2012年高三黄浦区一模(不含听力).doc

2012年高三黄浦区一模（2.28整理）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. You answered every question properly, and you were totally qualified _ this job. A. for B. of C. to D. with 26. Mom is like a sister with whom I often share the funny things in my school, and she shares _ with me as well. A. its B. hers C. mine D. theirs 27. The financial support you provided helped him, but the emotional support helped _. A. much more B. more much C. much most D. most much 28. The telephone line to the headmaster is always busy. Someone _ the telephone. A. need use B. should have used C. must be using D. must use 29. John, I hear you dont work for IBM any more. Yes, I _ a better job in Microsoft. A. offered B. was offering C. have been offered D. offer 30. Your job is to make my work easier, _ it more difficult. A. not make B. not to make C. not to making D. not making 31. _ an answer from her father, she had to turn to the Internet for the answer. A. Receiving B. To receive C. Not having received D. Not being received 32. The term “culture” really means _ you believe to be normal. This includes anything from the food you eat to the expectations you have in life. A. what B. that C. which D. why 33. Evidence _ basic research skills are on the decline demonstrates that the Internet has a negative side. A. why B. that C. how D. if 34. Only after my friend came yesterday afternoon _. A. did the computer repair B. he repaired the computer C. was the computer repaired D. the computer was repaired 35. It was evening _ we reached the little town of Winchester. A. till B. that C. since D. before 36. Many people of non-Chinese background are enrolled in universities on courses _ for foreigners to learn Chinese. A. designing B. designed C. to designing D. design 37. If your typical text costs $100 for a new edition, used _ $75, an e-book $55, and a rental $45. A. costs B. cost C. will cost D. have cost 38. _ kids are spending an hour and a half at a sports practice, most arent getting all the activity they need for the day. A. As long as B. When C. Because D. Even if 39. Are you worried about _ by groups of unfamiliar people from foreign countries? A. surrounding B. to surrounding C. being surrounded D. to be surrounded 40. Enjoy yourselves in a multicultural evening, _ local guests bring unique food and drink. A. where B. when C. which D. and 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. adventure B. carelessly C. existence D. exploit E. inaccessible F. minimized G. reflects H. responsible I. visible J. wilderness Antarctica is the highest, driest and coldest place on Earth. It is also the remotest, a fact which accounts for its unspoiled environment. It is widely described as the last 41 on our planet. The cold climate is 42 for maintaining the continents year-round ice fields. Even though Antarctica receives more sunlight than the equator (赤道), the temperatures are lower because the ice sheet 43 the heat back into space. For centuries, Europeans wondered about the 44 of a South-Polar continent, but no one actually knew for certain Antarctica was there until 1820 when European explorers “discovered”it. Since then, men have gone to Antarctica in search of 45 . Testing their abilities, several teams of explorers set out in 1911 to be the first men to stand at the South Pole. Once completely 46 , Antarctica has more recently been playing host to adventurers seeking for excitement, scientists interested in experimenting, and companies looking to 47 this wild area for profit. Yet, Antarcticas fragile and complicated eco-system is threatened by its human visitors. Damage to the environment occurs as people come looking for resources beneath the ice, or 48 leave their garbage behind. Currently, countries are working to ensure that the damage to Antarcticas environment is 49 , and that Antarctica will remain an unspoiled place. 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. How many times have you been discouraged by trials and difficulties? Most of the time, we think that there is some sort of external force that 50 prevents us from being happy. Well, the truth is that “negative force” you are thinking of is actually your 51 . Yes, your own attitude is that which may prevent you from achieving fulfillment. Although the heart is the lifeline of the body, 52 , the brain affects your entire being. If you 53 tell yourself that you are not good enough, then eventually, the body follows suit. Knowing this, you must 54 condition your consciousness into thinking that you can have a 55 life. The people around you sometimes tell you that you cannot do certain things, but who are they to 56 your life journey? If you tell yourself that people often pull you down in an effort to bring you to their (low) level, then you 57 a small victory. Take note that the ones who say that you can never be successful are the ones who are 58 in their own lives. You are only what you allow yourself to be. Learning to believe in yourself is overcoming 59 . Many people are afraid of trying because they are afraid of failing. Remember the failure, and then being able to 60 it is a victory in itself. So you create a strong belief in yourself. 61 your limits, even if that means more defeats, and condition your spirit into realizing that all these 62 helped you achieve your true strength as a person. Once you learn this, you will quickly find that you are able to do much more than you ever imagined that you could. The single most important key to becoming successful in any area of your life comes down to the way you 63 . Spend time every day feeding your mind with powerful education, mindset (观念) and knowledge and find other successful people to see what they did that you could start to 64 . 50. A. naturally B. accidentally C. willingly D. unbelievably 51. A. heart B. body C. mind D. personality 52. A. as a result B. in another word C. on the contrary D. on the other hand 53. A. carefully B. unconsciously C. courageously D. ashamedly 54. A. seldom B. therefore C. otherwise D. meanwhile 55. A. fulfilling B. changing C. hardworking D. inviting 56. A. continue B. break C. plan D. accomplish 57. A. miss B. expect C. achieve D. decline 58. A. unambitious B. unfortunate C. unsociable D. unsuccessful 59. A. fear B. crisis C. misfortune D. opposition 60. A. avoid B. conceal C. admit D. overcome 61. A. Establish B. Challenge C. Define D. Lower 62. A. falls B. victories C. worries D. limits 63. A. behave B. think C. live D. work 64. A. model B. study C. share D. match 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) Two enterprising graduates are selling advertising space on their faces to pay off a combined student debt of almost 50,000. Faced with a challenging job market, former Cambridge students Ed Moyse and Ross Harper are painting different company logos on to their faces. Anyone can buy the advertising space, from businesses to individuals or groups, on a day-to-day basis. The logos which can be viewed at www.buymyface.co.uk are then seen by everyone they pass as they go about their daily business. The graduates, who met on their first day at Selwyn College, Cambridge, started the business on October 1 and said they made 3,500 in the first 10 days. The boys said they are “armed only with massive student debt and a firm grasp of the principles of viral advertising”as they attempt to survive for a year merely on income earned by transforming themselves into walking advertisements. Mr. Harper, 21, from Greenwich, south London, who studied neuroscience, said, “Its our untraditional way of paying off our student debt. The graduate job market is incredibly unfriendly, and so we thought wed try and go through it altogether. Weve seen so many students unsuccessfully applying for jobs, only to eventually settle in a career that they never really wanted. Its just something a bit different and has taken off quite nicely.”Mr. Moyse, 22, from Poole, Dorset, said, “It is well beyond our expectations, but we always knew it had value and is novel and crazy.” “So far, one of the main contributors has been online betting agency, Paddy Power,” Mr. Harper said. Mr. Moyse, who studied economics, and Mr. Harper came up with the idea after graduating in the summer as a scheme that would not require much investment. 65. The two graduates set up a business of selling advertising space on their faces because _. A. they both have handsome faces B. they have gained best education C. they have student loan to repay D. they can possibly find no jobs 66. The job they engage in now has _. A. earned them a lot of money B. helped them to pay off the debt C. increased their exposure D. met their wildest expectations 67. Paddy Power might be the boys _. A. customer B. debtor C. investor D. designer 68. The word novel here in the passage means _. A. fictional B. meaningful C. unusual D. critical (B) Camberwell College Swimming Pools Camberwell College has one 50m (Olympic sized) pool with a constant depth of 2m throughout, and one 25m pool with a 1m shallow end and a 4m deep end. Both pools may be used by the generalpublic at certain times. 50m Pool The pool is often used for classes, but the general public may use two lanes for lane swimming at the following times. Monday: 06:30 - 11:30 and 19:00 - 21:00 Tuesday: 06:30 - 11:30 and 18:00 - 21:00 Wednesday: 06:30 - 13:30 and 17:30 - 21:30 Thursday: 06:30 - 13:30 Friday: 06:30 - 13:30 Weekends: 09:00 - 17:00 Children under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult. Please note that during College holidays, these times will vary. Contact the swimming pool on 04837 393560 for up-to-date information. 25m Pool The 25-metre pool is only available for recreational (non-lane) swimming from 07:00 - 09:00 and 12:30 - 13:30 on weekdays, and 10:00 - 16:00 on Saturdays. Children aged 12 and under must be accompanied. We regret that the 25m pool will be closed for refurnishment between 21st July and 18th August. The mens changing rooms will be closed for the week beginning 18th August, and the womens changing rooms will be closed the following week. Alternative changing facilities will be made available. We apologize for any disruption this may cause. 69. Which of the following information is TRUE according to the text? A. The 25 metre pool is used for both class and recreational purposes. B. Whether the 50m pool is open during college holidays is indefinite. C. A 14-year-old can swim in the 25m pool without the company of adults. D. People wont be able to swim in either of 25m and 50m pools After August 18. 70. What time can a community member swim in the Camberwell College Swimming Pools on a Tuesday at the beginning of the July? A. 12:00. B. 13: 00. C. 14:00. D. 17:30. 71. Whats the main purpose of this passage? A. To attract more people to swim in Camberwell College swimming pools. B. To instruct people how to swim in either lane or non-lane swimming pools. C. To keep the public informed of the time arrangement of the swimming pools. D. To help students acquire some latest information about the swimming pools. (C) With the emergence of the technological age, it has become increasingly difficult to be a knowledgeable person: There is just too much information to know something about everything. So what should an educated person be in the twenty-first century? It isnt always clear whether one should try to become a specialist or a generalist in todays world. In the 1960s, most American colleges and universities offered a generalist approach to education. In response to student protests, universities began offering many innovative courses, such as Asian Studies and African Studies. Students began “doing their own thing,” taking courses in just about every subject imaginable. But as university students began to focus on more and more of these less common subject areas, critics began to air their opinions. They believed that much of education had become useless. Employers also began to make comment about the quality of college graduates, saying that as jacks-of-all-trades, they could “function” in most areas of life but might never “expert” in any. As a result, the college degree of the 1960s was looked down on by many. From the 1970s through the 1990s, with new technologies creating new job opportunities, an emphasis on specialization appeared in American education. More vocational courses were offered in colleges and universities, especially as computer-programming jobs became available. Many more business schools were established, allowing more and more graduates to enter fields that offered specialized jobs with high salaries, such as investment banking and stock trading. But with the media coverage of the crimes committed by insider-information spreader on Wall Street, even the reputation of the MBA degree was soiled. The more narrowly focused approach to professional education also seemed to fail. One of the puzzles of the twenty-first century is whether to approach modern education in terms of the generalist or the specialist. Some universities require all students to take common courses from a broad range of subjects, appealing to the generalist approach to education. Yet choosing the core courses in light of todays explosion in information and multicultural student populations has not been an easy task. How does one select what it is that everyone should know? Other universities continue to tailor their courses to the more immediate professional needs of their students, appealing to the specialist approach to education. But without a core curriculum (核心课程), students often lack the shared knowledge necessary to participate effectively in an integrated (综合的) society. 72. In the 1960s, the college degree was viewed as nonsense because _. A. students did their own things without care about reality B. too general an approach failed to meet social expectations C. some innovative courses focused on too neglected subjects D. the generalist approach was adopted in most US universities 73. The crime on the Wall Street is mentioned in the passage in order to prove _. A. specialists with high salaries took risks B. the MBA degree was not worthy of its name C. specialist approach to education was far from perfect D. jobs like computer-programming were more practicable 74. The authors attitude toward the college education in the 21st century is _. A. positive B. negative C. neutral D. ironic (讽刺的) 75. What might be the best title for this passage? A. History of College Educational Approaches B. College Preparatory Education for the Changing World C. Generalization or Specialization, A Hard Choice for Universities D. Difference Between Generalist Education and Specialist Education 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. Time travel experiences in history B. Scientific possibility of time travel C. An experiment on Einsteins theory D. Possibility in building a time machine E. Problems brought about by time travel F. Einsteins theory of relativity concerning time Time Machine 76. You cannot change the laws of physics, but could physics actually enable us to travel through time? It might sound crazy, but according to Einsteins theories, theres no logical reason why time travel isnt possible and there are now scientists looking into it as a serious scientific proposal, at least a tatheoretical level. 77. Put simply, Einsteins idea was that every object in the universe has its own “time”, and these vary as objects move. The faster an object moves, the slower its time is, compared to the time of a slower moving object. The extreme situation would be if an object could move as fast as the speed of light, its time would be completely stopped. But whatever an object or persons time is, its only evident in contrast to other objects. In other words, theyre all relative. 78. In 1971, after Einsteins death, two scientists were able to carry out a crucial experiment. They used two atomic clocks, synchronized them and placed one on a plane, while the other stayed in the same location on Earth. The plane then flew around the world for 80 hours. According to Einsteins theory, the clock on the plane would be expected to have lost time, due to being in motion over 80 hours compared to the clock on the ground. When they brought the clocks together and made a comparison, the clock on the plane was indeed a few nanoseconds slower than the other clock. 79. So, time is warped and this opens up the possibility that we might be able to somehow manipulate it as a mode of travel one day. Already one scientist has published a paper in which he detailed how to build a time machine. 80. If it were possible, however, it would present some prett