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上海市徐汇区届高三上学期学习能力诊断一模英语试题
上海市徐汇区2015届高三上学期学习能力诊断(一模)英语试题
2015.1
I、听力(略)
II.GrammarandVocabulary
SectionA
Directions:
Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.
(A)
ResidentsofsouthernCaliforniaaretryingtogetusedtoskyrocketingpricesforgasoline.Theaveragepricefor87octaneeconomygasis$2.22,almost30percenthighertodaythanitwas12monthsago.The(25)(low)gaspriceintheSouthlandrightnowis$2.09agallonattheSeashellstationinArcadia.Thestationmanager,Everett,saidthereasonhisgasischeaperthanelsewhereis(26)heboughtalotofgastwoyearsagoat(27)(reduce)prices,soheispassinghissavingsontohiscustomers.
ThelinesattheSeashellstationoftenrun10to20vehicleslong.Thepolicehavebeenhereseveraltimes(28)carsblocktrafficonHorsetrailDrive.Everettsaid,“ItellpeopleinlinethattheBarcostationablockawayisonly$2.14,(29)they’dratherwaitandsave5cents.It’sOKwithme,ofcourse.Idon’tmind(30)(make)money.”
Ayoungmanpumpinggaswassaid(31)(wait)inlinefor20minutes.Whenaskedwhyhedidn’tgoablockawaywheretherewerenolines,hesaid,“Everypennycounts.WhenIboughtthis’99Bummer,gaswasonly$1agallon,whichwasprettycheap.So,(32)Ionlygeteightmilespergallon,Iwasn’tpayingthatmuchtofillmytank.Buttoday’spricesarekillingme.Idrivetowork,andIdrivetothegrocerystore.That’sit.Iusedtodrivearoundtheneighborhoodjusttoshowoffmywheels,butI(33)neverdothatanymore.”
(B)
PeoplejokethatnooneinLosAngelesreads;everyonewatchesTV,rentsvideos,orgoestothemovies.Themostpopularreadingmaterialiscomicbooks,moviemagazines,andTVguides.Citylibrarieshaveonly10percentofthetraffic(34)carwasheshave.Buthowdoyouex-plainthis?
AnannualbookfestivalinwestLosAngelesis"soldoutyearafteryear.Peoplewaithalfanhourforaparkingspacetobecomeavailable.
Thisoutdoorfestival,sponsoredby(35)newspaper,occurseveryAprilforoneweekend.Thisyear'sattendance(36)(estimate)at70,000onSaturdayand75,000onSunday.(34)Thefestivalfeatured280exhibitors.Therewereabout90talksgivenbyauthors,withanaudiencequestion-and-answerperiod(37)(follow)eachtalk.Autographseekers(38)(seek)outmorethan150authors.Afoodcourtsoldallkindsofpopularandethnicfoods,fromAmericanhamburgerstoHawaiianshaveicedrinks.(39)a$7parkingfee,thefestivalwasfree.Evenso,somepeopleavoidedthefoodcourtpricesbysneakingintheirownsandwichesanddrinks.
PeoplecamefromalloverCalifornia.OnecoupledrovedownfromSanFrancisco.“Thisistheirsixthyearherenow.Weloveit.”saidthehusband.“Itisjustfantastictobeinthegreatoutdoors,tobeamongsomanybooksandauthors,andtogetsomeverygooddeals,too.”
Theideaforthefestivaloccurredyearsago,butnobodyknewitwouldsucceed.AlthoughbookfestivalswerealreadypopularinotherUScities,wouldLosAngelesresidentsembraceone?
(35)Oneofthefestivalfounderssaidthatitalldependsasangelinosareveryunpredictable.
SectionB
DirectionsCompletethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Echawordcanbeonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
A.observersB.customsC.isolatedD.occasionallyE.rejectedF.intentionally
G.preferringH.althoughI.distinctiveJ.hooksK.other
Primarilyafarmingcommunity,theAmishwasattractedtothefertilefarmlandsintheeasternUnitedStates.ThelargestconcentrationofAmishtodayisinLancasterCounty,Pennsylvania,and
(41)importantgroupsareinOhio,Indiana,andOntario,Canada.
TheAmisharebestknownfortheirsimplewayoflife.Theyareeasilyrecognizedbytheir(42)Clothing.Themenwearwide-brimmedblackhats,collarlessblackcoats,andblacktrousers.Thesehomemadeclothesarefastenedwith(43)andeyesinsteadofwithbuttonsorzippers.Thosewhoarestrict(44)ofAmishcustomsdonotwearnecktiesorbelts.Infact,anythingwhichisconsideredtobeapartofmodern,worldlylifeis(45).themenhavebeardsbutnimustaches.Theirlonghairispartedinthemiddleanddrawnbackovertheirears.
Thewomen’sclothingisblack,(46)theywearwhiteprayercaps.Theywearhatsandlong,high-neckeddresses,longblackcoats,andblackshoesandstockings.Theyweartheirhairpartedinthemiddleandtiedbehindinabun.AnAmishwomanwearsnojewelryofanykind.
TheAmishhave(47)separatedthemselvesfromthemoderntechnologicalworld.Theyprefertoliveaccordingtothe(48)oftheir17thcenturyEuropeanancestors.OftencalledthePlainPeople,theAmishliveinsimplehomeswithoutmirrors,pictures,curtainsandcarpets.Somehowtheymanagetogetalongwithoutradios,telephones,andelectriclights.Theydonotowncars,(49)totravelbyhorse.TheAmishareexcellentfarmers,yettheyrefusedtobuytractorsorothermodernfarmmachinery.Theyworkthelandwithhorse-drawnplows.
BecausetheAmisharelargelyself-sufficientandfairly(50)fromothercommunities,theyhaveresistedsocialchange.
IIIReadingComprehension
SectionA
Directionsforeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkeda,b,candD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
Thenextgreatlandareathatmanhopestocontrolisthemoon.Insizeitisnearly(51)totheareaofNorthandSouthAmerica.However,itpresentsahostile(不友好的)environment.Temperatures(52)+120to-150degreesCentigrade(摄氏).Thereisnoair,andnowater.
Todaythereare(53)scientificspeculation(思索)aboutlivingonthemoon.Whenmanwillbeginlifeonthemoonsurfaceisstillnot(54).Butexpertsbelievethatsettlementwilltakeplaceinthreesteps.First,therewillbeincreasingperiodsofexplorationwithtemporary(55).Theseperiodswillbefollowedbylongerstayswithhousingunderthesurfaceofthemoonandsystemsnecessaryto(56)lifebroughtbythecolonizersthemselves.Finally,coloniesthatareecologicallyand(57)self-supportingwillbeestablished.
Theprincipaljoboftheearlysettlerswillbetostay(58).Theywillhavetobulidsheltersto(59)anatmospherelikethatofearth.Theywillhavetoplantcropsunderhugedomestoproducefoodand(60)andfindwatersources.Afterthisisdone,thesettlerswillhavetimetoexplorethepossibilitiesofcommercialdevelopmentandtomakediscoveriesimportanttoscience.
Thecharacteristicsofthemoonthatmakeitbadforhumanstayingalivemaymakeit(61)
forcertainkindsofmanufacturing.Operationsthatrequireavacuumorextremecold,arean(62).Precisionballbearing,industrialdiamonds,orcertainmedicinesmightbeproducedonthemoon.
Themostimmediateinterestinthemoon,however,isascientificone,Geologistscanexplorethehistoryandcompositionofthe(63).Meteorologistswillhaveopportunitiestoforecastweatheronearth.Cosmologistscanstudytheoriginofthesolarsystem,Astronomers(天文学家)canusetheiropticaltelescopesandradiotelescopes(64)ofatmosphericandman-madedistortions.Andperhapsatsomedistantdatethemooncanserveasabasefromwhichspaceexplorerscantraveltootherplanetsintheearth’ssolarsystemandtoworlds(65).
51.Asuperior
B.essential
C.equal
D.fertile
52.Arange
B.restore
C.sort
D.rise
53.Asociable
B.inevitable
C.mysterious
D.considerable
54.Adetermined
B.occupied
C.initiated
D.resembled
55.Amonuments
B.shelters
C.rockets
D..houses
56.Asacrifice
B.support
C.spare
D.risk
57.Aeconomically
B.sociably
C.imaginarily
D.enthusiastically
58.A.active
B.attractive
C.alive
D.ambitious
59.A.mention
B.motivate
C.maintain
D.monitor
60.A.mineral
B.oxygen
C.protein
D.medicine
61.A.ideal
B.complicated
C.difficult
D.expensive
62.A.explanation
B.excursion
C.executive
D.example
63.A.earth
B.star
C.satellite
D.planet
64.A.full
B.conscious
C.lack
D.free
65.A.beyond
B.highly
C.else
D.ahead
SectionB
DirectionsReadthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquesitonsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.
(A)
Culturallyspeaking,AmericamightbecalledaEuropeancolony.NoothercountrywhoseoriginslieinEuropehashadsosharpanawarenessofitsdistinctionandsuperioritytotheparentcultures.RunningthroughAmericanhistory,andthereforethroughAmericanliterature,isadoubleconsciousnessofOldWorldmodesandNewWorldpossibilities.AsAmerican,thewriterhasdistributedEurope;aswriter,hehasenviedtherichesavailabletohisEuropeanCounterpart.
Inthenineteenthcenturysomeimmigrantscameinordertoavoidmilitaryserviceintheirhomeland.Butevenso,thesnowballingprocesshadformostAmericansadeep,almostlegendarysignificance.
Inthelegends,EuropewasassociatedwiththePast,withBritishred-coatsatConcord,absenteelandlords(不在的地主),dynasticpride,hunger,poverty,oppression.America,bycontrast,wasthefutureplenty,prosperity,freedom.FormuchofitshistoryAmericahasbeenabusy,restlessland,moreinterestedininnovationthaninconservation(保守).Itspeoplehavebeenhighlyoptimistic,settinggreatstorebytheabilityoftheindividualtoovercomeobstacles.Theindividualhashadarighttoexpectsuccess.Optimismandpessimismmixunusu