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届上海市高三英语一模完型填空

2013届（2012学年）上海市高三英语一模——完形填空

（长宁）

Allovertheworld,peopleadmirethebeautyandgraceofbutterflies.Butterfliescomeineverycolorimaginable,andtheir50displayanincrediblevarietyofpatterns.Thelargestbutterfly,QueenAlexandra’sBirdwing,hasawingspan（翼展）ofupto280millimetersandlivesinPapuaNewGuinea.Thesmallest,theWesternPygmyBlueinthesouthernU.S.,hasawingspanofonly12millimeters.Sadly,someofthesebeautifulcreaturesarenow51.

Estimatesindicatethatbetween15and20thousandspeciesofbutterfliesexistaroundtheworld.Anumberofthesespeciesareendangered,over20inJapan52.Althoughthatnumbermayseemsmall,losingevenonespecieswouldbe53.Nowadaysscientistsevenlooktobutterfliesasa54oftheenvironment’shealth,sincetheyare55toenvironmentalchanges.Manyenvironmentalistsaroundtheworldareeagertoprotecttheendangeredbutterfliesfromextinction.TheAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistoryinNewYork,forexample,hasanunusualbutterflyexhibit.Thisexhibit56theimportantrolethatbutterfliesplayinourenvironment.

Inrecentyears,environmentalgroupshavemadesignificantprogressin57endangeredbutterflypopulations.GovernmentsthroughoutAsiahavepassedlawstohelpprotectendangeredwildlife,includingbutterflies.AnareacalledButterflyValleyinAssam,India,hasbecomethefocusofconscious58toprotectthebutterflies’habitat（栖息地）.OtherprojectsinSerbia,Japan,andCanadaarealsohopingto59.Someoftheseeffortsarealreadystartingtowork.ThepopulationoftheElSegundoBlueButterflyinCalifornia,forinstance,hasincreasedby8percentsince2010.

Findingacureforthebutterflycrisisis,60,notjustforenvironmentalgroups.61citizenscanplantbutterflygardenstosupportandenjoythesegentlecreatures.AgroupoffemaleprisonersinBelfair,Washington,arehelpingtorescueanendangeredspeciescalledTaylor’sCheckerspot.Theyrecognizehow62seeminglyinsignificantcreaturescanbe.Theworldcannotaffordtoloseanybutterflies.AsenvironmentalistJohnMuironce63,“Whenwetrytopickoutanythingbyitself,wefindit64toeverythingelseintheUniverse.”

50.

A.colors

B.bodies

C.wings

D.feelers

51.

A.outofcontrol

B.ingreatdanger

C.onthefly

D.outofdate

52.

A.nearby

B.though

C.besides

D.alone

53.

A.predictable

B.possible

C.imaginable

D.terrible

54.

A.factor

B.picture

C.measure

D.display

55.

A.exposed

B.accustomed

C.sensitive

D.resistant

56.

A.highlights

B.changes

C.replaces

D.finds

57.

A.preserving

B.controlling

C.observing

D.recognizing

58.

A.projects

B.efforts

C.steps

D.groups

59.

A.setanexample

B.keepthepromise

C.makeadifference

D.takethetime

60.

A.however

B.furthermore

C.otherwise

D.therefore

61.

A.Distinguished

B.Leading

C.Senior

D.Ordinary

62.

A.graceful

B.significant

C.pitiful

D.mysterious

63.

A.proposed

B.commented

C.promised

D.recommended

64.

A.restricted

B.adapted

C.contributed

D.tied

（闸北）

Intoday'sAmericansociety,backgroundcheckshavebecomearoutinepartofhiringprocess.employersusethemto__50__potentialworkers,judgingwhethertheyarequalifiedfortheposts.Throughbackgroundchecks,employerscanalsomakesurethattheinformationapplicantsprovideistruthful,which__51__theapplicants'moralquality.

Thenwhatdobackgroundchecksinvestigate?

Manyincludeareviewoftheemployee'semploymenthistorytryingtoconfirmwhethertheemployeehaseverbeenfiredorforcedto__52__.Employersalsopayattentiontothelengthofunemployment,afraidthatlong-time__53__fromworkmaybringnegativeinfluencetotheemployee'sperformance.Sometimes,anapplicant'sresidentialhistoryisalsoanissue.JobsWithstateorlocalgovernmentsoftenrequirethattheemployeeliveincertainareas,reducingthechancesforthemtohavecontactwith__54__people.Besideslivingneartheworkplaceisalwayswelcomeasitsavestimeandfareson__55__.Anotheritemwhichcan'tbeneglectedistheapplicant'scriminalhistoryasinwhetherhehaseverbeenarrestedorputintoprison.Although__56__liketrafficticketingorqueuejumpingareusuallypardoned,breakingacriminallawisrarely__57__and,inmostcases,issuretoresultintheendingoftheemployment.Thencomesthesocialhistory.Abackgroundcheckthatinvolvestheapplicant'ssocialhistoryis__58__neededforgovernmentpostsoremploymentinfinanceandlawindustriesthatrequiregreaterself__59__.Asmallmistakeinthesepostsmayresultinhugeloss.Theinvestigationusuallychecksdruguse,familyrelationshipsandsocialcontacts,inorderto__60__hiringsomeoneunsuitablefortheposts.Backgroundinvestigatorswho__61__socialhistorymayinterviewneighborsandprofessionalreferences__62__bytheapplicant.FinallyinthefieldOfeducationbackground,anapplicationformmayaskforcopiesoflicensesorUniversitydiplomastoshowtheapplicant's__63__performances.Inmanyinstances,aneducationbackgroundcheckisso__64__aboutdetailsthatinvestigatorsevenconfirmthedateonwhichtheemployeeearnedhisdegreetodetermineifitagreesWiththeinformationtheemployeeprovidedOnhisapplication.

50.

A.

qualify

B.

assess

C.

treat

D.

reward

51.

A.

practises

B.

supplies

C.

destroys

D.

suggests

52.

A.

cheat

B.

apply

C.

resign

D.

complain

53.

A.

absence

B.

review

C.

independence

D.

silence

54.

A.

bad-tempered

B.

ill-intentioned

C.

cold-blooded

D.

old-fashioned

55.

A.

housing

B.

facilities

C.

communication

D.

transportation

56.

A.

minoroffences

B.

seriousfaults

C.

personalexperiences

D.

publicinconveniences

57.

A.

bothered

B.

spared

C.

paid

D.

informed

58.

A.

temporarily

B.

generally

C.

fortunately

D.

gradually

59.

A.

satisfaction

B.

confidence

C.

discipline

D.

awareness

60.

A.

explain

B.

discuss

C.

permit

D.

avoid

61.

A.

lookafter

B.

lookon

C.

lookinto

D.

lookin

62.

A.

recognized

B.

examined

C.

ordered

D.

compared

63.

A.

financial

B.

academic

C.

religious

D.

official

64.

A.

careless

B.

curious

C.

realistic

D.

particular

（杨浦）

Anewresearchsuggeststhatanimalshaveamuchhigherlevelofbrainpowerthanoncethought.Ifanimalsdohaveintelligence,howdoscientistsmeasureit?

Beforedefininganimals’intelligence,scientistsdefinedwhatisnotintelligence.Instinctisnotintelligence.Itisaskill__50__intoananimal’sbrainbyitsgeneticheritage（基因遗传）.Trickscanbelearnedbyrepetition,butnorealthinkingis__51__.Cuing,inwhichanimalslearntodoornottodocertainthingsbyfollowingoutsidesignals,doesnotdemonstrateintelligence.Scientistsbelievethatinsight,theabilitytousetools,andcommunicationusinghumanlanguageareall__52__measuresofthementalabilityofanimals.

Whenjudginganimalintelligence,scientistslookforinsight,whichtheydefineasaflashofsuddenunderstanding.Whenayounggorilla（大猩猩）couldnotreachfruitfromatree,shenoticedcrates（木板箱）onthelawnnearthetree.She__53__thecratesintoapyramid,thenclimbedonthemtoreachher__54__.Thegorilla’sinsightallowedhertosolveanewproblemwithouttrialanderror.

Theabilitytousetoolsisalsoanimportantsignofintelligence.Crows（乌鸦）usestickstopry（撬开）peanutsoutofcracks.Thecrow__55__intelligencebyshowingithaslearnedwhatastickcando.__56__,otter（水獭）userockstocrackopencrabshellsinordertogetatthemeat.

Manyanimalshavelearnedtocommunicateusinghumanlanguage.Onechimpcanrecognizeandcorrectlyusemorethan250__57__symbolsonakeyboard.Thesesymbols__58__humanwords.Anamazingparrotcan__59__fiveobjectsoftwodifferenttypes.Hecanunderstandthedifferencebetweenthenumber,color,andkindofobject.Theabilityto__60__isabasicthinkingskill.Inaddition,heseemstouselanguagetoexpresshisneedsand__61__.Whenillandtakentotheanimalhospitalforhisfirstovernightstay,thisparrotturnedtogo.“Comehere!

”hecriedtoascientistwhoworkswithhim.“Iloveyou.I’msorry.Wannagoback?

”

Theresearchonanimalintelligenceraisesimportantquestions.Ifanimalsaresmarterthan__62__thought,wouldthatchangethewayhumansinteractwiththem?

Wouldanimalsstillbeusedforfood,clothing,or__63__experimentation?

Findingtheanswertothesetoughquestionsmakesadifficult__64__evenforalarge-brained,problem-solvingspecieslikeourown.

50.A.developedB.admittedC.programmedD.injected

51.A.inheritedmeB.involvedC.instructedD.intended

52.A.realisticB.unusualC.accurateD.effective

53.A.piledB.assembledC.supportedD.divided

54.A.potentialB.rewardC.standardD.top

55.A.exploresB.expandsC.explainsD.exhibitspiracy

56.A.LikewiseB.ThereforeC.HoweverD.Otherwise

57.A.magicalB.flexibleC.abstractD.permanent

58.A.substituteforB.standforC.appealtoD.carryout

59.A.foreseeB.determineC.combineD.distinguish

60.A.classifyB.justifyC.qualifyD.simplify

61.A.satisfactionB.emotionsC.gratitudeD.beliefs

62.A.objectivelyB.professionallyC.previouslyD.scientifically

63.A.electricalB.physicalC.medicalD.logical

64.A.decisionB.translationC.choiceD.puzzle

（徐汇）

Auditing（旁听）classesatuniversityisanidealwayoflearningortryingoutnewareasofstudywithoutcommittingyourself.