2015届闸北区高三英语一模试卷及答案(官方版)

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上海市各区2014-2015年高三英语一模试卷分类汇编---中英翻译-学生版(已经校对)

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1. 我从未想到我校篮球队会在决赛中败北。

(occur)2. 那只迷路的猴子得到了村民们的精心照顾。

(care)3. 他再也无法忍受没有被晋升为部门经理的事实。

(No longer)4. 就教师而言，没有什么比能看到学生取得进步更令人高兴的了。

(than)5. 尽管这项计划的初衷是为了提高人民的生活水平，但由于种种原因计划未能实施。

(intend)Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1. 前天，许多物理学家出席了颁奖典礼。

(present)2. 选举结果出乎意料，这令大多数人颇为失望。

（which）3. 只有相关各方更多地关注青少年，他们才能形成正确的价值观。

（Only）4. 他从没想到保护水资源的文化和社会因素也被列入考虑范围。

（occur）5. 虽然大多数孩子喜欢吃快餐，但科学研究显示汉堡和匹萨缺乏身体健康和成长所必须的矿物质及维生素.(Although)Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1．老师让我们用熟悉的词替换新词。

(replace)2．有些家长从未意识到，做家务可以培养孩子的责任心。

(Never)3．如果有朝一日，学生能自主选择校服的款式，那该多棒啊！(How)4．鼓励市民买电动汽车，这从长远来看将有助于促进低碳经济。

(which)5．新近开发的智能手表功能如此强大，估计明年一经上市，必将热销。

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闸北区2015年初三英语一模练习（十一）（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) Four. B) Five. C) Six. D) Seven.8. A) Tuesday. B) Wednesday. C) Thursday. D) Friday.9. A) 50 dollars. B) 100 dollars. C) 150 dollars. D) 200 dollars.10. A) The 4th. B) The 5th. C) The 6th. D) The 7th.11. A) On foot. B) By bus. C) By car. D) By bicycle.12. A) At the railway station. B) At the post office.C) At the library. D) At the supermarket.13. A) Singer and listener. B) Customer and shop assistant.C) Father and daughter. D) Doctor and patient.14. A) It's noisy in London. B) The weather in London is not good.C) The bus services are not very good. D) More trees should be planted.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. Over 750,000 visitors pay a visit to Stonehenge in Britain every year.16. The largest number of visitors to Stonehenge appears in July.17. Historian(历史学家)Paul Stocker doesn't think Stonehenge was a temple where ancient leaderscommunicated with the gods.18. Most people agree that Stonehenge was built to celebrate a success over an enemy.19. One visitor to the Stonehenge felt the energy pull him down.20. A group of English volunteers tried to build another Stonehenge, but failed.D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences（听短文，完成下列内容。

上海市各区2015届高三英语一模试卷分类汇编：选词填空

2014-2015学年高三英语一模汇编---- 选词填空Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once.Officials at Boston College have made what may be a critical decision: they’ve stopped giving out new email accounts to incoming students. The officials realized that the students had already established digital__41_ _ by the time they entered college, so the new email address were just not being used, but, 42 , the college will offer forwarding(转发) services.Starting next year, freshman 43 at Boston College won’t be given an actual email account complete with login and inbox, just an email address. This address, in the format of johnsmith@ will simply forward mail to the students already_ 44 inbox, be it Gmail, Windows Live Mail, Yahoo Mail, AOL, or whatever else they may be using.The college reached a smart decision after first looking into outsourcing（外包）their email to the cloud. While the Boston College decision may have been made for 45 reasons more than anything, we can easily imagine this as being the start of a new trend.Can you even imagine a U.S. college students who didn’t have an email address of their own by the time they were a freshmen? It’s 46 unheard of Today’s students are digital 47 immersed(浸润) in technology form the day they were born. It simply doesn’t make sense to give them yet another account to manage when they enter college.By going this 48 , there are still some challenges to overcome, though. For example, a student who changes their email carrier will probably forget to 49 the institution to the change and could then miss out on 50 messages from the university with regard to their courses, scholarship, safety information, ect.In the end, we think the decision Boston College made could easily be the start of a new trend. We’re sure students like it, too.【答案】41. C 42. F 4 3.J 44.G 45. D 46. H 47.B 48.I 49. E 50. KSection BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once.Last week, Verizon and Google proposed a plan they say could keep the Internet open while supporting 41 in high-speed Internet service. V erizon has the nation's biggest wireless network while Google is the biggest Internet search engine. The proposal was a surprise because the two companies have been on opposite sides of thedebate over net neutrality. That is the idea that all content on the Web should be treated equally. Internet service providers want to be able to charge more for heavy Internet traffic or users who want 42 services. The Federal Communications Commission regulates telephone, cable and satellite communications. But its power to regulate Internet service has been questioned in the courts. The new proposal calls for rules barring service providers from preventing users from sending and receiving 43 information of any kind. Users also could not be prevented from 44 any application, service or device they choose to the Web. And broadband Internet providers would be 45 from discriminating against（歧视）content and would have to be open about their policies. Supporters of net neutrality criticized the proposal for not 46 wireless providers. Wireless broadband is among the fastest growing parts of the Internet. Others oppose the 47 of a "two-tiered"（两极分化的）system on the Internet in which some content gets a fast lane and other content goes slowly. But Daniel Brenner says such a system already exists. Daniel Brenner is a partner at the law firm Hogan Lovells in Washington. He says service providers want to be able to charge more because they build networks out to their customers across the country. Such companies are the so-called "last mile" providers. But, the Internet is really a network of networks which exchange traffic all the time and compete with each other. And not all networks reach the last mile to a customer's door. Paul Kouroupas of Global Crossing says his company wants to make sure 48 between service providers are honored on all networks. That way, a service promised by Global Crossing on its fiber optic network will be 49 all the way to a customer's door —even if another company carries the service that last mile. The Verizon-Google proposal offers 50 for a debate that is not likely to end soon. Daniel Brenner says the FCC needs clearer guidelines from Congress. And that's the VOA Special English Economics Report, written by Mario Ritter. I'm Steve Ember.【答案】41.H 42.F 43.K 44.G 45.D 46.A 47.B 48.I 49.C 50.ESection BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once.Most individuals experience some form of test anxiety when they take an important examination. This anxiety can 41 itself in physical symptoms like nausea or sweaty palms, or in emotional symptoms like panic and irritability. Often, individuals will become nervous long before the exam date because they feel 42 by the amount of material they must master. The first step in 43 this anxiety is realizing that test anxiety is a natural reaction, and that it can be 44 . In order to regain control over anxiety, one should break the exam 45 into smaller sections. It will seem much easier to master a series of small subjects than to handle a huge subject all at once.Test-takers should make a study schedule weeks or months ahead of the exam, and give themselves a small amount to learn each period. When the exam day 46 arrives, anxiety will be reduced by the feeling of preparedness. Apart from that, anxiety can be lessened in a few easy ways. First, avoid having any excessively stimulating foods, such as those 47 caffeine or sugar, on the day of the exam. Getting a good night's sleep and a little bit of exercise will 48 one's brain and allow for easy 49 of the learned material. During theexam, breathe deeply and sit in a comfortable position. On exams where this is possible, many people find comfort in going through and answering all of the easy questions before 50 the more difficult ones.【答案】41.B 42.K 43.D 44.G 45.F 46.J 47.E 48.I 49.A 50.C【答案】41.D 42.F 43.C 44.E 45.I 46.H 47.K 48.A 49.B 50.JSection BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can be only be used once.Primarily a farming community, the Amish was attracted to the fertile farmlands in the eastern United States. The largest concentration of Amish today is in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and 41 important groups are in Ohio, Indiana, and Ontario, Canada.The Amish are best known for their simple way of life. They are easily recognized by their 42 Clothing. The men wear wide-brimmed black hats, collarless black coats, and black trousers. These homemade clothes are fastened with 44 and eyes instead of with buttons or zippers. Those who are strict 44 of Amish customs do not wear neckties or belts. In fact, anything which is considered to be a part of modern, worldly life is 45 .the men have beards but ni mustaches. Their long hair is parted in the middle and drawn back over their ears.The women’s clothing is black, 46 they wear white prayer caps. They wear hats and long, high-necked dresses, long black coats, and black shoes and stockings. They wear their hair parted in the middle and tied behind in a bun. An Amish woman wears no jewelry of any kind.The Amish have 47 separated themselves from the modern technological world. They prefer to live according to the 48 of their 17th century European ancestors. Often called the Plain People, the Amish live in simple homes without mirrors, pictures, curtains and carpets. Somehow they manage to get along without radios, telephones, and electric lights. They do not own cars, 49 to travel by horse. The Amish are excellent farmers, yet they refused to buy tractors or other modern farm machinery. They work the land with horse-drawn plows.Because the Amish are largely self-sufficient and fairly 50 from other communities, they have resisted social change.【答案】41.K 42.I 43.J 44.B 45.E 46.D 47.F 48.A 49.G 40.CSection BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box．Each word can only beWith its wonderful Georgian and Victorian architecture, and winding medieval str eets, 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 no 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 greenspaces 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.【答案】41.G 42.H 43.C 44.D 45.J 46. I 47.B 48.E 49.F 50.ADirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only beA long red bridge stretches out across water. It runs across the Golden Gate. This is not the _ 41__to some sacred land, but it is just as _42__. The Golden Gate is where San Francisco Bay _43 __the Pacific Ocean, and at night the scene of the bridge _ 44__up over the water takes your breath away.Welcome to San Francisco, a place famous for its beautiful parks, hilly streets and lovely beaches. But the bridge is undoubtedly the most well-known symbol of the city. Before the foggy weather, powerful winds, and _45_ _ocean currents in the city. However, despite the difficult conditions, the bridge was built in no more than four years. Its total length is nearly 2 kilometers.San Francisco 46___first on Lonely Planet’s list of the best cities to visit in 2013. According to the world’s largest travel publisher, it came top as a result of its_47__mix.According to the US 2010 census（人口普查），21 percent of the city's population was made up of Chinese people. San Fran cisco’s Chinatown is the largest outside of Asia and the oldest in North America. Two traditional festivals, the Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival, are the biggest events of the year on the city’s _ 48__.If yellow cabs are a key part of New York c ity life, then the cable car is San Francisco’s equivalent. The first cable car came into public service in 1873, and the slow and noisy vehicle has been a symbol of the city ever since. The cable car network was once_ 49__by a serious earthquake but, luckily, it has now recovered and provides better _50_ _than the subway.【答案】41.G 42.A 43.C 44.K 45.E 46.J 47.B 48.I 49.F 50.HSection BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once.A row of cars appears to be stranded on a remote road, while a confused man on the left of the photo looks to be checking a roadside map while he calls for help.The street view cars, each 41 with nine 2.5 meter-highmulti-directional cameras, silently travel around the streets, taking picturesof city centers, side streets and even residential areas.They have 42 captured sunbathing girls, children fighting andeven a man dressed as Paddington Bear waving at the camera, raising43 about invasion of privacy.But these potentially 44 shots, taken near Amsterdam, are thefirst time that the lens(镜头) has been turned on the Google company and its black cars.Google street View, 45 in 2007, allows “armchair explorers” to travel the world with a click of a mouse button. It 46 locations on all seven continents, and its makers claim that 95 percent of the UK has been mapped out on the company’s servers.Some users of the service, who 47 the company’s Google Maps of being 48 , said that the picture showed that you couldn’t always rely on technology. One said: “This is why I still have a map in my car. I often use Google Streetview, but I never rely on it 49 or use it to plan routes.” Another added: “It told me to drive straight through a petrol station on one occasion.”A Google spokesperson denied the 50 . She said: “It doesn’t look to me like they’re lost. The drivers undergo training so they know how to use the equipment and it looks like this might more likely be what they’re doing.”【答案】41. C 42. F 43. K 44. A 45. D 46. H 47. E 48. J 49. I 50.BTen【普陀区】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. adequatelyB. advancesC. neighbourD. colonizeE. concernF. createG. intensivelyH. settlersI. smartJ. journeyK. survive“O nce 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 State s, 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, andhealth 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. On the 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.【答案】41.K 42.C 43.A 44.D 45.F 46.B 47.I 48.J 49.H 50.EDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once.Music has been playing a major role in the lives of teenagers for decades and today’s teens are no ____41_____. Teens listen to over 2.5 hours of music per day. Earbuds, Mp3players, and smartphones make it easy for teens to listen to music while they go about much of their daily lives.The digital world also means that parents must face new challenges when it comes to a teen’s music. In the past---when music was ___42_____ through audio tape or CD, it was much easier for parents to be aware of a teen’s musical ___43_____. But mow that teens have free access to millions of songs and music videos through the internet, parents are less likely to be ____44____ of what their teens are listening to.Today, it’s hard to believe that today’s over-50-years people used to be ___45_____ against Elvis Presley’s dance moves. Fast-forward to the present day and the society has certainly become more ____46____ of many strange forms of art.As for parents, music is a powerful tool and certainly music with pro-social or warm lyrics(歌词) can be a(n)___47_____ influence in teens. It’s important to take an active approach when ____48_____ your teen’s musical interests. Get your teen to talk to you. Ask questions without passing ___49_____. Always be curious and inquire about what your teen looks for in music and talk about what ____50____ can be found in certain songs.【答案】41.J 42. A 43.E 44.G 45.F 46.K 47.B 48.D 49.C 50.HSection BDirections:Complete the following passage by using the words in the box．Each word can only be usedThis past National Day holiday saw upwards of half a billion Chinese citizens travelling. While some flew off to international destinations, the ___41___ majority enjoyed the many tourist sites that China has to offer. Ifyou were one of those people who decided to explore China’s scenic spots, you probably realized that it isn’t just the mountain steps that are steep-the entrance fees are, too!The average cost of the highest ___42___ 5A attractions is 109 yuan. This could prove to be a little too steep for some families, who find themselves spending too large a portion of their holiday budget on admission tickets. The 32 5A locations that upped their prices in the past five years experienced an average ___43___ of over 40 percent. The bad news is that these prices are expected to continue to rise. So how does China’s situation compare to other parts of the world? The average fees for cultural and historical sites seem to be on par with(与…同价) international ____44__ It’s quite another story, however, when you compare natural wonders. For example, the cost of a ticket to Zhangjiajie National Forest Park(张家界国家森林公园) hovers around 245 yuan for a three-day tour. This seems ___45 _ high when you consider that a week long pass to America’s Yellowstone National Park (黄石国家公园)is a mere 74 yuan. here are ___46__ benefits to increased revenue(收益) from ticket sales, which support necessary ___47 _ , maintenance and operation costs. This is especially important for sites that must keep visitor numbers down in order to protect the natural environment. However, it must also be ___48 _ that many of China’s tourist attractions are operated by private companies who are ultimately protecting their bottomline(盈亏底线).While the government has put some ___49___ in place, such as only allowing entrance fees to be raised once every three years, they have not ___50___ the upper limit of ticket prices and increases. Further measures to settle the dispute are being considered. In the meantime, some families are forced to re-think if some attractions are really worth the costs.【答案】41.H 42.J 43.B 44.A 45.F 46.G 47.I 48.D 49.E 50.CSection 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．and writing—cramming(填鸭式) to complete assignments before 41 back to school. Summer homework has 42 become a popular tool used by teachers to bridge the 43 between the end of one school year and the start of another. But some parents worry that the 44 is making summer fun slip away. “I don’t know what good this really does,” said Sheryl, a parent of twin 13-year old girls. “Life isn’t always about a test. I think it’s important for children to be children, to be 45 .” Sheryl said her daughters spent weeks in summer camps and away on vacation before they had a chance to start their summer assignments. “Basically I have the summer reading hanging over my head when I’d to do other 46 ,” said her daughter. She said she enjoyed reading “The Color of Water” by James McBride, but the assignments that go with it—choosing five passages to 47 and analyze—seem redundant（多余的）. Some education experts 48 the “lazy, hazy, crazy” days of summer are over as schools feel increased 49 on accountability for student achievement under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. “It’s really going to focus attention on this period of time when kids aren’t 50 .”said Ron Fairchild,executive director of the Center for Summer Learning at Johns Hopkins University. But parents from Prince George’s County to Salt Lake City are lately fighting back, questioning the usefulness and of teachers on summer reading and math problems.【答案】41.K 42.I 43.E 44.A 45.G 46.J 47.D 48.C 49.H 50.FSection 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.How can English teachers accelerate the language learning of their students? One way is to teach students how to learn more effectively an d efficiently. Learning strategies are “Procedures or 41 that learners can use to facilitate a learning task.” And 42 students of English in learning strategies can help them become better learners. In addition, skill in using learning strategies assists students in becoming 43 , confident learners. Finally, students become more 44 as they begin to understand the relationship between their use of strategies and success in learning English.Students need to develop an awareness of the learning process and strategies that lead to success. Students who 45 on their own thinking are more likely to engage in planning how to proceed with a learning task, monitoring their own performance on an ongoing basis, finding solutions to problems 46 , and evaluating themselves upon task completion. These activities may be difficult for students 47 to having a teacher who solves all their learning problems and is the 48 judge of their progress.Teachers need to encourage students to rely more on themselves. Because learning strategies are mental 49 with few observable manifestations, teachers need to find ways to make the strategies as concrete as possible. When students are able to use the strategies their teachers have taught them, and to do so without prompting, then they need to 50 new strategies, new applications, and new opportunities for self-regulated learning.【答案】41. I 42.B 43.E 44.F 45.C 46.D 47.G 48.K 49.J 50.ASection 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.Friendly doctors are“bad for their patients’health”，researchers have warned as a new study revealed two thirds of young doctors struggle to be truthful with patients they like．Blurring(使…模糊)the lines between social and professional relationships can 41 the level of care offered and prevent patients from being honest about important side effects．“Doctors should avoid 42 patients as friends on Facebook，they should not hug or allow patients to call them by their first names”．regulators have warned．“Those who break the boundaries will face some punishment．”It comes as a survey of 338 oncologists(肿瘤科医生)under the age of 40，43 in the Lancet Oncology, found 59 per cent said they found it difficult to tell the truth to those patients they liked．Sixty per cent of respondents said if doctors felt too close to their patients，it could prevent them from making 44 decisions about a person’s care．Lesley Fallowfield, of Brighton and Sussex Medical Schoo1．said：“Oncology is a profession that can be enormously 45 but is filled with many challenges．Young oncologists have to master dealing with anxious patients who are facing a life-threatening disease；46 the true prognosis(预后)；discussing the 47 of modern treatments；and explaining the 48 of some drugs，the side-effects of treatment，and likely treatment aims．”But she said，“Those doctors who have entered the profession in the age of the ‘Internet world’ are more likely to fall 49 to blurring the professional boundaries with patients．She said：“The difficulty，if you hug and kiss patients，if you allow them to call you by your first name，is that quickly the relationship can become 50 as a social one rather than a professional one．”【答案】41.F 42.K 43.I 44.B 45.D 46.A 47.C 48.J 49.E 50.GSection 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.微信公众号：上海试卷Dr Horst said: ‘We are 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 boo k. Reading the same books over and over again 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.【答案】41.C 42.E 43.B 44.F 45.A 46.K 47.G 48.J 49.H 50.ISection 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.Google Inc. is searching for a better way for millions of diabetics (糖尿病患者) to manage their disease by developing a contact lens that 41 glucose (葡萄糖) levels in tears.The “smart” contact lens uses a tiny wireless chip and small glucose sensor that is42 into two layers of soft contact lens material.Google is in 43 with the Food and Drug Administration, the company said. But the contact lenses could be years from 44 the public. The prototype (原型) can bring about a reading once per second, which could be very 45 for diabetics who must pay close attention to their blood sugar and adjust their dose of insulin (胰岛素). Google is also 46 whether the lenses could be an “early warning” for diabetics by equipping them with tiny LED lights that light up when insulin levels get too high or low.“You’ve47 heard that diabetes is a huge and growing problem — affecting one out of every nineteen people on the planet. But you may not be 48 with the daily struggle that many people with diabetes face as they try to keep their blood sugar levels under control. Uncontrolled blood sugar puts people at risk for a range of dangerous, 49 some short-term and others longer-term, including damage to the eyes, kidneys and heart,” Google said in a blog post. “It’s still early days for this technology, but we’ve completed multiple clinical research 50 , which are helping to improve our prototype. We hope this could someday lead to a new way for people with diabetes to manage their disease.”【答案】41.F 42.D 43.J 44.B 45.H 46.I 47.G 48.C 49.E 50.A第11 页/ 共11 页。

高中英语真题：高级中学2015届高三第一次模拟考试试题.doc

高中英语真题：高级中学2015届高三第一次模拟考试试题.doc一、阅读理解(共4题)1.Samuel Osmond is a 19-year-old law student from Cornwall, England. He never studied the piano. However, he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them. He learns a piece of music by listening to it in parts. Then he thinks about the notes in his head. Two years ago, he played his first piece Moonlight Sonata（奏鸣曲）by Beethoven. He surprised everyone around him.Amazed that he remembered this long and difficult piece of music and played it perfectly, his teachers say Samuel is unbelievable .They say his ability is very rare, but Samuel doesn’t even reali ze that what he can do is special. Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents, but music teachers told him he should study music instead. Now, he studies law and music.Samuel can’t understand why everyone is so surprised. “I gr ew up with music. My mother played the piano and my father played the guitar. About two years ago, I suddenly decided to start playing the piano, without being able to read music and without having any lessons. It comes easily to me ---I hear the notes and can bear them in mind---each and every note,” says Samuel.Recently, Samuel performed a piece during a special event at his college. The piece had more than a thousand notes. The audience was impressed by his amazing performance. He is now learning a piece that is so difficult that many professional pianists can’t play it. Samuel says confidently,” It’s all about super memory---I guess I have that gift.”However, Samuel’s ability to remember things doesn’t stop with music. His family says that even when he was a young boy, Samuel heard someone read a story, and then he could retell the story word for word.Samuel is still only a teenager. He doesn’t know what he wants to do in the future. For now, he is just happy to play beautiful music and continue his studies.21. What is special about Samuel Osmond?A. He has a gift for writing music.B. He can write down the note he hears.C. He is a top student at the law school.D. He can play the musical piece he hears.22. What can we learn from Paragraph 2 ?A.Samuel chose law against the wish of his parents.B. Samuel planned to be a lawyer rather than a musician.C. Samuel thinks of himself as a man of great musical ability.D. Samuel studies law and music on the advice of his teachers.23. Everyone around Samuel was surprised because he _________.A. received a good early education in musicB. played the guitar and the piano perfectlyC. could play the piano without reading musicD. could play the guitar better than his father24. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A. The Qualities of a MusicianB. The Story of a Musical TalentC. The Importance of Early EducationD. The Relationship between Memory and Music.2.I fell in love with England because it was quaint (古雅)—all those little houses, looking terribly old-fashioned but nice, like dolls’ houses. I loved the countryside and the pubs, and I loved London. I’ve slightly changed my mind after seventeen years because I think it’s an ugly town now.Things have changed. For everybody, England meant gentlemen, fair play, and good manners. The fair play is going, unfortunately, and so are the gentlemanly attitudes and good manners—people shut doors heavily in your face and politeness is disappearing.I regret that there are so few comfortable meeting places. You’re forced to live indoors. In Paris I go out much more, to restaurants and nightclubs. To meet friends here it usually has to be in a pub, and it can be difficult to go there alone as a woman. The cafes are not terribly nice.As a woman, I feel unsafe here. I spend a bomb on taxis because I will not take public transport after 10 p. m. I used to use it , but now I’m afraid.The idea of family seems to be more or less non-existent in England. My family is well united and that’s typically French. In Middlesex I had a neighbor who is 82 now. His family only lived two miles away, but I took him to France for Christmas once because he was always alone.25. The writer doesn’t like London because she ______.A. is not used to the life there nowB. has lived there for seventeen yearsC. prefers to live in an old-fashioned houseD. has to be polite to everyone she meets there26. Where do people usually meet their friends in England?A. In a cafe.B. In a restaurant.C. In a nightclub.D. In a pub.27. The underl ined part “it” (in Para. 4) refers to______.A. a taxiB. the moneyC. a bombD. public transport28. The writer took her neighbors to France for Christmas because he ______.A. felt lonely in EnglandB. had never been to FranceC. was from a typical French familyD. didn't like the British idea of family3. Like many new graduates, I left university full of hope for the future but with no real idea of what I wanted to do. My degree, with honors, in English literature had not really prepared me for anything practical. I knew I wanted to make a difference in the world somehow, but I had no idea how to do that. That’s when I learned about the Lighthouse Project.I started my journey as a Lighthouse Project volunteer by reading as much as I could about the experiences of previous volunteers. I knew it would be a lot of hard work, and that I would be away from my family and friends for a very long time. In short, I did not take my decision to apply for the Lighthouse Project lightly. Neither did my family.Eventually, however, I won the support of my family, and I sent in all the paperwork needed for the application. After countless interviews and presentations, I managed to stand out among the candidates and survive the test alone. Several months later, I finally received a call asking me to report for the duty. I would be going to a small village near Abuja, Nigeria. Where? What? Nigeria? I had no idea. But I was about to find out.After completing my training, I was sent to the village that wassmall and desperately in need of proper accommodation. Though the local villagers were poor, they offered their homes, hearts, and food as if I were their own family. I was asked to lead a small team of local people in building a new schoolhouse. For the next year or so, I taught in that same schoolhouse. But I sometimes think I learned more from my students than they did from me.Sometime during that period, I realized that all those things that had seemed so strange or unusual to me no longer did, though I did not get anywhere with the local language, and I returned to the United States a different man. The Lighthouse Project had changed my life forever.29. According to the Paragraph 2, it is most likely that the authorA. discussed his decision with his family.B. asked previous volunteers about voluntary workC. attended special training to perform difficult tasksD. felt sad about having to leave his family and friends30. In his application for the volunteer job, the authorA. participated in many discussionsB. went through some interviews and presentationsC. wrote quite a few papers on voluntary workD. faced strong competition from other candidates31. On arrival at the village, the author wasA. asked to lead a farming teamB. sent to teach in a schoolhouseC. received warmly by local villagersD. arranged to live in a separate house.4.Still seeking a destination for your weekend break? There are some places which are probably a mere wall away from your college.King’s Art CentreA day at the Centre could mean a visit to an exhibition of the work of one of the most interesting contemporary artists on show anywhere. Thisweekend sees the opening of an exhibition of four local artists.You could attend a class teaching you how to ‘learn fr om the masters’ or get more creative with paint – free of charge.The Centre also runs two life drawing classes for which there is a small fee.The Botanic GardenThe Garden has over 8,000 plant species; it holds the research and teaching collection of living plants for Cambridge University.The multi-branched Torch Aloe here is impressive. The African plant produces red flowers above blue-green leaves, and is not one to miss.Get to the display house to see Dionaea muscipula, a plant more commonly known as the Venus Flytrap that feeds on insects and other small animals.The Garden is also a place for wildlife-enthusiasts. Look for grass snakes in the lake. A snake called ‘Hissing Sid’ is regularly seen lying in the heat of the warm sun.Byron’s PoolMany stories surround Lord Byron’s time as a student of Cambridge University. Arriving in 1805, he wrote a letter complaining that it was a place of “mess and drunkenness”. However, it seems as though Byron did man age to pass the time pleasantly enough. I’m not just talking about the pet bear he kept in his rooms. He spent a great deal of time walking in the village.It is also said that on occasion Byron swam naked by moonlight in the lake, which is now k nown as Byron’s Pool. A couple of miles past GrantChester in the south Cambridge shire countryside, the pool is surrounded by beautiful circular paths around the fields. The cries of invisible birds make the trip a lovely experience and on the way home you can drop into the village for afternoon tea. If you don’t trust me, then perhaps you’ll take it from Virginia Woolf – over a century after Byron, she reportedly took a trip to swim in the same pool.32. As mentioned in the passage, there is a small charge for ____.A. attending the masters’ classB. working with local artistsC. learning life drawingD. seeing an exhibition33. “Torch Aloe” and “Venus Flytrap” are ____.A. common insectsB. impressive plantsC. rarely-seen snakesD. wildlife-enthusiasts34. We can infer from the passage that Byron seemed ____.A. to fear pet bearsB. to like walkingC. to be a heavy drinkerD. to finish university in 180535. In the passage Byron’s Pool is described as a lake ____.A. surrounded by fieldsB. owned by Lord ByronC. located in Grant ChesterD. discovered by Virginia Woolf二、阅读填空(共2题)1.All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy and happy, and to live longer. 36 . They buy tickets or turn on their TVs to watch the games. Often they get very excited when their player or team wins. 37 . Football, for example, has spread around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers. What fun it is to jump into a pool or lake, whether in China, Egypt or Italy! 38 . Think how many lovers to skate or ski in Japan, Norway or Canada. Some sports or games go back thousands of years, like running or jumping. Chinese wushu, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are rather new. Neither one is a hundred years old yet. 39 . Water—skiing is one of the newest in the family of sports.People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game together they often become good friends. 40 . One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace.A. And think of people in cold countries.B. Sports help to train a person’s character.C. Not a few people like sports in the word.E. People aren’t inventing new sports or games.F. Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere take part in them.G. People are inventing new sports or games all the time.2.I have a problem. I’m not very good at 61 (communicate) with people. Although I try to talk to my classmates, I still find 62 hard totime 63 a deep blue sky, the song of birds, moonlight and flowers could never have kept me spellbound. That 64 (change) since I came here.The 65 (suffer) of the people was extreme. Two-thirds of them died or were injured during the earthquake. Thousands of families were killed and many children were left without parents. 66 number of people who were killed or seriously injured reached more than 400,000. It was great fun especially as it gradually became much 67 (warm). In the valleys colorful butterflies flew around us and we saw many yaks and sheep 68 (eat) green grass.Uncle Wang worked in a factory after 69 (graduate). He is a person 70 is always making new things and we all admire him.三、完型填空(共1题)1.An old man who lived in a small back street of my hometown had to tolerate the nuisance of boys playing football and making a lot of noise outside his house at night.One evening when the boys were particularly 41 ，he went out to talk to them. He explained that he had just 42 and was happy when he could see or hear boys playing his 43 game—football. He would 44 give them $25 each week to play in the street at night. The boys got 45 ，for theyThe first two weeks had passed，the boys came to the old man’s house each weekend，and went away 48 with their $25. The third week when they came back, 49 ，the old man said he hadn’t had m uch money 50 himself and sent them away with only $15. The fourth week，the man said he had not yet received his 51 from the government and gave them only $10. The boys were very disappointed，but there was 52 much that they could do about it.At the 53 of the fifth week，the boys came back and 54 at the old man’s door，waiting for their 55 . Slowly，the door opened and the old man appeared. He 56 that he could not afford to pay them $25 57 he had promised，but said he would give them $5 each week without 58 .This was really too much for the boys. “You expect us to play seven days a week for merely $5！”They yelled.“59 ！”They 60 away and never played on the street again.41. A. hot B. noisy C. troublesome D. naughty42. A. retired B. studied C. worked D. appointment43. A. interesting B. amusing C. acceptable D. favorite44. A. more ever B. therefore C. willingly D. forever45. A. shouted B. cried C. thrilled D.46. A. how B. when C. that D. what47. A. expected B. enjoyed C. admired D. respected48. A. happily B. thankfully C. gratefully D. tearfully49. A. but B. in addition C. however D. besides50. A. earned B. saved C. remained D. left51. A. paychecks B. insurance C. food tickets D. salary52. A. not B. no C. so D. very53. A. final B. end C. start D. beginning54. A. kicked B. hit C. beat D. knocked55. A. rewards B. awards C. checks D. wages56. A. expressed B. apologized C. stated D. expected57. A. as B. like C. when D.58. A. fail B. hesitation C. joke D. question59. A. No way B. No possible C. No problem D. No play60. A. walked B. stormed C. broke D. backed四、短文改错(共1题)1.短文中共有10处错误，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

2015年上海市闸北区高三一模英语阅读A篇分析

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本次闸北一模卷A篇属于简单的记叙文类型，主要记叙了小Julio在发生地震后，幸运的被Jim医生救下的过程。自然灾害面前，把人与人联系的更加紧密。文章脉络清晰，可分为三个部分
第一部分是第一段，介绍了时间、地点、人物等故事发生的背景。
第二部分是第二到四段，讲述了小Julio一家在汽车里遇上突如其来的地震。
The damage was terrible.Hugh trees bent as if they were made of rubber. Streets cracked and buildings collapsed.At least a stretch of the highway had crashed onto the lower level.
On that day, Petra Berumen took her daughter Cathy to the dentist.Also in the car was her son six-year-old Julio and their family friend Yolanda.Soon after Petra drove onto the highway, disaster struck.Without warning, the earth began to shake.
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D. they both lost their family members
67. In the fifth paragraph, Julio was languishing, which means that he was _________.

2015上海高三英语各区一模答案及听力文字材料

上海市英语散装同步试卷参考答案六校联考---1(东昌、卢湾、光明、北虹、六十、同二)第一卷(103分)I. Listening Comprehension1-10 AADCB ABDDD II-16 DBC DAC17. lawyer 18. colleagues 19. holidays 20. Low21. family budget 22. retirement fund 23. $1500 24. entertainmentII. Grammar and VocabularySection A25. or 26. like 27.a 28. could/might 29. older 30. dropped 31. affecting 32. to produce 33. has been 34.were used 35. which/that 36. as 37. related 38. It 39. but 40. WhateverSection B41.G 42. A 43. K 44. J 45. H 46. B 47. C 48. E 49.1 50. F 41. AD42. A 43. ABC 44. CD 45. BC 46. B 47. C 48. AB 49. BD 50. BCIII. Reading comprehension51-65 BDACC DABCA DBDDC 66-69 CDBB 70-73 DCBA78. valuable products of space research79. has been successfully adapted for use in medicine, industry and the home.80. the sight switch, the voice command device, hearing aids the size of an aspirin, smalltelevision cameras attached to a surgeon's head, biosensors, a special bed for burn patients 任意三个81. the application of' space technology to Industry and the home第II卷(共47分)I. Translation1. Since/Because he sticks/stuck to doing exercise every day, he recovered soon/ quickly alter the operation.2. We should make it clear to the public that taking public transport is making contribution toenvironmental protection.3. Whether (or not) it is a good thing/good for a child to study abroad varies from person toperson.4. Despite our different personalities/the fact that her/his personality is different from mine/thedifference between our personalities, we are still closest/best friends, and share/sharing sorrow/sadness and happiness together in life.5. The blue sky in Beijing during the APEC (meeting) was the result of effective measurestaken by the government, which indicated that the Chinese government had the ability to solve the problem of pollution./is capable of solving the problem of pollutionII. Guided Writing 略！听力录音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. M: What time does the plane take off?.W: At 9:50. Don't worry, we have 45 minutes to spare.Q: What time is it now? (A)2. M: Can I borrow three books at a time?W: Yes, but you must return it in two weeks.Q: Where does this conversation probably take place? (A)3. M: This black shirt is $2 and the blue one is one dollar more.W: I prefer the red one, although it is twice the price of the blue one.Q: How much is the red shirt? (D)4. M: I'd like to reserve a room with bath for a week.W: I'm sorry, sir. We are booked up. You know it is the tourist season these days. But I'd recommend Concord, which is supposed to have spare rooms.Q: What does the woman advise the man to do? (C)5. M: You are leaving for your vacation as planned, aren't you?W: I had planned to, but an urgent task put me off.Q: What will the woman do? (B)6. W: Why didn't you pack the umbrella in your suitcase?M: I should have. The suitcase was not to full, but I kept it out in case it might rain on the way to the airport.Q: Why isn't the umbrella in the suitcase? (A)7. M: Oh, gosh. You American students are talkative in class.W: Sure. We believe learning is shaped by active participationQ: What does the woman think? (B)8. M: Could you change a fifty-dollar bill?W: Fifty? That would take all the change I've got.Q: What does the woman mean? (D)9. W: I'll go and change my clothes as soon as I finish typing this essay.M: Okay, Jane. Then we'll take my car and go out for dinner.Q: What is Jane doing now? (D)10. M: The professor assigned 3 chapters for tomorrow.W: That's an awful lot of reading.Q: What are they talking about? (D)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.In every society, there are people who ignore their own self-interests in order to serve others and make the world a better place. One famous example is Mother Theresa of Calcutta who won the Nobel Prize in 1979 for her commitment to the most poverty-stricken in India. Since 1949 she has served and lived among the dying poor in one of the most rainy cities in the world. Mother Theresa's motivation is based on her religious beliefs. The Christian Bible says that if a person does something good for the least important members of society, it is as if the good deed had been done for Christ, Mother Theresa sees Christ in the dying poor of Calcutta.Another example, Dr. David Livingstone, a medical doctor from Glasgow, Scotland, also ignore his own comfort by going to southern Africa to provide medical care for the tribal people. He also lived among and served the people of the area.So both of them sacrificed their own well-being for some higher purpose and lived a life of service to others.Questions:11. Which type of people did Mother Theresa help? (D)12. Where did Dr. David Livingstone provide his selfless service? (B)13. What can you infer from the passage? (C)Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.Advertising can be thought of "as the means of making known in order to buy or sell goods or services". Advertising aims to arouse people's interest. It tries to inform and to persuade. The media are all used to spread the message. The press offers a fairly cheap method. Magazines are used to reach special parts of the market. The cinema and radio are useful for local markets. Television, although more expensive, can be very effective. Posters are fairly cheap and last long in their power of attraction. Other ways of increasing consumer interest are through exhibitions as well as direct mail advertising.There can be no doubt that the growth in advertising is one of the most important features of the western world in the 20th century. Many businesses such as frozen food, tobacco and medicines have been built up largely by advertising.We might ask whether the cost of advertising is paid for by the manufacturer or by the consumer. Since advertising forms part of the cost of production, which has to be covered by the selling price, it is clear that it is the customer who pays for advertising. However, if advertising leads to increased demand, production costs are reduced, and the customer pays less.It is difficult to measure exactly the influence of advertising on sales. When the market is growing, advertising helps to increase demand. When the market is declining, advertising may prevent a bigger fall that would happen without its support. What is clear is that businesses would not pay a large sum for advertising if they didn't know its true value to them. Questions:14. What is advertising often used to do? (D)15. By whom is advertising mainly paid for? (A)16. Where can advertising increase demand? (C)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.M: Tell me something about your job, Jane.W: Well, I am a lawyer.M: Do you like your job?W: Yes, I do. The work is interesting. I get on really well with my colleagues and I also get a lot of holidays. Six weeks a year.M: That sounds wonderful! But is there anything you don't like about your job?W: Well, I work very long hours. Ten hours a day is quite normal. And if something important comes up, I will have to work in the office until eight or nine in the evening. Or I will take the work home. And moreover, the pay is not very good.17. lawyer 18. colleagues 19. holidays 20. LowBlanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.M: Here are the bills. Let's have a look at the family budget.W: Ok. Medical insurance, car insurance and retirement fund. That comes to about $1000.M: The utilities are really high this month.W: Yeah, and it hasn't even been cold.M: I know, but the gas bill is lower than it was this time last year.M: I guess that's it. I suppose there's no way to cut down.W: Oh, David, I think we should be as careful as we Can.M: Maybe we can remind Ryan again about leaving his TV on when he is not in the room. W: Sure. The utilities, food, house payment, car payment add up to about $1500 more.M: How much do we earn this month?W: A little more than $4000, that's about $3000 after taxes.M: That leaves $500 for clothes, entertainment, savings, etc.W: That's right. Anyway, we manage to make both ends meet.21. family budget 22. retirement fund 23. $1500 24. entertainment上海市英语散装同步试卷参考答案十校联考---2(三林、上南、南汇一中、大团、周浦、曙光、中光、嘉定二中、张堰、莘庄)第一卷Listening ComprehensionSection A1-5 DDBCC 6-10 BCADBSection B 11-13 BBA 14---16 BCDSection C 17. Enjoyable 18. neglected 19.ancient 20. island21. $5000 22. A hotel waiter23. books and transportation 24. cheaper and fashionableII. Grammar and VocabularySection A25. for 26. cry 27. couldn't 28. harder 29. determined 30. no matter what31. to take 32. themselves33. whether 34. is being worked 35. what36. that 37. before 38. have found 39. training 40. aSection B: 41. K 42.F 43. I 44. A 45. J 46. H 47. D 48.B 49. E 50.GIII. Reading ComprehensionSection A51--55 CDBAB 56--60 ADABB 61---65 DADACSection B (A) 66--69 ADCB CB) 70--73ADBC (C)74--77.DCABSection C78. health and life/longevity and happiness.79. 717 high achievers who attended universities and high ability individuals who didn't.80. Healthy behaviors, stable relationships and deep social networks.8 l. not overemphasize their children's professional success.Translations:1. The newly-launched policies of the College Entrance Examination will have effect on thedevelopment of education of our country to some degree/length.2. Be sure to keep calm, and follow the security guards to safety in case of fire,3. His suggestion(s) about saving energy that he raised/put forward/came up with at the meeting yesterday deserves further consideration/to be further considered/considering further.4. A survey shows the old in modern society prefer being accompanied by their children toreceiving material presents from them.5. Not until human beings have seen the series of damage done to nature are they fully aware that everyone has to play his part in protecting the environment./it is everyone's duty to preserve the environment.Guided Writing: the SampleAs is shown in the picture, the high expectations of parents and teachers repeatedly add to the burden of the little boy. However, when we look through the surface of this social phenomenon, we can find that it is actually the improper evaluation system that results in the disasters of students.With the rapid development of economy, society tends to consider a person as successful or not, not by one's ability and morality but by one's property and social positions.Young students as we are, whether we call have an easy access to a key school has already been used to see whether we are successful or not. In that case, parents and teachers will naturally take it for granted that entering a famous university represents a high glory of both students and themselves. They, therefore, assign dozens of tasks to us and gradually narrow our horizons to college education.In my humble opinion, I really don't know how to solve this complicated social problem. Though we cannot change the world, we can change ourselves. Just give up chasing the fame and pick up the pure passion for learning knowledge.听力文字I. Listening Comprehension (30 分)Section ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. M: How much do the tickets for the concert cost?W: It's $40 full-fare for you and half-fare for your daughter since she is under 10.Q: What's the total cost for both tickets?2. M: Let's go to the movie, Jane. There's a good picture at the "Princess".W: I can't, I'm afraid. My aunt is coming from Chicago to visit us. I have to arrange a party in her honor.Q: What is the woman going to do?3. M: Would you mind waiting a few more minutes'?W: Not at all.Q: What the woman mean?4. M: According to the report, about 90 percent of the students did quite well in history, butonly 70 percent in literatures.W: Well, I still think that history is a little more complicated than literature.Q: What subject does the woman think is less difficult?5. M: Would you like to go mountaineering with us?W: Count me out. I'm no mountain-climber!Q: What the woman mean?6. M: I'd better read one of the articles for our political science class.W: you can't read just one. They say each presents a different theory.Q: What does the woman tell the man he must do?7. M: I haven't received the furniture I ordered yes. Maybe I should call to check on it.W: Don't worry. It takes at least a week to arrive.Q: What does the woman think the man should do?8. M: Hi, Susan, I hear that you walk all the way to the office these days.W: Yes, I have found great pleasure in walking. That's the type of exercise I enjoy very much.Q: Why does the woman walk all the way to the office?9. M: Hello, this is John Hopking at the Riverside Health Center. I'd like to speak to Mr. Jones.W: I'm sorry, Mr Hopking. My husband isn't at home. But I can give you his office phone number. He won't be back until 6 o'clock.Q: Where doe Mrs. Hones think her husband is now?10. M: What's the matter, Rob?W: l just locked my keys in my car and 1 have to be at work in half an hour.Q: What is Rob's problem?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.As a young mental doctor in a psychological clinic, I was asked to see Ross, a 20-year-old woman who was transferred to us from another clinic. It was an unusual case where no information about this new patient was received before our first appointment. I have to figure out what her problems were from my own judgement.When we met, I saw her as an unhappy, misunderstood woman who hadn't been listened to in her earlier treatment. Her job and family life were in trouble. I tried to listen to her and to my. joy, she responded so positively to being heard. I thought we had a good start.Later, her medical reports arrived and to my great surprise, in the record, her mental problem was very serious and her previous doctors regarded her case as being hopeless.I decided to ignore those reports and never treated her as if she had a hopeless situation. Things improved greatly. Listening to my suggestions, Ross found a new job and lived away from her troubled family. One day' she even told me that she met a lovely guy. The man later became her husband after two years. Finally when we finished the treatment, Ross sent me a note that said, "Thank you for trusting me well."Questions:11. What was unusual about their first meeting?12. How did the doctor treat the patient?13. What did the doctor advise the patient to do?Questions 14 through 16 are based' on the following passage.Before we start our first lab, I'd like to tell you a little bit about the workbook we'll be using.The first thing I'd like to point out is that the workbook contains a very large amount of material, far more than you could even handle in a single semester. What you're supposed to do is choose the experiments and activities that you want to do, within a certain framework, of course. Part of my job is to help you make your choices.Next, I'd like to mention that in each workbook chapter, there are usually two subsections. The first is called "Experiments" and the second is called "Activities".In the "Experiments" section, the workbook gives full instructions for all the experiments, including alternate procedures. Choose the procedure you wish - there's plenty of equipment available.In the "Activities" Section, you will find suggestions for projects that you can do on your own time. You'll see that there are usually no detailed instructions for the activities, which means you're supposed to do them in your own way.If there are no questions, let's turn to Chapter One now.Question:14. What is the speaker describing?15, What is the speaker's main point?16. How are the activities different from the experiments?Section C ;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 hear.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation:M: Lily, do you usually enjoy your summer holidays?W: Oh, of course. Summers with father were always so enjoyable. Fishing, hiking, swimming, boating, the days were not long enough to contain all of our activities.M: I heard that you took some course at school this summer.W: Yes, my father thought that he neglected the part of our education, so he instituted a summer school for my sister and me.M: What kind of course did you take?W: Well, our summer course included ancient history, which my dad felt our schools neglected, and navigation. In navigation course we first had a formal examination in the dining room, part of which consisted of tying several knots in a given time limit. Then we were each separately sent on what was grandly referred to as a sail in my father's 18-foot boat. We spent the night on boat, and were loaded down with enough food for a week. I remember that on my Sail I was required to formally plot our course, using the tide table. Even though our goal was an island I could see quite clearly across the water in the distance.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation:W: Welcome to our program tonight, Colin. Could you please give us a brief self-introduction? M: OK, I am twenty, and now I am a sophomore at Princeton University in New Jersey.W: How are you paying your college tuition? You must have a part-time j ob, don't you?M: Yes, my expenses for every semester are at least $20,000. At the beginning of each semester, my dad pays the $15,000 tuition, and I am responsible for earning the rest myself. W: What kind of part-time job do you have?M: I worked as a waiter in a very luxurious hotel. I worked about 18 hours a week, and earn $550.W: How do you spend your money?M: Hum, it takes me a lot to pay for my room and food. Also, I spend some money on my cell phone, books, clothes and transportation.W: Well, you don't have much money left for fun, do you?M: Yeah, that's true. I don't like borrowing money from my friends so I have to stick to my budget carefully. For example, I seldom go to the movies.W: Do you have some tips to save money?M: Hum, never buy those things you don't really need. Don't go to restaurants too often. I make meals myself so it's much cheaper. Oh, I buy most of my clothes at secondhand stores. You can find some cheaper clothes in those stores and they are still in fashion.W: OK. Thank you for telling us your story. Now let's welcome the other guest we have invited tonight.上海市英语散装同步试卷参考答案(十三校联考)---3(松江二中、青浦、七宰、市二、行知、进才、位育、育才、奉贤、金山、崇明、南汇、嘉定一中、南洋)第1卷I. Listening Comprehension1-5 CDBBC 6-10 ABABC 11-13 BDA 14-16 CDB17. community 18. process 19. 2030 20. website21. the most successful 22. the number 23. (their / the) body chemistry24. (a) new medicine/new medicine (s)II. Grammar and VocabularySection A25. when/and 26. that 27. what 28. The moment /minute /instant 29. feeling30. the/those/these 31. become 32. more favorable 33. on 34. who 35. writing 36. doesn't 37. to have split 38. was addressing 39. had been offended40. investigatedSection B41-50 FAHKJ DICBEIII. Reading ComprehensionSection A51-65 CADBD ADCDA BCACBSection B66-69 AABC 70-73 BDCD 74-77 DCCASection C78. population and economy79. To answer whether/if life in the tropics is/was improving80. not being able to keep pace with the changing conditions81. Modestly-increasing investment in research and development and climate change effect或Lack of investment and species' population declines/drop/fall or extinction或Lack of investment and the effect / impact of climate change第Ⅱ卷I. Translation1．你今晚能去参加李教授的讲座吗? (1ikely)Are you likely to attend Professor Li's lecture tonight? / Is it likely that you will attend Professor Li's lecture tonight?2．各国科学家正加强合作，寻求节能的有效方法．(in search of)Scientists from different countries are strengthening cooperation in search of effective ways to save / of saving energy.3．学校艺术节有助于促进和谐校园氛围，减缓学习压力。

2015年上海各区高三英语一模分类汇编：翻译及答案

(point)
5. 进入丛林不远，只见一条清澈的小溪映入了我们的眼帘。长宁区
(before)
1. 均衡的膳食是保持健康的关键 .(key)
2. 没有什么风景比我现在看到的更好。 (than) 3. 每个人都要为自己的人生负责，因为人生就是一系列的选择。
(responsible)
4. 学生应该学会如何保护自己以防止意外伤害的建议是. 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。
(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。
mention the ability to communicate with foreigners.
静安区
1. Is it possible for you to attend/come to my birthday party this evening?
2. On the table lies an English dictionary of the latest issue.

上海市闸北区2015届高三英语一模试卷及答案（官方版）

上海市闸北区2015届高三英语一模试卷及答案（官方版）tions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a uestion will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the uestion will be spoken only once. After you hear the conversation and the uestion about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the uestion you have heard.1. A. On University campus B. in a department storeC. In a Community ServiceD. On a street2. A. Husband and wife B. Headmaster and teacherC. Teacher and parentD. Shop assistant and customers3.A. Spring B. Summer C. Autumn D. Winter4. A. Interesting B. Positive C. Opposite D. Boring5. A. She was terribly sick.B. She arrived for work narrowly.C. She walked to work every day.D. She was always late for work.6. A. The woman shouldn?t let her daughter wear so scary clothes.B. Her daughter?s Halloween dress wasn?t smart enough.C. She couldn?t have spent too much money on the dress.D. She couldn?t encourage her daughter to celebrate Halloween.7. A. Playing tennis.B. Writing term paper.C. Gathering materials.D. Holding a meeting.8. A. Gaby was a good neighbour.B. Gaby didn?t think highly of his neighbours.C. Gaby often told wrong stories.D. Gary often uarrels with his neighbours.9. A. 40. B. 60. C. 80. D. 120.10. A. The woman pretends to be pregnant.B. Men here are not polite enough.C. Men aren?t allowed to smoke here.D. The woman shouldn?t complain about the men here.Section BDirections: in Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three uestions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the uestions will be spoken only once. When you hear a uestion, read the four possible answer。

4 2015届闸北区高三英语一模卷

闸北区高三年级英语学科期末练习卷2015.1I. Listening Comprehension（30分）Section ADirections:In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1.A. On University campus. B. In a department store.C. In a Community Service.D. On a street.2.A. Husband and wife. B. Headmaster and teacher.C. Teacher and parent.D. Shop assistant and customer.3. A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Autumn. D. Winter.4. A. Interesting. B. Positive. C. Opposite D. Boring.5. A. She was terribly sick.B. She arrived for work narrowly.C. She walked to work every day.D. She was always late for work.6. A. The woman shouldn’t let her daughter wear so scary clothes.B. Her daughter’s Halloween dress wasn’t worth the money she spent.C. She shouldn’t have spent too much money on the dress.D. She shouldn’t encourage her daughter to celebrate Halloween.7. A. Playing tennis.B. Writing term paper.C. Gathering materials.D. Holding a meeting.8. A. Gaby was a good neighbour..B. Gaby didn’t think highly of his neighbours.C. Gaby often told wrong stories.D. Gaby often quarrels with his neighbours.9. A. 40. B. 60. C. 80. D. 120.10. A. The woman pretends to be pregnant.B. Men here are not polite enough.C. Men aren’t allowed to smoke here.D. The woman shouldn’t complain about the men here.Section BDirections: In section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of thepassages. 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 cooked a meal excellently with given ingredients.B. They were recommended by Manchester restaurant.C. They were asked to replace two former high quality chefs.D. They were selected by the school parents board.12. A. The cost of the meal has risen.B. Some pupils complained about the meal.C. Children get bored with the meals at home.D. The chefs can’t handle so many meals a day.13. A. Because they are from a famous restaurant.B. Because they pay attention to what pupils like.C. Because they are highly paid.D. Because they are good at communicating with parents.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Looking like humans. B. Having two wheels.C. Being mobile and communicative.D. Having essential working ability.15. A. 82. B. 86. C. 273. D. 300.16. A. They got there through a land bridge.B. They got there on foot.C. They got there by the sea.D. They got there following animals’ footprints.Section CDirections: In section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you hear.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation:Complete the report form. WRITE ONE WORD for each answer.Major Transfer Information: Jack NewlandCurrent major: ___17___.Reason for the transfer: No ___18___.Intended major: ___19___.Basic requirement: Five ___20___.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation:Complete the form. WRITE NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.What is Michael Mosley’s job? ___21___.What does the Truth About Exercise introduce? Thinking about ___22___.How does the Fast Diet teach people to lose weight quickly? ___23___ for two days weekly.What is Fast Diet concept really about? ___24___.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Read the following two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.(A)Are you on a diet? Then maybe you should consider (25)______(sit) by the window the next time you eat out.A new book claims that (26)______ you sit in a restaurant can affect how many calories you consume.A New research found that people sitting farthest from the front door ate the fewest salads and were 73 per cent (27)______(likely) to order dessert.Those seated at a dark table ate heavier food and ordered more of it (28)______ diners seated at bright bar tables ordered more salads and fewer desserts.According to the researchers, the darker it is, the more invisible you (29)______ feel, the less easy it is to see how much you're eating and the less guilty you are when you eat more.In contrast, (30)______(see) the sunlight, people or trees outside might make you more conscious of (31)______ you look, might make you think about walking or might make you want a green salad.The researchers also noted that slim diners chewed around 15 times per mouthful, three chews more than heavier diners. By eating more slowly, the diner consumes less in the time (32)______ takes for the brain to register satisfaction.(B)Beijing’s annoying smog(雾) seems to have hurt the city’s appeal to tourists. Last year, Beijing Youth Daily reported that the number of visitors to Beijing (33)______(fall) 50 percent since January. It’s said that the city’s bad air quality was to blame for the decline. It’s also more difficult (34)______(attract) high-end employees to work in Beijing, especially those with children.However, the blanket of poisonous smog hasn’t hurt Beijing’s office market, (35)______ has jumped up quickly on a global ranking to become the fourth-most-expensive location to rent office space in the world. According to a recent research, office space in Beijing’s Central Business Dis trict costs (36)______ average $1,412 per square meter per year.That’s more expensive than No. 5-ranked central Tokyo or No. 6-ranked Madison & Fifth Avenues in New York. The research took into consideration both (37)______(publish) rental rates and “additional costs,” which include agent fees and (38)______ costs to make the deal happen.London (39)______(remain) the world’s most expensive city in which to rent office space. Hong Kong, home to the priciest office space in Asia, comes in second globally. The cities (40)______(experience) the highest annual growth in office rental rates are both in South Africa with 40 percent rate rise for Durban and 44percent for Sandton.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A purchased B. positive C. judgement D. discussing E. preferencesF. stronglyG. informedH. feelingsI. generalJ. differentK. acceptingMusic has been playing a major role in the lives of teenagers for decades and today's teens are no ___41___. Teens listen to over 2.5 hours of music per day. Earbuds, MP3 players, and smartphones make it easy for teens to listen to music while they go about much of their daily lives.The digital world also means that parents must face new challenges when it comes to a teen's music. In the past - when music was ___42___ through audio tape or CD, it was much easier for parents to be aware of a teen's musical ___43___. But now that teens have free access to millions of songs and music videos through the internet, parents are less likely to be ___44___ of what their teens are listening to.Today, i t’s hard to believe that today’s over-50-years-ago people used to be ___45___ against Elvis Presley’s dance moves. Fast-forward to the present day and the society has certainly become more ___46___ of many strange forms of art.As for parents, music is a powerful tool and certainly music with pro-social or warm lyrics(歌词) can be a(n) ___47___ influence on teens. It's important to take an active approach when ___48___ your teen's musical interests. Get your teen to talk to you. Ask questions without passing ___49___. Always be curious and inquire about what your teen looks for in music and talk about what ___50___ can be found in certain songs.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.Gallup used to conduct a poll(投票) that asked students to name the school subject that they considered to be the most difficult. Not ___51___, mathematics came out on top of the difficulty chart. So what is it about math that makes it difficult? defines the word “difficult” as “not easily or readily done; requiring much ___52___ or planning to be performed successfully.” This definition gets to the point of the problem when it comes to math. What makes math difficult is that it takes patience and persistence. For many students, math is not something that comes ___53___. It takes effort. It is a subject that sometimes requires students to devote lots and lots of time and ___54___.This means, for many, the problem has little to do with brain power; it is mostly a matter of staying power. And since students don't make their own timelines, they can ___55___ the time as the teacher moves on to the next topic.In fact, there is also an element of brain style in the big picture, according to many scientists. They believe that people are born with ___56___ math understanding skills. Logical, left-brain thinkers tend to understand things in sequential bits, while artistic, intuitive, right-brainers are more ___57___. They take in a lot of information at one time and allow time to let it "sink in." So left-brain students may grasp concepts ___58___while right-brain students don’t. To the right brain student, time loss can make them feel confused and behind. Unfortunately in busy classrooms with too many students, students are not always ___59___ enough time. We have to move on, ready or not.Math know-how is also cumulative(积累的), which means it works much like a pile of building blocks. You have to gain enough ___60___ in one area before you can effectively go on to “build upon” another area. Our first mathematical building blocks are established in primary school, when we learn ___61___ for addition and multiplication, and those first concepts become our ___62___. These mathematical concepts or knowledge has to sink in and become ___63___ before students can move on to challenge the next stage of new concepts. However, teachers don’t have time to ensure that every single student understands every single concept. So some students move to the next level with really shaky knowledge system. ___64___, as they climb the ladder, they may meet with more and more difficulties and might ___65___ complete failure at some point.51. A. surprisingly B. interestingly. C. necessarily D. similarly52. A. emotion B. labor C. curiosity D. money53. A. regularly B. possibly C. automatically D. secretly54. A. space B. confidence C. character D. energy55. A. make up for B. run out of C. take advantage of D. add up to56. A. steady B. abstract C. different D. sharp57. A. negative B. global C. simple D. specific58. A. quickly B. typically C. patiently D. strangely59. A. reminded about B. exposed to C. blessed with D. accused of60. A. praises B. scores C. material D. blocks61. A. conditions B. rules C. aims D. choices62. A. thought B. attitude C. foundation D. source63. A. native B. accessible C. firm D. superior64. A. In addition B. In contrast C. For example D. In result65. A. realize B. acknowledge C. suffer D. regretSection 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)October 17, 1989 is a day San Francisco will never forget. On that day, an uncommon number of tragedies took place. It was also a day when total strangers became linked. The story of Jim Betts and Julio Berumen is a moving example of one such meeting.On that day, Petra Berumen took her daughter Cathy to the dentist. Also in the car was her son six-year-old Julio and their family friend Yolanda. Soon after Petra drove onto the highway, disaster struck. Without warning, the earth began to shake.The damage was terrible. Huge trees bent as if they were made of rubber. Streets cracked and buildings collapsed. At least a stretch of the highway had crashed onto the lower level.Then as quickly as it started, the earthquake stopped. The Berumens’car had been crushed by the steel.Petra and Yolanda were killed instantly. Cathy escaped unhurt but Julio, though still alive, was in danger. Not only was his right leg pinned down by the steel, he was also squeezed between the dead bodies of his mother and Yolanda.Rescuers had calmed Julio by the time Jim Betts, a doctor from Oakland Hospital, arrived. For two hours, Jim tried to free Julio with two bare hands. He did not stop to worry about the fact that aftershocks could send the highway to the ground. As soon as Julio was breathing, Jim kept working. However, Julio was languishing. Jim realized that he had only one choice. He would have to cut the boy’s right leg at the knee. Conditions were far from ideal. It was hot inside the car. Darkness had fallen outside.With great care, Jim started the operation. He had to try risky methods. Finally Julio was free.Those hours on the highway were like a nightmare. Jim said:’ If my family members were up there badly hurt, they would urgently need help like that.” Though the day the earthquake tore many things apart, it also brought brave people together.66. The San Francisco earthquake was an uncommon event for Julio and Jim because ______.A. the earth shook violently and suddenlyB. they became linked unexpectedlyC. they neither could use the broken highwayD. they both lost their family members67. In the fifth paragraph, Julio was languishing , which means that he was _____.A. about to dieB. complaining about the painC. losing his voiceD. crying68. According to the passage, Jim ______.A. successfully performed the operationB. had necessary equipment to rescue JulioC. was able to save Julio’s right legD. had one family member operated on69. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. The Berumens were trying to leave the dangerous city when the earthquake struck.B. Two people of the Berumen family finally survived from the earthquake.C. Knowing aftershocks would come soon, Jim tried to rescue Julio from the car.D. The conditions were agreeable enough for Jim to perform the operation.(B)At the end of the year, our magazine is revealing our annual food and shopping predictions based on our research.Grazing Golden-Agers:Ninety-one percent of people say they snack daily, according to Nielsen. While snacking is on the rise among all ages and genders, research shows that snacking among consumers over the age of 65 could contribute to additional years with a higher quality of life. We'll see more boomers – those raised in the "three square meals a day" period – employ a "grazing" approach to eating foods rich in nutrients like protein, fiber and Omega3 that can help promote bone health.Same-Day Delivery Not Just for City Clickers:Online grocery shopping and delivery has become a crowded space, with a host of services competing for consumer attention. This trend allows everyone who sells food to be in the same-day delivery business withouthaving to add additional operational facilities. Look for Google Shopping Express to put every supermarket in the same day delivery business and change consumer behavior to shop online for food to be delivered to homes fresh for each meal. You now can throw your refrigerator away!The Rise of Fermented Foods:The next year will be the year when fermented(发酵的) foods – foods like yogurt, pickles(泡菜) take center stage. These foods contain live cultures, or are preserved in liquid so their sugars and other seasonings can become bacteria-promoting agents. In fact, a survey has found that nearly 50 percent of Americans have shown interest in fermented foods, who, especially those over 60s, have improved a lot in digestion. However, if treated inappropriately, the bacteria hidden in these foods might have our hospitals full of sick diners. Therefore make sure to study the cooking skills well before you hug these foods.Supermarkets change into Socializing Spaces:Supermarkets have evolved from straightforward centers where consumers could buy groceries to providers of lifestyle. Supermarkets are developing a variety of services that help to establish each outlet as a showcase of lifestyle trends. A desire to be "all things food" to their customers, young and old, is positioning the supermarkets as head to head competitors with chain and local restaurants. Cooking classes, and online home-made recipes are also giving consumers reasons beyond a grocery list to step inside their neighborhood supermarkets instead of a local restaurant.70. The passage advises readers to give up refrigerator because ______.A. people eat more snacks which don’t have to be put in refrigeratorsB. the refrigerator has become useless operational facilities for food sellersC. food can be sent to customers within short time and freezing is not neededD. Fermented foods can be kept in normal temperature for much more time71. For fermented foods, people must guarantee that ______.A. live cultures should be introduced while eating themB. these help in digestion should be introduced to the publicC. bacteria should be killed before being put into the foods.D. cooking should be conducted carefully to avoid disease72. It is implied in the last paragraph that ______.A. supermarkets sell recipes for trendy lifestyle to customersB. supermarkets used to be friends of chain and local restaurants.C. people can apply for cooking classes and obtain recipes in supermarketsD. Cooking classes encourage people to make food rather than dine out.73. The two trends that are particularly good for the elderly are ______.A. eating snacks and fermented foodsB. eating snacks and one-day deliveryC. one-day delivery and socializing supermarketsD. fermented foods and socializing supermarkets(C)Today, home-ownership has reached extremely high levels. Modern generations tend to believe there is something wrong with them if they rent. However, is high home-ownership really as rosy as people imagine? Staring at data first, we realize that the most successful, stable, attractive country in the Western world isSwitzerland. It has tiny unemployment; wealth; high happiness and mental-health scores. Does it have high home-ownership rates? Absolutely not. In Switzerland, about seven in ten of the population are renters. Yet, with Europe's lowest home-ownership rate, the nation thrives. Now go to the other end of the misery distribution. Spain has approximately the highest home-ownership rate in Europe (at more than 80%). But one-quarter of its population are unemployed.A likely reason is that high levels of home-ownership mess up the labour market. In a sensibly functioning economy it is easy for people to move around to drop into the vibrant job slots thrown up by technological change. With a high degree of owner-occupation, everything slows. Folk get stuck. Renters can go to new jobs. In that way they do the economy a favour. As Friedman said, the rate of unemployment depends on the flexibility of the housing market.Next we come to economic breakdown. Most analysts accept that at heart it was the housing market—obsessive pursuit of homes, the engendered mortgage(房贷) lending and an unavoidable house-price crash—that sank the Western world. Germany, say, with its more efficient rental market, had a far smoother ride through trouble.As for the monetary system, in the past few decades, in the hope of getting untaxed capital gains way above their true labour earnings, many people threw their spare cash into buying larger houses or building extra bedrooms. TV programmes about how to make easy money, beautiful rising house prices, and most importantly, our falulty tax system encouraged that. When at some point market broke down, everyone suffered. Our countries ought, instead, to design tax systems that encourage people to invest in productive real activities and in innovation. Renting leaves money free for better purposes.That also points to the role of sensible budgeting over a person's lifetime. Why should we think that when we die it is necessary to have paid off an entire house? Our children do not deserve it. Let them pay for themselves. We should rent—and enjoy our lives with the money saved.Finally, moderation usually pays off. Our scientific understanding of how economies function is horribly limited. This suggests that the golden rule should be to avoid extremes. A 50-50 mix of home-ownership and renting, not the 70-30 split that is now observed in so many Western nations, makes sense.74. The cases of Switzerland and Spain prove that ______.A. low home-ownership rate at about 30% is most favourable for economyB. home-ownership mainly decides a country’s citizens’ mental health.C. home-ownership has a lot to do with a country’s technological developmentD. low home-ownership increases the mobility of job market and economy.75. The main reason to make people invest in housing market is ______.A. the problematic taxing approach favouring house buyingB. people’s desire to avoid their money from devaluingC. easy channels to obtain methods to make easy moneyD. people’s wishes to live in larger and more comfortable houses76. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A.Switzerland suffers the worse unemployment in Europe.B. Renting allows more money into more creative economic activities.C. Germany’s effective mortgage system saw it through the western economic crisis.D. Our children have the right to enjoy the housing property we have paid off.77. What opinion does the author agree with most?A. People should learn the workings of housing market.B. Laws should be set up to stop people from buying houses.C. An adequate rate of home-ownership should be kept.D. People should follow the good example of Europe in housing investment.Section CDirections:Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.The herds of bulls and horses depicted running along the walls of the Lascaux caves in France are among the most magnificent examples of prehistoric art ever discovered.But rather than displaying hunting scenes, new evidence suggests that the images actually represent the frightening sounds which came from the mouths of the caves.US researcher Steven Waller believes that the echoes(回声) of clapping outside the cave would have sounded like hundreds of animal feet drumming on the ground. He proposes that the caves were preserved for their sound properties, which prehistoric peoples mistook for supernatural noises.Ancient stories explained echoes from the mouths of certain giant caves as replies from spirits, so our ancestors chose to decorate these caves with paintings believing that they were inhabited by spirits and gods.Besides animal sounds, m any ancient cultures attributed thunder in the sky to ‘thunder gods,' so it makes sense that some lasting echoes within the caves were interpreted as thunder and inspired paintings of those thunder gods on cave walls.The idea is also supported by audio theory, which shows statistically significant similarities between the rock art sites and modern sound reflection equipment.As for the presence of the famous Stonehenge(巨石阵) in Britain, Mr. Walker also suggests it may have been the sound of the prehistoric monument, rather than the sight, that inspired its creation.He claims that its architects may have been trying to recreate a sound-effect similar to the ritual sound made during religious dancing.People taking part in a religious dance around a pair of pipes would have heard the music grow quieter as they moved past certain pipes due to a natural phenomenon known as an ‘interference pattern.’If they were blindfold, it would have created the illusion that the sound was intermittently being reduced by invisible gods as they danced. According to Dr. Walker, the effects became so impressive that ancient people attempted to capture it in stone. Therefore the Stonehenge appeared.However some British experts said that it was clear that Stonehenge had been created over several centuries rather than being ‘thrown up overnight.’They claimed that there was no question in the traditional view that lining up along the mid-summer sunrise and mid-winter sunset was the ultimate purpose for its building(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)78. According to ancient people, who lived in the big caves?79. Modern sound science finds that ______ and ______ have much in common.80. According to Walker, how was the sound made weaker during religious dancing?81. The traditional view believes that Stonehenge was built in order to ______.II卷（共47分）I. Translation（22分）Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1．玛丽的表演从来没有这样令人印象深刻（Never…）2．谁到得最晚，就得为今天的晚餐买单。

2015年上海闸北区高三一模英语试卷-学生用卷

2015年上海闸北区高三一模英语试卷-学生用卷一、语法填空1、【来源】 2015年上海闸北区高三一模第1题2020~2021学年上海浦东新区高二上学期期中第1~8题8分Are you on a diet? Then maybe you should consider1(sit) by the window the next time you eat out.A new book claims that2you sit in a restaurant can affect how many you consume.A new research found that people sitting farthest from the front door ate the fewest salads and were73 percent3(likely) to order dessert.Those seated at a dark table ate heavier food and ordered more ofit4diners seated at bright bar tables ordered more salads and fewer desserts.According to the researchers, the darker it is, the more invisibleyou5feel, the less easy it is to see how much you're eating and the less guilty you are when you eat more.In contrast,6(see) the sunlight, people or trees outside might make you more conscious of7you look, might make you think about walking or might make you want a green salad.The researchers also noted that slim diners chewed around 15 times per mouthful, three chews more than heavier diners. By eating more slowly, the diner consumes less in thetime8takes for the brain to register satisfaction.2、【来源】 2015年上海闸北区高三一模（B篇）第2题Beijing's annoying smog（雾） seems to have hurt the city's appeal to tourists. Last year, Beijing Youth Daily reported that the number of visitors to Beijing1（fall） 50 percent since January. It's said that the city's bad air quality was to blame for the decline. It's also more difficult2（attract） high-end employees to work in Beijing, especially those with children.However, the blanket of poisonous smog hasn't hurt Beijing's officemarket,3has jumped up quickly on a global ranking to become the fourth-most-expensive location to rent office space in the world. According to a recent research, office space inBeijing's Central Business District costs4average $1, 412 per square meter per year.That's more expensive than No.5-rankes central Tokyo or No.6-rangked Madison & Fifth Avenues in New York. The research took into consideration both5（publish） rental rates and "additional costs, " which include agent fees and6costs to make the deal happen.London7（remain） the world's most expensive city in which to rent office space. Hong Kong, home to the priciest office space in Asia, comes in second globally. Thecities8（experience） the highest annual growth in office rental rates are both in South Africa with 40 percent rate rise for Durban and 44 percent for Sandton.二、选词填空3、【来源】 2015年上海闸北区高三一模第3题Music has been playing a major role in the lives of teenagers for decades and today's teens areno1. Teens listen to over 2.5 hours of music per day. Earbuds, Mp3players, and smartphones make it easy for teens to listen to music while they go about much of their daily lives.The digital world also means that parents must face new challenges when it comes to a teen's music. In the past---when music was2through audio tape or CD, it was much easier for parents to be aware of a teen's musical3. But mow that teens have free access to millions of songs and music videos through the Internet, parents are less likely tobe4of what their teens are listening to.Today, it's hard to believe that today's over-50-years people used tobe5against Elvis Presley's dance moves. Fast-forward to the present day and the society has certainly become more6of many strange forms of art.As for parents, music is a powerful tool and certainly music with pro-social or warm lyrics（歌词）can be a（n）7influence in teens. It's important to take an active approach when8your teen's musical interests. Get your teen to talk to you. Ask questions without passing9. Always be curious and inquire about what your teen looks for in music and talk about what10can be found in certain songs.A. purchasedB. positiveC. judgementD. discussingE. preferencesF. stronglyG. informedH. feelingsI. generalJ. differentK. accepting三、完形填空4、【来源】 2015年上海闸北区高三一模第4题Gallup used to conduct a poll（投票） that asked students to name the school subject that they considered to be the most difficult. Not1, mathematics came out on top of the difficulty chart. So what is it about math that makes it difficult? defines the word "difficult" as "not easily or readily done; requiringmuch2or planning to be performed successfully." This definition gets to the point of the problem when it comes to math. What makes math difficult is that it takes patience and persistence. For many students, math is not something that comes3. It takes effort. It is a subject that sometimes requires students to devote lots and lots of timeand4.This means, for many, the problem has little to do with brain power; it is mostly a matter of staying power. And since students don't make their own timelines, they can5the time as the teacher moves on to the next topic.In fact, there is also an element of brain style in the big picture, according to many scientists. They believe that people are born with6math understanding skills. Logical, left-brain thinkers tend to understand things in sequential bits, while artistic, intuitive, right-brainers aremore7. They take in a lot of information at one time and allow time to let it "sink in". so left-brain students may grasp concepts8while right-brain students don't. To the right brain student, time loss can make them feel confused and behind. Unfortunately in busy classrooms with too many students, students are mot always9enough time. We have to move on, ready or not.Math know-how is also cumulative（积累）, which means it works much like a pile of building blocks. You have to gain enough10in one area before you can effectively go on to "build upon" another area. Our first mathematical building blocks are established in primary school, when we learn11for addition and multiplication, and those first concepts become our12. These mathematical concepts or knowledge has to sink in and become13before students can move on to challenge the next stage of new concepts. However, teachers don't have time to ensure that every single student understands every single concept. So some students move to the next level with really shaky knowledgesystem.14, as they climb the ladder, they may meet with more and more difficulties and might15complete failure at some point.A. surprisinglyB. interestinglyC. necessarilyD. similarlyA. emotionB. laborC. curiosityD. moneyA. regularlyB. possiblyC. automaticallyD. secretlyA. spaceB. confidenceC. characterD. energyA. make up forB. run out ofC. take advantage ofD. add up toA. steadyB. abstractC. differentD. sharpA. negativeB. globalC. simpleD. specificA. quicklyB. typicallyC. patientlyD. strangelyA. reminded aboutB. exposed toC. blessed withD. accused ofA. praisesB. scoresC. materialD. blocksA. conditionsB. rulesC. aimsD. choicesA. thoughtB. attitudeC. foundationD. sourceA. nativeB. accessibleC. firmD. superiorA. In additionB. In contrastC. For exampleD. In resultA. realizeB. acknowledgeC. sufferD. regret四、阅读理解5、【来源】 2015年上海闸北区高三一模（A篇）第5题October 17, 1989 is a day San Francisco will never forget. On that day, an uncommon number of tragedies took place. It was also a day when total strangers became linked. The story of Jim Betts and Julio Berumen is a moving example of one such meeting.On that day, Petra Berumen took her daughter Cathy to the dentist. Also in the car was her son six-year-old Julio and their family friend Yolanda. Soon after Petra drove onto the highway, disaster struck. Without warning, the earth began to shake.The damage was terrible. Hugh trees bent as if they were made of rubber. Streets cracked and buildings collapsed. At least a stretch of the highway had crashed onto the lower level.Then as quickly as it started, the earthquake stopped. The Berumens's car had been crushed be the steel. Petra and Yolanda were killed instantly. Cathy escaped unhurt but Julio, though still alive, was in danger. Not only was his right leg pinned down by the steel, he was also squeezed between the dead bodies of his mother and Yolanda.Rescuers had calmed Julio by the time Jim Betts, a doctor from Oakland Hospital, arrived. For two hours, Jim tried to free Julio with two bare hands. He did not stop to worry about the fact that aftershocks could send the highway to the ground. As soon as Julio was breathing, Jim kept working. However, Julio was languishing. Jim realized that he had only one choice. He would have to cut the boy's right leg at the knee. Conditions were far from ideal. It was hot inside the car. Darkness had fallen outside.With great care, Jim started the operation. He had to try risky methods. Finally Julio was free.Those hours on the highway were like a nightmare. Jim said: "If my family members were up there badly hurt, they would urgently need help like that." Though the day the earthquake tore many things apart, it also brought brave people together.(1) The San Francisco earthquake was an uncommon event for Julio and Jimbecause.A. the earth shook violently and suddenlyB. they became linked unexpectedlyC. they neither could see the broken highwayD. they both lost their family members(2) In the fifth paragraph, Julio was languishing, which means that he was.A. about to dieB. complaining about the painC. losing his voiceD. crying(3) According to the passage, Jim.A. successfully performed the operationB. had necessary equipment to rescue JulioC. was able to save Julio’s right legD. had one family member operated on(4) Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. The Berumens were trying to leave the dangerous city when the earthquake struck.B. Two people of the Berumen family finally survived from the earthquake.C. Knowing aftershocks would come soon, Jim tried to rescue Julio from the car.D. The conditions were agreeable enough for Jim to perform the operation.6、【来源】 2015年上海闸北区高三一模（B篇）第6题At the end of the year, our magazine is revealing our annual food and shopping predictions based on our research.Grazing Golden-Agers:Ninety-one percent of people say they snack daily, according to Nielsen. While snacking is on the rise among all ages and genders, research shows that snacking among consumers over the age of 65 could contribute to additional years with a higher quality of life. We'll see more boomers-those raised in the "three square meals a day" period-employ a "grazing" approach to eating foods rich in nutrients like protein, fiber and Omega3 that can help promote bone health.Same-Day Delivery Not Just for City Clickers:Online grocery shopping and delivery has become a crowded space, with a host of services competing for consumer attention. This trend allows everyone who sells food to be in the same-day delivery business without having to add additional operational facilities. Look for Google Shopping Express to put every supermarket in the same day delivery business and change consumer behavior to shop online for food to be delivered to homes fresh for each meal. You now can throw your refrigerator away!The Rise of Fermented Foods:The next year will be the year when fermented （发酵的） foods-foods like yogurt, pickles（泡菜）take center stage. These foods contain live cultures, or are preserved in liquid so their sugars and other seasonings can become bacteria-promoting agents. In fact, a survey has found that nearly 50 percent of Americans have shown interest in fermented foods, who, especially those over 60s, have improved a lot indigestion. However, if treated inappropriately, the bacteria hidden in these foods might have our hospitals full of sick dinners. Therefore make sure to study the cooking skills well before you these foods. Supermarkets change into Socializing Spaces:Supermarkets have evolved from straightforward centers where consumers could buy groceries to providers of lifestyle. Supermarkets are developing a variety of services that help to establish each outlet as a showcase of lifestyle trends. A desire to be "all things food" to their customers, young and old, is positioning the supermarkets as head to head competitors with chain and local restaurants. Cooking classes, and online home-made recipes are also giving consumers reasons beyond a grocery list to step inside their neighborhood supermarkets instead of a local restaurant.(1) The passage advises readers to give up refrigerator because.A. people eat more snacks which don’t have to be put in refrigeratorsB. the refrigerators has become useless operational facilities for food sellersC. food can be sent to customers within short time and freezing is not neededD. Fermented foods can be kept in normal temperature for much more time.(2) For fermented foods, people must guarantee that.A. live cultures should be introduced while eating themB. these help in digestion should be introduced to the publicC. bacteria should be killed before being put into the foodsD. cooking should be conducted carefully to avoid disease(3) It is implied in the last paragraph that.A. supermarkets sell recipes for trendy lifestyle to customersB. supermarkets used to be friends of chain and local restaurantsC. people can apply for cooking classes and obtain recipes in supermarketsD. Cooking classes encourage people to make food rather than dine out(4) The two trends that are particularly good for the elderly are.A. eating snacks and fermented foodsB. eating snacks and one-day deliveryC. one-day delivery and socializing supermarketsD. fermented foods and socializing supermarkets7、【来源】 2015年上海闸北区高三一模（C篇）第7题Today, home-ownership has reached extremely high levels. Modern generations tend to believe there is something wrong with them if they rent. However, is high home-ownership really as people imagine? Staring at data first, we realize that the most successful, stable, attractive country in the Western world is Switzerland. It has tiny unemployment; wealth; high happiness and mental-health scores. Does it have high home-ownership rates? Absolutely not. In Switzerland, about seven in ten of the population are renters. Yet, with Europe's lowest home-ownership rate, the nation thrives. Now go to the other end of the misery distribution. Spain has approximately the highest home-ownership rate in Europe （at more than 80%）. But one-quarter of its population are unemployed.A likely reason is that high levels of home-ownership mess up the labour market. In a sensibly functioning economy it is easy for people to move around to drop into the vibrant job slots thrown up by technological change. With a high degree of owner-occupation, everything slows. Folk get stuck. Renters can go to new jobs. In that way they do the economy a favours. As Friedman said, the rate of unemployment depends on the flexibility of the housing market.Next we come to economic breakdown. Most analysts accept that at heart it was the housing market-obsessive pursuit of homes, the engendered mortgage（房贷） lending and an unavoidable house-price crash-that sank the Western world. Germany, say, with its more efficient rental market, had a far smoother ride through trouble.As for the monetary system, in the past few decades, in the hope of getting untaxed capital gains way above their true labor earnings, many people threw their spare cash into buying larger houses or building extra bedrooms. TV programmes about how to make easy money, beautiful rising house prices, and most importantly, our faulty tax system encouraged that. When at some point market broke down, everyone suffered. Our countries ought, instead, to design tax systems that encourage people to invest in productive real activities and in innovation. Renting leaves money free for better purposes.That also points to the role of sensible budgeting over a person's lifetime. Why should we think that when we die it is necessary to have paid off an entire house? Our children do not deserve it. Let them pay for themselves. We should rent-and enjoy our lives with the money saved.Finally, moderation usually pays off. Our scientific understanding of how economies function is horribly limited. This suggests that the golden rule should be to avoid extremes. A50-50mix of home-ownership and renting, not the 70-30 split that is now observed in so many Western nations, makes sense.(1) The cases of Switzerland and Spain prove that.A. low home-ownership rate at about 30% is most favourable for economyB. home-ownership mainly decides a country's citizens' mental healthC. home-ownership has a lot to do with a country’s technological developmentD. low home-ownership increases the mobility of job market and economy(2) The main reason to make people invest in housing market is.A. the problematic taxing approach favouring house buyingB. people's desire to avoid their money from devaluingC. easy channels to obtain methods to make easy moneyD. people's wishes to live in large and more comfortable houses(3) Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Switzerland suffers the worse unemployment in EuropeB. Renting allows more money into more creative economic activitiesC. Germany's effective mortgage system saw it through the western economic crisisD. Our children have the right to enjoy the housing property we have paid off(4) What opinion does the author agree with most?A. People should learn the workings of housing marketB. Laws should be set up to stop people from buying housesC. An adequate rate of home-ownership should be keptD. People should follow the good example of Europe in housing investment五、任务型阅读8、【来源】 2015年上海闸北区高三一模第8题The herds of bulls and horses depicted running along the walls of the Lascaux caves in France are among the most magnificent examples of prehistoric art ever discovered.But rather than displaying hunting scenes, new evidence suggests that the images actually represent the frightening sounds which came from the mouths of the caves.US researcher Steven Waller believes that the echoes（回声） of clapping outside the cave would have sounded like hundreds of animal feet drumming on the ground. He proposes that the caves were preserved for their sound properties, which prehistoric peoples mistook for supernatural noises.Ancient stories explained echoes from the mouths of certain giant caves as replies from spirits, so our ancestors chose to decorate these caves with paintings believing that they were inhabited by spirits and gods.Beside animal sounds, many ancient cultures attributed thunder in the sky to 'thunder gods, ' so it makes sense that some lasting echoes within the caves were interpreted as thunder and inspired paintings of those thunder gods on cave walls.The idea is also supported by audio theory, which shows statistically significant similarities between the rock are sites and modern sound reflection equipment.As for the presence of the famous Stonehenge（巨石阵） in Britain, Mr. Walker also suggests it may have been the sound of the prehistoric monument, rather than the sight, that inspired its creation.He claims that its architects may have been trying to recreate a sound-effect similar to the ritual sound made during religious dancing.People taking part in a religious dance around a pair of pipes would have heard the music grow quieter as they moved past certain pipes due to a natural phenomenon known as an 'interference pattern.' If they were blindfold, it would have created the illusion that the sound was intermittently being reduced by invisible gods as they danced. According to Dr. Walker, the effects became so impressive that ancient people attempted to capture it in store. Therefore the Stonehenge appeared.However some British experts said that it was clear that Stonehenge had been created over several centuries rather than being 'thrown up overnight.'They claimed that there was no question in the traditional view that lining up along the mid-summer sunrise and mid-winter sunset was the ultimate purpose for its building.(1) According to ancient people, who lived in the big caves?(2) Modern sound science finds that and have much in common.(3) According to Walker, how was the sound made weaker during religious dancing?(4) The traditional view believes that Stonehenge was built in order to.六、翻译9、【来源】 2015年上海闸北区高三一模第9题翻译(1) 玛丽的表演从来没有这样令人印象深刻。

