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上海崇明区高考英语二模试题及答案解析
2014上海崇明区高考英语二模试题及答案解析
英语
(考试时间120分钟,满分150分。
请将答案填写在答题纸上)
第Ⅰ卷(共103分)
I.ListeningComprehension
SectionA
Directions:
InSectionA,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
Directions:
InSectionB,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
Directions:
InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.
Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.
Completetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.
NOTEFORLEAVE
UniversityofLondon
Name:
__17__Lee
Lengthofleave:
__18__days
Reasonforleave:
to__19__myparentsonatriparoundLondon
Promises:
tomakeupforalloftheworkandgetallofthe__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
Directions:
Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,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
Directions:
Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.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
Directions:
ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,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,wellshortofthe20,000ta