上海市2013届高三英语一模考试汇编 十选九

1 20132013 届 届 20122012 学年 上海市高三英语一模学年 上海市高三英语一模 十选九十选九 长宁 A advance B similarC destructionD ceaseE increase F definedG approachesH miserableI populatedJ shifts People rarely feel as helpless as they do when attacked by the threat of severe storms There is nothing that can prevent a hurricane 飓风 or tornado from causing destruction if it reaches a 41 area History offers numerous examples of storms that have destroyed large numbers of homes and killed many people But today things are not as 42 as they were in the past By studying the conditions that cause storms weather forecasters are better able to predict them and give people in their paths the warning needed in 43 to keep away from tragedy A storm is 44 as a sudden extreme change in the normal conditions of Earth s atmosphere Examples include a large flood of moisture 湿气 or a sharp increase in wind speed These types of 45 are generally caused by a dramatic change in air pressure In fact air pressure often affects weather more than any other factors Hurricanes are somewhat 46 to tornadoes because both produce atmospheric vortices Vortices are cone shaped depression 低气压 of high speed winds that can cause a large lot of 47 if they touch the ground When a storm 48 shore it brings not only fierce winds but also large amounts of ocean water Storms require moisture to exist so they quickly 49 over land As the storm dies it creates large thunderclouds that can cause heavy rain thunder lightning and flooding Tornadoes can also form from the breakup of storms and are often one of their most dangerous consequences 41 45IHAFJ46 49BCGD 闸北 A consequently B divorcedC servingD imaginaryE hit F evilG secretH gainedi honoursJ inspired The popularity of the fantasy novels Harry Potter and the great success of the Potter movie series have aroused Potter fans craze about the author Joanne Kathleen Rowling Rowling started writing after graduating with 41 Nonetheless this was not supposed to be her main job as she was already working as a secretary She found her job rather boring and was frequently absent minded as she was always taking notes for sudden ideas for future stories She was fired 42 and went 2 from one job to another Finally a trip by train 43 her to produce a story about a young wizard 巫师 born with responsibilities to fight 44 forces Unfortunately her idea could not be developed due to her mother s sudden death Shocked and depressed Rowling left Britain When she returned she was already a 45 single mother with a little daughter in spite of all the frustrations in life she managed to put her 46 story to the point Harry Potter was published and became a n 47 in no time The Potter books have 48 worldwide applause won multiple awards and have been the basis for a popular series of films in which Rowling had overall approval on the scripts 脚本 and maintained creative control at the same time by 49 As a producer in the films It is through Harry Potter that Rowling has led a rags to riches reality show where she progressed from living on social security to multi millionaire status 41 45 IAJFB 46 49 DEHC 杨浦 A emphasize B misunderstanding C reflect D referred E privacy F attached G occurring H oppose I civilization J concerning The most difficult part of a Western Chinese marriage is the cultural differences The traditional Chinese culture is established on the Confucian philosophy while the western culture is based on ancient Greek 41 Cultural differences exist in almost every aspect and therefore 42 also on relationships and marriage From the traditional Chinese point of view marriage is a relationship 43 many aspects such as family friends and relatives while from the Western point of view marriage is a contract signed between two people that is based on trust and love Furthermore Westerners marriages 44 more the independence and 45 of the couple That is why Westerners sometimes cannot understand why we Chinese need to support our relatives if we are asked to do so Chinese need to maintain their face and relations Even in a relationship we are somehow still 46 to our family and relatives Our partner has to understand it and at least does not 47 it It is not easy to maintain Chinese Western relationship Cultural differences may result in 48 Young Asian ladies are fond of western men because they believe they are more gentlemanly and in addition their appearances are more attractive Western men may think Chinese ladies are gentler and more feminine My suggestion for the cross culture relationship is always trying to put yourself in other s shoes accepting rather than changing always respecting 3 your partner but clarifying your own red lines showing your interest in his her different culture and carefully commenting on it and so on There are more and more cross culture marriages 49 recently I would like to take this chance to sincerely wish them the very best in their love journeys 41 45 ICJAE 46 49 FHBG 徐汇 A consideration B originally C involvement D finalized E sponsored F increase G balanced H represent I proceed J included The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is awarded every year for a novel written by a writer from the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland and it aims to 41 the very best in contemporary fiction The prize was 42 called the Booker McConnell Prize which was the name of the company that 43 it though it was better known as simply the Booker Prize In 2002 the Man Group became the sponsor and they chose the new name keeping Booker Publishers can submit 提交 books for 44 for the prize but the judges can also ask for books to be submitted they think should be 45 Firstly the Advisory Committee give advice if there have been any changes to the rules for the prize and selects the people who will judge the books The judging panel 评审团 changes every year and usually a person is only a judge once Great efforts are made to ensure that the judging panel is 46 in terms of gender and professions within the industry so that a writer a critic an editor and an academic are chosen along with a well known person from wider society However when the panel of judges has been 47 they are left to make their own decisions without any further 48 orinterference from the prize sponsor The Man Booker judges include critics writers and academics to maintain the consistent 始终如一的 quality of the prize and its influence is such that the winner will almost certainly see the sales 49 considerably in addition to the 50 000 that comes with the prize 41 H 42 B 43 E 44 A 45 J 46 G 47 D 48 C 49 F 松江 A termsB competingC attractedD especiallyE registered F applicationsG fortunatelyH mechanicsI markingJ remarkable 4 A stable post in government offices is what thousands of millions of well educated young people have been DYING for This year a total of 1 5 million people 41 for the national civil servant examination in China 42 another impressive record in the number of young people 43 for government jobs often with odds of hundreds to one In the northeastern city of Harbin for example 440 openings for drivers 44 and cleaners in the municipal public sanitation service drew More than 7 000 45 from young people under 30 and almost half of them were college graduates The 46 shift in young people s job preferences in recent years has analysts and educators worried Many applicants are 47 to the stability of government jobs in a time of increasing economic uncertainty but some experts say that young people 48 recent college graduates should be more adventurous and entrepreneurial They should beware of settling down into comfortable government jobs that offer little in 49 of career progression or personal growth 41 45 EIBHF46 49 JCDA 青浦 A generous B statistics C building D chance E addition F contribute G annoying H current I further J structure Attracting donations is a chief concern for nonprofit organizations and projects An effective professional donation request letter is a necessary tool for fund raising Researching possible donors and 41 a database of names and organizations is one key to success but the ability to write a donation request letter has an even greater impact on successful fund raising The following are some tips instructions Research potential donors via the Internet Research small companies in 42 to large foundations Sometimes a small local company will assist you in reaching your goal A simple appeal to a public spirited local firm may inspire a surprisingly 43 donation Find the appropriate contact person Address your letter to a real person who is in a position to entitle a donation Beginning your letter with To Whom It May Concern or Dear Country Market stands little 44 of attracting the attention of the right staff member 5 And then 45 the letter properly Begin your letter with a vivid and readable description of your organization s work and highlight a recent success story Continue with a few general 46 to impress the contact person with your organization s efficiency and effectiveness Next describe in full the 47 project or effort for which a donation is needed and who will benefit Include all contact information including telephone fax and email and end by inviting the person to contact you if any 48 information is needed Finally hand on the letter to colleagues for proofreading and suggestions Keep careful records of donations and send thank you letters Donors often are willing to 49 again if they are shown how their contribution was put to use Follow up letters can assist in this effort SectionSection B B 41 49 C E A D J B H I F 普陀 A complicated B seldom C aimed D dangerous E change F relative G simple H quality I inexperienced J ignore There are more than almost two million cars on the streets of Shanghai That s not a big number 41 to the city s population of 23 million but everyone agrees that traffic is a big problem here And many people would argue that it s not the number of cars on the road but the 42 of the drivers that is the main cause of concern According to one survey 37 of Shanghai drivers have less than three years of driving experience Many of these drivers are middle aged and have never operated machinery more 43 than a washing machine On the road they drive fast when they should drive slow 44 use turn signals and make right turns on red lights without stopping first And in the past year there have been several incidents that resulted in pedestrian deaths when 45 drivers mistook the gas pedal for the brake 刹车 pedal There are new regulations 46 at making it more difficult for people to get a driver s license but that is only a partial solution to Shanghai s traffic problems What is really needed is a 47 in drivers attitudes There seems to be a lack of concern for safety on the part of drivers their own safety and the safety of others You can see this every day as drivers change lanes aggressively and 48 pedestrians at crosswalks and intersections 6 A car is a great convenience but it can also be a 49 weapon Drivers will have to realize that before Shanghai s streets can become truly safe 41 49 FHABICEJD 浦东 A inappropriateB question C inexperiencedD changes E trends F job relatedG assess H dissatisfactionI profession J occurs Nursing as a typically female profession must deal constantly with the false impression that nurses are there to wait on the position As nurses we are licensed to provide nursing care only We do not have any legal or moral obligation to any physician We provide health teaching 41 physical as well as emotional problems coordinate patient related services and make all of our nursing decisions based upon what is best or suitable for the patient If in any circumstance we feel that the physician s order is 42 or unsafe we have a legal responsibility to 43 that order or refuse to carry it out Nursing is not a nine to five job with every weekend off All nurses are aware of that before they enter the 44 The emotional and physical stress however which 45 due to hard working hours is a prime reason for a lot