虹口区2016高三英语二模

虹口区2016年高考英语二模

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II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

Directions: Read the following two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.

(A)

“Time,” says the proverb, “is money”. This means that every moment well-spent may put some money into our pockets.

If our time (25) ______ (employ) usefully, it will either turn out some useful and important piece of work which will fetch its price in the market, or it will add to our experience and increase our capacities so as to enable us to earn money when the proper opportunity comes. Let those, (26) ______ think nothing of wasting time, remember this.

Our life is nothing more than our time. To kill time is therefore a form of suicide. We are shocked (27) ______ we think of death, and we spare no pains, no trouble, and no expense to preserve life.

But we often care nothing about the loss of an hour or of a day, (28) ______ (forget) that our life is the sum total of the days and of the hours we live. Our life is a brief period measuring some seventy or eighty years in all. So a day or an hour (29) ______ (waste) is therefore so much life lost.

But nearly one third of this has to be spent in sleep; some years have to be spent over our meals; some in watching over the sick-beds of our (30) ______ (near) relatives; some in making journeys on land and voyages by sea.

Now if all these years were to be decreased from the term over which our life extends, we shall find about twenty or thirty years at our disposal(处置) for active work.(31) ______ remembers this can never willingly waste a single moment of his life.

The precious hours of childhood and youth, if properly used, (32) ______ (supply) us with incalculable advantages. If we allow these morning hours of life to slip away, we shall never be able to make up for the loss.

(B)

Home on the Way

People need homes: children assume their parents’ place as home; boarders call school “home” on weekdays; married couples work together (33) ______ (build) new homes; and travelers … have no place to call “home”, at least for a few nights.

So how (34) ______ people who have to travel for extended periods of time? Don’t they have the right to have a home? Of course they do.

Some regular travelers take their own belon gings: like bed sheets, toothbrushes and family photos to make them feel like home (35) ______ ______ ______ they are; some stay for long periods in the same hotel and as a result become very familiar with service and attendants; others (36) ______ simply put some flowers by the hotel window to make things more homely.

Furthermore, driving a camping car during one’s travels and sleeping in the vehicle at night is just like (37) ______ is generally thought of as “home” -- only mobile!

And how about maintaining relationships while in transit? Some keep contact with their friends via internet; some send letters and postcards, or even photos; (38) ______ may just call and say hi, just to let their friends know that they’re still alive and well. People find ways to keep in touch. (39) ______ (make) friends on the way helps travelers feel more or less at home. Backpackers in youth hostels may become very good friends, even closer than siblings.

Nowadays, fewer people are working in their local towns, so how do they develop a sense of belonging? Whenever we step out of our local boundaries, there is always another “home” waiting to be found. Wherever we are, with just a little bit of effort and imagination, we can make (40) ______ place where we stay “home”.

Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words i n the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

Jiading ---- Centuries of History, Decades of Change

A book entitled “Jiading –Centuries of History, Decades of Change” by American writer Kate Baker has recently been published in Shanghai. New book launch was held last week at the Old China Hand Style, a major __41__ of a series of walking guide books called “Beyond the Concession: Six Walks in Shanghai’s Other Districts.” And Baker’s “Jiading” runs the fourth among the six.

From a foreign point of view, the book has __42__ the history of Jiading District back between the year Tang Dynasty (618-907) and the Song Dynasty (960-1279), when Jiading had been “a leading economic and intellectual influence in the region long befor e Shanghai became a major trading port,” as Baker is __43__ in her book.

Baker first landed in Shanghai in 2011 with her husband, an engineer with Ford, who was sent to work in Shanghai to prepare for the __44__ of the Lincoln brand in China. “I and m y husband have been traveling around the world in the past 20 years,” Baker said at a(n) __45__ with Shanghai Daily. “Wherever I go, I would jump into the local history and culture quickly and deeply.”

Having taken a 15-month online course of Chinese with Harvard’s “China X”, Baker started __46__ out on her own. An occasional excursion into the northwest of Shanghai, she “discovered” and fell in love with Jiading. Since then, she has visited Jiading __47__, bringing family, friends, and tour groups. At the end of 2013, the Jiading Tourism Bureau officially invited Baker to write a book on Jiading.

With up-to-date facts, useful information and __48__ pictures, Baker's “Jiading” is a well researched guide about interesting areas less than one hour from Shanghai. There are chapters on celebrating the seasonal and agricultural festivals that are unique to the region; stories of __49__ figures living in Jiading; changes to the Nanxiang Old Town; tours to numerous gardens, museums and temples; and the development of outdoor recreational activities in Jiading’s Anting Town, such as the F1 car racing, horse riding and golf.

With good public __50__ and enough green space, Baker sees Jiading a high growth district

of Shanghai, which offers a quality of lifestyle and t ourism. “I see a better-planned and forward-thinking of the district government. And I sincerely thank the people of Jiading who welcomed me to their community and trusted me with their narrative,” Baker says.

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Harvard Library

If we compare professors and students to the host of a

university, then the library of a university can be compared

to the hallway. The quality of a university, __51__, is in

direct proportion to that of its library. At Harvard, the library

is an essential part of everybody’s life. Both the quantity and

the __52__ of the library make study a pleasant process.

Harvard Library is not only the most ancient library in

the United States, but the largest university library with the

largest scale. In 1638 John Harvard __53__ his whole library

to the then Harvard College. After 300 years of development,

the library now holds 10 million books and __54__ more than 100 branch libraries. In addition to the libraries owned by each school, there are some branch libraries that are __55__ in some aspects. While most of the branch libraries are on Harvard campus, some are as far as in Washington, D.C., or even in Florence of Italy. Yenching Library is famous for its __56__ of East Asian literature. Lamont Library is the first library in the world that is __57__ for undergraduates. Widener Library is the largest library in Harvard, only second to Library of Congress.

What __58__ to be mentioned is the system or rather the service of the libraries. Usually the libraries are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.. The main libraries are open until 10 p.m.. The libraries for undergraduates will even be open all night during the __59__ period. The libraries also provide with students the service of __60__ reading materials for all courses. At the beginning of a semester, each teacher will give a list of books to the librarians. The librarians are __61__ to find out these books and put them at the places where students can easily find them.

There is no limitation for the number of books that students can borrow. As the space for the library is limited, many books are __62__ in suburban library. Despite this, students can go to fetch the book at the __63__ library within 24 hours after they submit request for that book. Even if there is only one book to be fetched from the suburban library, the libraries on campus will send someone to do the job. This kind of __64__ which put readers in the first place is rare even in Ivy League. Therefore, study at Harvard will be a(n) __65__ experience.

51.A.as a result B. to some extent C. on the contrary D. at all times

52.A.influence B. discipline C. quality D. prospect

53.A. donated B. assigned C. adapted D. distributed

54.A.contains B. composes C. involves D. includes

https://www.360docs.net/doc/c77558177.html,rmative B. different C. secure D. peculiar

56.A.collections B. documents C. phenomena D. exhibitions

57.A.unusually B. formally C. specially D. especially

58.A.remains B. happens C. appears D. deserves

59.A.examination B. experiment C. vacation D. graduation

60.A.confirming B. preparing C. selecting D. designing

61.A.desperate B. willing C. reluctant D. responsible

62.A.exhibited B. reserved C. stored D. classified

63.A.appointed B. accepted C. expected D. restricted

64.A.performance B. service C. activity D. response

65.A.fortunate B. creative C. positive D. enjoyable

Section B

Directions: 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)

How Would You Like to Pay?

How do you pay for your coffee? Is it with change? I use my tap-and-go card. I don’t even need to enter my PIN number or a signature to approve payment. It’s quicker and everybody in the queue is happy.

Contactless payments are gaining popularity. Those concerned about security will be pleased to know that the amount of money you can spend in one-go is limited –in the UK it’s currently ￡30. But if the card is used a few times in a row, a PIN number will be needed. If a thief gets hold of your card and goes on a crazy shopping, your bank covers you against fraud. However, if someone steals your bills, that’s your bad luck!

