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上海市崇明县届高三第二学期模拟考试英语试题
上海市崇明县2014届高三第二学期4月模拟考试
英语试题
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第Ⅰ卷(共103分)
I.ListeningComprehension
SectionA
DirectionsInSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
1.A.Inthelibrary.B.Intheteachingbuilding.
C.Underabigtree.D.Betweentheteachers’offices.
2.A.OnThursdaynight.B.OnMondayafternoon.
C.OnFridaymorning.D.OnWednesdayafternoon.
3.A.Losthertime.B.Madeupastoryabouttime.
C.Workedanextrashift.D.Changedherworkingconditions.
4.A.Shemayfailtheexam.B.Sheshouldn’thaveworried.
C.Sheshouldworkharder.D.Sheneedn’ttakeanymorecourses.
5.A.He has already seen the exhibit. B. He already knew the exhibit was closed.
C. He is pleased the exhibit is closed. D. He is disappointed the exhibit is closed.
6.A.Standwherehewas.B.Standbesidethewoman.
C.Standattheendofthequeue.D.Standinfrontofthewoman.
7.A.Colleagues.B.Doctorandpatient.
C.Neighbours.D.Shopassistantandcustomer.
8.A.He enjoyed reading the novel.
B. He hasn’t started reading the novel yet.
C. He doubts the woman will like the novel.
D. He’ll lend the woman the novel after he has read it.
9.A.Acollegecampus.B.Anartmuseum.
C.Anarchitecturalexhibition.D.Abeautifulpark.
10.A.Themanregretsbeingabsent-minded.B.Thewomansavedthemansometrouble.
C.Themanplacedthereadinglistonadesk.D.Thewomanemptiedthewastepaperbasket.
SectionB
DirectionsInSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingspeech.
11.A.Futureresearchers.B.Collegestudents.
C.Companyemployees.D.Successfulartists.
12.A.Toteachthelistenershowtoworkhard.
B.Toenablethelistenerstogetbetterjobs.
C.Topreparethelistenersfortheirfuturelife.
D.Toencouragethelistenerstoseizeopportunities.
13.A.Kindness.B.Diligence.C.Willingness.D.Interest.
Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
14.A.Theadvantagesofstudyingabroad.
B.Thehighexpensesofoverseaseducation.
C.Thestandardsofchoosingschoolsabroad.
D.Thewaysofsavingmoneyforinternationalstudents.
15.A.HongKong.B.Australia.C.TheUnitedStates.D.TheUnitedKingdom.
16.A.US$24,248.B.US$35,000.C.US$22,000.D.US$30,000.
SectionC
DirectionsInSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.
Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.
Completetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.
NOTEFORLEAVE
UniversityofLondon
Name__17__Lee
Lengthofleave__18__days
Reasonforleaveto__19__myparentsonatriparoundLondon
Promisestomakeupforalloftheworkandgetallofthe__20__
Permittedby
TonyBlock
Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation.
Completetheform.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.
HowisDavidgoinghomewithsuchheavybags?
He’sgoinghome__21__.
WhyhasDavidboughtsomuchfromthesupermarket?
Becausehe’sgoingtoprovideadinnerpartyfortheKremersto__22__.
WhydoesNancysayDavidislucky?
Becauseheneedn’t__23__totheKremersforstayingwiththemwhileinschool.
WhatdoesDavidthinkoftheKremers?
Theyare__24__.
II.GrammarandVocabulary
SectionA
DirectionsAfterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks, useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.
(A)
SenatorJeffFlake,anadventurouspolitician,wentonafour-dayRobinsonCrusoestyleholidaywithhistwosons,(25)_____ofwhomareteenagers,toaremote,uninhabitedislandintheNorthPacificOcean.Theytraveled5,200milesfromPhoenix,ArizonatotheislandofBiggarenn.Theydidn’tcarryanyfoodorwater.
TheislandispartoftheMarshallIslands.Itofferednobasicfacilities,(26)_____theFlakeshadtocatchandcooktheirownfoodandpurifytheirwater.Theirdiet(27)_____(make)upofcoconuts(椰子),fishandotherseafood.Theycapturedthefishandotherseacreaturesthemselvesandcookedthefoodoveranopenfire(28)_____(start)withamagnifyingglass(放大镜).
TheFlakesbroughtalongalobster(龙虾)trapinhopesofhavingsomedelicioustreats,butitwaslostwithinthefirstfewhoursafter(29)_____(attack)byashark.Theyalsocarriedtwopumpstoremovesaltfromoceanwater.Ittookthemhourseachnight(30)_____(pump)forjustasmallamountoffreshwater.
Oneofthemostmemorablemomentsofthetrip,thefathersaid,was(31)_____heandhis15-year-oldsonwerechasedbysharksaftercatchingafishintheocean.
Still,itwasquite(32)_____enjoyableholidayforthepolitician.“Foradaditwasawonderfulthing.Novideogamesaround,notelevision,notexting,”Flakerecalled.
(B)
Counttothreeandrip(撕)itoffasfastasyoucan—thisishowmostpeopleremoveaband-aid(创可贴).(33)_______________fastyoudoit,it’sstillgoingtobepainful.That’sforsure.Orisit?
AgroupofAmericanscientistsfromBostonhavejustdevelopedaband-aidthatcanbetakenoffwithoutcausingpain,reportsthejournalProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences.
Traditionalband-aidsaresupposedtobreakapart(34)_____theskinmeetstheglue,whichiswhatmakestakingthemoffsopainful.Butthenewband-aidhasanextralayerthatsits(35)_____theglueandthebacking.Whenyoutearofftheband-aid,youremovethebackingandmiddlelayers,(36)_____(leave)thegluebehind.Theglue(37)_____thenbesimplyrubbedoffwithone’sfingersorlefttofalloffnaturally.Importantly,thisprocessispain-free.
Thisisnotthefirsttimescientists(38)_____(try)tosolvethisproblem.Butmethodstheytriedinthepastledtoband-aidsthatwere(39)_____(sticky)andthereforedidn’tstayonforlong.
TheBostonstudywasfirstaimedathelpingbabies(40)_____skinistoodelicateforstandardband-aids.Butadultswithsensitiveskinmightalsoenjoythebenefits.
SectionB
DirectionsCompletethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
A.comprehensive
B.spread
C.impact
D.incredible
E.observed
F.compared
G.success
H.firmly
I.combination
J.heavily
K.motivate
AnewreportbytheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)revealsthataroundoneinahundreddeathsworldwideisduetopassivesmoking,whichkillsanestimated600,000peopleayear.
Inthefirststudytoassesstheglobal__41__ofsecond-handsmoke,WHOexpertsfindthatchildrenaremore__42__exposedtosecond-handsmokethananyotherage-group,andaround165,000ofthemayeardiebecauseofit.
Children’sexposuretosecond-handsmokeismostlikelytohappenathome,andthedoubleblowofinfectiousdiseasesandtobaccoseemstobeadeadly__43__forchildrenintheseregions.Commentingonthefindings,HeatherWipfliandJonathanSametfromtheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia,saidpolicymakerstryto__44__familiestostopsmokinginthehome.
Whiledeathsduetopassivesmokinginchildrenwereskewed(曲解)towardpoorandmiddle-incomecountries,deathsinadultswere__45__acrosscountriesatallincomelevels.
InEurope’shigh-incomecountries,only71childdeathsoccurred,while35,388deathswereinadults.YetinthecountrieslikeAfrica,anestimated43,375deathsduetopassivesmokingwereinchildren__46__with9,514inadults.
Only7.4percentoftheworldpopulationcurrentlylivesinplaceswith__47__smoke-freelaws,andthoselawsarenotalways__48__enforced(施行).Inplaceswheresmoke-freerulesare__49__,researchshowsthatexposuretosecond-handsmokeinhigh-riskplaceslikebarsandrestaurantscanbecutby90percent,andingeneralby60percent,theresearcherssaid.
Studiesalsoshowsuchlawshelptoreducethenumberofcigarettessmokedbysmokersandleadtohigher__50__ratesinthosetryingtoquit.
III.ReadingComprehension
SectionA
DirectionsForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
Duetorisingpollutionandastrengtheningyuan,Beijingsawitstouristnumbersdropto4.20millionvisitsfromJanuarytoNovemberin2013from5.01millionvisitsin2012.
ThenumberofoverseastravelerstoBeijinggrewafterthecityhostedthe2008Olympicsuntil2012,whenitsawa3.8%__51__,followedbythefurtherdroplastyear.Theunexpecteddropin2013came__52__newpoliciesintroducedina(n)__53__tosupportChina’stourismindustry.Butonly14,000tourists__54__thevisa-freestopover,accordingtotheBeijingGeneralStationofExitandEntryFrontierInspection,wellshortofthe20,000targeto