闸北区高三第一学期英语期末练习卷(附答案)
16.闸北区高三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷
上海市闸北区2010学年第一学期高三英语一模试卷第I卷(105分)Section ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25. Failing to find more channel from profit, many website companies are still dependent .online advertisementfor Survival.A. onB. inC. atD. beyond26. Given the huge price increase in the food market, is expecting the government to take action.A. nobodyB. everybodyC. eitherD. none27. many top US secrets, Julian Assange, founder of the wikileaks, was the most unwelcome person in thecountry.A. RevealedB. To revealC. Having revealed D Being revealed28. As pollutes the environment, many scientists are trying to find a kind of clean energy.A. having burned petrolB. burning petrolC. burns petrolD. is burned petrol29. According to a report from Shanghai, the city has about 800,00 pet dogs, more than half wereunregistered.A. whatB. whichC. whoseD. of which30. The British public worry about the fees for the wedding of Prince William for most of the expenseswill be paid by the royal family.A. mustn'tB. can'tC. needn'tD. couldn’t31. After the huge fire, there are about fire prevention to the agency this month as fast month.A. calls twice at manyB. twice as many callsC. as twice many callsD. calls as many as twice32. It was in Guangzhou the 2010 Asian Para Games took place.A. beforeB. sinceC. whereD. that33. Parents will find it very hard to change a bad habit of their kids it is formed.A. despiteB. onceC. unlessD. because34. The performance of the famous actor Ge You was made high box office for the film Let the Bullets fly.A. whatB. thatC. whoD. which35. for the last few years that Beijing is considering congestion(拥挤) feeA. So busy has the traffic beenB. So busy the traffic has beenC. Has the traffic been so busyD. So the traffic has been busy36. According to a housing research organization, the house price in China to its high point by the end of last year.A. would riseB. roseC. had risenD. was rising37. It is the first time that the Spanish player Rafael Nadal the U.S. Open Tennis Championship.A. winB. has wonC. wonD. to win38. The Brazilian government promised to hold the 2014 World Cup successfully difficulty may appear.A. howeverB. in spite ofC. whatever D as long as39. Today, the Chinese medicine, as one option to treat disease, has been accepted by many foreign doctors.A. considering B considered C. being considered D to be considered40. The explosion in Sweden forced the country to face the fact terrorism does exist in the small country.A. whatB. which C where D. thatSection BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box．Each word can only be usedA. professionalsB. preciousC. quietlyD. argueE. lectureF. traditionalG. getH. closelyI. dreamJ. replace41 . Three weeks later, students remember only a tenth of what they have learned. This is not the way to produce the next generation of creative 42 .However, in 20 years, a team of experts from different fields will 43 our professors. Students will meet real-life challenge. Instead of sitting 44 in a big hall to be tutored, students are expected to cooperate with each other, where future doctors, lawyers and artists try to work together to solve problems or to create something.Fortunately, such a future classroom is not only a 45 . A company named Embrace has started a challenge project at Stanford. Within a certain period of time, students have to work 46 with fellow classmates to achieve a certain goal, sometimes to design a business plan or to work out a product advertisement. During the process, every student is taking an active part in the project. Sometimes they even 47 over details. And when the action plan is agreed on, every student is devoted to the program. As for the effect of the project, most participants admit that the project is a(n) 48 learning experience they can’t get in a(n)49 classroom. And the hands-on knowledge they have learned from the project will greatly do good to their future work.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.Generally speaking, most people are frightened of making public speech. Losing face is the greatest 50 and failing to appeal to the audience comes a close second. Most people have plenty of insecurities, and public speaking seems like a situation that will bring all the 51 feelings out. Some people are always expected of highly and they will be under pressure to be ___52 .Then they may still feel unsatisfied with their performance although the general public have already been 53 by their speech.While lively people will feel less fear, it does not mean they will 54 do the job better. On the contrary, in many cases some very shy people do manage to present 55 speeches. In fact, 56 is not what mainly decides whether you do well at a public speech. Regardless of what you are like in real life, the key seems to be to act yourself Doing public speaking as actual acting, performing the lines of a character other than yourself, does not make you succeed. While politicians may limit damage by having carefully prepared, acting again and again 57 , there is always a hidden 58 among the audience that they might not be correct.Likewise, many speeches of great speakers in history are far from 59. The audience may on the spot be persuaded by them while afterwards they even can’t r emember what they have heard and have a feeling of being 60 .Although, as Earl Spencer proved at his sister Princess Diana’s funeral, it is possible both to prepare every word and to 61 naturally, prepared speeches rarely 62 in public. But, only being yourself doesn’t help get rid of all the fears either. If you spoke as if you were in your own kitchen, it would be to 63 . The distance between the speaker and the audience would be too short to strengthen the need for normal communication and information exchange, which are the main 64 of a public speech.50. A. concern B. preference C. resistance D. sorrow51. A. eager B. unsafe C. special D. usual52. A reasonable B anxious C. perfect D. critical53. A. preserved B. impressed C. worried D. prevented54. A. necessarily B. readily C. appropriately D. extensively55. A. terrible B. unforgettable C. suitable D. scientific56. A. skill B. preparation C. knowledge D. personality57. A. in advance B. in reality C. in control D. in result58. A. awareness B. mystery C. research D. fear59. A. beneficial B. clear C. responsible D. successful60. A. forgotten B. fooled C. encouraged D. determined61. A. act B. cry C. guide D. communication62. A. make mistakes B. work wonders C. lose face D. create troubles63. A. dirty B. personal C. specific D. noisy64. A. limitations B. advantages C. purposes D.conditionsSection 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)Isabel is my sister. She did everything first: read, cycle, play the piano and all. And when I was very little, everything Isabel did, I follow suit. Then finally one day I got old enough to say NO and I did. Realizing my disobey, Isabel gradually grew angry at me and sometimes treated me unfairly. However, for most, time, I ignored her bad attitude. Although sometimes she was a pain in the neck, she was still my darling sister.The real change in our- relationship came when she was 12 and I was 10. That summer, she wanted to go away to the Music Camp for the summer: As a good violinist, I agreed to go with her. For that trip, I played more violin than I thought was possible. But that was not the memory that stands out most about the Camp.One day, we were in a cafeteria for lunch. I got a piece of fried Chicken on my plate, but I was full. So I asked if Isabel would like it. She nodded, so I put the chicken on her plate. At that time, a group of people came in. When they saw us, they happily greeted us and surrounded me excitedly telling me that they had heard me playing the violin in the Camp and how they liked my performance. I saw Isabel’s face change colour and I knew that as a proud girl the situation bothered her. But there's nothing I could do about it.When they left, suddenly Isabel cried "I am sick of your fried chicken" and without my realizing it, she picked up the chicken and threw it at me. It hit me right on the face and everyone stopped to look. The cafeteria fell silent and I was heartbroken for the first time in my life.Soon Isabel got so good at the violin that she went to the Royal School. And I would never follow. But she remained Mum’s ruler. All my future achievements were measured up against her. Mum thought that what Isabel did would encourage me. But after the event at the Summer Camp, I would never follow her suit anymore.65. What does the underlined phrase “a pain in the neck” probably mean?A. An annoying person.B. A person who is ill.C. A changeable person.D. A talented person.66. Isabel threw the chicken at the writer probably because .A. the chicken slipped out of her handB. She had enough chicken and didn’t want any moreC. she was angry at the writer's popularity in the CampD. they were born enemies67. The writer's mother probably _____ _______A. knows that the two sisters hate each otherB. thinks that the two sisters should learn from IsabelC. gets the stationery, from IsabelD. thinks that the writer is more talented in violin than Isabel68 The purpose of the passage is for the writer to _ ____ .A. memorize the valuable childhood with IsabelB. tell the reason for her change of feelings toward IsabelC. show her love for her familyD. explain why Isabel turned angry toward her(B)The card worth paying for THE SHOPIt is a membership card that is offered by THE SHOP Shopping Mall. The annual membership offers fascinating pleasure, discounts, and member benefits. There is also the chance to exchange with like-minded persons. With the card, you enjoy-free parking during off-peak hours, for .all members,-free parking during peak hours for Gold and Diamond members-discounts from all merchants1 within THE SHOP for Diamond members- offers from selected merchants-for Gold and Silver members-monthly free brunch for all THE SHOP card members-Complimentary foot reflexology(足疗) with $300 spent in a single receiptIf you apply before 15 August!Additional 5% discount if youare a Marchbank Gold card holderDiamond ClassLength Fees 1 year $3,000 2years S5.000Gold Class 1 year $1,8002 years $3,300.Silver Class1 year $1,2002 years $2,000For more information, please visit or call our customer service officers at 61234567. Alternatively you may come down to THE SHOP and speak with our card consultants who will have the pleasure of discussing the details with you.Off-peak hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Weekdays except public holidaysPeak hours: All Other times and dap69. THE SHOP card offersA. discounts at all shopsB. free parking at all hours for all membersC. free brunch for all members once a monthD. foot reflexology with-$300 spent within a single month70. A Marchbank gold card holder who applies on August 5 pays for a two-year diamond membership cardA. $ 1,750B. $ 2,000C. $3,000D. $3,25071. An interested customer may find out: more information byA. calling up card consultantsB. reading the receiptC. visiting the Marchbank officers(C)In the Hollywood film Inception(盗梦空间), a person's dreams can be accessed, and manipulated. But will the film become reality some day? Studies suggest conscious dreams where the dreamer controls the actions are on the rapid rise.In the film "Inception", Leonardo DiCaprio and Ellen Page walk through a dream world where they, are able to bend streets into the sky, walk up walls and destroy a cafe by the force of will.While a conscious dream may not be as dramatic, the process is similar. People having a conscious dream, know they are dreaming and may in person direct the action. Alternatively, they may simply 'watch' the dream go-on.The sense of consciousness makes it different from a dream that is simply extremely vivid and true to life. And while the fact may seem strange, many people are familiar with such dreams.Studies suggest that, the number of people in the Western world experiencing the occasional conscious dream has risen by 40 percent since the 1980s. Today, they are so common that about one in eight of people used to have one in their live. However, little is known about what causes the riseResearch carried out by Harvard University showed the brain to be hard at work during conscious dreams. In fact, the level of mental activity in some, parts' of the brain was similar to that of an awake person.Conscious dreamers seem to share certain personalities. For instance, they are creative but also troublesome and believe in personal responsibility rather than letting society carry the can.Although up till now little has been known about the physical cause of conscious dreams, scientists generally believe it provides dreamers with an exit for pressure or satisfies dreamers with an outlook of thirst. In a conscious dream, the dreamer is rarely fired by his company or fails his marriage. Instead, more than 20% of the dreamers win a lottery in a conscious dream. More than 31% of the males marry a movie star and 26% of the women gain charming faces and slim figures. In this sense the conscious dream is somewhat like a daydream.72. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT likely to happen to a conscious dreamer?A. The dreamer is aware of the fact of dreaming.B. The dreamer guides the process of the dream.C. The dreamer observes the dream happen.D. The dreamer changes the dream of another dreamer at will.73. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. The difference between a vivid dream and a conscious dream lies in the dreamer's awareness.B. Less than 10% of the people used to have a conscious dream.C. Compared with an awake person, the mind of a conscious dreamer is less active.D. Most conscious dreamers would like the society to take the duty.74. According to most scientists, the conscious dream usuallyA. helps the dreamer relieve stressB. predicts what will happen in the real life.C. aids in treating illnessD. offers a chance to eat delicious food75. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. Inception- a Movie to Come TrueB. The Difference between a Conscious Dream and a Real DreamC. How to Marry a Movie Star in a Conscious DreamsD. Studies about Conscious DreamsSection CDirections: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph．There is oneA. Potential development of Type-talk.B. The commercial benefit of Type-talk.C. The invention of the Type-talkD. The introduction of Type-talkE. People Type-talk can assistF. Famous people that Type-talk used to help76.Throat cancer victims who lost their voice-boxes in life-saving surgery will in future be able to communicate in their own voices with the help of a compact disc "Type-talk" will allow patients to pre-record a 16,000 word vocabulary stored digitally. By typing into a computer keyboard, the sound of their actual, voices can be reproduced instead of the Dalek-like monotone which characterises present voice-box techniques.77.It is in such tragic cases as that of the late actor Jock Hawkins, left speechless by Larynx cancer, that the greatest benefits will occur. The brilliant professor Stephen Hawking could have been helped by Type-talk to create a speech pattern to match his character. As one developer introduced, reproduction is amazingly clear and correct. It will return respect to many people who have been sentenced to a sad silent hell.78.The system is to be launched in the New Year by the Welsh CD company, Nimbus. Hard-ware compatible for use with home computers will cost .around $300. And given the potential huge market and already hot concern over the new product, the system is sure to bring in huge profits for the company.79.Like so many discoveries, the system was developed by accident. Scientists working on a classical music sampler disc 10 months ago realized the hidden potential of digital recording, which could bring wonderful help in restoring the voices which were likely to be lost forever.80.Though the system can be functioning well now, there's still room for future development, In the future, the Type-talk vocabulary can be enlarged by the phonetic recognition of sounds in words. Instead of recording thousands of words now, customers are expected to just record a few vowel and consonants and leave the system to do the rest.Section DDirections: Read the passage carefully．Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.The man-made block that once kept men and women-apart on America's college campuses soon will disappear, atGeorge Washington University, which this week announced that students can share rooms with anyone they want-regardless of gender and age. The new policy abruptly broke the old tradition although in the past decades few students would protest against the University arranging roommates for them.The proposal first aired last winter caused concerns from some conservative students who argued it could create additional housing costs. However, compared with the seemingly subtle protest from the students, parents' reactions were nothing but plain and irresistible. They were worried that, if no school guidance was provided, kids might be sharing rooms with “wrong” guys.But most students appeared to accept the change, saying that it is more likely for students to get along with their roommates if these roommates are chosen by themselves rather than are assigned by University. Students claim that who to share the dormitory with, is a serious concern to them, only second to the selection of courses. In contrast and to many people's surprise, they rarely pay much attention to the location of their dorms.The push for changing, housing policies began after a small group of male and female students moved in together at an on-campus town house they called Escaping Gender. When that proved successful, the University began to consider the possibility of the new dormitory policy.According to the new policy, students should fill out a form naming four possible roommates at their will. And the University will then arrange the rooms according to the forms. Students who ask for a randomly assigned roommate will continue to-be matched with someone arranged by the university. The program applies to all the students except first-year freshmen as it’s meaningless for them to decide who to share a room with, whe n they don't know any of their potential classmates.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in no more than TWELVE WORDS!)81. What was the old dormitory policy at the University?82. The complaint(s) about the new policy might be83 The biggest concern for the students at University is84 Why are first-year students not included in the project?TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1.冬天，许多学生喜欢在室内打篮球。
上海市闸北区2023-2024学年英语高三第一学期期末复习检测试题含解析
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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．– Which driver was to blame?-- Why, ______! It was the child’s fault, cle ar and simple. He suddenly came out between two parked cars.A．both B．eachC．either D．neither2．The students have decided on a final date by which everyone ________ reading the books assigned by their professor.A．finishes B．finishedC．have finished D．will have finished3．You ________ be Carol. You haven’t changed a bit after all these years.A．must B．can C．will D．shall4．— Do you know ______ the meeting room earlier?— She had a headache.A．why Ann left B．why did Ann leaveC．why Ann will leave D．why will Ann leave5．________ the danger of drunk driving, many drivers promised never to drive after drinking.A．Realizing B．To have realizedC．Realized D．Having realized6．—How did you like John’s exhibition of paintings last weekend?— To tell you the truth, his paintings didn’t ________ me much.A. refer to B．appeal to C．belong to D．occur to7．We strongly advise you ______ eating your meal so late. It’s not healthy.A．on B．against C．from D．over8．—Excuse me, I wonder if you can help me?— Sure. ______ ?A．What help B．What is this C．What is it D．What do you want9．I’m afraid that I can’t attend Tom’s wedding party ______ next weekend.A．to be held B．being heldC．held D．is to be held10．As one of the most popular artists in the US, not only_______ with her hit songs, but has inspired women with her devotion to charity.A．has Beyonce influenced pop culture B．influenced pop culture has Beyonce C．Beyonce has influenced pop culture D．influenced pop culture Beyonce has 11．—You know quite a lot about the fashion show.—Well, Cathy ________ it to me during lunch.A．introduces B．introducedC．had introduced D．will introduce12．That’s why I help brighten people’s days. If you ________, who’s to say that another person will?A．didn’t B．don’tC．wer en’t D．haven’t13．After studying in a medical college for five years, Jane ______ her job as a doctor in the countryside.A．set out B．took over C．took up D．set up14．There are various things on sale, so you can choose ______ interests you. A．whoever B．no matter whoC．whatever D．no matter what15．This is a very interesting book. I’ll buy it, ________.A．however much it may cost B．no matter how it may costC．how much may it cost D．however many it may cost16．— Can you tell me something about _________ science.— OK. _ Nobel Prize in Chemistry is usually awarded to Americans.A．the; The B．/; The C．a; / D．the; /17．—What did he do in return for free ________ and food offered by the kind couple? —He helped their son with his lessons.A．conservation B．admissionC．accommodation D．immigration18．______ the students were hearing the exciting news!A．How happily B．What a fun C．What pleasure D．How pleased19．The conference aims to develop business and let people think about _______ theycan have a positive influence on the planet.A．why B．thatC．what D．how20．Most people quit ________ any results appear; they give up too soon and a quitter never wins.A．while B．until C．since D．before第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
2012年闸北区高三英语一模卷及答案
闸北区高三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷(满分150分，考试时间120分钟)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. Chef and customer. B. Professor and student.C. Mother and son.D. Doctor and patient.2. A. In a furniture store. B. In a hospital.C. In a nursery.D. In a classroom.3. A. 1 dollar. B. 3 dollars. C. 9 dollars. D. 10 dollars.4. A. He is always considerate and helpful. B. He admires superman.C. He is unable to carry another box.D. He is glad to do the woman a favour.5. A. 2 days. B. 3 days. C. 4 days. D. 7 days.6. A. He once heard Charlotte speak English.B. He used to meet Charlotte at an English meeting.C. He used to do sports activities with Charlotte.D. He doesn’t know Charlotte well.7. A. The service there is poor. B. He has to catch a flight.C. He is not allowed there.D. He has to do exercise.8. A. Because the website staff are not working.B. Because the Internet is not working well.C. Because something is wrong with the computer screen.D. Because the school doesn’t have a website.9. A. By bicycle. B. On foot. C. By plane. D. By car.10. A. He is a dog-walker. B. He loves his wife very much.C. His dog is very important to him.D. His wife doesn’t like dogs.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 16 pounds. B. 30 pounds. C. 40 pounds. D. 50 pounds.12. A. They may be attacked by fierce animals.B. They may lose weight.C. They may lose fight with strong dogs.D. They may become skinny like old men.13. A. They will give him a new cage.B. They will show his pictures to different newspapers.C. They will feed him with vegetables and fruits.D. They will give him a birthday cake.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Because food is the best seller in supermarkets.B. Because it’s an order from the government.C. Because it makes customers hungry and buy more.D. Because it’s a food store.15. A. To enable customers to compare prices of the goods.B. To help customers to make friends with each other.C. To make shopping interesting to customers.D. To help to sell these products.16. A. They provide the list of products which sell best.B. They charge less for some products.C. They offer free shipping service.D. They work closely with shops like Amazon.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:Housing Insurance Report FormCompany: 17 Insurance, Inc.Type: Broken windowAccident Date: January 18Accident Room: 19Possible accident reason: 20Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation:Where did John go yesterday? 21 .What could be seen during the drive tour? 22 .What did the 3D films impress John for? 23 .How much is an adult ticket? 24 .II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25. Mrs. Jolie has taken the responsibility of caring for the kids and running the house because for two-thirds of a yearher husband is ______ business trips.A. inB. atC. withD. on26. The US president Barrack Obama hopes that, for the eventual benefit of the states, ______ citizen with a littlecommon sense will agree to his new tax bill.A. anyB. oneC. eachD. either27. What every student really needs is fair treatment and attention from the teacher, ______?A. doesn’t heB. does heC. isn’t itD. is it28. According to the NBA regulation, the new season won’t start ______ an agreement is reached between players’ Unionand team bosses.A. beforeB. untilC. whileD. when29. The song “Happy Birthday” is ______ simple in rhythm that children as young as three can sing it without difficulty.A. suchB. soC. asD. rather30. The closeness of Standford to San Francisco, a city two miles to the north, ______ the university a decidedly worldlyattraction.A. was givingB. givesC. gaveD. had given31. Up till now, the passengers who had close contact with the three sick people ______ in hospital under medical observation.A. putB. have putC. had been putD. have been put32. The queen bee appears ______ well in the comb built by the diligent worker bees.A. to nurseB. to be nursedC. to have nursedD. being nursed33. The US Food and Drug Administration, ______ the safety of food and drugs, has defended American people inhundreds of food and drug crises.A. to monitorB. monitoredC. monitoringD. having monitored34. Sam promised to hand in the term paper before this June, ______, personally I doubted much.A. whenB. thatC. whichD. what35. ______ feeling the global Apple fans had when word came that the legendary(传奇的) former CEO Steve Jobs passedaway!A. How sorrowfulB. How a sorrowfulC. What sorrowfulD. What a sorrowful36. In order to drag Greece out of the current economic hardships, the newly-elected premier(总理) is ready to overcome______ might face the country.A. whicheverB. whoeverC. howeverD. whatever37. Only after he consulted his parents ______ to choose teaching as his lifelong career.A. decided heB. he decidedC. did he decideD. was he decided38. EQ, ______ as an important indicator for future success, is justly valued by educators and parents.A. having viewedB. viewingC. viewsD. viewed39. Any country which ______ not or will not pay due attention to the environmental protection is not entitled to theworld club membership.A. mustB. shouldC. canD. might40. Doctors warn people that _____ anger through unnatural methods is much more harmful to a person’s health than theanger itself.A. controlledB. to be controlledC. controllingD. having controlledSection BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note thatA. crossB. gestureC. finallyD. successfulE. necessarilyF. nervousG. victimH. blankI. supplyJ. strikestayed overnight. Even though your knees knock together, you try really hard to pretend to be confident on the site. All of a sudden, however, your mind goes 41 , for one of the professors shoots a glance at you, and he whispers something to another professor beside him. All kinds of questions 42 your mind at the same time. Did I say something wrong? Am I making a bad impression? Such uncomfortable feelings totally 43 you.If you once found yourself trapped in this nightmare situation, you fit the typical model of a shy person. Shy people, as many experts define in their studies, usually fall 44 to what is simply a careless glance or a meaningless 45 . What’s more, because of their low self judgement rooted deeply in their mind, they often cannot take friendly comments like “If you are not so 46 , you’ll make a better performance.” But bei ng shy doesn’t 47 mean being lacking in ability or competence. Rather, many shy people are capable professionals. And what distinguishes between a 48 communicator and a shy sharer is just that the latter needs to build up his self confidence.Despi te the terrible situations shy people are usually involved in, there’s definitely hope for them. According to experts, 40 percent of the shy population can 49 overcome shyness if given enough encouragement and support. 