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虹口区高三英语二模

虹口区2016年高考英语二模

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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）______peoplewhohavetotravelforextendedperiodsoftimeDon’ttheyhavetherighttohaveahomeOfcoursetheydo.

Someregulartravelerstaketheirownbelon

gings:

likebedsheets,toothbrushesandfamilyphotostomakethemfeellikehome（35）__________________theyare;somestayforlongperiodsinthesamehotelandasaresultbecomeveryfamiliarwithserviceandattendants;others（36）______simplyputsomeflowersbythehotelwindowtomakethingsmorehomely.Furthermore,drivingacampingcarduringone’stravelsandsleepinginthevehicleatnightisjustlike（37）______isgenerallythoughtofas“home”--onlymobile!

AndhowaboutmaintainingrelationshipswhileintransitSomekeepcontactwiththeirfriendsviainternet;somesendlettersandpostcards,orevenphotos;（38）______mayjustcallandsayhi,justtolettheirfriendsknowthatthey’restillaliveandwell.People

findwaystokeepintouch.（39）______（make）friendsonthewayhelpstravelersfeelmoreorlessathome.Backpackersinyouthhostelsmaybecomeverygoodfriends,evencloserthansiblings.

Nowadays,fewerpeopleareworkingintheirlocaltowns,sohowdotheydevelopasenseofbelongingWheneverwestepoutofourlocalboundaries,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.

B.tosomeextent

C.onthecontrary

D.atalltimes

B.discipline

C.quality

D.prospect

53.A.donated

B.assigned

C.adapted

D.distributed

B.composes

C.involves

D.includes

B.different

C.secure

D.peculiar

B.documents

C.phenomena

D.exhibitions

B.formally

C.specially

D.especially

B.happens

C.appears

D.deserves

B.experiment

C.vacation

D.graduation

B.preparing

C.selecting

D.designing

B.willing

C.reluctant

D.responsible

B.reserved

C.stored

D.classified

B.accepted

C.expected

D.restricted

B.service

C.activity

D.response

B.creative

C.positive

D.enjoyable

SectionB

Directions:

Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthe