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虹口区度高三英语二模
虹口区2016年高考英语二模
2016.4
II.GrammarandVocabulary
SectionA
Directions:
Readthefollowingtwopassages.Fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherent.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword.Fortheotherblanks,fillineachblankwithoneproperword.Makesurethatyouranswersaregrammaticallycorrect.
(A)
“Time,”saystheproverb,“ismoney”.Thismeansthateverymomentwell-spentmayputsomemoneyintoourpockets.
Ifourtime(25)______(employ)usefully,itwilleitherturnoutsomeusefulandimportantpieceofworkwhichwillfetchitspriceinthemarket,oritwilladdtoourexperienceandincreaseourcapacitiessoas
toenableustoearnmoneywhentheproperopportunitycomes.Letthose,(26)______thinknothingofwastingtime,rememberthis.
Ourlifeisnothingmorethanourtime.Tokilltimeisthereforeaformofsuicide.Weareshocked(27)______wethinkofdeath,andwesparenopains,notrouble,andnoexpensetopreservelife.
Butweoftencarenothingaboutthelossofanhourorofaday,(28)______(forget)thatourlifeisthesumtotalofthedaysandofthehourswelive.Ourlifeisabriefperiodmeasuringsomeseventyoreightyyearsinall. Soadayoranhour(29)______(waste)isthereforesomuchlifelost.
Butnearlyonethirdofthishastobespentinsleep;someyearshavetobespentoverourmeals;someinwatchingoverthesick-bedsofour(30)______(near)relatives;someinmakingjourneysonlandandvoyagesbysea.
Nowifalltheseyearsweretobedecreasedfromthetermoverwhichourlifeextends,weshallfindabouttwentyorthirtyyearsatourdisposal(处置)foractivework.
(31)______remembersthiscanneverwillinglywasteasinglemomentofhislife.
Theprecioushoursofchildhoodandyouth,ifproperlyused,(32)______(supply)uswithincalculableadvantages.Ifweallowthesemorninghoursoflifetoslipaway,weshallneverbeabletomakeupfortheloss.
(B)
HomeontheWay
Peopleneedhomes:
childrenassumetheirparents’placeashome;boarderscallschool“home”onweekdays;marriedcouplesworktogether(33)______(build)newhomes;andtravelers…havenoplacetocall“home”,atleastforafewnights.
Sohow(34)______peoplewhohavetotravelforextendedperiodsoftime?
Don’ttheyhavetherighttohaveahome?
Ofcoursetheydo.
Someregulartravelerstaketheirownbelon
gings:
likebedsheets,toothbrushesandfamilyphotostomakethemfeellikehome(35)__________________theyare;somestayforlongperiodsinthesamehotelandasaresultbecomeveryfamiliarwithserviceandattendants;others(36)______simplyputsomeflowersbythehotelwindowtomakethingsmorehomely.Furthermore,drivingacampingcarduringone’stravelsandsleepinginthevehicleatnightisjustlike(37)______isgenerallythoughtofas“home”--onlymobile!
Andhowaboutmaintainingrelationshipswhileintransit?
Somekeepcontactwiththeirfriendsviainternet;somesendlettersandpostcards,orevenphotos;(38)______mayjustcallandsayhi,justtolettheirfriendsknowthatthey’restillaliveandwell.People
findwaystokeepintouch.(39)______(make)friendsonthewayhelpstravelersfeelmoreorlessathome.Backpackersinyouthhostelsmaybecomeverygoodfriends,evencloserthansiblings.
Nowadays,fewerpeopleareworkingintheirlocaltowns,sohowdotheydevelopasenseofbelonging?
Wheneverwestepoutofourlocalboundaries,thereisalwaysanother“home”waitingtobefound.Whereverweare,withjustalittlebitofeffortandimagination,wecanmake(40)______placewherewestay“home”.
SectionB
Directions:
Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsi
nthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
A.venturingB.quotedC.interviewD.sponsorEhistorical.F.launchG.relativelyH.professionalI.tracedJ.facilitiesK.regularly
Jiading----CenturiesofHistory,DecadesofChange
Abookentitled“Jiading–CenturiesofHistory,DecadesofChange”byAmericanwriterKateBakerhasrecentlybeenpublishedinShanghai.NewbooklaunchwasheldlastweekattheOldChinaHandStyle,amajor__41__ofaseriesofwalkingguidebookscalled“BeyondtheConcession:
SixWalksinShanghai’sOtherDistricts.”AndBaker’s“Jiading”runsthefourthamongthesix.
Fromaforeignpointofview,thebookhas__42__thehistoryofJiadingDistrictbackbetweentheyearTangDynasty(618-907)andtheSongDynasty(960-1279),whenJiadinghadbeen“aleadingeconomicandintellectualinfluenceintheregionlongbeforeShanghaibecame
amajortradingport,”asBakeris__43__inherbook.
BakerfirstlandedinShanghaiin2011withherhusband,anengineerwithFord,whowassenttoworkinShanghaitoprepareforthe__44__oftheLincolnbrandinChina.“Iandmyhusbandhavebeentravelingaroundtheworldinthepast20years,”Bakersaidata(n)__45__withShanghaiDaily.“WhereverIgo,Iwouldjumpintothelocalhistoryandculturequicklyanddeeply.”
Havingtakena15-monthonlinecourseofChinesewithHarvard’s“ChinaX”,Bakerstarted__46__outonherown.AnoccasionalexcursionintothenorthwestofShanghai,she“discovered”andfellinlovewithJiading.Sincethen,shehasvisitedJiading__47__,bringingfamily,friends,andtourgroups.Attheendof2013,theJiadingTourismBureauofficiallyinvitedBakertowriteabookonJiading.
Withup-to-datefacts,useful
informationand__48__pictures,Baker's“Jiading”isawellresearchedguideaboutinterestingareaslessthanonehourfromShanghai.Therearechaptersoncelebratingtheseasonalandagriculturalfestivalsthatareuniquetotheregion;storiesof__49__figureslivinginJiading;changestotheNanxiangOldTown;tourstonumerousgardens,museumsandtemples;andthedevelopmentofoutdoorrecreationalactivitiesin
Jiading’sAntingTown,suchastheF1carracing,horseridingandgolf.
Withgoodpublic__50__andenoughgreenspace,BakerseesJiadingahighgrowthdistrictofShanghai,whichoffersaqualityoflifestyleandtourism.“Iseeabetter-plannedandforward-thinkingofthedistrictgovernment.AndIsincerelythankthepeopleofJiadingwhowelcomedmetotheircommunityandtrustedmewiththeirnarrative,”Bakersays.
III.ReadingComp
rehension
SectionA
Directions:
ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
HarvardLibrary
Ifwecompareprofessorsandstudentstothehostofauniversity,thenthelibraryofauniversitycanbecomparedtothehallway.Thequalityofauniversity,__51__,isindirectproportiontothatofitslibrary.AtHarvard,thelibraryisanessentialpartofeverybody’slife.Boththequantityandthe__52__ofthelibrarymakestudyapleasantprocess.
HarvardLibraryisnotonlythemostancientlibraryintheUnitedStates,butthelargestuniversitylibrarywiththelargestscale.In1638JohnHarvard__53__hiswholelibrarytothethenHarvardCollege.After300yearsofdevelopment,thelibrarynowholds10millionbooksand__54__morethan100branchlibraries.Inadditiontothelibrariesownedbyeachschool,therearesomebranchlibrariesthatare__55__insomeaspects.WhilemostofthebranchlibrariesareonHarvardcampus,someareasfarasinWashington,D.C.,oreveninFlorenceofItaly.YenchingLibraryisfamousforits__56__ofEastAsianliterature.LamontLibraryisthefirstlibraryintheworldthatis__57__forundergraduates.WidenerLibraryisthelargestlibraryinHarvard,onlysecondtoLibraryofCongress.
What__58__tobementionedisthesystemorrathertheserviceofthelibraries.Usuallythelibrariesareopenfrom9a.m.to5p.m..Themainlibrariesareopenuntil10p.m..Thelibrariesforundergraduateswillevenbeopenallnightduringthe__59__period.Thelibrariesalsoprovidewithstudentstheserviceof__60__readingmaterialsforallcourses.Atthebeginningofasemester,eachteacherwillgivealistofbookstothelibrarians.Thelibrariansare__61__tofindoutthesebooksandputthemattheplaceswherestudentscaneasilyfindthem.
Thereisnolimitationforthenumberofbooksthatstudentscanborrow.Asthespaceforthelibraryislimited,manybooksare__62__insuburbanlibrary.Despitethis,studentscangotofetchthebookatthe__63__librarywithin24hoursaftertheysubmitrequestforthatbook.Evenifthereisonlyonebooktobefetchedfromthe
suburbanlibrary,thelibrariesoncampuswillsendsomeonetodothejob.Thiskindof__64__whichputreadersinthefirstplaceisrareeveninIvyLeague.Therefore,studyatHarvardwillbea(n)__65__experience.
51.A.asaresult
B.tosomeextent
C.onthecontrary
D.atalltimes
52.A.influence
B.discipline
C.quality
D.prospect
53.A.donated
B.assigned
C.adapted
D.distributed
54.A.contains
B.composes
C.involves
D.includes
55.A.informative
B.different
C.secure
D.peculiar
56.A.collections
B.documents
C.phenomena
D.exhibitions
57.A.unusually
B.formally
C.specially
D.especially
58.A.remains
B.happens
C.appears
D.deserves
59.A.examination
B.experiment
C.vacation
D.graduation
60.A.confirming
B.preparing
C.selecting
D.designing
61.A.desperate
B.willing
C.reluctant
D.responsible
62.A.exhibited
B.reserved
C.stored
D.classified
63.A.appointed
B.accepted
C.expected
D.restricted
64.A.performance
B.service
C.activity
D.response
65.A.fortunate
B.creative
C.positive
D.enjoyable
SectionB
Directions:
Readthefollowingthreepassag