上海市各区高三英语一模试卷分类汇编：回答问题专题

上海市各区2015届高三英语一模试卷分类汇编：回答问题专题Section CDirections: Read the following passage and then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.All of us rely on what we see. We say to ourselves, "I know I was there; I saw it happen" and that seems to settle the matter. Or does it? Can we really trust the evidence of our eyes?Take competitive sports for example. Most fans at sports events are always controlled by emotion, which leads to the fact that they will not agree with each other and even disagree with the referee although they watch the same game. "He was out of bounds when he caught the pass," says one fan. Another says, "You're crazy. I saw it with my own eyes. He was five feet in bounds. You must be blind." The referee rules that the receiver did step out of bounds. But thousands of fans are still not convinced—because they were there!It's the same story in the courtroom. Trial (审判) procedure depends on witnesses giving sworn testimony （证词）. But just how reliable is the testimony of a person who reports what he has seen? In a recent study, ten thousand witnesses were asked to describe the man they saw commit a crime. The study reveals that, on the average, the witnesses overestimated the man's height by five inches, his age by eight years, and gave the wrong hair colour in 83 percent of the cases. These witnesses didn't play tricks on them!What can we do to keep error to minimum? Above all, don't let your emotions interfere with your vision. Don't see something because you want to see it. Another solution to the problem would, of course, be to note down what you see. Don't rely on your memory alone. Take pictures, make recordings, and use any other aid, which will help a lot to reduce distortion. One more solution is also needed: The error is not likely to be minimized until the people involved stay relaxed. If you are tense, you are very likely to see red when the colour is blue.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN EIGHT WORDS.)78. The reason why fans disagree with each other at sports events is that few of them_____.79. The word "them" in Para.3 refers to________.80. What are the other two solutions to keeping visual error to minimum besides not letting your emotions interfere with your vision?81. It can be inferred from the passage that the author takes sports events and courtroom as examples in order to illustrate ______.78. are not controlled by emotion79. the man's height, age and hair colour80. Nothing down what you see and staying relaxed.81. We can't completely trust the evidence of eyesSection CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.On October 29, 1929, the United States stock market crashed. In the days that followed, banks and businesses closed, the number of the unemployed workers rose to 15million, and many people lost their savings. As the economic crisis wore on, it became known as the Great Depression. It left many people feeling anxious and uncertain about the future.Within days of his inauguration(就职典礼) in 1933, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt(FDR) began taking steps to stabilize the banking system, support the economy, and provide jobs for unemployed workers. To keep the American public informed about the changes that were underway, he gave a series of radio addresses called fireside chats. FDR used these broadcasts to speak about a number of issues. Thefirst of Roosevelt’s fireside chats was delivered on Sunday, March 12,1933. His goal in this message was to explain the bank crisis in the United States.He explained to American why banks had run out of money. Roosevelt assured people that their money was safe and that they could get their money when they really needed it. He said that most of the banks would be open the next day and that others would be open again very soon. His message’s purpose was to restore American’s confidence in their banking system.Roosevelt’s chats to America were popular with the people. Many looked forward to hearing what FDR had to say. The White House did not always tell the public whether a particular radio address was to be regarded as a fireside chat. As a result, there is some question about the exact number of these speeches. Twenty-eight such addresses were definitely identified, and two other radio addresses could have also been chats.Roosevelt delivered his final fireside chat on June 12,1944. The focus was opening a fifth war-loan drive. He complimented the American people for supporting the war effort with the purchase of more than $32 billion of war bonds. He encouraged them to buy more as the war effort continued to cost money every day, money that he confidently predicted would lead to final victory.(Notes:Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)78.______________ led to the Great Depression according to the passage.79. What’s the purpose of Roosevelt’s fireside chats?80. Roosevelt delivered his first fireside chat to assure people of _____________________.81. Why did Roosevelt praise the American people in his final fireside chat?Keys:78. The crash of the United States stock market79. To keep the American public informed about importance issues/messages/the changes80. The safety of their money81. Because they supported the war effort by buying war bondsSunshine might be healthier than most people think, outweighing the risk of skin cancer. British doctors suggested last week and ran straight into a storm. The four researchers at Bristol University in western England were accused of weakening years of campaigning to warn people of the dangers of too much sun. Experts agree exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet rays (紫外线) increases the risk of skin cancer and accelerates the signs of aging. But in the British Medical Journal, the Bristol team led by Andr ew Ness wrote, “There is evidence that the potential benefits of exposure to sunlight may outweigh the widely publicized negative effects on the incidence of skin cancer.”Vitamin D, made in the body in reaction to sunlight, prevented rickets (软骨病) in children and was associated with a protective effect against heart disease.Sunshine was also useful for treating certain skin conditions and there was evidence that it reduced the incidence of multiple sclerosis (硬化症). There was also the “feel good effect o f lying or sitting in the sun.” The researchers said it was too early to advise people to spend more time in the sun, but suggested the basis of the current advice to cover up should be reviewed.“Perhaps, while we await the conclusions of such formal ana lyses, those of us who enjoy spending time in the sun can rest assured that the chance that we will be one of the people dying from the sun is small.” they added.Their article was strongly criticized by health campaigners who claimed it was unbalanced an d not backed by scientific evidence. Britain’s Health Education Authority said skin cancer was the most common form of cancer in the country, with more than 50,000 new cases diagnosed each year and more than 2,000 people dying from the disease. It said treatment almost always required surgery and almost 50 per cent of cases were fatal. The authority’s skin cancer campaign manager Christopher New said, “We are very disappointed with this controversial article. It doesn’t have enough supporting evidence and runs the risk of undoing many years of good health education.”(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS)78. According to the four researchers at Bristol University,______________________________ does more good than harm.79. What does the author mean by saying “the British doctors ran straight into a storm”?80. The “good health education” reminds people ______________________________.81. People have not yet been able to reach an agreement on______________________________.Keys:78. exposure in sunshine.79. their article aroused a heated debate.80. that sunshine may cause skin cancer.81. whether sunshine is good for people or not.Section CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.The paper is written in an attempt to discuss what the creative process is .Though much theory has accumulated ,little is really known about the power that lies at the bottom of poetic creation. It is true that great poets and artists produce beauty by employing all the powers of personality and by combing emotions, reason, and intuitions(直觉). But what is the magical synthesis(合成) that joins and arranges these complex parts into poetic unity?John L.Lowes, in his justly famous” The Road to Xanadu,” developed one of the earliest and still generally acceptable answers to this interesting question. Imaginative creation. He concludes, is a complex process in which the conscious and unconscious minds jointly operate. “there is ….the deep well with its chaos(杂乱) of accidently mixingimages ,but there is likewise the vision which sees shining in and through the chaos of the potential lines of form , and with the vision, the controlling will ,which gives to that potential beauty actuality.”The deep well is the unconscious mind that is peopled with the facts, ideas , feelings of the conscious activity. The imaginative vision, an unconscious activity, shines through the land of chaos, of lights and shadows , silently seeking pattern and form. Finally, the conscious mind again, through will , captures and embodies the idea in the final work of art. In this way is unity born out of chaos.Though there can be no absolute certainty, there is general agreement that the periods in the development of a creative work parallel(与….相似)，to someextent ,Lowes’s theory of well , vision , form and will. There are at least three stages in the creative process: preparation, inspiration, work.In a sen se, the period of preparation is all of the writer’s life. It is the deep well. It is especially a period of concentration which gives the unconscious mind an opportunity to communicate with the conscious mind. When remembrance of things past reaches thec onscious level of the writer’s mind, he is ready to go on with the process. Part of this preparation involves learning a medium---learning a language, learning how to write, learning literary forms. It is important to note here that form cannot be imposed upon the idea. Evidence, though not enough, shows that the idea gives birth to the form that can best convey it. It is the vision, according to Lowes, that sees shining in and through the chaos of the potential lines of form.(Answer the questions or complete the statements in no more than TEN words)78.John L. Lowes has provided an acceptable answer to the question of______________________.79._________________________are the four elements of John L. Lowes’ theory.80. How does the preparation stage contribute to the development of a creative work?81.According to the passage, what is the relationship between the idea and form.Keys:78.what the creative process is.79.Well, vision, form and will.80.By giving the unconscious mind an opportunity to communicate with the conscious mind.81.form cannot be imposed upon the idea but the idea gives birth to the form that can best convey it.Section CDirection：Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process. People have generally viewed personal growth as an external (外在的) result or a product that can easily be identified and measured. The worker who gets a rise, the student whose grades improve, and the foreigner who learns a new language--all these examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts．By contrast, the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since it is a journey and not the specific signposts or landmarks along the way. The process is not the road itself, but rather the attitudes and feelings people have , their caution or courage, as they meet with new experiences and unexpected difficulties. In this process, the journey never really ends; there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept．In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a willingness to take risks, to face the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may "fail" at first. How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is essential for our ability to grow．Do we see ourselves as quick and curious? If so, we tend to take more changes and be more open to unfamiliar experiences. Do we think we're shy and indecisive? Then our sense of fear can cause us to hesitate, to move slowly, and not to take a step until we know the ground issafe. Do we think we are slow to adapt to change or that we're not smart enough to deal with a new challenge? Then we are likely to take a more passive role or not try at all.These feelings of insecurity and self-doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow. If we do not face or overcome these internal fears and doubt, if we protect ourselves too much, then we stop growing. We become trapped inside a shell of our own making．78.Based on the two basic ways to view growth mentioned in the passage, “Jane won the first prize in the speech competition.”can be regarded as______________________________.79.The process of growth refers to ___________________________________,when people come across new experiences and obstacles.80.If someone is keen on learning anything new, he is likely to____________________________.81.________________________________________or too much self-protection may prevent us growing.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in No More Than Ten Words.)Section 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 opposite effect: 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 faul ts. 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 after 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 t houghts.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.Keys:78.the idea that you should turn negative thoughts into positive ones.79.Thinking more positively have a opposite effect.80.overly positive thinking doesn’t make people feel better.81.Meditation techniquesSection CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.From boy to manGROWING up on-screen for a decade as Harry Potter, 22-year-old Daniel Radcliffe has had to deal with typecasting (同类角色出演) his whole career. However, in a new release called The Woman in Black, the successful child actor finally escapes J.K. Rowling’s hero by taking on the lead role in a classic ghost story.The movie, which hit Chinese cinemas on Sept 20, 2012, tells the tale of a widowed(丧妻的)lawyer named Arthur Kipps (Radcliffe)who is sent to a remote village in the north of England for a late client’saffairs. There, he discovers the town’s tragic past—children die after they see a mysterious woman dressed in black. To clear things up, he decided to stay alone in an old house, which is completely cut off from the mainland at high tide.His fears grow when he sees a woman in black looking at him from the window and hears the sound of a pony and trap in difficulty, followed by the screams of a young child. Kipps decides he must find a way to break the cycle of horror after his son is threatened by the mysterious woman.The story pulls out every old, dark house cliché(老套路)going: demonic(恶魔的)dolls, rocking chairs, and the ghostly black-cloaked(穿黑披风的)woman herself. However, it has become one of that year’s biggest box office winners in the UK when it was released there.British movie critic Jamie Russell thinks what makes it so different is howcharacter-driven it is and how Radcliffe makes it count.“The Woman in Black works because of Radcliffe, not in spite of him,”he said. “Radcliffe’s face convinces you that Kipps knows what it is to have loved and lost forever.”There is not much conversation. Director James Watkins’s gambledon Radcliffe’s acting. He was not disappointed. “It’s an absolute joy doing the slow push in on Dan, reading his thoughts and letting the camera drift closer and closer into his eyes, ”he t old British magazine Total Film.For the former Potter star who has longed for a career away from Hogwarts, this ghost movie is a step in the right direction.“It’s mainly about working hard and proving to people you’re serious about it, and stretching(倾注全力)yourself and learning. ”Radcliffe told British online newspaper The Huffington Post.And he understands fame is fleeting. “The line that has made the most lasting impression on me was by [US writer] William Goldman. He said something like,' Stars come and go, only actors last’. ”he told the news website.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS)78. The movie The woman in Black is about ____________.79. Why does Kipps have to find a way to break the cycle of horror?80. How The woman in Black is successful is that it has been____________________.81. What does The woman in Black mean for Radcliffe, the former Harry Potter star? Keys:78. how Arthur Kipps deals with a mysterious woman in black79. Because his son is threatened by the woman in black.80. one of this year’s biggest box office winner in Britain.81. It is a step on his way to make a breakthrough.Section CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Defenders of the French language are angered by plans to introduce courses taught in English at public universities, arguing that France must protect itself against the risk of losing its cultural identity.The French Parliament recently started to debate the issue as part of a bill on a broader reform of higher education, but all attention has focused on an article that would lift a 19-year ban on English as a teaching language at public universities.The French government backs the change, which it says would help to attract foreign students and help French graduates compete in a global economy as the country struggles to regain competitiveness. More French students fearing poor job prospects at home, where youth unemployment is nearly 25 percent, are studying and working abroad. One of their destinations is London, which now has become the sixth largest French population in the world.However, opponents of the law, including professors, lawmakers and the French language supervision body Academic France, say the community of other French-speaking peoples must be defended and that the change would be a betrayal of other French-speaking nations."If France gives other French-speaking countries the wrong signal by leading an assault against the language, that would be a very, very regrettable thing indeed," said Claude Hagege, a language scientist.France has long defended its culture at home and abroad. In 1994, the so-called " Toubon Law" made the use of French mandatory in all TV broadcasts, meaning all foreign-language programs are dubbed, while radio stations must play at least 40 percent of French music for most of the day.Business leaders criticize France's low ranking for English proficiency(熟练度）- it placed 23rd in a 2012 global ranking published by education company Education First - even though the use of English has grown, notably in academic circles.Higher Education Minister Genevieve Fioraso said offering English would increase the appeal of French universities at a time when they are falling further behind in international rankings. In a 2011-2012survey by Britain's Times newspaper, the highest-ranked French university is in 59th position. Private business schools where English is taught rank higher.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)78. What does “the change” in Paragraph 3 refer to ?79. Some people are against the change because they think itwould_____________________.80. According to “Toubon Law” , what is a must for TV stations in France?81. Genevieve Fioraso thinks the release of the bill may help French universities__________.Keys:78. Allowing using English as a teaching language at public universities.79. be a betrayal of other French-speaking nations/make France lose its cultural identity80. Using French in all TV broadcasts / The use of French in all TV broadcasts.81. attract more students/be more appealing/rank higher in international rankingsSection 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 academicresources: 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 st udy. 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 no tes. 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-seekers 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 question 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 help a 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________.Keys:78.study groups79.work harder80.The same goal and specializing in the group81.maximizing the efficiencySection CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.The herds of bulls and horses depicted running along the walls of the Lascaux caves in France are among the most magnificent examples of prehistoric art ever discovered.But rather than displaying hunting scenes, new evidence suggests that the images actually represent the frightening sounds which came from the mouths of the caves.US researcher Steven Waller believes that the echoes(回声) of clapping outside the cave would have sounded like hundreds of animal feet drumming on the ground. He proposes that the caves were preserved for their sound properties, which prehistoric peoples mistook for supernatural noises.Ancient stories explained echoes from the mouths of certain giant caves as replies from spirits, so our ancestors chose to decorate these caves with paintings believing that they were inhabited by spirits and gods.Beside animal sounds, many anci ent cultures attributed thunder in the sky to ‘thunder gods,’ so it makes sense that some lasting echoes within the caves were interpreted as thunder and inspired paintings of those thunder gods on cave walls.The idea is also supported by audio theory, which shows statistically significant similarities between the rock are sites and modern sound reflection equipment.。

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。

上海市闸北区2015年中考英语一模(即期末)试题解读

上海市闸北区2015年中考英语一模（即期末）试题Part I Listening （第一部分听力）I. Listening ComprehensionA . Listen and choose the right picture(根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）（6分）A B C DE F G H1._________2.________3.________4.______5._________6.________B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear(根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案）（8分）7. A）Rainy B) Windy C) Sunny D)Cloudy8. A ) Tuesday B)Wednesday C)Thursday D)Friday9. A) 50 dollars B)100 dollars C) 150 dollars D)200 dollars10. A) The 4th B) The 5th C) The 6th D)The 7th11. A)On foot B) By bus C)By car D) By bicycle12. A) At the railway station B) At the post officeC) At the library D) At the supermarket13. A) Singer and listener B) Customer and shop assistantC) Father and daughter D) Doctor and patient14. A) It’s noisy in London. B) The weather in London is not good.C) The bus services are not very good D) More trees should be plantedC. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false.(判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）（6分）15. Over 750,000 visitors pay a visit to Stonehenge inBritain every year.16. The largest number of visitors appears in July.17. Historian(历史学家）Paul Stocker doesn’t thinkStonehenge was a temple where ancient leaders communicatedwith the gods.18.Most people agree that Stonehenge was built to celebratea success over an enemy.19. One visitor to the Stonehenge felt the energy pull him down.20. A group of English volunteers tried to build another Stonehenge, but failed.D. Listen to the passage and complete the followingsentences(听短文，完成下列内容。

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。

上海市闸北区中考英语一模(即期末)试题

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闸北区2021年初三英语一模练习〔十一〕〔总分值150分，完卷时间100分钟〕考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。

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Part1 Listening〔第一局部听力〕I.Listeningcomprehension(听力理解)(共30分)A.Listenandchoosetherightpicture(根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片)(6分)B.Listentothedialogueandchoosethebestanswertothequestionyouhe ar(根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)：(8分)7.A)Four.B)Five.C)Six.D)Seven.8.A)Tuesday.B)Wednesday.C)Thursday.D)Friday.9.A)50dollars.B)100dollars.C)150dollars.D)200dollars.10.A)The4th.B)The5th.C)The6th.D)The7th.11.A)Onfoot.B)Bybus.C)Bycar.D)Bybicycle.12.A)Attherailwaystation.B)Atthepostoffice.C)Atthelibrary.D)Atthesupermarket.13.A)Singerandlistener.B)Customerandshopassistant.C)Fatheranddaughter.D)Doctorandpatient.14.A)It'snoisyinLondon.B)TheweatherinLondonisnotgood.C)Thebusservicesarenotverygood.D)Moretreesshouldbeplanted.C.Listentothepassageandtellwhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse(判断以下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.Over750,000visitorspayavisittoStonehengeinBritaineveryyear.ThelargestnumberofvisitorstoStonehengeappearsinJuly.Historian(历史学家)PaulStockerdoesn'tthinkStonehengewasatemplewhereancientleaderscommunicatedwiththegods. MostpeopleagreethatStonehengewasbuilttocelebrateasuccessoveranenemy. OnevisitortotheStonehengefelttheenergypullhimdown. AgroupofEnglishvolunteerstriedtobuildanotherStonehenge,butfailed.D.Listentothepassageandcompletethefollowingsentences〔听短文，完成以下内容。

