2013届上海英语区县学校同步练习试卷集8 2013年3月考前.pdf

2013届上海英语区县学校同步练习试卷集 8 三月高三考前模拟卷 1 16 P F Productions 统筹制作 2013 届上海英语区县学校同步练习试卷集 届上海英语区县学校同步练习试卷集 8 2013 年三月高三考前模拟卷 本卷满分 150 分 完卷时间 120 分钟 第第 I 卷 共卷 共 105 分分 I Listening Comprehension Section A Directions 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 4 15 B 4 50 C 5 40 D 5 05 2 A Selecting courses B Language study C Studying abroad D Literature books 3 A His sister B His mother C His brother D His father 4 A Easy going B Bad mannered C Strict D Hardworking 5 A At a book store B At a library C At a reading room D At a hotel 6 A Student and school administrator B Employer and employee C Jobseeker and interviewer D Salesperson and customer 7 A She doesn t feel well B She doesn t want to C She has an appointment D She has to work 8 A Decide whether they should go to the movies B Decide which food to choose C Go to a movie a little later D Choose a restaurant as soon as possible 9 A Nancy has a keen eye for style B Nancy regrets buying the dress C Nancy and Mary went shopping together in Rome D Nancy and Mary like to follow the latest fashion 10 A The woman doesn t drive very often B The traffic is always very bad C Taking public transportation is better than driving D The subway is crowded 2013届上海英语区县学校同步练习试卷集 8 三月高三考前模拟卷 2 16 P F Productions 统筹制作 Section B Directions 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 news 11 A 8 B 9 C 15 D 22 12 A Some of the firefighters were seriously injured B Several firefighters were killed in the fire C No firefighter was injured or killed D Several firefighters were slightly injured 13 A Misuse of electronic equipment B Dry weather C Overused batteries D Careless smokers Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage 14 A College facilities B Dormitory assignment C Vacation arrangements D Winter break activities 15 A The college store B The computer center C The gymnasium D The dining halls 16 A There will be only one dormitory open to the students B The dormitories will be open on a reduced schedule C There will be no heating in the dormitories D All the dormitories will be temporarily closed to the students Section C Directions 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 Dialogue InformationDialogue Information Jenny Birthplace 17 Occupation a sales 18 Tom Experience living in California for 19 years moving greatly Major 20 2013届上海英语区县学校同步练习试卷集 8 三月高三考前模拟卷 3 16 P F Productions 统筹制作 Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation Complete the form Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer What are the two speakers talking about A 21 Why does the man suggest modernizing the factory To 22 What does the man say about the investments on advertising They ll result in 23 Who is responsible for drawing up a budget for the investments The 24 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 Julia is usually mistaken her twin sister A as B for C to D with 26 The kids enjoyed the dinner very much and they loved the soup A most B more C less D much 27 The plane has had seven earlier collisions with birds since 2000 including in March 2002 A it B one C that D another 28 Both the parents and the children should be aware of the gap between them but they be upset because it isn t impossible to jump across A daren t B can t C mustn t D needn t 29 Judy in a bookstore for many years when she was still a teenager A was working B worked C has worked D had worked 30 Everyone was at the party except you What happened I after Mike my pet dog at home He was ill A have looked B had looked C would look D was looking 31 the road and you will come to the post office A To turn off B Turning off C Turn off D Having turned off 32 We must do everything possible to prevent such things again A happen B to happen C happening D being happened 33 Tom was poor at English when we were classmates five years ago A were we B was Tom C wasn t he D weren t we 34 Criminal law deals with offences that involve harm to a person from somebody breaking the law A result B resulted C resulting D to result 35 gets there first is the winner A Anyone B Whomever C Whoever D No matter who 36 Are you sure that you ve met him before I m mistaken A If B Unless C When D Though 37 Getting your life will help your time management because you won t have to think about what is coming up next on your schedule A to organize B to be organized C organized D organizing 2013届上海英语区县学校同步练习试卷集 8 三月高三考前模拟卷 4 16 P F Productions 统筹制作 38 Nancy enjoyed herself so much she visited her friends in Sydney last year A that B which C when D where 39 Is there any possibility Lee will pass the exam A whether B which C what D that 40 Soccer Break Away a simple flash based soccer game the aim is to score a goal is popular among both young and old soccer fans A where B which C that D as 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 cultivate B apparently C essential D relationship E pick F differently G suitable H significance I ladder J end At nine most mornings the same scene is repeated in office buildings around the world An employee walks into the elevator with his boss and apart from a mumbled good morning the junior is lost for other words That s an opportunity missed says experts who believe that such a n 41 dull 30 second conversation can be invaluable for those who want to climb the career 42 Small talk can help establish a n 43 upon which you can build says Dusseldorf communication advisor Thorsten Knobble whose company customize curriculum vitas and job references As a matter of fact the 44 of small talk goes far beyond the relationship to one s boss People who fail the art of speaking a lot without actually saying anything find it harder to 45 relationships in the workplace believes Ulrich Goldschmidt director of the senior management association VDF Essen Small talk is a n 46 part of networking he says Virtually every conversation can begin and 47 with small talk according to Wolf Lasko who has written a book on the topic and it s bearing on career prospects Not everyone is good at small talk It takes skill to 48 the right moment and the right topic with which to start a conversation There are plenty of topics although some are not 49 for informal chat Anything to do with sex is taboo cautions Knobble Care is needed with politics religion money and health Safe topics include the holidays the movies or sports 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 The term multitasking originally referred to a computer s ability to carry out several tasks at one time For many people multitasking has become a way of life and even a key to success In fact some excellent mental aerobic 有氧的 exercises 50 engagement of the brain in two or more challenging activities at a time 51 checking e mail while talking on a phone and reading the newspaper may be second nature for some people many times multitasking can make us less productive 52 more And studies show that too much multitasking can lead to 53 stress anxiety and memory loss 2013届上海英语区县学校同步练习试卷集 8 三月高三考前模拟卷 5 16 P F Productions 统筹制作 In order to multitask the brain uses a n 54 known as the prefrontal cortex Brain scans of volunteers performing multiple tasks together show that as they 55 from task to task this front part of the brain actually takes a moment of rest between tasks You may have 56 a prefrontal cortex moment of rest yourself if you ve ever dialed a phone number and suddenly forgotten who you called when the line is answered What probably occurred is that between the dialing and the answering your 57 shifted to another thought or task and then look that moment to come back Research has also shown that for many volunteers job efficiency 58 while multitasking as compared to when they perform only one task at a time Multitasking is easiest when at least one of the tasks is 59 or requires little thought Most people don t find it difficult to eat and read the newspaper at the same time However when two or more 60 tasks are attempted at one time people sometimes make mistakes We often don t remember things as well when we re trying to manage several details at the same time Without mental focus we may not pay enough attention to new information 61 so it never makes it into our memory stores That is one of the main reasons we forget people s names even sometimes 62 they have introduced themselves Multitasking can also affect our 63 If someone checks their email while on the phone with a friend they may come off as 64 It can also cause that person to miss key information being passed on to them 50 A look to B call for C persevere in D see to 51 A As B However C Although D Even if 52 A rather than B other than C but also D at the same time 53 A decreased B required C increased D rejected 54 A tool B application C instrument D area 55 A range B take C complete D shift 56 A required B experienced C given D expected 57 A mind B energy C effort D feeling 58 A declines B improves C gains D maximizes 59 A familiar B difficult C simple D habitual 60 A time consuming B effort taking C attention requiring D money wasting 61 A sending out B coming in C referring to D making out 62 A right after B as long as C each time D as soon as 63 A way of life B relationships C attitudes D abilities 64 A able B careless C concentrated D absent minded 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 2013届上海英语区县学校同步练习试卷集 8 三月高三考前模拟卷 6 16 P F Productions 统筹制作 Two male presenters volunteered to experience labour pains on their TV show and found it harder to bear than they realised Dutch presenting duo Dennis Storm and Valerio Zena were hooked up to electrodes that simulated the contractions 模拟挛缩 women are forced to undergo but the men only lasted two hours before they begged for the electrodes to be taken off The faux childbirth was filmed and screened during an episode of the pair s hit TV show Speaking ahead of the contraction Storm and Zena revealed they wanted to experience the pain of childbirth after they d heard that it s the worst pain there is Strapped up to the electrodes Zena asked a nurse Do you think the pain will make us scream Bluntly she replies Yes it definitely will And the nurse s prediction proved entirely accurate as the pair are left doubled up in pain within moments of the fake contractions kicking in Although they make an attempt to laugh and joke their way through the experience the misery on their faces gives the game away So bad is the pain Zena is left questioning whether he even wants children as his wife would be forced to go through an experience he describes as torture Torture or not Zena and Storm aren t the first men to volunteer for fake childbirth In 2009 Dr Andrew Rochford went through a similar experience for Australian TV show Two hours later Rochford was turning the air blue as he struggled to deal with the pain adding afterwards that he could now understand why women swear 65 According to the passage the labour in Paragraph 1 refers to A the job as a TV show host B the struggles to deal with heart pain C the last stage of pregnancy D people s practical manual work 66 According to the passage the two hosts decided to have this experience because A they wanted to attract more audience for their TV show B Zena wanted to question whether his wife should have a baby or not C it is regarded as the most painful suffering of all D they wanted to laugh through the whole experience 67 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage A Zena and Storm are the first men to stand the sufferings B Their facial expressions failed to indicate their painfulness C The two hosts didn t expect the experience to be that painful D The two hosts and Rochford had different feelings after the experience 68 Which of the following words can best describe the two hosts A Ambitious B Painful C Courageous D Experienced 2013届上海英语区县学校同步练习试卷集 8 三月高三考前模拟卷 7 16 P F Productions 统筹制作 B Answer the questions with the help of the poetry introduction and the poem provided Verse A single line of poetry is called a verse Rime When come to consider groups of lines we are brought immediately to the subject of rime Rime may be defined as similarity of sound between words especially words at the ends of lines The following groups of words and thought to be perfect rimes greetgreet mmakeake fatefate meetmeet breakbreak latelate Alliteration It refers to the repetition of sounds at the beginning of words or within words It can be used to reinforce meaning or simply to produce a musical effect as in GrGrim and im and grgreedy the eedy the grgruesome monsteruesome monster Stanzas A group of more than two riming lines is called a stanza A common form is the ballad stanza made up of four verses Blank Verse A great deal of verse does not contain any rime at all The term blank verse is used to designate any unrimed verse The Sonnet The sonnet is a complete poem consisting of fourteen lines The first eight lines constitute the octave while the last six lines form the sestet Hyperbole A great exaggeration such as I m so hungry I could eat a horse is called hyperbole The effect may be serious or comic Simile It will not last the night But ah my foes and oh my friends It gives a lovely light 2013届上海英语区县学校同步练习试卷集 8 三月高三考前模拟卷 8 16 P F Productions 统筹制作 69 The poem My Candle Burns at Both Its Ends is an example of A the blank verse B the ballad verse C the sestet D the sonnet 70 From the poet s comparison of life to a candle burning at both its ends the reader may infer that she would most probably want to live A a long and healthy life B an active and courageous life C a true and happy life D an idle and aimless life 71 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the poem A Alliteration only occurs in lines 1 and 3 B Hyperbole is used in the last but one line C Simile is never used in the poem D Both simile and metaphor is used C NASA the U S space agency believe there s a good chance that we re not alone in the universe NASA began a new project called the High Resolution Microwave Survey HRMS Its aim is to find evidence of life in one of the billions of galaxies in the universe The search for intelligent life on other planets isn t new It began almost 100 years ago That s when scientists built a huge transmitter to send radio waves into space Scientists thought smart beings on other planets might pick up the signals Scientists also have sent a message about humans and our solar system to a nearby constellation 星座 But because the constellation is 25 000 light years away a return message wouldn t reach Earth for 50 000 years So don t wait up for an answer So far no extraterrestrial 地球以外的 beings that we know of have returned our calls But according to Dr Jill Tarter an HRMS scientist we haven t exactly had our ears wide open Now however says Dr Tarter we ve been ready to listen well Last October Dr Tarter switched on the largest radio receiver in the world It s an enormous metal bowl stretching 1 000 feet across a valley in Puerto Rico Meanwhile another NASA scientist turned on a huge radio receiver in California s Mojave Desert NASA hopes these big dishes and other around the world will pick up radio signals from new world Dr Frank Drake has been searching for life in outer space for years He explains the HRMS project this way To listen to your radio you move the tuner on the dial until the channels come in loud and clear Now imagine radio receivers that scan our galaxy for 14 million channels every second That s what NASA s radio receivers in Puerto Rico and California are doing But that s not all Powerful computers examine every signal carefully The computers try to match the signals to ones that scientists already recognize such as human made signals If they can t Drake and Tarter check on them It could prove there is radio technology elsewhere in the universe says Dr Tarter And that would mean we re not alone 72 Dr Jill Tarter believes that the reason why we haven t received any return messages from outer space is that 2013届上海英语区县学校同步练习试卷集 8 三月高三考前模拟卷 9 16 P F Productions 统筹制作 A human ears are not sharp enough to capture them B the equipment hasn t been good enough C it takes millions of years for them to reach us D sending the message is no easy job 73 We can learn from the passage that the big dishes are A part of the HRMS project to send signals to the outer space B used to search the universe for the possible signals C metal bowls only foun