上海市奉贤区2016届高三上学期期末调研英语试题 .doc
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第Ⅰ卷（共103分）I. Listening Comprehension(略)II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections:After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.(A)Have you ever heard the story of the four-minute mile? For years people believed that it is impossible for a human being to run a mile in less than four minutes until Roger Banister proved it wrong in 1954．Within one year,37 runners broke the belief barrier．And the year after that, 300 other runners did the same thing．What happens if you put an animal in a pond? Any animal, big or small, will swim its way through．What happens __25__ someone, who does not know how to swim, falls in deep waters? You drown．If an animal who has not learned swimming could escape by swimming, why not you? Because you believe you will drown __26__ the animal does not．These cases show the power of beliefs．There is no other __27__(powerful) force in directing human behavior than belief．Our beliefs have the power to create and to destroy．In a way it is our beliefs __28__ determine how much we’ll be able to realize our potential．So pay attention to some of your beliefs．Do you believe you are weak in mathematics? Do you believe that other people dislike you? Do you believe life is full of problems?Belief is not mysterious, however, it's nothing but the generalization of a past incident．As a kid, if a dog bit you, you believed all dogs to be dangerous．__29__(change) certain behavior, identify the beliefs __30__(associate) with it．Change those beliefs and a new pattern __31__(create)．(B)While getting ready for school today, my 16-year-old daughter came into my room to give me a big hug and kiss. I asked her, “What do you want?” She said, “Nothing Mum, you always tell us to have a good day before we leave the house, but I was thinking about who tells you to have a good day and lets you know how much you are loved.”I am so touched by the capacity of love and understanding __32__ comes from my children.My 15-year-old son asked me last night __33__ there was a way for him to get a summer job this year in order to help us to pay our bills. Unfortunately, in our area, he __34__ be 16.__35__ of my children depend on me so much because I am a single parent, but just when I pay the bills that I will not be able to provide for them, they come up with ways __36__(help out).I completely understand that I will still have to find a way to pay the bills as I do not want my children to take up anything. But for now the fact __37__ they have stepped up and offered to help without anyone asking __38__(touch) me.When my daughter was two, I remember rushing to get to work, getting to the front door and asking her to hurry up and come. Then she appeared at the door __39__ a bag that she was holding open. I said, “We don’t have time for this.” She stopped me and said, “Fill it with love, Mum.” I fell to my knees and hugged her and then kissed her. From then on she would bring the bag and I would bring the love to the door before __40__(leave) for school and work.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only beAlibaba Group Holding Ltd said on Thursday that it will create another online shopping event in the next two months to tap further into rural consumption.The e-commerce giant, which generated a gross merchandise volume of 91.2 billion yuan ($14.3 billion) in the 24-hour sales event on Wednesday, said it will hold a similar festival to __41__ with the upcoming Spring Festival in February.Zhang Yong, chief executive officer of Alibaba, said like urban residents, many rural consumers have also become online shopping __42__. "The soon-to-be-launched shopping event will better serve rural consumers and bring more __43__ products to the dining tables of urban consumers," he said.The Hangzhou-based firm said the Spring Festival event will be launched by its customer-to-customer site Taobao and its Rural Taobao business unit, which is __44__ to online shoppers in rural areas.Sun Lijun, vice-president of Alibaba who is in charge of Rural Taobao, said the Spring Festival shopping gala will help __45__ the gap between urban and rural consumers."We want villagers to celebrate Lunar Chinese New Year with seafood from New Zealand and wine from France. That said, we also want urban residents to enjoy high-quality fresh produce __46__ directly to their doorsteps," he said.Alibaba has made globalization and going-rural its top __47__ for further development. Last year, it said it will invest 10 billion yuan over the next three to five years to provide e-commerce services in about 100,000 villages.Rural shoppers proved their buying power by __48__ more than 10 million yuan in the first eight minutes of the Nov 11 online shopping festival. People in 8,000 villages participated in the 24-hour __49__ on Wednesday. The most expensive order of the day was an order for a Porsche at about 500,000 yuan.Alibaba didn't disclose the specific __50__ made by rural shoppers, but said that items such as TV sets, air conditioners, shampoos and oil were very popular in villages.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections:For each blank in the following passages 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.While residents of wealthy nations tend to have greater life satisfaction, new research shows that those living in poorer nations report having greater meaning in life.These findings, published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological science, suggest that meaning in life may be higher in poorer nations __51__ greater religiosity(笃信宗教). As countries become richer, religion becomes less __52__ to people’s lives and they lose a sense of mean ing in life.“Thus far, the wealth of nations has been almost always __53__ longevity, health, happiness or life satisfaction,” explains psychological scientist Shigehiro Oishi of the University of Virginia. “Given that meaning in life is an important aspe ct of overall well-being, we wanted to look more carefully at differential __54__, correlates(相关物), and predictors for meaning in life.”Oishi and colleague Ed Diener of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign __55__ life satisfaction, meaning, and well-being by examining data from the 2007 Gallup World Poll, a __56__ survey of over 140,000 participants from 132 countries. __57__ answering a basic life satisfaction question, participants were asked: “Do you feel your life has an important __58__ or meaning?” and “Is religion an important part of your daily life?”The data revealed some unexpected __59__:“Among Americans, those who are high in life satisfaction are also high in meaning in life,” says Oishi. “But when we looked at the societal level of analysis, we found a completely __60__ pattern of the association between meaning in life and life satisfaction.”When looking across many countries, Oishi and Diener found that people in wealthier nations were more educated, had fewer children, and expressed more individualistic attitudes compared to those in poorer countries –all factors that were associated with higher life satisfaction but a __61__ lower sense of meaning in life.”The data suggest that religiosity may play an important role: Residents of wealthier nations, where religiosity is lower, reported __62__ meaning in life and had higher suicide rates than poorer countries.According to the researchers, religion may provide meaning to life to the extent that it __63__ people to overcome personal difficulty and cope with the struggles of working to survive in poor economic conditions:Oishi and Diener hope to reproduce these findings using more comprehensive measures of meaning and religiosity, and are interested in __64__ countries over time to track whether economic __65__ gives rise to less religiosity and less meaning in life.51. A. by means of B. as a result of C. for the sake of D. with regard to52. A. central B. ideal C. formal D. superior53. A. related with B. combined with C. associated with D. representedwith54. A. models B. styles C. designs D. patterns55. A. investigated B. diagnosed C. explored D. exploited56. A. nationwide B. thorough C. complete D. large-scale57. A. Except for B. Instead of C. Rather than D. In addition to58. A. opportunity B. temptation C. purpose D. definition59. A. trends B. practices C. outlooks D. currents60. A. precious B. similar C. relevant D. different61. A. exactly B. significantly C. adequately D. partially62. A. better B. less C. more D. fewer63. A. allows B. requests C. reminds D. helps64. A. following B. chasing C. pursuing D. predicting65. A. priority B. profit C. prosperity D. potentialSection BDirections:Read the following 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.ASome people say the traditional calendar of 180 days no longer meets the needs of American society. They point out that students in most other industrial countries are in school more hours a day and more days a year. Critics also say a long summer vacation causes students to forget much of what they learned. Schools are under pressure to raise test scores. Some have changed their calendars to try to improve student performance. They have lengthened the school day or added days to the year or both. This can be costly if schools need air conditioning on hot days and school employees need to be paid for the extra time.Some schools have a year-round schedule. The school year is extended over twelve months. Instead of a long vacation, there are many short ones. Local businesses may object to a longer school year because students are unable to work as long at summer jobs. Some parts of the country had year-round programs in the nineteenth century, mostly for economic reasons. They felt it wasted money to use school buildings for only part of the year. Year-round programs can also reduce crowding in schools. In one version, students attend school for nine weeks and then have three weeks off. The students are in groups that are not all in school at the same time.Another year-round calendar has all students in school together for nine weeks and off for three. This is meant to provide the continuous learning that can be lost over a long break. But year-round schooling has opponents. They say it can cause problems for families when they want to make summer plans. And they say it interferes with activities outside school -- including summer employment.Some experts say no really good studies have been done to measure the effect of school calendars on performance. But some educators think year-round schooling especially helps students from poor families that lack educational support at home.66. The best title for the passage seems to be ______.A. Debating upon Year-round SchoolingB. Advantages of Year-round EducationC. Disadvantages of a Long Summer VacationD. Different Types of School Calendars67. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons that schools should extend school days?A. The traditional calendar is out of date.B. Long holidays cause students to forget much of what they learned.C. Schools face pressure to raise test marks.D. Schools in other countries urge them to do so.68. Those against year-round schooling argue that ______.A. it does little to help improve students ’ performance at school.B. it may cause learning tiredness.C. it will not have much educational value.D. it affects students ’ activities outside school.69. 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Luxor Hotel and Casino has a very special appearance.72. If you care a lot about the service, but have a tight budget, which hotel will you choose?A. Luxor Hotel and CasinoB. Venetian Resort Hotel CasinoC. Circus Circus Hotel and CasinoD. Palace Station HotelCPretty in pink: adult women do not remember being so obsessed with the colour, yet it is widespread in our young girls’ lives. It is not that pink in herently(内在地) bad, but it is such a tiny slice of the rainbow and, though it may celebrate girlhood in one way, it also repeatedly and firmly blends girls’ identity to appearance. The n it presents that connection, even among two-year-olds, between girls as not only innocent but as evidence of innocence. Looking around, I despaired at the extreme lack of imagination about girls’ lives and interests.Girls' attraction to pink may seem unavoidable, somehow encoded in their DNA, but according to Jo Paoletti, an associate professor of American Studies, it's not. Children were not colour-coded at all until the early 20th century: in the era before domestic washing machines all babies wore white as a practical matter, since the only way of getting clothes clean was to boil them. What's more, both boys and girls wore what were thought of as gender-neutral dresses. When nursery colours were introduced, pink was actually considered the more masculine colour, a delicate version of red, which was associated with strength. Blue, with its intimations(暗示) of the Virgin Mary(圣母玛利亚), constancy and faithfulness, symbolised femininity(女性化). It was not until the mid-1980s, when enlarged age and sex differences became a dominant children's marketing strategy, that pink fully came into its own, when it began to seem inherently attractive to girls, part of what defined them as female, at least for the first few critical years.I had not realised how profoundly marketing trends influenced our perception of what is natural to relatives, including our core beliefs about their psychological development. Taking the toddler as an example, I assumed that phase was something experts developed after years of research into children's behaviour: wrong. It turns out, according to Daniel Cook, a historian of childhood consumerism, it was popularized as a marketing gimmick by clothing manufacturers in the 1930s.Trade publications counseled(劝告) department stores that, in order to increase sales, they should create a "third stepping stone" between infant wear and older kids' clothes. It was only after "toddler"(学步的小孩) became common shoppers' term that it evolved into a broadly accepted developmental stage. Splitting kids, or adults, into ever-tinier categories has proved a safe way to boost profits. And one of the easiest ways to cut up a market is to magnify gender differences – or invent them where they did not previously exist.73. By saying "it is ... the rainbow"(line 3, Para 1), the author means pink _______.A. should not be the sole representation of girlhoodB. should not be associated with girls' innocenceC. cannot explain girls' lack of imaginationD. cannot influence girls' lives and inte rests74. What does the word “encode” in Para. 2 refer to?A. discoveredB. programmedC. markedD. sealed75. The author suggests that our perception of children's psychological development wasmuch influenced by_____.A. the marketing of products for childrenB. the observation of children's natureC. researches into children's behaviorD. studies of childhood consumption76. We may learn from Paragraph 4 that department stores were advised to _____.A. focus on infant wear and older kids' clothesB. attach equal importance to different gendersC. classify consumers into smaller groupsD. create some common shoppers' terms77. It can be concluded that girls' attraction to pink seems to be ____.A. clearly explained by their inborn tendencyB. fully understood by clothing manufacturersC. mainly imposed by profit-driven businessmenD. well interpreted by psychological expertsSection CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Some of the world’s most significant problems never hit headlines. One example comes from agriculture. Food riots(暴乱) and hunger make news. But the trend lying behind these matters is rarely talked about. This is the decline in the growth in yields(产量) of some of the world’s major crops. A new study by the University of Minnesota and McGill University in Montreal looks at where, and how far, this decline is occurring.The authors take a vast number of data points for the four most important crops: rice, wheat corn and soybeans. They find that on between 24% and 39% of all harvested areas, the improvement in yields that took place before the 1980s slowed down in the 1990s and 2000s.There are two worrying features of the slowdown. One is that it has been particularly sharp in the world’s most populous countries, India and China. Their ability to feed themselves has been an important source of relative stability both within the countries and on world food markets. That self-sufficiency cannot be taken for granted if yields continue to slow down or reverse.Second, yield growth has been lower in wheat and rice than in corn and soybeans. This is problematic because wheat and rice are more important as foods, accounting for around half of all calories consumed. Corn and soybeans are more important as feed grains. The authors note that “we have preferentially focused our crop improvement efforts on feeding animals and cars rather than on crops that feed people and are the basis of food security in much of the world.”The report qualifies the more optimistic findings of another new paper which suggests that the world will not have to dig up a lot more land for farming in order to feed 9 billion people in 2050, as the Food and Agriculture Organization has argued.Instead, it says, thanks to slowing population growth, land currently ploughed up for crops might be able to revert to forest or wilderness. This could happen. The trouble is that the forecast assumes continued improvements in yields, which may not actually happen.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TWELVE WORDS.)78. The trend lying behind food riot and hunger is ___________________________.79. Why does the author mention India and China in particular?80. According to the new study, what’s the problem of the recent crop improvement efforts?81. What is the author’s attitude to the argument of the Food and Agriculture Organization?第II卷（共47分）I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1. 你真周到，帮我预先订好了票子。
【英语】上海市奉贤区2009—2010学年度高三第一学期期终调研
上海市奉贤区2009—2010学年度高三第一学期期终调研英语试题- 1 -上海市奉贤区2009—2010学年度高三第一学期期终调研英语试题第I卷（105分）I. Listening ComprehensionII. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25.With the economic crisis ___________hand, and the unemployment rate on the rise, career planning will definitely benefit you.A. inB. onC. byD. at26.Although house prices are unpredictable, most people believe that they will not rise by more than ___________five percent.A. any otherB. the otherC. anotherD. other27. ---Mrs. White looks old for her age.---Yes. It worries her most___________her hair is turning gray.A. whileB. ifC. thatD. for28. ___________, the more severe the winters are.A. The more north you goB. The farther you go the northC. The more you go northD. The farther north you go29.Despite a lot of research, scientists can not figure out ___________quite a number of insects, birds and animals are dying out.A. thatB. asC. whyD. when30.Mary, born of a poor family, can’t be admitted to a university next fall ___________she can afford her further study.A. unlessB. forC. asD. if31. Educators claim that children ___________to English-speaking environment will learn the language more quickly.A. being exposedB. to be exposedC. having exposedD. exposed32. You will know what it is like ___________most of your time listening to dull reports in a meeting room.A. spendingB. having spentC. to spendD. to have spent33.___________the prices and functions of different types of cameras before you make up your mind which to buy.A. CompareB. ComparingC. ComparedD. To compare34.What a beautiful sight! Wild flowers of different colors spread all over the hills and around the lake, ___________ to the beauty of the valley.上海市奉贤区2009—2010学年度高三第一学期期终调研英语试题- 2 -A. to addB. being addedC. addingD. added35. Henry set up a club for football fans, ___________ he invited all his friends.A. to whichB. to whomC. for whomD. from which36.The children in Sichuan look forward with hope ___________a chance to receive further education in their rebuilt hometown.A. for gettingB. of gettingC. to getD. to getting37. ---I didn’t see her last night at the party.--- You ___________. But you came too late.A. could haveB. can’t haveC. must haveD. ought have38. The customers complained that not only ___________high, but he didn’t do a good repair job.A. he chargedB. was he chargedC. did he chargeD. he was charged39.Because the farmland ___________quickly, the government is considering starting a program to solve the problem.A. is being lostB. is lostC. is losingD. loses40. ___________a large group, your tone should be clear and loud.A. When addressedB. While addressingC. When you addressD. On addressingSection BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. blameB. peakC. assessD. distinctE. experiencesF. burdenG. affectsH. leisureI. suggestsJ. factorThe stress of returning to work on a Monday morning can cause a dangerous increase in blood pressure, according to a study.The Tokyo Women’s Medical University study shows blood pressure readings（读数、指数）are higher than at any other time of the week.It may explain why deaths from heart attacks and stroke tend to 41 on a Monday morning. There are 20% more heart attacks on Mondays than on any other day.Heart disease is Britain’s biggest killer. Around 270,000 people suffer a heart attack every year and nearly one in three die before they even reach hospital.High blood pressure, or hypertension, 42 one in five people in the UK and is a major risk 43 for heart disease. The higher it climbs, the greater the force exerted(施加) by blood on the walls of the arteries（动脉）when the heart beats.To see how it changed over the course of a week, researchers from Tokyo Women’s Medical University in Japan, fitted 175 men and women with a device that would measure their blood pressure round-the-clock. A week later, the volunteers returned the devices so that researchers could 44 how blood pressure had changed.The results, published in the American Journal of Hypertension, showed a surge(振荡) in readings in those getting ready to go back to work on a Monday morning. Volunteers who stayed asleep did not experience an increase, which 45 work-related stress is most likely to 46 .上海市奉贤区2009—2010学年度高三第一学期期终调研英语试题- 3 -―Most people are free of the mental and physical 47 of work on Sundays and experience a more stressful change from weekend 48 activities to work activities on Mondays, ‖said Dr. Murakami, who led the research.. ―But anyway, there was a 49 peak on Mondays.‖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.I was a rotten teenager, sharp-tongued and eager to control others. At an early age I could make things go my way with just a few small changes. The writers for today’s hottest soap opera could not have created a 50 character than me.I don’t know how long it took me to realize how I was 51 so many others. Not only did I succeed in52 many of my closest friends by trying to control them; I also managed to destroy the most 53 relationship in my life: my relationship with my mother.My mother, who gave birth to me at age 54 her doctor’s wishes, would cry to me, ―I waited so long for you. Don’t ignore my help!‖ I would reply 55 , ―I never wanted you to care about me! Leave me alone and forget I ever lived!‖My mother began to believe I really 56 it. Like many young girls in high school, the boys who I knew were 57 were always the first ones I had to date. I would try to find any way to draw attention to myself while at the same time trying to be 58 . I had also been heavy into drugs then to change my personality. And my only pleasure was to make people feel 59 .But then I asked myself why. Why the need to hurt? Why the attacks on my mother? I would drive myself mad with all the whys until one day I couldn’t 60 it any longer and jump from a car moving at 80 miles per hour.Lying awake the following night at the hospital, I saw my mother’s pained face, tired brown eyes filled with nothing but thanks for her daughter’s rebirth of life.61 all the horrible things I did to her, she still loved me. I cried and asked why. She just looked down at me and said frankly, ―Because you are my daughter.‖62 love is the most precious gift we can give. Being 63 for the past is the most precious gift we can receive. I want to 64 the gift my mother gave me to all the ―rotten teenagers‖ in the world.50. A. better B. worse C. happier D. clever51. A. loving B. hating C. hurting D. shocking52. A. putting off B. breaking into C. keeping up D. pushing away53. A. curious B. precious C. nervous D. obvious54. A. against B. for C. according to D. with55. A. gently B. suddenly C. sharply D. unwillingly56. A. said B. knew C. hoped D. meant57. A. available B. impatient C. impossible D. believable58. A. attractive B. invisible C. imaginative D. noticeable59. A. fright B. confusion C. excitement D. pain上海市奉贤区2009—2010学年度高三第一学期期终调研英语试题- 4 -60. A. explain B. control C. stand D. accept61. A. Since B. Although C. As D. Despite62. A. Unconditional B. Slow C. Quick D. Real63. A. loved B. forgiven C. hated D. forgotten64. A. tell B. provide C. supply D. extendSection 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)Children in Bosnia-Herzegovina all know the ancient story of the poor woman who caught a golden fish, released it, and in return gained wealth and happiness. According to a 1998 Associated Press story, this Balkan fairy tale turned into reality for one poor family. Before the start of the Bosnian war, the Malkoc family lived next to a small lake in the northwestern village of Jezero. One day in 1990, Smajo Malkoc returned from a trip to Austria with an unusual gift for his teenage sons, Dzevad and Catib: an aquarium(鱼缸) with two goldfish. Two years passed before Bosnian Serb forces advanced on Jezero.The women and children fled, and the men stayed back to resist the attacking soldiers. Smajo Malkoc was killed. When his wife, Fehima, sneaked back into the destroyed village to bury her husband and rescue what remained of their belongings, she took pity on the fish in the aquarium. She let them out into the nearby lake, saying to herself, ―This way, they might be more fortunate than us.‖ Fast-forward to 1995, Fehima Malkoc returned with her sons to Jezero. Nothing but ruins remained of their home and their village. Through misty eyes she looked toward the lake. Glimpsing something strange, she walked over to the shore. ―The whole lake was shining from the thousands of go lden fish in it,‖ she said. ―It made me immediately think of my husband. This was something he left me that I never hoped for.‖During the years of killing all around the lake, life underwater had flourished. After their return, Fehima Malkoc and her sons started caring for and selling the goldfish. By 1998, homes, stores, and coffee shops all over the region feature aquariums containing fish from Jezero. The Malkoc house, rebuilt on its original site, is one of the biggest in the village. Two new cars are parked in front, and the family says it has enough money to quit worrying about the future. ―It was a special kind of gift from our father,‖ Dzevad Malkoc said. Whenever one gives, one can never underestimate what a gift of love or an act of kindness might produce.65. Why did the woman let the fish out into the lake?A .She thought of the fairy tale. B. She did so in memory of her husband.C. She showed mercy to them.D. She intended to get reward from them.66. What is the correct order of the following events according to the passage?a. The woman set the golden fish freeb. The woman buried her husbandc. The woman slipped back homed. The family rebuilt the housee. The family sold the goldfishA. c, b, a, e, dB. c, a, b, e, dC. b, c, a, d, eD. b, d, a, c, e67. What does the author intend to tell us?上海市奉贤区2009—2010学年度高三第一学期期终调研英语试题- 5 -A .The more golden fish, the wealthier you’ll be. B. Golden fish promise a good fortune.C .No pains, no gains. D. Give, and it will be given to you.(B)Five Element Constitutional Acupuncture（针灸）Author: Angela Hicks, John Hicks, Peter MoleItem Regular Price AAMA Practice Member Price95—53 $69．95 $59．45Description: This exciting textbook gives a clear, detailed, and presentation ofthe main features of constitutional five element acupuncture treatment．It covers thecontext and history of this form of acupuncture, as well as the relevant Chinesemedicine theory．After examining the elements themselves, and the functions of theorgans, the book explores the basis of diagnosis in five element acupuncture,possible blocks to treatment, and the treatment itself．It puts this style of treatmentinto the context of other styles of acupuncture treatment especially TraditionalChinese Medicine （TCM）as it is used in the West today．★A clear and trustworthy exploration of five element constitutional acupuncture．★A description of the major aspects of diagnosis within this system, solving inconsistencies（前后矛盾）often present in discussions of these aspects．★An encouragement of a particular style and approach in acupuncture, of interest to all schools of thought in Chinese medicine．★Overall revisions keep the material in this book up-to-date．★New information on calculation of sample size and effect size features material of increasing importance in the field．★Updating of all references keep the reader current with the latest real-work in the field．★Additional student activities within the text offer the reader even more help in learning new material or brushing up on the latest．★New appendix features an exceptional critique（书评）of a published research paper．★Two-color format makes the text visually appealing．68. The above table and passage is mainly_______________．A. an advertisement to persuade people to buy the bookB. a comparison between the five elements and TCMC. an introduction to the author writing this bookD. an introduction to the book on five elements69. The book mentions all the following but___________．A. the basis of diagnosis in five element acupunctureB. the relevant Chinese medicine theoryC. the fact people in China know constitutional acupuncture上海市奉贤区2009—2010学年度高三第一学期期终调研英语试题- 6 -D. the context and history of acupuncture70. People who read the book may find it visually appealing in that_______．A. it is published in traditional ChineseB. the book has the advantage of two colors in printingC. overall revisions keep the material in this book up-to-dateD. Practice Member Price is lower than Regular Price71. Supposing Jack is an AAMA Practice Member and he has bought ten books, how much has hesaved compared with Regular Price?A. 215 dollars．B. 105 dollars．C. 195 dollars．D. 150 dollars．