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.Remains of ancient civilization are places which were designed and built as a lasting tribute(致敬) to some individuals or events. By visiting these 50 monuments, you are sure to be amazed by how 51 the ancient civilization that existed centuries before you was. Some of the facilities which could be dated back hundreds of years ago are still in use today. Besides, you will also 52 at the mysterious stories behind it. The Great Wall, 53 , is probably the best-known monument of China, which consists of a network of walls and towers through which the attack warnings could be received within minutes. 54 then had enough time to prepare. Estimates of the total length of the monument 55 , depending on which sections are included and how they are measured. One of the 56 mysteries is that, although some of the wall is 57 in special radar images taken by satellites, astronauts have confirmed that the existing wall is not several thousand years old, nor is it, as many people had 58 , visible to the human eye from outer space.Even older than the Great Wall of China is the Great Pyramid（金字塔）of Giza. Over a 20-year period, thousands of workers made the vision become 59 with numerous blocks, each weighing more than two tons. It’s still a(n) 60 to modern people how ancient men handled 61 of these giant stones in a time when cars or boats never existed some 4500 years ago. The pyramid served not only as a tomb for King Khufu, but also a place of 62 activity. The number of the God’s servants at that time showed the importance of such activities. After Khufu died, his body was carefully treated with various medicines and materials and was wrapped in order to be 63 for long. According to ancient Egyptian belief, the pyramid, where the mummy was placed, provided a place for the king to pass into the afterlife. Then his servants performed rituals(仪式) to bring 64 to the dead king’s soul, removing all the unrest and pain from his next life.50. A. modern B. historic C. official D. commercial51. A. advanced B. technical C. overlooked D. energetic52. A. stare B. wonder C. aim D. call53. A. in addition B. in other words C. however D. for example54. A. Mechanics B. Workers C. Astronauts D. Soldiers55. A. extend B. remain C. vary D. progress56. A. long-standing B. widely-used C. carefully-chosen D. clearly-stated57. A. recognizable B. reasonable C. reliable D. responsible58. A. proved B. claimed C. threatened D. requested59. A. reality B. tradition C. mansion D. civilization60. A. burden B. secret C. solution D. fortune61. A. finance B. storage C. transportation D. production62. A. sports B. religious C. fighting D. family63. A. preserved B. recovered C. buried D. restored64. A. leadership B. peace C. honour D. inspirationSection 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)The glass window shook and Matthew placed a hand roughly through the opening to lift the latch(插销) slowly. He then climbed into the room, landing on his feet with a soft step. A sudden rush of cold air swept into the room after him. Matthew trembled and he quickly tightened his clothes. Glancing down, he saw the deep cut on the back of his hand. Sighing over his rotten luck, he tore off a piece of cloth from his coat sleeve and bandaged it. With his heart beating fast, he inched his way forward, hardly able to see anything in front of him.“Mmmm…,” came the muffled sound. Was it just his imagination? Ignoring the thought, he began to move slowly forward again. Then, without any warning, the next thing he knew was that he had kicked something soft. Matthew took out his torch. Switching it on, he found a pair of round eyes staring at him. They belonged to a little girl! Cloth in mouth, she had been bound so tightly that movement was strictly out of the question. As he was about to turn away, her tear-streaked face stopped him. Feeling sorry for the girl, Matthew used his pocket knife to cut her loose.The girl started to cry as she believed Matthew to be the rescuer who was there to end her ordeal(折磨). She leaned on Matthew tightly. This confused him further. What was he to do? After a few seconds, Matthew spoke in a gentle voice.“What happened, little girl?”From her mumbled reply, Matthew could only make out that the girl had been there for two days without food and water. It seemed that her captors had totally neglected her. Almost immediately, Matthew carried the little girl back to the window from which he had entered. As he climbed out with the girl, Matthew smiled and whispered under his breath, “I can’t believe what I’ve just done. Neither will the police.”65. Why was Matthew trembling?A. He had survived a cut.B. His head ached.C. He found that a policeman followed him.D. He had just entered the room from the cold.66. In the third paragraph, why did the girl start to cry?A. She hadn’t eaten anything for long.B. She was hurt by Matthew.C. She was in pain.D. She was relieved.67. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. One foot of Matthew’s was wounded when he entered the room.B. Matthew found the little girl as she kicked him to catch his attention.C. Matthew set the girl free with a pocket knife.D. Matthew left the girl in the room at last.68. From the passage, it’s known that Matthew was a kind thief because ______.A. he gave her food and water immediately.B. he treated the girl gently and helped her escape.C. he climbed in on the purpose of saving the girl.D. he decided to take revenge for the girl.(B)Amazon is presenting to you our bargains for the year!Steve Jobs In Steve Jobs, based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, competitors, and colleagues—Walter Isaacson has pictured an appealing up-and-down life and strong personality of a creative man whose passion for perfection revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing.Living History Hillary Rodham Clinton is known to hundreds of millions of people around the world. Yet few beyond her close friends and family have ever heard her account of her extraordinary journey. She writes with humor and passion about her upbringing in suburban and her transformation from Goldwater Girl to controversial First Lady.Thinking, Fast and Slow In the highly anticipated Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think. System 1 is fast, and emotional; System 2 is slower, and more logical. In the book, Kahneman also shows the extraordinary abilities—and the faults and errors—of thinking, and reveals the influence of personal impressions on our thoughts and behavior.Diary of a Wimpy Kid Greg Heffley is in big trouble. School property has been damaged, and Greg is the main suspect. But the crazy thing is, he has done nothing wrong. The authorities are closing in, but when a surprise storm hits, the Heffley family is trapped indoors. Greg knows that when the snow melts he’s going to have to face the music, but could any punishment be worse than being stuck inside with your family for the holiday?A. The main contents of the book are mainly based on various interviews.B. The book is written by Steve Jobs.C. Steve Jobs has experienced both successful and difficult periods in his lifetime.D. Steve Jobs has totally changed six different industries.70. What is the book Thinking, Fast and Slow mainly about?A. Two thinking types and thinking-related facts.B. Difference between two thinking systems.C. How to think fast and logically at the same time.D. The great power of personal impression on thinking system.71. From the introduction of the Book Diary of a Wimpy Kid, it is implied that ______.A. Greg was caught damaging the school propertyB. Greg knew who really damaged the school propertyC. it was hot during the holidayD. Greg had a poor relationship with his family(C)With the death of congestion pricing (高峰期行车收费) which was aimed to charge drivers for driving private cars downtown to ease traffic, New York City is left with drivers still stuck in traffic and riders packed like sardines. How else can we ease traffic jams and provide decent and affordable bus and subway service?Gov. David Paterson took the first step yesterday by thinking of identifying new ways to improve mass transportation. With the income from congestion pricing gone, the city meets with heavy burden from its proposed $29.5 billion five-year capital program. In killing congestion pricing, the city acknowledged that the program is “severely underfunded” and that the shortfall has to be the fi rst area of concern. Now we need other sources of funding or increases real estate and gasoline taxes that finance the authority.The state should now conduct a detailed environmental review of all choices for reducing traffic. Many legislators who opposed congestion pricing expressed concern that the previous plan had been given truncated environmental review, where sufficient study under the State Environmental Quality Review Act was called for. There’s time now for an all-out study of all traffic-reducing choices, from restrictions on driving days based on license plate numbers to mandated car pooling（强制共乘）. Many parties of interests, however, argue that the measures, similar to the congestion pricing, make no better sense in solving the problem.The legislature should also give New York City the tools it needs to make buses go faster. New York has the most upsetting buses in America: it takes more time to take the M15 bus from New York’s Harlem to City Hall than to travel by “Amtrak” train from New York to Philadelphia(费城). It doesn’t have to be this way. Other cities have demonstrated that buses go faster when more dedicated(专用的) bus lanes are provided, when cameras mounted on buses are used to issue tickets to keep cars out of bus lanes and when traffic signals are designed to give buses priority.Finally, the state should allow the city to issue residential parking permits. A study showed that 45 percent of traffic in Brooklyn New York, consists of cars looking for parking spots. Residential parking permits would discourage drivers from using neighborhood streets as a parking lot, which is definitely good news to the traffic.72. “Congestion pricing” was mainly used to ______.A. increase fund to finance railway systemB. reduce the prices for taking public transportationC. discourage driving private cars in New York cityD. give more attention to environmental quality review73. The underlined word “truncated” in the passage is closest in meaning to ______.A. incompleteB. outlinedC. flatD. adequate74. The author refers to “Amtrek” in order to demonstrate that ______.A. American railway system is very efficientB. Traveling by trains takes less time than by bus in AmericaC. Bus transportation within New York city is slowD. Public traffic service in America is of poor quality75. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?A. The lack of financial support is an important problem the city faces.B. All cars are forbidden to drive on particular days to help relieve traffic.C. Fining private car drivers for taking bus lanes makes buses faster.D. Lack of parking spots contributed to traffic jams in Brooklyn.Section CDirections: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from the list A-F for each paragraph. There isA. Training for certain skills for future jobs.B. The relationship between FFA and American companies.C. Job prospect and member information.D. Extension of FFA into different fields.E. Basic introduction of FFA.F. Membership request and daily operation.Gamaliel Rizzo grew up in a brownstone apartment in Brooklyn and is studying to become a doctor. Still, he spent his high school years learning how to raise goats and cows and growing corns and sunflowers. He even worked on a dairy farm in the summer, all as a member of the Future Farmers of America. Although the nation has shifted ever further from its agrarian roots, the organization is flowering. Begun 83 years ago and now known simply as the FFA, it is the largest vocational student group in the country, with more than half a million members and still growing.77.Although farm employment accounts for less than 1 percent of all jobs in the United States, One in 12 jobs in the U.S. is agriculture-related. And during the deep economic downturn and rocky recovery, these workers have actually fared better than most. That gives the FFA a calling card as an organization that actually prepares students for potential careers. About 70 percent of its members live in rural areas, and 19 percent live in small towns. The fastest growing part, however, is in urban and suburban areas, now making up 10 percent of the membership.78Over the past years, the group has succeeded in part by expanding well beyond agricultural science while also broadening that field to include genetics, landscape gardening and alternative fuels. Now, the group’s chapters aim to teach students leadership and job readiness as much as the finer points of cattle care or corn fertilization.79.Now at a time when many employers complain about the lack of basic communication and interpersonal skills among job candidates, the FFA emphasizes work on group projects and old-fashioned presentations in essays and speeches at many of its events. Even in the purely agricultural contests like the judging of crops, students defended their80.In daily operation, FFA members must enroll in agricultural courses at school, but they also need to complete much work after school preparing for speaking and business competitions, or tending vegetable plots or animals. They also must take part in projects related to farms and other firms. The group draws many students whose parents and grandparents were members, even if they are no longer on the farm.Section DDirections:Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.What do you think of when you hear the word motherhood? You usually associate motherhood with warmth, selflessness, dutifulness, and tolerance. And though most women expect that motherhood will be happy and fulfilling, the reality is that motherhood had been given relatively low respect in our society. When children don’t succeed or develop problems, our society has had a tendency to turn to a single reason--- mothers. One of psychology’s most important lessons is that behavior is multiply determined. We have to admit that the long-standing images of mothers are spoiling and unprincipled. However, when child development goes wrong, mothers are not the single person to blame even though our society models them in this way.The reality of motherhood is that although fathers have increased their family responsibilities, the main duty still falls on the mother’s shoulders. Mothers do most family work, usually three to four times more than men do. Besides, the work mothers do is repetitive and routine, often involving cleaning, cooking, laundry, and straighten ing up. In result, it’s reported that women enjoy family life much less than men do.Family work is included in family relations. Most women feel that family tasks are mindless but essential. They usually enjoy tending to the needs of their loved ones even if they do not find the activities enjoyable and fulfilling. Family work is both positive and negative for women. They are unsupervised and rarely criticized. They play and control their own work. However, women’s family work is also worrisome, tiresome, repetitive, isolating and unfinished.In sum, the role of the mother brings with it benefits as well as limitations. Father-mother cooperation and respect help the child to develop positive attitudes toward both males and females. It is much easier for working parents to deal with changing family circumstances and day-care issues together. Mothers feel less stress and have more positive attitudes toward their husbands when they are supportive partners.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TWELVE WORDS.)81. Why isn’t mother the only cause of children’s problems?82. What are the two factors that make family life less enjoyable for women?83. Despite their personal dislike of family work, women do family work because they are willing to ______.84. The kid learns to look on males and females positively with the help of ______.第II卷（共45分）I. Translation（20分）Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1.多吃蔬菜和水果，你会保持健康。
上海市闸北区2014届高三上学期期末考试英语试题
闸北区高三年级第一学期英语学科期末练习卷（2014.1）(满分150分，考试时间120分钟)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. $10. B. $15. C. $20. D. $25.2.A. At 5:00. B. At 5:15. C. At 5:20. D. At 5:35.3.A. They had a wonderful day. B. They turned up at the New Year’s Party.C. They had a busy day that day.D. They never liked New Year’s Day.4. A. At a hospital. B. In a restaurant. C. In a school. D. In a soap shop.5. A. Their company requires all colleagues to receive the training.B. She is still not clear about some colleagues’ decisions.C. All the colleagues have agreed to go for the program.D. Only a few colleagues are allowed to take part in the program.6. A. The woman should send flowers to her father.B. The woman should buy her father the camera as the gift.C. Clothing is a good birthday gift for her father.D. Birthdays are occasions for family get-together rather than gifts.7. A. School calendar. B. Holiday plan.C. Travel Destination.D. Parent-child relationship.8. A. She thinks that there are many things that interest her.B. She hopes to earn more money from her work.C. She is not excited about the things in the new mall.D. She believes the prices of the goods are too low.9. A. Jane has been engaged to someone working in the library.B. The man shouldn’t bother Jane because she was busy.C. Jane wasn’t doing something important or meaningful.D. Jane is the person to take care of the IT room.10. A. She wants the door open to have some breeze in.B. She doesn’t want her talk with Mr. Maloney to be heard.C. It doesn’t matter much to her whether the door is closed or not.D. She has a poor relationship with Mr. Maloney.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. The jeep was returned to his friend.B. The jeep was shot by a villager.C. The jeep made through a difficult trip to the destination.D. The jeep went wrong and had to be stopped.12. A. An old villager called a repairman to solve the problem.B. The man had to call his friend over to solve the problem.C. Some bananas were used to cover the hole on the tank jacket.D. The villagers helped to drag the car to the repair place.13.A. Bananas are much more useful than other fruits.B. Many things can be useful in unexpected fields.C. Bananas should be used a lot in car industry.D. A person should always lend good cars to friends.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. 100. B. 200. C. 300. D. 500.15. A. To lengthen the limit of working hours of the pilots.B. To strictly punish the pilots who fall asleep when flying.C. To shorten the pilots’ night flying time.D. To find new ways to fix mechanical problems.16. A. Poor cooperation between the pilot and the co-pilot.B. Automatic flight adopted by most planes.C. Pilot exhaustion during the flights.D. Natural threats including storms and fogs.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:Complete the report form. WRITE ONE WORD for each answer.Purchase Serial Number: ___17___.Reason for the change: Poor ___18___.Extra payment in all : $ ___19___.Payment method selected: ___20___.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation:Complete the form. WRITE NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.What role does PayPal play in money transfer and payment? ___21___What decides the PayPal charging fees for money transfers? ___22___Through what method does PayPal fight monetary crimes? ___23___What does PayPal allow QR codes paying to encourage? ___24___.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.(A)Roald Dahl, the famous children’s book writer, was born to Harold and Sofie Dahl on 13 September 1916. He was named (25)______ the explorer, Roald Amundsen, their national hero in Norway of that time.In 1920, when Dahl was four, his father died at the age of fifty seven. Instead of (26)______(move) back to Norway to live with her relatives, his mother decided to remain in Britain. It had been her husband’s wish to have their children (27)______(educate) in the best school in the world.At the age of eight, Dahl and four of his friends (28)______(beat) by the headmaster after playing a practical joke on a candy store owner. Throughout his childhood, Dahl was sent to several boarding schools. He wrote to his mother almost every day （29）______ ______homesickness. On (30) ______ day when she died, he realized that she had saved every single one of his letters.Young Dahl used to dream of inventing a chocolate bar （31）______ would win the praise of the owner of the chocolate company, Cadbury. This later became the inspiration for the (32)______(hot) of all his books -Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It was the book that finally brought him world fame.(B)To many Singaporeans, Mr. Lee Kong Chian is a familiar name. Popularly known as the ―Rubber and Pineapple King‖, he was a person who had donated generously to the society by pouring his wealth into charity work. Knowing (33)______ education means to a person, he devoted a lot of energy and money to (34)______(build) schools. He was particularly concerned with the less fortunate as he could relate himself to them.Although Lee’s father knew Lee (35)______ receive education, his father wasn’t able to afford to send him to school. However, his father’s friends helped him pay for his education. Having left school as an honour student, he went to work in the field of rubber and pineapple (36)______ he set up his own business later. Thanks to the golden timing then, he had hardly got familiar with the dealings in the field (37)_____ he enjoyed great success. His wealth rose rapidly and before long he became a millionaire.(38)______ wealthy he was, he never forgot his humble beginnings and was always ready(39)______(help). Since 1952 till today, the Lee Foundation which he founded(40)______(donate) three hundred million dollars to various causes with no conditions attached. His generosity has provided relief to the poor of all races.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.A complicated B. suitable C. understand D. regularly E. instantF. accessG. divideH. normallyI. obtainJ. symbolsK. referAmong the note-taking forms in today’s US schools, the Cornell method is widely recommended. Providing a form for concentrating and organizing notes, the Cornell method sets up a system to direct students to ___41___ the paper into two columns. The note-taking column, which is usually on the right, is twice the size of the key word column on the left. The student should leave five to seven lines blank, at the bottom of the page.Notes from a lecture or teaching occupy the note-taking column which ___42___ contain the main ideas of the textbook or lecture. Most ___43___ ideas and long sentences are avoided while ___44___ or abbreviations（缩写）are preferred instead. To assist with future reviews, ___45___thoughts or questions should be noted down as soon as possible so that the students may ___46___ to these points for reflection or further research. The key-word column is a(n) ___47___ place to note down these ideas. These ideas may later turn into potential research results as students are always encouraged to reflect on the notes ___48___ or go deep into the questions further.Within 24 hours after the note-taking, the student must revise and then produce a short summary in the bottom space. Such move helps him to ___49___ the topic better. When preparing for a test, the student has ___50___ to a brief but detailed record of the previous classes.