2012届上海市高三二模英语试卷——十选九.doc

2012届上海市高三二模英语试卷十选九（崇明）A. requiredB. earC. qualityD. abandonedE. dimF. conscious G. riddleH. titleI. bornJ. convincedEveryone has a childhood full of dreams. Looking back on my childhood, I am 41 that naturalists are born and not made. Although we were all brought up in the same way, my brothers and sisters soon 42 their pressed flowers and insects. Unlike them, I had no 43 for music and languages. I was not an early reader and I could not do mental arithmetic. Before World War I, we spent our summer holidays in Hungary. I have only the 44 memory of the house we lived in, of my room and my toys. Nor do I recall clearly the large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door. But I do have a clear memory of the dogs, the farm animals, the local birds, and above all, the insects. I am a naturalist, not a scientist. I have a strong love for the natural world and my enthusiasm had led me into various investigations. I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil reading about other peoples observations and discoveries. Then something happensthat brings these observations together in my 45 mind. Suddenly you fancy you see the answer to the 46 , because it all seems to fit together. This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books, which some might honor with the 47 of scientific research. But curiosity, a keen eye, a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do not make a scientist: one of the outstanding and essential qualities 48 is self-discipline, a quality I lack. A scientist, up to point, can be made. A naturalist is 49 . If you can combine the two, you get the best of both worlds. 41. J42. D43. B44. E45. F 46. G47. H48. A49. I（奉贤）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.4145 JCEAD 4649 FHIG（虹口）A. considered B. overlooked C. particular D. languages E. primary F. survival G. preserving H. extremely I. frequently J. disappearing“True creativity often starts where language ends.”-Arthur KoestlerThe net plays another, more active, role on the linguistic（语言学的）front, a role that is 41overlooked by many people who believe English victory is on the go. Since the advent (来临) of World Wide Web, many minority 42，those spoken by single nations or ethnic groups, have enjoyed a dramatic upsurge(急剧上升)in vitality. Many such tongues were 43 endangered just a decade ago. Late-century mobility and economic currents were taking more and more speakers out of their communities and away from fellow speakers. Languages were 44 at an alarming rate.Like biological extinction, linguistic extinction is a serious loss for all of humankind. Languages are some of the 45 ways people maintain their culture and are crucial to understanding other cultures. When fewer and fewer people share a 46 language, it may die, and when it does, part of our collective human culture dies with itSurprisingly, though, the Internet has become a valuable tool for 47 endangered languages. Speakers of these languages not only have been particularly active in putting up web pages in their various languages, but also in mounting (配置) 48 effective, large-scale dictionary and language-learning projects online. There is no reason why minority languages cannot live together with a common social language like English. Indeed, the Internet offers more hope for their 49 than they have ever known before, especially as translation tools become more effective.41-49: IDAJE CGHF（黄浦、嘉定）A. accidentallyB. accommodationC. admiringD. armedE. constantF. cyclistG. financiallyH. inspiredI. memoriesJ. wanderLike many other young people, Lin Chi-ying (Vicky) and Chiang Chiu-ping (Pinky) dreamed of traveling the world. What makes them special is that they actually did it; whats more, they did it on bicycles.At 18, Vicky read the famous Cycling Diary of Hu Rong-hua and was _41_ to take a bike tour of southern China by herself. In 1991, while riding along the islands east coast, she met a Japanese _42_, who invited her to join him on a world cycling tour.In July 1998, they began their trip in Alaska. Vicky soon realized, however, that their travel philosophies were quite different. Her partner seemed intent on testing his endurance, while she preferred _43_ the fantastic scenery and meeting the locals. They parted after a month. Vicky cycled alone through the Rocky Mountains down to the western United States. By this time, her _44_ efforts to persuade her college friend, Pinky, to join her had succeeded.Once, in California, Vicky and Pinky were unable to find any cheap _45_, so they camped in a park. They were woken up by _46_ police officers, who told them camping there was illegal. In cities, they would _47_ through colleges and libraries, “in need of air-conditioning,” Pinky joked.Vicky and Pinky praise friends back in China who supported them _48_, as well as people who assisted them along the way. They have fond _49_ of the wonderful friendliness of the people in a Turkish village, where Vicky and Pinky farmed, cooked, and danced with the locals.4145 HFCEB4649DJGI（静安、杨浦、宝山、青浦）A. pursuing B. conditions C. protect D. remote E. debate F. illegal G. contested H. aiming I. series J. decidedORGAN PIPE CACTUS NATIONAL MONUMENT, Ariz. On a hot desert morning last week, a group of 20 tourists gathered in the visitor center in Arizonas Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument to attend a mandatory safety briefing (简报会) before taking a guarded van tour to Quitobaquito Springs. The Springs is part of the 69 percent of the _41_border park west of Tucson that has been closed to the public since Kris Eggle was shot and killed while _42_drug runners armed with AK-47s in 2002.Organ Pipe was named “the most dangerous national park” that year and also in 2003 by the U.S. Park Rangers Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police, before the group discontinued the_43_. The sharp increase of drug activity on Arizonas southern border since the 1990s has turned Organ Pipe rangers into Border Patrol agents, and encouraged state lawmakers to pass several laws cracking down on (严厉打击) _44_immigrants within the state.Since 2009, the park has offered van tours to the Springs, as long as rangers armed with rifles go along to _45_the visitors. Now, ten years after Eggles murder, the parks leadership has _46_to open up a portion of the closed areas to the public in March, citing improved safety _47_and a big increase in Border Patrol agents in the area.In the run-up to Tuesdays Republican presidential primary in Arizona, immigration has once again been a hotly _48_topic in the state: Mitt Romney in a _49_last week praised Arizonas immigration laws as a “model” for the country, while President Obamas Justice Department is appealing Arizona to turn over one of those laws, called SB1070.4149 DAIFC JBGE（闵行）A. employedB. possessionsC. unprotectedD. particularlyE. admitF. identifyG. limitedH. non-existentI. consequentlyJ. opportunitiesHistorically, the traditional role of women of all classes in Britain had been confined (限制) to that of mother in the home. Single and childless women 41 had an uncomfortable and difficult time. The majority of women had no voting or political rights until 1928, and for centuries wives and their property had been the legal 42 of their husbands. Formal education for women was thought to be unnecessary for their role in life, and was 43 for the majority.The female position in society became a little better in some respects towards the end of the nineteenth century, but was still very 44 . However, elementary education for all was established and a few institutions of higher education began to 45 women in restricted numbers.Since the 1960s, women in Britain have been fighting for greater equality with men in job 46 and rates of pay. Various laws from the 1970s to the present have been made. In spite of all these, men remain better paid than women in many occupations, 47 in industry. Women constitute (构成) nearly half the national workforce, there are more employed married women in Britain than in any other European Community country, and some 60 percent of wives are now 48 compared with 22 percent in 1951. But their average weekly wage is still only 70 percent of the average paid to men. This is true of both the manufacturing trades and the service industries. As a result, the majority of female workers are badly paid and often 49 by the trade unions or the law.41. I42. B43. H44. G45. E46. J47. D48. A49. C（浦东）A. poisoned B. destruction C. survived D. increased E. especiallyF. chemicals G. concern H. decline I. occasionally J. sensitiveMore recent research has shown that many kinds of amphibians(两栖动物) are declining or have become extinct. Amphibians are animals, such as frogs, that live partly in water and partly on land. And they have been around for over 350 million years. They have 41 three mass extinctions, including the extinction of the dinosaurs. Why are they dying out now?The most serious aspect of amphibian loss, however, goes beyond the amphibians themselves. Scientists are beginning to think about what amphibian 42 means for the planet as a whole. If the earth is becoming unlivable for amphibians, is it also becoming unlivable for other kinds of animals and human beings as well?Scientists now believe that amphibian decline is due to several environmental factors. One of these factors is the 43 of habitat, the natural area where an animal lives. Amphibians are very 44 to changes in their habitat. If they cannot find the right conditions, they will not lay their eggs. These days, as wild areas are covered with houses, roads, farms, or factories, many kinds of amphibians are no longer laying eggs. There are a number of other factors in amphibian decline. Pollution is one of them. In many industrial areas, air pollution has 45 the rain, which then falls on ponds and kills the frogs that live there. In farming areas, the heavy use of 46 on crops has also killed off amphibians. Another factor is that air pollution has led to 47 levels of ultraviolet （UV） light. This endangers amphibians, which seem to be 48 sensitive to UV light. All these reasons for