(C)Warning: reading too much Cinderella to your daughter may damage her emotional health in later life. A paper to be developed at the international congress of cognitive psychotherapy(认知心理疗法) in Gothenburg suggests a link between the attitudes of women abused by their parents and early exposure to the wrong sort of fairy tales. It says girls who identified with Cinderella, Rapunzel and Beauty in Beauty and the Beast were more likely to say in destructive relationships as adults.The theory was developed by Susan Darker Smith, a psychotherapist at the University of Derby. She interviewed 67 female abuse survivors and found that 61 put up with serial abuse because they believed they could change their partners and with patience, composition and love. Hardly any of the women in a control group, who had not experienced abuse, thought they could change their partners in this way.The same view was taken by male survivors who had been abused as children. These women and men said they would leave a relationship rather than put up with abuse from a partner. Ms Darker Smith found the abused women were much more likely to identify with Cinderella and other submissive female characters in fairytales, who were later rescued by a stranger prince or hero.Although most girls heard the stories, damage appeared to be done to those who adopted the submissive characters as role models. ―They believe if their love is strong enough they can change their parents’ behaviors, she said.‖Overexposure in children to stories that emphasize the transformational qualities of love may make women believe they can damage their partners.‖For example, they might never have understood the obvious flaw(缺点) in the story of Rapunzel, who remained locked in a high tower until rescued by a knight on a white horse, who broke the door down. ―The question,‖ said Ms Darker Smith, ―is why she did not break the door down herself.‖72. The passage is especially intended for _________.A. parents with young daughtersB. girls who like reading fairy storiesC. girls who think they can change their partnersD. parents with grown-up daughters73. Cinderella, Rapunzel and Beauty in Beauty and the Beast are similar in that _________.A. they all married some princesB. they all changed their partners with love上海市奉贤区2009—2010学年度高三第一学期期终调研英语试题 - 7 -C. they were all abused by their partnersD. they all put up with abuse74. Which of the following statements is true of the women in a control group?A. They don ’t believe in fairy tales.B. They don ’t believe in the transformational qualities of love.C. They have also experienced abuse.D. They survived abuse.75. What does the underlined word ―submissive ‖ in the 3rd paragraph probably mean?A. kind-heartedB. obedientC. gentleD. easy-goingSection CDirections: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.76.Every living thing has what scientists call a biological clock that controls behavior. The biological clock tells plants when to form flowers and when the flowers should open. It tells insects when to leave the protective cocoon and fly away, and it tells animals and human beings when to eat, sleep and wake.77.Events outside the plant and animal affect the actions of some biological clock. Scientists recently found, for example, that a tiny animal changes the color of its fur because of the number of hours of daylight. In the short days of winter, its fur becomes white. The fur becomes gray brown in color in the longer hours of daylight in summer.78.Inner signals control other biological clocks. German scientists found that some kind of internal clock seems to order birds to begin their long migration flight twice each year. Birds prevented from flying become restless when it is time for the trip. But they become calm again when the time of flight has ended.79.Scientist say they are beginning to learn which parts of the brain contain biological clock. An American researcher, Martin Moorhead, said a small group of cells near the front of the brain seems to control the timing of some of our actions. These cells tell a person when to awake, when to sleep and when to seek food. Scientists say there probably are other biological clock cells that control other body activities.80.Dr. Moorhead is studying how our biological clocks affect the way we do our work. For example, most of us A. Out-of-Body Factors on Biological Clocks B. Brain Cells Controlling Biological Clocks C. Biological Clocks Controlling Birds Flying D. Benefits Studying Biological Clocks E. Inside-Body Factors on Biological Clocks F. Biological Clocks Controlling Activities上海市奉贤区2009—2010学年度高三第一学期期终调研英语试题- 8 -have great difficulty if we often change to different work hours. It can take many days for a human body to accept the major change in work hours. Dr. Moorhead said industrials officials should have a better understanding of biological clocks and how they affect workers. He said such understanding could cut sickness and accidents at work and would help increase a factory’s production.Section DDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions and complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Booklovers, most of them, will tell you what a pleasure it is to lend a favorite read to a friend – the novel you stayed up all night to get to the end of; the travel book that made you feel as if you yourself were on a train ride through India. For a while it seemed that e-book users were to be denied this pleasure of lending to friends. You could buy a book or magazine for your reading device, but you couldn’t lend it out.But now, with the Nook, the US book chain Barnes and Noble’s response to Amazon’s Kindle, electronic readers will be able to press their latest literary enthusiasm on their friends, just like readers of physical books can. You simply email the book from your Nook and your friend can read it for two weeks, using any device with the Barnes & Noble e-book reader software. It’s a big improvement from previous e-book readers.The Nook offers other features too. You read in black and white on the main screen, just like with Kindle. The difference is that on the lower part of the device there’s a color touch screen. It allows you to browse through a book or mag azine, but goes black when you’re not using it so that you save power.Another exciting thing about the Nook is that it offers Wi-Fi (无线上网服务), arguably a big advance on previous e-book readers. Customers in the United States can use the Internet connection to read whole e-books at Barnes and Noble’s hundreds of bookstores for free. None of Barnes and Noble’s competitors can come close to this.But the Nook, ironically, might just turn out to be a money-loser for Barnes and Noble, or at least a job-loser for Barnes and Noble’s employees. According to Marian Maneker at The Big Money Website, if the Nook is successful it might take sales from the company’s bookstores, eventually forcing their closure and the loss of thousands of jobs.81. What do booklovers take pleasure in, according to the passage?.82. According to Paragraph 2, your friend will be able to withthe Nook.83. According to the passage, the three new features of the Nook are: lending books to your friends, a color touchscreen and in Barnes and Noble’s stores.84. What might happen to Barnes and Noble’s bookstores if the Nook is successful?. (Note: Answer the questions and complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS)上海市奉贤区2009—2010学年度高三第一学期期终调研英语试题- 9 -第II卷（45分）I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1．现在很多人服用维生素C来抵御感冒。
上海市奉贤区2016届高三英语上学期期末调研试题
上海市奉贤区2016届高三英语上学期期末调研试题考生注意：1．考试时间120分钟，试卷满分150分。
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第Ⅰ卷（共103分）I. Listening Comprehension(略)II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.(A)Have you ever heard the story of the four-minute mile? For years people believed that it is impossible for a human being to run a mile inless than four minutes until Roger Banister proved it wrong in 1954．Within one year,37 runners broke the belief barrier．And the year after that, 300 other runners did the same thing．What happens if you put an animal in a pond? Any animal, big or small, will swim its way through．What happens __25__ someone, who does not know how to swim, falls in deep waters? You drown．If an animal who has not learned swimming could escape by swimming, why not you? Because you believe you will drown __26__ the animal does not．These cases show the power of beliefs．There is no other__27__(powerful) force in directing human behavior than belief．Our beliefs have the power to create and to destroy．In a way it is our beliefs __28__ determine how much we’ll be abl e to realize our potential．So pay attention to some of your beliefs．Do you believe you are weak in mathematics? Do you believe that other people dislike you? Do you believe life is full of problems?Belief is not mysterious, however, it's nothing but the generalizationof a past incident．As a kid, if a dog bit you, you believed all dogs to be dangerous．__29__(change) certain behavior, identify the beliefs__30__(associate) with it．Change those beliefs and a new pattern__31__(create)．(B)While getting ready for school today, my 16-year-old daughter cameinto my room to give me a big hug and kiss. I asked her, “What do you want?” She said, “Nothing Mum, you always tell us to have a good day before we leave the house, but I was thinking about who tells you to have a good day and lets you know how much you are loved.”I am so touched by the capacity of love and understanding __32__ comes from my children.My 15-year-old son asked me last night __33__ there was a way for him to get a summer job this year in order to help us to pay our bills. Unfortunately, in our area, he __34__ be 16.__35__ of my children depend on me so much because I am a single parent, but just when I pay the bills that I will not be able to provide for them, they come up with ways __36__(help out). I completely understand that I will still have to find a way to pay the bills as I do not want my children to take up anything. But for now the fact __37__ they have stepped up and offered to help without anyone asking __38__(touch) me.When my daughter was two, I remember rushing to get to work, getting to the front door and asking her to hurry up and come. Then she appeared at the door __39__ a bag that she was holding open. I said, “We don’t have time for this.” She stopped me and said, “Fill it with love, Mum.”I fell to my knees and hugged her and then kissed her. From then on she would bring the bag and I would bring the love to the door before__40__(leave) for school and work.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said on Thursday that it will create another online shopping event in the next two months to tap further into rural consumption.The e-commerce giant, which generated a gross merchandise volume of 91.2 billion yuan ($14.3 billion) in the 24-hour sales event on Wednesday, said it will hold a similar festival to __41__ with the upcoming Spring Festival in February.Zhang Yong, chief executive officer of Alibaba, said like urban residents, many rural consumers have also become online shopping__42__. “The soon-to-be-launched shopping event will better serve rural consumers and bring more __43__ products to the dining tables of urban consumers," he said.The Hangzhou-based firm said the Spring Festival event will be launched by its customer-to-customer site Taobao and its Rural Taobao business unit, which is __44__ to online shoppers in rural areas.Sun Lijun, vice-president of Alibaba who is in charge of Rural Taobao, said the Spring Festival shopping gala will help __45__ the gap between urban and rural consumers."We want villagers to celebrate Lunar Chinese New Year with seafood from New Zealand and wine from France. That said, we also want urban residents to enjoy high-quality fresh produce __46__ directly to their doorsteps," he said.Alibaba has made globalization and going-rural its top __47__ for further development. Last year, it said it will invest 10 billion yuan over the next three to five years to provide e-commerce services in about 100,000 villages.Rural shoppers proved their buying power by __48__ more than 10 million yuan in the first eight minutes of the Nov 11 online shopping festival. People in 8,000 villages participated in the 24-hour __49__ on Wednesday. The most expensive order of the day was an order for a Porsche at about 500,000 yuan.Alibaba didn't disclose the specific __50__ made by rural shoppers, but said that items such as TV sets, air conditioners, shampoos and oil were very popular in villages.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passages 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.While residents of wealthy nations tend to have greater lifesatisfaction, new research shows that those living in poorer nations report having greater meaning in life.These findings, published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological science, suggest that meaning in life may be higher in poorer nations __51__ greater religiosity(笃信宗教). As countries become richer, religion becomes less __52__ to people’s lives and they lose a sense of meaning in life.“Thus far, the wealth of nations has been almost always __53__ longevity, health, happiness or life satisfaction,” explains psychological scientist Shigehiro Oishi of the University of Virginia. “Given that meaning in life is an important aspect of overall well-being, we wanted to look more carefully at differential __54__, correlates(相关物), and predictors for meaning in life.”Oishi and colleague Ed Diener of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign __55__ life satisfaction, meaning, and well-being by examining data from the 20XX年Gallup World Poll, a __56__ survey of over 140,000 participants from 132 countries. __57__ answering a basic life satisfaction question, participants were asked: “Do you feel your life has an important __58__ or meaning?” and “Is religion an important part of your daily life?”The data revealed some unexpected __59__:“Among Americans, those who are high in life satisfaction are also high in me aning in life,” says Oishi. “But when we looked at the societallevel of analysis, we found a completely __60__ pattern of the association between meaning in life and life satisfaction.”When looking across many countries, Oishi and Diener found that people in wealthier nations were more educated, had fewer children, and expressed more individualistic attitudes compared to those in poorer countries C all factors that were associated with higher life satisfaction but a __61__ lower sense of meaning in li fe.”The data suggest that religiosity may play an important role: Residents of wealthier nations, where religiosity is lower, reported __62__ meaning in life and had higher suicide rates than poorer countries.According to the researchers, religion may provide meaning to life to the extent that it __63__ people to overcome personal difficulty and cope with the struggles of working to survive in poor economic conditions: Oishi and Diener hope to reproduce these findings using more comprehensive measures of meaning and religiosity, and are interested in __64__ countries over time to track whether economic __65__ gives rise to less religiosity and less meaning in life.51. A. by means of B. as a result of C. for the sake of D. with regard to52. A. central B. ideal C. formal D. superior53. A. related with B. combined with C. associated with D. represented with54. A. models B. styles C. designs D. patterns55. A. investigated B. diagnosed C. explored D.exploited56. A. nationwide B. thorough C. complete D. large-scale57. A. Except for B. Instead of C. Rather than D. In addition to58. A. opportunity B. temptation C. purpose D.definition59. A. trends B. practices C. outlooks D. currents60. A. precious B. similar C. relevant D. different61. A. exactly B. significantly C. adequately D.partially62. A. better B. less C. more D. fewer63. A. allows B. requests C. reminds D. helps64. A. following B. chasing C. pursuing D. predicting65. A. priority B. profit C. prosperity D. potentialSection BDirections: Read the following 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.ASome people say the traditional calendar of 180 days no longer meets the needs of American society. They point out that students in most otherindustrial countries are in school more hours a day and more days a year. Critics also say a long summer vacation causes students to forget much of what they learned. Schools are under pressure to raise test scores. Some have changed their calendars to try to improve student performance. They have lengthened the school day or added days to the year or both. This can be costly if schools need air conditioning on hot days and school employees need to be paid for the extra time.Some schools have a year-round schedule. The school year is extended over twelve months. Instead of a long vacation, there are many short ones. Local businesses may object to a longer school year because students are unable to work as long at summer jobs. Some parts of the country had year-round programs in the nineteenth century, mostly for economic reasons. They felt it wasted money to use school buildings for only part of the year. Year-round programs can also reduce crowding in schools. In one version, students attend school for nine weeks and then have three weeks off. The students are in groups that are not all in school at the same time.Another year-round calendar has all students in school together for nine weeks and off for three. This is meant to provide the continuous learning that can be lost over a long break. But year-round schooling has opponents. They say it can cause problems for families when they want to make summer plans. And they say it interferes with activities outsideschool -- including summer employment.Some experts say no really good studies have been done to measure the effect of school calendars on performance. But some educators think year-round schooling especially helps students from poor families that lack educational support at home.66. The best title for the passage seems to be ______.A. Debating upon Year-round SchoolingB. Advantages of Year-round EducationC. Disadvantages of a Long Summer VacationD. Different Types of School Calendars67. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons that schools should extend school days?A. The traditional calendar is out of date.B. Long holidays cause students to forget much of what they learned.C. Schools face pressure to raise test marks.D. Schools in other countries urge them to do so.68. Those against year-round schooling argue that ______.A. it does little to help improve students’ performance at school.B. it may cause learning tiredness.C. it will not have much educational value.D. i t affects students’ activities outside school.69. 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If you care a lot about the service, but have a tight budget, which hotel will you choose?A. Luxor Hotel and CasinoB. Venetian Resort Hotel CasinoC. Circus Circus Hotel and CasinoD. Palace Station HotelCPretty in pink: adult women do not remember being so obsessed with t he colour, yet it is widespread in our young girls’ lives. It is not that pink inherently(内在地) bad, but it is such a tiny slice of the rainbow and, though it may celebrate girlhood in one way, it also repeatedly and firmly blends girls’ identity to appeara nce. Then it presents that connection, even among two-year-olds, between girls as not only innocent but as evidence of innocence. Looking around, I despaired at the extreme lack of imagination about girls’ lives and interests.Girls' attraction to pink may seem unavoidable, somehow encoded in their DNA, but according to Jo Paoletti, an associate professor of American Studies, it's not. Children were not colour-coded at all until the early 20th century: in the era before domestic washing machines all babies wore white as a practical matter, since the only way of getting clothes clean was to boil them. What's more, both boys and girls wore what were thought of as gender-neutral dresses. When nursery colours were introduced, pink was actually considered the more masculine colour, a delicate version of red, which was associated with strength. Blue, with its intimations(暗示) of the Virgin Mary(圣母玛利亚), constancy and faithfulness, symbolised femininity(女性化). It was not until the mid-1980s, when enlarged age and sex differences became a dominant children's marketing strategy, that pink fully came into its own, when it began to seem inherently attractive to girls,part of what defined them as female, at least for the first few critical years.I had not realised how profoundly marketing trends influenced our perception of what is natural to relatives, including our core beliefs about their psychological development. Taking the toddler as an example, I assumed that phase was something experts developed after years of research into children's behaviour: wrong. It turns out, according to Daniel Cook, a historian of childhood consumerism, it was popularized as a marketing gimmick by clothing manufacturers in the 1930s.Trade publications counseled(劝告) department stores that, in order to increase sales, they should create a "third stepping stone" between infant wear and older kids' clothes. It was only after "toddler"(学步的小孩) became common shoppers' term that it evolved into a broadly accepted developmental stage. Splitting kids, or adults, into ever-tinier categories has proved a safe way to boost profits. And one of the easiest ways to cut up a market is to magnify gender differences C or invent them where they did not previously exist.73. By saying "it is ... the rainbow"(line 3, Para 1), the author means pink _______.A. should not be the sole representation of girlhoodB. should not be associated with girls' innocenceC. cannot explain girls' lack of imaginationD. cannot influence girls' lives and interests74. What does the word “encode” in Para. 2 refer to?A. discoveredB. programmedC. markedD. sealed75. The author suggests that our perception of children's psychological development was much influenced by_____.A. the marketing of products for childrenB. the observation of children's natureC. researches into children's behaviorD. studies of childhood consumption76. We may learn from Paragraph 4 that department stores were advised to _____.A. focus on infant wear and older kids' clothesB. attach equal importance to different gendersC. classify consumers into smaller groupsD. create some common shoppers' terms77. It can be concluded that girls' attraction to pink seems to be ____.A. clearly explained by their inborn tendencyB. fully understood by clothing manufacturersC. mainly imposed by profit-driven businessmenD. well interpreted by psychological expertsSection CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Some of the world’s most significant problems never hit headlines. One example comes from agriculture. Food riots(暴乱) and hunger make news. But the trend lying behind these matters is rarely talked about. This is the decline in the growth in yields(产量) of some of the world’s major crops. A new study by the University of Minnesota and McGill University in Montreal looks at where, and how far, this decline is occurring.The authors take a vast number of data points for the four most important crops: rice, wheat corn and soybeans. They find that on between 24% and 39% of all harvested areas, the improvement in yields that took place before the 1980s slowed down in the 1990s and 20XX年s.There are two worrying features of the slowdown. One is that it has been particularly sharp in the world’s most populous countries, India and China. Their ability to feed themselves has been an important source of relative stability both within the countries and on world food markets. That self-sufficiency cannot be taken for granted if yields continue to slow down or reverse.Second, yield growth has been lower in wheat and rice than in corn and soybeans. This is problematic because wheat and rice are more important as foods, accounting for around half of all calories consumed. Corn and soybeans are more important as feed grains. The authors note that “we have preferentially focused our crop improvement efforts on feeding animals and cars rather than on crops that feed people and arethe basis of food security in much of the world.”The report qualifies the more optimistic findings of another new paper which suggests that the world will not have to dig up a lot more land for farming in order to feed 9 billion people in 2050, as the Food and Agriculture Organization has argued.Instead, it says, thanks to slowing population growth, land currently ploughed up for crops might be able to revert to forest or wilderness. This could happen. The trouble is that the forecast assumes continued improvements in yields, which may not actually happen.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TWELVE WORDS.)78. The trend lying behind food riot and hunger is___________________________.79. Why does the author mention India and China in particular?80. According to the new study, what’s the problem of the recent crop improvement efforts?81. What is the author’s attitude to the argument of the Fo od and Agriculture Organization?第II卷（共47分）I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1. 你真周到，帮我预先订好了票子。
上海市奉贤区2016届九年级上学期期末调研考试英语试题
2015学年奉贤区调研测试九年级英语试卷（2016. 01）（满分150分，考试时间100分钟）考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。
试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题纸上完成，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）F1. ________2. ________3. ________4. ________5. ________6. ________B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)（8分）7. A. In a shop. B. In a library. C. In a restaurant. D. In an office.8. A. 7:50. B. 7:55. C. 8:00. D. 8:05.9. A. A singer and a listener. B. A customer and a shop assistant.C. A doctor and a patient.D. A father and a daughter.10.A. By taxi. B. On foot. C. By bicycle. D. By underground.11.A. Go to the cinema. B. Take care of her mum.C. Go over her school lesson.D. Help her mum with the housework.12.A. Because she likes to send messages and answer phones.B. Because she likes to type letters and arrange things for others.C. Because she likes to read science books.D. Because she likes to save people's lives.13. A. Part-time jobs. B. Winter holiday plan.C. Making money.D. Visiting their parents.14. A. She isn’t a good cook. B. The fish isn’t delicious. C. Hedoesn’t want to eat more. D. He wants to eat more fish.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所听到的内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示)（6分）15. Sherlock Holmes is a real person who was created by Conan Doyle.16. Conan Doyle used to be a medical doctor and succeeded in his working.17. Bell, Conan Doyle's university teacher, was a careful man and could tell astranger correctly at his first sight.18. The character of Dr. Watson was based on Conan Doyle himself.19. Doyle enjoyed writing detective stories and doing his medical work aswell.20. A museum about Sherlock Holmes is now located on Baker Street in London.D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences (听短文，完成下列内容，每空格限填一词) (共10分)21. “Getting along” means you and your teacher have a way that works for ________ ________ you.22. Your teacher wants to make sure that you always get along with others in a ________ ________.23. Kids say some teachers are ________ ________ or strict in every school.24. It’s important to remember that most of time your teacher is ________ your ________ .25. A teacher is teaching you by ________ ________ your mistakes and helping you correct them.Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分词汇和语法)II. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案): (共20分)26. Which of the following word matches the sound [seɪf] ?A. seemB. seatC. senseD. safe27. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others?A. Tom needs some information for his project.B. I have many questions to ask you.C. His situation is even worse than before.D. Cars are a major source of pollution.28. A comic strip is usually about ________ interesting story with an unforgettable end.A. aB. anC. /D. the29. The leaders of the Chinese mainland and Taiwan met in Singapore ________ November 7, 2015.A. atB. inC. onD. for30. Jack! Please pass ________ the glasses. I want to read the newspaper.A. meB. himC. herD. you31. Today, I’ve downloaded __________ useful information on the Internet.A. twoB. piecesC. two piecesD. two pieces of32. During his stay in America, he gained much ______ of local customs and cultures.A. adviceB. knowledgeC. ideaD. message33. --How soon will you leave?-- I’m not sure, probably in _________ ten minutes.A. anotherB. otherC. the otherD. others34. Look! A car almost hit that little girl and the woman driver seemed ________.A. frightB. frightenC. frightenedD. frightening35. ________Mary ________ her parents take regular exercise in order to keep fit.A. Not only …but alsoB. Either …orC. Neither…norD. Not only…as well36. In Ozil’s eyes, nothing is ________ than the team’s success.A. more importantB. the most importantlyC. more importantlyD. the most important37. The students from Xinjiang enjoy staying in our school because everyone here is _________ to them.A. friendlyB. gentlyC. patientlyD. happily38. Stop ________ about the haze(雾霾）. Just think about what we can do to improve it.A. complainB. to complainC. complainingD. complained39. Reading provides me with fun and it also enables me ______ the world around me.A. understandB. understoodC. to understandD. understanding40. By the end of last week, Maggie________ in the west of China for two months helping thehomeless children.A. will stayB. has stayedC. would stayD. had stayed41. If you continue to use old-fashioned (过时的) language, young people will ________that you h aven’tkept up with today’s thinking and knowledge.A. considerB. correctC. controlD. create42. This problem ________ be talked about any more. We’ve found the solution.A. mustn’tB. shouldn’tC. needn’tD. can’t43.– ________ do you fly to New York on business?– Nearly once every two months.A. How fastB. How soonC. How longD. How often44. A: I’m sorry I’m late, Tony, but the bus broke down, and there were no taxis.B: _________________, Arthur. I’ve just got here myself, so I wasn’t waiting for long.A. It’s my pleasureB. That’s all right.C. Enjoy your timeD. Good idea45.– I think keeping pet dogs isn’t a good idea. Dogs create a lot of mess.–_______________. In my opinion, it can help you become a more responsible person.A. I think so, tooB. So do ILate regretsI’ve read many stories about family memories. In those stories, I’ve found voices of sadness and longing(渴望). It is true ___46___ so much in our daily lives makes us busy all the time. We have less and less time to spend with our families and friends. I’ve had the 47 experience myself.I used to spend happy times with my grandfather when we lived together. When I was very young, I often enjoyed his garden, looking at the blooms (花) and watering his fruit trees. As I 48 , I gradually started to become self-centered.Once, when I was 6, I went out shopping with him. As he and I took the wrong bus and got lost outside,I couldn’t stay calm and shouted rudely in his face. And I didn’t say sorry to him49 returning home, believing that I had done nothing wrong.I know now how ridiculous (荒谬的)I was at that time. I now realize 50 late it was when I finally said it was my fault! Yet, when I 51 wanted to express my regret, my grandfather had left me forever, leaving me with no more chances to apologize for my mistake. I couldn’t 52 even the three simplest words: “I am sorry.”We are spending more and more time at school, while little time is left for us to spend at home with our families. So make the most of every second you still have with your loved 53 , because time keeps going, waiting for no one.IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms(用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子) （共8分）54.Tu Youyou(屠呦呦) is the first Chinese ________ to win a Nobel Prize in science. (city)55.Mr. Smith and his wife are preparing for their son’s ________ birthday party. (nine)56.Let’s hope that all our troubles will________ in the coming new year. (appear)57.Mathew wanted to build a ________ dog house for his pet dog, Snowball. (wood)58.Making a picture in your mind is a good way to help you to ________ something. (memory)59.In _________ years, many people choose to read e-books instead of paper ones. (recently)60.She has been very __________ since her brain was injured in the accident. (forget)61.Kobe Bryant, one of the ________ players in NBA history, will say goodbye to his greatlove----basketball. (great)V. Rewrite the following sentences as required (根据所给要求，改写下列句子，62-67题，每空格限填一词。
上海市奉贤区高三英语上学期期末考试(一模)试题
2015学年奉贤区调研测试高三英语试卷（考试时间120分钟，满分150分。
请将答案填写在答题纸上。
）第I卷（共 103分）I. ListeningSection A Short conversations (10分)Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. In a restaurant. B. At the theatre.C. In a meeting room.D. At the office.2. A. Teacher and student. B. Doctor and patient.C. Manager and office worker.D. Travel agent and customer.3. A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four4. A. Reading newspapers. B. Writing up local news.C. Talking about sports.D. Putting up advertisement.5. A. He rescued a baby from a fire. B. He behaved bravely in a fire.C. He ran the fastest in a race.D. He jumped from a carriage which was on fire.6. A. Take a break. B. Go to work.C. Do the other problem.D. Keep trying.7. A. He doesn’t enjoy business trips as much as he used to.B. He doesn’t think he is capable of doing the job.C. He thinks the pay is too low to support his family.D. He wants to spend more time with his family.8. A. Thirty yuan. B. Thirty-five yuan.C. Forty yuan.D. Forty-five yuan.9. A. He wants to get a new position. B. He is asking the woman for help.C. He has left the woman a good impression.D. He enjoys letter writing.10. A. He probably won’t listen to the man’s advice.B. He has made a good decision.C. He has done the thing.D. He will follow the man’s advice.Section B Passages (12分)Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11.A. Photos as clues to the past. B. Fashionable families in recent history.C. Photographers of the past.D. Details of photography from the past.12. A. Their shoes. B. Some money. C. Their relatives’ hands. D. Theirplaythings.13. A. The location of the house.B. The social and economic position of the family.C. The types of games children played.D. The profession of the owner of the house.14. A. Its meat as a source of food. B. The wide classification of penguins.C. The penguin’s successful career.D. Penguin’s life in groups.15. A. The king penguin. B. The emperor penguin.C. The bare-footed penguin.D. The black-footed penguin.16. A. The penguin may become extinct soon.B. The poisonous chemicals influence the penguins’ life.C. The chemicals have poisoned many penguins to death.D. The penguin population will drop greatly.Section C Longer conversations (8分)Directions:In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Complete the form. Write for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write for each answer.II. Grammar and Vocabulary.Section A (16分)Directions: Read the following two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word.Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.(A)Are you a bookworm?Do you love to read? Your teachers probably tell you how important reading is all the time. And guess what? They’re right! Reading helps you in many ways beyond just (25)_________(be) able to read and get good grades in tests. Being an eager reader helps you become a good speller and writer. In fact, the more you read, the better you’ll do in all your subjects.Do you have friends who always have books in their hands? We bet they are caught (26)_________ (read) almost all the time. Sometimes those people who love reading and even collecting books are called bookworms. Is it really (27)__________ they look like earthworms? No! So where did that nickname come from?The term “bookworm” (28)_____________ (use) since the 1500s. Way back then, libraries did not have the modern air conditioning systems (29)____________(control) the environment (30) ____________ (surround) the books. As a result, some old libraries became musty and attracted various pests, some of which then took the form of insects and worms loving to eat paper and stay inside of books, (31)_________________ they would spend their entire lives. It was just natural to transfer the “bookworm” idea to humans who loved to consume books as much as these pests did.So if you see a trip to the library (32)_____________ an adventure and can’t wait to read a new book, you’re probably a bookworm. And that’s OK! You are not alone and there are millions and even billions of us in the world.Keys: 25. being 26.reading 27.because 28.has been used 29.to control 30.surrounding 31.where 32.asAnalyses:本篇文章讲述了“书虫”本身的含义以及之后指代书籍爱好者的由来。
浦东新区2016学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高三英语听力文字部分和答案
浦东新区2016学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高三英语听力文字部分I. Listening Comprehension (25%)Section A Short ConversationsDirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. W: Ca n’t you knock on the door before you enter my office next time?M: Sorry! It’s just that I’m in such a hurry.Q: How does the woman feel?(B)2. W: I heard Marilyn’s going to college. What’s she studying?M: She’s taking courses in mathematics, econo mics and accounting.Q: What does Marilyn probably want to be?(A)3. M: May I book 3 air tickets for Hong Kong?W: For sure. 1200 yuan for one adult and 800 yuan for a child under 10.Q: How much should the man pay if he books tickets for two adults and one child? (B)4. W: I’m afraid I’m a little bit sea sick. I feel dizzy.M: Close your eyes and relax. You’ll be all right as soon as we come at shore.Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?(C)5. M: Have you read the author’s latest best-seller?W: I’ve just finished it. I really recommend it.Q: What are the man and woman discussing?(C)6. W: I often mistake Tim for Bob. Can you tell them apart?M: No, they look so much alike that they even confused their mother sometimes when they were young.Q: What is the most probable relationship between Tim and Bob? ( A)7. M: Today is a bad day for me. I fell off the front steps and twisted my ankle.W: Oh, too bad. But don’t worry. Usually ankle injuries heal quickly if you stop regular activities for a few days.Q: What’s the woman’s suggestion for the man?(A)8. M: I can’t decide what to do for my summer vacation. I either want to go on a bike to ur of Europe or go diving in Mexico.W: Well, we’re offering an all-inclusive two-week trip to Mexico for only 300 dollars.Q：What does the woman suggest the man do for his vacation? (D)9. W: How long do you think this project might take?M: I’d say about three months, but it could take longer if something unexpected happened. Maybe we’d better allow an extra month, so we won’t have to worry about being late.Q: Why does the man say extra time should be allowed for the project?(A)10. W: What a wonderful performance! Your rock band has never sounded better.M: Many thanks. I guess all those hours of practice in the past month are finally paying off.Q：What does the man mean?(C)Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear several longer conversation(s) and short passage(s), and you will be asked several questions on each of the conversation(s) and the passage(s). The conversation(s) and the passage(s) 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 is the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.In Asia, adults in Singapore are the best non-native English speakers.Singapore was considered to have a “Very High Proficiency” level for the first time. Tran says this improvement is because Singapore has a very strong education system.“Well, Singapore’s education system is often seen as one of the best in the worl d. If you look at other English tests like IELTS and TOEFL, Singapore is always at the top－not just in Asia, but throughout the world. It just has a very, very strong education system that focuses on quality of instruction and has extremely high standards for their students.”However, the report says Thailand and Cambodia still have low levels of English proficiency, although they have a growing tourism industry.China also increased its rank by moving from 47th to 39th place. However, it is behind many other countries in Asia. Tran says this might be the result of its large population.Tran suggests three things for countries trying to improve their English level.First is to make quality English teaching available to all citizens. Next, a country should invest in teacher training, and then invest in its English-speaking environment.“I think the number one priority would be to make sure that everybody has access to quality English instruction, and to do that, I think, is to promote teacher training, right? And make sure that you have a teacher supply that is ready to deliver the quality instruction that you need in your entire school system.“Then it’s about creating that English environment in your country. It’s having bilingual signs, having programs in English, and creating excuses for your students to speak in English, right?”The report shows that it is not easy to improve English-speaking ability country-wide, and it also is costly. But, it is clear that the economic and social benefits make it worth the investment.11. What contributes to Singapore’s success in various English tests?(A)12. Which of the following is not Tran’s suggestion of improving English level? (D)13. Why is it worthwhile to improve English ability?(B)Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.Good morning. Today we’re going to talk about the issues faced by children who have to take on adult responsibilities before they are 18.First, let me tell you a story of a kid in this situation. Let’s call him Bill. Bill’s father died before he was born, and for a few years his mother was a single parent. Then his mom remarried and had another child. Bill worked hard in school, but he struggled to help his mother take care of his younger brother.This is a common situation for children like Bill. They are forced to act like adults for a wide variety of reasons. In Bill’s case, a young brother gave him adult responses. In other situations, a parent is sick, so the child has to take care of the sick parent. They reverse roles with their own parents. When you have this role reversal, the parents are so sick that they can no longer act in their parental role. The children cook for them, shop for groceries, even dress their parents, bathe them, and put them to bed. The children make the important decision. Although kids often want to help their families, too much responsibilitycan be a burden for them. They may feel they are giving up their childhoods.Okay, so kids are forced to grow up quickly for a variety of reasons. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Well, it depends on the situation and on the child. As you might guess, the ones who suffer the most are the kids who reverse roles with a parent. Because role reversal happens in cases where the parents have the most problems and are the least capable, their children often feel more isolation. They may be embarrassed by the situation at home. They may feel confusion about how regular kids or teens are supposed to act. But many kids with adult responsibilities see their duties at home as barriers to a happy social life. They can’t go out and have fun. They feel a lot of frustration and a lot of stress.14. What did Bill do to help out in the family? (C)15. Which of the following about role reversal is not true? (C)16. What is the passage mainly concerned with? (B)Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following conversation.M: You’re going to wear out the computer’s keyboard!W: Oh, hi.M: Do you have any idea what time it is?W: About ten or ten-thirty?M: It’s nearly midnight.W: Really? I didn’t know it was so late.M: Don’t you have an early class to teach tomorrow morning?W: Yes, at seven o’clock. My com puter class, the students who go to work right after their lesson. M: Then you ought to go to bed. What are you writing, anyway?W: An article I hope I can sell.M: Oh, another of your newspaper pieces? What’s this one about?W: Do you remember the trip I took last month?M: The one up to the Amazon?W: Well, that’s what I’m writing about—the new highway and the changes it’s making in the Amazon Valley.M: It should be interesting.W: It is. I guess that’s why I forgot all about the time.M: How many articles have you sold now?W: About a dozen so far.M: What kind of newspapers buy them?W: The papers that carry a lot of foreign news. They usually appear in the big Sunday editions where they need a lot of background stories to help fill up the space between the ads.M: Is there any future in it?W: I hope so. There’s a chance I may sell t his article to a news service.M: Then your story would be published in several papers, wouldn’t it?W: That’s the idea. And I might even be able to do other stories on a regular basis. M: That would be great.17. What is the woman’s occupation?18. What is the woman writing about?19. Where do the woman’s articles usually appear?20. What does the woman expect?1—5 BABCC6—10 AADAC11—16 ADBCCB17—20CBBD21. to climb22. exhausted23. which24. after25. what26. however27. could28. putting29. myself30. was fascinated31—40KHBDA I C G E F41—55ABCDCABCABBCACD56—59CADB60—62DBC63—66DBAC67—70EBFA1.解除病人的痛苦是医生的职责。
上海市奉贤区2016届九年级上学期期末调研考试英语试题解析(解析版)
（满分150分，考试时间100分钟）考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。
试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题纸上完成，做在试卷上不给分。
