2012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 Vocabulary Section A Directions: 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. Most of the people in this village have free access _ clean drinking water. A. with B. for C. by D. to 26. Are you coming to the party? Im not sure. I _ go to the concert instead. A. must B. might C. should D would 27. So 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 on 28. With the great weight _ off her mind, she passed the test successfully. A. taking B. taken C. take D. to be taken 29. T has begun selling tickets online for international flights, _ to cut the market share of C and other competitors. A. to aim B. having aimed C. aiming D. being aimed 30. The little girl showed no anxiety before the competition. She seemed _ for it pretty well. A. to prepare B. to have prepared C. having prepared D. to be preparing 31. It was fortunate that Jack narrowly escaped _ in a traffic accident. A. being killed B. killing C. to be killed D. to kill 32. 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 just be thinking 33. 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 pulling C. will have pulled D. will be pulled 34. Safety in school has been of great concern because of frequent reports about accidents _ students got injured or killed while in school. A. why B. when C. in which D. for which 35. The figures are further evidence _ children are more likely to become near-sighted. A. what B. that C. why D. which 36. It was for her rare charm and inner beauty _ British movie star Audrey Hepburn was named the most naturally beautiful woman of all time. A. when B. therefore C. that D. why 37. Handwritten documents are more valuable to researchers, historians say, _ their reliability can be confirmed. A. though B. so that C. while D. because 38. Man must keep in mind that it will be years _ the earth recovers from the damage he makes to it. A. when B. until C. since D. before 39. 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 as 40. 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. so much C. more D. as much Section B Directions: 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. essential B. endangered C. going D. performance E. crises F. supposed G. consequence H. material I. exposed J. involves As 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 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 depends 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 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 stress, 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 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. 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 hitchhikers 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 transport 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 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 58 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 over 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 service, 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 commanders mobile number. 50. A. frequent B. meaningless C. rare D. unbelievable 51. A. Expense B. Distance C. Location D. Safety 52. A. refusing B. picking up C. saving D. getting rid of 53. A. eliminates B. strengthens C. reflects D. multiplies 54. A. complex B. relevant C. personal D. persuasive 55. A. safety awareness B. car ownership C. transportation service D. road condition 56. A. potential B. sensitive C. suspected D. respectable 57. A. dangerous B. doubtful C. possible D. sensible 58. A. prediction B. principle C. intension D. conclusion 59. A. hating B. stopping C. fearing D. gasping 60. A. future B. problem C. uncertainty D. danger 61. A. pretending B. expecting C. preferring D. managing 62. A. mistake B. habit C. misunderstanding D. decision 63. A. enjoyed B. heard about C. imagined D. suffered from 64. A. example B. coincidence C. imagination D. challenge 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) London has become a cycle friendly zone after the 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. You 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 London 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 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 Mayor still seems very positive about things, saying, “My campaign for the capital to become the greatest big cycling city in the world has taken a big pedal-powered push forwards.” 65. London Mayor Boris Johnston launched the new bike scheme in order to _. A. reduce the air pollution of the city B. encourage the citizens to take exercises C. deal with the citys traffic problems D. increase employment opportunities 66. If you want to hire a bike, what would you do first? A. Pay for the bike according to the time you use it. B. Pay for the key to a bike. C. Cycle in and around central London. D. Sign up as a member to get a key. 67. All the following are the problems of the scheme EXCEPT_ A. the high cost to hire a bike B. not charging for the first day of the scheme C. not registering their usage of the bikes D. docking the bikes properly 68. From the passage we can infer that _. A. the London Mayor is confident in the scheme B. the scheme will be cancelled because of the problems C. all the citizens in London support the scheme D. the cycling revolution is not successful (B) Sabina Caste Franco Rome October 16,2011The U.N. World Food program says there are growing concerns over food insecurity in the developing world. Some of those concerns are discussed in a report to agree with the anniversary Sunday of World Food Day. The theme for World Food Day 2011 is “Food Prices From Crisis to Stability”. A ceremony to mark World Food Day will be held Monday at the headquarters of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome. Rising food prices, weather emergencies and political instability are deepening the struggle of families trying to provide for their households in many developing nations. This years “State of Food Insecurity in the World” report, published last week, focuses on the impact of food price volatility, confirming that high, unpredictable prices are likely to continue. The report highlighted how poor consumers, small farmers and countries dependent on imports, especially in Africa, have been deeply affected by the food and economic crises. Gregory Barrow is with the World Food Program in Rome. “If you look at the places where World Food program works particularly in developing countries, you see populations of people who might be spending 60, 70, 80 percent of their salaries on purchasing food for their families”. Barrow added that if prices become changeful and generally start rising, even by a small amount, it means that many of these people are going to struggle to put nutritious food on their tables. The report also showed that even short-term fluctuations (波动) in prices can have a long- term effect on development, and that cutting back on nutritious food in the first 1,000 days of a childs life can affect mental and physical development and finally, future earning capacity. The United Nations has programs in place aimed at reducing the number of hungry people by one-half by 2015. But most observers agree this target is unlikely to be reached. 69. The U.N World Food program aims to _. A. hold a ceremony to mark World Food Day B. provide food for developing nations C. show concerns over food insecurity in the developing world D. introduce the U.N Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome 70. The underlined word “volatility” in paragraph 2 means _. A. supply B. instability C. quality D. control 71. According to the report, we can learn that _. A. people in Africa have been influenced by the food and economic crises B. the short-term change in prices has nothing to do with development C. food price changes have little effect on households D. childrens development can be affected by the taking of nutritious food (C) In the past few decades, the popular belief in the area of organizational behaviour and organizational psychology has been that happy workers are better workers. However, new research at the University of Alberta shows that sad workers are more productive. Psychologist Dr. Robert Sinclair and his former PhD student Carrie Lavis recently conducted a series of four studies addressing the effects of experimentally induced (诱发的) happiness versus sadness on work productivity by asking the participants to build circuit boards (电路板). In the first study, sad people committed significantly fewer errors than did happy people (approximately half the number of errors) but there was no difference in the number of boards completed. Thus, sad people were more productive. In similar studies Sinclair and Lavis found the same results along with evidence that happy people might not devote as much energy to the task in order to maintain their happy moods they considered that task as something that might detract (减去) from their present feelings. Conversely, sad people appeared to be devoting energy to the task in order to divert themselves from their sad feelings. “It is important to know that the moods were unrelated to the task,” said Sinclair. “Unhappiness is coming from something else.” These findings are not surprising, said Sinclair, since there has been a growing body of literature in the area of social psychology demonstrating that sad moods lead to more calm lengthy intent consideration and, often, more thoughtful or accurate judgments. In Sinclairs following studies, when people believed that the task would make them feel good, they devoted more energy to the job. The bottom line, said Sinclair, is that it is important for organizations to take into account the emotions of their employees. It seems it could be beneficial to creating situations that lead people to believe that performing their jobs will cause them to feel good: this could cause increases in motivation and superior performance. 72. The new research done at the University of Alberta shows _. A. sadness leads to accurate judgments B. sad workers are less engaged in their work C. sad workers produce better D. happiness can make people do well 73. The purpose of the series of four studies conducted by Dr. Sinclair was _. A. to find out the influence of happiness vs. sadness on work B. to ask the subjects to build circuit boards C. to prove that happy workers are better workers D. to explore the ways how to produce happiness or sadness at work 74. According to the third paragraph, the happy workers might not devote as much energy to the task because _. A. they hate doing the same job for a long time B. they never feel sad C. happiness diverts them from their task D. they want to keep their happy moods 75. It is suggested in the last paragraph that _. A. increases in motivation and superior performance are important B. companies should take into consideration employees emotions C. companies should create situations that make workers feel good D. employees should do the task that would make them feel good Section C Directions: Read the following passage and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need. A. Keep your body healthy B. Cultivate supportive relationships C. Take care of yourself D. Challenge negative thinking E. Know when to get additional help F. Adopt healthy habits Tips for dealing with depression 76._ Getting the support you need plays a big role in lifting the fog of depression and keeping it away. On your own, it can be difficult to maintain perspective and sustain the effort required to beat depression. But the very nature of depression makes it difficult to reach out for help. However, isolation and loneliness make depression even worse, so maintaining your close relationships and social activities are important. 77._ Depression puts a negative spin on everything, including the way you see yourself, the situations you encounter, and your expectations for the future. But you cant break out of this pessimistic mind frame by “just thinking positive.” Happy thoughts or wishful thinking wont cut it. Rather, the trick is to replace negative thoughts with more balanced thoughts. 78._ In order to overcome depression, you have to take care of yourself. This includes following a