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2014学年奉贤区调研测试九年级英语试卷（2015.01）（满分150分，考试时间100分钟）Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分词汇和语法) II. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案): (共20分)26. Let me tell you about a new case that I dealt with. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in the sentence?A) [kaɪs]B) [ka:s]C) [keɪs]D) [kæs]27. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from othersA) what’s the m eaning of this word?B) Her boyfriend’s d eath made her very sad.C) You can take this seat because there is no one else here.D) My dream job is to be an astronaut.28.Tony is so helpful that he always does me favor.A. aB. anC. theD./29.---Who do the books on ht shelf belong to ?--- They are .A. weB. usC. ourD. ours30. The professor answered the questions one after after the lecture.A. the otherB. anotherC. the othersD. others31. The Trojans fought against the Greeks to drive them away their country.A. fromB. toC. withD. by32. The writer put some colorful pictures to keep the readers .A. interestB. interestsC. interestingD. interested33. This summer in Shanghai has been in the past few years.A. the coolestB. the coolerC. coolerD. cool34. notes carefully and then you can learn English better in this way.A. To takeB. TakeC. TakingD. Took35. Mum always asks her son his dirty clothes everywhere.A. not leaveB. doesn’t leaveC. not to leaveD. don’t leave36. The repairman some tools to fix the tap.A. requiredB. repairedC. recognizedD. received37. He denied anything though he was questioned several times.A. stealB. stoleC. stealingD. to steal38. You won’t catch the last bus you hurry up.A. ifB. whenC. unlessD. because39. --- he the driving test?--- No, not yet.A. Did, passB. Does, passC. Have, passedD. Has, passed40. Something necessary to prevent the serious air pollution.A. must doB. must be doneC. may doD. may be done41. We really need a new car, but we’ll have to continue using the old one.A. for the time beingB. for the first timeC. from time to timeD. for some time42. useful information Mr. Brown gave us just now!A. How aB. HowC. what aD. what43. After the accident, citizens are wondering about the serious events.A. will the government take actionB. how will the government take actionC. how the government will take actionD. if will the government take action44.---Sorry I’m late, but my car broke down, and there w ere no taxis.--- .A. All rightB. That’s all rightC. You’d better notD. Don’t say that.45---I’m afraid the work is too difficult for me.--- .A. Try it again.B. I’m so rry to hear that.C. That’s all rightD. Don’t give it up. You can do it.III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。
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2014年高三调研考英语试卷2014.12考试时间：120分钟满分：150分第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. $30. B. $13. C. $35. D. $60.2. A. In the florist’s. B. In the post office. C. In a bakery. D. At a fruit stand.3. A. Sorry. B. Annoyed. C. Disappointed. D. Surprised.4. A. Secretary and boss. B. Student and teacher.C. Patient and nurse.D. Customer and waitress.5. A. A bus driver. B. An airline ticket agent.C. A post office clerk.D. A department store salesperson.6. A. To go to a physical club. B. To work in the office.C. To sleep in bed.D. To go shopping.7. A. Jim looks nice in his new shirt. B. Jim looks nicer in his old shirt.C. Jim does not look nice in his old shirt.D. Jim isn’t well-dressed.8. A. He can teach her that program. B. He is going to ask Dick for help.C. He's busier than Dick.D. He taught himself that program.9. A. The man can speak German. B. The man knows nothing about German.C. The man can read in German.D. The man knows both English and German.10. A. She doesn’t like the get-together. B. The man has told her about the get-together.C. She is ignorant of the get-together.D. A get-together will be held next weekend.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. They could be used everywhere. B. Customers had to pay for things in full.C. They were very popular before the 1920s.D. Everyone could get this kind of credit card.12. A. Because this card could be used at many shops.B. Because they could pay for things a little at a time.C. Because they could spend more money with credit card.D. Because they didn't need to carry a lot of cash with them.13. A. Part of the development of credit cards. B. How to use credit cards.C. How credit cards help businessmen.D. The number of credit card users.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Exactly during the explosion. B. When the plane was full of smoke.C. When the engines were turned off.D. Before the engines sounded scary.15. A. Never to put off anything in life. B. To reach out to people around.C. To see his daughter grow up.D. To be a good father.16. A. An emergency crash-landing guide. B. A speech on one’s air travel experience.C. An introduction of an adventure novel.D. A safety training for air passengers.Section CDirections:In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: A fter 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)Sports is both my work and lifeAmong various events organized by our company, the marathon impresses me most. The most unforgettable scene happened in my first year of work, (25) ______ I witnessed a silver-haired man in his 80s walk slowly toward the finishing line accompanied by two nurses. It was at that moment (26) ______ I was deeply moved. I realized (27) ______ marathon spirit stands for --- perseverance, willpower, self-proving and self-breakthrough.I took part in the Nike Women's Half Marathon in Washington DC this year. It was my first half marathon. (28) ______ ______ I passed over the bridge, runners from the opposite direction gave me high fives with an unspoken understanding, allowing me to forget fatigue and regain energy instantly.There were many times when I wanted to quit. But runners around me, as well as the spectators along the road, always encouraged me. In the last 500 meters, (29) ______ (feel) sick in the stomach because of the cold wind, I slowed my pace and intended to walk. A woman shouted at me: "Hey, you are almost there. Come on girl! You're doing a great job." What amazing power (30) ______ words had! I started to run again. And finally I made it.Running is flesh-and-blood and not just mechanical movements. Thus, I can’t help but (31) ______ (become) more considerate about runners when organizing races. I wish to create a far (32) ______ (favorable) running environment, offer better services and help them achieve the results they expect, happily, conveniently and comfortably.(B)Photo hacking: sex crimeOscar winner Jennifer Lawrence, one of dozens of actresses, models and celebrities whose images have been posted online, spoke about the photo hacking scandal for the first time on Tuesday, saying it is a crime and sexual violation.In an interview with Vanity Fair magazine, Lawrence, 24, said she was frightened after the photos was released last month and worried about the impact it would have(33) ______ her career."Just because I'm an actress and public figure, does not mean that I asked for this." Lawrence, (34)______ won a best actress Academy Award, told the magazine. The star said she considered(35)______ (write) an apology but had been in a loving, four-year relationship and realized she had nothing to say sorry for."It's not a scandal," she said. "It's a sexual violation. The law needs to be changed, (36) ______ it?"Lawrence had been dating British actor Nicholas Hoult but the couple are reported (37) ______ (split up) last summer.Photos of Lawrence, model Kate Upton, actress Kirsten Dunst and other women had apparently been hacked from individual iCloud accounts and were uploaded to the image-sharing forum 4chan.The FBI said it was aware of the release of the photos and (38) ______ (address) the matter. Apple Inc admitted that certain celebrity accounts (39) ______ (offend), but the company said none of the cases (40)______ (investigate) were due to any breach (违反) in Apple's systems including iCloud or Find My iPhone.The iCloud system lets users store photos and other content and to access it from any Apple device.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.In modern society loneliness can be seen as a social phenomenon and people can experience loneliness for many reasons. It is a very common, though normally temporary, 51 of a breakup, divorce, or loss of any important long-term relationship. In these cases, loneliness may result both from the loss of a specific person and from the withdrawal from social circles.The loss of a significant person in one's life will typically initiate a(n) 52 response; in this situation, one might feel lonely, even while in the company of others.Loneliness may also result from any socially disruptive(破裂的) event, such as moving from one's home town into 53 communities leading to homesickness. Loneliness can also occur in places with low population densities in which there are comparatively few people to 54 .There are many different ways used to 55 loneliness. The first step that most doctors recommend to patients is therapy. Short term therapy typically occurs over a period of ten to twenty weeks. During therapy, emphasis is put on understanding the cause of the problem, 56 the negative thoughts, feelings, and attitudes resulting from the problem, and exploring ways to help the patient feel connected. Some doctors also recommend 57 therapy as a means to connect with other sufferers and establish a support system. It may take several attempts before a suitable anti-depressant medication is found. Some patients may also develop a resistance to a certain type of medication and need to 58 periodically.Another treatment is animal-assisted therapy. Studies and surveys indicate that the presence of animal companions such as dogs, cats, rabbits, and guinea pigs can 59 feelings of loneliness or depression among some sufferers. Beyond the companionship the animal itself provides there may also be increased opportunities for 60 with other pet owners. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention there are a number of other health benefits associated with pet ownership, such as lowered blood pressure. In addition, some other alternative approaches may include exercise, dieting, etc, which many patients find have a 61 effect on relieving symptoms. Results of a study also suggest that correcting maladaptive social cognition (认知) offers the best chance of 62 loneliness.Nevertheless, loneliness can sometimes play an important role in the 63 process. In some people, temporary or prolonged loneliness can lead to notable artistic and creative expression, for example, as was the case with poet Emily Dickinson, and numerous musicians. This is not to imply that loneliness itself ensures this creativity, 64 , it may have an influence on the subject matter of the artist and more likely be present in individuals 65 creative activities.51. A. type B. concern C. consequence D. evidence52. A. grief B. emotion C. offence D. horror53. A. informal B. uncertain C. relevant D. unfamiliar54. A. turn to B. interact with C. long for D. share with55. A. release B. observe C. monitor D. treat56. A. reversing B. directing C. measuring D. pursuing57. A. long-term B. sightseeing C. patient D. group58. A. quit B. evolve C. switch D. exercise59. A. confirm B. protest C. enhance D. ease60. A. socializing B. interfering C. comparing D. coping61. A. historic B. restorative C. decisive D. permanent62. A. promoting B. enhancing C. reducing D. striving63. A. creative B. musical C. artistic D. poetic64. A. however B. therefore C. rather D. otherwise65. A. restricted to B. engaged in C. concerned about D. altered bySection BDirections: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have read.（A）Chimpanzees, long considered reluctant to share, apparently can display selfless tendencies, revealing one more key way our closest living relatives are like humans, scientists find. These findings could shed light on the evolution of altruism in humans.Previously, a belief was widely held that human altruism evolved only after humans split from their ape cousins about 6 million years ago. In recent years, however, research has revealed just how much chimpanzees have in common with us. They can hunt with spears, play with dolls and mourn their partn ers’ death."Most of the earlier studies had presented the apes with a complex implement that helped them deliver food to themselves or others, often so complicated that the experiments tested tool skills rather than social tendencies," De Waal told Live Science. "Ours is the first study that uses no such implement at all."In addition to using complex food-delivery systems, past experiments often placed the chimpanzees so far apart that they might not have realized how their actions benefited others. In these new, simplified experiments, two apes were housed next to each other with a screen through which they could see each other. Then, one chimpanzee had to choose between two differently colored tokens (币) from a bin, one of which represented a pro-social (亲社会的) option, the other a selfish option. The pro-social option would cause both chimpanzees to receive a piece of banana wrapped in paper. The selfish option only rewarded the ape who made the choice.In a study with seven adult female chimps placed into various pairs, the scientists found all the apes showed a definite preference for the pro-social option. "For me, the most important finding is that like us, chimpanzees take into account the needs and wishes of others," researcher Victoria Horner, said.The chimpanzees behaved especially altruistically toward partners who either patiently waited or gently reminded them that they were there by drawing attention to themselves. They were less likely to reward partners who pressured through making a fuss, begging persistently or spitting water at them. This is opposite to a long-standing view that the chimpanzees only share food under pressure.66. The word " altruism " (paragraph 1) is closest in meaning to ______.A. selflessnessB. selfishnessC. willingnessD. reluctance67. Recent researches are performed with less complicated implements mainly to ______.A. test chimps’ social tendencies instead of tool skillsB. see whether chimps are willing to share food with othersC. find out if chimps are likely to reward partnersD. show that chimps are only good at using implements68. What can be learned from the passage?A. Chimps are usually unwilling to share.B. Chimps take others’ needs and wishes into consideration.C. It is more likely that chimps will reward partners who give them pressure.D. Human altruism evolved only after humans separated from their ape relatives.69. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?A. Evolution History of Altruism in HumansB. Similarities between Chimps and MankindC. Chimps Do Show Selfless BehaviorD. Chimps Only Share Food under Pressure70. We can learn from the passage that______.A. Grade one students in a high school can apply for the programB. i t’s possible for graduates to obtain both a bachelor’s degree and a doctor’s degreeC. graduates are promised to have a chance to work with top biomedical scientistsD. a thesis is not necessary if an undergraduate wants to go to graduate school71. Which of the following is an unnecessary requirement for application?A. A combined SAT I score of 1400.B. A combined SAT II score of 600 in Math and one science.C. Three letters of recommendation from his teachers.D. A letter of recommendation from the principal.72. What's the purpose of this passage?A. To tell the students how to learn well in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology.B. To introduce a very famous university “University of Miami”.C. To attract excellent high school graduates to apply for the Honors Program.D. To give information on how to contact Director of the Honors Program.73. If an applicant wants more information, he can contact Director of the Honors Program except ______.A. by phoneB. in personC. by e-mailD. by fax(C)Exercise may help to safeguard the mind against depression through previously unknown effects on working muscles, according to a new study involving mice.Mental health experts have long been aware that even mild, repeated stress can contribute to the development of depression and other mood disorders in animals and people. Scientists have also known that exercise seems to cushion against depression. But precisely how exercise, a physical activity can lessen someone’s risk for dep ression, a mood state, has been mysterious. So for the new study, researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm studied the brains and behavior of mice in a complicated and novel fashion.We can’t ask mice if they are feeling cheerful or in low spirits. Instead, researchers have pictured certain behaviors that indicate depression in mice. If animals lose weight, stop seeking out a sugar solution when it’s available — because, probably, they no longer experience normal pleasures — or give up trying to escape from the cold-water zone just freeze in place, they are categorized as depressed. And in the new experiment, after five weeks of frequent but low-level stress, such as being lightly shocked, mice displayed exactly those behaviors. They became depressed.The scientists could then have tested whether exercise blunts (延缓) the risk of developing depression after stress by having mice run first. But, frankly, from earlier research, they wanted to know how, so they bred pre-exercised mice. A wealth of earlier research by these scientists and others had shown that aerobic exercise, in both mice and people, increases the production within muscles of an enzyme (酶) called PGC-1alpha. The Karolinska scientists suspected that this enzyme somehow creates conditions within the body that protect the brain against depression. Then, the scientists exposed the animals, which without exercising, were in high levels of PGC-1alpha to five weeks of mild stress. The mice responded with slight symptoms of worry. But they did not develop depression. They continued to seek out sugar and fought to get out of the cold-water zone. Their high levels of PGC-1alpha appeared to make them depression-resistant. Finally, to ensure that these findings are relevant to people, the researchers had a group of adult volunteers complete three weeks of frequent endurance training, consisting of 40 to 50 minutes of moderate cycling or jogging. The scientists conducted muscle biopsies (活体检查) before and after the program and found that by the end o f the three weeks, the volunteers’ muscle cells contained substantially more PGC-1alpha than at the study’s start.The finding of these results, in the simplest terms, is that “you reduce the risk of getting depression when you exercise,” said Maria Lindsk og, a researcher at the Karolinska Institute.74. The researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm conducted the new study hoping toknow______.A. if exercise cushions against depressionB. what can lead to depression in animals and peopleC. if stress can contribute to the development of depressionD. how exercise contributes to reducing someone’s risk for depression75. We can infer from the new experiment conducted by researchers at the Karolinska Institute that mice aredepressed except when ______.A. they stand still in placeB. they stop searching for the sugar waterC. they attempt to escape from the cold-water zoneD. they can’t experience normal pleasures any longer76. Researchers asked a group of adult volunteers to complete three weeks of frequent endurance training inorder to ______.A. know if exercise can help to safeguard the mind against depressionB. know if they can endure 40 to 50 minutes of moderate cycling or joggingC. confirm the findings above are also relevant to peopleD. ensure they can lose weight after moderate cycling or jogging77. It can be concluded from the passage that______.A. the enzyme called PGC-1alpha helps to ease depressionB. athletes are more likely to develop depression than ordinary peopleC. the mice with high levels of PGC-1alpha are easier to develop depressionD. in the past mental health specialists didn’t know exercise could help reduce depressionSection CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.By 2050, half of the world’s population will reside（居住）in the tropics—the relatively warm belt that circles the globe—according to State of the Tropics, a report released today. Rapid population growth, along with eco nomic growth, means that the region’s influence will grow in coming decades, the authors of the 500-page work predict.The project, initially launched in 2011, aimed to answer one significant question: Is life in the tropics improving? To find out, the researchers analyzed environmental, social, and economic indicators collected over 6 decades. It finds that the region has made “extraordinary progress” in many areas. For example, there’s been a 14% increase in the proportion of the population with access t o safe drinking water, and the number of protected areas is increasing. The tropics also have outperformed (胜过) the rest of the world in economic growth over the past 30 years; it now represents approximately 18.7% of global economic activity, up from 14.5% in 1980.Nevertheless, some challenges remain. Investment in research and development, for example, has increased modestly, but tropical nations still invest less than the rest of the world. “As a proportion of GDP the Rest of the World invests almost fo ur times as much in research and development than the Tropics,” concludes the report.The report also includes a new analysis of how climate change will affect the region. Many plant and animal species are moving poleward in an attempt to stay within their preferred environmental conditions in the tropics, the authors write. However, some organisms may not be able to keep pace with the changing conditions, they predict. As a result, they can experience population declines or go extinct.In addition, an expanded tropical zone also threatens health and safety issues, the authors warn. As regions become more suitable to insects such as mosquitoes and ticks, the prevalence of insect-bornediseases such as malaria, dengue, and Lyme disease could rise, causing a burden to human health and the economy.Bruna, a researcher, says he sees a lot to be concerned about in the report. “While we’ve made incredible advances in some areas, I think the risks for the tropics that are highlighted in this report are things that we really need to be concerned about.”(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS)78. The growth of both __________ displays that the influence of the tropics will increase in the future.79. What was the original purpose of the project State of the Tropics?80. According to the report, some organisms can experience population drop and extinction because of their __________.81. An expanded tropical zone will threaten health and safety issues; apart from that, what are the other existing challenges mentioned in the passage?第II卷 (共47分)I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentence into English, using the words given in the brackets.1. 你今晚能去参加李教授的讲座吗? (likely)2. 各国科学家正加强合作，寻求节能的有效方法。
