2014年闵行区中考英语三模试卷参考答案
上海市闵行区2014届高三第一学期期末质量调研考试英语试题(含答案)
上海市闵行区2014届高三第一学期期末质量调研考试英语试题考生注意：1. 答卷前，考生务必在答题纸上将学校、姓名及准考证号填写清楚。
答题时客观题用2B铅笔按要求填涂，主观题用黑色水笔书写。
2. 本试卷分为第I卷和第II卷，共12页。
满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
第I卷(共103分)I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. He’s a mechanic. B. He’s a taxi driver.C. He’s a salesman.D. He’s an engineer.2. A. Her son’s health. B. Her son’s studies.C. Her son’s poor grades.D. Her son’s ability for the job.3. A. The man also needs new tennis shoes.B. The man is out of shape.C. The man doesn’t need some new balls.D. The man spent too much on his tennis shoes.4. A. He is learning about advertising. B. He is the new advertising manager.C. He is interviewing the woman.D. He is waiting for an interview.5. A. The man is late for the trip because he is busy.B. The woman is glad to meet Mr. Brown in person.C. The man is meeting the woman in stead of Mr. Brown.D. The woman feels sorry that Mr. Brown is unable to come.6. A. Alice didn’t seem to be nervous during her speech.B. Alice needs more training in making public speeches.C. The man can hardly understand Alice’s presentation.D. The man didn’t think highly of Alice’s presentation.7. A. It is typical December weather for this region.B. It won’t snow until December.C. There has never been much snow down South.D. Such a large amount of snow is unusual for this month.8. A. He has too many dreams. B. He likes to sleep.C. He doesn’t have many ideas.D. He doesn’t put his idea into practice.9. A. She prefers chemistry. B. She hasn’t got a partner yet.C. She is too tired of chemistry.D. She is too busy to work on her chemistry.10. A. If the game is held there the team will lose.B. If the game is held there the team will win.C. It makes no difference since the team will lose.D. It makes no difference since the team will win.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 common characteristic of Hollywood films.B. The main character in action films.C. The conflict between two men in the film.D. The most interesting story of Hollywood films.12. A. The main character is worth believing.B. The main character is interested in fight.C. The main character used to be humble.D. The main character undergoes a change.13. A. We can learn how bad persons can improve themselves.B. We can learn how to deal with people.C. We can understand life a little better.D. We can find better ways to cope with conflicts.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. The increasing cost of living. B. A shortage of certain goods.C. A not-large-enough income.D. Nothing is left over to put away.15. A. The workers are getting lower and lower wages.B. The government makes no effort.C. People demand more and better goods.D. There are always shortages of goods.16. A. It helps merchants to produce more goods.B. It helps the workers to earn more money.C. It helps people to make his income meet the cost of living.D. It helps the government to battle the increasing cost of living.Section CDirections:In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the Array form. WriteONE WORDfor eachanswer.Blanks 21through 24 are based on the following conversation.What must people do to live in a universityThey must make (21)________ before May 1st.house for the next year?Where does the woman plan to live nextShe has been thinking of living (22)_________.year?What’s the woman’s ideal living condition? A (23)_________ place of her own.What does the man seem to be moreHe seems to be concerned about (24)________.concerned about?Complete the form. Write no more than THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.(A)Like many of my generation, I have a weakness for hero worship. At some point, however, we allbegin to question our heroes and our need for them. This leads us to ask: What is a hero?(25)______ immense differences in cultures, heroes around the world generally share a number of characteristics that instruct and inspire people.A hero does something worth (26) ______ (talk) about. A hero has a story of adventure to tell and a community who will listen. But a hero goes beyond mere fame.Heroes serve powers or principles larger than themselves. Like high-voltage(高电压) transformers, heroes take the energy of higher powers and step it down (27) ______ ______ it can be used by ordinary people.The hero lives a life worthy of imitation. Those who imitate a genuine hero (28) ______ (experience) life with new depth, enthusiasm, and meaning. A sure test for would-be heroes is what or whom do they serve? What are they willing to live and die for? (29) ______ the answer or evidence suggests they serve only their own fame, they may be famous persons but not heroes.Madonna and Michael Jackson are famous, (30) ______ who would claim that their fans find life more abundant?Heroes are catalysts (催化剂) for change. They have a vision from the mountaintop. They have the skill and the charm to move the masses. They create new possibilities. Without Gandhi, India (31) ______ still be part of the British Empire. (32) ______ may be possible for large-scale change to occur without leaders with magnetic personalities, but the pace of change would be slow, the vision uncertain, and the committee meetings endless.(B)When young people get their real jobs, they may face a lot of new, confusing situation. They may find that everything is different from the way things (33) ______ (be) at school. It is also possible that they will feel uncomfortable in both professional and social situations. Eventually, they realize that university classes can’t be the only preparation for all of the different situations (34) ______ appear in the working world.Perhaps the best way (35) ______ (learn) how to behave in the working world is to identify a worker you admire and observe his behavior. In doing so, you’ll be able to see what it is (36) ______ you admire in this person. For example, you will observe how he acts when he is in trouble. Perhaps even (37) ______ (important), you will be able to see what his approach to everyday situations (38) ______ (be). While you are observing your colleague, you should be asking yourself whether his behavior is like (39) ______ and how you can learn from his response to different situations. By (40) ______ (learn) from a model, you will probably begin to identify and learn good working habits.Section BDirections:Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.In the time that records have been kept of bird populations, 20 percent of all species have gone 41 . More are likely to follow. In March the 42 of a large-scale, 24-year survey gave one of the clearestpictures yet of the decline of Australian and Asian shorebirds, including the long-distance migrants (候鸟) that are most difficult to 43 . The results of the survey are awful.Every October for more than two decades, teams from the University of New South Wales in Australia counted birds from an airplane flown low over 130,000 square miles of wetlands in the eastern third of the continent. Their 44 showed a steady decline, beginning in the mid-1980s. By 2006 the number of migratory shorebirds had dropped by 73 percent and the number of Australia’s resident of shorebirds had fallen by 81 percent. “The45 of the decline took us by surprise,”says evolutionary ecologist Silke Nebel of the University of Western Ontario in London, the lead author of the report.The survey 46 that inland wetlands were more important to both resident and migratory birds than had been 47 , and that wetland loss from damming (筑坝) and the diversion (分散) of river water for irrigation was at least in part 48 for the shorebird decline in Australia. But wetlands are becoming smaller in countries all along the major flyway that 49 from eastern Siberia to New Zealand, the study’s authors note, so protecting the 8 million birds that use the corridor 50 will require an international solution.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.The motor vehicle has killed and disabled more people in its brief history than any bomb or weapon ever invented. Much of the blood on the street flows essentially from uncivil behavior of drivers who refuse to respect the legal and moral rights of others. So the massacre (大屠杀) on the road may be regarded as a(n) 51 problem.In fact, the enemies of society on wheels are rather harmless people, just ordinary people acting 52 , you might say. But it is a 53 both of law and common morality that carelessness is no excuse when one’s actions could bring death or damage to others. A minority of the 54 go even beyond carelessness to total irresponsibility.Researchers have estimated that as many as 80 percent of all automobile accidents can be attributed to (归因于) the 55 condition of the driver. Emotional upsets can affect drivers’ reactions, slow their judgment, and blind them to dangers that might otherwise be56 . The experts warn that it is 57 for every driver to make a conscious effort to keep one’s emotions under control.Yet drivers are not the only ones to blame for the irresponsibility that accounts for much of the problem. Street walkers 58 break traffic regulations, they are at fault in most vehicle walker accidents; and many cyclists even 59 that they are not subject to the basic rules of the road.Significant legal advances have been made towards safer driving in the past few years. Safety 60 for vehicle have been raised both at the point of manufacture and through periodic road-worthiness inspections. 61 , speed limits have been lowered. Due to these62 , the accident rate has decreased. But the accident experts still worry because there has been little or no improvement in the way drivers behave. The only real and lasting 63 , say the experts, is to convince people that driving is a skilled task. It 64 constant care and concentration. Those who fail todo all these things present a(n) 65 to those with whom they share the road.51. A. social B. practical C. emotional D. legal52. A. strangely B. fearlessly C. carelessly D. selfishly53. A. priority B. principle C. process D. system54. A. survivors B. victims C. suspects D. killers55. A. psychological B. current C. original D. different56. A. impossible B. evident C. avoidable D. serious57. A. abstract B. difficult C. unusual D. vital58. A. accidentally B. consequently C. regularly D. rarely59. A. accuse B. object C. acknowledge D. believe60. A. records B. standards C. proposals D. belts61. A. As a result B. No wonderC. In additionD. On the other hand62. A. measures B. rights C. experts D. warnings63. A. effect B. solution C. change D. achievement64. A. calls for B. aims at C. takes on D. turns to65. A. result B. argument C. threat D. informationSection BDirections:Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)(You may read the questions first.)Calling forContributionsKeen to share your views and have your articles published in the Campus Link?We are calling for contributions to the following sections:Lifestyle:Do you travel widely, keep a journal of your adventures and have nice photographs that you might want to share? Or have you simply been somewhere that caught your imagination? Tell us all about your travels! Are you an eager movie-goer? Be Leonard Maltin for the day and share your views of the latest blockbuster（大片）with our readers!If food is your preferred choice of relaxation, Class Notes:Whether it’s about your accomplishments, memories of campus days, your recent career or a new addition to your family, we welcome you to share your news, views and photos with friends and classmates through Class Notes. Read about your classmates in this issue of Campus Link.66. In the Lifestyle section, you may not find ____________.A. journals of travelsB. well-taken photographsC. stories of Leonard MaltinD. opinions on restaurants67. Which of the following is TRUE about Campus Link ?A. It offers readers bread and butter.B. It welcomes research developments and breakthroughs.C. It helps you to recognize your schoolmates and teachers.D. It is a source of inspiration for the community.68. The poster aims to __________.A. declare the rights of Campus LinkB. introduce someone worthy of featureC. share views and articles among teachersD. encourage contributions for the next issue(B)As the new semester begins, millions of college students across the country are trying hard to remember how best to write a paper or, more likely, how best to delay that paper.Procrastination is the thief of time and a lot of students suffer from it. They can spend whole days in the library doing nothing but staring into space, eating snacks, surfing the Internet, watching videos and looking at other students sitting around them, who, most likely, are doing nothing either. Research:If this noble line of work is your bread andbutter or passion, we want to hear from you! Share with Campus Link your research developments andbreakthroughs. If you know of someone(your schoolmate or teacher) whoseresearch work is a source of inspiration forour community, do not hesitate to send in your suggestions!If you are interested in sharing any of the above, or if you know of someone worthy of feature, please get in touch with the Editor-in-Chief, at karinyeo@campuslink.sg . Contributions will be selected based on their relevance and quality and Campus Link reserves the right to publish or reject a submission （提交的文章）. All contributions will be edited for clarity and length. Please send your submissions in word.doc files and your photos in jpeg format. Contributions for the next issue should reach us by 10 June 2013.Paralyzed (使失去活力) by their habit to procrastinate, they write micro blogs about their fears, asking their online friends if they sometimes have the same issue. But this does nothing to break the spell (魔咒).According to a recent report, 95 percent of us procrastinate at s ome point and 20 percent of the world’s population are always procrastinating. The figures are disappointing. Procrastinators are less wealthy, less healthy and less happy than those who don’t delay. Procrastinators like to find excuses to justify their behavior, but BBC columnist Rowan Pelling says they are all wrong.Many procrastinators tell themselves they are perfectionists who work best under pressure. Pelling says this is nonsense, as work done at the last minute is more likely to have mistakes than work done on time. The behavior of procrastinators often makes them feel ashamed, inconveniences others and annoys loved ones.Pelling also points out that procrastination feels particularly delinquent (过失的）in a society that thinks of speedy action as admirable, and, at times, even as a moral good.Fortunately, social scientists have thrown their weight behind efforts to understand this behavioral mistake and offer strategies to control it. Piers Steel, a Canadian social scientist and author of The Procrastination Equation, believes human is “designed” to procrastinate. Nevertheless, he suggests a couple of good ways to get through the task at hand.69. From the first two paragraphs we can learn that _________.A. procrastination is beneficial to many studentsB. many students are under great pressure in their studyC. lots of college students work hard to write good essays on timeD. many students have the habit of delaying finishing their tasks70. Which behavior belongs to procrastination?A. Never dream away the time.B. Always complete the tasks ahead of time.C. Never put off till tomorrow what should be done today.D. Always wait to work until the “good mood” or “good time”.71. According to the passage, which of the following statements is not true?A. Procrastination makes people waste their time.B. Procrastinators usually complete their tasks perfectly.C. Speedy action is considered as a moral standard in the society.D. Procrastination is common among people.72. What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?A. Measures to deal with procrastination.B. Approaches to handling the study pressures.C. More examples to illustrate procrastination.D. Introduction to the book The Procrastination Equation.(C)It was 3:45 in the morning when the vote was finally taken. After six months of arguing and final 16 hours of hot parliamentary debates, Australia’s Northern Territory became the first legal authority in the world to allow doctors to take the lives of incurably ill patients who wish to die. The measure passed by the convincing vote of 15 to 10. Almost immediately word flashed on the Internet and was picked up, half a world away, by John Hofsess, executive director of the Right to Die Society of Canada. He sent it on by way of the group’s online service, Death NET. Says Hofsess: “We posted bulletins all day long, because of course this isn’t just something that happened in Australia. It’s world history.”The full import may take a while to sink in. The NT Rights of the Terminally Ill Law has left physicians and citizens alike trying to deal with its moral and practical implications. Some have breathed sighs of relief, others, including churches, right-to-life groups and the Australian Medical Association, bitterly attacked the bill and the hurry of its passage. But the tide is unlikely to turn back.In Australia—where an aging population, life-extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their part—other states are going to consider making a similar law to deal with euthanasia (安乐死). In the US and Canada, where the right-to-die movement is gathering strength, observers are waiting for the dominoes (多米诺骨牌) to start falling.Under the new Northern Territory law, an adult patient can request death —probably by a deadly injection or pill — to put an end to suffering. The patient must be diagnosed (诊断) as Terminally Ill by two doctors. After a “cooling off” period of seven days, the patient can sign a certificate of request. After 48 hours the wish for death can be met. For Lloyd Nickson, a 54-year- old Darwin resident suffering from lung cancer, the NT Rights of Terminally Ill Law means he can get on with living without the haunting fear of his suffering: a terrifying death from his breathing condition. “I’m not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of view, but what I was afraid of was how I’d go, because I’ve watched people die in the hospital fighting for oxygen and clawing at their masks,” he says.73. Which of the following has the similar meaning to “But the tide is unlikely to turn back.”?A. What happened in Australia can change world history.B. It is impossible to pass the NT Rights of the Terminally Ill Law.C. Doctors are allowed by law to take the lives of the ill patients.D. That the Law has been passed probably can’t be changed.74. From the second paragraph we learn that __________.A. the objection to euthanasia is slow to come in other countriesB. physicians and citizens share the same view on euthanasiaC. changing technology is chiefly responsible for the hurry passage of the lawD. it takes time to realize the significance of the law’s passage75. By saying “observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling”, the author means __________.A. observers are taking a wait-and-see attitude towards the future of euthanasiaB. similar bills are likely to be passed in the U.S., Canada and other countriesC. observers are waiting to see the result of the game of dominoesD. the effect-taking process of the passed bill may finally come to a stop76. When Lloyd Nickson dies, he will __________.A. face his death with calm characteristic of euthanasiaB. experience the suffering of a lung cancer patientC. have an intense fear of terrible sufferingD. undergo a cooling off period of seven days77. The author’s attitude towards euthanasia seems to be that of __________.A. oppositionB. doubtC. approvalD. anxietySection CDirections:Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Businesses are witnessing a difficult time, which has in turn produced influence on consumers’ d esire to go green. However, shoppers are still laying stress on environmental concerns.Two thirds of customers say that environmental considerations inform their purchases to the same degree as they did a year ago, while more than a quarter say that they are now even better aware of the environmental effect on what they buy.This may help to influence how shops store goods on their shelves. And the companies should still make efforts to become more environmentally friendly. Two out of three people think it is important to buy from environmentally responsible companies, with about one in seven saying that they had even decided to take their custom elsewhere if they felt a company’s environmental reputation was not good enough.Harry Morrison, chief executive of the Carbon Trust, sympathizes：“I understand this situation where survival is very important now. But from environmental considerations, the clock is ticking—we don’t have much time. In addition, cutting carbon emission(排放) has an immediate effect as costs drop and a medium-term benefit for the brand.”Larger companies have an extra motivation to look at reducing their carbon footprint, as new rules next year will require businesses to buy carbon allowances to make up for their emissions. Those that have taken early action will have a head start. More than two thirds of consumers are not clear about which companies are environmentally responsible. This suggests that firms that are able to convey clearly their message to the public will be in a pole position to attract shoppers.The Carbon Trust believes that it can help by informing customers about the good work companies are doing. “When companies are granted the standard, they can use a logo in all their marketing, which makes it clear that they are working towards cutting emissions,” Mr. Morrison said.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN 12 WORDS.)78. According to the passage, what is likely to influence shops on what to sell?79. A company may lose its regular customers unless ______________________.80. According to Harry Morrison, businesses will benefit from __________________.81. According to the last two paragraphs, companies can gain advantages by ____________.第II 卷(共47分)I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.82. 越来越多的年轻人花在网上浏览的时间比看书还多。
上海市闵行区2014届高三英语一模试卷(含答案及听力文字)
II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.(A)Like many of my generation, I have a weakness for hero worship. At some point, however, we all begin to question our heroes and our need for them. This leads us to ask: What is a hero?(25)______ immense differences in cultures, heroes around the world generally share a number of characteristics that instruct and inspire people.A hero does something worth (26) ______ (talk) about. A hero has a story of adventure to tell and a community who will listen. But a hero goes beyond mere fame.Heroes serve powers or principles larger than themselves. Like high-voltage(高电压) transformers, heroes take the energy of higher powers and step it down (27) ______ ______ it can be used by ordinary people.The hero lives a life worthy of imitation. Those who imitate a genuine hero (28) ______ (experience) life with new depth, enthusiasm, and meaning. A sure test for would-be heroes is what or whom do they serve? What are they willing to live and die for? (29) ______ the answer or evidence suggests they serve only their own fame, they may be famous persons but not heroes.Madonna and Michael Jackson are famous, (30) ______ who would claim that their fans find life more abundant?Heroes are catalysts (催化剂) for change. They have a vision from the mountaintop. They have the skill and the charm to move the masses. They create new possibilities. Without Gandhi, India (31) ______ still be part of the British Empire. (32) ______ may be possible for large-scale change to occur without leaders with magnetic personalities, but the pace of change would be slow, the vision uncertain, and the committee meetings endless.(B)When young people get their real jobs, they may face a lot of new, confusing situation. They may find that everything is different from the way things (33) ______ (be) at school. It is also possible that they will feel uncomfortable in both professional and social situations. Eventually, they realize that university classes can’t be the only preparation for all of the different situations (34) ______ appear in the working world.Perhaps the best way (35) ______ (learn) how to behave in the working world is to identify a worker you admire and observe his behavior. In doing so, you’ll be able to see what it is (36) ______ you admire in this person. For example, you will observe how he acts when he is in trouble. Perhaps even (37) ______ (important), you will be able to see what his approach to everyday situations (38) ______ (be). While you are observing your colleague,you should be asking yourself whether his behavior is like (39) ______ and how you can learn from his response to different situations. By (40) ______ (learn) from a model, you will probably begin to identify and learn good working habits.Section BDirections:Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. revealedB. countsC. responsibleD. releaseE. virtuallyF. extentG. annuallyH. extinctI. extends J. monitor K. realizedIn the time that records have been kept of bird populations, 20 percent of all species have gone 41 . More are likely to follow. In March the 42 of a large-scale, 24-year survey gave one of the clearest pictures yet of the decline of Australian and Asian shorebirds, including the long-distance migrants (候鸟) that are most difficult to 43 . The results of the survey are awful.Every October for more than two decades, teams from the University of New South Wales in Australia counted birds from an airplane flown low over 130,000 square miles of wetlands in the eastern third of the continent. Their 44 showed a steady decline, beginning in the mid-1980s. By 2006 the number of migratory shorebirds had dropped by 73 percent and the number of Australia’s resident of shorebirds had fallen by 81 percent. “The 45 of the decline took us by surprise,”says evolutionary ecologist Silke Nebel of the University of Western Ontario in London, the lead author of the report.The survey 46 that inland wetlands were more important to both resident and migratory birds than had been 47 , and that wetland loss from damming (筑坝) and the diversion(分散) of river water for irrigation was at least in part 48 for the shorebird decline in Australia. But wetlands are becoming smaller in countries all along the major flyway that 49 from eastern Siberia to New Zealand, the study’s authors note, so protecting the 8 million birds that use the corridor 50 will require an international solution.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.The motor vehicle has killed and disabled more people in its brief history than any bomb or weapon ever invented. Much of the blood on the street flows essentially from uncivil behavior of drivers who refuse to respect the legal and moral rights of others. So the massacre (大屠杀) on the road may be regarded as a(n) 51 problem.In fact, the enemies of society on wheels are rather harmless people, just ordinary people acting 52 , you might say. But it is a 53 both of law and common morality that carelessness is no ex cuse when one’s actions could bring death or damage to others. Aminority of the 54 go even beyond carelessness to total irresponsibility.Researchers have estimated that as many as 80 percent of all automobile accidents can be attributed to(归因于) the 55 condition of the driver. Emotional upsets can affect drivers’ reactions, slow their judgment, and blind them to dangers that might otherwise be 56 . The experts warn that it is 57 for every driver to make a conscious effort to keep one’s emotions under control.Yet drivers are not the only ones to blame for the irresponsibility that accounts for much of the problem. Street walkers 58 break traffic regulations, they are at fault in most vehicle walker accidents; and many cyclists even 59 that they are not subject to the basic rules of the road.Significant legal advances have been made towards safer driving in the past few years. Safety 60 for vehicle have been raised both at the point of manufacture and through periodic road-worthiness inspections. 61 , speed limits have been lowered. Due to these 62 , the accident rate has decreased. But the accident experts still worry because there has been little or no improvement in the way drivers behave. The only real and lasting 63 , say the experts, is to convince people that driving is a skilled task. It 64 constant care and concentration. Those who fail to do all these things present a(n) 65 to those with whom they share the road.51. A. social B. practical C. emotional D. legal52. A. strangely B. fearlessly C. carelessly D. selfishly53. A. priority B. principle C. process D. system54. A. survivors B. victims C. suspects D. killers55. A. psychological B. current C. original D. different56. A. impossible B. evident C. avoidable D. serious57. A. abstract B. difficult C. unusual D. vital58. A. accidentally B. consequently C. regularly D. rarely59. A. accuse B. object C. acknowledge D. believe60. A. records B. standards C. proposals D. belts61. A. As a result B. No wonderC. In additionD. On the other hand62. A. measures B. rights C. experts D. warnings63. A. effect B. solution C. change D. achievement64. A. calls for B. aims at C. takes on D. turns to65. A. result B. argument C. threat D. informationSection 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, Cand D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)(You may read the questions first.)66. In the Lifestyle section, you may not find ____________. Calling forContributions Keen to share your views and have your articles published in the Campus Link ? We are calling for contributions to the following sections: Lifestyle:Do you travel widely, keep a journal of your adventures and have nice photographs that you might want to share? Or have yousimplybeen somewhere that caught your imagination? Tell us all about your travels! Are you an eager movie-goer? Be LeonardMaltin for the day and share your views of the latest blockbuster （大片）with ourreaders!If food is your preferred choice of relaxation,try your hand at being food critic and sendus your views on food/restaurants worth trying. Research:If this noble line of work is your bread andbutter or passion, we want to hear from you! Share with Campus Link your research developments andbreakthroughs. If you know of someone(your schoolmate or teacher) whoseresearch work is a source of inspiration forour community, do not hesitate to send in your suggestions!Class Notes: Whether it ’s about your accomplishments, memories of campus days, your recent career or a new addition to your family, we welcome you to share your news, views and photos with friends and classmates through Class Notes. Read about your classmates in this issue of Campus Link . If you are interested in sharing any of the above, or if you know of someone worthy of feature, please get in touch with the Editor-in-Chief, at karinyeo@campuslink.sg . Contributions will be selected based on their relevance and quality and Campus Link reserves the right to publish or reject a submission （提交的文章）. All contributions will be edited for clarity and length. Please send your submissions in word.doc files and your photos in jpeg format. Contributions for the next issue should reach us by 10 June 2013.A. journals of travelsB. well-taken photographsC. stories of Leonard MaltinD. opinions on restaurants67. Which of the following is TRUE about Campus Link?A. It offers readers bread and butter.B. It welcomes research developments and breakthroughs.C. It helps you to recognize your schoolmates and teachers.D. It is a source of inspiration for the community.68. The poster aims to __________.A. declare the rights of Campus LinkB. introduce someone worthy of featureC. share views and articles among teachersD. encourage contributions for the next issue(B)As the new semester begins, millions of college students across the country are trying hard to remember how best to write a paper or, more likely, how best to delay that paper.Procrastination is the thief of time and a lot of students suffer from it. They can spend whole days in the library doing nothing but staring into space, eating snacks, surfing the Internet, watching videos and looking at other students sitting around them, who, most likely, are doing nothing either.Paralyzed(使失去活力) by their habit to procrastinate, they write micro blogs about their fears, asking their online friends if they sometimes have the same issue. But this does nothing to break the spell (魔咒).According to a recent report, 95 percent of us procrastinate at some point and 20 percent of the world’s population are always procrastinating. The figures are disappointing. Procrastinators are less wealthy, l ess healthy and less happy than those who don’t delay. Procrastinators like to find excuses to justify their behavior, but BBC columnist Rowan Pelling says they are all wrong.Many procrastinators tell themselves they are perfectionists who work best under pressure. Pelling says this is nonsense, as work done at the last minute is more likely to have mistakes than work done on time. The behavior of procrastinators often makes them feel ashamed, inconveniences others and annoys loved ones.Pelling also points out that procrastination feels particularly delinquent(过失的）in a society that thinks of speedy action as admirable, and, at times, even as a moral good.Fortunately, social scientists have thrown their weight behind efforts to understand this behavioral mistake and offer strategies to control it. Piers Steel, a Canadian social scientistand author of The Procrastination Equation, believes human is “designed” to procrastinate. Nevertheless, he suggests a couple of good ways to get through the task at hand.69. From the first two paragraphs we can learn that _________.A. procrastination is beneficial to many studentsB. many students are under great pressure in their studyC. lots of college students work hard to write good essays on timeD. many students have the habit of delaying finishing their tasks70. Which behavior belongs to procrastination?A. Never dream away the time.B. Always complete the tasks ahead of time.C. Never put off till tomorrow what should be done today.D. Always wait to wor k until the “good mood” or “good time”.71. According to the passage, which of the following statements is not true?A. Procrastination makes people waste their time.B. Procrastinators usually complete their tasks perfectly.C. Speedy action is considered as a moral standard in the society.D. Procrastination is common among people.72. What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?A. Measures to deal with procrastination.B. Approaches to handling the study pressures.C. More examples to illustrate procrastination.D. Introduction to the book The Procrastination Equation.(C)It was 3:45 in the morning when the vote was finally taken. After six months of arguing and final 16 hours of hot parliamentary debates, Australia’s Northern Ter ritory became the first legal authority in the world to allow doctors to take the lives of incurably ill patients who wish to die. The measure passed by the convincing vote of 15 to 10. Almost immediately word flashed on the Internet and was picked up, half a world away, by John Hofsess, executive director of the Right to Die Society of Canada. He sent it on by way of the group’s online service, Death NET. Says Hofsess: “We posted bulletins all day long, because of course this isn’t just something that happened in Australia. It’s world history.”The full import may take a while to sink in. The NT Rights of the Terminally Ill Law has left physicians and citizens alike trying to deal with its moral and practical implications. Some have breathed sighs of relief, others, including churches, right-to-life groups and the Australian Medical Association, bitterly attacked the bill and the hurry of its passage. But the tide is unlikely to turn back.In Australia—where an aging population, life-extendingtechnology and changing community attitudes have all played their part—other states are going to consider making a similar law to deal with euthanasia(安乐死). In the US and Canada, where the right-to-die movement is gathering strength, observers are waiting for the dominoes (多米诺骨牌) to start falling.Under the new Northern Territory law, an adult patient can request death — probably by a deadly injection or pill — to put an end to suffering. The patient must be diagnosed (诊断) as Terminally Ill by two doctors. After a “cooling off” period of seven days, the patient can sign a certificate of request. After 48 hours the wish for death can be met. For Lloyd Nickson, a 54-year- old Darwin resident suffering from lung cancer, the NT Rights of Terminally Ill Law means he can get on with living without the haunting fear of his suffering: a terrifying death from his breathing condition. “I’m not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of view, but what I was afraid of was how I’d go, because I’ve watched people die in the hospital fig hting for oxygen and clawing at their masks,” he says.73. Which of the following has the similar meaning to “But the tide is unlikely to turnback.”?A. What happened in Australia can change world history.B. It is impossible to pass the NT Rights of the Terminally Ill Law.C. Doctors are allowed by law to take the lives of the ill patients.D. That the Law has been passed probably can’t be changed.74. From the second paragraph we learn that __________.A. the objection to euthanasia is slow to come in other countriesB. physicians and citizens share the same view on euthanasiaC. changing technology is chiefly responsible for the hurry passage of the lawD. it takes time to realize the significance of the law’s passage75. By saying “observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling”, the author means__________.A. observers are taking a wait-and-see attitude towards the future of euthanasiaB. similar bills are likely to be passed in the U.S., Canada and other countriesC. observers are waiting to see the result of the game of dominoesD. the effect-taking process of the passed bill may finally come to a stop76. When Lloyd Nickson dies, he will __________.A. face his death with calm characteristic of euthanasiaB. experience the suffering of a lung cancer patientC. have an intense fear of terrible sufferingD. undergo a cooling off period of seven days77. The author’s attitude towards euthanasia seems to be that of __________.A. oppositionB. doubtC. approvalD. anxietySection CDirections:Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Businesses are witnessing a difficult time, which has in turn produced influence on consumers’ d esire to go green. However, shoppers are still laying stress on environmental concerns.Two thirds of customers say that environmental considerations inform their purchases to the same degree as they did a year ago, while more than a quarter say that they are now even better aware of the environmental effect on what they buy.This may help to influence how shops store goods on their shelves. And the companies should still make efforts to become more environmentally friendly. Two out of three people think it is important to buy from environmentally responsible companies, with about one in seven saying that they had even decided to take their custom elsewhere if they felt a company’s environmental reputation was not good enough.Harry Morrison, chief executive of the Carbon Trust, sympathizes：“I understand this situation where survival is very important now. But from environmental considerations, the clock is ticking—we don’t have much time. In addition, cutting carbon emission (排放) has an immediate effect as costs drop and a medium-ter m benefit for the brand.”Larger companies have an extra motivation to look at reducing their carbon footprint, as new rules next year will require businesses to buy carbon allowances to make up for their emissions. Those that have taken early action will have a head start. More than two thirds of consumers are not clear about which companies are environmentally responsible. This suggests that firms that are able to convey clearly their message to the public will be in a pole position to attract shoppers.The Carbon Trust believes that it can help by informing customers about the good work companies are doing. “When companies are granted the standard, they can use a logo in all their marketing, which makes it clear that they are working towards cutting emiss ions,” Mr. Morrison said.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN 12 WORDS.)78. According to the passage, what is likely to influence shops on what to sell?79. A company may lose its regular customers unless ______________________.80. According to Harry Morrison, businesses will benefit from __________________.81. According to the last two paragraphs, companies can gain advantages by ____________.第II 卷(共47分)I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.82. 越来越多的年轻人花在网上浏览的时间比看书还多。
上海市闵行区2014年中考二模英语试题及答案(含音频)
闵行区2013学年度第二学期九年级质量调研考试（二模）英语试卷（满分150分，完卷时间100分钟）考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。
试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题卡上完成，做在试卷上不给分。
Part1Listening（第一部分听力）I.Listening comprehension(听力理解)(共30分)A.Listen and choose the right picture.(根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片)(6分)1._____2.______3._______4.______5.______6.__________B.Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear.(根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)：(8分)7.A)Canada.B)Australia.C)England.D)China.8.A)By bike.B)By underground.C)By bus.D)By car.9.A)The yellow one.B)The blue one.C)The brown one.D)The red one.10.A)Because she had a long walk.B)Because she was ill.C)Because she slept too late.D)Because she worked a lot.11.A)Two days.B)Three days.C)Five days.D)Ten days.12.A)In a supermarket.B)At school.C)In a restaurant.D)At home.13.A)Playing the guitar.B)Going joggi ng.C)Their hobbies.D)Their work.14.A)Move to a new flat right now.B)Go and join the people in the office.C)Find more people to help with the move.D)Move to a new place at free time.C．Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false.(判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示):(6分)15.Richard and his friends went on a picnic in a village this summer.16.They drew pictures,cooked food and climbed a hill in the morning.17.The girl picked flowers and the boys looked for some fruits in the forest.18.Richard succeeded in catching the beautiful bird he saw in the forest at last.19.When Richard was trying to find his way back,he saw a farmer growing vegetables.20.From the passage we know the farmer was unhappy to hear Richard’s words.D.Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks.(听短文填空，完成下列内容。
上海市闵行区2014届高三下学期教育质量调研考试(二模)英语试题及答案
闵行区2013学年第二学期高三年级质量调研考试 英语试卷 考生注意： 1. 答卷前，考生务必在答题纸上将学校、姓名及准考证号填写清楚。
答题时客观题用2B 铅笔按要求填涂，主观题用黑色水笔书写。
2. 本试卷分为第I 卷和第II 卷，共12页。
满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
第I 卷 (共103分) I. Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. Customer and waitress. B. Teacher and student. C. Boss and secretary. D. Lawyer and client. 2. A. 7:00. B. 7:10. C. 9:00. D. 9:10. 3. A. In a seafood market. B. At a restaurant. C. On a fishing boat. D. In a store specializing in seashells. 4. A. Making a pot of coffee. B. Trying different brands of coffee. C. Drinking less coffee. D. Getting a different coffee pot. 5. A. Confused. B. Depressed. C. Relieved. D. Worried. 6. A. They ’d better not go riding. B. Riding a bike is a great idea. C. It ’s not good riding in the rain. D. They can go riding half an hour later. 7. A. Still he doesn ’t like living on campus. B. School has changed little since last year. C. He has made many new friends. D. He enjoys campus life all the same. 8. A. It ’s even harder than people say. B. He doesn’t believe it’s hard for everybody. C. It ’s not as hard as he ’d thought.…………………密○………………………………………封○………………………………………○线…………………………………D. It’s hard to know what to believe about it.9. A. Mike isn’t a very good violinist.B. It’s rather late to ask Mike now.C. There will be other musicians to introduce.D. Someone else should make the introductions.10. A. The exam questions were too difficult.B. The questions had little connection with the course.C. He couldn’t finish the questions within the time allowed.D. He found the questions easy to answer.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. She had never been punished for a driving offence.B. She had always been driving at a high speed.C. She could still drive her old car like a woman half her age.D. She had never offended the law.12. A. Because she wanted to break her record.B. Because she couldn’t tell red from green.C. Because her eyes had become weak with old age.D. Because she drove too fast and couldn’t brake.13. A. She showed the judge her clean record.B. She threaded a needle with a small eye with ease.C. She opened her handbag and picked out the medical record.D. She defended herself by raising lots of questions for the judge.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. To make corrections in spelling and grammar.B. To make the main idea clear to the reader.C. To add more specific details and examples.D. To improve overall effectiveness.15. A. By the end of the term.B. Before the paper becomes clear to the reader.C. Two weeks before the final due date.D. After you finish the course.16. A. To review material covered in an earlier lecture.B. To change students’ approach to writing.C. To point out an example of good writing.D. To give an assignment for the next class.Section CDirections:In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write no more than THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.(A)Walking down a path, I saw a small pool of water ahead on the path. I angled my direction to go around it on the part of the path (25)______ wasn’t covered by water or mud. As I reached the pool, I was suddenly attacked! Yet I did nothing for the attack. It was so unexpected. I was surprised as well as unhurtthough I (26)______(strike) four or five times. I backed up a foot and my attacker stopped (27)______(attack) me. I found it amusing. And I was laughing. After all, I was being attacked by a butterfly!Having stopped laughing, I stepped back (28)______(look) the situation over. My attacker moved back to land on the ground. That’s when I discovered why my attacker was charging me only moments (29)______(early). He had a mate and she was dying.Sitting close beside her, he opened and closed his wings as if to fan her. I could only admire the love and courage of that butterfly in his concern for his mate, even though she was clearly dying and I was so large. He did so just to give her those extra few precious moments of life, (30)______ ______ I was careless enough to step on her. His courage in attacking something thousands of times larger and heavier than himself just for his mate’s safety seemed admirable. I couldn’t do anything other than (31)______(reward) him by walking on the more difficult side of the pool. He had truly earned those moments to be with her, undisturbed.Since then, I’ve always tried to remember the courage of that butterfly (32)______ I see huge barriers facing me.