上海高考英语4月试卷

2012年高考英语模拟试题

I. 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.

1.His daughter is always shy in ______ and she never dares to make a speech to ______.

A. the public…the public B. public…the public C. the public…public D. public…public 2. This is where ______ of the Amazon flow out into the sea. A. water B. the water C. waters D. the waters 3. I can?t concentrate ______ my lessons unless I?m free ______ noise. A. on …with B. at…from C. on…of D. with… of 4. –You realize that you were driving at 80 miles per hour, don?t you ? --No, officer, I ______ . This car can?t do more than 70. A. don?t need to be B. must not have been C. couldn?t have been D. needn?t have been 5. He little realized that he had offended the new colleague, ______? A. had he B. didn?t he C. hadn?t he D. did he

6. So hardworking was he that nothing ______ him from his study remained in the room. A. distracting B. distract C. distracted D. to distract 7. As Jackson was seriously ill, I substituted ______ on the list. A. his name for mine B. his name as mine C. my name for his D. my name with his 8. ---- Why don?t we take a little break ? ---- Didn?t we just have ______ ? A. it B. that C. one D. this 9. ____,Internet writers do make impressive progress.

A.Encouraging and praising B.To be encouraged and praised C.Encouraged and praised D.To encourage and praised

10. It is the people____are devoted to making the country clean and tidy____Singapore should be proud of. A.who,which B.which,that C.which,who D.who,that

11. ____ in history when remarkable progress was made in relatively short period of time. A.Moments B.Throughout moments

C.Moments have been D.There have been moments

12. When we human beings are excitedly celebrating the millennium, the history is sneering,“One thousand years____nothing to me.” A.is B.are C.have been D.was

13. You don?t feel the weight of air ____ against your body because the pressure it produces on one side of you is balanced by the pressure on the opposite side. A. having pressed B. being pressed C. pressing D. having been pressed 14. Will _____ to start work tomorrow?

A. it be convenient of you B. it be convenient for you C. you be convenient D. you be of convenience

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15. _____ different life today is from _____it was ten years ago! A. What a, what B. How, what

C. What, which D. What a, that 16. “Were the examinations difficult?” “Not at all. In fact, I found ______ .”

A. it easy to do B. very easy to do them C. them easy to do D. them easy doing

17. Fresh air, enough exercise and nutritious food _______ to sound health. A. appeal B. contribute C. add D. distribute

18. They can?t____ the charms of “Internet literature”, which others may look down upon as fast food culture. A.advocate B.resist C.stand D.react

19. Each year 1 million smokers quit, but only 3 to 5 per cent ____ stay off cigarettes for a year or more. A. succeed in B. manage to C. stick to D. keep on

20. There was an explosion in London but up to now nobody has ______ responsibility for it. A. declared B. announced C. claimed D. required

Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. influence B. devoted C. physically D. circumstance E. affected F. overall G. financially H. decision I. positive J. strive Happiness, according to the Oxford English dictionary, is based on luck or good fortune. Joy on the other hand, is described as a vivid emotion of pleasure. Thus, happiness depends on _21__; joy, on our emotional well-being.

If you know joyful people, you will probably notice common traits among them. Joyful people are often healthy, both __22__ and mentally; they value strong __23__ relationships, and they don?t allow the extremes of life -- sudden highs or sudden lows -- to __24__ them too much. Joyful people lead a more stable life. But these abilities do not just arrive; they have to be worked at.

Teaching ourselves to be joyful may be one of the greatest things we can do to enhance our __25__ health. However, it is important to understand that joy is an emotion that arises from within us and is not __26__ by the things that happen to us. Instead of looking for external things to provide happiness in our lives, we must __27__ to find the joy within. We must educate ourselves about joy and work to enhance it in our lives. One way to start is to make a __28__ to wake up every morning and find joy in our lives. Think about a special person or a __29__ pet. It is our choice to be joyful or fearful. Let?s take the time to train ourselves to be joyful -- our lives will be both happier and healthier for it.

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A

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Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

There is a close link between local climate and the occurrence or severity of some diseases and other threats to human health. Extreme temperatures can directly cause the __30____ of life. ___31___ several serious diseases appear only in warm areas. Finally, __32____ temperatures can increase air and water pollution, which __33____ harm human health. The most direct effect of ___34___ change would be the impact of hotter temperatures themselves. __35____ hot temperatures increase the number of people who die on a given day for many reasons: People with heart problems are ___36___ because their heart and blood vessels system must work harder to keep the body cool during hot weather. Heat exhaustion and some breathing problems increase. Higher air temperatures also increase the concentration of ozone （臭氧）at ground ___37___. The natural layer of ozone in the upper atmosphere blocks harmful ultraviolet (紫外线) radiation from reaching the earth?s surface; but in the lower atmosphere, ozone is a(n) ___38___ pollutant. Ozone damages lung cells, and causes particular problems for people with lung diseases. ___39___ modest exposure to ozone can cause healthy individuals to __40___ chest pains and sickness.

____41__ -related deaths can be prevented by ___42___ measures to move people without proper protection to air-conditioned buildings, and by reducing the releasing of photochemical oxidants(光化氧化剂)which cause ground-level ozone. Many of the ___43___ of climate change on health could be avoided through maintenance of the strong public health programs to monitor, isolate, and treat the spread of infectious diseases and ___44___ to other health problems as they occur. 30. A. loss

B. change

C. regret C. Hence C. various

D. failure D. Instead D. moderate D. for the moment D. time D. Extremely D. barely attacked D. level D. useful

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31. A. Moreover 32. A. local

B. However B. warm B. in turn B. diet

33. A. or else 34. A. health 35. A. Greatly

C. in the way C. climate

B. Considerably C. Adequately C. ill-protected C. space

36. A. much safer 37. A. base

B. hardly affected B. standard

38. A. harmful

B. beneficial C. infectious

39. A. But

B. Even B. cure

C. Thus

D. Or D. reduce D. Heat D. stress D. causes D. direct

40. A. resist 41. A. Pollution

C. experience C. Breathing C. tension C. results C. respond

B. Exhaustion B. urgency B. impacts B. reply

42. A. emergency 43. A. signs

44. A. apply Section B

Directions: Read the following four 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?ll be the first to admit that I am a technophobe(对技术有恐惧感的人) . Who would have guessed that a website would help repay a 20-year-old loan?

I?ll always remember my last day at school. My best friend, Jenny, had organized a party in the Sixth Form Common Room.

Jenny asked me to go to the supermarket with her to buy all the snacks. “I?m really looking forward to this party, Stingy(小气),” she said. Everyone called me Stingy instead of Debbie because they thought I didn?t like to spend money. Actually, it was true.

“There?s lots of money in the kitty. Let?s go crazy！” Going crazy meant buying enough snacks to feed an army. It came to￡19.90, which was a lot of money in 1982.

Jenny gave me a guilty look. “I?ve left the kitty money in the common room. Can you pay and I?ll give you back the money?”

“Sure,” I replied, trying to look relaxed. “Neither a lender or a borrower be” was my motto but I didn?t want to look stingy. I gave ￡20 to the impatient shop assistant.

Well, the party was a great success. So great that I completely forgot about my loan until I was flying to America the next day. I was going to live with my uncle?s family until I started university.

I tried to get in touch with Jenny but her family had moved. My ￡20 was lost. Until… I?d heard about a website called Friends Reunited which helped people contact old school

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friends. My husband helped me log on and find my school. There she was, Jenny Frost.

“I?m now married，with a beautiful daughter called Debbie. Does anyone know how to get in touch with Debbie ?Stingy? Jones? I still owe her ￡20!

We met two months later and the ￡20 was returned, plus interest of course. After all, I?m a bank manager now, so loans are my business.

45. Why did Jenny spend a lot of money on the snacks? A. Debbie had money

B. There was money she could use.

C. She wanted Debbie to stop being stingy. D. She wanted to be crazy. 46. How did Debbie get her money at last? A. Her husband found Jenny.

B. Jenny had a website on the Internet. C. Debbie met Jenny.

D. Debbie put a message on the Friends Reunited website. 47. Which sentence best describes Debbie Jones?

A. She didn?t like to spend money at school and doesn?t like using computers. B. She sometimes lends money and doesn?t like using computers. C. She sometimes lends money and uses the computer whenever she can. D. She only lends money to friends and doesn?t like using computers. 48. We know from the passage that Jenny________.