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2021 年上海各区一模英语完形填空原题汇编2021普陀一模B. Choose words and phrases and complete the passage(12’)The word moblog is becoming familiar to more and more people. It is made up of _______(75)words. The first word is mobile, which means a mobile camera phone or camera. The second word is blog, a website for posting words and pictures. Mobloggers are people who take photos and or videos with their phones and put them________(76). Moblogging has caused a lot of excitement and attention.With a picture phone and a moblog, anyone can be a reporter. Moblogging first got the world’s attention during a terrorist attack on four London buses. People were posting photos online many minutes before________(77)reporters could get there. Similarly, information about car accidents has been broardcasted right away.Moblogging is done just for fun, too. Posted on some moblogs you can find______(78)photos of friends making funny faces, or photos from people travelling and photos of new babies. Other moblogs might be food in restaurants or new clothes.However, moblogs can be dangerous, too. Not long ago in Korea, a woman’s dog made a mess on the train. But when she was askedto clean it up, she_______(79),become angry, and left. Her picture was taken and posted online, along with the story, of what she did. People all around the country were angry with her. Imagine how she felt! Moblogging can be wonderful, but it’s really impolite to post another person’s picture online without asking for permission. One idea from Japan may help people can no longer _______(80)take pictures with their mobile phones. Japanese mobile phones make “click〞 sounds like a real camera when you take a picture.( )75. A. two B. three C. four D. five( )76. A. in the magazine B. on the notice boardC. on the InternetD. in the newspaper( )77. A. new B. real C. foreign D. male( )78. A. useful B. historical C. amusing D. famous( )79. A. forgot B. refused C. escaped D. suffered( )80. A. immediately B.successfully C. carefully D. quietlyIII. 46. A 47.D 48.C 49.E 50.B 51.E 52.A 53. D2021 奉贤一模A.Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage〔选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文):〔12分〕Can we have too many friends?How many friends do you have? Making a lot of friends makes you popular at school. Also, whenever you want to find someone for help, there is always a certain friend there.Now scientists suggest that parts of the brain in those witha higher number of friends are larger than those with___75____friends.Scientists have studied the connection between brain size and social interactions (互动) on monkeys. They found that parts of the brain in more sociable monkeys were larger.They were better ____76_____ predicting the intentions (意图) of other monkeys.As for humans, the researchers at McGill University, Canada, studied the differences between those with larger social groups, and those with smaller groups. The researchers studied 18 people. In order to ___77____ thesize of each person’s social group, the people were asked how many social interactions they’d had in the past month. Then researchers looked at brain scans (扫描). They found that, just like monkeys, parts of the brain in humans with larger social groups were larger.Although long-term studies are needed to figure out _____78_____ social interaction caused these changes in the brain, scientists were sure about one thing: Some brain regions that are larger suggests other regions might be smaller, lead scientist Mary Ann Noonan said to LiveScience.For example, if you’re spending a lot of time with friends, you won’t have much free time to learn other _____79___, such as playing the piano, Noonan said. These parts of the brain stay small.So having too many friends is not always good. ____80____, it’s difficult to maintain a lot of meaningful relationships. Maybe we should stick to a smaller, but closer, group of friends.75. A) fewer B) better C) worseD) sma ller76. A) in B) on C) with D) at77. A) take out B) find out C) put outD) look at78. A) that B) whether C) when D) what79. A) skills B) experience C) technologiesD) hobbies80. A) Finally B) At least C) What’s more D) Above allIII. 51.F 52. C 53.D 54. I 55.H 56.G 57.A 58.E[来源:学科网ZXXK]2021 金山一模B. Choose the best words and complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词完成短文) 〔12分〕Have you ever wi shed you didn’t have to wake up early and go all the way to school? For 700,000 American kids, this wish ___75____. They attend school over the Internetby using ordinary computers.Online schools offer many benefits (好处) for the learners.Flexibility is the main advantage. Students can attend school wherever and whenever they desire. ___76____, many online schools will allow students to work at their own pace.Another advantage of online schooling is with the __77___ of courses. Most online schools teach the same basic classes like English, math, science, and history. Some online schools also offer specialized classes in subjects such as space science. French, or zoology. However, ____78___ schools are often unable to offer these types of classes if there are not enough students.Online schools also have different types of learning tools for kids to use. For example, many online schools have special Web sites where only students registered in online classes can watch videos, see lessons presented, or chat with teachers and other students. Some online schools have live class times where students can call and talk with the teacher ____79____. Other online schools even have online clubs where kids can talk about their hobbies.Computer technology is amazing, and we use computers for chatting with our friends, listening to music, and playing games. It affects almost every part of our lives including school. Since 2006, at least 38 states either have their own online schools or made rules for ___80___ to attend them. It looks like online schools are here tostay, but only you can decide if this type of learning is right for you.7 5.A) comesto lifeB) comesupC) conestrueD) coneson7 6.A) InreturnB) Firstof allC) What’smoreD) As aresult7 7.A)differenceB)varietyC) text D)writing7 8.A)traditionalB)foreighC) famous D) poor7 9.A)directlyB)quicklyC)carefullyD)exactly8 0.A)scientistsB)workersC)teachersD)students75~80 CCBAAD2021 浦东一模B. Choose the best words and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词完成短文)Four Island Countries for A TripNot onlyis the Maldives one of the most beautif ul island countries, it is also one of the most popular honeymoon destinations. Locat ed in the middle of the Indian Ocean, the Maldives is made up of _77amazing coral reefs that grew up along the sides of ancient volcanoes.There is a magnificent ocean, with fascinating beaches and luxury resorts. If someoneis looking for the best honeymoon destinati on, the Maldives will 78 him\her very much.hiking in the dramtic hills, and don’t forget to visit Tokyo. Tokyo's bars,restaurants, pubs, and clubs are busy each night of the week. Japan is really an island country where you will never feel79 . If you are keen onshopping, Japan is a must visit place for you.75. A. possibly B. actually C. finally D. mainly76. A. ready B. used C. likely D. thankful77. A. a series of B. a pair of C. a kind of D. acouple of78. A. choose B. accept C. support D. attract79. A. excited B. pleased C. bored D. surprised80. A. geography B. politics C. art D. historyBCADCD2021 徐汇一模B Choose the words or expressions and complete the passgae 〔选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文〕If you are reading this article, you are probably trying to read it quickly. You have been taught to skim and scan, to look for key words so as to understand the main idea of the article and the important points in the article. Skimming and scanning is a good method when you don’t have enough____, such as when you are taking an exam, but, today many people skim and scan everythong and they have lost the ability to enjoy reading.In response to this, something called the “slow reading movement〞 has become popular. The idea is that people should ______ their computers and mobile phones for half an hour or forty-five minutes each day and enjoy the pleasures of reading a good book—slowly and quietly! Researchers have found that reading slowly, especiallybooks of fiction, helps people relax and think about what they are reading. It also helps people get to understand the characters’emotions and to see the world ______ the characters’ eyes.Reading, of course, isn’t easy. You have to sit still for one thing. And it can seem____when compared to the excitement of playing video games. But, for me, reading has always been a pleasure in my life. From the age of ten, when I got my first library card, I’ve enjoyed the company (陪伴) of heroes, of evil criminals and clever detectives, of thousands of interesting people I would have never met________.Reading provided me with escape, but it also enabled me to understand the world around me. It was an education in a classroom that had no walls. In your classroom, you have learned to read “fast.〞_______, outside of the classroom, you should try to learn to read “slow.〞 You may be surprised at how much you enjoy it.75. A confidence B time C memory D support76. A care for B deal with C turn off D take out77. A through B with C into D around78. A strange B interesting C boring D attractive79. A in the book B on the Internet C at school D inreal life80. A For example B Finally C However D What’s more 75-80 BCACDC2021 闸北一模A.Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.(选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)My grandfather is 72 and last month my grandmother celebrated her 70th bir thday. I first noticed that they were having trouble remembering things when I went to their flat for dinner. My grandmother forgot a fish was in the oven and ____75_____ it. Everyone forgot things sometimes, so I did not think much about it.Another time we arranged to go out for dinner together. My mother told my grandfather to meet us at the station. My grandparents were not there when we arrived. My mother phoned them and my grandfather said they were at home waiting for us. They knew we were having dinner together but they forgot about the meeting place.It turned out that they ____76____-forgetting simple things. I then started thinking about how to help my grandparents improve their memory. Even though my memory is good, I make a list of things I need to bring to schoolthe next day before I go to bed. It’s good ___77___ to prevent me from forgetting anything. I told my grandparents to write more things down and share information with each other. By doing these things, my grandparents can help each other remember things.I talked with the school nurse and she said that eatingfruit and fish can improve memory. She also said that drinking water helps improve ____78____ and that can also make it easier it remember things. I wrote these suggestions on a piece of paper and gave it to my grandparents.I also did some Internet research and found out thatstaying mentally and physically(身心地) ____79____ is another good ways to improve memory. My grandparents watch lots of television. I gave them my chess set to help exercise their mind. I also found out they used to go dancing. I helped them find a dancing club nearby ___80___ they could have more physical exercise.Since following my advice, my grandparents’ memory has really improved.75. A) made B) cooked C) tasted D) burnt76. A) kept B) stopped C. began D. tried77. A) habit B) hobby C) form D. custom78. A) ambition B) attention C) attraction D) addition79. A) common B) independent C) active D) safe80. A) until B) if C) as soon as D) so that75-80 DAABCD2021 长宁一模B. Choose the best words and complete the passage〔选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文):〔12分〕What kind of story is most exciting? What story keeps you reading until the very end? The answer is the detective story.Detective stories are among the most written, read and discussed stories in the world. They can be novels, animation and movies. When we start reading a detective story, we always wish to find out the truth before we reach the end. But it can be quite difficult to solve the problemas quickly as the detective does. ___75___ the following elements (元素) may help you find the truth.MotiveYour motive for doing something is your reason for doing it. Motive (动机) is the reason ____76____ a crime. Some common motives are money, love, revenge (复仇) and so on.SuspectSuspects are those who may have done the crime. Usually there is ____77____ one suspect in a case. Detectives have to find out the real criminal among them. Suspects with different genders (性别), ages, jobs and personalities often confuse the readers.ClueClues (线索) are the most important things in solving a crime. Clues can be very ____78____ things, such as hair, mud or a piece of paper from a diary. Clues don’t lead directly to the truth. Detectives use reasoning to find out what those clues truly mean, and _____79____ them together to find the truth.AlibiAn alibi (不在场证明) is a special kind of evidence.It means a proof of your not being at the crime scene when the crime happened. For example, if you are having dinner with a friend when the crime happens, your fr iend’s words are your alibi. _____80____ , an alibi can be forged (伪造). Your friend may have told a lie to protect you.De tective stories are like puzzles. Following the elements of motive, suspect, alibi and clue can help us see what the detectives sees and solve the puzzle in the end.75. A) Looking forward to B) Paying attention toC) Looking after D) Getting rid of76. A) behind B) beside C) beyond D) between77. A) only B) about C) more than D) less than78. A) heavy B) easy C) dangerous D) small79. A) put B) leave C) follow D) start80. A) In addition B) However C) As a result D) After all75 B 76A77C78D79A80B2021 长宁一模B.Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage〔选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文〕:〔12分〕What kind of story is the most exciting? What story keepsyou reading until the very end? The answer is the detective story.Detective stories are among the most written, read and discussed stories in the world. They can be novels, animation and movies. When we start reading a detective story, we always wish to find out the truth before we reach the end. But it can be quite difficult to solve the problem as quickly as the detective does. 75 the following elements (元素) may help you find the truth.MotiveYour motive for doing something is your reason for doing it. Motive is the reason 76 a crime. Some common motives are money, love, revenge (复仇) and so on.SuspectSuspects are those who may have done the crime. Usually there is 77 one suspect in a case. Detectives have to find out the real criminal among them. Suspects with different genders (性别), ages, jobs and personalities often confuse the readers.ClueClues are the most important things in solving a crime. Clues can be very 78 things, such as hair, mud or apiece of paper from a diary. Clues don’t lead straight to the truth. Detectives use reasoning to find out what those clues truly mean, and 79 them together to find the truth.AlibiAn alibi is a special kind of evidence. It means a proof of your not being at the crime scene when the crime happened. For example, if you are having dinner with a friend when the crime happens, your friend’s words are your alibi.80 , an alibi can be forged (伪造). Your friend may have told a lie to protect you.Detective stories are like puzzles. Following the elements of motive, suspect, alibi and clue can help us see what the detectives sees and solve the puzzle in the end.75. A) Looking forward to B) Paying attention to C) Looking after D) Getting rid of76. A) behind B) beside C) beyond D) between77. A) only B) about C) more than D) less than78. A) heavy B) easy C) dangerous D) small79. A) put B) leave C) follow D) start80. A) In addition B) However C) As a result D) After all. 75. B 76.A 77. C 78.D 79.A 80. B2021 黄埔一模B. Choose the best words and complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词完成短文) 〔12分〕Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve Paul saw a dirty and poorly-dressed boy going __75__ his shining car. "Is this your car, Paul?" he asked.Paul told him how he got the car and the boy was surprised. "You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you anything? Boy, I wish ... " he said, without __76__ his sentence. Paul thought the boy wished he had a __77__ like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly. "I wish," the boy went on, "that I could be a brother like that."Paul looked at the boy in surprise. He invited him to take a ride in his car and the boy agreed happily. After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes __78__, said, "Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?"Paul smiled a little. He thought the boy wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a new car. But Paul was wrong __79__. The boy ran back into his house, and after a short while came back with his disabled brother in his arms.He __80__ him down on the step and pointed to the car. "Buddy, just like what I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent. Some day I'm going to give you one just like it."75. A) inside B) across C) through D) aroundC) finishing D) checking76.A) hearing B)understanding77.A) family B) brother C) sister D) carB) shining C) wondering D) shaking78.A)watering79.A) either B) too C) again D) once80.A) sat B) dropped C) turned D) calmed75 D 76C77B78B79C80A2021 宝山一模B. Cboose the words or expressions to complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语完成以下句子〕) (12分)A new transportation device called the Segway (-平衡车) wasreportedto have been___75___use for quite a while. Itsinventor called it the world'sfirst self-balancing individual transport vehicle forshort distance travel.The Segway looks like a large stick with two wheels. Thewheels art ___76___to a platform(站板). The stick hashandles for a person to hold.The person stands on theplatform and holds the handles. The transporter movesforward or backward when the person moves his or her bodyin that___77___. The driver turns the handles to go leftor right. Computers and certain devices on the Segway makethe vehicle move and balance. It powered by batteries thatare recharged (充电) with electric power. It can travel ata speed of 19 kilometers an hour. 'Dean Karen, the inventor of the Segway says it was meantto reduce pollution and solve other environmental problemsin citi es. A Segway costs about five thousand dollars.People who have b ought Segways say they are___78____useful though quite costly (昂贵的) • But they can use theSegways instead of their cars for short 1 trips, and it isa great way to save money on gasoline(汽油). The Segway alsomakes it___79____for people who have trouble walkingbecause of medical problems to move around. Segways are being used in more than twelve Americanairports. Security officers say they are able to movequickly on the devices in emergency situations. Peop le onvacation are also learning to use Segways. Segway tours arepopular in several American cities including Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington D. C.Tour company officials sayit takes from ten to thirty minutes to teach people howto___80___a Segway. Then the group uses them to move aroundthe city.75. A) on B)for C) in D)to76. A) packed B) connected C) referred D)led77. A) direction B) circle C) field D) place78. A) hardly B) rarely C) especially D) never79. A) necessary B) important C) possible D)inconvenient80. A) remove B)ride C)keep D) order75 C 76 B 77 A 78 C 79 C 80 B2021 年一模虹口B. Choose the words or exp ressions and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文) (12分) Can you imagine getti ng up in the morning without a coffee for breakfast? What is a good meal without a cof fee at the end of it? Coffee is probably the world’s f avourite drink, but most of us never give it a secon d 75 . How much do you know about coffee?The Turks gave us the word coffee and the Italians gave us espresso and cappuccino, but Finland is the b iggest coffee-drinking country in the world. Coffee ori ginally came from Ethiopia, but Brazil and Colombia are now the most important countries that 7 6 coffee.There are more than 100 different varieties of coffee beans and Jamaican Blue Mountain is said to have the b est 77 . However, the most expensive coffee in the world (at $660 / kilo) is Kopi Luwak. An Indones ian cat called Paradoxurus is 78 fond of coffee beans and Kopi Luwak is made from its droppings! We all know coffee addicts –people who can do nothin g in the morning until their second or third cup of cof fee..2abc8 / The most 79 coffee addict s in the world were probably the French writers Balzac (40 cups a day) and Voltaire (more than 50 cups a day). Beethoven was also a coffee lover – he always 80 60 beans for each cup of coffee that he made.The most fashionable coffee bars in the US serve ‘co ffee art’. Artists in Californi a draw leaves, hearts a nd other designs in your coffee.75. A) hand B) thought C) look D) chance76. A) protect B) prepare C) produce D) pr edict77. A) sight B) taste C) model D) sens e78. A) especially B) directly C) nearly D) immediately79. A) pleasant B) famous C) regular D) simi lar80. A) planted B) collected C) stored D)count ed7 5 B76 C77 B78 A79 B80 D2021 嘉定一模B. Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage.(12%)A mobile phone app〔应用软件〕has recently become very popular at the Middle School Attached to Guangzhou University. It is named Health Helper. Put your weight, height and __75____ into the app, and it will give you suggestions on how to get healthier. ___76___, the app is not designed by a company but by two Junior 3 boys from the school.The two boys are Yang Chengxi and Yang Zhenglin, both 14 years old. They learned to design apps by taking part in the school’s app-making course, which started last year.“Electronic products are bec oming increasingly popular,〞 said Wang Xiaopeng, the teacher of theapp-making course. “It’s unpractical to block〔阻隔〕students from them. So why not guide them to use it in a __77____ way?〞As expected, the course has ____78__ many studentincluding Yang Chengxi and Yang Zhenglin. As cell phone game lovers, the two brought great enthusiasm〔热情〕into their app-making project.“It is much cooler to design a game than just playinga game,〞 said Yang Chengxi. They decided to create an appto keep fit since obesity〔肥胖〕has become a problem for many teenagers.They searched standard health information on the Internet, put them in the app and wrote simple programs to make it work. __79____ app-making software, the two boys finished their Health Helper app after three weeks of hard work.The taste of __80____ is exciting. After Health Helper,the two now plan to go a step further. They are working ona robot that can be controlled bu cell phone Bluetooth. Wish them good luck.74.A.Clearly B. Surprisingly C. LuckilyD. Terribly75.A.more wonderful B.moredifficultC.more creativeD.more fashionable76. A. With the help of B. According toC. As a result ofD. In return forD B C B A B。