(B)You’ve probably seen athletes who take their own successes too seriously. They celebrate a goal with a very long victory dance or continually talk big about their abilities. This is the exact opposite of (33)______ sportsmanship is all about.Everyone feels great when they win, but it can be just as hard to be a good sport（有运动家品格的人）when you have won a game as when you have lost one. Sportsmanship takes courage — when you work really hard at a sport, it’s not easy (34)______(admit) you made a bad play or someone has more skills than you. In competition — as in life — you may not always win but you can learn (35)______ from losing, too.It’s pretty tough to lose, so it is definitely annoying if someone continues making fun of you or your team (36)______ the competition is over. Sometimes it’s hard to swallow your pride and walk on. But there’s alwa ys the next match.When you do lose—and it will happen—lose with class（风度）. (37)______(be) proud of how you performed, or at least realizing things you need to improve for next time, is the key. When it comes to losing, sportsmanship means congratulating the winners willingly. Also, it means accepting the game result without complaint and without excuses, (38)______ ______ you sometimes might doubt the referees（裁判员）made some questionable calls.When you win, the good way is to be a polite and generous winner. Sportsmanship means admitting victories (39)______ putting your opponents to shame and letting victories speak for themselves, that is, being quietly proud of success. Despite the fact (40)______ you have a massive win, sportsmanship means still finding ways to praise your opponents.Section BDirections:Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.“In wilderness is the preservation of the world.” This is a famous saying from a writer regarded as one of the fathers of environmentalism. The frequency with which it is borrowed41 a heated debate on environmental protection: whether to place wilderness at the heart of what is to be preserved.As John Sauven of Greenpeace UK points out, there is a strong appeal in images of the wild, the untouched; more than anything else, they speak of the nature that many people value most dearly. The 42 to leave the subject of such images untouched is strong, and the danger exploitation brings to such landscapes is real. Some of these wildernesses also perform43 that humans need—the rainforests, for example, store carbon in vast quantities.Lee Lane, a visiting fellow at the Hudson Institute, takes the 44 view. He acknowledges that wildernesses do provide useful services, such as water conservation. But that is not, he argues, a reason to avoid all human 45 , or indeed commercial and industrial exploitation. There are ever more people on the Earth, and they reasonably and rightfully want to have better lives, rather than merely struggle for 46 . While the ways of using resources have improved, there is still a growing need for raw materials, and some wildernesses contain them in abundance. If they can be tapped without reducing the services those wildernesses provide, the argument goes, there is no 47 reason not to do so. Being untouched is not, in itself, a characteristic worth valuing above all others.I look forward to seeing these views taken further, and to their being 48 by the other participants. One opinion is that both cases need to take on the question of spiritual value a little more directly. And there is a 49 question as to whether wildernesses can be exploited without harm.This is a topic that calls for not only free expression of feelings, but also the guidance of reason. What position wilderness should enjoy in the preservation of the world obviously50 much more serious thinking.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.The health-care economy is filled with unusual and even unique economic relationships. One of the least understood involves the 51 roles of producer or “provider” and purchaser or “consumer” in the typical doctor-patient relationship. In most sectors of the economy, it is the seller who attempts to attract a(n) 52 buyer with various inducements (引诱) of price, quality, and utility, and it is the buyer who makes the decision. Such condition,53 , is not common in most of the health-care industry.In the health-care industry, the doctor-patient relationship is the mirror image of the54 relationship between producer and consumer. Once an individual has chosen to see a physician—and even then there may be no real choice– it is the physician who usually makes all significant 55 decisions: whether the patient should return “next Wednesday,” whether X-rays are needed, whether drugs should be prescribed, etc. It is a rare and experienced patient who will 56 such decisions madeby experts or raise in advance questions about price, especially when the disease is regarded as 57 .This is particularly 58 in relation to hospital care. The physician must give evidence of the 59 for hospitalization, determine what procedures will be performed, and announce when the patient may be allowed to leave. The patient may be consulted about some of these decisions, but in the main it is the doctor’s judgments that are 60 . Little wonder then that in the eye of the hospital it is the physician who is the real “consumer.” As a consequence, the 61 represents the “power center” in hospital policy and decision-making, not the administration.Although usually there are in this situation four recognizable participants — the physician, the hospital, the patient, and the payer (generally an insurance carrier or government) — the physician makes the 62 for all of them. The hospital becomes an extension of the physician; the payer generally 63 most of the bills generated by the physician/hospital; and for the most part the patient plays a 64 role. We estimate that about 75-80 percent of health-care 65 are determined by physicians, not patients. For this reason, economy directed at patients or the general are relatively ineffective.51. A. peculiar B. normal C. minor D. vital52. A. eager B. potential C. overseas D. reluctant53. A. moreover B. therefore C. however D. instead54. A. ordinary B. permanent C. stable D. intense55. A. difficult B. conscious C. early D. purchasing56. A. accept B. confirm C. challenge D. announce57. A. common B. serious C. mild D. preventable58. A. significant B. rare C. changeable D. alternative59. A. choice B. need C. disadvantage D. importance60. A. balanced B. accurate C. independent D. final61. A. patient B. medical staff C. government D. insurance agent62. A. academic B. typical C. unique D. essential63. A. reduces B. sends C. loses D. meets64. A. traditional B. clear C. passive D. dominant65. A. spending B. schedule C. therapy D. requirementSection BDirections:Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)Foxes and farmers have never got on well. These small dog-like animals have long been accused of killing farm animals. They are officially classified as harmful and farmers try to keep their numbers down by shooting or poisoning them.Farmers can also call on the services of their local hunt to control the fox population. Hunting consists of pursuing a fox across the countryside, with a group of specially trained dogs, followed by men and women riding horses. When the dogs eventually catch the fox they kill it or a hunter shoots it.People who take part in hunting think of it as a sport; they wear a special uniform of red coats andwhite trousers, and follow strict codes of behavior. But owning a horse and hunting regularly is expensive, so most hunters are wealthy.It is estimated that up to 100,000 people watch or take part in fox hunting. But over the last couple of decades the number of people opposed to fox hunting, because they think it is cruel, has risen sharply. Nowadays it is rare for a hunt to pass off without some kind of conflict between hunters and hunt saboteurs (阻拦者). Sometimes these incidents lead to violence, but mostly saboteurs interfere (干涉) with the hunt by misleading riders and disturbing the trail of the fox’s smell, which the dogs follow.Noisy conflicts between hunters and saboteurs have become so common that they are almost as much a part of hunting as the pursuit of foxes itself. But this year supporters of fox hunting face a much bigger threat to their sport. A Labour Party Member of the Parliament, Mike Foster, is trying to get Parliament to approve a new law which will make the hunting of wild animals with dogs illegal. If the law is passed, wild animals like foxes will be protected under the ban in Britain.66. Rich people in Britain have been hunting foxes ________.A. for recreationB. to limit the fox populationC. in the interests of the farmersD. to show off their wealth67. What is special about fox hunting in Britain?A. It involves the use of a deadly poison.B. It is a costly event that rarely occurs.C. The hunters have set rules to follow.D. The hunters have to go through strict training.68. Fox hunting opponents often interfere in the game ________.A. by leaning upon violenceB. by taking legal actionC. by confusing the fox huntersD. by demonstrating on the scene69. A new law may be passed by the British Parliament to ________.A. prohibit farmers from hunting foxesB. forbid hunting foxes with dogsC. stop hunting wild animals in the countrysideD. prevent large-scale fox hunting(B)Electric cars are dirty. In fact, not only are they dirty, they might even be dirtier than their gasoline-powered cousins.People in California love to talk about “zero-emissions (零排放的) vehicles,” but people in California seem to be clueless about where electricity comes from. Power plants most all use fire to make it. Aside from the few folks who have their roofs covered with solar cells, we get our electricity from generators (发电机). Generators are fueled by something — usually coal, oil, but also by heat generated in nuclear powerplants. There are a few wind farms and geothermal plants as well, but by far we get electricity mainly by burning something.In other words, those “zero-emissions” cars are likely coal-burning cars. It’s just that the coal is burned somewhere else so it looks clean. It is not. It’s as if the California Greens (加州绿党) are covering their eyes —“If I can’t see it, it’s not happening.” Gasoline is an incredibly efficient way to power a vehicle; a gallon of gas has a lot of energy in it. But when you take that gas (or another fuel) and first use it to make electricity, you waste a nice part of that energy, mostly in the form of wasted heat —at the generator, through the transmission lines, etc.A gallon of gas may power your car 25 miles. But the electricity you get from tha t gallon of gas won’t get you nearly as far —so electric cars burn more fuel than gas-powered ones. If our electricity came mostly from nukes, or geothermal, or hydro, or solar, or wind, then an electric car truly would be clean. But for political, techni cal, and economic reasons, we don’t use much of those energy sources.In addition, electric cars’ batteries which are poisonous for a long time will eventually end up in a landfill. And finally, when cars are the polluters, the pollution is spread across a ll the roads. When it’s a power plant, though, all the junk is in one place. Nature is very good at cleaning up when things are not too concentrated, but it takes a lot longer when all the garbage is in one spot.70. Which of the following words can replace “be clueless about” in paragraph 2?A. Be familiar with.B. Be curious about.C. Show their interest in.D. Fail to understand.71. What can we learn about the California Green from the idea “If I can’t see it, it’s not happening”?A. They do not know those clean cars are likely coal-burning cars.B. They do believe the coal is burned somewhere else so it looks clean.C. They tend to hold that electricity is a nice part of energy.D. They tend to maintain that gasoline is a good way to run a vehicle.72. According to the passage, compared with cars using gas, electric cars are more _______.A. environmentally-friendlyB. expensiveC. harmfulD. efficient73. We can get the conclusion from the passage that _______.A. being green is good and should be encouraged in communicationB. electric cars are not clean in that we get electricity mainly by burning somethingC. zero-emissions vehicles should be chosen to protect our environmentD. electric cars are now the dominant vehicle compared with gasoline-powered cousins(C)For the most part, it seems, workers in rich countries have little to fear from globalization, and a lot togain. But is the same thing true for workers in poor countries? The answer is that they are even more likely than their rich-country counterparts (地位相当的人) to benefit, because they have less to lose and more to gain.Traditional economics takes an optimistic line on integration(整合) and the developing countries. Openness to foreign trade and investment should encourage capital to flow to poor economies. In the developing world, capital is scarce, so the returns on investment there should be higher than in the industrialized countries, where the best opportunities to make money by adding capital to labour have already been used up. If poor countries lower their barriers to trade and investment, the theory goes, rich foreigners will want to send over some of their capital.If this inflow of resources arrives in the form of loans or portfolio investment (组合投资), it will top up domestic savings and loosen the financial restriction on additional investment by local companies. If it arrives in the form of new foreign-controlled operations, FDI, so much the better: this kind of capital brings technology and skills from abroad packaged along with it, with less financial risk as well. In either case, the addition to investment ought to push incomes up, partly by raising the demand for labour and partly by making labour more productive.This is why workers in FDI-receiving countries should be in an even better position to profit from integration than workers in FDI-sending countries. Also, with or without inflows of foreign capital, the same gains from trade should apply in developing countries as in rich ones. This gains from trade logic often arouses suspicion, because the benefits seem to come from nowhere. Surely one side or the other must lose. Not so. The benefits that a rich country gets through trade do not come at the expense of its poor country trading partners, or vice versa. Recall that according to the theory, trade is a positive sum game. In all these trades, both sides—exporters and importers, borrowers and lenders, shareholders and workers can gain.74. Why are workers in poor countries more likely to benefit from the process of globalization?A. They can get more chances to gain a good job.B. They can get more financial aid.C. They have nothing to lose.D. They have less to lose and more to gain.75. What can be the final result of the inflow of the resource?A. It will top up domestic savings.B. It will loosen the financial restriction.C. It will push people’s incomes up.D. It will bring technology and skills from abroad.76. What can we know from the last paragraph?A. Poor countries get the most profit during the process of trade.B. Rich countries get profit from trade at poor countries’ expense.C. Poor countries get more profit from trade than rich ones.D. All aspects involved in the trade can get benefit.77. Which can be the most appropriate title for this passage?A. Benefited or HurtB. Who Benefits the MostC. Helping the PoorD. The Inflow of ResourcesSection CDirections:Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.By almost any measure, there is a boom in Internet-based instruction. In just a few years, 34 percent of American universities have begun offering some form of distance learning (DL), and among the larger schools, it’s close to 90 percent. If you doubt the popularity of the trend, you probably haven’t heard of the University of Phoenix. It grants degrees entirely on the basis of online instruction. It enrolls 90,000 students, a statistic used to support its claim to be the largest private university in the country.While the kinds of instruction offered in these programs will differ, DL usually indicates a course in which the instructors post syllabi (课程大纲), reading assignment, and schedules on websites, and students send in their assignments by e-mail. Generally speaking, face-to-face communication with an instructor is minimized or eliminated altogether.The attraction for students might at first seem obvious. Primarily, there’s the convenience promised by courses on the Net: you can do the work, as they say, in your pajamas. But figures indicate that the reduced effort results in a reduced enthusiasm to the course. While dropout rate for all freshmen at American universities is around 20 percent, the rate for online students is 35 percent. Students themselves seem to understand the weaknesses internal in the setup. In a survey conducted for Cornell, the DL division of Cornell University, less than a third of the respondents expected the quality of the online course to be as good as the classroom course.Clearly, from the schools’ perspective, there’s a lot of money to be saved. Although some of the more ambitious programs require new investments in servers and networks to support collaborative software, most DL courses can run on existing or minimally upgraded systems. The more students who enroll in a course but don’t come to campus, the more school saves on keeping the lights on in the classrooms, paying doorkeepers, and maintaining parking lots. And, while there’s evidence t hat instructors must work harder to run a DL course for a variety of reasons, they won’t be paid any more, and might well be paid less.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN 10 WORDS.)78. The author mentioned the University of Phoenix to make us believe that _____________.79. According to the second paragraph, if you apply for a DL course, you will have little chance to _______________.80. What are the two negative effects the convenience of DL brings about?81. Universities show great passion for DL programs for the purpose of _________________.第II 卷(共47分)I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.82. 千万别卷入那件事，否则你将自寻麻烦。
2014年上海市中考英语试题及参考答案(word解析版)
2014年上海市中考英语试题及参考答案与解析（满分150分，考试时间100分钟）Part 1 Listening （第一部分听力）I．Listening Comprehension （听力理解）（共30分）A．Listen and choose the right picture．（根据你所听到的内容选择相应的图片）（6分）1．______ 2．_______ 3．_________ 4．_______ 5．________ 6．_________ B．Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear．（根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案）（8分）7．A）Chemistry B）History C）English D）Maths8．A）A hamburger B）A fruit salad C）A hot-dog D）A sandwich 9．A）Tired B）Surprised C）Excited D）Frightened 10．A）Watch TV B）Play football C）Go to the cinema D）Read a book 11．A）Fifteen minutes’ walk B）Fifteen minut es’ bus rideC）Fifty minutes’ walk D）Fifty minutes’ bus ride12．A）Thursday B）Friday C）Saturday D）Sunday 13．A）Trips B）Computers C）Parents D）Jobs14．A）At the beach B）At the airport C）In the theatre D）In the hotel C．Listen to the passage and decide whether the following statements are True（T）or False（F）（判断句子是否符合你听到短文内容，符合的用T表示，不符合的用F表示）（6分）15．M y aunt and uncle sent me a bottle of honey as a birthday present last year．16．T he smell of my hair attracted lots of bees when I were outside．17．I jumped into my neighbour’s swimming pool to stay away from the bees．18．W hen I climbed out of the pool，the bees were still flying around．19．M y aunt and uncle wrote me a letter to apologize to me．20．T his is a story about my unforgettable birthday present．D．Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences．（听短文，完成下列内容，每空限填一词）（10分）21．D an Carter lives in London and works as _________ _________ there．22．D an and I stay in touch _______ ________ and sometimes we call each other．23．W hen I ___________ __________ when I need to talk to somebody，I can always call Dan．24．D an is always ___________ __________ everything and he never says sorry．25．O ne day，we arranged to meet _________ __________ to play football，but Dan didn’t come on time．Part II Phonetics，Grammar and Vocabulary（语音，语法和词汇）II．Choose the best answer．（选择最恰当的答案。
闵行初三英语三模试题及答案
闵行初三英语三模试题及答案一、听力理解（共20分）A. 选择题（每题1分，共10分）1. What is the weather like today?A. SunnyB. RainyC. Cloudy...10. What does the man suggest doing next weekend?A. Going to the moviesB. Visiting the museumC. Going campingB. 填空题（每空1分，共10分）11. The library is ________ the school.12. The boy is ________ years old....20. The meeting will be held ________.二、语法与词汇（共20分）A. 选择题（每题1分，共10分）21. The teacher asked the students ________ late again.A. not beB. don’t beC. not to be...30. She ________ her mother in the kitchen.A. findB. foundC. findingB. 填空题（每题1分，共10分）31. The ________ (重要的) news made us excited.32. He ________ (习惯于) getting up early....40. The ________ (邻居) are very friendly.三、阅读理解（共30分）A. 选择题（每题2分，共20分）41. What is the main idea of the passage?A. The importance of education.B. The benefits of traveling.C. The effects of technology....60. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. The author enjoys city life.B. The author prefers country life.C. There is no clear preference.B. 简答题（每题3分，共10分）61. What does the author think of the city?...65. What is the author's suggestion for the future?四、完形填空（共15分）66-80 [文章略] 根据上下文选择最合适的选项填空。
上海市闵行区2014年中考二模英语试卷 有答案
闵行区2013学年度第二学期九年级质量调研考试（二模）英语试卷有答案（满分150分，完卷时间100分钟）考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。
试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题卡上完成，做在试卷上不给分。
Part 1 Listening （第一部分听力）I. Listening comprehension (听力理解) (共30 分)A. Listen and choose the right picture. (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) (6 分)1._____2.______3._______4.______5.______6.__________B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear.(根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)：(8分)7. A) Canada. B) Australia. C) England. D) China.8. A) By bike. B) By underground. C) By bus. D) By car.9. A) The yellow one. B) The blue one. C) The brown one. D) The red one.10. A) Because she had a long walk. B) Because she was ill.C) Because she slept too late. D) Because she worked a lot.11. A) Two days. B) Three days. C) Five days. D) Ten days.12. A) In a supermarket. B) At school. C) In a restaurant. D) At home.13. A) Playing the guitar. B) Going jogging.C) Their hobbies. D) Their work.14. A) Move to a new flat right now. B) Go and join the people in the office.C) Find more people to help with the move. D) Move to a new place at free time.C．Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false. (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示): (6分)15. Richard and his friends went on a picnic in a village this summer.16. They drew pictures, cooked food and climbed a hill in the morning.17. The girl picked flowers and the boys looked for some fruits in the forest.18. Richard succeeded in catching the beautiful bird he saw in the forest at last.19. When Richard was trying to find his way back, he saw a farmer growing vegetables.20. From the passage we know the farmer was unhappy to hear Richard’s words.D. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks. (听短文填空，完成下列内容。
9. 2014闵行中考二模英语试卷
闵行区2014年初三英语模拟练习（满分150分，完卷时间100分钟）2014.05考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。
试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题卡上完成，做在试卷上不给分。
Part 1 Listening （第一部分听力）I. Listening comprehension (听力理解) (共30 分)A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) (6 分)1._____2.______3._______4.______5.______6.__________B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear.(根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)：(8分)7. A) In a clothes shop. B) In a library. C) In a hospital. D) In a museum.8. A) Joe’s. B) Cindy’s. C) Jeff’s. D) Linda’s.9. A) By bus. B) By taxi. C) By underground. D) By train.10. A) Maths. B) Chinese. C) English. D) Science.11. A) For 1 year. B) For 3 years. C) For 5 years. D) For 8 years.12. A) Call the police. B) Ask the teacher for help.C) Tell his parents. D) Stay silent.13. A) When she does some business.B) When she plays computer games.C) When she meets new friends.D) When she does her homework.14. A) Jimmy usually helps with the housework.B) Both of the parents feel strange about Jimmy’s change.C) Jimmy tries to be a good boy when he wants something.D) It’s not quite easy to get something from the parents.C．Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false. (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示): (6分)15. Richard and his friends went on a picnic in a village this summer.16. They drew pictures, cooked food and climbed a hill in the morning.17. The girl picked flowers and the boys looked for some fruits in the forest.18. Richard succeeded in catching the beautiful bird he saw in the forest at last.19. When Richard was trying to find his way back, he saw a farmer growing vegetables.20. From the passage we know the farmer was unhappy to hear Richard’s words.D. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks. (听短文填空，完成下列内容。