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 today’s American society, high school dropout has day by day grown into a big problem threatening social and economic stability, as many cases of family ___51___ or even tragedies, caused by youth dropout are grabbing headlines in media. Dropping out is defined as leaving school without a high school diploma or equivalent ___52___ such as a General Educational Development (GED) certificate. Although students who drop out come from various backgrounds, several ___53___ facts can be noticed. National data show that students from low-income, black or single-parent families are much more likely to drop out of school than their fellow students. ___54___ performance is also playing a role. Students receiving poor grades which, in turn, leads to __55___ self-recognition, are sure to be on the high-risk list of dropping out.In recent years, advances in technology have ___56___ the demand for a highly skilled labor force, changing a high school education into a minimum requirement for entry into the labor market. As high school completion has become a(n) ___57___ requirement for many entry-level jobs, dropouts are having a really hard time in today’s job market. On average, dropouts are more likely to be unemployed than high school graduates and to earn less money even if they ___58___ find jobs. Employed dropouts in a variety of studies are usually working at unskilled jobs or at ___59___ service occupations offering little opportunity for upward mobility.Considering the serious consequences dropping out may bring about, national leaders have demanded that schools, communities, and families take major steps to keep students at school. To make school attendance compulsory(强制的) looks like an effective measure. ___60___, many people fear that it will not go far as compulsory attendance usually indicates monitoring on students, which might cause ___61___ from the students. Others including President Obama, focus their dropout prevention efforts on a program to ___62___ class size, replacing large high schools with smaller learning communities where poor students can get ___63___ instruction from experienced teachers. Combined with frequent home visits by teachers, which definitely ___64___ families to participate in prevention efforts, the program is reported to take effect and the nationwide school attendance is ___65___.51.A. objections B. conflicts C. establishments D. happiness52. A. opportunities B. lengths C terms D. qualifications53. A. common B. strange C. possible D. positive54. A. Financial B. Communicative C. Academic D. Social55. A. separate B. negative C. significant D. standard56. A. fueled B. changed C. challenged D. supposed57. A. unbearable B. joint C. single D. basic58.A. eventually B. attentively C. readily D. generally59.A. long-lasting B. hard-workingC. low-payingD. public-recognizing60. A. Furthermore B. However C. Otherwise D. Therefore61. A. opposition B. attention C. welcome D. study62. A. maintain B. evaluate C. narrow D. complete63. A. individualized B. popularized C. materialized D. socialized64. A. spare B. encourage C. corner D. sponsor65.A. calling up B. setting up C. picking up D. finishing 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)It was a cold night in Washington, D.C., and I was heading back to the hotel when a man approached me. He asked if I would give him some money so he could get something to eat. I'd read the signs: "Don't give money to beggars as most of them are swindlers." So I shook my head and kept walking.I wasn't prepared for a reply, but with no hesitation, he followed me and said, "I really am homeless and I really am hungry! You can come with me and watch me eat!" But I kept on walking.The incident kept bothering me for the rest of the week. I had money in my pocket and it wouldn't have killed me to hand over a dollar or two even if he hadn’t been a real beggar. On a freezing cold night, no less, I assumed the worst of a fellow human being.Flying back to Anchorage, I couldn't help thinking of him. I tried to reason my failure to help by supposing government agencies, churches and charities were there to feed him. Besides, you're not supposed to give money to beggars.Somewhere over Seattle, I started to write my weekly garden column for The Anchorage Daily News. Out of the blue, I came up with an idea. Bean's Cafe, a local charity service kitchen, feeds hundreds of hungry local people every day. Why not try to get all my readers to plant one row of vegetables or flowers in their gardens for Bean's? Plant a row for Bean's. It’s clean and simple.We didn't keep records back then, but the idea began to take off. Folks would fax me or call when they took something in. It’s food for the spirit and comfort for my conscience.In April 1995, the Garden Writers Association of America(GW AA) held their annual meeting in Anchorage and after learning our program, Plant a Row for Bean's became Plant a Row For The Hungry. The idea then was to have every member write or talk about planting a row for the hungry, which brought the program to national attention.As more and more people participated, new variations cropped up. Many companies gave free seeds to customers and displayed the logo for the program. Donations poured in. It was then that I could really stop feeling guilty.66. The underlined word ―swindlers‖ in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.A. policemenB. writersC. cheatersD. beggars67. Why did the author think he assumed the worst of a fellow human being?A. Because he didn’t show fair respect to a beggar treating him badly.B. Because he could have helped a hungry man but he passed by.C. Because he believed that no people begged because of real hunger.D. Because he thought that charity work was the government’s duty.68. How did the author make up for what he had done?A. He set up a local kitchen to help the poor.B. He planted a row of vegetables for charity.C. He called on people to donate money to the Bean’s.D. He initiated the idea of Plant a row for Bean’s.69. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. The beggar gave up the first time he was turned down by the author.B. The author invented the program inspired by the Anchorage Daily News.C. GW AA expanded the program concept and made it nationwide in 1995.D. The program was later taken over by some seeding companies.(B)Our magazine is presenting to you the top five i-phone(the best seller of Apple Company) applications for more fun on hiking(徒步旅行) or camping trips recommended by our A-list field hikers and travellers.1. GPS Kit by Garafa – Get un-lost (for $10)What it does:Download before you leave or use your phone’s data connection to view maps from Google (satellite, landscape, cycling, and street), or Bing (shaded relief, street, or image). Record your movements, drop notes or photo makers on previously–downloaded Google Earth.2. Photosynth by Microsoft – Perfect the view (for free!)What it does:Make interactive 360˚x360˚ panoramas(全景) to your own taste. It saves the panorama as a single image to your camera roll after combining images. Once you get to know how to hold the iPhone and move to take the photos, you can have pretty simple, fast panoramas!3. Soundcloud by Soundcloud – Share the sounds (for free!)What it does: Basic sound recorder with on-board editing (cutting) capabilities. Upload your recordings to the internet, share on social networks and listen to and follow others! It allows for super-simple recording and uploading to the internet. You can upload all the sounds as ―non-shared’ files so you can download them to your computer for continued storage and editing.In addition, with this function, you will never fear your dirty laundries are to put you to shame. There is a growing community of users, including Paul Salopek who is walking around the world.4. Postagram by Sincerely – Send moments (App is free!/$1 per card)What it does: The app allows personalized production of e-postcards right from your iPhone.E ven photos pop out from the card for sweet fridge posting! There aren’t many post offices out in the mountains, so this can be critical to send a gift home. And even if there are post offices where you are traveling, sometimes it’s easier, cheaper, and more fun to send your own DIY messages home.5. Planets by Q Continuum – Love the night sky (for free!)What it does: With automatic location detection, this basic App offers 2D maps and 3D maps of the sky for identifying planets and stars, gives you the rise/set visibility information for the sun and planets, and even has a few facts and visualizations of the moon and planets. Don’t forget to download it into your i-phone.70. Through which application can you receive greetings from a faraway place instantly?A. GPS KitB. PhotosynthC. PostagramD. Planets71. Soundcloud protects your privacy by ______.A. uploading your recordings to internet through passwordB. allowing you for continuous editing and storage as you likeC. providing option to upload sounds accessible to only yourselfD. defending you through dirty laundries shared online72. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. You don’t have to upload data online to make use of GPS Kit.B. E-postcards are free of charge once you have downloaded Postagram.C. Paul Salopek is the person who first put forward the idea of soundcloud.D. All five applications are already available in the i-phone when you buy the phone.73. Which of the websites does this passage most probably appear?A. National Geographic.B. Homemade Groceries.C. World Weatherlink.D. Space Exploration.(C)Is growth good for biodiversity(生物多样性)? To answer the question, it is critical to define what we mean by growth. Is growth gross domestic product (GDP), the "monetary value of all the finished goods within a country's borders"? Or does it mean improving the human standard of living? Today, when people say growth, they mean GDP, a measure that is over 70 years old. Actually GDP demonstrates negative implications for biodiversity, as this "growth" measures only money inflows while far more important is the balance sheet, which shows properties and debts. As biodiversity delivers no cash, it has no place in GDP system, but biodiversity provides the asset side of the balance sheet, such as forests, rivers, wetlands and animals—the list goes on.It is argued that growth is good for biodiversity in the long run as there is an environmental Kuznets curve where environmental conditions get worse in the early stages of modern economicgrowth, but improve once a growth level has been reached. According to some people, once GDP has been high, more resources are to invest in conservation, and new technologies are used to protect the nature. They said people would have more interest in protecting the environment, and some of the forests started to return and many pollutants were almost eliminated. Standing in America today it might appear that the environmental Kuznets curve works.At first sight there appears to be a logic. Today the US GDP is increasing while many precious species populations are also recovering? Such conditions, according to some people, can be explained by greater efficiency in cars or more efficient agricultural production. But in fact, the majority of the negative impacts have simply been exported. The high-polluting industries have been outsourced to developing nations. Therefore the bitterest punishments are largely felt beyond the borders while we Americans are enjoying high GDP and selfish biodiversity at the same time. This can be seen in the WWF annual Report, where species population trends are increasing by 7% in high-income countries and declining in middle- and low-income countries by 31% and 60% respectively.It is self-evident that growth, as currently defined, has a major negative impact upon biodiversity. What needs to change is the definition of growth from a GDP-essential concept to a balance-sheet approach. Organisations and world community should work on creating new vision or reform that will help ensure a real balance between an improving standard of human life and a thriving biodiverse landscape.74. According to the passage, the author’s opinion toward GDP is that GDP______.A. has nothing to do with biodiversity as it serves as an economic rulerB. shouldn't have ignored biodiversity as it does good to balance sheetC. is out-dated as it leaves out productions outside a country’s bordersD. is a useful economic indicator as it honestly follows the Kuznets curve75. The environmental Kuznets curve is seemingly working because ______.A. when US economy is strong, people have more interest in environment protectionB. high GDP helps to introduce high technology for environment protectionC. great fuel efficiency in cars and agriculture helps to protect environmentD. the US makes other weak nations take the harmful consequences76. The author’s main opinion about growth-biodiversity is that ______.A. there’s no clear relationship between growth and biodiversityB. growth harms biodiversity with today’s GDP-centred systemC. biodiversity condition agrees with a country’s economic growthD. the author is not sure about the exact influence of growth on biodiversity77. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. GDP focuses on balance sheet rather than monetary increase.B. Within borders, America is enjoying a better biodiversity right now.C. Many low-income nations are having a higher GDP growth than the U.S.D. Creative ways have been found to balance life standard and biodiversity.Section CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.In recent years in America, the mandatory sentencing(强制判刑) movement has really changed the US prison size. The mandatory sentencing movement typically stated the minimum number of prison years for certain crimes people committed. It swept the United States in the 1970s, driving the state prison population up from less than 200,000 to about 1.4 million today and made prisoning budgets the second-fastest-growing state expense, only second to Medic-aid. But the current sentencing reforms in a growing number of states are starting to reverse that trend — causing the prison population to decline by about 3.8 percent since 2009.Central to the state reforms is a relatively new and more complicated way of information analysis about the law-breaker — including criminal history, drug abuse(滥用) and instances of anti-social behavior —to assess the likelihood of that individual’s committing a new crime. And by examining data, the states can revise policies to discourage them from going back to prison.Many states have found that many people go back to prison not for committing new crimes but for technical mild violations（违反）, like failing drug tests or abnormal behaviors due to mental problems. With that knowledge, these states have moved to less costly and more effective actions to replace jail stay. Today, they tend more to send these people for community service.Some states are also jumping at what is known as the ―justice reinvestment‖ approach, under which they channel significant sums of money into the existing programs on drug treatment and mental health, two main issues behind crimes for many law-breakers.Despite the advantages of a risk-assessment approach, some states are still flying blind mainly because they don’t have the resources to gather data.Moreover, a study has noted, handling high-risk and low-risk criminals in the same way is a big mistake, as ―low risk individuals have an increased likelihood of committing crimes again when they receive treatment or services in the same programs as medium- and high-risk individuals.‖(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)78. The mandatory sentencing movement had greatly increased prison population through ______.79. What is the essential content of today’s sentencing reforms?80. What is many state s’ softer punishment for minor offences?81. Risk-assessment method is not adopted by all the states primarily because of ______.II卷（共47分）I. Translation（22分）Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 1．视频聊天越来越受到人们的欢迎。
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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．— Joe, what about going to Belgium for our coming holiday?— Sorry, honey, I _________ on the newly discovered dinosaur site in Argentina．There are remains of what is thought to be the largest creature ever to walk the earth. A．was working B．workC．will be working D．worked2．---Hi, Betty, are you free at present? I have to ask you for a favor．----_____．With pleasure．A．Sorry, I am busy B．Go aheadC．Help yourself D．Ask, please3．A fireworks display was organized ________ the Queen’s birthday.A．to mark B．markedC．having marked D．being marked4．Not until the end of the performance ________ the chance to take photos with the respectable actor.A．the audience got B．the audience had gotC．did the audience get D．had the audience got5．Their products enjoy 30 percent ________ of the market in this country because both the quality and their service are fine.A．features B．shares C．interests D．sales6．_____ how to get along with others is very important in success.A．Know B．Known C．Having known D．Knowing7．He would be in better health now _______ with too much work when young. A．had he not burdened himself B．if he was not burdenedC．were he not burdened D．had he not been burdened himself8．Our boss is too strict with us. I can’t _____ in with the work situation here.A．fit B．get C．make D．take9．My daughter, _________ all kinds of meat, would not like to eat any vegetable, which worries me a lot.A．devoted to B．addicted to C．accustomed to D．exposed to10．Don’t to spring-clean the whole house just because my mother is coming —there’s no need to d o that.A．undertake B．attemptC．bother D．hesitate11．Don't defend him any more. It's obvious that he ________ destroyed the fence of the garden even without an apology.A．accidentally B．carelessly C．deliberately D．clumsily12．Among the young people, there is a growing tendency _____ money more highly than quality of life.A．regarding B．to regarding C．to regard D．regarded13．It was the natural disaster, rather than human errors, that ________ for the death of so many innocent people.A．are blamed B．was to blame C．was blamed D．were to blame14．A good government is not to pick technologies, but to establish conditions ________ innovation is supported and encouraged into the marketplace.A．when B．thatC．as D．where15．––What did the doctor say about your injury?––She said I should avoid doing too much exercise ______ it feels better.A．until B．sinceC．if D．while16．The leaders of the BRICS countries Friday reached important ________ on building an open world economy and improving global economic governance(管理) during their informal meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany. A．consideration B．consensusC．commitment D．confirmation17．He let me write down his instructions sure that I would know what was after he went away.A．making; doing B．making; to doC．to make; to do D．to make; to be done18．What a pity! ________joined in the party, I would have met my old friend．A．lf I have B．Had I C．I had D．Have I19．We have decided to fulfill the task in time, difficulties we may meet with. A．no matter how B．however C．whatever D．whichever20．I ordered a drink while I______ for my friends to come.A．will wait B．am waitingC．would wait D．was waiting第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
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上海闸北区高考英语一模试题附答案公司内部档案编码：[OPPTR-OPPT28-OPPTL98-OPPNN08]闸北区高三年级第一学期英语学科期末练习卷（2014.1）(满分150分，考试时间120分钟)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. $10. B. $15. C. $20. D.$25.2. A. At 5:00. B. At 5:15. C. At 5:20. D.At 5:35.3. A. They had a wonderful day. B. They turnedup at the New Year’s Party.C. They had a busy day that day.D. They never liked New Year’s Day.4. A. At a hospital. B. In arestaurant. C. In a school. D. In a soap shop.5. A. Their company requires all colleagues toreceive the training.B. She is still not clear about some colleagues’ decisions.C. All the colleagues have agreed to go for the program.D. Only a few colleagues are allowed to take part in the program.6. A. The woman should send flowers to her father.B. The woman should buy her father the camera as the gift.C. Clothing is a good birthday gift for her father.D. Birthdays are occasions for family get-together rather than gifts.7. A. School calendar. B. Holiday plan.C. Travel Destination.D. Parent-child relationship.8. A. She thinks that there are many things that interest her.B. She hopes to earn more money from her work.C. She is not excited about the things in the new mall.D. She believes the prices of the goods are too low.9. A. Jane has been engaged to someone working in the library.B. The man shouldn’t bother Jane because she was busy.C. Jane wasn’t doing something important or meaningful.D. Jane is the person to take care of the IT room.10. A. She wants the door open to have some breeze in.B. She doesn’t want her talk with Mr. Maloney to be heard.C. It doesn’t matter much to her whether the door is closed or not.D. She has a poor relationship with Mr. Maloney.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. The jeep was returned to his friend.B. The jeep was shot by a villager.C. The jeep made through a difficult trip to the destination.D. The jeep went wrong and had to be stopped.12. A. An old villager called a repairman to solve the problem.B. The man had to call his friend over to solve the problem.C. Some bananas were used to cover the hole on the tank jacket.D. The villagers helped to drag the car to the repair place.13.A. Bananas are much more useful than other fruits.B. Many things can be useful in unexpected fields.C. Bananas should be used a lot in car industry.D. A person should always lend good cars to friends.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. 100. B. 200. C. 300. D. 500.15. A. To lengthen the limit of working hours of the pilots.B. To strictly punish the pilots who fall asleep when flying.C. To shorten the pilots’ night flying time.D. To find new ways to fix mechanical problems.16. A. Poor cooperation between the pilot and the co-pilot.B. Automatic flight adopted by most planes.C. Pilot exhaustion during the flights.D. Natural threats including storms and fogs.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.(A)Roald Dahl, the famous children’s book writer, was born to Harold and Sofie Dahl on 13 September 1916. He was named (25)______ the explorer, Roald Amundsen, their national hero in Norway of that time.In 1920, when Dahl was four, his father died at the age of fifty seven. Instead of (26)______(move) back to Norway tolive with her relatives, his mother decided to remain in Britain. It had been her husband’s wish to have theirchildren (27)______(educate) in the best school in the world.At the age of eight, Dahl and four of his friends(28)______(beat) by the headmaster after playing a practical joke on a candy store owner. Throughout his childhood, Dahl was sent to several boarding schools. He wrote to his mother almost every day （29）______ ______homesickness. On (30)______ day when she died, he realized that she had saved every single one of his letters.Young Dahl used to dream of inventing a chocolate bar （31）______ would win the praise of the owner of the chocolatecompany, Cadbury. This later became the inspiration for the (32) ______(hot) of all his books -Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It was the book that finally brought him world fame.(B)To many Singaporeans, Mr. Lee Kong Chian is a familiar name. Popularly known as the “Rubber and Pineapple King”, he was a person who had donated generously to the society by pouring his wealth into charity work. Knowing (33)______ education meansto a person, he devoted a lot of energy and money to(34)______(build) schools. He was particularly concerned withthe less fortunate as he could relate himself to them.Although Lee’s father knew Lee (35)______ receiveeducation, his father wasn’t able to afford to send him to school. However, his father’s friends helped him pay for his education. Having left school as an honour student, he went to work in the field of rubber and pineapple (36)______ he set uphis own business later. Thanks to the golden timing then, hehad hardly got familiar with the dealings in the field(37)_____ he enjoyed great success. His wealth rose rapidlyand before long he became a millionaire.(38)______ wealthy he was, he never forgot his humble beginnings and was always ready (39)______(help). Since 1952till today, the Lee Foundation which he founded(40)______(donate) three hundred million dollars to variouscauses with no conditions attached. His generosity hasprovided relief to the poor of all races.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the wordsin the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.Among the note-taking forms in today’s US schools, theCornell method is widely recommended. Providing a form forconcentrating and organizing notes, the Cornell method sets upa system to direct students to ___41___ the paper into twocolumns. The note-taking column, which is usually on the right,is twice the size of the key word column on the left. Thestudent should leave five to seven lines blank, at the bottomof the page.Notes from a lecture or teaching occupy the note-takingcolumn which ___42___ contain the main ideas of the textbook orlecture. Most ___43___ ideas and long sentences are avoidedwhile ___44___ or abbreviations（缩写） are preferred instead.To assist with future reviews, ___45___thoughts or questionsshould be noted down as soon as possible so that the studentsmay ___46___ to these points for reflection or further research.The key-word column is a(n) ___47___ place to note down theseideas. These ideas may later turn into potential researchresults as students are always encouraged to reflect on thenotes ___48___ or go deep into the questions further.Within 24 hours after the note-taking, the student mustrevise and then produce a short summary in the bottom space.Such move helps him to ___49___ the topic better. Whenpreparing for a test, the student has ___50___ to a brief butdetailed record of the previous classes.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 today’s American society, high school dropout has dayby day grown into a big problem threatening social and economicstability, as many cases of family ___51___ or even tragedies,caused by youth dropout are grabbing headlines in media.Dropping out is defined as leaving school without a high schooldiploma or equivalent ___52___ such as a General EducationalDevelopment (GED) certificate. Although students who drop outcome from various backgrounds, several ___53___ facts can benoticed. National data show that students from low-income,black or single-parent families are much more likely to dropout of school than their fellow students. ___54___ performance is also playing a role. Students receiving poor grades which,in turn, leads to __55___ self-recognition, are sure to be onthe high-risk list of dropping out.In recent years, advances in technology have ___56___ the demand for a highly skilled labor force, changing a high school education into a minimum requirement for entry into the labor market. As high school completion has become a(n) ___57___ requirement for many entry-level jobs, dropouts are having a really hard time in today’s job market. On average, dropouts are more likely to be unemployed than high school graduates and to earn less money even if they ___58___ find jobs. Employed dropouts in a variety of studies are usually working atunskilled jobs or at ___59___ service occupations offeringlittle opportunity for upward mobility.Considering the serious consequences dropping out may bring about, national leaders have demanded that schools, communities, and families take major steps to keep students at school. To make school attendance compulsory(强制的) looks like aneffective measure. ___60___, many people fear that it will notgo far as compulsory attendance usually indicates monitoring on students, which might cause ___61___ from the students. Others including President Obama, focus their dropout preventionefforts on a program to ___62___ class size, replacing largehigh schools with smaller learning communities where poorstudents can get ___63___ instruction from experienced teachers. Combined with frequent home visits by teachers, whichdefinitely ___64___ families to participate in preventionefforts, the program is reported to take effect and thenationwide school attendance is ___65___.51.A. objections B. conflicts C. establishments D. happiness52. A. opportunities B. lengths C terms D. qualifications53. A. common B. strange C. possible D. positive54. A. Financial B. Communicative C. Academic D. Social55. A. separate B. negative C. significant D. standard56. A. fueled B. changed C. challenged D. supposed57. A. unbearable B. joint C. single D. basic58.A. eventually B. attentively C. readily D. generally59.A. long-lasting B. hard-working C. low-paying D. public-recognizing60. A. Furthermore B. However C. Otherwise D. Therefore61. A. opposition B. attention C. welcome D. study62. A. maintain B. evaluate C. narrow D. complete63. A. individualized B. popularized C.materialized D. socialized64. A. spare B. encourage C. corner D. sponsor65.A. calling up B. setting up C. picking up D. finishing 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)It was a cold night in Washington, D.C., and I was heading back to the hotel when a man approached me. He asked if I would give him some money so he could get something to eat. I'd read the signs: "Don't give money to beggars as most of them are swindlers." So I shook my head and kept walking.I wasn't prepared for a reply, but with no hesitation, he followed me and said, "I really am homeless and I really am hungry! You can come with me and watch me eat!" But I kept on walking.The incident kept bothering me for the rest of the week. I had money in my pocket and it wouldn't have killed me to hand over a dollar or two even if he hadn’t been a real beggar. On a freezing cold night, no less, I assumed the worst of a fellow human being.Flying back to Anchorage, I couldn't help thinking of him.I tried to reason my failure to help by supposing government agencies, churches and charities were there to feed him. Besides, you're not supposed to give money to beggars.Somewhere over Seattle, I started to write my weekly garden column for The Anchorage Daily News. Out of the blue, I came up with an idea. Bean's Cafe, a local charity service kitchen, feeds hundreds of hungry local people every day. Why not try to get all my readers to plant one row of vegetables or flowers in their gardens for Bean'sPlant a row for Bean's. It’s clean and simple.We didn't keep records back then, but the idea began to take off. Folks would fax me or call when they took something in. It’s food for the spirit and comfort for my conscience.In April 1995, the Garden Writers Association ofAmerica(GWAA) held their annual meeting in Anchorage and after learning our program, Plant a Row for Bean's became Plant a Row For The Hungry. The idea then was to have every member write or talk about planting a row for the hungry, which brought the program to national attention.As more and more people participated, new variations cropped up. Many companies gave free seeds to customers and displayed the logo for the program. Donations poured in. It was then that I could really stop feeling guilty.66. The underlined word “swindlers” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.A. policemenB. writersC. cheatersD. beggars67. Why did the author think he assumed the worst of a fellow human being?A. Because he didn’t show fair respect to a beggar treating him badly.B. Because he could have helped a hungry man but he passed by.C. Because he believed that no people begged because of real hunger.D. Because he thought that charity work was the government’s duty.68. How did the author make up for what he had done?A. He set up a local kitchen to help the poor.B. He planted a row of vegetables for charity.C. He called on people to donate money to the Bean’s.D. He initiated the idea of Plant a row for Bean’s.69. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. The beggar gave up the first time he was turned down bythe author.B. The author invented the program inspired by the Anchorage Daily News.C. GWAA expanded the program concept and made it nationwidein 1995.D. The program was later taken over by some seeding companies.(B)Our magazine is presenting to you the top five i-phone(the best seller of Apple Company) applications for more fun on hiking(徒步旅行) or camping trips recommended by our A-list field hikers and travellers.1.– Get un-lost (for $10)What it does:Download before you leave or use your phone’sdata connection to view maps from Google (satellite, landscape, cycling, and street), or Bing (shaded relief, street, or image).Record your movements, drop notes or photo makers onpreviously–downloaded Google Earth.– Perfect the view (for free!)What it does:Make interactive 360x360 panoramas(全景) to your own taste. It saves the panorama as a single image to your camera roll after combining images. Once you get to know how to hold the iPhone and move to take the photos, you can havepretty simple, fast panoramas!– Share the sounds (for free!)What it does:Basic sound recorder with on-board editing (cutting) capabilities. Upload your recordings to the internet, share on social networks and listen to and follow others! It allows for super-simple recording and uploading to the internet. You can upload all the sounds as “non-shared’ files so youcan download them to your computer for continued storage and editing. In addition, with this function, you will never fear your dirty laundries are to put you to shame. There is a growing community of users, including?who is.– Send moments (App is free!/$1 per card)What it does:The app allows personalized production of e-postcards right from your iPhone. Even photos pop out from the card for sweet fridge posting! There aren’t many post officesout in the mountains, so this can be critical to send a gift home. And even if there are post offices where you are traveling, sometimes it’s easier, cheaper, and more fun to send your own DIY messages home.– Love the night sky (for free!)What it does:With automatic location detection, this basic App offers 2D maps and 3D maps of the sky for identifying planets and stars, gives you the rise/set visibility information for the sun and planets, and even has a few facts andvisualizations of the moon and planets. Don’t forget to download it into your i-phone.70. Through which application can you receive greetings from a faraway place instantly?A. GPS KitB. PhotosynthC. PostagramD. Planets71. Soundcloud protects your privacy by ______.A. uploading your recordings to internet through passwordB. allowing you for continuous editing and storage as you likeC. providing option to upload sounds accessible to only yourselfD. defending you through dirty laundries shared online72. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. You don’t have to upload data online to make use of GPS Kit.B. E-postcards are free of charge once you have downloaded Postagram.C. Paul Salopek is the person who first put forward the idea of soundcloud.D. All five applications are already available in the i-phone when you buy the phone.73. Which of the websites does this passage most probably appear?A. National Geographic.B. Homemade Groceries.C. World Weatherlink.D. Space Exploration.(C)Is growth good for biodiversity(生物多样性) To answer the question, it is critical to define what we mean by growth. Is growth gross domestic product (GDP), the "monetary value of all the finished goods within a country's borders"Or does it mean improving the human standard of livingToday, when people say growth, they mean GDP, a measurethat is over 70 years old. Actually GDP demonstrates negative implications for biodiversity, as this "growth" measures only money inflows while far more important is the balance sheet, which shows properties and debts. As biodiversity delivers no cash, it has no place in GDP system, but biodiversity provides the asset side of the balance sheet, such as forests, rivers, wetlands and animals—the list goes on.It is argued that growth is good for biodiversity in the long run as there is an environmental Kuznets curve where environmental conditions get worse in the early stages of modern economic growth, but improve once a growth level hasbeen reached. According to some people, once GDP has been high, more resources are to invest in conservation, and new technologies are used to protect the nature. They said people would have more interest in protecting the environment, and some of the forests started to return and many pollutants were almost eliminated. Standing in America today it might appear that the environmental Kuznets curve works.At first sight there appears to be a logic. Today the US GDP is increasing while many precious species populations are also recoveringSuch conditions, according to some people, can be explained by greater efficiency in cars or more efficient agricultural production. But in fact, the majority of the negative impacts have simply been exported. The high-polluting industries have been outsourced to developing nations. Therefore the bitterest punishments are largely felt beyond the borders while we Americans are enjoying high GDP and selfish biodiversity at the same time. This can be seen in the WWF annual Report, where species population trends are increasing by 7% in high-income countries and declining in middle- and low-income countries by 31% and 60% respectively.It is self-evident that growth, as currently defined, has a major negative impact upon biodiversity. What needs to changeis the definition of growth from a GDP-essential concept to a balance-sheet approach. Organisations and world community should work on creating new vision or reform that will help ensure a real balance between an improving standard of human life and a thriving biodiverse landscape.74. According to the passage, the author’s opinion toward GDP is that GDP______.A. has nothing to do with biodiversity as it serves as an economic rulerB. shouldn't have ignored biodiversity as it does good to balance sheetC. is out-dated as it leaves out productions outside a country’s bordersD. is a useful economic indicator as it honestly follows the Kuznets curve75. The environmental Kuznets curve is seemingly working because ______.A. when US economy is strong, people have more interest in environment protectionB. high GDP helps to introduce high technology for environment protectionC. great fuel efficiency in cars and agriculture helps to protect environmentD. the US makes other weak nations take the harmful consequences76. The author’s main opinion about growth-biodiversity is that ______.A. there’s no clear relationship between growth and biodiversityB. growth harms biodiversity with today’s GDP-centred systemC. biodiversity condition agrees with a country’s economic growthD. the author is not sure about the exact influence of growth on biodiversity77. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passageA. GDP focuses on balance sheet rather than monetary increase.B. Within borders, America is enjoying a better biodiversity right now.C. Many low-income nations are having a higher GDP growth than the U.S.D. Creative ways have been found to balance life standard and biodiversity.Section CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.In recent years in America, the mandatory sentencing(强制判刑)movement has really changed the US prison size. The mandatorysentencing movement typically stated the minimum number ofprison years for certain crimes people committed. It swept theUnited States in the 1970s, driving the state prison populationup from less than 200,000 to about 1.4 million today and madeprisoning budgets the second-fastest-growing state expense,only second to Medic-aid. But the current sentencing reforms ina growing number of states are starting to reverse that trend— causing the prison population to decline by about 3.8percent since 2009.Central to the state reforms is a relatively new and more complicated way of information analysis about the law-breaker — including criminal history, drug abuse(滥用) and instances of anti-social behavior — to assess the likelihood of that individual’s committing a new crime. And by examining data, the states can revise policies to discourage them from going back to prison.Many states have found that many people go back to prison not for committing new crimes but for technical mild violations （违反）, like failing drug tests or abnormal behaviors due to mental problems. With that knowledge, these states have moved to less costly and more effective actions to replace jail stay. Today, they tend more to send these people for community service.Some states are also jumping at what is known as the “justice reinvestment” approach, under which they channel significant sums of money into the existing programs on drug treatment and mental health, two main issues behind crimes for many law-breakers.Despite the advantages of a risk-assessment approach, some states are still flying blind mainly because they don’t have the resources to gather data. Moreover, a study has noted,handling high-risk and low-risk criminals in the same way is a big mistake, as “low risk individuals have an increased likelihood of committing crimes again when they receive treatment or services in the same programs as medium- and high-risk individuals.”(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)78. The mandatory sentencing movement had greatly increased prison population through ______.79. What is the essential content of today’s sentencing reforms?80. What is many state s’ softer punishment for minor offences?81. Risk-assessment method is not adopted by all the states primarily because of ______.II卷（共47分）I. Translation（22分）Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1．视频聊天越来越受到人们的欢迎。
2020届上海市闸北实验中学高三英语上学期期末试卷及答案解析
2020届上海市闸北实验中学高三英语上学期期末试卷及答案解析第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AEast Yorkshire has typical unpredictable British weather. So here are some ideas to keep everybody happy when the weather is not the most ideal.William's Den, North CaveThe outdoor and indoor areas are suitable for children of all ages to have fun.There are nests to explore, rope bridges to cross, a tree-house and a slide. The attached Kitchen provides fresh food made from locally sourced ingredients serving a selection of treats.East Riding Leisure CentresKnown for a fun learner pool alongside an incredible fun zone with two slides as well, it is perfect for kids to find their feet in the water, have fun and explore. Its 6 climbing walls offer a different challenge on each. This place is suitable for anyone over the age of 4 and you can refuel at cafe with fresh food, snacks and cakes.Sewerby Hall and GardensWhen the weather’s not sure, take cover in the Hall and learn how life was in the early 1900’s for the residents and workers of the house. Then explore the zoo and meet the pigs, parrots and penguins! Kids of all ages are welcome.Withernsea LighthouseThere’s no limitation to the age of kids to climb Withernsea Lighthouse, which is 144 steps to the top, with full views of the East Yorkshire Coast at the top of it. Enjoy the museum on the ground floor and learn what life is like working and living in a lighthouse. The souvenir shop provides attractive gifts for visitors at a fair price.1.Which one is unsuitable for kids of all ages?A.William’s Den, North Cave.B.East Riding Leisure Centres.C.Sewerby Hall and Gardens.D.Withernsea Lighthouse.2.Where can kids enjoy food?A.In William’s Den, North Cave and Sewerby Hall and Gardens.B.In East Riding Leisure Centres and Withernsea LighthouseC.In William’s Den, North Cave and East RidingLeisure Centres.D.In Sewerby Hall and Gardens and Withernsea Lighthouse.3.Where does this passage probably come from?A.A geography textbook.B.A science report.C.A finance magazine.D.A travel brochure.BTyphoons can be deadly — in 2013, Typhoon Haiyan, the strongest ever recorded, was responsible for 6,340 deaths—and cost billions in damages. Current forecast modelscan only predict these storms 10 days in advance, at most, and they cannot precisely predict how intense the storms will become.An international team of researchers has developed a model that analyzes nearly a quarter of Earth’s surface and atmosphere in order to better predict the conditions that birth typoons.“The target problem of this study is how to foretell the birth of typhoons,” said paper author Mingkui Li, associate professor in the Key Laboratory of Physical Oceanography in the Ocean University of China and the Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (QNLM). “We specifically address three aspects: the beginning time, inner pressure and maximum wind speed.”The researchers also accounted for the influence of one variable(变量) on another, such as wind speed on sea surface temperature. This influence is well understood and accounted for in climate predictions and in weather forecasts, butithas not been fully applied in understanding how long-term climate affects day-to-day weather, according to Li. “We aimed to provide insights on the time scale that can be used to forecast typhoons in advance.”From their study, the researchers determined that a model with the ability to better understand the relationship between warm sea surface temperatures and weak wind movement— conditions that favor typhoon formation—could improve typhoon predictability.“Our goal is to develop a 10 to 30-day prediction system that will lead to seamless(无缝的) weather-climate predictions.” Shaoqing Zhang, paper author and professor in the Key Laboratory of Physical Oceanography, said.4. What is the problem with the present forecast system?A. It cannot foretell storms in advance.B. It is ineffective in accuracy and timeliness.C. It costs too much and causes great damages.D. It can hardly predict the intensity of typhoons.5. What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 4 refer to?A. The variable.B. The climateC. The temperature.D. The influence.6. What is the purpose of the study?A. To advance the prediction system.B. To figure out the three main aspects.C. To know how climate affects daily weather.D. To understand the influence of the variables.7. Where is this text most likely from?A. Awork diary.B. A travel guidebook.C. A science magazine.D. A fantasy fiction.CAmerica---that glorious symbol of multiculturalism, the great melting pot---qualifies as part of the developed world, right? Not quite, if we consider the state of second language learning in schools across the country. According to a 2018 study, Europe often tops the U.S. in foreign language education in school. 92% of European students are learning a foreign language in school. In America it’s only 20%. In more than 20 European countries, studying a foreign language for at least one year is compulsory. In comparison, only 10 states and D.C. require learning a foreign language for graduation.I went to a public school in Pennsylvania that ranked onNewsweek’s list of America’s top high schools in 2015. Foreign language learning was not a graduation requirement. A common response to such stories and statistics is: So what? Why should Americans care about learning another language when English has recently seemed to dominate as the official language of the world?The world is globalizing faster than we can imagine. More than half of the world’s population speaks more than one language. It is also increasingly becoming the need for success in this globalizing world. Having the ability to speak a second language opens up the possibility of travelling and immersing yourself in another part of the world. This means people can feel other cultures, and traditions in places you were previously kept away because you could not communicate in the language.The teaching of foreign languages can be instrumental in bringing about peace and unity in the country we live in. Learning a second language can be an efficient vehicle to help to bridge communities. To speak another language means having access to a universe of different experiences and world views of another community of people.8. Why does the writer mention Europe?A. America makes studying a foreign language compulsory.B. America is the glorious symbol of multiculturalism.C. America isn’t really qualified as the developed world.D. America doesn’t focus on foreign language education9. What is American’s attitude towards education of foreign languages?A. Less concerned.B. More worried.C. Quite doubtful.D. Very supportive.10. What can visiting people do if they can speak the language where they visit?A. Make the world globalizing.B. Achieve success in business.C. Experience people’s real life there.D. Keep away their own culture.11. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?A. Using a second language can bring harmony.B. Communities of people enjoy the great views.C. Speaking another language is reallynecessary.D. Learning a second language can be difficult.DYou run into the grocery store to quickly pick up your item. You grab what you need and head to the front of the store. After quickly sizing up the check-out lines, you choose the one that looks fastest. You chose wrong. People getting in other lines long after you have already checked out and headed to the parking lot. Why does this seem to always happen to you?Well, as it turns out, it's just math that is working against you. A grocery store tries to have enough employees at the checkout lines to get all their customers through with minimum delay. But sometimes, like on a Sunday afternoon, they get super busy. Because most grocery stores don't have the physical space to add more checkout lines, their system becomes overburdened. Some small interruption — a price check, a particularly talkative customer — will have downstream effects, holding up the entire line behind them.If there are three lines at the store, these delays will happen randomly at different registers (收银台). Think about the probability. The chances of your line being that fastest one are only one in three, which means you have a two-thirds chance of not being in the fastest line. So it's not just in your mind: Another line is probably moving faster thanyours.Now, mathematicians have come up with a good solution, which they call queuing theory, to this problem: Just make all customers stand in one long snaking line, called a serpentine line, and serve each person at the front with the next available register. With three registers, this method is about three times faster on average than the more traditional approach. This is what they do at most banks, Trader Joe's, and some fast-food places. With a serpentine line, a long delay at one register won't unfairly punish the people who lined up behind it. Instead, it will slow everyone down a little bit.12. What phenomenon is described in the first paragraph?A. Queuing in a line.B. A shopping experience.C. A rush in the morning.D. Cutting in a line.13. According to the article, what may cause delays in checking out?A. The lack of employees in the grocery store.B. Some unexpected delays of certain customers.C. The increasing items bought by customers.D. A worsening shopping system of the store.14. What is the solution given by mathematicians?A. Employing more workers for checking out.B. Limiting the number of queuing people.C. Making only one line available.D. Always standing in the same line.15. What's the principle behind the queuing theory?A. To pursue the maximum benefit.B. To leave success or failure to luck.C. To avoid the minimum loss.D. To spread the risk equally among everyone.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
2020-2021学年上海市闸北实验中学高三英语上学期期末试卷及答案
2020-2021学年上海市闸北实验中学高三英语上学期期末试卷及答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AThere are different types of money-saving apps, such as JD Finance, Yu’E Bao, Ant Financial, and all of them work in different ways. Here are 3 of the best apps that can help you save much money.Capital One ShoppingCapital One Shopping can compare prices automatically as you shop online. As you add items to your cart at an online seller, this app will search the web for better deals and coupon codes(优惠码). You can follow the links to other sellers offering a better price and use the available codes tosave. You can even use this app while shopping at physical shops.ParibusThere’s nothing more upsetting than buying something and then seeing it for sale at a lower price a few days later. Wouldn’t it be nice to get that money back? Now you can. Paribus helps you get money back by tracking your purchases from major stores and discussing refunds. It also helps you get compensated (补偿) for late deliveries and makes sure you don’t leave it too late to return anything you bought.DigitIf you can’t figure out how much you can afford to save, Digit will analyze your spending habits and spare a certain amount to your savings. If the appknows you have spare money to save, then it will be moved automatically, and if you don’t, it will stop, so there’s no risk of being left with no cash for the basics. You can sign up for a free trial for a month, and after that, the monthly service charge is $5.1. If you want your money back, what app will you choose?A. Digit.B. Paribus.C. Yu’E Bao.D. Capital One Shopping.2. What can you do by using Digit?A. Offer the most favorable price.B. Track detailed information of goods.C. Analyze spending habits to save money.D. Compare prices of products while shopping.3. What is the purpose of the text?A. To introduce useful apps for saving money.B. To advertise various products online.C. To improve the power of spending.D. To help to manage spare money.BLike all cultural institutions, galleries and art fairs are adapting to a new reality.Art Basel Hong Kong, Asia's biggest contemporary-art fair, was cancelled because of covid-19, but anyone he who had planned to visit last week could enjoy an experimental alternative：the viewing room. At the click of a keyboard) you could enter an overall view but private visual salon, without having to brave the airless Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.There, on one webpage, was Jeff Koons riffing(翻唱)on Botticelli's "Primavera" in a tribute to the history of painting at David Zwirner Gallery. Ota Fine Arts offered one collector the chance to acquire an "infinity(无限)room“, one of the most Instagrammed artworks of recent years- the creation of the fantasies,nonagenarian (九十多岁) Japanese artist, Yayoi Kusama. White Cube presented a large collection of international works by Andreas Gursky (German), Theaster Gates (American) and Beatriz Milhazes (Brazilian). But not every artist, gallery and form showed to equal advantage in this alternative fair. Not surprisingly, simple two-dimensional works in bright colours came across best No sculpture or conceptual art was includedBesides depth and texture, there are aspects of gallery hopping that a website is unlikely to copy. One isserendipity—the sense of wandering between artworks and encountering the unexpected. Another is sociability. Art is a communion between artist and viewer, but galleries and fairs are also places to swap opinions and share enthusiasms.Thereare ways to compensate (or these inevitable(不可避免的)disadvantages. As they shut their physical doors, some of the world's nest galleries and museums are offering advanced interactive visits, 360 degree videos and walk around tours of their collections, allwithout queues and high ticket prices. One of the best is laid on by the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam；its tour allows visitors to view its Vermeers and Rembrandts, including the magnicent "Night Watch”, far more closely than would normally he possible. Another standout offering is from the Museu de Arte de SPaulo, which has an even broader collection. On its virtual platform, its pain tings, spanning 700 years, appear to be hanging in an open-plan space, seemingly hung on glass panels, or "crystal easels” as the. museum calls them, ideal for close-up inspection,4. From the paragraph 3, we may knowA. "Primavera" was originally painted by JeKoonsB.“innity room” was the most popular artworks of recent years on social mediaC. White Cube displayed a great many works by artists from different nationsD. Various paintings and statues showed on the webpage are well-received5. What does the underlined word "serendipity" in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A. surpriseB. treasureC. expectationD. compromise6. What is the purpose of writing the last paragraph?A.To introduce some popular art show in the world.B. To show that there are some alternative ways to promote the display during covid-19 epidemic.C. To prove that paintings hung on glass panels can be idealfor close-up inspection,D. To release some information about some extraordinary art shows.7. What is the best title?A. Art beyond the internet.B. Fascinating art.C. Art under covid-19.D. gallery hoppingCThe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) included on December 17, 2020 China's Tai Chi on the RepresentativeList of the Intangible（无形的）Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The decision was announced during the online meeting of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage held from December 14 to19 inKingston, capital ofJamaica.“Born in the mid-17th century in a small village named Chenjiagou located in Central China's Henan province, Tai Chi is not only a kind of traditional Wushu integrated with slow movements and deep breathing, but is also deeply rooted in many areas of Chinese culture, such as medicine and philosophy,”Zhu Xianghua says, who is the son of the famous Tai Chi master Zhu Tiancai.Although it has spread to more than 150 countries and regions, attracting more than 100 million people to practice, the idea that Tai Chi is for the elderly has stopped many young people practicing the ancient Wushu. They think of it as a slow exercise, which is specially made and better suited for their grandparents. Instead, many young people are turning to the Indian practice of yoga（瑜伽）to relieve stress, which was placed on the UNESCO's List in 2019.In order to promote Tai Chi, joint efforts have been made from individuals and the Chinese government in the last decades. Xi'an Jiaotong University requires students to learn Tai Chi. Wang Yunbing, a professor in theuniversity's sports center, stressed that Tai Chi is not only good physical exercise-researchers from the American College of Rheumatology find that it can help manage several diseases but is also conned ted to ancient Chinese eivilization. Since 2014, the World Tai Chi Championships have been held every two years by the International Wushu Federation. It provides a platform for communication and learning between the Tai Chi masters and Tai Chi lovers around the globe. In January 2020, Tai Chi became an official event in the 2026 Dakar Youth Olympic Games.8. What does Zhu Xianghua say about Tai Chi in paragraph 2?A. It originated from fast Kung Fu action.B. It was born around the 1750s in a village.C. It is related to other cultural fields ofChina.D. It integrates Chinese medicine and western philosophy.9. Why do some young people choose to practice yoga instead of Tai Chi?A. They think it easier to practice yoga to keep fit.B. The elderly stop young people practicing Tai Chi.C. They consider Tai Chi is custom-built for old people.D. Yoga was included in the world culture earlier than Tai Chi.10. What is the main purpose of the last paragraph?A. To promote contemporary Chinese civilization.B. To show many efforts made to popularize Tai Chi.C. To stress the importance of Chinese Tai Chi masters.D. To advise people to practise Tai Chi to cure diseases.11.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. Tai Chi Steps on the UNESCO's List.B. Tai Chi is Competing against Yoga.C. Tai Chi Has Regained populate Globally.D. Opinions Greatly Differ on Tai Chi and Yoga.DAs a 51-year-old first-aid responder since 1984, Jeffrey never knows what type of situation he might walk into, or who he'll meet along the wayTen years into the job, Jeffrey received a call that reported that a man in his early 30s had fallen down in theMall of America. When Jeffrey and his partner arrived at the scene, they found the young male face down on the ground. He had gone unconscious, making weak attempts to breathe. His wife stood beside him holding their small son in horror. They quickly rushed to calm the man to keep him under control and offer necessary first aid. After Jeffrey dropped the patient off at the neighboring hospital, he thought about the man and his family for a long time.Jeffrey thought he had experienced everything under the sun until one random visit to Office Max three years ago, where he met a man repeatedly walking back and forth while staring at him. As it turned out, the man was the patient he had saved 20 years earlier."You gave me 20 years more than I ever thought I'd have," the man said. He thanked Jeffrey repeatedly and told him he had someone he wanted him to meet. He stepped around the corner and reappeared with a 20-something-year-old man. Jeffrey instantly knew that it was the son he had seen standing by his mother all those years ago"That day changed my life," Jeffrey said. "Before that, everything was about work…When I talk to my beginner-training class, I tell them you never know the effect you can have on someone's life."12. What did Jeffrey do with the young man?A. He cured the man at the scene.B. He took care of the man's wife and son.C. He only sent the man to hospital.D. He did what was needed13. What did Jeffrey think of the encounter with the man at Office Max?A. It was a common routine.B. It was troublesomeC. It was unbelievableD. It was a dangerous situation.14. Why was the man thankful to Jeffrey?A. Jeffrey helped bring up his little sonB. Jeffrey donated to support his family.C. Jeffrey's help gave him the present happy life.D. Jeffrey's kindness taught his son to be a new doctor.15. How did the meeting change Jeffrey's life?A. He was rewarded with much moneyB. He changed his attitude to his job.C. He got a promotion to be a team leader.D. He took up teaching work to train newcomers.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
上海市闸北区高三上学期期末考试英语试题(WORD版,有答案)
闸北区高三年级第一学期英语学科期末练习卷(满分150分，考试时间120分钟)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. $10. B. $15. C. $20. D. $25.2.A. At 5:00. B. At 5:15. C. At 5:20. D. At 5:35.3.A. They had a wonderful day. B. They turned up at the New Year’s Party.C. They had a busy day that day.D. They never liked New Year’s Day.4. A. At a hospital. B. In a restaurant. C. In a school. D. In a soap shop.5. A. Their company requires all colleagues to receive the training.B. She is still not clear about some colleagues’ decisions.C. All the colleagues have agreed to go for the program.D. Only a few colleagues are allowed to take part in the program.6. A. The woman should send flowers to her father.B. The woman should buy her father the camera as the gift.C. Clothing is a good birthday gift for her father.D. Birthdays are occasions for family get-together rather than gifts.7. A. School calendar. B. Holiday plan.C. Travel Destination.D. Parent-child relationship.8. A. She thinks that there are many things that interest her.B. She hopes to earn more money from her work.C. She is not excited about the things in the new mall.D. She believes the prices of the goods are too low.9. A. Jane has been engaged to someone working in the library.B. The man shouldn’t bother Jane because she was busy.C. Jane wasn’t doing something important or meaningful.D. Jane is the person to take care of the IT room.10. A. She wants the door open to have some breeze in.B. She doesn’t want her talk with Mr. Maloney to be heard.C. It doesn’t matter much to her whether the door is closed or not.D. She has a poor relationship with Mr. Maloney.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. The jeep was returned to his friend.B. The jeep was shot by a villager.C. The jeep made through a difficult trip to the destination.D. The jeep went wrong and had to be stopped.12. A. An old villager called a repairman to solve the problem.B. The man had to call his friend over to solve the problem.C. Some bananas were used to cover the hole on the tank jacket.D. The villagers helped to drag the car to the repair place.13.A. Bananas are much more useful than other fruits.B. Many things can be useful in unexpected fields.C. Bananas should be used a lot in car industry.D. A person should always lend good cars to friends.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. 100. B. 200. C. 300. D. 500.15. A. To lengthen the limit of working hours of the pilots.B. To strictly punish the pilots who fall asleep when flying.C. To shorten the pilots’ night flying time.D. To find new ways to fix mechanical problems.16. A. Poor cooperation between the pilot and the co-pilot.B. Automatic flight adopted by most planes.C. Pilot exhaustion during the flights.D. Natural threats including storms and fogs.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.(A)Roald Dahl, the famous children’s book writer, was born to Harold and Sofie Dahl on 13 September 1916. He was named (25)______ the explorer, Roald Amundsen, their national hero in Norway of that time.In 1920, when Dahl was four, his father died at the age of fifty seven. Instead of (26)______(move) back to Norway to live with her relatives, his mother decided to remain in Britain. It had been her husband’s wish to have their children (27)______(educate) in the best school in the world.At the age of eight, Dahl and four of his friends (28)______(beat) by the headmaster after playing a practical joke on a candy store owner. Throughout his childhood, Dahl was sent to several boarding schools. He wrote to his mother almost every day （29）______ ______homesickness. On (30) ______ day when she died, he realized that she had saved every single one of his letters.Young Dahl used to dream of inventing a chocolate bar （31）______ would win the praise of the owner of the chocolate company, Cadbury. This later became the inspiration for the (32)______(hot) of all his books -Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It was the book that finally brought him world fame.(B)To many Singaporeans, Mr. Lee Kong Chian is a familiar name. Popularly known as the “Rubber and Pineapple King”, he was a person who had donated generously to the society by pouring his wealth into charity work. Knowing (33)______ education means to a person, he devoted a lot of energy and money to (34)______(build) schools. He was particularly concerned with the less fortunate as he could relate himself to them.Although Lee’s father knew Lee (35)______ receive education, his father wasn’t able to afford to send him to school. However, his father’s friends helped him pay for his education. Having left school as an honour student, he went to work in the field of rubber and pineapple (36)______ he set up his own business later. Thanks to the golden timing then, he had hardly got familiar with the dealings in the field (37)_____ he enjoyed great success. His wealth rose rapidly and before long he became a millionaire.(38)______ wealthy he was, he never forgot his humble beginnings and was always ready(39)______(help). Since 1952 till today, the Lee Foundation which he founded(40)______(donate) three hundred million dollars to various causes with no conditions attached. His generosity has provided relief to the poor of all races.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.Among the note-taking forms in today’s US schools, the Cornell method is widely recommended. Providing a form for concentrating and organizing notes, the Cornell method sets up a system to direct students to ___41___ the paper into two columns. The note-taking column, which is usually on the right, is twice the size of the key word column on the left. The student should leave five to seven lines blank, at the bottom of the page.Notes from a lecture or teaching occupy the note-taking column which ___42___ contain the main ideas of the textbook or lecture. Most ___43___ ideas and long sentences are avoided while ___44___ or abbreviations（缩写）are preferred instead. To assist with future reviews, ___45___thoughts or questions should be noted down as soon as possible so that the students may ___46___ to these points for reflection or further research. The key-word column is a(n) ___47___ place to note down these ideas. These ideas may later turn into potential research results as students are always encouraged to reflect on the notes ___48___ or go deep into the questions further.Within 24 hours after the note-taking, the student must revise and then produce a short summary in the bottom space. Such move helps him to ___49___ the topic better. When preparing for a test, the student has ___50___ to a brief but detailed record of the previous classes.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 today’s American society, high school dropout has day by day grown into a big problem threatening social and economic stability, as many cases of family ___51___ or even tragedies, caused by youth dropout are grabbing headlines in media. Dropping out is defined as leaving school without a high school diploma or equivalent ___52___ such as a General Educational Development (GED) certificate. Although students who drop out come from various backgrounds, several ___53___ facts can be noticed. National data show that students from low-income, black or single-parent families are much more likely to drop out of school than their fellow students. ___54___ performance is also playing a role. Students receiving poor grades which, in turn, leads to __55___ self-recognition, are sure to be on the high-risk list of dropping out.In recent years, advances in technology have ___56___ the demand for a highly skilled labor force, changing a high school education into a minimum requirement for entry into the labor market. As high school completion has become a(n) ___57___ requirement for many entry-level jobs, dropouts are having a really hard time in today’s job market. On average, dr opouts are more likely to be unemployed than high school graduates and to earn less money even if they ___58___ find jobs. Employed dropouts in a variety of studies are usually working at unskilled jobs or at ___59___ service occupations offering little opportunity for upward mobility.Considering the serious consequences dropping out may bring about, national leaders have demanded that schools, communities, and families take major steps to keep students at school. To make school attendance compulsory(强制的) looks like an effective measure. ___60___, many people fear that it will not go far as compulsory attendance usually indicates monitoring on students, which might cause ___61___ from the students. Others including President Obama, focus their dropout prevention efforts on a program to ___62___ class size, replacing large high schools with smaller learning communities where poor students can get ___63___ instruction from experienced teachers. Combined with frequent home visits by teachers, which definitely ___64___ families to participate in prevention efforts, the program is reported to take effect and the nationwide school attendance is ___65___.51.A. objections B. conflicts C. establishments D. happiness52. A. opportunities B. lengths C terms D. qualifications53. A. common B. strange C. possible D. positive54. A. Financial B. Communicative C. Academic D. Social55. A. separate B. negative C. significant D. standard56. A. fueled B. changed C. challenged D. supposed57. A. unbearable B. joint C. single D. basic58.A. eventually B. attentively C. readily D. generally59.A. long-lasting B. hard-workingC. low-payingD. public-recognizing60. A. Furthermore B. However C. Otherwise D. Therefore61. A. opposition B. attention C. welcome D. study62. A. maintain B. evaluate C. narrow D. complete63. A. individualized B. popularized C. materialized D. socialized64. A. spare B. encourage C. corner D. sponsor65.A. calling up B. setting up C. picking up D. finishing 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)It was a cold night in Washington, D.C., and I was heading back to the hotel when a man approached me. He asked if I would give him some money so he could get something to eat. I'd read the signs: "Don't give money to beggars as most of them are swindlers." So I shook my head and kept walking.I wasn't prepared for a reply, but with no hesitation, he followed me and said, "I really am homeless and I really am hungry! You can come with me and watch me eat!" But I kept on walking.The incident kept bothering me for the rest of the week. I had money in my pocket and it wouldn't have killed me to hand over a dollar or two even if he hadn’t been a real beggar. On a freezing cold night, no less, I assumed the worst of a fellow human being.Flying back to Anchorage, I couldn't help thinking of him. I tried to reason my failure to help by supposing government agencies, churches and charities were there to feed him. Besides, you're not supposed to give money to beggars.Somewhere over Seattle, I started to write my weekly garden column for The Anchorage Daily News. Out of the blue, I came up with an idea. Bean's Cafe, a local charity service kitchen, feeds hundreds of hungry local people every day. Why not try to get all my readers to plant one row of vegetables or flowers in their gardens for Bean's? Plant a row for Bean's. It’s clean and simple.We didn't keep records back then, but the idea began to take off. Folks would fax me or call when they took something in. It’s food for the spirit and comfort for my conscience.In April 1995, the Garden Writers Association of America(GW AA) held their annual meeting in Anchorage and after learning our program, Plant a Row for Bean's became Plant a Row For The Hungry. The idea then was to have every member write or talk about planting a row for the hungry, which brought the program to national attention.As more and more people participated, new variations cropped up. Many companies gave free seeds to customers and displayed the logo for the program. Donations poured in. It was then that I could really stop feeling guilty.66. The underlined word “swindlers” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.A. policemenB. writersC. cheatersD. beggars67. Why did the author think he assumed the worst of a fellow human being?A. Because he didn’t show fair respect to a beggar treating him badly.B. Because he could have helped a hungry man but he passed by.C. Because he believed that no people begged because of real hunger.D. Because he thought that charity work was the government’s duty.68. How did the author make up for what he had done?A. He set up a local kitchen to help the poor.B. He planted a row of vegetables for charity.C. He called on people to donate money to the Bean’s.D. He initiated the idea of Plant a row for Bean’s.69. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. The beggar gave up the first time he was turned down by the author.B. The author invented the program inspired by the Anchorage Daily News.C. GW AA expanded the program concept and made it nationwide in 1995.D. The program was later taken over by some seeding companies.(B)Our magazine is presenting to you the top five i-phone(the best seller of Apple Company) applications for more fun on hiking(徒步旅行) or camping trips recommended by our A-list field hikers and travellers.1. GPS Kit by Garafa – Get un-lost (for $10)What it does:Download before you leave or use your phone’s data connection to view maps from Google (satellite, landscape, cycling, and street), or Bing (shaded relief, street, or image). Record your movements, drop notes or photo makers on previously–downloaded Google Earth.2. Photosynth by Microsoft – Perfect the view (for free!)What it does:Make interactive 360˚x360˚ panoramas(全景) to your own taste. It saves the panorama as a single image to your camera roll after combining images. Once you get to know how to hold the iPhone and move to take the photos, you can have pretty simple, fast panoramas!3. Soundcloud by Soundcloud – Share the sounds (for free!)What it does: Basic sound recorder with on-board editing (cutting) capabilities. Upload your recordings to the internet, share on social networks and listen to and follow others! It allows for super-simple recording and uploading to the internet. You can upload all the sounds as “non-shared’ files so you can download them to your computer for continued storage and editing.In addition, with this function, you will never fear your dirty laundries are to put you to shame. There is a growing community of users, including Paul Salopek who is walking around the world.4. Postagram by Sincerely – Send moments (App is free!/$1 per card)What it does: The app allows personalized production of e-postcards right from your iPhone.E ven photos pop out from the card for sweet fridge posting! There aren’t many post offices out in the mountains, so this can be critical to send a gift home. And even if there are post offices where you are traveling, sometimes it’s easier, cheaper, and more fun to send your own DIY messages home.5. Planets by Q Continuum – Love the night sky (for free!)What it does: With automatic location detection, this basic App offers 2D maps and 3D maps of the sky for identifying planets and stars, gives you the rise/set visibility information for the sun and planets, and even has a few facts and visualizations of the moon and planets. Don’t forget to download it into your i-phone.70. Through which application can you receive greetings from a faraway place instantly?A. GPS KitB. PhotosynthC. PostagramD. Planets71. Soundcloud protects your privacy by ______.A. uploading your recordings to internet through passwordB. allowing you for continuous editing and storage as you likeC. providing option to upload sounds accessible to only yourselfD. defending you through dirty laundries shared online72. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. You don’t have to upload data online to make use of GPS Kit.B. E-postcards are free of charge once you have downloaded Postagram.C. Paul Salopek is the person who first put forward the idea of soundcloud.D. All five applications are already available in the i-phone when you buy the phone.73. Which of the websites does this passage most probably appear?A. National Geographic.B. Homemade Groceries.C. World Weatherlink.D. Space Exploration.(C)Is growth good for biodiversity(生物多样性)? To answer the question, it is critical to define what we mean by growth. Is growth gross domestic product (GDP), the "monetary value of all the finished goods within a country's borders"? Or does it mean improving the human standard of living? Today, when people say growth, they mean GDP, a measure that is over 70 years old. Actually GDP demonstrates negative implications for biodiversity, as this "growth" measures only money inflows while far more important is the balance sheet, which shows properties and debts. As biodiversity delivers no cash, it has no place in GDP system, but biodiversity provides the asset side of the balance sheet, such as forests, rivers, wetlands and animals—the list goes on.It is argued that growth is good for biodiversity in the long run as there is an environmental Kuznets curve where environmental conditions get worse in the early stages of modern economicgrowth, but improve once a growth level has been reached. According to some people, once GDP has been high, more resources are to invest in conservation, and new technologies are used to protect the nature. They said people would have more interest in protecting the environment, and some of the forests started to return and many pollutants were almost eliminated. Standing in America today it might appear that the environmental Kuznets curve works.At first sight there appears to be a logic. Today the US GDP is increasing while many precious species populations are also recovering? Such conditions, according to some people, can be explained by greater efficiency in cars or more efficient agricultural production. But in fact, the majority of the negative impacts have simply been exported. The high-polluting industries have been outsourced to developing nations. Therefore the bitterest punishments are largely felt beyond the borders while we Americans are enjoying high GDP and selfish biodiversity at the same time. This can be seen in the WWF annual Report, where species population trends are increasing by 7% in high-income countries and declining in middle- and low-income countries by 31% and 60% respectively.It is self-evident that growth, as currently defined, has a major negative impact upon biodiversity. What needs to change is the definition of growth from a GDP-essential concept to a balance-sheet approach. Organisations and world community should work on creating new vision or reform that will help ensure a real balance between an improving standard of human life and a thriving biodiverse landscape.74. According to the passage, the author’s opinion toward GDP is that GDP______.A. has nothing to do with biodiversity as it serves as an economic rulerB. shouldn't have ignored biodiversity as it does good to balance sheetC. is out-dated as it leaves out productions outside a country’s bordersD. is a useful economic indicator as it honestly follows the Kuznets curve75. The environmental Kuznets curve is seemingly working because ______.A. when US economy is strong, people have more interest in environment protectionB. high GDP helps to introduce high technology for environment protectionC. great fuel efficiency in cars and agriculture helps to protect environmentD. the US makes other weak nations take the harmful consequences76. The author’s main opinion about growth-biodiversity is that ______.A. there’s no clear relationship between growth and biodiversityB. growth harms biodiversity with today’s GDP-centred systemC. biodiversity condition agrees with a country’s economic growthD. the author is not sure about the exact influence of growth on biodiversity77. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. GDP focuses on balance sheet rather than monetary increase.B. Within borders, America is enjoying a better biodiversity right now.C. Many low-income nations are having a higher GDP growth than the U.S.D. Creative ways have been found to balance life standard and biodiversity.Section CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.In recent years in America, the mandatory sentencing(强制判刑) movement has really changed the US prison size. The mandatory sentencing movement typically stated the minimum number of prison years for certain crimes people committed. It swept the United States in the 1970s, driving the state prison population up from less than 200,000 to about 1.4 million today and made prisoning budgets the second-fastest-growing state expense, only second to Medic-aid. But the current sentencing reforms in a growing number of states are starting to reverse that trend — causing the prison population to decline by about 3.8 percent since 2009.Central to the state reforms is a relatively new and more complicated way of information analysis about the law-breaker — including criminal history, drug abuse(滥用) and instances of anti-social behavior —to assess the likelihood of that individual’s committing a new crime. And by examining data, the states can revise policies to discourage them from going back to prison.Many states have found that many people go back to prison not for committing new crimes but for technical mild violations（违反）, like failing drug tests or abnormal behaviors due to mental problems. With that knowledge, these states have moved to less costly and more effective actions to replace jail stay. Today, they tend more to send these people for community service.Some states are also jumping at what is known as the “justice reinvestment” approach, under which they channel significant sums of money into the existing programs on drug treatment and mental health, two main issues behind crimes for many law-breakers.Despite the advantages of a risk-assessment approach, some states are still flying blind mainly because they don’t have the resources to gather data. Moreover, a study has noted, handling high-risk and low-risk criminals in the same way is a big mistake, as “low risk individuals have an increased likelihood of committing crimes again when they receive treatment or services in the same programs as medium- and high-risk individuals.”(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)78. The mandatory sentencing movement had greatly increased prison population through ______.79. What is the essential content of today’s sentencing reforms?80. What is many state s’ softer punishment for minor offences?81. Risk-assessment method is not adopted by all the states primarily because of ______.II卷（共47分）I. Translation（22分）Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 1．视频聊天越来越受到人们的欢迎。
