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虹口区高三英语二模

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

toenableustoearnmoneywhentheproperopportunityes.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;somestayforlongperiodsinthesamehotelandasaresultbeeveryfamiliarwithserviceandattendants;others（36）______simplyputsomeflowersbythehotelwindowtomakethingsmorehomely.Furthermore,drivingacampingcarduringone’stravelsandsleepinginthevehicleatnightisjustlike（37）______isgenerallythoughtofas“home”--onlymobile!

Andhowaboutmaintainingrelationshipswhileintransit?

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

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

Nowadays,fewerpeopleareworkingintheirlocaltowns,sohowdotheydevelopasenseofbelonging?

Wheneverwestepoutofourlocalboundaries,thereisalwaysanother“home”waitingtobefound.Whereverweare,withjustalittlebitofeffortandimagination,wecanmake（40）______placewherewestay“home”.

SectionB

Directions:

pletethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsi

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.AndIsincerelythankthepeopleofJiadingwhoweledmetotheirmunityandtrustedmewiththeirnarrative,”Bakersays.

III.Readingp

rehension

SectionA

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

HarvardLibrary

Ifwepareprofessorsandstudentstothehostofauniversity,thenthelibraryofauniversitycanbeparedtothehallway.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.poses

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:

Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyse