上海市闵行区高三一模英语卷.docx

1、上海市闵行区高三一模英语卷闵行区2011学年第一学期高三年级质量调研考试 英语试卷考生注意：1. 答卷前，考生务必在答题纸上将学校、姓名及准考证号填写清楚，并在规定的区域 内填涂。答题时客观题用2B铅笔按要求涂写，主观题用黑色水笔填写。2. 本试卷分为第I卷和第II卷，共12页。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。3. 考试后只交答题纸，试卷由考生自己保留。第I卷 (共105分)II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices

2、marked A, B. C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25. Most of the people in this village have free access _ clean drinking water. A. with B. for C. by D. to26. Are you coming to the party? Im not sure. I _ go to the concert instead. A. must B. might C. should D would27. So

3、 little _ the plan that they could not settle their difference. A. they agreed on B. do they agree on C. did they agree on D. they did not agree on28. With the great weight _ off her mind, she passed the test successfully. A. taking B. taken C. take D. to be taken29. T has begun selling tickets onli

4、ne for international flights, _ to cut the market share of C and other competitors.A. to aim B. having aimed C. aiming D. being aimed30. The little girl showed no anxiety before the competition. She seemed _ for it pretty well.A. to prepare B. to have preparedC. having prepared D. to be preparing31.

5、 It was fortunate that Jack narrowly escaped _ in a traffic accident. A. being killed B. killing C. to be killed D. to kill32. Is there anything wrong, Bob? You look sad. Oh, nothing much. In fact, I _ of my friends back home. A. have just thought B. would just think C. was just thinking D. will jus

6、t be thinking33. I suppose by the time I come back in ten years time all these old houses _ down.A. will have been pulled B. will be pullingC. will have pulled D. will be pulled34. Safety in school has been of great concern because of frequent reports about accidents _ students got injured or killed

7、 while in school.A. why B. when C. in which D. for which35. The figures are further evidence _ children are more likely to become near-sighted.A. what B. that C. why D. which36. It was for her rare charm and inner beauty _ British movie star Audrey Hepburn was named the most naturally beautiful woma

8、n of all time.A. when B. therefore C. that D. why37. Handwritten documents are more valuable to researchers, historians say, _ their reliability can be confirmed. A. though B. so that C. while D. because38. Man must keep in mind that it will be years _ the earth recovers from the damage he makes to

9、it.A. when B. until C. since D. before39. I dont mind how you do it _ you finish the painting on time. No problem.A. as well as B. as far as C. as long as D. as fast as40. The businessman is very modest about his success. He says its _ the result of good luck as of his own diligence. A. more than B.

10、 so much C. more D. as muchSection 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. essentialB. endangeredC. goingD. performanceE. crisesF. supposedG. consequenceH. materialI. exposedJ. invol

11、vesAs the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the 41 from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is 42 for a healthy mind and body.Stress is a natural part of everyday life and

12、there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing as often 43 to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor 44 and ill health.The amount of stress a person can stand depen

13、ds very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime 45 for managerial responsibilities; others lose heart at the first sign of unusual difficulties. When 46 to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make

14、 choice between “flight or fight” and in more primitive (远古的) days the choices made the difference between life or death. The 47 we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it 48 the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to s

15、tress, that health becomes 49 . Since we cant remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it. III. Reading comprehension:Section ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and

16、D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.We all remember seeing hitchhikers, standing by the side of the road, thumb sticking out, waiting for a lift. But it is getting 50 nowadays. What killed hitchhiking? 51 is often mentioned as a reason. Movies about murderous hit

17、chhikers and real-life crime have put many drivers off 52 hitchhikers. That no single women picked me up on my journey to Manchester no doubt 53 the safety fear: a large, strangely dressed man is seen as dangerous.But the reason may be more 54 : hitchhiking happens where people dont have cars and tr

18、ansport services are poor. Plenty of people still hitchhike in Poland and Romania. Perhaps the rising level of 55 in the UK means the few people left hitchhiking are usually considered strange. Why cant they afford cars?Three-quarters of the UK population have access to a car; many of the remainder

19、will be quite old. The 56 hitchhiking population is therefore small. Yet my trip proves its still 57 to hitchhike. The people who picked me up were very interesting lawyer, retired surgeon, tank commander, carpenter, man who live in an isolated farmhouse and a couple living up in the mountains. My 5

20、8 is that only really interesting people are mad enough to pick up fat blokes (家伙) in red, spotted scarves. Most just wanted to do someone a good turn; a few said they were so surprised to see a hitchhiker that they couldnt help 59 .The 60 of hitchhiking most likely lies with car-sharing organized o

21、ver the Internet, via sites such as hitchhikers. org. But for now, you can still stick your thumb out (actually, I didnt do much of that, 61 just to hold up my destination sign) and people wonderful, caring, sharing, unafraid people will stop.In the UK, with its cheap coaches and reasonable rail ser

22、vice, I dont think Ill make a 62 of it. But having 63 it so much, Im ready now to do a big trip across Europe and beyond. In the 1970s a female friend of my wifes hitchhiked to India. How wonderful it would be to have another go, though Afghanistan might be a(n) 64 . I wish Id got that tank commande

23、rs mobile number.50. A. frequent B. meaningless C. rare D. unbelievable51. A. Expense B. Distance C. Location D. Safety52. A. refusing B. picking up C. saving D. getting rid of53. A. eliminates B. strengthens C. reflects D. multiplies54. A. complex B. relevant C. personal D. persuasive55. A. safety

24、awareness B. car ownership C. transportation service D. road condition56. A. potential B. sensitive C. suspected D. respectable57. A. dangerous B. doubtful C. possible D. sensible58. A. prediction B. principle C. intension D. conclusion59. A. hating B. stopping C. fearing D. gasping60. A. future B.

25、problem C. uncertainty D. danger61. A. pretending B. expecting C. preferring D. managing62. A. mistake B. habit C. misunderstanding D. decision63. A. enjoyed B. heard about C. imagined D. suffered from64. A. example B. coincidence C. imagination D. challengeSection BDirections: Read the following th

26、ree 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 the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)London has become a cycle friendly zone after the

27、launch of a new bike hire scheme. It has been designed to encourage more people to cycle in and around central London.So how does it work？First you have to sign up to the scheme to be sent a key. The key will unlock one of the bikes，which are kept at docking stations in and around central London. Yo

28、u have to pay an access fee for the key and then you pay as you go for the length of time you use the bike.Transport for London, which runs the scheme，are hoping to have 6,000 bikes and 400 docking stations in place by the end of the year. The new hire system is hoping to ease congestion (拥挤) in Lon

29、don and is expected to create up to 40,000 extra cycle trips a day into the city centre. London Mayor Boris Johnston launched the scheme and said London had been “filled with thousands of gleaming machines that will transform the look and feel of our streets and become as commonplace on our roads as

30、 black cabs and red buses”.However，there have been a few problems since the scheme was launched last Friday. On the first day some people found they couldnt dock their bike properly and their usage of the bike had not been registered. Transport for London did admit they had been expecting a few “teething problems” and have said they wouldnt charge for the first day as a “gesture of goodwill”. Some other people have criticized the lack of docking stations and locks for the bikes as well as the price it costs to hire the bicycles.Despite the comments，the green-thinking London