watson, Holmes stops Blackw ood’s plan to c____2___ the world with black ―magic‖.Most of us are not as clever as Holmes. But we can also work out mysteries (谜案) on our own. All we have to do is to follow some simple rules.Rule No 1: Justice (正义) is most important.No matter how smart he or she is, the most important quality for a detective is being good. In the movie, Lord Blackwood and Sherlock Holmes are both very clever. The difference is that Lord Blackwood is a bad man and he does bad things. Holmes can b___3____ him on the side of justice.Rule No 2: Have sharp eyes.Every bad man tries to cover up what he did. But not all things can be covered up easily. A good detective can discover clues hidden at crime scenes with sharp eyes. For example, Holmes can find out a man’s p___4____ information like age and habits simply by looking at his footprints.Rule No 3: A good a___5____ is a great help.Even though Holmes has knowledge about many subjects, such as chemistry, botany (植物学) and anatomy (解剖学), he still needs Dr Watson’s help to fight with him. You should also have s___6___ as your helper, especially if you don’t know as much as Holmes.Rule No 4: Logic (逻辑) is the key.When all the necessary clues are put together, you’d better think carefully. If you can’t work it out i___7___, don’t be worried or anxious. Just take a deep breath and focus on thinking. Logic can help you discover missing clues.1. s____________2. c______________3. b______________4. p_______________5. a______________6. s ____________7. i______________Key:1. soon2. control/change3. beat4. personal/private5. assistant6. someone/somebody7. immediatelyPositive (积极的) people are usually happy. They often have a lot of friends. When they have a problem, they try to change the problem i 1 a chance .They believe things always work out. But can positive thinking really make someone’s life better? Many scientists are s tudying positive thinking. They are finding out some very interesting information.Your HealthThe Mayo Clinic is a famous medical organization in the United States. It studies many things, including positive thinking. Their research proves that positive think has many advantage. First, positive think s __2 good health. Positive people don’t worry about the bad events in life, so they stay healthy. Positive people ate a 3 likely to exercise and eat healthy foods. Because of this, they don’t usuall y get sick and don’t have many health problems.At workDr, Michael is a professor in Germany. His research shows that positive people do well in jobs. There ate several reasons for this. Positive people are creative. They don’t expect o 4 to help then with problem. They solve problems themselves. And positive people don’t five up. They keep trying to learn new things.Becoming PositiveIn the past, scientists thought attitude n 5 changed, Now, many psychologists thing people can become more positive. There are many different ways to change. Here are some examples. First, think about gook vents in your life. At the end of a day, ask,‖ What good things happened to me today?‖ Think about these things for a few minutes. Second, find interesting a 6 to do. Laugh at a funny movie or read a good book. Finally, always try new things. For example, you can talk to people you don’t know or shop in a different store. Do different things every day.A good lifeLife can be d 7 some things. Don’t give up or be negative. Take action. Think about the future and make a plan. You can learn to be positive.1. i______________2. s_____________3. a_____________4. o______________5. n_______________6. a_____________7. d_____________Key:1. into2. suggests3. always4. others5. never6. activities7. difficultRead the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words: (10)If you go to visit Stevening, you can stay in a simple but comfortable family home or a small guesthouse, or try the international dining room and luxurious bedrooms at the Grand Hotel. You canb___1____ a room by phoning or e-mailing the owner. You can get a list from the Tourist Information Office which is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays.There is also campsite near the town. Usually there is space for small teams of tourists, but largeg___2___ should call the manager in advance (提前) to check if there is space big enough for them.Stevening has two main shopping areas, the new Stevening Mall and the t___3____ market area which has a history of over 50 years. Please note that cars are only allowed into the Square between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. The Mall has over forty shops, i___4___ a department store, clothes shops for all ages, sports and a supermarket.For sports, visit the Stevening Leisure Center. It o___5___ indoor tennis, volleyball and a fitness center. You can pay for a half day, or join the Sports Clubs, which allows you to use the facilities(设施) all day for free and at a special price in the evenings.The swimming pool is open from May to September. Classes are held in the pool between 3 and 5 every afternoon except Sundays. There are courses for different l___6____, so don’t worry if you’re a beginner.From Stevening, it is easy to visit a number of places of interest. The peace of the Kerrow Hills is a short free bus ride from the town center. People who love walking may climb up Kerrow Mountain, but less a___7___ visitors can also enjoy the wonderful views by taking the little train. It stops just below the top of the mountain. You only need to walk the last few meters.1. b_____________2. g______________3. t________________4. i______________5. o_____________6. l____________7. a_______________Key:1. book2. groups3. traditional4. including5. offers6. levels7. ActiveThe sports utility vehicle (SUV多用途车辆) was invented in the early 1990s. It quickly became very popular in the United States. There are several r 1 for this. It is larger than most of cars. It can carry lots of people, bicycles, toys, dogs and other things. This makes it popular with families. It also has four doors and a big back door, so getting in or out is e 2 . Since an SUV is taller than most cars, the driver can see above other cars and have a better sight of the road. With a lot more p 3 , an SUV can go faster than most cars. It can also go on very rough roads where other cars cannot go.The SUV is popular with many people, but other people do not like these cars. First, they are larger than most other cars. This means that drivers of other cars may not be able to see the road w 4 . Also, SUVs are very heavy. If an SUV gets into an accident with a small car, the small car may be in s 5 trouble. Another problem with SUVs is that they are very expensive. They are expensive to buy --- about 50 percent more expensive than an average small car. They are also expensive to use, since they use a lot more gasoline (汽油) than smaller cars.There are two ways to solve these problems. One way is to change the way we think about them. Now they are sold as large cars. In the future, maybe they should be sold as trucks. Then people with just a car license could not d 6 them. They would have to get a truck license. These licenses are more expensive and difficult to get, so p 7 fewer people would buy SUVs. The other way to solve SUV problems is to make them differently. Some people think that car companies should make big SUVs smaller and less dangerous. They should also make SUVs with less powerful engines. Then they would not use so much gasoline.1. r_____________2. e_______________3. p______________4. w____________5. s_______________6. d_____________7. p______________Key:1. reasons2. easier/easy3. power4. well5. serious6. drive7. probably/perhapsLibraries give kids a quiet and safe place to read and to learn. For more than 100 years, libraries have played an important role in Americans’ e 1 . But how are these book-filled buildings changing with the times? You may be surprised to find out.Benjamin Franklin famously founded America’s first lending library in 1731. But the public library system got its b 2 development in the American history in the late 1800’s. Businessman Andrew Carnegie donated (捐赠) millions of dollars to help build free public libraries across the country. Between 1886 and 1919, Carnegie’s donations helped build 1,679 new libraries.Carnegie believed in the chances that libraries could o 3 Americans, young and old. He knew that the more libraries there were, the more people would have access（接触的机会）to books, lectures, news and more.Chances are that there is a public library in or near your c 4 . You can easily find one close to your home. After all, the United States has 9,225 public libraries. Today, libraries keep growing. Seven out of ten libraries have free Internet. This opens many doors for people who cannot go online at home,i 5 the opportunity to apply for jobs online.Libraries are also teaching kids about the fun of reading. The new program Read! Build! Play! adds reading into playtime. As kids listen to a book being read aloud, they use Legos (乐高积木) to build images from the story h 6 . Today’s libraries are always looking for creative programs to bring people into the library.Benjamin Franklin once said, ―The doors of wisdom are never s7 .‖ As long as the doors of public libraries are open, what he said is most certainly correct!1. e_____________2. b_______________3. o______________4. c____________5. i_______________6. h_____________7. s______________Key:1. education2.biggest3.offer4. community5. including6.happily7. shutI didn’t think I had a passion (激情). I would sit in front of the TV all day, thinking about nothing but the next show.It was not long ago that I first learned how important having a passion is to life.On that day I went with my mum to drive my sister to the gym. I was bored. Then, as my mum stopped at a red light, s 1 on the side of the road caught my eye. It was a man dressed in rags (衣衫褴褛). He was homeless. That didn’t interest me, for I had seen many like him b 2 .But in some ways he was d 3 . This man was not sitting down with a sad expression. He had a radio in his hand and was dancing h 4 to the music. The radio seemed to be the most precious (珍贵)thing he had.― Mum, why does that man have a radio even thought he’s homeless?‖ I asked.―He bought it,‖ she replied.―But if he’s homeless, why doesn’t he use the money to buy food or clothes? He w 5 it on something he doesn’t need.‖―Well, Sarah, sometimes food and clothes aren’t the most important things. We need happiness, too.‖That man must c 6 enough music to buy a radio instead of food or clothes. I soon realized that happiness is the k 7 to life.Without it, there’s nothing to look forward to. A passion gives a person the happiness they need to keep going.1. s________________2. b______________3. d____________4. h______________5. w_____________6. c________________7. k______________Key:1. s omeone / s omebody2. b efore3. d ifferent4. h appily5. w asted6. c are7. k eyA Student Budget (预算)College is an exciting time to learn and to make friends that will last alifetime. Many students do not like to worry about money, and they wouldrather not think about it. But, it doesn’t matter whether a student’s parentspay for everything, or whether the students works part-time to help pay forhis or her education. All students can get into money t___1___ if they’re not careful.The cost of a college education can be quite expensive. In English-speaking countries, the a___2___ cost per student per year is well over US$10,000. Students must also pay for books, paper, pens, and etc. T__3__ can cost $500 to $1,000 per year. Students who live in university housing pay thousand more per year for room and board. Add money for clothes, travel, and other personal expenses, and the cost of one year at a university can be $20, 000 to $30,000 or more.Students need to spend their money c__4__. At most universities, advisors can give students advice on how to budget their money. They s__5__ this: at the start of a school term, write down your income; for example, money you will get from your family or a part-time job. Then, list all of your expenses. Put your expenses into two groups: those that change (food, phone, books, travel), and those that will stay the s__6__ (tuition, room and board). Add together all of your expenses. Are they more than your income? Do you have enough money, or do you need more?Learning not to spend more money than you have is not always easy. But for many, it is e__7__ than borrowing money from family or friends.1. t_________________2. a__________________3. T__________________4. c___________________5. s_________________6. s__________________7. e____________________Key:1. trouble2. average3. They4. carefully5. suggest6. same7. easier。
闸北区2014届高三英语二模试卷及答案
闸北区2013学年第二学期高三英语质量调研试卷（2014.4）I. I. Listening Listening Listening Comprehension Comprehension （30分）分）Section ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After you hea question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After you hear conversation conversation and and and the the the question question question about about about it, it, it, read read read the the the four four four possible possible possible answers answers answers on on on your your your paper, paper, paper, and and and decide decide decide which which which one one one is is is the the the best best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. In a computer shop. B. At an electrical appliance shop. C. In a housing agency. D. In an internet bar. 2. A. Pick somebody up at the airport. B. Attend a conference. C. Manage the operation of the hall. D. Watch a film together. 3. A. He can handle his work with ease. B. He has a very mild boss. C. He is fully engaged in his work. D. He can ‟t describe his duty at work. 4. A. 30 dollars. B. 60 dollars. C. 90 dollars. D. 120 dollars. 5. A. The women used to be slim. B. The woman hasn‟t eaten much at dinner. C. The woman has eaten too much at night. D. The woman must try to lose some weight. 6. A. She prefers the red car for its attractive appearance. B. She wants to see more cars before making decisions. C. She prefers the white car for it‟s environment-friendly. D. She can‟t decide and has to buy both. 7. A. Customer and hairdresser. B. Customer and party planner. C. Diver and his friend. D. Boss and secretary. 8. A. He bought the last ticket. B. He failed to buy the ticket. C. He got the ticket on the way for a drink. D. He didn‟t intend to buy the ticket. t intend to buy the ticket. 9. A. To give up one course temporarily. B. To pick some easier courses this term. C. To drop out of the school this term. D. To study harder to meet the requirements. 10. A. Applying for the district chess championship. B. Selecting members for the school chess team. C. Working hard for the district chess final. D. Celebrating for the victory at the chess final. Section B Directions: In section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passag In section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passage The The passages passages passages will will will be be be read read read twice, twice, twice, but but but the the the questions questions questions will will will be be be spoken spoken spoken only only only once. once. once. When When When you you you hear hear hear a a a question, question, question, read read read the the the four 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. Because many Americans came to Japan after the World War II. B. Because lots of American companies wanted employees who could speak English. C. Because Japanese government encouraged people to use more English. D. Because Japanese younger generations wanted to know about U.S. pop culture. 12. A. Keeping using English instead of Japanese for certain words. B. Refusing to broadcast Japanese programs to replace English ones. C. Demanding English fluency when hiring TV station staff. D. Failing to help to spread Japanese culture to other countries. 13. A. They think Japan is dangerously Americanized. B. They think English helps Japan to get involved in world affairs. C. They think English does good to the protection of Japanese culture. D. They think that other languages also borrow words from English. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. They establish social websites. B. They help to find fun in boring routine work. C. They plan and carry out interesting activities. D. They produce advertisements for companies. 15. A. Because not many people knew about their activities. B. Because they didn‟t have a long-standing sponsor. C. Because they couldn‟t cooperate well with each other. D. Because their ideas were not creative enough. 16. A. They will design an activity for BMW. B. They will enlarge the scale of their company. C. They will work more with Coca-Cola. D. They will create more expensive activities. Barbados Trip PackageSale Price: ___17____. Transportation: A round trip to Bridgetown. Accommodation: Three days, 18 hotel Tourist attractions: Fees not included, 19 recommended. Customers to present: 20 , bank guarantees. What honour did Criss Angel win in 2010? 21 . Where did he perform the 24-hour water cell trick? 22 . Criss Angel believe show? By 23 . How did he improve the In which TV show has he starred? 24 . Jaeger, (39)______ (39)______ (39)______ agreed agreed agreed to A. cropped B. home C. desirable D. issue E. illegal F. scene G . presented H. worsening I. urban J. endure K. disturbed consider fun-seekers who wander in their neighbourhoods annoying. They also worry that bars and clubs will make thei neighbourhoods less ___50___ and devalue their housing property. 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 e blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. In American history, today ‟s grandparents used to grow up in a period of angry rebelling against their parents ‟ authority. As As time time time goes goes goes by by by and and and they they they ease ease ease into into into the the the role role role of of of ___51___ ___51___ ___51___ family family family members, members, members, they they they may may may wonder: wonder: wonder: What What What happened happened happened to to to the the generation gap? Is it gone or just in the ___52___? Or is it still present but mostly underground? A generation gap is commonly recognized to refer to differences between generations that cause conflict and ___53___ communication, communication, creating creating creating a a ‘gap.’ Sociologist Sociologist William William William Safire Safire Safire provides a provides a more more positive positive positive definition. definition. Generation Generation gap, gap, according to him, can be a(n) ___54___ lack of communication between young and old, which results in misunderstanding,or, on the good side, it can be regarded as a useful stretch of time that separates cultures within a society, allowing them to develop their own ___55___. From their position in the family, and with more ___56___ than younger family members grandparents are more likely to look at the generation gap ___57___, expecting that differences between generations cansometimes do some good to all those concerned. Although Although there there there have have have always always always been been been differences differences differences between between between the the the generations, generations, generations, the the the drastic drastic drastic differences differences differences that that that the the the term term term implies implies were were not not not much much much ___58___ ___58___ ___58___ until until until the the the twentieth twentieth twentieth century. century. century. Before Before Before that that that time, time, time, society society society was was was not not not very very very ___59___. ___59___. ___59___. Y oung Y oung people people typically lived near their extended families, prayed in their childhood churches and often worked on the family farm or in family business. With the appearance of television and movies, young people were exposed to cultural influences ___60___ to their own families and cultures. Performers like Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and James Dean won admiration from th younger generation but were often ___61___ by the older generation. Then, to make the matter worse, came the 1960s, an the Vietnam （越南）War caused a more serious ___62___ between young and old. Today, although more Americans have admitted the existence of generational differences, most do not see them as too ___63___. ___63___. That That That is is is partly partly partly because because because of of of the the the areas areas areas of of of difference. difference. difference. The The The top top top areas areas areas of of of disagreement disagreement disagreement between between between young young young and and and old, old, according according to to to a a a research, research, research, are are are use use use of of of technology technology technology and and and taste taste taste in in in music music music rather rather rather than than than ___64___ ___64___ ___64___ issues issues issues like like like religious religious religious beliefs beliefs beliefs or or political political viewpoints. viewpoints. In In fact, fact, fact, most most most American American American people people people today today today have have have found found found ways ways ways to, to, to, on on on the the the one one hand, hand, live live live in in in harmony harmony harmony with with family members and, on the other hand, ___65___ their own tastes and preferences. 51. A. wealthy B. senior C. successful D. brilliant 52. A. shadow B. system C. air D. communication 53. A. complicated B. accessible C. significant D. social 54. A. realistic B. stimulating C. upsetting D. restless 55. A. character B relationship C. resource D. hobby 56. A. preparation B. experience C. privacy D. support 57. A. individually B. necessarily C. positively D. simply 58. A. standard B. practical C. public D. evident 59. A. mobile B. quiet C. strange D. advanced When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of shouting at him, giving him a lecture or chastising him, she said, chastise‟‟…chastise 67. According to the passage, the underlined word However, the reality is that, like many landlords, theinsolvency75. According to the passage, the underlined word insolvency is closest in meaning to ______. worsening living environment caused partly by horrible grab of the waters of the Colorado River has beaten all the oth reasons. It‟s easy to blame farmers along the Colorado for drawing waters from its channel to water their crops or quench the thirst of their cows. They are immediate consumers of water from the Colorado, but the truth is that we, ordinary Americ consumers, are all at least partially responsible. Many of us have bought products that come from the region, whether in th form of paper, hamburgers, or electronics. We live in an increasingly connected world, in which we take up “virtual water” in the form of products and even services. In the U.S., we use twice as much water per person as the global average. Though it may seem to work in the short term, we can barely fix the Colorado by piping water from another place. B change is urgent. Use a water calculator to see how much water you use every day. Pay special attention to saving every drop of water hidden in your diet and wardrobe. And keep away from life styles that might waste water. In all, try to form a water-efficient habit. Besides, Besides, technology technology technology improvement improvement improvement will will will also also also be be be explored explored explored to to to make make make change change change happen happen happen in in in the the the rescue rescue rescue efforts. efforts. These technologies include methods to increase farming efficiency, and ways to replace invasive, water-sucking plants with native species. Anyway, it ‟s time we humans rose up and repaid the mother river that has long been nurturing us. (Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.) 78. What is the biggest factor to damage the Colorado nature? 79. The major reason of the Delta culture disappearance is _____. 80. Who are the two groups of people to blame for Colorado water shortage? 81. Two ways to turn around the Colorado situation are to ______. 第II 卷 （共47分）I. Translation（22分）分） Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 1．现在，很多年青人热衷于在网上征求游伴。
2014年上海市闸北区高考英语二模试卷含答案
2014年上海市闸北区高考英语二模试卷II、GrammarandVocabularySectionA1. No trip to South Korea is complete without a visit to its fascinating theme parks．For those who assume that amusement parks are just playgrounds teeming with kids，South Korea's theme parks are sure （25）________（change） their minds．With their charming garden plantations，hot springs and exciting rides，they offer travellers a romantic and exciting getaway．Within the appropriate driving distance from the Korean capital Seoul，there are three theme parks worth （26）________ （visit）﹣Lotte World，Everland and Seoul Land．Everland，the （27）________（large） theme park in South Korea，covering various areas like Festival World，Caribbean Bay and Speedway．It is such （28）________ huge park that you will have to plan in advance where you are investing your time there．Lotte World，（29）________ designer was determined to create a wonderland for fun﹣seekers，consists of Lotte World Adventure，and movie theatres．You （30）________ also take part in activities such as ice﹣skating or bowling there．（31）________ travellers want，South Korea is there to provide．Hop on a heart﹣stopping ride，amuse yourself in one of the theme parks or simply enjoy a relaxing hot spring bath．Come and visit South Korea now!2. Founded by Louis Cartier in Paris France in 1847，Cartier is well known in the fashion world．It is recognized as （32）________ of the world's most distinguished luxury brands．Most early years of Cartier （33）________（devote） to serving royal families and celebrities．King Edward VII of England referred to Cartier as"the jeweller of kings and the king of jewellers．"The company remained under family control （34）________ 1964when an investment group bought the business．Many of Cartier's famous products were produced （35）________ chance．In 1904，the Brazilian pioneer pilot，Alberto Santos﹣Dumont complained to Louis Cartier about the unreliability and impracticality of using pocket watches （36）________ flying．In result，Cartier designed a flat wristwatch named"Santos"．（37）________ it was available on the market，the watch was loved by not only Alberto Santos﹣Dumont but also other customers．It wasn't long （38）________ the Santos watch became the most popular men's wristwatch then．In 1907，Cartier began to work with a businessman named Edmond Jaeger，（39）________agreed to exclusively supply the movements for Cartier watches．By that time，Cartier （40）________（establish） branches in many cities．It was these earliest shops that witnessed Cartier's amazing development into today's leading jewelry and watch brand．GrammarandVocabularySectionB3.If this summer you pay a visit to Milan，the fashion center of Italy，make sure you're not caught eating ice cream in the streets after midnight as doing so is now （1）_______．A new law was passed by Milan's city council banning the sale of take﹣away food and drinks after midnight in some districts which are famous for their nightlife （2）_______．The purpose of this unusual move is，according to the city council，to discourage night gathering in downtown areas．The law inevitably has given rise to a number of protests，accusing that the government has （3）_______ people's normal lives．However，if you take into consideration the country's （4）_______ economy and its high unemployment rate，the local government's fear of‘night assembling'may be reasonable．In fact，Milan's law is only the strangest of a host of restrictions on nightlife that have （5）_______ up in European cities recently．Madrid's city center was declared a‘low﹣noise zone'last September and the city council has been refusing to （6）_______ bar and club licenses ever since．Why do European cities deal so strictly with nightlife？It may be because Europe's population is getting older and can no longer （7）_______late night activities within the neighborhood．In the past，bars and clubs bloomed in European city centers，which were （8）_______ to working class populations．But gradually，these people began to move out of the city centers and into the suburbs．Only the wealthy and the upper﹣class people can afford to live in （9）_______ centers now．But these people don't go to bars and clubs to socialize．Instead，they consider fun﹣seekers who wander in their neighborhoods annoying．They also worry that bars and clubs will make their neighborhoods less （10）_______ and devalue their housing property．III、ReadingComprehensionSectionA4. In American history, today's grandparents used to grow up in a period of angry rebelling against their parents'authority．As time goes by and they ease into the role of （1）_______ family members, they may wonder: What happened to the generation gap? Is it gone or just in the （2）_______? Or is it still present but mostly underground?A generation gap is commonly recognized to refer to differences between generations that cause conflict and （3）_______communication, creating a‘gap．'Sociologist William Safire provides a more positive definition．Generation gap, according to him, can be a（n）（4）_______ lack of communication between young and old, which results in misunderstanding, or, on the good side, it can be regarded as a useful stretch of time that separates cultures within a society, allowing them to develop their own （5）_______．From their position in the family, and with more （6）_______ than younger familymembers, grandparents are more likely to look at the generation gap （7）_______, expecting that differences between generations can sometimes do some good to all those concerned． Although there have always been differences between the generations, the drastic differences that the term implies were not much （8）_______ until the twentieth century．Before that time, society was not very （9）_______．Young people typically lived near their extended families, prayed in their childhood churches and often worked on thefamily farm or in a family business．With the appearance of television and movies, young people were exposed to cultural influences （10）_______ to their own families and cultures．Performers like Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and James Dean won admiration from the younger generation but were often （11）_______ by the older generation．Then, to make the matter worse, came the 1960s, and the Vietnam（越南）War caused a more serious （12）_______ between young and old．Today, although more Americans have admitted the existence of generational differences, most do not see them as too （13）_______．That is partly because of the areas of difference．The top areas of disagreement between young and old, according to a research, are use of technology and taste in music rather than （14）_______ issues like religious beliefs or political viewpoints．In fact, most American people today have found ways to, on the one hand, live in harmony with family members and, on the other hand, （15）_______ their own tastes and preferences．（1）A wealthyB seniorC successfulD brilliant（2）A shadowB systemC airD communication（3）A complicatedB accessibleC significantD social（4）A realisticB stimulatingC upsettingD restless（5）A characterB relationshipC resourceD hobby（6）A preparationB experienceC privacyD support（7）A individuallyB necessarilyC positivelyD simply（8）A standardB practicalC publicD evident（9）A mobileB quietC strangeD advanced（10）A foreignB mildC strictD familiar（11）A introducedB financedC destroyedD disliked（12）A hatredB conflictC negotiationD review（13）A delightfulB sincereC harmfulD passive（14）A seriousB secretC generalD academic（15）A make upB stick toC refer toD bring upReadingComprehensionSectionB5. Stephen Glenn is a famous American research scientist who has made several very important medical breakthroughs．Many people were dying to know the secrets to his fantastic achievements．To unveil the mystery, a newspaper reporter interviewed him asking why he was able to be so much more creative than the average person．What set him so far apart from others?Having assumed to hear wordings like innate curiosity for science or hard work, the reporter was surprised to have him respond that, in his opinion, it all came from an experience with his mother that occurred when he was about four years old．He had been trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his grip on the slippery bottle and it fell, spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor﹣a real sea of milk!When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of shouting at him, giving him a lecture or chastising him, she said, "Steve, what a great and wonderful mess you have made!I have rarely seen such a huge pond of milk．Well, the damage has already been done．Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up? "Indeed, he did．After a few minutes, his mother said, "You know, Steve, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to clean it up and restore everything to its proper order．So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge, a towel or a mop．Which do you prefer? "He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the spilled milk．His mother then said, "You know, what we have here is a failed experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands．Let's go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it．"The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it．What a wonderful lesson!This renowned scientist then remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to be afraid to make mistakes．Instead, he learned that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new, which is, after all, what scientific experiments are all about．Even if the experiment‘doesn't work, 'we usually learn something valuable from it．Wouldn't it be great if all parents would respond the way Steve's mother responded to him?（1）According to the passage，a newspaper interviewed Stephen Glenn in order to________．A persuade him to treat some dying patients． B find out his differences with ordinary people． C hear about his opinions about medical science． D know about why he was so successful．（2）According to the passage，the underlined word‘________'is closest in meaning to________．A pursuing． B punishing． C praising． D educating．（3）According to the passage，which of the following statements is NOT true？________A Steve spilled the milk bottle to make a milk sea on purpose．B Steve's mother allowed him to play some time with the spilled milk．C Steve's mother let him choose the tool himself to clean up the milk．D Steve's mother led him to try out ways to tightly hold the milk bottle．（4）What ordinary mothers can learn from Steve's mother is that________．A never put milk bottle where little kids can get hold of．B appreciation ofkids'behaviours is important to their growth． C mothers should teach kids to learnfrom their own mistakes． D kids should learn to become scientists from childhood．6. Our website is presenting to you the world's leading museums and gallaries:Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D．C．The Smithsonian is one of the world's leading research and museum complexes, with19museums and galleries, the National Zoological Park, and various research stations．More than 137million objects detailing America's history are exhibited here．There's so much to see that, if you spent every day and night looking at the exhibits at normal pace, in ten years you'd see only ten percent of the whole．Therefore, it's wise to head out with a plan．Focus on some famous exhibits at two or three different museums．Le Louvre, Paris, FranceThe Louvre was a medieval fortress and the palace of the kings of France before becominga museum two centuries ago．The addition of the Chinese architect I．M．Pei's stylish glass pyramid（金字塔） shocked many when it was opened to public in 1989as the new main entrance, yet it somehow works and has won compliment in the country, combining the palace's various elements to make the museum stand out as the most shinning diamond on the French artistic crown．The museum's collections, though failing to excel in numbers, are among the most important in the world．The Acropolis Museum, Athens, GreeceThe amazing groundfloor gallery houses were found from the slopes of the Acropolis（卫城）．Its amazing see﹣through glass floor provides a walk over history, with a view of the archaeological（考古的） digging．Smaller settlements have been dug out, providing glimpses of Athenian life．Despite its lack of variety in exhibits and limited collections, the Acropolis attracts audience by, for the first time, allowing visitors to take in the stone exhibits, which are displayed in open air characterized by changing natural light．State Hermitage, St．Petersburg, RussiaRussia may be isolated from the artistic centers of the US or West Europe, but the Hermitage has managed to acquire a spectacular collection of world art﹣three million items in numbers．The museum occupies six buildings along the Neva River, the leading structure being the candy﹣like Winter Palace．This gloriously blue﹣and﹣white structure was finished in 1764and over the next several centuries was the main residence of the czars（沙皇）．The museum's leading attraction is Western European art﹣in 120rooms in four buildings ranging from the Middle Ages to the present day．（1）Compared with the other three，which of the following is not geographically distinguished in art history？________A Smithsonian Institution．B Le Louvre．C The Acropolis Museum．D State Hermitage．（2）Which of the following enjoys the largest number of exhibit collections？________A Smithsonian Institution．B Le Louvre．C The Acropolis Museum．D State Hermitage．（3）The new Le Louvre entrance was recognized by French people because________．A it was designed by a famous foreign architect．B it was constructed in a very fashionable style．C it demonstrates the joint effect of different factors．D it exhibits the diamond on the crown of a French king．（4）According to the passage，which of the following statements is TRUE？________A If you plan well，you can view most exhibits of Smithsonian Institution during one visit．B The Winter Palace used to serve as the home for Russian kings．C For preservation，the Acropolis Museum exhibits are not allowed to be exposed to sunlight．D The Russian domestic art works are the most attractive collections in State Hermitage．7. The city of Los Angeles is finally getting serious about retrofitting（翻修） the soft wood frame apartment buildings and the weak concrete ones that are at risk of collapsing during a substantial earthquake．A concrete building without adequate steel reinforcement can crumble to the ground, as some did in the 1971Sylmar earthquake, killing dozens．The first step is to take a list of the 29, 000apartment buildings that were built before 1978, when the building code was changed to require stronger wood frame and concrete buildings．The second step will be the analysis of those buildings by structural experts to see if they should be retrofitted, which needs essential professionalism．Then comes the stage to decide who pays for the work that needs to bedone, Landlords? Renters? Taxpayers? The step posed the biggest obstacle to all parties involved．Actually Under L．A．'s rent control law, property owners can pass on 100% of the cost of‘essential'retrofitting work to renters．Some favor this pass﹣through move, arguing that many mom﹣and﹣pop landlords of small buildings are as cash﹣strapped as one can imagine, if not more so．However, the reality is that, like many landlords, the ________ of most renters will finally make the retrofitting an empty talk．Besides, the cost of retrofitting should not fall on any one group as this work is done to prevent people from being killed in earthquakes．Protecting buildings serves the interests of renters, property owners and the city as a whole, which qualifies it as a matter of public safety issue so that L．A．government needs to find ways to shoulder some burden of the cost．It has been decided by the city government that the government will get involved, trying to find ways to reduce costs for landlords for the retrofitting projects, and the government is establishing a law to create a tax reduction for retrofitting for landlords．It's not clear at this point how much tax the state could afford to give up, or how much tax cut owners can get．Some even say that the actual financial assistance landlords can get is far less than is expected．However, what it's known definitely now is that Los Angeles must not allow retrofitting to be put off although the money issue poses a big problem．The bottom line is the human life rather than money．（1）According to the passage，which issue is the most essential in deciding the future of the city's retrofitting project？________A Having all the parties involved aware of the importance of retrofitting．B Making alist of all the buildings that were built before a certain date． C Deciding professionallyon whether the listed buildings need retrofitting． D Working out adequate ways to provide financial support for retrofitting．（2）According to the passage，the underlined word ________is closest in meaning to________．A not having enough money to pay debts． B poor relationship withlandlords． C unwillingness to participate． D unfair treatment received．（3）Which of the following is implied about the retrofitting project？________A rent law，landlords and renters share the cost for retrofit work．B According to L．C According to government decision，owners will mainly be responsible for the retrofit．D Government will pay mainly for the retrofitting work as it relates with people's life．（4）What is the main idea of the passage？________A The likelihood of weak apartment falling in big earthquakes．B The background ofLA apartment retrofit and its financial solution． C The argument between landlords，renters and governments over money issues． D The importance of LA government's involvement in life﹣saving projects．六、ReadingComprehensionSectionC8. In North America，the Colorado（科罗拉多）River is a legend．It has sustained generations of people and many generations of wildlife．Once free，the Colorado now has many dams along its 1，450miles．Its life﹣giving water is divided up among seven U．S．states according to several agreements，which has caused the heaviest hit on the eco﹣balance of the river as no region would lose advantages compared with neighbours in the use of the river，thus inappropriate use was well expected．The Colorado once supported a vast delta（三角洲）where it met the Gulf of California．Today the lush plantations are just memories，displaced by invasive species capable of surviving in soils poisoned by salt．The drying of the delta has huge effect on the local people．As many as 5，000people were living in the delta 400years ago．Today，about 300remain．There is a delta culture at risk of extinction，partly owing to outside job opportunities and marital mobility．However，the worsening living environment caused partly by horrible grab of the waters of the Colorado River has beaten all the other reasons．It's easy to blame farmers along the Colorado for drawing waters from its channel to water their crops or quench the thirst of their cows．They are immediate consumers of water from the Colorado，but the truth is that we，ordinary American consumers，are all at least partially responsible．Many of us have bought products that come from the region，whether in the form of paper，hamburgers，or electronics．We live in an increasingly connected world，in which we take up"virtual water"in the form of products and even services．In the U．S．，we use twice as much water per person as the global average．Though it may seem to work in the short term，we can barely fix the Colorado by piping water from another place．But change is urgent．Use a water calculator to see how much water you use every day．Pay special attention to saving every drop of water hidden in your diet and wardrobe．And keep away from life styles that might waste water．In all，try to form a water﹣efficient habit．Besides，technology improvement will also be explored to make change happen in the rescue efforts．These technologies include methods to increase farming efficiency，and ways to replace invasive，water﹣sucking plants with native species．Anyway，it's time we humans rose up and repaid the mother river that has long been nurturing us．（Note：Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS．）78．What is the biggest factor to damage the Colorado nature？________79．The major reason of the Delta culture disappearance is________．80．Who are the two groups of people to blame for Colorado water shortage？81．Two ways to turn around the Colorado situation are to________．七、Translation（22分）9. 现在，很多年青人热衷于在网上征求游伴．（keen）________．10. 起先观众们听不清台词，但最终还是被演员们的表演打动了．（finally）________．11. 玛丽在报纸上了解到相关信息，这才意识到粮食浪费的问题有多严重．（Not until…）________．12. 为了能陪伴孩子度过珍贵的童年时期，许多妈妈放弃了前景良好的职业生涯．（give up）________．13. 尽管回报丰厚且风险不大，市场对银行最近推出的金融产品仍反应冷淡．（in spite of）________．八、GuidedWriting（25分）14. Directions：Write an English composition in 120﹣150words according to the instructions．简要描述图片内容，并就图片反映的现象，谈谈你的看法．BLOG：博客（注：文中不得出现真实的个人信息）2014年上海市闸北区高考英语二模试卷答案1. to change,visiting,largest,a,whose,may/can,Whatever2. one,were devoted,until,by,while,Assoonas,before,who,had established3. E,F,K,H,A,D,J,B,I,C4. BAACABCDAADBCAB5. DBAC6. DACB7. DACB8. ColoradowaterisdividedupamongsevenUSstates,the worsening living environment,form a water﹣efficient habitand improve technology9. Now，many youngsters are keen on seeking tour pals on the Internet．10. Atfirstaudiencecouldn'thearthelinesclearlybutfinallytheyweremovedbytheactors'perform ance11. Not until she knew about the relevant information in thenewspaper did she realize how serious the problem of food waste was．12. In order to accompany their kidsthrough the precious childhood，many mothers have given up theirwork career of promising prospect．13. In spite of the good reward（returns） and low risk，the market reaction toward the financial product recently launched by thebank was still cool．14. The Impact of the Internet CommunctionIn this picture，we can see a father asked his daughter about her school day and his daughter said to her dad that he could read the information on her blog．From the picture，we can know that the Internet has become a inseparable part of our life．（高分句型一）It has a wide impact acoss the world．However，some people are worried that the interpersonal communication will disapper because of the Internet．（描述图片内容）It is right to worry about this．（高分句型二）Nowadays，we spend more and more time on the Internet．It lets us have less time to commucation with others．What's worse，it will widen the gap between people．Also，some people think they can solve problems and make faithful friends on Internet．（图片反映的现象）In the way of my thinking，the Internet is just a tool for us．When a friend or family ask how you are going，you should communicate with him or her．It can make him or her more easy to understand your feeling and give you suggestions（作者的看法）。
2014年上海中考英语试题和答案完整版
2014年上海中考英语试卷I. Listening Comprehension.(听力理解) (共30分)A. Listen and choose the right picture（根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）（6分）DGAE E7. A) Chemistry. B) History. C) English.D) Maths.D) A sandwich. D) Frightened.8. A) A hamburger. B) A fruit salad. C) A hot-dog.9. A) Tired. B) Surprised. C) Excited.10. A) Watch TV. B) Play football. C) Go to the cinema. D)Read a book.11. A) Fifteen minutes’walk. B) Fifteen minutes’ bus ride.C) Fifty minutes’ walk. D) Fifty minutes’ bus ride.12. A) Thursday. B) Friday. C) Saturday. D) Sunday.13. A) Trips. B) Computers. C) Parents. D) Jobs.14. A) At the beach. B) At the airport. C) In the theatre. D) In thehotel.C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示)（6分）15. My aunt and uncle sent me a bottle of honey as a birthday present last year.16. The smell of my hair attracted lots of bees when I went outside.17. I jumped into my neighbour’s swimming pool to stay away from the bees.18. When I climbed out of the pool, the bees were still flying around.19. My aunt and uncle wrote me a letter and apologized to me.20. This is a story about my unforgettable birthday present.D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences（听短文，完成下列内容。
2014年上海市中考英语试卷及答案
D) Maths. D) A sandwich. D) Frightened. 2014年上海市初中毕业统一考试Part 1 Listening (第一部分 听力）I. Listening Comprehension. (听力理解) (共30分)A. Listen and choose the right picture （根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）（6分）1、＿＿＿2、＿＿＿3、＿＿＿4、＿＿＿5、＿＿＿ 6＿＿7. E A) Chemistry. B) History. C) English. 8. A) A hamburger. B) A fruit salad. C) A hot-dog. 9. A) Tired. B) Surprised. C) Excited. 10. A) Watch TV. B) Play football. C) Go to the cinema.D) Read a book.11. A) Fifteen minutes’ walk. B) Fifteen minutes’ bus ride.C) Fifty minutes’ walk. D) Fifty minutes’ bus ride.12. A) Thursday. B) Friday. C) Saturday. D) Sunday. 13. A) Trips. B) Computers. C) Parents. D) Jobs.14. A) At the beach. B) At the airport. C) In the theatre. D) In the hotel.C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true o r false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T ”表示，不符合的用“F ”表示) （6分）15. My aunt and uncle sent me a bottle of honey as a birthday present last year.16. The smell of my hair attracted lots of bees when I went outside.17. I jumped into my neighbour’s swimming pool to stay away from the bees.18. When I climbed out of the pool, the bees were still flying around.19. My aunt and uncle wrote me a letter and apologized to me.20. This is a story about my unforgettable birthday present.D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences（听短文，完成下列内容。
上海市各区2013-2014年初三英语二模试题分类汇编：回答问题-老师版(带答案已经校对)
D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题): (12分)The first time I saw Jim Wooten I really understood him. He was agreat TV news reporter. When he was reporting in Rwanda, oneheartbreaking moment made a deep impression on me. When thecamera showed all of the children who were dying, suffered fromterrible diseases,Jim ended his piece by saying that when he got home,the first thing he was going to do was to put his arms around his ownchildren. Then I realized that he was differe nt, that he didn’t fall into any of the modern television-news tricks, that he was not giving us any awful, artificial(假的) television-journalist reports out of（出于) pity. Instead, I was watching a real reporter with a gift(天赋) for both words and slight differences.Then I read his book, We Are All the Same, about his friendship with Xolani Nkosi, a South African boy who became the international spokesman for AIDS(艾滋病). It is about the friendship between Wooten and a black child who was ten years old and already dying of AIDS. It is also a book about a great teacher and his student. But the teacher－the one with real wisdom and understanding about life－is the little boy, not the journalist. And, finally, it’s about a love story of Gail Johnson, Nkosi’s white mother who does her best to save the boy, and their lo ve for each other. When reading the book, I felt touched from time to time.88. How did Jim Wooten feel when he saw the dying children in Rwanda?__________________________________________________________________.89. What would an ordinary journalist do on TV when he saw these dying children?_________________________________________________________________.90. How did Jim end his piece when he saw the dying children in Rwanda?_________________________________________________________________.91. Who is the teacher in the book, the little boy or the journalist?_________________________________________________________________.92. Why did Nkosi’s mother do everything possible to save the boy?_________________________________________________________________.93. What’s the writer’s attitude to Jim Wooten? How do you know that?_________________________________________________________________.Keys: 88. He felt very sad./He was heartbroken.89. He would give us some awful, artificial television-journalist reports out of pity./He would fallinto some of the modern television-news tricks.90. By saying that when he got home, the first thing he was going to do was to put his armsaround his own children.91. The little boy. (1分题)92. Because she loved the boy./Because the boy was dying of AIDS.93. He respected Jim./He admired Jim. The writer wrote/mentioned that Jim was a great TV news reporter.（3分题）D. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题) (12分)One morning, a blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said, “I am blind, please help me.”There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took out a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words on it. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by could see the words.Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, “Are you the one who changed m y sign in the morning? What did you write? ”The man said, “I only wrote the truth, I said what you said, but in a different way. ”What he had written was, “ Today is a beautiful day, but I cannot see it.”Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the beauty of the day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind.The first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind.There are at least two lessons we can learn from this story.The first is: Treasure（珍惜）what you have. Someone else has less. Try your best to help those who need your help.The second is: Be creative(有创造力的). Think differently. There is always a better way!88．Who sat on the steps of a building asking for help?_________________________________________________________________.89．A man walked by and gave the boy a few coins, didn’t he?_________________________________________________________________. 90．What did the man do to the boy’s sign?_________________________________________________________________. 91．What happened to the boy’s hat soon?_________________________________________________________________.92．How did the man write the sign?_________________________________________________________________. 93．Which sign do you prefer, the first one or the second one ? Why ?（answer the question in no more than 20 words）_________________________________________________________________.Keys: 88. A blind boy.89. Yes, he did.90. He took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words on it. / He wrote some words on it. / He wrote some words on the back of the sign.91. The hat began to fill up. / Many people put money into the hat.92. He wrote the sign in a different way. / He wrote the truth, but in a different way.93. (any reasonable answer is acceptable)D. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题) (12分)Once upon a time, a greedy rich man hired a wise man. He wanted the wise man to find away to make him even more money. The rich man was building a giant safe. And his greatest dream was to fill the safe with gold and jewels.The wise man thought about this problem for months. One night he appeared at the rich man’s house with a big smile on his face. He said, “ I’ve done it! My calculations are perfect! You’ll be rich beyond your wildest dreams.” The rich man was very delighted to go on a long journey. He promised the wise man double pay to run his business for him.When the rich man returned, he found that all of his money was gone. Very angry, he asked the wise man to explain. The wise man told him he’d given everything away. The wise man said, “ I analyzed(分析) how a single rich man could gain the biggest wealth. But it is limited how much one man can do by himself. Then I realized that many people could help us achieve our goal. By helping other people, you could gain most.”Disappointed and angry, the rich man went away. As he was walking, several neighbours saw him. All of them had their share when the wise man gave away the man’s wealth. They were so thankful that they welcomed him to their homes and offered anything he needed.Over the next few weeks, …88. Did the rich man ask a wise man to build a safe? (此题一分)_________________________________________________________________.89. Why did the rich man hire a wise man?_________________________________________________________________.90. What happened when the rich man returned from his journey?_________________________________________________________________.91. How could the rich man gain biggest wealth according to the wise man?_________________________________________________________________.92. How did the rich man feel after the wise man explained?_________________________________________________________________.93. Please add an ending(结尾) to the story (write at least three sentences). （此题三分）_________________________________________________________________.Keys: 88. No./No, he didn’t.89.Because he wanted the wise man to find a way to make him even more money.90.(He found that) all of his money was gone.91.By helping other people, (he could gain most).92.(He felt) disappointed and angry.93.Any reasonable answer is OK.For example:(1) the rich man saw the results of the wise man’s calculations. Wherever he went, he received warm welcome. He realized that he could gain most by helping others.(2) the rich man followed the wise man’s advice. He no longer dreamed of storing his wealth in a safe. Instead he shared it with others. He was now truly rich.(3)the greedy rich man still felt unhappy. He wanted to get his money back from others. He didn’t believe he could do anything without money.D．Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）（12分）He felt strange when he went back to his college in Oxford. He had left the college 25 years before, and he had never been back. As he walked up from station, he slowly began to feel the same excitement that he had felt when he first went there as an 18-year'-01d boy. When he received the email inviting him to the reunion (重聚) for the people of his year at college, he had felt only happy and excited. Now, as he got nearer to the college, he was nervous, yes, definitely nervous. Perhaps his classmates had all been more successful than him, or at least earned more money than him.He was happy in his job as a university lecturer, but the others were probably all lawyers, accountants and bankers. Who would be there at the reunion? He wondered. He was proud that he had studied there and glad to be back, but at the same time sad that the college was no longer part of his life, sad that he couldn't bring back those days which meant so much to him.The porter gave him a key to a room in the college. He couldn't believe it. It was his' old room. As he walked through the door, he was surprised to feel a tear rolling down his cheeks. He had never thought he would feel like this. He tried to remind himself that his times there had not always been happy, that there had been problems too. It was almost time for dinner, so he put on his black dinner jacket and bow tie and walked down to the dining hall, wondering if any of his old friends would be there.He walked into the dining hall, and there she was. She had changed a little. The smile whichhad made him fall in love with her was still the same. But she was sitting with the man she had chosen to marry, the man she had chosen to marry instead of him. He had thought the pain had gone, but it hit him in the stomach like a boxer's punch. Was it wrong for him to have come back? Or should he ...?88. How old was the writer when he went to college?_________________________________________________________________.89. How did he feel when he received the email inviting him to his college reunion?_________________________________________________________________.90. Why did he feel sad on his way to his college?_________________________________________________________________.91. The old room made him think of happy and sad times in the college, didn't it?_________________________________________________________________.92. What does the underlined word "it" in the last paragraph refer to?_________________________________________________________________.93. Please finish the last question._________________________________________________________________.Keys: 88. 18 (years old). / Eighteen.89. Happy and excited.90. Because the college was no longer part of his life / he couldn't bring back those days whichmeant so much to him.91. Yes, it did.92. the pain".93. Should he come here with his wife? / Should he talk with them?/...D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题): ( 12分)How much pocket money do you get? How do you spend it? The Blue Book of Chinese Teenager Financial(金融的) Study shows that social activities now take up more of teenagers’ spending. The book was about teenagers’ spending habits. It was based on studies in nine cities in China, such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. The results show that students are spendingmore and more on their relationships with friends and classmates, such as having meals together and buying birthday gifts. Only one-third of high school students think about the price when choosing gifts. Most say they only care about what their friends like.Xiao Hao, 17, a student at Gaoyou Normal School in Jiangsu, spent more than 1,000 yuan on his birthday meal this February. “They had given me gifts. If I hadn’t done anything in return, I’d have lost face,” Xia said.Xia’s experience is quite usual among the young students. A meal can cost a student’s pocket money for a month. Many just ask more from parents when they use up their money.Zhang Wei, an expert on teenagers’ financial study, suggested that teenagers should learn to make a budget. A budget is a plan of how money will be spent. It helps make decisions about money. To make good use of your money, you can also set a limit. Learn to balance your wants and needs. When choosing gifts for friends, let them know that you care. Sometimes a handmade gift is much better than an expensive one.88.Were there 3 cities in China taking part in the study?(1分)____________，_______________________________________________________.89. According to the results, how do students spend most their pocket money? （2分）_____________________________________________________________________.90. Which do most students consider when choosing a gift, the price or the things their friends like?（2分）_____________________________________________________________________.91. How much money can a meal usually cost? （2分）_____________________________________________________________________.92. What suggestions are given in the passage to help students make good use of the pocket money? （2分）_____________________________________________________________________.93. Which of the given suggestions do you think is the most useful to you? Why? （3分）I think______________________________because___________________________.Keys: 88. No, there weren’t.89. On social activities. / On their relationship with friends and classmates. / (In) having mealstogether and buying birthday gifts.90. The things their friends like.91. A meal can usually cost a student’s pocket money for a month.92. It is suggested that teenagers should learn to make a budget and set a limit to balance wantsand needs and let friends know you care when choosing gifts. / Making a budge and setting a limit are suggested in the passage.93. I think making a budget is the most useful to me because I can plan how money will be spentand it helps me make wise decisions about money.D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题): ( 12分)Mr. Dawson was bad-tempered and everyone in town knew it. Kids knew not to go into his yard to pick an apple, because old Dawson, they said, would come after you with his gun.One Friday, 12-year-old Janet was walking out with her friend Amy. They had to go by Dawson’s house, but as they got close, Janet saw him sitting on his fr ont porch and suggested they cross over the street. Like most, she was afraid of the man.Amy said not to worry. When they got close enough, Dawson looked up with his usual frown(皱眉)，but when he saw it was Amy, he gave a broad smile.Amy smiled back and told him Janet was staying overnight with her they were going to listen to music and play games. Dawson told them that sounded fun, and gave them each an apple.Later, Janet asked Amy, “Everyone says he isn’t generous. Actually he’s the meanest man in town. How come he was so nice to us?”Amy explained that when she first started walking past his house, he wasn’t very friendly, but she pretended he was wearing an invisible smile and so she always smiled. It took a while, but one day he half-smiled back.After a while, he started smiling real smiles and then talked to her. She said he always offers her an apple now, and is always very kind.“An invisible smile?” questioned Janet.“Yes,” answered Amy, “My grandma told me that if I pretended I wasn’t afraid a nd pretended he was smiling an invisible smile at me and I smiled back at him, sooner or later he would really smile.”If we remember that everyone wears an invisible smile, we too will find that most peoplecan’t resist our smile after a while.It’s so e asy to get caught up in everyday life that we forget how simply we can bring cheer to ourselves and others. Giving a smile takes so little effort; let’s make sure that we’re not the ones that others have to pretend are wearing invisible smiles.88. What did people in town think of Mr. Dawson?_________________________________________________________________.89. Why did Janet suggest they cross over the street?_________________________________________________________________.90. What did Mr. Dawson do after he saw Amy and Janet?He smiled and _____________________________________________________.91. Mr. Dawson was not friendly to Amy when she first walked past his house, was he?_________________________________________________________________.92. How did Amy make Mr. Dawson nice to her?_________________________________________________________________.93. What can we learn from the story? What’s the best title of the passage?_________________________________________________________________.Keys: 88. They thought he was bad-tempered.89. Because she was afraid of Mr. Dawson.90. (He smiled and) gave them each an apple.91. No, he wasn’t.92. smiling all the time.93. (I think )we should be nice to others. Always keep smiling.D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题) (12分)Happiness is a feeling that lights up your eyes, makes your steps light and makes you want to sing for no reason. Everyone wants to be happy. But sometimes, a guest comes in without invitation. It’s unhappiness. Don’t let it get you down. Send it away.When you are happy, the world feels like a better place. As the saying goes: When yousmile, the world smiles with you; when you cry, you cry alone. Wearing a smile makes you more charming(迷人的)and helps you to win lots of friends. A good mood（心情）always gives you hope, which makes trouble and problems easier to handle.No matter how happy you are, it’s normal to feel angry, sad or gloomy once in a while. Life is full of ups and downs. We can’t change the way life is, but we can do our best to change a bad situation into a good one. To help us do this, it’s good to know some of the factors（因素）that influence happiness.One of the biggest factors is social relationships. People who are close to family and friends are happier than people who don’t have those relationships. Talking and sharing is a good way to relax and build confidence. Knowing someone is there for you will make you braver and more outgoing.Another factor is work or school. If you enjoy school, even if you have lots of homework or extra classes, you will feel that your school life is meaningful and happy. But if you hate school, your negative attitude（消极的态度）may cause you to feel bored and upset that you hate to do so much work.A third factor is your attitude towards life. How do you feel if you fail in an exam? Maybe you think it’s unfair because you always study and should have got a good mark. You can’t stop blaming（责备）yourself. Or, maybe you accept it. You go through the paper carefully, find out why you made stupid mistakes, and tell yourself, “Take it easy! I’ll do better next time!” Your attitude makes a big difference.Do you smile a lot or wear a long face most of the time?88. Happiness is a feeling, isn’t it?____________, _________________________________________________.89. What makes you more charming and gives you hope?_______________________________________________________________.90. What does the underlined sentence mean according to paragraph 3?________________________________________________________________.91. What can we do when we can’t change the way life is?________________________________________________________________.92. How many factors influence happiness? What are they?________________________________________________________________________. 93. How do you make yourself happy in your daily life? Give an example.________________________________________________________________________.Keys: 88. Yes, it is.89. Wearing a smile and a good mood.90. No matter how happy you are, it's normal to feel angry, sad or gloomy once in a while./There are happiness and sadness in our life.91. We can do our best to change a bad situation into a good one.92. Three. Social relationships, work or school and your attitude towards life.93. Any reasonable answer is ok.D. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题): ( 12分)Born on April 23, 1928, in Santa Monica, California, Shirley Templewas a leading child film actress in the 1930s. When her performance ofthe song "On the Good Ship Lollipop" became famous, she earned aspecial Academy Award. Temple took on some acting roles as an adultbefore entering politics, becoming a U.S. Diplomat(外交官) for theUnited Nations. She died on February 10, 2014, at age 85, in California.Child StarShirley Jane Temple was born to a banker and a housewife with two older children in California. When Temple was just three years old, she got a contract(合同) with Educational Pictures, making her first acting in a series of low-cost movies called "Baby Burlesques.""Baby Burlesques" led Temple to a contract with the Fox Film Corporation. When the young actress was six years old, she appeared in her first Hollywood film, Carolina. With Fox, Temple made a hit film Little Miss Marker. At that time, the young actress, singer and dancer with the golden curly hair and smiling face proved to be an overnight sensation (轰动) and a top earner for the studio.President Franklin D. Roosevelt called Temple "Little Miss Miracle" for raising the public's confidence and cheerfulness during the hard times. He said, "As long as our country has ShirleyTemple, we will be all right." Temple’s song-and-dance to the tune "On the Good Ship Lollipop" in 1934 earned her a special Academy Award "Outstanding Personality of 1934".Grown-Up ActressWhen Shirley Temple began to grow older, she got less popular with audiences. As a teenager, she appeared in The Blue Bird (1940), which performed poorly at the box office. At age 19, she acted as Susan Turner in The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer with her friends Cary Grant and Myrna Loy. Though the film received some praise, audiences found it difficult to accept that their "Little Miss Miracle" was growing up.During the 1950s and early 1960s, she made a few appearances on the small screen, but her career (职业) as a popular film star had ended at an earlier age than most actors’ had begun.88. What was Shirley Temple in the 1930s?_________________________________________________________________________ 89. How many members were there in Shirley Temple’s family after she was born?_________________________________________________________________________ 90. Her performan ce in “Baby Burlesques” didn’t help her get the contract with the Fox FilmCorporation, did it?_________________________________________________________________________ 91. Which film was the most successful one, Carolina, Little Miss Marker or The Blue Bird?_________________________________________________________________________ 92. Why did President Franklin D. Roosevelt call Temple “Little Miss Miracle”?_________________________________________________________________________ 93. What was the audiences’ attitude towards Temple’s performance when she grew older?Why?__________________________________________________________________________Keys: 88. A leading child film actress / A child star.89. Five members in her family.90. Yes, it did.91. Little Miss Marker.92. Because she raised the public’s confidence and cheerfulness during the hard times.93. They found it difficult to accept … / She got less popular with her audiences. / …Because she didn’t act as well as before. / Because people liked young Temple better. / …D．Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）（12分）What is it like being a film star? What's it like in front of the camera? Students from Steamboat Springs Middle School in the Us could tell you exactly what it's like. They recently got a taste of the life of a star.A local movie company wanted to produce a film. All the actors in this film were to be students. Fourteen students were chosen from the school, The film, called Ruby vs Wolfgang, was based on the story of Little Red Riding Hood (小红帽). It came with a twist (改变), however - the story was told from the perspective (看法) of the wolf.Zoe Walsh, a seventh - grader, signed up to do behind-the-scenes work. But she soon found herself in front of the camera instead. She played a strange middle school student in the film."It's just fun," she told the Steamboat Today. "Just pretending that you're someone else."But there were also difficulties. It was very cold during shooting. Students had to put up with snow and icy wind.Lack (缺乏) of experience was another problem. The director Michael Staley said he tried to "help each student bring out the wolf- or Whatever animal they representing - in themselves".Erus Harrington, an eighth - grader, said he played a "nice, silly British guy". He learned the British accent (口音) all at home."I just kind of taught myself how to do it by watching videos," he said "It makes me feel good after I do it because I'm proud of myself."The students will watch themselves on the big screen for the first time during the film festival at a local high school in May."I'm probably going to laugh at myself," said Zach, the brother of Zoe.88. Fourteen students were chosen as actors in this film, weren't they?___________________________________________________________________________ 89. Who did Walsh play in the film?___________________________________________________________________________ 90. What were the two main problems for the actors?___________________________________________________________________________ 91. How did Harrington learn the British accent?___________________________________________________________________________ 92. Where will the students see the film acted by themselves on the big screen for the first time?___________________________________________________________________________ 93. What do the students think of being a film star after they got a taste of the life of a staraccording to the passage? (At least two different opinions)___________________________________________________________________________Keys: 88. Yes, they were.89. She played a strange middle school student in the film./A strange middle school student.90. The cold and a lack of experience.91. By watching videos./ Harrington learned the British accent by watching videos92. At a local high school.93. It's just fun./It is interesting/exciting. But it is also hard to be a film star./It is a hard job. They felt excited/interested to be a film star. It makes them feel good after they do it/after doing it. They are proud of themselves.D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题) ( 12 分)Dear DavidThings are going great here in Cannes, France. I’m excited to be here. I have only been at the film festival for two days, but have already seen four films. When the films are not on at the cinema, I like to watch all the fashionable people down at the beach. Everywhere you look, there are famous film stars and directors. I saw three of my favourite stars walking around the festival yesterday. I was too nervous to talk to them, though.I did not realize that this festival was so old. It was first held in 1946. At this year’s festival, ar ound twenty films are competing for the main prize, the Palmed’Or(金棕榈奖) . The films are。
上海市闸北区2014年中考二模英语试题(word版,含答案)
2014年上海市闸北区初三中考英语二模试卷（满分150分，考试时间100分钟）Part 1 Listening (第一部分听力)I. Listening Comprehension (听力理解) (共30分)A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) (6分)1._________2._________ 3 ._________ 4._________ 5._________ 6._________B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear(根据你听到的对话和问题，选择最恰当的答案）（8分）7.A)Rainy B)Sunny C) Cloudy D)Windy8.A)By car B) By bus C) By underground D)By bike9.A)Australia B)Japan C) Britain D)New York10.A) 5:10 p. m. B) 5:40 p. m. C) 6:10 p. m. D) 6:40 p. m.11.A)Cathy B)Helen C)Linda D)Davy12.A)Excited B)Frightened C)Worried D)Surprised13.A)At the supermarket B) At the restaurant C)At the library D)At the post office14.A) He wanted to have a meal. B) He made a film there.C) He took photos of the restaurant. D) He did something for the art festival.C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false. (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表还。
2014年上海市中考英语试卷-答案
上海市2014年初中毕业统一学业考试英语答案解析Part 1 Listening（第一部分听力）Ⅰ.Listening Comprehension（听力理解）1.【答案】G2.【答案】A3.【答案】H4.【答案】B5.【答案】E6.【答案】D7.【答案】C8.【答案】D9.【答案】A10.【答案】C11.【答案】A12.【答案】B13.【答案】D14.【答案】B15.【答案】F16.【答案】T17.【答案】T18.【答案】F19.【答案】F20.【答案】T21.【答案】a teacher22.【答案】by email/by e-mail23.【答案】feel sad24.【答案】late for25.【答案】at 7:00/at sevenPart 2 Phonetics, Grammar and V ocabulary（第二部分语音、语法和词汇）Ⅱ.Choose the best answer（选择最恰当的答案）26．【答案】A【解析】根据所学可知，字母组合ir的发音为长元音/ɜː/。
27．【答案】A【解析】He，人称代词，主格，他；His，形容词性物主代词，他的；Him，人称代词宾格，他；Himself，反身代词，他自己；根据上句句意，你看见那个好看的年轻人了吗？可知下文用人称代词主格，做主语。
28．【答案】C【解析】根据句意，上海人选择乘地铁去上班，“by+交通工具”，来表示交通方式，可知答案为by。
29．【答案】D【解析】根据share their learning experience____ their classmates，可知是：与同学分享他们的学习经验，与某人分享……，应该是：share sth with sb，所以答案为with。
30．【答案】C【解析】本题考查主谓一致，因为后面的主语是many cars，是复数形式，系动词用are。
31．【答案】D【解析】根据答语“在两天内”，可知：问句是问将来的时间。
2014年中考英语试题二及答案（含答题卡）
2014年中考英语试题⼆及答案（含答题卡）2014年中考英语模拟试题（⼆）第⼀部分听⼒（20分）Part OneChoose the right picture according to the sentences you hear..1._______2.________3.________4.________5.__________Part TwoChoose the best response according to the sentence you hear.( )6 . A. Not bad. B You’re welcome. C. Not at all.( )7 .A. Yes, there are. B. It is fine..C. Because of the beautiful scene.( )8. A. On Monday. B. Disneyland. C .Rainy.( )9. A. Terrible B. OK. C. It doesn’t matter.( )10. I’m not. B. I will. C. I don’t.Part ThreeChoose the right answer according to the dialogue you hear.( )11.A. Five o’clock. B. Eight o’clockC .About seven o’clock.( )12 .A . Lily B. Ann C .Lucy( )13. A. Her mother is ill. B. His mother is ill.C. Lucy is ill.( )14 A . A week B. Once a week. C. Over a week.( )15 A. Black B. Blue C. BrownPart FourWrite “T” for true and “F” for false according to the passage you hear. ( )16 I went surfing last summer. ( )17 One of my family members was ill. ( )18 A boy called her mum for help.( )19 They brought a tent with them.( )20.The boy drank some water.第⼆部分笔试（100分）第⼀节选择题I---IV（50分）I单项选择（20分）( )21 Each of them ____ a pair of sports shoes.A was givingB has givenC will giveD was given( )22 Where’s your mother?She __________ Shanghai.A has gone toB has been toC goes toD is going to( )23 I want to tell you _______.A. something interesting B interesting somethingC anything interestingD interesting anything( )24 The teacher said that light _______ faster than sound.A .travelledB . travellingC .travells D. travels( )25.Beijing has got _____ population of more than /doc/e1f2ec2c5f0e7cd18525361b.html lion.A theB aC .an D./( )26.I don’t like those big cities which have got _____ people and _____ traffic.A too much; too manyB . many too; too muchC too many; too much D. too many; much too( )27.There’s a boy in our class _____ parents are both teachers.A .whoB .whoseC .he D. his( )28 He is ______ to carry the heavy box.A strongB enough strongC stronglyD strong enough( )29 Doing exercise is the best way _____ keep healthy.A ofB onC forD to( )30---Could you tell me ________?---Glad to help.A if I have been to the Great Wall B. where did he studyC. how I can get to the station D what’s your name.( )31.I heard ______ interesting news yesterday.A such aB a such C. such D such an( )32 About 200 _______ have been sold.A million copyB million copiesC millions copyD millions copies ( )33 ______ you read, ______ you’ll feel in J.K Rowling’s books.A More; more interesting B. The more; the more interestingC. More; the more interestedD. The more; the more interested ( )34 The number of the visitors _______ growing ______ .A .are ; more and more B. is ;larger and largerC. are; larger and largerD. is ;;more and more( )35.---I usually have milk and bread for breakfast.---__________.A. So have IB. So do IC. So I haveD. So I do( )36.The cake looks good, but when I eat it ,it _____terrible.A .smells B. sounds C. looks D. tastes( )37. Thousands of trees over the mountains ______ by the farmers last year.A. planted B was planted C. were planted D will plant( )38.The boys are playing basketball instead of _____ volleyball.A .playing B. play C. playing the D. to play( )39.I prefer to stay at home ______ out in winter.A rather than to goB rather than goC than goD rather go ( )40.We won’t have our sports meeting if it _______tomorrow.A .rainsB .will rain C. rain D. has rainedII补全对话（5分）B: Thank you. You watched the match , didn’t you?A: Of course.B: It wasn’t easy to win the match.41______ .A: But your team is even stronger.B: We must thank our PE teacher. He kept telling us to remember teamwork. 42________ A: Yes, I agree. Teamwork is very important in playing football. 43_______. B: Tha t’s true.A: I hear the No,.2 Middle School team is playing against the No. 3 Middle School team. Let’s go and watch it.B: 44____________A: 45_____________III.完形填空（10分）请先阅读下⾯短⽂，掌握其⼤意，然后从各⼩题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填⼊相应空⽩处的最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂⿊。
【2014闸北二模】上海市闸北区2014届高三下学期二模考试英语试题 Word版含答案
闸北区2013学年第二学期高三英语质量调研试卷（2014.4）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 conversation and the question 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 computer shop. B. At an electrical appliance shop.C. In a housing agency.D. In an internet bar.2. A. Pick somebody up at the airport. B. Attend a conference.C. Manage the operation of the hall.D. Watch a film together.3. A. He can handle his work with ease. B. He has a very mild boss.C. He is fully engaged in his work.D. He can’t describe his duty at work.4. A. 30 dollars. B. 60 dollars. C. 90 dollars. D. 120 dollars.5. A. The women used to be slim.B. The woman hasn’t eaten much at dinner.C. The woman has eaten too much at night.D. The woman must try to lose some weight.6. A. She prefers the red car for its attractive appearance.B. She wants to see more cars before making decisions.C. She prefers the white car for it’s environment-friendly.D. She can’t decide and has to buy both.7. A. Customer and hairdresser. B. Customer and party planner.C. Diver and his friend.D. Boss and secretary.8. A. He bought the last ticket.B. He failed to buy the ticket.C. He got the ticket on the way for a drink.D. He didn’t intend to buy the ticket.9. A. To give up one course temporarily.B. To pick some easier courses this term.C. To drop out of the school this term.D. To study harder to meet the requirements.10. A. Applying for the district chess championship.B. Selecting members for the school chess team.C. Working hard for the district chess final.D. Celebrating for the victory at the chess final.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. Because many Americans came to Japan after the World War II.B. Because lots of American companies wanted employees who could speak English.C. Because Japanese government encouraged people to use more English.D. Because Japanese younger generations wanted to know about U.S. pop culture.12. A. Keeping using English instead of Japanese for certain words.B. Refusing to broadcast Japanese programs to replace English ones.C. Demanding English fluency when hiring TV station staff.D. Failing to help to spread Japanese culture to other countries.13. A. They think Japan is dangerously Americanized.B. They think English helps Japan to get involved in world affairs.C. They think English does good to the protection of Japanese culture.D. They think that other languages also borrow words from English.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. They establish social websites.B. They help to find fun in boring routine work.C. They plan and carry out interesting activities.D. They produce advertisements for companies.15. A. Because not many people knew about their activities.B. Because they didn’t have a long-standing sponsor.C. Because they couldn’t cooperate well with each other.D. Because their ideas were not creative enough.16. A. They will design an activity for BMW.B. They will enlarge the scale of their company.C. They will work more with Coca-Cola.D. They will create more expensive activities.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 hear.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: Read the following two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.ANo trip to South Korea is complete without a visit to its fascinating theme parks. Forthose who assume that amusement parks are just playgrounds teeming with kids, South Korea’s theme parks are sure (25)______(change) their minds.With their charming garden plantations, hot springs and exciting rides, they offer travellers a romantic and exciting getaway. Within the appropriate driving distance from the Korean capital Seoul, there are three theme parks worth (26)______ (visit)—Lotte World, Everland and Seoul Land.Everland, the (27)______(large) theme park in South Korea, covering various areas like Festival World, Caribbean Bay and Speedway. It is such (28)______ huge park that you will have to plan in advance where you are investing your time there.Lotte World, (29)_____ designer was determined to create a wonderland for fun-seekers, consists of Lotte World Adventure, and movie theatres. You (30)______ also take part in activities such as ice-skating or bowling there.(31)______ travellers want, South Korea is there to provide. Hop on a heart-stopping ride, amuse yourself in one of the theme parks or simply enjoy a relaxing hot spring bath. Come and visit South Korea now!BFounded by Louis Cartier in Paris France in 1847, Cartier is well known in the fashion world. It is recognized as (32)______ of the world’s most distinguished luxury brands. Most early years of Cartier (33)______(devote) to serving royal families and celebrities. King Edward VII of England referred to Cartier as “the jeweller of kings and the king of jewellers.”The company remained under family control (34)______ 1964 when an investment group bought the business.Many of Cartier’s famous products were produced (35)______ chance. In 1904, the Brazilian pioneer pilot, Alberto Santos-Dumont complained to Louis Cartier about the unreliability and impracticality of using pocket watches (36)______ flying. In result, Cartier designed a flat wristwatch named “Santos”. (37)_____ _____ _____ it was available on the market, the watch was loved by not only Alberto Santos-Dumont but also other customers. It wasn’t long (38)______ the Santos watch became the most popular men’s wristwatch then.In 1907, Cartier began to work with a businessman named Edmond Jaeger, (39)______ agreed to exclusively supply the movements for Cartier watches. By that time, Cartier (40)______(establish) branches in many cities. It was these earliest shops that witnessed Cartier’s amazing development into today’s leading jewelry and watch brand.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.If this summer you pay a visit to Milan, the fashion center of Italy, make sure you’re not caught eating ice cream in the streets after midnight as doing so is now ___41___.A new law was passed by Milan’s city council banning the sale of take-away food and drinks after midnight in some districts which are famous for their nightlife ___42___. The purpose of this unusual move is, according to the city council, to discourage night gathering in downtown areas.The law inevitably has given rise to a number of protests, accusing that the government has ___43___ people’s normal lives. However, if you take into c onsideration the country’s ___44___ economy and its high unemployment rate, the local government’s fear of ‘night assembling’may be reasonable.In fact, Milan’s law is only the strangest of a host of restrictions on nightlife that have ___45___ up in European cities recently. Madrid’s city center was declared a ‘low-noise zone’last September and the city council has been refusing to ___46___ bar and club licenses ever since.Why do European cities deal so strictly with nightlife? It may be because Europ e’s population is getting older and can no longer ___47___ late night activities within the neighborhood.In the past, bars and clubs bloomed in European city centers, which were ___48___ to working class populations. But gradually, these people began to move out of the city centers and into the suburbs. Only the wealthy and the upper-class people can afford to live in ___49___ centers now. But these people don’t go to bars and clubs to socialize. Instead, they consider fun-seekers who wander in their neighborhoods annoying. They also worry that bars and clubs will make their neighborhoods less ___50___ and devalue their housing property.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.In American history, today’s grandparents used to grow up in a period of angry rebelling against their parents’ authority. As time goes by and they ease into the role of ___51___ family members, they may wonder: What happened to the generation gap? Is it gone or just in the ___52___? Or is it still present but mostly underground?A generation gap is commonly recognized to refer to differences between generations that cause conflict and ___53___ communication, creating a ‘gap.’Sociologist William Safire provides a more positive definition. Generation gap, according to him, can be a(n) ___54___lack of communication between young and old, which results in misunderstanding, or, on the good side, it can be regarded as a useful stretch of time that separates cultures within a society, allowing them to develop their own ___55___. From their position in the family, and with more ___56___ than younger family members, grandparents are more likely to look at the generation gap ___57___, expecting that differences between generations can sometimes do some good to all those concerned.Although there have always been differences between the generations, the drastic differences that the term implies were not much ___58___ until the twentieth century. Before that time, society was not very ___59___. Young people typically lived near their extended families, prayed in their childhood churches and often worked on the family farm or in a family business. With the appearance of television and movies, young people were exposed to cultural influences ___60___ to their own families and cultures. Performers like Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and James Dean won admiration from the younger generation but were often ___61___ by the older generation. Then, to make the matter worse, came the 1960s, and the Vietnam（越南）War caused a more serious ___62___ between young and old.Today, although more Americans have admitted the existence of generational differences, most do not see them as too ___63___. That is partly because of the areas of difference. The top areas of disagreement between young and old, according to a research, are use of technology and taste in music rather than ___64___ issues like religious beliefs or political viewpoints. In fact, most American people today have found ways to, on the one hand, live in harmony with family members and, on the other hand, ___65___ their own tastes and preferences.51. A. wealthy B. senior C. successful D. brilliant52. A. shadow B. system C. air D. communication53. A. complicated B. accessible C. significant D. social54. A. realistic B. stimulating C. upsetting D. restless55. A. character B relationship C. resource D. hobby56. A. preparation B. experience C. privacy D. support57. A. individually B. necessarily C. positively D. simply58. A. standard B. practical C. public D. evident59. A. mobile B. quiet C. strange D. advanced60. A. foreign B. mild C. strict D. familiar61. A. introduced B. financed C. destroyed D. disliked62. A. hatred B. conflict C. negotiation D. review63. A. delightful B. sincere C. harmful D. passive64. A. serious B. secret C. general D. academic65. A. make up B. stick to C. refer to D. bring upSection 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)Stephen Glenn is a famous American research scientist who has made several very important medical breakthroughs. Many people were dying to know the secrets to his fantastic achievements. To unveil the mystery, a newspaper reporter interviewed him asking why he was able to be so much more creative than the average person. What set him so far apart from others?Having assumed to hear wordings like innate curiosity for science or hard work, the reporter was surprised to have him respond that, in his opinion, it all came from an experience with his mother that occurred when he was about four years old. He had been trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his grip on the slippery bottle and it fell, spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor - a real sea of milk!When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of shouting at him, giving him a lecture or chastising him, she said, "Steve, what a great and wonderful mess you have made! I have rarely seen such a huge pond of milk. Well, the damage has already been done. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?"Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, "You know, Steve, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to clean it up and restore everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge, a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?" He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the spilled milk.His mother then said, "You know, what we have here is a failed experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let's go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it." The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful lesson!This renowned scientist then remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to be afraid to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new, which is, after all, what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment ‘doesn't work,’we usually learn something valuable from it.Wouldn't it be great if all parents would respond the way Steve's mother responded to him?66. According to the passage, a newspaper interviewed Stephen Glenn in order to ______.A. persuade him to treat some dying patientsB. find out his differences with ordinary peopleC. hear about his opinions about medical scienceD. know about why he was so successful67. According to the passage, the underlined word ‘chastise’ is closest in meaning to ______.A. pursuingB. punishingC. praisingD. educating68. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?A. Steve spilled the milk bottle to make a milk sea on purpose.B. Steve’s mother allowed him to play some time with the spilled milk.C. Steve’s mother let him choose the tool himself to clean up the milkD. Steve’s mother led him to try out ways to tightly hold the milk bottle.69. What ordinary mothers can learn from Steve’s mother is that ______.A. never put milk bottle where little kids can get hold ofB. appreciation of kids’ behaviours is important to their growthC. mothers should teach kids to learn from their own mistakesD. kids should learn to become scientists from childhood.(B)Our website is presenting to you the world’s leading museums and gallaries:Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.The Smithsonian is one of the world’s leading research and museum complexes, with 19 museums and galleries, the National Zoological Park, and various research stations. More than 137 million objects detailing America’s history are exhibited here. There’s so much to see t hat, if you spent every day and night looking at the exhibits at normal pace, in ten years you’d see only ten percent of the whole. Therefore, it’s wise to head out with a plan. Focus on some famous exhibits at two or three different museums.Le Louvre, Paris, FranceThe Louvre was a medieval fortress and the palace of the kings of France before becoming a museum two centuries ago. The addition of the Chinese architect I. M. Pei’s stylish glass pyramid(金字塔) shocked many when it was opened to public in 1989 as the new main entrance, yet it somehow works and has won compliment in the country, combining the palace’s various elements to make the museum stand out as the most shinning diamond on the French artistic crown. The museum’s collections, though failing to excel in numbers, are among the most important in the world.The Acropolis Museum, Athens, GreeceThe amazing groundfloor gallery houses were found from the slopes of the Acropolis( 卫城). Its amazing see-through glass floor provides a walk over history, with a view of the archaeological(考古的) digging. Smaller settlements have been dug out, providing glimpses ofAthenian life. Despite its lack of variety in exhibits and limited collections, the Acropolis attracts audience by, for the first time, allowing visitors to take in the stone exhibits, which are displayed in open air characterized by changing natural light.State Hermitage, St. Petersburg, RussiaRussia may be isolated from the artistic centers of the US or West Europe, but the Hermitage has managed to acquire a spectacular collection of world art—three million items in numbers. The museum occupies six buildings along the Neva River, the leading structure being the candy-like Winter Palace. This gloriously blue-and-white structure was finished in 1764 and over the next several centuries was the main residence of the czars（沙皇）. The museum’s leading attraction is Western European art—in 120 rooms in four buildings ranging from the Middle Ages to the present day.70. Compared with the other three, which of the following is not geographically distinguished in art history?A. Smithsonian Institution.B. Le Louvre.C. The Acropolis Museum.D. State Hermitage.71. Which of the following enjoys the largest number of exhibit collections?A. Smithsonian Institution.B. Le Louvre.C. The Acropolis Museum.D. State Hermitage.72. The new Le Louvre entrance was recognized by French people because ______.A. it was designed by a famous foreign architectB. it was constructed in a very fashionable styleC. it demonstrates the joint effect of different factorsD. it exhibits the diamond on the crown of a French king73. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. If you plan well, you can view most exhibits of Smithsonian Institution during one visit.B. The Winter Palace used to serve as the home for Russian kings.C. For preservation, the Acropolis Museum exhibits are not allowed to be exposed to sunlight.D. The Russian domestic art works are the most attractive collections in State Hermitage.(C)The city of Los Angeles is finally getting serious about retrofitting(翻修) the soft wood frame apartment buildings and the weak concrete ones that are at risk of collapsing during a substantial earthquake. A concrete building without adequate steel reinforcement can crumble to the ground, as some did in the 1971 Sylmar earthquake, killing dozens.The first step is to take a list of the 29,000 apartment buildings that were built before 1978, when the building code was changed to require stronger wood frame and concrete buildings. The second step will be the analysis of those buildings by structural experts to see if they should beretrofitted, which needs essential professionalism. Then comes the stage to decide who pays for the work that needs to be done, Landlords? Renters? Taxpayers? The step posed the biggest obstacle to all parties involved.Actually Under L.A.'s rent control law, property owners can pass on 100% of the cost of ‘essential’retrofitting work to renters. Some favor this pass-through move, arguing that many mom-and-pop landlords of small buildings are as cash-strapped as one can imagine, if not more so.However, the reality is that, like many landlords, the insolvency of most renters will finally make the retrofitting an empty talk. Besides, the cost of retrofitting should not fall on any one group as this work is done to prevent people from being killed in earthquakes. Protecting buildings serves the interests of renters, property owners and the city as a whole, which qualifies it as a matter of public safety issue so that L.A. government needs to find ways to shoulder some burden of the cost.It has been decided by the city government that the government will get involved, trying to find ways to reduce costs for landlords for the retrofitting projects, and the government is establishing a law to create a tax reduction for retrofitting for landlords. It's not clear at this point how much tax the state could afford to give up, or how much tax cut owners can get. Some even say that the actual financial assistance landlords can get is far less than is expected. However, what it’s known definitely now is that Los Angeles must not allow retrofitting to be put off although the money issue poses a big problem. The bottom line is the human life rather than money.74. According to the passage, which issue is the most essential in deciding the future of the city’s retrofitting project?A. Having all the parties involved aware of the importance of retrofitting.B. Making a list of all the buildings that were built before a certain date.C. Deciding professionally on whether the listed buildings need retrofitting.D. Working out adequate ways to provide financial support for retrofitting.75. According to the passage, the underlined word insolvency is closest in meaning to ______.A. not having enough money to pay debtsB. poor relationship with landlordsC. unwillingness to participateD. unfair treatment received76. Which of the following is implied about the retrofitting project?A. Most L.A. apartments are of Soft wood frame or of weak concrete.B. According to L.A. rent law, landlords and renters share the cost for retrofit work.C. According to government decision, owners will mainly be responsible for the retrofit.D. Government will pay mainly for the retrofitting work as it relates with people’s life.77. What is the main idea of the passage?A. The likelihood of weak apartment falling in big earthquakes.B. The background of LA apartment retrofit and its financial solution.C. The argument between landlords, renters and governments over money issues.D. The importance of LA government’s involvement in life-saving projects.Section CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.In North America, the Colorado（科罗拉多）River is a legend. It has sustained generations of people and many generations of wildlife. Once free, the Colorado now has many dams along its 1,450 miles. Its life-giving water is divided up among seven U.S. states according to several agreements, which has caused the heaviest hit on the eco-balance of the river as no region would lose advantages compared with neighbours in the use of the river, thus inappropriate use was well expected.The Colorado once supported a vast delta（三角洲）where it met the Gulf of California. Today the lush plantations are just memories, displaced by invasive species capable of surviving in soils poisoned by salt. The drying of the delta has huge effect on the local people. As many as 5,000 people were living in the delta 400 years ago. Today, about 300 remain. There is a delta culture at risk of extinction, partly owing to outside job opportunities and marital mobility. However, the worsening living environment caused partly by horrible grab of the waters of the Colorado River has beaten all the other reasons.It’s easy to blame farmers along the Colorado for drawing waters from its channel to water their crops or quench the thirst of their cows. They are immediate consumers of water from the Colorado, but the truth is that we, ordinary American consumers, are all at least partially responsible. Many of us have bought products that come from the region, whether in the form of paper, hamburgers, or electronics. We live in an increasingly connected world, in which we take up “virtual water” in the form of products and even services. In the U.S., we use twice as much water per person as the global average.Though it may seem to work in the short term, we can barely fix the Colorado by piping water from another place. But change is urgent. Use a water calculator to see how much water you use every day. Pay special attention to saving every drop of water hidden in your diet and wardrobe. And keep away from life styles that might waste water. In all, try to form a water-efficient habit.Besides, technology improvement will also be explored to make change happen in the rescueefforts. These technologies include methods to increase farming efficiency, and ways to replace invasive, water-sucking plants with native species.Anyway, it’s time we humans rose up and repaid the mother river that has long been nurturing us.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)78. What is the biggest factor to damage the Colorado nature?79. The major reason of the Delta culture disappearance is _____.80. Who are the two groups of people to blame for Colorado water shortage?81. Two ways to turn around the Colorado situation are to ______.第II卷（共47分）I. Translation（22分）Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 1．现在，很多年青人热衷于在网上征求游伴。
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2014届各区⼆模英语试卷阅读理解（D篇14套）Uniforms, used for identifying people, are seen almost everywhere in the world. They are a part of everyday life. Let?s look at some of the reasons why people wear uniforms and the types of people that wear uniforms.Many children have to wear a uniform at school. Boys and girls must wear the same coloured clothes and a school tie. There is often a school badge on the jacket or shirt. There are many reasons for having a school uniform. Firstly, the uniform shows that the children attend the same school. It is important for children to feel they belong to a school and that they identify with their school. Secondly, the uniform makes it easy for other people to tell which school they go to and the children are proud of their school. Thirdly, school uniforms are comfortable, smart clothing. Finally, it is cheaper for parents to buy one set of clothes for their child. Most parents cannot afford to buy lots of expensive, fashionable clothes for their children.It is not only children who wear uniforms. Think about police officers, bus drivers, security guards, chefs, waiter, and bank clerks. They all wear special clothes for their jobs. These clothes are comfortable and practical for their daily work. Their uniforms also allow the public to recognize them at once.Many other people wear uniforms too. A business person usually wears a dark suit, a white shirt, a tie, and carries a briefcase to the office. A builder wears jeans, strong shoes and a T-shirt. The clothes a person wears tell other people the kind of job the person does.Go to a shopping mall at the weekend. You will see groups of teenagers wearing blue jeans, colourful T-shirts and baseball caps. These clothes say, …We are young and free. We do not need to work.? But they are all wearing the same clothes as part of the same group. Although they may not like the uniform they have to wear at school, they like to have a group identity. At the weekend, they have a group identity by wearing the same styles of clothes as their friends. This is also a uniform -----the uniform of youth.Clothes communicate many things about the wearers: their jobs, their social groups, even their attitudes. What do you want to tell people through the clothes you wear?1. Are children the only people who wear uniforms?________,_____________________________________________________________.2. Why are children on their best behaviour when they wear their school uniforms?_________ ___________________________________________________________.3. Why do police officers wear uniforms?_____________________________________________________________________.4. Can you describe a teenager?s weekend ?uniform??_____________________________________________________________________.5. What do teenagers? clothes tell you about them?_____________________________________________________________________.6. What do you want to tell people through the clothes you wear?_____________________________________________________________________.Key:1.No, they aren’t. / No, adults wear uniforms, too.2. Because people know which school they can go to / and the children are proud of their school._3. Because they wear uniforms so that people can recognize them. / These clothes are comfortable and practical for their daily work. / because they think people can recognize them easily.4. (Their weekend “uniform” is ) a pair of jeans, as colourful T-shirt and a basketball cap.5. They tell us that) they are young and free. / that they don’t need to work / that they are all part of the same group.6. I want to tell people that I am a shiny, healthy and active young boy through the clothes I wear._He felt strange when he went back to his college in Oxford. He had left the college 25 years before, and he had never been back. As he walked up from station, he slowly began to feel the same excitement that he had felt when first went there as an 18-year-old boy. When he received the email inviting him to the reunion (重聚) for the people of his year at college, he had felt only happy and excited. Now, as he got nearer to the college, he was nervous, yes, definitely nervous. Perhaps his classmates had all been more successful than him, or at least earned more money than him.He was happy in his job as a university lecturer, but the others were probably all lawyers, accountants and cankers. Who would be there at the reunion? He wondered. He was proud that he had studied there and glad to be back, but at the same time sad that the college was no longer part of his life, sad that he couldn?t bring back those days which meant so much to him.The porter gave him a key to a room in the college. He couldn?t believe it. It was his old room. As he walked through the door, he was surprised to feel a tear rolling down his checks. He had never thought he would feel like this. He tried to remind himself that his times there had not always been happy, that there had been problems too. I t was almost time for dinner, so he put on his black dinner jacket and bow tie and walked down to the dining hall, wondering if any of his old friends would be there.He walked into the dining hall, and there she was. She had changed a little. The smile which had made him fall in love with her was still the same. But she was sitting with the man she had chosen to marry, the man she had chosen to marry instead of him. He had thought the pain had gone, but it hit him in the stomach like a boxer?s punch. Was it wrong for him to have come back? Or should he …?1. How old was the writer when he went to college?__________________________________________________________________________2. How did he feel when he received the email inviting him to his college reunion?____________________________________________________________________________3. Why did he feel sad on his way to his college?____________________________________________________________________________4. The old room made him think of happy and sad times in the college, didn’t it?____________________________________________________________________________5. What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to?____________________________________________________________________________6. Please finish the last question.____________________________________________________________________________Key:1. 18 / Eighteen years old.2. Happy and excited.3. Because the college was no longer part of his life / he couldn’t bring back those days whichmeant so much to him.4. Yes, it did.5 .”The pain.”6. Should he come here with his wife? / Should he talk with them?Happiness is a feeling that lights up your eyes, makes your steps light and makes you want to sing for no reason. Everyone wants to be happy. But sometimes, a guest comes in without invitation. It?s unhappiness. Don?t let it get you down. Send it away.When you are happy, the world feels like a better place. As the saying goes: When you smile, the world smiles with you; when you cry, you cry alone. Wearing a smile makes you more charming(迷⼈的)and helps you to win lots of friends. A goodmood（⼼情）always gives you hope, which makes trouble and problems easier to handle.No matter how happy you are, it?s normal to feel angry, sad or gloomy once in a while. Life is full of ups and downs. We can? t change the way life is, but we can do our best to change a bad situation into a good one. To help us do this, it?s good to know some of the factors（因素）that influence happiness.One of the biggest factors is social relationships. People who are close to family and friends are happier than people who don?t have those r elationships. Talking and sharing is a good way to relax and build confidence. Knowing someone is there for you will make you braver and more outgoing.Another factor is work or school. If you enjoy school, even if you have lots of homework or extra classes, you will feel that your school life is meaningful and happy. But if you hate school, your negative attitude（消极的态度）may cause you to feel bored and upset that you hate to do so much work.A third factor is your attitude towards life. How do you feel if you fail in an exam? Maybe you think it?s unfair because you always study and should have got a good mark. You can?t stop blaming（责备）yourself. Or, maybe you accept it. You go through the paper carefully, find out why you made stupid mistakes, and tell your self, “Take it easy! I?ll do better next time!”Your attitude makes a big difference.Do you smile a lot or wear a long face most of the time?1. Happiness is a feeling, isn?t it?____________, _____________________________________________________________.2. What makes you more charming and gives you hope?____________________________________________________________________________3. What does the underlined sentence mean according to paragraph 3?___________________________________________________________________________.4. What can we do when we can?t change the way life is?___________________________________________________________________________.5. How many factors influence happiness? What are they?__________________________________________________________________________.6. How do you make yourself happy in your daily life? Give an example.__________________________________________________________________________.Key:1. Yes, it is.2. Wearing a smile and a good mood.3. No matter how happy you are, it’s normal to feel angry, sad or gloomy once in awhile./There are happiness and sadness in our life.4. We can do our best to change a bad situation into a good one.5. Three. Social relationships, work or school and your attitude towards life.6. Any reasonable answer is ok.Answer the questions: (4)The first time I saw Jim Wooten I really understood him. He was a great TVnews reporter. When he was reporting in Rwanda, one heartbreaking momentmade a deep impression on me. When the camera showed all of the children whowere dying, suffered from terrible diseases, Jim ended his piece by saying thatwhen he got home, the first thing he was going to do was to put his arms aroundhis own children. Then I realized that he was diff erent, that he didn?t fall into anyof the modern television-news tricks, that he was not giving us any awful,artificial (假的) television-journalist reports out of（出于) pity. Instead, I waswatching a real reporter with a gift (天赋) for both words and slight differences.Then I read his book, We Are All the Same, about his friendship with Xolani Nkosi, a South African boy who became the international spokesman for AIDS (艾滋病). It is about the friendship between Wooten and a black child who was ten years old and already dying of AIDS. It is also a book about a great teacher and his student. But the teacher－the one with real wisdom and understanding about life－is the little boy, not the journalist. And, finally, it?s about a love story of Gail Johnson, Nkosi?s white mother who does her best to save the boy, and their love for each other. When reading the book, I felt touched from time to time.1. How did Jim Wooten feel when he saw the dying children in Rwanda?___________________________________________________________________.2. What would an ordinary journalist do on TV when he saw these dying children?_________________________________________________________________.3. How did Jim end his piece when he saw the dying children in Rwanda?_________________________________________________________________.4. Who is the teacher in the book, the little boy or the journalist?_________________________________________________________________.5. Why did Nkosi?s mother do everything possible to save the boy?_________________________________________________________________.6. What?s the writer?s attitude to Jim Wooten? How do you know that?_________________________________________________________________.Key: 1. He felt very sad./He was heartbroken2. He would give us some awful, artificial television-journalist reports out of pity./He would fall into some of the modern television-news tricks.3. By saying that when he got home, the first thing he was going to do was to put hisarms around his own children.4. The little boy. (1分题）5. Because she loved the boy./Because the boy was dying of AIDS.6. He respected Jim./He admired Jim. The writer wrote/mentioned that Jim was a great TV news reporter.（3分题）Answer the questions: (5)One morning, a blind boy sat on the steps of building with a hat by his feet. He held a sign which said, "I am blind, please help me."There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took out a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words on it. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by could see the words.Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, "Are you the one who changed my sign in the morning? What did you write?"The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said, but in a different way."What he had written was, "Today is a beautiful day, but I cannot see it."Do you think the first sign and second sign were saying the same thing?Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the beauty of the day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind.The first sign simply said the boy was blind, while the second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind. There are at least two lessons we can learn from this simple story.The first is: Treasure (珍惜) what you have. Someone else has less. Try your best to help those who need your help.The second is: Be creative (有创造⼒的). Think differently. There is always a better way！1. Who sat on the steps of a building asking for help?____________________________________________________________________________________ 2. A man wa lked by and gave the boy a few coins, didn?t he?____________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What did the man do to the boy?s sign?____________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What happened to the boy?s hat soon?____________________________________________________________________________________ 5. How did the man write the sign?____________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Which sign do you prefer, the first one or the second one? Why?____________________________________________________________________________________ Key:1. A blind boy.2. Yes he did.3. He turned it around and wrote some new words.4. The hat began to fill up.5. He wrote the truth, but in a different way.6. I prefer the seconed one.The first sign simply said the boy was blind, while the second sign toldpeople they were so lucky that they were not blind ,and it tell us to try our best to help those who need your help.One young excellent person was trying to find a high position in a big company. It was the director who would make the final decision.The director discovered that the young man did an excellent job in his college, which interested him a lot.The director asked, “Who paid for your college?”The young man answered, “My father passed away when I was one year old, so it was just my mother.”“What did your mother do?” The director seemed surprised.“She is a clothes cleaner,” the young man answered, with no feeling.“Have you ever helped your mother wash some clothes before?”“Never. My mother always wante d me to study and read more books. She could wash clothes faster than me,” the young man seemed puzzled (迷惑) when answering.“Well, now I need you to do something. When you go back home today, clean your mother?s hands and see me tomorrow.”The youth was happy when hearing this because he felt that his chance of getting the job was great. When he went home, he happily asked his mother to let him clean her hands. His mother felt strange but happy. With mixed feelings, she showed her hands to the kid.The young man cleaned his mother?s hands, with tears falling. It was the first time he noticed that his mother?s hands were so wrinkled (皱的), and there were so many wounds. This pair of hands enabled him to go through college. This pair of hands was the price that his mother had to pay for his life and his future. The next morning, the director asked the young man, “Now tell me what you learned yesterday.”After hearing what he said, the director knew the young man had learned his lesson. “This is the man whom I am looking for. We want you to be our member.”1. Did the young man do quite well in college?__________, ______________________________________________________________.2. Who paid for the young man?s college?________________________________________________________________________.3. Why hadn?t the young man helped clean the clothes before?________________________________________________________________________.4. What did the director ask the young man to do when he went back?_________________________________________________________________________.5. Why did the mother feel strange but happy when her son wanted to wash her hands?_________________________________________________________________________.6. The young man had learned his lesson. What can you learn from his lesson?_________________________________________________________________________.Key:1. Yes, he did.2. His mother.3. Because his mother always wanted him to study and read more books. His mother could wash clothes faster than him.4. To clean his mother’s hands.5. Because it was the first time his son cleaned her hands./Because his son never cleaned her hands before.6. (Any reasonable answer is OK.)Mr. Dawson was bad-tempered and everyone in town knew it. Kids knew not to go into his yard to pick an apple, because old Dawson, they said, would come after you with his gun.One Friday, 12-year-old Janet was walking out with her friend Amy. They had to go by Dawson?s house, but as they got close, Janet saw him sitting on his front porch and suggested they cross over the street. Like most, she was afraid of the man.Amy said not to worry. When they got close enough, Dawson looked up with his usual frown(皱眉)，but when he saw it was Amy, he gave a broad smile.Amy smiled back and told him Janet was staying overnight with her they were going to listen to music and play games. Dawson told them that sounded fun, and gave them each an apple.Later, Janet asked Amy, “Everyone says he isn?t generous. Actually he?s the meanest man in town. How come he was so nice to us?”Amy explained that when she first started walking past his house, he wasn?t very friendly, but she pretended he was wearing an invisible smile and so she always smiled. It took a while, but one day he half-smiled back.After a while, he started smiling real smiles and then talked to her. She said he always offers her an apple now, and is always very kind.“An invisible smile?” questioned Janet.“Yes,” answered Amy, “My grandma told me that if I pretended I wasn?t afraid and pretended he was smiling an invisible smile at me and I smiled back at him, sooner or later he would really smile.”If we remember that everyone wears an invisible smile, we too will find t hat most people can?t resist our smile after a while.It?s so easy to get caught up in everyday life that we forget how simply we can bring cheer to ourselves and others. Giving a smile takes so little effort; let?s make sure that we?re not the ones that others have to pretend are wearing invisible smiles.1. What did people in town think of Mr. Dawson?________________________________________________________.2. Why did Janet suggest they cross over the street?________________________________________________________.3. What did Mr. Dawson do after he saw Amy and Janet?He smiled and ____________________________________________.4. Mr. Dawson was not friendly to Amy when she first walked past his house, was he?________________________________________________________.5. How did Amy make Mr. Dawson nice to her?________________________________________________________.6. What can we learn from the story? What?s the best title of the passage?________________________________________________________.Key:1. They thought he was bad-tempered.2. Because she was afraid of Mr. Dawson.3. (He smiled and) gave them each an apple.4. No, he wasn’t.5. smiling all the time.6. (I think )we should be nice to others. Always keep smiling.Born on April 23, 1928, in Santa Monica, California, Shirley Temple was a leading child film actress in the 1930s. When her performance of the song "On the Good Ship Lollipop" became famous, she earned a special Academy Award. Temple took on some acting roles as an adult before entering politics, becoming a U.S. Diplomat (外交官) for the United Nations. She died on February 10, 2014, at age 85, in California. Child StarShirley Jane Temple was born to a banker and a housewife with two older children in California. When Temple was just three years old, she got a contract (合同) with Educational Pictures, making her first acting in a series of low-cost movies called "Baby Burlesques.""Baby Burlesques" led Temple to a contract with the Fox Film Corporation. When the young actress was six years old, she appeared in her first Hollywood film, Carolina. With Fox, Temple made a hit film Little Miss Marker. At that time, the young actress, singer and dancer with the golden curly hair and smiling face proved to be an overnight sensation (轰动) and a top earner for the studio.President Franklin D. Roosevelt called Temple "Little Miss Miracle" for raising the public's confidence and cheerfulness during the hard times. He said, "As long as our country has Shirley Temple, we will be all right." Temple?s song-and-dance to the tune "On the Good Ship Lollipop" in 1934 earned her a specialAcademy Award "Outstanding Personality of 1934".Grown-Up ActressWhen Shirley Temple began to grow older, she got less popular with audiences. As a teenager, she appeared in The Blue Bird (1940), which performed poorly at the box office. At age 19, she acted as Susan Turner in The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer with her friends Cary Grant and Myrna Loy. Though the film received some praise, audiences found it difficult to accept that their "Little Miss Miracle" was growing up.During the 1950s and early 1960s, she made a few appearances on the small screen, but her career (职业) as a popular film star had ended at an earlier age than most actors? had begun.1. What was Shirley Temple in the 1930s?________________________________________________________________________________2. How many members were there in Shirley Temple?s family after she was born?_________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Her performance in “Baby Burlesques” didn?t help her get the contract with the Fox Film Corporation, did it?__________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Which film was the most successful one, Carolina, Little Miss Marker or The Blue Bird?__________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Why did President Franklin D. Roosevelt call Temple “Little Miss Miracle”?__________________________________________________________________________________ 6. What was the audiences? attitude towards Temple?s performance w hen she grew older? Why?__________________________________________________________________________________ Key:1. A leading child film actress / A child star.2. Five members in her family.3. Yes, it did.4. Little Miss Marker.5. Because she raised the public’s confidence and cheerfulness during the hard times.6. They found it difficult to accept … / She got less popular with her audiences. / …Because she di dn’t act as wellAnswer the questions: (9)Once upon a time, a greedy rich man hired a wise man. He wanted the wise man to find a way to make him even more money. The rich man was building a giant safe. And his greatest dream was to fill the safe with gold and jewels.The wise man thought about this problem for month s. Once night he appeared at the rich man?s house with a big smile on the face. He said, “I?ve done it! My calculations are perfect! You?ll be rich beyond your wildest dream” The rich man was very delighted to go on a long journey .He promised the wise man double pay to run his business for him.When the rich man returned, he found that all of his money was gone. Very angry, he asked the wise man to explain. The wise man told him he?d given everything away. The wise man said,” I analyzed (分析) how a single rich man could gain the biggest wealth. But it is limited how much one man can do by himself. Then I realized that many people could help us achieve our goal. By helping other people, you could gain most.”Disappointed and angry, the rich man went away. As he was walking, several neighbours saw him. All of them had their share when the wise man gave away the man?s wealth. They were so thankful that they welcomed him to their homes and offered anything he needed.Over the next few weeks,...1. Did the rich man ask a wise man to build a safe? (1分)__________________________________________________________2. Why did the rich man hire a wise man?__________________________________________________________3. What happened when the rich man returned from his journey?___________________________________________________________4. How could the rich man gain biggest wealth according to the wise man?__________________________________________________________5. How did the rich man feel after the wise man explained?__________________________________________________________6. Please add an ending (结尾）to the story (write at least three sentences)? (3分)__________________________________________________________Key:1. No, he didn’t.2. He wanted the wise man to find a way to make him even more money.3. He found all of his money was gone.4.(According to him, the rich man could gain biggest wealth) by helping other people.5. He felt disappointed and angry.6. Any reasonable answer is OK.Dear DavidThings are going great here in Cannes, France. I?m excited to be here. I have only been at the film festival for two days, but have already seen four films. When the films are not on at the cinema, I like to watch all the fashionable people down at the beach. Everywhere you look, there are famous film stars and directors. I saw three of my favourite stars walking around the festival yesterday. I was too nervous to talk to them, though.I did not realize that this festival was so old. It was first held in 1946. At this year?s festival, around twenty films are competing for the main prize, the Palme d’Or (⾦棕榈奖) . The films are from all around the world—Europe, Asia, North America, Africa…Some of the people who choose the winner this year are also great actors and directors.There are a lot of excellent Hollywood films as well, though they are not considered for prizes. There are so many different types of films, and lots of them are from countries which are not famous for the film-making business. For someone who loves films like me, this is Heaven!。
2014年上海市中考初中毕业统一学业考试英语试卷,含答案及听力文字
D) Maths. D) A sandwich. D) Frightened. 2014年上海市初中毕业统一学业考试英语试卷 (满分150分，考试时间100分钟)考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。
试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题纸上完成，做在试卷上不给分。
Part 1 Listening (第一部分听力） I. Listening Comprehension. (听力理解)(共30分) A. Listen and choose the right picture （根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）（6分）E7. A) Chemistry.B) History. C) English. 8. A) A hamburger.B) A fruit salad. C) A hot-dog. 9. A) Tired.B) Surprised.C) Excited. 10. A) Watch TV .B) Play football. C) Go to the cinema. D) Read a book. 11. A) Fifteen minutes’A) Fifteen minutes’ walk. walk.B) Fifteen minutes’B) Fifteen minutes’ bus ride. bus ride. C) Fifty minutes’ walk. D) Fifty D) Fifty minutes’ bus ride.minutes’ bus ride.12. A) Thursday.B) Friday. C) Saturday. D) Sunday. 13. A) Trips.B) Computers. C) Parents. D) Jobs. 14. A) At the beach.B) At the airport. C) In the theatre. D) In the hotel.C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true o r false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T ”表示，不符合的用“F ”表示)（6分）15. My aunt and uncle sent me a bottle of honey as a birthday present last year.D A G16. The smell of my hair attracted lots of bees when I went outside.17. 17. I jumped into my neighbour’s swimming pool to stay away from the bees. I jumped into my neighbour’s swimming pool to stay away from the bees.18. When I climbed out of the pool, the bees were still flying around.19. My aunt and uncle wrote me a letter and apologized to me.20. This is a story about my unforgettable birthday present.D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences （听短文，完成下列内容。
上海市闸北区八年级第二学期英语期中区统测卷(2014)
上海市闸北区八年级第二学期英语期中区统测卷(2014)2013学年度第二学期八年级英语学科期中练习卷（2014.4）（考试时间：90分钟，满分：100分）考生注意：本卷有7大题，共79小题。
试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题纸上完成，做在试卷上不给分。
Part 1 Listening（第一部分听力）I.Listening comprehension（听力理解）（共25分）A.L isten and choose the right picture（根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）（5分）A B CD E F G1. _______2. _______3. _______4. _______5. _______B.Listen to the dialogue and choose the bestanswer to the question you hear（根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案）（6分）6.A. White. B. Red. C. Blue. D.Grey.7.A. Sunny. B. Cloudy. C. Rainy. D.Windy.8.A. 10:00. B. 10:15. C. 10:30.D. 10:45.9.A. Tommy. B. Sam. C. The father.D. The mother.10. A. On the desk. B. On the floor.C. In her school bag.D. In her pocket.11. A. There are few people there. B. Thereare too many books in the show.C. It is very crowded in the show.D. Thebooks in the show are not good enough.C.L isten to the dialogue and tell whether the following statements are true or false（判断下列句子是否符合你听到的对话内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）（6分）12.Two men called into a radio programme totalk about environmental problems.II.III.Choose the best answer（选择最恰当的答案）（共15分）18.It’s important to practise our oral English in daily life. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in the sentence?A. /'daɪlɪ/B. /ˈdeɪlɪ/C. /ˈdælɪ/D. /'delɪ/19.Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others?A. We breathe in oxygen and let out carbon dioxide.B. When we do sports, the need of water increases.C. The factory releases a lot of harmful gases.D. I think you need a break after doing exercise.20.The story was about _______ old hunter who lived with a little dog in the forest.A. aB. anC. theD. /21.There is a young boy sitting _______ the end of the seesaw(跷跷板), crying for his mother.A. inB. byC. toD. on22.I haven’t got _______ bread for everyone here. Would you please go and get some more?A. a littleB. a fewC. enoughD. many23.Too much _______ may cause the students to have strong feelings against school.A. exerciseB. lessonC. examD. homework24.Billy spoke in such a low voice that _______ in his office could hear him.A. everybodyB. somebodyC. anybodyD. nobody25.Which is _______ to make, cakes or cookies, dear?A. easyB. easierC. easiestD. the easiest26.Our classroom is tidy and bright. It _______ be Tom who has helped clean it.A. canB. mustC. needD. should27.The teacher often warns us _______ tricks on our classmates.A. don’t playB. not to playC. not playD. won’t play28.Please be quiet. Your father _______ the accounts in the study.A. calculatesB. calculatedC. is calculatingD. will calculate29.As we all know trees _______ the oxygen we breathe.A. protectB. produceC. coverD. contain30.Sorry, sir. You are at a concert! Would you please _______ your mobile phone?A. turn offB. take offC. put offD.show off31.－Could you tell me _______ it is from the nearest bank to your office?－About 10 minutes’ walk.A. how longB. how farC. how soonD. how much32.－May I ask for leave tomorrow?－_______ You’ll have to take an exam tomorrow.A. Sure. Go ahead!B. Yes, you may.C. You’d better not.D. I’m afraid it’s too early.plete the following passage with the words in the box. Each can only be used once （将下列单词填入空格。
上海市闸北区八年级第二学期英语期中区统测卷(2014)
2013学年度第二学期八年级英语学科期中练习卷〔2014.4〕〔考试时间：90分钟，总分值：100分〕考生注意：本卷有7大题，共79小题。
试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题纸上完成，做在试卷上不给分。
Part 1 Listening〔第一部分听力〕I.Listening comprehension〔听力理解〕〔共25分〕A.Listen and choose the right picture〔根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片〕〔5分〕A B CD E F G1. _______2. _______3. _______4. _______5. _______B.Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear〔根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案〕〔6分〕6. A. White. B. Red. C. Blue. D. Grey.7. A. Sunny. B. Cloudy. C. Rainy. D. Windy.8. A. 10:00. B. 10:15. C. 10:30. D. 10:45.9. A. Tommy. B. Sam. C. The father. D. The mother.10. A. On the desk. B. On the floor.C. In her school bag.D. In her pocket.11. A. There are few people there. B. There are too many books in the show.C. It is very crowded in the show.D. The books in the show are not good enough.C.Listen to the dialogue and tell whether the following statements are true or false〔判断以下句子是否符合你听到的对话内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示〕〔6分〕12.Two men called into a radio programme to talk about environmental problems.13.Tammy enjoyed reading advertisements outside the underground station.14.Tammy saw people throw the advertisements on the ground.15.The radio host advised Tammy to ask the workers to pick up the litter.rry has a lot of problems with air pollution.17.The radio host advised Larry to phone the building manager and the city government.D.Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences〔听短文，完成以下内容。
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2014年上海市闸北区初三中考英语二模试卷（满分150分，考试时间100分钟）Part 1 Listening (第一部分听力)I. Listening Comprehension (听力理解) (共30分)A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) (6分)1._________2._________ 3 ._________ 4._________ 5._________ 6._________B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear(根据你听到的对话和问题，选择最恰当的答案）（8分）7.A)Rainy B)Sunny C) Cloudy D)Windy8.A)By car B) By bus C) By underground D)By bike9.A)Australia B)Japan C) Britain D)New York10.A) 5:10 p. m. B) 5:40 p. m. C) 6:10 p. m. D) 6:40 p. m.11.A)Cathy B)Helen C)Linda D)Davy12.A)Excited B)Frightened C)Worried D)Surprised13.A)At the supermarket B) At the restaurant C)At the library D)At the post office14.A) He wanted to have a meal. B) He made a film there.C) He took photos of the restaurant. D) He did something for the art festival.C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false. (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表还。
（6分）15.The postman lived a poor life before he found the stone.16.The stone’s arrival made the way different for the postman.17.The postman collected the stones instead of delivering the mails.18.Actually some of the stones he collected were diamonds.19.The postman built his dream castle for 20 years with the stones he collected.20.Listening to others’advice made the postman’s dream come tr ue.D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences. (听短文，完成下列内容，每空格限填一词)（10分）21.Peggy thought it was such an ________ ________ to try buying a book online.22.She tried to find the book Magic World in ________ ________ but failed.23.When she ________ ________ , she immediately gave it try.24.She clicked to BigStore’s webs ite after she ________ ________.25.She got ________ ________ by typing in her school name and student ID number.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. We shall not lose heart in the face of difficulties. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in the sentence?A. / hə:t / B . /ha:t / C. /h iət / D. /h eət/27. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others?A. take notes when having lessons. /əu/B. my friend will come along later. /ʌ/C. hope everything is all right with you. /əu/D. what he said is no more than a joke. /əu/28. I have never seen such a better handwriting like ____.A. youB. yourC. yoursD. yourself29. The 20th World Cup will be held in Brazil ____ June, 2014.A. inB. onC. forD. at30. I think the Government of Malaysia should be responsible ___ the event of flight MH370.A. forB. onC. withD. at31. It turned out that the more photos you take, the ___ delicious the food seemed to you.A. manyB. muchC. fewerD. less32. Our class has already collected much____ on how to save energy so far.A. ideaB. informationC. suggestionD. method33. Her little daughter looks ___ in that pink skirt.A. lovelyB. happilyC. politelyD. quietly34. I think “Let it go” of Frozen was ___ theme song of this year’s Grammy Awards.A. beautifulB. more beautifulC. most beautifulD. the most beautiful35. Lippi ____ more attention since Guangzhou Evergrande Club won the Asian title in 2013.A. gainsB. gainedC. has gainedD. had gained36. –I called you this time yesterday, but there was no answer.---Oh, sorry. I ___ coffee in the café with my neighbor.A.am havingB. was havingC. had D .would have37. The students ___ to check the answers by discussing with others just now.A. askB. are askedC. askedD. were asked38. Nowadays most of the Chinese have decided ____ a trip to Malaysia.A. don’t takeB. not to takeC. not takeD. won’t take39. During the summer holidays, the girl practised ___ the piano for three hours every day.A. playB. playsC. to playD. playing40. Bobby didn’t have dinner ___he finished designing the plans.A. whileB. ifC. untilD. since41. To be a good teacher, you ___ be able to hold the attention and interest of your students.A. mustB. mayC. can’tD. needn’t42. ____ are you driving? I think it’s more than 100 kilometers an hour now.A. How longB. How farC. How fastD. How soon43. In ancient China, horses are often ___ good luck .A. connected toB. consisted ofC. competed withD. communicated with44. –-You’d better go to see the dentist and have the bad tooth pulled out.--- ____-A.That’s all rightB. that’s rightC. Yes, pleaseD. Yes, I will45. –I’m afraid I can’t pronounce all these words clearly.--______A. Take care!B. Well done!C. Just have a try!D. What a pity!III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once(将下列单词或词组填入空格。