上海市崇明中学高三第二学期高考英语模拟试卷doc.doc

上海市崇明中学高三第二学期高考模拟考试英语卷(考试时间: 120分 满分: 150分)第I卷 (105分)I. Listening ComprehensionSection A Short ConversationsDirections: 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. Get some small change. B. Find a shopping center. C. Cash a check at a bank. D. Find a parking meter. 2. A. Shopping with his son. B. Buying a gift for a child. C. Promoting a new product. D. Bargaining with a salesgirl. 3. A. Taking photographs. B. Enhancing images C. Mending cameras. D. Painting pictures. 4. A. He is rather disappointed. B. He is highly ambitious. C. He cant face up to the situation. D. He knows his own limitations.5. A. Female students are unfit for studying physics.B. He can serve as the womans private teacher. C. Physics is an important course at school. D. The professors suggestion is constructive. 6. A. They are not used to living in a cold place. B. They feel lucky to live in Florida. C. They are going to have a holiday. D. They have not booked their air tickets yet.7. A. Look for a more expensive hotel.B. Go to another hotel by bus.C. Try to find a quiet place.D. Take a walk around the city.8. A. To the school.B. To a friends house.C. To the post office.D. To her home.9. A. The man has changed his destination.B. The man is returning his ticket.C. The man is flying to New York tomorrow morning.D. The man cant manage to go to New York as planned.10. A. In a cotton field.B. At a railway station.C. On a farm.D. On a train.Section B PassagesDirections: 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. To protect persons and property.B. To collect taxes.C. To teach and train citizens.D. To save natural resources for future use.12. A. By selling services that make life comfortable.B. By selling land containing oil.C. By selling public lands.D. By selling coal and other natural products.13. A. Environmental pollution and protection.B. Taxes and services for the public.C. Police efforts to protect people.D. Peoples attitude toward taxes.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. They havent devoted as much energy to medicine as to space travel.B. Three are too many kinds of cold viruses for them to identify.C. It is not economical to find a cure for each type of cold.D. They believe people can recover without treatment.15. A. They reveal the seriousness of the problem.B. They indicate how fast the virus spreads.C. They tell us what kind of medicine to take.D. They show our body is fighting the virus.16. A. It actually does more harm than good.B. It causes damage to some organs of our body.C. It works better when combined with other remedies.D. It helps us to recover much sooner.Section C Longer ConversationsDirections: In section C, you will hear two longer conversations. Each conversation will be read twice. After you hear the 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.What is the relationship between the two speakers?They are 17 .Whats the purpose of the phone call?Ask Bob to 18 on Sunday.Why didnt Bob accept the offer?Because he was on a 19 trip the whole day that day.How did the party go?It was 20 _ because many people came to the party and they all enjoyed it very much.Complete the form. Write One Word for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.What is the advantage of the first place ?You can eat as much 21 as you want.Why do the speakers give up the first choice?There is no 22 _ or dryer not even a TV.Where is the second place located?Its on 23 of the island.What are the speakers talking about?A rental home for 24 .Complete the form. Write No More Than Three Words for each answer.II. Grammar and VocabularySection 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. _ hearing the news that Shenzhou VIII had been launched into space, we Chinese shouted _ joy.A. AtbyB. AtwithC. OnbyD. Onwith26. What do you think of your new classmates? Well, most of them are kind, but _ is so good to me as my deskmate.A. none B. no one C. nobody D. everyone27. I tried to make _ I could of the project which they had undertaken.A. a survey careful asB. as a careful survey as C. a careful survey asD. as careful a survey as28. You didnt wait for Elizabeth last night, did you? Yes, but we _. She didnt come at all.A. dont have to B. should have C. neednt D. neednt have29. When choosing a university, dont just think about its reputation; _ for the most suitable one for your goals.A. to look B. looking C. looked D. look30. It is worth considering what makes “convenience” foods so popular, and _ better ones of your own.A. introduces B. to introduce C. introducing D. introduced31. The man came up to a lonely cottage, whose door was open, _ there for a while, and then entered it with great interest. A. to stand B. standing C. stand D. stood32. _ the traffic jam was the reason why the manager was late for the meeting that was to have begun at nine.A. Being caught byB. Having been caught inC. Caught byB. Caught in33. Im afraid that we will have to work extra hours for there are still some problems _.A. remain to be settledB. remaining to settleC. remained