上海市奉贤区2015届高三上学期期末考试(一模)英语试题 Word版含答案
2015学年奉贤区调研测试高三英语试卷（2015.1.16）（考试时间120分钟，满分150分。
请将答案填写在答题纸上。
）第I卷（共 103分）I. ListeningSection A Short conversations (10分)Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. In a restaurant. B. At the theatre.C. In a meeting room.D. At the office.2. A. Teacher and student. B. Doctor and patient.C. Manager and office worker.D. Travel agent and customer.3. A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four4. A. Reading newspapers. B. Writing up local news.C. Talking about sports.D. Putting up advertisement.5. A. He rescued a baby from a fire. B. He behaved bravely in a fire.C. He ran the fastest in a race.D. He jumped from a carriage which was on fire.6. A. Take a break. B. Go to work.C. Do the other problem.D. Keep trying.7. A. He doesn’t enjoy business trips as much as he used to.B. He doesn’t think he is capable of doing the job.C. He thinks the pay is too low to support his family.D. He wants to spend more time with his family.8. A. Thirty yuan. B. Thirty-five yuan.C. Forty yuan.D. Forty-five yuan.9. A. He wants to get a new position. B. He is asking the woman for help.C. He has left the woman a good impression.D. He enjoys letter writing.10. A. He probably won’t listen to the man’s advice.B. He has made a good decision.C. He has done the thing.D. He will follow the man’s advice.Section B Passages (12分)Directions: 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 haveheard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11.A. Photos as clues to the past. B. Fashionable families in recent history.C. Photographers of the past.D. Details of photography from the past.12. A. Their shoes. B. Some money. C. Their relatives’ hands. D. Theirplaythings.13. A. The location of the house.B. The social and economic position of the family.C. The types of games children played.D. The profession of the owner of the house.14. A. Its meat as a source of food. B. The wide classification of penguins.C. The penguin’s successful career.D. Penguin’s life in groups.15. A. The king penguin. B. The emperor penguin.C. The bare-footed penguin.D. The black-footed penguin.16. A. The penguin may become extinct soon.B. The poisonous chemicals influence the penguins’ life.C. The chemicals have poisoned many penguins to death.D. The penguin population will drop greatly.Section C Longer conversations (8分)Directions: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 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.II. Grammar and Vocabulary.Section A (16分)Directions: Read the following two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.(A)Are you a bookworm?Do you love to read? Your teachers probably tell you how important reading is all the time. And guess what? They’re right! Reading helps you in many ways beyond just (25)_________(be) able to read and get good grades in tests. Being an eager reader helps you become a good speller and writer. In fact, the more you read, the better you’ll do in all your subjects.Do you have friends who always have books in their hands? We bet they are caught (26)_________ (read) almost all the time. Sometimes those people who love reading and even collecting books are called bookworms. Is it really (27)__________ they look like earthworms? No! So where did that nickname come from?The term “bookworm” (28)_____________ (use) since the 1500s. Way back then, libraries did not have the modern air conditioning systems (29)____________(control) the environment (30) ____________ (surround) the books. As a result, some old libraries became musty and attracted various pests, some of which then took the form of insects and worms loving to eat paper and stay inside of books, (31)_________________ they would spend their entire lives. It was just natural to transfer the “bookworm”idea to humans who loved to consume books as much as these pests did.So if you see a trip to the library (32)_____________ an adventure and can’t wait to read a new book, you’re probably a bookworm. And that’s OK! You are not alone and there are millions and even billions of us in the world.Keys: 25. being 26.reading 27.because 28.has been used 29.to control 30.surrounding 31.where 32.asAnalyses:本篇文章讲述了“书虫”本身的含义以及之后指代书籍爱好者的由来。
上海市奉贤区2015届中考一模（即期末）英语试题及答案
上海市奉贤区2015届中考一模（即期末）英语试题及答案2014学年奉贤区调研测试九年级英语试卷（2015.01）（满分150分，考试时间100分钟）Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分词汇和语法) II. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案): (共20分)26. Let me tell you about a new case that I dealt with. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in the sentence?A) [ka?s]B) [ka:s]C) [ke?s]D) [k?s]27. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from othersA) what’s the m eaning of this word?B) Her boyfriend’s d eath made her very sad.C) You can take this seat because there is no one else here.D) My dream job is to be an astronaut.28.Tony is so helpful that he always does me favor.A. aB. anC. theD./29.---Who do the books on ht shelf belong to ?--- They are .A. weB. usC. ourD. ours30. The professor answered the questions one after after the lecture.A. the otherB. anotherC. the othersD. others31. The Trojans fought against the Greeks to drive them away their country.A. fromB. toC. withD. by32. The writer put some colorful pictures to keep the readers .A. interestB. interestsC. interestingD. interested33. This summer in Shanghai has been in the past few years.A. the coolestB. the coolerC. coolerD. cool34. notes carefully and then you can learn English better in this way.A. To takeB. TakeC. TakingD. Took35. Mum always asks her son his dirty clothes everywhere.A. not leaveB. doesn’t leaveC. not to leaveD. don’t leave36. The repairman some tools to fix the tap.A. requiredB. repairedC. recognizedD. received37. He denied anything though he was questioned several times.A. stealB. stoleC. stealingD. to steal38. You won’t catch the last bus you hurry up.A. ifB. whenC. unlessD. because39. --- he the driving test?--- No, not yet.A. Did, passB. Does, passC. Have, passedD. Has, passed40. Something necessary to prevent the serious air pollution.A. must doB. must be doneC. may doD. may be done41. We really need a new car, but we’ll have to continue using the old one.A. for the time beingB. for the first timeC. from time to timeD. for some time42. useful information Mr. Brown gave us just now!A. How aB. HowC. what aD. what43. After the accident, citizens are wondering about the serious events.A. will the government take actionB. how will the government take actionC. how the government will take actionD. if will the government take action44.---Sorry I’m late, but my car broke down, and there w ere no taxis.--- .A. All rightB. That’s all rightC. You’d better notD. Don’t say that.45---I’m afraid the work is too difficult for me.--- .A. Try it again.B. I’m so rry to hear that.C. That’s all rightD. Don’t give it up. You can do it.。
上海市各区2015届高三英语一模试卷分类汇编：写作专题
上海市各区2015届高三英语一模试卷分类汇编：写作专题Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.目前，在网上购物的人越来越多，有人说在网上购物比在实体店购物优势多，有人说还是在实体店购物好。
请写一篇文章阐明你的观点。
你的文章必须包括：●简要介绍两种购物方式的不同之处●你喜欢那种购物方式？为什么？参考：Shopping online vs. shopping in physical storesAs scientific technologies developed faster and faster, our common lives have changed more and more, one of which is our shopping way.We have been shopping in physical stores, where a salesman may introduce many products to you and give you some advice about which one is the best choice, and you can try those clothes or shoes in person, even change another one if you find it not suitable to yourself.However, a new shopping method sprang up --- shopping online. There appear quantities of various stores on the Internet. You just need to click your mouse, and then you can see different kinds of commodities in them, with colorful pictures and detailed descriptions. If you are not clear about something, you can ask the customer service staff for help, who usually very kind and glad to answer your any question. Moreover, you can compare the same kind of products in different stores at the same time, which is able to save your time and avoid embarrassment.But every coin has two sides. Shopping online is not exceptional, so there are some disadvantages. First, you can never be sure whether the product is exactly what you see in the picture or read in the descriptions. What you receive may be much different from what is in your mind, for instance, strange color, wrong size or bad quality. Secondly, the products may be lost in the express delivery.From my perspective, I prefer shopping online, because I am too busy to have time go shopping in physical stores and goods online are usually cheaper. But I always choose the shops which have good reputation.【答案解析】文中包含题干的两个问题即可。
上海市奉贤区高三英语上学期期末考试(一模)试题
2015学年奉贤区调研测试高三英语试卷（考试时间120分钟，满分150分。
请将答案填写在答题纸上。
）第I卷（共 103分）I. ListeningSection A Short conversations (10分)Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. In a restaurant. B. At the theatre.C. In a meeting room.D. At the office.2. A. Teacher and student. B. Doctor and patient.C. Manager and office worker.D. Travel agent and customer.3. A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four4. A. Reading newspapers. B. Writing up local news.C. Talking about sports.D. Putting up advertisement.5. A. He rescued a baby from a fire. B. He behaved bravely in a fire.C. He ran the fastest in a race.D. He jumped from a carriage which was on fire.6. A. Take a break. B. Go to work.C. Do the other problem.D. Keep trying.7. A. He doesn’t enjoy business trips as much as he used to.B. He doesn’t think he is capable of doing the job.C. He thinks the pay is too low to support his family.D. He wants to spend more time with his family.8. A. Thirty yuan. B. Thirty-five yuan.C. Forty yuan.D. Forty-five yuan.9. A. He wants to get a new position. B. He is asking the woman for help.C. He has left the woman a good impression.D. He enjoys letter writing.10. A. He probably won’t listen to the man’s advice.B. He has made a good decision.C. He has done the thing.D. He will follow the man’s advice.Section B Passages (12分)Directions: 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. Photos as clues to the past. B. Fashionable families in recent history.C. Photographers of the past.D. Details of photography from the past.12. A. Their shoes. B. Some money. C. Their relatives’ hands. D. Theirplaythings.13. A. The location of the house.B. The social and economic position of the family.C. The types of games children played.D. The profession of the owner of the house.14. A. Its meat as a source of food. B. The wide classification of penguins.C. The penguin’s successful career.D. Penguin’s life in groups.15. A. The king penguin. B. The emperor penguin.C. The bare-footed penguin.D. The black-footed penguin.16. A. The penguin may become extinct soon.B. The poisonous chemicals influence the penguins’ life.C. The chemicals have poisoned many penguins to death.D. The penguin population will drop greatly.Section C Longer conversations (8分)Directions:In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Complete the form. Write for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write for each answer.II. Grammar and Vocabulary.Section A (16分)Directions: Read the following two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word.Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.(A)Are you a bookworm?Do you love to read? Your teachers probably tell you how important reading is all the time. And guess what? They’re right! Reading helps you in many ways beyond just (25)_________(be) able to read and get good grades in tests. Being an eager reader helps you become a good speller and writer. In fact, the more you read, the better you’ll do in all your subjects.Do you have friends who always have books in their hands? We bet they are caught (26)_________ (read) almost all the time. Sometimes those people who love reading and even collecting books are called bookworms. Is it really (27)__________ they look like earthworms? No! So where did that nickname come from?The term “bookworm” (28)_____________ (use) since the 1500s. Way back then, libraries did not have the modern air conditioning systems (29)____________(control) the environment (30) ____________ (surround) the books. As a result, some old libraries became musty and attracted various pests, some of which then took the form of insects and worms loving to eat paper and stay inside of books, (31)_________________ they would spend their entire lives. It was just natural to transfer the “bookworm” idea to humans who loved to consume books as much as these pests did.So if you see a trip to the library (32)_____________ an adventure and can’t wait to read a new book, you’re probably a bookworm. And that’s OK! You are not alone and there are millions and even billions of us in the world.Keys: 25. being 26.reading 27.because 28.has been used 29.to control 30.surrounding 31.where 32.asAnalyses:本篇文章讲述了“书虫”本身的含义以及之后指代书籍爱好者的由来。
上海市2015奉贤区中考英语一模试卷(含答案)
奉贤区2015年初三英语一模练习（十五）（满分150分，完卷时间100分钟）2015.1考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。
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Part 1 Listening （第一部分听力）I. Listening comprehension (听力理解) (共30 分)A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) (6 分)B. Listen to the dial ogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear(根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)：(8分)7. A. Yell ow. B. White. C. Green. D. Orange.8. A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Cloudy. D. Windy.9. A. 15. B. 18. C. 21. D. 33.10. A. 8:20. B. 8:30. C. 9:30. D. 9:10.11. A. On the road. B. In the hospital. C. In the classroom. D. In the park.12. A. By bus. B. By underground. C. On foot. D. By taxi.13. A. A nurse. B. A d octor. C. A teacher. D. An artist.14. A. A wild animal tour. B. Safety rules in the zoo.C. An experienced guide.D. A terrible experience.C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的内容, 符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示) (7分)15. Wang An went to America from China when he was 25.16. When Wang An started his company, it had two rooms and four workers.17. His company only mad e computers and became very successful.18. After Wang An got a lot of money, he moved into a big house.19. In 1986, Wang's son, Fred became presid ent of the company.20. Now peopl e can find Wang's name in some places in Boston.D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences（听短文，完成下列内容。
奉贤区高三英语一模试卷含答案
奉贤区调研测试高三英语试卷（2015.1.16）（考试时间120分钟，满分150分。
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）第I卷（共 103分）I. ListeningSection A Short conversations (10分)Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. In a restaurant. B. At the theatre.C. In a meeting room.D. At the office.2. A. Teacher and student. B. Doctor and patient.C. Manager and office worker.D. Travel agent and customer.3. A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four4. A. Reading newspapers. B. Writing up local news.C. Talking about sports.D. Putting up advertisement.5. A. He rescued a baby from a fire. B. He behaved bravely in a fire.C. He ran the fastest in a race.D. He jumped from a carriage which was on fire.6. A. Take a break. B. Go to work.C. Do the other problem.D. Keep trying.7. A. He doesn’t enjoy business trips as much as he used to.B. He doesn’t think he is capable of doing the job.C. He thinks the pay is too low to support his family.D. He wants to spend more time with his family.8. A. Thirty yuan. B. Thirty-five yuan.C. Forty yuan.D. Forty-five yuan.9. A. He wants to get a new position. B. He is asking the woman for help.C. He has left the woman a good impression.D. He enjoys letter writing.10. A. He probably won’t listen to the man’s advice.B. He has made a good decision.C. He has done the thing.D. He will follow the man’s advice.Section B Passages (12分)Directions: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 answerson 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. Photos as clues to the past. B. Fashionable families in recent history.C. Photographers of the past.D. Details of photography from the past.12. A. Their shoes. B. Some money. C. Their relatives’ hands. D. Their playthings.13. A. The location of the house.B. The social and economic position of the family.C. The types of games children played.D. The profession of the owner of the house.14. A. Its meat as a source of food. B. The wide classification of penguins.C. The penguin’s successful career.D. Penguin’s life in groups.15. A. The king penguin. B. The emperor penguin.C. The bare-footed penguin.D. The black-footed penguin.16. A. The penguin may become extinct soon.B. The poisonous chemicals influence the penguins’ life.C. The chemicals have poisoned many penguins to death.D. The penguin population will drop greatly.Section C Longer conversations (8分)Directions: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.Job opportunity Two students wanted forwebsite___17____ at school computercenter.When to start This ___18_____Requirements ___19____experience or knowledge is nota must.___20____ in computers and the Internetare most important.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.TCM( Traditional Chinese Medicine)Why is TCM considered the fifth great invention of China? Because its ___21____ has been recognized.What is it contribution to the world? It is not only an original medical system but also a part of 22 .What is the key point of Chinese traditional philosophy? Its key point is to keep ____23____, whether insider or outsider your body.In which aspect is TCM considered better than western medicine? TCM is superior to western medicine in regarding ____24_____ as a whole and interacting with the surroundings.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Grammar and Vocabulary.Section A (16分)Directions: Read the following two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.(A)Are you a bookworm?Do you love to read? Your teachers probably tell you how important reading is all the time. And guess what? They’re right! Reading helps you in many ways beyond just (25)_________(be) able to read and get good grades in tests. Being an eager reader helps you become a good speller and writer. In fact, the more you read, the better you’ll do in all your subjects.Do you have friends who always have books in their hands? We bet they are caught (26)_________ (read) almost all the time. Sometimes those people who love reading and even collecting books are called bookworms. Is it really (27)__________ they look like earthworms? No! So where did that nickname come from?The term “bookworm” (28)_____________ (use) since the 1500s. Way back then, libraries did not have the modern air conditioning systems (29)____________(control) the environment (30) ____________ (surround) the books. As a result, some old libraries became musty and attracted various pests, some of which then took the form of insects and worms loving to eat paper and stay inside of books, (31)_________________ they would spend their entire lives. It was just natural to transfer the “bookworm” idea to humans who loved to consume books as much as these pests did.So if you see a trip to the library (32)_____________ an adventure and can’t wait to read a new book, you’re probably a bookworm. And that’s OK! You are not alone and there are millions and even billions of us in the world.(B)The Sunken CityEgypt is famous for its giant pyramids rising in the desert, but some of the nation’s treasures from the past are hidden underwater. It is on the ocean floor near Egypt’s northern coast (33) ________ a long-lost city of more than 2,700 years old lies. Now researchers are bringing its remains to the surface to share the sunken civilization with the world.Clues to the PastSome ancient texts describes a city called Heracleion, (34)___________ was located at the mouth of the Nile River and disappeared beneath the waves 1,200 years ago. But for centuries, no one knew for sure if such (35)____________ unbelievable city ever really existed. Then in 2000, Scientist Frank Goddio and his team discovered the ruins of the city. Since then, to uncover the city, they have been busy removing layers of sand, which had kept many of its treasure well (36)_________(preserve). They’ve uncovered gold coins, jewelry, giant statues, ships and a sign. These items provide clues to help find out (37)_________ life was like in Heracleion.Secret of the DeepBut so far, the sinking of this city remains a mystery. Goddio isn’t sure how the city sank. He thinks that earthquakes or tidal waves (38)_________ have caused it to fall into the sea. “Stories from long ago tell of other cities in this area disappearing because of either or (39)__________ of those things,” explains Goddio.With many of Heracleion’s treasures still buried under the sea, it may be many years before all its secrets (40)_____________(reveal). “We’ve barely scratched the surface with this city.” another scientist Robinson says.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. exploreB. extensiveC. regularlyD. filledE. exerciseF. ancientG. settingH. stuckI. rightJ. stylishK. basicallyWith its wonderful Georgian and Victorian architecture, and winding medieval streets, it’s easy to see why Edinburgh has been listed as a World Heritage Site.The 41 of Edinburgh is fascinating. Edinburgh Castle dominates the urban skyline, lying on the cliff of an ancient volcano right in the center of the city. Yet Edinburgh is not 42 in the past. And neither is it all about bagpipes, shortbread, whisky and tartan.In fact, the city is one of the most vibrant, international cities in Europe and is 43 voted as one of the most desirable places to live in the world. The capital is 44 with arts, culture, sports and attractions and is famous for playing host to the world’s largest arts festival. After dark Edinburgh has a lively nightlife with 45 bars and pubs, restaurants, clubs and live entertainment to rival any European city.In Edinburgh, there’s plenty of open space too, with a large number of public parks and green spaces 46 in the busy city center. For active types, there’s a(n) 47 and varied choice of activities and sports in Edinburgh and the surrounding area. Or if you just want to 48 your wallet, the capital is a great place to shop. This is a city that knows how to be both 49 and modern.The capital of Scotland is a great place to live and study in, with a wide range of theatres, galleries, clubs and shops to 50 , not to mention the plenty of arty bars and cafes.III. Reading ComprehensionSection A (15分)Directions: 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.Music produces profound and lasting changes in the brain. Schools should add music classes, not cut them. Nearly 20 years ago, a small study advanced the ___51___ that listening to Mozart’s Sonata(奏鸣曲) could boost mental functioning. It was not long ___52___ trademarked “Mozart effect” products began to appeal to anxious parents aiming to put toddlers (刚学步的孩子) on the fast track to prestigious universities like Harvard and Yale. Georgia’s governor even __53___ giving every newborn there a classical CD or cassette.The __54___ for Mozart therapy turned out to be weak, perhaps nonexistent, although the __55___ study never claimed anything more than a temporary and limited effect. In recent years, __56___ , scientists have examined the benefits of a continuous effort to study and practice music, in contrast to playing a Mozart CD or a computer-based“brain fitness” game __57___ in a while.Advanced monitoring __58___ have enabled scientists to see what happens inside your head when you listen to your mother and actually practice the violin for an hour every afternoon. And they have found that music __59___ can produce profound and lasting changes that __60___ the general ability to learn. These results should __61___ public officials that music classes are not a mere decoration, ready for being given up in the budget crises that constantly troubles public schools.Studies have shown that __62__ instrument training from an early age can help the brain to __63___ sounds better, making it __64__ to stay focused when absorbing other subjects, from literature to mathematics. The musically experienced are better able to __65___ a biology lesson despite the noise in the classroom or, a few years later, to finish a call with a client when a colleague in the next office starts screaming a subordinate(下属). They can be engaged in several things at once, which is an essential skill in this era of multitasking.51. A. notice B. note C. idea D. impression52. A. that B. until C. since D. before53. A. proposed B. pushed C. submitted D. subjected54. A. witness B. evidence C. symptom D. context55. A. recent B. advanced C. original D. latest56. A. however B. moreover C. then D. therefore57. A. quite B. once C. often D. much58. A. management B. techniques C. information D. mechanics59. A. subjects B models C. causes D. lessons60. A. enhance B. introduce C. ensure D. instruct61. A. convey B. convince C. communication D. conclude62. A. urgent B. casual C. diligent D. occasional63. A. proceed B. process C. prefer D. predict64. A. easier B. harder C. tougher D. faster65. A. count on B. concentrate on C. insist on D. depend on Section BDirections:Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read．AIt’s a typically Snoopy card: cheerful message, bright colors, though a little yellow and faded now. Though I’ve received fancier, more expensive card over the years, this is the only one I’ve saved. One summer, it spoke volumes to me.I received it during the first June I faced as a widow to raise two teen age daughters alone. In all the emotional confusion of this sudden single parenthood, I was overwhelmed with, of all things, the simplest housework: leaky taps, oil changes, even barbecues. Those had always been my husband’s jobs. I was embarrassed every time I hit my thumb with a hammer or couldn’t get the lawnmower started. My uncertain attempts only fueled the fear inside me: How could I be both a father and mother to my girls? Clearly, I lacked the tools and skills.On this particular morning, my girls pushed me into the living room to see something.(I prayed it wasn’t another repair job.)The “something “turned out to be an envelope and several wrapped bundles on the carpet. My puzzlement must have been plain as I gazed from the colorful packages to my daughter’s bright faces.“Go ahead! Open them! “They urged. As I unwrapped the packages , I discovered a small barbecue grill and all the necessary objects including a green kitchen glove with a frog pattern on it."But why?" I asked."Happy Father's Day!" they shouted together."Moms don't get presents on Father's Day". I protested."You forgot to open the card". Jane reminded. I pulled it from the envelope. There sat Snoopy, on top of his dog house, merrily wishing me a Happy Father's Day. "Because", the girls said, "you've been a father and mother to us. Why shouldn't you be remembered on Father's Day?"As I fought back tears, I realized they were right, I wanted to be a "professional" dad, who had the latest tools and knew all the tricks of the trade. The girls only wanted a parent they could count on to be there, day after day, performing repeatedly the maintenance tasks of basic care and love.The girls are grown now, and they still send me Father's Day cards, but none of those cards means as much to me as that first one. Its simple message told me beinga great parent didn't require any special tools at all—just a willing worker.66、By "it spoke volumes to me", (Para. 1) the mother in the story means thecard______.A．conveyed significant meanings to herB．aroused great sorrow in herC．brought her pleasant feelingsD．made her feel important67、After her husband’s death, the mother found it was the hardest to______.A. handle the emotional shockB. face the terrible lonelinessC. Keep harmony of the familyD. Fulfill a male role in the house68、The girls gave their mother a barbecue set probably because ______.A. It was what their mother wantedB.it was a proper Father’s Day giftC.barbecue was their favorite foodD.they wanted their mother to barbecue69、Which of the following statements is true about the first Father’s Day card?A.It made the mother eager to get the latest toolsB.It praised the mother as a professional dadC.Its fancy design impressed the mother mostD.It showed the girl’s appreciation for their mother’s loveBDisneyland Half Marathon Weekend presented by CigaSunday, September 6, 2015Start/Finish:Disneyland ResortCelebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Happiest Race on Earth!It's the moment you've been training for. Your 13.1 mile run on a magical course in the Happiest Race on Earth takes you through Disney California Adventure Park along legendary Main Street, U.S.A. In Disneyland Park, and then on to the streets of Anaheim. You'll complete your Disneyland Half Marathon race with an exciting finishnear the Disneyland Hotel. It all adds up to miles of smiles, unforgettable memories, and a perfect ending to a magical DisneylandThe Disneyland Half Marathon HighlightsTimed Half Marathon race●13.1-mile course through Disneyland Resort and the City of Anaheim, California ●Disney Characters and Entertainment on-course●Family Reunion Area with live entertainment and characters at the Finish Line●Race within walking distance when you stay at a Disneyland Resort Hotel●Event transportation included when you stay at select Anaheim Area Hotels Disneyland Half Marathon Race Participants Receive●Champion Short-Sleeved Tech Shirt in Women's or Men's Cut*●Half Marathon Finisher Medal*●Official Digital Event Guide*●iGiftBag●Personalized bib (Must register before June 2, 2015 for name to appear on bib)* ●On-course and post-race refreshments●ChronoTrack B-tag timed race with live runner tracking signup for friends andfamily●Personalized results website and finisher certificateTo receive the Dumbo Double Dare Finisher Medal, you must register for the Dumbo Double Dare. Registering for the 10K and Half Marathon individually will not make you eligible to receive the Dumbo Double Dare Finisher Medal.To compete, you must be 14 years of age or older and able to complete the Half Marathon in three and a half(3.5) hours or less(16-minute mile pace).To receive the Dumbo Double Dare Finisher Medal, you must register for the Dumbo Double Dare. Registering for the 10K and Half Marathon individually will not make you eligible (合适的) to receive the Dumbo Double Dare Finisher Medal.Dates, times, prices and inclusions subject to change. All races are subject to capacity limits and may close at any time before the percentage can be updated. Registrations are non-refundable and non-transferable. Disney reserves the right to refuse the entry into, and/or revoke any registration for, any race for any reason in its sole discretion with refund of any applicable registration fees being the sole remedy of any such refusal and/or revocation.* Participants must attend Packet Pick-up at the run Disney Health & Fitness Expo to receive their race packet, bib, and tech shirt. Finisher medals will be distributed to finishers during the race. None of these items will be mailed to registrants.70.You can read all the following except _____in the article.A.The course description of Half MarathonB.The distance of the Half MarathonC.The entry fee of the Half MarathonD.The time limits of the completion of the Half Marathon71.We can infer from the advertisement that whoever runs the Half Marathon can get _____.A.the Dumbo Double Dare Finisher MedalB.Half Marathon Finisher MedalC.Personalized bibD.iGiftbag72.Which of the following statements is true?A Half Marathon races is open to all citizensB. One must be able to cover the Half Marathon within 3.5 hours.C. Registering for Half Marathon individually will enable you to receive the Dumbo Double Dare Finisher Medal.D. The Half Marathon is bound to start on time.73.Where probably is this passage taken from?A.A handbook of MarathonB.The official website of DisneyC.Advertisement section in a newspaperD.A sports magazine(C)Once upon a time, staying a healthy weight was easy. To lose weight you simply had to practise the reverse of home economics--spend more than you earned. Unfortunately for many, but perhaps not surprisingly, it turns out that people are rather more complicated than bank accounts.To stay a healthy weight, you need a hormone(荷尔蒙)called leptin to work properly. It sends “I’m full” hmessages from the fat cells up to the brain, where they go, among other places, to the same pleasure centers that respond to drugs like cocaine. Fat people produce plenty of leptin, but the brain doesn.t seem to respond to it properly. Last year researchers at the Oregon Research Institute scanned the brains of overweight pe(ople and found their reward circuit(线路) were underactive. They were eating more to try to get the enjoyment they were missing.There’s a lot of evidence for the fact that most, if not all, of us have a set point around which our weight can vary by about seven to nine kilos, but anything beyond that is a real struggle. Making changes is hard, particularly if your body is working against you. So why not reject the traditional approaches and try some new method, based on the latest research, that work with your body rather than against it. Several years ago researchers at the National Institute on Aging in Baltimore reported that when they gave rats very little food one day and allowed them to eat plenty the next, they showed virtually all the benefits of a permanent calorierestriction diet. The same goes for humans, according to Dr. James Johnson.How does it work? Besides forcing the body to burn fat, it may also cause hormonal changes. Most people say that the diet takes a bit of getting used to, but is not as grinding as trying to cut back on an everyday basis.Older dieters may remember something called brown fat. Unlike the undesirable white stuff; this was a dieter’s dream. Instead of storing excess energy as fat, brown-fat tissue burned it off to keep you warm-at least in mice. Brown fat fell out of favor because researchers couldn’t find much in humans but now, thanks to the New England journal of Medicine, it’s back in fashion. The idea is to expose people to cold temperatures. They then make more brown fat and their weight drops.74.According to the findings of the Oregon Research Institute,____________A. Overweight people get less pleasure from eating the same amount.B. Overweight people enjoy eating more than the others doC. People will become overweight if they eat more than they needD. People are more likely to be overweight if they produce less leptin75.The method used by the National Institute On Aging can be summarized as”__________”A. No diet at allB. Diet on a daily basisC. Diet every other dayD. Diet permanently76.The word”grinding” in the paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ___________A. EffectiveB. RealisticC. UnreliableD. Miserable77. What is the passage mainly about?A. Comparing the various ways of cutting caloriesB. Recommending new methods of losing weightC.Pointing out the misconceptions of losing weightD. Clarifying the common myth about weight lossSection CDirections:Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.The $11 billion self-help industry is built on the idea that you should turn negative thoughts like "I never do anything right" into positive ones like "I can succeed." But was positive thinking advocate Norman Vincent Peale right? Is there power in positive thinking?Researchers in Canada just published a study in the journal Psychological Science that says trying to get people to think more positively can actually have the oppositeeffect: it can simply highlight how unhappy they are.The study’s authors, Joanne Wood and John Lee of the University of Waterloo and Elaine Perunovic of the University of New Brunswick, begin by citing older research showing that when people get feedback which they believe is overly positive, they actually feel worse, not better. If you tell your dim friend that he has the potential of an Einstein, you’re just underlining his faults. In one 1990s experiment, a team including psychologist Joel Cooper of Princeton asked participants to write essays opposing funding for the disabled. When the essayists were later praised for their sympathy, they felt even worse about what they had written.In this experiment, Wood, Lee and Perunovic measured 68 students’ self-esteem. The participants were then asked to write down their thoughts and feelings for four minutes. Every 15 seconds, one group of students heard a bell. When it rang, they were supposed to tell themselves, "I am lovable."Those with low self-esteem didn’t feel better af ter the forced self-affirmation. In fact, their moods turned significantly darker than those of members of the control group, who weren’t urged to think positive thoughts.The paper provides support for newer forms of psychotherapy (心理治疗) that urge people to accept their negative thoughts and feelings rather than fight them. In the fighting, we not only often fail but can make things worse. Meditation (静思) techniques, in contrast, can teach people to put their shortcomings into a larger, more realistic perspective. Call it the power of negative thinking.(Note: Answer the question or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN 12 WORDS)78.T he self- help industry is based on _________________________________________.79.The finding of the Canadian researchers is that______________________________.80.From the experiment of Wood, Lee and Perunovic, we knowthat__________________.81.From the last paragraph, we know that ___________________ may prove to be agood form of psychotherapy.第II卷(共47分)I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the word or phrase given in the brackets.1基于真实故事的小说往往更能感动人心。
上海市普陀区2015届高三上学期期末考试(一模)英语试卷及答案
普陀区2014学年第一学期高三英语质量调研（考试时间 120分钟试卷满分 150分）第I卷（共103分）I. Listening ComprehensionSection A Short ConversationsDirections:In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and 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 questionyou have heard.1. A. Twins. B. Classmates. C. Friends. D. Colleagues.2. A. At a gas station. B. In a workshop.C. At an art gallery.D. In a department store.3. A. She’s written some books about classics.B. She’s learned a lo t from the literature class.C. She’s met some of the world’s best wr iters.D. She’s just returnedfrom a trip round the world.4. A. Ten years. B. Twenty years.C. Forty years.D. A hundred years.5. A. The woman followed the man’s advice.B. The woman wasgoing to have a haircut.C. The man didn’t care if the woman had her hair cut.D. The man didn’t want the woman to have her hair cut.6. A. She just read only part of the book.B. She was interested in reading novels.C. She seldom read books from cover to cover.D. She wasanxious to know what the book was about.7. A. Young people lose their jobs easily.B. Young people are too eager to succeed.C. Young people seldom stay long on the same job.D. Young people are too quick in making decisions.8. A. Worried. B. Relieved. C. Doubtful. D. Thankful.9. A. Quit delivering flowers. B. Work at a restaurant.C. Bring her flowers every day.D. Leave his job to work for her.10. A. Tony could not continue the experiment.B. Tony finished the experiment last night.C. Tony thought the experiment was well done.D. Tony had expected the experiment to be easier.Section BPassagesDirections:In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passage. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. She missed her grandfather greatly.B. She seldom talked with her mother.C. Her mother didn’t love her as much as her grandfather did.D. Her mother was the subject of talks with her grandfather.12.A. Co-workers cannot be your close friends.B. People will be pleased if you call them at 2:00 AM.C. You can't discuss your problems with a distant family.D. The one you can call at 2:00 AM is someone close to you in spirit.13.A. Parents should understand their kids.B. There are many ways to make friends.C. The earth is an inhabited garden if you have close friends.D. There is a difference between a lonely desert and an inhabited garden.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. The prison gates are always open. B. Its prisoners can work outside.C. The prison has no armed guards.D. The prison is open to the public.15. A. It has no security measures.B. It is run on the principle of trusting prisoners.C. The prisoners are provided with jobs on release.D. Its prisoners are seldom made to work overtime.16. A. Doubtful. B. Positive. C. Critical. D.Neutral.Section CLonger ConversationsDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you 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)Left HandednessWhat do Leonardo da Vinci, Marie Curie, and Albert Einstein have in common? They were all left-handed, along with other famous people including Barack Obama. In fact, an estimated 13 percent of the world’s population (25)______ be left-handed.Most people are right-handed. This fact also seems to have held true (26)______ history. In 1977, scientists studied works of art made at various times starting with cave drawings from 15,000 B.C. and ending with paintings from the 1950s. Most of the people (27)______ (show) in these works of art are right-handed.Many researchers claim (28)______ (find)relationships between left-handedness and various physical and mental characteristics. However, (29)______ of these connections are very weak, and others have not been proven.What makes a person become right-handed rather than left-handed? As yet, no one really knows for sure. (30)______ ______ ______ reasons may be behind it, people’s attitudes toward left-handedness have changed a lot over the years. There are even a number of shops (31)______ (specialize) in selling products for left-handed people, such as left-handed scissors, can openers, guitars, and even a left-handed camera.In 1976, Left-Handers International, a group of left-handed people in Topeka, Kansas, in the United States, decided to start (32)______ annual event in order to clear up misunderstandings about left-handedness.(B)Motivating Students(33)______ ______ a young child might be nervous about starting school, he or she is often excited on the first day of school. Perhaps that excitement lasts through the first few years of school. But over time, many children are much (34) ______ (excited) about going to school because school becomes a place of “all work and no play.”As the years go by, students(35)______(pressure) to do more work and to do it better, make better test scores, and have a higher class rank. It is therefore not surprising that by middle school many students lose interest in school and learning.Teachers face a big challenge in such a situation. When they enter a classroom (36)______ ______ most of the students do not want to be there and do not want to study, how can they teach? Some teachers may be tempted to focus their energy on the handful of students in the classroom who show an interest in (37)______(learn). Other teachers have to reward “good”students and punishing “bad”students in the hope (38)______ this may somehow motivate all students to try harder.Through his own teaching experience, Dr. Richard Lavoie became interested in the problem of motivating students. He (39)______(wonder) what motivates some students to want to learn. In studying this question, Dr. Lavoie discovered that other people have done a lot of research into this question already. However, those people do not work in schools. The people who seemed to know the most about (40)______ motivates kids were researchers who work for companies that were advertising products such as toys and music for children.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.