闸北区2015年第二次高考模拟考试试卷
高三英语
I. Listening Comprehension（30分） Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. She should watch on her weight. B. She can sometimes eat at will. C. She is already overweight. D. She should avoid sweet food. 2. A. At the Emergency Room. B. At the grocery store. C. At the dentist’s. D. At a decade-old toast shop. 3. A. 20. B. 30. C. 35. D. 45. 4. A. On the phone. B. By text. C. Online. D. Face to face. 5. A. Furniture shop assistant. B. House agent. C. Insurance agent. D. Carpenter. 6. A. Tickets bought online are cheaper.
B. It’s hard to buy the tickets at the box office. C. Free pamphlets provide discounts for the Ballet. D. The Ballet show could be watched online.
7. A. There are all together three sections for the exam. B. She failed to finish the exam within time. C. She was poor at multiple choices.
D. She performed well in the physics exam. 8. A. It is too expensive a trip.
B. It’s a pity he can’t take his family with him on the trip. C. The trip takes too much time.
D. He doesn’t enjoy going to New Zealand for a trip. 9. A. Stay up late for exams.
B. Don’t pay too much attention to exams. C. Study hard throughout the term. D. Give up on the math test. 10. A. Relaxed B. Calm. C. Excited. D. Nervous.
Section B
Directions: In section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. Relationship problems. C. Poor income. 12. A. 6%. B. 10%.
B. Low working productivity.
D. Depression. C. 15%. D. 26%.
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13. A. The poor treatment received from National Health Service. B. Patients’ inability to go to bed with a teddy bear. C. The bad quality of the mattress patients use. D. The tension they suffer from in lives.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Because they were in need of clothes and food. B. Because they wanted to find honey. C. Because they wanted to take revenge.
D. Because they intended to occupy the village. 15. A. Because they migrated from Africa.
B. Because they are a rare group surviving on the Andamans. C. Because they store precious honey.
D. Because their DNA is valuable for scientific study. 16. A. They want to learn local language. B. They come to see the outside world. C. They are chasing away outsiders. D. They need drinks and cigarettes.
Section C
Directions: In section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you hear.
Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation: Complete the report form. WRITE ONE WORD for each answer. House let Memo Security measures: Kitchen facilities: Garden maintenance : Rent: Gate ___17___ & security company. Stove, fridge, toaster, NO ___18___. Watering & removing ___19___. 1000 per month with ___20___ excluded. Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation:
Complete the form. WRITE NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer. What was the shortage of the four existing presidential libraries in Kennedy’s time? What did Kennedy Library primarily hold? What was the Library intended to become? Where did the construction fees come from?
II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A
Long distances from ___21___. ___22___of Kennedy government. ___23___ ___24___. 2
Directions: Read the following two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.
(A)
Being skinny is not beautiful but being healthy is. Most young people, unfortunately, (25)______(convince) that being thin, and therefore being stylish is a major way of maintaining self-worth. To make the matter worse, they might take this so far that they are likely to end up (26)______ eating disorders.
Eating disorders are psychological illnesses defined by abnormal eating habits, (27)______ may involve either insufficient or too much food intake to the damage of an individual's physical and mental health. Bulimia nervosa(暴食症) and anorexia nervosa（食欲匮乏） are the (28)______(common) forms of eating disorders.
(29)______ diagnosed with anorexia nervosa are well under a healthy bodyweight. But patients with bulimia nervosa may have a body weight that falls within the range from normal to overweight. (30)_____ primarily thought of as affecting females, eating disorders influence males as well.
The precise cause of eating disorders is not entirely understood, but (31)______ is agreed that the disease is linked to other medical conditions and situations. Besides, cultural idealization of thinness and youthfulness also contributes to (32)______(reduce) weight forcefully. The problem has affected a large population worldwide.
(B)
A new report said middle class workers could still be working (33)______ ______ they are at the age of 70, to help out their grown up children.
Middle class workers (34)______(age) 50 and above are being forced to delay their retirement, with many blaming their children, a report revealed yesterday.
To many middle class workers, (35)______ bothered them from work couldn't compare with the possibility that they might postpone their retirement date by around five years.
It is not just the rising cost of living that is causing the delay. Many pointed to the fact that they are constantly having to provide for their grown-up children at an age (36)______ they assumed they should be financially independent.
Actually, one in five middle class workers (37)______ keep working in order to support their children. Many workers struggled all along to the retirement date, only (38)______(realize) that they had to switch to a part-time working pattern, also called semi-retirement. Rarely (39)______ people hear of the concept of semi-retirement in the past but now semi-retirement has become the routine among wealthier people in their 50s and 60s, regarded as (40)______ sign of the country’s on-going worsening economy.
Section B
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A peak B. prospect C. intense D. indicating E. mild F. uncertainty G. unusually H. complicated I. applied J. prepare K. model
A drop in the sun's radiation can cause cold winters in parts of North America and Europe, scientists
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say, a finding that could improve long-range forecasts and help countries ___41___ for storms.
Scientists have known for a long time that the sun has an 11-year cycle during which radiation from the sun reaches a(n) ___42___ then falls. But detecting a clear link of the cycle to the weather has proved much ___43___ .
\Ineson of the UK Met Office told the reporters in an email.
Her team focused on the data from the recent minimum solar radiation period during 2008-10, which was a(n) ___44___ calm period for the sun but at the same time, ___45___ winters in the U.S and Europe were recorded which brought troubles to many businesses and made people’s lives difficult.
The researchers found that a reduction in radiation from the sun can affect wind patterns , ___46___ cold winters.
\___47___ of improved prediction for winter conditions for months and even years ahead. These predictions play an important role in long-term weather planning,\
Ineson's team used the data in a complex computer to ___48___ long-term weather patterns. It successfully reproduced what scientists had observed happening in the upper atmosphere during changes in solar radiation. More study was needed, though. The key ___49___ in the experiment lay in the satellite data used, because it spans(跨度) only a few years. \current research results are accurate and whether they can be ___50___ to other solar cycles,\
III. Reading Comprehension Section A
Directions: 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.
Recently, Pew Research Center announced that over a quarter of Americans have shared a selfie online. Unsurprisingly, the practice of photographing oneself and sharing that image via social media has ___51___ among all age groups. Evidence of its mainstream nature is seen in other aspects of our culture too. Last year, \Year.
Yet, despite the huge number of people practicing it, ___52___ is also surrounding selfie. An assumption that sharing selfies is embarrassing runs throughout the journalistic and scholarly coverage on the topic. Negative words like \and \have inevitably become a part of any conversation about selfies among scholars.
But, over a quarter of all Americans are relying on it. Why? The usual reasons given by scholars—self-center and fame-seeking—seem too ___54___ to explain such a crowd acting. There is always more to a social cultural practice than what ___55___.
Simply put, physical and digital technology make it possible. The idea that technology ___56___ the social world and our lives has been recognized by people. To some extent, world is shaped by technological revolutions. The selfie is not a(n) ___57___ form of expression. Artists have created self-portraits for centuries, from cave to oil paintings, to early photography and modern art. People are ___58___ their feelings and thoughts through certain media. What's original about today's selfie is its public popularity. Technological advancement ___59___ the self-portrait used to be restricted to the art world and gave it to the masses. Those digital front-facing cameras, social media platforms, and wireless communications conveniently available make selfie a job ___60___ any time anywhere.
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Besides, We are not ___61___ beings living by ourselves. We are social beings who live in social communities, and as such, our lives are fundamentally formed by social relations with other people. As photos meant to be ___62___, selfies are not individual acts; they are social gestures. Selfies, as well as our presence on social media generally, are a part of “identity work\--the work that we do on a daily basis to ___63___ that we are seen by others as we wish to be seen. In fact, the crafting and display of identity has long been understood as a social process. The selfies we take and show are to present a ___64___ image of us so as to become a part of our identity formation and ___65___. 51. A. flowered B. returned C. imposed D. functioned 52. A. negotiation B. criticism C. regret D. punishment 53. A. self-contained B. self-evident C. self-absorbed D. self-financed 54. A. necessary B. smart C. certain D. shallow 55. A. meets the eye B. takes the lead C. raises the alarm D. makes the point 56. A. operates B. produces C. structures D. ruins 57. A. advanced B. new C. intelligent D. available 58. A. offering B. revising C. inspiring D. conveying 59. A. liberated B. tagged C. honoured D. maintained 60. A. at length B. with ease C. at large D. with regards 61. A. isolated B. courageous C. traditional D. civilized 62. A. saved B. shared C. updated D. deleted 63. A. claim B. suppose C. ensure D. signal 64. A. fashionable B. skillful C. mysterious D. particular 65. A. summary B. evaluation C. monitoring D. exhibition
Section B
Directions: 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 the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
Jack looked up and saw in the distance red and green navigation lights coming towards them and knew it must be a naval patrol(巡逻) boat because of its speed. As the humming of the boat’s powerful engines drew closer, Jack bent down.
Jack then let out a frightened cry as the brilliant beam of a searchlight broke the darkness and swept the fishing boat from head to tail. By its reflected light, Jack could clearly see the similar looks on the faces of other bent ones.
Jack knew that if the patrol boat came close enough, its men would surely see the people hidden in the fishing boat. To collect himself, he leaned his head a little so that he could see Derek standing in the head of the boat, holding the tiller(舵柄). Derek managed to wave back at the patrol boat as if he had not a care in the world. How imperturbable he was!
Someone on board the patrol boat switched on a loud speaker and a voice, made harsh and thin by its horn, demanded,” Where are you bound?”
Derek shrugged and shouted back, “Tell me where the fish run and I’ll tell you where I am bound.” The noise of idling engines drowned his voice.
“Say again!” barked the speaker.
“Anywhere where there’s fish!” Derek shouted back. There was a pause. The boats drifted closer to
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闸北区2015年高三英语二模试卷