Part 1 Listening (第一部分听力)I. Listening comprehension(听力理解) （共30分）A.Listen and choose the right picture.（根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）（6分）1. ________2. ________3. ________4. ________5. ________6. ________B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)（8分）7.A. In a shop. B. In a library. C. In a restaurant. D. In an office.8.A. 7:50. B. 7:55. C. 8:00. D. 8:05.9. A. A singer and a listener. B. A customer and a shop assistant.C. A doctor and a patient.D. A father and a daughter.10.A. By taxi. B. On foot. C. By bicycle. D. By underground.11.A. Go to the cinema. B. Take care of her mum.C. Go over her school lesson.D. Help her mum with the housework.12.A. Because she likes to send messages and answer phones.B. Because she likes to type letters and arrange things for others.C. Because she likes to read science books.D. Because she likes to save people's lives.13.A. Part-time jobs. B. Winter holiday plan.C. Making money.D. Visiting their parents.14.A. She isn’t a good cook. B. The fish isn’t delicious.C. He doesn’t want to eat more.D. He wants to eat more fish.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所听到的内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示)（6分）15. Sherlock Holmes is a real person who was created by Conan Doyle.16. Conan Doyle used to be a medical doctor and succeeded in his working.17. Bell, Conan Doyle's university teacher, was a careful man and could tell a stranger correctly at his first sight.18. The character of Dr. Watson was based on Conan Doyle himself.19. Doyle enjoyed writing detective stories and doing his medical work as well.20. A museum about Sherlock Holmes is now located on Baker Street in London.D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences (听短文，完成下列内容，每空格限填一词) (共10分)21. “Getting along” means you and your teacher have a way that works for ________ ________ you.22. Your teacher wants to make sure that you always get along with others in a ________ ________.23. Kids say some teachers are ________ ________ or strict in every school.24. It’s important to remember that most of time your teacher is ________ your ________ .25. A teacher is teaching you by ________ ________ your mistakes and helping you correct them.Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分词汇和语法)II. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案): (共20分)26. Which of the following word matches the sound [seɪf] ?A. seemB. seatC. senseD. Safe【答案】D考点：考查语音知识27. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others?A. Tom needs some information for his project.B. I have many questions to ask you.C. His situation is even worse than before.D. Cars are a major source of pollution.【答案】B【解析】试题分析：句意：下面划线部分的发音哪一个与其他不同？根据所给单词的划线部分发音，B句中questions 的划线部分发音与其他不同，故选B。
上海市奉贤区2019届高三上学期期末调研考试英语试题+Word版含解析
2018学年第一学期奉贤区调研测试高三英语试卷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.音频A. In a restaurant.B. At the theatre.C. In a meeting room.D. At the office.【答案】A【解析】【详解】W: I could hardly breathe. Would you please put your cigarette out?M: I’m sorry that I’m bothering you, but this is the smoking section. Why don’t you ask the waitress to change your table?Q: Where does the conversation probably take place?2.音频A. Boss and clerk.B. Teacher and student.C. Policeman and driver.D. Doctor and nurse.【答案】C【解析】【详解】M: Why didn’t you stop when the light had changed red?W: I’m terribly sorry that I was absent-minded. Do I have to pay a fine?Q: What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?3.音频A. The demand of the job market.B. The location of the hotel.C. The damage to the environment.D. The solution to the issue.【答案】C【解析】【详解】W: I’m really concerned about this new hotel development. The first issue is that they’ll have to cut down the trees in the area.M: Yes, but I think that is unavoidable. Besides, think of all the jobs that it’ll bring to the area.Q: What worries the woman a lot?4.音频A. $5.B. $10.C. $15.D. $50.【答案】A【解析】【详解】W: I wonder if there is a service charge for our meal.M: I think so. The menu says the service charge is 10 percent.Q: How much is the service charge if the food costs 50 dollars?5.音频A. Green.B. Light blue.C. Green and blue.D. Yellow.【答案】D【解析】【详解】M: At first I thought this shirt was yellow but now it looks green to me. W: You were right the first time. It’s the blue light in the store that makes everything look different.Q: According to the woman, what color is the shirt?6.音频A. He prefers to eat out.B. He wants to order the food.C. He doesn’t like Japanese food.D. He hopes to pay for the meal.【答案】D【解析】【详解】W: I hear there’s a good Japanese restaurant. Shall we go there for lunch? M: Yes, but it’s my treat this time.Q: What does the man mean?7.音频A. It’s better than it used to be.B. It’s not as good as it was.C. It’s better than people say.D. It’s even worse than people say.【答案】B【解析】【详解】W: Is this school really as good as people say?M: It used to be even better.Q: How’s the school now?8.音频A. Confused.B. Annoyed.C. Embarrassed.D. Bored.【答案】B【解析】【详解】M: Oh, sorry. I spilt coffee on the carpet.W: I have told you thousands of times to be careful.Q: How does the woman feel?9.音频A. She won’t go to the beach if it rains.B. She would like the man to go to the beach.C. It will clear up tomorrow.D. It was pouring when she was at the beach.【答案】A【解析】【详解】M: It has been pouring for days now.W: Tomorrow is my day at the beach. I will just have to forget about it if it doesn’t clear up.Q: What does the woman imply?10.音频A. Trying to make a map.B. Painting the dining room.C. Discussing a house plan.D. Cleaning the kitchen.【答案】C【解析】【详解】M: As you can see from the drawings, the kitchen has one door into the dining room, another into the family room and a third to the outside.W: The door into the family room isn’t big enough. Could it be made wider?Q:What are the speakers doing?Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked questions on each of them. The passages and conversation 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 are based on the following passage.音频11.A. Because he looked like a musician.B. Because he was a musician of much influence.C. Because he showed an interest in music.D. Because he was good at playing cornet.12.A. His tale begins in New Orleans.B. He was born before jazz was invented.C. His music was popular with his listeners.D. He learned popular music at a boy’s home.13.A. The Invention of the Jazz Music.B. The Father of the Jazz Music.C. The Making of a Musician.D. The Spread of Popular Music.【答案】11. B 12. C 13. B【解析】Louis Armstrong had two famous nicknames. Some people called him Bagamo. They said his mouth looked like a large bag. Musicians often called him Pops, as a sign of respect for his influence on the world of music.Born in 1901 in New Orleans, he grew up poor, but lived among great musicians. Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth. Armstrong often said, “Jazz and I grew up together.”Armstrong showed a great talent for music when he was taught to play the cornet at a boy’s home. In his late teens, Armstrong began to live the life of a musician. He played in parades, clubs, and on the steamboats that travelled on the Mississippi River. At that time, New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musicians. Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal.In 1922 he went to Chicago. There, the tale of Louis Armstrong begins. From then until the end of his life, Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever he went. Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing the American popular song.His cornet playing had a deep humanity and warmth that caused many listeners to say, “Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over.”He was the father of the jazz style and also one of the best-known and most-admired people in the world. His death, on July 6,1971, was headline news around the world.Questions:For what reason was Armstrong called Pops?Which statement about Armstrong is TRUE according to the passage?Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?【11题详解】此题为听力题，解析略。
2015-2016学年度--奉贤区高三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷(含听力及答案)
2015学年奉贤区调研测试高三英语试卷（2016.1）（考试时间120分钟，满分150分。
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）第I卷（共 103分）第I卷（共103分）I. Listening ComprehensionSection A Short ConversationsDirections:In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the questions you have heard.1. A. Sally B. Jerry C. Bill D. Susan2. A. In a hospital B. At a bank C. In a restaurant D. At a post office.3. A. Go home B. Go shopping C. Have a class D. Go to the library4. A. He often complains. B. He is never happyC. He often does something.D. He is short.5. A. White is the favourite color. B. Blue one is better than white one.C. Yellow will give them something new.D. Any color is fit for the house6. A. Liz is on business tour. B. Ted takes Liz for a holiday.C. Ted is gone for a holiday.D. Ted usually gives Liz a ride.7. A. Borrowing money from a business company.B. Lending some money to a student.C. Asking for some financial aid.D. Reading students’ application.8. A. $2.50 B. $0.50 C. $3.00 D.$52.509. A. The man suggests the woman should reconsider her plan.B. The man would like to join them.C. The man tries to persuade the woman not to go with Tom.D. The man shows pity for the woman.10. A. It’s smaller than the old one.B. It’s larger than the old one.C. It’s quieter than the old one.D. It’s worse than the old one.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Families of the past.B. Influence of science and industry on American families.C. Harmful effect of industrialization.D. Development of science and industry in America.12. A. Children want to be independent.B. People do n’t care for having children.C. The need for workers who are able to move at any time has been increasing.D. Both old and young people prefer to live by themselves.13. A All families B. Most families.C. Social workersD. A small number of families.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. To explain how to be a competitive swimmer.B. To find support from parents for scholarship contributions.C. To enroll swimmers with real enthusiasm for swimming.D. To raise funds for a swimming competition.15. A. Parents of swimmers B. Tennis coaches.C. Candidates for the swim teamD. Competitive runners.16. A. It is a lifelong sport.B. It may influence academic studies.C. It is less demanding than other sports.D. It does not offer many financial rewards.Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD for each answer.How is the woman feeling these days? Why doesn’t th e woman get much exercise?What happens to your body if you miss meals?What can the woman carry when she takes a walk? She is feeling a little 17Because she works so hard that she does not have the 18 to exercise.Your body will only 19 fat.A 20 radio.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.What did Li Yanping and his teammate do during their space walk?Why is the spacesuit so heavy?What did they have to do when they walked in space?How did he feel when he moved about in space? They 21 the Hubble telescope. It carries 22 ,hot and cold water. They had to 23 the spaceship with a special rope.Stranger and he could fly around 24II. Grammar and Vocabulary.Section A (16分)Directions: Read the following two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.AHave you ever heard the story of the four-minute miles? Many years ago, people believed that it was impossible for a human being to run a mile in less than four minutes until Roger Banister provedit wrong in 1954. Within one year, 47 runners broke the belief barrier. And the year after that, 300 other runners did the same thing.What happens if you put an animal in a pond? Any animal, big or small, will swim its way through. What happens 25 someone, who doesn’t know how to swim, falls in deep water? They drown. If an animal who has not learnt swimming could escape by swimming, why not you? Because you believe you will drown 26 the animal doesn’t.These three cases show the power of our beliefs. There is no other 27 (powerful) force in human behavior than belief. Your beliefs have the power to create and to destroy.In a way it is our beliefs 28 determine how much we’ll be able to realize our potential. So pay attention to some of your beliefs. Do you believe you are weak in mathematics? Do you believe that other people dislike you? Do you believe life is full of problems?Belief is not mysterious, however, it’s nothing but the generalization of a past incident. As a kid, if a dog bit you, you believed all dogs to be dangerous. 29 (change) certain behavior, identify the beliefs 30 (associate) with it. Change those beliefs and a new pattern 31 (create).B.While getting ready for school today, my 16-year-old daughter came into my room to give me a big hug and kiss. I asked her, "What do you want?" She said," Nothing, Mum, you always tell us to have a good day before we leave the house, but I was thinking about who tells you to have a good day and lets you know how much you are loved.”I am so touched by the capacity of love and understanding 32 comes from my children. My 15-year-old son asked me last night 33 there was a(n) way for him to get a summer job this year in order to help us to pay our bills. Unfortunately, in our area, he 34 be 16.35 of my children depend on me so much because I am a single parent, but just when I pay the bills that I will not be able to provide for them, they come up with ways 36 (help out) . I completely understand that I will not be able to find a way to pay the bills as I do not want my children to take up anything. But for now the fact 37 they have stepped up and offered to help without anyone asking 38 (touch) me.When my daughter was two, I remember rushing to get to work, getting to the front door and asking her to hurry up and come. Then she appeared at the door 39 a bag that she was holding open. I said," We don't have time for this." She stopped me and said," Fill it with love, Mum." I fell to my knees and hugged her and then kissed her. From then on she would bring the bag and I would bring the love to the door before 40 (leave) for school and work.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box．Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need．A. purchasesB. agriculturalC. narrowD. pouringE. deliveredF. coincideG. dedicatedH. calculatingI. enthusiasts J sales K. prioritiesAlibaba Group Holding Ltd said on Thursday that it will create another online shopping event in the next two months to tap further into rural consumption.The e-commerce giant, which generated a gross merchandise volume of 91.2 billion yuan ($14.3 billion) in the 24-hour sales event on Wednesday, said it will hold a similar festival to 41 with the upcoming Spring Festival in February.Zhang Yong, chief executive officer of Alibaba, said like urban residents, many rural consumers have also become online shopping 42 . "The soon-to-be-launched shopping event will better serve rural consumers and bring more 43 products to the dining tables of urban consumers," he said.The Hangzhou-based firm said the Spring Festival event will be launched by its customer-to-customer site Taobao and its Rural Taobao business unit, which is 44 to online shoppers in rural areas.Sun Lijun, vice-president of Alibaba who is in charge of Rural Taobao, said the Spring Festival shopping gala will help 45 the gap between urban and rural consumers."We want villagers to celebrate Lunar Chinese New Year with seafood from New Zealand and wine from France. That said, we also want urban residents to enjoy high-quality fresh produce 46 directly to their doorsteps," he said.Alibaba has made globalization and going-rural its top 47 for further development. Last year, it said it will invest 10 billion yuan over the next three to five years to provide e-commerce services in about 100,000 villages.Rural shoppers proved their buying power by48 more than 10 million yuan in the first eight minutes of the Nov 11 online shopping festival. People in 8,000 villages participated in the 24-hour 49 on Wednesday.Alibaba didn’t disclose the specific 50 made by rural shoppers, but said that items such as TV sets, air conditioners, shampoos and oil were very popular in villages.III. Reading ComprehensionSection A (15分)Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.While residents of wealthy nations tend to have greater life satisfaction, new research shows that those living in poorer nations report having greater meaning in life.These findings, published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological science, suggest that meaning in life may be higher in poorer nations _____51___ greater religiosity (笃信宗教). As countries become richer, religion becomes less _____52___o people’s lives and they lose a sense of meaning in life.