2014届上海英语高考新题型 二月摸底考试卷 (2014届上海英语区县学校同步练习试卷集5 学生版 对外版).pdf

届上海英语区县学校同步练习试卷集 P F Productions 2014 届上海英语高考备考组 制作 1 11 上海上海高考高考英语区县学校同步练习试卷集英语区县学校同步练习试卷集 14 2014 届上海英语高考新题型二月摸底考试卷 本卷满分 1 0 分 完卷时间 120 分钟 第第卷 共卷 共分分 In Section A you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers At the end o each conversation a question will be asked about what was said The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once A ter you hear a conversation and the question about it read the our possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard 1 A The man is wise B The man does not work hard enough C The man should get some sleep D The man is hard working 2 A Walk to the corner B Make a le t turn C Walk two blocks D Walk to the tra ic lights 3 A His request was made too late B The paper must be handed in on time C The question isn t very clear D He should ask a di erent person 4 A He thinks the class is not big enough B He doesn t agree with the woman C He is going to sign up or another class D He thinks that the class is too big 5 A Neither o the watches keeps good time B The man s watch stopped three hours ago C The woman s watch goes too ast D It s too dark or the man to read his watch 6 A It costs a lot B It is o high quality C It is well assembled D It s just been repaired 7 A The apartment is very expensive B There are no other apartments le t C The apartment is the cheapest D The apartment is the best 8 A John orgot his bad per ormance in the speech B John should be preparing or a speech C John practices basketball very hard D John is always orgetting things 9 A Have a good meal B Take plenty o vitamin C C Drink hot water D Stay at home or some rest 10 A Enlarge his vocabulary B Pick some easy English novels C Quit his bad habit D Read as ast as possible 届上海英语区县学校同步练习试卷集 P F Productions 2014 届上海英语高考备考组 制作 2 11 In Section B you will hear two short passages and you will be asked three questions on each o the passages The passages will be read twice but the questions will be spoken only once When you hear a question read the our possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard 11 A When directions are long B When directions are short C When homework is given D When your mother talks 12 A Your pen and paper B A ew words C Your mind and ears D Some pictures 13 A Topics or page numbers B Key words or pictures in mind C Some details D School assignments 14 A The new itness varies rom person to person B The new itness is decided by the healthiest li estyle C The new itness needs some tests and comparison with standards D The new itness is based more on individual needs than personal goals 15 A It is more accurate B It is more lexible C It is less enjoyable D It is less e ective 16 A An accountant who can be as physically it as an athlete B The importance o three basic actors concerning itness C New concept o itness and its essential actors D Some sports with signi icant training e ect In Section C you will hear two longer conversations The conversations will be read twice A ter you hear each conversation you are required to ill in the numbered blanks with the in ormation you have heard Write your answers on your answer sheet Complete the orm Write or each answer Courses to be taken by Nancy Two English courses and may be 17 Class Nancy doesn t like 18 class Places Tom tried to work Gas 19 and restaurants Job Tom likes to do To 20 届上海英语区县学校同步练习试卷集 P F Productions 2014 届上海英语高考备考组 制作 3 11 Complete the orm Write or each answer Who bought the pen as a birthday gi t The man s 21 How much does the present cost 22 What s wrong with the point o the pen 23 How will the shop in orm the customer o the new present 24 A ter reading the passages below ill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct or the blanks with a given word ill in each blank with the proper orm o the given word or the other blanks use one word that best its each blank A Gabriela Mistral was once an ordinary teacher in a small village school in Northern Chile Towering mountains separate her village the world outside Gabriela Mistral was only i teen when she began teaching she was a real good teacher She helped the minds o her students reach out to the world beyond or eighteen years Gabriela devoted her li e to the poor arm children o Chile s Northern valleys During part o this time she was director o schools in all o Chile Many countries recognized as a great riend o children and the leader in education In 1922 she invite to Mexico to organize the rural school system Two years later Gabriela Mistral came to the United States In New York City she published several books o poetry some have been translated into six di erent languages Beginning in the 1920 s her interests reached out to even broad ields She tried to develop a better understanding between the United States and countries o Latin America In 194 she gained worldwide recognition by winning the Nobel Prize in literature the irst Southern American win the prize B Doing good or others warms the heart and may protect the heart too Psychologists at the University o British Columbia asked 106 high school students to take part in a volunteering study They were divided into two groups Hal o the students spent an hour every week or 10 weeks help elementary students with homework sports or club activities hal o the students did not participate in volunteer work use questionnaires and a medical examination both be ore and a ter the 10 week period the researchers ound the di erence Students who volunteered had lower levels o 胆固醇 the study was carried out Those who did not volunteer showed no such improvements In addition the researchers ound that students who reported the greatest increases in sel less behavior also exhibit the most pronounced improvements in heart health urther studies is needed to discover it is that connects health bene its and 利他的 behavior together Some psychologist is certain that there be a connection