the disappearance of amphibians are also good reasons for more general 49 . These factors affect human beings, too. 41-49. CHBJA FDEG（普陀）A. recently B. affects C. pattern D. varied E. floatsF. warm G. regularly H. mysterious I. effect J. evidenceBig climate changes in the last million years might have come from something very small dust from outer space. Earth changes between ice ages and warm periods in a(n) _41_ that includes several cycles, including a _42_ one that lasts 100,000 years. Scientists _43_suggested this cycle might be due to changes in the inflow of cosmic(宇宙) dust. The idea is that Earth _44_above and below the imaginary planet that runs through the sun and Jupiter(木星), completing a cycle every 100,000 years. So maybe it encounters _45_varying amounts of dust during each cycle that produce the climate trend. Now there is some _46_, from ancient cosmic dust recovered in ocean-floor drilling near the Azores islands west of Portugal. The large quantity of the dust rises and falls with a wonderful 100,000 year cycle during the period analyzed, 253,000 years to 458,000 years ago. Periods of more dust are related to_47_ climates. But that is a long way from showing that the dust _48_ climate. Some scientists argue that it is not clear how cosmic dust would make the climate warmer while dust from volcanoes is known to make it cooler. They say the cosmic dust is so thin that it is hard to see how it could have any climate_49_. Nevertheless, the new study shows scientists have to take the cosmic dust idea seriously.41-49 CHAEG JFBI(徐汇)A. occurred B. extended C. tragedy D. fined E. ignoreF. concerns G. suspension H. inevitably I. illegal J. must-haveThe launch of Apples iPhone 4s tempted thousands of buyers to its two outlets in Beijing on the cold winter night of Jan 12th. But the size of the crowds brought a sudden _(41)_ of sales of the iPhone 4s on the morning of Jan 13th and one store in Beijing didnt open at all, because the growing crowd of eager Apple followers created safety _(42)_. This is not the first time Apples marketing strategy(策略) has caused such trouble among the buying public, for similar trouble _(43)_ in January last year when the first release launch of the iPhone 4 was made. Apples clever marketing has made the companys products _(44)_ lifestyle accessories(附件) for many, but this strategy will _(45)_ result in mass rushes and disturbances and if it continues with this marketing strategy, it is only a matter of time before one of its product launches ends in _(46)_. Intentionally fuelling demand by limiting a product release to create a state of panic among consumers, who fear they may not get their hands on their objects of desire, is not only immoral but also_(47)_.Apple should take the lessons from the experience of Unilever(联合利华). The giant consumer goods company was _(48)_ 2 million yuan in May 2011 by the Chinese government for repeatedly spreading rumors (谣言) of price rises. Apple has the ability to make it easier for consumers to order new products online or by telephone. Apple cannot afford to _(49)_ the Chinese market, so it has no excuse for not changing its strategy so as to avoid such incidents in the future. Section B 41. G 42. F 43. A 44. J 45. H 46. C 47. I 48. D 49. E（杨浦1.5）A. mirrored B. adequate C. sticking D. processed E. disorder F. developingG. associated H. environmental I. anxiety J. extraordinaryEating lots of fruit and vegetables could help protect teenagers from mental health problems, according to an Australian study published in an academic journal.The study of 3,000 adolescents aged 11 to 18 found that those who had poor diets filled with junk and 41 foods were more likely to suffer mental health problems such as depression and 42 .The participants filled in questionnaires about their diets and psychological symptoms in 2005 and again in 2007. The study found that teenagers who ate healthy diets had fewer mental health problems than those with poor diets.The study also found that improvements in diet quality were 43 by improvements in mental health, while worsening diet quality was 44 with poorer psychological 45 . Jacka said the finding suggested it could be possible to stop some mental health problems 46 in adolescents by ensuring they ate healthy diets. Having good nutrition-rich foods is really important for adolescents because its a time when they are growing rapidly and its essential they have 47 nutrition, Jacka said.Studies show one in five Australian adolescents has some forms of mental health problems, caused by genes and 48 factors such as stressful events in early childhood.Jacka said parents could protect children against mental health problems by eating two serves of fruit and five serves of vegetables a day, as well as 49 to wholegrain food and lean meats while avoiding junk food.Vocabulary 41-49 DIAGEFBHC（闸北）A. featureB. provideC. journeyD. onlineE. discoveredF. realizeG. considering H. strugglingI. amazingJ. incomeNatasha Reynolds of Shanghai never thought she would have a business working at home until one day she fil