to be settled D. remaining to be settled34. It is nice to see millions who had nothing but a record of misery and hungry _ to improve their life and living conditions.A. having the chances B. to have the chance C. have the chance D. had the chance35. _ your translation and composition carefully, quite a few mistakes can be avoided.A. Having checked B. Checking C. If you check D. Check36. The professor as well as his two assistants _ a chemical experiment _ the fire broke out.A. were performingwhenB. was performingwhileC. was performingwhenB. were performingwhile37. Tired and disappointed, the rescue team finally reached _ used to be a village. A. where B. that C. the place where D. what38. John offered us a lift when he was leaving the office, but our work _ we declined the offer.A. not finishedB. had not been finishedC. not having finishedC. was not finished 39. In our daily life we are often faced with such situations _ most of us may find it difficult to deal with.A. asB. thatC. whichD. where40. _ that he picked up his uncle at the airport?It was at 6:00 in the afternoon _ he got off work.A. Was it whenthat B. When was itthat C. Was it whenwhen D. When was itwhenSection 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. focus B. creative C. fired D. down E. faithF. turned out G. visions H. released I. frustratingly J. dawnThis is an excerpt (节选)from a speech by Steve Jobs, former CEO of Apple, delivered to graduates of Stanford University on June 12, 2005.I was luckyI found what I loved to do early in life. Woz and I started Apple in my parents garage when I was 20. We worked hard, and in 10 years Apple had grown from just the two of us in a garage into a $2 billion company with over 4000 employees. We had just 41 our finest creation the Macintosh a year earlier, and I had just turned 30. And then I got fired. How can you get fired from a company you started? Well, as Apple grew we hired someone who I thought was very talented to run the company with me, and for the first year or so things went well. But then our 42 of the future began to diverge (to be different) and eventually we had a falling out. When we did, our Board of Directors sided with him. So at 30 I was out. And very publicly out. What had been the 43 of my entire adult life was gone, and it was destructive.I really didnt know what to do for a few months. I felt that I had let the previous generation of entrepreneurs(企业家) 44 . I even thought about running away from the valley(硅谷). But something slowly began to 45 on me I still loved what I did. The turn of events at Apple had not changed that one bit. I had been rejected, but I was still in love. And so I decided to start over. I didnt see it then, but it 46 that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. It freed me to enter one of the most 47 periods of my life.During the next five years, I started a company named NeXT, another company named Pixar. Pixar went on to create the worlds first computer animated (动画) feature film, Toy Story, and is now the most successful animation studio in the world. In a remarkable turn of events, Apple bought NeXT, I returned to Apple, and the technology we developed at NeXT is at the heart of Apples currentrenaissance (复兴).Im pretty sure none of this would have happened if I hadnt been 48 from Apple. It was awful tasting medicine, but I guess the patient needed it. Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Dont lose 49 . Im convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. Youve got to find what you love. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you havent found it yet, keep looking. Dont settle. As with all matters of the heart, youll know when you find it. So keep looking until you find it. Dont settle.III. Reading ComprehensionSection 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.A Woman and a Fork The best is yet to comeThere was a young woman who was diagnosed with a terminal illness and could only live three months. So as she was getting her things “in order,” she 50 her Rabbi (法师) and had him come to her house to discuss certain aspects of her final wishes.She told him which songs she wanted sung at the 51 , what scriptures (经文) she would like read, and what outfit (用具) she wanted to be buried in.Everything was in order and the Rabbi was preparing to leave when the young woman suddenly remembered something very important to her.“Theres one more thing,” she said 52 . “Whats that?” “This is very important; I want to be buried with a fork in my right hand.”The Rabbi stood looking at the young woman, not knowing quite what to say.