2012届闸北区高三英语二模试卷 - 图文

闸北区高考英语质量抽查试卷

（满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟）

I. Listening Comprehension (30%) Section A

Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the question 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 is the best answer to the question you have heard.

1. A. In a phone shop. B. In a power station. C. On a plane. D. In the classroom. 2. A. 8:15. B. 8:30. C. 8:45. D. 9:00.

3. A. Having a holiday. B. Watching TV.

C. Reading a newspaper. D. Doing sports activity. 4. A. The show was recommended by the press.

B. The show was not as good as was introduced. C. The show was worth watching

D. The show made a good impression on the man. 5. A. He will lend the notes to the woman. B. He will make a copy for the woman. C. He will ask permission from Peter.

D. He will share the notes with the woman.

6. A. The match hasn't started yet. B. The match is delayed.

C. The match has come to the end. D. One of the player missed the match. 7. A. Salesman. B. Online shop manager. C. Bank clerk. D. Delivery man. 8. A. He hates leaving home early every morning. B. He enjoys walking to the office as an exercise. C. He invites the woman to follow his suits. D. He isn't keen on exercises.

9. A. Meet his aunt. B. Do shopping at supermarket. C. See a film. D. Stay at home. 10. A. He doesn't agree with the woman.

B. Our children will leave us sooner or later.

C. We should not waste natural resources for the benefit of our children. D. Too much waste water will make the earth polluted.

Section B

Directions: In section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

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Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. Smoking. B. Use of alcohol. C. General health. D. Job position. 12. A. Because overtime workers usually have high pressure. B. Because the intensity of work makes people depressed.

C. Because overtime workers have to miss out something important in life. D. Because overtime workers have high dangers of having heart disease. 13. A. The research on the welfare of overtime workers. B. The link between overtime work and depression state. C. The ideal state of a normal office worker. D. The factors that cause depression.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. A group of people moved here to start life.

B. The construction of railway brought life to Loyalton. C. Some companies were established to develop the place. D. The government helped to build Loyalton into a small town. 15. A. The disappearance of railway station. B. The fire in 1930. C. The tornado in 1933.

D. The closedown of high school and post office.

16. A. Because they are too poor to pay the tax to make the town function. B. Because they want to join their family in other towns.

C. Because they want to sell the town to others to pay for their retirement. D. Because they don't like the town life and want to move to big cities.

Section C

Directions: In section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you hear.

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation: Complete the patient card. Write ONE WORD for each answer. Patient Record Card Name: Nationality: Occupation: Phone number: Request for doctor: Ron Houston 17 18 19 Specialize in 20 diseases Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation:

Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. What overtook the Empire State Building to be the 21 tallest building in the world in 1972? What kind of building did the recent reconstruction try 22 ______________________________________________________________ 2 以 生 命 激 情 学 习 以 科 学 方 法 学 习

to change the Empire State Building into? What is the reason for its lack of renters at beginning? What fact brought bad fame to the building? 23 24

II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

25. Any property insurance company won't cover damages from natural disasters such as earthquake or flood as it's something _________ control.

A. in B. beyond C. within D. out

26. November 11, a day represented by four digits of 1, _________by young single Chinese in the early 90s as a day for unmarried males.

A. was established B. has established C. is established D. had been established 27. With recent permission from Chinese government, Japan has become the first country

_________ huge sums of Chinese government bond (债券). A. allows to buy B. to allow to buy C. to be allowed buying D. to be allowed to buy

28. China now exports about 30,000 tons of rare earth every year _________ more than 90 percent

of the world's total rare earth production.

A. to account for B. accounted for

C. accounting for D. having accounted for

29. After a continuous 6 defeats, in the eyes of many people, the New York Knicks player Lin

Shuhao was no longer _________ they had thought of.

A. as better a player as B. as good a player as C. as a good player as D. as a player good as

30. A former billionaire has blown his entire fortune on saving old objects and houses _________

he is turning into China's largest private folk art museum.

A. where B. which C. what D. how

31. According to a relevant research, the bankruptcy cases of real estate companies in China _________ by over 15% since 2009.

A. are rising B. have risen C. rose D. will rise 32. Always getting fully prepared might be the perfect solution to _________ famous overnight. A. become B. have become C. becoming D. became

33. To any bridegroom, few occasions could be more annoying and embarrassing than struggling with the champagne cork(香槟瓶塞) that _________ pop out in front of all the guests at the wedding ceremony.

A. can't B. won't C. mustn't D. needn't

34. At no time in human history, though many media claimed the opposite, _________ more open about same-sex marriage than at present.

A. the society has been B. has been the society C. our society is D. has the society been

35. _________ the doctors tried every means, the 2-year-old girl who survived in the Indiana

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Hurricane(飓风) finally gave up and joined her parents in heaven.

A. Unless B. Once C. Although D. So long as

36. As the professor was fully occupied on Monday he had to suggest meeting his graduate student _________day about his thesis.

A. the other B. any other C. other D. some other 37. _________ countries having great difficulties in economy right now need most of all is financial aid rather than lecturing. A. What B. When C. That D. Whether

38. _________ with only about 1000 pandas, China is desperately trying to clone the animal and save the endangered species.

A. Leaving B. Left C. To leave D. Having left 39. Mary told me that you would be absent from the New Year's party, _________?

A. wouldn't you B. weren't you C. didn't she D. did she 40. The construction of renting apartments in Lujiazui area made _________ less worries about transportation and accommodation from high-end financial talents.

A. it possible B. possible C. it possible for D. possible for

Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. featureB. provide C. journey D. online E. discovered F. realize G. considering H. struggling I. amazing J. income Natasha Reynolds of Shanghai never thought she would have a business working at home until one day she filled out a simple form online. Before she knew it, she 41 her secret to beating the recession(不景气), and being able to 42 for her family while at home with her two children.

I read Natasha's blog last month and decided to 43 her story in our local business report. In our phone interview, she told me her 44 story. \actually make about $5,000-$7,000 a month using the internet. It is enough to comfortably replace my old income, especially 45 I only work about 10-15 hours a week from home.\

Working online has been a financial windfall for Natasha, who struggled for months to find a decent business during the 46 economy, “I lost my job shortly after the recession hit, I needed reliable 47 , I was not interested in the 'get rich quick' scams you see all over the internet. Those are all pyramid scams or stuff where you have to sell to your friends and family. I just needed a legitimate way to earn a living for me and my family. The best part of working ___48___ is that I am always home with the kids, I save a lot of money.”

I asked her about how she started her remarkable 49 . \computer whiz, but I can use the internet. I just use the tools given to me, I don't even have to sell anything and nobody has to buy anything. They are constantly recruiting people, you should try it.\

III. Reading Comprehension Section A

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B,

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C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Each stage of life has different major demands mainly because our needs change. As children, a period of deep uncertainty and sensitivity, 50 and family are the top needs although we may not think of them in those terms. As teenagers, we are 51 the waters of adult life, preparing ourselves for the exciting unknown and as young adults we search for a 52 . The drive to fulfil each stage is so strong that sometimes we have to hold the breath to 53 . At each stage, although everyone may 54 in dreams, we will all try to take hold of the means to achieve our particular dreams. Some will be driven with almost tunnel vision, others take a(n) 55 attitude to getting there. Anyway, without dreams it is hard to direct life. If you are fortunate enough to achieve your current dreams, you can move forward for 56 desires and prepare yourself for a new conquest.

For each period of life the needs are decided by that stage, and as we grow older, whether we like it or not, we gain 57 , which, on the basis of former facts and information, permits us to see a broader view if we are wise enough to take on board what is there. As we mature, the sharpness of the 58 of youth, the black and white approach to life, will be tempered by what is possible, kind, just and fair. Ageing helps us to grow if we allow it. So often we 59 that process, holding on tightly to rooted beliefs which do not do us any favour, yet our needs change and in result we will 60 be different.

Physically, even when we stay fit and able, the body cannot deliver in quite the same way as youth. This comes as a(n) 61 to most of us who start life in the belief that we are unbeatable and will live forever. Again, Coming to terms with this fact helps us to 62 anxiety, and finally realize the unexpected benefits which come along with 63 face and slowed body. What was important when we were young can be seen now in a new light, and a different list of importance emerges. In the end, extreme age can be as demanding and sensitive as babyhood, so while one's need changes through life, it seems to come 64 . 50. A. finance B. security C. marriage D. education 51. A. testing B. sharing C. changing D. setting 52. A. financial advisor B. childhood companion C. life partner D. household keeper

53. A. take action B. calm down C. look forward D. pay attention 54. A. believe B. persevere C. vary D. persist 55. A. easy B. random C. formal D. similar 56. A. noble B. fresh C. reasonable D. superior 57. A. experience B. responsibility C. respect D. agreement 58. A. individualism B. materialism C. idealism D. socialism 59. A. resist B. enjoy C. evolve D. strengthen 60. A. unexpectedly B. terribly C. comparatively D. necessarily 61. A. inquiry B. instinct C. refusal D. shock 62. A. worsen B. manage C. judge D. feel 63. A. wrinkled B. depressed C. impressive D. serious 64. A. with high requirements B. in full circle C. without difficulty D. on a large scale

Section B

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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)

I received a request from Hawaii. A vision-harmed woman whose husband was sensitive to dog hair, had written to our centre with the hope that we had an allergy-free (不引起过敏的) guide-dog.

\of cake,\I thought. The standard poodle (狮子狗), a trainable working dog with tightly curled furs, was probably the most suitable breed. Although our centre bred and used Labradors (拉布拉多狗) , I did not anticipate any difficulties in finding a suitable poodle.

It turned out that reality never comes along with my best hopes. In desperation, I decided to cross-breed a standard poodle with one of our best-producing Labradors. The mating was successful, but it produced only three puppies. We sent coat of each puppy to the Hawaiian couple and the husband found one that was allergy-free. At last we were getting somewhere, but a big job lay ahead. The puppy had to grow up and prove suitable for guiding before it went to be compatible with the vision-impaired client. We had a long way to go.

With a three to six-month waiting list for people wishing to get our puppies, I was sure that we would have no problem placing our three new crossbred puppies with a family. But I was wrong again. It seemed that no one wanted a crossbred puppy and the customers only have their eyes laid on pure breeds regarding half-blooded something as a inferior kind. Time was running out as the puppies needed to be placed in homes and socialize. Otherwise they would miss the chance to become guide dogs. In order to attract people to adopt the puppies, I stopped calling them \

During the weeks that followed, our centre was inundated with calls from excited people. The publicity of the new designer dogs went national, and then international. With such an overwhelming response, I knew we were successful and I continued training sultan, the original non-allergy puppy. He eventually went to Hawaii, amid intense coverage, where as the world's first Labradoodle, he bonded beautifully with his new owner and her allergic husband. 65. Why did the author cross-breed a new kind of dog?

A. Because he works with dogs and tries to do research on dogs. B. Because he failed to find a suitable dog for the client in Hawaii. C. Because he wanted to produce a kind of designer dog. D. Because the cross-breeds are all proved to be allergy-free

66. Why weren't customers interested in the three new puppies at beginning? A. Because they were designed mainly for vision-impaired customers. B. Because customers don't believe they can work well as guide dogs. C. Because they look down upon cross-bred dogs.

D. Because these dogs are too expensive and hard to raise. 67. How did the author do to change the customers' attitude? A. He produced a kind of designer dog. B. He invited media to report on the dogs. C. He made up a new name for the dogs.

D. He asked the Hawaii couple to adopt one dog as an example.

68. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

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A. The Hawaii couple need a trained guide dog which is allergy-free B. All puppies had to be trained before they became guide dogs.

C. If puppies can't have contact with people they will become allergic dogs. D. Sultan finally worked well with the Hawaii couple.

(B)

You may read the questions first: Here is the top stories for today from our magazine! It's long been established belief in international development circles that diesel engines are the most cost-effective tools for pumping water and powering villages. But Robert Freling has been turning that belief on its head. Despite the temporary gains or loss, Freling has proven that solar power can be more economical than internal diesel engines, if the cost-benefit study looks beyond the short term. Crocodiles may be the world's champion chompers, killing with the greatest bite force ever directly measured for living animals, a new study says. In fact, their bite forces may rival that of mighty T. rex. Paleobiologist Gregory M. Erickson and colleagues put all 23 living crocodilian species through an unprecedented bite test. The \—saltwater crocodiles—slammed their jaws shut with 3,700 pounds per square inch (psi), or 16,460 newtons, of bite force. A previously unknown type of human—jawed, heavy-browed, deer-eating cave dwellers—may have been identified via Stone Age hones from southern China, according to a controversial new study. The \that existed alongside our own as recently as 11,500 years ago, according to a team of Chinese and Australian researchers. This Thursday evening, look to the western skies as Jupiter and Venus—the two brightest planets to the unaided eye—stage a close encounter over the Northern Hemisphere. Though the two planets will appear to converge all this week, they'll be at their closest distance March 15—separated by only 3 degrees in the sky, or the width of two fingers at arms' length.

69. It is implied in the first story that ________. A. diesel engine is most effective in saving costs

B. Robert Freling has long believing in the great benefits of diesel engine C. solar power is most economical in all situations

D. internal diesel engines could be more economical on the short-term basis 70. The fourth story tells the readers that ________.

A. two planets are to come to positions of shortest distance on March 15 B. Jupiter and Venus will crash into each other this Thursday evening C. the two planets will be separated by two fingers on March 15

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D. the two planets can't be seen through human eyes

71. The most probable magazine where these stories appear is . A. Space Exploration B. National Geographic C. Animal World D. Catwalk Fashion

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Research on embryonic stem cells (胚胎干细胞) is debatable because it requires the destruction of live human embryos.

Supporters find it easy to minimize the significance of this fact because the embryos are only a few days old—nothing more than ''blastocysts (胚泡)\

But if it's OK to destroy 5-day-old embryos to further scientific inquiry, is it OK to destroy embryos that are five weeks old? Five months? Eight months? Science can't answer that question.

You don't have to be part of the pro-life group to have concerns about this kind of scientific inquiry. James Thomson, the University of Wisconsin biologist has said, \human embryonic stem cell research does not make you at least a little bit uncomfortable, you have not thought about it enough.\

Recently, supporters of embryonic stem cell research called on president to allow experiments using ?surplus (多余的)? fifty frozen embryos in fertility clinics, arguing that they would be disposed of anyway. But Obama didn't limit his new policy to these fertilized eggs.

On the contrary, he left open the possibility of funding studies using embryos created specifically so their cells can be harvested. He did, however, reject another option. \will —ensure,\he said, \our government never open the door to the use of cloning for human reproduction. It is dangerous, profoundly wrong and has no place in our society, or any society.\

But this position is hard to square with his professed (声称的) approach. On one hand, the president says his policy is \he will use pressure to keep them from doing reproductive cloning.

What this policy means is simple: It may be permissible for scientists to create cloned embryos and kill them. It's not permissible to create cloned embryos and let them live. Their cells may be used for our benefit, but not for their own.

It's the policy that is risky not just to days-old human embryos. The rest of us are sure to receive important medical benefits from this research one day. But we may lose something even more important in a moral sense. ,

72. It's implied in the fourth paragraph that pro-life group ________. A. support the research on embryonic stem cells B. don't agree with any kind of scientific research C. agree with James Thomson's opinion

D. rarely think of the consequences of embryonic stem cell research

73. The underlined phrase \A. find a square tool for B. be in line with C. quarrel with D. pay off

74. Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The author thinks there's a big difference between a 5-day embryo and a 8-month embryo. B. In Obama's policy, embryonic researchers can only use surplus embryos in fertility clinics. C. President Obama hasn't expressed his attitude toward human reproductive cloning.

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D. The Research on embryonic stem cells may bring people great medical benefits in the future. 75. The author thinks the policy is worrying in that . A. scientists are not really working without pressure

B. ban on human cloning is on the long run harmful to human development C. the research is against the law

D. we may suffer morally for the research

Section C

Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from the list A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need. A. State policies concerning pension (退休金). B. The city bankruptcy process. C. The reasons for Stockton's possible bankruptcy. D. The possible breakdown of pension system. E. The ever-growing burdens on city pension. F. The scale of city pension and its management 76. When the city manager of troubled Stockton, California, had to tell city council members why it was on track to become the biggest American city yet to go bankrupt (破产), it took hours to get through the list. There was the free health care for retirees, the unpaid parking tickets, the revenue bonds without enough revenue to pay them. On it went, a grim drumbeat of practically every fiscal malady imaginable, except an obvious one: municipal pensions. 77. Stockton is spending some $30 million a year to pay for them, but it has less than 70 cents set aside for every dollar of benefits its workers expect. Some public pension experts think they know why pensions were not on the city manager's list. They see the hidden hand of California's giant state pension system, known as Calpers, which administers hundreds of billions of dollars in retirement obligations for municipalities across the state. 78 78. Calpers does not want cities like Stockton going back on their promises, and it argues that the state law bars any reduction in pensions — and not just for people who have already retired. State law also forbids cuts in the pensions that today's public workers expect to earn in the future, Calpers says, even in cases of severe financial distress. Workers at companies have no comparable protection. 79. As the United States population ages and more and more public workers qualify for retirement,, the cost of their pensions is growing fast, turning into a major drag on many local governments' finances. The pension contributions that cities must make every year are rising, but their revenue, which often depends on property taxes, is not keeping up. Taxed-out residents, many of whom have lost their own pensions in the private sector, are unwilling to pay more. 80. Now Stockton is in the midst of a mediation process with its creditors that will determine by ______________________________________________________________

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the end of June whether it will file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy, which would allow the city to negotiate reductions in its debt in court. For Calpers, the prospect of a California city bankruptcy indicates a potential failure of its pension system. Such a challenge could blow an unsustainable hole in what experts consider pension protection which used to be most airtight. The Calpers is now awaiting a vague future.

Section D

Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.

A commercial transaction, in its simplest form, involves a customer paying for goods or services. But these days, that is just the first step. Businesses want your opinion of them, too, and their requests for feedback now seem to come with every purchase.

Prime reason for the trend is that software companies like SurveyGizmo and QuestionPro have made it possible for small companies to create customer surveys at a small part of the cost of traditional surveys. Out of desperate thirst to lock in customer loyalty, businesses of all sizes see surveys as a window into the emotional world of their customers which serve like a database that will offer guidance in that field.

Consumer patience may be fraying with the surveys. The constant bothering has led to a condition known as survey tiredness and falling response rates. The declines can be reasoned from two angles. The frequent requests with no incentives (奖励) just have people stop doing it. In the old days, you felt as though you had been selected to represent the community. But this is the information age, and people know their information is worth something.

Another reason sticks with the survey itself. Many businesses, often against the advice of the experts they have hired to construct their surveys, cannot resist the temptation to ask, ask and ask yet again. Angry consumers, assured that it will take only five minutes, often complain that they approach the 10-minute mark on a survey which have too many items.

To fight survey tiredness, companies are pressing consumers with renewed material urge. On their register receipts, stores like Walmart include a Web address and an invitation to fill out a survey, with the chance to win a prize. At Staples, the prize is a $5,000 store card. In the auto industry, which tries to measure customer satisfaction at every possible stage, from the first tentative Web search to the last service visit, surveys will finally fall into performance assessment on staff of different levels. No wonder dealers sometimes throw in a free tank of gas or a free oil change as a quid pro quo to get a favorable review in their dealership's satisfaction survey.

(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.) 81. Why do all companies want to know about customers' feelings?

82. Two reasons for customers' dislike to fill out surveys are ________.

83. To raise customers' interest, companies provide _________.

84. What makes car dealers bribe customers while doing surveys?

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