學(xué)年普陀高三英語二模試卷

1、2014 學(xué)年普陀區(qū)高三二模（考試時(shí)間 120 分鐘試卷滿分150 分）第 I 卷（共 103 分）I.ListeningComprehensionSectionAShortConversationsDirections: InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsb etweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquesti onwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthe questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryo

2、uhearaconversati onandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswerson yourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequest ionsyouhaveheard.1.A.Atthedepartmentstore.B.Attheairport.C.Attherailwaystation.D.Atthefurniturestore.2.A.Astudent.B.Asecretary. C.Ateacher.D.Aboss.3.A.Sheexpectedmorepeopleatthe

3、party.B.Sheenjoysentertainingsmallchildren.C.Shehasalwaysenjoyedgreatpopularity.D.Shethrewasurprisepartyforherfriend.4.A.Itis4:10now. B.Itis4:20now.C.Itis4:50now.D.Itis4:40now.5.A.Markwastoobusytocalltheman.B.ThemansawMarkonthestreettwomonthsago.C.ThewomanhadforgottenMark sphonenumber.D.Markandthewo

4、manhadn tbeenintouchforlong.6.A.Thelibraryisclosedonweekends.B.Hewasnotallowedtocheckoutthebook.C.Hehadnoideawherethebookwas.D.Hedidn tgetthebookheneeded.7.A.Thehousesforsaleareathighprice.B.Themanisunwillingtolookatthehousesonsale.C.Thehousesaretooexpensiveforthecoupletobuy.D.Thehousingsellersprovi

5、defreetripsforpotentialbuyers.8.A.Themannolongersmokes.B.Themanisunderpressurefromhiswife.sadvice.C.Themanusuallyfollowshiswife sadvice.D.Themanrefusestolistentohisdoctor9.A.Themanmadeamistakeaboutthedateoftheappointmen t.B.Themanwantstochangethedateoftheappointment. C.Themanisgladhe sgotintoucwhith

6、thedoctor. D.Themancan tcomefortheappointmentat4:15.10.A.Themanisworriedabouthisfuture.B.Thetwospeakersareatalosswhattodonow.C.Thetwospeakerswillgraduatefromthecollege.D.Thewomanregretsspendinghertimedoingnothing.SectionBDirections: InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andy ouwillbeaskedthreequest

7、ionsoneachofthepassages.Thepa ssageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyo nce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswerso nyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertot hequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassag e.11.A.Aprofessionaldiver.B.Arescueront

8、heGoldenGateBridge.C.Atelephoneoperator.D.AguardontheGoldenGateBridge.12.A.Someonehasfallenoffthebridge.B.Someoneonthebridgeisbeingattacked.C.Someoneisthreateningtodestroythebridge.D.Someoneonthebridgeisattemptingtokillhimself.13.A.Callthemothertocomerightaway.B.Trytocommunicatewiththemfirst.C.Helpt

9、hemtogetoutoftheirmisery.D.Remindthemthattheyhavechildrentotakecareof.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassag e.14.A.Thestandardsforbeingfitvaryfrompersontoperson.B.Ahealthylifestyleisamustforbeingfit.C.Wemaynotknowhowfitwearewithouttests.D.Personalgoalsaremoreimportantthanneedstodecidewhe

10、theroneisfit.15.A.Itismoreaccurate.B.Itismoreflexible.C.Itislessenjoyable.D.Itislesseffective.16.A.Anaccountantwhocanbeasphysicallyfitasanathlete.B.Theimportanceofthreebasicfactorsconcerningfitness.C.Newconceptoffitnessanditsessentialfactors.D.Somesportswithsignificanttrainingeffect.SectionCDirectio

11、ns: InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversation s.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconv ersation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththe informationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswe rsheet.Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversati on.Completetheform.WriteNOMORETH

12、ANONEWORDfore achanswer.Old-fashionedGeneralStor esSupermarketsTheshopkeeperknewallhisregularcustomerspersonally.Shoppingtodayseemstolack that_17_element.Theshopwasnotonlyacenter ofbuyingandsellingbutalsoa _18_meetingplace.Themanagerhastogethishug estafftowork_19_.Therewereveryfewproblems in_20_.Hem

13、ustbereadyforanyemergencythatmayappear.Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversati on.Completetheform.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.ChangingRoomsWhydidthewomanw anttochangeherroo m?Shebookedadoubleroomwithabeachview,butwasprovidedonewith_21一Whydidn tthehotel providethewomanth eroomshe

14、booked?Therewereonly_22_withthebeachviewleft.Whydidn tthewom anacceptthemanuggestion?Shethoughtitwastoo_23_inroom ssswithacityview.Whatdidthemandofi nally?Hepromisedtogivethewoman_24_ _back.II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections: Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankst omakethepassagescoher

15、entandgrammaticallycorrect.Fort heblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperfor mofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbest fitseachblank.(A)Goodideasoftenstartwithrea11ysillyquestions.BillBowermanwasmakingbreakfastoneday.Ashestoodtheremaking waffles(華夫餅干 )forhisson,hewonderedwhatwou

16、ldhappenifhepouredru bber(25)hiswaffleiron.Later,hetrieditandtheresultlookedsomethinglikethebottomofmostsportsshoesweseetoday. Still,whenhetookthisideatoseveralexistingshoecompanies, hewaslaughedat.Infact,everysinglecompanyturnedhimdo wn.Thoughratherdiscouraged,Bowermanperseveredandw enton(26)(form)

17、hisowncompany,makingNIKEathleticshoes.Sometimesgoodideasgrowoutoffrustration.WhenFredS mithwasastudentatYaleUniversity,heneededtohavesomep aperwork(27)(deliver)acrossthecountrythenextday.Smithwasamazedtofindoutthatovernightdeliverywasimpossib le.Hesatforalongwhile(28)(wonder)why.Whycouldn therebeare

18、liableovernightmaildeliveryservice?Hedecidedt odesignone.Smithdidjustthatandturnedhisdesigninto(29)_ _classproject.HisbusinessprofessorgavehimonlyaCforhis efforts.However,Smithwasnotthrough.Heimprovedtheidea sinthatclassprojectandeventuallyturned(30)intooneofthefirstand(31)(successful)overnightmails

19、ervicesintheworld FedEx.Weknowtoday,ofcourse,thateachoftheseideasledtoanincrediblysuccessfulproductorservice(32)haschangedthewaymanyofuslive.Thebestquestionsareusuallyopen-ended andareoftensilly.Childrenaren tafraidtoasksuchquestions,butadultsfrequentlyare.Thinkhowdifferenttheworldmightb e(33)people

20、neverasked“ silly ” question!(B)Alotofpeopleintheworldtodayareusedtoworking,going onholiday,andhavingmoney butmanyofthemaren thap py.Yetotherpeopleseemtobereallyhappy,(34)theyarepoor,orhavenojob,oraresurroundedbyproblems.Why?ProfessorMihalyCsikszentmihalyi,fromtheUniversityofC hicago,hasinterviewedt

21、housandsofpeoplewhohaveahapp ylifetofindouthowtheydoit.“ I(35)(study)happinessforover30years, ” saysCsikszentmihalyi.“ MyinterestinthesubjectcamefrommyownexperienceasachildduringWorldWarII, whenIsawmanyadultsdestroyedbytheterribleevents.Butth erewerealwaysafewwhokepttheircourage,helpedothers,an dwer

22、eabletogiveasenseofpurposeandmeaningtotheirlives.Iwantedtofindouthowaperson(36)buildafulfillingandenjoyablelife. ”Ingeneral,hisresearchshowedthatpeoplewereunhappydoingnothing.Theprofessorstressesthathappypeopledon wastetime,eitheratworkorwhenthey refree.“ Manypeoplefeelthetimethattheyspendatworkorat

23、school wasted.Butoftentheirfreetime(37)(waste)aswell.Manypeopleareusedtodoingpassivethings watchingtelevision,f orexample without(38)(use)anyskills.Asaresult,lifegoespastinaseriesofboringexperiences.”Butitdoesn thavetobethisway.Theprofessorhasfoundt hatpeoplearehappywhentheygetinto(39)hecalls“ flow”

24、 .Whenpeoplegetveryinvolvedinataskthattheyhavechose n,andwhichiswell-definedandchallenging,theyexperience“ flow ” ,asituation(40)theydon tnoticetimepassing.Peoplewhoarenotusedtohappinesscanlearnhowtobeha ppy,saystheprofessor,iftheyconstantlygetinto“ flow ”states.Ishappinessaseasyasthat?Perhapsitis.

25、SectionB Directions: Completethefollowingpassagebyusingtheword sinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereiso newordmorethanyouneed.A.case B.experience C.growingD.dominant E.exclusionF.variety G.decliningH.remainI.problematicK.shareJ.contributionTheworldfacesafutureofpeoplespeakingmorethanonel

26、a nguage,withEnglishnolongerseenaslikelytobecome_41_, aBritishlanguageexpertsaysinanewanalysis.“ Englishislikelyto_42_oneoftheworld smostimportantlanguagesfortheforeseeablefuture,butitsfutureismore_43_andcomplex thanmostpeopleappreciate,” languageresearcherDavidGraddolsaid .HeseesEnglishaslikelytobe

27、comethe“ firstamongequals ” ratherthanhavingtheglobalfieldtoitself.“ Sers,whoonlyuseEnglish,ofany_44_ofEnglish AmericanorBritish will_45_increasingdifficultyinemploymentandp oliticallife,andarelikelytobecomeconfusedbymanyaspects ofthesocietyandculturearoundthem,” Graddolsaid.The_46_oftheworld spopul

28、ationthatspeaksEnglishasanativelanguageisdecreasing,Graddolreportedinanissueof thejournal Science .TheideaofEnglishbecomingtheworldlan guagetothe_47_ofothers“ ispast-itbsysdeallte, ” Grdaodlsaid.Instead,hesaid,itsmajor_48_willbeincreatinggenerati onswhousemorethanonelanguage.Amultilingual （ 使 用 多 種

29、語 言 的 ）populationisthe_49_inmuchoftheworldandisbecomingmorecommonintheUnitedStates.Indeed,theCensusBurea ureportedlastyearthatnearlyoneAmericaninfivespeaksalan guageotherthanEnglishathome,withSpanishleading,andC hinese_50_rapidly.Thediversityoflanguage,inturn,hashel pedtomakeEnglishthenation soffici

30、allanguage.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionA Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassageth erearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachbla nkwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.GM（轉(zhuǎn)基因 ）cropsaredebatable.Ononehand,somefarmersandscienti stsfeelthatGMcropscanmaketheworlda_51_place.Ifbioen g

31、ineerscancreatecropsthatareresistanttoinsects,_52_,the ntheywo n thavetoworryaboutinsectsdestroyingplants.In the_53_ofinsectdamage,cropscangrowtofeedthepooran dhungry.Geneticengineeringcancreateplantswithotherdesi rablepropertiesaswell.Plantsthatdon trequiremuchwater,thatcanliveevenintimesofdrought,

32、canhelppreventthewidespread_54_thatwouldoccurifpeoplehavenothingtoeat.It seasytoseewhymanypeoplebelievethatGMcropswillhelpt heworldmeetthedifficult_55_thatitwillfaceasmoreandmo repeopleneedtobefed.Butnoteveryonethinksbioengineeringisagoodidea.Otherpeopleare_56_.Theymistrusttheclaimsmadeanddon tbelie

33、vethatbiotechnologyiswithout_57_.Thepossibledang ersincludeharmingtheecosystem theinter-relatedcommu nityofplantsandanimalsandbacteriathat_58_theEarth.The y_59_thatchangingplantscanharmourenvironment,andd amagetooursurroundingscanhurtus.OnedangeristhatGMc ropscantransfertheircharacteristicstootherpl

34、ants.Plantstha treproducebyspreadingtheir pollen （花粉 ）inthewindcanpossiblyfertilizewildplants,makingthemm ore_60_tocontrol.AnotherproblemisthatGMplantsmight beasourceof allergens （過敏源 ）.Thisseems_61_,butintheprocessofmakingGMfoods,g enesaretransferredthatareknowntocauseproblemsforsom epeople.Allergi

35、creactionscan_62_fromcoughingandsnee zingtodeath.Indeed,peopleholdverydifferentopinionsabout_63_. Whilesomepeoplelookforwardtocropsthatwillnotrotdurin gthetriptomarket,othersclaimthatwewillruinourcroplanda nddestroywhatwearetryingtosave.Whilesomepeoplelookf orwardtocropsthatcan_64_droughts,otherscla

36、imthatcon tactwithGMplantscanpolluteothercrops,makingthem_65_foruse.Forsomepeople,GMcropsarethehopeofthefuture;f orothers,theyareapoisonthatwillharmordestroyourfarmlan d.51.A.worseB.betterC.lesshealthyD.morepeaceful52.A.innowayD.bycontrastB.byallmeansC.forexample53.A.absenceD.effect54.A.war B.povert

37、yD.robbery55.A.challengeD.principle56.A.knowledgeableD.suspicious57.A.controlD.doubtsB.appearanceB.specificationB.supportiveB.risksC.caseC.starvationC.standardC.ignorantC.criteria58.A.turnupD.takeup59.A.ensureD.demandB.makeupC.giveup60.A.temperateB.worryC.denyB.difficultC.efficientD.enjoyable61.A.in

38、evitableD.unlikely62.A.sufferD.rangeB.inaccessibleB.ariseC.unavoidableC.startC.drought63.A.bioengineering B.allergensD.future64.A.causeD.change65.A.efficientD.possibleSectionBB.reduceB.expensiveC.standC.unfitDirections: Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageis followedbyseveralquestionsorunfinish

39、edstatements.Forea chofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseth eonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepas sageyouhavejustread.(A)Youcarrya1.3kgmassoffattymaterialinyourheadthatcont rolseverythingyouwilleverdo.Thisfantasticcontrolcenterlet syouthink,learn,create,andfeelemotions.It

40、alsocontrolseversyouythingyourbodydo es.Whatisthisamazingmachine?Itrbrain astructuresoamazingthatthefamousscientistJamesWatsoncalledit“ themostcomplexthing wehaveyetdiscoveredinourunive rse. ”Imagineyourkittenjumpedontothekitchencounter,andw asabouttostepontoahotstove.Youwouldhaveonlysecondst oact.I

41、nsituationslikethis,yourbrainreadsthesignalsfromyou reyesandquicklycalculateswhen,whereandatwhatspeedyo uneedtoruntosaveher.Thenittellsyourmusclestomove.Noc omputercanmatchyourbrain sgreatabilitytodownload,pr ocess,andreacttothefloodofinformationfromyoureyes,ears andothersensoryorgans.Ifabeelandsony

42、ourfoot,sensory neurons （ 神 經(jīng) 元 ）inyourskinsendthisinformationtoyourbrainataspeedof morethan240kilometersperhour.Yourbrainthenusesmotor neuronstosendamessagebacktoyourfoot:Shakethebeeoffq uickly!Motorneuronscansendthisinformationatmorethan3 20kilometersperhour!Yourbraincontainsabout100billiontinycel

43、ls:neurons itwouldtakeyoumorethan3,000yearsifyoutriedtocountthem all.Wheneveryoudream,laugh,think,seeormove,tinychemic alandelectricalsignalsareracingbetweentheseneuronsalongbillionsoftinyneuronpathways.Believeitornot,theactivityi nyourbrainneverstops.Countlessmessagesflyaroundinsidei teverysecond,l

44、ikeasuper-fastgameoftabletennis.Yourneur onscreateandsendmoremessagesthanallthephonesinthee ntireworld.Andalthoughasingleneurongeneratesonlyatiny amountofelectricity,allyourneuronstogethercangeneratee noughelectricitytopoweralightbulb.66.By“themostcomplexthing” ,JamesWatsonmeans.A.asupercomputerB.th

45、euniverseC.humanbrainsD.ouremotions67.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothe2 dand3 rd paragraph?A.Brainscandownloadmoreinformationthananycomputer.B.Thekittenplaysanimportantroleintestinghumanbrainpower.C.Motorneuronsinhumanbrainsservetosendcountlessmessages.D.Yourbrainscanuseneuronstosen

46、dmessagesbackfaster thanbees .68. Theauthormentionstopowerlightbulbs(Para.4)toshow.A.neuronscansendlotsofmessagesB.howmanyactivetinycellsbrainscontain C.howmuchelectricitybrainscangenerate D.thereiscountlessinformationinthebrain69.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Powerfulbrainisawonderfulmachine.B.Br

47、ainsworkwellincontrollingbodymovements.C.Brainisthemostcomplexstructureintheuniverse.D.Humanbrainsarecomposedofnumerousneurons.(B)Readthefollowingcarrentalagreementof Avis andanswerthe questions.Kindlyindicateyourreturnkmreading,fuel gauge (計(jì)量 器)reading,dateandtime,andreturnthisenvelope,withyourk ey

48、s,totherentalcounter.DocumentnumberReturnkmreadingReturnfuelgauge VE1/81/43/81/25/83/47/8FReturndateReturntimeSafeDrivinginSouthAfricaDRIVER SLICENCEWhendriving,youmustbeinpossessionofyourdriver slicenceatalltimes. SEATBELTSThelawrequiresthatyouwearseatbeltsatalltimes.DRIVINGInSouthAfrica,drivingiso

49、ntheleft-handsideoftheroad.SPEEDLIMITSGenerally60km/hrinbuilt-upareas,100km/hrinruralareasan d120km/hronhighways.PETROLPetrolisavailable24hoursperday. Unleaded （無鉛 ）petrolshouldbeusedin Avis cars.Creditcardsarenotaccept edforthepaymentofpetrol. SAFETY Foryourownsafety,keepyourdoorslockedwhiledriving

50、. LOCKUPShutwindowsandlockalldoorsandthebootwhenleavingthe vehicleunattended.VALUABLESDonotleavepersonalbelongingssuchascellphonesandvaluablesinyourvehicle.Theyarenotcoveredbyourinsurance.TYRESAvisundertakesthatondeliveryofthevehicletothedriver,thec onditionofthetyreswillbeagreeabletothelawsandthety

51、repr essurein accordancewiththevehiclemanufacturerspecifi scations （說明書 ）for “ normaluse ”.Itistheresponsibilityofthedrivertoensurethatboththeconditionand inflation （膨脹 ）ofthetyresareappropriatethroughoutthecourseoftheren tal.Itistheresponsibilityofthedrivertoinspecttheconditionofth etyresatthebegin

52、ningoftherentalandtomakeadjustmentst othetyrepressuretotakeintoaccountsuchfactorsasthenumb erofpassengers,massofluggage,environmenttemperatures ,speedandroadcondition.ROADMAPSMapsofSouthernAfrica,includingcityandregionalmaps,can befoundinacopyofthe AvisInbound magazine,ineachvehicle orattheAvisCusto

53、merServiceCenter.Moreextensiveareama psareobtainablefromtheAutomobileAssociation（AA）andS outhAfricanTourism.Thepassageisintendedfor.A.carrentersB.trafficpoliceC.insurancesellersD.automobilemechanics.Thedrivershouldaccordingtotherulesabouttyres.A.makethetyreconditionagreeabletothelawsB.adjusttyrepres

54、surewithmanyfactorsconsideredC.workoutthevehiclemanufacturer sspecificationsD.beresponsiblefordrivingsafetyandroadcondition.Whatinformationhasn tbeenmentionedintheleaflet?A.Thespeedlimitindifferentareas.B.Therequestsofgivingcarsbackto Avis.C.Thewaystokeeppersonalpossessionssafe.D.Theinstructionstofi

55、xflattyresontheroad.(C)Today sworkplaceisuniqueinhistory.Neverbeforehaveweseenpeopleworkingtogetherwhorepresentsuchdifferen tbackgroundsandexperiences.Thisdifferenceofage,race,ge nder,andworkstylemakesitverydifficulttoorganizeandruna company.Asaresult,companiesarelookingforindividualswhocanmanageawi

56、derangeofemployeeseffectively.Increasingly,managersarediscoveringthatagedifferencesamongworkersarea majorcauseofconcern.Thishasbeenanimportantrealization.Themanagementdi fficultiesandchallengeshaveledsomeexpertstostudyinterg enerationaldifferencesforanunderstandingofproblemsinth eworkplace.Whattheyh

57、avediscoveredisinterestingandmay providewaysofimprovingworkingconditionsincompaniest hatemployindividualsfromdifferentgenerations.Thefirstthingtorealize,theysay,isthatdifferencesofopinio nabouttheimportanceofworkandhowtogetworkdonearen otacoincidence.Thatis,itisnotanaccidentthatyoungemploy eeswillbe

58、differentfromolderemployees.Infact,ifemployers donotpayattentiontothesedifferences,itispossiblethatange rwillbuildupbetweenpeopleandleadtodifficultiesinthecom pany.Resentment （仇恨）betweenmembersofdifferentgenerations,ifnotattended to,canleadtoextremeangerandunhappinessandevenlastin genmity ifpeoplear

59、enotcareful.Thatindividualsfromdiffere ntgenerationsshouldcometovieweachotherasiftheywerefr omdifferentsidesofwarringcountriesshouldnotbesurprisin g.Itisnaturalforindividualsfromthesamegenerationtoformalliances （盟 ）,tocometogetherforprotection.Differentgenerationsrep resentdifferentexperiencesinlife

60、,andtheseleadnaturallytod ifferentopinionsaboutoneselfandone sapproachestowor k.Ifyouwereraisedinatimeofplenty,whenproductswererea dilyavailableandrelativelyinexpensive,youwouldbelievetha tprosperityisnaturalandexpectable.If,ontheotherhand,you wereraisedinatimeofscarcity,youwouldalwaysbecarefulnot t