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一、语法新题型(A)“If the one ever appeared, anyone else would just be a compromise. But I don’t want to compromise.” This line has become the talk of the town since TV drama My Sunshine debuted on Jan 10. It has become 25 instant hit, with the premiere episode reaching a record 104 million online views by the end of the day.Many fans follow the series ______ ______26 all the pretty faces, especially stunner Tiffany Tang, 31, and the well-dressed Wallace Chung, 40. However, the show’s success is also due to the tremendous fan base __27____original Web novel Silent Separation has accumulated since 2003. The novel started a craze as soon as writer Gu Man published the first chapter online.The story is about two sweethearts that separate and are given a second chance. Zhao Mosheng and He Yichen fall in love in college but separate due to misunderstandings. Seven years later, fate tosses them together again. They work hard to resolve their misunderstandings and, in the end, become happily married.The TV drama attracts me not only because it stays true to the novel, but also because it depicts my ideal romance. Whether they admit it or not, every woman dreams of having a handsome man chase after them exclusively. Well, He Yichen is just that. As one of the top lawyers in China, he is cute, competent, rational and rich. But after__28____ (marry), the seemingly cold lawyer gives Zhao a dream wedding, cooks for her, picks her up after work and protects her anytime she needs it －almost everything a dream husband should do.Also, __29____makes the TV drama stand out among so many counterparts is the experiential proximity it creates for the audience. The love between the main couple is touching but not overstated. It is not only a fantasy or a daydream that takes the audience away but also an experience that __30___occur in our daily lives.My Sunshine is a success, at least for me. It maintains the beauty of the novel, adds cute faces to create a feast for the eyes, satisfies many girls’ fantasies about love, and__31___, encourages all of us to seize every available opportunity to embrace happiness.25. an 26. because of 27. its 28. being married 29. what 30. can 31. most importantly(B)Bilbo Baggins finally returns home in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies after a long and tough journey that transforms him into a wiser, more experienced, and more compassionate man. However, it’s hard to say goodbye now that the three-part movie adaptation of English writer J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel has reached its conclusion.______ ______(32) you missed the first two installments of the series, here is a brief introduction. This prequel to the Lord of the Rings trilogy centers on Bilbo (Martin Freeman), a small humanoid creature living in the lands of Middle-earth. Bilbo is a homebody content with the daily pleasures of living a simple life. However, when the wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and 13 dwarves ask his help in retrieving treasure ___33___(steal) by the dragon Smaug (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch), Bilbo is faced with a choice.The Battle of Five Armies opens with the defeat of Smaug. But with the dragon’s fall ___34___(come)new problems, as his treasure forces the dwarves, humans, elves and goblins to decide between working together and being destroyed.Exciting visual effects are the key to any fantasy-based movie, and The Hobbit’s third outing delivers in this regard. Spectacular castles, boundless mountains, breathtaking war scenes and colorful creatures abound. The Battle of Five Armies reaches the levels of its predecessors, but it’s lacking in innovation.On top of that, there’s English actor Orlando Bloom as Legolas. For 14 years, Legolas ___35____(draw)audiences (particularly females) into theaters with his blond hair and blue eyes. Appearance is power, and in __36___case, the power remains strong.The Hobbit movies haven’t won the same praise as The Lord of the Rings trilogy, with some critics__37____(point) out that repetitive fight scenes cause the film to feel empty and short on plot and character development. __38____well-grounded criticism, The Hobbit trilogy serves as a welcome chronicle of one man’s spiritual development and fight against the temptations of greed and power. For many, these are the true themes of Tolkien’s novel, and they___39___(present) well on film. Step into Middle-earth and allow your imagination __40_____(stretch)by the mystery of this magical world.32. In case 33. stolen 34. comes 35. has been drawing 36. this 37. pointing 38. Despite 39. are represented 40. to be stretchedSection 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.monetaryB.presenceC.claimedD.altered AB.Handed AC. Customary AD.Emerged BC.CrowdingBD.Basically CD.Done ABC. DeliberatelyPopular messaging service WeChat is hogging the limelight(抢尽风头) this Chinese New Year- by giving the traditions typical of this festive period a facelift.As technology has _D____ the way people in China carry out certain traditions during Chinese New Year, at no point is it clearer that Weixin, the version of Wechat available in the country, has ___AD__ as a frontrunner in the wave of change.The weixin team came upon a brilliant idea of taking the Chinese New Year tradition of gifting money into the digital era. _BD____, rather than giving red envelopes of money to family and friends, Weixin users could tap into digital payments and send _A___ gifts of up to CNY100（around＄16.50）per go to others on the chat app.State media Xinhua reports that the first two days of Chinese New Year saw more than five million people across China taking part in Weixin’ s online red envelope activity, with more than 20 million redenvelopes___AB____ out, according to data from Tencent, the company that owns Wechat.At its peak, 585,000 people took part in gifting red envelopes over a mere five minutes on Weixin, with 121,000 red envelopes being _C_____. The messaging service has an estimated 500 million plus registered users in China alone, while it has 270 million active users worldwide.Another tradition has been entirely improved by Weixin as well.It is _AC___ to send New Year well-wishes to your friends on the eve of Chinese New Year- and this year, a whopping(巨大的) 10 million messages were sent in one minute at peak on the eve of Chinese New Year via Weixin. The number of messages sent this year on the chat app was double that of last year, showing that more people are _BC___ to the app instead of sending cards or SMS-es.Chinese New Year is a time dipped in tradition, and the fact that Weixin has managed to make its __B__ so strongly welcomed by users speaks volumes about its ability to straddle(跨越) the space between old and new.As Wechat moves into verticals such as mobile-commerce, it wouldn’t be any surprise if the app soon disrupts other traditions next year. Who knows, we may just get to see Chinese New Year grocery shopping ordelivery, or the booking of transportaion back to p eople’s hometowns, __CD___ entirely via Wechat in the future.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.Hong Kong is part of China, but it is like China? Overseas employers and students might say yes,51 , more than 17 years have passed since the former British colony’s return to the mainland. But business schools in Hong Kong insist that an education in the special administrative region is so different that student should place it in a different 52 .The studentThere are 53 differences between Hong Kong Chinese student and their mainland counterparts, TJ Wong, dean of CUHK Business School at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He says his school attracts the cream of the crop from China who have very strong fundamental skills in English, Chinese and mathematics. Hong Kong Chinese students, adds Prof.Wong, tend to have a stronger global view and are more willing to speak out in class. Mainland student tend to value listening to their superiors more, he says.Sachin Tipnis, executive director of MBA programmes at the University of Hong Kong, notes that mainland and Hong Kong Chinese students bring vastly different backgrounds to the classroom. Many Hong Kong students work in the financial services industry and they also have more 54 to the whole region. Mainland Chinese students are not only more country specific, he says, they also have different corporate backgrounds. “In Hong Kong, not many people are 55 to manufacturing,” he points out.Sean Ferguson, associate dean of masters programmes at HKUST Business School, also thinks Hong Kong students have a broader 56 , but says HKUST has made efforts to recruit (征召) mainland Chinese students who will not be reticent (沉默寡言的) about contributing. “Five to 10 years ago that was 57the stereotype (典型形象)，so we changed what we’re looking for.”NetworkingMainland Chinese students represent valuable future contacts for students hoping to do business in the greater China region. Clearly, a mainland Chinese school will offer most opportunities in this respect, but mainland students also 58 between 10 per cent and 25 per cent of full-time MBA students at the three highest-ranking homegrown business schools HKU, CUHK and HKUST.Business linksHong Kong business schools admit that a school based in Shanghai or Beijing is currently a better place to learn about doing business in China.“It’s a trade-off. Obviousl y you can learn more about being there.” says Kalok Chan, acting dean of HKUST.But Hong Kong schools also say that the 59 is a good place to come to learn more about doing business with China. “We want student to remember that business is global,” says Mr. Tipnis.Southern China opportunitiesAll three schools have their eyes on southern China and say students should 60growing expertise (专业知识) in those economically prosperous provinces closest to Hong Kong, but which61 have no good business schools.CUHK appears to be ahead of its 62 in southern China. It is opening a campus in Shenzhen, north of the border with Hong Kong. The first intake of undergraduate business student will be in September.Job prospectsA significant distinguishing factor is also Hong Kong’s 63 visa environment and the widespread use of English. Mr. Tipnis says every graduate student is 64 to apply for a Hong Kong work visa. He says that 60 per cent of graduates from HKU’s business school remain and work in the region. In addition, English is widely spoken in Hong Kong and so language is not the 65 it can be for many students studying in China.51. A. believe it or not B. after all C. vice versa D. on the contrary52. A. category B. approach C. division D. classification53. A. apparent B. respective C. distinct D. invalid54. A. restrictions B. clues C. refunds D. exposure55. A. connected B. resistant C. opposed D. accustomed56. A. initiative B. ambition C. shoulder D. view57. A. definitely B. decently C. virtually D. essentially58. A. pick up B. make up C. put up D. Show up59. A. location B. island C. territory D. mainland60. A. expect B. evaluate C. distribute D. diagnose61. A. permanently B. peculiarly C. considerably D. currently62. A. colleagues B. peers C. courses D. modes63. A. preferential B. influential C. residential D. potential64. A. addicted B. patented C. entitled D. blinded65. A. barrier B. domination C. shelter D. mercy参考答案：51—55 BAAAB 56—60 DABBB 61—65 DBBCAAPeople tend to be more impressed by evidence that seems to confirm some relationship. Thus many are convinced their dreams are prophetic (预言的) because a few have come true; they fail to notice the many that have not. Consider also the belief that “the phone always rings when I’m in the shower.” If it does ring while you are in the shower, the event will stand out and be remembered. If it doesn’t ring, that nonevent probably won’t even register (留下印象).People want to see order, pattern and meaning in the world. Consider, for example, the common belief that things like personal misfortun es, plane crashes, and deaths “happen in threes.” Such beliefs stem from the tendency of people to allow the third event to define the time period. If three plane crashes occur in a month,then the period of time that counts as their “happening together” i s one month; if three crashes occur in a year, the period of time is stretched. Flexible end points reinforce such beliefs.We also tend to believe what we want to believe. A majority of people think they are more intelligent, more fair-minded and more skilled behind the wheel of an automobile than the average person. Part of the reason we view ourselves so favorably is that we use criteria that work to our advantage. As economist Thomas Schelling explains, “Everybody ranks himself high in qualities he values: careful drivers give weight to care, skilled drivers give weight to skill, and those who are polite give weight to courtesy,” This way everyone ranks high on his own scale.Perhaps the most important mental habit we can learn is to be cautious (谨慎的) in drawing conclusions. The “evidence” of everyday life is sometimes misleading.66. In the first paragraph the author states that ________.A) dreams cannot be said to be prophetic even though a few have come trueB) dreams are prophetic because some of them did come trueC) dreams may come true if clearly rememberedD) dreams and reality are closely related67. By “things like...” “happen in threes” (Para. 3, Line 2), the author indicates that people believe ________.A) personal misfortunes tend to happen every now and thenB) personal misfortunes, plane crashes, and deaths usually happen togetherC) misfortunes tend to occur according to certain patternsD) misfortunes will never occur more than three times to a person in his lifetime68. Ten wo rd “courtesy” (Para. 4, line 6) probably means ________.A) good mannersB) appropriate speechC) friendly relationsD) satisfactory service69. It can be concluded from the passage that ________.A) there is some truth even in the wildest dreamsB) one s hould take notice of other people’s meritsC) there is no order or pattern in world eventsD) we should not base our conclusions on accidental evidence答案:66-69ACADCStart-ford-on-Avon, as we all know, has only one industry--William Shakespeare--but there are two distinctly separate and increasingly hostile branches. There is the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), which presents superb productions of the plays at the Shakespeare Memorial Theater on the Avon. And there are the townsfolk who largely live off the tourists who come, not to see the plays, but to look at Anne Hathaway' s Cottage, Shakespeare's birthplace and the other sights.The worthy residents of Stafford doubt that the theater adds a penny to their revenue. They frankly dislike the RSC ,S actors ,them with their long hair and beards and sandals and noisiness. It's all deliciously ironic when you consider that Shakespeare, who earns their living, was himself an actor(with a beard)and did his share of noise-making.The tourist streams are not entirely separate. The sightseers who come by bus-and often take in Warwick Castle and Blenheim Palace on the side--don't usually see the plays, and some of them are even surprised to find a theater in Stafford. However, the playgoers do manage a little sightseeing along with their play-going. It is the playgoers, the RSC contends, who bring in much of the town's revenue because they spend the night(some of them four or five nights)pouring cash into the hotels and restaurants. The sightseers can take in everything and get out of town by nightfall...The townsfolk don't see it this way and local council does not contribute directly to the subsidy of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Stafford cries poor traditionally. Nevertheless every hotel in town seems to be adding a new wing or cocktail lounge. Hilton is building its own hotel there, which you may be sure will be decorated with Hamlet Hamburger Bars, the Lear Lounge, the Banquet Banqueting Room, and so forth, and will be very expensive.Anyway, the townsfolk can't understand why the Royal Shakespeare Company needs a subsidy. (The theater has broken attendance records for three years in a row. Last year its 1,431 seats were 94 per cent occupied all year long and this year they'll do better.) The reason, of course, is that costs have rocketed and ticket prices have stayed low.It would be a shame to raise prices too much because it would drive away the young people who are Stanford's most attractive clientele. They come entirely for the plays, not the sights. They all seem to look alike (though they come from all over)--lean, pointed, dedicated faces, wearing jeans and sandals, eating their buns and bedding down for the night on the flagstones outside the theater to buy the 20 seats and 80 standing-room tickets held for the sleepers and sold to them when the box of rice opens at 10:30am.From the first two paragraph, we learn that ______A．the townsfolk deny the RSC' s contribution to the town's revenueB．the actors of the RSC imitate Shakespeare on and off stageC．the two branches of the RSC are not on good termsD．the townsfolk earn little from tourismIt can be inferred from paragraph 3 that ______A. The sightseers cannot visit the castle and the placed separatelyB. The playgoers spend more money than the sightseersC. the sightseers do more shopping than the playgoersD. The playgoers go to no other places in town than theaterAccording to the townsfolk the RSC deserve no subsidy because_______A.ticket prices can be raised to cover the spendingB. The company is financially ill-managedC. The theater attendance is on the riseD. The behavior of the actors is not socially acceptableFrom the text we can conclude the author______A.is supportive of both sideB.Favors the town-folks viewC.Take a detach attitudeD.Is sympathetic to the RSCKey ABCBSection cIf your resolutions for the new year are typical, they probably include a determination to lose weight. But if your are like most Americans ,any success you have losing pounds will be short-lived ，and you will end the year weighing more than you do right now.So why are Americans obsessed with weight loss? Many people say they want to loss weight to improve their health, but this may not actually be their primary motivation .In one of the more interesting polls I have seen ,more than three fourths of the 231 dieters surveyed said they would take a pill that would achieve or maintain their desired weight even if it would lower their life expectancy. On average, they were willing to give up 5.7 years.These findings may seems puzzling, but they are not so surprising when you consider weight-loss attempts for what they really are: efforts to protect against weight- based discrimination. Yale researchers have shown that weight discrimination has increased dramatically in the last decades especially among women. Multiple studies have documented weight bias in employment, education and public spaces---unequal treatment based on labeling fat people as lazy ,unmotivated ,and lacking self-discipline and competence .Heavy women are routinely ridiculed in advertisements, television and films.Of course ,there are genuine health risks associated with higher body mass .The clearest case is that of Type 2 diabetes ,which becomes more likely as weight goes up. Yet as many medical researchers have pointed out, this association may not be causal. It has become increasingly clear that the link between weight and health is complicated. In some cases ,higher body mass seems to protect against death rate .For instance, there is growing evidence documenting an “obesity paradox(肥胖矛盾)”，in which elevated body mass is associated with lower death rate among people with heart disease and among those with Type 2 diabetes. But it is clear that anti-fat bias in and of itself has a serious effect on public health in ways many may not suspect. Fear of ridicule leads many heavier women to avoid exercising in public or even—when they are very heavy –to avoid leavingtheir homes, depriving themselves of social interaction. And the fear of becoming fat can lead women of all sizes to develop eating disorders that can diminish their lives and be dangerous to their health. What should be done about weight-based discrimination? The answer is to call for increasing tolerance and appreciation of different body types .This year ,before starting yet another diet, ask yourself why you want to lose weight .If it is to improve your health, perhaps you should focus on health-enhancing behaviors that are more directly linked to health.(NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS)78.According to some interesting polls ,what actually may be people’s primary motivation to lose weight?To achieve or maintain their desired weight.79.Why do many people in America take the risk of lowering their life expectancy to lose weight?To protect against weight- based discrimination.80.Fat people are thought of as _______________________________________, which results in the unequal treatment of them.lazy ,unmotivated ,and lacking self-discipline and competence81.No doubt that anti-fat bias has a bad effect on public health because they stop fat people_________________________________________.From living a normal life .翻译1.we must bear in mind that the past ,if not forgotten ,can be served as a guide for the future.2.Let your laptop and the cable on the table connected and you can open the internet browser.3.There is over pursuit of luxury and waste among people now days ,Chinese virtue of thrifty is abandoned behind their mind,4.His progress was depended on more inner emotions a nd motivations than outside or others’ encouragement.5.Only when the test-oriented education is transformed into quality-oriented education can students have chances to develop their ability in various fields.II. Guided WritingDirections: writing an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.假如你叫宋展，是一家英国造纸公司的总经理助理。

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上海市2015高三英语二模试卷Most American magazines and newspapers reserve 60 percent of their pages for ads. The New York Times Sunday edition __51_____ may contain 350 pages of advertisements. Some radio stations devote 40 minutes of every hour to __52_____. Then there is television. The vast majority of television ads today consist of brief advertising spots, __53_____ in length from a few seconds to several minutes. According to one estimate, American youngsters sit through three hours of television commercials each week. By the time they graduate from high school, they will have been ___54____ 360,000 TV ads. Television advertises in airports, hospital waiting rooms, and schools. Major sporting events are now major advertising events. Racing cars serve as high speed ___55____. Some athletes receive most of their money from advertisements. One top-ranking basketball player earned $3.9 million by playing ball. Advertisers paid him nine times that much to ___56____ their products.There is no escape. Commercial ads are __57_____ on walls, buses, and trucks. They___58____ the inside of taxis and subways --even the doors of public toilets. __59_____ messages call to us in supermarkets, stores, elevators --and __60____ we are on hold on the telephone. In some countries so much advertising comes through the mail that many recipients proceed directly from the mailbox to the nearest wastebasket to___61____ the junk mail.___62____ Insiders’ Report, published by McCann-Erickson, a global advertising agency, the estimated amount of money spent on advertising worldwide in 1990 was $275.5 billion. Since then, the figures have soared to $411.6 billion for 1997 and $434.4 billion for 1998. Big money.What is the __63____ of all of this? One analyst put it this way: “Advertising is one of the most powerful socializing forces in the culture. Ads sell __64____ than products. They sell images, values, goals, __65_____ of who we are and who we should be. They shape our attitudes and our attitudes shape our behavior.”51. A. lonely B. alone C. singly D. individually52. A. commerce B. consumers C. commercials D. contracts53. A. ranging B. varying C. changing D. adjusting54. A. taken to B. spent in C. expected of D. exposed to55. A. flashes B. billboards C. attractions D. messages56. A. improve B. promote C. urge D. update57. A. symbolized B. illustrated C. demonstrated D. displayed58. A. modify B. decorate C. polish D. fix59. A. Audio B. Studio C. Oral D. Video60. A. since B. while C. unless D. if61. A. throw away B. lay down C. blow out D. break down62. A. Except for B. Apart from C. According to D. Including in63. A. effect B. affect C. result D. purpose64. A. less B. same C. similar D. more65. A. outlooks B. opinions C. concepts D. implicationsAFor four lonely years, Evelyn Jones of Rockford, Illinois, lived friendless and forgotten in one room of a cheap hotel. “I wasn’t sick, but I was acting sick,” the 78-year-old widow says, “Every day was the same. I would just lie on my bed and maybe cook up some soup.” Then, six months ago, she was invited to The Brighter Side -- Rockford’s day care center for the elderly. Every weekday morning since then, she has left her home to meet nine other old people in a church for a rich program of charity work, trips, games, and -- most important of all -- friendly companionship.Just a few years ago, there were few choices for the elderly between a normal life in their own homes and being totally confined in nursing homes. Many of them were sent to rest homes long before they needed full-time care. Others like Mrs. Jones were left to take care of themselves. But in 1971, the White House Conference on Aging called for the development of alternatives to care in nursing homes for old people, and since then, government-supported day-care programs like The Brighter Side have been developed in most big American cities.“This represents a real alternative to the feared institution and makes old people believe they have not left the world of living”, says Alice Brophy, 64, director of New York City’s Office for the Aging, “They do well at the centers, and I hate it when people describe us as elderly playpens（婴儿扶栏）.” New York’s 138 centers encourage continuing contact for the aged with the community’s life. The centers serve more than 15,000 members, and volunteer workers are always looking for new ones. If someone doesn’t show up at the center for several days in a row, a worker at the center calls to make sure all is well. And although participation in the center is free, those who want to can pay for their lunches.No normal studies have been made of these centers for the elderly, but government officials are enthusiastic. In the future, the Public Health Service will do a study to decide if the programs can receive federal Medicare money. And the old people themselves are very happy with the programs. “There is no way”, says Evelyn Jones, smiling at her new companions at the Brighter Side, “that I will ever go back to spending my day with all those loses at the hotel.”66. According to the passage, many old people went to the nursing homes because______________.A. They are in urgent need of full-time care.B. They were rather willing to go there.C. They were sent there.D. They were volunteers there.67. We can conclude from the statements of Alice Brophy that______________.A. the centers are like elderly playpens.B. the old people do well at the day care centers.C. old people like nursing institutions.D. outside the Brighter side they don’t work for the old.68. What’s author’s attitude towards the program of day care centers?A. pessimistic.B. concerned.C. neutral.D. optimistic.69. What is the main idea of the article?A. Day care centers may be able to receive federal Medicare money.B. Day care centers can make life better for elderly people.C. Many old people in the United States are lonely.D. Old people have no place in their society.BBiographyNicole Mary Kidman, AC (born 20 June 1967) is an American-born Australian actress, fashion model, singer and humanitarian. She is also known for her marriage to Tom Cruise, to whom she was married for 11 years and adopted two children, and her current marriage to country musician Keith Urban, with whom she has two biological daughters. As a result of being born to Australian parents in Hawaii, Kidman has dual citizenship in Australia and the United States. The following is a list of movies that Kidman has been involved with.Dead Calm (1989)After starring in a number of small Australian films and TV shows, Kidman's breakthrough was in the 1989 thriller Dead Calm. It was based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Charles Williams. The film was directed by Australian filmmaker Phillip Noyce and filmed around the Great Barrier Reef.Day of Thunder (1990)Days of Thunder is a 1990 American auto racing film released by ParamountPictures，bringing her worldwide recognition. The cast includes Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman and Robert Duvall. This is the first of three films to star both Cruise and Kidman (the other two being Far and Away and Eyes Wide Shut).Batman Forever (1995)Batman Forever is a 1995 American superhero film directed by Tim Burton, based on the DC Comics character Batman. The plot focuses on Batman trying to stop Two-Face (Jones) and the Riddler (Carrey) in their villainous scheme to bring the city under their control. The film was released on June 16, 1995, receiving mixed reviews, but was a financial success.Moulin Rouge! (2001)Kidman’s performance in the musical Moulin Rouge! (2001) earned her a second Golden Globe Award and first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. It tells the story of a young English poet/writer, Christian (Ewan McGregor), who falls in love with the terminally-ill star of the Moulin Rouge, cabaret actress and courtesan Satine (Nicole Kidman).The Hours (2002)Kidman's performance as Virginia Woolf in the drama film The Hours (2002) received critical acclaim and earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress and a Silver Bear for Best Actress. The plot focuses on three women of different generations whose lives are interconnected by the novel Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf, who, in 1920s England, isstruggling with depression and mental illness while trying to write her novel.Rabbit Hole (2010)The screenplay of Rabbit Hole is an adaptation by David Lindsay Abaire of his 2005 play of the same name. Kidman produced the project via her company, Blossom Films. The plot deals with a couple struggling to heal after the death of their young son. Kidman was critically admired for her performance as Becca Corbett and received Academy Award and Golden Globe Award.Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, search70. Which of the following statements about Nicole Kidman is true?A.Kidman has dual nationality because of being born to American parents in Australia.B.Kidman and Cruise gave birth to two children in their 11-year marriage.C.Kidman was known for TV shows before receiving recognition in motion picture industry.D.Far and Away was the first movie Kidman stared with her ex-husband.71. ___________ are based on the former works.A. Dead Calm, Moulin Rouge! and The HoursB. Batman Forever, Dead Calm and Rabbit HoleC. Day of Thunder, Batman Forever and The HoursD. The Hours, Batman Forever and Rabbit Hole72. The underlined word “acclaim” has the similar meaning to ___________.A. criticismB. complimentC. complaintD. comment73. Where can we probably find the article?A. A reference siteB. A fashion magazineB. An auto-biography D. A national newspaperC“The Heart of the Matter,” the newly-released report by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS), deserves praise for attaching the importance of the humanities and social sciences to the prosperity and security of liberal democracy in America. Regrettably, however, the report’s failure to address the true nature of the crisis facing liberal education may cause more harm than good.In 2010, leading congressional Democrats and Republicans sent letters to the AAAS asking that it identify actions that could be taken by federal states and local governments, universities, foundations, educators, individual benefactors(捐助者) and others to maintain national excellence in humanities and social scientific scholarship and education. In response, the AAAS formed the Committee on the Humanities and Social Sciences. Among the Committee’s 51 members are top-university presidents, scholars, lawyers, judges, and business executives, as well as distinguished figures from diplomacy, filmmaking, music and journalism.The goals identified in the report are generally admirable. Because the government supports full literacy (识字) of citizens, the report stresses the study of history and government, particularly American history and American government; and encourages the use of new digital technologies. To encourage innovation and competition, the report calls for increased investment in research, the introduction of a series of curricula that improve students’ ability to solve problems and communicate effectively in the 21st century, increased funding for teachers and the encouragement of scholars to bring their learning into practice on the great challenges of the day. The report also advocates greater study of foreign languages, international affairs and the expansion of study abroad programs.Unfortunately, despite 2 years in the making, "The Heart of the Matter" never gets to the heart of the matter: the illiberal nature of liberal education at our leading colleges and universities. The committee ignores that for several decades America's colleges and universities have produced graduates who don’t know the content and character of liberal education and are thus deprived of its benefits. Sadly, the spirit of inquiry once at home on campus has been replaced by the use of the humanities and social sciences as vehicles for publicizing “progressive”.Today, professors routinely treat the progressive interpretation of history and progressive public policy as the proper subject of study while portraying conservative or classical liberal ideas—such as free markets and self-reliance—as falling outside the boundaries of routine, and sometimes legal intellectual investigation.The AAAS displays great enthusiasm for liberal education. Yet its report may well hold back reform by obscuring(遮蔽) the depth and breadth of the challenge that Congress asked it to clarify.74. Influential figures in the Congress required that the AAAS report on how to___________.A. maintain people’s interest in liberal educationB. define the government’s role in educationC. keep a leading position in liberal educationD. safeguard individuals’ rights to education75. Which one of the following statements about what the AAAS plan suggests is true ?A. An exclusive study of American history.B. A greater emphasis on theoretical subjects.C. The application of emerging technologies. D. Funding for the study of foreign languages.76. It can be inferred from the passage that ___________.A. professors are routinely supportive of free marketsB. intellectual investigation are put great value on in collegeC. progressive public policy is out of boundaries of proper studyD. professors have prejudice against classical liberal ideas77. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A. The AAAS’s Contribution to Liberal EducationB. Illiberal Education and “The Heart of the Matter”C. Ways to Grasp “The Heart of the Matter”“D. Progressive Policy vs. Liberal Education答案BCADB BDBAB ACADCCBDB CBBA CCDB。

上海杨浦区高级中学2015届高三下学期开学考英语试卷

2015年杨浦区英语二模卷-笔试部分(附答案)

# Part 1 Listening (第一部分) 略# Part 2 Phonetics, Grammar and vocabulary（第二部分语音、语法和词汇）##Ⅱ. Choose the best answer ( 选择最恰当的答案): (共共20 分)26. Which of the following word matches the sound /sɪns/?A) science B) sense C) things D) since27. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others?A) I want you to breathe deeply and easily. B) The meal in the hotel is ordinary.C) Why won’t they leave him in peace? D) I would like my steak rare please.28. She spends the day rushing from one meeting to ______.A) other B) another C) the other D) others29. How about some dessert? Or would you like a little more ______?A) tea B) biscuit C) dumpling D) noodle30. It’s reported that the earthquake in Nepal is ______ in that country in over 80 years.A) bad B) worse C) worst D) the worst31. There were ______ people in the park than I had expected.A) many B) more C) most D) the most32. My father likes reading newspapers ______ breakfast.A) at B) for C) on D) in33. I don’t feel ______ in this neighbourhood late at night.A) save B) safe C) safely D) safety34. The ASB (Associated Student Body) is responsible ______ organizing the dance.A) for B) from C) with D) of35. The actor refused ______with the reporters about his family.A) talk B) talking C) to talk D) to talking36. Neither my father nor I ______ keen on sports.A) be B) am C) is D) are37. Over 40 per cent of Chinese citizens still breathe polluted air, ______ the situation is slowly improving.A)until B) unless C) because D) though38. It ______ heavily, and my mother suggested calling a taxi.A) rains B) is raining C) was raining D) will rain39. My boss will be back tomorrow; I’ll give him the message as soon as I ______ him.A) see B) saw C) will see D) had seen40. Our school newspaper _______ twice a month next year.A) publishes B) is published C) will publish D) will be published41. She had to practise ______ in various weather conditions before she could get her license.A) fly B) flying C) to fly D) to flying42. –______ I finish the class project by tomorrow?–No, you needn’t.A) Can B) May C) Must D) Will43. You went to the football match, didn’t you? ______ exciting match it was!A) What B) What a C) What an D) How44. –A gas station nearby was on fire last night.–______A) That’s OK. B) You deserve it. C) That’s terrible. D) No problem.45. –Would you like me to take a message?–______ I’ll ring back.A) Yes, please. B) No, thanks.C) Never mind. D) I’d love to.Ⅲ. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word orphrase can only be used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格。

2015年杨浦区英语二模卷-笔试部分(附答案)

2015杨浦区高三英语二模试卷(含答案)

杨浦区2015高三英语二模卷英语试卷2015. 4本试卷分为第I卷（第1-11页）和第II卷（第12页）两部分。

全卷共12页。

满分150分。

考试时间120分钟。

考生注意：1．答第I卷前，考生务必将条形码粘贴在答题纸的指定区域内。

2. 第I卷（1-16小题，41---77小题）由机器阅卷，答案必须全部涂写在答题卡上。

考生应将代表正确答案的小方格用铅笔涂黑。

注意试题题号和答题卡编号一一对应，不能错位。

答案需要更改时，必须将原选项用橡皮擦去，重新选择。

答案写在试卷上一律不给分。

第I卷中的第17-40小题，78-81小题和第II卷的试题，其答案用钢笔或水笔写在答题纸的规定区域内，如用铅笔答题，或写在试卷上则无效。

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 was infected by a virus.B. He didn’t sleep much last night.C. He spent the whole night in the hospital.D. He wrote essays on the computer the whole night.2. A. Go out with a couple. B. Go straight home.C. Read in the library.D. Spend time in the classroom.3. A. It’s the fact. B. It’s a good reflection.C. It’s just an excuse.D. It’s a white lie.4. A. The woman is not in before nine o’clock.B. The woman is unwilling to help the man.C. The woman will leave her roommate a message.D. The woman’s roommate knows today’s homework.5. A. On the plane. B. In the ward.C. In the library.D. In the cinema.6. A. Traveling plans. B. Hobbies.C. Personalities.D. Ideal Jobs.7. A. Attractive. B. Horrible.C. Boring.D. Classical.8. A Criminal and policeman. B. Clerk and manager.C. Librarian and reader.D. Student and teacher.9. A. $2.50. B. $0.50.C. $3.00.D. $52.50.10. A. Not smoke in this room. B. Quit smoking for good.C. Pay attention to details.D. Set a good example for babies.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. It lasted only a week.B. Children were unwilling to have it.C. Electronic devices were not allowed.D. Teenagers booked tickets on their smartphones.12. A. Bathing in the sea. B. Playing with horses.C. Riding bicycles.D. Enjoying the sunshine.13. A. Too much screen time discourages face-to-face communication.B. American children spend more time on screen than Chinese children.C. Using tablets and smartphones affects children’s academic performance.D. Most American children use their parents’ smartphones four hours a day.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. A professional American actor.B. A beginner of English learning.C. An American university student.D. An editorial staff.15. A. By rewriting texts. B. By reading after the recording of the book.C. By reading level by level.D. By communicating with native speakers.16. A. All the texts are famous fairy tales.B. It is well planned, consisting of 4 levels.C. The texts are original versions of masterpieces.D. It focuses on students’ reading and listening abilities.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.General Information of Job ApplicantsName: LauraSpecial skills: NursingPrevious experience: Worked as a home health____17____Reason to leave last job: Not a ____18____ jobStrength: Honest and ____19____Salary: A wage suitable to the positionOther request: Opportunities to ____20____Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.Who’re in the Rah-rah group? The guys from the sports teams and thegirls who _____21_____.Where does the Big Brains hang out? By the _____22_____.What are the Artsy types like? Some are _____23_____, but some arecheerful and outgoing.Which group will the woman join? _____24_____.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)Dogs are called “man’s best friend.” Now a study shows new reasons (25) ______ they really are our best pals. Researchers at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, say that dogs (26) ______ be good for people’s health.The study focused on 76 patients who were in the hospital for heart problems. First the patients (27) ______ (split) into three groups. Some were visited by human volunteers with dogs. (28) ______ were visited by people only. The third group had no visitors. Then the researchers wrote down how the patients felt before, during, and after the visit.Researchers found that dog visits (29) ______ (make) the patients feel better. Patients who had been visited by dogs felt 24 percent less scared. Those patients who were visited by just people felt only 10 percent less scared. After just 12 minutes with dogs, patients’ hearts and lungs seemed to be working (30) ______ (well).It is not news to pet lovers that furry friends can help people feel happier. But before the study there was little proof (31) ______ therapy animals make us healthier. Nurse Kathie M. Cole was a member of the UCLA Medical Center study. She hopes that doctors and hospitals see the good effects (32) ______ using therapy animals.“Dogs are a great comfort,” said Cole. “They make people happier, calmer, and feel more loved. That is huge when you are scared and not feeling well.”(B)A couple had two little boys, (33) ______ were excessively naughty. They were always getting into trouble and their parents knew that, (34) ______ anything terrible occurred in their town, their sons were probably involved.The boys’ mother heard that a clergyman (牧师) in town had been successful in (35) ______ (discipline) children, so she asked (36) ______ he would speak with her boys. The clergyman agreed, but asked to see them individually. So the mother sent her 8-year-old first, in the morning, with the older boy to see the clergyman in the afternoon.The clergyman, (37) ______ huge man with a booming voice, sat the younger boy down and asked him sternly, “Where is God?”The boy made no response, (38) ______ (sit) there with his mouth hanging open, wide-eyed. So the clergyman repeated the question in an even sterner tone, “Where is God!!?” Again the boy made no attempt (39) ______ (answer). So the clergyman raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the boy’s face and shouted, “Where is God?”The boy screamed, ran directly home and dove into his closet, slamming the door behind him. When his older brother found him in the closet, he asked, “What happened?”The younger brother, gasping for breath, (40) ______ (reply), “We are in big trouble this time. God is missing -- and they think we did it!”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.Most public libraries now offer all visitors, kids and adults alike, free access to all sites on the Internet. Just like any powerful tool, __41__ must be placed on it. After all, not all sites are good for children or appropriate for them. Some are violent. Some, in the name of free speech, say irresponsible things. Others feature __42__ information for research. And many should be __43__ “For Adults Only.”In 2000, there were 7 .1 million publicly __44__ sites on the Web, with over 200 new adult sites added each day. Couple this figure with the fact that there are __45__ 200 million American children under the age 18 with Internet access, and you have a recipe for disaster.Back in l967, the American Library Association (ALA) passed a resolution（决议）that stated “a person’s right to use a library should not be __46__ … because of origin, age, background, or views.” Some groups argue t hat this resolution gives children the right to free and total access to the Internet and its unsuitable sites.This resolution was fine in the past, but it never considered the __47__ of the Internet. Besides, the ALA isn’t a government agency. It has no power to pass laws, and its resolutions are not __48__ binding（有约束力的）.We must pass real laws that __49__ U .S. government funds for library computers to the use of software that __50__ out offensive material online. If the libraries don’t use the software, then they don’t get computers.As a working parent, I can’t be with my child every time he turns on the computer. I don’t expect libraries to be babysitters. But I do expect them to work with me, not against me, in making sure my child is protected from adult-only and other irresponsible sites.Sincerely,Julie RichardsonRedding, CaliforniaIII. 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.How many New Year’s resolutions have been made, only to dissolve before the end of the month or even the week? As we all know, making a decision is easy, but being consistent is not. This is __51__ true when a sense of achievement is not enough __52__ to reach a goal. Dean Karlan, an economics professor at Yale University, knows all too well that people don’t always follow through with what they say they want to do. __53__, provided with the right incentives (奖励、激励), people are more likely to __54__ their goals, such as losing weight or exercising __55__. Mr Karlan believes, __56__ on his own experience and years of research, that commitment contracts help people __57__ commitment they would not otherwise keep.Karlan brainstormed about his idea with a fellow professor and a student at Yale. Together, they soon __58__ , a website where people __59__ commitment contracts. The second K in stickK is the shorthand symbol for contract used in legal documents. In a contract, a person usually agrees to place a bet on a certain goal. If the goal is not reached by a __60__, the amount of money that is bet is __61__ to a charity, a friend, or even a(n) __62__. Losing money is a very __63__ threat as well as a strong incentive. That is why people that are eager to get rid of those unwanted pounds __64__ give out their credit card information when they place their bets on stick. Office workers, college students, and even athletes have had __65__ taking advantage of this service. If you still need stimuli to lose weight this year, rush to stick, place a bet, and start exercising right away.51. A. gradually B. obviously C. especially D. desperately52. A. demonstration B. motivation C. preparation D. instruction53. A. Moreover B. Otherwise C. However D. Anyway54. A. attempt B. keep C. abandon D. achieve55. A. regularly B. automatically C. willingly D. formally56. A. focused B. based C. relied D. taken57. A. adapt to B. worry about C. hold on D. stick to58. A. set B. entered C. founded D. activated59. A. sign B. dissolve C. renew D. break60. A. degree B. deadline C. requirement D. force61. A. donated B. voted C. sponsored D. exchanged62. A. relative B. team C. opponent D. owner63. A. dangerous B. economic C. vivid D. realistic64. A. urgently B. readily C. responsibly D. randomly65. A. terrible experience B. good relationshipC. negative influenceD. great successSection 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)Rock climbing might seem extremely dangerous, but most climbers know what they’re doing. Over the years, climbers know what they’re doing. Over the years, climbers have developed knowledge and techniques that allow them to conquer rocks safely. There are different kinds of rock climbing, and it’s mainly based on the equipment used. The two main categories are aid climbing and free climbing. Aid climbing uses equipment, such as screws (螺丝钉) inserted into rocks, to help climbers pull themselves to the top. In free climbing, most climbers use equipment only to protect themselves from falling; they don’t use any tool to help them climb up the rock. In free climbing, it’s all about skill, strength, and knowledge.You might think that muscles are the most important factors in this extreme sport.Not so, says Jeremy Norin, a rock climber in US. “You can’t muscle your way through climbing no matter how hard you try,”he says. More important factors are balance, coordination, and the ability to make your body tense, which helps climbers pull themselves up. Norin also says that lower-body strength is actually more important than upper-body strength. One of the best climbers Norin knows can only do seven pull-ups, but he has no problems climbing up some of the most rugged rock faces around.Although some climbers have mastered the sport, beginners are welcome. Start with bouldering, a kind of climbing without a rope that take place on a rock three to five meters tall, so that falling won’t result in serious injury. Believe me – it won’t seem that low when you are looking down from the top.66. The main difference between aid climbing and free climbing lies in ______.A. the function of the equipmentB. the way climbers keep balanceC. the rocks climbers choose to conquerD. the strength climbers use67. Which of the following statements is TRUE about free climbing?A. Screws are required so climbers can pull themselves up.B. Skill, strength and knowledge play a great role in it.C. Climbers are not allowed to use any kind of tools.D. The rules are not so strict as those of aid climbing.68. What can we learn from the example of the climber Norin knows (in para. 2)?A. Conquering rocks has nothing to do with strength.B. Muscles are the most important factors in rock climbing.C. The more pull-ups a climber does, the tenser his body will be.D. Upper-body strength is not as important as lower-body strength.69. The writer suggests that beginners should ______.A. first take a basic level courseB. overcome the fear of heightC. climb without a rope to a lower heightD. learn to protect themselves from injury(B)Elephant RidingAt Thom's Elephant Camp we take great pride in our animals! We have happy Elephants.Just being close to one of these beautiful giants is simply amazing; riding bareback into the mountains, high up on Ot, Pom Paem or Tutdao —feeling the sway (摇摆) of their gait as they move sure-footedly through the jungle is a wonderful adventure.Bathing in the river with the elephants and playing with them in the water is an experience you will never forget!You can choose treks of between one and three hours;choose to ride with or without a seat and afterwards,if you care to, play with them in the river and feedthem.Round off your day by bathing in our hot tubs — thewater comes directly from Tha Pai Hot Springs.Bamboo RaftingBamboo rafting is an experience you should not miss. Our bamboo rafting trips are a great way to see more of everyday rural life in the countryside of traditional Thailand. As you float along the Pai River with your guide, you can observe local farmers at work, children playing on the river banks, explore the beautiful scenery along the river and see wildlife and birds of the area. Traveling by traditional bamboo rafts means that you can enjoy your trip without disturbing locals or animals with noise, without polluting the river, or damaging the environment. If you love nature and are fascinated by its beauty, Bamboo rafting is definitely an option that you should try.Our popular one-day tour combines elephantriding in the morning and bamboo rafting in theafternoon, and includes lunch at the camp, bathingin our hot tubs, transportation and insurance. Youare sure to have a fantastic day out!70. The tourist information is most likely to be found in ______ column.A. Elephant TrainingB. Tours and PricesC. Camping and SpaD. Elephant Show71. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The elephants at the camp are of good temper.B. Riding bareback is not as safe as riding with a seatC. Tourists are not allowed to feed elephants in the jungle.D. It is dangerous to ride an elephant because it can’t walk steadily.72. Bamboo rafting trip is highly recommended because tourists can ______.A. bathe in the river and play with childrenB. float on the river without making any noiseC. see the everyday rural life of the local peopleD. learn more about the wildlife in Thailand from their guide73. Which of the following is NOT included in a one-day trip?A. Enjoying a hot springB. Lunch at the camp.C. Pick-up service in the camp.D. Bamboo weaving.(C)Students wishing to safeguard their careers against changes in the job market should choose science rather than arts degrees, according to a survey of undergraduates. Engineering and chemistry were considered to be the most “future proof”, as they are courses most likely to lead to an enduring and adaptable career.Students polled by a college were broadly optimistic（乐观的）that their chosen courses would prepare them for a world in which the job market could change dramatically during their working lives.But opinion was sharply divided over which degrees were best for future-proof careers.Eighty-two per cent of respondents believed engineering would help develop future-proof skills, with 74 per cent believing the same of chemistry and 73 per cent of computer science. But just 33 per cent of undergraduates believed history would lead to a future-proof career, and 40 per cent English.However more than two thirds of students - 67 per cent - thought the world of work would be significantly different or completely unrecognisable in 20 years.The findings, published today, come after Education Secretary Nicky Morgan sparked controversy（争论）with claims that teenagers should steer clear of the arts and humanities and choose science or maths subjects if they want to access the widest range of jobs.She said that in previous decades students would only take maths or science if they wanted to pursue a specific career such as medicine or pharmacy, but nowadays that “couldn’t be further from the truth”.“If you wanted to do something different, or even if you didn’t know what you wanted to do…then the arts and humanities were what you chose. Because they were useful – we were told – for all kinds of jobs. Of course now we know that coul dn’t be further from the truth, and that the subjects that keep young people’s options open and unlock doors to all sorts of careers are the STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) subjects.” She also described maths as the subject that employers value most and said that pupils who study A-level maths will earn 10 per cent more over their lifetime.“These figures show us that too many young people are making choices at the age of 15 which will hold them back for the rest of their lives,” she said.74. According to most students, what will the world of work be like in 20 years?A. The same as it is now.B. Greatly different from what it is now.C. Dramatically challenging.D. More open with a wider range of jobs.75. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined phrase “steer clearof”?A. keep away fromB. be familiar withC. have a good command ofD. catch up with76. We can infer from the passage that ______.A. Students who choose science have a wide choice of careers excluding medicineand pharmacy.B. Few students are satisfied with their chosen courses, for they don’t help developfuture-proof skills.C. Arts and humanities used to be considered as future-proof degrees unlocking doorsto many careers.D. 73% of the respondents are studying computer science, believing it leads toenduring career.77. Which of the following is FALSE about the students who choose maths?A. They will enjoy more job opportunities after graduation.B. They are likely to earn more money if they study A-level maths.C. They will likely be favored by employers over students of other majors.D. They are learning a subject that will hold them back in the future.Section CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Do you feel stressed if your phone is not in sight?Do n’t be. Just the sight of your mobile phone can distract（转移，分心）you – even if you have turned it off and put it on the table, researchers from the University of Southern Maine in the US have found.The researchers asked two groups of students to carry out two different tasks which require paying attention.First, they were given a page of 20 rows of numbers and asked to circle one number in particular whenever they saw it.Second, they had to do the same and also cross off any two numbers in different rows that were next to each other and added up to the target number.During both experiments, half the students kept their phones on their desks and the other half put them out of sight.Those who put their phones in their pocket or their bag got an average of 20 percent higher in the test.We love using phones so much that it’s becoming a problem, previous studies have found.An Android app followed how many times its 150,000 users checked their phone per day in 2013. The average figure was 110 times.A team at Baylor University in the US published a study in September saying that female students spent an average of 10 hours a day texting, e-mailing and on social media, while male students spent nearly eight.Why are we behaving like this? People want a “constant connectivity”, said Bill Thornton, a social psychologist at the University of Southern Maine in the US. Many “check their phones when they wake up and as the last thing before they go to bed”, he told the Daily Mail.Such behavior is bad for “our ability to maintain attention”, he added. Also, we react more slowly as a result.If you are always getting distracted by your phone, here’s some advice for you: create a no-phone time zone.First, find out at least two hours of your day when you’re most productive. Then turn off your phone and stay completely dedicated to the work you have to do.Oh yes, and don’t forget to put the phone away as well.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS)78. The result of the two experiments shows that______________________________________.79. Girl students ______________________ than boys in texting, e-mailing and onsocial media.80. According to social psychologists, what leads to the high frequency of checkingphones and long screen time?_________________________________________________________________ 81. How can people avoid being distracted in their most productive hours?_________________________________________________________________第II卷（共47分）I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1. 仔细检查作文的话，许多拼写错误是可以避免的。

2015年上海高考英语真题试卷(含答案)

2015年上海高考英语真题试卷(含答案)Gift from a StrangerMy local supermarket is always busy。

When I arrived。

I found a convenient parking space。

However。

I noticed a woman in a blue car circling the lot for a while。

Since I was in a good mood。

I decided to let her have the space。

I then backed into the next available spot。

which was a tight fit.After making my way through the supermarket。

I was back in the fresh air。

Feeling good。

I emptied my purse of change into the hands of a homeless man。

I also helped a struggling woman with her reverse parking.As I approached my car。

I noticed the woman I had given my parking spot to earlier。

She was giving me an unusual look。

appearing both puzzled and intent。

I smiled and wished her a pleasant day as I squeezed back into my car。

As I settled in。

I saw the same woman looking at me through my window。

2015年上海市杨浦区中考英语二模试卷和参考答案

2015年上海市杨浦区中考英语二模试卷Part1Listening(第一部分听力)1．（6分）Listen and choose the right picture （根据你听到地内容，选出相应地图片）：1．2．3．4．5．6．．2．（1分）A）America．B）Thailand．C）Australia．D）Japan．3．（1分）A）Rainy．B）Sunny．C）Cloudy．D）Snowy．4．（1分）A）7：40．B）8：00．C）8：20．D）8：40．5．（1分）A）By car．B）By plane．C）By train．D）By bus．6．（1分）A）Exciting．B）Boring．C）Short．D）Sad．7．（1分）A）A nurse．B）A waitress．C）A policewoman．D）An air hostess．8．（1分）A）He's going to watch a live basketball game．B）He's going to play a basketball game．C）His favourite basketball team won the game．D）The girl has accepted his invitation to a basketball game．9．（1分）A）The woman wants to share a house with Rob．B）The woman doesn't want to live with her roommate．C）The woman lives in a house on Lake Street．D）The woman and her roommate want to move into Rob's house．10．（6分）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地短文内容，符合地用"T"表示，不符合地用"F"表示）：15．A Texan（德克萨斯州）farmer was taking a trip in Europe．16．As he was hot and tired，the Texan decided to find a place to take a rest．17．The owner of the house gave a warm welcome to the Texan．18．The house owner was a farmer and kept some chickens．19．The house owner was quite proud of his farm．20．The Texan's car was getting old and was in poor condition．11．（10分）Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences （听短文，完成下列内容，每空格限填一词）：21．Luke Cameron is a 26﹣year﹣old man．22．He had done a range of good deeds like to charity，taking out rubbish for an elderly neighbour．23．The warm﹣hearted young man had spent about on his good deeds．24．Luke earns his money as a part﹣time．25．For his kindness，Luke has been awarded"the in the world"．Ⅱ.Choosethebestanswer（选择最恰当地答案）：（共20分）12．（1分）They are searching for the plane's lost flight recorder．Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in the sentence？（）A．/lu：t/ B．/lʌst/ C．/lɔst/ D．/ləst/13．（1分）Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others？（）A．I cried because of his angry words．B．This was my last chance to escape．C．He was wearing a dark brown jacket．D．He read by the light of the bedside lamp．14．（1分）Carlos wants to play ______ trick on his classmates，so he hides in the back of the fire truck．（）A．a B．an C．the D．/15．（1分）You can play some mind games to improve your memory and recall huge amounts of ______．（）A．word B．information C．material D．text16．（1分）Los Angeles is the second ______ city in the US．（）A．large B．larger C．largest D．the largest17．（1分）The journey was not so ______ as we had expected．（）A．good B．better C．best D．the best18．（1分）We were told the pizza would be delivered ______ 20minutes．（）A．in B．for C．on D．at19．（1分）As a teacher，it's important that the kids take you ______．（）A．friendly B．likely C．seriously D．lonely20．（1分）They got tired ______ fighting with each other．They decided to make peace．（）A．for B．from C．with D．of21．（1分）I spent the whole morning ______ with the emails．（）A．deal B．dealing C．to deal D．to dealing22．（1分）You have a choice﹣you can ______ stay here on your own ______ come with us．（）A．both …and B．neither …norC．either …or D．not only …but also23．（1分）Children are taught to give their teeth a good brush ______ they go to bed．（）A．if B．after C．because D．before24．（1分）My mother ______ herself busy since she retired from work．（）A．keeps B．has kept C．had kept D．would keep25．（1分）One day，when Ben ______ with Sam in the street，a motorcycle came towards Ben and knocked him down．（）A．is walking B．walked C．was walking D．had walked26．（1分）I remembered everything else ______ I forgot about the beach towels．（）A．or B．but C．and D．so27．（1分）Music and lighting are used to encourage customers ______ more．（）A．buy B．buying C．to buy D．to buying28．（1分）This amazing computer program ______ translate your articles into other languages．（）A．can B．may C．must D．should29．（1分）Sixteen children were killed in the accident．______ sad their parents would be!（）A．What B．What a C．What an D．How30．（1分）Please make sure all the mobile phones ______ off during the performance．（）A．turn B．are turned C．turned D．were turned31．（1分）﹣Would you mind helping me with my suitcase？﹣______ Anything else I can carry for you？（）A．Of course．B．You're welcome．C．Never mind．D．Not at all．Ⅲ.Completethefollowingpassagewiththewordsorphrasesinthebox.Eachwordorphra secanonlybeusedonce（将下列单词或词组填入空格．每空格限填一词，每词或词组只能填一次）：（共8分）32．（4分）A．actually B．suggested C．caused D．equal E．poorestWhat is happiness？The Merriam﹣Webster dictionary defines it as"a state of well﹣being and contentment．"If you ask someone what brings them happiness，they might say money，family，friends，or having fun．There are many things that （46）happiness．However，studies shows that money is （47）not one of them．Richer countries do not have happier people．Nigeria and Bangladesh are two of the happiest countries in the world．However，they have some of the （48）people．This has（49）scientists to take an ever closer look at the world and happiness in it．33．（4分）A．increase B．connected to C．research D．responsible for E．communityAccording to （50），people's overall happiness is influenced by their genes （基因），health，and environment，to name a few．More importantly，scientists believe that happiness is heavily （51）the choices that people make in their everyday lives．They have found that people are paying less attention to their relationships with others in the （52）．Instead，they are focusing on their work．Scientists believe this is one big reason why people are not as happy as they could be．We need close relationship because they give us feelings of safety，love and comfort．Now，politicians，economists，and academics are looking at how they can （53）happiness in their countries．Figuring out the science of happiness and how to create it may give a country an advantage in today's global society．Ⅳ.Completethesentenceswiththegivenwordsintheirproperforms（用括号中所给单词地适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词）：（共8分）34．（1分）He worked as a on a local newspaper after graduation from the college．（report）35．（1分）It's time for dinner．Mother keeps the with the forks．（knife）36．（1分）The lift was stuck on the floor．（four）37．（1分）The Internet is becoming more available across the world．（wide）38．（1分）I felt I was doing well and my began to grow．（confident）39．（1分）My grandpa is getting so﹣I have to remind him to take his medicine．（forget）40．（1分）You can't your difficulties by running away．（solution）41．（1分）If you are so，why don't you change schools？（happy）Ⅴ.Rewritethefollowingsentencesasrequired（根据所给要求，改写下列句子．62-67题，每空格限填一词．68题注意句首大写）：（共14分）42．（2分）We had a heated debate yesterday．（改为一般疑问句）you a heated debate yesterday？43．（2分）You need to have your eyes checked twice a year．（对划线部分提问）do I need to have my eyes checked？44．（2分）The audience consisted mainly of teenagers．（保持句意基本不变）The audience were mainly of teenagers．45．（2分）Walt Disney created many famous cartoon characters．（改为被动语态）Many famous cartoon characters by Walt Disney．46．（2分）The elephant is so powerful that it can pull down the tree in a moment．（保持句意基本不变）The elephant is to pull down the tree in a moment．47．（2分）"When did you wake up this morning？"asked Tom．（改为宾语从句）Tom wanted to know I up that morning．48．（2分）important，an emergency，it，to，in，stay calm，is （连词成句）．Ⅵ.Readingcomprehension（阅读理解）：（共50分）A.Choosethebestanswer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当地答案）：（6分）49．（6分）Charles sat in the cafeteria with five other students，waiting for Ms．Swanson to interview all of them．Ms．Swanson，the seventh﹣grade science teacher，was looking for a lab helper．Charles's palms were sweaty and his face felt hot．He wondered if his face was red﹣and if anyone would notice．As he prepared for his interview，Charles reviewed a set of index cards（索引卡）with notes that he had made earlier．On each card，he had written an answer to a question that Ms．Swanson might ask．"The emergency eyewash station is not a place to get a drink of water，"he quietly read aloud from one card．Charles decided to check out the other candidates．Nearby，a girl with dark red hair was shuffling （洗牌）her own set of index cards．He watched as she tore a card into tiny pieces and put the pieces into a pocket．Suddenly she looked up at Charles．"Are you nervous？"she asked．"No，I'm not nervous﹣not at all，"Charles stammered．"What about you？" "Uh，no，me neither，"the girl responded．At that moment，Ms．Swanson appeared．"Charles Locke？"she called out．69．The passage is mainly about．A．waiting to be interviewedB．working as a science teacherC．making notes on index cardsD．training to be a lab helper70．You can tell that the girl was nervous because．A．her face turned redB．she tore up one of her index cardsC．she kept looking at CharlesD．she read her index cards aloud71．What is most likely to happen next in the story？A．Charles will talk to Ms．Swanson．B．Charles will tear up his index cards．C．Charles will help the girl．D．Charles will decide not to try for the work．50．（6分）72．How does T&K Bakery deal with the unsold bread？A．They keep the bread for the next day．B．They have a special promotion．C．They give the bread to an organization．D．They throw the bread away．73．Which of the following about the T&K baking classes is TRUE？A．Baking classes are held once a month．B．Children are taught to bake cookies．C．Children must bring their own materials．D．The least number of children allowed is 15．74．Alice would like to register for （报名）the baking class．She should．A．call Tiffany at 9111 8222B．email Karen at t&k@bakery．comC．go to 21Garden StreetD．visit the website www．t&kbakery．com．51．（12分）Night after night，she came to help me sleep，even long after my childhood years．I don't remember （75）it first started annoying（惹恼）me﹣my mom's hands pushing my hair that way．But it did annoy me，for they felt rough against my young skin．（76），one night，I shouted at her，"Don't do that anymore﹣your hands are too rough!"She didn't say anything，but she never did it again．Years later，I （77）my mother's hands and her goodnight kiss on my face．I'm not a little girl anymore．My mom is in her mid﹣70s，and her rough hands are still doing things for my family and me．Now my own children are grown up．It was late on Thanksgiving Eve．As I slept in my bedroom，a （78）hand ran across my face to push the hair from my head．Then a kiss，ever so gently，touched my brow．Taking my mom's hand，I told her how sorry I was for that night I shouted at her．But my mom didn't know what I was （79）．She had forgotten it long ago．That night，I fell asleep with a new appreciation for my gentle mother and her caring hands．And the guilt（内疚）that I had carried around for so long was （80）to be found．75．A．how B．when C．why D．where 76．A．Recently B．Especially C．Suddenly D．Finally 77．A．missed B．forgot C．held D．washed 78．A．strong B．strange C．similar D．familiar 79．A．thinking about B．worrying about C．talking about D．complainingabout 80．A．somewhere B．anywhere C．everywhere D．nowhere．52．（14分）You might think that castles exist only in fairy tales，but castles are real places that were used by real people long ago．Castles in Japan and in England did not（81）l the same，but they were all used to protect people and animals．English castles were usually （82）b using stone or bricks．Japanese castles were usually made of wood．In both countries castles had moats，or small rivers，around them to protect people and animals within the walls．The（83）b across the moat could be pulled up to keep out unwanted people．Both countries developed a style of castle with inner walls as well as an outer wall．This meant that an attacker who got past the outer wall would still not reach the people who lived（84）i．In the center of a Japanese castle of this kind was a tower that could be well defended（防卫）．The lords of the castle usually lived in（85）a building．The soldiers lived outside the castle，but nearby in case there was an attack．In England，living in a castle was like living in a small town．Castles were always（86）b places full of farmers，animals，and soldiers．Today castles are not used in the same way that they were used many years ago．In each country we can visit castles and （87）i how people once lived．53．（12分）At the end of the school day，Katy's day is just beginning．Every day after school she rides her bike to WaterFun Sports Park and practices with her swim team．She has been doing very well in freestyle and backstroke，and expects to do well this year in the city invitational swim meet．Usually，practice lasts until 6p．m．She goes home，eats dinner with her family，and starts her homework around 8p．m．By 10 or 10：30she is done，and ready for bed．At 6in the morning she is up and ready for another day．On the weekends，Katy often has a swim meet．Her mom usually takes her，and sometimes it is quite a long way to drive．Her friend，Allison，used to be on the teamwith her．However，WaterFun Sports swim team is expensive，and Allison couldn't afford it．Katy looks forward to her swim meets．She also likes that her Mom treats her to nice lunches afterwards．Katy feels lucky to be on the team during the winter．Even though it will be cold outside，the sports park has indoor heated pools，and she will be able to swim all winter long．Katy loves swimming and learning in school．She wants to do well in both．But some days are easier than others．With both school and swim practice，Katy is often tired and has to use her lunch time to either catch up on her schoolwork or rest by taking a nap（打盹）．88．Does Katy practice swimming in school or out of school every day？89．When does the swim practice usually end？90．What made Allison leave the swim team？91．Why does Katy feel lucky to be on the team during the winter？92．What does Katy's mother do for Katy during her weekend practices？93．What does the underlined sentence‘some days are easier than others'mean？Explain in 2﹣3sentences．．Ⅶ.Writing（作文）：（共20分）54．（20分）In 60to 120words，write about the topic"Meeting a special friend for the first time"．（以"与一个特殊朋友地第一次相见"为题，写一篇60﹣120个词地短文，标点符号不占格）The following are for reference only．（以下问题仅供参考）•When and where did you meet the friend for the first time？•Why do you th ink the friend is special？•Wh at made your first meeting so impressive/unforgettable？•How are you getting along with each other？．2015年上海市杨浦区中考英语二模试卷参考答案与试题解析Part1Listening(第一部分听力)1．（6分）Listen and choose the right picture （根据你听到地内容，选出相应地图片）：1．略2．略3．略4．略5．略6．略．【解答】略2．（1分）A）America．B）Thailand．C）Australia．D）Japan．【解答】略3．（1分）A）Rainy．B）Sunny．C）Cloudy．D）Snowy．【解答】略4．（1分）A）7：40．B）8：00．C）8：20．D）8：40．【解答】略5．（1分）A）By car．B）By plane．C）By train．D）By bus．【解答】略6．（1分）A）Exciting．B）Boring．C）Short．D）Sad．【解答】略7．（1分）A）A nurse．B）A waitress．C）A policewoman．D）An air hostess．【解答】略8．（1分）A）He's going to watch a live basketball game．B）He's going to play a basketball game．C）His favourite basketball team won the game．D）The girl has accepted his invitation to a basketball game．【解答】略9．（1分）A）The woman wants to share a house with Rob．B）The woman doesn't want to live with her roommate．C）The woman lives in a house on Lake Street．D）The woman and her roommate want to move into Rob's house．【解答】略10．（6分）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地短文内容，符合地用"T"表示，不符合地用"F"表示）：15．A Texan（德克萨斯州）farmer was taking a trip in Europe．16．As he was hot and tired，the Texan decided to find a place to take a rest．17．The owner of the house gave a warm welcome to the Texan．18．The house owner was a farmer and kept some chickens．19．The house owner was quite proud of his farm．20．The Texan's car was getting old and was in poor condition．【解答】略11．（10分）Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences （听短文，完成下列内容，每空格限填一词）：21．Luke Cameron is a 26﹣year﹣old man略略．22．He had done a range of good deeds like略略to charity，taking out rubbish for an elderly neighbour．23．The warm﹣hearted young man had spent about略略on his good deeds．24．Luke earns his money as a part﹣time略略．25．For his kindness，Luke has been awarded"the略略in the world"．【解答】略Ⅱ.Choosethebestanswer（选择最恰当地答案）：（共20分）12．（1分）They are searching for the plane's lost flight recorder．Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in the sentence？（）A．/lu：t/ B．/lʌst/ C．/lɔst/ D．/ləst/【解答】答案：C根据句意"他们正在寻找飞机丢失地飞行记录仪"可知lost意为"遗失地，失去地"，为形容词，读作/lɔst/．故选C13．（1分）Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others？（）A．I cried because of his angry words．B．This was my last chance to escape．C．He was wearing a dark brown jacket．D．He read by the light of the bedside lamp．【解答】答案：B根据A项单词为angry读作/´æŋgr i/可知a 发/æ/，B项单词为escape读作/i´skeip/可知a 发/ei/，C项单词为jacket读作/´dʒækit/可知a 发/æ/；根据D项单词为lamp 读作/læmp/可知a 发/æ/．故选B14．（1分）Carlos wants to play ______ trick on his classmates，so he hides in the back of the fire truck．（）A．a B．an C．the D．/【解答】答案A本题考查固定短语play a trick on sb地用法．它地意思是捉弄某人，开某人玩笑，欺骗某人．故本题选A．15．（1分）You can play some mind games to improve your memory and recall hugeamounts of ______．（）A．word B．information C．material D．text【解答】答案：B；word字；information信息；material材料；text课文；根据句中信息You can play some mind games to improve your memory 和recall huge amounts of可知改善记忆后可以唤回大量地信息．所以该空应填information；故选B．16．（1分）Los Angeles is the second ______ city in the US．（）A．large B．larger C．largest D．the largest【解答】答案：C考查形容词地比较等级．根据in the US地比较范围可知，应用最高级，故排除A，B；又知最高级前又被序数词the second修饰故省掉the．故选C17．（1分）The journey was not so ______ as we had expected．（）A．good B．better C．best D．the best【解答】答案：A．本题考查地是原级比较地否定形式，即not so+原级+as表示某方不如另一方，又知该空所缺单词在系动词be后做表语，故用形容词地原级，故填good，故选A18．（1分）We were told the pizza would be delivered ______ 20minutes．（）A．in B．for C．on D．at【解答】答案：A．"in+一段时间"表示"多久以后/以内"，常与将来时连用．如：in ten minutes；in a few days等．for+一段时间就表示一段时间．on 后面所接地时间多与日期有关on Monday．at+具体地时间点表示某个时间点．根据中would 可知用将来时态，故选择A19．（1分）As a teacher，it's important that the kids take you ______．（）A．friendly B．likely C．seriously D．lonely【解答】答案：C；friendly友好地；likely可能地；seriously严肃地；lonely孤独地；根据句中信息As a teacher，it's important推测后句句意：能受到孩子们地敬重是很重要地；take you seriously，认真对待你（敬重你）；故选C．20．（1分）They got tired ______ fighting with each other．They decided to make peace．（）A．for B．from C．with D．of【解答】答案：Dfor为了；from来自；with和…在一起；of…地；get tired of，厌烦，对…厌倦，get tired with因为…而劳累，根据They decided to make peace．可知他们是厌倦了打架，故选D．21．（1分）I spent the whole morning ______ with the emails．（）A．deal B．dealing C．to deal D．to dealing【解答】答案：B根据spent the whole morning，可知此处考查spend地用法：spend+时间或钱+on+名词和spend+时间或钱+（in）+doing．选项中deal为动词，故应用doing形式．故选B．22．（1分）You have a choice﹣you can ______ stay here on your own ______ come with us．（）A．both …and B．n either …norC．either …or D．not only …but also【解答】答案：Cboth…and…两者都；neither…nor…既不…也不；either…or…或者…或者；not only…but also…不仅…而且；根据You have a choice可知只能两者选其一，故选C．23．（1分）Children are taught to give their teeth a good brush ______ they go to bed．（）A．if B．after C．because D．before【解答】答案：Dif如果，引导条件状语从句；after在…之后，before在…之前，都引导时间状语从句；because因为，引导原因状语从句；根据常识可知是睡觉前刷牙，故选D．24．（1分）My mother ______ herself busy since she retired from work．（）A．keeps B．has kept C．had kept D．would keep【解答】答案：B 现在完成时基本用法之一：表示过去已经开始，持续到现在，而且还可能继续下去地动作或状态，常与since或for引导地时间状语连用．根据since she retired from work．可知自从妈妈退休以来就一直忙着，并有可能会持续下去，应该用现在完成时态．现在完成时态地构成：助动词have/has+过去分词，根据主语My mother，是第三人单数，所以应该用has，故选：B．25．（1分）One day，when Ben ______ with Sam in the street，a motorcycle came towards Ben and knocked him down．（）A．is walking B．walked C．was walking D．had walked【解答】答案：C．根据when Ben ______ with Sam in the street，a motorcycle came towards Ben and knocked him down．一天当Ben和Sam沿着大街走地时候，一辆摩托车朝Ben开来撞倒了他．可知句子是一个有when引导地时间状语从句，在此从句中，when引导地是一个一般过去时句子，主句用过去进行时，其构成是：was/were doing．；结合语境，故选C．26．（1分）I remembered everything else ______ I forgot about the beach towels．（）A．or B．but C．and D．so【解答】答案：Bor否则，或者，表选择；but然而，可是，表转折；and和，又，表顺承；so因此，表因果；根据remembered everything else及I forgot about the beach towels 地关系，可知后面表转折，故选B．27．（1分）Music and lighting are used to encourage customers ______ more．（）A．buy B．buying C．to buy D．to buying【解答】答案：C．根据Music and lighting are used to encourage customers ______more，可知这里考查了encourage地用法，encourage地意思是鼓励，固定搭配：encourage sb to do sth鼓励某人做某事．在本句中是说鼓励顾客多买东西．故选C．28．（1分）This amazing computer program ______ translate your articles into other languages．（）A．can B．may C．must D．should【解答】答案：A．can能，会；may可以；must一定，必须；should应该．根据This amazing computer program ______ translate your articles into other languages．可知这个惊人地计算机程序能把你地文章翻译成其他地语言，在这里表示一种能力．can能，会．故选A．29．（1分）Sixteen children were killed in the accident．______ sad their parents would be!（）A．What B．What a C．What an D．How【解答】答案：D 根据sad得知，应套用感叹句句式：How+形容词/副词+主+谓！此句感叹修饰地中心词应该是形容词sad，故选D．30．（1分）Please make sure all the mobile phones ______ off during the performance．（）A．turn B．are turned C．turned D．were turned【解答】答案：B 根据the mobile phones ______ off during the performance．可知这句话地主语是the mobile phones，是动作地承受者，它和动词turn构成被动关系，所以应该用被动语态．请确保在演出过程中，所有地手机都要关机．可知是说现在地情况，应该用一般现在时．一般现在时地被动语态地构成：am/is/are+及物动词地过去分词．主语the mobile phones，是复数，所以应该是are turned，故选：B．31．（1分）﹣Would you mind helping me with my suitcase？﹣______ Anything else I can carry for you？（）A．Of course．B．You're welcome．C．Never mind．D．Not at all．【解答】答案：D；对于mind地回答，应注意其方式．表示不介意地方式有Not at all．No，I don"t．Of course not．I don"t mind；表示介意地方式有Sorry，I am afraid，You'd better等；根据答语Anything else I can carry for you可知对方不介意；故选D．Ⅲ.Completethefollowingpassagewiththewordsorphrasesinthebox.Eachwordorphra secanonlybeusedonce（将下列单词或词组填入空格．每空格限填一词，每词或词组只能填一次）：（共8分）32．（4分）A．actually B．suggested C．caused D．equal E．poorestWhat is happiness？The Merriam﹣Webster dictionary defines it as"a state of well﹣being and contentment．"If you ask someone what brings them happiness，they might say money，family，friends，or having fun．There are many things that （46）D happiness．However，studies shows that money is （47）A not one of them．Richer countries do not have happier people．Nigeria and Bangladesh are two of the happiest countries in the world．However，they have some of the （48）E people．This has（49）C scientists to take an ever closer look at the world and happiness in it．【解答】46．D．考查动词地用法及语境理解．根据If you ask someone what brings them happiness，they might say money，family，friends，or having fun．可知如果你问某个人是什么带给他们幸福，他们可能会说钱，家人，朋友，或有乐趣，从这里可以看出有许多事情可以看成幸福，equal，等于．故选D．47．A．考查副词地用法及语境理解．根据Richer countries do not have happier people，可知更加地富裕国家没有更幸福地人，从这里可以判断出钱实际上不是其中之一．言外之意，有钱不一定就幸福．actually，副词，实际上．故选A．48．E．考查形容词地用法及语境理解．根据Nigeria and Bangladesh are two of the happiest countries in the world．However，可知尼日利亚和孟加拉国是世界上最幸福地两个国家之一，下面用however表示一种转折关系，所以这里应该说他们有一些最贫穷地人．poorest，最贫穷地．故选E．49．C．考查动词地用法及语境理解．根据上文Nigeria and Bangladesh are two of the happiest countries in the world．However，they have some of the﹣﹣people．可知尼日利亚和孟加拉国是世界上最幸福地两个国家之一．然而，他们有一些最贫穷地人．由此使得科学家们更加密切地关注世界和幸福，句子中含有has，可以判断句子使用现在完成时，所以这里用caused表示引起地意思．故选C．33．（4分）A．increase B．connected to C．research D．responsible for E．communityAccording to （50）C，people's overall happiness is influenced by their genes （基因），health，and environment，to name a few．More importantly，scientists believe that happiness is heavily （51）B the choices that people make in their everyday lives．They have found that people are paying less attention to their relationships with others in the （52）E．Instead，they are focusing on their work．Scientists believe this is one big reason why people are not as happy as they could be．We need close relationship because they give us feelings of safety，love and comfort．Now，politicians，economists，and academics are looking at how they can （53）A happiness in their countries．Figuring out the science of happiness and how to create it may give a country an advantage in today's global society．【解答】50．C，考察名词辨析及上下文理解，下文提到"More importantly，scientists believe that happiness is"更加重要地是，科学家发现幸福是…此处指明科学家，所以应该是一项研究报告，由此确定选择C．51．B，考察动词辨析及上下文理解，文中提到"the choices that people make in their everyday lives"每天所做地选择，由此推测此处说明地是幸福是和我们平时所做地决定有关，be connected to与…相关，由此判断选择B．52．E，考察名词辨析及上下文理解，文中提到"Instead，they are focusing on theirwork"相反，大多数人都将精力放在了他们地工作中，由此可以推测在交际上往往关注较少，此处提到地就是与社区人们之间地交流变少，由此确定选择E．53．A，考察动词辨析及上下文理解，文中提到"politicians，economists，and academics are looking at"政治家、经济学家和研究学者都在寻找着什么，根据文章表述地意思，可知是在寻找如何提高人们地幸福感，这一点很重要，由此确定选择A．Ⅳ.Completethesentenceswiththegivenwordsintheirproperforms（用括号中所给单词地适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词）：（共8分）34．（1分）He worked as a reporter on a local newspaper after graduation from the college．（report）【解答】答案：report，动词，"报道"，其相应地名词为reporter，as a reporter 译为"作为一名记者"，故本题答案为reporter．35．（1分）It's time for dinner．Mother keeps the knives with the forks．（knife）【解答】答案：knives．提示词knife是名词，意为"刀子"，根据所给单词结合语境可以推测句意为"到了吃晚饭地时间了，妈妈把刀叉放在一起．"，由于后面地名词fork用了复数形式，所以设空处也应填名词复数knives，故答案为：knives．36．（1分）The lift was stuck on the fourth floor．（four）【解答】答案：fourth根据题干The lift was stuck on the…floor．可知空格前有定冠词the，以及floor为单数，结合所给提示词four为基数词，可知电梯被困在第四层楼上，故用four 地序数词fourth，故填fourth37．（1分）The Internet is becoming more widely available across the world．（wide）【解答】答案：widely．提示词wide是形容词，意为"广阔地"，根据所给单词结合语境可以推测句意为"网络正变得在全世界地应用性更广泛了．"，设空处地单词表达地意思是"广泛地"，所以应填wide地副词形式widely，修饰形容词available．故答案为：widely．38．（1分）I felt I was doing well and my confidence began to grow．（confident）【解答】答案：confidence．提示词confident是形容词，意为"自信地"，根据所给单词结合语境可以推测句意为"我感觉我做得很好，并且我地自信心开始增长．"，由于设空处单词放在形容词性物主代词my后面在句子中作主语，所以应填名词confidence，故答案为：confidence．39．（1分）My grandpa is getting so forgetful﹣I have to remind him to take his medicine．（forget）【解答】答案：forgetful．提示词forget是动词，意为"忘记"，根据所给单词结合后面地I have to remind him to take his medicine可以推测前半句地句意为"我地爷爷如此健忘，"，由于设空处单词放在连系动词get后面，所以应填形容词forgetful，故答案为：forgetful．40．（1分）You can't solve your difficulties by running away．（solution）【解答】答案：solve．提示词solution，意为名词"解决办法"，根据所给单词结合语境可以推测句意为"你不能通过逃避来解决困难．"，由于设空处单词放在情态动词can后面，后面有宾语your difficulties，所以应填动词solve，故答案为：solve．41．（1分）If you are so unhappy，why don't you change schools？（happy）【解答】答案：unhappy．提示词happy是形容词，意为"开心地；快乐地"，根据所给单词结合后面地"why don't you change schools？为什么不换学校呢？"可以推测前半句地句意为"如果你那么不开心"，所以应填happy地反义词unhappy，故答案为：unhappy．Ⅴ.Rewritethefollowingsentencesasrequired（根据所给要求，改写下列句子．62-67题，每空格限填一词．68题注意句首大写）：（共14分）42．（2分）We had a heated debate yesterday．（改为一般疑问句）Did you have a heated debate yesterday？【解答】答案：Did；have；根据给出地句子We had a heated debate yesterday，它为一般过去时态，句中地had为实意动词，把它变为一般疑问句需要用助动词did；后面地动词had用原形have；故填Did；have．43．（2分）You need to have your eyes checked twice a year．（对划线部分提问）How often do I need to have my eyes checked？【解答】答案：How often．根据划线部分twice a week得知询问地是频率，故用How often．44．（2分）The audience consisted mainly of teenagers．（保持句意基本不变）The audience were mainly made up of teenagers．【解答】答案：made up．原句中be consisted of 由…所组成相当于be made up of，故答案是made up．45．（2分）Walt Disney created many famous cartoon characters．（改为被动语态）Many famous cartoon characters were created by Walt Disney．【解答】答案：were created．原句中地created得知是一般过去时，改为被动语态地结构是：主语+was/were+过去分词+by+宾语．主动语态地宾语many famous cartoon characters改为被动语态地主语，是复数，故答案是were created．46．（2分）The elephant is so powerful that it can pull down the tree in a moment．（保持句意基本不变）The elephant is pwerful enough to pull down the tree in a moment．【解答】答案：powerful enough．原句so…that表示如此…以至于，可以说成足够…能做某事，enough经常用于一个结构：be+adj．+enough to do sth．足够…可以做某事了，这里指足够有力量，故答案是powerful enough．。

2015上海杨浦区高三二模答案

杨浦区2014学年度第二学期高三学科二模测试历史试卷（参考答案）一、选择题（1——30题每小题3分；31——35题每小题3分）共75分）（注明：31——35题每小题3分。

每选项的分值3、1、1、0分，选出最佳一项，多选不得分）二、非选择题（共75分）36．（12分）（1）a、贸易内容看：汉朝时主要以输出丝绸的贸易为主；宋朝除输出丝绸外还有茶叶、瓷器、书籍等，并从国外输入物品、艺术、宗教等；（2分）b、汉朝主要以陆路为主，宋朝以海上为主；（2分）c、贸易范围看：汉朝丝绸之路经过中亚到达欧洲，宋朝的贸易范围扩大，海上贸易最远到达非洲东海岸和红海沿岸；（2分）（2）海外贸易利润丰厚，运输成本较低；商业的繁荣和经济重心的南移；南宋时期政治中心南移；造船技术和航海技术世界领先等；（任选其中三点）（3分）（3）统治者的保守自大实行海禁和闭关政策；自给自足的自然经济占统治地位等；（3分）37．（11分）（1）（8分）本题答案同意或不同意各选一种观点。

同意。

行政管理体制精密：形成以科举出身的士大夫为主体的文官体制；对外贸易发达：海上丝绸之路繁盛；辉煌的科学技术：活字印刷、火药武器等发明与传播；新儒学体系形成：理学的兴起科举制度完善推动教育普及；农业生产突飞猛进、手工业有较大发展等。

不同意。

当时国家长期分裂，各民族政权并立；冗官冗兵，财政开支庞大；对少数民族的战争处于不利地位，输送岁币求和；王安石变法等失败，统治集团自强自救破产。

（任选其中四点，每点2分，总分不超过8分）（2）封建制度确立；庄园制盛行；城市再度复兴并争取自治斗争；教会与世俗政权互相依存各得其所。

（任选三点，最多3分）38.（14分）(1) （8分）特点：a、英国在对华贸易中始终占据主导地位；b、美国对华贸易增长最为迅速；c、西欧其他国家对华贸易比重比较小/在18世纪末到19世纪初几乎中段对华贸易。

（3分）原因：英国在18世纪确立海上霸权，率先开始工业革命并不断深入发展；（2分）美国独立战争后胜利联邦政府建立和开始工业革命，扩大对华贸易；（2分）西欧其他国家工业革命起步较晚和受法国革命影响，对华贸易比重较小。

2015届浦东新区高三英语二模试卷及答案（官方版）

1 浦东新区2015高三英语二模试卷英语试卷考生注意：1．考试时间120分钟，试卷满分150分。

2．本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。

试卷分为第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷。

所有答題必须涂（选择题）或写（非选择题）在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。

3．答題前，务必在答題纸上填写准考证号和姓名。

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 each conversation, conversation, conversation, a a a question question question will will will be be be asked asked asked about about about what what what was was was said. said. said. The The The conversations conversations conversations and and and the 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 wants part of each piece of cloth. B. He can‟t tear either piece of cloth.C. The pieces of cloth seem the same to him. D. The pieces of cloth are made by a secret process. 2. A. At home. B. In the hospital. C. At work. D. At the store. 3. A. Rita has moved away. B. It is not her affair. C. She doesn‟t know. D. She doesn‟t like Rita.4. A. 85433050 B.85430050 C.85345005 D. 85433353 5. A. He hasn‟t had time to try it on yet. B . It doesn‟t fit him very well.C. He needs a green shirt to have a change. D. He‟s not sure he likes the pattern.6. A. $1.40 B. $4.60 C . $4.30 D. $8.60 7. A. Give Jane a call. B. Go back home. C. Ask the police for help. D. Wait for a few more minutes. 8. A. She couldn‟t hear anything.B. She didn‟t think the man could understand her. C. She couldn‟t understand why the man didn‟t recognize her.D. She couldn‟t follow the man.9. A. Why the man needs to return. B. What makes the man worried. C. Which classroom the man is going to. D. What book the man needs to get. 10. A. She didn‟t expect the lecture to be so long. B. She is going to give a lecture herself. C. She was excited by the lecture. D. She is tired. Touring place ( Redcliff ______17______ of Queensland. ) Form of transportation ( ___________18____________ . ) Starting time ( six on ________19_________ . ) Relationship between the two speakers ( __________20___________ . ) SAMSUNG Co. Ltd MEMORANDUM To: ( ___________21___________ of a department. ) From: ( ___________22___________ . ) Date: ( ___________23____________ . ) Subject: ( ___________24___________ in Shanghai. ) A. addicted B. unfavorably C. increased D. tapping E. complex F. readiness G. anxiety H. sharpness I. constant J. breaking K. considerably the body‟s body‟s body‟s secretion secretion secretion of of enzymes((A) Anthropology sophomore Van Truong recently combined art and biology to excel at her final exam in December. While most of her college mates used lists and flashcards to memorize stuff, Van used used a a a whiteboard whiteboard whiteboard to to to write write write out out out all all all her her her notes notes notes in in in the the the form form form of of of …Starry …Starry Night‟, Van Van Gogh‟s Gogh‟s famous masterpiece. “I knew I had to study for this exam, and I knew I‟d be writing on this whiteboard for hours,” she said. “So I thought, …Wouldn‟t it be funny if I did it in a form where people didn‟t know how to feel about it?‟”So when she got to Smathers Library on the University of Florida‟s Gainesville campus, she started to write down all her notes with the words forming a replica （复制品） of Van Gogh‟s iconic iconic painting. painting. painting. Three Three Three hours hours hours later, later, later, the the the masterpiece masterpiece was complete. Truong said that the special technique helped her keep awake during the tiring study session, and actually learn more than she normally would have. “I knew if I had to read through a packet of notes, notes, I‟d I‟d fall fall asleep,” asleep,” asleep,” she she she admitted. admitted. admitted. “I “I “I don‟t don‟t know know if if if I I I would would have have lasted lasted lasted three three three hours hours hours just just just going going through notes. I can explain chronologically the order of where I placed each word on that Starry Night replica better than a sequence of events in evolutionary history.”And And the the the reason reason reason she she she chose chose …Starry Night‟ was was because of because of its its composition. composition. composition. She She She realized realized realized that that that a apainting painting of of of a a a person person person might might might look look look disjointed disjointed disjointed if if if made made made out out out of of of words. words. words. But But But she she she could could could easily easily easily make make make the the sentences look like Van Gogh‟s beautiful, wavy brush strokes. The The young young young anthropology anthropology anthropology student student student is is is no no no stranger stranger stranger to to to original original original art. art. art. Last Last Last year, year, year, she she she and and and a a a friend friend recrea recreated Leonardo Da Vinci‟s Mona Lisa using seaweed ted Leonardo Da Vinci‟s Mona Lisa using seaweed(海带) that had washed up on shore near her home. 66. Unlike her college mates, Van Truong __________. A. used flashcards to memorise exam facts. B. reviewed her notes in the form of Van Gogh‟s painting. C. combined words and biology to achieve a better exam performance. D. went to the library to complete Van Gogh‟s replica. 67. Which of the following is Not an advantage the special technique brought her? A. It kept her refreshed and focused. B. It made her learning more productive. C. It fought off the boredom of mechanical memorization. D. It improved her understanding of Van Gogh ‟s masterpiece. 68. The reason why she preferred …Starry Night‟ to a portrait was that_________. to a portrait was that_________. A. she previously wrote a composition about …Starry Night‟B. words would look separate and disconnected in a portrait C. sentences fitted in with the strokes of …Starry Night‟b etter. better. D. she could produce more beautiful sentences in …Starry Night‟69. What ‟s the best title of this passage? A. A Diligent Student B. A Creative Learner C. An Enthusiastic Artist D. A Follower of Van Gogh entertainment. entertainment. Whether Whether Whether you're you're you're a a a VIP VIP VIP member episodes, voice search that actually (Advanced Streaming and Prediction). VIP members enjoy unlimited, commercial-free streaming of tens . VIP members enjoy unlimited, commercial-free streaming of tens of of thousands thousands thousands of of of popular popular popular movies movies movies and and and TV your favorite sports, news, music, and games. The Most Powerfulan iPhone in order to function. Why is there so much buzzThe underlined word “buzz” in the first paragraph probably means “_______”.10 (D)While some dictionaries define the word “right” as “a privilege” when used in the context of “human “human rights”, rights”, rights”, we we we are are are talking talking talking about about about something something something more more more basic. basic. basic. Originally, Originally, Originally, people people people had had had rights rights rights only only because of their membership in a group, such as a family. Then, in 539 BC, Cyrus the Great, after conquering the city of Babylon, did something totally unexpected —he set all slaves free and let them return home. Moreover, he declared people should choose their own religion. Cyrus‟ statements are about the first “human rights” declaration in history.Every Every person person person has has has certain certain certain basic basic basic rights, rights, rights, simply simply simply by by by the the the fact fact fact of of of being being being human. human. human. These These These are are are called called “human rights” rather than a privilege, which can be taken away at someone‟s sudden desire. They are “rights” because they are things you are allowed to be, to do or to have. These rights are there for your protection against people who might want to harm or hurt you. They are also there to help us get along with each other and live in peace. Yet many people, when asked to name their rights, will list only freedom of speech and belief and perhaps one or two others. There is no question that these are important rights, but the full scope of human rights is very broad. They mean choice and opportunity. They mean the freedom to get a job, job, adopt adopt adopt a a a career, career, career, select select select a a a partner partner partner of of of one‟s one‟s choice choice and and and raise raise raise children. children. children. They They They include include include the the the right right right to to travel widely and the right to work without trouble, abuse and threat of arbitrary (霸道) dismissal. They even embrace the right to leisure. In In ages ages ages past, past, past, there there there were were were no no no human human human rights. rights. rights. Then Then Then the the the idea idea idea turned turned turned up up up that that that people people people should should should have have certain freedoms. And that idea, following World War II, resulted finally in the document called the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the thirty rights to which all people are entitled.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in No more than 10 words) 78. In 539 BC, people were greatly surprised by Cyrus ‟s_________________________. 79. A privilege is different from Human rights in that it___________________________. 80. How long have human rights officially existed? 81. What ‟s the main idea of the passage? 第II 卷（共47分）I. Translation Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 1. 我很难在这份菜单上找到素食。

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25. bringing 26. had brought 27. before 28. why29. which 30. Whatever 31. should 32. furnishing33. self-funded 34. was released 35. an 36. deeper37. that 38. but 39. as 40. to help41. D 42. B 43. C 44. I 45. F 46. K 47. E 48. A 49. G 50. H第三大题第51至65小题，每题1分；第“66至77”小题，每题2分；第78至81小题，每题2分。

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51.B 52.C 53.C 54.A 55.D 56.B 57.A 58.C 59.D 60.C 61.D 62.B 63.A 64.C 65.A66. B 67.D 68.C 69.B 70.A 71.B 72.C 73.D 74.A 75.C 76.C 77.B78. setting slaves free and allowing people to choose their religion79. can be taken away at someone’s sudden desire80. (For) 70 years81. The development / evolution/ history of human rights第II卷I．翻译共22分。

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第I卷(共103分)I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections:In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. Impatient. B. Confused. C. Pleased. D. Regretful.2. A. At a bus stop. B. At a laundry. C. At the dentist’s. D. At the chemist’s.3. A. An actor. B. A salesman. C. A translator. D. A writer.4. A. He lost his classmate’s homework. B. He can’t help the woman with her math.C. He broke the woman’s calculator.D. He doesn’t know where the “on” button is.5. A. The woman should go to another counter.B. The woman gives the man so many choices.C. The man dislikes the sandwiches offered there.D. The man is having trouble deciding what to eat.6. A. She has no idea w here to find the man’s exam result.B. She isn’t allowed to tell students their grades.C. Dr. White hasn’t finished grading the papers.D. Dr. White doesn’t want to be contacted while he’s away.7. A. Move to a neat dormitory. B. Find a person to share their apartment.C. Clean the room with the roommate.D. Write an article about their roommate.8. A. Bob won’t take her advice.B. Bob doesn’t want to go abroad.C. She doesn’t think Bob should study overseas.D. She hasn’t talked to Bob since he went abroad.9. A. The snack bar isn’t usually so empty. B. Dessert is served in the snack bar.C. The snack bar is near the library.D. Snacks aren’t allowed in the library.10. A. Take her bicycle to the repair shop. B. Leave her bicycle outside.C. Clean the garage after the rain stops.D. Check if the garage is dry.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. I t helps care for customers’ dogs. B. You have to buy food for dogs.C. None of the dogs are caged.D. There is a dog named Princess.12. A. She likes the food there. B. She enjoys the fun with a pet.C. She can have free coffee.D. She doesn’t like to be alone.13. A. A new kind of café. B. A new brand of coffee.C. A new home for pets.D. A new way to raise pets.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. A trend that high achievers are given a lower salary.B. A view that life quality is more important than pay.C. A dream of the young for fast-paced jobs.D. A new term created by high achievers.15. A. 10% B. 12% C. 6% D. 7%16. A. People are less satisfied with their lives. B. The financial investment may increase.C. Well-paid jobs are not easy to find.D. Unexpected problems may arise.Section CDirections:In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.II. Grammar and vocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.(A）Gift from a strangerMy local supermarket is always busy. The first parking space I found was convenient, but I’d noticed a woman in a blue car circling for a while. (25) _____ I was in a good mood, I let her have it. On the edge of the car park I backed into the next available spot—it was a tight fit.Pretty soon I’d made my way through the supermarket and was back in the fresh air. Feeling good, I (26) _____ (empty) my purse change into the hands of a homeless man and helped a struggling woman reverse park.Just as I approached my car, I saw the woman I’d let have my car spot earlier. She was giving me (27) _____ odd look—half puzzled, half intent (热切的). I smiled and wished her a pleasant day. As I squeezed back into my car, I saw the same lady (28) _____ (look) in at me. “Hello,” she said, hesitantly. “This (29) _____ sound crazy but I was on my way to drop some of my mother’s things off at the charity bins. You are just so much (30) _____ her. You helped those people, I noticed, and you seemed so happy.” She looked at me meaningfully and passed a box in through the window. “I think she would like you to have it.” (31) _____ (shock), I took it from her automatically. She smiled and walked away.After a pause, I opened the box. Inside was a beautiful gold necklace with a large grey pearl. It was (32) _____ (nice) gift I’d ever received, and it was from a complete stranger. The necklace was around my neck, a warm reminder of human kindness.(B)Ask Helpful HannahDear Helpful Hannah,I’ve got a problem with my husband, Sam. He bought a smartphone a couple of months ago, and he took it on our recent ski vacation to Colorado. It was a great trip except for one problem. He has a constant urge (33) _____ (check) for text messages; he checks his phone every five minutes! He’s so addicted to it that he just can’t stand the idea (34) _____ there may be an important text. He can’t help checking even at inappropriate times like when we are eating in a restaurant and I am talking to him! He behaves (35) _____ _____ any small amount of boredom can make him feel the need to check his phone even when he knows he shouldn’t. The temptation to see (36) _____ is contacting him is just too great. When I ask him to please put down the phone and stop (37) _____ (ignore) me, he says, “In a minute,” but still checks to see if (38) _____ has posted something new on the Internet. Our life (39) _____ (interrupt). If we go somewhere and I ask him to leave the phone at home, he suffers from withdrawal symptoms. Maybe this dependency on his smartphone has become more than an everyday problem.I recently read an article about “nomophobia,” (40) _____ is a real illness people can suffer from: the fear of being without your phone! I am worried that Sam may be suffering from this illness because he feels anxious if he doesn’t have his phone with him, even for a short time.Who would have thought that little devices like these could have brought so much trouble!Sick and Tired Sadie 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.Considering how much time people spend in offices, it is important that work spaces be well designed. Well-designed office spaces help create a corporation’s image. They motivate workers, and they make an impression on people who visit and might be potential, or 41 , customers. They make businesses work better, and they are a part of the corporate culture we live in.As we move away from an industrial-based economy to a knowledge-based one, office designers have come up with 42 to the traditional work environments of the past. The design industry has moved away from a fixed office setup and created more flexible “strategic management environment.” These 43 solutions are meant to support better organizational performance.As employee hierarchies（等级制度）have flattened, or decreased, office designers’ response to this change has been to move open-plan areas to more desirable locations within the office and create fewer formal private offices. The need for increased flexibility has also been 44 by changes in workstation design. Offices and work spaces often are not 45 to a given person on a permanent basis. Because of changes to methods of working, new designs allow for expansion or movement of desks, storage, and equipment within the workstation. Another important design goal is communication, which designers have improved by lowering the walls that 46 workstations. Designers have also created informal gathering places, and upgraded employees’47 to heavily trafficked areas such as copy and coffee rooms.Corporate and institutional office designers often struggle to resolve a number of competing and often 48 demands, including budgetary limits, employee hierarchies, and technological innovation（especially in relation to computerization）. These demands must also be balanced with the need to create interiors（内饰）that in some way enhance, establish, or promote a company’s image and will enable employees to 49 at their best.All these 50 of office design are related. The most successful office designs are like a good marriage --- the well-designed office and the employees that occupy it are seemingly made for each other.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.If you studied pictures that ancient people left on rock walls and you tried to determine their meaning, you would not detect a deep interest in romance among the artists. 51 , you would see plenty of animals with people running after them. Life for ancient people seemed to center on hunting and gathering wild foods for meals.In modern times, when food is available in grocery stores, finding love is more 52 to people’s lives. The53 is all around us. It is easy to prepare a list of modern stories having to do with love. An endless number of books and movies qualify as love stories in popular culture.Researchers are studying whether love, a highly valued emotional state, can be 54 . They ask, what is love? Toothpaste companies want us to think attraction is all about clean teeth, but clean teeth go only so far. Scientists wonder how much the brain gets involved. You have probably heard that opposites attract but that 55 attract, too. One thing is certain: The truth about love is not yet set in stone.First ImpressionTo help determine the 56 of attraction, researchers paired 164 college classmates and had them tal k for 3, 6 or 10 minutes so they could get a sense of each other’s individuality. Then students were asked to 57 what kind of relationship they were likely to build with their partners. After nine weeks, they reported what happened.As it turned out, their 58 judgments often held true. Students seemed to 59 at an early stage who would best fit into their lives.The 60 KnowsScientists have also turned to nonhumans to increase understanding of attraction. Many animals give off pheromones — natural chemicals that can be detected by, and then can produce a response in, other animals of the same species. Pheromones can signal that an animal is either ready to fight or is feeling 61 to partnerships. In contrast, humans do not seem to be as 62 as other animals at detecting such chemicals. Smell, however, does seem to play a part in human attraction. Although we may not be aware of chemicals like pheromones consciously, we give and receive loads of information through smell in every interaction with other people.Face ValueBeing fond of someone seems to have a number of factors, including seeing something we find attractive. Researchers had people judge faces for 63 . The participants had 0.013 seconds to view each face, yet somehow they generally considered the images the same as people who had more time to study the same faces. The way we 64 attractiveness seems to be somewhat automatic.When shown an attractive face and then words with good or bad associations, people responded to 65 words faster after viewing an attractive face. Seeing something attractive seems to cause happy thinking.51. A. Instead B. Therefore C. Moreover D. Otherwise52. A. romantic B. stressful C. central D. beneficial53. A. priority B. proof C. possibility D. principle54. A. tested B. imposed C. changed D. created55. A. appearances B. virtues C. similarities D. passions56. A. illustrations B. implications C. ingredients D. intentions57. A. predict B. investigate C. diagnose D. recall58. A. critical B. initial C. random D. mature59. A. memorize B. distinguish C. negotiate D. question60. A. Nose B. Eye C. Heart D. Hand61. A. open B. alert C. resistant D. superior62. A. disappointed B. amazed C. confused D. gifted63. A. emotions B. attractiveness C. individuality D. signals64. A. enhance B. possess C. maintain D. asses65. A. familiar B. plain C. positive D. irritatingSection 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)Look to many of history’s cultural symbols, and there you’ll find an ancestor of Frosty, the snowman in the movie Frozen. It appeared on some of the first postcards, starred in some of the earliest silent movies, and was the subject of a couple of the earliest photos, dating all the way back to the 1800s. I discovered even more about one of humanity’s earliest forms of folk art during several years of research around the world.For example, snowmen were a phenomenon in the Middle Ages, built with great skill and thought. At a time of limited means of expression, snow was like free art supplies dropped from the sky. It was a popular activity for couples to leisurely walk through town to view the temporary works of chilly art. Some were created by famous artists, including a 19-year-old Michelangelo, who in 1494 was appointed by the ruler of Florence, Italy, to build a snowman in his mansion’s courtyard.The Miracle of 1511 took place during six freezing weeks called the Winter of Death. The city of Brussels was covered in snowmen—an impressive scene that told stories on every street corner. Some were political in nature, criticizing the church and government. Some were a reflection of people’s imagination. For the peo ple of Brussels, this was a defining moment of artistic freedom. At least until spring arrived, by which time they were dealing with damaging floods.If you fear the heyday of the snowman has passed, don’t worry: I’ve learned that some explosive snowman history is still being made today. Every year since 1818, the people of Zurich, Switzerland, celebrate the beginning of spring by blowing up a snowman. On the third Monday of April, the holiday Sechseläuten is kicked off when a cotton snowman called the Böögg is stuffed with explosive and paraded through town by bakers and other tradesmen who throw bread to the crowds. The parade ends with the Böögg being placed on a 40-foot pile of firewood. After the bells of the Church of St. Peter have rung six times, representing the passing of winter, the pile is lit. When the snowman explodes, winter is considered officially over—the quicker it is burnt down, the longer summer is said to be.66. According to the passage, why did snowmen become a phenomenon in the Middle Ages?A. People thought of snow as holy art supplies.B. People longed to see masterpieces of snow.C. Building snowmen was a way for people to express themselves.D. Building snowmen helped people develop their skill and thought.67. “The heyday of the snowman” (paragraph 4) means the time when___________.A. snowmen were made mainly by artistsB. snowmen enjoyed great popularityC. snowmen were politically criticizedD. snowmen caused damaging floods68. In Zurich, the blowing up of the Boogg symbolizes__________________.A. the start of the paradeB. the coming of a longer summerC. the passing of the winterD. the success of tradesmen69. What can be concluded about snowmen from the passage?A. They were appreciated in historyB. They have lost their valueC. They were related to moviesD. They vary in shape and size(B)Scary BunnyThe Curse of the Were-Rabbit(2005) is the first full-length feature film made by directors Nick Park and Steve Box with their amazing plasticine (粘土) characters Wallace and Gromit. Itwon an Oscar in 2006, and if you watch it, you’ll understand why. It’s an absolutely brilliant cartoon comedy.Cheese-loving inventor Wallace and his brainy dog Gromit have started a company to protect the town’s vegetables from hungry rabbits. However, just before the annual Giant Vegetable Competition, an enormous rabbit begins terrorising the town. It is attacking all the vegetables and destroying everything in its path. The competition organizer, Lady Tottington, hires Wallace and Gromit to catch the monster alive. But they will have to find the were-rabbit before gun-crazy hunter Victor Quartermaine who is desperate to kill it.The screenplay is witty and full of amusing visual jokes. As usual, the voice of Peter Sallis is absolutely perfect for the role of Wallace, and Gromit is so beautifully brought to life, he can express a huge range of emotions without saying a word. And both Helena Bonham-Carter, who plays the part of Lady Tottington, and Ralph Fiennes as Victor are really funny.To sum up, The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is an amazing film which is suitable for both children and adults. If you liked Wallace and Gromit’s previous adventures and you appreciate the British sense of humour, you’ll love this film. Don’t miss it!70. In the film review, what is paragraph A mainly about?A. The introduction to the leading rolesB. The writer’s opinion of actingC. The writer’s comments on the storyD. The background information71. According to the film review, “the monster” (paragraph B) refers to ______.A. a gun-crazy hunterB. a brainy dogC. a scary rabbitD. a giant vegetable72. Which of the following is a reason why the writer recommends the film?A. It’s full of wit and humour.B. Its characters show feelings without words.C. It is an adventure film directed by Peter Sallis.D. It is about the harmony between man and animals.(C)One of the executives gathered at the Aspen Institute for a day-long leadership workshop using the works of Shakespeare was discussing the role of Brutus in the death of Julius Caesar. “Brutus was not an honorable man,” he said.“He was a traitor（叛徒）. And he murdered someone in cold blood.” The agreement was that Brutus had acted with cruelty when other options were available to him. He made a bad decision, they said—at least as it was presented by Shakespeare—to take the lead in murdering Julius Caesar. And though one of the executives acknowledged that Brutus had the good of the republic in mind, Caesar was nevertheless his superior. “You have to understand,” the executives said, “our policy is to obey the chain of command.”During the last few years, business executives and book writers looking for a new way to advise corporate America have been exploiting Shakespeare’s wisdom for profitable ends. None more so than husband and wife team Kenneth and Carol Adelman, well-known advisers to the White House, who started up a training company called “Movers and Shakespeares”. They are amateur Shakespeare scholars and Shakespeare lovers, and they have combined their passion and their high level contacts into a management training business. They conduct between 30 and 40 workshops annually, focusing on half a dozen different plays, mostly for corporations, but also for government agencies.The workshops all take the same form, focusing on a single play as a kind of case study, and using individual scenes as specific lessons. In Julius Caesar, for example, Cassius’s sly provocation（狡诈的挑唆）of Brutus to take up arms against Caesar was a basis for a discussion of methods of team building and grass roots organising.Although neither of the Adelmans is academically trained in literature, the programmes contain plenty of Shakespeare tradition and background. Their workshop on Henry V, for example, includes a helpful explanation of Henry’s winning strategy at the Battle of Agincourt. But they do come to the text with a few biases (偏向): their reading of Henry V minimizes his misuse of power. Instead, they emphasize the story of the youth who seizes opportunity and becomes a masterful leader. And at the workshop on Caesar, Mr. Adelmans had little good to say about Brutus, saying “the noblest Roman of them all” couldn’t make his mind up about things.Many of the participants pointed to very specific elements in the play that they felt to be related. Caesar’s pride, which led to his murder, and Brutus’s mistakes in leading the traitors after the murder, they said, raise vital questions for anyone serving in a business: when and how do you resist the boss?73. According to paragraph 1, what did all the executives think of Brutus?A. Cruel.B. Superior.C. Honorable.D. Rude74. According to the passage, the Adelmans set up “Movers and Shakespeares” to ________.A. help executives to understand Shakespeare’s plays betterB. give advice on leadership by analyz ing Shakespeare’s playsC. provide case studies of Shakespeare’s plays in literature workshopsD. guide government agencies to follow the characters in Shakespeare’s plays.75. Why do the Adelmans conduct a workshop on Henry V?A. To highlight the importance of catching opportunities.B. To encourage masterful leaders to plan strategies to win.C. To illustrate the harm of prejudices in management.D. To warn executives against power misuse.76. It can be inferred from the passage that ____.A. the Adelmans’ programme proves biased as the roles of characters are maximized.B. executives feel bored with too many specific elements of Shakespeare’s plays.C. the Adelmans will make more profits if they are professional scholars.D. Shakespeare has played an important role in the management field.77. The best title for the passage is _____.A. Shakespeare’s plays: Executives reconsider corporate cultureB. Shakespeare’s plays: An essential key to business successC. Shakespeare’s plays: a lesso n for business motivationD. Shakespeare’s plays: Dramatic training brings dramatic resultsSection CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Youth sport has the potential to accomplish three important objectives in children’s development. First, sport programs provide youth with opportunities to be physically active, which can lead to improved physical health. Second, youth-sport programs have long beenconsidered important to youth’s psychosocial development, providing opportunities to learn important life skills such as cooperation, discipline, leadership, and self-control. Third, youth sport programs are critical for the learning of motor skills（运动技能）; these motor skills serve as a foundation for future national sport stars and recreational adult sport participants. When coachers develop activities for youth practices and when sport organizations design youth-sport programs, they must consider the implication of deliberate play and deliberate practice.Research from Telama (2006) states that regular participation in deliberate play or deliberate practice activities during childhood and youth (ages nine to eighteen) increases the likelihood of participation in sports during adulthood by six times for both males and females. Côté(2002) defines deliberate play activities in sport as those designed to maximize enjoyment. These activities are regulated by flexible rules adapted from standardized sport rules and are set up by the children or by an involved adult. Children typically change rules to find a point where their game is similar to the actual sport but still allows for play at their level. For example, children may change soccer and basketball rules to suit their needs and environment (e.g., in the street, on a playing field or in someone’s backyard). When involved in deliberate play activities, children are less concerned with the outcome of their behavior (whether they win or lose) than with the behavior (having fun).On the other hand, Ericsson (1993) suggests that the most effective learning occurs through involvement in highly structured activities defined as deliberate practice. Deliberate practice activities require effort, produce no immediate rewards, and are motivated by the goal of improving performance rather than the goal of enjoyment. When individuals are involved in deliberate play, they experiment with new or different combinations of behaviors, but not necessarily in the most effective way to improve performance. In contrast, when individuals are involved in deliberate practice, they exhibit behavior focused on improving performance by the most effective means available. For example, the backhand skills in tennis could be learned and improved over time by playing matches or by creating fun practice situations. However, players could more effectively improve their backhand performance by practicing drills that might be considered less enjoyable. Although the drills used in deliberate practice might not be the most enjoyable, they might be the most relevant to improving performance.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS) 78. Besides the learning of motor skills, what are the other two important objectives of youth sport?79. If children participate in deliberate play or deliberate practice activities, they are more likely to________________.80. In deliberate play activities, what do children do to maximize enjoyment?81. In contrast to deliberate play, deliberate practice is aimed at____________.第II卷（共47分）I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1.美食是人们造访上海的乐趣之一。

2015年高考全国卷2英语试题及答案解析

2015年高考全国卷2英语试题第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）略第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）AMy color television has given me nothing but a headache. I was able to buy it a little over a year ago because I had my relatives give me money for my birthday instead of clothes that wouldn’t fit. I let a salesclerk fool me into buying a discontinued model. I realized this a day later, when I saw newspaper advertisements for the set at seventy-five dollars less than I had paid. The set worked so beautiful when I first got it home that I would keep it on until stations signed off for the night. Fortunately, I didn’t get any channels showing all-night movies or I would never have gotten to bed.Then I started developing a problem with the set that involved static(静电) noise. For some reason, when certain shows switched into a commercial, a loud noise would sound for a few seconds. Gradually, this noise began to appear during a show, and to get rid of it, I had to change to another channel and then change it back. Sometimes this technique would not work, and I had to pick up the set and shake it to remove the sound. I actually began to build up my arm muscles(肌肉) shaking my set.When neither of these methods removed the static noise, I would sit helplessly and wait for the noise to go away. At last I ended up hitting the set with my first, and it stopped working altogether. My trip to the repair shop cost me $62, and the sit is working well now, but I keep expecting more trouble.21. Why did the author say he was fooled into buying the TV set?A.He got an older model than he had expected.B.He couldn’t return it when it was broken.C.He could have bought it at a lower price.D.He failed to find any movie shows on it.【参考答案】C【考查内容】细节理解题【解析思路】根据第一段第四行“when I saw newspaper advertisements for the set at seventy-five dollars less than I had paid.”当我看到报纸上75美元比我买的价格低的时候，我感觉我上当了。

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一、听力部分（一）Section A：短对话1. A: Excuse me, where can I find the nearest subway station? B: It's just around the corner. You can't miss it. Question: What is the man looking for?A. A subway stationB. A taxiC. A restaurantD. A hotel答案：A2. A: Have you finished your homework yet?B: Not yet. I'm still working on it.Question: What does the girl mean?A. She has finished her homework.B. She hasn't finished her homework yet.C. She doesn't have any homework.D. She doesn't know how to do her homework.答案：B（二）Section B：长对话对话内容：一位游客在询问如何到达博物馆。

3. What is the man's purpose for asking the woman?A. To find a restaurantB. To get directions to the museumC. To find a hotelD. To find a subway station答案：B4. How far is the museum from the woman's house?A. 1 kilometerB. 2 kilometersC. 3 kilometersD. 4 kilometers答案：A（三）Section C：短文理解短文内容：关于环保的讲座。

2015上海高三英语二模简答题汇总整理附答案

【宝山】For a sight of an evolving technology that promises to shake video gaming to its foundation, check out ―Throw Trucks With Your Mind‖.Unlike most video games, it doesn't rely solely on a mouse. Instead, its players also put on a headset that enables them to throw trucks or other virtual objects simply by thinking.And that's just for starters. Advocates of so-called neurogaming（交感神经游戏）say the concept in a few years will combine a wide variety of physiological factors, from a player's heart rate and hand gestures to pupil dilation(瞳孔扩张) and emotions. Moreover, they imagine many such games being developed to improve the health, brainpower and skills of those playing them.The electroencephalography(脑电波仪), or EEG, headset used to throw trucks and other objects onto enemies was made by San Jose, California.-based NeuroSky. It measures separate brainwave frequencies that reflect how focused the player is and how calm they are, according to Lat Ware of Emeryville, California., who developed the game. The game, which can be purchased at , costs $25, or $99 with the headset.Ware, 29, said it's possible to move a pear or other small virtual object if the player is calm, but not focused, or vice versa. But he said both mental states are essential to flatten an enemy with a huge truck, which takes considerable concentration.Although only a few neurogames have been introduced so far and their action tends to be fairly limited, the games are expected to become far more challenging - and multipurpose - as the software and related technology improves.One concept being explored is to develop games that adjust their action according to the player's changing emotions. These are measured by such factors as their facial expressions, eye movement and skin-conductance(皮肤导电) levels. Another approach is to make games that influence how the player thinks and feels.Consider Los Angeles-based Melon, which, like "Throw Trucks With Your Mind," was recently launched via the online fundraising site Kickstarter. Melon officials say their first game-- which challenges players to fold origami（折纸）with their mind, using NeuroSky's EEG headset -- helps people "learn how to focus, relax and meditate better."78. According to this article, what is the purpose of developing the new kind of games?79. The function of brainwave frequencies measured by EEG made by San Jose is to _________.80. According to Ware, if you want to throw something such as a truck, you must be __________.81.What is the new idea being studied to develop more challenging and multipurpose games? (Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN ELEVEN WORDS)【崇明】Students in Finland won‘t have to study subjects. Soon, their classrooms would resemble conferences where ―topics‖ are discussed.The education system in Finland is about to undergo a revolutionary and fundamental change, although it enjoys the reputation of being one of the best in the world. The education department has decided to abandon the old method of ―teaching by subject.‖ Instead, the country will now involve the children to help them learn and question by evolving to ―teaching by topic‖, shared Liisa Pohjolainen, who is in charge of youth and adult education in Helsinki –the capital city leading the reform program, ―This is going to be a big change in education in Finland that we‘re just beginning.‖The education system, though appearing to be revolutionary, is quite logical, explained Pasi Silander, the city‘s development manager, ―What we need now is a different kind of education to prepare people for working life. Young people use quite advanced computers. In the past thebanks had lots of bank clerks adding up figures but now that has totally changed. We therefore have to make the changes in education that are necessary for industry and modern society.‖How does Finland plan to apply the method of teaching by topic? Evidently all-round vocational training and accumulated skill develop ment take up priority over ―lessons.‖ Those in their late teens are already being engaged in what Finland refers to as ―phenomenon teaching‖ – or teaching by topic. For example, ―cafeteria services‖ lessons will include elements of finance, languages (to help serve foreign customers), writing skills and communication skills.Students will slowly be taught cross-subject topics which would have varying elements of multiple ―subjects.‖ These elements will vary with the ―topic‖ or ―skill‖ the student is learnin g. Apart from the same, students will move away from the traditional sitting and evaluation techniques as well. Students will sit in smaller groups and work collectively to solve problems, all the while improving upon their communication skills. They won‘t be made to sit in rows and asked questions individually to assess their progress. Instead, a group whose collaborative efforts bring out results faster will be promoted.The education system needs a thorough reform, owing to the fact that traditional teaching techniques were based on traditional tools that were quite limited in availability and accessibility. With modern world being extensively connected, isn‘t it time for the students to learn how to step ahead of mere fact-based learning that promotes memory expansion rather than mental development?(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)78. Finland is launching its education reform by _________.79. What‘s the purpose of Finland‘s education reform?80. What ar e two of the main features of ―teaching by topic‖?81. Finland decides to reform its education because traditional teaching _________.【奉贤】All around the world, lawyers generate more hostility（敌意）than the members of any other profession—with the possible exception of journalism. But there are few places where clients have more grounds for complaint than America.During the decade before the economic crisis, spending on legal services in America grew twice as fast as inflation（通货膨胀）. The best lawyers made skyscrapers-full of money, tempting ever more students to pile into law schools. But most law graduates never get a big-firm job. Many of them instead become the kind of lawsuit filer that makes the legal system a costly nightmare.There are many reasons for this. One is the excessive costs of a legal education. There is just one path for a lawyer in most American states: a four-year undergraduate degree in some unrelated subject, then a three-year law degree at one of 200 law schools authorized by the American Bar Association and an expensive preparation for the bar exam(律师资格考). This leaves today‘s average law-school graduate with $100,000 of debt on top of undergraduate debts. Law-school debt means that many cannot afford to go into government or non-profit work, and that they have to work extremely hard.Reforming the system would help both lawyers and their customers. Sensible ideas have been around for a long time, but the state-level bodies that govern the profession have been too conservative to implement them. One idea is to allow people to study law as an undergraduate degree. Another is to let students sit for the bar after only two years of law school. If the bar exam is truly an essential enough test for a would-be lawyer, those who can take it earlier should be allowed to do so. Students who do not need the extra training could cut their debt mountain by a third.The other reason why costs are so high is the restrictive guild-like ownership structure of the business. Except in the District of Columbia, non-lawyers may not own any share of a law firm.This keeps fees high and innovation slow. There is pressure for change from within the profession, but opponents of change among the regulators insist that keeping outsiders out of a law firm isolates lawyers from the pressure to make money rather than serve clients ethically（道德上）.In fact, allowing non-lawyers to own shares in law firms would reduce costs and improve services to customers, by encouraging law firms to use technology and to employ professional managers to focus on improving firms‘ efficiency.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TWELVE WORDS)78.Students who ____________________ are tempted to take up law as their profession.79.The underlined word them in Para. 4 refers to _______________________________.80.In addition to shortening the allowance time to take the bar exam, the system reformshould include ________________________________________________________.81.Why is the guild-like ownership structure of the legal system considered restrictive?____________________________________________________________________【虹口】Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.The greatest recent social changes have been in the lives of women in America, or probably in the world.During the twentieth century there has been a remarkable shortening of the proportion of a woman's life spent in caring for the children. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have been in her middle twenties? And would be likely to have seven or eight children, of whom four or five lived till they were five years old. By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which custom, opportunity and health made it unusual for her to get paid work. Today women marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a woman's youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five years and is likely to take paid work until retirement at sixty. Even while she has the care of children, her work is lightened by modern living conditions.This important change in women's life-pattern has only recently begun to have its full effect on women's economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left school at the first opportunity, and most of them took a full-time job. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women tend to marry younger, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Very many more afterwards return to full-or-part-time work.Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life, and with both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money, and running the home, according to the abilities and interests of each of them.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)78. At what age did most women get married in the late nineteenth century?______________________________________________.79. A women today can still take care of her children when doing paid work in their forties because of ______________________________________.80. Of ―such changes‖ today, one is that many more mothers _________________________ after their first child is born.81. What are the factors that cause a couple to share economic and family affairs in an equal way?______________________________________________.【黄埔】Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.By the mid-19th century most of Europe was in the first stage of the demographic(人口的) transition. Death rate had decreased, as wars, famines(饥荒) and diseases had; local food shortages were rarer, thanks to better economic organization and transport; public health, medical care and the control of infectious diseases had improved. The population increased rapidly, as Malthus had predicted. Between 1800 and 1900 Europe‘s population doubled, to over 400 million, whereas that of Asia, further behind in the demographic transition, increased by less than 50%, to about 950 million.But something else was happening there that would have taken Malthus by surprise: as people came to expect to live longer, and better, they started to have fewer children. They realised they no longer needed several babies just to ensure that two or three would survive. And as they moved from country to town, they also found that children were no longer an economic property that could be set to work at an early age, but a responsibility to be fed, housed and (some of them) educated, for years. Worse, with too many children, a mother would find it hard to take and keep a job, to add to the family income. Nor were the young any longer a guarantee against a poor old age: in the new industrial society, they were likelier to go their own way.Thanks to Europe‘s newborn limitation, in the past 100 years or so its population has risen o nly 80%, to 730 million, and most countries‘ birth rate is now so low that numbers are unchanging or falling. But their composition is very different from the past: better living standards, health condition and medical treatment are multiplying old heads, even as the number of young ones shrinks.In contrast, Asia‘s population over the same time has nearly increased four times, to more than 3.6 billion. North America‘s too has grown almost as fast, but largely thanks to immigration. Africa‘s has multiplied5 times, and Latin America‘s nearly sevenfold.Why these differences? From around 1950, death rate in developing countries also began to fall, and much faster than it ever had in Europe. The knowledge about how to avoid premature death of small children travelled so readily that life expectancy in many poor countries is now not far behind the rich world‘s. But the attitudes and values that persuade people to have fewer children are taking longer to adjust.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)78. What prediction did Malthus make?79. Give one reason to explain why people started to have fewer children according to paragraph2.80. Besides medical treatment, are the other two factors that contribute to theincreasing number of old people.81. Why has the population in developing countries increased faster than it has in Europe in thelast century?【闵行】When e-mail first came into general use about twenty years ago, there was a lot of talk about the arrival of the paperless office. However, it seems that e-mail has yet to revolutionize office communication. According to communications analyst Richard Metcalf, some offices have actually seen an increase in paper as a result of e-mail. ―Information in the form of e-mail messages now floods our computer screens. These messages can be sent so quickly that memos tend to be distributed in the hundreds. For those secretaries whose bosses ask them to print out all their e-mails and leave them in their in-trays, this means using up a great deal of paper every month,‖ Metcalf says.Metcalf has found that because some e-mails get lost in cyberspace, important documents are increasingly likely to be asked by clients and colleagues to send all important documents both by e-mail and by fax. This highlights a further potential problem with e-mail in today‘s offices ─ it is taking up time rather than saving it. ―With e-mail, communication is much easier, but there is also more room for misunderstandings,‖ says psychologist Dr David Lewis. Generally, much less care is taken with e-mails than with letters or faxes and the sender will probably print the document and reread it before putting it in an envelope or sending it by fax.More worrying is still the increasing misuse of e-mail for sending ―flame-mail‖ ─inappropriate e-mail messages. Recent research in several companies suggests that aggressive communications like this are on the increase. E-mail has become the perfect medium for conveying workplace dissatisfaction because it is so instant.E-mail can also be a problem in other ways. Staffs all too often make the mistake of thinking that the contents of the e-mail, like things said over the phone, are private and not permanent. But it is not only possible for an employer to read all your e-mails, it is also perfectly legal. E-mail messages can be traced back to their origin for a period of at least two years, so you might want to rethink e-mailing your dissatisfaction about your boss to your friends. The advice is to keep personal e-mails out of the office.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN 12 WORDS) 78. The promise of paperless office has not come true in many offices mainly because manysecretaries are asked to _____________.79. Why has e-mailing taken up time rather than saved it?80. There is an increasing concern that e-mails are misused by some employees to express_____________.81. It is advised that employees should not use company e-mails as a way of ___________.【浦东】Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements inthe fewest possible words.While some dictionaries define the word ―right‖ as ―a privilege,‖ when used in the context of ―human rights,‖ we are talking about something more basic. Originally, people had rights only because of their membership in a group, such as a family. Then, in 539 BC, Cyrus the Great, after conquering the city of Babylon, did something totally unexpected—he set all slaves free and let them return home. Moreover, he declared peopl e should choose their own religion. Cyrus‘ statements are about the first ―human rights‖ declaration in history.Every person is entitled to certain fundamental rights, simply by the fact of being human. These are called ―human rights‖ rather than a privilege, which can be taken away at someone‘s sudden desire. They are ―rights‖ because they are things you are allowed to be, to do or to have. These rights are there for your protection against people who might want to harm or hurt you. They are also there to help us get along with each other and live in peace.Yet many people, when asked to name their rights, will list only freedom of speech and belief and perhaps one or two others. There is no question that these are important rights, but the full scope of human rights is very broad. They mean choice and opportunity. They mean the freedom to get a job, adopt a career, select a partner of one‘s choice and raise children. They include the right to travel widely and the right to work without trouble, abuse and threat of arbitrary (霸道) dismissal. They even embrace the right to leisure.In ages past, there were no human rights. Then the idea turned up that people should have certain freedoms. And that idea, in the wake of World War II, resulted finally in the document called the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the thirty rights to which all people are entitled.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in No more than 10 words)78. In 539 BC, people were greatly surprised by Cyrus’s _____________________________.79. A privilege is different from Human rights in that it _____________________________.80. How long have human rights officially existed?81. What’s the main idea of the passage?【普陀】Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Dolphins have been declared the world‘s second most intelligent creatures after humans, with scientists suggesting they are so bright that they should be treated as ―non-human persons‖.Studies into dolphin behavior have highlighted how similar their communications are to those of humans and that they are brighter than chimpanzees. These have been backed up by anatomical (解剖学) research showing that dolphin brains have many key features associated with high intelligence. Recently, a series of behavioral studies has suggested that dolphins, especially species such as the bottlenose, whose brains weigh about 5lb, could even be brighter than chimps, which some studies have found can reach the intelligence levels of three-year-old children. The studies show how dolphins have distinct personalities, a strong sense of self and can think about the future.It has also become clear that dolphins are ―culture‖animals, meaning that new types of behavior can quickly be picked up by one dolphin from another. In one study, Diana Reiss, professor of psychology at Hunter College, City University of New York, showed that bottlenose dolphins could recognize themselves in a mirror and use it to inspect various parts of their bodies, an ability that had been thought limited to humans and great apes. In another, she found that they also had theability to learn an elementary symbol-based language.Other research has shown dolphins can solve difficult problems, while those living in the wild cooperate in ways that imply complex social structures and a high level of emotions. In one recent case, a dolphin rescued from the wild was taught to tail-walk for three weeks in a dolphinarium (海豚宫) in Australia. After she was released, scientists were astonished to see the trick spreading among wild dolphins who had learnt it from the former captive (被俘的). Such observations have prompted questions about the brain structures of dolphins.Researchers have found that brain size varies hugely from around 7oz for the small species to more than 19lb for the sperm whales, whose brains are the largest on the planet. Human brains, by contrast, range from 21lb-4lb. When it comes to intelligence, however, brain size is less important than its size relative to the body.oz: an ounce in weight (1oz=28g)lb: a pound in weight (1lb=454g=16oz)(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in no more than twelve words.)78. The which in the 2nd paragraph refers to _________.79. What do bottlenose dolphins do to make Diana Reiss believe they are ―culture‖ animals?80. The spreading of tail-walk shows wild dolphins have _________.81. What is the main factor that decides the level of intelligence according to the last paragraph?【徐汇】【松江】【金山】Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.____________________________________________Technology means different things to different people. A physician might think of technology as a way to produce a new medicine. To a space engineer, it might mean making better rocket engines. Technology is so widespread that it is part of everyone‘s life. Originally, the word technology comes from the Greek word techne, which means ―art‖. You might think that art means only paintings or sculpture. But the Greeks believed an artist could make useful products from natural materials such as trees, rocks, and plants.What school subjects are related to technology?Though people‘s opinions vary on what groups of technology should be broken down to, you, when in school, may have the question: Why should you study technology? That question is easy to answer. Technology is fun, rewarding, and exciting. It is fun because you get to work with your hands. It is rewarding because you get to see the results of your work. Each day it brings new ideas and new challenges, which make technology exciting. Studying technology will also help you develop your problem-solving skills. You can learn to identify a problem and come up with a solution. You will also find that technology is related to other subjects that you study in school such as:MathematicsScienceSocial studiesEnglish language artsArtYou might enjoy all of your classes more after you begin to see the relationships between technology and other subjects.Do you know what “technologically literate” means?Technology is often in the news. A journalist might report on a particular electrical power plant, a food additive, or a safety device on an automobile. It is important that you understand theimportance of technology. Every day in many ways, technology affects the lives of people around the world. For example, automobile air bags have saved many lives in collisions. However, they inflate so quickly that they have caused injury and death in some cases. As a result, the federal government allows car owners to install an on/off switch for the air bags. Do you think the government should let people do this? To answer this question, you first need to know something about the technology being discussed.Does working on a small engine sound difficult to you? With a basic understanding of technology, it might not be as hard as you think. Being technologically literate means understanding technology and feeling comfortable with it. Sometimes there is no one correct answer to a problem. You need to think about and evaluate each situation, and then make a decision. When you can do this, you will be technologically literate.51.What can the title of the first paragraph be to match the other two?_________________________________________________________________.52.You can have ____________, since when studying technology, every day you work with yourhands, see the results of your work, and have new ideas and new challenges.53.Why are car owners allowed to switch off their air bags?________________________________________________________________________. 54.A technological literate can be a person who ____________________________________. (Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in No More Than Fifteen Words.)【杨浦】Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Do you feel stressed if your phone is not in sight?Don‘t be. Just the sight of your mobile phone can distract（转移，分心）you – even if you have turned it off and put it on the table, researchers from the University of Southern Maine in the US have found.The researchers asked two groups of students to carry out two different tasks which require paying attention.First, they were given a page of 20 rows of numbers and asked to circle one number in particular whenever they saw it.Second, they had to do the same and also cross off any two numbers in different rows that were next to each other and added up to the target number.During both experiments, half the students kept their phones on their desks and the other half put them out of sight.Those who put their phones in their pocket or their bag got an average of 20 percent higher in the test.We love using phones so much that it‘s becoming a problem, previous studies have found.An Android app followed how many times its 150,000 users checked their phone per day in 2013. The average figure was 110 times.A team at Baylor University in the US published a study in September saying that female students spent an average of 10 hours a day texting, e-mailing and on social media, while male students spent nearly eight.Why are we behaving like this? People want a ―constant connectivity‖, said Bill Thornton, a social psychologist at the University of Southern Maine in the US. Many ―check their phones when they wake up and as the last thing befor e they go to bed‖, he told the Daily Mail.Such behavior is bad for ―our ability to maintain attention‖, he added. Also, we react more slowly as a result.If you are always getting distracted by your phone, here‘s some advice for you: create a no-phone time zone.First, find out at least two hours of your day when you‘re most productive. Then turn off your phone and stay completely dedicated to the work you have to do.Oh yes, and don‘t forget to put the phone away as well.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS)78. The result of the two experiments shows that ______________________________________.79. Girl students ______________________ than boys in texting, e-mailing and on social media.80. According to social psychologists, what leads to the high frequency of checking phones andlong screen time?_________________________________________________________________81. How can people avoid being distracted in their most productive hours?_________________________________________________________________【闸北】Directions:Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Few would argue that there has not been significant technological progress in the field of self-driving cars in recent years. Aside from the technology question, the legislative issue gives the world a worse headache. The content of the trouble centres on the question of who is to blame in a crash. The legal field tends to have the owners take responsibility for the messes their cold lifeless machine makes, for which case an explosion of lawsuits are well expected.Today, many of the car manufacturers and their suppliers are researching self-driving technology, but it is unclear why they would want to roll it out quickly. A consumer in America, for example, uses his or her car for approximately one hour per day. There is, therefore, a large amount of "free capacity" in the personal vehicle use market. Imagine a world where you can be driven to work, and where your car can then turn around and drive home so that your partner or anybody else can use it during the day. This shared use pattern could certainly stop the need to own a second car. Taken to its logical conclusion, it could even be the biggest reason to eliminate the need to own a car at all. The effects on car sales volumes could be destructive.The possible violation of privacy is also a big issue on the map. We all know that consumer data is big business. A self-driving car would easily log where you visited, the time of the day you went, and much more. Though your purchase preferences might escape secret peeping, the leakage of your whereabouts s eems inevitable as it‘s hard to do what you are always doing to your smartphone toward the sole tool of transportation. Power off the big steel fellow and you are stuck on the road. The now excitedly expecting public are sure to be annoyed soon.Much discussed, the poor application of the technology outweighs the previous factors. In car industry, new vehicle features take a long time to get to broad market mass. Features are typically launched first on high-end vehicles, and then trickle down once there is sufficient space in the market to generate the scale affordable for the volume vehicles. With a car model's life cycle being between five and seven years, it is hard to see self-driving technology being fitted as standards of the mass-market brands.We still have a long way off from a world of completely self-driving cars.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN EIGHTWORDS.)。

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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）What should you take in with you when you take an exam? Pen， pencil， eraser, rul er … and don’t forget a bottle of water！According to a study held in London， students ___25___（bring) water into exams may improve their grades by up to 10%. Scientists in UK did the study on 448 students。

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杨浦区2015高三英语二模卷英语试卷2015. 4II. 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)Dogs are called “man’s best friend.” Now a study shows new reasons (25) ______ they really are our best pals. Researchers at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, say that dogs (26) ______ be good for people’s health.The study focused on 76 patients who were in the hospital for heart problems. First the patients (27) ______ (split) into three groups. Some were visited by human volunteers with dogs. (28) ______ were visited by people only. The third group had no visitors. Then the researchers wrote down how the patients felt before, during, and after the visit.Researchers found that dog visits (29) ______ (make) the patients feel better. Patients who had been visited by dogs felt 24 percent less scared. Those patients who were visited by just people felt only 10 percent less scared. After just 12 minutes with dogs, patients’ hearts and lungs seemed to be working (30) ______ (well).It is not news to pet lovers that furry friends can help people feel happier. But before the study there was little proof (31) ______ therapy animals make us healthier. Nurse Kathie M. Cole was a member of the UCLA Medical Center study. She hopes that doctors and hospitals see the good effects (32) ______ using therapy animals.“Dogs are a great comfort,” said Cole. “They make people happier,calmer, and feel more loved. That is huge when you are scared and not feeling well.”(B)A couple had two little boys, (33) ______ were excessively naughty. They were always getting into trouble and their parents knew that, (34) ______ anything terrible occurred in their town, their sons were probably involved.The boys’mother heard that a clergyman (牧师) in town had been successful in (35) ______ (discipline) children, so she asked (36) ______ he would speak with her boys. The clergyman agreed, but asked to see them individually. So the mother sent her 8-year-old first, in the morning, with the older boy to see the clergyman in the afternoon.The clergyman, (37) ______ huge man with a booming voice, sat the younger boy down and asked him sternly, “Where is God?”The boy made no response, (38) ______ (sit) there with his mouth hanging open, wide-eyed. So the clergyman repeated the question in an even sterner tone, “Where is God!!?”Again the boy made no attempt (39) ______ (answer). So the clergyman raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the boy’s face and shouted, “Where is God?”The boy screamed, ran directly home and dove into his closet, slamming the door behind him. When his older brother found him in the closet, he asked, “What happened?”The younger brother, gasping for breath, (40) ______ (reply), “We are in big trouble this time. God is missing -- and they think we did it!”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. availableB. legallyC. incorrectD. deniedE. blocksF. labeledG. tie H. roughly I. birth J. appropriate K. limitsDear Editor,Most public libraries now offer all visitors, kids and adults alike, free access to all sites on the Internet. Just like any powerful tool, __41__ must be placed on it. After all, not all sites are good for children or appropriate for them. Some are violent. Some, in the name of free speech, say irresponsible things. Others feature __42__ information for research. And many should be __43__ “For Adults Only.”In 2000, there were 7 .1 million publicly __44__ sites on the Web, with over 200 new adult sites added each day. Couple this figure with the fact that there are __45__ 200 million American children under the age 18 with Internet access, and you have a recipe for disaster.Back in l967, the American Library Association (ALA) passed a resolution（决议）that stated “a person’s right to use a library should not be __46__ …because of origin, age, background, or views.” Some groups argue that this resolution gives children the right to free and total access to the Internet and its unsuitable sites.This resolution was fine in the past, but it never considered the __47__ of the Internet. Besides, the ALA isn’t a government agency. It has no power to pass laws, and its resolutions are not __48__ binding（有约束力的）.We must pass real laws that __49__ U .S. government funds for library computers to the use of software that __50__ out offensive material online. If the libraries don’t use the software, then they don’t get computers.As a working parent, I can’t be with my child every time he turns on the computer. I don’t expect libraries to be babysitters. But I do expect them to work with me, not against me, in making sure my child is protected from adult-only and other irresponsible sites.Sincerely,Julie RichardsonRedding, CaliforniaIII. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases markedA, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.How many New Year’s resolutions have been made, only to dissolve before the end of the month or even the week? As we all know, making a decision is easy, but being consistent is not. This is __51__ true when a sense of achievement is not enough __52__ to reach a goal. Dean Karlan, an economics professor at Yale University, knows all too well that people don’t always follow through with what they say they want to do. __53__, provided with the right incentives (奖励、激励), people are more likely to __54__ their goals, such as losing weight or exercising __55__. Mr Karlan believes, __56__ on his own experience and years of research, that commitment contracts help people __57__ commitment they would not otherwise keep.Karlan brainstormed about his idea with a fellow professor and a student at Yale. Together, they soon __58__ , a website where people __59__ commitment contracts. The second K in stickK is the shorthand symbol for contract used in legal documents. In a contract, a person usually agrees to place a bet on a certain goal. If the goal is not reached by a __60__, the amount of money that is bet is __61__ to a charity, a friend, or even a(n) __62__. Losing money is a very __63__ threat as well as a strong incentive. That is why people that are eager to get rid of those unwanted pounds __64__ give out their credit card information when they place their bets on stick. Office workers, college students, and even athletes have had __65__ taking advantage of this service. If you still need stimuli to lose weight this year, rush to stick, place a bet, and start exercising right away.51. A. gradually B. obviously C. especially D. desperately52. A. demonstration B. motivation C. preparation D. instruction53. A. Moreover B. Otherwise C. However D. Anyway54. A. attempt B. keep C. abandon D. achieve55. A. regularly B. automatically C. willingly D. formally56. A. focused B. based C. relied D. taken57. A. adapt to B. worry about C. hold on D. stick to58. A. set B. entered C. founded D. activated59. A. sign B. dissolve C. renew D. break60. A. degree B. deadline C. requirement D. force61. A. donated B. voted C. sponsored D. exchanged62. A. relative B. team C. opponent D. owner63. A. dangerous B. economic C. vivid D. realistic64. A. urgently B. readily C. responsibly D. randomly65. A. terrible experience B. good relationshipC. negative influenceD. great successSection 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)Rock climbing might seem extremely dangerous, but most climbers know what they’redoing. Over the years, climbers know what they’re doing. Over the years, climbers have developed knowledge and techniques that allow them to conquer rocks safely. There are different kinds of rock climbing, and it’s mainly based on the equipment used. The two main categories are aid climbing and free climbing. Aid climbing uses equipment, such as screws (螺丝钉) inserted into rocks, to help climbers pull themselves to the top. In free climbing, most climbers use equipment only to protect themselves from falling; they don’t use any tool to help them climb up the rock. In free climbing, it’s all about skill, strength, and knowledge.You might think that muscles are the most important factors in this extreme sport. Not so, says Jeremy Norin, a rock climber in US. “You can’t muscle your way through climbing no matter how hard you try,” he says. More important factors are balance, coordination, and the ability to make your body tense, which helps climbers pull themselves up. Norin also says that lower-body strength is actually more important than upper-body strength. One of the best climbers Norin knows can only do seven pull-ups, but he has no problems climbing up some of the most rugged rock faces around.Although some climbers have mastered the sport, beginners are welcome. Start with bouldering, a kind of climbing without a rope that take place on a rock three to five meters tall, so that falling won’t result in serious injury. Believe me – it won’t seem that low when you are looking down from the top.66. The main difference between aid climbing and free climbing lies in ______.A. the function of the equipmentB. the way climbers keep balanceC. the rocks climbers choose to conquerD. the strength climbers use67. Which of the following statements is TRUE about free climbing?A. Screws are required so climbers can pull themselves up.B. Skill, strength and knowledge play a great role in it.C. Climbers are not allowed to use any kind of tools.D. The rules are not so strict as those of aid climbing.68. What can we learn from the example of the climber Norin knows (in para. 2)?A. Conquering rocks has nothing to do with strength.B. Muscles are the most important factors in rock climbing.C. The more pull-ups a climber does, the tenser his body will be.D. Upper-body strength is not as important as lower-body strength.69. The writer suggests that beginners should ______.A. first take a basic level courseB. overcome the fear of heightC. climb without a rope to a lower heightD. learn to protect themselves from injury(B)Elephant RidingAt Thom's Elephant Camp we take great pride in our animals! We have happy Elephants.Just being close to one of these beautiful giants is simply amazing; riding bareback into the mountains, high up on Ot, Pom Paem or Tutdao — feeling the sway (摇摆) of their gait as they move sure-footedly through the jungle is a wonderful adventure.Bathing in the river with the elephants and playing with them in the water is an experience you will neverforget!You can choose treks of between one and three hours;choose to ride with or without a seat and afterwards, if you care to, play with them in the river and feed them.Round off your day by bathing in our hot tubs — the water comes directly from Tha Pai Hot Springs.Bamboo RaftingBamboo rafting is an experience you should not miss. Our bamboo rafting trips are a great way to see more of everyday rural life in the countryside of traditional Thailand. As you float along the Pai River with your guide, you can observe local farmers at work, children playing on the river banks, explore the beautiful scenery along the river and see wildlife and birds of the area. Traveling by traditional bamboo rafts means that you can enjoy your trip without disturbing locals or animals with noise, without polluting the river, or damaging the environment. If you love nature and are fascinated by its beauty, Bamboo rafting is definitely an option that you should try.Our popular one-day tour combines elephant riding in the morning and bamboo rafting in theafternoon, and includes lunch at the camp, bathing in our hot tubs, transportation and insurance. You are sure to have a fantastic day out!70. The tourist information is most likely to be found in ______ column.A. Elephant TrainingB. Tours and PricesC. Camping and SpaD. Elephant Show71. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The elephants at the camp are of good temper.B. Riding bareback is not as safe as riding with a seatC. Tourists are not allowed to feed elephants in the jungle.D. It is dangerous to ride an elephant because it can’t walk steadily.72. Bamboo rafting trip is highly recommended because tourists can ______.A. bathe in the river and play with childrenB. float on the river without making any noiseC. see the everyday rural life of the local peopleD. learn more about the wildlife in Thailand from their guide73. Which of the following is NOT included in a one-day trip?A. Enjoying a hot springB. Lunch at the camp.C. Pick-up service in the camp.D. Bamboo weaving.(C)Students wishing to safeguard their careers against changes in the job market should choose science rather than arts degrees, according to a survey of undergraduates. Engineering and chemistry were considered to be the most “future proof”, as they are courses most likely to lead to an enduring and adaptable career.Students polled by a college were broadly optimistic（乐观的）that their chosen courses would prepare them for a world in which the job market could change dramatically during their working lives.But opinion was sharply divided over which degrees were best for future-proof careers.Eighty-two per cent of respondents believed engineering would help develop future-proof skills, with 74 per cent believing the same of chemistry and 73 per cent of computer science. But just 33 per cent of undergraduates believed history would lead to a future-proof career, and 40 per cent English.However more than two thirds of students - 67 per cent - thought the world of work would be significantly different or completely unrecognisable in 20 years.The findings, published today, come after Education Secretary Nicky Morgan sparked controversy（争论）with claims that teenagers should steer clear of the arts and humanities and choose science or maths subjects if they want to access the widest range of jobs.She said that in previous decades students would only take maths or science if they wanted to pursue a specific career such as medicine or pharmacy, but nowadays that “couldn’t be further from the truth”.“If you wanted to do something different, or eve n if you didn’t know what you wanted to do…then the arts and humanities were what you chose. Because they were useful – we were told – for all kinds of jobs. Of course now we know that coul dn’t be further from the truth, and that the subjects that keep you ng people’s options open and unlock doors to all sorts of careers are the STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) subjects.”She also described maths as the subject that employers value most and said that pupils who study A-level maths will earn 10 per cent more over their lifetime.“These figures show us that too many young people are making choices at the age of 15 which will hold them back for the rest of their lives,” she said.74. According to most students, what will the world of work be like in 20 years?A. The same as it is now.B. Greatly different from what it is now.C. Dramatically challenging.D. More open with a wider range of jobs.75. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined phrase “steer clear of”?A. keep away fromB. be familiar withC. have a good command ofD. catch up with76. We can infer from the passage that ______.A. Students who choose science have a wide choice of careers excluding medicine andpharmacy.B. Few students are satisfied with their chosen courses, for they don’t help developfuture-proof skills.C. Arts and humanities used to be considered as future-proof degrees unlocking doors tomany careers.D. 73% of the respondents are studying computer science, believing it leads to enduringcareer.77. Which of the following is FALSE about the students who choose maths?A. They will enjoy more job opportunities after graduation.B. They are likely to earn more money if they study A-level maths.C. They will likely be favored by employers over students of other majors.D. They are learning a subject that will hold them back in the future.Section CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Do you feel stressed if your phone is not in sight?Don’t be. Just the sight of your mobile phone can distract（转移，分心）you – even if you have turned it off and put it on the table, researchers from the University of Southern Maine in the US have found.The researchers asked two groups of students to carry out two different tasks which require paying attention.First, they were given a page of 20 rows of numbers and asked to circle one number in particular whenever they saw it.Second, they had to do the same and also cross off any two numbers in different rows that were next to each other and added up to the target number.During both experiments, half the students kept their phones on their desks and the other half put them out of sight.Those who put their phones in their pocket or their bag got an average of 20 percent higher in the test.We love using phones so much that it’s becoming a problem, previous studies have found.An Android app followed how many times its 150,000 users checked their phone per day in 2013. The average figure was 110 times.A team at Baylor University in the US published a study in September saying that femalestudents spent an average of 10 hours a day texting, e-mailing and on social media, while male students spent nearly eight.Why are we behaving like this? People want a “constant connectivity”, said Bill Thornton, a social psycholog ist at the University of Southern Maine in the US. Many “check their phones when they wake up and as the last thing before they go to bed”, he told the Daily Mail.Such behavior is bad for “our ability to maintain attention”, he added. Also, we react more slowly as a result.If you are always getting distracted by your phone, here’s some advice for you: create a no-phone time zone.First, find out at least two hours of your day when you’re most productive. Then turn off your phone and stay completely dedicated to the work you have to do.Oh yes, and don’t forget to put the phone away as well.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS)78. The result of the two experiments shows that______________________________________.79. Girl students ______________________ than boys in texting, e-mailing and on socialmedia.80. According to social psychologists, what leads to the high frequency of checking phonesand long screen time?_________________________________________________________________81. How can people avoid being distracted in their most productive hours?_________________________________________________________________第II卷（共47分）I. TranslationDirections:Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1. 仔细检查作文的话，许多拼写错误是可以避免的。

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