上海市英语高考模拟试卷（六）I.ListeningComprehension Section A(10%)Directions ：In Section A, you will hear ten short conversationsbetween two speakers. At the end of each conversation，a question willbe asked about -what was said. The conversations and the questionswill be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and thequestion about it，read the four possible answers on your paper，anddecide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. A waitress. B. An actress. C. A policewoman. D. A driver.2. A. In a furniture store. B. In a restaurant.C.At a bank.D. In a factory.3. A. The good weather tomorrow. B. The vacation plan.C.Getting up early in the morning.D. The possible heavy traffic.4. A. 100 dollars. B. 200 dollars. C. 300 dollars. D. 400 dollars.5. A. She works in a very nice restaurant.B.Restaurant food is dirty and has made her ill.C.Her job involves a lot of business dinners.D.She feels tired when preparing meals at home.6. A. She is at home now. B, She is a tourist there.C. She lost her hotel card.D. She doesn’t know the man.7. A. He is asking for leave. B. He is asking for reasons.C. He is quitting his job.D. He is investing time and money.8. A. She would rather stay at home listening to CDs.B.She likes to listen to new music CDs.C.She wants the man to buy CDs for her.D.She can get new music CDs for free.9. A. Next Tuesday. B. Next Wednesday. C. Next Thursday. D. Next Friday.10. A. China. B. France. C. Italy. D.Japan. Section B (15%)Directions：In Section B, you will hear several longer conversation (s) and short passage (s), and you will be asked several questions on each of the conversation (s) and the passage (s). The conversation(s) and thepassage (s) will be read twice，but the questions will be spoken onlyonce. When you hear a question，read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. A rental apartment usually has a kitchen and a bathroom.B.Rental apartments have no more than two bedrooms.C.One-room apartments are too small to have a bathroom.D. A living room is essential for all the rental apartments.12. A. According to the number of bedrooms.B.The prices of all houses or apartments are fixed.C.Based on the location and the quality.D.The owners decide the prices themselves.13. A. Security deposit is equal to two months’ rent.B.It costs you a month’s rent to repair the damage.C.You are required by law to pay rent for a full year.D.You can renew the agreement by reducingthe rent. Questions 14 through 16 are based onthe following passage.14. A. By staying alert to see something happening in nature.B.By possessing two essential characteristics of great physicists.C.By totally understanding the tricky make-up of the world.D.By succeeding in transferring the skills into the wider social area.15. A. His contributions have advanced progress inthe society.B.He suggested and created many modern power systems.C.He laid out important principles in his scientific works.D.His contributed to helping people evolve and survive.16. A. Develop the observation of natural phenomena.B.Help humankind to survive in the world.C.Drive important changes to the society.D.Inspire many other great physicists.Questions 17 through 18 are based on the following conversation.17. A. Draw. B. Fold paper. C. Sing. D. Tell stories.18. A. At the age of four. B. At the age of five.C. At the age of six.D. At the age ofseven. Questions 19 through 20 are based on thefollowing conversation.19. A. His college life is too boring.B.Some principles of science are too difficult for him to understand.C.Students can’t quite follow his teaching.D.He can’t concentrate when talking about some basics.20. A. Freshmen are usually highlymotivated.B.Jane White teaches chemistry incollege.C.Susan is popular with her students.D.The man will try something new.II.Grammar and VocabularySection A (10%)Directions ：After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passagecoherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with, a givenword，fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word ；forthe other blanks，use one word that best fits each blank.What is an insect? Insects of all kinds have existed on earth formillions of years. Sometimes we think of all insects as pests. Humanlife, however, would have a difficult time continuing without insects,(21) they pollinate plants and are a food source for manyanimals. Besides, insects, especially the social (22) ，arefascinating.One very interesting and useful social insect is the honey bee. Bees (23) (consider) social insects because they live and work together. The beelives in a beehive with other worker bees, and with the queen, whocan lay thousands of eggs a day. The worker bees make wax used (24)(create) new cells inside the hive. Humans use this valuable beeswax(25) candles，cosmetics, expensive furniture polish, and otherproducts. They also produce honey, a valuable food for humans (aswell as for bees).Another fascinating social insect is (26) ant. Many types ofants live in colonies underground. There thousands of them buildand maintain their “city”. They also cooperate to provide food,sometimes in a manner that looks like human. For example, some antsactually raise their own food. One type of ant “farmer” keeps andcares for tiny insects that suck sweet sap (汁液）from plants. Antfarmers milk them from the sap, just like actual farmers milk cows.The sap is then given as food to young ants and to the queen, (27)main duty is to lay eggs. Another type of ant that produces its ownfood does so by gardening. These farmer ants take pieces of leavesinto the colony and chew them up. The soft，(28) _ (chew) up leavesthen sprout ( 涌出）a fungus that the worker ants use to feed thequeen and young ants. There are many other ways that ants cooperateto maintain and protect their colonies.There are also many other kinds of social insects. (29) makesthem all so fascinating is their organization. (30) each insect has certain tasks to perform, the entire hive or colony appears to function as one living organism.Section B (10%)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. imbalanceB. cultivatingC. motivationD. criticizeE. qualityF. fullyG. definite H. significantly I. genetic J. lacked K. strengthenSome personal characteristics play a vital role in the development of one’s int elligence. After a 30-year follow-up study of 8, 000 males, American psychologists found out that the main cause of disparities in intelligence is not intelligence itself, but non-intelligence factors. The so-called “non-intelligence factors”include one’s feelings, will, (31) , interests and habits.Though people all know that one should have (32) objectives, a strong will and good learning habits, quite a number of teachers and parents don’t pay much attention to (33) these factors.Some parents are greatly worried when their children fail to do well in their studies. They blame either (34) factors, malnutrition, or laziness, but they never take into consideration these non-intelligence factors. At the same time, some teachers don’t inquire into these as reasons why students do poorly. They simply give them more courses and exercises, or even (35) or laugh at them. After all, these students lose self-confidence. Some of them just feel defeated and give themselves up as hopeless. Others may go astray because they are sick of learning. An investigation of more than 1，000 middle school students in Shanghai showed that 46. 5 percent of them were afraid of learning because of examination and 36. 4 percent (36) persistence, initiative and conscientiousness.It is clear that the lack of cultivation of non-intelligence factors has been a main obstacle to intelligence development in teenagers. It even causes a(n) (37) between physiological and psychological development among a few students.If we don't start now to (38) the cultivation of non-intelligence factors, it will not only obstruct the development of the intelligence of teenagers, but also affect the(39) of a whole generation. Some experts have put forward suggestions about how to cultivate st udents’ non-intelligence factors.First, parents and teachers should (40) understand teenage psychology. On this basic, they can help them to pursue the objectives of learning, exciting their interests and toughening their willpower.III.Reading ComprehensionSection A (15%)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.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that over 50,000 people every year sustain some sort of winter-related back injury，and 5，800 of those are holiday decorating-(41) . These aches and pains can (42) bring trouble to people’s life. It is said that people’s back could sustain all sorts of strain from carrying heavy (43) ，and from the increased stress of lugging suitcases, decorations and gifts. Dr. Alanna Levine spoke to Debbye Turner Bell on “The Early Show” about how to (44) the back for the holiday season.The first (45) Dr. Levine gave was about carrying heavy shopping bags. Smaller bags, she said, are better. “You don’t want to load everything up into one bag and lug it around,” Dr. Levine explained. “You want to (46)the weight on your body. ” She also (47) putting heavier items towards the bottom in those bags and lighter items on top. Also, if you can, make frequent trips to the car to drop (48)purchases.(49) can be another pain in the back—from carrying heavy luggage. Again, Dr. Levine (50) not to pack everything into one bag. Even though it may cost more, she said that packing two smaller bags is safer than packing a heavy one. Also, choose a lightweight bag, so that the only weight you’re carrying is the (51) _ inside the suitcase.When unloading bags from an airport baggage claim, Dr. Levine suggested standing (52) to the carousel (圆盘传送带) and bending your knees to lift it up. “You want to avoid that reach-and-lift. It puts a(n) (53) on your lower back,” she said.When it (54) holiday decorating, people take more (55) . Dr. Levine suggested decorating in pairs, so that one person can hand the lights and ornaments to the other person to hang, thus avoiding reaching or twisting to get what you need.41.A.keptB. stayedC. relatedD.connected42 . A.necessarilyB. undoubtedlyC. vitallyD.blindly43 A.products B. purchases C. tools D.cases.44.A.provideB. preventC. preserveD.protect45.A.tipB. wayC. methodD.step46.A.displayB. distributeC. distractD.discuss47.A.refusedB. recognizedC. rejectedD.recommended48.A. onB. inC. offD.out49.A.TravelB. HouseworkC. Taskbor50 . A. consideredB. thoughtC. wishedD.stressed51.A.contractsB. contestsC. contentsD.contexts52 . A.separatelyB. closeC. apartD.far53.A.burdenB. impressionC. pressureD.focus54.A. seems to55.A. time B. goes toB. risksC. speaks toC. effortsD. comes toD. effectSection B (22%)Directions ：Read the following three passages. Each passage isfollowed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each ofthem there are four choices marked A , B, C and D. Choose the onethat fits best according to the information given in the passage youhave just read.(A)One of the many interesting features of American society is theprestige granted to business institutions. Their status is arguablygreater than that of any other kind of organization including, orperhaps especially, the government. What exactly is it aboutAmericans that makes them place business on such a high social leveland admire the successful business person so openly?One possible explanation could be that Americans view business asbeing more firmly based on the concept of competition than otherinstitutions in their society. Fair and open competition is an ideallong cherished, one could even say deep rooted in American politicaland economic life. It is seen as the source of progress, prosperityand opportunity. In fact, in the American psyche, the importance offree competition goes even deeper than that； free competition is themeans by which other defining values such as democracy and individualliberty are achieved and ensured.In American eyes, competition protects the freedom of theindividual by ensuring that there is no monopoly of power, eithereconomic or political. As in politics, where the government isdivided into branches, each with powers that offset those of theothers, businesses compete against each other for profits. The ideabeing that if one business tries to take unfair advantage of its customers, it will lose to competitors who treat their customers morefairly. In theory, where many businesses compete for the customers'dollars，the interests of the consumer will be paramount.Competition in business is also believed to strengthen the American ideal of equality of opportunity. It is seen as an open and beneficial contestwhere success goes to the fittest； to those most deserving of it.Competitive success is commonly seen as the American alternative to social rank based on inherited status. In America, accomplishment in business and the accumulation of wealth and power thereby is viewed in the same light as an aristocratic ancestry once was in the Old World.56.According to the passage, business achievement in America .A.is losing the respect of the societyB.has always been highly regardedC.is second only to public service in social statusD.has been viewed differently over the years57..In the American view, who benefits from businesscompetition?A.The wealthy.B. The government.C. The dishonest businessman.D. The society as a whole.ernment and business are said to be similar for what reason?A.Both are considered untrustworthy.B. Both primarily benefit thewealthy.C. Both are based on competition.D. Both have a monopoly on power.59.Which of the following can be inferred from the passage aboutwhat Americans believe?petition is generally fair.petition should be limited to business.petition should be regulated by the government.petition does not benefit the poor.(B)To：David RodgersFrom：Mavis ChenSubject：getting back our old subscribersSince the marketing meeting yesterday, it occurred to me that wemight be ignoring one potentially important source of subscribers. Wehave focused so intently on how to expand the appeal of our product to groups that have never used it before that I’m afraid we may have overlooked the obvious； we may have forgotten that there is a wholegroup of interested people who have used it and stopped for one reason or another.This target group has particularly good potential because it consists of readers who have demonstrated interest in the subject matter we present. Their interest is not something we have to work to stimulate. I suggest that making a maximum effort to win these readersback will be more effective on a percentage basis than pursuing someof the other groups we’ve identified.Since these readers quit using our product once, they were mostlikely dissatisfied with some aspect of our presentation or ourpricing. Our new product will be vastly improved over the old version and is priced more competitively. We need to doeverything possible to get those points across, perhaps by sending them a free issue and by asking for their opinions on how we might improve it even further. This could be in the form of a very short survey, either included with the free issue or accessible online.If you think this idea has merit and might be willing to authorize it, let’s discuss it further when you’ve got a few spare minutes. I have a rough draft of the survey questions I could show you.60.What kind of product is the writer referring to in the memo?A. A web-based information service.B. A magazine.C. A consulting service.D. Computer software.61.Why is the writer confident that they can win back their old customers?A.Their product has no competition.B.Their product has changed dramatically.C.They have reduced the price of their productD.The need for their product has increased.62.What does the writer want to do?A.Start her plan immediately.B. Wait for input from the survey.C. Get Mr. Rodgers’ approval.D. Present her idea in the next meeting.(C)In the world of entertainment, TV talk shows have undoubtedlyflooded every inch of space on daytime television. And anyone whowatches them regularly knows that each one varies in style and format.But no two shows are more profoundly opposite in content, while atthe same time standing out above the rest, than the Jerry Springerand the Oprah Winfrey shows.Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of “trashtalk”. The topics on his show are as shocking as shocking can be.For example, the show takes the ever common talk show themes of love,sex, cheating, guilt, hate, conflict and morality to a differentlevel. Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is a display and exploitationofsociety’s moral catastrophes, yet people are willing toeat up the intriguing predicaments of other people’s lives.Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its extreme, but Oprah goes in the opposite direction. The show focuseson the improvement of society and an individual’s quality of life.Topics range from teaching your children responsibility, managingyour work week, to getting to know your neighbors.Compared to Oprah, the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonouswaste being dumped on society. Jerry ends every show with a “final word”. He makes a small speech that sums up the entire moral of theshow. Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable.Clean as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone. The show’smain target audiences are middle-class Americans. Most of these peoplehave the time，money, and stability to deal with life’s tougherproblems. Jerry Springer, on the other hand, has more of anassociation with the young adults of society. These are 18 to 21 yearolds whose main troubles in life involve love, relationship, sex，money and peers. They are the ones who see some value and lessons tobe learned underneath the show’s exploitation.While the two shows are as different as night and day, both have ruled the talkshow circuit for many years now. Each one caters to a differentaudience while both have a strong following from large groups of fans. Ironically, both could also be considered pioneers in the talk showworld.63.Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear distasteful, the audience .A.remain indifferent to themB. are ready to face up to themC. remain fascinated by themD. are willing to getinvolved in them64.Which of the following is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show?A. A new type of robot.B. Family budget planning.C. Racist hatred.D. Street violence.65.Despite their different approaches, the two talk shows are both .A.ironicB. instructiveC. sensitiveD.cynical66.We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows .A.are targeted at different audiencesB. exploit the weakness inhuman natureC. appear at different times of the dayD. have monopolized thetalk show circuitSection C (8%)Directions ：Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with aproper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once.Note that there are two more sentences than you need.A.Chefs wore white because they work with flour, but the main chef wore a black hat to show he supervised.B.Huge investments have been made in new systems, information technology and amassing quality assurance accreditations.C.A successful uniform needs to balance two key sets of needs.D.Truly effective marketing through visual cues such as uniforms is a subtle art, however.E.Corporate clothing does have potential for further growth.F.The last 30 years, however, have seen an increasing emphasis on their role in protecting the image of an organization and in uniting the workforce into a homogeneous unit.First Impressions CountTraditionally uniforms were—and for some industries still are -- manufactured to protect the worker. When they were first designed, it is also likely that all uniforms made symbolic sense—those for the military, for example, were originally intended toimpress and even terrify the enemy；other uniforms denoted a hierarchy.(67 ) Particularly in “customer facing” industries, and especially in financial services and retailing. From uniforms and workwear has emerged “corporate clothing”. “The people you employare your ambassadors,” says Pe ter Griffin, managing director of amajor retailer in the UK. “What they say, how they look, and howthey behave is terribly important. ” The result is a new way oflooking at corporate workwear. From being a simple means of identifying who is a member of the staff, the uniform is emerging asa new channel of marketing communication.(68 ) Wittingly or unwittingly, how we look sends all sorts of powerful subliminal messages to other people. Dark colors give an auraof authority while lighter pastel shades suggest approachability. Certain dress style creates a sense of conservatism, others a senseof openness to new ideas. Neatness can suggest efficiency but, if itis overdone, it can spill over and indicate an obsession with power.(69 ) On the one hand, no uniform will work if the staff feel uncomfortable or ugly. Giving the wearers a choice has become a key element in the way corporate clothing is introduced and managed. Onthe other, it is pointless if the look doesn’t express the business’s marketing strategy. The greatest challenge in this respect is time. When it comes to human perceptions，first impressions count. Customers will size up the way the staff look injust a few seconds» and that few seconds will color their attitudesfrom then on. Those few seconds can be so important that big companies are prepared to invest years, and millions of pounds,getting them right.(70 ) Some banks have yet to introduce a full corporate look；police forces are researching a complete new look for the 21st century. And many employees now welcome a company wardrobe. A recentsurvey of the staff found that 90 percent welcomed having clothingwhich reflected the corporate identity.IV.Summary Writing (10%)Directions：Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the mainpoint(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own -words as far as possible.China accounts for almost 22 percent of the world’s populationand is one of the world’s largest and most rapidly growing economies. However, it has only 10 percent of the world’s total cultivated areaand is having increasing difficulties in securing water for agricultural purposes.Despite population growing at an average rate of around one percent a year and its economy at around 9 percent a year since the early 1990s，China has so far maintained approximate self- sufficiency in agricultural products overall, in the sense that exports have been approximately matching imports. In fact, China has been the world’s fourth largest importer after the European U nion,the United States and Japan.The ability of China's agriculture to keep pace with growingdemand reflects a few key factors. Yield improvements have beenachieved through more intensive use of inputs such as fertilizers,agricultural machinery and irrigation, and the introduction ofadvanced technologies in agricultural production.The Chinese government has had a policy of agricultural self-sufficiency. However, China's membership of the World TradeOrganization (WTO) since 2001 could signal a greater preparedness toaccept imports and embrace opportunities provided by export markets. Importantly, however, more than three decades of reforms havepermitted the market to have a greater influence on what farmers areproducing and selling. Reflecting these factors，China has beengradually shifting its agriculturalproduction away from land intensive products，such as cereals, toward higher value,labor intensive products such as meat, fruit, vegetables, eggs, milk,fish and seafood. That is, China is producing more in line with itscomparative advantage.V.Translation (15%)Directions ：Translate the following sentences into English，usingthe words given in the brackets.72.不断增加的世界人口对地球上有限的资源而言是一种极大的消耗。