“Once we spread out into space and establish independent colonies, our future should be safe,”Stephen Hawking says.Stephen Hawking, one of the world’s most important scientists, believes that to __41__, humans must move into space.Today, the United States, India, China, and Japan are all planning to send astronauts back to Earth’s closest __42__: the moon. Each country wants to create space stations there between 2020 and 2030. These stations will __43__prepare humans to visit and later live on Mars or other Earth-like planets.Robert Zubrin, a rocket scientist, thinks humans should __44__ space. He wants to start with Mars. Why? There are several advantages: for one, sending people to the moon and Mars will allow us to learn a lot—for example, whether living on other planets is possible. Then, we can eventually__45__ new human societies on other planets. In addition, the __46__ we make for space travel in the fields of science, technology, medicine, and health can also benefit us here on Earth.But not everyone thinks sending humans into space is a(n)__47__ idea. Many say it’s too expensive to send people, even on a short __48__. And most space trips are not short. A one-way trip to Mars, for example, would take about six months. People travelling this kind of distance face a number of health problems. Also, for many early space __49__, life would be extremely difficult. Onthe moon’s surface, for example, the air and the sun’s rays are very dangerous. People would have to stay indoors most of the time.Despite these __50__, sending people into space seems certain. In the future, we might see lunar(月球上的) cities and maybe even new human cultures on other planets.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.When you say that someone has a good memory, what exactly do you mean? Are you saying that the person has fast recall or that he or she__51__ information quickly? Or maybe you just mean that the person remembers a lot about her or his childhood. The truth is that it is __52__ to say exactly what memory is. Even scientists who have been studying memory for decades say they are still trying to __53__ exactly what it is. We do know that a particular memory is not just one thing stored somewhere in the brain. __54__, a memory is made up of bits and pieces of information stored all over the brain. Perhapsthe best way to __55__ memory is to say that it is a process—a process of recording, storing, and getting back information. Practice and repetition can help to __56__ the pieces that make up our memory of that information.Memory can be __57__ affected by a number of things. __58__ nutrition can affect a person’s ability to store information. Excessive alcohol use can also weaken memory and cause permanent __59__ to the brain over the long term. A vision or hearing problem may affect a person’s ability to notice certain things, thus making it __60__ to register information in the brain.When people talk about memory, they often__61__ short-term memory and long-term memory. If you want to call a store or an office that you don’t call often, you look in the telephone book for the number. You dial the number, and then you forget it! You use your short-term memory to remember the number. Your short-term memory lasts about 30 seconds, or half a minute. __62__, you don’t need to look in the telephone book for your best friend’s number, because you already know it. This number is in your long-term memory, which __63__ information about things you have learned and experienced through the years.Why do you forget things sometimes? The major reason for forgetting something is that you did not learn it well enough __64__. For example, if you meet some new people and right away forget their names, it is because you did not __65__ the names at the first few seconds when you heard them.51. A. collects B. processes C. publishes D. absorbs52. A. necessary B. important C. difficult D. convenient53. A. figure out B. take out C. put out D. give out54. A. After all B.Instead C.By contrast D. Besides55. A. recall B. refresh C. describe D. decrease56. A. lose B. organize C. identify D. strengthen57. A. positively B. negatively C. actively D. directly58. A. Poor B. Adequate C. Special D. Various59. A. benefit B. offence C. effect D. damage60. A. easier B. more impressive C. harder D. more convenient61. A. refer to B. apply for C. come across D. break down62. A. Furthermore B. However C.Consequently D. Otherwise63. A. leaks B. transmits C. checks D. stores64. A. in the middle B. at the end C. in the beginning D. ahead of time65. A. restore B. record C. replace D. respondSection 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)In 1991, high in the mountains of Europe, hikers made a discovery: a dead man partly frozen in the ice. However, the police investigation soon became a scientific one. Carbon dating indicated that the man died over 5,300 years ago. Today he is known as the Iceman and has been nicknamed “Ötzi” for the Ötztal Alps where he was found. Kept in perfect condition by the ice, he is the oldest complete human body on the earth.Scientists think he was an important person in his society. An examination of his teeth and skull tells us that he was not a young man.His arms were not the arms of a laborer. His dagger(匕首) was made of stone, but he carried a copper axe. This implies wealth, and he was probably from the upper classes.We know he could make fire, as a fire-starting kit was discovered with him. Even the food he had eaten enabled scientists to reason exactly where in Italy he lived.But why did the Iceman die in such a high and icy place? There have been many theories. Some said he was a lost shepherd. Others thought he was killed in a religious ceremony. Over the years since he was found, tiny scientific discoveries have led to great changes in our understanding of the story of the Iceman. The newest scientific information indicates that he was cruelly murdered. “Even five years ago, the story was that he fled up there and walked around in the snow and probably died of exposure,” said Klaus Oeggl, a scientist at the University of Innsbruck in Austria. “Now i t’s all changed. It’s more like a…crime scene.”In June 2001, an X-ray examination of the body showed a small dark shape beneath the Iceman’s left shoulder. It was the stone head of an arrow. It had caused a deadly injury that probably killed him very quickly. In 2003, an Australian scientist discovered the blood of four different people on the clothes of the Iceman. Did a bloody fight take place before his murder? Injuries on his hand and head indicate that this may be true. One theory, put forward by archeologist(考古学家) WalterLeitner, says that the Iceman’s murder was the end of a fight for power among his people. However, this idea is certainly debatable.66. What does “Ötzi”refer to ________.A. the oldest perfectly preserved human bodyB. the most famous tourist attractionÖtztal AlpsC. an important discovery by the police of EuropeD. the person living in Ötztal Alps for a long time67. After the examination of the Iceman, scientists believe that ________.A. he died at an early ageB. he made a fire-starting kitC. he had a higher social statusD. he was born at a village in Italy68. According to Klaus Oeggl, the Iceman died from________.A. a serious diseaseB. a snow disasterC. a religious faithD. a terrible murder69. What is the passage mainly talking about?A. The life of ancient people in the AlpsMountains.B. The cruel religious life of the Europeans in the past.C. The discovery andpossiblecause of death of the Iceman.D. The application of carbon dating technology to the Iceman.(B)Cambridge Schools Conference 2015 - book your place todayInspiring teachers, inspiring learners: How we prepare learners for a lifetime of learning.Dear ColleagueThe Cambridge Schools Conference is taking place in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 3-5 Jan 2015. Booking for the conference closes on 24December 2014, book now to secure your place.Feedback from schools that attended our recent conference in Cambridge includes:“Outstanding keynote presentation by Guy Claxton”Roland Ebiye-Koripamo, Cita International School“A Cambridge Conference shoots up the expectation level of the representativesand when it not just reaches that level but surpasses it with excellence, you define it as the Cambridge Schools Conference, 2015!”SeemaAnis, Al Waha International School, Jeddah“I have met so many interesting people. Having the opportunity to meet educators from all over the world is a unique experience.”Luciana Fernandez, ESSARP, ArgentinaThe conference brings together a community of teachers representing schools from many different countries and contexts, to consider approaches to common challenges. Our programme is designed to support professional learning by offering a range of perspectives on the conference theme. Discuss and debate these in our panel sessions (小组会议) and explore their implications in group discussions and workshops.We look forward to welcoming you to Colombo.Events TeamCambridge International ExaminationsFollow @CIE_Education for news and information about the conference. Use the hashtag#csconf15 to join the conversation.Forward to a friend|Unsubscribe© 2014 Cambridge International Examinations70. The theme of the Cambridge Schools Conference 2015 is about _________.A. lifelong learningB. teaching approachesC. common challengesD. inspiring teachers71. The letter is most probably for those who _________.A. are the members of CIEB. work in education institutesC. givefeedback to the conferenceD. can offer a range of perspectives72. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The conference closes on 24December 2014.B. The conferenceis held in University of Cambridge.D. The conference encourages various views on lifelong learning.C. The conference provides the most effective approaches on lifelong learning.(C)Big trees are incredibly important ecologically. For a start, they provide food for countless other species and shelter for many animals. With their tall branches in the sun, they capture vast amounts of energy. This allows them to produce massive crops of fruit and flowers that sustain much of the animal life in the forest.Only a small number of tree species have the genetic abilityto grow really big. The biggest are native to North America, but big trees grow all over the globe, from the tropics to the forests of the high latitudes(纬度). To achieve giant size, a tree needs three things: the right place to establish its seedling, good growing conditions and lots of time with low adult death rate. Lose any of these, and you will lose your biggest trees.In some parts of the world, populations of big trees are dwindling because their seedlings cannot survive. In southern India, for instance, an aggressive non-native bush, Lantana camara, is invading the floor of many forests. Lantana grows so thickly that young trees often fail to take root.With no young trees to replace them, it is only a matter of time before most of the big trees disappear.Without the right growing conditions, trees cannot get really bigand there is some evidence to suggest tree growth could slow in a warmer world, particularly in environments that are already warm. Having worked for decades at La Selva Biological Station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, David and Deborah Clark and colleagues have shown that tree growth there declines markedly in warmer years. “During the day, their growth shuts down when it gets too warm, and at night they consume more energy because their metabolic(新陈代谢的) ra te increases,” explains David Clark. With less energy produced in warmer years and more being consumed just to survive, there is even less energy available for growth.The Clarks’ theory, if correct, means tropical forests would shrink over time.The largest, oldest trees would progressively die off and tend not to be replaced. According to the Clarks, this might cause a destabilization of the climate; as older trees die, forests would release some of their stored carbon into the atmosphere, causing a cycle of further warming, forest shrinkage and carbon emissions.Besides, big trees face threats from elsewhere.73. According to the passage, big trees make great contributions to theecosystem because ________.A. they can capture large amounts of energyB. they determine the change of global climateC. they provide the essentials for many creaturesD. they can avoid a new cycle of further warming74. All the following factors are a must for making big trees EXCEPT ______.A. no deadly damageB. genetic contributionC. ideal environmentfor growthD. high-latitude location75. The word “dwindling” (paragraph3) is closest in meaning to “______”.A. explodingB. growingC. changingD. declining76. What is the best title of the passage?A. Big trees in trouble.B. Advantages of big trees.C. Results of big trees’ disappearing.D. Importanceof big trees to humans.77. What will the author most probably discuss after the last paragraph?A. More threats to the existence of big tress.B. The effect of human activities on big trees.C. Benefits of big trees to the whole atmosphere.D. Comparison between common trees and big ones.Section CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Different people may find that different learning methods work best for them. While some would turn to tutoring in order to get better grades, others choose to join study groups. In fact, many universities encourage their students to form study groups and make good use of them.“Two heads are better than one.” That’s the simple idea behind study groups. By participating in a study group, students can benefit from some of their best academic resources: other students. They get to pick each other’s brains and improve their own understanding of different problems. Moreover, study groups can create the slightly tense atmosphere in which it’s good to study. For example, some students tend to procrastinate(拖延) when they are studying by themselves; however, by joining a study group, they get to observe their peers who are working diligently and are likely to thus have motivation for working harder.Study groups work best when they are small, but not too small—four to five participants is about right. And it’s necessary to make sure everyone has the same goal, to prepare for a particular test, to discuss class readings or to review the week’s lecture notes. Besides, socializing in the group would make studying more fun as long as it took up only a small portion of group study time.In addition, to maximize the efficiency, some study groups like to assign members certain roles, and thus efficiency will be promoted. Besides an organizer, who gets group members to agree to a common purpose and a convenient time and place, there often is a group member playing the role of a source-seeker, whose duty is to remind group members to identify their sources. For instance, when a group member says “I read somewhere that ... ,” the source-seeker should ask for specifics. This person reminds the group that it’s important to know who said what and where it was said. And a gatekeeper, who tries to make sure that all group members are participating, may ask a direct question to help a shy person participate, or find a way to get a dominating member to listen.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN EIGHT WORDS.)78. Many universities encourage students to take advantage of ________ for better grades rather than learning alone.79. Peers are not only the best academic resources but also motivate each other to _________ when learning in groups.80. According to paragraph 3, besides the small size, what are the other two factors that could helpa study group work best?81. All the members in the study group will be assigned different roles because people believe that it will result in _______.第II卷（共47分）I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1、孩子们总是对圣诞节的礼物充满好奇。
上海市普陀区2015届高三上学期期末考试(一模)英语试卷及答案
普陀区2014学年第一学期高三英语质量调研（考试时间 120分钟试卷满分 150分）第I卷（共103分）I. Listening ComprehensionSection A Short ConversationsDirections:In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and 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 questionyou have heard.1. A. Twins. B. Classmates. C. Friends. D. Colleagues.2. A. At a gas station. B. In a workshop.C. At an art gallery.D. In a department store.3. A. She’s written some books about classics.B. She’s learned a lo t from the literature class.C. She’s met some of the world’s best wr iters.D. She’s just returnedfrom a trip round the world.4. A. Ten years. B. Twenty years.C. Forty years.D. A hundred years.5. A. The woman followed the man’s advice.B. The woman wasgoing to have a haircut.C. The man didn’t care if the woman had her hair cut.D. The man didn’t want the woman to have her hair cut.6. A. She just read only part of the book.B. She was interested in reading novels.C. She seldom read books from cover to cover.D. She wasanxious to know what the book was about.7. A. Young people lose their jobs easily.B. Young people are too eager to succeed.C. Young people seldom stay long on the same job.D. Young people are too quick in making decisions.8. A. Worried. B. Relieved. C. Doubtful. D. Thankful.9. A. Quit delivering flowers. B. Work at a restaurant.C. Bring her flowers every day.D. Leave his job to work for her.10. A. Tony could not continue the experiment.B. Tony finished the experiment last night.C. Tony thought the experiment was well done.D. Tony had expected the experiment to be easier.Section BPassagesDirections:In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passage. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. She missed her grandfather greatly.B. She seldom talked with her mother.C. Her mother didn’t love her as much as her grandfather did.D. Her mother was the subject of talks with her grandfather.12.A. Co-workers cannot be your close friends.B. People will be pleased if you call them at 2:00 AM.C. You can't discuss your problems with a distant family.D. The one you can call at 2:00 AM is someone close to you in spirit.13.A. Parents should understand their kids.B. There are many ways to make friends.C. The earth is an inhabited garden if you have close friends.D. There is a difference between a lonely desert and an inhabited garden.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. The prison gates are always open. B. Its prisoners can work outside.C. The prison has no armed guards.D. The prison is open to the public.15. A. It has no security measures.B. It is run on the principle of trusting prisoners.C. The prisoners are provided with jobs on release.D. Its prisoners are seldom made to work overtime.16. A. Doubtful. B. Positive. C. Critical. D.Neutral.Section CLonger ConversationsDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you 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)Left HandednessWhat do Leonardo da Vinci, Marie Curie, and Albert Einstein have in common? They were all left-handed, along with other famous people including Barack Obama. In fact, an estimated 13 percent of the world’s population (25)______ be left-handed.Most people are right-handed. This fact also seems to have held true (26)______ history. In 1977, scientists studied works of art made at various times starting with cave drawings from 15,000 B.C. and ending with paintings from the 1950s. Most of the people (27)______ (show) in these works of art are right-handed.Many researchers claim (28)______ (find)relationships between left-handedness and various physical and mental characteristics. However, (29)______ of these connections are very weak, and others have not been proven.What makes a person become right-handed rather than left-handed? As yet, no one really knows for sure. (30)______ ______ ______ reasons may be behind it, people’s attitudes toward left-handedness have changed a lot over the years. There are even a number of shops (31)______ (specialize) in selling products for left-handed people, such as left-handed scissors, can openers, guitars, and even a left-handed camera.In 1976, Left-Handers International, a group of left-handed people in Topeka, Kansas, in the United States, decided to start (32)______ annual event in order to clear up misunderstandings about left-handedness.(B)Motivating Students(33)______ ______ a young child might be nervous about starting school, he or she is often excited on the first day of school. Perhaps that excitement lasts through the first few years of school. But over time, many children are much (34) ______ (excited) about going to school because school becomes a place of “all work and no play.”As the years go by, students(35)______(pressure) to do more work and to do it better, make better test scores, and have a higher class rank. It is therefore not surprising that by middle school many students lose interest in school and learning.Teachers face a big challenge in such a situation. When they enter a classroom (36)______ ______ most of the students do not want to be there and do not want to study, how can they teach? Some teachers may be tempted to focus their energy on the handful of students in the classroom who show an interest in (37)______(learn). Other teachers have to reward “good”students and punishing “bad”students in the hope (38)______ this may somehow motivate all students to try harder.Through his own teaching experience, Dr. Richard Lavoie became interested in the problem of motivating students. He (39)______(wonder) what motivates some students to want to learn. In studying this question, Dr. Lavoie discovered that other people have done a lot of research into this question already. However, those people do not work in schools. The people who seemed to know the most about (40)______ motivates kids were researchers who work for companies that were advertising products such as toys and music for children.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.