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上海市高考英语最后冲刺卷五及参考答案
上海市英语高考模拟试卷(五)
I.ListeningComprehensionSectionA(10%)
Directions:
InsectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendof
eachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
1.A.Working.B.Jogging.C.Havingadrink.D.Dancing.
2.A.Theexam.B.Thepaper.C.Histeacher.D.Theinterview.
3.A.Fiveweeks.B.Threedays.C.Twodays.D.Notmentioned.
4.A.Hehadafever.B.Hewasinthehospital.
C.Heoverslept.D.Hehadanunexpectedvisitor.
5.A.Heistoobusyhimself.
B.Hedoesn't:
wanttohelpher.
C.He'dbegladtohelpherafterhehasfinishedhisownhomework.
D.Hehasalreadyfinishedhisownhomework.
6.A.Gotoagame.B.Havehissupper.
C.Misshisclass.D.MeetMissOilmananyminute.
7.A.Theblueoneistoolarge.B.Theblueonedoesn’tsuither.
C.Bluealwaysmakeshersad.D.Theblueonelooksterrible.
8.A.Hecamebackhomelate.
B.Hehadtrainedtoomuchthatday.
C.Hehadnosportsfacilities.
D.Hehadnohomeworktodoatnight.
9.A.Heshouldgoonhisdiet.B.Heshouldnoteatsugaranylonger.
C.Heshouldgiveupteaandcoffee.D.Heshouldlistentoheradvice.
10.A.Waitforhercousin.B.Gototheairport.
C.Stayathome.D.Doherhomework.SectionB(15%)
Directions:
InSectionB,you-willheartwopassagesandoneLongerconversation.Aftereachpassageandconversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhich,oneisthebest,answertothequestionyouhaveheard.
Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
11.A.Ithadafireaccident.B.Itsloppedhalfway.
C.Itwasturnedoffbythewriter.D.Itmovedfastuptothetopfloor.
12.A.Moreandmorescared.B.Calmerandcalmer.
C.Moreandmorebored.D.Clearerandclearer.
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13.A.Theliftwastostartagain.B.Therepairworkerrangtheliftalarm.
C.Thebuildingwasonfire.D.Thewriterpressedtheliftalarmbell.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
14.A.Createdifferentfeelingsforus.B.Helpustodevelopgoodhabits.
C.Developourinterestinmoney.D.Influencenaturalenvironments.
15.A.Lightmusic.B.Rockmusic.C.Sweetmusic.D.Softmusic.
16.A.MusicinRestaurantsB.GoodandBadMusic
C.TypesofMusicD.MusicandBehaviorQuestions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.
17.A.Havinganinterview.B.Travelling.
C.Takingatest.D.Askingforpassportinformation.
18.A.Britain.B.Germany.C.France.D.Italy.
19.A.Calltheauthoritiesconcerned.
B.Downloadanapplicationformfromthewebsite.
C.Fillintheform.
D.Prepareallthedocuments.
20.A.Twophotos.B.Birthcertificates.
C.Thefeeof11pounds.D.IDcard.
II.GrammarandVocabularySectionA(10%)
Directions:
Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useone-wordthatbestfitseachblank.
IusedtojokethatIspokeFrenchlikeathree-year-old—untilImetaFrenchthree-year-oldandcouldn'tholdupmyendoftheconversation.Thiswasafterayearofintensestudy,includingatleasttwohoursadaywithself-instructionsoftwareandweekendclasses,followedbytwoweeksofanimmersionprogram(沉浸式教学)atoneofthetoplanguageschoolsinFrance.
Myfailurewasinfactquiteunremarkable.Despiteadvertisingclaims,(21)(learn)a
foreignlanguageisachallengingtaskforanyadult.Intheend,though,(22)turnsoutthatspendingayear.‘notlearning”Frenchmayhavebeenthe(23)(good)thingIcouldhavedoneformy57-year-oldbrain.
Inthelastfewyears,Iwasunabletoholdalistoffourgroceryitemsinmymind.Sotoreassure
(24)thatnothingwaswrong,Itookacognitive(认知的)assessmentjustbeforetacklingFrench.Theresultswereanything(25)reassuring:
Iscoredbelowaverageformyagegroupinnearlyallofthecategories,especiallyonthecompositememory(综合记忆)testandthevisualmemorytest.Afterayearofstrugglingwiththelanguage,Iretookthecognitiveassessment,andtheresultsshockedme.Myscoreshadskyrocketed,(26)(place)meaboveaveragein7of10categories,andaverageintheotherthree.Studyingalanguagehadbeenlikedrinkingfromamentalfountainof
youth.
Whatmightexplainsuchanimprovement?
ResearchersattheChineseUniversityofHongKong
andNorthwesternUniversitynotedthatthecognitivetasks(27)(involve)inlanguagestudy—likeworkingmemory,inductivereasoning(归纳推理),sounddiscrimination(识别)andtaskswitching—mapcloselyto(与……紧密相关)theareasofthebrainthataremostassociatedwithdeclinesduetoaging.