For those who are always forgetting where they put their cards, there’s a new solution: wearable technique: clothing and devices that have combined electronic technology. Kenneth Cukier, an economist and technology expert, says: “You can simply take any wireless card and the chip (芯片) from it that your bank might issue you with, and you can put it in a coat. When you want to make a payment just wave your arm in front of the terminal and leave the coffee shop with your latte (拿铁咖啡). This is intended for people who don’t want to take their card out of their wallet, use their phone or their watch.”

G ood, isn’t it? And new ways of spending money are not stopping there. The future is all about biometrics (生物识别技术). Very convenient if you are at the beach or a festival –there’s a new system in development which will make it possible to read the unique maps of veins (静脉) under the surface of your finger, and use them to confirm payments –or prove that it’s you making the payments. You just need to remember which finger you registered with.

So spending money is becoming easier all the time. And the temptation to buy more stuff increases. But it’s worth bearing in mind that earning the money in the first place will still require the same effort. Back to work then!

66. A thief wouldn’t be able to buy much with a stolen wireless card because ______.

A. the card doesn’t permit withdrawing money more than ￡30

B. there’s a limit to the amount of money spent at a time

C. the wireless card must be used a few times in one-go

D. a PIN number is always required before payment

67. The underlined word “fraud” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to “______”.

A. theft

B. protection

C. cheat

D. prevention

68. What must be done before you use biometrics for payment?

A. You must prove that it’s you making the payments.

B. You must have a smart phone or a watch with you.

C. You must have something to read your fingers.

D. You must have one of your fingers registered.

69. What can be learned from this passage?

A. People’s banking information is kept in a small chip.

B. People can only use a wireless card to consume coffee.

C. Wearable technique is the safest way to make a payment.

D. A tap-and-go card needs a signature to approve payment.

(B)

Asia TEFL and the Far Eastern English Language Teachers’ Association 14th Asia TEFL International Conference and 11th FEELTA International Conference invite proposals for their joint conference on language teaching and learning:

“Connecting Professionally on ELT in Asia:

Crossing the Bridge to Excellence”

to be held on 30 June – 2 July, 2016 at

The Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russia

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS

Conference Description

The 14th Asia TEFL and 11th FEELTA international conference places emphasis on working towards special skills or knowledge in English Language Teaching through being connected professionally in Asia and worldwide. Professional networks link teachers from a variety of educational contexts, helping to develop research, advance skills and update knowledge. We invite educators, scholars and policy makers to cooperate and share teaching theories, excellent teaching ideas and relevant practices.

The meaning of the “bridge” in our theme is inspired by the place of the conference. The university campus is located on Russky Island “across the bridge” from the mainland. It also refers to new horizons and perspectives in the field of ELT that we discover when we “cross the bridge” to explore pioneering teaching ideas and stimulating experiences.

Conference Subtopics

We invite papers on the following subtopics in ELT:

●ELT curriculum and design

●Materials writing

●Teacher education and professional development

●Teaching literature and the arts

●Interpreting and translation

●Global Issues in Language Education

Types of Presentations

All presentations will be given in English. Presenters are encouraged to hand in full papers of their presentation to the Journal of Asia TEFL to be considered for publication.

●Papers: 30 minutes

●Workshops: 60 minutes

●Poster presentations: displayed all day ---- presenters are expected to stand by their posters

ready to explain and discuss them, for 60 minutes.

●Group discussions: 90 minutes

Proposal Submission (提交)

Materials to be submitted:

● a title of up to ten words

●an abstract of not more than 200 words

● a self-introduction of not more than 60 words

All proposals must be submitted online through the link: http://feelta.wl.dvfu.ru/asiatefl-feelta-2016

●Presentation submission opens: November 1, 2015

●Deadline for submission: February 29, 2016

Questions about proposal submission can be addressed to Larisa Krainik, Abstract Committee Chair: feeltacon@https://www.360docs.net/doc/c77558177.html,

70. What does the expression “Crossing the Bridge to Excellence” in the title imply?

A. Exploring pioneering teaching ideas and stimulating experiences.

B. the process from knowledge to skills on language teaching and learning.

C. inviting proposals about new horizons and perspectives in the field of ELT.

D. Coming from every country in the world to the Far Eastern Federal University.

71. The joint international conference will be held to ______.

A. be connected professionally in Asia and worldwide

B. call for presentations of the educators, scholars and policy makers

C. work towards special skills or knowledge in English Language Teaching

D. provide a chance for teachers to cooperate and share theories, ideas and practices

72. According to the passage, what can be learned from the conference?

A. How to achieve good results in the English exams.

B. Effective communication skills among teachers.

C. How to help teachers to share research skills.

D. Effective teaching approaches and theories.

73. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A. the presentations are most likely to have been published during the conference