“Once we spread out into space and establish independent colonies, our future should be safe,”Stephen Hawking says.Stephen Hawking, one of the world’s most important scientists, believes that to __41__, humans must move into space.Today, the United States, India, China, and Japan are all planning to send astronauts back to Earth’s closest __42__: the moon. Each country wants to create space stations there between 2020 and 2030. These stations will __43__prepare humans to visit and later live on Mars or other Earth-like planets.Robert Zubrin, a rocket scientist, thinks humans should __44__ space. He wants to start with Mars. Why? There are several advantages: for one, sending people to the moon and Mars will allow us to learn a lot—for example, whether living on other planets is possible. Then, we can eventually__45__ new human societies on other planets. In addition, the __46__ we make for space travel in the fields of science, technology, medicine, and health can also benefit us here on Earth.But not everyone thinks sending humans into space is a(n)__47__ idea. Many say it’s too expensive to send people, even on a short __48__. And most space trips are not short. A one-way trip to Mars, for example, would take about six months. People travelling this kind of distance face a number of health problems. Also, for many early space __49__, life would be extremely difficult. Onthe moon’s surface, for example, the air and the sun’s rays are very dangerous. People would have to stay indoors most of the time.Despite these __50__, sending people into space seems certain. In the future, we might see lunar(月球上的) cities and maybe even new human cultures on other planets.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.When you say that someone has a good memory, what exactly do you mean? Are you saying that the person has fast recall or that he or she__51__ information quickly? Or maybe you just mean that the person remembers a lot about her or his childhood. The truth is that it is __52__ to say exactly what memory is. Even scientists who have been studying memory for decades say they are still trying to __53__ exactly what it is. We do know that a particular memory is not just one thing stored somewhere in the brain. __54__, a memory is made up of bits and pieces of information stored all over the brain. Perhapsthe best way to __55__ memory is to say that it is a process—a process of recording, storing, and getting back information. Practice and repetition can help to __56__ the pieces that make up our memory of that information.Memory can be __57__ affected by a number of things. __58__ nutrition can affect a person’s ability to store information. Excessive alcohol use can also weaken memory and cause permanent __59__ to the brain over the long term. A vision or hearing problem may affect a person’s ability to notice certain things, thus making it __60__ to register information in the brain.When people talk about memory, they often__61__ short-term memory and long-term memory. If you want to call a store or an office that you don’t call often, you look in the telephone book for the number. You dial the number, and then you forget it! You use your short-term memory to remember the number. Your short-term memory lasts about 30 seconds, or half a minute. __62__, you don’t need to look in the telephone book for your best friend’s number, because you already know it. This number is in your long-term memory, which __63__ information about things you have learned and experienced through the years.Why do you forget things sometimes? The major reason for forgetting something is that you did not learn it well enough __64__. For example, if you meet some new people and right away forget their names, it is because you did not __65__ the names at the first few seconds when you heard them.51. A. collects B. processes C. publishes D. absorbs52. A. necessary B. important C. difficult D. convenient53. A. figure out B. take out C. put out D. give out54. A. After all B.Instead C.By contrast D. Besides55. A. recall B. refresh C. describe D. decrease56. A. lose B. organize C. identify D. strengthen57. A. positively B. negatively C. actively D. directly58. A. Poor B. Adequate C. Special D. Various59. A. benefit B. offence C. effect D. damage60. A. easier B. more impressive C. harder D. more convenient61. A. refer to B. apply for C. come across D. break down62. A. Furthermore B. However C.Consequently D. Otherwise63. A. leaks B. transmits C. checks D. stores64. A. in the middle B. at the end C. in the beginning D. ahead of time65. A. restore B. record C. replace D. respondSection 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)In 1991, high in the mountains of Europe, hikers made a discovery: a dead man partly frozen in the ice. However, the police investigation soon became a scientific one. Carbon dating indicated that the man died over 5,300 years ago. Today he is known as the Iceman and has been nicknamed “Ötzi” for the Ötztal Alps where he was found. Kept in perfect condition by the ice, he is the oldest complete human body on the earth.Scientists think he was an important person in his society. An examination of his teeth and skull tells us that he was not a young man.His arms were not the arms of a laborer. His dagger(匕首) was made of stone, but he carried a copper axe. This implies wealth, and he was probably from the upper classes.We know he could make fire, as a fire-starting kit was discovered with him. Even the food he had eaten enabled scientists to reason exactly where in Italy he lived.But why did the Iceman die in such a high and icy place? There have been many theories. Some said he was a lost shepherd. Others thought he was killed in a religious ceremony. Over the years since he was found, tiny scientific discoveries have led to great changes in our understanding of the story of the Iceman. The newest scientific information indicates that he was cruelly murdered. “Even five years ago, the story was that he fled up there and walked around in the snow and probably died of exposure,” said Klaus Oeggl, a scientist at the University of Innsbruck in Austria. “Now i t’s all changed. It’s more like a…crime scene.”In June 2001, an X-ray examination of the body showed a small dark shape beneath the Iceman’s left shoulder. It was the stone head of an arrow. It had caused a deadly injury that probably killed him very quickly. In 2003, an Australian scientist discovered the blood of four different people on the clothes of the Iceman. Did a bloody fight take place before his murder? Injuries on his hand and head indicate that this may be true. One theory, put forward by archeologist(考古学家) WalterLeitner, says that the Iceman’s murder was the end of a fight for power among his people. However, this idea is certainly debatable.66. What does “Ötzi”refer to ________.A. the oldest perfectly preserved human bodyB. the most famous tourist attractionÖtztal AlpsC. an important discovery by the police of EuropeD. the person living in Ötztal Alps for a long time67. After the examination of the Iceman, scientists believe that ________.A. he died at an early ageB. he made a fire-starting kitC. he had a higher social statusD. he was born at a village in Italy68. According to Klaus Oeggl, the Iceman died from________.A. a serious diseaseB. a snow disasterC. a religious faithD. a terrible murder69. What is the passage mainly talking about?A. The life of ancient people in the AlpsMountains.B. The cruel religious life of the Europeans in the past.C. The discovery andpossiblecause of death of the Iceman.D. The application of carbon dating technology to the Iceman.(B)Cambridge Schools Conference 2015 - book your place todayInspiring teachers, inspiring learners: How we prepare learners for a lifetime of learning.Dear ColleagueThe Cambridge Schools Conference is taking place in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 3-5 Jan 2015. Booking for the conference closes on 24December 2014, book now to secure your place.Feedback from schools that attended our recent conference in Cambridge includes:“Outstanding keynote presentation by Guy Claxton”Roland Ebiye-Koripamo, Cita International School“A Cambridge Conference shoots up the expectation level of the representativesand when it not just reaches that level but surpasses it with excellence, you define it as the Cambridge Schools Conference, 2015!”SeemaAnis, Al Waha International School, Jeddah“I have met so many interesting people. Having the opportunity to meet educators from all over the world is a unique experience.”Luciana Fernandez, ESSARP, ArgentinaThe conference brings together a community of teachers representing schools from many different countries and contexts, to consider approaches to common challenges. Our programme is designed to support professional learning by offering a range of perspectives on the conference theme. Discuss and debate these in our panel sessions (小组会议) and explore their implications in group discussions and workshops.We look forward to welcoming you to Colombo.Events TeamCambridge International ExaminationsFollow @CIE_Education for news and information about the conference. Use the hashtag#csconf15 to join the conversation.Forward to a friend|Unsubscribe© 2014 Cambridge International Examinations70. The theme of the Cambridge Schools Conference 2015 is about _________.A. lifelong learningB. teaching approachesC. common challengesD. inspiring teachers71. The letter is most probably for those who _________.A. are the members of CIEB. work in education institutesC. givefeedback to the conferenceD. can offer a range of perspectives72. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The conference closes on 24December 2014.B. The conferenceis held in University of Cambridge.D. The conference encourages various views on lifelong learning.C. The conference provides the most effective approaches on lifelong learning.(C)Big trees are incredibly important ecologically. For a start, they provide food for countless other species and shelter for many animals. With their tall branches in the sun, they capture vast amounts of energy. This allows them to produce massive crops of fruit and flowers that sustain much of the animal life in the forest.Only a small number of tree species have the genetic abilityto grow really big. The biggest are native to North America, but big trees grow all over the globe, from the tropics to the forests of the high latitudes(纬度). To achieve giant size, a tree needs three things: the right place to establish its seedling, good growing conditions and lots of time with low adult death rate. Lose any of these, and you will lose your biggest trees.In some parts of the world, populations of big trees are dwindling because their seedlings cannot survive. In southern India, for instance, an aggressive non-native bush, Lantana camara, is invading the floor of many forests. Lantana grows so thickly that young trees often fail to take root.With no young trees to replace them, it is only a matter of time before most of the big trees disappear.Without the right growing conditions, trees cannot get really bigand there is some evidence to suggest tree growth could slow in a warmer world, particularly in environments that are already warm. Having worked for decades at La Selva Biological Station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, David and Deborah Clark and colleagues have shown that tree growth there declines markedly in warmer years. “During the day, their growth shuts down when it gets too warm, and at night they consume more energy because their metabolic(新陈代谢的) ra te increases,” explains David Clark. With less energy produced in warmer years and more being consumed just to survive, there is even less energy available for growth.The Clarks’ theory, if correct, means tropical forests would shrink over time.The largest, oldest trees would progressively die off and tend not to be replaced. According to the Clarks, this might cause a destabilization of the climate; as older trees die, forests would release some of their stored carbon into the atmosphere, causing a cycle of further warming, forest shrinkage and carbon emissions.Besides, big trees face threats from elsewhere.73. According to the passage, big trees make great contributions to theecosystem because ________.A. they can capture large amounts of energyB. they determine the change of global climateC. they provide the essentials for many creaturesD. they can avoid a new cycle of further warming74. All the following factors are a must for making big trees EXCEPT ______.A. no deadly damageB. genetic contributionC. ideal environmentfor growthD. high-latitude location75. The word “dwindling” (paragraph3) is closest in meaning to “______”.A. explodingB. growingC. changingD. declining76. What is the best title of the passage?A. Big trees in trouble.B. Advantages of big trees.C. Results of big trees’ disappearing.D. Importanceof big trees to humans.77. What will the author most probably discuss after the last paragraph?A. More threats to the existence of big tress.B. The effect of human activities on big trees.C. Benefits of big trees to the whole atmosphere.D. Comparison between common trees and big ones.Section CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Different people may find that different learning methods work best for them. While some would turn to tutoring in order to get better grades, others choose to join study groups. In fact, many universities encourage their students to form study groups and make good use of them.“Two heads are better than one.” That’s the simple idea behind study groups. By participating in a study group, students can benefit from some of their best academic resources: other students. They get to pick each other’s brains and improve their own understanding of different problems. Moreover, study groups can create the slightly tense atmosphere in which it’s good to study. For example, some students tend to procrastinate(拖延) when they are studying by themselves; however, by joining a study group, they get to observe their peers who are working diligently and are likely to thus have motivation for working harder.Study groups work best when they are small, but not too small—four to five participants is about right. And it’s necessary to make sure everyone has the same goal, to prepare for a particular test, to discuss class readings or to review the week’s lecture notes. Besides, socializing in the group would make studying more fun as long as it took up only a small portion of group study time.In addition, to maximize the efficiency, some study groups like to assign members certain roles, and thus efficiency will be promoted. Besides an organizer, who gets group members to agree to a common purpose and a convenient time and place, there often is a group member playing the role of a source-seeker, whose duty is to remind group members to identify their sources. For instance, when a group member says “I read somewhere that ... ,” the source-seeker should ask for specifics. This person reminds the group that it’s important to know who said what and where it was said. And a gatekeeper, who tries to make sure that all group members are participating, may ask a direct question to help a shy person participate, or find a way to get a dominating member to listen.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN EIGHT WORDS.)78. Many universities encourage students to take advantage of ________ for better grades rather than learning alone.79. Peers are not only the best academic resources but also motivate each other to _________ when learning in groups.80. According to paragraph 3, besides the small size, what are the other two factors that could helpa study group work best?81. All the members in the study group will be assigned different roles because people believe that it will result in _______.第II卷（共47分）I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1、孩子们总是对圣诞节的礼物充满好奇。
上海市青浦区2015届高三上学期期末考试(一模)英语试卷及答案
青浦区2014学年第一学期期末考试试卷高三英语（考试时间120分钟，满分150分。
请将答案填写在答题纸上）第Ⅰ卷(共103分)I. Listening Comprehension（略）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)During the summer days my mother built her fire in the shadow of our cabin. In the early morning our simple breakfast (25) (spread) upon the grass. The morning meal was our quiet hour. At noon, several (26) chanced to be passing by stopped to rest, and to share our luncheon with us. I loved (27) (well) the evening meal, for that was the time old stories were told.I was always glad when the sun hung low in the west, for then my mother sent me to invite the neighboring old people to eat supper with us. "Yes, yes, gladly, gladly I shall come!" each replied. My mission done, I ran back, (28) (skip) and jumping with delight.At the arrival of our guests I sat close to my mother, and did not leave her side. I ate my supper in quiet, listening patiently to the talk of the old people, wishing all the time that they would begin the stories. At last, when I (29) not wait any longer, I whispered in my mother's ear, "(30) them to tell an Iktomi story, mother."Then my mother said aloud, "My little daughter is anxious to hear your stories." As each in turn began to tell a legend, I pillowed my head in my mother's lap; and lying flat upon my back, I watched (31) stars one by one. The increasing interest of the tale aroused me, and I sat up eagerly listening for every word. The old women made funny remarks, and laughed so heartily (32) I could not help joining them.(B)The 43rd U.S. president George W. Bush stepped back into the spotlight when a library and museum dedicated to him opened to the public on May 1. the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum is dedicated (33) the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. The library and museum is plentiful with exhibits on the historical events. “About 3000,000 visitors (34) (expect)”,said the library and museum spokesman.Presidential libraries are not libraries in the traditional sense. People cannot go to the George W.Bush Presidential library (35) (check) out a book. They are facilities that preserve documents and items of a president and his act of governing. (36) is preserved at a presidential library is available to the public to see and study because presidential libraries are public property (37) (belong) to the American people.The Presidential library system began in 1939 when President Franklin Roosevelt ,during (38) second term in office, donated his personal and presidential papers to the government. Up until that point, presidential papers were destroyed, sold for profit, ruined by poor storage conditions, (39) were simply lost to the history.Roosevelt believed that presidential documents were an important part of the nation‟s heritage. He also donated a potion of his estate in Hyde PARK, New York, (40) his library and museum would be built. This began a tradition that would carry on with every president that followed.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.It's the customary bedtime practice every parent would feel fearful----being asked to read the same book for many times. But while the 41 repetition might be boring for mum or dad, it is the best way for toddlers to learn new words, according to research.The findings suggest parents are wasting money by spending a fortune on huge book collections in the hope they will inspire their little ones. Instead, a small selection of favourites such as The Very Hungry Caterpillar or The Gruffalo will 42 far more.Dr Jessica Horst, of the University of Sussex‟s WORD Lab devised an experiment to check how quickly three-year-olds could recognize and 43 six new words. The children were visited three times in a week. One group heard the same story three times back-to-back each time and another was read three 44 stories. All had the same amount of new words which appeared the same 45 of times.When researchers returned a week later, they found the children who heard the same story over and over had 46 learned 3.6 of the new words. While those 47 to a variety of stories remembered only 2.6.They also noted the …repetition‟ group learned at a faster rate than those in the …48 ‟ group.Dr Horst said: …We ar e showing that less is more, to a point. And, 49 , the more times you read to a child and the more books you have will help them. But you don‟t need to go crazy and buy every single Thomas the Tank Engine book. Reading the same books over and over agai n helps.‟Speaking of the 50 studies, we have found one in three don‟t read to their children before putting them to bed. Yet 30 minutes of one-on-one literacy sessions can improve reading age by nearly two years in less than five months.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, Cand D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Seven-year-old Jordan Lisle, in Mill Valley, California, joined his family at a packed after-hours school event last month aimed at inspiring anew interest: computer programming.The event was part of a national educational ___51____ in computer coding instruction that is growing at Internet speeds. Since December, 20,000 teachers from kindergarten through 12th grade have___52_____ coding lessons, according to , a group backed by the techindustry th at offers free curriculums. ___53_____, some 30 school districts have agreed to addcoding classes in the fall. And policy makers innine states have begun awarding the same ___54____ for computer science classes that they do forbasic math and science courses, rather than treating them as optional courses.It is a remarkable change for computer science. Smartphones and apps are commonplace no w, and engineering careers are __55____. To many parents, coding looks more like a basic life skill, one that might someday __56____ a great job or even instant riches.The spread of coding instruction, ___57____ just new, is “never known—there‟s never been a move this fast in education,” said Elliot Soloway, a professor of education and computerscien ce at the University of Michigan. He sees it as very positive, ___58____ inspiring studentsto develop a new passion, perhaps the way that teaching frog dissection (解剖) may inspire future surgeons and biologists.But the exposure to early coding comes with __59__, too. It is not clear that teaching basicc omputer science in grade school will beget future jobs or encourage __60___ creativity andlogical thinking. And particularly foryounger children, Dr. Soloway said, the activity is more like a video game, but not likely to impart a ctual programming skills. A coding curriculum, ___61___ by Code. Org., combines basic instruction withvideogames involving Angry Birds and hungry zombies.The lessons do not __62____ traditional co mputer language. Rather, they use simple wordcommands — like “move forward” or “turn right” — that children can click on and move around, to ___63____ an Angry Bird to capture a pig.The movement comes with no shortage of “we‟re changing the world” marketing passion fromSilicon Valley.“This is strategically ___64____for the economy of the United States,” said JohnPearc e, a technology businessman who has started a nonprofit, MV Gate, with Jeff Leane, to bring youth and family coding courses developed by to MillValley.Parents love the idea of giving children something to do with computers that they see as____65___, Mr. Pearce said.