“That surprises you, doesnt it?” the young woman asked. “Well, to be honest, Im 53 by the request,” said the Rabbi.The young woman explained. “My grandmother once told me this story, and from then on, I have always done so. I have also, always tried to pass along its message to those I love and those who are in need of 54 .In all my years of attending socials and dinners, I always remember that when the dishes of the main 55 were being cleared, someone would inevitably lean over and say, Keep your fork. It was my favorite part 56 I knew that something better was coming.like velvety chocolate cake or deep-dish apple pieSo, I just want people to see me there in that casket (棺材) with a fork in my hand and I want them to 57 “Whats with the fork?” Then I want you to tell them: “Keep your forkthe best is yet to come.”The Rabbis eyes 58 up with tears of joy as he hugged the young woman good-bye. He knew this would be one of the last times he would see her before her death. But he also knew that the young woman had a better grasp of heaven than he did. She had a better grasp of 59 heaven would be like than many people twice her age, with twice as much experience and knowledge.She knew that something better was coming. At the funeral people were walking by the young womans casket and they saw the cloak she was wearing and the fork 60 in her right hand. Over and over, the Rabbi heard the question “Whats with the fork?” And over and over he 61 .During his message, the Rabbi told the people of the 62 he had with the young woman shortly before she died. He also told them about the fork and what it symbolized to 63 . The Rabbi told the people how he could not stop thinking about the 64 and told them that they probably would not be able to stop thinking about it either.He was right. So the next time you reach down for your fork, let it remind you ever so gently, that the best is yet to come. 50. A. contracted B. contacted C. attractedD. attached51. A. assemblyB. partyC. conferenceD. service52. A. excitedly B. regretfullyC. angrilyD. breathlessly53. A. surprisedB. astonishedC. depressedD. puzzled54. A. praiseB. honorC. encouragement D. comfort55. A. mealB. course C. foodD. cause56. A. soB. andC. yetD. because57. A. wonder B. questionC. enquireD. say58. A. crowdedB. welled C. fedD. flowed59. A. howB. whereC. what D. which60. A. placed B. graspedC. heldD. caught61. A. sobbedB. criedC. smiled D. laughed62. A. agreementB. conclusionC. argumentD. conversation63. A. her B. himC. themD. people64. A. womanB. funeralC. incidentD. forkSection BDirections: 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.AWelcome to my Message Board!Subject: Slimming down classics?Mr.Handsome20011-5-126: 34 AMOrion Books, which decides there is a market in creating cut-down classics, is slimming down some novels by such great writers as L. Tolstoy, M. Mitchell and C. Bronte. Now, each of them has been whittled down to about 400 pages by cutting 30 to 40 pages per cent of original, with words, sentences, paragraphs and, in a few cases, chapters removed. The first six shortened editions, all priced at 6.99 and advertised as great reads “in half the time”, will go on sale next month, with plans for 50 to 100 more to follow. The publishing house believes that modern readers will welcome the shorter versions.Mr.Edwards20011-5-129: 40 AMWell, Im publisher of Orion Group. Thanks for your attention, Mr. Handsome. I must say, the idea developed from a game of “shame” in my office. Each of us was required to confess to the most embarrassing blanks in his or her reading. I admitted that I had never read Anna Karenina and tried but failed to get through Gone with the Wind several times. One of my colleagues acknowledged skipping Jane Eyre. We realized that life is too short to read all the books you want to and we never were going to read these ones.As a leading publishing house, we are trying to make classics convenient for readers but its not as if were withdrawing the original versions. They are still there if you want to read them.Ms. Weir20011-5-1211:35 AMIm director of the online bookclub http:/www.lovereading.co.uk/ Mr. Edwards, I think your shortened edition is a breath of fresh air. Im guilty of never having read Anna Karenina, because its just so long. Id much rather read two 300-page books than one 600-page book. I am looking forward to more shortened classics!Mr.Crockatt20011-5-124:38 PMIm from the London independent bookshop Corckatt & Powell.In my opinion, the practice is completely ridiculous. How can you edit the classics? Im afraid reading some of these books is hard work, and that is why you have to develop as a reader. If people dont have time to read Anna Karenina, then fine. But dont read a shortened version and kid yourself its the real thing.65. According to the message board, Orion Books _. A. opposes the reading of original classics B. is embarrassed for cutting down classicsC. thinks cut-down classics have a bright futureD. is cautious in its decision to cut down classics 66. By describing the shortened classics as “a breath of fresh air”, Ms. Weir _. A. speaks highly of the cut-down classics B. shows her love for original classics C. feels guilty of not reading the classics D. disapprove of shortening the classics67. Mr. Crockatt seems to imply that _. A. reading the classic works is a confusing attemptB. shortening the classics does harm to the original C. publishing the cut-down classics is a difficult job D. editing the classic works satisfie