上海市普陀区2015届高三二模英语考试卷(含详细答案)
上海市普陀区2015高三二模英语考试卷
（考试时间 120分钟试卷满分 150分）
第I卷（共103分）
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A Short Conversations
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 questions you have heard.
1. A. At the department store. B. At the airport.
C. At the railway station.
D. At the furniture store.
2. A. A student. B. A secretary. C. A teacher. D. A boss.
3. A. She expected more people at the party. B. She enjoys entertaining small children.
C. She has always enjoyed great popularity.
D. She threw a surprise party for her friend.
4. A. It is 4:10 now. B. It is 4:20 now. C. It is 4:50 now. D. It is 4:40 now.
5. A. Mark was too busy to call the man.
B. The man saw Mark on the street two months ago.
C. The woman had forgotten Mark?s phone number.
D. Mark and the woman hadn?t been in touch for long.
6. A. The library is closed on weekends. B. He was not allowed to check out the book.
C. He had no idea where the book was.
D. He didn?t get the book he needed.
7. A. The houses for sale are at high price.
B. The man is unwilling to look at the houses on sale.
C. The houses are too expensive for the couple to buy.
D. The housing sellers provide free trips for potential buyers.
8. A. The man no longer smokes.
B. The man is under pressure from his wife.
C. The man usually follows his wife?s advice.
D. The man refuses to listen to his doctor?s advice.。
1.2015普陀区中考二模英语试卷
普陀区2015年初三英语二模练习（一）（满分150分，完卷时间100分钟）2015.5 考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。
试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题卡上完成，做在试卷上不给分。
Part 1 Listening （第一部分听力）I. Listening comprehension (听力理解) (共30 分)A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) (6 分) (根据你听到的B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)：(8分)7. A) On Monday. B) On Tuesday. C) On Wednesday. D) On Sunday. 8. A) He doesn't sleep well. B) He has a headache. C) He has a stomachache. D) He is running a fever. 9. A) Playing chess. B) Drawing. C) Swimming. D) Speaking French. 10. A) The story of the movie. B) The stars in the movie. C) The music of the movie. D) The actions in the movie. 11. A) On foot. B) By bus. C) By taxi. D) By underground. 12. A) In a bookshop. B) At a restaurant. C) In a hotel. D) At a bank. 13. A) She thinks it is necessary for the man to get a job. B) She believes that the man can get the job. C) She suggests the man be more friendly. D) She admits it's a hard job for the man to do. 14. A) The traffic problem. B) A supermarket. C) The parking problem. D) A conference. C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的内容, 符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示) (7分) 15.Mark is thinking about studying for a university degree in Australia. 16.His two cousins help him know about Australia better. A) What animal jumps highest? B) Here is an invitation from a club. C) My father is a businessman. D) He found it was a dull party. delay his to delay delay letter in the word? A. polite B. attitudes C. deal with D. make money E. tired 46 47 a wife. He always says to Joanna, "My job is to very 48 feel very 49 . You just have to take care of the kids." One day when Joanna heard this again, she got so "No problem! It'll be easy." A. unfortunately B. apologize C. customers D. gain E. loudly But 50 kids. But 51 fifty workers. I have to talk to hundreds of 52 , but I can't even called his wife to 53 63. The network in this office will be ready in less than five minutes. 73. Jeff wasn't afraid of locusts because they don't ______. A) stay long in an area B) attack people C) come out at night D) eat many crops 74. The best title for this e-mail is ______. A) Pen Friends B) An Australian Family C) A Locust Plague D) Animals in Australia B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当成短文)（12分）important people in filmmaking aren't famous. Here are 75 The makeup artist's work sounds 76 . But it's more than just making the lead actress look 77 hours? Their work must always be careful and good, so you don't 78 ask, " " 79 80 the background. In a Foley artist's studio, there are even special 81 English, and will also be a good experience in itself. Younger students may feel h people like to be the "host" to tourists around the world, especially to f 82 83 someone from a different country live in their house and s often too busy to take care of a student b 84 may be some d 85 86 And a host tries to create more chances for the student to practice English. He always e 87 . He student feel at home and treat him/her as a member of the family, not a paying g Seeing Kyle's successful experience, now more and more young people around the world are starting their own trading activities. They set up websites where people can trade things they do not usually use with other people. A website called Peerflx allows people to trade their used DVDs. These traders usually prefer face-to-face trading, which means they don't have to worry about who is going to pay for the delivery. Last year, a young girl in Beijing decided to follow the example of Kyle. She started with a paper clip and hoped to get a house in the end. After several trades she now has a piano which is worth more than 10,000 yuan. But she may still have a long way to go. You may wonder why people are so interested in those trading activities. If you ask Kyle, he will say, "To a man dying of thirst(干渴) in the desert, a glass of water is surely more useful than one one million million million dollars, dollars, dollars, isn't isn't isn't it?" it?" it?" Kyle's Kyle's Kyle's words words words probably probably probably show show show why why why these these these trades trades trades are are are popular popular popular among among young people. 88. Did Kyle start his trade with a house? _____________________________________________________________________ 89. Where does Kyle come from? _____________________________________________________________________ 90. How do young people start their trading activities? _____________________________________________________________________ 91. Why do some traders like face-to-face trading? _____________________________________________________________________ 92. What has the girl in Beijing got after several trades? _____________________________________________________________________ 93. According to Kyle's words, why are these trades popular among young people? _____________________________________________________________________ VII. Writing (作文): (20分)94. Write a composition in at least 60 words according to the situation given. (根据所给情景写一篇短文，字数不得少于60词) Situation: Suppose your class are having a discussion about what kind of pen friend you would like to have. Please write about your opinion(s) and give reasons. (假设你们班级正在进行一场讨论，主题是关于希望拥有怎样的笔友，请谈谈你的想法和理由。
上海市2015高三英语二模试卷
上海市2015高三英语二模试卷Most American magazines and newspapers reserve 60 percent of their pages for ads. The New York Times Sunday edition __51_____ may contain 350 pages of advertisements. Some radio stations devote 40 minutes of every hour to __52_____. Then there is television. The vast majority of television ads today consist of brief advertising spots, __53_____ in length from a few seconds to several minutes. According to one estimate, American youngsters sit through three hours of television commercials each week. By the time they graduate from high school, they will have been ___54____ 360,000 TV ads. Television advertises in airports, hospital waiting rooms, and schools. Major sporting events are now major advertising events. Racing cars serve as high speed ___55____. Some athletes receive most of their money from advertisements. One top-ranking basketball player earned $3.9 million by playing ball. Advertisers paid him nine times that much to ___56____ their products.There is no escape. Commercial ads are __57_____ on walls, buses, and trucks. They___58____ the inside of taxis and subways --even the doors of public toilets. __59_____ messages call to us in supermarkets, stores, elevators --and __60____ we are on hold on the telephone. In some countries so much advertising comes through the mail that many recipients proceed directly from the mailbox to the nearest wastebasket to___61____ the junk mail.___62____ Insiders’ Report, published by McCann-Erickson, a global advertising agency, the estimated amount of money spent on advertising worldwide in 1990 was $275.5 billion. Since then, the figures have soared to $411.6 billion for 1997 and $434.4 billion for 1998. Big money.What is the __63____ of all of this? One analyst put it this way: “Advertising is one of the most powerful socializing forces in the culture. Ads sell __64____ than products. They sell images, values, goals, __65_____ of who we are and who we should be. They shape our attitudes and our attitudes shape our behavior.”51. A. lonely B. alone C. singly D. individually52. A. commerce B. consumers C. commercials D. contracts53. A. ranging B. varying C. changing D. adjusting54. A. taken to B. spent in C. expected of D. exposed to55. A. flashes B. billboards C. attractions D. messages56. A. improve B. promote C. urge D. update57. A. symbolized B. illustrated C. demonstrated D. displayed58. A. modify B. decorate C. polish D. fix59. A. Audio B. Studio C. Oral D. Video60. A. since B. while C. unless D. if61. A. throw away B. lay down C. blow out D. break down62. A. Except for B. Apart from C. According to D. Including in63. A. effect B. affect C. result D. purpose64. A. less B. same C. similar D. more65. A. outlooks B. opinions C. concepts D. implicationsAFor four lonely years, Evelyn Jones of Rockford, Illinois, lived friendless and forgotten in one room of a cheap hotel. “I wasn’t sick, but I was acting sick,” the 78-year-old widow says, “Every day was the same. I would just lie on my bed and maybe cook up some soup.” Then, six months ago, she was invited to The Brighter Side -- Rockford’s day care center for the elderly. Every weekday morning since then, she has left her home to meet nine other old people in a church for a rich program of charity work, trips, games, and -- most important of all -- friendly companionship.Just a few years ago, there were few choices for the elderly between a normal life in their own homes and being totally confined in nursing homes. Many of them were sent to rest homes long before they needed full-time care. Others like Mrs. Jones were left to take care of themselves. But in 1971, the White House Conference on Aging called for the development of alternatives to care in nursing homes for old people, and since then, government-supported day-care programs like The Brighter Side have been developed in most big American cities.“This represents a real alternative to the feared institution and makes old people believe they have not left the world of living”, says Alice Brophy, 64, director of New York City’s Office for the Aging, “They do well at the centers, and I hate it when people describe us as elderly playpens（婴儿扶栏）.” New York’s 138 centers encourage continuing contact for the aged with the community’s life. The centers serve more than 15,000 members, and volunteer workers are always looking for new ones. If someone doesn’t show up at the center for several days in a row, a worker at the center calls to make sure all is well. And although participation in the center is free, those who want to can pay for their lunches.No normal studies have been made of these centers for the elderly, but government officials are enthusiastic. In the future, the Public Health Service will do a study to decide if the programs can receive federal Medicare money. And the old people themselves are very happy with the programs. “There is no way”, says Evelyn Jones, smiling at her new companions at the Brighter Side, “that I will ever go back to spending my day with all those loses at the hotel.”66. According to the passage, many old people went to the nursing homes because______________.A. They are in urgent need of full-time care.B. They were rather willing to go there.C. They were sent there.D. They were volunteers there.67. We can conclude from the statements of Alice Brophy that______________.A. the centers are like elderly playpens.B. the old people do well at the day care centers.C. old people like nursing institutions.D. outside the Brighter side they don’t work for the old.68. What’s author’s attitude towards the program of day care centers?A. pessimistic.B. concerned.C. neutral.D. optimistic.69. What is the main idea of the article?A. Day care centers may be able to receive federal Medicare money.B. Day care centers can make life better for elderly people.C. Many old people in the United States are lonely.D. Old people have no place in their society.BBiographyNicole Mary Kidman, AC (born 20 June 1967) is an American-born Australian actress, fashion model, singer and humanitarian. She is also known for her marriage to Tom Cruise, to whom she was married for 11 years and adopted two children, and her current marriage to country musician Keith Urban, with whom she has two biological daughters. As a result of being born to Australian parents in Hawaii, Kidman has dual citizenship in Australia and the United States. The following is a list of movies that Kidman has been involved with.Dead Calm (1989)After starring in a number of small Australian films and TV shows, Kidman's breakthrough was in the 1989 thriller Dead Calm. It was based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Charles Williams. The film was directed by Australian filmmaker Phillip Noyce and filmed around the Great Barrier Reef.Day of Thunder (1990)Days of Thunder is a 1990 American auto racing film released by ParamountPictures，bringing her worldwide recognition. The cast includes Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman and Robert Duvall. This is the first of three films to star both Cruise and Kidman (the other two being Far and Away and Eyes Wide Shut).Batman Forever (1995)Batman Forever is a 1995 American superhero film directed by Tim Burton, based on the DC Comics character Batman. The plot focuses on Batman trying to stop Two-Face (Jones) and the Riddler (Carrey) in their villainous scheme to bring the city under their control. The film was released on June 16, 1995, receiving mixed reviews, but was a financial success.Moulin Rouge! (2001)Kidman’s performance in the musical Moulin Rouge! (2001) earned her a second Golden Globe Award and first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. It tells the story of a young English poet/writer, Christian (Ewan McGregor), who falls in love with the terminally-ill star of the Moulin Rouge, cabaret actress and courtesan Satine (Nicole Kidman).The Hours (2002)Kidman's performance as Virginia Woolf in the drama film The Hours (2002) received critical acclaim and earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress and a Silver Bear for Best Actress. The plot focuses on three women of different generations whose lives are interconnected by the novel Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf, who, in 1920s England, isstruggling with depression and mental illness while trying to write her novel.Rabbit Hole (2010)The screenplay of Rabbit Hole is an adaptation by David Lindsay Abaire of his 2005 play of the same name. Kidman produced the project via her company, Blossom Films. The plot deals with a couple struggling to heal after the death of their young son. Kidman was critically admired for her performance as Becca Corbett and received Academy Award and Golden Globe Award.Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, search70. Which of the following statements about Nicole Kidman is true?A.Kidman has dual nationality because of being born to American parents in Australia.B.Kidman and Cruise gave birth to two children in their 11-year marriage.C.Kidman was known for TV shows before receiving recognition in motion picture industry.D.Far and Away was the first movie Kidman stared with her ex-husband.71. ___________ are based on the former works.A. Dead Calm, Moulin Rouge! and The HoursB. Batman Forever, Dead Calm and Rabbit HoleC. Day of Thunder, Batman Forever and The HoursD. The Hours, Batman Forever and Rabbit Hole72. The underlined word “acclaim” has the similar meaning to ___________.A. criticismB. complimentC. complaintD. comment73. Where can we probably find the article?A. A reference siteB. A fashion magazineB. An auto-biography D. A national newspaperC“The Heart of the Matter,” the newly-released report by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS), deserves praise for attaching the importance of the humanities and social sciences to the prosperity and security of liberal democracy in America. Regrettably, however, the report’s failure to address the true nature of the crisis facing liberal education may cause more harm than good.In 2010, leading congressional Democrats and Republicans sent letters to the AAAS asking that it identify actions that could be taken by federal states and local governments, universities, foundations, educators, individual benefactors(捐助者) and others to maintain national excellence in humanities and social scientific scholarship and education. In response, the AAAS formed the Committee on the Humanities and Social Sciences. Among the Committee’s 51 members are top-university presidents, scholars, lawyers, judges, and business executives, as well as distinguished figures from diplomacy, filmmaking, music and journalism.The goals identified in the report are generally admirable. Because the government supports full literacy (识字) of citizens, the report stresses the study of history and government, particularly American history and American government; and encourages the use of new digital technologies. To encourage innovation and competition, the report calls for increased investment in research, the introduction of a series of curricula that improve students’ ability to solve problems and communicate effectively in the 21st century, increased funding for teachers and the encouragement of scholars to bring their learning into practice on the great challenges of the day. The report also advocates greater study of foreign languages, international affairs and the expansion of study abroad programs.Unfortunately, despite 2 years in the making, "The Heart of the Matter" never gets to the heart of the matter: the illiberal nature of liberal education at our leading colleges and universities. The committee ignores that for several decades America's colleges and universities have produced graduates who don’t know the content and character of liberal education and are thus deprived of its benefits. Sadly, the spirit of inquiry once at home on campus has been replaced by the use of the humanities and social sciences as vehicles for publicizing “progressive”.Today, professors routinely treat the progressive interpretation of history and progressive public policy as the proper subject of study while portraying conservative or classical liberal ideas—such as free markets and self-reliance—as falling outside the boundaries of routine, and sometimes legal intellectual investigation.The AAAS displays great enthusiasm for liberal education. Yet its report may well hold back reform by obscuring(遮蔽) the depth and breadth of the challenge that Congress asked it to clarify.74. Influential figures in the Congress required that the AAAS report on how to___________.A. maintain people’s interest in liberal educationB. define the government’s role in educationC. keep a leading position in liberal educationD. safeguard individuals’ rights to education75. Which one of the following statements about what the AAAS plan suggests is true ?A. An exclusive study of American history.B. A greater emphasis on theoretical subjects.C. The application of emerging technologies. D. Funding for the study of foreign languages.76. It can be inferred from the passage that ___________.A. professors are routinely supportive of free marketsB. intellectual investigation are put great value on in collegeC. progressive public policy is out of boundaries of proper studyD. professors have prejudice against classical liberal ideas77. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A. The AAAS’s Contribution to Liberal EducationB. Illiberal Education and “The Heart of the Matter”C. Ways to Grasp “The Heart of the Matter”“D. Progressive Policy vs. Liberal Education答案BCADB BDBAB ACADCCBDB CBBA CCDB。
2015年上海普陀区高三二模英语试卷-学生用卷
2015年上海普陀区高三二模英语试卷-学生用卷一、语法填空1、【来源】 2015年上海普陀区高三二模第1题AGood ideas often start with really silly questions. Bill Bowerman was making breakfast one day. As he stood there making waffles (华夫饼干) for his son, he wondered what would happen if he poured rubber 1 his waffle iron. Later, he tried it and the result looked something like the bottom of most sports shoes we see today. Still, when he took this idea to several existing shoe companies, he was laughed at. In fact, every single company turned him down. Though rather discouraged, Bowerman persevered and went on 2(form) his own company, making NIKE athletic shoes.Sometimes good ideas grow out of frustration. When Fred Smith was a student at Yale University, he needed to have some paperwork 3(deliver) across the country the next day. Smith was amazed to find out that overnight delivery was impossible. He sat for a longwhile 4 (wonder) why. Why couldn’t there be a reliable overnight mail delivery service? He decided to design one. Smith did just that and turned his designinto 5class project. His business professor gave him only a C for his efforts. However, Smith was not through. He improved the ideas in that class project and eventuallyturned 6 into one of the first and 7(successful) overnight mail services in the world—FedEx.We know today, of course, that each of these ideas led to an incredibly successful product or service 8has changed the way many of us live. The best questions are usually open-ended and are often silly. Children aren’t afraid to ask such questions, but adults frequently are. Think how different the world might be9 people never asked “silly”question!2、【来源】 2015年上海普陀区高三二模第2题BA lot of people in the world today are used to working, going on holiday, and having money—but many of them aren’t happy. Yet other people seem to be really happy,1they are poor, or have no job, or are surrounded by problems. Why?Professor Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, from the University of Chicago, has interviewed thousands of people who have a happy life to find out how they do it. “I 2(study) happiness for over 30 years,” says Csikszentmihalyi. “My interest in the subject came from my own experience as a child during World War II, when I saw many adults destroyed by the terrible events. But there were always a few who kept their courage, helped others, and were able to give a sense of purpose and meaning to their lives. I wanted to find out how a person 3 build a fulfilling and enjoyable life.”In general, his research showed that people were unhappy doing nothing. The professor stresses that happy people don’t waste time, either at work or when they’re free. “Many people feel the time that they spend at work or at school wasted. But often their free time 4 (waste) as well. Many people are used to doing passive things—watching television, for example—without 5 (use) any skills. As a result, life goes past in a series of boring experiences.”But it doesn’t have to be this way. The professor has found that people are happy when they get into 6he calls “flow”. When people get very involved in a task that they have chosen, and which is well-defined and challenging, they experience “flow”, asituation7they don’t notice time passing.People who are not used to happiness can learn how to be happy, says the professor, if they constantly get into “flow” states. Is happiness as easy as that? Perhaps it is.二、选词填空3、【来源】 2015年上海普陀区高三二模第3题The world faces a future of people speaking more than one language, with English no longer seen as likely to become1, a British language expert says in a new analysis. "English is likely to2one of the world's most important languages for the foreseeable future, but its future is more3and complex—than most people appreciate, " language researcher David Graddol said. He sees English as likely to become the "first among equals" rather than having the global field to itself. "Speakers, who only use English, ofany4of English—American or British—will5increasing difficulty in employment and political life, and are likely to become confused by many aspects of the society and culture around them, " Graddol said.The6of the world's population that speaks English as a native language is decreasing, Graddol reported in an issue of the journal Science. The idea of English becoming the worldlanguage to the7of others "is past its sell-by date, " Graddol said. Instead, he said, its major8will be in creating generations who use more than one language.A multilingual（使用多种语言的） population is the9in much of the world and is becoming more common in the United States. Indeed, the Census Bureau reported last year that nearly one American in five speaks a language other than English at home, with Spanish leading, and Chinese10rapidly. The diversity of language, in turn, has helped to make English the nation's official language.A. caseB. experienceC. growingD. dominantE. exclusionF. varietyG. decliningH. remainI. problematicJ. contributionK. share三、完形填空4、【来源】 2015年上海普陀区高三二模第4题GM （转基因） crops are debatable. On one hand, some farmers and scientists feel that GM crops can make the world a1place. If bioengineers can create crops that are resistant to insects,2, then they won't have to worry about insects destroying plants. In the3of insect damage, crops can grow to feed the poor and hungry. Genetic engineering can create plants with other desirable properties as well. Plants that don't require much water, that can live even in times of drought, can help prevent thewidespread4that would occur if people have nothing to eat. It's easy to seewhy many people believe that GM crops will help the world meet thedifficult5that it will face as more and more people need to be fed.But not everyone thinks bioengineering is a good idea. Other peopleare6. They mistrust the claims made and don't believe that biotechnology is without7. The possible dangers include harming the ecosystem—the inter-related community of plants and animals and bacteria that8the Earth.They9that changing plants can harm our environment, and damage to our surroundings can hurt us. One danger is that GM crops can transfer their characteristics to other plants. Plants that reproduce by spreading their pollen （花粉） in the wind can possibly fertilize wild plants, making them more10to control. Another problem is that GM plants might be a source of allergens （过敏源）. This seems11, but in the process of making GM foods, genes are transferred that are known to cause problems for some people. Allergic reactions can12from coughing and sneezing to death.Indeed, people hold very different opinions about13. While some people look forward to crops that will not rot during the trip to market, others claim that we will ruin our cropland and destroy what we are trying to save. While some people look forward to crops thatcan14droughts, others claim that contact with GM plants can pollute other crops, making them15for use. For some people, GM crops are the hope of the future; for others, they are a poison that will harm or destroy our farmland.A. worseB. betterC. less healthyD. more peacefulA. in no wayB. by all meansC. for exampleD. by contrastA. absenceB. appearanceC. caseD. effectA. warB. povertyC. starvationD. robberyA. challengeB. specificationC. standardD. principleA. knowledgeableB. supportiveC. ignorantD. suspiciousA. controlB. risksC. criteriaD. doubtsA. turn upB. make upC. give upD. take upA. ensureB. worryC. denyD. demandA. temperateB. difficultC. efficientD. enjoyableA. inevitableB. inaccessibleC. unavoidableD. unlikelyA. sufferB. ariseC. startD. rangeA. bioengineeringB. allergensC. droughtD. futureA. causeB. reduceC. standD. changeA. efficientB. expensiveC. unfitD. possible四、阅读理解5、【来源】 2015年上海普陀区高三二模（A篇）第5~8题You carry a 1.3 kg mass of fatty material in your head that controls everything you will ever do. This fantastic control center lets you think, learn, create, and feel emotions. It also controls everything your body does. What is this amazing machine? It's your brain—a structure so amazing that the famous scientist James Watson called it "the most complex thing we have yet discovered in our universe."Imagine your kitten jumped onto the kitchen counter, and was about to step onto a hot stove. You would have only seconds to act. In situations like this, your brain reads the signals from your eyes and quickly calculates when, where and at what speed you need to run to save her. Then it tells your muscles to move. No computer can match your brain's great ability to download, process, and react to the flood of information from your eyes, ears and other sensory organs.If a bee lands on your foot, sensory neurons（神经元） in your skin send this information to your brain at a speed of more than 240 kilometers per hour. Your brain then uses motor neurons to send a message back to your foot: Shake the bee off quickly! Motor neurons can send this information at more than 320 kilometers per hour!Your brain contains about 100 billion tiny cells: neurons—it would take you more than 3, 000 years if you tried to count them all. Whenever you dream, laugh, think, see or move, tiny chemical and electrical signals are racing between these neurons along billions of tiny neuron pathways. Believe it or not, the activity in your brain never stops. Countless messages fly around inside it every second, like a super-fast game of table tennis. Your neurons create and send more messages than all the phones in the entire world. And although a single neuron generates only a tiny amount of electricity, all your neurons together can generate enough electricity to power a light bulb.(1) By "the most complex thing" , James Watson means.A. a supercomputerB. the universeC. human brainsD. our emotions(2) Which of the following statements is true according to the 2nd and 3rd paragraph?A. Brains can download more information than any computer.B. The kitten plays an important role in testing human brain power.C. Motor neurons in human brains serve to send countless messages.D. Your brains can use neurons to send messages back faster than bees’.(3) The author mentions "to power light bulbs" （Para. 4） to show.A. neurons can send lots of messagesB. how many active tiny cells brains containC. how much electricity brains can generateD. there is countless information in the brain(4) What is the main idea of the passage?A. Powerful brain is a wonderful machine.B. Brains work well in controlling body movements.C. Brain is the most complex structure in the universe.D. Human brains are composed of numerous neurons.6、【来源】 2015年上海普陀区高三二模（B篇）第6~8题Read the following car rental agreement of Avis and answer the questions.Kindly indicate your return km reading, fuel gauge（计量器） reading, date and time, and return this envelope, with your keys, to the rental counter.Document numberSafe Drivingin South AfricaDRIVER'S LICENCEWhen driving, you must be in possession of your driver's licence at all times.SEAT BELTSThe law requires that you wear seat belts at all times.DRIVINGIn South Africa, driving is on the left-hand side of the road.SPEED LIMITSGenerally 60 km/hr in built-up areas, 100 km/hr in rural areas and 120 km/hr on highways.PETROLPetrol is available 24 hours per day. Unleaded （无铅） petrol should be used in Avis cars. Credit cards are not accepted for the payment of petrol.SAFETYFor your own safety, keep your doors locked while driving.LOCK UPShut windows and lock all doors and the boot when leaving the vehicle unattended.VALUABLESDo not leave personal belongings such as cell phones and valuables in your vehicle. They are not covered by our insurance.TYRESAvis undertakes that on delivery of the vehicle to the driver, the condition of the tyres will be agreeable to the laws and the tyre pressure in accordance with the vehicle manufacturer's specifications（说明书） for "normal use" .It is the responsibility of the driver to ensure that both the condition and inflation（膨胀） of the tyres are appropriate throughout the course of the rental.It is the responsibility of the driver to inspect the condition of the tyres at the beginning of the rental and to make adjustments to the tyre pressure to take into account such factors as the number of passengers, mass of luggage, environment temperatures, speed and road condition.ROAD MAPSMaps of Southern Africa, including city and regional maps, can be found in a copy of the Avis Inbound magazine, in each vehicle or at the Avis Customer Service Center. More extensive area maps are obtainable from the Automobile Association （AA） and South African Tourism.(1) The passage is intended for .A. car rentersB. traffic policeC. insurance sellersD. automobile mechanics(2) The driver should according to the rules about tyres.A. make the tyre condition agreeable to the lawsB. adjust tyre pressure with many factors consideredC. work out the vehicle manufacturer’s specificationsD. be responsible for driving safety and road condition(3) What information hasn't been mentioned in the leafletA. The speed limit in different areas.B. The requests of giving cars back to Avis.C. The ways to keep personal possessions safe.D. The instructions to fix flat tyres on the road.7、【来源】 2015年上海普陀区高三二模（C篇）第7~11题Today's workplace is unique in history. Never before have we seen people working together who represent such different backgrounds and experiences. This difference of age, race, gender, and work style makes it very difficult to organize and run a company.As a result, companies are looking for individuals who can manage a wide range of employees effectively. Increasingly, managers are discovering that age differences among workers are a major cause of concern.This has been an important realization. The management difficulties and challenges have led some experts to study intergenerational differences for an understanding of problems in the workplace. What they have discovered is interesting and may provide ways of improving working conditions in companies that employ individuals from different generations.The first thing to realize, they say, is that differences of opinion about the importance of work and how to get work done are not a coincidence. That is, it is not an accident that young employees will be different from older employees. In fact, if employers do not pay attention to these differences, it is possible that anger will build up between people and lead to difficulties in the company.Resentment （仇恨） between members of different generations, if not attended to, can lead to extreme anger and unhappiness and even lasting enmity if people are not careful. That individuals from different generations should come to view each other as if they were from different sides of warring countries should not be surprising.It is natural for individuals from the same generation to form alliances （联盟）, to come together for protection. Different generations represent different experiences in life, and these lead naturally to different opinions about oneself and one's approaches to work.If you were raised in a time of plenty, when products were readily available and relatively inexpensive, you would believe that prosperity is natural and expectable. If, on the other hand, you were raised in a time of scarcity, you would always be careful not to waste things for fear you would not have enough. You would make angry people who seem to believe that problems will always solve themselves. Such optimism in the face of difficulties would be a source of unhappiness between you and them. It is difficult, in such circumstances, to achieve a happy, agreeable atmosphere in the workplace.(1) What most possibly makes it difficult to organize or run a company?A. Employees are in different generations.B. Employees are of different backgrounds.C. Employees work in different styles.D. Employees are in different races.(2) Employers should pay attention to if they want to avoid anger between employees.A. the different understanding of problems in the workplaceB. the different views on value of work and working methodsC. the different generations of employees in the workplaceD. the different ways of expressing anger in the company(3) The word "enmity" is closet in meaning to.A. hatredB. sorrowsC. ignoranceD. forgiveness(4) What can be inferred from the passage?A. Employees in some companies regard each other as mere enemies.B. Employees' attitudes towards life are related to the time when they grow up.C. Employees who are raised in a time of scarcity tend to be angry with others.D. Achieving a harmonious atmosphere in the workplace is the main task for employers.(5) What does the writer mainly talk about in the passage?A. Employees should be cooperative and friendly with each other.B. It is difficult for employers to have workers work in a friendly way.C. The weakness of human nature causes the anger between employees.D. The generational differences cause the disharmony among employees.五、任务型阅读8、【来源】 2015年上海普陀区高三二模第8~11题Dolphins have been declared the world's second most intelligent creatures after humans, with scientists suggesting they are so bright that they should be treated as "non-human persons" .Studies into dolphin behavior have highlighted how similar their communications are to those of humans and that they are brighter than chimpanzees. These have been backed up by anatomical （解剖学） research showing that dolphin brains have many key features associated with high intelligence. Recently, a series of behavioral studies has suggested that dolphins, especially species such as the bottlenose, whose brains weigh about 5lb, could even be brighter than chimps, which some studies have found can reach the intelligence levels of three-year-old children. The studies show how dolphins have distinct personalities, a strong sense of self and can think about the future.It has also become clear that dolphins are "culture" animals, meaning that new types of behavior can quickly be picked up by one dolphin from another. In one study, Diana Reiss, professor of psychology at Hunter College, City University of New York, showed that bottlenose dolphins could recognize themselves in a mirror and use it to inspect various parts of their bodies, an ability that had been thought limited to humans and great apes. In another, she found that they also had the ability to learn an elementary symbol-based language.Other research has shown dolphins can solve difficult problems, while those living in the wild cooperate in ways that imply complex social structures and a high level of emotions. In one recent case, a dolphin rescued from the wild was taught to tail-walk for three weeks in a dolphinarium （海豚宫） in Australia. After she was released, scientists were astonished to see the trick spreading among wild dolphinswho had learnt it from the former captive （被俘的）. Such observations have prompted questions about the brain structures of dolphins.Researchers have found that brain size varies hugely from around 7oz for the small species to more than 19lb for the sperm whales, whose brains are the largest on the planet. Human brains, by contrast, range from 21lb-4lb. When it comes to intelligence, however, brain size is less important than its size relative to the body.oz: an ounce in weight （1oz=28g）lb: a pound in weight （1lb=454g=16oz）（Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in no more than twelve words.）(1) The which in the 2nd paragraph refers to.(2) What do bottlenose dolphins do to make Diana Reiss believe they are "culture" animals?(3) The spreading of tail-walk shows wild dolphins have.(4) What is the main factor that decides the level of intelligence according to the last paragraph?六、翻译9、【来源】 2015年上海普陀区高三二模第9题翻译(1) 学校里约半数的学生热衷于玩手机游戏。
最新上海市2015普陀区中考英语二模试卷(含答案)
普陀区2015年初三英语二模练习（一）（满分150分，完卷时间100分钟）2015.5考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。
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Part 1 Listening （第一部分听力）I. Listening comprehension (听力理解) (共30 分)A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) (6 分)B. Listen to the 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) On Monday. B) On Tuesday. C) On Wednesday. D) On Sunday.8. A) He doesn't sleep well. B) He has a headache.C) He has a stomachache. D) He is running a fever.9. A) Playing chess. B) Drawing. C) Swimming. D) Speaking French.10. A) The story of the movie. B) The stars in the movie.C) The music of the movie. D) The actions in the movie.11. A) On foot. B) By bus. C) By taxi. D) By underground.12. A) In a bookshop. B) At a restaurant. C) In a hotel. D) At a bank.13. A) She thinks it is necessary for the man to get a job.B) She believes that the man can get the job.C) She suggests the man be more friendly.D) She admits it's a hard job for the man to do.14. A) The traffic problem. B) A supermarket.C) The parking problem. D) A conference.C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的内容, 符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示) (7分)15.Mark is thinking about studying for a university degree in Australia.16.His two cousins help him know about Australia better.17.One of his classmates couldn't get used to the customs in the UK.18.Mark hasn't told his parents about his plan of going abroad yet.19.He is excited about studying abroad though he has some small worry.20.Miss Lee thinks Mark has got fully prepared for being away from home.D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences（听短文，完成下列内容。
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普陀区2015学年第二学期高三英语质量调研（考试时间 120分钟试卷满分 150分）第I卷（共103分）I. Listening ComprehensionSection A Short ConversationsDirections:In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the questions you have heard.1. A. At a booking office. B. In a Hong Kong hotel.C. On a busy street.D. At an airport.2. A. Customer and assistant. B. Father and daughter.C. Dentist and patient.D. Teacher and student.3. A. It is 4: 10 now. B. It is 4: 20 now. C. It is 4: 50 now. D. It is 5:00 now.4. A. The tape was missing. B. Paul brought the tape to the party.C. The tape had been returned to Jack.D. Paul lent his tape to Jack.5. A. At home. B. At the riverside.C. At the health center.D. At his office.6. A. The woman has been complaining too much.B. The woman’s headache will go away by itself.C. The woman should have seen the doctor earlier.D. The woman should confirm her appointment with the doctor.7. A. She is quite. B. she is talkative.C. She is sociable.D. She is active.8. A. People should have taken things more seriously.B. People should avoid being killed unexpectedly.C. People should have made greater achievement.D. People should not spend their time doing nothing.9. A. The man was the only survivor of an air crash.B. People on board were frightened and tried to escape.C. The man has always been very lucky in accidents.D. A few passengers came back home safe and sound.10. A. It’s quiet in the restaurant. B. The price is high in the restaurant.C. The restaurant serves good food.D. The restaurant is too far from their school.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. When directions are long. B. When directions are short.C. When homework is given.D. When your mother talks.12. A. Your pen and paper. B. A few words. C. Your mind and ears. D. Some pictures.13. A Topics or page numbers. B. Key words or a picture in mind.C. Some details.D. School assignments.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. A hurricane may occur within the next 36 hours.B. A hurricane may occur within the next 24 hours.C. A hurricane may occur within the next 14 hours.D. A hurricane may occur within the next 12 hours.15. A. You should store some medicine for diseases like the flu.B. You should keep a cell phone with you to keep informed of the storm’s path.C. You should transfer your valuables to safe places first.D. You should plan your escape route and an alternative route early.16. A. A camera. B. A working radio.C. A list of your valuables.D. A water proof container.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.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: 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)William H. Gates, 40, is chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft Corporation, the leading provider of software for personal computers worldwide. With net revenues (税收)of $5.94 billion for the fiscal year(财政年) ending in June 1995, Microsoft employs more than 18,000 people in 48 countries.Gates began his career in personal computer software (25)______ he started programming at age 13 while a student at the Lakeside school. In 1974, (26)_____an undergraduate at Harvard University, he developed BASIC for the first microcomputer, the MITS Altair, (27)____ started the era of hobbyist computing . (28)______ (lead) by the belief that the personal computer would eventually be a valuable tool on every office desktop and in every home, Gates formed Microsoft with Paul Alien in 1975 (29)____ (develop) software for personal computers.Gates’early foresight about personal computing and his continuing vision have been central to Microsoft and the software industry. Gates is actively (30)_____ (involve) in significant operating and strategic decisions at development and management of the company. A significant portion of his day is also devoted to (31)____(meet) with customers and staying in contact with Microsoft’s employees around the world through e-mail. Gates is married and lives in Bellevue, Washington. Gates is interested in biotechnology and sits on the boards of Darwin Molecular and the Icos Corporation. He is an avid（渴望的）reader and enjoys playing golf and bridge. (32)_____ technology, the company wants to make it easier and more enjoyable for people to use software. The company is committed to the long term by investing in new technology, state-of-the-art projects and new products for the further expansion of personal computing.(B)Cigarette smoking kills. That we know. So, manufactures made electronic cigarettes as a safer smoking choice---safer than tobacco.E-cigarettes contain the drug nicotine like cigarettes. But they do not use tobacco. And you do not light (33) . They are powered by battery.So, if e-cigarettes are so safe, why have poison control centers around the United States seen an increase(34) telephone calls about e-cigarette poisonings? The answer is children.Most of the calls are from people worried about children who have played with the devices.In the period of one month this year, the United States Centers for Disease Control say 215 people called the Center with e-cigarette concerns. More than half of these calls were for children(35) _______(age) five and younger. The devices apparently had made them sick.Tim McAfee is director of the CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health. He says the problem is regulation, meaning the U.S. Federal government does not control e-cigarettes(36) ____ they contain liquid nicotine.Mr. McAfee adds that liquid nicotine is a well-known danger.“Nicotine historically has been used as a pesticide in the United States. And that’s where we have really had for many, many decades significant poisonings when people got exposed to nicotine that was in liquid solutions.”Mr. McAfee explains that nicotine poisoning happens(37) the substance gets into the skin, gets into the eyes or is swallowed. Even a small amount, he says,(38) make a person sick. Nicotine poisoning can cause stomach pain or a sense of imbalance. Headaches and seizures （突发疾病）are also common sighs of nicotine poisoning. And too much nicotine can kill.Tim McAfee says e-cigarettes do not create the level of risk to people as tobacco products do. He notes that almost 500,000 Americans die each year from cigarettes.“So, cigarettes are the winner in that contest. And we don’t really know what’s going to happen with e-cigarettes.”E-cigarettes do not contain hundreds of harmful chemicals(39) _____ are found in real cigarettes. So, the U.S. Surgeon General has suggested that e-cigarettes may be a useful tool for adults(40) (try) to end their tobacco use, or quit.But McAfee worries that teenagers may think electronic cigarettes are harmless. They could become addicted, or hooked, on the nicotine and then start smoking real cigarettes. In other words, he fears that for young people fake (假装)e-cigarettes could be a “gateway” to the real thing. 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.We’re waiting to take trips to outer space. When will it happen? Acco rding to individuals in the growing field of space tourism, it may be in five or fifty years.Space Adventures is taking reservations for the flights, __41__ to the first manned spaceflights. The trip will cost $90,000, with a $6,000 __42__ required. More than 200 people have made reservations, said Sarah, Dalton, the company spokeswoman.John Spencer of the Space Tourism Society says that a more realistic __43__ for regular space travel is 50 years. Issues of expense, difficulty, and danger must still be resolved. Oh yes – a reusable vehicle must also be invented. He adds, however, that ten years from now, a __44__ number of people may be able to visit a space station. He says he expects a fleet of private space vehicles or “space yachts” (游艇) to be in __45__ in 20 to 25 years. They will do what he calls “orbital super yachting.” After that, there will be cruise lines, like those that travel the Earth’s oceans, as well as space hotels and resorts.There have been only a few studies to determine the public’s interest in space tourism, but they all conclude that a __46__ of people would like to visit space and would be willing to paygood money for it.According to expert Patrick Collins, between 5 million and 20 million people will head for space by 2030. He also __47__ 100 flights a day leaving Earth. It would be __48__ to have more than 100 hotels in Earth’s orbit（轨道）, a few more orbiting the moon, and a few on the moon's surface. These hotels would __49__ more than 100,000 people, who would work month-long shifts. Each hotel would have a service station. Such service stations would provide oxygen, water, and hydrogen. They might also ship __50__ safe electric power back to Earth.If all the issues can be resolved, Collins says that space tourism could one day become a $1 trillion.III. Reading ComprehensionSection A Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.The survey about childhood in the Third World shows that the struggle for survival is long and hard. But in the rich world, children can suffer from a different kind of poverty — of the spirit.51 , one Western country alone now sees 14, 000 attempted suicides ( 自杀) every year by children under 15, and one child 52 five needs psychiatric (心理) advice.There are many good things about 53 in the Third World. Take the close and constant relation between children and their parents, relatives and neighbours for example. In the West, the very nature of work puts distance between 54 and children. But in most Third World villages mother and father do not go miles away each day to work in offices. 55 , the child sees mother and father, relations and neighbours working 56 and often shares in that work.A child 57 in this way learns his or her role through joining in the community's work : helping to dig or build, look after animals or babies --- rather than through playing with water and sand in kindergarten, keeping pets 58 playing with dolls.These children may grow up with a less oppressive sense of space and time than the western children. Their sense of days and time has a lot to do with the change of seasons and positions of the sun or the moon in the sky. Children in the rich world, 59 , are provided with a watch as one of the 60 signs of growing up, so that they can 61 along with their parents about being late for school times, meal times, bed times, the times of TV shows.Third World children do not usually 62 to stay indoors, still less in highrise apartments(公寓) . Instead of dangerous roads, "keep off the grass" signs and "don't speak to strangers", there is often a sense of 63 to study and play. Parents can see their children outside rather than observe them 64 from ten floors up.65 , twelve million children under five still die every year through hunger and disease. But childhood in the Third World is not all bad.51. A. As usual B. For instance C. In fact D. In other words52. A. by B. in C. to D. under53. A. childhood B. poverty C. spirit D. survival54. A. adults B. fathers C. neighbours D. relatives55. A. Anyhow B. However C. Instead D. Still56. A. away B. alone C. along D. nearby57. A. growing up B. living through C. playing D. working58. A. and B. but C. or D. so59. A. at any moment B. at the same time C. on the other hand D. on the whole60. A. easiest B. earliest C. happiest D. quickest61. A. care B. fear C. hurry D. worry62. A. dare B. expect C. have D. require63. A. control B. danger C. disappointment D. freedom64. A. anxiously B. eagerly C. impatiently D. proudly65. A. Above all B. In the end C. Of course D. What's Section BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre in London, or sometimes more specifically for shows staged in the large theatres of London’s “Theatreland”. Along with New York’s Broadway Theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of theatre in the English speaking world. Seeing a West End show is a common tourist activity in London.Total attendances broke the 12 million in 2002, and in May and June 2005. The Times reported that this record might be broken in 2005. Factors behind high ticket sales in the first half of 2005 included new hit musicals such as Billy Elliot, the Producers and Mary Poppins and the high number of film stars appearing. Since the late 1990s there has been an increase in the number of American actors on the London stage.London’s main theatre district is located in the heart of the West End of the city centre. Renowned theatre streets include Drury Lane, Shaftesbury Avenue, and the Strand. This area contains approximately forty large theatres and is often referred to Theatreland. The works staged are mainly musicals, classic or plays, and comedy performances.Most of the theaters in “Theatreland” are late Victorian of Edwardian, and they are privately owned. Most of them have their own characteristics with a splendid past. On the other hand, present audience will find them not comfortable as the leg room of the seat is often cramped (people were smaller a hundred years ago) and audience facilities such as bars and restrooms are often much smaller than those in modern theatres. The protected status of the buildings and their confined urban locations, combined with financial limit, mean that it is very difficult to make through improvements to the level of comfort offered. In 2004, it was estimated that an investment of ￡250 million was required for modernization, and the theatre owners failed to request a lower tax to help them meet the costs.66. Which of the following statement does not describe West End theatre right?A. West End theatre refers to the professional theatre in London.B. West End theatre is one of the famous theatres in London.C. West End theatre also refers to the plays in the theatreland in London.D. Seeing West End theatre show is a must for tourists to London.67. What might not be the reason for the increasing ticket sale?A. West End theatre often stages best musicals.B. West End theatre has attracted quite a number of film stars.C. Theatreland is located in the heart of the West End.D. The facilities of traditional theatres have been improved.68. What is the word cramped in the last paragraph mean?A. LimitedB. SmallC. ComfortableD. Spacious69. Which can you not infer from the passage?A. Broadway theatre also reflects the high level of theatre in the English-speaking world.B. West End theatre came into existence around 100 years ago.C. West End theatre used to belong to Queen Victoria and King Edward.D.The theatre owners did not succeed in persuading government to reduce their tax to rebuildthe theatres.(B)Vancouver(温哥华)Natural ResourcesAs a major centre for the global forestry industry, Vancouver is host to many international forestry conferences and events, and the natural home of the massive BC forestry business. Companies such as Canfor and West Fraser Timber Co., the second and third largest lumber（木材）producers in the world, are headquartered in Vancouver. Vancouver is also a major centre for the mining industry.International tradeInternational trade is a key part for Vancouver's economy. The city has Canada's largest port and is one of North America's major gateways for Pan-Pacific（泛太平洋）trade. The Port of Vancouver ranks first in North America in total foreign exports and second on the West Coast in total goods volume.Banking and FinancialThe headquarters for HSBC Canada （汇丰银行）is located in the Financial District in downtown. Canada's third largest commercial entity (实体), Jim Pattison Group is also based in Vancouver.International relationVancouver is a major centre for diplomacy (外交) and foreign relations. Most countries of the world have consulate（领事馆）or general offices in the Central Business District. In fact, many major diplomatic conferences are hosted by the city - including the world famous G7 summit with President Clinton, APEC, and the World Trade Organization. Greenpeace has its world headquarters in the city. Therefore, Vancouver was among the first North American cities to declare itself a Nuclear Weapons Free Zone.TourismTourism is a leading industry to Vancouver. The Whistler-Blackcomb Resort is among the most popular skiing resorts in North America, and will be the site of the downhill events of the 2010 Winter Olympics. Vancouver's beaches, parks, waterfronts, and mountain backdrops and its multi- cultural character attract more and more tourists.FilmVancouver was the source of the sobriquet（绰号）"Hollywood North", for hosting the production of about ten percent of Hollywood's movies. Many U.S. television and films series are shot exclusively in Vancouver. This has partly been because of the favourable Canadian dollar exchange rate.70. Which of the following description about Vancouver is NOT true according to the passage?A.The Port of Vancouver ranks first in North America in total foreign exports.B.Vancouver is a film production centre and called “Hollywo od North".C.International forestry conferences and events were held in Vancouver.D.Vancouver is a leading centre for the global agriculture and industry.71. Which of the following organizations or events is not related to Vancouver?A. Jim Pattison GroupB. WHOC. GreenpeaceD. The 2010 Winter Olympics72. If you are a graduate from Shanghai Finance and Economics University, what is it thatwill probably attract you to visit Vancouver?A. Its international trade.B. Its film industry.C. HSBC Canada.D. Its beautiful natural scenery.73. We can infer______ from the part: International relation.A. Vancouver is a major centre for foreign relations.B. Vancouver has hosted many major diplomatic conferences.C. APEC and WTO are headquartered in Vancouver.D. Canada is a peace-loving country.(C)Jogging has become the most popular individual sport in America. Many theories, even some mystical (神秘的) ones, have been advanced to explain the popularity of jogging. The plain truth is that jogging is a cheap, quick and efficient way to maintain (or achieve )physical fitness.The most useful sort of exercise is exercise that develops the heart, lungs, and circulatory（循环的）systems. If these systems are fit, the body is ready for almost any sport and for almost any sudden demand made by work or emergencies. One can train more specifically, as by developing strength for weight lifting or the ability to run straight ahead for short distances with great poweras in football, but running trains your heart and lungs to deliver oxygen more efficiently to all parts of your body. It is worth doing that this sort of exercise is the only kind that can reduce heart disease, the number one cause of death in America.Only one sort of equipment is needed – a good pair of shoes. Physicians advise beginning joggers not to run in a tennis or gym shoe. Many design advances have been made in only the last several years that make an excellent running shoe indispensable（不可缺少的）if a runner wishes to develop as quickly as possible, with as little chance of injury as possible. A good running shoe will have soft pads for absorbing shock, as well as slightly built-up heels and full heel cups（后跟垫）that will give the knee and ankle more stability. A wise investment in good shoes will prevent blisters (水泡）and the foot, ankle and knee injuries and will also enable the wearer to run on paved or soft surfaces. No other special equipment is needed; you can jog in any clothing you desire, even your street clothes.Many joggers wear expensive, flashy(华丽的) warm –up suits, but just as many wear a simple pair of gym shoes and T-shirt; in fact, many people just jog in last year’s clothes. In cold weather, several layers of clothing are better than one heavy sweater or coat. If joggers are wearing several layers of clothing, they can add or subtract layers as conditions change.It takes surprisingly little time to develop the ability to run. The American Jogging Association has a twelve – week program designed to move from a fifteen-minute walk (which almost anyone can manage who is in reasonable health) to a thirty-minute run. A measure of common sense, a physical examination, and a planned schedule are all it takes.74.They main purpose of this passage is to _____.A. discuss jogging as a physical fitness programB. describe the type of clothing needed for joggingC. provide scientific evidence of the benefits of joggingD. launch a nationwide physical fitness campaign75. The most effective kind of exercise should be the one that __________.A. trains the body for weight liftingB. enables a person to run straight aheadC. is both beneficial and inexpensiveD. develops the heart, lungs, and circulatory systems76.We can conclude from this passage that ______.A. jogging makes heart disease no longer an American problemB. jogging can be harmful if the runner is not properly preparedC. warm-up suits are preferable to gym shoes and T-shirtsD. jogging is bad for the ankles and knees77.What can we learn from the third paragraph?A. For beginning joggers，tennis or gym shoes are better choices.B.A pair of good running shoes is necessary for a runner to develop quickly.C.A pair of good running shoes with a full heel-cup is designed to prevent shock.D. Comfortable pads will give the knees and ankles more stability.Section CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Most people look forward to retirement as a time when they can finally take up activities that they never had the time or energy to pursue before．But some recent studies on people in their golden years are disturbing: they suggest that retirees are more likely to suffer from depression and possibly higher rates of other diseases such as heart disease and high blood pressure．That’s why a new study of French workers is welcome news.Led by Hugo Westerlund, a professor of psychology at Stockholm University, the study of more than 14,000 workers found lower rates of depression and fatigue (疲劳) in people after they got tired while they were still employed.The scientists followed the employees of the French national gas and electric company for 14 years．They found in the year immediately after retirement, the volunteers reported 40% fewer depressive symptoms than they had in the year before their retirement．The researchers also found an 81% drop in reports of both mental and physical fatigue over the same time period.Clearly, said Westerlund, much of these decrease in physical and mental fatigue can be traced back to relief from the stresses of work．The decline in depressive symptoms suggests that retirement may be having a positive mental effect, too, which may have a lot to do with the generous pensions (养老金) that French workers enjoy．Most retirees in that country still benefit from about 80% of their yearly salaries.“The economic or financial situation in retirement is very important,” Westerlund says．“We don’t know if the decrease in fatigue and depressive symptoms is because of the removal of something bad while in work or the addition of something good while in retirement．But no matter what the reason, if life in retirement is not comfortable, then we won’t see the improvements we did.”However, in European nations like France, governments are considering changes to pension plans, which may affect retirees’ health after they leave their jobs－with less of a financial safety net, workers may no longer seem so mentally and physically happy to be out of work．(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN EIGHT WORDS.) 78．According to some recent studies, retired people may have depression and higher rates of other diseases like __________.79．Westerlund’s group found that in the year just after the retirement most retired French workers felt much less tired both _______________.80．What does the word “improvements” in paragraph 5 refer to? ______________________ 81．Retirement may make people happier with ________________.第II卷（共47分）I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1、商店里的商品琳琅满目，让我们眼花缭乱。
上海市普陀区2015届高三4月教学质量调研(二模)
上海市普陀区2015届高三4月教学质量调研（二模）高三2014-05-10 10:35上海市普陀区2015届高三4月教学质量调研（二模）阅读（80分）一、阅读下文，完成1—7题（17分）中国式大众时代石勇170多年前，法国历史学家托克维尔敏锐地捕捉到，“大众”出现在了历史的地平线上，欧美将进入大众所主导的时代。
差不多半个世纪后，同样是法国人的勒庞发现，大众的理性能力非常值得怀疑。
又过了半个世纪，在1930年代，西班牙哲学家加塞特发现了“大众灾难”的秘密——纳粹德国不过是大众集体非理性的合乎逻辑的结果。
①“大众”这一概念，隐含着是“现代社会”的产物。
而我们说到以宏大叙事、激昂理想为特征的“大时代”和以个体、群体的小情趣、小偏好为特征的“小时代”，恰恰和“大众”、“现代社会”这两个概念息息相关——它们都是公共领域裂变①的结果。
②从英国工业革命时算起，包括以上的时间片段，无疑都是西方在现代化进程中的“大时代”：政治、经济、社会、文化命题宏大、高远，其间，伴随着残酷的战争。
在时代议题中，个人和小群体的趣味偏好无容身之地。
西方的现代化历程、中国从1911年到20世纪80年代的历程已经说明了这一点。
一个“大时代”，无人可以抗拒。
因为不跟随、参与、介入，个人将找不到意义，将有被抛弃感。
在“大时代”可以找到的自我面前，“小时代”的那种渺小的自我几乎不堪一击。
比如，20世纪30年代，在革命面前，一些具有“小资产阶级”情调的富家子弟，一些学生，就会感到个人的那些小情调是多么可笑。
革命所对应的“大时代”，使他们没有任何犹豫地迅速埋掉他们过去的自我。
然而按照勒庞、弗洛伊德、加塞特等人的说法，大众身上燃烧着的那些非理性的激情，极容易成为玩宏大叙事、政治修辞的领袖人物改变政治结构的能量。
毫无疑问，在这样的大众眼中，个人趣味、偏好渺小得不值一提。
③20世纪90年代以后，“大时代”终于开始退场，尽管那些并未实现的政治、社会、文化理想仍然是宏大命题，但物质主义、技术、市场、媒介对生活的介入越来越深，它们所构筑的公共领域，以及文化工业的生产机制，已经可以让人们有条件在漠视社会问题的时候好好地玩一下了。
2015年上海英语试卷(word版含答案)
7.A .Move to a next dormitory
B.Find a person to share their apartment.
C.Clean the room with roommate 【答案】 B
D.Write an article about their roommate.
【解析】根据“W: What we need is a roommate who is neat and clean.
M: Let’s write that in the advertisement---Neatness, a must.
Q：What are the two speakers most probably going to do?”可知选 B。
8.A.Bob won’t take her advice. B.Bob doesn’t want to go abroad. C.She doesn’t think Bob should study overseas. D.She hasn’t talked to Bob since he went abroad.
5.A.The woman should go to another counter.
B.The woman gives the man so many choices.
上海市普陀区高三英语下学期二模试题（上海普陀二模）牛津上海版
上海市普陀区⾼三英语下学期⼆模试题（上海普陀⼆模）⽜津上海版普陀区2012学年第⼆学期⾼三英语质量调研卷英语试卷（本卷满分150分；完卷时间120分钟）第I卷（共105分）I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. 12. B. 24. C. 36. D. 48.2. A. A shop assistant. B. A telephone operator. C. Awaitress. D. A clerk.3. A. At a bike shop. B. In a new car showroom.C. In a parking lot.D. At a carrepair shop.4. A. The man wants to go to Los Angeles.B. The man wants to go to San Francisco.C. There are no flights to Los Angeles for the rest of the day.D. There are two direct flights to Los Angeles within the next two hours.5. A. He enjoys writing home every week. B. He never fails to write a weeklyletter home.C. He doesn’t write home once a week now.D. He has beenasked to write home every week.6. A. The teacher postponed the meeting. B. There won’t be a test thisafternoon.C. The students will be attending the meeting.D. The studentswill take a test this afternoon.7. A. Get some change from Jane. B. Use the woman’s phone.C. Go to look for a pay phone.D. Pay for the phone call.8. A. He finds the presentation hard to follow.B. He considers the presentation very dull.C. He thinks Professor White has chosen an interesting topic.D. He speaks highly of the presentation.9. A. She is too busy to go. B. She doesn’twant to wait long.C. She’s willing to go swimming.D. She enjoys the wonderful weather.10.A. People killed in traffic accidents are heavy drinkers.B. She doesn’t agree with the man.C. Drunk drivers are not guilty.D. People should pay more attention to the danger of drunk driving.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. Many foreign tourists visit the United States every year.B. Americans enjoy eating out with their friends.C. The United States is a country of immigrants.D. Americans prefer foreign foods to their own food.12.A. They can make friends with people from other countries.B. They can get to know people of other cultures and their lifestyles.C. They can practise speaking foreign languages there.D. They can meet with businessmen from all over the world.13.A. The couple cook the dishes and the children help them.B. The husband does the cooking and the wife serves as the waitress.C. The mother does the cooking while the father and children serve the guests.D. A hired cook prepares the dishes and the family members serve the guests.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news.14.A. In spring. B. In summer. C. In fall. D. In winter.15.A. Confusing. B. Innovative. C. Amusing. D. Wasteful.16.A. To standardize the daylight savings time. B. To establishyear-round daylight savings time.C. To end daylight savings time.D. To shorten daylight savings time.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 inthe numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Why does the woman feel unhappy? She has just had 21 with Mr. Phillips.Why was the boss angry with the woman? Because she didn’t remember to give him 22 .Why couldn’t the woman sleep well? Because she was 23 every morning these days.Who disturbed the woman? The 24 .II. 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.The lift in that tall building went wrong and got trapped _____ floors. Peoplein it had no way to get out.A. inB. betweenC. amongD. on26.– Have you finished reading Jane Eyre?– No, I _____ my homework all day yesterday.A. was doingB. would doC. has doneD. do27._____ the project as planned, we’ll have to work two more hours a day.A. CompletingB. CompleteC. CompletedD. To complete28._____ you continue in your efforts and achieve new and greater successes.A. WouldB. Will29.The president lost himself in his work, and not a sound _____.A. did the secretary dare to makeB. dared the secretary to makeC. the secretary dared makeD. the secretary did dare to make30.Rainforests _____ and burned at such a speed that they will disappear from the earth in the near future.A. cutB. are cutC. are being cutD. had been cut31.Miss Green contributed fifty dollars, but she wished she could contribute _____.A. one other fifty dollarsB. the sameamount alsoC. more fifty dollarsD. another fifty32.She was so absorbed in the book that she had read it for three hours _____ she realized it.A. whenB. untilC. afterD. before33.Many children have formed the habit of reading but _____ efficient notes meanwhile.A. not takeB. not to takeC. not to takingD. not taking34.The nurses are trying their best to reduce the patient’s fear _____ he woulddie of the disease.A. thatB. why35.The hours _____ the children spend in their one-way relationship with television people undoubtedly affect their relationships with real-life people.A. on whichB. whenC. in whichD. that36.Michael put up a picture of Jeremy Lin beside the bed to keep himself _____ of his own dreams.A. remindingB. to remindC. remindedD. remind37.It’s n ot what we do once in a while _____ shapes our lives but what we do consistently.A. whichB. whenC. howD. that38.Kids in the new century no longer take _____ their parents impose on him for granted.A. thatB. whichC. whatD. whether39.The reason why we se t up “a green responsibility card” is to give a feelingof accomplishment to people _____.A. involvesB. involvingC. involvedD. havinginvolved40.You are saying that everyone should take equal responsibility, and that is _____I disagree.C. whatD. howSection 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.People blind from birth can be taught to “see” images that are conveyed as sounds, says a new study that calls into question a 41 belief about the limits of the human brain.Devices that scan visual images and re-interpret regularities as sounds were used to re-train the brains of born-blind people in a study published this week inthe journal Neuron. The authors — at the Safra Center for Brain Science at Hebrew University in Israel — put people who had been blind since birth through 70 hours of training with a visual-to-auditory sensory (感官的) substitution 42 .Initially, the subjects were able to 43 among faces, houses, everyday objects, and body shapes. They were able to read letters and words, identify facial expressions and locate people’s positions 44 . In one video, a blind person is shown a picture of a woman with a ponytail and identified the hairstyle.Blind people have long used the capability to use another sensory ability to make up for blindness: Braille and blind walking canes allow people without sight to read and navigate. But when the authors of the current study put subjects in a brain scanner, they 45 insight into the process by which training with a sensory substitu tion device allowed the mind’s eye to “see”.The human brain is a 46 efficient and adaptable organ: when a sensory perception such as sight is lost, the specialized regions of the brain in which input from the eyes is processed are 47 to other duties.But scientists have long believed that the brain’s 48 is limited by early conditions: when a person is born blind, the capacity of the brain’s visual cortex (⼤脑⽪层) to process sight never develops, scientists have believed. With that 49 opportunity, a window is closed, and even if eyesight were to be restored, the visual cortex, they believed, would forever remain “blind” to images.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.50.A. take B. reduce C. increase D. face51.A. profits B. advices C. benefits D. promotions52.A. milk B. water C. coke D. coffee53.A. based on B. fond of C. different from D. qualified for54.A. cause B. endure C. ease D. relieve55.A. warn B. compare C. cure D. treat56.A. unpleasant B. modest C. significant D. positive57.A. tendency B. intention C. intensity D. extension58.A. on the contrary B. as a result C. for instance D. in one word59.A. turned up B. took up C. put up D. gave up60.A. satisfaction B. uncertainties C. consequences D.qualifications61.A. Moreover B. However C. Otherwise D. Nevertheless62.A. contemporary B. similar C. different D. initial63.A. realize B. attach C. demonstrate D. weaken64.A. unlikely B. sensible C. jealous D. miserableSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices markedA, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)I believe that memory is never lost, even when it seems to be, because it has more to do with the heart than the mind.At the same time my 44-year-old husband, Ed, was losing his life, my mother was losing her ability to remember. She forgot how to start the car, whether or not she had eaten and which family members had died — including my father.I became afraid that one day I, too, would be unable to recall my husband, not because of Alzheimer’s (早⽼性痴呆), but simply because my memory of him might disappear. So from the day of Ed’s diagnosis (诊断) until his death a year later, I set out to memorize him. I’d always be able to recite his qualities —kind, gentle, smart, funny — but I wanted to be able to think about the physical man in my mind as fully as possible when he was gone.Later I learnt that memory has a will of its own. You can’t control it any more than you can influence the weather. When it springs up, a person loved and lost is found, even just for a few seconds.Recently, when I was driving, I had a deep and sudden sense of Ed, and the way it felt to have him next to me in the car. My body softened as it used to when we were together seven years ago, living a shared life. I wasn’t remembering his face or the way he walked; the careful details I had stored had nothing to do with this moment in the car. And my mom’s brain couldn’t label my father correctly, but that was not important. It was clear to me that her husband was vivid in her heart, a memory even Alzheimer’s could not destroy.I believe there is a difference between memory and remembering. Remembering has something to do with turning the oven off before leaving the house, but memory is nurtured by emotion. It springs from a deeper well, safe from the passage of time.65.Ed is _____.A. the author’s motherB. the author’sfatherC. the author’s husban dD. a physicalman66.Memory has its own will so _____.A. the weather can’t control our memoryB. it may happenanytime and anywhereC. it can spring up for a few secondsD. it is safe from a passage of time67.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Alzeimer’s is not very harmful to human beings.B. A physical man must be kind, gentle, smart, funny.C. Memory has much to do with the deep emotion in one’s heart.。
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普陀区2014学年第一学期高三英语质量调研（考试时间120分钟试卷满分150分）第I卷（共103分）I. Listening ComprehensionSection A Shorter 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. A. Twins. B. Classmates. C. Friends. D. Colleagues.2. A. At a gas station. B. In a workshop.C. At an art gallery.D. In a department store.3. A. She’s written some books about classics.B. She’s learned a lot from the literature class.C. She’s met some of the world’s best writers.D. She’s just returned from a trip round the world.4. A. Ten years. B. Twenty years. C. Forty years. D. A hundred years.5. A. The woman followed the man’s advice.B. The woman was going to have a haircut.C. The man didn’t care if the woman had her hair cut.D. The man didn’t want the woman to have her hair cut.6. A. She just read only part of the book.B. She was interested in reading novels.C. She seldom read books from cover to cover.D. She was anxious to know what the book was about.7. A. Young people lose their jobs easily.B. Young people are too eager to succeed.C. Young people seldom stay long on the same job.D. Young people are too quick in making decisions.8. A. Worried. B. Relieved. C. Doubtful. D. Thankful.9. A. Quit delivering flowers. B. Work at a restaurant.C. Bring her flowers every day.D. Leave his job to work for her.10. A. Tony could not continue the experiment.B. Tony finished the experiment last night.C. Tony thought the experiment was well done.D. Tony had expected the experiment to be easier.Section B PassagesDirections: 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. She missed her grandfather greatly.B. She seldom talked with her mother.C. Her mother didn’t love her as much as her grandfather did.D. Her mother was the subject of talks with her grandfather.12. A. Co-workers cannot be your close friends.B. People will be pleased if you call them at 2:00 AM.C. You can’t discuss your problems with a distant family.D. The one you can call at 2:00 AM is someone close to you in spirit.13. A. Parents should understand their kids.B. There are many ways to make friends.C. The earth is an inhabited garden if you have close friends.D. There is a difference between a lonely desert and an inhabited garden.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. The prison gates are always open. B. Its prisoners can work outside.C. The prison has no armed guards.D. The prison is open to the public.15. A. It has no security measures.B. It is run on the principle of trusting prisoners.C. The prisoners are provided with jobs on release.D. Its prisoners are seldom made to work overtime.16. A. Doubtful. B. Positive. C. Critical. D.Neutral. Section C Longer ConversationsBlanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.East Asia Car Rental Centre Recommended vehicle IVECOPick-up Time after at 4:30 on (17) ________Return by (18) ________ on MondayCost RMB 300 for the first 200km, (19) ________ yuan per kilometer after thatV AT (value added tax) (20) ________% of the priceBlanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.Who does the woman have some trouble with? Her (21) __________________.What did she do until 2 o’clock a few days ago?She went out to (22) __________________.How does she get on with her father? The daughter is (23) __________________ with her father.What kind of person is her father? The father is always calm and (24) __________________ with his daughter.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.(A)Left HandednessWhat do Leonardo da Vinci, Marie Curie, and Albert Einstein have in common? They were all left-handed, along with other famous people including Barack Obama. In fact, an estimated 13 percent of the world’s population (25) __________ be left-handed.Most people are right-handed. This fact also seems to have held true (26) __________ history. In 1977, scientists studied works of art made at various times starting with cave drawings from 15,000 B.C. and ending with paintings from the 1950s. Most of the people (27) __________ (show) in these works of art are right-handed.Many researchers claim (28) __________ (find)relationships between left-handedness and various physical and mental characteristics. However, (29) __________ of these connections are very weak, and others have not been proven.What makes a person become right-handed rather than left-handed? As yet, no one really knows for sure. (30) ______ ______ ______ reasons may be behind it, people’s attitudes toward left-handedness have changed a lot over the years. There are even a number of shops (31) __________ (specialize) in selling products for left-handed people, such as left-handed scissors, can openers, guitars, and even a left-handed camera.In 1976, Left-Handers International, a group of left-handed people in Topeka, Kansas, in the United States, decided to start(32) __________ annual event in order to clear up misunderstandings about left-handedness.(B)Motivating Students(33) ______ ______ a young child might be nervous about starting school, he or she is often excited on the first day of school. Perhaps that excitement lasts through the first few years of school. But over time, many children are much (34) __________ (excited) about going to school because school becomes a place of “all work and no play.” As the years go by, students(35) __________ (pressure) to do more work and to do it better, make better test scores, and have a higher class rank. It is therefore not surprising that by middle school many students lose interest in school and learning. Teachers face a big challenge in such a situation. When they enter a classroom(36) ______ ______ most of the students do not want to be there and do not want to study, how can they teach? Some teachers may be tempted to focus their energy on the handful of students in the classroom who show an interest in (37) __________ (learn). Other teachers have to reward “good” students and punishing “bad” students in the hope (38) __________ this may somehow motivate all students to try harder.Through his own teaching experience, Dr. Richard Lavoie became interested in the problem of motivating students. He (39) __________ (wonder) what motivates some students to want to learn. In studying this question, Dr. Lavoie discovered that other people have done a lot of research into this question already. However, those people do not work in schools. The people who seemed to know the most about (40) __________ motivates kids were researchers who work for companies that were advertising products such as toys and music for children.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. adequatelyB. advancesC. neighbourD. colonizeE. concernsF. createG. intensivelyH. settlersI. smartJ. journeyK. survive“Once we spread out into space and establish independent colonies, our future should be safe,”Stephen Hawking says.Stephen Hawking, one of the world’s most important scientists, believes that to __41__, humans must move into space.Today, the U nited States, India, China, and Japan are all planning to send astronauts back to Earth’s closest__42__: the moon. Each country wants to create space stations there between 2020 and 2030. These stations will __43__ prepare humans to visit and later live on Mars or other Earth-like planets.Robert Zubrin, a rocket scientist, thinks humans should __44__ space. He wants to start with Mars. Why? There are several advantages: for one, sending people to the moon and Mars will allow us to learn a lot — for example, whether living on other planets is possible. Then, we can eventually __45__ new human societies on other planets. In addition, the __46__ we make for space travel in the fields of science, technology, medicine, and health can also benefit us here on Earth.But not everyone thinks sending humans into space is a(n) __47__ idea. Many say it’s too expensive to send people, even on a short __48__. And most space trips are not short. A one-way trip to Mars, for example, would take about six months. People travelling this kind of distance face a number of health problems. Also, for many early space __49__, life would be extremely difficult. On the moon’s surface, for example, the air and the sun’s rays are very dangerous. People would have to stay indoors most of the time.Despite these __50__, sending people into space seems certain. In the future, we might see lunar (月球上的) cities and maybe even new human cultures on other planets.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.When you say that someone has a good memory, what exactly do you mean? Are you saying that the person has fast recall or that he or she __51__ information quickly? Or maybe you just mean that the person remembers a lot about her or his childhood. The truth is that it is __52__ to say exactly what memory is. Even scientists who have been studying memory for decades say they are still trying to __53__ exactly what it is. We do know that a particular memory is not just one thing stored somewhere in the brain. __54__, a memory is made up of bits and pieces of information stored all over the brain. Perhaps the best way to __55__ memory is to say that it is a process —a process of recording, storing, and getting back information. Practice and repetition can help to __56__ the pieces that make up our memory of that information.Memory can be __57__ affected by a number of things. __58__ nutrition can affect a person’s ability to store information. Excessive alcohol use can also weaken memory and cause permanent __59__ to the brain over the long term. A vision or hearing problem may affect a person’s ability to notice certain things, thus making it __60__ to register information in the brain.When people talk about memory, they often __61__ short-term memory and long-term memory. If you want to call a store or an office that you don’t call often, you look in the telephone book for the number. You dial the number, and then you forget it! You use your short-term memory to remember the number. Your short-term memory lasts about 30 seconds, or half a minute. __62__, you don’t need to look in the telephone book for your best friend’s number, because you already know it. This number is in your long-term memory, which __63__ information about things you have learned and experienced through the years.Why do you forget things sometimes? The major reason for forgetting something is that you did not learn it well enough __64__. For example, if you meet some new people and right away forget their names, it is because you did not __65__ the names at the first few seconds when you heard them.51. A. collects B. processes C. publishes D. absorbs52. A. necessary B. important C. difficult D. convenient53. A. figure out B. take out C. put out D. give out54. A. After all B.Instead C.By contrast D. Besides55. A. recall B. refresh C. describe D. decrease56. A. lose B. organize C. identify D. strengthen57. A. positively B. negatively C. actively D. directly58. A. Poor B. Adequate C. Special D. Various59. A. benefit B. offence C. effect D. damage60. A. easier B. more impressive C. harder D. more convenient61. A. refer to B. apply for C. come across D. break down62. A. Furthermore B. However C.Consequently D. Otherwise63. A. leaks B. transmits C. checks D. stores64. A. in the middle B. at the end C. in the beginning D. ahead of time65. A. restore B. record C. replace D. respondSection BDirections:Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)In 1991, high in the mountains of Europe, hikers made a discovery: a dead man partly frozen in the ice. However, the police investigation soon became a scientific one. Carbon dating indicated that the man died over 5,300 years ago. Today he is kno wn as the Iceman and has been nicknamed “Ötzi” for the Ötztal Alps where he was found. Kept in perfect condition by the ice, he is the oldest complete human body on the earth.Scientists think he was an important person in his society. An examination of his teeth and skull tells us that he was not a young man.His arms were not the arms of a laborer. His dagger (匕首) was made of stone, but he carried a copper axe. This implies wealth, and he was probably from the upper classes.We know he could make fire, as a fire-starting kit was discovered with him. Even the food he had eaten enabled scientists to reason exactly where in Italy he lived.But why did the Iceman die in such a high and icy place? There have been many theories. Some said he was a lost shepherd. Others thought he was killed in a religious ceremony. Over the years since he was found, tiny scientific discoveries have led to great changes in our understanding of the story of the Iceman. The newest scientific information indicates that he was cruelly murdered. “Even five years ago, the story was that he fled up there and walked around in the snow and pro bably died of exposure,” said Klaus Oeggl, a scientist at the University of Innsbruck in Austria. “Now it’s all changed. It’s more like a crime scene.”In June 2001, an X-ray examination of the body showed a small dark shape beneath the Iceman’s left shoulder. It was the stone head of an arrow. It had caused a deadly injury that probably killed him very quickly. In 2003, an Australian scientist discovered the blood of four different people on the clothes of the Iceman. Did a bloody fight take place before his murder? Injuries on his hand and head indicate that this may be true. One theory, put forward by archeologist (考古学家) Walter Leitner, says that the Iceman’s murder was the end of a fight for power among his people. However, this idea is certainly debatable.66. What does “Ötzi”refer to ____.A. the oldest perfectly preserved human bodyB. the most famous tourist attraction Ötztal AlpsC. an important discovery by the police of EuropeD. the person living in Ötztal Alps for a long time67. After the examination of the Iceman, scientists believe that ____.A. he died at an early ageB. he made a fire-starting kitC. he had a higher social statusD. he was born at a village in Italy68. According to Klaus Oeggl, the Iceman died from ____.A. a serious diseaseB. a snow disasterC. a religious faithD. a terrible murder69. What is the passage mainly talking about?A. The life of ancient people in the Alps Mountains.B. The cruel religious life of the Europeans in the past.C. The discovery and possible cause of death of the Iceman.D. The application of carbon dating technology to the Iceman.(B)Cambridge Schools Conference 2015 - book your place todayInspiring teachers, inspiring learners: How we prepare learners for a lifetime of learning.Dear ColleagueThe Cambridge Schools Conference is taking place in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 3-5 Jan 2015. Booking for the conference closes on 24December 2014, book now to secure your place.Feedback from schools that attended our recent conference in Cambridge includes:“Outstanding keynote presentation by Guy Claxton”Roland Ebiye-Koripamo, Cita International School “A Cambridge Conference shoots up the expectation level of the representatives and when it not just reaches that level but surpasses it with excellence, you define it as the Cambridge Schools Conference, 2015!”Seema Anis, Al Waha International School, Jeddah “I have met so many interesting people. Having the opportunity to meet educators from all over the world is a unique experience.”Luciana Fernandez, ESSARP, Argentina The conference brings together a community of teachers representing schools from many different countries and contexts, to consider approaches to common challenges. Our programme is designed to support professional learning by offering a range of perspectives on the conference theme. Discuss and debate these in our panel sessions (小组会议) and explore their implications in group discussions and workshops.We look forward to welcoming you to Colombo.Events TeamCambridge International ExaminationsFollow @CIE_Education for news and information about the conference. Use the hashtag#csconf15 to join the conversation.Forward to a friend | Unsubscribe© 2014 Cambridge International Examinations70. The theme of the Cambridge Schools Conference 2015 is about ____.A. lifelong learningB. teaching approachesC. common challengesD. inspiring teachers71. The letter is most probably for those who ____.A. are the members of CIEB. work in education institutesC. give feedback to the conferenceD. can offer a range of perspectives72. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The conference closes on 24December 2014.B. The conference is held in University of Cambridge.D. The conference encourages various views on lifelong learning.C. The conference provides the most effective approaches on lifelong learning.(C)Big trees are incredibly important ecologically. For a start, they provide food for countless other species and shelter for many animals. With their tall branches in the sun, they capture vast amounts of energy. This allows them to produce massive crops of fruit and flowers that sustain much of the animal life in the forest.Only a small number of tree species have the genetic ability to grow really big. The biggest are native to North America, but big trees grow all over the globe, from the tropics to the forests of the high latitudes (纬度). To achieve giant size, a tree needs three things: the right place to establish its seedling, good growing conditions and lots of time with low adult death rate. Lose any of these, and you will lose your biggest trees.In some parts of the world, populations of big trees are dwindling because their seedlings cannot survive. In southern India, for instance, an aggressive non-native bush, Lantana camara, is invading the floor of many forests. Lantana grows so thickly that young trees often fail to take root. With no young trees to replace them, it is only a matter of time before most of the big trees disappear.Without the right growing conditions, trees cannot get really big and there is some evidence to suggest tree growth could slow in a warmer world, particularly in environments that are already warm. Having worked for decades at La Selva Biological Station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, David and Deborah Clark and colleagues have shown that tree growth there declines markedly in warm er years. “During the day, their growth shuts down when it gets too warm, and at night they consume more energy because their metabolic (新陈代谢的) rate increases,” explains David Clark. With less energy produced in warmer years and more being consumed just to survive, there is even less energy available for growth.The Clarks’ theory, if correct, means tropical forests would shrink over ti me.The largest, oldest trees would progressively die off and tend not to be replaced. According to the Clarks, this might cause a destabilization of the climate; as older trees die, forests would release some of their stored carbon into the atmosphere, causing a cycle of further warming, forest shrinkage and carbon emissions.Besides, big trees face threats from elsewhere.73. According to the passage, big trees make great contributions to the ecosystem because ____.A. they can capture large amounts of energyB. they determine the change of global climateC. they provide the essentials for many creaturesD. they can avoid a new cycle of further warming74. All the following factors are a must for making big trees EXCEPT ____.A. no deadly damageB. genetic contributionC. ideal environment for growthD. high-latitude location75. The word “dwindling” (paragraph3) is closest in meaning to “____”.A. explodingB. growingC. changingD. declining76. What is the best title of the passage?A. Big trees in trouble.B. Advantages of big trees.C. Results of big trees’ disappearing.D. Importance of big trees to humans.77. What will the author most probably discuss after the last paragraph?A. More threats to the existence of big tress.B. The effect of human activities on big trees.C. Benefits of big trees to the whole atmosphere.D. Comparison between common trees and big ones.Section CDirections:Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Different people may find that different learning methods work best for them. While some would turn to tutoring in order to get better grades, others choose to join study groups. In fact, many universities encourage their students to form study groups and make good use of them.“Two heads are better than one.” That’s the simple idea behind study groups. By participating in a study group, students can benefit from some of their best academic resources: other students. They get to pick each other’s brains and improve their own understanding of different problems. Moreover, study groups can create the slightly tense atmosphere in which it’s good to study. For example, some students tend to procrastinate (拖延) when they are studying by themselves; however, by joining a study group, they get to observe their peers who are working diligently and are likely to thus have motivation for working harder.Study groups work best when they are small, but not too small—four to five participants is about right. And it’s necessary to make sure everyone has the same goal, to prepare for a particular test, to discuss class readings or to review the week’s lecture notes. Besides, socializing in the group would make studying more fun as long as it took up only a small portion of group study time.In addition, to maximize the efficiency, some study groups like to assign members certain roles, and thus efficiency will be promoted. Besides an organizer, who gets group members to agree to a common purpose and a convenient time and place, there often is a group member playing the role of a source-seeker, whose duty is to remind group members to identify their sources. For instance, when a group member says “I read somewhere that ... ,” the source-seeker sh ould ask for specifics. This person reminds the group that it’s important to know who said what and where it was said. And a gatekeeper, who tries to make sure that all group members are participating, may ask a direct question to help a shy person participate, or find a way to get a dominating member to listen. (Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN EIGHT WORDS.)78. Many universities encourage students to take advantage of ________________________for better grades rather than learning alone.79. Peers are not only the best academic resources but also motivate each other to ______________________________ when learning in groups.80. According to paragraph 3, besides the small size, what are the other two factors that could help a study group work best?__________________________________________________________________________81. All the members in the study group will be assigned different roles because people believe that it will result in ____________________________________________________.第II卷（共47分）I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1、孩子们总是对圣诞节的礼物充满好奇。
上海市普陀区中考英语二模试题
上海市普陀区2015届中考英语二模试题（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)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)On Monday B)On Tuesday C)On Wednesday D)On Sunday8. A) He doesn't sleep well. B) He has a headacheC) He has a stomachache. D) He is running a fever9. A) Playing chess. B) Drawing. C) Swimming. D)Speaking FrenchI0.A）The story of the movie. B) The stars in the movieC）The music of the movie D).The actions in the movie11.A) On foot B) By bus . C) By taxi D)By underground12.A）In a bookshop. B) At a restaurant C）In a hotel. D) .At a bank13. A) She thinks it is necessary for the man to get a jobB) She believes that the man can get the jobC）She suggests the man be more friendlyD) She admits it's a hard job for the man to do14. A) The traffic problem. B) A supermarketC) The parking problem. D) A conferenceC. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的内容, 符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示): (6分)15. Mark is thinking about studying for a university degree in Australia.16. His two cousins help him know about Australia better.17. One of his classmates couldn't get used to the customs in the UK.18. Mark hasn't told his parents about his plan of going abroad yet.19．He is excited about studying abroad though he has some small worry.20. Miss Lee thinks Ma rk has got fully prepared for being away from home.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): (10分)Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar(第二部分语音.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 underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others?A) What animal jumps highest? B) Here is an invitation from a club.C) My father is a businessman. D) He found it was a dull party.27. The artist had to delay his exhibition. Which of the following is correct for the underlined letter in the word?A) / l / B) /e / C)/ i / D) / /此处手写英标28. The smart phone makes it easier for us to keep in touch with each other.A) a B) an C)/ D) the29. Hurry up! The fashion show is going to start 8:00 p.m.A) for B) on C) in D) at30. We should be thankful to our parents for looking after .A) we B) us C) our D) ours31. Both ties look good on Jack. I think he can choose of them.A) either B) all C) neither D) none32. Have you heard a book named Gone with the Wind ?A) with B) from C) to D) of33. I showed Elsa two dresses and she said she preferred the pink .A) one B) the one C) ones D) the ones34. With the yellow wall papers, Kitty's bedroom is a little than Cindy's.A) bright B) brighter C) brightest D) the brightest35. I had already learnt a lot about that famous scientist I met him.A) until B) before C) after D) although36. On snowy days, a driver must drive as as possible.A) careless B) careful C) carelessly D) carefully37. --- Have you seen Jane? I can't find her anywhere.--- She tomato sauce with her mother in the kitchen now. .A) prepares B) is preparing C) prepared D) has prepared38. Mr. Anderson asked his students the experiment quietly.A) observe B) observes C) to observe D) observing39. The old lady is sick. Let's go out and let her a good rest.A) take B) taking C) to take D) took40. Ann said she the result of their group discussion in the following class.A) reports B) reported C) would report D) had reported41. Thanks to the kind policeman, we the train yesterday.A) don't miss B) didn't miss C) haven't missed D) won't miss42. -- is it from your new neighborhood to the museum?-- Twenty minutes' ride.A) How often B) How much C) How long D) How far43. -- Must I take the pills after the meals?- No, yo u . It's OK if you take them before the meals.A) mustn't B) can't C) needn't D) shouldn't44. - You look so pretty in this photo.---- .A) Thank you. B) Not at all. C) My pleasure. D) That's right.45.-- It's too hard. I don't think I can.--- .A) Take care. B) All right. C) Of course. D) Just try it.Complete the following passage with the words and phrases in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格。