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闸北区2014学年度第一学期高三英语学科期末练习卷（2014.12.30）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 conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After you hear the 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. On University campus B. in a department storeC. In a Community ServiceD. On a street2. A. Husband and wife B. Headmaster and teacherC. Teacher and parentD. Shop assistant and customers3.A. Spring B. Summer C. Autumn D. Winter4. A. Interesting B. Positive C. Opposite D. Boring5. A. She was terribly sick.B. She arrived for work narrowly.C. She walked to work every day.D. She was always late for work.6. A. The woman shouldn‟t let her daughter wear so scary clothes.B. Her daughter‟s Halloween dress wasn‟t smart enough.C. She couldn‟t have spent too much money on the dress.D. She couldn‟t encourage her daughter to celebrate Halloween.7. A. Playing tennis.B. Writing term paper.C. Gathering materials.D. Holding a meeting.8. A. Gaby was a good neighbour.B. Gaby didn‟t think highly of his neighbours.C. Gaby often told wrong stories.D. Gary often quarrels with his neighbours.9. A. 40. B. 60. C. 80. D. 120.10. A. The woman pretends to be pregnant.B. Men here are not polite enough.C. Men aren‟t allowed to smoke here.D. The woman shouldn‟t complain about the men here.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 onewould be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. They cooked a meal excellently with given ingredients.B. They were recommended by Manchester restaurant.C. They were asked to replace two former high quality chefs.D. They were selected by the school parents board.12. A. The cost of the meal has risen.B. Some pupils complained about the meal.C. Children get bored with the meals at home.D. The chefs can‟t handle so many meals a day.13. A. Because they are from a famous restaurant.B. Because they pay attention to what pupils like.C. Because they are highly paid.D. Because they are good at communicating with parents.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Looking like humans. B. Having two wheels.C. Being mobile and communicative.D. Having essential working ability.15. A. 82. B. 86. C. 273. D. 300.16. A. They got there through a land bridge.B. They got there on foot.C. They got there by the sea.D. They go t there following animals‟ footprints.Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you hear.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation:Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation:II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Read the following two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.(A)Are you on a diet? Then maybe you should consider (25)_________(sit) by the window the next time you eat out.A new book claims that (26)________ you sit in a restaurant can affect how many you consume.A New research found that people sitting farthest from the front door ate the fewest salads and were 73 percent (27)________(likely) to order dessert.Those seated at a dark table ate heavier food and ordered more of it (28)______ diners seated at bright bar tables ordered more salads and fewer desserts.According to the researchers, the darker it is, the more invisible you (29)______ feel, the less easy it is to see how much you‟re eating and the less guilty you are when you eat more.In contrast, (30) ________(see) the sunlight, people or trees outside might make you more conscious of (31)________ you look, might make you think about walking or might make you want a green salad.The researchers also noted that slim diners chewed around 15 times per mouthful, three chews more than heavier diners. By eating more slowly, the diner consumes less in the time(32)_________ takes for the brain to register satisfaction.(B)Beijing‟s annoying smog(雾) seems to have hurt the city‟s appeal to tou rists. Last year, Beijing Youth Daily reported that the number of visitors to Beijing (33)_________(fall) 50 percent since January. It‟s said that the city‟s bad air quality was to blame for the decline. It‟s also more difficult (34) _______(attract) high-end employees to work in Beijing, especially those with children.However, the blanket of poisonous smog hasn‟t hurt Beijing‟s office market, (35)_______ has jumped up quickly on a global ranking to become the fourth-most-expensive location to rent office space in the world. According to a recent research, office space in Beijing‟s Central Business District costs (36)________ average $1,412 per square meter per year.That‟s more expensive than No.5-rankes central Tokyo or No.6-rangked Madison & Fifth Avenues in New York. The research took into consideration both (37)________ (publish) rental rates and “additional costs,” which include agent fees and (38)_________costs to make the deal happen.London (39)_________ (remain) the world‟s most expensive city in w hich to rent office space. Hong Kong, home to the priciest office space in Asia, comes in second globally. The cities (40)___________(experience) the highest annual growth in office rental rates are both in South Africa with 40 percent rate rise for Durban and 44 percent for Sandton.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.Music has been playing a major role in the lives of teenagers for decades and today‟s teens are no ____41_____. Teens listen to over 2.5 hours of music per day. Earbuds, Mp3players, and smartphones make it easy for teens to listen to music while they go about much of their daily lives.The digital world also means that parents must face new challenges when it comes to a teen‟s music. In the past---when music was ___42_____ through audio tape or CD, it was much easier for parents to be aware of a teen‟s musical ___43_____. But mow that teens have free access to millions of songs and music videos through the internet, parents are less likely to be ____44____ of what their teens are listening to.Today, it‟s hard to believe that today‟s over-50-years people used to be ___45_____ against Elvis Presley‟s dance moves. Fast-forward to the present day and the society has certainly become more ____46____ of many strange forms of art.As for parents, music is a powerful tool and certainly music with pro-social or warm lyrics(歌词) can be a(n)___47_____ influence in teens. It‟s important to take an active approach when ____48_____ your tee n‟s musical interests. Get your teen to talk to you. Ask questions without passing ___49_____. Always be curious and inquire about what your teen looks for in music and talk about what ____50____ can be found in certain songs.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.Gallup used to conduct a poll(投票) that asked students to name the school subject that they considered to be the most difficult. Not ____51____, mathematics came out on top of the difficulty chart. So what is it about math that makes it difficult? defines the word “difficult” as “not easily or readily done; re quiring much ____52___ or planning to be performed successfully.” This definition gets to the point of the problem when it comes to math. What makes math difficult is that it takes patience and persistence. For many students, math is not something that comes ___53_____. It takes effort. It is a subject that sometimes requires students to devote lots and lots of time and ___54_____.This means, for many, the problem has little to do with brain power; it is mostly a matter of staying power. And since students don‟t make their own timelines, they can ___55____ the time as the teacher moves on to the next topic.In fact, there is also an element of brain style in the big picture, according to many scientists. They believe that people are born with ___56____math understanding skills. Logical, left-brain thinkers tend to understand things in sequential bits, while artistic, intuitive, right-brainers are more___57____. They take in a lot of information at one time and allow time to let it “sink in”. so left-brain students may grasp concepts __58____ while right-brain students don‟t. To the right brain student, time loss can make them feel confused and behind. Unfortunately in busy classrooms with too many students, students are mot always ___59____ enough time. We have to move on, ready or not.Math know-how is also cumulative(积累), which means it works much like a pile of building blocks. You have to gain enough ___60___ in one area before you can effectively go on to “build upon” another area. Our first mathematical building blocks are established in primary school, when we learn ____61___ for addition and multiplication, and those first concepts become our ___62__. These mathematical concepts or knowledge has to sink in and become ___63___ before students can move o n to challenge the next stage of new concepts. However, teachers don‟t have time to ensure that every single student understands every single concept. So some students move to the next level with really shaky knowledge system. ___64____, as they climb the ladder, they may meet with more and more difficulties and might ___65_____ complete failure at some point.51 A. surprisingly B. interestingly C. necessarily D. similarly52 A. emotion B. labor C. curiosity D. money53 A. regularly B. possibly C. automatically D. secretly54 A. space B. confidence C. character D. energy55 A. make up for B. run out of C. take advantage of D. add up to56 A. steady B. abstract C. different D. sharp57 A. negative B. global C. simple D. specific58 A. quickly B. typically C. patiently D. strangely59 A.reminded about B. exposed to C. blessed with D. accused of60 A. praises B. scores C. material D. blocks61 A. conditions B. rules C. aims D. choicesA. thoughtB. attitudeC. foundationD. source62.63 A. native B. accessible C. firm D. superior64 A. In addition B. In contrast C. For example D. In resultA. realizeB. acknowledgeC. sufferD. regret65.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 read.(A)October 17, 1989 is a day San Francisco will never forget. On that day, an uncommon number of tragedies took place. It was also a day when total strangers became linked. The story of Jim Betts and Julio Berumen is a moving example of one such meeting.On that day, Petra Berumen took her daughter Cathy to the dentist. Also in the car was her son six-year-old Julio and their family friend Yolanda. Soon after Petra drove onto the highway, disaster struck. Without warning, the earth began to shake.The damage was terrible. Hugh trees bent as if they were made of rubber. Streets cracked and buildings collapsed. At least a stretch of the highway had crashed onto the lower level.Then as quickly as it started, the earthquake stopped. The Berumens‟s car had been crushed be the steel. Petra and Yolanda were killed instantly. Cathy escaped unhurt but Julio, though still alive, was in danger. Not only was his right leg pinned down by the steel, he was also squeezed between the dead bodies of his mother and Yolanda.Rescuers had calmed Julio by the time Jim Betts, a doctor from Oakland Hospital, arrived. For two hours, Jim tried to free Julio with two bare hands. He did not stop to worry about the fact that aftershocks could send the highway to the ground. As soon as Julio was breathing, Jim kept working. However, Julio was languishing. Jim realized that he had only one choice. He would have to cut the boy‟s right leg at the knee. Conditions were far from ideal. It was hot inside the car. Darkness had fallen outside.With great care, Jim started the operation. He had to try risky methods. Finally Julio was free.Those hours on the highway were like a nightmare. Jim said: “If my family members were up there badly hurt, they would urgently need help like that.” Though the day the earthquake tore many things apart, it also brought brave people together.66. The San Francisco earthquake was an uncommon event for Julio and Jim because _________.A. the earth shook violently and suddenlyB. they became linked unexpectedlyC. they neither could see the broken highwayD. they both lost their family members67. In the fifth paragraph, Julio was languishing, which means that he was _________.A. about to dieB. complaining about the painC. losing his voiceD. crying68. According to the passage, Jim _________.A. successfully performed the operationB. had necessary equipment to rescue JulioC. was able to save Julio‟s right legD. had one family member operated on69. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. The Berumens were trying to leave the dangerous city when the earthquake struck.B. Two people of the Berumen family finally survived from the earthquake.C. Knowing aftershocks would come soon, Jim tried to rescue Julio from the car.D. The conditions were agreeable enough for Jim to perform the operation.(B)At the end of the year, our magazine is revealing our annual food and shopping predictions based on our research.Grazing Golden-Agers:Ninety-one percent of people say they snack daily, according to Nielsen. While snacking is on the rise among all ages and genders, research shows that snacking among consumers over the age of 65 could contribute to additional years with a higher quality of life. We‟ll see more boomers-those raised in the “three square meals a day” period-employ a “grazing” approa ch to eating foods rich in nutrients like protein, fiber and Omega3 that can help promote bone health.Same-Day Delivery Not Just for City Clickers:Online grocery shopping and delivery has become a crowded space, with a host of services competing for consumer attention. This trend allows everyone who sells food to be in the same-day delivery business without having to add additional operational facilities. Look for Google Shopping Express to put every supermarket in the same day delivery business and change consumer behavior to shop online for food to be delivered to homes fresh for each meal. You now can throw your refrigerator away!The Rise of Fermented Foods:The next year will be the year when fermented (发酵的) foods-foods like yogurt, pickles(泡菜) take center stage. These foods contain live cultures, or are preserved in liquid so their sugars and other seasonings can become bacteria-promoting agents. In fact, a survey has found that nearly 50 percent of Americans have shown interest in fermented foods, who, especially those over 60s, have improved a lot in digestion. However, if treated inappropriately, the bacteria hidden in these foods might have our hospitals full of sick dinners. Therefore make sure to study the cooking skills well before you these foods.Supermarkets change into Socializing Spaces:Supermarkets have evolved from straightforward centers where consumers could buy groceries to providers of lifestyle. Supermarkets are developing a variety of services that help to establish each outlet as a showcase of lifestyle trends. A desire to be “all things food” to their customers, young and old, is positioning the supermarkets as head to head competitors with chain and local restaurants. Cooking classes, and online home-made recipes are also giving consumers reasons beyond a grocery list to step inside their neighborhood supermarkets instead of a local restaurant.70. The passage advises readers to give up refrigerator because_____A. people eat more snacks which don‟t have to be put in refrigeratorsB. the refrigerators has become useless operational facilities for food sellersC. food can be sent to customers within short time and freezing is not neededD. Fermented foods can be kept in normal temperature for much more time.71. For fermented foods, people must guarantee that______A. live cultures should be introduced while eating themB. these help in digestion should be introduced to the publicC. bacteria should be killed before being put into the foodsD. cooking should be conducted carefully to avoid disease72. It is implied in the last paragraph that______A. supermarkets sell recipes for trendy lifestyle to customersB. supermarkets used to be friends of chain and local restaurantsC. people can apply for cooking classes and obtain recipes in supermarketsD. Cooking classes encourage people to make food rather than dine out73. The two trends that are particularly good for the elderly are_____A. eating snacks and fermented foodsB. eating snacks and one-day deliveryC. one-day delivery and socializing supermarketsD. fermented foods and socializing supermarkets(C)Today, home-ownership has reached extremely high levels. Modern generations tend to believe there is something wrong with them if they rent. However, is high home-ownership really as people imagine? Staring at data first, we realize that the most successful, stable, attractive country in the Western world is Switzerland. It has tiny unemployment; wealth; high happiness and mental-health scores. Does it have high home-ownership rates? Absolutely not. In Switzerland, about seven in ten of the population are renters. Yet, with Europe‟s lowest home-ownership rate, the nation thrives. Now go to the other end of the misery distribution. Spain has approximately the highest home-ownership rate in Europe (at more than 80%). But one-quarter of its population are unemployed.A likely reason is that high levels of home-ownership mess up the labour market. In a sensibly functioning economy it is easy for people to move around to drop into the vibrant job slots thrown up by technological change. With a high degree of owner-occupation, everything slows. Folk get stuck. Renters can go to new jobs. In that way they do the economy a favours. As Friedman said, the rate of unemployment depends on the flexibility of the housing market.Next we come to economic breakdown. Most analysts accept that at heart it was the housing market-obsessive pursuit of homes, the engendered mortgage(房贷) lending and an unavoidable house-price crash-that sank the Western world. Germany, say, with its more efficient rental market, had a far smoother ride through trouble.As for the monetary system, in the past few decades, in the hope of getting untaxed capital gains way above their true labour earnings, many people threw their spare cash into buying larger houses or building extra bedrooms. TV programmes about how to make easy money, beautiful rising house prices, and most importantly, our faulty tax system encouraged that. When at some point market broke down, everyone suffered. Our countries ought, instead, to design tax systems that encourage people to invest in productive real activities and in innovation. Renting leaves money free for better purposes.That a lso points to the role of sensible budgeting over a person‟s lifetime. Why should we think that when we die it is necessary to have paid off an entire house? Our children do not deserve it. Let them pay for themselves. We should rent-and enjoy our lives with the money saved.Finally, moderation usually pays off. Our scientific understanding of how economies function is horribly limited. This suggests that the golden rule should be to avoid extremes. A50-50mix of home-ownership and renting, not the 70-30 split that is now observed in so many Western nations, makes sense.74. The cases of Switzerland and Spain prove that_____A. low home-ownership rate at about 30% is most favourable for economyB. home-ownership mainly decides a country‟s citizens‟ menta l healthC. home-ownership has a lot to do with a country‟s technological developmentD. low home-ownership increases the mobility of job market and economy75. The main reason to make people invest in housing market is____A. the problematic taxing approach favouring house buyingB. people‟s desire to avoid their money from devaluingC. easy channels to obtain methods to make easy moneyD. people‟s wishes to live in large and more comfortable houses76. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Switzerland suffers the worse unemployment in EuropeB. Renting allows more money into more creative economic activitesC. Germany‟s effective mortgage system saw it through the western economic crisisD. Our children have the right to enjoy the housing property we have paid off77. What opinion does the author agree with most?A. People should learn the workings of housing marketB. Laws should be set up to stop people from buying housesC. An adequate rate of home-ownership should be keptD. People should follow the good example of Europe in housing investmentSection CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.The herds of bulls and horses depicted running along the walls of the Lascaux caves in France are among the most magnificent examples of prehistoric art ever discovered.But rather than displaying hunting scenes, new evidence suggests that the images actually represent the frightening sounds which came from the mouths of the caves.US researcher Steven Waller believes that the echoes(回声) of clapping outside the cave would have sounded like hundreds of animal feet drumming on the ground. He proposes that the caves were preserved for their sound properties, which prehistoric peoples mistook for supernatural noises.Ancient stories explained echoes from the mouths of certain giant caves as replies from spirits, so our ancestors chose to decorate these caves with paintings believing that they were inhabited by spirits and gods.Beside animal sounds, many ancient cultures attributed thunder in the sky to …thunder gods,‟ so it makes sense that some lasting echoes within the caves were interpreted as thunder and inspired paintings of those thunder gods on cave walls.The idea is also supported by audio theory, which shows statistically significant similarities between the rock are sites and modern sound reflection equipment.As for the presence of the famous Stonehenge(巨石阵) in Britain, Mr. Walker also suggests it may have been the sound of the prehistoric monument, rather than the sight, that inspired its creation.He claims that its architects may have been trying to recreate a sound-effect similar to the ritual sound made during religious dancing.People taking part in a religious dance around a pair of pipes would have heard the music grow quieter as they moved past certain pipes due to a natural phenomenon known as an …interference pattern.‟ If they were b lindfold, it would have created the illusion that the sound was intermittently being reduced by invisible gods as they danced. According to Dr. Walker, the effects became so impressive that ancient people attempted to capture it in store. Therefore the Stonehenge appeared.However some British experts said that it was clear that Stonehenge had been created over several centuries rather than being …thrown up overnight.‟They claimed that there was no question in the traditional view that lining up along themid-summer sunrise and mid-winter sunset was the ultimate purpose for its building.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)78. According to ancient people, who lived in the big caves?79. Modern sound science finds that ____ and _____ have much in common.80. According to Walker, how was the sound made weaker during religious dancing?81. The traditional view believes that Stonehenge was built in order to ______.II卷（共47分）I．Translation(22分)Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1. 玛丽的表演从来没有这样令人印象深刻。