2015年上海市虹口区高考英语二模试卷.doc

.虹口区2015高三英语二模试卷2015.4考生注意:1. 考试时间120分钟，试卷满分150分。2. 本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。试卷分为第卷（第110页）和第卷（第10页），全卷共10页。第I卷第1-16小题、第41-77小题为选择题，答题必须涂在答题纸上，第I卷第17-40小题、第78-81小题和第II卷的答案必须写在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。3答题前，务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名，并将核对后的条形码贴在指定位置上，在答题纸反面清楚地填写姓名。第 I 卷 (共103分)I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections： 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 conversations and the questions 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. A policewoman.B. A waitress. C. A shop assistant.D. A worker.2. A. Disappointment.B. Disapproval.C. Sympathy.D. Passion.3. A. At a police station.B. At a car rental house.C. At a post office.D. At a bank.4. A. Go to work.B. Take a break.C. Try another problem.D. Keep doing.5. A. The woman congratulated the wrong person.B. The woman should get another job.C. The woman should be more patient. D. The woman was waiting in the wrong place.6. A. Reading a magazine.B. Writing an article. C. Buying clothes.D. Preparing for a maths test.7. A. The guest has to pay in cash.B. The fee will be added to the hotel bill.C. The guest can pay by check.D. Its free to watch the hotel movie channel.8. A. The woman will enjoy the trip.B. The woman will be exhausted after the trip.C. The woman had better cancel the trip.D. The woman should go to Los Angeles.9. A. 4 pounds.B. 6 pounds.C. 8 pounds.D. 10 pounds.10. A. Compare notes with his classmates.B. Review the details of all his lessons. C. Focus on the main points of his lectures.D. Talk with her about his learning problems.Section BDirections: 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. Sending magazines to friends.B. Sending text messages through mobile phone. C. Sending greeting cards to friends.D. Giving orders to children.12. A. Because it costs much time. B. Because it becomes more popular.C. Because it can be done anywhere.D. Because it makes teachers and parents angry.13. A. Making children clever.B. Saving money and paper.C. Helping students study well.D. Making problems become easy.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. they cannot be lost or stolen.B. they are safe and handy.C. they can be used anywhere.D. they can save travelers plenty of money.15. A. The authority that issues you the passport.B. The insurance company.C. The bank where you buy your checks.D. The travel agency that arranges your travel.16. A. People usually get travelers checks from foreign banks.B. You are not charged for the safety of your travelers checks.C. You cannot get your passport until you get your travelers checks. D. Travelers checks can be exchanged for the money of the country you visit.Section CDirections: 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 have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Renal Property ManagementName:Phone Number:Room Type:Price Range:Location:Facilities:Bill Harrington053-787-6695A 17 apartmentAround $ 18 Near the 19 A 20 and central air conditioningBlanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.When did the applicant leave school? 21 .What kind of work did the applicant have in the toy factory? 22 .Where will the applicant go if she passes the tests?To go to 23 twice a week.How will the womans salary be changed during the three-year training period?Shell get 24 of a hundred dollars a month.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.(A)How I Turned to Be Optimistic (乐观的)I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunts house, and my mother said that we (25)_(leave) for America soon. We were on the bus then. I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to (26)_ I listened every morning .I do not remember myself (27)_(cry) for this reason again. In fact I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see. The country I was leaving never to come back was hardly in my head then.The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism, but (28)_ idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became even (29)_(complex) for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. However, my responsibilities in the family increased a lot since my English was superior (30)_ anyone elses at home. I translated at interviews with immigration officers, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.From my experiences, I believe that my life will turn out all right (31)_ _ it is not that easy. (B)How Room Designs Affect Our Work and FeelingArchitects have long had the feeling that the place we live in can affect our thoughts, feeling and behaviours. But now scientists are giving this feeling an empirical（实证的）basis. They are discovering how (32)_(design) spaces that promote creativity, keep people focused, and lead to relaxation.Researches show aspects of the physical environment can influence creativity. In 2012, Joan Meyers-Levy reported that the height of a rooms ceiling affects (33)_ people think. Her research indicates that higher ceilings encourage people to think more