of the career 46 It is sometimes required that we work overtime and that we change shifts four or five times a month That disturbs our personal lives disrupts our sleeping and eating habits and isolates us from everything except 47 friends and activities The quality of nursing care is being affected dramatically by these situations Most hospitals are now staffed by new graduates as experienced nurses finally give up trying to change the system Consumers of medically related services have evidently not been affected enough yet to demand 48 in our medical system But if 49 continue as predicted they will find that most critical hospital care will be provided by new inexperienced and sometimes inadequately trained nurses 41 49 GABIJ HFDE 闵行 A blamedB predictedC demandingD measures E improve F influencesG extinctH similarI loseJ consequences The next generation may lose the opportunity to swim over coral reefs 珊瑚 礁 or eat certain species of fish scientists have warned as the world s oceans move into a stage of widespread extinction because of human 41 such as overfishing and climate change 7 A report from an international group of marine experts said that the condition of the world s seas was worsening more quickly than had been 42 The scientists who gathered at Oxford University warned that we would 43 the whole ecosystems such as coral reefs in a generation Already the number of fish is dropping leading to risk of rising food prices and even starvation in some parts of the world The experts 44 the increased amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere for pushing up ocean temperature the increased algae 海藻 concentration in the water which made the water have less oxygen The conditions are 45 to every previous mass extinction event in the Earth s history Dr Alex Rogers scientific director of the International Programme on the State of the Ocean said the next generation would suffer if species are allowed to go 46 As we considered the cumulative 积累的 effect of what humankind had done to the ocean were far worse than we had individually realized he said This is a very serious situation 47 quick and effective action at every level We are looking at 48 for humankind that will influence in our lifetime and worse our children s and generations beyond that The marine scientists called for a range of urgent 49 to cut carbon emissions 排放 reduce overfishing create protected areas in the seas and cut pollution 41 45 FBIAH 46 49 GCJD 静安 A campaignB noted C focusD careful E released F fallG trendH deadI majorJ extended WASHINGTON Reuters The U S unemployment rate probably rose in October as employers stepped up hiring only slightly underscoring President Barack Obama s vulnerability in next week s presidential election Employers likely added 125 000 jobs to their payrolls last month according to a Reuters survey of economists That would be up from 114 000 in September but would 41 short of what is needed to quickly cut the jobless rate 8 Indeed economists expect the unemployment rate a key 42 in the neck and neck race for the White House to tick up by a tenth of a percentage point to 7 9 percent reversing part of a surprise drop seen in September The Labor Department s closely watched report which will be 43 at 8 30 a m 12 30 GMT on Friday will be the last 44 report card on the economy before Tuesday s presidential election which pits 使竞争 President Obama against Republican Mitt Romney If economists are right it will show the eighth straight month of dull job growth a worrisome 45 that would likely reinforce the Federal Reserve s resolve to keep easy money policies in place until the economy shows more vigor The weakness in overall economic growth momentum has 46 into the last quarter of the year said Millan Mulraine an economist at TD Securities in New York Romney has made the nation s feeble jobs market which has caused Obama a lot of trouble since he took office in 2009 the centerpiece of his 47 The last Reuters Ipsos daily tracking poll showed Obama and Romney in a 48 heat Still the report could provide fodder for both candidates Some economists have 49 an increase in the jobless rate might have a silver lining if it is driven by Americans pouring into the labor market to restart job hunts 41 45 FCEIG46 49 JAHB 金山 A desperation B authoritiesC diligentlyD confusionE enrolled F violentlyG financialH conclusioni devotedJ graduation Seventeen years ago when I was in military college I was known as the worrying wreck from Virginia Tech I worried so 41 that I often became ill In 42 I poured out my troubles to Professor Baird professor of business administration The fifteen minutes that I spent with Professor Baird did more for my health and happiness than all the rest of the four years i spent in college Jim he said you ought to sit down and face the facts If you 43 half as much time and energy to solving your problems as you do to worrying about them you wouldn t have any worries 9 I figured that i had failed physics because I had no interest in the subject But now I changed my attitude I said to myself If the college 44 demand that I pass my physics examination before I obtain a degree who am i to question their wisdom So I 45 for physics again This time I passed because instead of wasting my time in worrying about how hard it was i studied 46 I solved my 47 worries by taking on some additional jobs such as selling punch at the college dances and by borrowing money from my father which i paid back soon after 48 As I look back at it now I can see that My problem was one of 49 a lack of willingness to find the causes of my worry and face them realistically 41 49 FAIBE CGJD 嘉定 A losing B influence C original D identified E future F regularly G attracted H convincing I carefully J process Some people are happy to believe in ESP 超感官知觉 while others are firm disbelievers Parapsychologists 灵学专家 who lend a certain seriousness to the subject have 41 four types of ESP One type called clairvoyance describes the act of being able