Ifmyexperienceisanyindication,youmightbebetteroffstudyingalanguage.Notonlyisthatafarmoreusefulandenjoyableactivity(28)anabstractbraingame,butasarewardforyourefforts,youcantreatyourself(29)atripabroadThat's(30)Iplantospendthenextyear“notlearning”Italian.Ciao!
SectionB(10%)
A.intellectuallyB.gratefulC.individualsD.rewardingE.participants
F.awarenessG.amazingH.physicallyLlocalJ.civilizationK.reminder
Directions:
Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisone.wordmorethanyouneed.
Lastweek,SpecialOlympicorganizersmadesurethatalldetailswereincludedtoensurethattheathleteswereproperlywelcomedandtakencareof.Neverbeforeinthe39-yearhistoryoftheSpecialOlympicshastherebeensucha(n)(31)andwonderfulopeningceremony.Andeverywhereinthiscity,billboardswiththesmilingfacesofthe(32)disabledpromotedtheGames.
ThroughoutShanghai,messagesof“(33)_”,“humanism,”and“love”wereseeneverywhere.Thesestatementsofhopeandachievementsweresupportingmorethan7,500athletesthatparticipatedinthisyear'sevents—withthemostrepresentationfromChina,over1,200(34)_!
Althoughthesehopefulwordswerepositiveandencouraging,manymentallychallenged(35)_werenotgettingtheraretheyrequired.
Inmanycountries,disabledpeopleareneglectedandnotproperlycaredfor.However,eventssuchastheSpecialOlympicsareraisingthe(36)ofmistreatmentandlackofcare.IntheUnitedStates,forexample,specialtrainingcentersandhomesexistthathelpthementallychallengedfindjobsin(37)communities.Lastyear,Ivolunteeredafewhourseachweekatafacilitythatcaredformentallydisabledpeople.Itwasavery(38)experienceknowingthatmytimewasmakingadifferenceinsomeone’slife.AlthoughIonlyspentashorttimethere,thepeoplewereso(39)fortheattentionandmostofall,tobeincluded.
TheSpecialOlympicsarea(n)(40)tosocietythatwemusttakecareofthosewhoarelessfortunatethanourselves.
III.ReadingComprehensionSectionA(15%)
Directions:
Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefour-wordsorphrasesmarkedA,B.
CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
Wikipedia,theUS-basedonlineencyclopedia(百科全书),is10thisyear.Itisthelargestencyclopediaever.Thesite,(41)in2001byAmericansJimmyWalesandLarrySanger,isnowthefifthmost-visitedontheInternet.Ithasabout17millionarticlesinover270languagesandabout400millionpeoplegotothesiteeachday,(42)informationonjustaboutanything:
maths,
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languages,art,cultureandcompanyhistories.Therearearticlesonsportsstars,too,andeven(43)
soapoperasfromthe1970s.
Wikipedia(44)anopeneditingmodel.Exceptforasmallnumberofpages,anyoneraneditarticles,anonymouslyorwithauseraccount,and(45)userscancreatetheirownarticles.Editingisunpaid,althoughWikipediadoesemployasmall.staff.Wikipediaisfreelyavailabletoallnetizens.Wikipedia(46)anewwaytoshareinformationanditsfoundershopedthatthemodelwouldbeabletomakeuseofthe(47)_wisdomofhumanbeings.
However,(48)haveraiseddoubtsabouttheaccuracyand(49)ofWikipedia'scontent,sinceitseditorsaremostly(50)ratherthanprofessionals.
ThereisnodoubtthatWikipediapagescontainmanyerrors,althoughtheorganizationdoesattempttosolveproblemswithitscontent(51)system.
However,severalstudieshaveconcludedthatWikipediaisasaccurateasmostprintedencyclopedias.(52)_,a2005reportinthejournalNaturefoundittobeonly(53)lessreliablethantheEncyclopediaBritannica.JimmyWaleshasbigplansforthefuture.HewantsWikipediaineverylanguageoftheworldandhopesthenumberofvisitorswillreach1billionby2015.ThereisnodoubtthatWikipediafaceschallenges.Itcarriesnoads.Itsfundscomefrom(54)
.Perhapsmoreimportantly,thenumberofitsvolunteereditorsisfalling.
However,Walessayshewillstill(55)hisaspiration--“todosomethingusefulfortheworld,”ashetoldTheWashingtonPost.
41.A.published
B.created
C.proposed
D.installed
42.A.makingup
B.summingup
C.lookingup
D.buildingup
43.A.permanent
B.temporary
C.contemporary
D.long-forgotten
44.A.enrolls
B.employs
C.appoints
D.entitles
45.A.justified
B.participated
C.registered
D.rewarded
46.A.expanded
B.enlarged
C.struck
D.pioneere