“I can‟t take my kid playing one more hour of video games, but if the children are exploring coding, I tell him I can live with that all night long.”51. A. temptation B. movement C. motion D. proposition52. A. introduced B. appealed C. recognized D. calculated53. A. In addition B. However C. Therefore D. Thus54. A. rewards B. prizes C. credits D. funds55. A. costly B. critical C. insecure D. hot56. A. result from B. work out C. pick up D. lead to57. A. before B. while C. when D. after58. A. virtually B. extensively C. potentially D. annoyingly59. A. warnings B. responsibility C. admission D. compliments60. A. superior B. inferior C. fiercer D. broader61. A. collected B. developed C. mentioned D. sacrificed62. A. declare B. cover C. call D. deepen63. A. forbid B. resist C. urge D. direct64. A. sensible B. reliable C. significant D. common65. A. efficient B. measurable C. productive D. stableSection 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.66. Of the four books mentioned above, who are the creators of the poems?A. Andrew Motion and Liz BerryB. Liz Berry and Ruth PadelC. Anthony and Ben HoldenD. Ruth Padel and Ben Holden67. Which of the following statements is true?A. Students aged 14 to 18 can choose a poem from Black Country to take part in a competition.B. Liz Berry can change the unpleasant Brummie accent into a beautiful song.C. Men will cry after they read the poems written by 100 distinguished persons.D. You will read personal perspectives in Poems That Make Grown Men Cry.68. My cousin is obsessed with poetry of different kinds, so my first choice as a gift for him would be ______.A. Learning to Make an Oud in NazarethB. Black CountryC. Poetry by HeartD. Poems that Make Grown Men Cry69. Which of the four books may probably give the people living in psychological suffering comfort and relief?A. Poems that Make Grown Men CryB. Poetry by HeartC. Black CountryD. Learning to Make an Oud in Nazareth(B)Emergency rooms (ER) are supposed to cure people but Dr. John Stemgold wonders if working in an ER in Willits made him sick. The ER was downwind of the Remco chrome plant. “I used to sit facing that window and kind of daydream out the window, looking at Remco, looking at the fog coming out of there. Then I would cough and cough.” Stemgold said.What Dr.Stemgold didn‟t know was that Remco was flowing out Chromium VI into the air--- a chemical known to cause cancer and breathing problems in humans. A recent state health department study found that people who were in Willits when Remco was in operation from 1964 to 1995 are at higher risk for cancer because of Chromium VI exposure.Today Dr.Stemgold has lots of time to play his guitar. It turns out he has a form of breathing difficulty. Hospital che micals cause coughing so violently that he‟s broken bones and it‟s cost him his career. Others in this town believe the Chromium has made them sick, too, and their families. Actually, Chromium VI was classified as a carcinogen , a cancer-causing substance, thirty years ago, Twenty years ago, a group of state scientific specialists found no exposure level below which carcinogen effects would not have some probability of occurring. Still, Remco was allowed to flow out Chromium VI into the air.In the battle to balance public health and a healthy economy, laws often favor business, Alan Ramo is a professor of law at Golden Gate University. “There is a real drive to make money, to have employment. When there‟s a real job that‟s available and a theoretical r isk of a chemical, jobs winout, business wins out.”And chemicals are allowed to flood the marketplace and the government requires strict testing before any drugs can be sold. But the vast majority of industrial chemicals are put into use little testing of any kind Chemicals that people like us, you and me might be exposed to. Marilyn Underwood is with California state health department. “ You need to have the convincing evidence that something is bad to then start regulating it.” However, in most cas es, chemicals are not tested until someone reports the abnormal, unnatural condition of the environment in general.“I think that if people really knew what really goes on with environmental protection I think they would be shocked and they should be.” Says Professor Ramo. “It might be valuable for other people to know what has happened to me, not for me but for them.” He said “because they might be in a similar situation because of where they work.”70. What happened to the people who lived in Willits from 1964-1995?A. most of them were forced to move away.B. They earn a lot of fortune from the factory or the profit it brought about.C. employees from local area all got sick and lost their jobs at the plant.D. They have a greater chance of having severe disease.71. What can we infer from the scientists‟ finding twenty years ago?A. Chromium VI surroundings help surgeons have more casual life.B. More skillful and capable doctors were needed.C. There is no safe level of Chromium VI exposure.D. A group of scientists were trying proper ways to solve the problems.72. When are new chemicals for industry tested?A. When they make smog-forming gases.B. When some problem is noticed.C. Ten years after they are first used.D. When the plant faces collapse.73. One of the important issues in the story is______.A. The dangers of emergency rooms that create health problem downwind.B. Doctors prescribing too many drugs.C. The battle to balance public health and a healthy economyD. Why scientists restricted chemical, like Chromium VI(C)The vast majority of fitness trackers count your steps and are worn around the wrist, but now there‟s a device that‟s designed to be worn like a necklace and monitors tiny movements to improve your posture.The Fineck device aims to address neck pain by tracking tiny movement, spotting bad habits and suggesting exercises via an accompanying app. Made from silicone(硅)and titanium(钛), Fineck monitors a wearer‟s movement, balance, posture and movement thanks to sensors inside.The Mountain View California-based firm says that a high percentage of people suffer from neck pain and associated problems, probably caused by more individuals doing office jobs, which generally involve leaning over computer keyboard.The device contains sensors, several different types of instruments to monitor movement, plus a monitor to shake. It connects to an iOS app via Bluetooth so that wearers can see their bad habitsand play “neck training” games. The app warns of health risks and records a user‟s activity to build up a customer personal health description. The necklace shakes to give smart advice, such as reminding wearers to sit up straight. The app also allows users to set goals, like many other wearables do. “Fineck is the first wearable dev ice for your neck that tracks your neck activity and warn you when you are in a bad posture for too long. You can also exercise your neck with Fineck‟s interactive games.” The company writes on Kickstarter. “No matter where you are and what you are doing at office, on the go, or simply just feeling bored, Fineck will bring you enriched exercise experience through motion sensing games and therapies.”It also claims that it is “the world‟s first titanium wearable device”. The metal is widely used in fashion stuff that you can wear or carry to match your clothes because it is lightweight, durable and does not tend to cause allergic(过敏的)reactions. It also offers additional features such as shaking to indicate alerts on a user‟s smartphone, but it is not cur rently clear whether it can also be used like bands, to count steps, and so on.The Fineck has a battery life of around seven days and takes one hour to charge. It is available to pre-order via Kickstarter from ＄69(￡44)and is due to ship in March next year.74. What helps the Fineck device to deal with neck pain?A. An accompanying app.B. A necklaceC. Computer keyboard.D. A remote control75. Besides allowiong people to set goals, the iOS app also_____.A. improves your posture and suggests exercisesB. exercise your neck and does office jobsC. alerts you to health risk and records your activityD. counts your steps and addresses neck pain76. Which of the following statements is true?A. The Fineck takes an hour to charge and is available at any time.B. Movie stars like to wear necklace made of silicone to match their clothes.C. The device count the steps to help wearers to see their bad habits.D. Neck-ache is something caused by using computers too much.77. We can infer from the passage that the Fineck device will_____.A. actually not cause allergic reactions.B. enrich your life by providing “neck training” gamesC. monitor a wearer‟s movement due to the material it is made ofD. help to correct your improper posturesSection CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.The one place you really don‟t want to be on weekend is in hospital. Last week, it was revealed in the research by Guy‟s and St Thomas‟ hosp ital in London, that stroke patients admitted on a Saturday or Sunday are up to 16 percent more likely to die .Meanwhile , a report earlier this year from NHS England found that all patients are 12 percent more likely to die if admitted to hospital at the weekend ------this was because fewer senior staff were available and there was a lack of access to key physical examination tests, such as scans.But even if you‟re not in hospital, weekends can be a health danger. You might have thought itwas your chance to recover after a hard week ,but as we reveal, while they won‟t kill you, weekends may be bad for your health.Headaches can occur more often at the weekend--------especially on a Saturday-------because of a chance in our routine, suggests Dr A ndy Dowson, director of headache services at King‟s College Hospital, London. He says:” if you are used to eating at a certain time of day or getting up and falling asleep at the same time, not continuing in the normal way at the weekend can cause headaches as your body and brain try to adjust to irregular meals or having a lie-in.” one theory is that the hypothalamus is very sensitive to any change in the body‟s routine.Caffeine withdrawal may be another factor, if you usually drink three or four cups of tea or coffee on week days to help you concentrate at work, but don‟t at the weekend, your body can go into withdrawal . it‟s thought caffeine also influences the chemical messenger that widens blood vessels in the brain----without it, these vessels narrow again, triggering a headache.Lying on the sofa in front of TV for hours watching your favorites after a week of running around can make heartburn worse----or even cause it to happen, as sitting with the head and shoulders bent forward puts pressure on the stomach, forcing acid up the gullet, the tube through which food passes from the mouth to the stomach, say Steven Mann, a gastroenterologist at the Royal Free London Trust.Acid reflux can also become a problem at the weekend you cannot bear because of less regular meal times as a result of late nights and lie-ins, explains Dr Mann. And having a take away could be the final straw. “ Oily, fatty food stimulates acid production, which can also cause problems such as heartburn and overflowing with the food.”Dr Mann adds.(note: Answer the question or complete the statements in NOT MORE THAN TWELVE WORDS) 78. besides fewer staff available, why are weekend patients admitted to hospitals more likely to die?79. what are the two factors which may cause headaches?80. A headache sometimes occurs when blood vessels narrow for lack of ___________________________________________81. we can infer from the passage that the final straw in the last paragraph means___________________________________.第Ⅱ卷(共47分)I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.Translation.1.这项慈善基金的设立旨在中国推广青山年足球。
上海市各区2015届高三英语一模试卷分类汇编：写作专题
上海市各区2015届高三英语一模试卷分类汇编：写作专题Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.目前，在网上购物的人越来越多，有人说在网上购物比在实体店购物优势多，有人说还是在实体店购物好。
请写一篇文章阐明你的观点。
你的文章必须包括：●简要介绍两种购物方式的不同之处●你喜欢那种购物方式？为什么？参考：Shopping online vs. shopping in physical storesAs scientific technologies developed faster and faster, our common lives have changed more and more, one of which is our shopping way.We have been shopping in physical stores, where a salesman may introduce many products to you and give you some advice about which one is the best choice, and you can try those clothes or shoes in person, even change another one if you find it not suitable to yourself.However, a new shopping method sprang up --- shopping online. There appear quantities of various stores on the Internet. You just need to click your mouse, and then you can see different kinds of commodities in them, with colorful pictures and detailed descriptions. If you are not clear about something, you can ask the customer service staff for help, who usually very kind and glad to answer your any question. Moreover, you can compare the same kind of products in different stores at the same time, which is able to save your time and avoid embarrassment.But every coin has two sides. Shopping online is not exceptional, so there are some disadvantages. First, you can never be sure whether the product is exactly what you see in the picture or read in the descriptions. What you receive may be much different from what is in your mind, for instance, strange color, wrong size or bad quality. Secondly, the products may be lost in the express delivery.From my perspective, I prefer shopping online, because I am too busy to have time go shopping in physical stores and goods online are usually cheaper. But I always choose the shops which have good reputation.【答案解析】文中包含题干的两个问题即可。
2015届上海市各区高三英语一模试卷题型分类专题汇编--阅读理解A篇--老师版(带答案已校对)
Section BDirections:Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)PEOPLE—________This Thursday, Irena Sendler will be honored for her work as a smuggler (偷运者). During World War II, the Polish social worker smuggled nearly 2,500 Jewish children out of the Warsaw ghetto (聚居区). She gave them new identities, found them safe places with good-hearted Christians, and kept the children's real names buried in jars in her neighbours' gardens. (The play, Life in a Jar, based on her story, is being performed.) At 93, Sendler lives in a Warsaw nursing home and is too weak to travel to Washington D.C., to receive the 2003 Jan Karski Award for Valor and Compassion from the American Center of Polish Culture. One of the children she saved will accept the award for her.You risked your life to save the children.I was taught by my father that when someone is drowning, you don't ask if they can swim, you just jump in and help. During the war, everyone was drowning, but mostly the Jewish children.How did you persuade parents to give up their children?I had to answer honestly that I didn't even know if we would get past the guards.What was the most frightening moment?When I saw a priest (牧师) in charge of an orphanage for Jewish children in the ghetto walk with them out to be killed. The children were in their best Sunday suits. The priest was killed with them.How did you get the children to behave as you smuggled them out?I told the older children to act as if they were sick and sometimes gave the younger ones a sleeping pill. They were told to remember their new names. I also told the children to tell guards they had only been visiting a servant in the ghetto and were going back to their real homes outside.Did you tell your own two children what you did?I never told them. Only when my daughter went to Israel did she learn all about me. I thought it was only normal to do so. And it was a very painful subject. It was always on my mind that I couldn't do more.66. We can learn from the passage that Irena Sendler________.A. will go to Washington to accept the award with her daughterB. was caught a few times while she was rescuing the Jewish childrenC. told those parents that their children's lives would be guaranteedD. saved thousands of Jewish children at the risk of her own life67. The expression "everyone was drowning" can best be replaced by "________".A. everyone was involved in the warB. all the people were drownedC. all the people were facing danger and deathD. Jewish children were being killed68. Which one could NOT be expected when Sendler was smuggling the Jewish children?A. The children pretended to be brothers and sisters from one big family.B. Some children pretended to be returning home after visiting servants in the ghetto.C. The children were asked to remember and use new names instead of real ones.D. Some children were told to pretend to be sick in front of the guards.69.Which of the following is best for the blank in the title?A. DISASTER SURVIVORB. NOBLE SMUGGLERC. AWARD RECEIVERD. SECRET DEFENDERKeys: 66-69 DCABSection 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)In 1801, Giuseppe Piazzi discovered a new object in the sky. He thought it was an undiscovered comet. After further observation, he realized that it behaved more like a small planet than a comet. Piazzi named it Ceres after the Sicillian goddess of grain. Ceres remains the largest known asteroids（小行星）in the sky. It means almost 600 miles（1,000 km) in diameter. By the end of the nineteenth century, severalhundred other asteroids had been identified.Tens of thousands of asteroids have since been discovered, with thousands more found each year. Asteroids are masses of rock and metal that orbit（绕轨道而行）the sun between Mars and Jupiter. They did not form into planets because the perturbations of Jupiter kept them moving too fast to join together. The total mass of all of the asteroids is less than the size of Earth’s moon.Some of the asteroids move in orbits outside the zone between Mars and Jupiter. Asteroids that come relatively close to Earth are known as near-Earth asteroids(NEAs). Scientists estimate that about 1,000 of these asteroids are 0.6 miles(1km) in diameter. An asteroid of this colliding（碰撞）with Earth would be disastrous.Scientists have found two sites where giant asteroids struck Earth millions of years ago. One asteroid hit Antarctica about 250 million years ago. Another asteroid struck Mexico’s Yucantan Peninsula around 65 million years ago, leaving a hole 112 miles(180km) wide and 1,000 yards (915m) deep. One theory blames the extinction of the dinosaurs on this asteroids’s collision with Earth and the climate change that resulted from its impact.Occasionally, small asteroids strike Earth. These cause little damage. Major collision, such as the one that may have killed the dinosaurs, occur rarely--perhaps only once every 100 million years.Although the chance of an asteroid striking the planet anytime soon is small, scientists continue to study the orbits of asteroids in the sky. They pay particularly close attention to the asteroids whose paths are close to Earth, and have even landed a spacecraft on an NEA named Eros. Their work helps them learn about the formation of the solar system. It may even help them discover ways to avoid an asteroid disaster in the future.66. Which of the following statement is NOT true about asteroids?A. Asteroids are composed of rock and metal.B. Asteroids orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter.C. Large near-Earth asteroids are sure to strike Earth.D. A large asteroid colliding with Earth would cause a disaster.67. The word “perturbations”(paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to “ ”.A. Formation of rocksB. Disturbance of motionC. Estimation of scientistsD. Influences of size68. What scientists have found implies thatA. two sites of Earth hit giant asteroids millions of years agoB. Antarctica was once struck by an asteroid millions of years agoC. one asteroid left a huge hole in Mexico 250 million years agoD. the extinction of dinosaurs resulted in asteroid’s collision with Earth69. Which of the following events happened third according to the passage?A. Giuseppe Piazzi discovered a new object and name it Ceres.B. Scientists had a spacecraft land on Eros to learn more about the solar system.C. Asteroids orbiting the sun failed to form into planets.D. Several hundred asteroids had been identified by the end of the nineteenth century.Keys: 66-69 CBBDSection 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)Being a normal, healthy nineteen-year-old, Rhona was in the habit of falling asleep the moment her head touched her pillow and not wakening up again until her mother called her at seven-thirty.When she awoke that morning in the grey light of early dawn, she had no idea what had disturbed her. Then she imagined, or thought she imagined, a faint smell of smoke around her nostrils (鼻孔). What was strange, though, was the very fact that she was wide awake and, according to her bedside clock, it was only a quarter to four.She sat up, listening, alert. There was definitely a smell of burning. Rising quickly, she crossed to the window and opened it quietly, thinking it would be the remains of some garden bonfire. But it wasn’t. She saw smoke and flames billowing out of a downstairs window next door.Barefoot and in pyjamas, she ran first to her parents’ room, opening their door to call, “Mum! Dad! There’s a fire next door!”Downstairs in a flash, she hurriedly dialed 999 and gave her name and address in clear, brief tones. By the time she had finished, Graeme, her elder brother, was coming running downstairs.“You go to their front door—I’ll go to the back,” she said to him.As she banged on their neighbors’ back door, she could hear a child crying in fear. Without stopping to think, Rhona lifted the large doorstop and smashed it through a glass panel, put her hand in and turned the key which opened the door.Through the smoke she saw a drying screen hung with white washing and she grabbed at as many of the damp clothes as she could on her way past towards the stairs. Halfway up she met Mr Parker carrying the baby and she hurriedly gave him some wet towels before doing the same for Mrs Parker who was behind him leading two-year-old Clare by the hand.“Crouch down as low as you can,” Rhona directed them as she took the child’s other hand. Within a matter of seconds the family was safely outside.66. Rhona woke up early in the morning because_________.A. her mother called her for an emergencyB. she heard a baby crying in fear downstairsC. she smelt something burning in the airD. the alarm clock rang as she set it67. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Rhona, together with her brother, Graeme, went to the Parkers’ rescue.B. The Parkers escaped from the burning house together.C. Rhona broke into the house by back door after smashing the glass panel.D. Rhona covered her mouth with the damp clothes before entering the Parkers’.68. According to the article, Rhona can be best described as _________.A. alert and timidB. courageous and stressedC. panic and sympatheticD. decisive and responsive69. It can be inferred that when the fire broke out, _________.A. The Parkers were at a loss what to doB. Rhona had a good knowledge of survival skillsC. Rhona showed the Parkers a safe fire escapeD. Rhona’s parents helped to save the scared childrenKeys: 66-69 CDDBSection BDirections:Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)The day began early.An agreement had been made with the little boys the evening before. They were to be allowed to celebrate the Fourth of July, the glorious day, by the blowing of horns exactly at sunrise. But they were to blow them for precisely five minutes only, and no sound of the horns should be heard afterward till the family were downstairs. It was thought that a peace might thus be brought by a short, though crowded, period of noise.The morning came. Even before the morning, at half-past three o’clock, a terrible blast of the horns aroused the whole family.The number of the horns was most remarkable! It was as though every cow in the place had arisen and was blowing through both her own horns! “How many little boys are there? How many have we?” exclaimed Mr. Peterkin, going over their names one by one mechanically thinking he would do it, as he might count imaginary sheep jumping over a fence, to put himself to sleep. The counting could not put him to sleep now, in such a loud noise.And how unexpectedly long the five minutes seemed! Elizabeth Eliza was to take out her watch and give the signal for the end of the five minutes, and the ceasing of the horns. Why did not the signal come? Why did not Elizabeth Eliza stop them?And certainly it was long before sunrise; there was no dawn to be seen! “ We’ll not try this plan again,” said Mrs. Peterkin. “If we live to another Fourth,” added Mr. Peterkin, hurrying to the door to inquire into the state of affairs.Alas! Amanda, by mistake, had waked up the little boys an hour too early. And by another mistake the little boys had invited three or four of their friends to spend the night with them. Mrs. Peterkin had given them permission to have the boys for the whole day, and they understood the day as beginning when they went to bed the night before. This accounted for the number of horns.It would have been impossible to hear any explanation; but the five minutes were over, and the horns had ceased, and there remained only the noise of a singular leaping of feet, explained perhaps by a possible pillow-fight, that kept the family below partially awake until the bells and cannon made known the drowning of the glorious day, the sunrise, or “the rising of the sons,” as Mr. Peterkin jokingly called it when they heard the little boys and their friends clattering down the stairs to begin the outside festivities.66. According to the passage, which event happened first?A. Mr. Peterkin noted how many boys there were.B. The Peterkins were awakened by the boys.C. Elizabeth gave the signal to stop the horns.D. Mr. Peterkin exclaimed how many boys they had.67. What did the 7th paragraph talk about?A. The place where the boys blew their horns.B. The time when Elizabeth Eliza stopped them.C. The way how the boys blew their horns.D. The reason why more horns were over there.68. The probable main idea of this passage is that _______________.A. the little boys didn’t carry out the agreement thoroughlyB. the little boys didn’t see the signal to stop blowing their horns.C. the little boys blew horns to greet the dawn of July 4th so early.D. the Peterkins enjoyed children’s blowing of the horns on July 4th.69. Which question is not answered in the story?A. When did the horn blowing begin?B. How long ago did the custom start?C. Why did the boys blow the horns in the morning?D. How did the Peterkins feel about the horn blowing?Keys: 66-69 BDCBSection 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)Culturally speaking, America might be called a European colony. No other country whose origins lie in Europe has had so sharp an awareness of its distinction and superiority to the parent cultures. Running through American history, and therefore through American literature, is a double consciousness of Old World modes and New World possibilities. As American, the writer has distributed Europe; as writer, he has envied the riches available to his European Counterpart.In the nineteenth century some immigrants came in order to avoid military service in their homeland. But even so, the snowballing process had for most Americans a deep, almost legendary significance.In the legends, Europe was associated with the Past, with British red-coats at Concord, absentee landlords(不在的地主)，dynastic pride, hunger, poverty, oppression. America, by contrast, was the future: plenty, prosperity, freedom. For much of its history America has been a busy, restless land, more interested in innovation than in conservation(保守). Its people have been highly optimistic, setting great store by the ability of the individual to overcome obstacles. The individual has had a right to expect success. Optimism and pessimism mix unusually in American writing; Mark Twain is an obvious example. Or, the individual tends to set himself up in a dramatic relationship to society.Yet although American literature has revealed certain fairly permanent trends, it has not been a still affair. Its tone has changed from decade to decade.66. What does the underlined p hrase “the parent cultures” refer to?A. Culture of parentsB. Culture of EuropeC. Culture of BritainD. Culture of America67. What is the American writer’s attitude towards Europe?A. He hates Europe for its conversation, poverty and permission.B. He has no trust in Europe and is also jealous of its riches.C. He envies that all the Europeans are much richer.D. He believes that America is looked down upon.68. What is the main characteristic of the American writing?A. The description of a dramatic relation between the individual and society.B. The optimistic description of the Americans overcoming obstacles.C. The strange combination of optimism and pessimism.D. The ever changing of its characteristic from decade to decade.69. The main idea of this passage is about _____.A. a double consciousness in American literature.B. the European culture’s contribution to America literature.C. optimism and pessimism in America writingD. Americans can always overcome obstacles.Keys: 66-69 BBCASection 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)Dennis Sinar, 51, a doctor from New York, is quick to explain why he took a year-long break from his job. “I was pretty burned out after practicing medicine for 26 years. I needed a recharge.” So he took a“gap year”, from July 2011 to June 2012, to explore things like ancient buildings, antique restoration, archaeology and traditional Eastern medicine, in locations including Alaska, Nepal and Romania.“Taking a break from work is an excelle nt way for adults to go into a new career or refresh an old one,” said Holly Bull, president of Princeton, N, J. “In recent years, mid-career breaks have been gaining more interest,” she said. A report on adult gap years published this year by a market res earch company also described the potential American market for gap years as a “sleeping giant.”“A gap year is a challenge for the older individual to step out of a comfort zone and take a risk. I enjoyed that side most.” said Dr. Sinar, who kept a daily b log about his experience. His time studying Eastern medicine “assured the reasons I went into health care,” said Dr. Sinar, who returned to practice medicine at his old job, although he works fewer days. “I use those experiences to provide my patients with more care,” he added. “And I listen better than I did before.”George Garritan, chairman of the Department of Leadership and Human Capital Management at New York University, certainly agrees with Dr. Sinar. He said a gap-year experience could be worthwhile for employees and companies. For employees, investing in themselves and improving skill sets is a move that will benefit throughout their career. He added that returning employees feel refreshed and have given more thought to their career. For companies, offering unpaid leaves makes good sense for attracting and keeping talented employees.66. Dr. Sinar took a gap year because he ________.A. had lost his old jobB. wanted to refresh after 26 years’ workC. had a desire for travellingD. became interested in historical research67. The phrase “sleeping giant” (in 2nd paragraph) indicates that ________.A. it’s too early for people to accept the conception of gap yearB. the effect of gap year policy remains to be seenC. it’s difficult to fores ee the gap year marketD. more American people will accept the gap year policy68. What’s George Garritan’s attitude toward the “gap year”?A. Positive.B. DoubtfulC. Uninterested.D. Uncertain.69. What’s the passage mainly about?A. How an adult plans a mid-career gap year.B. Why a gap year is worthwhile for adults.C. Whether a gap year is popular with adults.D. Why a gap year is challenging for individuals.Keys: 66-69 BDABSection BDirections: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read．(A)It’s a typically Snoopy card: cheerful message, bright colors, though a little yellow and faded now. Though I’ve received fancier, more expensive card over the years, this is the only one I’ve saved. One summer, it spoke volumes to me.I received it during the first June I faced as a widow to raise two teen age daughters alone. In all the emotional confusion of this sudden single parenthood, I was overwhelmed with, of all things, the simplest housework: leaky taps, oil changes, even barbecues. Those had always been my husband’s jobs. I was embarrassed every time I hit my thumb with a hammer or couldn’t get the lawnmower started. My uncertain attempts only fueled the fear inside me: How could I be both a father and mother to my girls? Clearly, I lacked the tools and skills.On this particular morning, my girls pushed me into the living room to see something.(I prayed it wasn’t another repair job.)The “something “turned out to be an envelope and several wrapped bundles on the carpet. My puzzlem ent must have been plain as I gazed from the colorful packages to my daughter’s bright faces.“Go ahead! Open them! “They urged. As I unwrapped the packages, I discovered a small barbecue grill and all the necessary objects including a green kitchen glove with a frog pattern on it."But why?" I asked."Happy Father's Day!" they shouted together."Moms don't get presents on Father's Day". I protested."You forgot to open the card". Jane reminded. I pulled it from the envelope. There sat Snoopy, on top of his dog house, merrily wishing me a Happy Father's Day. "Because", the girls said, "you've been a father and mother to us. Why shouldn't you be remembered on Father's Day?"As I fought back tears, I realized they were right, I wanted to be a "professional" dad, who had the latest tools and knew all the tricks of the trade. The girls only wanted a parent they could count on to be there, day after day, performing repeatedly the maintenance tasks of basic care and love.The girls are grown now, and they still send me Father's Day cards, but none of those cards means as much to me as that first one. Its simple message told me being a great parent didn't require any special tools at all—just a willing worker.66. By "it spoke volumes to me", (Para. 1) the mother in the story means the card______. A．conveyed significant meanings to her B．aroused great sorrow in herC．brought her pleasant feelings D．made her feel important67. After her husband’s death, the mother found it was the hardest to______.A. handle the emotional shockB. face the terrible lonelinessC. Keep harmony of the familyD. Fulfill a male role in the house68. The girls gave their mother a barbecue set probably because ______.A. It was what their mother wantedB.it was a pro per Father’s Day giftC. barbecue was their favorite foodD. they wanted their mother to barbecue69. Which of the following statements is true about the first Father’s Day card?A. It made the mother eager to get the latest toolsB. It praised the mother as a professional dadC. Its fancy design impressed the mother mostD. It showed the girl’s appreciation for their mother’s loveKeys：66-69 A D D DSection BDirections:Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions orunfinished 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)On October 24, 1929—”Black Thursday”—a wave of panic selling of stocks swept the New York Stock Exchange. The Great Depression began. By 1932, thousands of banks and businesses had failed. Industrial production was cut in half, farm income had fallen by more than half, wages had decreased 60 percent, new investment was down 90 percent and one out of every four workers was unemployed.The Republican president, Herbert Hoover was unable to take measures to deal with the economic collapse. So in the 1932 election, he was defeated by Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt, who promised “a New Deal for the American people”.Within the “Hundred Days”, Roosevelt rushed through Congress a number of laws to aid the recovery of the economy. The Civilian Conservation Corps put young men to work in reforestation and flood.The Federal Emergency Relief Administration aided state and local relief funds. The Agricultural Adjustment Administration paid farmers to reduce production, thus raising crop prices. The Tennessee Valley Authority built a network of dams in the Tennessee River area to generate electricity, control floods and manufacture fertilizer. The National Recovery Administration regulated fair competition among businesses and ensured bargaining rights and minimum wages for workers.The Social Security Act of 1935 established contributory old age and survivors’ pensions, as well as a joint federal state program of unemployment insurance.The Work Progress Administration was one of the most effective of the New Deal measures. Financed by taxes collected by the federal government, the WPA created millions of jobs by undertaking the construction of roads, bridges, airports and other public buildings. It kept workers in the job, thus preserving their skills and their self-respect.The New Deal programs did not end the Depression. But the economy improved as a result of this program of government intervention.66. According to the passage, “Black Thursday” is the day ________ .A. of selling stocksB. of reducing industrial productionC. the Great Depression beganD. the New Deal was implemented67. The New Deal is a number of laws ________ .A.to make young people plant trees and build damsB.to aid state and local relief fundsC.to deal with workersD.to deal with economic problems68. The WPA was an effective measure because ________ .A.it provided workers jobs of building roads and airportsB.it preserved workers’ skill and self-respectC.it provided financial aids to workersD.it ensured workers’ minimum wages69. Roosevelt made his New Deal programs effective through ________ .A. his presidential powerB. government taxationC. congress reputationD. government interventionKeys：66-69 CDADSection BDirections:Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)The term “resume” means a document describing one’s educational qualifications and professional experience. However guidelines for preparing a global resume are constantly changing. The best advice is to find out what is appropriate regarding the company culture, the country culture, and the culture of the person making the hiring decision. The following list is a good place to start.* In many countries, it is standard procedure to attach a photo or have your photo printed on your resume. Do not attach a photograph to your resume if you are sending it to the United States, though.* Educational requirements differ from country to country. In most case of “cross-border” job hunting, just stating the title of your degree will not be enough. Provide the reader with details about your studies。
2015年上海各区高三英语一模分类汇编：翻译及答案
2015年上海各区高三英语一模分类汇编：翻译及答案宝山区1.你能告诉我你热衷于网络游戏的原因吗？(crazy)2.宁大家满意的是，政府采取的措施比预期的要更有效。
(measure)3.谈到向别人表达感谢时，除了“谢谢”外，还有许多更有创意的方式。
(come)4.对于一再挑战极限的人来说，冒险是一种生活方式。
(challenge)5.任何人仅凭背单词是不可能考出好成绩的，更不用说具有和老外交流的能力。
(Only) 静安区1.你今晚能来参加我的生日聚会吗？(possible)2.桌上有本最新版的英语字典。
(On)3.意识到健康重要性的人们正在越来越关注他们的饮食。
(aware)4.正式我国宇航员的精神才使我们克服了所有的艰难险阻。
(enable)5.每天仅允许两百名游客进入博物馆参观，因为里面的物品非常珍贵。
(admit)普陀区1.孩子们总是对圣诞节的礼物充满好奇。
(curious)2.我们不确定能否按时完成任务。
(sure)3.对学生而言，身心健康与在学业表现中取得的进步同样重要。
(as…as)4.评委及专家们对他昨天在表演时脸部表情及手势动作的印象极为深刻。
(impress)5.大家一致认为任何有责任心和毅力的人都有资格申请该职位。
(whoever)闸北区1.Mary的表演从来没有这样令人印象深刻。
(Never)2.谁到的最晚，就得为今天的晚餐买单。
(Whoever)3.据报道，父母之间的关系将大大影响孩子的学习成绩。
(It)4.在世界许多地方，重男轻女的现象令女性在教育就业方面处于劣势。
(phenomenon)5.商家制造的一年一度的消费节为老百姓提供了花小钱买高品质商品的机会。
嘉定区1.学生们轮流到附近的火车站做志愿者。
(turn)2.他肯定早就意识到了英语的重要性，所以英语那么好。
(aware)3.不管多忙，我们每天都应给家人腾出些时间来。
(spare)4.我认为就此问题与那些固执己见的人争论下去没有意义了。
上海市2015奉贤区中考英语一模试卷(含答案)
奉贤区2015年初三英语一模练习〔十五〔满分150分,完卷时间100分钟2015.1考生注意：本卷有7大题,共94小题。
试题均采用连续编号,所有答案务必按照规定在答题卡上完成,做在试卷上不给分。
Part 1 Listening 〔第一部分听力I. Listening comprehension <听力理解> <共30 分>A. Listen and choose the right picture<根据你听到的内容,选出相应的图片> <6 分>B.Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear<根据你听到的对话和问题,选出最恰当的答案>：<8分>7. A. Yellow. B. White. C. Green. D. Orange.8. A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Cloudy. D. Windy.9. A. 15. B. 18. C. 21. D. 33.10. A. 8:20. B. 8:30. C. 9:30. D. 9:10.11. A. On the road. B. In the hospital. C. In the classroom. D. In the park.12. A. By bus. B. By underground. C. On foot. D. By taxi.13. A. A nurse. B. A doctor. C. A teacher. D. An artist.14. A. A wild animal tour. B. Safety rules in the zoo.C. An experienced guide.D. A terrible experience.C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false <判断下列句子是否符合你听到的内容, 符合的用"T"表示,不符合的用"F"表示> <7分>15. Wang An went to America from China when he was 25.16. When Wang An started his company, it had two rooms and four workers.17. His company only made computers and became very successful.18. After Wang An got a lot of money, he moved into a big house.19. In 1986, Wang's son, Fred became president of the company.20. Now people can find Wang's name in some places in Boston.D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences〔听短文,完成下列内容。
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2015学年奉贤区调研测试高三英语试卷（2015.1.16）（考试时间120分钟，满分150分。
请将答案填写在答题纸上。
）第I卷（共 103分）I. ListeningSection A Short conversations (10分)Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. In a restaurant. B. At the theatre.C. In a meeting room.D. At the office.2. A. Teacher and student. B. Doctor and patient.C. Manager and office worker.D. Travel agent and customer.3. A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four4. A. Reading newspapers. B. Writing up local news.C. Talking about sports.D. Putting up advertisement.5. A. He rescued a baby from a fire. B. He behaved bravely in a fire.C. He ran the fastest in a race.D. He jumped from a carriage which was on fire.6. A. Take a break. B. Go to work.C. Do the other problem.D. Keep trying.7. A. He doesn’t enjoy business trips as much as he used to.B. He doesn’t think he is capable of doing the job.C. He thinks the pay is too low to support his family.D. He wants to spend more time with his family.8. A. Thirty yuan. B. Thirty-five yuan.C. Forty yuan.D. Forty-five yuan.9. A. He wants to get a new position. B. He is asking the woman for help.C. He has left the woman a good impression.D. He enjoys letter writing.10. A. He probably won’t listen to the man’s advice.B. He has made a good decision.C. He has done the thing.D. He will follow the man’s advice.Section B Passages (12分)Directions: 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 haveheard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11.A. Photos as clues to the past. B. Fashionable families in recent history.C. Photographers of the past.D. Details of photography from the past.12. A. Their shoes. B. Some money. C. Their relatives’ hands. D. Theirplaythings.13. A. The location of the house.B. The social and economic position of the family.C. The types of games children played.D. The profession of the owner of the house.14. A. Its meat as a source of food. B. The wide classification of penguins.C. The penguin’s successful career.D. Penguin’s life in groups.15. A. The king penguin. B. The emperor penguin.C. The bare-footed penguin.D. The black-footed penguin.16. A. The penguin may become extinct soon.B. The poisonous chemicals influence the penguins’ life.C. The chemicals have poisoned many penguins to death.D. The penguin population will drop greatly.Section C Longer conversations (8分)Directions: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 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.II. Grammar and Vocabulary.Section A (16分)Directions: Read the following two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.(A)Are you a bookworm?Do you love to read? Your teachers probably tell you how important reading is all the time. And guess what? They’re right! Reading helps you in many ways beyond just (25)_________(be) able to read and get good grades in tests. Being an eager reader helps you become a good speller and writer. In fact, the more you read, the better you’ll do in all your subjects.Do you have friends who always have books in their hands? We bet they are caught (26)_________ (read) almost all the time. Sometimes those people who love reading and even collecting books are called bookworms. Is it really (27)__________ they look like earthworms? No! So where did that nickname come from?The term “bookworm” (28)_____________ (use) since the 1500s. Way back then, libraries did not have the modern air conditioning systems (29)____________(control) the environment (30) ____________ (surround) the books. As a result, some old libraries became musty and attracted various pests, some of which then took the form of insects and worms loving to eat paper and stay inside of books, (31)_________________ they would spend their entire lives. It was just natural to transfer the “bookworm”idea to humans who loved to consume books as much as these pests did.So if you see a trip to the library (32)_____________ an adventure and can’t wait to read a new book, you’re probably a bookworm. And that’s OK! You are not alone and there are millions and even billions of us in the world.Keys: 25. being 26.reading 27.because 28.has been used 29.to control 30.surrounding 31.where 32.asAnalyses:本篇文章讲述了“书虫”本身的含义以及之后指代书籍爱好者的由来。