虹口区2016高三英语二模

虹口区 2016 年高考英语二模 2016 4 II Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Directions Read the following two passages Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent For the blanks with a given word fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word For the other blanks fill in each blank with one proper word Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct A Time says the proverb is money This means that every moment well spent may put some money into our pockets If our time 25 employ usefully it will either turn out some useful and important piece of work which will fetch its price in the market or it will add to our experience and increase our capacities so as to enable us to earn money when the proper opportunity comes Let those 26 think nothing of wasting time remember this Our life is nothing more than our time To kill time is therefore a form of suicide We are shocked 27 we think of death and we spare no pains no trouble and no expense to preserve life But we often care nothing about the loss of an hour or of a day 28 forget that our life is the sum total of the days and of the hours we live Our life is a brief period measuring some seventy or eighty years in all So a day or an hour 29 waste is therefore so much life lost But nearly one third of this has to be spent in sleep some years have to be spent over our meals some in watching over the sick beds of our 30 near relatives some in making journeys on land and voyages by sea Now if all these years were to be decreased from the term over which our life extends we shall find about twenty or thirty years at our disposal 处置 for active work 31 remembers this can never willingly waste a single moment of his life The precious hours of childhood and youth if properly used 32 supply us with incalculable advantages If we allow these morning hours of life to slip away we shall never be able to make up for the loss B Home on the Way People need homes children assume their parents place as home boarders call school home on weekdays married couples work together 33 build new homes and travelers have no place to call home at least for a few nights So how 34 people who have to travel for extended periods of time Don t they have the right to have a home Of course they do Some regular travelers take their own belongings like bed sheets toothbrushes and family photos to make them feel like home 35 they are some stay for long periods in the same hotel and as a result become very familiar with service and attendants others 36 simply put some flowers by the hotel window to make things more homely Furthermore driving a camping car during one s travels and sleeping in the vehicle at night is just like 37 is generally thought of as home only mobile And how about maintaining relationships while in transit Some keep contact with their friends via internet some send letters and postcards or even photos 38 may just call and say hi just to let their friends know that they re still alive and well People find ways to keep in touch 39 make friends on the way helps travelers feel more or less at home Backpackers in youth hostels may become very good friends even closer than siblings Nowadays fewer people are working in their local towns so how do they develop a sense of belonging Whenever we step out of our local boundaries there is always another home waiting to be found Wherever we are with just a little bit of effort and imagination we can make 40 place where we stay home 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 venturing B quoted C interview D sponsor E historical F launch G relatively H professional I traced J facilities K regularly Jiading Centuries of History Decades of Change A book entitled Jiading Centuries of History Decades of Change by American writer Kate Baker has recently been published in Shanghai New book launch was held last week at the Old China Hand Style a major 41 of a series of walking guide books called Beyond the Concession Six Walks in Shanghai s Other Districts And Baker s Jiading runs the fourth among the six From a foreign point of view the book has 42 the history of Jiading District back between the year Tang Dynasty 618 907 and the Song Dynasty 960 1279 when Jiading had been a leading economic and intellectual influence in the region long before Shanghai became a major trading port as Baker is 43 in her book Baker first landed in Shanghai in 2011 with her husband an engineer with Ford who was sent to work in Shanghai to prepare for the 44 of the Lincoln brand in China I and my husband have been traveling around the world in the past 20 years Baker said at a n 45 with Shanghai Daily Wherever I go I would jump into the local history and culture quickly and deeply Having taken a 15 month online course of Chinese with Harvard s China X Baker started 46 out on her own An occasional excursion into the northwest of Shanghai she discovered and fell in love with Jiading Since then she has visited Jiading 47 bringing family friends and tour groups At the end of 2013 the Jiading Tourism Bureau officially invited Baker to write a book on Jiading With up to date facts useful information and 48 pictures Baker s Jiading is a well researched guide about interesting areas less than one hour from Shanghai There are chapters on celebrating the seasonal and agricultural festivals that are unique to the region stories of 49 figures living in Jiading changes to the Nanxiang Old Town tours to numerous gardens museums and temples and the development of outdoor recreational activities in Jiading s Anting Town such as the F1 car racing horse riding and golf With good public 50 and enough green space Baker sees Jiading a high growth district of Shanghai which offers a quality of lifestyle and tourism I see a better planned and forward thinking of the district government And I sincerely thank the people of Jiading who welcomed me to their community and trusted me with their narrative Baker says 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 Harvard Library If we compare professors and students to the host of a university then the library of a university can be compared to the hallway The quality of a university 51 is in direct proportion to that of its library At Harvard the library is an essential part of everybody s life Both the quantity and the 52 of the library make study a pleasant process Harvard Library is not only the most ancient library in the United States but the largest university library with the largest scale In 1638 John Harvard 53 his whole library to the then Harvard College After 300 years of development the library now holds 10 million books and 54 more than 100 branch libraries In addition to the libraries owned by each school there are some branch libraries that are 55 in some aspects While most of the branch libraries are on Harvard campus some are as far as in Washington D C or even in Florence of Italy Yenching Library is famous for its 56 of East Asian literature Lamont Library is the first library in the world that is 57 for undergraduates Widener Library is the largest library in Harvard only second to Library of Congress What 58 to be mentioned is the system or rather the service of the libraries Usually the libraries are open from 9 a m to 5 p m The main libraries are open until 10 p m The libraries for undergraduates will even be open all night during the 59 period The libraries also provide with students the service of 60 reading materials for all courses At the beginning of a semester each teacher will give a list of books to the librarians The librarians are 61 to find out these books and put them at the places where students can easily find them There is no limitation for the number of books that students can borrow As the space for the library is limited many books are 62 in suburban library Despite this students can go to fetch the book at the 63 library within 24 hours after they submit request for that book Even if there is only one book to be fetched from the suburban library the libraries on campus will send someone to do the job This kind of 64 which put readers in the first place is rare even in Ivy League Therefore study at Harvard will be a n 65 experience 51 A as a resultB to some extentC on the contraryD at all times 52 A influenceB disciplineC qualityD prospect 53 A donatedB assignedC adaptedD distributed 54 A containsB composesC involvesD includes 55 A informativeB differentC secureD peculiar 56 A collectionsB documentsC phenomenaD exhibitions 57 A unusuallyB formallyC speciallyD especially 58 A remainsB happensC appearsD deserves 59 A examinationB experimentC vacationD graduation 60 A confirmingB preparingC selectingD designing 61 A desperateB willingC reluctantD responsible 62 A exhibitedB reservedC storedD classified 63 A appointedB acceptedC expectedD restricted 64 A performanceB serviceC activityD response 65 A fortunateB creativeC positiveD enjoyable 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 How Would You Like to Pay How do you pay for your coffee Is it with change I use my tap and go card I don t even need to enter my PIN number or a signature to approve payment It s quicker and everybody in the queue is happy Contactless payments are gaining popularity Those concerned about security will be pleased to know that the amount of money you can spend in one go is limited in the UK it s currently 30 But if the card is used a few times in a row a PIN number will be needed If a thief gets hold of your card and goes on a crazy shopping your bank covers you against fraud However if someone steals your bills that s your bad luck For those who are always forgetting where they put their cards there s a new solution wearable technique clothing and devices that have combined electronic technology Kenneth Cukier an economist and technology expert says You can simply take any wireless card and the chip 芯片 from it that your bank might issue you with and you can put it in a coat When you want to make a payment just wave your arm in front of the terminal and leave the coffee shop with your latte 拿铁咖啡 This is intended for people who don t want to take their card out of their wallet use their phone or their watch Good isn t it And new ways of spending money are not stopping there The future is all about biometrics 生物识别技术 Very convenient if you are at the beach or a festival there s a new system in development which will make it possible to read the unique maps of veins 静脉 under the surface of your finger and use them to confirm payments or prove that it s you making the payments You just need to remember which finger you registered with So spending money is becoming easier all the time And the temptation to buy more stuff increases But it s worth bearing in mind that earning the money in the first place will still require the same effort Back to work then 66 A thief wouldn t be able to buy much with a stolen wireless card because A the card doesn t permit withdrawing money more than 30 B there s a limit to the amount of money spent at a time C the wireless card must be used a few times in one go D a PIN number is always required before payment 67 The underlined word fraud in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to A theft B protection C cheat D prevention 68 What must be done before you use biometrics for payment A You must prove that it s you making the payments B You must have a smart phone or a watch with you C You must have something to read your fingers D You must have one of your fingers registered 69 What can be learned from this passage A People s banking information is kept in a small chip B People can only use a wireless card to consume coffee C Wearable technique is the safest way to make a payment D A tap and go card needs a signature to approve payment B Asia TEFL and the Far Eastern English Language Teachers Association 14th Asia TEFL International Conference and 11th FEELTA International Conference invite proposals for their joint conference on language teaching and learning Connecting Professionally on ELT in Asia Crossing the Bridge to Excellence to be held on 30 June 2 July 2016 at The Far Eastern Federal University Vladivostok Russia CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS Conference Description The 14th Asia TEFL and 11th FEELTA international conference places emphasis on working towards special skills or knowledge in English Language Teaching through being connected professionally in Asia and worldwide Professional networks link teachers from a variety of educational contexts helping to develop research advance skills and update knowledge We invite educators scholars and policy makers to cooperate and share teaching theories excellent teaching ideas and relevant practices The meaning of the bridge in our theme is inspired by the place of the conference The university campus is located on Russky Island across the bridge from the mainland It also refers to new horizons and perspectives in the field of ELT that we discover when we cross the bridge to explore pioneering teaching ideas and stimulating experiences Conference Subtopics We invite papers on the following subtopics in ELT ELT curriculum and design Materials writing Teacher education and professional development Teaching literature and the arts Interpreting and translation Global Issues in Language Education Types of Presentations All presentations will be given in English Presenters are encouraged to hand in full papers of their presentation to the Journal of Asia TEFL to be considered for publication Papers 30 minutes Workshops 60 minutes Poster presentations displayed all day presenters are expected to stand by their posters ready to explain and discuss them for 60 minutes Group discussions 90 minutes Proposal Submission 提交提交 Materials to be submitted a title of up to ten words an abstract of not more than 200 words a self introduction of not more than 60 words All proposals must be submitted online through the link http feelta wl dvfu ru asiatefl feelta 2016 Presentation submission opens November 1 2015 Deadline for submission February 29 2016 Questions about proposal submission can be addressed to Larisa Krainik Abstract Committee Chair feeltacon 70 What does the expression Crossing the Bridge to Excellence in the title imply A Exploring pioneering teaching ideas and stimulating experiences B the process from knowledge to skills on language teaching and learning C inviting proposals about new horizons and perspectives in the field of ELT D Coming from every country in the world to the Far Eastern Federal University 71 The joint international conference will be held to A be connected professionally in Asia and worldwide B call for presentations of the educators scholars and policy makers C work towards special skills or knowledge in English Language Teaching D provide a chance for teachers to cooperate and share theories ideas and practices 72 According to the passage what can be learned from the conference A How to achieve good results in the English exams B Effective communication skills among teachers C How to help teachers to share research skills D Effective teaching approaches and theories 73 It can be inferred from the passage that A the presentations are most likely to have been published during the conference B all presentations must be submitted formally online within the required time C presenters can only choose to take part in one of the types of presentations D presentations are required to be explained to the participants publicly C Scientists Detect Gravitational Waves What is gravitational waves 引力波 Scientists have for the first time observed ripples in the fabric of space time 时空涟漪 called gravitational waves arriving at the earth from a severely destructive event in the distant universe It confirms a major prediction of Albert Einstein s 1915 general theory of relativity and opens a unique new window onto the universe according to a group of scientists at a press conference in Washington on Thursday This is truly scientific moonshot We did it We landed on the moon declared David Reitz executive director of the LIGO Laboratory at Caltech at the conference in the National Press Club According to the National Science Foundation NSF experts gravitational waves carry information about their dramatic origins and about the nature of gravity that cannot be obtained from elsewhere Physicists have concluded that the detected gravitational waves were produced during the final fraction of a second 千分之一秒 of the combination of two black holes to produce a single much bigger turning black hole This fierce shock of two black holes had been predicted but never observed by NSF The gravitational waves were detected on Sept 14 2015 at 5 51 am EDT by both of the twin Laser Interferometer Gravitational wave Observatory LIGO detectors located in Livingston Louisiana and Hanford Washington Based on the observed signals LIGO scientists estimate that the black holes for this event were about 29 and 36 times the weight of the sun and the event took place 1 3 billion years ago About three times the weight of the sun was changed into gravitational waves in a fraction of a second with a peak power output about 50 times that of the whole visible universe By looking at the time of arrival of the signals the detector in Livingston recorded the event 7 milliseconds 毫秒 before the detector in Hanford scientists can say that the source was located in the Southern Hemisphere according to a press release from NSF which funded the rese