B. all presentations must be submitted formally online within the required time

C. presenters can only choose to take part in one of the types of presentations

D. presentations are required to be explained to the participants publicly

(C)

Scientists Detect Gravitational Waves

What is gravitational waves(引力波)? Scientists have

for the first time observed ripples in the fabric of space time

(时空涟漪) called gravitational waves, arriving at the earth from a severely destructive event in the distant universe. It confirms a major prediction of Albert Einstein’s 1915 general theory of relativity and opens a unique new window onto the universe, according to a group of scientists at a press conference in Washington on Thursday.

“This is truly scientific moonshot. We did it. We landed on the moon,” declared David Reitz, executive director of the LIGO Laboratory at Caltech, at the conference in the National Press Club.

According to the National Science Foundation (NSF) experts, gravitational waves carry information about their dramatic origins and about the nature of gravity that cannot be obtained from elsewhere. Physicists have concluded that the detected gravitational waves were produced during the final fraction of a second(千分之一秒) of the combination of two black holes to produce a single, much bigger turning black hole. This fierce shock of two black holes had been predicted but never observed by NSF.

The gravitational waves were detected on Sept 14, 2015 at 5:51 am EDT by both of the twin Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) detectors, located in Livingston, Louisiana, and Hanford, Washington.

Based on the observed signals, LIGO scientists estimate that the black holes for this event were about 29 and 36 times the weight of the sun, and the event took place 1.3 billion years ago. About three times the weight of the sun was changed into gravitational waves in a fraction of a second -- with a peak power output about 50 times that of the whole visible universe. By looking at the time of arrival of the signals -- the detector in Livingston recorded the event 7 milliseconds (毫秒) before the detector in Hanford -- scientists can say that the source was located in the Southern Hemisphere, according to a press release from NS F, which funded the research.

This new LIGO discovery is the first observation of gravitational waves themselves, made by measuring the tiny disturbances the waves make to space and time as they pass through the earth. “Our observation of gravitational waves accomplishes an ambitious goal set out over five decades ago to directly detect this puzzling phenomenon and better understand the universe, and, properly, fulfills Einstein’s prediction on the 100th anniversary of his general theory of relativity,” Reitze said.

74. By saying “This is truly scientific moonshot. We did it. We landed on the moon,” what does

David Reitz mean?

A. We humans truly landed on the moon this time.

B. The theory of relativity was not proved until today.

C. Gravitational waves arrived at the earth in the end.

D. Scientists successfully observed gravitational waves.

75. What do NSF experts talk about in the third paragraph?

A. Gravitational waves carry information about the origins of nature.

B. The nature of gravity cannot be obtained from gravitational waves.

C. The combination of two black holes can produce a single, much bigger turning black hole.

D. Gravitational waves only appear at the final fraction of a second of the shock of two black holes.

76. According to the observed signals, LIGO scientists find out that ______.

A. the two black holes which brought about this event were much bigger than the sun

B. about three times the weight of the sun became gravitational waves in this event

C. the event produced by the observed signals took place 1.3 billion years ago

D. the peak power output was about 50 times that of the whole universe

77. From this passage, a conclusion can be drawn that ______.

A. gravitational waves can make disturbances to space and time

B. Einstein predicted the observed gravitational waves in the universe

C. gravitational waves is not a puzzling phenomenon to the world any more

D. this new LIGO discovery was made to test the general theory of relativity

Section C

Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared

the spread of mosquito-born Zika virus a global public

health emergency. On Monday, the global health agency

held an emergency meeting in Geneva after warning the

public that Zika is spreading “explosively” acro ss the

Americas. Dr. Margaret Chan, the director-gener al of the

WHO, said after the meeting that the cases of microcephaly,

which is a birth disease in which babies are born with very

small heads and underdeveloped brains, in regions with

Zika cases, “become an extraordinary event and a public health threat to other parts of the world.”