A. liked parties at school and felt guilty about borrowing money. B. had fun at school but soon forgot about her school friends.

C. forgot her best friends at school until she saw the Friends Reunited website. D. was forgetful about the money.

(B)

Phillip Island Penguins

The Little Penguin(企鹅) has called Phillip Island home for many generations. Get to

Phillip Island in plenty of time to watch a summer sunset at Summerland Beach----the stage is attractively set to see the Little Penguin leave water and step onto land.

Leave Melbourne at 5:30 pm for a direct journey to Phillip Island.

See the Gippsland area----Guinness Book of Record place for the world?s longest

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earthworm.

Journey along the coastal highway around the Bay with French Island and Churchill Island

in the distance.

Cross the bridge at San Remo to enter Phillip Island----natural home for Little Penguins

and many animals.

Take your place in special viewing stands (看台) to watch the daily evening performance

of the wild Little Penguins.

Ultimate Penguins ( + U )

Join a group of up to 15. This guided tour goes to an attractive, quiet beach to see Little

Penguins. You can see penguins at night by wearing a special pair of glasses.

Adult $60.00 Child $30.00

Viewing Platform Penguin Plus (+V )

More personalized wildlife viewing limited to 130 people providing closer viewing of the

penguin arrival than the main viewing stands.

Adult $25.00 Child $12.50 Penguin Skybox ( +S )

Join a group of only 5 in the comfort of a special, higher-up viewing tower. Gain an

excellent overview of Summerland Beach.

49. What kind of people is the text mainly written for _________. A. scientists

B. students

C. tourists

D. artists

50. We can learn from the text that Little Penguins _________. A. have been on Phillip Islands for years

B. keep a Guinness record for their size D. live in large groups to protect themselves

C. are trained to practice diving for visitors

51. How much would a couple with one child pay for a closer viewing tour? A. $37.50

B. $62.50

C. $180.00 (C)

Telepathy?

Telepathy is the ability to communicate without the use of the five senses. It?s an instinct

D. $150.00

which can be woken up in times of emergency or need. When we feel that something is happening or about to happen by instinct, we?re using resources within the unconscious mind. When the

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resources of two persons? unconscious minds link together into the same frequency, we call it telepathy.

We can either send or receive telepathy. If you know who is calling before you answer the

ringing phone, you are probably a good receiver. If you think of a person and he/she calls you, you are most likely to be better at sending.

You can easily put your ability to the test. Thinking of somebody and wish him or her to

contact you. Be patient. The other person may not be a good receiver, but they should contact you much earlier than would normally be expected. Or whenever the phone rings, but try ?feeling? who is contacting you. Don?t guess, but try to feel it with your mind. However, if neither of these works for you, that doesn?t mean that you have no ability of telepathy. As mentioned earlier, telepathy is most likely to turn up in case of emergency.

Telepathy dreams often contain telepathic messages. Two people may both dream of the other

and find that their dreams have a clear connection. These people are probably linking to each other?s unconscious mind.

Telepathy & relationship. The more people spend time together, the more likely they are to be

able to link up to the other?s mind, especially when separated. There are two reasons for this. One is that they understand the other?s mind through time spent together; the other is that there is usually a strong desire to communicate. A mother will often sense that her child is in danger. This is due to the child?s eagerly wanting his or her mother, knowing that this is the person who would always want to be there for them, and the mother?s deep desire to protect her child from harm.

52. When does telepathy occur?

A. It occurs when one senses that a close friend of his/her is in danger. B. It occurs when one has very good five senses. C. It occurs when one wants to call his/her best friend. D. It occurs when one doesn?t know a stranger.

53. Which of the following can be used as the title of the passage? A. Receiving Telepathy

B. Telepathy: Mind-to-Mind Contact

C. Telepathy: People?s Dream D. Dream of Telepathy

54. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

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A. The more people separate, the more likely that telepathy will occur. B. It is by using the five senses that telepathy occurs.

C. Telepathy happens when people live far away and have no chance to see one another. D. One is better at sending than receiving telepathy if one receives a friend?s call as one wishes. 55. Which of the following belongs to telepathy?

