上海市奉贤区2012届高三二模英语试题.doc

2011学年奉贤区调研测试高三英语试卷 （2012,04 ）本卷命题人： 谢永强 吴彩霞 汪惠华考生注意：1本试卷分为第I卷(第1-12页)和第II卷(第13-14页)两部分。全卷共14页。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。2答第I卷前，考生务必在答题卡和答题纸上用钢笔或圆珠笔清楚填写姓名、准考证号（区统一编号，9位），并用铅笔在答题卡的相应位置上正确涂写准考证号。3第I卷（116小题，2580小题）由机器阅卷，答案必须全部涂写在答题卡上。考生应将代表正确答案的小方格用铅笔涂黑。注意试题题号和答题卡编号一 一对应，不能错位。答案需要更改时，必须将原选项用橡皮擦去，重新选择。答案不能涂写在试卷上，涂写在试卷上一律不给分。第I卷中的1724小题，第81-84小题和第II卷的试题，其答案用钢笔或水笔写在答题纸上，如用铅笔答题，或写在试卷上一律不给分。 第I卷 （105分）I. Listening ComprehensionSection 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. At home. B. On the form.C. In a restaurant. D. In a supermarket.2. A. $6. B. $4.5C. $5. D. $4.3. A. A worker at McDonalds.B. A student. C. A tutor.C. A customer in a market.4. A. She didnt receive the E-mail.B. She is too busy to check the E-mail. C. Her computer broke down.D. She has replied to his E-mail.5. A. Its certain that they will come to the lecture. B. They wont come if they dont call first. C. She is worried about it. D. There are plenty of seats for all the people.6. A. A math teacher and his colleague.B. A teacher and his student. C. A student and his classmate.D. A librarian and a student.7. A. A movie. B. A lecture.C. A play. D. A speech.8. A. The man should not dream of being a superstar. B. The man didnt practice hard enough. C. The man should find a new partner. D. The man should not give up.9. A. His injury kept him at home. B. He didnt consider it necessary. C. He was too weak to see the doctor. D. He failed to make an appointment.10. A. He wants to get a new position. B. He is asking the woman for help. C. He has left the woman a good application. D. He enjoys letter writing.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. A notice was put in a window seat. B. Some of the seats were not occupied. C. There was a seat that he had hoped to have. D. The plan was not very crowded.12. A. Mr. Jackson was the last passenger to get on board the plane. B. Mr. Jackson was surprised to see the notice in the seat. C. The window seats were all occupied when Mr. Jackson got on board the plane. D. The plane Mr. Jackson took was heavily loaded with luggage.13. A. The notice was put on the seat by the soldier. B. The soldier was waiting for his girl friend. C. The girl was the last passenger who got on the plane. D. The seat by the window was kept for the last passenger.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Sell your old things. B. Do some shopping online. C. Create your own announcement board. D. Get useful information about 450 cities.15. A. Companies often put job information in local shops. B. The Internet is the most popular tool for job hunters in the USA. C. Susan W. Millers company is helping people choose careers. D. California Career Services mainly serves university students.16. A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.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. The day of Susans birthday party:Last 17 .The subject Jessica wants to study in college: 18 .The reason why the woman wants to be a doctor:She feels it a 19 to save patients.The quality of being a good doctor:Having good 20 and skills.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. Whats the mans impression of Mrs. Coopers resume?He thinks it is 21 .Why does Mrs. Cooper apply to the company?Because she thinks the company enjoys 22 in the field.What is Mrs. Coopers current job? 23 .What kind of benefits package does the company offer to Mrs. Cooper?Two weeks of 24 in the first year employment, medical and dental insurance.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: 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. After a series of unsuccessful attempts, he has finally passed the test _entering his dream company.A. in B. of C. for D. to26. The customer didnt choose _ of the ties and went away without looking at a third one.A. neither B. any C. all D. either27. One of the few things you _say about English people with certainty is that they talk a lot about the weather. A. need B. mustC. can D. should28. In the center of the lake are two islands, one of which is _, if not larger than, the other.A. twice as large B. as twice large C. twice as large as D. as twice large as29. The company promised to pay some money for the customers purchasing their shoddy(伪劣的) goods and _ an apology in public.A. making B. make C. to make D. made 30. It even leaves the scientists in wonder _ they should call the newly-born creature, which looks half-human and half-animal.A. that B. why C. what D. how31. Something as simple as_ thoughts openly can make a powerful difference to ones health. A. to share B. sharingC. shareD. shared32. No conclusion _about whether to tear down the old buildings for a theme park until several discussions have been made.A. will be reached B. is reachedC. is being reachedD. had been reached33. “Ungelivable” is so new an English word coined on the Internet _ is forbidden to appear in official media or documents at present. A. that B. which C. it D. as34. _after the race that he didnt know what to say before so many reporters. A. So excited the champion was B. So excited was the championC. So excited the champion felt D. So excited felt the champion35. The Internet gives people the chance to have the information _to them quickly and cheaply.A. deliver B. deliveringC. delivered D. to deliver36. The speech the minister made on TV _ the education reform made both teachers and students excited.A. being concerned B. to concern C. concerned D. concerning37. Many experts stick to the view _teacher development is the key to the education quality. A. which B. what C. that D. where38. _seems to be no possibility that the student majoring in liberal-arts can win the first prize in the100-meter race.A. What B. There C. That D. Whether39. _ not to drive after drinking, some drivers are still trying their luck, which is really dangerousA. Being reminded B. To remind C. Having reminded D. Reminded40. Man must keep in mind that it will be years _ the earth recovers from the damage he makes to it.A. when B. before C. since D. untilSection 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. ignored B. coincidentally C. immoral D. modest E. published F. instances G. instincts H. change I. simply J. announcedMoney is the root of all evil and new study claims there may be some truth behind the saying. Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, US, 41 on February 27 that rich people are more likely to do 42 things, such as lie or cheat, than poorer people. The scientists did a series of eight experiments. They 43 their findings online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).They carried out the first two experiments from the sidewalk near Berkeley. They noted that drivers of newer and more expensive cars were more likely to cut off other cars and pedestrians at crosswalks. Nearly 45 percent of people driving expensive cars 44 a pedestrian compared with only 30 percent of people driving more 45 cars.In another experiment, a group of college students was asked if they would do unethical(不道德的) things in various everyday situations and 46 included taking printer paper from work and not telling a salesperson when he or she gave back more 47 . Students from higher-class families were more likely to act dishonestly.According to the scientists, rich people often think money can get them out of trouble. This makes them less afraid to take risks. It also means they care less about other peoples feelings. Finally, it 48 makes them greedier . “Higher wealth status seems to make you want even more, and that increased want leads you to bend the rules or break the rules to serve your self-interest,” said Paul Piff, lead scientist of the study. Piff pointed out that the findings dont mean that all rich people are untrustworthy or all poor people honest. He said the experiments were to show how people living in different social situations express their 49 and values in different ways.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.Is language, like food, a basic human need without which a child at a critical period of life can be 50 and damaged? Judging from an experiment in the thirteenth century, it may be. Hoping to discover what language a child would speak if a baby heard no mother 51 , the experimenter told the nurses to keep silent. All the 52 died before the first year. But clearly there was more than lack of language here. What was missing was good mothering. Without good mothering, in the first year of life 53 , the capacity to survive is seriously affected.Today no such severe lack exists as that ordered by the experimenter. 54 , some children are still backward in speaking. Most often the reason for this is that the mother is 55 to the signals of the infant, whose brain is programmed to learn language rapidly. If these sensitive periods are neglected, the ideal time for 56 skills passes and they might never be learned so easily again. A bird learns to sing and to fly rapidly at right time, but the process is slow and hard once the 57 stage has passed. Experts suggest that speech stages are reached in a fixed sequence and at a 58 age, but there are cases where speech has started 59 in a child who eventually turns out to be of high IQ. At twelve weeks a baby smiles and makes vowel-like sounds; at twelve months he can speak simple words and understand simple 60 ; at eighteen months he has a vocabulary of three to fifty words. At three he knows about 1,000 words which he can put into sentences, and at four his language differs from that of his parents in style 61 grammar. Recent evidence suggests that an infant is born with the 62 to speak. What is special about mans brain, compared with that of the monkey, is the complex system which enables a child to 63 the sight and feel of, say, a toy-bear with the sound pattern “toy bear”. And even more 64 is the young brains ability to pick out an order in language from the mixture of sound around him, to analyse, to combine and recombine the parts of a language in new ways.50. A. constructed B. starved C. spoiled D. exhausted51. A. sound B. singing C. educating D. tongue 52. A. parents B. care-takers C. infants D. investigators53. A. randomly B. originally C. greatly D. especially 54. A. ConsequentlyB. Nevertheless C. TheoreticallyD. Fortunately55. A. unfamiliar B. inaccessible C. insensitive D. unaccustomed56. A. acquiring B. practising C. occupying D. seizing57. A. critical B. temporary C. contemporary D. reasonable58. A. pleasing B. troublesome C. flexible D. constant 59. A. last B. late C. early D. lately60. A. commands B. necessities C. resolutions D. directions61. A. or rather B. or else C. other than D. rather than 62. A. inspiration B. passion C. creativity D. capacity 63. A. justify B. connect C. oblige D. devote64. A. unpredictable B. unbelievable C. uncountable D. unbearableSection B Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B,C or D. Choose the one that suits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)Acting is such an over-crowded profession that the only advice that should be given to a young person thinking of going on the stage is “Dont!”. But it is useless to try to discourage someone who feels that he must act, though the chances of his becoming famous are slim. The normal way to begin is to go to a drama school. Usually only students who show promise and talent are accepted, and the course lasts two years. Then the young actor or actress takes up work with a repertory company, usually as an assistant stage manager. This means doing everything that there is to do in the theatre: painting scenery, looking after the furniture, taking care of the costumes, and even acting in very small parts. It is very hard work indeed. The hours are long and the salary is tiny. But young actors with the stage in their blood are happy, waiting for the chances of working with a better company, or perhaps in films or television. Of course, some people have unusual chances which lead to fame and success without this long and dull training. Connie Pratt, for example, was just an ordinary girl working in a bicycle factory. A film producer happened to catch sight of her one morning waiting at a bus stop, as he drove past in his big car. He told the driver to stop, and he got out to speak to the girl. He asked her if she would like to go to the film studio to do a test, and at first she thought he was joking. Then she got angry and said she would call the police. It took the producer twenty minutes to tell Connie that he was serious. Then an appointment was made for her to go to the studio the next day. The test was successful. They gave her some necessary lessons and within a few weeks she was playing the leading part opposite one of the most famous actors of the day. Of Course, she was given a more dramatic name, which is now world-famous. But chances like this happen once in a blue moon!65. According to the passage, the main reason why young people should be discouraged from becoming actors is _. A. actors are very unusual people B. the course at the drama school lasts two years C. acting is really a hard job D. there are already too many actors66. According to the context, the sentence “But young actors with the stage in their blood are happy” at the end of the first paragraph means _. A. they dont care if their job is hard B. they like the stage naturally C. they are born happy D. they are easily satisfied 67. Connie Pratt soon became a famous actress after _. A. learning some lessons about the art of speaking B. playing her part in the “Blue Colored Moon” C. successfully matching the most famous actorsD. acting a leading part with a most famous actor at that time 68. The phrase “once in a blue moon” in last line means _. 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