Last week, health officials confirmed one case of the virus in Denmark, five in Great Britain, three cases in the United States and 18 in its territory of Puerto Rico. The global health organization also predicts that Zika could infect as many as four million people in the Americas this year.

The symptoms from the virus are minor. The symptoms are flu-like and include a rash (皮疹). But the results for some infected with Zika -- namely preg nant women -- are destructive. The WHO suspects the virus may have something to do with brain disorders in babies. Health experts highly suspect there may be a link between the illness and microcephaly. However, a definite link between Zika and microcephaly has not been proven.

World Health Organization spokesman Gregory Hartl has this to say, “So, one of the curiosities is why we have so many neurological (神经学的) cases in the northeast of Brazil, but we have not had it in other places. So, we really need to understand what is existing that causes these microcephaly cases, for example, in children.”

Hartl does no t agree with claims that the Zika virus could lead to a threat similar to that of Ebola (埃博拉病毒). He says that Ebola is transmitted by contact with bodily fluids (体液) from person to person and kills about 50 percent of its victims. “Zika has never killed a person and it is transmitted by the mosquito. So, we know that there are those two basic differences at least. Let us say that Zika on its own would not be the consideration of an emergency committee. What is the concern to the international community is the possible link with neurological disorders.”

(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS)

78. The cases of microcephaly are generally seen in the places ______.

79. Who should pay special attention to the inf ection of the virus to avoid its terrible result?

80. What puzzles the health experts about the cases of microcephaly?

81. What causes the global concern is that the mosquito-born Zika virus may ______.

II卷（共47分）

I. Translation

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

1、现在人们已经习惯于将坏天气与空气污染联想到一起。(associate)

2、学生们难得有机会目睹那位著名的诺贝尔文学奖获得者。(Seldom)

3、上海迪斯尼乐园肯定会成为一个值得多次游览的旅游景点。(worth)

4、正是因为社会过份注重外表，不少年轻人改变了他们原有的饮食习惯。(It)

5、汤姆错过了那场公众评价很高的电影，并非因为买不到电影票，而是因为交通堵塞。（available）

II. Guided Writing

Directions:Write an English composition in over 120 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

最近，网络上针对学习有两种不同的观点，一种是“兴趣是最好的老师”，另一种是“兴趣不是最好的老师”。请你结合自己的体会，选择你支持的观点，表达自己的看法，并阐述理由。

注意：作文中不得出现你本人的姓名、班级及学校等真实信息。

虹口区2016年英语学科高考练习题

(参考答案)

第 I 卷 (共103分)

I. Listening Comprehension

1-10: DBDAC ABACB

11-13: DCC 14-16: BDA

17. return 18. London 19. 980 20. window

21. Main Hall 22. their related requirements 23. services and activities 24. level of English

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

25. is employed 26. who 27. when 28. forgetting 29. wasted 30. nearest

31. Whoever 32. will supply 33. to build 34. about 35. no matter where 36. may 37. what 38. Others 39. Making 40. The

41. D 42. I 43. B 44. F 45. C 46. A 47. K 48. H 49. E 50. J

III. Reading Comprehension

51-65: BCADB ACDAB DCABD

66-69: BCDA 70-73: ACDB 74-77: DCBA

78. where there are Zika cases / with Zika cases

79. Pregnant women should.

80. The cases only appear in the northeast of Brazil.

81. cause microcephaly / be the cause of microcephaly / be linked to neurological disorders / brain

disorders in babies

第II卷（共47分）

I. Translation

1. Now people are used / accustomed to associating bad weather with air pollution.

2. Seldom do students have a chance / an opportunity to see the famous winner of the Nobel Prize for literature.

3. Shanghai Disneyland is sure to become a place of interest / a scenic spot / a tourist attraction /

destination (which / that is) worth touring / visiting many times.

4. It is because society puts too much value / emphasis on / focuses too much on appearance that

teenagers / young people have changed their original dieting / eating habits.

5. Tom missed the movie (which / that) the public speak / spoke highly of not because the movie

ticket was not available but because he met with / came across a traffic jam.