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上海市闵行区高中三年级英语二模
闵行区2015学年第二学期高三年级质量调研考试
英语试卷
考生注意:
1.考试时间120分钟,试卷满分150分。
2.本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。
试卷分为第I卷(第1-11页)和第II卷(第12页),全卷共12页。
所有答题必须涂(选择题)或写(非选择题)在答题纸上,做在试卷上一律不得分。
3.答题前,务必在答题纸上填写号和。
第I卷(共103分)
I.ListeningComprehension
SectionA
Directions:
InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
1.A.Atapostoffice.B.Atagarage.
C.Atanewspaperoffice.D.Atapublishinghouse.
2.A.$15.B.$30.C.$50.D.$100.
3.A.She’sunwillingtodoit.B.Sheisafraidofdonatingblood.
C.Donatingbloodisnoneofherbusiness.D.She’sreadytodonateblood.
4.A.Ashopassistant.B.Adentist.
C.Anelectrician.D.Abankclerk.
5.A.Boring.B.Horrible.C.Moving.D.Sad.
6.A.Lendingmoneytoastudent.B.Workingintheoffice.
C.Readingastudent’sapplication.D.Askingforsomefinancialaid.
7.A.Theinventionofthesteamengine.B.Theapplicationofthesteamengine.
C.Thehistorytextbook.D.Watt’slife.
8.A.Hehasnotadjustedtothenewculture.
B.Hehasbeenstudyinghardatnight.
C.Hefindsbiologydifficulttolearn.
D.Heisnotaccustomedtothetimeinadifferentzone.
9.A.ShethinksthatBillGatesisasuccessfulpersonnotjustbecauseheisrich.
B.Shebelievesthatit’simpossibleforBillGatestoberichandkindaswell.
C.Shedoesn’twanttobeapersonlikeBillGates.
D.SheregardswealthasthemostimportantpartinBillGate’ssuccess.
10.A.MarkmadesometroublewithBobby.
B.Bobbywasatrouble-makeratschool.
C.Mr.AllenwasBobby’sclassteacher.
D.MarkwasBobby’selderbrother.
SectionB
Directions:
InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
11.A.Acceptable.B.Unsatisfactory.
C.Tolerable.D.Adequate.
12.A.Onesemester.B.20days.
C.Threemonths.D.Nineweeks.
13.A.Enlargingthespaceandextendingtheeveninghours.
B.Increasingtheteachingstaffandlengtheningtheoperationhours.
C.Cuttingonwaitingtimeandincreasingworkefficiency.
D.Enlargingchildren’splayareaandofferingparentsflexiblepick-uptime.
Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
14.A.Toinviteauthorstoguidereaders.B.Toinvolvepeopleincommunityservice.
C.Toencouragepeopletoreadandshare.D.Topromotethefriendshipbetweencities.
15.A.Becausetheycamefrommanydifferentbackgrounds.
B.Becausetheyweretoobusytoreadabook.
C.Becausetheyhadlittleinterestinreading.
D.Becausetheylackedsupportfromthelocalgovernment.
16.A.Thecarefulselectionofaproperbook.
B.Thenumberofpeoplewhobenefitfromtheprocess.
C.Thegrowingpopularityofthewriters.
D.Thenumberofbooksthateachpersonreads.
SectionC
Directions:
InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.
Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.
Completetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.
WhatisHarrodsfamousfor?
Its(17)________HallandFoodHall.
WhenwasHarrodsfounded?
In(18)________.
HowdoesMonicathinkofitsservice?
Excellentand(19)________.
HowisthebusinessduringtheJanuarysales?
Thereisanincreasein(20)______andsales.
Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation.
Completetheform.WritenomorethanTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.
Whatdotheindividualsbringtothecompanies?
Differentideas,(21)________andlearningexperiences.
Whydopeoplebehavesodifferentlyatwork?
Duetothetwofactors:
(22)________.
Whatisthepositiveeffectofindividuals’workingtogether?
Helping(23)________.
Whatisthedisadvantageofindividuals’differences?
Theyarethe(24)________betweenstaff.
II.GrammarandVocabulary
SectionA
Directions:
Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.
