届上海市闸北区高三下学期二模考试英语试题及答案.docx

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届上海市闸北区高三下学期二模考试英语试题及答案

2014届上海市闸北区高三下学期二模考试英语试题及答案

（2014.4）

I.ListeningComprehension（30分）

SectionA

Directions:

InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Inacomputershop.B.Atanelectricalapplianceshop.

C.Inahousingagency.D.Inaninternetbar.

2.A.Picksomebodyupattheairport.B.Attendaconference.

C.Managetheoperationofthehall.D.Watchafilmtogether.

3.A.Hecanhandlehisworkwithease.B.Hehasaverymildboss.

C.Heisfullyengagedinhiswork.D.Hecan’tdescribehisdutyatwork.

4.A.30dollars.B.60dollars.C.90dollars.D.120dollars.

5.A.Thewomenusedtobeslim.

B.Thewomanhasn’teatenmuchatdinner.

C.Thewomanhaseatentoomuchatnight.

D.Thewomanmusttrytolosesomeweight.

6.A.Shepreferstheredcarforitsattractiveappearance.

B.Shewantstoseemorecarsbeforemakingdecisions.

C.Sheprefersthewhitecarforit’senvironment-friendly.

D.Shecan’tdecideandhastobuyboth.

7.A.Customerandhairdresser.B.Customerandpartyplanner.

C.Diverandhisfriend.D.Bossandsecretary.

8.A.Heboughtthelastticket.

B.Hefailedtobuytheticket.

C.Hegottheticketonthewayforadrink.

D.Hedidn’tintendtobuytheticket.

9.A.Togiveuponecoursetemporarily.

B.Topicksomeeasiercoursesthisterm.

C.Todropoutoftheschoolthisterm.

D.Tostudyhardertomeettherequirements.

10.A.Applyingforthedistrictchesschampionship.

B.Selectingmembersfortheschoolchessteam.

C.Workinghardforthedistrictchessfinal.

D.Celebratingforthevictoryatthechessfinal.

SectionB

Directions:

InsectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.BecausemanyAmericanscametoJapanaftertheWorldWarII.

B.BecauselotsofAmericancompanieswantedemployeeswhocouldspeakEnglish.

C.BecauseJapanesegovernmentencouragedpeopletousemoreEnglish.

D.BecauseJapaneseyoungergenerationswantedtoknowaboutU.S.popculture.

12.A.KeepingusingEnglishinsteadofJapaneseforcertainwords.

B.RefusingtobroadcastJapaneseprogramstoreplaceEnglishones.

C.DemandingEnglishfluencywhenhiringTVstationstaff.

D.FailingtohelptospreadJapaneseculturetoothercountries.

13.A.TheythinkJapanisdangerouslyAmericanized.

B.TheythinkEnglishhelpsJapantogetinvolvedinworldaffairs.

C.TheythinkEnglishdoesgoodtotheprotectionofJapaneseculture.

D.TheythinkthatotherlanguagesalsoborrowwordsfromEnglish.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Theyestablishsocialwebsites.

B.Theyhelptofindfuninboringroutinework.

C.Theyplanandcarryoutinterestingactivities.

D.Theyproduceadvertisementsforcompanies.

15.A.Becausenotmanypeopleknewabouttheiractivities.

B.Becausetheydidn’thavealong-standingsponsor.

C.Becausetheycouldn’tcooperatewellwitheachother.

D.Becausetheirideaswerenotcreativeenough.

16.A.TheywilldesignanactivityforBMW.

B.Theywillenlargethescaleoftheircompany.

C.TheywillworkmorewithCoca-Cola.

D.Theywillcreatemoreexpensiveactivities.

SectionC

Directions:

InsectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhear.

Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation:

Completethereportform.WRITENOMORETHANTWOWORDSforeachanswer.

BarbadosTripPackage

SalePrice:

___17____.

Transportation:

AroundtriptoBridgetown.

Accommodation:

Threedays,18hotel

Touristattractions:

Feesnotincluded,19recommended.

Customerstopresent:

20,bankguarantees.

Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation:

Completetheform.WRITENOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.

WhathonourdidCrissAngelwinin2010?

21.

Wheredidheperformthe24-hourwatercelltrick?

22.

HowdidheimprovetheCrissAngelbelieveshow?

By23.

InwhichTVshowhashestarred?

24.

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:

Readthefollowingtwopassages.Fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherent.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword.Fortheotherblanks,fillineachblankwithoneproperword.Makesurethatyouranswersaregrammaticallycorrect.

A

NotriptoSouthKoreaiscompletewithoutavisittoitsfascinatingthemeparks.Forthosewhoassumethatamusementparksarejustplaygroundsteemingwithkids,SouthKorea’sthemeparksaresure（25）______（change）theirminds.

Withtheircharminggardenplantations,hotspringsandexcitingrides,theyoffertravellersaromanticandexcitinggetaway.WithintheappropriatedrivingdistancefromtheKoreancapitalSeoul,therearethreethemeparksworth（26）______（visit）—LotteWorld,EverlandandSeoulLand.

Everland,the（27）______（large）themeparkinSouthKorea,coveringvariousareaslikeFestivalWorld,CaribbeanBayandSpeedway.Itissuch（28）______hugeparkthatyouwillhavetoplaninadvancewhereyouareinvestingyourtimethere.

LotteWorld,（29）_____designerwasdeterminedtocreateawonderlandforfun-seekers,consistsofLotteWorldAdventure,andmovietheatres.You（30）______alsotakepartinactivitiessuchasice-skatingorbowlingthere.

（31）______travellerswant,SouthKoreaistheretoprovide.Hoponaheart-stoppingride,amuseyourselfinoneofthethemeparksorsimplyenjoyarelaxinghotspringbath.ComeandvisitSouthKoreanow!

B

FoundedbyLouisCartierinParisFrancein1847,Cartieriswellknowninthefashionworld.Itisrecognizedas（32）______oftheworld’smostdistinguishedluxurybrands.MostearlyyearsofCartier（33）______（devote）toservingroyalfamiliesandcelebrities.KingEdwardVIIofEnglandreferredtoCartieras“thejewellerofkingsandthekingofjewellers.”Thecompanyremainedunderfamilycontrol（34）______1964whenaninvestmentgroupboughtthebusiness.

ManyofCartier’sfamousproductswereproduced（35）______chance.In1904,theBrazilianpioneerpilot, AlbertoSantos-Dumont complainedtoLouisCartierabouttheunreliabilityandimpracticalityofusingpocketwatches（36）______flying.Inresult,Cartierdesignedaflatwristwatchnamed“Santos”.（37）_______________itwasavailableonthemarket,thewatchwaslovedbynotonlyAlbertoSantos-Dumontbutalsoothercustomers.Itwasn’tlong（38）______theSantoswatchbecamethemostpopularmen’swristwatchthen.

In1907,CartierbegantoworkwithabusinessmannamedEdmondJaeger,（39）______agreedtoexclusivelysupplythemovementsforCartierwatches.Bythattime,Cartier（40）______（establish）branchesinmanycities.ItwastheseearliestshopsthatwitnessedCartier’samazingdevelopmentintotoday’sleadingjewelryandwatchbrand.

SectionB

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.croppedB.homeC.desirableD.issueE.illegal

F.sceneG.presentedH.worseningI.urbanJ.endureK.disturbed

IfthissummeryoupayavisittoMilan,thefashioncenterofItaly,makesureyou’renotcaughteatingicecreaminthestreetsaftermidnightasdoingsoisnow___41___.

AnewlawwaspassedbyMilan’scitycouncilbanningthesaleoftake-awayfoodanddrinksaftermidnightinsomedistrictswhicharefamousfortheirnightlife___42___.Thepurposeofthisunusualmoveis,accordingtothecitycouncil,todiscouragenightgatheringindowntownareas.

Thelawinevitablyhasgivenrisetoanumberofprotests,accusingthatthegovernmenthas___43___people’snormallives.However,ifyoutakeintoconsiderationthecountry’s___44___economyanditshighunemploymentrate,thelocalgovernment’sfearof‘nightassembling’maybereasonable.

Infact,Milan’slawisonlythestrangestofahostofrestrictionsonnightlifethathave___45___upinEuropeancitiesrecently.Madrid’scitycenterwasdeclareda‘low-noisezone’lastSeptemberandthecitycouncilhasbeenrefusingto___46___barandclublicenseseversince.

WhydoEuropeancitiesdealsostrictlywithnightlife?

ItmaybebecauseEurope’spopulationisgettingolderandcannolonger___47___latenightactivitieswithintheneighborhood.

Inthepast,barsandclubsbloomedinEuropeancitycenters,whichwere___48___toworkingclasspopulations.Butgradually,thesepeoplebegantomoveoutofthecitycentersandintothesuburbs.Onlythewealthyandtheupper-classpeoplecanaffordtolivein___49___centersnow.Butthesepeopledon’tgotobarsandclubstosocialize.Instead,theyconsiderfun-seekerswhowanderintheirneighborhoodsannoying.Theyalsoworrythatbarsandclubswillmaketheirneighborhoodsless___50___anddevaluetheirhousingproperty.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD