上海市三区徐汇松江金山届高三二模英语.docx

1、上海市三区徐汇松江金山届高三二模英语2012学年第二学期徐汇区学习能力诊断卷 高三年级英语学科 （考试时间120分钟，满分150分） 2013.4第一卷听力（略）II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25. Your generous donation can m

2、ake a huge difference _ the life of those living below the poverty line.A. from B. on C. to D. of26. I thought the journey would be simple, but _ could be further from the truth.A. anything B. something C. nothing D. any thing27. Well known for their amazing strength, ants can lift _.A. heavier than

3、 50 times their own weight B. 50 times heavy as their own weightC. 50 times heavy than their own weight D. 50 times their own weight28. Though he _ many times, he still had no idea of this complicated concept. A. had told B. have been told C. had been told D. has told29. The Guinness World Records r

4、ecognized 30-year-old Jessica Cox the first person without arms _ an airplane.A. flying B. flew C. having flown D. to fly30. During my journey, I started thinking about how difficult it _ to travel before cars, trains and planes made our lives so much easier.A. neednt have been B. shouldnt have been

5、 C. must have been D. should have been31. Such great progress _ in English so far that his friends can hardly believe that.A. has Jack made B. Jack has made C. does Jack make D. Jack makes 32. Lost in Thailand made people laugh and _ them without big, expensive effects.A. entertains B. entertained C

6、. was entertaining D. had entertained33. _ there is nothing wrong with fast food, our health is more important than our desire to finish eating as quickly as possible.A. Once B. While C. As D. Since34. _ of the current news, whether it is domestic or overseas, is his daily routine.A. Being informed

7、B. Informed C. Informing D. Having been informed35. The sight or even thought of snakes may give you a horrible feeling, but there are a few exceptions _ prove snakes are not always associated with horror. A. which B. where C. to which D. what36. Quantities of precious jewelry, _ buried deep in the

8、earth, amazed all the people present.A. was found B. were found C. to be found D. found37. Around 2000 years ago, many merchants travelled along _ became known as the Silk Road.A. where B. what C. that D. which38. It was while Chaplin was travelling with a group of other performers in the USA _ he w

9、as given a chance to be in a film.A. where B. when C. that D. which39. There were only ten minutes _ when they hurried to the departure gate at the airport.A. remained B. remaining C. to remain D. being remained40. Beijing and Shanghai have released their plans to gradually allow students to take co

10、llege entrance exams _ their parents work as migrant workers.A. where B. when C. in which D. thatSection BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. revolutionizedB. trickyC. availableD

11、. destinationsE. competitiveF. territoryG. standardH. processedI. appealingJ. deliveryEveryone who knows Olivia Griffiths is impressed by her unique sense of style. Whenever she walks into a room, heads turn. Her friends wonder how she managed to get the new Mulberry handbag that no one had thought

12、was 41 in Australia yet.The truth is that Olivia has never left Australia. But with a few clicks of her computer mouse, she can travel to shopping 42 around the world. Online shopping has 43 the consumer experience. With the help of an increasing number of online shops overseas, shoppers can now pic

13、k up interesting goods from all over the world. The biggest advantage of shopping on foreign websites is the wide range of choices available. For example, Chinese shoppers are often disappointed when Gap products are not available locally. But now its possible to order these products straight from t

14、he US with a credit card and a small 44 fee. Other benefits of online shopping include 45 prices. When items are bought online from other countries, theyre often tax-free.However, when you buy things from a foreign website, things can get 46 too. So make sure you pay extra attention to protecting yo

15、ur rights.Sometimes it can be difficult to handle foreign websites because of the unfamiliar language. For example, the term “shipped in 1-5 working days” can be confusing for Chinese shoppers, as it doesnt clarify whether this is the time in which the product will arrive or the time it takes for it

16、 to be 47 .The method of shipping can also determine whether you get your product at all. Unless you choose express or priority shipping, which only takes a few days to deliver but is more expensive, most 48 international shipping doesnt offer a tracking option which means once your products are shi

17、pped outside of the country theres no way of finding out where they are.The best consumers are the most sensible ones. If youre interested in expanding your shopping 49 to foreign websites, make sure you do your research beforehand to avoid your money and products being lost on the way.III. Reading

18、Comprehension Section ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Starting around 1348, the plague(瘟疫) hit the continents of Europe and Asia. As a result, it killed an

19、 50 forty million people. This disease has come to be known as the Black Death. Its victims suffered a horribly painful death 51 by fever and dying, blackened flesh. Although they are not certain, many historians agree that the Black Death probably originated in China and spread through trade 52 , c

20、arried by fleas (跳蚤)found on rats. Rats are very common in cities, so these areas were hit the hardest. The disease passed to humans when the fleas would jump from the rats to a human host. Every social group suffered from the Black Death-it was not a discriminating (有识别力的)disease. But those who liv

21、ed in rural settings were sometimes 53 , as were the wealthy, who had less 54 with outsiders and could afford to move to more remote areas in an 55 to spare themselves. The Black Death had many long-term 56 . Certain areas of Europe were nearly 57 after it, including some of its prosperous cities. F

22、or example, Bremen, Germany, lost almost 7,000 of its 12,000 inhabitants; Florence, Italy, lost 40,000 of its nearly 90,000; and Paris lost more than 50,000 of its 180,000. Major cities had to create mass graveyards where the dead could be buried. European population only began to 58 again in the la

23、st decades of the 15th century. The Black Death also brought about 59 changes. As large numbers of peasants died, there was a shortage of labor. Peasants had 60 spent generations working for the same family, but after the plague hit, they began to take advantage of the labor 61 . Workers 62 many tim

24、es their usual pay for work and would sometimes move to a new lord or noble who offered 63 incentives (刺激;鼓励) and working conditions. In this way, the Black Death caused the landowning aristocracy (贵族) to lose much of their power and social 64 .50. A. enormous B. evaluated C. estimated D. expected51

25、. A. characterized B. reported C. specialized D. caused52. A. stations B. goods C. routine D. route53. A. infected B. spread C. spared D. included54. A. contact B. similarities C. exchange D. trade55. A. attraction B. attempt C. effect D. advantage56. A. consequences B. harms C. effect D. correction

26、57. A. bare B. populated C. deserted D. developed58. A. decline B. recover C. motivate D. grow59. A. economic B. racial C. global D. political60. A. barely B. usually C. stubbornly D. previously61. A. boom B. growth C. shortages D. drain62. A. won B. charged C. offered D. sped63. A. higher B. better

27、 C. similar D. changing64. A. post B. dream C. system D. positionSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to th

28、e information given in the passage you have just read.(A)The butterfly, which is competitive swimmings newest stroke(划水), was developed in the mid-1930s, but it wasnt allowed in the Olympics until 1956. The story of the butterfly is a good illustration of how coaches and swimmers are constantly sear

29、ching for ways to improve stroke efficiency.During the 1920s, the Japanese Olympic coaches used underwater photography to research stroke mechanics, and their efforts paid off when Japanese competitors won five of the six mens swimming gold medals at the 1932 Games in Los Angeles. It was a wake-up c

30、all to the rest of the swimming world, and one of the top US coaches David Armbruster at the University of Iowa began doing his own filming.Armbruster was seeking to make the breaststroke faster. He knew that the action of bringing their arms forward underwater slowed breaststrokes down, so he came

31、up with a method of bringing the arms forward over the water. The revised stroke (he kept the breaststroke kick) brought great improvements in speed.The following year, Jack Sieg, an Iowa swimmer, developed a technique involving swimming on his side and beating his legs in unison（一致） similar to a fish