新2015年高三年級六校聯(lián)考英語卷

PAGEPAGE142015年上海市高三年級六校聯(lián)考英語試卷第Ⅰ卷（共103分）I．ListeningComprehensionPartAShortConversationsDirections:InPartA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1. A.Atanairport. B.Atarailroadstation.C.Atalibrary. . D.Atabank.2. A.Hecan’tfinishhisworknow. B.Hecan’tgivethewomanhiscomputer.C.Hehasrunoutofhispaper. D.Hecan’tgethiscomputerrepaired.3. A.Beinghungry. B.Work. C.Theweather. D.Cooking4. A.Thewomanshouldaskothers. B.Hewonderifthewomanneedshelp.C.Theycanworktogetherthenextday. D.Hedidn’thearherwell.5. A.Readingthepaper. B.Takingafinalexam.C.Helpingthelibrarian. D.Studying.6. A.Getanothercar. B.Asksomeoneelsetohelpher.C.Buysomethinglessexpensive. D.Gotoanotherrepairshop.7. A.Histeamwontheothernight. B.Hedidn’tgotothegame.C.Histeamalwaysloses. D.Histeamplayerforthefirsttime.8. A.Hewantstobeinvitedtoacardgame. B.Hetoldthemwhathisfavoritegamesare.C.Hedoesn’treallyenjoyplayingcards.D.Hedoesn’tknowthey’replayingwithouthim.9. A.Doctorandpatient. B.Interviewerandinterviewee.C.Teacherandstudent. D.Shopperandcustomer.10. A.SheforgottosendagifttoJanet. B.Theyaren’tobligedtobuyagift.C.Shepreferstogoshoppinginastore. D.Theyshouldselectaninexpensivegift.PartBPassagesDirections:InPartB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11. A.Toreviewmaterialforatest. B.Tointroduceanewprofessor.C.Toexplainchangesintheschedule. D.Todescribethecontentsofapaper.12. A.Atthebeginning. B.Inthemiddle. C.Oneweekbeforetheend. D.Attheend.13. A.Aregularclasswillbegiven. B.Anoptionalreviewclasswillbegiven.C.Anexamwillbegivenresort. D.Classwillbecanceled.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14. A.Peoplewholistentotheradioalsobuynewspaper.B.Radioisasubstitutefornewspapersinpeople’shomes.C.Newspapersdiscouragepeoplefromlisteningtotheradio.D.Manynewspaperreportersalsoworkintheradioindustry.15. A.Movieattendanceincreasedduetoadvertisingontelevision.B.Oldmotionpictureswereoftenbroadcastontelevision.C.Televisionhadnoeffectonmovieattendance.D.Motionpicturepopularitydeclined.16. A.Toillustrateanothereffectoftelevision.B.Todemonstratetheimportanceoftelevisedsports.C.Toexplainwhytelevisionreplacedradiobroadcasting.D.Toprovideanexampleofsomethingmotionpicturescan’tpresent.PartCLongerConversationsDirections:InPartC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingtalkbetweentwostudents.1.Themalestudenthasbeenthinkingof17.2.Thefemalestudentisgettingreadyforexams,especially18.3.Shethinksit’snicetolieinthesunand19afterworkinghard.4:Shesuggeststheboyshouldthinkabouthis20.Completetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Howmuchdiditcosttobuildthenewwingofthemuseum?Itwastotally21.Whatdidthewomanthinkofthesculpture？Shethoughtitwas22.Howdidthemanlearnaboutthemuseum?Heread23aboutit.Whatwastheproblemwiththeoriginalmobilesculpture?It24asnottobesafe.Completetheform.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.Ⅱ.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.(A)Itdoesn’tsoundpleasant,butapowdermadefromthewasteofgut(消化道)bacteriaseemstostoppeople(25)______(gain)weight.Whenwedigestfiber,thebacteriainourgutsgiveoffafattyacid,(26)______makesourbodyreleaseacertainmaterial.Asaresult,wefeelfull.GaryFrostofImperialCollegeLondonandhiscolleagueshavemadeamore(27)______(concentrate)formofthatmaterial.“Thatthepowdergivesyoueighttimestheamountofsomeone(28)______(follow)atypicalWesterndiet,”FrosttoldNewScientist.(29)______(stabilize)aperson’sweightcouldhaveabighealthimpact,saidFrost.AspeopleonWesterndietsgrowolder,theygainanaverageof0.3to0.8kilogramsperyear.Thepowder,when(30)______(drink)dailymixedinwithfruitjuiceoramilkshake,helpeddozensofoverweightvolunteersstick(31)______theirweightoversixmonths,whileothersonanormaldietcontinuedtoputonweight.Itsoundseasyandquick.Butareyousureyouwanttodrinkthisinsteadofsimplyexercisingmore(32)______(lose)weight?(B)Everyyeardozensoffilmsarereleased,yet(33)____________areforgottenaftersixmonths?Moviescomeandgo,asthrowawayaspopcornbagsleftonthefloorofacinema.Butofthosefewfilmsthatdostayinpeople’sminds,thereisonethatistruly“evergreen”.(34)______you’reyoungorold,orwhereveryouareintheworld,the1939classicGonewiththeWindneverseemstobecomeunpopular.December2015thefilmcelebratedits75thbirthday.Themovieisbasedonabest-sellingbookofthesamenamebyUSauthorMargaretMitchell.Hollywoodwassooninterestedinturningthenovelintoamovie.Thestoryissetintheperiodsbefore,duringandaftertheAmericanCivilWar(1861-65),(35)______thewarismoreofabackdrop(背景)tothestorythananimportantpartofit.Thestoryisaboutrelationsbetweenmembersofhigh-classsouthernfamilies.AttheheartofthefilmisScarlettO’Hara.Beautifulandstrong-willed,Scarlettisinlovewithaman,AshleyWilkes,(36)______heartbelongstoanother,MelanieHamilton.Still,shetriestowinAshley’sheart.Oneman,RhettButler,isespeciallyinterestedinScarlett.Rhettisaswildinhisownwayassheis.Butalthoughsheflirts(調(diào)情)withRhett,anddespitethefactthatsheeventuallymarrieshim,sheneverreallylovesRhett.It’sonlywhenshefinallyrealizesthatshecan’thaveAshley(37)______sheturnsbacktoherhusband.But,(38)______anyonewhohasseenthemoviewillknow,bythatpointRhettdoesn’twantherbackandScarlettisleftwithnobody(39)______(love).ThisCivilWarperiodpiecerepaidthetimeandeffortofthefilmmakerswhoworkedonit.Overtwodecades,itheldtherecordformakingthemostmoneyofanyfilmever(40)______(make).It’sthekindofmoviethateverystudiodreamsofmaking.SectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.contradictB.outlinedC.statisticsD.recipeE.exceededF.challengedG.absoluteH.soaredI.scientificJ.advancesK.extendHowlongcouldweliveinthefuture?Latelastyear,USresearchersattheBuckInstituteofAgeResearchgaveaveryexcitinganswer:500years.Thinkaboutit.Ifthathadbeenthecasemanyyearsago,apersoncouldhavelivedfromtheMingDynastyuntilnow.Butthatideawas41byscientistsatarecentmedicalconferenceintheUK,TheTimesreported.Speakingattheconference,BritishneurobiologistSirColinBlakemore,70,claimedthereisalimitonhowlonghumanscanlive,andhowmuchthebodycanage.Insteadof500years,120yearsmightbeareal42limittohumanlifespan.Hisestimatewasbasedoncurrent43andalookatmedicaleffects.Thenumberofpeoplelivingpast100intheworldhas44by71percentinthepastdecade,theDailyMailreported.Blakemoreagreedthatthisfigurewouldcontinuetorise.Butpeoplelivingforlongerthan120yearsis“sorarely45”that,evenwithmedicalandtechnological46Hisclaims47thosemadepreviouslybyresearchersattheBuckInstituteofAgeResearchinCalifornia.In2013,theychangedtwogenetic(基因的)pathwaysinatinyworm,andthecreaturelivedalifefivetimesaslongasanormalone.Ifthattechnologycouldonedaybeusedonhumanbeings,itcould48humanlivesto500y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withairtrafficcontrollersifwewanttobuildapicturethatwilldeliverasecureandtrustworthysolution.61,theseregulatedandregisteredflyingobjectsneedtobeeffectivelynetworked,sothat–throughthe62ofreal-timedata–thecrowd-sourced(基于大眾資源的)informationdeliversasaccurateapictureaspossible.Resolvinganyconflictsarisingfrominformationcominginfrommultiplesourcesrequiresagoodcomputationalmodelthatcanassign63weighttothevarioussources.Andthiscollecteddataneedstodepictaphysicaltruthtodecisionmakers–whethertheyareinfrontofthedeskintheairtrafficcontrolcenter,ontheflightdeckofanearbyaircraftorincommandoftherescueteam.Thetaskofconfirmingavailable64againstanypossibleinternalflawsorexternaltampering(干擾)wouldrequirethatnetworksecuritylevelsarebroughttoanotherlevel.Thesethree65arebasic,butiftheycanbeovercome,theymightofferusabetteropportunitytousetoday’stechnologytoprovidesaferairtransportinthefuture.51. A.risk

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D.argumentsSectionBDirections：Readthefollowingfourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)HE“ishavingthetimeofhislifeas‘America’sfavoritenerd’,”saidUSmagazineAdweek.SheldonCooperisacleverandconfidentscientistwhounderstandsthelawsofquantumphysicsinthehitUSsitcomTheBigBangTheory.TheshowwillcomebackforitseighthseasononSept22,2014.JimParsons,41,whohasbroughtthispopularcharactertolife,collectedhisfourthEmmyAwardforLeadActorinaComedySeriesinlastmonth.UnlikeSheldon,Parsonsdoesn’treadcomicbooksorworshipthespacecaptainsofStarTrek,buthesaysthathedoeshaveafewuncoolinterests–mainlythingslikecrosswordpuzzlesandpoetry.However,therearesomeothersimilaritiesbetweenthetwo:they’rebothsmartandtheybothusehardworktodowellintheirchosenjobs.Parsonsearnedamaster’sdegreeinclassicaltheaterfromtheUniversityofSanDiego.Buthewasastrugglingactorforyearsbeforehefoundfame,searchingconstantlyforaroleineithertelevision,filmortheater.AfterhemovedtoNewYorkintheearly2000s,hewouldaudition(試鏡)forasmanyas15TVshowsperseason.Then,in2007,ParsonswasgivenascriptforTheBigBangTheory.Afterreadingit,hefeltimmediatelythattheroleofSheldonwouldbeverygoodforhim.“Therewassomethinginhisinabilitytounderstandsarcasm,hisinabilitytoreademotions…inageneralsense,thatIunderstood,”hetoldTheNewYorkTimes.ToplaySheldon,ParsonswasrequiredtounderstandthecomplicatedrhythmofSheldon’sspeechandusehisclumsyphysicalactions.Someoftheshow’sdifficultlanguage,especiallyitstechnicaltermsfromscience,remindedParsonsofreadingShakespearewhileatuniversity.Hememorizedhisdialoguecarefullybeforehand,writingouthislinesonwhitecards.HecreatedexactphysicalworldsforSheldon,evendowntothespotswherehewouldplacehishatorcoat.“ThewayIwasforcedtoapproachShakespeareisverysimilarinmymindtothewayI’mforcedtoapproachsomeaspectsofSheldon,”hetoldUSmagazinePlaybill.Parsons’hard-workingandintellectualapproachhaswonhimloyalfans.“Everytimewerunastoryonhim,ourhitsgowayup,”CliffordPugh,editor-in-chiefofUSwebsiteCultureMaptoldCNN.“He’suptherewithBeyonceandLadyGaga.”66. JimParsonsis______.A.anAmerica’sfavoritenerdB.acleverandconfidentscientistC.anactorwithfourEmmyAwards D.apopularcharacterinTheBigBang67. Wedoestheunderlinedsentence“…whohasbroughtthispopularcharactertolife”mean______.A.SheldonCooperisacleverbutlifelessnerdB.Parson’sactingasthecharacteristruetolifeC.SheldonCooperhastheappearanceofbeingaliveD.ParsonsavedSheldonCooper’slife68. BeforeParson’ssuccessinTheBigBang,______.A.HewaslongunrecognizedtothepublicB.HeenjoyedhisfameasastrugglingactorC.Hismaster’sdegreelittlehelpedhimgetrolesD.Heauditionedfor15TVshowsinNewYork69. WhatcanweknowaboutthewayParsonplayedSheldon?A.Hecouldn’tunderstandthecomplicatedrhythmofSheldon’sspeech. B.HelearnedhowtounderstandtechnicaltermsbyreadingShakespeareagain.C.HecreatedclumsyphysicalactionsforSheldon. D.HereferredtohiscollegeexperienceofstudyingShakespeare.(B)ANEWstudyfromtheProgrammeforInternationalStudentAssessment(PISA)willlandonthedesksofpolicymakersaroundtheworldnextmonth.Itwillmakesoberingreadingforpoliticalleadersinmanycountries.InSwedenJanBjorklund,theeducationminister,ispreparedforpoormarkstoo.ThetriennialstudybytheOECD,athink-tank,measuresthereading,mathsandscienceproficiencyof15-year-olds.Inthefirststudy,in2000,Swedishpupilsperformedalotbetterthanthoseinmostothercountries.Butevenasthecountry’sschoolsinspiredimitatorselsewhere,theirresultshavedeteriorated.In2009Sweden’soverallscorefellbelowtheOECDaverage.Otherrankingsshowasimilartrend.“Iassumetheresultswillcontinuefalling.Itwilltakeseveralmoreyearsbeforethepositiveeffectsofourpolicybegintoshowinglobalratings,”saysMrBjorklund,referringtoanoverhaulofSweden’seducationsystem.Sincecomingtopowerin2006,thecentre-rightcoalitiongovernmenthasintroducedreformssuchasanewnationalcurriculum.MrBjorklund,whoheadstheLiberalparty,isconvincedhecanreversethedecline.Butwillvotershavethepatiencetowait?WithuniversitiescomplainingthatstudentsarriveunpreparedandcompaniesworryingthatSwedenwillloseouttoothercountries,asenseofurgencyisintheair.Educationwillbeimportantinnextyear’selection.Whatwentwrong?Moneyisnottheproblem.FreeeducationfromprimaryschooltouniversityhaslongbeenapillarofSweden’swelfaresystem,andpublicspendingoneducationisamongtheworld’shighest,accordingtotheOECD.Immigrationishigh,thoughthisaccordingtoSkolverket—theNationalAgencyforEducation—hadonlyamarginaleffectonoverallresults.MrBjorklundblamesthepoorresultsontheperiodwhentheSocialDemocratswereincharge.Otherssaypoorlypaidteachersareatfault.Theprofession,oncehighlyregarded,hasseensalariesfallfarbehindotherjobsrequiringahigher-educationdegree.Thestudentdemandforteachingprogramsissolowthatalmostanyoneapplyingwillbeaccepted.Asmanyteachersapproachretirement,unionswarnofateachercrisisahead.Inhopesofmakingthejobmoreattractive,acareerprogrammewithbetterpaywaslaunchedthisyear.Agrowinggapbetweenschoolsisanotherreason,saysSkolverket.Swedenisnowoneofthefewcountriestoshowbothworseresultsandmoreinequality.Freeschoolchoiceisacontributingfactor.Thesystem,introduced20yearsago,allowsparentstochoosebetweenmunicipalschoolsandindependentschools,allfinancedbytaxmoney.Theaimwastoincreasequalitybycompetition,butithasalsoledtothebeststudentsflockingtothesameschools.70. ThePISA’snewstudyindicatesthat______.A.ManyothercountriesimitateSweden’sfreeeducationpatternB.Sweden’srankingsdeclinedcomparedtomanyyearsagoC.SwedishpupilsfallbehindthoseinothercountriesforyearsD.Swedenrankedlowinsocialscience,historyandEnglish71. Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Universitiesareunsatisfiedwithnewstudents’academicproficiency.B.Voterslongfortheimmediateresultoftheeducationreform.C.Itwon’tbelongbeforeSwedenrevivesintheglobalrating.D.Educationwillhaveinfluenceonthefollowingyear’selection.72. WhatdoestheauthorsayabouttheeducationinSweden?A.Nostudentsapplyforteachingprogramsbecauseteachersarepoorlypaid.B.TheSocialDemocratsweren’ttoblameforthepoorresultsofpupils.C.ImmigrationisabigbarriertoovercomeinSwedisheducationsystem.D.ThehighestexpenditureoneducationdistinguishesSwedenfromothers.73. Thefreeschoolchoicewidensthegapbetweenschoolsbecause______. A.thebeststudentspreferthesameschool B.itwasaimedtoincreasecompetition C.itallowsparentstochoosebetweendifferentschools D.municipalandindependentschoolsarealltax-funded(C)BACKintherosymid-2000s,immigrantsweretoleratedandsometimesevenwelcomedinBritain.Timesweregood,andthehard-graftingfolkwhorushedinafterPolandjoinedtheEUin2004faredwell.Butfiveyearsofeconomicslumphavehardenedattitudes.Pollssuggestthelocalsareturningfrostyjustasanewwaveofimmigrants,fromBulgariaandRomania,rumblestowardsthenation’sshores.Politiciansreflectthosefears.Yettheevidencesuggestsmoreimmigrationwouldbeaboost,notadrag.Britain’snativepopulationisremarkablystable.Sincetheearly1990sbirthshavetalliedsocloselywithdeathsandemigrationthattheheadcounthasbeenflat.Almostallofthecountry’spopulationgrowthisdowntoimmigration.Thenumberofnon-nativeslivinginBritainrosefrom4.8min1995to13.4min2011.Immigrantsmightmakeupaquarterofthecountry’spopulationby2015.ThemixedbackgroundofBritain’simmigrantshelpsexplaintheireffectonthelabourmarket.TheMigrationAdvisoryCommittee,anofficialcommission,lookedacrossarangeofstatisticalstudiesandrubbishedthenotionthatalienspushdownwagesandliftunemployment.Thereislittleevidenceofarelationshipbetweenimmigrationandaveragewages(indeed,somestudiesfindthatwagesrise).Ifthereisadeleteriouseffectonemployment,itseemstocomefromaspecifictypeofimmigrant—thosefromoutsidetheEU—andtoaffectlow-skillednatives.Immigrationdoes,however,seemtoaccentuateincomeinequalityinBritain.Newarrivalstendtohavehugelyvariableskills,fromhotshotprogrammerstomanuallabourers.Theyadddisproportionatelytothetopandbottomofthewagescale,makingitseemmorepolarised.Andtheperceptionofstiffeningcompetitionforlow-paidworkmaybedrivingpublicopinion.In2005YouGov,apollster,foundthat56%ofBritonssupportedthefreedomofEUcitizenstoliveandworkwheretheychose.Inthelatestpolljust38%did.Thisisnot,however,agoodreasontoblockimmigrationmorestrenuously,asboththeConservativeandLabourpartiespledgetodo.Otherfactorsaremoreimportantinpushingdownwagesinbasicjobs.Newtechnologyhasreducedtheneedforunskilledwork.Inc