(A)
BarditchHighSchooldecidedtohaveanAll-SchoolReunion.Over450peoplecametotheevent.ThereweretoursoftheoldschoolbuildingandapicnicatConfederatePark.Severalformerteacherswereonhandstotellstoriesabouttheolddays.Ms.MabelYates,theEnglishteacherforfiftyyears,(25)________(wheel)tothePark.
Someeyesrolledandtherewereafewlowgroans(嘟囔声)whenMs.Yateswasabouttospeak.Manystartedlookingattheirwatchesandcomingupwithexcusestobeanywhereinsteadofpreparingtolistentoalecturefromanoldwoman(26)________hadfewkindwordsforherstudentsandmadethemworkharderthanalltheotherteacherscombined.
ThenMs.Yatesstartedtospeak:
“Ican’ttellyou(27)________pleasedIamtobehere.Ihaven’tseenmanyofyousinceyourgraduation,butIhavefollowedyourcareersandenjoyedyourvictoriesaswellascryingforyourtragedies.Ihavealargecollectionofnewspaperphotographsofmystudents.(28)________Ihaven’tappearedinperson,Ihaveattendedyourcollegegraduations,weddingsandeventhebirthofyourchildren,inmyimagination.”
Ms.Yatespausedandstartedcryingabit.Thenshecontinued:
“ItwasmybeliefthatifIpushedyouashardasIcould,someofyouwouldsucceedtopleasemeand(29)________wouldsucceedtoannoyme.Regardlessofourmotives,Icanseethatyouhaveallbeensuccessfulinyour(30)________(choose)path.”
“Thereisno(31)________(great)comfortforaneducatorthantoseetheendresultofhisorheryearsofwork.YouhaveallbeenagreatsourceofpleasureandprideformeandIwantyoutoknowIloveyouallfromthebottomofmyheart.”
Therewasasilenceoverthecrowdforafewsecondsandthensomeonestartedclapping.Theclappingturnedintocheering,thenintoadeafeningroar.Lawyers,truckdrivers,bankersandmodelswererubbingtheireyesorcryingopenlywithnoshame(32)________________thewordsfromalongforgottenEnglishteacherfromtheirhometown.
(B)
Speedingoffinastolencar,thethiefthinkshehasgotagreatcatch.Butheisgoingtoexperience(33)________unwelcomesurprise.Thecarisfittedwitharemoteimmobilizer(锁止器),andaradiosignalfromacontrolcentremilesawaywillensurethat(34)________thethiefswitchestheengineoff,hewillnotbeabletostartitagain.
Theideagoeslikethis.Acontrolboxfittedtothecarcontainsamini-cellphone,amicroprocessorandmemory,andaGPS(全球定位系统)satellitepositioningreceiver.Ifthecarisstolen,acodedcellphonesignalwilltellthecontrolcentretoblockthevehicle’senginemanagementsystemandpreventtheengine(35)________(start).
IntheUK,asetoftechnicalfixesisalreadymakinglifeharderforcarthieves.“Thepatternofvehiclecrimehaschanged,”saysMartynRandall,asecurityexpert.Hesaysitwouldonlytakehimafewminutestoteachapersonhowtostealacar,usingabareminimumoftools.Butonlyifthecarismorethan10yearsold.
Moderncarsarefartoughertosteal,(36)________theirenginemanagementcomputerwon’tallowthemtostartunlesstheyreceiveauniqueIDcodebeamed(发射)outbytheignition(点火)key.IntheUK,technologieslikethis(37)________(help)achievea31%dropinvehicle-relatedcrimesince1997.
Butdeterminedcriminalsarestillmanagingtofindotherwaystostealcars,oftenbygettingholdoftheowner’skeys.Andkeytheftisresponsiblefor40%oftheftsofvehiclesfittedwitha(38)________(track)system.
Ifthecartravels100metreswithoutthedriverconfirmingtheirID,thesystemwillsendasignaltoanoperationcentre(39)_______ithasbeenstolen.ThehundredmetresminimumavoidsfalsealarmsduetoinaccuraciesintheGPSsignal.Staffatthecentrewillthencontacttheowner(40)________(confirm)thatthecarreallyismissing,andkeepthepoliceinformedofthevehicle’smovementsviathecar’sGPSunit.
SectionB
Directions:
Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
A.suffered
B.abandoning
C.conclusion
D.claim
E.charging
F.model
G.acknowledged
H.boasting
I.close
J.elsewhere
K.balance
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