A. By accident, you are aware of a friend of yours is coming to see you. B. People?s communication over the telephone. C. A mother?s sense of her child is in danger. D. A couple?s long separation.

(D)

Section C:

Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.

A. The new growth and investment of the Port of Shanghai B. The objective of the Port of Shanghai as an eye-catching port in the world C. The important status of the Port of Shanghai in history and the modern times D. The problems that the Port of Shanghai has met with in its development process E. The many relations that the Port of Shanghai has established with other ports in the world F. The development in the main port areas of the Port of Shanghai

56. ____________________________________

The Port of Shanghai, a hub（中心）of water-land transport and trade on China?s coast since the Song Dynasty early in mid-twelfth century, is the biggest port on China?s mainland for international shipping. The annual cargo throughput(吞吐量) of the port hit another record high of 176 million tons in 1993. The volume of International containers has reached the historical highest point.

57. ____________________________________

By now the Port of Shanghai has established maritime trade relations with more than 400 ports in over 160 countries and regions in the world, with 21 international regular lines starting from the port on over 100 voyages per month directly to North America, Europe, Australia, the Persian Gulf, the Mediterranean as well as Southeast and Northeast Asia and so on.

58. ____________________________________

Following the continuous and steady new growth in China?s national economy, the Port of

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Shanghai has, over the six years from 1988 to 1993, made an investment of RMB￥2.3 billion in capital construction and renovation(革新), and updated a large number of handling machines. Both cargo throughput(吞吐量) capacity and handling efficiency of the port have increased remarkably.

59. ____________________________________

Today, the port has become one of the hot spots that attract both attention and investment from other parts of China and the whole world. During his visit in Shanghai in the spring of 1992, Deng Xiaoping expressed his hope that Shanghai would show some changes every year. Taking this as its objective, the Port of Shanghai has been quickening the steps in its operational and commercial activities as well as construction of deep-water port areas. 60. ____________________________________

The four marginal berths of Waigaoqiao New Port Area have been largely completed and put into operation. Construction of the Luojing Coal Terminal was started at the end of 1993. Grain Silos with a capacity of 80,000 tons and a modern communication building for water traffic are both showing signs of completion. Construction of coastal, domestic and international passenger terminals has substantially entered its initial stage. The deep water port area at Jinshanzui shall open a new chapter in the history of the Port of Shanghai.

Section D

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

Booklovers, most of them, will tell you what a pleasure it is to lend a favorite read to a friend – the novel you stayed up all night to get to the end of; the travel book that made you feel as if you yourself were on a train ride through India. For a while it seemed that e-book users were to be denied this pleasure of lending to friends. You could buy a book or magazine for your reading device, but you couldn?t lend it out.

But now, with the Nook, the US book chain Barnes and Noble?s response to Amazon?s Kindle, electronic readers will be able to press their latest literary enthusiasm on their friends, just like readers of physical books can. You simply email the book from your Nook and your friend can read it for two weeks, using any device with the Barnes & Noble e-book reader software. It?s a big improvement from previous e-book readers.

The Nook offers other features too. You read in black and white on the main screen, just like with Kindle. The difference is that on the lower part of the device there?s a color touch screen. It allows you to browse through a book or magazine, but goes black when you?re not using it so that you save power.

Another exciting thing about the Nook is that it offers Wi-Fi (无线上网服务), arguably a big advance on previous e-book readers. Customers in the United States can use the Internet connection to read whole e-books at Barnes and Noble?s hundreds of bookstores for free. None of Barnes and Noble?s competitors can come close to this.

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But the Nook, ironically, might just turn out to be a money-loser for Barnes and Noble, or at least a job-loser for Barnes and Noble?s employees. According to Marian Maneker at The Big Money Website, if the Nook is successful it might take sales from the company?s bookstores, eventually forcing their closure and the loss of thousands of jobs.

61. What do booklovers take pleasure in, according to the passage?

62. According to Paragraph 2, your friend will be able to ___________________ with the Nook. 63. According to the passage, the three new features of the Nook are: lending books to your friends, a color touch screen and ___________________ in Barnes and Noble?s stores. 64. What might happen to Barnes and Noble?s bookstores if the Nook is successful?

PART TWO:

I.Translation: (20%)

1. 字典应该放在容易取阅的地方。（accessible）

_______________________________________________________________________________ 2. 他没能得到这个工作使他意识到第一印象的重要性。（failure） _________________________________________________________________ 3. 大多数学生都支持他所提出的建议。（majority）

_______________________________________________________________________________ 4. 我从没想到办公室的空气质量会对我们有这么大的影响。（occur）

_______________________________________________________________________________ 5. 在调查之后，警方得出结论：花店老板应该为这场大火负责。（conclusion）

_______________________________________________________________________________ 6. 他们利用这次出国的机会大致了解了西方人的生活和饮食习惯。（ advantage ） _______________________________________________________________________________

II. Guided Writing: （25%

Directions: Write a composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below. 自信 (self-confidence) 对一个人来说是非常重要的，但不是每个人都能做到自信。谈谈你的看法。

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1-5 BDCCD 6-10 ACCCD 11-15 DABBB 16-20 CBBBC 21-29 D C I A F E J H B

30-34 AABBC 35-39DCDAB 30-34 CDABC

45-48 BDAA 49-51 CAB 52-55 ABDC

56-60 CEABF

61. Lending their favorite books to their friends. / Lending a favourite read to a friend. 62. read the book you will email/ have emailed/emailed in /within two weeks 63. reading whole e-books for free by Wi-Fi. 64. The bookstores might be closed down.

Part Two I. Translation

1. Dictionaries should be put where they are accessible.

2. His failure to get the job made him aware of the importance of the first impression. 3. The majority of the students are in favor of the suggestion he has put forward.

4. It never occurred to me that the air quality in the office had such a great effect on us.

5. After the investigation, the police drew /reached/formed/came to/arrived at the conclusion

that the florist /the boss of the flower shop should be responsible for the fire.

6. They took advantage of the chance to go abroad to get a general idea of the westerners?

living and eating habits II. Writing

Self-confidence is of great importance to us. We can achieve nothing without it.

Madam Curie once said, “Life is not easy for any one of us. We must work, and above all we must believe in ourselves.” With self-confidence supporting her, Madam Curie discovered the element radium and made great contributions to the world. And this is true of many other scientists.

However, in our daily life there are many people who often complain that they lack the ability to do things well, but as a matter of fact, what they lack most is self-confidence. So anyone, no matter what he does, should have faith in himself. Only by having the right attitude towards one?s own ability and holding up faith in himself can he have the courage to work on and finally succeed.

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1-5 BDCCD 6-10 ACCCD 11-15 DABBB 16-20 CBBBC 21-29 D C I A F E J H B

30-34 AABBC 35-39DCDAB 30-34 CDABC

45-48 BDAA 49-51 CAB 52-55 ABDC

56-60 CEABF

61. Lending their favorite books to their friends. / Lending a favourite read to a friend. 62. read the book you will email/ have emailed/emailed in /within two weeks 63. reading whole e-books for free by Wi-Fi. 64. The bookstores might be closed down.

Part Two I. Translation

1. Dictionaries should be put where they are accessible.

2. His failure to get the job made him aware of the importance of the first impression. 3. The majority of the students are in favor of the suggestion he has put forward.

4. It never occurred to me that the air quality in the office had such a great effect on us.

5. After the investigation, the police drew /reached/formed/came to/arrived at the conclusion

that the florist /the boss of the flower shop should be responsible for the fire.

6. They took advantage of the chance to go abroad to get a general idea of the westerners?

living and eating habits II. Writing

Self-confidence is of great importance to us. We can achieve nothing without it.

Madam Curie once said, “Life is not easy for any one of us. We must work, and above all we must believe in ourselves.” With self-confidence supporting her, Madam Curie discovered the element radium and made great contributions to the world. And this is true of many other scientists.

However, in our daily life there are many people who often complain that they lack the ability to do things well, but as a matter of fact, what they lack most is self-confidence. So anyone, no matter what he does, should have faith in himself. Only by having the right attitude towards one?s own ability and holding up faith in himself can he have the courage to work on and finally succeed.

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