“Thus far, the wealth of nations has been almost always _____53___longevity, health, happiness or life satisfaction,” explains psy chological scientist Shigehiro Oishi of the University of Virginia. “Given that meaning in life is an important aspect of overall well-being, we wanted to look more carefully at differential _____54___, correlates (相关物), and predictors for meaning in life.”Oishi and colleague Ed Diener of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign _____55___ life satisfaction, meaning, and well-being by examining data from the 2007 Gallup World Poll, a _____56___ survey of over 140,000 participants from 132 countries. _____57___answering a basic life satisfaction question, participants were asked: “Do you feel your life has an important _____58___ or meaning?” and “Is religion an important part of your daily life?”The data revealed some unexpected _____59___:“Among Americans, those who are high in life satisfaction are also high in meaning in life,” says Oishi. “But when we looked at the societal level of analysis, we found a completely_____60___ pattern of the association between meaning in life and life satisfaction.”When looking across many countries, Oishi and Diener found that people in wealthier nations were more educated, had fewer children, and expressed more individualistic attitudes compared to those in poorer countries –all factors that were associated with higher life satisfaction but a _____61___lower sense of meaning in life.”The data suggest that religiosity may play an important role: Residents of wealthier nations, where religiosity is lower, reported _____62___ meaning in life and had higher suicide rates than poorer countries.According to the researchers, religion may provide meaning to life to the extent that it _____63___people to overcome personal difficulty and cope with the struggles of working to survive in poor economic conditions:Oishi and Diener hope to reproduce these findings using more comprehensive measures of meaning and religiosity, and are interested in_____64___ countries over time to track whether economic _____65___ gives rise to less religiosity and less meaning in life.51. A. by means of B. as a result of C. for the sake of D. with regard to52. A. central B. ideal C formal D. superior53. A. related with B. combined with C. associated with D. representived with54. A. models B. styles C. designs D. patterns55. A. Investigated B. diagnosed C. explored D. exploited56. A. nationwide B. thorough C. complete D. Large-scale57. A. Except for B. instead of C. Rather than D.in addition to58. A. Opportunity B. temptation C. Purpose D. definition59. A. Trends B. practices C. outlooks D. Currents60. A. precious B. similar C. relevant D. different61. A. exactly B. significantly C. adequately D. Partially62. A. better B. less C. more D. fewer63. A. allows B. requests C. reminds D. helps64. A. following B. chasing C. pursuing D. predicting65. A. priority B. profit C. prosperity D. Potential Section BDirections:Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read．ASome people say the traditional calendar of 180 days no longer meets the needs of American society. They point out that students in most other industrial countries are in school more hours a day and more days a year. Critics also say a long summer vacation causes students to forget much of what they learned and schools are under pressure to raise test scores. Some schools have changed their calendars to try to improve student performance. They have lengthened the school day or added days to the year or both. This can be costly if schools need air conditioning on hot days and school employees need to be paid for the extra time.Some schools have a year-round schedule. The school year is extended over twelve months. Instead of a long vacation, there are many short ones. Local businesses may object to a longer school year because students are unable to work as long at summer jobs. Some parts of the country had year- round programs in the nineteenth century, mostly for economic reasons. They felt it wasted money to use school buildings for only part of the year. Year-round programs can also reduce crowding in schools. In one version, students attend school for nine weeks and then have three weeks off. The students are in groups that are not all in school at the same time.Another year-round calendar has all students in school together for nine weeks and off for three. This is meant to provide the continuous learning that can be lost over a long break. But year-round schooling has opponents. They say it can cause problems for families when they want to make summer plans. And they say it interferes with activities outside school -- including summer employment.Some experts say no really good studies have been done to measure the effect of school calendars on performance. But some educators think year-round schooling especially helps students from poor families that lack educational support at home.66. The best title for the passage seems to beA) Debating upon Year-round SchoolingB) Advantages of Year-round EducationC) Disadvantages of a Long Summer VacationD) Different Types of School Calendars67. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons that schools should extend school days?A) The traditional calendar is out of date.B) Long holidays cause students to forget much of what they learned.C) Schools face pressure to raise test marks.D) Schools in other countries do so.68. Those against year-round schooling argue thatA) it does little to help improve students' performance at schoolB) it may cause learning wearinessC) it will not have much educational valueD) it affects students' activities outside school69. We learn from the passage that year-round schoolingA) will enable students to raise their scoresB) is expected to get under way soonC) remains a controversial issueD) is approved by the governmentBFeatured Las Vegas Hotels1. Luxor Hotel and Casino 3900 LAS VEGAS BLVD SOUTH 6083reviewsSave 30%The Luxor might not be the oldest hotel on the Las Vegas Strip, but formed of an Egyptian-style pyramid with a fully-intact stone Sphinx out front, it has a character all of its own-as well as“Family and business travelThe room is good but I am allergic and something in the air is not good for me.” Amatos Nov 24.20152. 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Children were not colour-coded at all until the early 20th century: in the era before domestic washing machines all babies wore white as a practical matter, since the only way of getting clothes clean was to boil them. What's more, both boys and girls wore what were thought of as gender-neutral dresses. When nursery colours were introduced, pink was actually considered the more masculine colour, a pastel version of red, which was associated with strength. Blue, with its intimations of the Virgin Mary, constancy and faithfulness, symbolised femininity. 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It was only after "toddler" became common shoppers' term that it evolved into a broadly accepted developmental stage. Splitting kids, or adults, into ever-tinier categories has proved a sure-fire way to boost profits. And one of the easiest ways to segment a market is to magnify gender differences – or invent them where they did not previously exist.73. By saying "it is ... The rainbow"(line 3, Para 1), the author means pink _______.A should not be the sole representation of girlhoodB should not be associated with girls' innocenceC cannot explain girls' lack of imaginationD cannot influence girls' lives and interests74. What does the word “encode” in Para.2 refer to?A. discoveredB. programmedC. markedD. sealed75. The author suggests that our perception of children's psychological devotement was much influenced by ________.A. the marketing of products for childrenB. the observation of children's natureC. researches into children's behaviorD. studies of childhood consumption76. We may learn from Paragraph 4 that department stores were advised ________.A focuses on infant wear and older kids' clothesB attach equal importance to different gendersC classify consumers into smaller groupsD create some common shoppers' terms77. It can be concluded that girl's attraction to pink seems to be _____.A clearly explained by their inborn tendencyB fully understood by clothing manufacturersC mainly imposed by profit-driven businessmenD well interpreted by psychological expertsSection CDirections:Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Some of the world’s most significant problems never hit headlines. One example comes from agriculture. Food riots and hunger make news. But the trend lying behind these matters is rarely talked about. This is the decline in the growth in yields of some of the world’s major crops. A new study by the University of Minnesota and McGill University in Montreal looks at where, and how far, this decline is occurring.The authors take a vast number of data points for the four most important crops: rice, wheat corn and soybeans(大豆). They find that on between 24% and 39% of all harvested areas, the improvement in yields that took place before the 1980s slowed down in the 1990s and 2000s.There are two worrying features of the slowdown. One is that it has been particularly sharp in the world’s most populous(人口多的) countries, India and China.Their ability to feed themselves has been an important source of relative stability both within the countries and on world food markets. That self-sufficiency cannot be taken for granted if yields continue to slow down or reverse.Second, yield growth has been lower in wheat and rice than in corn and soybeans. This is problematic because wheat and rice are more important as foods, accounting for around half of all calories consumed. Corn and soybeans are more important as feed g rains. The authors note that “we have preferentially focused our crop improvement efforts on feeding animals and cars rather than on crops that feed people and are the basis of food security in much of the world.”The report qualifies the more optimistic findings of another new paper which suggests that the world will not have to dig up a lot more land for farming in order to feed 9 billion people in 2050, as the Food and Agriculture Organization has argued.Instead, it says, thanks to slowing population growth, land currently ploughed up for crops might be able to revert(回返)to forest or wilderness. This could happen. The trouble is that the forecast assumes continued improvements in yields, which may not actually happen.78. The trend lying behind food riot and hunger is ________________.79. Why does the author mention India and China in particular?80. According to the study, what’s the problem of the recent crop improvement efforts?81. What is the author’s attitude to the argument of the Food and AgricultureOrganization?第II卷(共47分)I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the word or phrase given in the brackets.1.你真周到，帮我预先定好了票子。
高中英语真题-2015-2016学年第一学期期末考试卷
2015－2016学年第一学期期末考试卷（完卷时间：120分钟；满分：150分）第Ⅰ卷 (共84分)第一部分：听力（共20题；每小题1分, 满分20分）第一节（共5 小题；每小题1分, 满分5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后, 你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. How does the man find the movie last night?A. It is moving.B. It is interesting.C. It is not worth seeing2. How much does the handkerchief cost?A. $7.B. $9.C.$16.3. Who made the woman's personal website?A. She herself.B. Her friend.C. The man.4. What does the man want to have?A. Chocolate.B. Sweets.C. Ice-cream.5. Which section would the man like to read?A. Sports.B. Business.C. News.第二节 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听完每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6. What did the man begin to work in Courtaulds?A. About 4 years ago.B. About 40 years ago.C. About 44 years ago.7. What does the man say about his present life?A. He is used to it.B. He likes it.C. He gets bored with it.8. Who is Rover?A. The man's workmate.B. The man's dog.C. The man's wife.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
上海市奉贤区—度第一学期高三英语期末调研考试
2007学年奉贤区调研测试高三英语试卷（08.01）（满分150分，完卷时间120分钟）第I卷（105分）I. Listening Comprehension (30%)Part A Short ConversationsDirections:In Part A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. At a hotel. B. At a restaurant. C. At a store. D. At an airport.2. A. The opera was good. B. The opera was terrible.C. She didn’t watch the opera.D. She hated operas.3. A. Attended a wedding ceremony. B. Given a party.C. Enjoyed a dinner in a restaurant.D. Been a guest.4. A. Relaxed. B. Brave. C. Humorous. D. Happy.5. A. She enjoys ice-cream. B. She is afraid of getting fat.C. She is much too thin.D. She doesn’t care for ice-cream.6. A. A flat tire. B. A lack of oil.C. A lack of power.D. The breakdown of the engine.7. A. She lost her watch. B. The season has changed.C. To save time.D. Her watch was slow.8. A. They don’t need the air-conditioner. B. It’s cooler on the roof..C. It’s much too hot.D. They need a new air-conditioner.9. A. 1.5 pence. B. 3 pence. C. 2.5 pence. D. 2 pence.10. A. The woman. B. The man. C. Both. D. Neither.Part B PassagesDirections: In Part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. To represent her old life.B. To show her happiness.C. To represent success and hope.D. To show her purity.12. A. A piece of jewelry.B. A handkerchief.C. A dress.D. A pair of shoes.13. A. Something oldB. Something new.C. Something borrowed.D. Something blue.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. To find an excuse for his failure.B. To encourage him to realize his wish.C. To relieve him of his pressure.D. To criticize him for not trying his best.15. A. Because he didn’t live up to his parents’ expectations.B. Because he could have done better.C. Because he blamed his parents for not being stricter.D. Because he envied other children.16. A. Guilty. B. Grateful. C. Disappointed. D. Fearful.Part C Longer ConversationsDirections:In Part 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.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each blank.II. Grammar and Vocabulary (25%)Directions:Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25. If you can’t decide which of the two books to borrow, why don’t you take _______? I won’t read them this week.A. allB. anyC. eitherD. both26. Some people choose jobs for other reasons ________ money these days.A. forB. exceptC. besidesD. with27. Speaking of all the songs he has written, I think this is probably his ________ one.A. better-knownB. well-knownC. best-knownD. most-known28. The company had about 20 laptops but only one-third ________ used regularly. Now we have 60 working all day long.A. isB. areC. wasD. were29. As you worked late yesterday, you ________ have come this morning.A. wouldn’tB. can’tC. mustn’tD. needn’t30. I know a little bit about Italy as my wife and I _________ there several years ago.A. would goB. had beenC. wentD. have been31. I won’t call you, ________ something unexpected happens.A. unlessB. whetherC. becauseD. while32. Only then _________ how much damage had been caused.A. she realizedB. she had realizedC. did she realizeD. had she realized33. The cost of living in Glasgow is among the lowest in Britain, ________ the quality of life is probably one ofthe highest.A. forB. soC. orD. while34. —— Mum, why do you always make me eat an egg every day?—— ________ enough protein and nutrition as you are growing up.A. GetB. GettingC. To getD. Got35. It is generally believed ________ improvements in health care will lead to a stronger, more prosperouseconomy.A. asB. thatC. thisD. what36. It is difficult to imagine him ________ the decision without any consideration.A. acceptB. acceptingC. to acceptD. being accepted37. Have you seen the film “Titanic”，________ leading actor is world famous?A. itsB. it’sC. whoseD. which38. Little Tommy was reluctant to tell the schoolmaster ________ he had done the day before.A. thatB. howC. whereD. what39. We haven't settled the question _________ it is necessary for him to study abroad.A. ifB. whereC. whetherD. that40. When ________ different cultures, we often pay attention only to the differences without noticing the manysimilarities.A. comparedB. being comparedC. comparingD. having comparedDirections: Complete the passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note there is an extra word.I was the middle child of three, but there was a 41 of five years on either side, and I hardly saw my father before I was eight. For this and other reasons I was somewhat lonely. I had the lonely child’s habit ofmaking up stories and holding conversations with 42 persons, and I think from the very start my literary ambition was mixed up with the feeling of being 43 . I knew that I had a natural 44 with words and a power of facing unpleasant facts, and I felt that it 45 a sort of private world in which I could get my own back for my failure in everyday life.However, the quantity of serious writing which I 46 all through my childhood would not add up to half a dozen pages. I wrote my first poem at the age of four or five, my mother taking it down on piece of paper. I cannot remember anything about it except that it was about a tiger and the tiger had “chair-like teeth”—a good enough 47 . At eleven, when the war of 1914-18 broke out, I wrote a poem which was printed in the 48 newspaper, as was another, two years later, on the death of Kitchener. From time to time, when I was a bit older, I wrote bad and usually unfinished “nature poems”. I also, about twice, attempted a short story which was a 49 . That was the total of the would-be serious work that I actually set down on paper during all those years.III. Reading Comprehension (50%)Directions: Beneath the passage there are four choices marked A, B, C and D for each numbered blank. Choose the one answer that best suits the blank.Farmers, as we all know, have been having a hard time of it lately, and have turned to new ways of earning income from their land. This involves not only planting new kinds of crops, but some 50 ways of making money, the most unusual of which has got to be sheep 51 . Yes, you heard me 52 ! A farmer now holds sheep races on a regular basis, and during the past year over 100,000 people have 53 to watch the race. “I was passing the farm on my way to the sea for a holiday, ” one punter (赛马经纪人) told me , “a nd I thought I’d have a look. I didn’t believe it was serious, to tell you the truth.” According to a(n) 54 visitor, betting on sheep is more interesting than betting on 55 . “At proper horse races everyone has already studied the form of the horse 56 , and there are clear favourites. 57 nobody has heard anything about these 58 ! Most people find it 59 to tell one from another in any case. ” I stayed to watch the races, and I must admit that I found it quite 60 . In a usual sheep race, half a dozen sheep race down hill over a course of about half a mile. 61 is(are) waiting for them at the other end of the 62 just to give them some encouragement, I ought to add! The sheep run surprisingly fast, 63 they have probably not eaten for a while. Anyway, the crowd around me were obviously enjoying their day out at the races, 64 by their happy faces and the sense of excitement.50. A. common B. strange C. swift D. illegal51. A. racing B. hunting C. raising D. eating52. A. honestly B. surprisingly C. completely D. correctly53. A. showed off B. brought up C. turned up D. looked forward54. A. regular B. unexpected C. professional D. accustomed55. A. farms B. horses C. stocks D. races56. A. behind time B. in progress C. in advance D. in time57. A. But B. Therefore C. Moreover D. Otherwise58. A. horses B. sheep C. races D. stories59. A. easy B. impossible C. normal D. difficult60. A. exciting B. dangerous C. boring D. peculiar61. A. Visitors B. Farmers C. Food D. Money62. A. race B. hill C. track D. field63. A. if B. so C. yet D. although64. A. observing B. judging C. considering D. inferringDirections: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.AIt was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone.The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries（食品杂货），saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity（人性）as a whole. And it has influenced（影响）us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others. No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.65. Why was the bike so important to the couple?A. The man’s job was bike racing.B. It was their only possession.C. It was a nice Kona 18 speed.D. They used it for work and daily life.66. We can infer from the text that ____________.A. the couple worked 60 hours a week.B. people were busy before ChristmasC. the stranger brought over the bikeD. life was hard for the young family.67. How did people get to know the couple’s problem?A. From radio broadcasts.B. From a newspaper.C. From TV news.D. From a stranger.68. What do the couple learn from their experience?A. Strangers are usually of little help.B. One should take care of their bike.C. News reports make people famous.D. An act of kindness can mean a lot.BCharles Blackman : Alice in WonderlandAn Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Australia10June ---12 August 2007Place: The Ian Potter CentreAdmission: Free entryCharles Blackman is famous for his beautiful painting of dreams. In 1956 , he heard for the first time Lewis Carroll’s extraordinary tale of Alice in Wonderland –the story of a Victorian girl who falls down a rabbit hole meets a lot of funny characters and experience all kinds of things. At that time, Blackman’s wife was suffering form progressive blindness. The story of Alice moving through the strange situations often disheartened byvarious events, was similar to his wife’s experiences. It also reflected so much of his own life. All this contributed to the completion of the Alice in Wonderland paintings.Illustrator WorkshopGo straight to the experts for an introductory course in book illustration. The course includes an introduction to the process of illustration and its techniques, workshop exercise and group projects.Date Sunday 17 June &Sunday 5Aug, 10am—1pmPlace Gas Works Arts ParkWonderful WorldCelebrate the exhibition and Children’s Book Week with special activities just for the day, including a special visit from Alice and the White RabbitDate Sunday 24 June ,11am—4pmPlace Exhibition Space, Level 3Topsy- TurvyVisit the exhibition or discover wonderful curiosities in artworks in the NGV Collection and make a magic world in a box. Alice and the White Rabbit will be with you. Walt Disney`s Alice in Wonderland will be screened.Dates Sunday 8,15,22,29 July, and Tuesday 24-Friday 27 July ,12 noon—3pmPlace Theatre, NGV AustraliaDrawing WorkshopDistortions of scale ( 比例失真) can make artworks strange but interesting. Find out how Charles Blackman distorted scale in his paintings to create a curious world. Then experiment with scale in your own drawings. More information upon booking.Date Friday 27 July,10:30am-3pmPlace Foryer, Level 369. Charles Blackman’s paintings come fromA. his admiration for Lewis CarriollB. his dream of becoming a famous artistC. his wish to express his own feelingsD. his eagerness to cure his wife’s illness70. To understand the Alice in Wonderland paintings, you should go toA. Exhibition Space, Level 3B. Gas Works Arts ParkC. Theatre, NGV AustraliaD. Foyer, Level 371. Activities concerning children’s books are to be heldA. on June 24, 2007B. on July15, 2007C. on July 24, 2007D. on August 5, 2007CMost animals have ways to communicate with each other. Each animal has its own kind of communication signal. They send out these signals through the sensory channels of taste, smell, sight, hearing, and touch.The most common forms of communication among animals are chemical signs, which include taste andsmell. In general, animals use these signs to mark their territories (领土), ward off enemies, and attract mates. Chemical signals are effective when used by any animal in any location. Dogs use chemical stings by leaving their scent (味道) to mark off their space. Female moths attract males by releasing a scent into the air. Skunks (臭鼬)spray a strong odor to ward off enemies. These signs are long-lasting because a smell may stay in the air for long periods of time.Actions seen by others are a form of visual communication. In the animal world, dancing bees, aggressively moving fish, and quick changes of skin color are all examples of visual communication. These signs may warn other animals of danger or point out the presence and location of food. The effectiveness of visual communication can be limited, however. Visual communication is not the best means or most widely used form of sending messages because it is difficult to see over long distances and because vision can be blocked by objects in the line of view.Sound is another way that animals "talk" to each other. By making noise, animals can send out messages to other animals. Sound, unlike sight, can be used to send messages through obstacles and over long distances. A female bird can hear the mating song of a male bird even when she cannot see him.Finally animals also use touch as a form of communication. Through the sense of touch, cats’ whiskers guide cats through tall grass or bushes and keep them from bumping into things. Monkeys and apes, like people, use touch to communicate love, affection, anger, and fear to one another.72. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Animals communicate through sensory channels.B. Communication between animals is normal behavior.C.Some forms of communication are more effective than others.D.Animals usually communicate emotions by touch73. Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from this passages?A. Chemical signals are usually more effective than visual signals.B. All animals must be able to protect themselves with chemical signals.C. Communication by sound is not as widely used as visual communication.D. Visual gestures are the only way for animals to indicate the presence of food to others.74. A cat that wants to mark a certain territory would most likely use which kind of signal?A. touchB. soundC. visionD. smell75. The mainly purpose of the author of this passage is to _____.A. describe the different ways in which animals communicateB. show how closely related animal and human communication areC. illustrate the differences in the way different species communicateD. entertain people with amusing stories about animalsDAmong rich countries, people in the United States work the longest hours. They work much longer than in Europe. This difference is quite surprising because productivity per hour worked is the same in the United States as it is in France, Spain and Germany, and it is growing at a similar speed.In most countries and at most times in history, as people have become richer they have chosen to work less. In other words they have decided to ‘spend’ a part of their extra income on a fuller personal life. Over the last fifty years Europeans have continued this pattern, and hours of work have fallen sharply. But not in the United States. We do not fully know why this is. One reason may be more satisfying work, or less satisfying personal lives.Longer hours do of course increase the GDP (国内生产总值). So the United States has produced more perworker than, say, France. The United States also has more of its people at work, while in France many more mothers and older workers have decided to stay at home. The overall result is that American GDP per head is 40% higher than in France, even though productivity per hour worked is the same.It is not clear which of the two situations is better. As we have seen, work has to be compared with other values like family life, which often get lost in interest. It is too early to explain the different trends in happiness over time in different countries. But it is a disappointing idea that in the United States happiness has made no progress since 1975, while it has risen in Europe. Could this have anything to do with trends in the work-life balance?76. From the text we know that the author .A. believes that longer working hours is betterB. prefers shorter working hours to longer onesC. says nothing certain about which pattern is betterD. thinks neither of the patterns is good77. In the last paragraph, the underlined word “which” refers to_______.A. family lifeB. situationsC. other valuesD. trends78. What message can we get from the text?A. The GDP of Europe is higher than that of America.B. Two possible reasons are given for working longer hours in the US.C. People all over the world choose to work less when they are richer.D. Americans are happier than Europeans.79. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A. Americans and EuropeansB. Staying at HomeC. Work and ProductivityD. Work and HappinessEDirections: Read the following passage and choose the most suitable heading from this list for each paragraph. There is an extra heading.enjoyed by their people has increased rapidly in recent years.The reasons for homelessness are various, but poverty is undoubtedly one of the main causes. The homeless people may have become jobless and then been unable to pay their rent and so no longer have a roof over their heads. Often, the fact that unemployed people get help from the government prevents this fromSome homeless people are mentally ill and have no one to look after them. Some are young people who, for one reason or another, have left home and have nowhere to live. Many of them have had a serious disagreement with their parents and have left home, choosing to go to a city and live on the streets. Sometimes83.general public refuse to give anything to beggars. Often they are moved on by the police, being accused（指控），whether rightly or wrongly, of forceful begging. There are many who disrespect homeless people.Some cynics（愤世嫉俗的人）declare that homeless people choose to live the life which they lead. But who would willingly choose to live in a shop doorway, under a bridge or in a cardboard box?第II卷( 共45分)I. Translation (20%)Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words or phrases given in the brackets.1.电脑能帮助我们完成复杂的任务。