2016年高考英语上海卷

1、第1页共12页2016年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（上海卷）英语试卷考生注意：1.考试时间120分钟，试卷满分150分。2.本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。试卷分为第I卷（第1 12页）和第II卷（第13页），全卷共13页。所有答题必须涂（选择题）或写（非选择题）在答题纸上，做在试卷上 一律不得分。答题前，务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名，并将核对后的条形码贴在指定位置上，在答题 纸反而清楚地填写姓名。第I卷洪103分）1. Liste ning Comprehe nsionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short co

2、nversations 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 i

3、s the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. It is satisfactory.B. It is luxurious.C. It is old-fashi on ed.D. It is disappo in ti ng.2. A. On August 5th. B. On August 6th. C. On August 7th. D. On August 8th.3. A. A waiter. B. A butcher. C. A porter. D. A farmer.4. A. I n a theatre. B. I n

4、 a library. C. I n a book ing office. D. I n a furniture store.5. A. She expected to a better show. B. She could hardly find her seat.C. She wasn t interested in the show.D. She didn t get a favourable seat.6. A. The woma n ofte n eats out for breakfast. B. The cafeteria serves good breakfast.C. The

5、 woman doesn t have breakfast. D. The cafeteria doesn t serve breakfast.7. A. Selli ng cucumbers.B. Pla nti ng vegetables. C. Cook ing a meal. D. Picki ng tomatoes.8. A. The man should work hard.B. The man should tur n dow n the job offer.C. The man may have ano ther cha nee. D. The man can apply fo

6、r the job aga in.9. A. It is a hot and smoggy day. B. There is a traffic jam on Ki ng Street.C. A vehicle is polluting the air. D. The man is reading a report online.10. A. Its ending is not good eno ugh.B. Its special effects are not satisfy ing.C. It deserves an award.D. It is good except for the

7、scary part.Section BDirections: In Secti on B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questio ns on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questi ons will be spoke n only on ce. When you hear a questi on, read the four possible an swers on your paper an

8、d decide which one would be the best an swer to the questi on you have heard.Questi ons 11 through 13 are based on the follow ing passage.11. A. $1. B. $2 C. $3 D. $ 52.12. A. Pay the bills first.B. Spend 2% of the salary on livi ng expe nses.C. Deposit $1000 every month.D. Put part of the money in

9、a savi ngs acco unt.13. A. Methods of sav ing mon ey.B. Saving money for family emerge ncies.第2页共12页Who is Sue Walter?C. The importa nee of savi ng mon ey.D. Secrets of spe nding money wisely.Questi ons 14 through 16 are based on the follow ing passage.14. A. Free educati on.B. A sum of mon ey.C. Do

10、n ati ons from a local n ewspaper.D. Gifts from many people.15. A. Let stude nts in before school.B. Offer ice cream and coffee.C. In troduce a bank into the campus.D. Reduce the traffic jams around.16. A. It lacks positive n ews.B. It should grow into a big city.C. It is a place worth living in.D.

11、It rema ins peaceful and quiet.Section CDirections: In sect ion C, you will hear two Ion ger con versati ons. The con versati ons will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the in formati on you have heard. Write your an swers on your a

12、n swer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Class Diary (Ju ne 13-19)3SUN4MON17for after-class activity applicati ont5TUE6WEDHanding in three stude nt187THUBasketball Club meeti ngTime:12:45 1:30pmPlace: The19FRIFilling

13、in a form with up-to-date personal dataTime:20breakPlace: The computer roomSATBlank 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each an swer.She is 21 in court and a writer.What is Sue suggestio n for people with difficulties?22In Sues

14、eyes, what is the best part about her job?23in decisi on-mak ing.第3页共12页What does Sue think happ in ess is?24II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After readi ng the passages below, fill in the bla nks to make the passages cohere nt and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given wor

15、d, fill in each blank with the proper form. of the give n word; for the other bla nks, use one word that best fits each bla nk.(A)Bags of LoveLast year, I was assigned to work at an office near my mother house, so I stayed with her for a mon th. During that time, I helped out with the housework and

16、con tributed to the groceries.After less tha n a week, I started no tici ng that the groceries were running out pretty quickly we were always sudde nly out of somethi ng. (25) _(won der) how my mum could con sumethem so quickly, I began observing her daily routine for two weeks. To my surprise, I fo

17、und that she would pack a paper bag full of canned goods and head out every morning at about nine. Even tually, I decided to follow her and (26)_happe ned truly amazed me. She was tak ingthe food to the refugee camp, in (27) _she distributed it to childre n.I asked around and found out that my mum w

18、as very well known in the area. The kids were very frien dly with her and even looked up to her as if she were their own mother. Then it hit me shy would she mot want to tell me about what she (28) _(do)? Was she worried about how Iwould react or that I would stop (29) _(buy) the groceries if I foun

19、d out?When she got home, I told her about my discovery. (30) _she could react, I gave her a bighug and told her she didn tneed to keep it a secret (31) _me. She told me that some of thechildren lived with an older lady in a shelter while others slept on the streets. For years, my mum has been helpin

20、g out by giving them whatever food she could spare. I was so impressed by (32) selfless she was.(B)Stress: Good or Bad?Stress used to be an almost unknown word, but now that we are used to talk ing about it, I have found that people are beg inning to get stressed about being stressed.In recent years

21、, stress(33) _(regard) as a cause of a whole range of medical problems,from high blood pressure to mental illness. But like so many other things, it is only too much stress(34) does you harm. It is time you considered that if there were no stress in your life,you would achieve a little. If you are s

22、tuck at home with no stress, then your level of performance will be low. Up to a certain point, the more stress you are under, the (35)_(good) yourperforma nce will be. Bey ond a certa in point, though , further stress will only lead to exhausti on, ill ness and fin ally a breakdow n. You can tell w

23、he n you are over the top and on the dow nward slope, by asking yourself (36)_ number of questions. Do you, for instance, feel that toomuch is being expected of (37) _, and yet find it impossible to say no? Do you find yourselfgetti ng impatie nt of (38)_(annoy) with people over uni mporta nt thin g

24、s?. If the an swer to allthose questi ons is yes, you had better(39)_(con trol ) your stress, as you probably are un dermore stress tha n is good for you.To some exte nt you can con trol the amount of stress in your life. Doctors have worked out a chart show ing how much stress is in volved in vario

25、us even ts. Gett ing married is 50, preg nancy 40, moving house 20, Christmas 12,etc. If the total stress in your life is over 150, you are twice as likely (40) (get )ill.第4页共12页Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used on ce. Note

26、that there is one word more tha n you n eed.A. acco unt B. adjustable C. applia nces D. capture E. decorati ons F. directG. experime nt H. inten ded I. operated J. soulless K. squeezeGolde n Rules of Good Desig nWhat makes good desig n? Over the years, desig ners and artists have bee n trying to_41t

27、he esse ntials of good desig n. They have found that some say ings can help people un dersta nd the ideas of good desig n. There are four as follows.Less is more. This saying is associated with the German-borin architect Mies van der Rohe. In his Modernist view, beauty lies in simplicity and elegane

28、e, and the aim of the designer is to create soluti ons to problems through the most efficie nt means. Desig n should avoid unn ecessary 42More is not a bore. The American-born architect Robert Venturi concluded that if simplicity is done badly, the result is 43 design. Post-Modernist designers began

29、 to 44 with decorati on and color aga in. Product desig n was heavily in flue need by this view and can be see n in kitche n 45 such as ove ns and kettles.Fit ness for purpose. Successful product desig n takes into con siderati on a product function, purpose, shape, form, color, and so on. The most

30、importa nt result for the user is that the product does what is 46. For example, thi nk of a(n) 47 desk lamp. It n eeds to be con structedfrom materials that will stand the heat of the lamp and regular adjustments by the user. It also n eeds to be stable. Most importa ntly, it n eeds to 48 light whe

31、re it is n eeded.From follows emotio n. This phrase is associated with the Germa n desig ner Hartmut Essli nger. He believes design must take into 49 the sensory side of our naturesight, smell, touch and taste. These are as important as rational (理性的).When choosing everyday products such as toothpas

32、te, we appreciate a cool-look ing device that allows us to easily50 the toothpasteonto our brush.III. Readi ng Comprehe nsionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B, C and D. Fill in each bla nk with the word or phrase that best fits th

33、e con text.In the 1960s, Douglas McGregor, one of the key thinkers in the art of management, developed the mow famous Theory X and Theory Y. Theory X is the idea that people in sti nctively 51 work and will do anything to avoid it. Theory Y is the view that every one has the pote ntial to find satis

34、faction in work.In any case, despite so much evide nee to the 52, many man agers still agree to Theory X.They believe, 53, that their employees need constant supervision if they are to workeffectively, or that decisi ons must be imposed from 54 without con sultatio n. This, of course, makes for auth

35、oritarian （专制的）managers.Different cultures have differe nt ways of 55 people. Un like authoritaria n man ageme nt, some cultures, particularly in Asia, are well known for the con sultative n ature of decisi on-maki ng all members of the department or work group are asked to 56 to this process. This

36、is man ageme nt by the collective opinion. Many wester n compa nies have tried to imitate such Asia n ways of doing things, which are based on general 57. Some experts say that women willbecome more effective man agers tha n men because they have the power to reach com mon goals in a way that tradit

37、i onal 58man agers cannot.第5页共12页A rece nt trend has bee n to en courage employees to use their own in itiative, to make decisi ons on their own without59man agers first. This empowerme nt （授权）has bee n part of the trendtowards dow nsiz ing:60the nu mber of man ageme nt layers in compa ni es. After

38、de-layeri ngin this way, a company may be 61 with just a top level of senior managers, front-line man agers and employees with direct con tact with the public. Empowerme nt takes the idea of delegation （委托）much further than has 62been the case. Empowerment and delegationmean new forms of man ageme n

39、t con trol to 63 that the overall bus in ess pla n is being followed, and that operations become more profitable under the new organization, rather than less.Another trend is off-site or 64management, where teams of people linked by e-mailand the Internet work on projects from their own houses. Proj

40、ect man agers evaluate the 65 of the team members in terms of what they produce for projects, rather tha n the amount of timethey spe nd on them.51. A. desireB.seekC. loseD. dislike52. A. con traryB. expectati onC. degreeD. extreme53. A. vice versaB. for exampleC. howeverD. otherwise54. A. outsideB.

41、 i nsideC. belowD.above55. A. replaci ngB. assess ingC. managingD. en couragi ng56. A. referB. con tributeC. objectD. apply57. A. agreeme ntB. practiceC. electio nD. impressi on58. A. bossyB. experie needC. wester nD. male59. A. ask ingB. trai ningC. warni ngD. firing60. A. doubli ngB. mai ntai ning

42、C. reduc ingD. estimati ng61. A. ho nouredB. leftC. crowdedD. compared62. A. econo micallyB. traditio nallyC. in adequatelyD. occasi on ally63. A. denyB. admitC. assumeD. ensure64. A. virtualB. i neffectiveC. day-to-dayD. on-the-sce ne65. A. opinionB. riskC. performa neeD. attractive nessSection BDi

43、rection : Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfini shed sattme nts. For each of them there are four choices markedA, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.（A）One early morning,

44、I went into the living room to find my mother reading a thick book called Best Loved Poems to Read Aga in and Aga in . My in terest was aroused only by the fact that the word Poems appeared in big, hot pink letters.Is it good? I asked her.Yeah, she an swered. Theres one I really like and you like it

45、, too. I lea ned forward. Patty Poem, she read the title. Who is Patty? I wondered. The poem began:She n ever puts her toys away,Just leaves them scattered where they lay,F散乱的The poem was just three short sect ions. The final one came quickly:第6页共12页When she grows and gathers poise ,. I ll miss her

46、harum-scarumnoise,And look in vai n for scattered toys.And 1 be sad.稳重莽撞的徒劳地A terrible sorrow washed over me. Whoever Patty was, she was a mea n girl. Then, the shock.It you, honey, My mother said sadly.To my mother, the poem revealed a pare nt affecti on whe n her child grows up and leaves. To me,

47、the she in the poem was horror. It was my mama who would be sad. It was so terrible I burst out crying.What wrong? my mother asked.Oh Mama, I cried. I don wa nt to grow up ever!She smiled. Hon ey, it okay. You re not grow ing up any time soon. And whe n you do, I still love you, okay?Okay, I was sti

48、ll weeping. My panic has gone. But I could not help thinking about that silly poem. After what seemed like a safe amount of time, I read the poem aga in and was con fused. It all fit so well together, like a puzzle. The Ianguage was simple, so simple I could plainly un dersta nd its meaning, yet it

49、was still beautiful. I was now fasc in ated by the idea of poetry, words that had the power to make or break a pers on world.I have si nee falle n in love with other poems, but Patty Poem remai ns my poem. After all, Patty Poem gave me my love for poetry not because it was the poem that lifted my sp

50、irits, but because it was the one that hurt me the most.66. Why was the writer attracted by the book Best Loved Poems to Read Agai n and Aga in?A. It was a thick eno ugh book.B. Someth ing on its cover caught her eye.C. Her mother was readi ng it with in terest.D. It has a meanin gful title.67. Afte

51、r her mother read the poem to her, the writer felt _at first.A. sadB. excitedC. horrifiedD. con fused68. The writer mother liked to read Patty Poem probably because _.A. it reflected her own childhoodB. it was writte n in simple Ian guageC. it was composed by a famous poetD. it gave her a hint of wh

52、at would happe n69. It can be concluded from the passage that “ Patty Poem leads the writer to_.A. discover the power of poetryB. recog nize her love for puzzles第7页共12页2Ccould save them from sinking.have rise n since the in dustrial age bega n, C point.C. find her eager ness to grow upD. experie nee

53、 great homesick ness（B）Is there link between humans and climate change or not? This question was first studied in the early 1900s. Since the n, many scie ntists have thought that our actions do make a differe nee. In 1997, the Kyoto Protocol explained our role in the Earth changing atmosphere and se

54、t intern ati on al limits for gas emissi ons（排放）from 2008 to 2012. Some coun tries have decided to continue these reduct ions un til 2020. More recen tly, the Paris Agreeme nt, stuck by n early 200 coun tries, also aims to limit global warm ing. But just now how much warmer it will get depe nds on h

55、ow deeply coun tries cut carb on emissi ons.3.5 CThis is how much temperatures would rise by 2100 even if nations live up to the in itial Paris promises to reduce carb on emissi ons; this rise could still put coastal cities un der water and drive over half of all species to ext inction.To meet this

56、minimum goal, the Agreement requires countries to tighten emissi ons targets every five years. Eve n this in crease could sink some isla nds, worse drought（干旱）and drive a decline of up to a third in the number of species.1.5 CThis is the most ambitious goal for temperature rise set by the Paris Agre

57、ement, after a push by low-lying island nations like Kiribati, which say limiting temperature rise to 1.5 C-0.8 CThis is how much temperaturesputt ing us 40% of the way to the 20CThe baseline here is average global temperature before the start of the in dustrial age.70. It can be con cluded from par

58、agraph 1 that _.A. the problem of global warming will have been quite solved by 2020B. gas emissi ons have bee n effectively reduced in developed coun tries第 8 页 共 12页C. the Paris Agreements is more influential than the Kyoto ProtocolD. humans have made continuous efforts to slow down global warming

59、71. If nations could only keep the initial promises of the Paris Agreement, what would happen by the year 2100?A. The human population would increase by one third.B. Little over 50% of all species would still exist.C. Nations would not need to tighten their emissions targets.D. The Agreement s minim

60、um goal would not be reached.72. If those island nations not far above sea level are to survive, the maximum temperature rise, since the start of the industrial age, should be _.A. 0.8 C B. 1.5 CC. 2CD. 3.5 C(C)Enough “meaningless drivel ” .That tshe message from a group of members of the UK governm