They think that keeping others motivate could improve one s motivation or healthy behaviors 届上海英语区县学校同步练习试卷集 P F Productions 2014 届上海英语高考备考组 制作 4 11 Complete the ollowing 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 stored B mirrors C expanding D exposure E ollows relatively G aspects H designed I conversely J evident K regulated Turning the central heating down in winter not only saves money but could keep you slim say scientists Evidence suggests that eeling the cold may be a healthy way to lose weight experts believe and 41 warm and cozy homes and o ices may be contributing to 42 waistlines it is claimed The theory rom Dutch scientists 43 10 years o research into the e ects o mild degrees o cold on 代谢作用 Writing in the journal the researchers concluded Indoor temperature in most buildings is 44 to minimise the percentage o people dissatis ied This results in 4 high indoor temperatures in wintertime It suggests that a more variable indoor temperature one that more closely 46 temperatures outside may be bene icial At least among young and middle aged people lower temperatures can signi icantly a ect the number o calories burned up instead o being 47 as at Lead researcher Dr Wouter van Marken Lichtenbelt said Since most o us are indoor 90 per cent o the time it is worth exploring health 48 o 室温 What would it mean i we let our bodies work again to control body temperature We hypothesize that requent mild cold 49 can signi icantly a ect our energy expenditure over sustained time periods This is 0 in o ices in dwellings and is most pronounced in care centres and hospitals or each blank in the ollowing passage there are our words or phrases marked A B C and D ill in each blank with the word or phrase that best its the context Nowadays advertisers spend over 12 billion each year on advertising aimed speci ically at the young people and 1 the average child in the United States watches over 40 000 television commercials every single year The worst part is that studies have shown that children under the age o eight don t have the ability to look at these ads 2 Instead they tend to think everything that TV shows is true and real Why is this terrible thing Well children are actually one o the main actors in shopping decisions They put 3 on their parents to buy a particular brand and re use to eat anything else They 大发脾气 until the parent 4 and buys the chosen toy or cereal or lavored milk The only reason the child wanted it in many cases is that he is that it will do special things or him Advertisers are ully aware o the children s 6 in making shopping decisions They know just how to pitch their products so that children can t 7 届上海英语区县学校同步练习试卷集 P F Productions 2014 届上海英语高考备考组 制作 5 11 Another reason why it is 8 is that these ads are responsible or cultivating long term habits It is true that television 9 are part o the reason that such a high percentage o children are 肥胖的 these days The majority o them are or 60 oods such as candies sugary break ast oods and juices that contain nothing real Experts worry that this could lead to a li e long obsession with sugar and cause the 肥胖率 to 61 So many children are a ected by those seemingly good ads that more and more children are growing up completely 62 with the idea that drinking beer makes you a cool person These attitudes can be dangerous once these vulnerable consumers to be reach their 63 A ter major studies in the area o television commercials the American Psychological Association recommended stricter laws on how much a commercial can be 64 toward young kids They report that television commercials should be better under 6 Let s hope their recommendations are taken to heart 51 A in other words B as a result C at the meantime D or instance 52 A critically B aith ully C wholeheartedly D care ully 53 A pressure B emphasis C question D expectation 54 A gives away B gives out C gives o D gives in 55 A convinced B denied C reminded D approved 56 A conscience B thought C role D passion 57 A relieve B resist C resolve D recognize 58 A unbelievable B understandable C terrible D inevitable 59 A programs B news C commercials D stations 60 A idealized B useless C unhealthy D unrealistic 61 A multiply B decline C develop D recover 62 A dissatis ied B annoyed C popular D com ortable 63 A in ancy B limit C adulthood D goal 64 A broadcast B targeted C reached D viewed 65 A investigation B control C treatment D assessment Read the ollowing three passages Each passage is ollowed by several questions or un inished statements or each o them there are our choices marked A B C and D Choose the one that its best according to the in ormation given in the passage you have just read A A remarkable reunion took place this week in a room above a pub in Vauxhall central London It was the irst time that Jonny Benjamin and Neil Laybourn had met in six years Back on that cold rainy January day the two young men had only spoken to each other or about 2 minutes But it was the 2 minutes that prevented the disaster rom happening Laybourn walking across Waterloo Bridge on his way to work on January 14 2008 had stopped Benjamin rom committing suicide On Tuesday Benjamin was able inally to thank him 届上海英语区县学校同步练习试卷集 P F Productions 2014 届上海英语高考备考组 制作 6 11 Since that horri ic day Benjamin had mostly blanked its events rom his mind Laybourn a personal trainer could remember Benjamin very well however He had o ten wondered what had happened a ter the young man whom he had talked to and tried to keep calm until the police called by another bystander had bundled him into a car and taken him to hospital But I never ollowed it up I thought the police would contact me says Laybourn now 31 I had no idea what had happened to him I wondered i he had got over it or whether he had gone back and that day had made no di erence And then two weeks ago Benjamin with the help o the Rethink Mental Illness charity launched a campaign to ind Mike his nickname or the