上海市闵行区2014届高三第一学期期末质量调研考试英语试题(含答案)
上海市闵行区2014届高三第一学期期末质量调研考试英语试题考生注意：1. 答卷前，考生务必在答题纸上将学校、姓名及准考证号填写清楚。
答题时客观题用2B铅笔按要求填涂，主观题用黑色水笔书写。
2. 本试卷分为第I卷和第II卷，共12页。
满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
第I卷(共103分)I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. He’s a mechanic. B. He’s a taxi driver.C. He’s a salesman.D. He’s an engineer.2. A. Her son’s health. B. Her son’s studies.C. Her son’s poor grades.D. Her son’s ability for the job.3. A. The man also needs new tennis shoes.B. The man is out of shape.C. The man doesn’t need some new balls.D. The man spent too much on his tennis shoes.4. A. He is learning about advertising. B. He is the new advertising manager.C. He is interviewing the woman.D. He is waiting for an interview.5. A. The man is late for the trip because he is busy.B. The woman is glad to meet Mr. Brown in person.C. The man is meeting the woman in stead of Mr. Brown.D. The woman feels sorry that Mr. Brown is unable to come.6. A. Alice didn’t seem to be nervous during her speech.B. Alice needs more training in making public speeches.C. The man can hardly understand Alice’s presentation.D. The man didn’t think highly of Alice’s presentation.7. A. It is typical December weather for this region.B. It won’t snow until December.C. There has never been much snow down South.D. Such a large amount of snow is unusual for this month.8. A. He has too many dreams. B. He likes to sleep.C. He doesn’t have many ideas.D. He doesn’t put his idea into practice.9. A. She prefers chemistry. B. She hasn’t got a partner yet.C. She is too tired of chemistry.D. She is too busy to work on her chemistry.10. A. If the game is held there the team will lose.B. If the game is held there the team will win.C. It makes no difference since the team will lose.D. It makes no difference since the team will win.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 common characteristic of Hollywood films.B. The main character in action films.C. The conflict between two men in the film.D. The most interesting story of Hollywood films.12. A. The main character is worth believing.B. The main character is interested in fight.C. The main character used to be humble.D. The main character undergoes a change.13. A. We can learn how bad persons can improve themselves.B. We can learn how to deal with people.C. We can understand life a little better.D. We can find better ways to cope with conflicts.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. The increasing cost of living. B. A shortage of certain goods.C. A not-large-enough income.D. Nothing is left over to put away.15. A. The workers are getting lower and lower wages.B. The government makes no effort.C. People demand more and better goods.D. There are always shortages of goods.16. A. It helps merchants to produce more goods.B. It helps the workers to earn more money.C. It helps people to make his income meet the cost of living.D. It helps the government to battle the increasing cost of living.Section CDirections:In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the Array form. WriteONE WORDfor eachanswer.Blanks 21through 24 are based on the following conversation.What must people do to live in a universityThey must make (21)________ before May 1st.house for the next year?Where does the woman plan to live nextShe has been thinking of living (22)_________.year?What’s the woman’s ideal living condition? A (23)_________ place of her own.What does the man seem to be moreHe seems to be concerned about (24)________.concerned about?Complete the form. Write no more than THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.(A)Like many of my generation, I have a weakness for hero worship. At some point, however, we allbegin to question our heroes and our need for them. This leads us to ask: What is a hero?(25)______ immense differences in cultures, heroes around the world generally share a number of characteristics that instruct and inspire people.A hero does something worth (26) ______ (talk) about. A hero has a story of adventure to tell and a community who will listen. But a hero goes beyond mere fame.Heroes serve powers or principles larger than themselves. Like high-voltage(高电压) transformers, heroes take the energy of higher powers and step it down (27) ______ ______ it can be used by ordinary people.The hero lives a life worthy of imitation. Those who imitate a genuine hero (28) ______ (experience) life with new depth, enthusiasm, and meaning. A sure test for would-be heroes is what or whom do they serve? What are they willing to live and die for? (29) ______ the answer or evidence suggests they serve only their own fame, they may be famous persons but not heroes.Madonna and Michael Jackson are famous, (30) ______ who would claim that their fans find life more abundant?Heroes are catalysts (催化剂) for change. They have a vision from the mountaintop. They have the skill and the charm to move the masses. They create new possibilities. Without Gandhi, India (31) ______ still be part of the British Empire. (32) ______ may be possible for large-scale change to occur without leaders with magnetic personalities, but the pace of change would be slow, the vision uncertain, and the committee meetings endless.(B)When young people get their real jobs, they may face a lot of new, confusing situation. They may find that everything is different from the way things (33) ______ (be) at school. It is also possible that they will feel uncomfortable in both professional and social situations. Eventually, they realize that university classes can’t be the only preparation for all of the different situations (34) ______ appear in the working world.Perhaps the best way (35) ______ (learn) how to behave in the working world is to identify a worker you admire and observe his behavior. In doing so, you’ll be able to see what it is (36) ______ you admire in this person. For example, you will observe how he acts when he is in trouble. Perhaps even (37) ______ (important), you will be able to see what his approach to everyday situations (38) ______ (be). While you are observing your colleague, you should be asking yourself whether his behavior is like (39) ______ and how you can learn from his response to different situations. By (40) ______ (learn) from a model, you will probably begin to identify and learn good working habits.Section BDirections:Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.In the time that records have been kept of bird populations, 20 percent of all species have gone 41 . More are likely to follow. In March the 42 of a large-scale, 24-year survey gave one of the clearestpictures yet of the decline of Australian and Asian shorebirds, including the long-distance migrants (候鸟) that are most difficult to 43 . The results of the survey are awful.Every October for more than two decades, teams from the University of New South Wales in Australia counted birds from an airplane flown low over 130,000 square miles of wetlands in the eastern third of the continent. Their 44 showed a steady decline, beginning in the mid-1980s. By 2006 the number of migratory shorebirds had dropped by 73 percent and the number of Australia’s resident of shorebirds had fallen by 81 percent. “The45 of the decline took us by surprise,”says evolutionary ecologist Silke Nebel of the University of Western Ontario in London, the lead author of the report.The survey 46 that inland wetlands were more important to both resident and migratory birds than had been 47 , and that wetland loss from damming (筑坝) and the diversion (分散) of river water for irrigation was at least in part 48 for the shorebird decline in Australia. But wetlands are becoming smaller in countries all along the major flyway that 49 from eastern Siberia to New Zealand, the study’s authors note, so protecting the 8 million birds that use the corridor 50 will require an international solution.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.The motor vehicle has killed and disabled more people in its brief history than any bomb or weapon ever invented. Much of the blood on the street flows essentially from uncivil behavior of drivers who refuse to respect the legal and moral rights of others. So the massacre (大屠杀) on the road may be regarded as a(n) 51 problem.In fact, the enemies of society on wheels are rather harmless people, just ordinary people acting 52 , you might say. But it is a 53 both of law and common morality that carelessness is no excuse when one’s actions could bring death or damage to others. A minority of the 54 go even beyond carelessness to total irresponsibility.Researchers have estimated that as many as 80 percent of all automobile accidents can be attributed to (归因于) the 55 condition of the driver. Emotional upsets can affect drivers’ reactions, slow their judgment, and blind them to dangers that might otherwise be56 . The experts warn that it is 57 for every driver to make a conscious effort to keep one’s emotions under control.Yet drivers are not the only ones to blame for the irresponsibility that accounts for much of the problem. Street walkers 58 break traffic regulations, they are at fault in most vehicle walker accidents; and many cyclists even 59 that they are not subject to the basic rules of the road.Significant legal advances have been made towards safer driving in the past few years. Safety 60 for vehicle have been raised both at the point of manufacture and through periodic road-worthiness inspections. 61 , speed limits have been lowered. Due to these62 , the accident rate has decreased. But the accident experts still worry because there has been little or no improvement in the way drivers behave. The only real and lasting 63 , say the experts, is to convince people that driving is a skilled task. It 64 constant care and concentration. Those who fail todo all these things present a(n) 65 to those with whom they share the road.51. A. social B. practical C. emotional D. legal52. A. strangely B. fearlessly C. carelessly D. selfishly53. A. priority B. principle C. process D. system54. A. survivors B. victims C. suspects D. killers55. A. psychological B. current C. original D. different56. A. impossible B. evident C. avoidable D. serious57. A. abstract B. difficult C. unusual D. vital58. A. accidentally B. consequently C. regularly D. rarely59. A. accuse B. object C. acknowledge D. believe60. A. records B. standards C. proposals D. belts61. A. As a result B. No wonderC. In additionD. On the other hand62. A. measures B. rights C. experts D. warnings63. A. effect B. solution C. change D. achievement64. A. calls for B. aims at C. takes on D. turns to65. A. result B. argument C. threat D. informationSection BDirections:Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)(You may read the questions first.)Calling forContributionsKeen to share your views and have your articles published in the Campus Link?We are calling for contributions to the following sections:Lifestyle:Do you travel widely, keep a journal of your adventures and have nice photographs that you might want to share? Or have you simply been somewhere that caught your imagination? Tell us all about your travels! Are you an eager movie-goer? Be Leonard Maltin for the day and share your views of the latest blockbuster（大片）with our readers!If food is your preferred choice of relaxation, Class Notes:Whether it’s about your accomplishments, memories of campus days, your recent career or a new addition to your family, we welcome you to share your news, views and photos with friends and classmates through Class Notes. Read about your classmates in this issue of Campus Link.66. In the Lifestyle section, you may not find ____________.A. journals of travelsB. well-taken photographsC. stories of Leonard MaltinD. opinions on restaurants67. Which of the following is TRUE about Campus Link ?A. It offers readers bread and butter.B. It welcomes research developments and breakthroughs.C. It helps you to recognize your schoolmates and teachers.D. It is a source of inspiration for the community.68. The poster aims to __________.A. declare the rights of Campus LinkB. introduce someone worthy of featureC. share views and articles among teachersD. encourage contributions for the next issue(B)As the new semester begins, millions of college students across the country are trying hard to remember how best to write a paper or, more likely, how best to delay that paper.Procrastination is the thief of time and a lot of students suffer from it. They can spend whole days in the library doing nothing but staring into space, eating snacks, surfing the Internet, watching videos and looking at other students sitting around them, who, most likely, are doing nothing either. Research:If this noble line of work is your bread andbutter or passion, we want to hear from you! Share with Campus Link your research developments andbreakthroughs. If you know of someone(your schoolmate or teacher) whoseresearch work is a source of inspiration forour community, do not hesitate to send in your suggestions!If you are interested in sharing any of the above, or if you know of someone worthy of feature, please get in touch with the Editor-in-Chief, at karinyeo@campuslink.sg . Contributions will be selected based on their relevance and quality and Campus Link reserves the right to publish or reject a submission （提交的文章）. All contributions will be edited for clarity and length. Please send your submissions in word.doc files and your photos in jpeg format. Contributions for the next issue should reach us by 10 June 2013.Paralyzed (使失去活力) by their habit to procrastinate, they write micro blogs about their fears, asking their online friends if they sometimes have the same issue. But this does nothing to break the spell (魔咒).According to a recent report, 95 percent of us procrastinate at s ome point and 20 percent of the world’s population are always procrastinating. The figures are disappointing. Procrastinators are less wealthy, less healthy and less happy than those who don’t delay. Procrastinators like to find excuses to justify their behavior, but BBC columnist Rowan Pelling says they are all wrong.Many procrastinators tell themselves they are perfectionists who work best under pressure. Pelling says this is nonsense, as work done at the last minute is more likely to have mistakes than work done on time. The behavior of procrastinators often makes them feel ashamed, inconveniences others and annoys loved ones.Pelling also points out that procrastination feels particularly delinquent (过失的）in a society that thinks of speedy action as admirable, and, at times, even as a moral good.Fortunately, social scientists have thrown their weight behind efforts to understand this behavioral mistake and offer strategies to control it. Piers Steel, a Canadian social scientist and author of The Procrastination Equation, believes human is “designed” to procrastinate. Nevertheless, he suggests a couple of good ways to get through the task at hand.69. From the first two paragraphs we can learn that _________.A. procrastination is beneficial to many studentsB. many students are under great pressure in their studyC. lots of college students work hard to write good essays on timeD. many students have the habit of delaying finishing their tasks70. Which behavior belongs to procrastination?A. Never dream away the time.B. Always complete the tasks ahead of time.C. Never put off till tomorrow what should be done today.D. Always wait to work until the “good mood” or “good time”.71. According to the passage, which of the following statements is not true?A. Procrastination makes people waste their time.B. Procrastinators usually complete their tasks perfectly.C. Speedy action is considered as a moral standard in the society.D. Procrastination is common among people.72. What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?A. Measures to deal with procrastination.B. Approaches to handling the study pressures.C. More examples to illustrate procrastination.D. Introduction to the book The Procrastination Equation.(C)It was 3:45 in the morning when the vote was finally taken. After six months of arguing and final 16 hours of hot parliamentary debates, Australia’s Northern Territory became the first legal authority in the world to allow doctors to take the lives of incurably ill patients who wish to die. The measure passed by the convincing vote of 15 to 10. Almost immediately word flashed on the Internet and was picked up, half a world away, by John Hofsess, executive director of the Right to Die Society of Canada. He sent it on by way of the group’s online service, Death NET. Says Hofsess: “We posted bulletins all day long, because of course this isn’t just something that happened in Australia. It’s world history.”The full import may take a while to sink in. The NT Rights of the Terminally Ill Law has left physicians and citizens alike trying to deal with its moral and practical implications. Some have breathed sighs of relief, others, including churches, right-to-life groups and the Australian Medical Association, bitterly attacked the bill and the hurry of its passage. But the tide is unlikely to turn back.In Australia—where an aging population, life-extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their part—other states are going to consider making a similar law to deal with euthanasia (安乐死). In the US and Canada, where the right-to-die movement is gathering strength, observers are waiting for the dominoes (多米诺骨牌) to start falling.Under the new Northern Territory law, an adult patient can request death —probably by a deadly injection or pill — to put an end to suffering. The patient must be diagnosed (诊断) as Terminally Ill by two doctors. After a “cooling off” period of seven days, the patient can sign a certificate of request. After 48 hours the wish for death can be met. For Lloyd Nickson, a 54-year- old Darwin resident suffering from lung cancer, the NT Rights of Terminally Ill Law means he can get on with living without the haunting fear of his suffering: a terrifying death from his breathing condition. “I’m not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of view, but what I was afraid of was how I’d go, because I’ve watched people die in the hospital fighting for oxygen and clawing at their masks,” he says.73. Which of the following has the similar meaning to “But the tide is unlikely to turn back.”?A. What happened in Australia can change world history.B. It is impossible to pass the NT Rights of the Terminally Ill Law.C. Doctors are allowed by law to take the lives of the ill patients.D. That the Law has been passed probably can’t be changed.74. From the second paragraph we learn that __________.A. the objection to euthanasia is slow to come in other countriesB. physicians and citizens share the same view on euthanasiaC. changing technology is chiefly responsible for the hurry passage of the lawD. it takes time to realize the significance of the law’s passage75. By saying “observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling”, the author means __________.A. observers are taking a wait-and-see attitude towards the future of euthanasiaB. similar bills are likely to be passed in the U.S., Canada and other countriesC. observers are waiting to see the result of the game of dominoesD. the effect-taking process of the passed bill may finally come to a stop76. When Lloyd Nickson dies, he will __________.A. face his death with calm characteristic of euthanasiaB. experience the suffering of a lung cancer patientC. have an intense fear of terrible sufferingD. undergo a cooling off period of seven days77. The author’s attitude towards euthanasia seems to be that of __________.A. oppositionB. doubtC. approvalD. anxietySection CDirections:Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Businesses are witnessing a difficult time, which has in turn produced influence on consumers’ d esire to go green. However, shoppers are still laying stress on environmental concerns.Two thirds of customers say that environmental considerations inform their purchases to the same degree as they did a year ago, while more than a quarter say that they are now even better aware of the environmental effect on what they buy.This may help to influence how shops store goods on their shelves. And the companies should still make efforts to become more environmentally friendly. Two out of three people think it is important to buy from environmentally responsible companies, with about one in seven saying that they had even decided to take their custom elsewhere if they felt a company’s environmental reputation was not good enough.Harry Morrison, chief executive of the Carbon Trust, sympathizes：“I understand this situation where survival is very important now. But from environmental considerations, the clock is ticking—we don’t have much time. In addition, cutting carbon emission(排放) has an immediate effect as costs drop and a medium-term benefit for the brand.”Larger companies have an extra motivation to look at reducing their carbon footprint, as new rules next year will require businesses to buy carbon allowances to make up for their emissions. Those that have taken early action will have a head start. More than two thirds of consumers are not clear about which companies are environmentally responsible. This suggests that firms that are able to convey clearly their message to the public will be in a pole position to attract shoppers.The Carbon Trust believes that it can help by informing customers about the good work companies are doing. “When companies are granted the standard, they can use a logo in all their marketing, which makes it clear that they are working towards cutting emissions,” Mr. Morrison said.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN 12 WORDS.)78. According to the passage, what is likely to influence shops on what to sell?79. A company may lose its regular customers unless ______________________.80. According to Harry Morrison, businesses will benefit from __________________.81. According to the last two paragraphs, companies can gain advantages by ____________.第II 卷(共47分)I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.82. 越来越多的年轻人花在网上浏览的时间比看书还多。
上海市闵行区2014届高三英语一模试卷(含答案及听力文字)
II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.(A)Like many of my generation, I have a weakness for hero worship. At some point, however, we all begin to question our heroes and our need for them. This leads us to ask: What is a hero?(25)______ immense differences in cultures, heroes around the world generally share a number of characteristics that instruct and inspire people.A hero does something worth (26) ______ (talk) about. A hero has a story of adventure to tell and a community who will listen. But a hero goes beyond mere fame.Heroes serve powers or principles larger than themselves. Like high-voltage(高电压) transformers, heroes take the energy of higher powers and step it down (27) ______ ______ it can be used by ordinary people.The hero lives a life worthy of imitation. Those who imitate a genuine hero (28) ______ (experience) life with new depth, enthusiasm, and meaning. A sure test for would-be heroes is what or whom do they serve? What are they willing to live and die for? (29) ______ the answer or evidence suggests they serve only their own fame, they may be famous persons but not heroes.Madonna and Michael Jackson are famous, (30) ______ who would claim that their fans find life more abundant?Heroes are catalysts (催化剂) for change. They have a vision from the mountaintop. They have the skill and the charm to move the masses. They create new possibilities. Without Gandhi, India (31) ______ still be part of the British Empire. (32) ______ may be possible for large-scale change to occur without leaders with magnetic personalities, but the pace of change would be slow, the vision uncertain, and the committee meetings endless.(B)When young people get their real jobs, they may face a lot of new, confusing situation. They may find that everything is different from the way things (33) ______ (be) at school. It is also possible that they will feel uncomfortable in both professional and social situations. Eventually, they realize that university classes can’t be the only preparation for all of the different situations (34) ______ appear in the working world.Perhaps the best way (35) ______ (learn) how to behave in the working world is to identify a worker you admire and observe his behavior. In doing so, you’ll be able to see what it is (36) ______ you admire in this person. For example, you will observe how he acts when he is in trouble. Perhaps even (37) ______ (important), you will be able to see what his approach to everyday situations (38) ______ (be). While you are observing your colleague,you should be asking yourself whether his behavior is like (39) ______ and how you can learn from his response to different situations. By (40) ______ (learn) from a model, you will probably begin to identify and learn good working habits.Section BDirections:Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. revealedB. countsC. responsibleD. releaseE. virtuallyF. extentG. annuallyH. extinctI. extends J. monitor K. realizedIn the time that records have been kept of bird populations, 20 percent of all species have gone 41 . More are likely to follow. In March the 42 of a large-scale, 24-year survey gave one of the clearest pictures yet of the decline of Australian and Asian shorebirds, including the long-distance migrants (候鸟) that are most difficult to 43 . The results of the survey are awful.Every October for more than two decades, teams from the University of New South Wales in Australia counted birds from an airplane flown low over 130,000 square miles of wetlands in the eastern third of the continent. Their 44 showed a steady decline, beginning in the mid-1980s. By 2006 the number of migratory shorebirds had dropped by 73 percent and the number of Australia’s resident of shorebirds had fallen by 81 percent. “The 45 of the decline took us by surprise,”says evolutionary ecologist Silke Nebel of the University of Western Ontario in London, the lead author of the report.The survey 46 that inland wetlands were more important to both resident and migratory birds than had been 47 , and that wetland loss from damming (筑坝) and the diversion(分散) of river water for irrigation was at least in part 48 for the shorebird decline in Australia. But wetlands are becoming smaller in countries all along the major flyway that 49 from eastern Siberia to New Zealand, the study’s authors note, so protecting the 8 million birds that use the corridor 50 will require an international solution.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.The motor vehicle has killed and disabled more people in its brief history than any bomb or weapon ever invented. Much of the blood on the street flows essentially from uncivil behavior of drivers who refuse to respect the legal and moral rights of others. So the massacre (大屠杀) on the road may be regarded as a(n) 51 problem.In fact, the enemies of society on wheels are rather harmless people, just ordinary people acting 52 , you might say. But it is a 53 both of law and common morality that carelessness is no ex cuse when one’s actions could bring death or damage to others. Aminority of the 54 go even beyond carelessness to total irresponsibility.Researchers have estimated that as many as 80 percent of all automobile accidents can be attributed to(归因于) the 55 condition of the driver. Emotional upsets can affect drivers’ reactions, slow their judgment, and blind them to dangers that might otherwise be 56 . The experts warn that it is 57 for every driver to make a conscious effort to keep one’s emotions under control.Yet drivers are not the only ones to blame for the irresponsibility that accounts for much of the problem. Street walkers 58 break traffic regulations, they are at fault in most vehicle walker accidents; and many cyclists even 59 that they are not subject to the basic rules of the road.Significant legal advances have been made towards safer driving in the past few years. Safety 60 for vehicle have been raised both at the point of manufacture and through periodic road-worthiness inspections. 61 , speed limits have been lowered. Due to these 62 , the accident rate has decreased. But the accident experts still worry because there has been little or no improvement in the way drivers behave. The only real and lasting 63 , say the experts, is to convince people that driving is a skilled task. It 64 constant care and concentration. Those who fail to do all these things present a(n) 65 to those with whom they share the road.51. A. social B. practical C. emotional D. legal52. A. strangely B. fearlessly C. carelessly D. selfishly53. A. priority B. principle C. process D. system54. A. survivors B. victims C. suspects D. killers55. A. psychological B. current C. original D. different56. A. impossible B. evident C. avoidable D. serious57. A. abstract B. difficult C. unusual D. vital58. A. accidentally B. consequently C. regularly D. rarely59. A. accuse B. object C. acknowledge D. believe60. A. records B. standards C. proposals D. belts61. A. As a result B. No wonderC. In additionD. On the other hand62. A. measures B. rights C. experts D. warnings63. A. effect B. solution C. change D. achievement64. A. calls for B. aims at C. takes on D. turns to65. A. result B. argument C. threat D. informationSection 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, Cand D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)(You may read the questions first.)66. In the Lifestyle section, you may not find ____________. Calling forContributions Keen to share your views and have your articles published in the Campus Link ? We are calling for contributions to the following sections: Lifestyle:Do you travel widely, keep a journal of your adventures and have nice photographs that you might want to share? Or have yousimplybeen somewhere that caught your imagination? Tell us all about your travels! Are you an eager movie-goer? Be LeonardMaltin for the day and share your views of the latest blockbuster （大片）with ourreaders!If food is your preferred choice of relaxation,try your hand at being food critic and sendus your views on food/restaurants worth trying. Research:If this noble line of work is your bread andbutter or passion, we want to hear from you! Share with Campus Link your research developments andbreakthroughs. If you know of someone(your schoolmate or teacher) whoseresearch work is a source of inspiration forour community, do not hesitate to send in your suggestions!Class Notes: Whether it ’s about your accomplishments, memories of campus days, your recent career or a new addition to your family, we welcome you to share your news, views and photos with friends and classmates through Class Notes. Read about your classmates in this issue of Campus Link . If you are interested in sharing any of the above, or if you know of someone worthy of feature, please get in touch with the Editor-in-Chief, at karinyeo@campuslink.sg . Contributions will be selected based on their relevance and quality and Campus Link reserves the right to publish or reject a submission （提交的文章）. All contributions will be edited for clarity and length. Please send your submissions in word.doc files and your photos in jpeg format. Contributions for the next issue should reach us by 10 June 2013.A. journals of travelsB. well-taken photographsC. stories of Leonard MaltinD. opinions on restaurants67. Which of the following is TRUE about Campus Link?A. It offers readers bread and butter.B. It welcomes research developments and breakthroughs.C. It helps you to recognize your schoolmates and teachers.D. It is a source of inspiration for the community.68. The poster aims to __________.A. declare the rights of Campus LinkB. introduce someone worthy of featureC. share views and articles among teachersD. encourage contributions for the next issue(B)As the new semester begins, millions of college students across the country are trying hard to remember how best to write a paper or, more likely, how best to delay that paper.Procrastination is the thief of time and a lot of students suffer from it. They can spend whole days in the library doing nothing but staring into space, eating snacks, surfing the Internet, watching videos and looking at other students sitting around them, who, most likely, are doing nothing either.Paralyzed(使失去活力) by their habit to procrastinate, they write micro blogs about their fears, asking their online friends if they sometimes have the same issue. But this does nothing to break the spell (魔咒).According to a recent report, 95 percent of us procrastinate at some point and 20 percent of the world’s population are always procrastinating. The figures are disappointing. Procrastinators are less wealthy, l ess healthy and less happy than those who don’t delay. Procrastinators like to find excuses to justify their behavior, but BBC columnist Rowan Pelling says they are all wrong.Many procrastinators tell themselves they are perfectionists who work best under pressure. Pelling says this is nonsense, as work done at the last minute is more likely to have mistakes than work done on time. The behavior of procrastinators often makes them feel ashamed, inconveniences others and annoys loved ones.Pelling also points out that procrastination feels particularly delinquent(过失的）in a society that thinks of speedy action as admirable, and, at times, even as a moral good.Fortunately, social scientists have thrown their weight behind efforts to understand this behavioral mistake and offer strategies to control it. Piers Steel, a Canadian social scientistand author of The Procrastination Equation, believes human is “designed” to procrastinate. Nevertheless, he suggests a couple of good ways to get through the task at hand.69. From the first two paragraphs we can learn that _________.A. procrastination is beneficial to many studentsB. many students are under great pressure in their studyC. lots of college students work hard to write good essays on timeD. many students have the habit of delaying finishing their tasks70. Which behavior belongs to procrastination?A. Never dream away the time.B. Always complete the tasks ahead of time.C. Never put off till tomorrow what should be done today.D. Always wait to wor k until the “good mood” or “good time”.71. According to the passage, which of the following statements is not true?A. Procrastination makes people waste their time.B. Procrastinators usually complete their tasks perfectly.C. Speedy action is considered as a moral standard in the society.D. Procrastination is common among people.72. What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?A. Measures to deal with procrastination.B. Approaches to handling the study pressures.C. More examples to illustrate procrastination.D. Introduction to the book The Procrastination Equation.(C)It was 3:45 in the morning when the vote was finally taken. After six months of arguing and final 16 hours of hot parliamentary debates, Australia’s Northern Ter ritory became the first legal authority in the world to allow doctors to take the lives of incurably ill patients who wish to die. The measure passed by the convincing vote of 15 to 10. Almost immediately word flashed on the Internet and was picked up, half a world away, by John Hofsess, executive director of the Right to Die Society of Canada. He sent it on by way of the group’s online service, Death NET. Says Hofsess: “We posted bulletins all day long, because of course this isn’t just something that happened in Australia. It’s world history.”The full import may take a while to sink in. The NT Rights of the Terminally Ill Law has left physicians and citizens alike trying to deal with its moral and practical implications. Some have breathed sighs of relief, others, including churches, right-to-life groups and the Australian Medical Association, bitterly attacked the bill and the hurry of its passage. But the tide is unlikely to turn back.In Australia—where an aging population, life-extendingtechnology and changing community attitudes have all played their part—other states are going to consider making a similar law to deal with euthanasia(安乐死). In the US and Canada, where the right-to-die movement is gathering strength, observers are waiting for the dominoes (多米诺骨牌) to start falling.Under the new Northern Territory law, an adult patient can request death — probably by a deadly injection or pill — to put an end to suffering. The patient must be diagnosed (诊断) as Terminally Ill by two doctors. After a “cooling off” period of seven days, the patient can sign a certificate of request. After 48 hours the wish for death can be met. For Lloyd Nickson, a 54-year- old Darwin resident suffering from lung cancer, the NT Rights of Terminally Ill Law means he can get on with living without the haunting fear of his suffering: a terrifying death from his breathing condition. “I’m not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of view, but what I was afraid of was how I’d go, because I’ve watched people die in the hospital fig hting for oxygen and clawing at their masks,” he says.73. Which of the following has the similar meaning to “But the tide is unlikely to turnback.”?A. What happened in Australia can change world history.B. It is impossible to pass the NT Rights of the Terminally Ill Law.C. Doctors are allowed by law to take the lives of the ill patients.D. That the Law has been passed probably can’t be changed.74. From the second paragraph we learn that __________.A. the objection to euthanasia is slow to come in other countriesB. physicians and citizens share the same view on euthanasiaC. changing technology is chiefly responsible for the hurry passage of the lawD. it takes time to realize the significance of the law’s passage75. By saying “observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling”, the author means__________.A. observers are taking a wait-and-see attitude towards the future of euthanasiaB. similar bills are likely to be passed in the U.S., Canada and other countriesC. observers are waiting to see the result of the game of dominoesD. the effect-taking process of the passed bill may finally come to a stop76. When Lloyd Nickson dies, he will __________.A. face his death with calm characteristic of euthanasiaB. experience the suffering of a lung cancer patientC. have an intense fear of terrible sufferingD. undergo a cooling off period of seven days77. The author’s attitude towards euthanasia seems to be that of __________.A. oppositionB. doubtC. approvalD. anxietySection CDirections:Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Businesses are witnessing a difficult time, which has in turn produced influence on consumers’ d esire to go green. However, shoppers are still laying stress on environmental concerns.Two thirds of customers say that environmental considerations inform their purchases to the same degree as they did a year ago, while more than a quarter say that they are now even better aware of the environmental effect on what they buy.This may help to influence how shops store goods on their shelves. And the companies should still make efforts to become more environmentally friendly. Two out of three people think it is important to buy from environmentally responsible companies, with about one in seven saying that they had even decided to take their custom elsewhere if they felt a company’s environmental reputation was not good enough.Harry Morrison, chief executive of the Carbon Trust, sympathizes：“I understand this situation where survival is very important now. But from environmental considerations, the clock is ticking—we don’t have much time. In addition, cutting carbon emission (排放) has an immediate effect as costs drop and a medium-ter m benefit for the brand.”Larger companies have an extra motivation to look at reducing their carbon footprint, as new rules next year will require businesses to buy carbon allowances to make up for their emissions. Those that have taken early action will have a head start. More than two thirds of consumers are not clear about which companies are environmentally responsible. This suggests that firms that are able to convey clearly their message to the public will be in a pole position to attract shoppers.The Carbon Trust believes that it can help by informing customers about the good work companies are doing. “When companies are granted the standard, they can use a logo in all their marketing, which makes it clear that they are working towards cutting emiss ions,” Mr. Morrison said.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN 12 WORDS.)78. According to the passage, what is likely to influence shops on what to sell?79. A company may lose its regular customers unless ______________________.80. According to Harry Morrison, businesses will benefit from __________________.81. According to the last two paragraphs, companies can gain advantages by ____________.第II 卷(共47分)I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.82. 越来越多的年轻人花在网上浏览的时间比看书还多。
上海市闵行区中考英语一模(即期末)试题(无答案) 牛津
上海市闵行区2014年中考英语一模（即期末）试题（无答案）牛津版Par1 ListeningPart2 Phonetics,Vocabulary and GrammarⅡ.Choose the best answer.（共20分）26.Which of the following word matches the sound [seɪf]?A)seem B)safe C)sense D)seat27.Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation with others?A)Don’t put your f eet on the seat! B)We reached Los Angeles late at night.C)Could I have fish instea d of ham? D)What’s the m eaning of this?28.The elderly businessman has managed to help_____ poor in west China.A)a B)an C)the D)/29.Some people in modern cities have no choice but to keep _______ dogs in small spaces.A)they B)them C)their D)theirs30.During his stay in America, he gained much______ of local customs and cultures.A)advice B)knowledge C)idea D)message31.I’m looking after Tom today.He’s been in my house_______9:00 this morning.A)at B)for C)since D)till32.I don’t like this kind of watch. Will you show me_____ one, sir?A)other B)another C)the other D)the others33.Johnson looked quite ______ because his son didn’t tell him the truth.A)angry B)gently C)funny D)quietly34.Lily thinks she is too fat and refuses________ as usual, which makes his parents worrited.A)to eat B)eat C)eating D)eats35.The movie Lost in Thailand is ______ one that I’ve ever seen these years.A)funny B)funnier C)funniest D)the funniest36.The librarian said,”these books______ be removed from the reading room. Just read them here. That’s the school rule.”A)may not B)need C)mustn’t D)can37.The government _______ some school buildings for safety by the end of last year.A)is rebuilding B)was rebuilding C)would rebuild D)had rebuilt38.Amy hardly saw her friends during her stay in Paris,__________?A)did she B)doesn’t she C)had she D)won’t she39.Free Film tickets _______ to children in some cinemas in Shanghai on Children’s Day every year.A)offer B)will offer C)are offered D)were offered40.When the detective interviewed the man ,he denied _______ the expensive earrings.A)to steal B)stealing C)steals D)steal41.I _______ yet whether to take part in the coming English reading competition.A)won’t decide B)didn’t decide C)don’t decide D)haven’t decided42.Alice can sing as ______ as a professional singer. We are so proud of her.A)beautifully B)happily C)wonderful D)lovely43.You won’t feel happy at school_______ you get on well with your classmates.A)though B)when C)unless D)because44.-Hello, Jenny. You suitcase looks so heavy, let me give you a hand.-_______. I’m OK.A)That’s all right. B)No, thanks. C)Well done. D)Take it easy.45.-I think keeping pet dogs isn’t a good idea. Dogs create a lot of mess.-_________.In my opinion, it can help you become a more responsible person.A)I think so, too . B)So do I. C)That’s a good idea. D)I don’t agree with you.III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can be used once. (将下列单词或词组填入空格，每空限填一次，每词只能填一次)（共8分）Jess really felt very happy ．When he arrived at his seat in the classroom that morning ，he found an invitation on his desk ．It was from several of his classmates asking him to __46__ them on a camping trip ．This was the first time he was asked to join in an out-of-school activity ．Why were they asking him now? Jess thought__47__ seemed to like him ．In fact ，he had been so lonely that he drowned his feeling with food ．As a result ，he had put on a lot of weight ，and this gave the kids something more to make fun of him ．Cindy ，who was standing near Jess when he read the invitation ，went out quickly to tell the others that the trick （恶作剧）had worked ．Everyone was pleased that Jess thought that was __48__．But there was no camping trip ．The whole thing was made up ．At first ，Cindy thought it was fun ．But later ，when Jess told her that he was going to buy a sleeping bag with his savings （积蓄），Cindy had a second idea ．She knew thatJess'sfamily had little money，and she hated to see him __49__ his savings on something he would never use．Cindy also hated to tell Jess the truth．Her close friends would be angry with her．What could she do now?A.IdeasB. commonC. onlyD. imagineE. such asEvery morning my father buys a newspaper on his way to work.Every evening my mother looks through magazines at home. And every night, I look at the posters with photos of David Beckham and Yao Ming on my bedroom wall before I go to sleep. Can we __50__ life without paper or print?Paper was first created about 2,000 years ago, and has been made from silk, cotton, bamboo, and, since the 19th century, from wood. People learned to write words on paper to make a book. But in those days, books could __51__ be produced one at a time by hand. As a result, they were expensive and rare. And because there weren’t man y books, few people learned to read.Then printing was invented in China. The first print ed books were made by putting ink on a wooden block and holding the paper against it. When printing was developed greatly at the beginning of the 11th century, books could be produced more quickly and cheaply. Then more people learned to read. After that, knowledge and __52__ spread(传播) quickly.Today information can be received online, downloaded from the Internet rather than found in books, and information can be kept on CD-ROMs or machines __53__ MP3 players.Computers are already used in classrooms, and newspapers and magazines can al ready be read online. So will books be replaced by computers one day? I am not sure.Ⅳ.Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.54.I could suggest many different ________,but anyway,here are just a few.(method)55.My friends and I will soon begin our ______ trip to Australia.(five)56.Tony was rather _______ to see Cassie standing by the front door.(surprise)57.I am not quite sure whether I can make the model ship all by ________?(me)58.Kent and his wife have ______ opened a new company in south California.(recent)59.The elderly woman is living a busy and ________ life in the countryside.(colour)60.Scientists say some animals will soon _______ because of the serious pollution.(appear)61.If you don’t give up clim bing the mountain,you will______ sooner or later.(successful)Ⅴ.Rewrite the following sentences as required62.Linda and Mary have watched some Japanese cartoons before.(改为一般疑问句)______Linda and Mary have watched _______Japanese cartoons before?63.Jill has worked as a manager in the Sports Club for two years.(对划线部分提问)_____ _____ has Jill worked as a manager in the Sports Club?64.We watched an exciting football match on TV last night.(改为感叹句)______ _____exciting football match we watched on TV last night.65.He was too excited to sleep after the speech contest.（保持句意基本不变）He was ______ excited that he _____ sleep after the speech contest.66.Who will take care of your pet dog while you’re away in Canada? （保持句意基本不变）Who will ______ ______ your pet dog w hile you’re away in Canada?67.Jessie asks. Did the ancient Greeks win the battle through a trick?(合成宾语从句) Jessie asks_____ the ancient Greeks ______ the battle through a trick.68.interested in, people, are, few, cormorant, fishing, in the modern world, young(连词成句)____________________________________________________________________________VI. Reading comprehension(阅读理解)（共50分）A．Choose the best answer(根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案)（12分）A subway is not just an important form of transport. It is also a window for other people to learn about local culture.Beijing, ChinaThe Beijing Subway was opened in 1969 and is the oldest subway system in China. It has added some modern technologies. All stations now have touch-screen maps. In some stations, people can also see traditional Chinese culture. For example,on the walls of a few stations of Line 8,there are some pictures of blue and white porcelain(青花瓷）.Stockholm, SwedenThe first subway line for Stockholm was opened in 1950.The Stockholm Subway is well-known for its decoration of the stations. It is called the longest art gallery in the world. Over 90 percent of its stations are decorated with paintings. A few stations are decorated with red bedrocks（岩床）. This makes you feel as if you are in a cave.London,UKThe London Undergound or the Tube is the oldest subway in the world. It was opened in 1863. During World War II, it was used to protect people form German plane attacks（袭击）on London. Now, it is a symbol of the city. There is no air conditioning in the trains, so it is very hot in summer.New York,USThe New York City Subway runs 24 hours a day. It has an express train on almost every line. You can get to your destination(目的地）quickly. The trains themselves are full of fun; you w ill see people doing moonwalk dances like Michael Jackson, playing the guitar and singing.69.The _____is called the longest art gallery in the word.A. Beijing SubwayB. Stockholm SubwayC. London UndergroundD. New York City Subway70.The London Underground______.A. is also called the TubeB. is the symbol of the UKC. was well protected during the warD. was opened in 196971. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Michael Jackson often danced in the New York City Subway.B. Tourists feel cool when they take the London Underground in summer.C. Several stations of the Stockholm Subway are built in caves.D. Some stations of the Beijing Subway are decorated with pictures of porcelain.72.In Paragraph Five, the underlined word“promptly”probably means_____.A. finallyB. carefullyC. quicklyD. safely73.The passage mainly shows the ____ of different cities.A. great changesB. long historyC. local culturesD. public transports74.We may read the passage from a_____.A. travel magazineB. science bookC. newspaper reportD. picture bookB. choose the words or expressions and complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语完成成短文)(12分)The Vieira family moved to the United States in 1981. At that time, they decided to stop speaking Spanish at home and only communicate in English. This was because they were now living in an English-speaking country.Now the Vieira children are adults, and they sometimes travel to Spain to 75 their family and friends. But they cannot communicate with them. Unfortunately this is common. When people move to new countries, they often leave their own customs and mother language behind. This is a 76 because there are many benefits to knowing more than one language. One advantage of speaking more than one language is that you can communicate directly with more people arou nd the world. You do not have to depend on others to talk for you, so you’re more 77 . People who know only one language must use others to help them communicate.78 , speaking a second language also allows people to experience other cultures and customs more effectively. Local expressions, vocabulary and even jokes can have a powerful effect on a person’s understanding of another culture. So, knowing more than one language 79 your knowledge of other cultures.Finally, having more multi-language speakers improves relationships between countries. If people from different countries can communicate well, the world can become closer. Countries will then have more respect for each other and better understand each other’s problems. The benefits of knowing more than one language are clear, in fact, there are no disadvantages. It is very sad that many people don’t try to learn another language. It is even worse when people let themselves forget their 80 .( ) 80. A) family members B)happychildhoodC)closefriendsD)motherlanguageC. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限埴一词，首字母已给)(14分)Chuck Wall teaches management and human relations at Bakersfield College. He walked intothe class one day and told his students that their homework was to perform one act of random(任意的) kindness. His students did not c 81 understand the homework and didn’t know what to do, but the professor would not answer their questions. He encouragedhis students to work it out by themselves.One week later, the students entered the classroom excitedly to share their s 82 . One student gave away blankets to the homeless. Another reported on helping an old man cleaning the house, and another student had been trying to f 83 a long, lost friend. Students were energized(给予活力的) by the homework and wanted other people to be kind too. And luckily, the local businesses provided them some money and materials. With the s 84 of them, the students made stickers to put on cars that invited people to do something kindfor others. They sold the stickers and decided to donate the money to a center for the blind---not surprising as Professor Wall is blind.Since then, kindness activities have been very p 85 in schools around the world. Many schools organize a Random Acts of Kindness Week, around November 13th, to celebrate World Kindness Day. some schools use each day of Random Acts of Kindness Week to perform different kind acts, such as making a new friend, helping someone, doing community service,or r 86 money for a charity. Students learn to consider other people and think about how small actions can make the world a b 87 place.D.Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）（12分）Nadim and Anneena got a magic key one day.And the magic key would bring them and their friends into some amazing adventures.On a hot summer day,Nadim and Anneena came to play at Biff and Tim’s house.Nadim hada model book—a book which has lots of shapes and your press out the shapes,then fold and glue them to make a model.They read about the great country Egypt and decided to make a model of it.Tim found some glue.Then Nadim pressed out the shapes and the others began to fold them.First they made the pyramids.Anneena had a difficult shape to fold.“This is a sphinx.”She said .They pressed out some tiny trees and people.Biff glued them all on a piece of paper.It made the scene of Ancient Egypt.At last,the model was finished.The children were pleased with itand laughed happily.Their happy laughters brought their dog,Sam,in.He stepped on the modelwi th his big paws.He knocked over a tree and crushed the sphinx.“Oh,Sam.”everyone yelled.Sam looked unhappy because he knew he made the children upset.Suddenly,the magic key began to glow.The k ey took them back to Ancient Egypt.They were standing by a pyramid.The pyramid was still being built.Far off they could see two more pyramids.“That’s amazing!”said Nadim,“I didn’t think the pyramids were so big and they were made with such big blocks of stone.”“Look over there!”gasped Anneena.She pointed to a huge stone sphinx.“Let’s go andlook at the sphinx.”She said.They all began to run towards it.But Sam didn’t.He had seen a cat.He chased it.It jumped up to some blocks of stone.Sam jumped up,too.But the cat ran too fast for him to follow and that made Sam rather disappointed.Then he had another problem.He couldn’t get down.So he barked and barked.All the Egyptian slave workers saw them.They talks in a strange language.Nadim and his friends were frightened.They didn’t know what to do.But to their great surprise,all the people there put their hands together and raised them in the air.Then they sank down on their knees.They bowed to Sam.Just as the Egyptians were catching them,the magic key glowed again and brought them back home.What an exciting adventure!88.Did Nadim and Anneena get a magic book one day?_________,__________________________________________.89.Where did Biff glue the tiny trees and people?____________________________________________________.90.How did the ancient feel when they finished the model?They________________________________________________.91.How did the ancient Egyptians make the pyramids?The ancient Egyptians______________________________________.92.Why couldn’t Sam catch the car?_________________________________________________________.93.What do you think of the story?Please give a proper title to the passage.(In less than eight words)I think____________._____________________________________________________________.V II.Writing（作文）（共20分）94.Write a passage on“A happy memory in my Junior High School”in at least 60 words according to the given situation（以“我初中时期的一次快乐回忆”为题，谢一篇不少于60词的文章。
上海市闵行区2014年5月高三英语三模试卷
上海市闵行区2014年5月高三英语三模试卷考生注意：1. 答卷前，考生务必在答题纸上将学校、姓名及准考证号填写清楚。
答题时客观题用2B 铅笔按要求填涂，主观题用黑色水笔书写。
2. 本试卷分为第I 卷和第II 卷，共12页。
满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
第I 卷 (共103分) I. Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: In In Section Section Section A, A, A, you you you will will will hear hear hear ten ten ten short short short conversations conversations conversations between between between two two two speakers. speakers. speakers. At At At the the the end end end of of of each each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. At 10:30. B. At 10:50. C. At 11:00. D. At 11:20. 2. A. Husband and wife. B. Doctor and patient. C. Manager and clerk. D. Waitress and customer. 3. A. To India. B. To Jane ‟s party. C. To the museum. D. To a gallery. 4. A. The ring is not hers. B. She doesn ‟t have gold rings. C. She prefers gold to silver. D. She lost her silver ring. 5. A. They should give Sally some on-the-job training. B. They should buy Sally a train ticket. C. They shouldn‟t take Sally into account. D. They should ask Sally to get more qualification. 6. A. Occupation. B. Hobby. C. Literature. D. Part-time job. 7. A. Check the number. B. Try harder. C. Wait for a signal. D. Phone later. 8. A. The air is fresh. B. It ‟s hot inside. C. The window is open. D. It ‟s noisy outside. 9. A. Confused. B. Sympathetic. C. Embarrassed. D. Uninterested. 10. A. He lost his way. B. He received a traffic ticket. C. He worked very carefully. D. He drove in heavy traffic. 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. To explain the campus architecture to visitors. B. To show new staff around the campus. C. To make new students familiar with the campus. D. To advise new students about which classes to take. 12. A. Registration forms. B. A library card. C. A list of class schedules. D. A campus map. 13. A. Move into their dormitories. B. Find their classrooms. C. Memorize campus landmarks. D. Schedule their first exams. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. 14. A. Physics. A. Physics. B. Chemistry. C. English Literatu re. D. Media Studies. 15. 15. A. More than 144,000. A. More than 144,000. B. About 147,500. C. 7.5％ of all the test takers. D. 4.6％ of all the test takers. 16. 16. A. Few students avoid harder subjects. A. Few students avoid harder subjects. B. Each subject has the same level of difficulty. C. Some subjects are more difficult than others. D. Pupils are important to th e country‟s development. Section CDirections:In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard.Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.What is Jenny? A sales (17)__________. Why did the manager appreciate her efforts? Because Because her her her sales sales sales (18)___________ (18)___________ (18)___________ have have been good. What What helps helps helps her her her sales, sales, sales, according according according to to to David?[David?[来源:] Her (19)__________. When is Jenny asked to give a talk tomorrow? Before the (20)__________. Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer. Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.What does the woman complain about? There is (21)___________. What What does does does the the the man man man suggest suggest suggest the the the woman woman woman do do first? She should (22)___________ all the way to the right. Why is the engineer sent up? He is responsible for (23)___________. When is it suitable for the engineer to come? (24)___________ later. Complete the form. Write no more than THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.(A)The The old-fashioned old-fashioned old-fashioned general general general store store store is is is fast fast fast disappearing. disappearing. disappearing. This This This is, is, is, perhaps, perhaps, perhaps, a a a pity, pity, pity, because because because shopping shopping shopping today today seems to lack that personal element (25)________ existed when the shopkeeper knew all his regular customers personally. He could, for instance, remember which brand of tea Mrs. Smith usually bought or (26)________ sort of washing powder Mrs. Jones preferred. Not only was the shop a center of buying and selling, but a social meeting place. A A prosperous prosperous prosperous general general general store store might might have have have employed employed employed four four four or or or five five five assistants, assistants, assistants, and and and so so so there there there were were were very very very few few problems in management as as far far far as as as the the the staff staff (27)________(concern). But But (28)________ (28)________ ________ ________ the the supermarket supermarket has has has replaced replaced replaced the the the general general general store, store, store, the the the job job job of of of the the the manager manager manager has has has changed changed changed completely. completely. completely. The The The modern modern supermarket supermarket manager manager manager has has has to to to cope cope cope with with with a a a staff staff staff of of of as as as many many many as as as a a a hundred, hundred, hundred, apart apart apart from from from all all all the the the other other other everyday everyday problems of running a large business. Every Every morning morning morning the the the manager manager manager must, must, must, (29)________ (29)________ (29)________ the the the commander commander commander of of of an an an army army army division, division, division, carry carry carry out out out an an inspection inspection of of of his his his store store store to to to make make make sure sure sure that that that everything everything everything is is is ready ready ready for for for the the the business business business of of of the the the day. day. day. He He He must must must see see see that that everything is running smoothly. He will have to give advice and make decisions as problems arise; and he must know know how how how to to to get get get his his his huge huge huge staff staff staff to to to work work work efficiently efficiently efficiently with with with their their their respective respective respective responsibilities. responsibilities. responsibilities. (30)________ (30)________ ________ ________ he has to do throughout the day, however, the supermarket manager must be ready for any emergency that (31)________ arise. They say in the trade that you are not really (32)________ experienced supermarket manager until you have dealt with a flood, a fire, a birth and a death in your store. (B)Global Positioning Systems （全球定位系统）（全球定位系统）are now a part of everyday driving in many countries. These satellite-based satellite-based systems systems systems provide provide provide turn-by-turn turn-by-turn turn-by-turn directions directions directions to to to help help help people people people get get get to to to (33)________ (33)________ (33)________ they they they want want want to to to go. go. However, However, they they they can can can also also also cause cause cause a a a lot lot lot of of of problems, problems, problems, send send send you you you to to to the the the wrong wrong wrong place place place or or or leave leave leave you you you completely completely (34)________(lose). Many times, the driver is (35)________(blame). Sometimes a GPS error is responsible. Most often, says Barry Brown, it is a combination of the two. Barry Barry Brown Brown Brown is is is with with with the the the Mobile Mobile Mobile Life Life Life Centre Centre Centre in in in Stockholm, Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden. Sweden. Sweden. He He He told told told us us us about about about an an an incident incident (36)________(involve) a friend who had flown to an airport in the eastern United States. There he borrowed a GPS-equipped GPS-equipped ca ca car r r to to to use use use during during during his his his stay. stay. Mr. Brown Brown says, says, says, “They “They “They just just just plugged plugged plugged in in in an an an address address address and and and then then (37)________(set) off to their destination. And, then it wasn‟t (38)________ they were driving for thirty minutes that they realized they actually put in a destination back on the West Coast where they lived. They actually put (39)________ home address in. So again, the GPS is kind of …garbage in garbage out‟.”Mr. Brown says this is a common human error, but what makes the problem (40)________(bad) has to do with some of th e shortcomings, or failures, of GPS equipment. He says, “One problem with a lot of the GPS units is they have a very small screen and they just tell you the next turn. Because they just give you the next turn, sometimes that means that it is not really giv ing you the overview that you would need to know that it‟s going to the wrong place.”Section B Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. investment B. promise C. objectively D. stress E. image F. isolation G. reflected H. emerging I. determined J. consciously K. solid In In only only only two two two decades decades decades Asian Asian Asian Americans Americans Americans have have have become become become the the the fastest-growing fastest-growing fastest-growing U. U. U. S. S. minority. minority. As As As their their their children children began moving up through the nation schools, it became clear that a new class of academic achievers was 41 . Their Their achievements achievements achievements are are 42 in in the the the nation‟nation‟nation‟s s s best best best universities, universities, universities, where where where mathematics, mathematics, mathematics, science science science and and and engineering engineering departments have taken on a decidedly Asian character. This special liking for mathematics and science is partly explained by the fact that Asian-American students who began their education abroad arrived in the U. S. with a 43 grounding in mathematics but little or no knowledge of English. They are also influenced by the 44 of a a good good good job job job after after after college. college. college. Asians Asians Asians feel feel feel there there there will will will be be be less less less unfair unfair unfair treatment treatment treatment in in in areas areas areas like like like mathematics mathematics mathematics and and and science science because because they they they will will will be be be judged judged judged more more 45 . . And And And the the the return return return on on on the the 46 in in education education education is is is more more more immediate immediate immediate in in something like engineering than with an arts degree. Most Asian-American students owe their success to the influence of parents who are 47 that their children take full advantage of what the American educational system has to offer. An effective measure measure of of of parental parental parental attention attention attention is is is homework. homework. homework. Asian Asian Asian parents parents parents spend spend spend more more more time time time with with with their their their children children children than than than American American parents do, and it helps. Many researchers also believe there is something in Asian culture that breeds success, such as ideals that 48 family values and emphasize education. Both explanations explanations for for for academic academic academic success success success worry worry worry Asian Asian Asian Americans Americans Americans because because because of of of fears fears fears that that that they they they feed feed feed a a a typical typical racial 49 49 . Many can remember when Chinese, Japanese and Filipino immigrants were the victims of social . Many can remember when Chinese, Japanese and Filipino immigrants were the victims of social 50 . Indeed, it was not until 1952 that laws were laid down giving all Asian immigrants the right to citizenship. III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fillin each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Last night‟s m eteor meteor (流星流星) shower left many people in the community dissatisfied and demanding answers. According to Gabe Rothschild, Emerald Valley‟s mayor, people 51 in the suburbs of the city, carrying heavy telescopes, expecting to watch the brightly burning meteors passing through the sky. What they found instead was a sky so brightened by the city‟s lights that it 52 the light of the meteors passing overhead. “My family was so 53 ，” admitted town resident Duane Cosby. “We wanted to make t his an unforgettable family outing, but it turned out to be a huge disappointment.”Astronomers Astronomers——scientists who study stars and planets —have been 54 this problem for decades. They say that light pollution prevents them from 55 objects in the sky that they could see quite easily in the past. They 56 people and the government to take measures to fight against it. There is yet a population besides professional and amateur star observers that 57 even more from light pollution. This population consists of birds, bats, frogs, snakes, etc. 58 , outdoor lighting severely affects migrating birds. According to the International Dar-Sky Association ，“100 million birds a year throughout North Ameri ca 59 in crashes with lighted buildings and towers.”Countless more animal victims result from the use of artificial 60 . Clearly ，people enjoy the benefits of lighting their evenings, but some scientists think it can be 61 for humans ，too. They worry that exposure to light while sleeping can increase a person‟s chances of getting cancer.Emerald Valley is not the only community that is becoming aware of the 62 effects of light pollution. For years, Flagstaff, Arizona, has imposed lighting 63 in its city in order to assist astronomers at the Lowell Observatory. Similar 64 have been made worldwide, and a 65 is underway to remind us to turn off lights when we are not using them, so that other creatures can share the night. 51. A. gathered B. explored C. examined D. adventured 52. A. darkened B. provided C. reflected D. adjusted 53. A. disagreeable B. frustrated C. awkward D. professional 54. A. escaping from B. complaining about C. finding out D. clearing away 55. A. covering B. changing C. seeing D. investigating 56. A. take on B. ask for C. call on D. inquire about 57. A. benefits B. gets C. demands D. suffers 58. A. For example B. In addition C. On the whole D. No wonder 59. A. chase B. die C. immigrate D. breed 60. A. scenery B. buildings C. lighting D. setting 61. 61. A. harmful A. harmful B. helpful C. inevitable D. inadequate 62. A. temporary B. negative C. considerable D. physical 63. A. effects B. system C. level D. regulations 64. A. promises B. efforts C. changes D. arrangements 65. A. parade B. policy C. revolution D. movement Section BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A)(You may read the questions first.)English TeacherNumber of Position: About 5 vacancies a month Job Start Date: on-going, all year Location: Guangzhou, Shenzhen China Teaching Hours: 21—25 hours/ week Age of Students: All ages available (Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle School, High School) BenefitsSalary: 9500 RMB/month (20% after 15 days, 30% after 6 months, and the final 50% at the end of the contract) Housing: Free Furnished Single Housing Paid Vacation: 2 weeks or 10 days, plus national holidays Health Insurance: local medical insurance provided RequirementsRequired Nationality: American, Australian, British, Canadian, Irish, New Zealander or South African. Must be a Native English. Experience: Teaching not required, but preferred. Received English in an English speaking country since middle school. Preferred Age: under 40 years old TEFL: Cours TEFL: Courses of 100+ hours are required. es of 100+ hours are required. Job DescriptionHere we have an option for teachers looking to teach in the Southern China area. The positions positions are are are in in in Southern Southern Southern China’s China’s China’s largest largest largest cities, cities, cities, Guangzhou Guangzhou Guangzhou and and and Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Shenzhen, just just just north north north of of Hong Hong Kong. Kong. Kong. Known Known Known historically historically historically as as as the the the capital capital capital of of of Guangdong Guangdong Guangdong Province, Province, Province, these these these are are are unique unique places to live and great for teachers looking to be in the mix of the energetic cities that make China such an exciting country. As National City Center , these cities are known for leading China in terms of infrastructure and are primary transportation centers for exploring the area and China as a whole. This school group has a variety of school locations in the city and has various positions for both new and experienced teachers. Training is provided for all teachers and the first two two months months will will include include observing classes and individual training. There There is is is room room room for for advancement advancement as as as teachers teachers teachers gain gain gain experience experience experience to to to lead lead lead other other other teachers, teachers, teachers, as as as well well well as as as curriculum curriculum development positions, and the schools include a generous bonus structure on top of great base salaries. For more information on this position, ask the China Placement Team! 66. According to the passage, teachers would be working with students . A. immediately after they apply for the position B. in the National City Center across China C. 21—25 hours a week even on national holidays D. ranging from kindergarten students to teenagers 67. How much can Smith get on July 15 if he promises to teach for a year on January 15? A. 9500 RMB. B. 28500 RMB. C. 34200 RMB. D. 57000 RMB. 68. Who will be possibly admitted as an English teacher according to the passage? A. Bo Savino from America, 35, a native Chinese. B. Douglas Carter from Canada, 30, a former doctor. C. Abigale from Australia, 42, an experienced teacher. D. Alexa Joy Nino from Indi a, 39, an experienced teacher. 69. We can conclude that teachers admitted by this school group are allowed to _________. A. get a rise in salary B. live in the north of Hong Kong C. see a doctor for free D. visit a variety of local schools (B)For 170 years, members of a tiny American native tribe have lived and celebrated their traditions on a small piece of land off the Louisiana coast called Isle de Jean Charles. They fished and they farmed, making living by hard work among the bays and marshes（沼泽）. But now the waters that have supported them are threatening to over flood them. “I don ‟t think we ‟re going to have any other choice except to leave because we ‟re getting washed away by every storm that comes by,” said Albert Naquin, chief of the Biloxi-Chitimacha tribe. “We have lost more and more land, and it keeps happening.”Surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico on one side and the marsh on the other, Isle de Jean Charles sits at the southern tip of Louisiana ‟s rapidly disappearing wetlands, an area that is 3 to 4 miles long and about a mile wide. The tribe has been living here since 1840. But about a football field worth of land in the region is lost every half hour because of storms and rising sea water —a constant process that is expected to worsen with climate change. Isle de Jean Charles has been flooded five times in the last six years, being transformed from a once lush（繁茂的）landscape into a barren disaster zone. The floodwaters have spread large amounts of salt across the tiny island, making it nearly impossible for much to grow any more. The road to their village has been flooded so often, and now only one narrow road is usable, which is often covered by water. The fire station was closed a few years ago, and the island ‟s church was relocated. Now, only 25 families are left, with a “few dozen ” people. A controversial （有争议的）$900 million system of sea walls to save endangered communities along the Louisiana coast raised hopes here. But the final design did not include Isle de Jean Charles because officials concluded it simply would cost too much to protect the relatively few families that were left. 70. 70. What would be the best title of the passage? What would be the best title of the passage? A. Climate change threatens an American native tribe. B. Decreasing population of an American native tribe. C. The survival of an American native tribe. D. The harmful effect of climate change. 71. 71. We learn from the third paragraph that We learn from the third paragraph that . A. the tribe is losing its land at a fast speed B. the southern tip of the wetlands is now in water C. only a football field worth of land remains for the tribe D. the tribe has lived her e for 300 years 72. 72. What do we know about the remaining land of Isle de Jean Charles? What do we know about the remaining land of Isle de Jean Charles? A. It still remains rich and beautiful. B. It is almost unsuitable for crops to grow. C. There ‟s no resident living on the land. D. All of them have been covered by water. 73. 73. The last paragraph suggests that The last paragraph suggests that . A. the fate of the tribe remains dangerous B. the tribe insists on remaining where they are C. the government has paid much attention to the tribe D. the tribe has a large population (C)Insurance Insurance is is is the the the sharing sharing sharing of of of risks. risks. risks. Nearly Nearly Nearly everyone everyone everyone is is is exposed exposed exposed to to to risk risk risk of of of some some some sort. sort. sort. The The The house-owner, house-owner, house-owner, for for example, knows that his property can be damaged by fire; the ship-owner knows that his vessel may be lost at sea; the breadwinner knows that he may die at an early age and leave his family the poorer. On the other hand, not every house is damaged by fire nor every vessel lost at sea. If these persons each put a small sum into a pool, there will be enough to meet the needs of the few who do suffer loss. In other words, the losses of the few are met from the the contributions contributions contributions of of of the the the many. many. many. This This This is is is the the the basis basis basis of of of insurance. insurance. insurance. Those Those Those who who who pay pay pay the the the contribution contribution contribution are are are known known known as as “insured” and those who administer the pool of contributions as “insurers”.Not all risks lead themselves to being covered by insurance. Broadly speaking, the ordinary risks of business and speculation cannot be covered. The risk that buyers will not buy goods at the prices offered is not of a kind that can be statistically estimated —and risks can only be insured against if they can be so estimated. The The legal legal legal basis basis basis of of of all all all insurance insurance insurance is is is the the the “policy”. “policy”. “policy”. This This This is is is the the the printed printed printed form form form of of of contract contract contract on on on paper paper paper of of of the the the best best quality. quality. It It It states states states that that that in in in return return return for for for the the the regular regular regular payment payment payment by by by the the the insured insured insured of of of a a a named named named sum sum sum of of of money, money, money, called called called the the “premium ”, which is usually paid every year, the insurer will pay a sum of money or compensati on for loss, if the risk or event insured against actually happens. The wording of policies, particularly in marine insurance, often seems very old-fashioned, but there is a sound reason for this. Over a large number of years many law cases have been brought to clear up the meaning of doubtful phrases in policies. The law courts, in their judgments, have given given these these these phrases phrases phrases a a a definite definite definite and and and indisputable indisputable indisputable meaning, meaning, meaning, and and and to to to avoid avoid avoid future future disputes (争论) ) the the the phrases phrases phrases have have continued to be used in policies even when they have passe d out of normal use in speech. 74. According to the passage, insurance is possible because ________. A. only a small proportion of the insured suffer loss B. only insured people suffer loss C. nearly every insurer suffers loss D. everyone at some time suffers loss 75. The insurance of ordinary business risks is not possible because ________. A. it can‟t cover this kind of risks B. the risks are too high C. the risks can‟t be measured D. the premiums would be too high 76. Old-fashioned wording is sometimes used in insurance policies because ________. A. law courts suggested the use of it long ago B. the meaning of such wording has been agreed upon C. it enables ordinary people to understand it easily D. insurance has existed for a long time 77. The writer of this passage seems to think that insurance is ________. A. a form of gambling B. a way of making money quickly C. old-fashioned D. useful and necessary 。
上海闵行区2014年中考英语二模试卷(含解析)
上海闵行区2014年中考英语二模试卷（含解析）上海闵行区2014年中考英语二模试卷（含解析）（满分150分，完卷时间100分钟）考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。
试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题卡上完成，做在试卷上不给分。
Part 1 Listening （第一部分听力） I. Listening comprehension (听力理解) (共30 分) A. Listen and choose the right picture. (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) (6 分) 1._____ 2.______3._______4.______5.______6.__________B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear. (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)：(8分) 7. A) Canada. B) Australia. C) England. D) China. 8. A) By bike. B) By underground. C) By bus. D) By car. 9. A) The yellow one. B) The blue one. C) The brown one. D) The red one. 10. A) Because she had a long walk. B) Because she was ill. C) Because she slept too late. D) Because she worked a lot. 11. A) Two days.B) Three days. C) Five days. D) Ten days. 12. A) In a supermarket.B) At school. C) In a restaurant. D) At home. 13. A) Playing the guitar. B) Going joggi ng. C) Their hobbies. D) Their work.14. A) Move to a new flat right now. B) Go and join the people in the office. C) Find more people to help with the move. D) Move to a new place at free time.C．Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false. (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示): (6分) 15. Richard and his friends went on a picnic in a village this summer.16. They drew pictures, cooked food and climbed a hill in the morning. 17. The girl picked flowers and the boys looked for some fruits in the forest. 18. Richard succeeded in catching the beautiful bird he saw in the forest at last. 19. When Richard was trying to find his way back, he saw a farmer growingvegetables. 20. From the passage we know the farmer was unhappy to hear Richard’s words. D. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks. (听短文填空，完成下列内容。
上海市闵行区2014年中考二模英语试题(word版-含答案)
闵行区2013学年度第二学期九年级质量调研考试(二模)英语试卷(满分150分，完卷时间70分钟）Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar(第二部分语音、词汇和语法）II．Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案）：（共20分）26.Sam attended a lecture this morning. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in thesentence？A) /'leɪzɪ / B) /’lektʃə/ C）/ ’læŋgwɪdʒ/ D）/ləʊ'keɪʃn/27. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others？A）There is a big house there。
B）Mother shouted at her boy.C) Could I leave the room now? D) They've found their keys。
28. It’s known that France is famous_______ its wine and beautiful scenery。
A) on B）in C）at D）for29. You can find many _______ in the Science and Technology Museum on Sundays.A) information B）fun C) children D) story30。
I feel too tired now and I need a cup of tea to relax_______。
A）my B）myself C）me D）mine31. Jeff and David were in the garden setting off fireworks _______Christmas Day.A）at B) in C）on D) with32. You can close your eyes for _______seconds after watching TV for too long.A) a few B) few C) a little D) little33. It sounds really _______that there are aliens living on the earth now.A）well B）rough C) beautifully D) impossible34. We’d rather _______ some books instead of playing computer games。
上海闵行区2014年中考英语二模试卷含解析
上海闵行区2014年中考英语二模试卷（含解析）（满分150分，完卷时间100分钟）考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。
试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题卡上完成，做在试卷上不给分。
Part 1 Listening （第一部分听力）I. Listening comprehension (听力理解) (共30 分)A. Listen and choose the right picture. (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) (6 分)1._____2.______3._______4.______5.______6.__________B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear.(根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)：(8分)7. A) Canada. B) Australia. C) England. D) China.8. A) By bike. B) By underground. C) By bus. D) By car.9. A) The yellow one. B) The blue one. C) The brown one. D) The red one.10. A) Because she had a long walk. B) Because she was ill.C) Because she slept too late. D) Because she worked a lot.11. A) Two days. B) Three days. C) Five days. D) Ten days.12. A) In a supermarket. B) At school. C) In a restaurant. D) At home.13. A) Playing the guitar. B) Going joggi ng.C) Their hobbies. D) Their work.14. A) Move to a new flat right now. B) Go and join the people in the office.C) Find more people to help with the move. D) Move to a new place at free time. C．Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false.(判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示): (6分)15. Richard and his friends went on a picnic in a village this summer.16. They drew pictures, cooked food and climbed a hill in the morning.17. The girl picked flowers and the boys looked for some fruits in the forest.18. Richard succeeded in catching the beautiful bird he saw in the forest at last.19. When Richard was trying to find his way back, he saw a farmer growing vegetables.20. From the passage we know the farmer was unhappy to hear Richard’s words.D. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks. (听短文填空，完成下列内容。
上海市闵行区2014届高三5月三模英语试卷 (Word版)
上海市闵行区2014届高三5月三模英语试卷考生注意：1. 答卷前，考生务必在答题纸上将学校、姓名及准考证号填写清楚。
答题时客观题用2B铅笔按要求填涂，主观题用黑色水笔书写。
2. 本试卷分为第I卷和第II卷，共12页。
满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
第I卷(共103分)I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. At 10:30. B. At 10:50.C. At 11:00.D. At 11:20.2. A. Husband and wife. B. Doctor and patient.C. Manager and clerk.D. Waitress and customer.3. A. To India. B. To Jane‟s party.C. To the museum.D. To a gallery.4. A. The ring is not hers. B. She doesn‟t have gold rings.C. She prefers gold to silver.D. She lost her silver ring.5. A. They should give Sally some on-the-job training.B. They should buy Sally a train ticket.C. They shouldn‟t take Sally into account.D. They should ask Sally to get more qualification.6. A. Occupation. B. Hobby.C. Literature.D. Part-time job.7. A. Check the number. B. Try harder.C. Wait for a signal.D. Phone later.8. A. The air is fresh. B. It‟s hot inside.C. The window is open.D. It‟s noisy outside.9. A. Confused. B. Sympathetic.C. Embarrassed.D. Uninterested10. A. He lost his way. B. He received a traffic ticket.C. He worked very carefully.D. He drove in heavy traffic.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. To explain the campus architecture to visitors.B. To show new staff around the campus.C. To make new students familiar with the campus.D. To advise new students about which classes to take.12. A. Registration forms. B. A library card.C. A list of class schedules.D. A campus map.13. A. Move into their dormitories. B. Find their classrooms.C. Memorize campus landmarks.D. Schedule their first exams.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Physics. B. Chemistry.C. English Literature.D. Media Studies.15. A. More than 144,000. B. About 147,500.C. 7.5％of all the test takers.D. 4.6％of all the test takers.16. A. Few students avoid harder subjects.B. Each subject has the same level of difficulty.C. Some subjects are more difficult than others.D. Pupils are important to the cou ntry‟s development.Section CDirections:In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Complete the form. Write no more than THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.(A)The old-fashioned general store is fast disappearing. This is, perhaps, a pity, because shopping today seems to lack that personal element (25)________ existed when the shopkeeper knew all his regular customers personally. He could, for instance, remember which brand of tea Mrs. Smith usually bought or (26)________ sort of washing powder Mrs. Jones preferred. Not only was the shop a center of buying and selling, but a social meeting place.A prosperous general store might have employed four or five assistants, and so there were very few problems in management as far as the staff (27)________(concern). But (28)________ ________ the supermarket has replaced the general store, the job of the manager has changed completely. The modern supermarket manager has to cope with a staff of as manyas a hundred, apart from all the other everyday problems of running a large business.Every morning the manager must, (29)________ the commander of an army division, carry out an inspection of his store to make sure that everything is ready for the business of the day. He must see that everything is running smoothly. He will have to give advice and make decisions as problems arise; and he must know how to get his huge staff to work efficiently with their respective responsibilities. (30)________ ________ ________ he has to do throughout the day, however, the supermarket manager must be ready for any emergency that (31)________ arise. They say in the trade that you are not really (32)________ experienced supermarket manager until you have dealt with a flood, a fire, a birth and a death in your store.(B)Global Positioning Systems（全球定位系统）are now a part of everyday driving in many countries. These satellite-based systems provide turn-by-turn directions to help people get to (33)________ they want to go. However, they can also cause a lot of problems, send you to the wrong place or leave you completely (34)________(lose). Many times, the driver is(35)________(blame). Sometimes a GPS error is responsible. Most often, says Barry Brown, it isa combination of the two.Barry Brown is with the Mobile Life Centre in Stockholm, Sweden. He told us about an incident (36)________(involve) a friend who had flown to an airport in the eastern United States. There he borrowed a GPS-equipped car to use during his stay. Mr. Brown says, “They just plugged in an address and then (37)________(set) o ff to their destination. And, then it wasn‟t (38)________ they were driving for thirty minutes that they realized they actually put in a destination back on the West Coast where they lived. They actually put (39)________ home address in. So again, the GPS is kind of …garbage in garbage out‟.”Mr. Brown says this is a common human error, but what makes the problem (40)________(bad) has to do with some of the shortcomings, or failures, of GPS equipment. He says, “One problem with a lot of the GPS units is the y have a very small screen and they just tell you the next turn. Because they just give you the next turn, sometimes that means that it is not really giving you the overview that you would need to know that it‟s going to the wrong place.”Section BDirections:Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only beIn only two decades Asian Americans have become the fastest-growing U. S. minority. As their children began moving up through the nation schools, it became clear that a new class of academic achievers was 41 . Their achievements are 42 in the nation‟ s best universities, where mathematics, science and engineering departments have taken on a decidedly Asian character. This special liking for mathematics and science is partly explained by the fact that Asian-American students who began their education abroad arrived in the U. S. with a 43 grounding in mathematics but little or no knowledge of English. They are also influenced by the 44 of a good job after college. Asians feel there will be less unfair treatment in areas like mathematics and science because they will be judged more 45 . And the return on the 46 in education is more immediate in something like engineering than with an arts degree.Most Asian-American students owe their success to the influence of parents who are47 that their children take full advantage of what the American educational system has to offer. An effective measure of parental attention is homework. Asian parents spend more time with their children than American parents do, and it helps. Many researchers also believe there is something in Asian culture that breeds success, such as ideals that 48 family values and emphasize education.Both explanations for academic success worry Asian Americans because of fears that they feed a typical racial 49 . Many can remember when Chinese, Japanese and Filipino immigrants were the victims of social 50 . Indeed, it was not until 1952 that laws were laid down giving all Asian immigrants the right to citizenship.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.Last night‟s meteor(流星) shower left many people in the community dissatisfied and demanding answers. According to Gabe Rothschild, Emerald Valley‟s mayor, people 51in the suburbs of the city, carrying heavy telescopes, expecting to watch the brightly burning meteors pas sing through the sky. What they found instead was a sky so brightened by the city‟s lights that it 52 the light of the meteors passing overhead.“My family was so 53 ，” admitted town resident Duane Cosby. “We wanted to make this an unforgettable fam ily outing, but it turned out to be a huge disappointment.”Astronomers—scientists who study stars and planets—have been 54 this problem fordecades. They say that light pollution prevents them from 55 objects in the sky that they could see quite easily in the past. They 56 people and the government to take measures to fight against it.There is yet a population besides professional and amateur star observers that 57 even more from light pollution. This population consists of birds, bats, frogs, snakes, etc.58 , outdoor lighting severely affects migrating birds. According to the International Dar-Sky Association，“100 million birds a year throughout North America 59 in crashes with lighted buildings and towers.”Countless more animal victims result from the use of artificial 60 . Clearly，people enjoy the benefits of lighting their evenings, but some scientists think it can be 61 for humans，too. They worry that exposure to light while sleeping can increase a person‟s chances of ge tting cancer.Emerald Valley is not the only community that is becoming aware of the 62 effects of light pollution. For years, Flagstaff, Arizona, has imposed lighting 63 in its city in order to assist astronomers at the Lowell Observatory. Similar 64 have been made worldwide, and a 65 is underway to remind us to turn off lights when we are not using them, so that other creatures can share the night.51. A. gathered B. explored C. examined D. adventured52. A. darkened B. provided C. reflected D. adjusted53. A. disagreeable B. frustrated C. awkward D. professional54. A. escaping from B. complaining about C. finding out D. clearing away55. A. covering B. changing C. seeing D. investigating56. A. take on B. ask for C. call on D. inquire about57. A. benefits B. gets C. demands D. suffers58. A. For example B. In addition C. On the whole D. No wonder59. A. chase B. die C. immigrate D. breed60. A. scenery B. buildings C. lighting D. setting61. A. harmful B. helpful C. inevitable D. inadequate62. A. temporary B. negative C. considerable D. physical63. A. effects B. system C. level D. regulations64. A. promises B. efforts C. changes D. arrangements65. A. parade B. policy C. revolution D. movementSection 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)66. According to the passage, teachers would be working with students .A. immediately after they apply for the positionB. in the National City Center across ChinaC. 21—25 hours a week even on national holidaysD. ranging from kindergarten students to teenagers67. How much can Smith get on July 15 if he promises to teach for a year on January 15?A. 9500 RMB. B. 28500 RMB.C. 34200 RMB.D. 57000 RMB.68. Who will be possibly admitted as an English teacher according to the passage?A. Bo Savino from America, 35, a native Chinese.B. Douglas Carter from Canada, 30, a former doctor.C. Abigale from Australia, 42, an experienced teacher.D. Alexa Joy Nino from India, 39, an experienced teacher.69. We can conclude that teachers admitted by this school group are allowed to _________.A. get a rise in salaryB. live in the north of Hong KongC. see a doctor for freeD. visit a variety of local schools(B)For 170 years, members of a tiny American native tribe have lived and celebrated their traditions on a small piece of land off the Louisiana coast called Isle de Jean Charles. They fished and they farmed, making living by hard work among the bays and marshes（沼泽）. But now the waters that have supported them are threatening to over flood them.“I don‟t think we‟re going to have any other choice except to leave because we‟re getting washed away by every storm that comes by,” said Albert Naquin, chief of the Biloxi-Chitimacha tribe. “We have lost more and more land, and it keeps happening.”Surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico on one side and the marsh on the other, Isle de Jean Charles sits at the southern tip of Louisiana‟s rapidly disappearing wetlands, an area that is 3 to 4 miles long and about a mile wide. The tribe has been living here since 1840. But about a football field worth of land in the region is lost every half hour because of storms and rising sea water—a constant process that is expected to worsen with climate change.Isle de Jean Charles has been flooded five times in the last six years, being transformed from a once lush（繁茂的）landscape into a barren disaster zone. The floodwaters have spread large amounts of salt across the tiny island, making it nearly impossible for much to grow any more.The road to their village has been flooded so often, and now only one narrow road is usable, which is often covered by water. The fire station was closed a few years ago, and the island‟s church was relocated. Now, only 25 families are left, with a “few dozen” people. A controversial （有争议的）$900 million system of sea walls to save endangered communities along the Louisiana coast raised hopes here. But the final design did not include Isle de Jean Charles because officials concluded it simply would cost too much to protect the relatively few families that were left.70. What would be the best title of the passage?A. Climate change threatens an American native tribe.B. Decreasing population of an American native tribe.C. The survival of an American native tribe.D. The harmful effect of climate change.71. We learn from the third paragraph that .A. the tribe is losing its land at a fast speedB. the southern tip of the wetlands is now in waterC. only a football field worth of land remains for the tribeD. the tribe has lived here for 300 years72. What do we know about the remaining land of Isle de Jean Charles?A. It still remains rich and beautiful.[来源:]B. It is almost unsuitable for crops to grow.C. There‟s no resident living on the land.D. All of them have been covered by water.73. The last paragraph suggests that .A. the fate of the tribe remains dangerousB. the tribe insists on remaining where they areC. the government has paid much attention to the tribeD. the tribe has a large population(C)Insurance is the sharing of risks. Nearly everyone is exposed to risk of some sort. The house-owner, for example, knows that his property can be damaged by fire; the ship-owner knows that his vessel may be lost at sea; the breadwinner knows that he may die at an early age and leave his family the poorer. On the other hand, not every house is damaged by fire nor every vessel lost at sea. If these persons each put a small sum into a pool, there will be enough to meet the needs of the few who do suffer loss. In other words, the losses of the few are met from the contributions of the many. This is the basis of insurance. Those who pay the contribution are known as “insured”and those who administer the poo l of contributions as “insurers”.Not all risks lead themselves to being covered by insurance. Broadly speaking, the ordinary risks of business and speculation cannot be covered. The risk that buyers will not buy goods at the prices offered is not of a kind that can be statistically estimated—and risks can only be insured against if they can be so estimated.The legal basis of all insurance is the “policy”. This is the printed form of contract on paper of the best quality. It states that in return for the regular payment by the insured of a named sum of money, called the “premium”, which is usually paid every year, the insurer will pay a sum of money or compensation for loss, if the risk or event insured against actually happens. The wording of policies, particularly in marine insurance, often seems very old-fashioned, but there is a soundreason for this. Over a large number of years many law cases have been brought to clear up the meaning of doubtful phrases in policies. The law courts, in their judgments, have given these phrases a definite and indisputable meaning, and to avoid future disputes (争论) the phrases have continued to be used in policies even when they have passed out of normal use in speech.74. According to the passage, insurance is possible because ________.A. only a small proportion of the insured suffer lossB. only insured people suffer lossC. nearly every insurer suffers lossD. everyone at some time suffers loss75. The insurance of ordinary business risks is not possible because ________.A. it can‟t cover this kind of risksB. the risks are too highC. the risks can‟t be measuredD. the premiums would be too high76. Old-fashioned wording is sometimes used in insurance policies because ________.A. law courts suggested the use of it long agoB. the meaning of such wording has been agreed uponC. it enables ordinary people to understand it easilyD. insurance has existed for a long time77. The writer of this passage seems to think that insurance is ________.A. a form of gamblingB. a way of making money quicklyC. old-fashionedD. useful and necessarySection CDirections:Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.The problem with most surveys about whether people will pay for online content is that they‟re conducted on the Internet and respondents have a special interest in being able to surf the Web forever for nothing. But one of the most surprising results of a new, more wide-ranging survey by the marketing and media information firm Nielsen was that some people are actually prepared to pay.Nielsen asked 27,000 people across 52 countries if they‟d consider paying for Internet content. The answer was a thorough perhaps. Before Rupet Murdoch and other champions of paid content get too excited, thought, it‟s worth noticing that 71% of respondents say that content would have to be considerably higher quality than the free stuff before they handed over any cash. If they believed they could get the information elsewhere for free, they‟d never pay.So the puzzle that still remains unsolved for providers is exactly how to provide content unique enough that users can‟t get it elsewhere and once they have produced it, how to protect it, while still promoting it. How do you balance the two Web models; the one where linking is everything, where you want content picked up by other sites, and the one where your content has to be exclusive (唯一的)?There are encouraging signs for providers in some categories. According to Nielsen, more than 50% people would be prepared to pay for movies, music and games; exactly half would pay for professionally produced video, and a slightly smaller proportion would pay for magazines. On the other hand, fewer than a third of people would be prepared to pay for social media, news or talk radio, consumer generated videos or blogs.Now for the surprising results, consumers under 20 were most likely to consider paying, while those over 65 were the least likely. This, Nielsen assumes may be because younger consumers care little for the platform through which they get the content: to them, video is video, whether viewed online or via cable TV, for which they already pay. Another explanation: at under-20, they haven‟t got many other financial responsibilities. Or hey, it‟s their parents‟ money, so what do they care?(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN 10 WORDS.)78. Most surveys indicate that people prefer to _____________________________.79. According to Nielsen survey, people are willing to pay if _________________________.80. What is the unsolved puzzle?81. Why are most young people likely to pay online content?第II 卷(共47 分)I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.82. 学习了一整天后，听听轻音乐多惬意啊！（What…）83. 失败后反思会增加你下次获得成功的机会。
2014届闵行区初三英语一模试卷 (Part I)
闵行区2013学年第一学期九年级质量调研考试英语试卷Part 1 Listening (第一部分听力)I. Listening Comprehension (听力理解) (共30分)A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) (6分)A B C DE F G H1. ______2. ______3. ______4. ______5. ______6. ______B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案) (8分)( ) 7. A) Comic strips. B) Novels. C) Story books. D) Science fiction.( ) 8. A) Cloudy. B) Rainy. C) Sunny. D) Windy.( ) 9. A) On Saturday morning. B) On Saturday afternoon.C) On Sunday morning. D) On Sunday evening.( ) 10. A) Ten. B) Twenty. C) Thirty. D) Forty.( ) 11. A) By bus. B) By taxi. C) By underground. D) On foot.( ) 12. A) In an office. B) In a bar. C) In a restaurant. D) In a shop.( ) 13. A) A teacher and a student. B) A doctor and a patient.C) A salesman and a customer. D) Father and daughter.( ) 14. A) She didn’t have a watch. B) She didn’t hear the alarm clock.C) She forgot to set the alarm clock. D) The clock went wrong.C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的内容, 符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示) (6分)( ) 15. Andy was on a trip in England in order to improve his English.( ) 16. When Andy spoke to people face to face, he still had problems.( ) 17. Andy missed his flight because he forgot his flight time.( ) 18. If Andy took the next flight, he didn’t have to pay for another ticket.( ) 19. When Andy came to know that his stay in England would be longer, he felt upset.( ) 20. From the story we know Andy could spend another three days in England.D. Listen to the dialogue and complete the following sentences (听对话，完成下列内容，每空格限填一词) (共10分)21. George went to ________ ________ some friends in Peace Forest.22. It was raining a little when George and friends ________ ________ London.23. George walked for about ________ hours through the woods in the ________ sunshine.24. When George returned to the bus, the sun was going down and it was _______ ________.25. Mary and her parents had meat, ________, ________ and dessert for a meal.21. _________________ ___________________ 22. __________________ _____________________ 23. _________________ ___________________ 24. __________________ _____________________ 25. _________________ ___________________听力文字和参考答案（一）Part 1I. A.1. The detective has spent a lot of time studying the case. (D)2. My mother always read story books to me when I was a little boy. (F)3. Emma thinks it’s wonderful to hold lovely pet dogs in her arms. (A)4. Nowadays people depend on computers more than they realize. (B)5. Sandy and her friends went to the city center for sightseeing last weekend. (E)6. Not enough sleep and unhealthy diet can cause some memory problems. (H)B.7. M: Do you like story books or comic strips?W: I prefer story books to comic strips.Q: Which kind of books does the girl like better? (C)8. M: We’re going to have a football match this weekend. How about the weather?W: The weatherman says it will be rainy today, cloudy on Saturday, and sunny on Sunday.Q: What’s the weather like on Saturday? (A)9. M: What do you usually do at weekends?W: I usually go to church on Saturday morning, walk in the garden on Saturday afternoon and read newspapers in the evening. I spend Sunday morning playing tennis with friends. I don't like to rest all day without doing anything.Q: When does the woman usually walk in the garden? (B)10. W: Do all the students in your class live at school?M: No, one-fourth of them live at home. And the others live at school.W: And how many students are there in your class?M: Forty altogether.Q: How many students live at home? (A)11. W: How are we going to get home? It's so late that the buses and the underground have all stoppedrunning.M: Then we have to call a taxi home now.W: All right.Q: How will they go home? (B)12. M: Kate, how do you like this dress? It looks perfect.W: I'm afraid the color is too light. It easily gets dirty, Peter?M: Then how about this one?W: Great. How much is it?M: I am not sure, we may ask the shop assistant over there.Q: Where does the dialogue most probably take place? (D)13. M: Why didn’t you come to school this morning, Kitty?W: I couldn’t sleep well last night. I had a stomachache and now still feel quite uncomfortable.M: I’m sorry to hear that. You’d better go to see a doctor right now.W: All right.Q: Who might the two speakers be? (A)14. M: You are late again, Miss Smith. Don't you have a watch or something?W: Yes, I thought that I had set the alarm clock for seven o'clock, but it rang an hour later.英语试卷第3页（共9页）Q: What does the woman mean? (D)C. Andy was still traveling in England when he realized he had to make sure his flight home with the airline company. He was visiting England in order to improve his English. When he was speaking to people face to face, he had no difficulty understanding what they said. However, when he was speaking on the phone, he still had a problem. Andy called the airline and the clerk told him that his plane was leaving at nine o’clock in the morning three days later.Since Andy was leaving in three days, he visited as many places as he could. He thought that it would be a long time before he had enough money again. He wished he could come back and spend a year in England.The final day arrived and Andy left early for the airport. When the clerk looked at the ticket, he was greatly surprised, “Why, sir, but your flight was at nine o’clock in the morning, and now it is eight in the evening.” Andy asked, “Oh, my god. Now will I have to pay for another ticket? I thought it would be at nine in the evening.” “No, Sir. But the next flight will be in three days.”Andy smiled as he realized that now he could go on with his trip in England.15. T 16. F 17. F 18. T 19. F 20. TD. W: Just now you were telling about your trip. Where did you go, George?M: I went to walk with some friends in Peace Forest, Mary.W: Did you enjoy yourself?M: Oh, yes. It was raining a little when we left east London, but the sun was shining when we got to the forest.W: What did you do there?M: We walked for about two hours through the woods in the warm sunshine. Birds were singing in the trees, and all kinds of flowers were growing everywhere.W: Hm! It’s really great. Did you have a picnic in the forest?M: Yes, we took sandwiches with us. We had a rain as we were eating, but it soon stopped. When we got back to the bus, the sun was going down, and it was getting dark.W: It must have been a lovely day, George. I was lazy yesterday. I just stayed at home.M: You had a good m eal with your parents, didn’t you?W: Yes, we did have a great meal. We had meat and fish. We also had some fruit and dessert.M: Oh, it’s time to leave now. I enjoyed having tea with you. Thank you very much. Goodbye.W: Goodbye.21. walk with 22. left, east 23. two/ 2, warm 24. getting dark 25. fish, fruit。
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闵行区2013学年第二学期九年级综合练习卷听力文字和参考答案（一）Part 1I.A.1. Jane collected pictures of all kinds of butterflies. (E)2. Unless you have a map, you will get lost easily in the park. (C)3. At weekends Bruce always helps Mum do some cleaning at home. (D)4. My sister makes bed by herself though she is only eight years old. (H)5. Ben had a long telephone conversation with his parents yesterday. (F)6. It’s really great fun to go camping in the country with my classmates last weekend. (B)B.7. W: Why are you in such a hurry, Mark?M: I’ll fly to Beijing tonight. I’ll take the bus home right now and I must get everything ready before 6 o’clock.Q: How will Mark go to Beijing? (C)8. M: Mum, I feel tired these days.W: What’s the matter, Paul? Did you stay up late last night?M: No, I didn’t. But there is too much homework and I can’t sleep well at night.Q: Why does Paul feel tired these days? (B)9. M: I’m going to Australia for a summer programme during the holidays. What about you?W: My father will have an educational visit in Singapore. Maybe I will go with him.Q: Which country is the boy going to visit? (A)10. M: Did you have a nice weekend? The weather was lovely.W: Yes, we did. I went for a walk in the park near our home, and my husband and the children went boating on the lake.Q: What did the woman do last weekend? (D)11. W: Are you leaving, Jack? It’s 7:30.M: No. I’m going to wait for another fifteen minutes. My project will be finished soon.Q: When will the man leave? (C)12. M: Excuse me, sir. Where is Boarding Gate Eight? I want to take the flight to Los Angeles.W: It’s on the second floor. The elevator on the right can take you there.Q: Where did the dialogue most probably take place? (B)13. M: What are you going to do this coming Sunday?W: I haven’t decided yet. What about you?M: I’m going to Art Museum with Mike. There will be a painting show there. Would you like to join us?W: That’s a good idea. And I’m sure we’ll enjoy ourselves there.Q: What are they talking about? (A)14. M: You see it’s still raining. I have planned to go for a picnic tomorrow. If it goes on likethis, perhaps I have to change my plan.W: Oh, I don’t think it will last long, Jack. The weather forecasts say it will be cloudy this afternoon and sunny tomorrow.Q: What does the woman mean? (A)C.The most interesting part of the little town was the market, where there were a lot of cafes, restaurants and small shops full of all kinds of cheap goods. At this time of the year it was not crowded. It was a lovely day with only a few little white clouds in the sky. It was not too hot but pleasantly warm.Edward and Ann sat at a table outside one of the cafes. After sitting there enjoying the sunlight for a few minutes, a young waiter, not much more than a boy, came to take their order. He spoke no English, but pointed at the menu with a smile, they thought they had managed to make him understand that all they wanted was ice cream. There were two kinds of ice cream, so Ann said, “I love coffee ice-cream.”英语试卷第1页（共3页）After a little while the waiter returned. He was carrying two cups of coffee and two ice-creams. He set down very carefully on the table in front of Edward and Ann.“We didn’t want coffee,” said Edward angrily, “but coffee ice-cream. He ought to be able to understand some E nglish.” The waiter smiled and looked pleased. “No,” said Ann, laughing, “it’s his country. We ought to be able to speak his language.”15. F 16. F 17. F 18. F 19. T 20. TD.Mr. Brown had lived in a village before he became a famous lawyer. He remembered his hard life during studying in the college. And his parents borrowed much money for him. So he worked hard and tried his best to get more money.Now he lives in a beautiful house with his family. His son Sandy is an eight-year-old smart boy. He likes the boy very much and sends him to the best school in the city. He hopes Sandy will live a happy life and he buys everything the boy wants. He wishes his son will become a great scientist. B ut he doesn’t know Sandy hates studying and spends much time playing. Now he’s keen on fishing and sometimes doesn’t go to school. So he has failed in the exams many times. Miss Young, his teacher, tells him not to do that, but he doesn’t listen. She became angry after the boy was late again one afternoon.“I’ll vis it your father tomorrow evening, Sandy,” said Miss Young.” I will ask a good way to teach you.” “You’d better not talk with him, madam,”said the boy. “Or you’ll pay for his service!”21. famous lawyer 22. worked hard 23. eight/8, smart 24. on fishing 25. again, afternoon Part 2Ⅱ. 26. C 27. D 28. A 29. B 30. D 31. C 32. A 33. B 34. A 35. D 36. A37. A 38. C 39. B 40. A 41. B 42. C 43. D 44. A 45. BⅢ. 46. B 47. D 48. A 49. E 50. C 51. E 52. A 53. BⅣ. 54. stories 55. fifth 56. her 57. confidence 58. slowly 59. noisy 60. careless61. inviteⅤ. 62. Did, see 63. How soon 64. were they 65. was built 66. show around67. if/ whether, enjoyed 68. The garden has given pleasure to many people.Part 3Ⅵ. A) 69. A 70. D 71. B 72. B 73. A 74. CB) 75. C 76. A 77. B 78. D 79. B 80. AC) 81. happily 82. forgot 83. lie 84. myself/ me 85. wrong 86. nothing 87. lessonD) 88. It happened on one(a) snowy night. (On a snowy night.)89. Because he did the special operation for him.90. Yes, he did.91. his eyes, to enjoy life as a healthy man92. He felt sorry (sad/ surprised/shocked…) ( and regretful) for Sam.93. friendship is very important (precious); friends will help you if you are in troublesomeday / Sam was great, he thought more of friends than of himself (Any reasonableanswer is OK.)Ⅶ. 94. Omitted评分标准：内容8分，语言8分，组织结构分4分。