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上海市闸北区2008届高三英语期末练习卷(满分150分，考试时间120分钟)（本卷longer conversations, vocabulary, translation 和Guided Writing做在9至12页试卷上）I. Listening Comprehension（30分）Part A Short ConversationsDirections: In Part A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1.A. A shop assistant. B. A secretary. C. A librarian. D. A policeman.2.A. She thinks that the ticket price is too high.B. She thinks that Jack missed the show because it’s not popular.C. She thinks it surprising that Jack missed the popular show.D. She thinks that Jack is crazy about musicals.3. A. 3 B. 5 C. 6 D. 74. A. She will go to the countryside with the man.B. She will rest at home.C. She will do a science project.D. She will write her paper.5. A. To try his luck at another restaurant.B. To book a table for Tuesday.C. To book a smaller table.D. To cancel his dinner plan.6. A. At a cinema. B. At a clothing shop.C. At a laundry.D. At a beauty Salon.7. A. Vegetable salad. B. Coffee. C. Chocolate. D. Milk shake.8. A. Supportive. B. Disagreeable. C. Uninterested. D. Regretful.9. A. He hates going to the piano course.B. He would like to make decisions himself.C. He is too old to learn the piano course.D. He is already good at playing the piano.10. A. He didn’t pass the last exam. B. He did better in the last exam.C. He is worried about the coming exam.D. He will pass the coming exam.Part B PassagesDirections: In part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. As a part-time employee. B. As a senior manager.C. As a store manager.D. As a consultant.12. A. Because he already had one.B. Because I had to pay bills first.C. Because I knew my boss would give me one.D. Because I was underpaid by the company.13. A. That my son is much more important than a baseball.B. That my boss knows about kids much.C. That kindness and care are more important to employees than money.D. That my boss should become a senior manager.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Increasing the function of the heart. B. Making people more fit.C. Making people sleep well.D. Treating certain illnesses.15. A. Advice on lifestyle. B. Self-thinking.C. Warm-up exercisesD. Body movements.16. A. The importance of exercises.B. The benefits and process of Yoga.C. The ways of breathing.D. The secrets to a healthy life.Part C Longer Conversations（做到第?页答题卷上）II. Grammar and vocabulary（25分）Grammar:Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25. It’s been snowing for 3 days and it’s quite cold these days ______ November.A. asB. atC. forD. to26. All of the foreign students are eager to try Chinese food but ______ of them will stay with local families as they want to live on campus.A. noneB. anybodyC. someoneD. some27. I ______ return back home early today because my mother is ill in bed.A. dareB. needC. mustD. ought28. The new Harry Potter novels were received so badly that they ______ on the first release day.A. has sold outB. were sold outC. had sold outD. are sold out29. Sitting over there was the student who they thought ______ to speak at the opening ceremony.A. selectedB. selectingC. was selectedD. selects30. The most amazing element in his personality is ______ he regards himself as a sharer rather than a taker.A. whatB. thatC. whichD. because31. Today, airports use computers ______ the illegal items in the luggage of the passengers.A. helped to be detectedB. help detectC. to help to detectD. help them to detect32. He dashed out of the office after receiving a message, ______ them wondering what happened.A. leavingB. leftC. to have leftD. to be left33. Though he studied harder, he made ______ I did.A. twice many problems asB. twice as many problems asC. twice problems many asD. problems twice many as34. ______ at their first meeting by his wisdom and humor, the chairman immediately invited him to attend the coming Science Conference.A. StrikingB. To strikeC. StrickenD. Having stricken35. They took one of his photos with them while picking him up at the airport ______ nobody had seen him before.A. soB. unlessC. untilD. because36. The patient did ______ the doctors told him to do and finally recovered.A. thatB. whatC. whichD. where37. Deciding our plan for next week is no easy job as situation ______ all the time.A. is changingB. changedC. had changedD. would change38. Only through hard work and patience ______ his childhood dream.A. he realizedB. did he realizeC. realized heD. realize did he39. Jane has two brothers, ______ were sent abroad to study medicine in the 1980s.A. bothB. both of themC. both of whomD. of whom40. It’s his voice ______ we recognized at once although his face changed a lot.A. whatB. whenC. whereD. thatV ocabulary:(本题做在第？页)III Cloze（15分）Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.The growing opportunities for Chinese Americans in China act as a useful ruler of the country's ___50___ progress. A few years ago, Chinese Americans were to be found ___51___ in the management positions in local branches of big American firms. Now, they are almost everywhere, including important positions in famous ___52___ companies. China is really rising in economy.___53___, looking Chinese and being American can bring some particular troubles in China. Cynthia Liu, the manager of investor relations at Baidu is an example. She says there are cultural differences that these Chinese have to become ___54___. For instance, pointing something out ___55___ in people’s face usually results in awkward ___56___ among her coworkers although they don’t say a word. Liu enjoys her best days in China's growing economy by offering ___57___ skills. But ___58___ China continues to grow, the window of opportunity for Chinese Americans will begin to ___59___. Daniel Shi, a Chinese native who became a U.S. citizen in 1984 says that the days when Chinese Americans could determine their own ___60___ in China are going to end. China is now a much more ___61___ job market even for well-educated, highly skilled workers. The question to think is the additional ___62___ that Chinese Americans are bringing to the companies. The companies are going to hire local persons more ___63___ unless Chinese Americans are bringing something to the table. And with China's native ___64___ becoming more and more qualified, it's already happening.50. A. political B. economic C. cultural D. medical51. A. mainly B. loosely C. closely D. smoothly52. A. American B. Chinese C. German D. British53. A. In all B. Moreover C. However D. Otherwise54. A. added to B. devoted to C. applied to D. adjusted to55. A. directly B. merely C. hurriedly D. quickly56. A. peace B. quarrel C. joy D. silence57. A. generous B. hopeful C. professional D. sensible58. A. as B. whenever C. until D. wherever59. A. narrow B. deepen C. widen D. limit60. A. names B. schedules C. pay checks D. habits61. A. competitive B. enjoyable C. promising D. negative62. A. money B. background C. feature D. value63. A. illegally B. cheaply C. socially D. reluctantly64. A. work force B. foreign employeesC. university studentsD. factory workersIV. Reading Comprehension（35分）Directions: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.AHelen Thayer is to celebrate her 60th birthday in a special way. She is bound for a three- month, 1,500- mile solo hike across Antarctica.In the Antarctica, where temperatures can drop to 40 degrees below zero, she plans to walk at least 12 hours a day, with about five minutes of rest every hour. Anything longer will make her body temperature drop too much. Anything too tiring will make her sweat and freeze. She spent two years getting in shape for this venture, with a workout plan that included 10-mile runs, 20-mile hikes and hours of weight training each week. Thayer also put in a daily hour pulling a pack loaded with concrete, to train her for the pack－full of carefully weighed items－she’ll carry across Antarctica.Every little thing counts. The handle of her toothbrush has been cut off to make it lighter. Her wedding ring is in her left jacket pocket keeping her link with husband Bill－because it could freeze on her finger and cut off circulation.For three months, only her journal will keep her company. No music, no books. “There’s going to be plenty to keep me occupied and boredom will not be a factor,” she said with a smile. “I make this plan mainly for the sake of my kids－through what I can gather through my camera lens and my notes for them. I want them to learn how to setgoals, plan for success and be the best they can.”65. To celebrate her 60th birthday, Helen Thayer is to ______.A. take a two-year trainingB. hike across AntarcticaC. give a family party with her husband and kidsD. keep a diary of what she has done for the rest of her life66. To prepare for the trip, Thayer _____.A. took lots of short-distance runsB. spent all her time lifting weightsC. trained for a long period of timeD. tried to lose weight67. She put her wedding ring in her pocket because ______.A. She broke up with her husband long agoB. her ring is too heavy to wear on her fingerC. it’s dangerous to wear the ring in cold weatherD. she doesn’t like wearing rings68. The main purpose of her plan is to ______.A. prove how strong she is as a 60-year-old womanB. realize her long-time dreamC. experience how difficult the journey is for an old womanD. set a good example for her kidsBWhat to expect in the cinema this winter?The Golden CompassRunning Time:1 hour 54 min. Release Date: December 7, 2007 Starring: Nicole Kidman, Dakota Blue Richards, Directed by: Chris Weitz12-year-old Lyra is a girl who lives in a world, where human souls take the form of animal companions. When her best friend disappears, Lyra promises to find him. One thing Lyra packs for the trip is a mysterious compass that many people are violently determined to get. What is awaiting her?I Am LegendRunning Time:1 hour 42 min Release Date: December 14, 2007 Starring: Will Smith, Alice Braga, Dash Mihok,Robert Neville, a brilliant scientist, isn't quite brilliant enough to stop a man-made virus from escaping and killing everyone in sight. Somehow, Robert is virus-free. As Robertrealizes that his time may be up, he's determined to find a way to save the human race -- using his own virus-free blood.This ChristmasRunning Time:1 hour 57 min. Release Date: November 29, 2007 Starring: Laz Alonso, Chris Brown,It's Christmas! Time for joy! Love! Gifts! And, oh family. For the first time in many years, the Whitefields are all coming home. It should be a happy time for all, but after years away, it's clear that there are plenty of reasons they've grown apart. How can all these people and all their secrets survive under one roof? By the time the presents are opened, they are to find out what they have missed for these years—family.Into the WildRunning Time: 2 hours 20 min Release Date: December 22nd, 2007 Starring: Emile Hirsch, Marcia HardenFreshly graduated from Harvard with a bright future, 22 year-old Christopher instead walked out of his “good” life and into the wild in search of adventure. What happened to him on the way changed this young wanderer into an enduring symbol for countless people. Was Christopher a heroic adventurer or another American loser?69. The film with the longest running time is ______A. The Golden CompassB. I Am LegendC. This ChristmasD. Into the Wild70. “This Christmas” probably______.A. reveals how to choose Christmas gifts for our relativesB. reveals the secrets to a successful marriageC. reveals the importance of money to any familyD. reveals the truth of a family and its real problems71. In the movie” Into the Wild”, the “good” life is probably ______.A. adventurous and dangerousB. steady and promisingC. risky and excitingD. poor and depressingCIt is the custom in America to give women special treatment. Although there was a time when they were denied the right to vote and their proper place was considered to be in the home, they were always looked upon as the "fair sex." A man's job was seen as that of the breadwinner and a woman's position was that of the homemaker. Along with this subordinate role came certain rights and benefits. A woman was and still is given special treatments in various social situations and treated with respect. A woman justlyearns this respect if she is both a caring mother and a faithful wife.In the past it was the gentleman's job to be her protector. Even today a man with good manner will politely open the door for a lady, help her with her coat and accompany her to the door of her home after a date. On a crowded train or bus, it is altogether proper for a man to offer a woman his seat especially if she is elderly or pregnant.Even when it comes to shaking hands, ladies come first. It is considered impolite for a man to extend his hand to a woman for a handshake upon first greeting. If a woman does not extend her hand to the man first, then the man should avoid offering his. In this sense the woman's choice comes first.There is no doubt that the Women's Liberation Movement has put women on an equal footing with men with respect to jobs and career opportunities. There can also be no denying that many women today prefer to be treated the same as men in every way. Yet, in spite of their new freedom and social equality, none of them seem to object to the rule of "Ladies first."72.The underlined word “subordinate” in the first paragraph probably means ______.A. combinedB. superiorC. inferiorD. honored73.Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?A.Women are given special treatments in many social occasions.B.Americans give due respect to caring mothers.C.It’s good manner of a man to offer his seat to a pregnant woman on a bus.D.Seeking equal positions with man, many women enjoy the rule of “Gentlemenfirst.”74. According to the passage, in which action is “Ladies first.” NOT probably found? ______A. To pay for a dinner bill.B. To shake hands on first greeting.C. To take a seat on a crowded train.D. To enter a building.75. What has been one of the achievements of the Women’s Liberation Movement in the United States? ______A. Women make more money than men.B. Men don’t have the right to vote.C. Women have an equal chance to get a job.D. Women become the breadwinner.DWhen it first appeared fifty years ago, TV was expected to make extraordinary contributions to education and culture. Radio, of course, could already reach almost everyone in developed countries, providing entertainment and news as well as someeducational programs. Everybody in a particular area was able to listen to the same program at the same time, and this strengthened people’s sense of community. It also brought about the wider use of a standard form of the language. TV, it was thought, would have all these beneficial results, but to a much greater degree, since viewers would not only hear but also see what was happening.There is no doubt that these expectations have to a great extent been fulfilled. People are better informed than ever before about events in the furthest corners of the earth, and even beyond. TV has brought increased comfort to people unable to leave their beds, to the lonely and to the old. It is suggested that it may have strengthened family ties, as families stay at home to watch their favorite programs. Nevertheless, in a number of ways the effects of TV have been a source of disappointment and even of concern to those who had expected so much of it.The main problem has been its effects on kids. Some American scientists claim that in the United States TV has produced a generation who have become slaves to TV. Others say that the fact that an average American teenager sees about 15,000 deaths on TV before he or she becomes an adult has led to increased violence in real life. The violence seen on TV, they believe, is particularly dangerous because the harm it does to viewers is not always immediately obvious. Similarly, teachers complain that children have less interest in reading and their reading ability has declined, because watching so much TV discourages children from using their own imaginations.76. Listening to the same program at the same time makes people feel that ______A.they are members of a big group of peopleB.they are the same as othersC.the world is too big for people to know each otherD.it’s boring to share information with others77. What is NOT mentioned as one of the advantages of TV? ______.A. To inform people of eventsB.To help to sell more new productsC.To make family members closer to each otherD.To bring comfort to the elderly78. The main problem TV brings is that ______.A. too many commercials on TV waste viewers’ money on useless productsB. violence on TV has a negative effect on kidsC. adults spend too much time watching TV so they have no time left for workD. TV encourages people to form negative concepts about wealth and beauty79. The passage mainly tells us about ______.A. the comparison between radio and TVB. the benefits and disadvantages TV bringsC.the history of TVD.the correct way to watch TV（E）Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.(本题答案涂在答题卡上，请勿做在试卷上)80. Flu(which is short for influenza) is a highly infectious disease, the cause of which isa very tiny organism known as a virus. Several types of flu are recognized, depending on the type of virus that causes the disease.81. Flu can often cause problems in breathing, and general infection of the lung. With elderly and weak people, these added complications often produce serious results. The virus, if not properly treated, can weaken the body so that patient may develop more serious illnesses, such as pneumonia (肺炎) and bronchitis (支气管炎).When people catch flu, they often complain of a headache or a sore throat. They usually have a fever and their temperature rises from the normal 37C (98.6F) to about 39.5C (103F). Sometimes a person has a dry hacking (猛烈地干咳) cough and aching joints.82. Today many doctors use drugs that fight the disease. And scientists have also developed vaccines (疫苗) that help to prevent it. If the patient has proper treatment, and complete rest in bed, the virus is normally beaten within a week to ten days.83. How does flu spread so quickly? When the infected person breathes out, sneezes or coughs, he gives out droplets (飞沫) of moisture in the breath from his mouth or nose. These remain in the air for some time. Flu viruses are present in these droplets. If a person sneezes in a crowd or poorly ventilated place, such as a lift, viruses can easily be carried from an infected person to a healthy person. This is known as droplet infection. The healthy person will breathe in the viruses given out by the infected person.84. There are three main types of virus that cause flu, which are called type A, B and C.type A is the most powerful of the three, and undergoes minor changes in its genetic material every few years. The new form of the virus is called a strain (菌株). The new strain is not affected by the current vaccines. It is said to be “ resistant” to them. So doctors must be continually producing new vaccines to combat the new strains of virus.Directions:In part C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation:V ocabulary:(本题做在第11页试卷上，请勿涂在答题卡上)Complete the passage with the words in the box. Each word can be used only once and there’s an extra word which is not needed.Japan is now dealing with a big problem—an aging population with a shrinking job market. Therefore, government is trying to ___41___ employees to work longer in life. By doing so, it is hoped that Japan’s government will ___42___ its increasingly burdened retirement system from going ___43___. In 2007, the Japanese could get a __44__ retirement package from the government at 60. But by 2025, they won’t get any until they are 65. What’s more, premiums(保险费) paid by workers every month are rising while payouts they get after retirement fall.The new policy could be a __45__ for employers. In a country where forced layoffs(解雇) are a last method, large companies have ___46___ relied on retirement to reduce salary burden. Therefore, companies ___47___ disagree with the new retirement law. Early signs suggest that large companies ___48___ in raising their retirement ages. And, unlike America, Japan has no law against discrimination(歧视) based on age. Breakers of the new law would face only “government guidance,” not serious ___49___. Such resistance is harming the effectiveness of the policies, which may thus worsen the aging problem.Translation（20分）Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1. 我希望不久后见到你。
2021届上海市闸北实验中学高三英语上学期期末考试试卷及答案
2021届上海市闸北实验中学高三英语上学期期末考试试卷及答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AFour Best Cities to Visit in WinterCold rains, icy sidewalks and gray skies can make winter travel a trial. But here are four cities around the world that make for a great cold-weather destination:Prague,Czech RepublicWith its snow-capped spires and winding streets,Pragueis a fairytale city that remains ly tourist-free in winter.The amazing architecture looks even prettier under a sheet of snow, with one of the most beautiful areas being the old town, with its Romanesque vaults. Gas street lamps have been placed throughout the city center, adding a romantic color1 to evenings. Cafes here are ideal for escaping the bitter cold.Salzburg,AustriaWith its Christmas songs and traditional markets, this is a perfect city for a winter break. “Silent Night” was performed for the first time in thechurchofOberndorfon the border ofSalzburgon Christmas Eve in 1818.The city's main market is held in the shadow ofSalzburg'sHohensalzburgCastle, but the one held inMirabell Squareis especially popular with food lovers who come to taste local food such as halusky—pieces of dumpling mixed with fried bacon.Tromso,NorwayTromso is widely regarded asNorway's most beautiful city and is a base for spoiling the northern lights. There are several attractive museums, including thePolarMuseum, which offers an insight into the history of Arctic expeditions, and theTromsoMuseum, which is famous for its Sami exhibitions.Amsterdam,NetherlandsIn winter,Amsterdam' s museums are much less crowded, making it the time to visit attractions such as Rijksmuseum or the Anne Frank House. Built originally to house a circus, the Royal Carre Theater is more than 130 years old. Children will love the spectacular performances.1. What can you do inPrague?A. Enjoy the fascinating architecture.B. Taste local food halusky.C. Appreciate Sami exhibitions.D. Watch a circus performance.2. Where was “Silent Night” first performed?A. In thechurchofOberndorf.B. InHohensalzburgCastle.C. InMirabell Square.D. In the Polar Museum.3. Which city will you choose if you want to see the northern lights?A. Prague.B. Salzburg.C. Tromso.D.Amsterdam.BNostalgia (怀旧) has become increasingly common in our current climate of accelerated, unexpected change. More and more Americans are turning back with longing towhat feels like simpler, sweeter times. They collect cassette tapes, manual typewriters even decades-old video games.Is it a mistake to get too obsessed with the past? Some psychologists warn that too much devotion to the so-called good old days is an escape from reality; it can indicate loneliness or that a person is having a difficult time coping in the present. Psychologist Stephanie Coontz argues that nostalgia distracts us from addressing the problems of modern life and contribute to anxiety, depression , insomnia etc.But new studies suggest that a modest dose of nostalgia is not only harmless, but actually beneficial. They suggest it helps strengthen our sense of identity and makes us feel more optimistic and inspired. It is also a tool for self — discovery and memories are a psychological immune response that is triggered when you want to take a break from negativity. Interestingly, those happy memories can be particularly beneficial both to kids in their teens and to society's elders. Recalling our childhood reminds us of “the times when we were accepted and loved unconditionally," says Krystine Batcho, a psychologist. "That is such a powerfully comforting phenomenon, knowing that there was a time in life when we didn't have to earn our love." Nostalgia can transform even the most ordinary past into legends which warms the heart and the body. Let's not forget that nostalgia has been a source of inspiration to innumerable American writers. Mark Twain recalled his boyhood, writing, "after all these years, I can picture that old time to myself now, just as it was then：The white town drowsing in the sunshine of a summer's morning."So go ahead, daydream a little about your best childhood friend, your first car, a long - gone family pct. As Dr. Sedikidessays，"Nostalgia is ly central to human experience. "But at the same time, keep these words of wisdom from the great inventor Charles Kettering in mind as well："You can't have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time. "34. What did some psychologists in paragraph 2 probably agree?A. Nostalgia will cause some mental problems.B. Nostalgia makes us devoted to the good old days.C. Nostalgia shows you are trying to get rid of loneliness.D. Nostalgia helps us cope with the difficult time we are going through.5. There are many benefits of nostalgia except ________A. It can enable us to know ourselves better.B. It can bring us some comfort when we recall.C. We are likely to gain attention if we recall the happy childhood.D. We can sometimes break away from negativity with happy memories.6. What will be talked about in the following paragraph?A. The bad influence of too much devotion to nostalgia.B. The reasons why we should avoid nostalgia.C. The bad memories that always stick around you.D. The great changes nostalgia will bring to you.7. What's the best title of the passage?A. We all have a soft spot for nostalgia.B. Nostalgia is actually good for you.C. Don't be carried away by nostalgia.D. There are many times when we like to recall.CDear Jack,I remember the moment— it truly hit me that your autism (自闭症) lasted forever. I had already mentally planned our trips up north with the boys. I was going to spend endless hours playing baseball with you— like Grandpa did with me.When we said goodbye to kindergarten I knew it was real. I spent some time being sad. Now you are 8. You still have no words. We have never had one of those father-son moments I pictured when you were a baby. But I'm learning that's OK. I still have unbelievable things to offer as your dad, even if they weren't the things I originally expected.You have taught me to be patient. You have taught me that it's OK to be different and to be sad when life doesn't go as planned. You have taught me that it is OK to talk about those feelings and fight for what is right. Stand up and say this is wrong, and encourage others to stand up for you and say the same.My job on this earth is to create a world for you and other kids like you. Be the voice you don't have, and build the kind of community which I want to see you grow up in. I used to shy away from contacting people with disabilities or just not consider them. Before you were born, I was so caught up in my own world that I probably wouldn't have even noticed. Now, I see things differently. I notice. You did that for me. And hope my example will do that for others.Your mom and I have spent 8 years trying to find your voice. And honestly, we don't know if we ever will. I promise you I will spend my life keeping you safe and making this world better for you.8. To whom is the text written?A. The author's son.B. The author's wife.C. The author's father.D. The author's friend.9. What can be learned about the author?A. He's at a loss what to do to help Jack.B. He's to blame for Jack s present condition.C. He has changed his attitude to the disabled.D. He hasn't accepted the reality up to now.10. How does the author sound in the text?A. Sympathetic.B. Caring.C. Regretful.D. Indifferent.11. In which section of a magazine may this text appear?A. Science.B. Entertainment.C. Sports.D. Relationship.D“One person’s trash is another person’s treasure.” That’s a common expression, but the next time you throw something away, think about a twist on the old saying. What if your trash could become your own treasure? Many creative, thrifty, and environmentally minded people have come up with a way to makethathappen. It’s called upcycling. Our world would be a better place if everyone would begin upcycling.Upcycling is the practice of taking an unwanted item and turning it into something useful. For example, how about that pair of jeans with a hole in one knee? It could become a new pillow for your bedroom.Upcycling is not the same as recycling. Upcycling is actually much better for the environment. Recycling takes an item made of glass, paper, metal, or plastic, breaks it down to its base material, and then uses that material tomake another product. This requires a great deal of energy. On the other hand, when you choose to upcycle, the only energy you use is your own. And upcycling not only reduces the amount of trash that goes into our landfills, but it also protects natural resources, such as oil and gas. Recycling is good for the environment, but upcycling is even better.Upcycling also makes a family’s budget stretch further. Of course, the idea of reusing items to save money is not new. During the Great Depression in the 1930s, many families lived on a tight budget. People had to use what they already had in order to meet their needs.As responsible citizens, we should all be concerned with protecting our environment and budgeting our resources. Upcycling is a fun and creative way to help. The next time you go to toss something into the trash can, stop and think about what it could become. Chances are, there’s a brand-new item in your hand just waiting to be upcycled.12. Why does the author mention an old saying in the first paragraph?A. To arise reader’s awareness of upcycling.B. To stress the importance of upcycling.C. To lead in the topic of upcycling.D. To show the idea of upcycling.13. Which one below belongs to upcycling?A. An old ladder is transformed into a bookshelf.B. Old tin cans are transported to landfill.C. A broken wooden door is chopped up.D. Old cloth is made into a paper bed.14. What is the difference between recycling and upcycling?A. Upcycling is much more creative.B. Recycling is much easier to achieve.C. Recycling is much more cost-saving.D. Upcycling is much more energy-efficient.15. What can be inferred from the text?A. Upcycling is popular at present.B. Upcycling is replacing recycling.C. Upcycling is worth recommending.D. Upcycling is a tradition in daily life.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
2021年上海市闸北第二中学高三英语上学期期末试卷及参考答案
2021年上海市闸北第二中学高三英语上学期期末试卷及参考答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AKate Humble: Books that changed my lifeKate Humble is a writer and broadcaster specializing in science, wildlife and rural affairs. Together with her husband site runs Humble by Nature, a rural skills education centre on working farm near Monmouth intheWyeValley.Winnie the Poohby A A MilneMy father used to read this to me when I was very young — he used different voices for all the animals. The characterization (角色设定) was so clever; we all know someone just like each inhabitant of the HundredAcre Wood: gloomy Eeyore; thick but loyal Pooh; enthusiastic Tigger.A A Milne was masterful in exploring the way they got along together, opening my eyes to how society really works.Last Chance to Seeby Douglas Adams and Mark CarwardineThis book tells of the authors, adventures as they set out to find the rarest of animals, those on the edge of extinction.Their travels are rather exciting and they share a wonderful humour, which really appealed to me. Yet underpinning (支撑) everything is the realization that we can't just sit back and allow species to disappear. PicturePalaceby Paul TherouxI've always loved Theroux's travel writing, but this novel took my breath away. The words aren't long or complicated but, fromthat first paragraph, his writing grabs you by the nose hairs and drags you along. I had an art teacher who told me, “You're only an artist when you've found your own style, not when you're copying someone else, and Theroux represents this.”1. Why did the author mention the characterization ofWinnie the Pooh?A. To indicate the book has realistic values.B. To show how adorable the characters are.C. To persuade people to learn from the characters.D. To prove the writer is good at creating characters.2. What didLast Chance to Seestrike into Kate's heart?A. Curiosity.B. Responsibility.C. Exploration.D. Devotion.3. Which writer does Kate Humble like for his original writing?A. A A Milne.B. Douglas Adams.C. Mark Carwardine.D. Paul Theroux.BIn Colombia a group, named WebConserva, is carrying out a project in the San Lucas Mountains with the help of coffee growers.The San Lucas area is one of the most unexplored places in Colombia, which is home to many thousands of species of animals and plants. Yet gold mining and coca farming have dealt a blow to its ecosystem. To limit additional development in the San Lucas area, the group helps coffee growers by linking them with processors from around the country.Colombia has more different kinds of living things than any other country except neighboring Brazil. In 2016, the Colombian government signed a peace deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia ending years of civil war. As a result, more land became accessible for use, with deforestation(毁林) coming along. Government information shows that in 2017, almost 220,000 hectares of forest were destroyed compared to around 124,000 hectares in 2015.To date, the project includes 10 families who farm 400 hectares of coffee plants, which costs about $77,000 dollars a year. WebConserva hopes that, in time, 200 families will be included. At that level, 20,000 hectares of untouched forest could be protected. In San Lucas, the families promise not to cut down trees to expand their crops or to hunt wild animals from the forests. In return, they receive $ 250 to $ 300 per 125 kilograms of coffee, an enviable amount there. Arcadio Barajas is among those taking part. His new coffee plantation(种植园) makes a barrier between cattle farms and forests where wild animals like the jaguar live and hunt. In this way, he doesn't have to kill wild animals to protect his cattle.Barajas said that pulling down the forest to plant coca and killing wildlife were against his will. Now he feels that growing coffee lets him be astewardof the land. "I'm taking care of the environment, the forest and theanimals," he said.4. Why does WebConserva set up the project?A. To help local farmers make money.B. To expand areas of coffee growing.C. To link processors with coffee growers.D. To conserve biodiversity in the Mountains.5. What happened after Colombia’s civil war was over?A. Colombia helped many needy families.B. Colombia lost lots of areas of forests.C. Colombia started to save damaged forests.D. Colombia became more peaceful than Brazil.6. Which is probably a function of Barajas's coffee plantation?A. A method of protecting cattle and wildlife.B. A substitute for hunting of wild animals.C. A barrier between man and wild animals.D. A shelter for cattle against human hunters.7. What does the underlined word "steward" mean in the last paragraph?A. Farmer.B. Master.C. Guardian.D. Explorer.CWhat about your emotions? How do they help you to understand what you are reading?In Jane Yolan'sOwl Moon,a girl explores with her father on a snowy night. She longs for this special night.And she's amazed when she sees an owl.Have you felt longing before? Amazement? Well, if you have, it helps you have a sense of agreement. When we can put ourselves inside a story we can understand it better. Our brain tells us,"Oh, this girl's experience is a bit like mine."And boom! We can relate to her.But this skill is not born in us.So young kids have to learn it.Pictures and images help young readers to understand and recognize feelings.Readers feel joy when seeing the smiling faces of friends.They feel fear when turning the page to find a scary monster. They are just pictures,but the feelings are real. This skill, to understand the thinking and feeling of others, is what researchers call "theory of mind".For example, think about the faces of people and animals in stories. The Big Bad Wolf's scary teeth. The 'o' shape of a surprised character's mouth. Or big, wide eyes like the girl inOwl Moon.By noticing the faces,readers can start to figure out what it feels like to be that character.And that helps to figure out how people feel and think in real life.But most young readers don't go into deep,scary woods.And some may not go to the beach or play basketball.In the bookYo!Yes?two kids meet and play ball. The kids start the story on opposite pages.But as the story goes on,they get closer until they are together.Some young readers might not play basketball, but they can read the clues on the page to figure out how the kids are feeling.And some readers might not like the game,but they can feel excited for the characters because of how the characters look and move.8. What can we learn from the second paragraph?A.Owl Moontalks about the exploration of the Moon.B. The feeling of"amazement"is a sense of agreement.C. Readers are blessed with the ability to interpret others.D. Readers with similar experience understand the story better.9. Which of the following might help readers develop"theory of mind"?A. True feelings.B. Smiling faces.C. Picture books.D. Reading skills.10. Young readers can go deeper into a story by________.A. tracking the plotB. developing new skillsC. sharing similar hobbiesD. analyzing the background11. What is the text mainly about?A. How thinking influences reading.B. How readers improve reading skills.C. How emotions help enhance reading.D. How kids figure out the clues of stories.DDolores Huerta has worked hard most of her life to help other people. She has helped change things so that others can have a better life.Dolores grew up in California. She was a good student and liked school. After she finished high school, she went to college and studied to be a teacher. After college, she became a teacher. Dolores noticed that many of her students were not getting enough food to eat. Some of them wore very old clothes. Dolores wondered how she could help them.Dolores liked teaching but she decided to quit her job so that she could spend more time helping her students and their families. One thing she wanted to do was to get more pay for their parents, farm workers. Thus they could buy their children what they needed.Dolores knew that many farm workers moved often from one place to another to help pick different kinds of fruits and vegetables, like grapes and tomatoes. She began talking and writing about these workers. Even people who lived far from California read what Dolores wrote. Getting higher pay for the farm workers was not easy. Dolores worked hard to make sure that farm workers got fair pay for their work. She knew that nothing would change unless new laws were made to help the workers. Through all her hard work, new laws were passed that gave farm workers fair pay.Dolores Huerta has worked for more than 30 years in many different ways to make life better for working people. She has shown how much one person can change things.12. What did Dolores find about her students?A. They worked hard to make a living.B. They lived far away from schools.C. They had little time to play.D. They were hungry sometimes.13. Why did Dolores stop teaching?A. She wished to be a lawyer.B. She moved to another place.C. She wanted to help her students more.D. She got little money by teaching.14. Thanks to Dolores’ great effort, the farm workers ________.A. got better jobsB. got fair payC. had more time offD. had a settled way of life15. What is the main idea of the passage?A. One person can make big changes.B. One can change their jobs often.C. One person can work hard for others.D. One can make life better by themselves.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
2021届上海市闸北实验中学高三英语期末试卷及答案
2021届上海市闸北实验中学高三英语期末试卷及答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项ASome young people win attention because of their good looks or their singing ability. A much smaller number gain fame because they have done something important and worthwhile with their abilities. Rishab Jain is among the latter. In 2018, 13-year-oldRishab developed a way to use AI technology to help pancreatic(胰腺的) cancer patients and won the3MYoung Scientist Challenge, a nationwide middle-school science competition, and its $25,000 prize.In the last stage of the contest, Rishab competed againstnine other finalists at the 3M Innovation Center(创新中心) in St.Paul,Minnesota. Leading up to the big meet, each finalist had partnered with a scientist to further develop their inventions.Rishab explains what led him to create his invention. First,a family friend died of cancer. Then Rishab learned about how deadly pancreatic cancer is, and that its low survival rate is due to how difficult it is to treat. "I'm also into programming, so I was learning about AI technology. I decided to try to solve a real-world problem using it."His winnings have been put in further research and in his nonprofit Samyak Science Society, which helps poor children enter the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education. Rishab is also raising awareness about pancreatic cancer. These efforts make him quite different from teenagers of his age. Considering becoming a biomedical engineer or a doctor一or both, he has also put some money aside to further his own learning. Almost certainly the doors of higher education will open wide to him before he even knocks.That's an outstanding outlook for one so young. Rashib is committed to helping very sick people in need. He is also providing teenagers of his age with a much-needed model of what kinds of things youth can achieve.1. What can we learn about the 3M Young Scientist Challenge in 2018?A. It was intended to solve medical problems.B. It was a nationwide AI competition for teenagers.C. It offered the finalists an opportunity to work with scientists.D. It allowed the finalists to learn AI technology in the 3M center.2. How did Rishab win the 3M Young Scientist Challenge?A.He showed excellent programming ability.B. He figured out the survival rate of pancreatic cancer.C. He introduced poor children to STEM education.D. He applied AI technology to treating pancreatic cancer.3. Which of the following best describes Rishab?A. Talented and caring.B. Independent and humorous.C. Responsible and patient.D. Polite and inspiring.BHappiness is not a warm phone, according to anew study exploring the link between young life satisfaction and screen time. The study was led by professor of psychology Jean M. Twenge at San Diego State University (SDSU).To research this link, Twenge, along with colleagues Gabrielle Martin at SDSU and W. Keith Campbell at the University of Georgia, dealt with data from the Monitoring the Future (MtF) study, a nationally representative survey of more than a million U. S. 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-graders. The survey asked students questions about how often they spent time on their Phones, tablets and computers, as well as questions about their face-to-face social interactions and their overall happiness.On average found that teens who spent more time in front of screen devices — playing computer games, using social media, texting and video chatting — were less happy than those who invested more time in non-screen activities like sports, reading newspapers and magazines, and face-to-face social interactions."The key to digital media use and happiness is limited use," Twenge said. "Aim to spend no more than two hours a day on digital media, and try to increase the amount of time you spend seeing friends face-to-face and exercising — two activities reliably linked to greater happiness."Looking at historical trends from the same age groups since the 1990s, it's easy to find that the increase of screen devices over time happened at the same time as a general drop-off in reported happiness inU. S.teens. Specifically, young peopled life satisfaction and happiness declined sharply after 2012. That's the year when the percentage of Americans who owned a smartphone rose above 50 percent. By far the largest change in teens' lives between 2012 and 2016 was the increase in the amount of time they spent on digital media, and the following decline in in-person social activities and sleep.4. Which method did Twenge's team use for the study?A. Calculating students' happiness.B. Asking students certain questions.C. Analyzing data from a survey.D. Doing experiments on screen time.5. How does the author develop the finding of the study in paragraph 3?A. By making a comparison.B. By giving an example.C. By making an argument.D. By introducing a concept.6. What is the purpose of the last paragraph?A. To draw a conclusion from the study.B. To offer some advice to the readers.C. To prove social activities' importance.D. To support the researchers' finding.7. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. Quitting Phones Equals HappinessB. Screen Time Should Be BannedC. Teens' Lives Have Changed SharplyD. Screen-addicted Teens Are UnhappierCNarasimha Das is on his way to feed 169,379 hungry children. Das is in charge of a kitchen in Vrindaban. The town is about a three-hour drive fromIndia’s capital,New Delhi. Das gets to work at 3:00 a.m. Thirty workers are already working to make tens of thousands of rounds of bread. It will be brought to 1,516 schools in and around Vrindaban.A Growing ProblemGoing to school is difficult for more than 13 million children inIndia. They must go to work instead, or go hungry. That’s whyIndiabegan the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, the largest school-lunch program in the world. A free lunch encourages children to come to school and gives them the energy they need for learning. The program began in the 1960s.The kitchen in Vrindaban is run by the Akshaya Patra Foundation. It is one of the lunch program’s biggest partners. “Just $11.50 can feed one child for an entire year,” said Madhu Sridhar, president of the Akshaya Patra Foundation.Lunch Is Served!The Akshaya Patra food truck arrives atGopalgarhPrimary School. Since the program started, the number of underweight children has gone down. The children get foods they need — as long as they finish what’s on their plates.8. What does Narasimha Das do？A. A waiter.B. A salesman.C. A cook.D. A shopkeeper.9. The kitchen in Vrindaban supplies food to ________.A. the poorB. school childrenC. college studentsD. the old10. Why is it difficult for children to go to school inIndia?A. Because they have to work to make money.B. Because there are not enough schools.C. Because there are not enough teachers.D. Because their parents refuse to send them to school.11. Which of the following about the Mid-Day Meal Scheme is NOT true?A. It is to encourage children to go to school.B. It has been carried out for about 50 years.C. It is run by Narasimha Das.D. It is the largest school-lunch program in the world.DItaly's fashion capital is gray — not only because of the blocks of stone buildings，but also due to its often-gray sky, which traps pollution. ButMilannow wants to change it.The city has an ambitious plan to plant 3 million new trees by 2030 - a move that experts say could offer relief from the city's hot weather. Some projects have already contributed to environmental improvements. Architect Stefano Boeri’s Vertical Forest residential (居民的) tower, completed in 2014, aims to improve not only air quality but the quality of life for Milan residents. Boeri created a smallisland of greenery in the heart ofMilan, filling every balcony with plants that absorb carbon dioxide.“I think forestation is one of the best chances that we have today. It is one of the most effective ways we have to fight climate change, because everyone can plant trees, Boeri said.Damiano Di Simine, a member of the environmental group Legambiente , said the greenMilanproject will lower temperatures in a city where the nighttime temperature can be 6 degrees Celsius higher than in thesurrounding area. City show thatMilanexperiences 35 hot nights a year. Because the city lies close to theAlps, Milin gets very little wind to lower the city's temperatures. "Planting trees will help this," Di said.TheVerticalForesthas attracted more than 20 species of birds. And the shade provided by the 800 trees and 15,000 plants means that residents rarely have to put on air conditioning, even in hot summers. TheVerticalForest's total greenery- can absorb 30 metric tons of carbon dioxide every year. The presence of green trees has a very important effect on people's health and psychological state, as has already been proved.12. What change doesMilanplan to make?A. Planting more trees.B. Creating a new fashion style.C. Pulling down more gray stone buildings.D. Doing more surveys to study global wanning.13. What's Boeri's opinion on the city's plan?A. It costs a lot.B. It is unpractical.C. It fails to attract people's attention.D. It is helpful to fight against climate change.14. What is Di Simine's attitude toward the city's plan?A. Doubtful.B. Supportive.C. Disappointed.D. Unconcerned.15. What does the last paragraph focus on?A. Specifics of the city's plan.B. Challenges faced by the city.C. The aim of theVerticalForestproject.D. The positive effect of theVerticalForestproject.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
2019-2020学年上海市闸北第二中学高三英语上学期期末考试试题及参考答案
2019-2020学年上海市闸北第二中学高三英语上学期期末考试试题及参考答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AThe Internet has revolutionized our lives to such an extent (程度) that for most people, the global network has become more than just a tool but rather an important aid in everyday life. More and more people go online as wireless networks have brought the Internet closer and closer: it’s on our mobile phones, in our cars and TV sets, in hospital surgery rooms and in fishing boats that battle the waves of the Atlantic.And this revolution has brought along with it a new way of shopping. Both big and small, e-business websites have flooded the Internet by the hundreds of thousands. Anything you can buy from a brick and mortar store (实体店) you can also buy online: from food and clothes to toys, no matter what you’re looking for, you’re bound to find the right online store with just a few clicks of the mouse. You can use the Internet to find new suppliers, post buying requests or search for products and services.This revolution has affected brick and mortar business owners greatly. And what was their reaction? They’ve opened online stores to go hand in hand with their conventional business.But do the big players have reasons to be afraid? Are we going to start seeing ghostly, deserted Walmarts (沃尔玛) across the country? Probably not in the near future but the day will come when most people will just stop shopping offline anymore. A trip to Walmart wastes time, burns gas.The recent advancements in mobile technology and the introduction of mobile phones with enhanced (提高的) web capabilities have even made some people order their groceries when they get out from work and have them delivered at their doorstep by the time they get home. And as “Time is money”, this practice is lifesaving for people whowork two jobs.Technology will continue to advance and e-business will follow closely in its footsteps. Everything will become easier and less time consuming, leaving us more time to enjoy the things that really matter in life: the ones we love, our friends and hobbies.1. What is Paragraph 1 mainly about?A. The popularity of mobile phones.B. The great influence of the Internet.C. The importance of the Internet.D. The function of the global network.2. In response to the threat of online business, the brick-and-mortar store owners________.A. have stopped their traditional businessB. have started their dislike of the InternetC. have established their own websiteD. have opened their online stores3. What would be the best title for the passage?A. A New Way of Shopping.B. The Internet Revolution.C. What is the Reaction to Online Shopping?D. Is Online Shopping the Future of E-business?BAs a rider, Anna Kiesenhofe’s Olympics victory might be a surprise. The winner of the road race at the Tokyo Olympics left the sport at the end of 2017 when she found herself out of contract (合同). She came into Tokyo without a professional team and left as an Olympic champion.The 30-year old began her cycling career in 2014 after running injuries that prevented her from continuing her pursuits of triathlon (铁人三项). She later joined a Catalan team and won the Spanish National Cup in 2016.The then-26 year old signedher first professional contract with Lotto Soudal Ladies for the following season. However, she ended her 2017 campaign in April and did not sign a contract for 2018, eventually taking a year off the bike. In 2019, Kiesenhofer came back to the sport as a rider, winning the Austrian national road race. Despite her results, Kiesenhofer sill had no professional contract while going into the Tokyo Olympics.Kiesenhofer was the first rider to attack in the Olympic road race, eventually forming a breakaway along with Carl Oberholzer, Omer Shapira, Vera Looser and Anna Plichta, which went on to reach a gap of 11 minutes. After Looser and Oberholzer were dropped, Kiesnhofer ataced her two remaining breakaway companions.After Shapira and Plichta were caught by the peloton (主车群), the rest of the riders seemed to believe that they were racing among themselves for Gold, not knowing that Remehofere was still in front. While it might be a misjudgment from the rest of the peloton that allowed Kiesenhofer to keep her lead of more than two minutes, other riders’ mistakes should not detract from the Austrian’s efforts.Off the bike the new Olympic Champion has a PhD in mathematics after studying at the Technical Universityof Vienne as well as at Cambridge University. She currently works at the University of Lausanne.4. Why did Anna give up triathlon?A. She got injured.B. She lost interest in it.C. She had to attend university.D. She never won a medal.5. Which is the right order of the following events?①She ended her campaign.②She took a year off the bike.③She began her cycling career.④She won the Austrian national road race.⑤She won the Spanish National Cup.A. ③④①②⑤.B. ②③④①⑤.C. ③⑤①②④.D. ④②③①⑤.6. What were the riders of the peloton unaware of at the Tokyo Olympics?A. The road race was so difficult.B. Anna was a new rider.C. They had caught up with Anna.D. Anna took the lead of them.7. What is Anna’s present job?A. A cycling coach.B. A university teacher.C A professional rider. D. A college student.CPopularization has in some cases changed the original meaning of emotional (情感的) intelligence. Many people now misunderstand emotional intelligence as almost everything desirable in a person's makeup that cannotbe measured by an IQ test, such as character, motivation, confidence, mental stability, optimism and “people skills.” Research has shown that emotional skills may contribute to some of these qualities, but most of them move far beyond skill-based emotional intelligence.We prefer to describe emotional intelligence as a specific set of skills that can be used for either good or bad purposes. The ability to accurately understand how others are feeling may be used by a doctor to find how best to help her patients, while a cheater might use it to control potential victims. Being emotionally intelligent does not necessarily make one a moral person.Although popular beliefs regarding emotional intelligence run far ahead of what research can reasonably support, the overall effects of the publicity have been more beneficial than harmful. The most positive aspect ofthis popularization is a new and much needed emphasis (重视) on emotion by employers, educators and others interested in promoting social well-being. The popularization of emotional intelligence has helped both the public and researchers re-evaluate the functionality of emotions and how they serve people adaptively in everyday life.Although the continuing popular appeal of emotional intelligence is desirable, we hope that such attention will excite a greater interest in the scientific and scholarly study of emotion. It is our hope that in coming decades, advances in science will offer new perspectives (视角) from which to study how people manage their lives. Emotional intelligence, with its focus on both head and heart, may serve to point us in the right direction.8. What is a common misunderstanding of emotional intelligence?A. It can be measured by anIQ test.B. It helps to exercise a person’s mind.C. It includes a set of emotional skills.D. It refers to a person’s positive qualities.9. Why does the author mention “doctor” and “cheater” in paragraph 2?A. To explain a rule.B. To clarify a concept.C. To present a fact.D. To make a prediction.10. What is the author’s attitude to the popularization of emotional intelligence?A. Favorable.B. Intolerant.C. Doubtful.D. Unclear.11. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about concerning emotional intelligence?A. Its appeal to the public.B. Expectations for future studies.C. Its practical application.D. Scientists with new perspectives.DIn 1990, Hal Donaldson was 23 years old, fresh out of college and found himself in Calcutta, India, where he was asked to interview Mother Teresa.Donaldson says about the great woman famed for feeding the hungry, “She wasn't wearing shoes and her ankles were swollen. She sat down with me and was very polite.” After the interview, Mother Teresa asked him, “What are you doing to help the poor?” Donaldson admitted that he was young and wasn't focused on helping others. With a smile on her face, Mother Teresa said, “Everyone can do something.”Those words deeply struck Donaldson and forced him to face some hard truths about himself.Hal Donaldson grew up in the San Francisco Bay area. When he was 12 years old, his parents were hit by a drunk driver; his father died, and his mother was seriously injured. To make ends meet, they went on welfare. Donaldson says, “I had holes in my shoes and clothes. When you're teased at school for that, you just want toescape.”He managed to do just that. Donaldson got into college and turned his focus to making money for himself He says, “I was just trying to find my way out of insignificance. However, it's easy to overlook others along the way. I was the guy that would see a homeless person and cross the street, so I didn'thave to confront (面对) him. My focus was on climbing to the top instead of helping those trying to climb with me.”Donaldson returned home from India with a different thought. He traveled to eight cities in America and stayed on the streets and listened tostories of the homeless. “My heart broke,” he says. “I knew I could no longer just live for myself.”Inspired by Mother Teresa's words and the stories he'd heard across America. Donaldson loaded a pick-up truck with $300 worth of groceries and handed them out to anyone who needed help. In 1994, Donaldson created the nonprofit organization, Convoy for Hope, which works with communities across America and around the world. Their work focuses on feeding children, women's empowerment, helping farmers and disaster services.12. What did 23-year-old Hal Donaldson do in India?A. He attended an interview for a college.B. He fed the hungry with Mother Teresa.C. He interviewed Mother Teresa.D. He did something to help the poor.13. What can we learn about Hal Donaldson from paragraph 4?A. He was born with disability.B. He led a hard life as a child.C. He was well treated at school.D. He survived as a parentless boy.14. How does Hal Donaldson describe himself in college?A. Self-centered.B. Sympathetic.C. Popular.D. Casual.15. How did Hal Donaldson change after he returned home from India?A. He preferred traveling to volunteering.B. He suddenly fell in love with journalism.C. He turned his focus to living for himself.D. He gradually devoted himself to helping others.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
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闸北区高三第一学期英语期末练习卷（2010.1）(满分150分，考试时间120分钟)本试卷所有试题均做在答题纸上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. Linda. B. Chris. C. Nancy. D. Irene.2. A. Dec. 15. B. Dec. 20. C. Dec. 25. D. Dec 30.3. A. At the Baker’s. B. At the Barber’s. C. At the school. D. At the gallery.4. A. John feels at home in his new school now.B. John is still getting used to his new school.C. John should change a school.D. John is a bad time-manager.5. A. Oxford school shouldn’t have won the game.B. Oxford school deserved to win.C. Oxford school finally lost the game.D. It’s a surprising result.6. A. She is working.B. She is watching a program.C. She is writing a report about global warming.D. She is writing a work report.7. A. She is eager for the restaurant to open.B. She hasn’t heard about the news.C. She already ate at the restaurant.D. She is not interested in the restaurant.8. A. Early education is not as important as university education.B. Parents love their kids very much.C. Many parents haven’t paid much attention to early education.D. The woman doesn’t agree with the man.9. A. She is happy to drive them there.B. She doesn’t know how to drive a car.C. She can’t drive them there.D. Her car is in good condition.10. A. Boss and secretary. B. Husband and wife.C. Teacher and student.D. Waiter and customer.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 thequestions 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. He was talking with the family of his boss.B. He was reading the newspaper for work.C. He was putting a notice out.D. He was planting trees.12. A. That women were not good at taking care of plants.B. That he could go to work in her company.C. That there would be many customers from the new office park.D. That he was going out of work.13. A. That he can make a lot of money.B. That he can be the owner of the company he used to work for.C. That he can hire 10 more employees.D. That his company will be the biggest in the field in the city.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25. Given the current pollution problem, people are seriously considering settling ______ a new land like Mars to start life fresh.A. ofB. onC. underD. off26. Doctors consider ______ of great importance that pregnant women should be more careful than ordinary people in the explosion of H1N1 virus.A. thatB. whichC. itD. this27. According to the White House, the security department ______ investigate, as soon as possible, the incident about a civilian couple attending a government dinner party for the Indian Prime Minister without being invited.A. canB. mustC. needD. ought28. ______ many students have known about the news, you, as our monitor, had better announce it officially in front of all the students.A. UnlessB. AlthoughC. OnceD. Because29. Barrack Obama’s recent visit to the Asian nations clearly sent a message to the world ______ Asia is important in America’s global partnership.A. whichB. whereC. thatD. as30. No important progress was made in the U.N climate conference in Copenhagen as ______ of the rich countries agreed to offer large amounts of money to fight carbon crisis.A. nothingB. noneC. neitherD. both31. The Dubai(迪拜) financial crisis ______ to have added more pressure to the already-serious world economy.A. was reportedB. reportedC. would reportD. reports32. Only lately ______ about the dark secrets behind the seemingly-happy marriage of the golf star Tiger Woods.A. the public have knownB. were the public knownC. have the public knownD. the public knew33. The world gold price ______ for the last five years, which is now over 1000 dollars per ounce.A. is risingB. roseC. has risenD. has been rising 34．It was after defeating Higgins of Scotland(苏格兰) ______ the 22-year-old Ding Junhui won the 2009 UK snooker(斯诺克) Championship.A. thatB. whereC. from whichD. what35. Amid people’s concern for health, the price of garlic(大蒜) has been ______ this year as it was last year.A. five times much asB. five times as muchC. as five timesD. five times much36. In the near future, China will increase supply of smaller houses, ______ to help low-income families to buy houses of their own.A. aimsB. being aimedC. aimingD. having aimed37. ______ as one of the richest universities in the world, Harvard spends a huge amount of money on scientific research every year.A. RegardingB. RegardedC. To regardD. Having regarded38. Besides knowledge, a good character is ______ every child should try to get during his or her growth.A. whatB. thatC. whereD. when39. The couple donated all their money to the country, having everyone _______ their unselfish act.A. admiringB. admiredC. to be admiredD. being admired40. Now, the worl d’s focus is all on Shanghai ______ the 2010 world Expo is to beEachof anrawon thework. work, and that number will increase sharply in the future.In the new world of work, you can look forward to being in ___47___ training to get new skills that will help you keep up with improved technologies. You can also expect to be taking greater control of your career. Gone are the nine-to-five jobs, lifetime security, easy promotions, and even the ___48___ workplace, which you are ___49___ with now. Don’t expect the companies will provide you with a clear career path. And don’t wait for someone to “encourage” you. You have to encourage yourself.III, Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.The universities are schools of education and research but the main reason for their existence is not in the knowledge taught to the students or in the opportunities for the economic or social ___50___ resulting from the research findings.The true function of a university is that it keeps the ___51___ between knowledge and the real life. It unites the students with ordinary life in a ___52___ way. The university passes on information, but it ___53___ the information imaginatively. Imagination is the driving force for the society’s future development. Students’imagination is the very ___54___every university should protect and encourage. A university which ___55___ to do so has no reason for existence. With imagination, knowledge is not only knowledge: it includes all possibilities. It’s no longer a ___56___ on students’ memory. It’s food for thought and ___57___ for creative inventions.Imagination is not ___58___ knowledge. Instead, it is a way leading to more knowledge. It works by thoroughly studying the current knowledge and then exploring every possibility about the knowledge. In the exploration, new knowledge ___59___. Imagination enables men to construct a new vision of the world and it adds ___60___ to life through endless possibilities. Imaginative people are restless all along.Youth is imaginative and if the university can help preserve this precious wealth, the power of imagination can ___61___ change the world. Besides, it should also be made clear that imagination won’t be most effective without necessary experience. The problem of the current world is that those who are imaginative have only little experience ___62___ those who are experienced have weak imaginations. The ___63___ left for the universities is to hold together these two factors for the whole human race to ___64___ greater development and happiness.50. A. problem B. development C. life D. inquiry51. A. connection B. attraction C. difference D. tradition52. A. technical B. difficult C. creative D. basic53. A. supposes B. conveys C. expects D. weighs54. A. spirit B. goods C. message D. theory55. A. tries B. pretends C. fails D. means56. A. burden B. treasure C. schedule D. science57. A. result B. material C. cost D. figure58. A. superior to B. familiar with C. separate from D. strict with59. A. takes shape B. steps in C. sets off D. speeds up60. A. proof B. excitement C. greed D. seed61. A. temporarily B. carefully C. reluctantly D. finally62. A. because B. unless C. while D. until63. A. sympathy B. solution C. condition D. purpose64. A. require B. fix C. imagine D. achieveSection 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)Penelope Leach, a famous British psychologist once said: “Loving a child is a round business. The more you give, the more you get, the more you want to give.” Her clever remark about parent-child relationship proves to be true of my blooded family. Born in 1928 and as the youngest of 5 children, I learned to share everything with my brothers and sisters including my parents’ love. Raising 5 children during the difficult times of the Great Depression took its toll on my parents’ relationship and resulted in their divorce when I was 18 years old. Daddy never had very close relationships with his children and drifted even farther away from us after the divorce.After some years, an amazing woman entered into his life, and they were married. She had two sons, one of them still at home. Under her influence, we became a “fixed family” and a good relationship developed between the two families. She has always treated us as if we were her own children. Father and our stepmother shared life over twenty-five years together before our father passed away. At the time of his death, a question came up. It’s about my mother, Daddy’s first wif e, attending his funeral. I will never forget the unconditional love shown by my stepmother when I asked her if she would object to Mother attending Daddy’s funeral. Without giving it a second thought, she immediately replied, “Of course not, Honey. She’s the mother of my children.”65. According to the speaker, what contributed to her parents’ divorce?A. The wrong doings of the children.B. The difficulties from keeping a big family in a hard period of time.C. Her father’s disloyalty to the family.D. The poor relationship between her father and the children.66. According to the passage, her father became closer to his own children later because of ______.A. his improved financial conditionB. his increased ageC. the good effect of his second wifeD. his own children’s continuous efforts67. What message does the speaker want to convey in this story?A. Happiness is easy to find in fixed familiesB. Love is blind.C. Love gives birth to love.D．Divorces are very harmful to young children.(B)68. What do you think is the main aim of this advertisement?A. To tell people how to win products.B. To invite people to sign up for the Jurong Privilege Card.C. To encourage children to participate in its Karaoke Contest.D. To announce that Teen Titans are taking part in the Karaoke Contest69. What can you expect to get in the Creative Colouring Challenge Contest?A. 50 dollars cash.B. 2000 dollars cash.C. Teen Titan toys.D. 50 dollars worth of products.70. Which one of the statements is NOT TRUE?A. There are four leading sponsors.B. Only children aged 7 to 12 have a chance to be a superstar.C. You can buy Teen Titan toys at Toys “R” Us.D. The second place of the Children’s Karaoke Competition can win 1000 dollarsand a BMB microphone system.71. Which one of the following ways can NOT enable you to sign up for the Karaoke contest?A. Call the hotline at 62939765.B. Download the form from C. Collect the form from the Jurong Point’s Information Counter.D. Register one hour before the contest on the day of the competition.(C )Much of the American anxiety about old age is a purposeful distance from the reality of death. One of the striking qualities of the American character is the unwillingness to face either the fact or meaning of death. On the contrary, in the novels of many famous American writers-from Hawthorne to Faulkner and Hemingway-one finds a tragic depth that is under the surface thinness of the ordinary American death attitudes. By an effort of the artistic imagination, the great writers faced death topic which the general public are reluctant to face-the fact of death, its mystery, and its place in life. Scenes about death, such as the conflicts death brings in Greek times and the religious celebration of death in the rich farming cultures of some parts of Europe, are vividly described and discussed in their novels, although these scenes are difficult to find in the real American life.Out of fear of the emotional sufferings, the American ordinary people avoid topics about death. They surround death with word avoidance. Americans never “die.”They “pass away.” A “funeral hall”is decorated to look like a bank. Everything in a funeral ceremony is done in low tones, as if it were something secret, to be hidden from the world. There is so much emphasis on being dignified that the ceremony often loses its quality of dignity.In some parts of the world, there’s difficulty in understanding the causes of death. It’s difficult to explain death in these cultures. Living in a modern society, Americans have a ready enough explanation of how death comes, yet they show little ability to accept the fact of death itself and the emotional pain it brings. “To my disappointment, we, American people, sing over birth and dance at weddings,” says Margaret Mead, a famous American anthropologist（人类学家），“but more and more push the death off the scene without ceremony, without an opportunity for young andold to know that death is as much a fact of life as is birth.”72. The passage is mainly about ______.A. the emotional sufferings from deathB. different cultures’ attitudes toward deathC. Americans’ attitudes toward deathD. methods to avoid death73. In the novels of many famous writers, one will find ______.A. ordinary American death attitudesB. a willingness to accept death as a fact of lifeC. the relationship between loversD. the reason for ordinary Americans’ beliefs about death74. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?A. Unwillingness to face death is a quality of the American character.B. Ordinary Americans avoid saying the word “die” directly.C. Americans are afraid of the death topics because of the possible emotionalpains it causes.D. Most Americans can’t explain the causes of death scientifically.supply. Stores and shops are crowded with food. Rationing(定量供应) has already seemed too distant to today’s Britons. Even overseas suppliers have been asked tohold back deliveries. Yet, instead of joy, there is widespread uneasiness and worries. Why do food prices keep on rising, when there seems to be so much more food about? Is the surface huge amount of food only temporary, or has it come to stay? Does itunexpectedly great, partly because two continuous big grain harvests in North America are now being followed by a third. Most of Britain’s overseas suppliers offood situation in Britain still faulty? On the one hand, The British government has gradually cut down support for food. On the other hand, the shops are overstocked with food not only because there is more food available, but also because people, frightened by high prices, are buying less of it.have begun to fall, with the result that imported food, with the exception of grain, is often cheaper than the home-produced variety. And now grain prices, too, are falling internationally. British consumers are beginning to ask why they should not be ableof these developments is not lost on farmers. The older generation have seen it all happen before. Despite the present price and market guarantees, farmers fear they are about to be squeezed between cheap food imports and a smaller home market. Present production is running quickly compared with years ago. However, farmers haven’t shared any benefit from the change.Section DDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.(本大题做在答题纸上)(E)Libraries everywhere in the world have always been people’s only access to important sources of information. This historical function of libraries has worked out for centuries and has made libraries a necessity to people. Now, that function has been called into question by the fast development of digital media over the past several decades. In order to continue to hold the public interest, libraries everywhere are forced to develop means of granting access to these expensive new services to average people.In the past, the publishing industry maintained the rights of libraries to freely provide published materials on the condition that libraries bought so many of their books. Since the new electronic publications can easily be copied in their completeness by the library readers, the publishing industry is reconsidering itsformer support of the library system. There have even been attempts to stop libraries from delivering digital media.In addition to the reluctant cooperation of the publishing industry, there is the problem that the newer forms of information are much more specialized than those which they replace. Deciding how to transfer already limited resources is increasingly difficult as there are more methods. While a single reference index(索引) might have covered an entire field in the past, now there are frequently several specialized indexes available in electronic form. Above all, in order to continue to make use of the newer technology, libraries must decide which kinds of material are most useful to the majority of their readers. There are many different solutions being applied, but only the process of trial and error will help find out the most effective method.（Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN 20 WORDS）81. What has been called into question?82. In the past, publishers cooperate with libraries because ______________.83. The most important way to use the new technology is to determine ________84. According to the passage, how can best solutions be found?Translation（20分）Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.(本大题做在答题纸上)1.我们应尽力保护地球。