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松江二中15届高三英语开学考II. Grammar and Vocabulary（26分）25. Can he take charge of the computer company? Im afraid it is _ his ability. A. beyond B. within C. of D. to26. I made a call to my parents yesterday. To my disappointment, _of them answered it. A. either B. none C. neither D. nobody27. The higher the oil price is, _to the global economy. A. the more damage will it cause B. the more it will cause damage C. the more damage it will cause D. the more will it cause damage28. _at the very beginning, the financial crisis was getting worse and worse in America. A. Not dealt with properly B. Not dealing with properly C. Not having dealt with properly D. Not being dealt with properly29. The custom of giving gifts at Christmas can be traced back to the Wise Men _gifts to the baby Jesus. A. bring B. brought C. bringing D. being brought30. The driver _, according to the newspaper, to have been killed in the traffic accident. A. said B. was saying C. was said D. had been said31. If a computer crashes, you will lose the file you _unless you save it regularly. A. are working B. work C. will work D. worked32. The building burnt down in a big fire. _was the base on which it stood. A. What remained B. All remained C. What was remained D. All what remained33. To our surprise, that top student in our class failed _a scholarship. A. obtain B. obtaining C. to obtain D. obtained34. I feel honored to introduce Mr White to you, without _consideration our project would have ended in failure. A. whom B. that C. whose D. who35. _advertisements are of great help, I dont think we should entirely rely on them. A. Since B. While C. Once D. As36. No one knows _ prevented the rumor from spreading. A. what was it that B. what it was that C. how it was that D. why it was that37. _ about wild plants that they decided to make a trip to Madagascar for further research. A. So curious the couple was B. So curious were the couple C. So were curious the couple D. So was the couple curious38. Joes_ in the get-together surely brought us a lot of pleasure as he is a man with a strong sense of humour. A. joining B. having been joined C. joined D. had joined39. After John stayed in shanghai for a couple of days, he got the impression _the city was very fascinating. A. which B. why C. where D. that40. Dont leave the chocolates _Cathy can get them. They are not good for teeth. A. whether B. in which C. where D. unlessSection BA. messy B. public C. judging D. featured E. locationF. display G. original H. advertising I. created J. collection K. necessarilyIf you are a modern art lover, you should be sure to drop by the Saatchi Gallery during your visit to London. The 41 gallery was opened by Charles Saatchi, a British art collector famous for founding the Saatchi and Saatchi advertising agency with his brother. It moved from its old 42 in St. Johns Wood to its new home in County Hall near the Thames in the spring of 2003.Anyone who has heard reports in the past of the often shocking but always thought-provoking (激发) works on 43 at the Saatchi Gallery will not be disappointed when visiting the gallerys new location. Along with the exhibits of new British artists, the gallery still includes the works of Damien Hirst, the Chapman brothers, and Tracy Emin in its permanent 44 .Of the artworks, one can see in the Saatchi Gallery, Hirsts works are probably the most well-known. Hirsts work first made headlines in the early 1990s when he 45 art from dead animals.Along with Hirst, the Chapman brothers, Dinos and Jake, also owe a certain amount of their fame to the Saatchi Gallery. It was through Saatchi that these two brothers came to 46 attention. At the gallery, visitors can see the brothers vision of Hell, made from 30, 000 plastic toy soldiers.Another artist 47 at the gallery who has grabbed headlines with her art is Tracy Emin. In 1998, Emin gave rise to argument when she sold her 48 , unmade bed to Saatchi as a work of art titled My Bed at 150, 000.Are any of these works really art? That is a question you will have to answer for yourself when you visit the Saatchi Gallery. Charles Saatchi himself says, “I dont have any ground rules for 49 art. Sometimes you look and dont feel very comfortable with itbut that doesnt tell you very much. It doesnt _50_ reveal much about the quality of the work.”III. Reading Comprehension （53分） Section A Around 15 million of us will leave a cup of tea to go cold today while a similar amount will forget where they put the keys to their house or car. Meanwhile, 12 million go to the shops only to 51 forget what they went for-and the same will forget about 52 washing in the machine, according to the survey 53 by National-Lottery.co.uk.PIN numbers, passwords and chores such as taking food out of the freezer the night before and 54 your mobile phone also stood highly on the list. And more than one in ten 55 forgetting to buy a lottery ticket which may have 56 them a win.Modern busy lifestyles and increased 57 as well as modern technology were 58 the increase in our levels of forgetfulness.A National Lottery spokesman said: “We are busier than ever in our work and personal lives and it seems we just have too much to remember for our 59 minds.”The study found the technology has also played a part, leaving us with more gadgets(小装置) than ever before to 60 and charge or take care of. 61 work pressures it is within the home environment where most things are forgotten, such as credit card 62 , childrens school events or food related things.The study found one in four people have 63 an important appointment and nearly one in five have fallen out with a friend over a forgotten date or event.Women are much better than men in the report, failing to 64 an average of two and a half things every day 65 to 3.5 things for men.51. A. completelyB. fortunately C. barelyD. mostly52. A. freezing B. elegant C. formalD. wet53. A. experimented B. conducted C. appliedD. commanded54. A. loadingB. forgetting C. charging D. remarking55. A. denyB. admitC. forbidD. avoid56. A. entitled B. purchased C. consumed D. cost57. A. pressure B. rank C. logic D. weight58. A. led to B. blamed for C. brought about D. confirmed59. A. crowded B. conscious C. impatient D. accurate60. A. dive in B. insert in C. push inD. plug in61. A. DespiteB. Though C. In spiteD. Moreover62. A. illustrationsB. thefts C. payments D. journals63. A. missed B. made C. drawn D. concluded64. A. ignore B. remind C. recall D. assure65. A. devoted B. contributed C. opposed D. compared Section B (A)I am a good mother to three children. I have tried never to let my profession stand in the way of being a good parent.I no longer consider myself the center of universe. I show up. I listen. I try to laugh. I was a good friend to my husband. I have tried to make marriage vows(誓约)mean what they say. I am a good friend to my friends, and they to me. Without them, there would be nothing to say to you today.So heres what I wanted to tell you today: Get a life. A real life, not a desire of the next promotion, the bigger paycheck, the larger house.Get a life in which you are not alone. Find people you love, and who loves you. And remember that love is not leisure, it is work. Pick up the phone. Send an e-mail. Write a letter. And realize that life is the best thing and that you have no business taking for granted.It is so easy to waste our lives, our days, our hours, and our minutes. It is so easy to exist instead of to live. I learned to live many years ago. Something really, really bad happened to me, something that changed my life in ways that, if I had my choice, it would never have been changed at all. And what I learned from it is what, today, seems to be the hardest lesson of all.I learned to love the journey, not the destination. I learned to look at all the good in the world and try to give some of it back because I believed in it, completely and totally. And I tried to do that, in part, by telling others what I had learned. 66. How did the writer form her view of life? A. Through social experience B. By learning from her friends C. Through an unfortunate experience D. From her children and husband67. The sentence “It is so easy to exist instead of to live.” means that people tend to _. A. waste a lot in life B. work rather than enjoy life C. make a living rather live a real life D. forget the most important lessons in life68. It can be inferred from the passage that_. A. The author likes travelling very much B. The author did not try her best to work well C. The author spent all her time caring for children D. the author is a success in personal life69. The best title for this passage probably is_. A. Love your friends B. Live a real life C. Dont waste time D. Be a good wife and mother(B) OUR KIDS ARE AMAZINGespecially compared with everybody elses (who seem to cry all the time). How do you show your love for your kids this holiday season? With toys that are smooth and colorful, interactive and exciting. And with ones that have educational valuebecause you are the boss. 1. FLAX ART HOSPITAL PUZZLE AND PLAY SETHere is a toy that doesnt need powerand the bike have to put it together themselves. This 50-piece puzzle set is made of soft-edged hardwood and makes a complete hospital, with an X-ray room. It also includes eight patients, a car and a driver.$1352. TINY LOVE ACTIVITY BALLSure, its cool, but this colorful baby toy also develops problem solving and motor skills. It has a head and legs, a magnetic(磁性的) hand and a tail. Suitable for little ones from 6 to 36 months.$19953. ROBOSAPIENThis small, remote-control robot is really powerful. It performs 67 preprogrammed functions, including throwing, kicking, picking up and dancing. You can even program your own function-which, sadly, does not include doing windows.$994. MINI PEDAL CARWant a Mini Cooper but cant fit the family inside? Get one for the kids. They can jump into this Mini car, which comes in hot orange with a single adjustable seat, and ride away. But it could spoil them for that used car theyll be driving when they turn 16For ages 3 to 5$18970. Which toy is said to have the special design for childrens safety? A. ROBOSAPIEN B. MINI PEDAL CAR C. FLAX ART HOSPITAL PUZZLE AND PLAY SET D. TINY LOVE ACTIVITY BALL71. Which toys are fit for three-year-old kids? A. 1 and 3. B. 2 and 4. C. I and 2. D. 3 and 4.72. This passage is written for _. A. parents B. children C. the salesman D. the boss (C) Against the supposition that forest fires in Alaska, Canada and Siberia warm the climate, scientists have discovered that cooling may occur in areas where burnt trees allow more snow to mirror more sunlight into space.This finding suggests that taking steps to prevent northern forest to limit the release of greenhouse gases may warm the climate in northern regions. Usually large fires destroyed forests in these areas over the past decade. Scientists predict that with climate warming, fires may occur more frequently over next several centuries as a result of a longer fire season. Sunlight taken in by the earth tends to cause warming, while heat mirrored back into space tends to cause cooling.This is the first study to analyze all aspects of how northern fires influence climate. Earlier studies by other scientists have suggested that fire in northern regions speed up climate warming because greenhouse gases from burning trees and plants are released into the atmosphere and thus trap heat.Scientists found that right after the fire, large amounts of greenhouse gases entered the atmosphere and caused warming. Ozone（臭氧）levels increased, and ash from the fire fell on far-off sea ice, darkening the surface and causing more radiation from the sun to be taken in. The following spring, however, the land within the area of the fire was brighter than before the fire, because fewer trees covered the ground. Snow on the ground mirrored more sunlight back into space, leading to cooling.“We need to find out all possible ways to reduce the growth of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.” Scientists tracked the change in amount of radiation entering and leaving the climate system as a result of the fire, and found a measurement closely related to the global air temperature. Typically, fire in northern regions occurs in the same area every 80 to 150 years. Scientists, however, found that when fire occurs more frequently, more radiation is lost from the earth and cooling results. Specifically, they determined when fire returns 20 years earlier than predicated, 0.5 watts per square meter of area burned are soaked up by the earth from greenhouse gases, but 0.9 watts per square meter will be sent back into space. The net effect is cooling. Watts are used to measure the rate at which energy is gained or lost from the earth.73. According to the new findings, taking steps to prevent northern forest fires may _. A. result in a warming climate B. cause the forest fires to occur more frequently C. lead to a longer fire season D. protect the forests and the environment there74. Earlier studies about northern forest fires _. A. analyze all aspects of how northern fires influence climate B. indicate that forest fires will pollute the atmosphere C. suggest that people should take measures to protect environment D. suggest that the fires will speed up climate warming75. The underlined phrase “soak up” in the last paragraph most probably means _.A. released B. absorbed C. created D. disturbed76. From the passage we can draw a conclusion that forest fires in Alaska, Canada and Siberia may _.A. warm the climate as the supposition goesB. allow more snow to reflect more sunlight into space and thus cool the climateC. destroy large areas of forests and pollute the far-off sea iceD. help to gain more energy rather than release more energy(D)Is Positive Thinking Powerful?The $11 billion self-help industry is built on the idea that you should turn negative thoughts like “I never do anything right” into positive ones like “I can succeed”. But was the positive thinking advocate Norman Vincent Peale right? Is there power in positive thinking?Researchers in Canada just published a study in Psychological Science that says trying to get people to think more positively can actually have the opposite effect: it can simply stress how unhappy they are. The studys authors, Joanne Wood and John Lee of the University of Waterloo and Elaine Perunovic of the University of New Brunswick, begin by using older research showing that when people get feedback (反馈) which they believe is overly positive, they actually feel worse, not better. If you tell your friend who is not very clever that he has the potential of an Einstein, youre just underlining his faults. In the 1990s, a team including psychologist Joel Cooper of Princeton conducted an experiment. The participants were asked to write essays opposing financial support for the disabled, expressing little sympathy for them. When these participants were later praised for their sympathy, they felt even worse about what they had written.In this experiment, Wood, Lee and Perunovic measured 68 students self-respect. The participants were then asked to write down their thoughts and feelings for four minutes. Every 15 seconds, one group of students heard a bell. When it rang, they were supposed to tell themselves, “I am lovable.” Those with low self-respect didnt feel better after the forced self-approval. In fact, their feelings turned significantly worse than those of members of the control group, who werent urged to think positive thoughts.The study provides support for newer forms for psychotherapy (心理治疗) that urge people to accept their negative thoughts and feelings rather than fight them. In the fighting, we not only often fail but can make things worse. Meditation (静思) techniques, on the contrary, can teach people to realize their shortcomings from a larger, more realistic perspective. Call it the power of negative thinking.77. What is the finding of the Canadian researchers?A. There can be no simple solutions to psychological problems.B. Encouraging positive thinking may do harm to people.C. The power of positive thinking is limited.D. Unhappy people cannot think positively.78. The underlined part in Paragraph 2 probably means _.A. you are pointing out the mistakes he has madeB. you are not taking his mistakes seriously enoughC. you are stressing the fact that he is not intelligentD. you are not trying to make him feel better about his faults79. What do we learn from the experiment of Wood, Lee and Perunovic?A. Self-approval can bring a positive c