freely, (34)_(lead) them to make more abstract connections. Low ceilings, on the other hand, may inspire a more detailed outlook. Besides ceiling height, the view (35)_(afford) by a building may influence an occupants ability to concentrate.Using nature to improve focus of attention ought to pay off academically, and (36)_ seems to, according to a study. Students in classrooms with unblocked views of at least 50 feet outside the window had higher scores on tests of vocabulary, language arts and maths than did students (37)_ classrooms primarily overlooked roads and parking lots.Recent study on room lighting design suggests that dim light helps people loosen up. (38)_ that is true generally, keeping the light low during dinner or at parties could increase relaxation.So far public buildings (39)_(focus) on by scientists. “We have a very limited number of studies, so we are almost looking at the problem through a straw (吸管),” architect David says. “How do you take answers to very specific questions and make broad use of them? That is (40)_ we are all struggling with.”Section BDirections: 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. effect B. aggressively C. additional D. merely E. charged F. appliedG. intended H. registered I. punishment J. slight K. offenceForeign drivers will have a pay on-the-spot fines of up to 900 for breaking the traffic law to be carried out next month.If they do not have enough cash or a working credit card, their vehicles will be clamped（扣留）until they pay and they will face a(n) 41 fee of 80 for getting back their vehicles.The law will also be 42 to British citizens. The fines will be described officially as “deposits” when the traffic laws take 43 , because the money would be returned if the driver went to court and was found not guilty. In practice, very few foreign drivers are likely to return to Britain to deal with their cases.Foreign drivers are rarely 44 because police cannot take action against them if they fail to appear in court. Instead, officers often 45 give warnings. Foreign vehicles are 30 percent more likely to be in a crash than British-registered vehicles. The number of crashes caused by foreign vehicles rose by 47 percent between 2008 and 2013. There were almost 400 deaths and serious injuries and 3,000 46 injuries from accidents caused by foreign vehicles in 2013.The new law is partly 47 to settle the problem of foreign lorry drivers ignoring limits to weight and hours at the wheel. Foreign lorries are three times more likely to be in a crash than British lorries. Recent spot checks found that three quarters of lorries that failed safety tests were 48 overseas.The standard deposit for a careless driving 49 such as driving too close to the vehicle in front or reading a map at the wheelwill be 300. Foreign drivers will not get points as 50 added to their licenses, while British drivers will.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: 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.PlanningIn any planning system, from the simplest budgeting to the most complex corporate planning, there is an annual process. This is partly due to the fact that firms 51 their accounting on a yearly basis, but also because similar 52 often occur in the market.Usually, the larger the firm, the longer the planning takes. But 53 , planning for next year may start nine months or more in advance, with various stages of evaluation leading to 54 of the complete plan three months before the start of the year.Planning continues, however, throughout the year, since managers 55 progress against targets, while looking forward to the next year. What is happening now will 56 the objectives and plans for the future.In todays business climate, as markets constantly change and become more difficult to 57 , some analysts believe that long-term planning is 58 . In some markets they may be right, as long as companies can build the sort of flexibility into their operations which allows them to 59 to any sudden changes.Most firms, however, need to plan more than one year ahead in order to 60 their long-term goals. This may reflect the time it takes to commission (委任) and build a new production plant, or, in marketing 61 , it may be a question of how long it takes to research and launch a range of new products, and reach a certain 62 in the market. If, for example, it is going to take five years for a particular airline to become the 63 choice amongst business travellers on certain routes, the airline must plan for the various 64 involved.Every one-year plan, therefore, must be 65 in relation to longer-term plans, and it should contain die stages that are necessary to achieve the final goals. 51. A. make upB. carry outC. bring aboutD. put down52. A. patternsB. guidesC. designsD. distributions53. A. surprisinglyB. contrarilyC. equallyD. typically54. A. approvalB. permissionC. admirationD. objection55. A. valueB. confirmC. reviewD. survey56. A. restoreB. promoteC. influenceD. maintain57. A. guessB. advocateC. recognizeD. predict58. A. pointlessB. meaningfulC. realisticD. inevitable59. A. leadB. respondC. referD. contribute60. A. shareB. handleC. developD. benefit61. A. expressionsB. descriptionsC. wordsD. terms62. A. reputationB. positionC. situationD. direction63. A. reservedB. selectedC. preferredD. supposed64. A. actsB. stepsC. meansD. points65. A. handed overB. left behindC. made outD. drawn upSection 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)My dad loved pennies, especially those with the elegant stalk (茎) of wheat curving around each side of the ONE CENT on the back. Those were the pennies he grew up with during the Depression. As a kid, I would go for walks with Dad, spying coins along the waya penny here, a dime (一角硬币) there. Whenever I picked up a penny, hed ask, “Is it a wheat?” It always thrilled him when we found one of those special coins produced between 1909 and 1958, the year of my birth.One gray Sunday morning in winter, not long after my fathers death in 2002, I was walking down Fifth Avenue, feeling bereft. I found myself in front of the church where Dad once worked. I was warmly shown in and led to a seat. Hearing Dads favorite “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God”, I burst into tears. Wed sung that at his funeral.After the service, I shook the pastors(牧师) hand and stepped onto the side walkand there was a penny. I bent to pick it up, turned it over, and sure enough, it was a wheat. A 1944, a year my father was serving on a ship in the South Pacific.That started it. Suddenly wheat pennies began turning up on the sidewalks of New York everywhere. I got most of the important years: his birth year, my moms birth year, the year he graduated from college, the year he met my mom, the year they got married, the year my sister was born. But alas, no 1958 wheat pennymy year, the last year they were made.The next Sunday, after the service, I was walking up Fifth Avenue and spotted a penny in the middle of a crossing. Oh, no, it was a busy street；cabs were speeding byshould I risk it? I just had to get it.A wheat! But the penny was worn, and I couldnt read the date. On arriving home, I took out my glasses and took it to the light. There was my birthday!I found 21 wheat pennies on the streets of Manhattan in the year after my father died, and I dont think thats a coincidence.66. The writers father loved pennies with wheat because _.A. when he first saw it, he began to love itB. when he saw the wheat, he thought of his time during the DepressionC. when he was young, he had a lot of pennies with wheatD. when he was a child, he never got a coin with wheat67. The underlined word “bereft” (in Para.3) means _.A. protestedB. disappointedC. grievedD. offended68. Which of the following statements about the author is NOT true?A. He was born in 1958.B. He knew the church well.C. He once worked in a church.D. He went to church because of his father.69. The best title for the passage would probably be _.A. Pennies from HeavenB. My fathers life storyC. My fathers hobby D. Living in New York(B)Do you want to get home from work knowing you have made a real difference in someones life? If yes, dont care about sex or age! Come and join us, then youll make it! PositionVolunteer Social Care Assistant(No Pay with Free Meals)PlaceManchesterHoursPart TimeWe are now looking for volunteers to support people with learning disabilities to live active lives! Only 4 days left. Dont miss the chance of lending your warm hands to help others!RoleYou will provide people with learning disabilities with all aspects of their daily lives. You will help them to develop new skills. You will help them to protect their rights and their safety. But your primary concern is to let them know they are valued.Skills and Experience RequiredYou will have the right values and great listening skills. You will be honest and patient. You will have the ability to drive a car and to communicate in fluent written and spoken English since youll have to help those people with different learning disabilities. Previous carerelated experience will be a great advantage for you.70. What does the underlined part mean?A. Youll make others lives more meaningful with this job.B. Youll arrive home just in time from this job.C. Youll earn a good salary from this job.D. Youll succeed in getting this job.71. The volunteers major responsibility is to help people with learning disabilities _.A. to get some financial supportB. to properly protect themselvesC. to learn some new living skillsD. to realize their own importance72. Which of the following can first be chosen as a volunteer?A. The one who can drive a car.B. The one who has done similar work before.C. The one who has patience to listen to others.D. The one who can use English to communicate.73. The text serves as _.A. a reminder to social workersB. an advertisement for helpers C. a document on appealing for volunteersD. an introduction about a social care organization (C)There are desert plants which survive the dry season in the form of inactive seeds. There are also desert insects which survive as inactive larvae (幼虫). In addition, difficult as it is to belie