stranger Doing so he decided would not only allow him to close the door on that chapter o my li e but also help to generate more interest in mental health issues The campaign spread quickly to one another Within two days Laybourn s ianc e saw the story on the media and immediately knew her partner was Mike A meeting was quickly arranged Benjamin admits that he was about the encounter but Laybourn was excited Laybourn ound that Benjamin is now an engaging and animated young man who works as a charity campaigner Indeed it is hard to imagine that he lives with a chronic schizoa ective disorder which means he is prone to deep depressions and paranoia I am in a good place Benjamin says I am able now to talk about this It s a massive issue 16 people every day take their own lives Suicide is the biggest killer among young men 66 Laybourn means a lot to Benjamin mainly because A they haven t met since last reunion B they haven t been able to talk to each other C Laybourn has been longing or the reunion D Laybourn has saved Benjamin s li e 67 Which o the ollowing statements is true o Benjamin and Laybourn A They both could recognize each other at irst sight B They never try to contact each other C It might be the disorder that led to Benjamin s suicide D Benjamin hoped to meet Laybourn simply because he wanted to thank him 68 Benjamin succeeded in meeting Laybourn A thanks to the assistance rom the media B with the help o another bystander C by calling a man named Mike D by turning to Mike s wi e or direct help 69 What does the word in Paragraph 7 most probably mean A Happy and determined B Eager yet worried C Enthusiastic and surprised D ascinated yet horri ied 届上海英语区县学校同步练习试卷集 P F Productions 2014 届上海英语高考备考组 制作 7 11 B KUWAIT PRIZEKUWAIT PRIZE INVITATION FOR INVITATION FOR NOMINATIONSNOMINATIONS 提名 The Kuwait oundation or the Advancement o Sciences K AS institutionalized the KUWAIT Prize to recognize distinguished accomplishments every year in the ollowing categories A Basic Sciences B Applied Sciences C Economics and Social Sciences D Arts and Literature E Arabic and Islamic Scienti ic Heritage The Prizes This Year 1 Basic Sciences Chemistry 2 Applied Sciences Biomedical Technology 3 Economic and Social Sciences Role o Islamic inancial Institutions in the Arab World 4 Arts and Literature Studies in Al Jahili Poetry 5 Arabic and Islamic Scienti ic Heritage Architecture oreground and Conditions o the Prize 1 The 被提名人 should not have been awarded a Prize or the submitted work by any other institution 2 Nominations or these Prizes are accepted rom individuals academic and scienti ic centers learned societies past recipients o the Prize and 同伴 o the nominees 3 The scienti ic research submitted must have been published during the last ten years 4 Each Prize consists o a cash sum o K D 30 000 approx U S 100 000 a Gold medal a K AS Shield and an O icial Document o Recognition 5 提名人 must clearly indicate the distinguished work that quali ies their nominee or consideration 6 The results o K AS decision regarding selection o winners are inal 7 The documents submitted or nominations will not be returned regardless o the outcome o the decision 8 Each winner is expected to deliver a lecture concerning the contribution or which he was awarded the Prize Contact us Inquiries concerning the KUWAIT PRIZE and nominations including complete 简历 and updated lists o publications by the nominee with our copies o each o the published papers should be received be ore Oct 31 2014 and addressed to The Kuwait oundation or the Advancement o Sciences P O Box 2 263 Sa at 13113 Kuwait Tel 96 22429780 ax 22403891 E Mail prize k as org kw 届上海英语区县学校同步练习试卷集 P F Productions 2014 届上海英语高考备考组 制作 8 11 70 It can be learned rom the passage that Kuwait Prize is awarded only A by K AS annually B to distinguished people C to ive individual people D to people who made scienti ic achievements 71 According to a nominee or the Prize may not A have accepted the same Prize be ore B have presented the research on other occasions C challenge the results o the nomination D re use to make a speech on his contributions 72 Which o the ollowing statements is TRUE according to the passage A A nominee can ask back his documents i he wins the Prize B our copies o r sum are required rom each o the nominee C People need to deliver their documents be ore October 31 2014 D Nominators can nominate themselves or other people as the nominee 73 The passage is primarily written to A attract people s attention to Kuwait Prize B amiliarize people with the rules C encourage people to propose a candidate D publish latest achievements in Kuwait C Scientists have created a microbattery that holds twice the energy compared to current microbatteries used to monitor 鲑鱼 in the Paci ic Northwest and around the world The battery a tube just slightly larger than a long grain o rice is unquestionably not the world s smallest battery But those smaller batteries don t hold enough energy to power ish tags The new battery is small enough to be injected into an organism and holds much more energy than similar sized batteries The invention o this battery essentially revolutionizes the 生态遥测术 world and opens up the study o earlier li e stages o salmon in ways that have not been possible be ore said M Brad Eppard a isheries biologist or years the chie limiting actor to creating a smaller transmitter has been the battery size That hurdle has now been overcome added Eppard who manages the Portland District s isheries research program or scientists tracking the movements o salmon the lighter battery translates to a smaller transmitter which can be inserted into younger smaller ish That would allow scientists to track their wel are earlier in the li e cycle The new battery can also power the ish tag over longer distances allowing researchers to track ish urther rom shore or rom dams or deeper in the water Three years ago the Corps turned to Z Daniel Deng a PN