2016年静安区初三英语一模卷

2016年上海市中考英语一模试卷I、Listening Comprehension（听力理解）：（共30分）A.Listen and choose the right picture（根据你听到地内容，选出相应地图片）：（共6分）1．（6分）1．2．3．4．5．6．．Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear（根据你听到地对话和问题，选出最恰当地答案）：（共8分）7．（1分）A．ChemistryB．HistoryC．EnglishD．Maths．8．（1分）A．A hamburgerB．A fruit saladC．A hot﹣dogD．A sandwich．9．（1分）A．TiredB．SurprisedC．ExcitedD．Frightened．10．（1分）A．Watch TVB．Play footballC．Go to the cinemaD．Read a book．11．（1分）A．Fifteen minutes’walkB．Fifteen minutes’bus rideC．Fifty minutes’walkD．Fifty minutes’bus ride．12．（1分）A．ThursdayB．FridayC．SaturdayD．Sunday．13．（1分）A．TripsB．ComputersC．ParentsD．Jobs．14．（1分）A．At the beachB．At the airportC．In the theatreD．In the hotel．Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false （判断下列句子是否符合你听到地内容，符合地用“T”表示，不符合地用“F”表示）：（共6分）15．（6分）15．My aunt and uncle sent me a bottle of honey as a birthday present last year．16．The smell of my hair attracted lots of bees when I were outside．17．I jumped into my neighbor’s swimming pool to stay away from the bees．18．When I climbed out of the pool，the bees were still flying around．19．My aunt and uncle wrote me a letter to apologize to me．20．This is a story about my unforgettable birthday present．Listen to the dialogue and complete the following sentences（听对话，完成下列内容．每空格限填一词）：（共10分）21．（10分）21．Dan Carter lives in London and works as there．22．Dan and I stay in touch and sometimes we call each other．23．When I or when I need to talk to somebody，I can always call Dan．24．Dan is always everything and he never says sorry．25．One day，we arranged to meet to play football，but Dan didn’t c ome on time．II、Choose the best answer（选择最恰当地答案）：（共20分）26．（1分）Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others？（）A．I still need a couple of days to fix it．B．He has never been to a foreign country before．C．Could you speak a bit louder，please？D．Don’t t ouch that ancient painting．27．（1分）Some students are keen on dancing，while ______ are fond of singing in Class One．（）A．other B．the other C．another D．the others28．（1分）Flight MU522will take off ______ half past seven．（）A．at B．of C．in D．with29．（1分）It was not nice of you to play a trick ______ your younger sister．（）A．to B．for C．on D．by30．（1分）You ______ have no problem with reading this language．（）A．must B．should C．needn’t D．can31．（1分）Peter is over fifty，and he can’t run as ______ as he used to．（）A．fast B．faster C．fastest D．the fastest32．（1分）Linda was met traffic jams in the morning，______ she was late for school．（）A．but B．and C．or D．so33．（1分）We didn’t enjoy the holiday ______ the weather was so awful．（）A．because B．until C．though D．before34．（1分）Elsie is a good dancer，and now she is dancing ______ with her friends in the room．（）A．friendly B．hardly C．beautifully D．lovely35．（1分）By the end of last term，Stephen ______ computer science in a university for two years．（）A．hasn’t studied B．doesn’t studyC．will study D．had studied36．（1分）Simon’s father promised that they______ a cruise trip to Europe the next summer．（）A．will take B．are taking C．would take D．were taking37．（1分）Many houses ______ during the earthquake happened in Yunnan，China this May．（）A．were destroyed B．are destroyedC．has destroyed D．had destroyed38．（1分）I will attend the Linda’s marriage if I ______．（）A．will invite B．was invitedC．have been invited D．am invited39．（1分）Danny always encourages me ______ my best when I am in trouble．（）A．to try B．tries C．trying D．try40．（1分）Would you mind ______ me your passport？（）A．show B．showing C．to show D．showed41．（1分）“______ playing the game and go to bed at o nce，Tom．”Father said to his son．（）A．To stop B．Stop C．Stopping D．Stopped42．（1分）We’ve just had a warm December．______ unusual weather it was!（）A．What B．What a C．What an D．How43．（1分）﹣______ is your daughter？﹣The girl beside little Tom．（）A．Where B．What C．Who D．Which44．（1分）﹣I like the party so much，but I have to go home．It’s too late．﹣______．（）A．What a pity! B．Have another try．C．Congratulations! D．It’s a pleasure．45．（1分）﹣We’re going to have a picnic tomorrow．Would you like to join us？﹣______．（）A．I’d love to．B．That’s ri ght．C．Well done．D．Not at all．III、Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box.Each can only be used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格．每空格限填一词，每个单词或词组只能填一次）：（共8分）46．（5分）A．disappeared B．covered C．lonely D．recent E．worriedaboutYesterday the police and more than 20 volunteers started to search for two missing teenagers Vicky Gray and Tom Hunter，and their guide，Gavin Jones．The police said that they had （46）during an adventure tour in Cape York Peninsula．This was the second day of the search and it was getting dark．The police were now very（47）the safety of the missing people．The police said that the search had （48） a wide area，but the rainforest was thick and their work was made harder by the（49）rain．Later on Chief Inspector Roger Fleet said，“The travelers had a radio with them．If they had been in trouble，they would have called us．”51．（3分）A．right B．information C．useful D．problems E．workoutDo you need （50）and interesting books？Here we have got some for you．Best learners How to keep petsThis book can give you the answers to the questions most oftenasked by parents，teachers and students themselves．Read this bookand learn：•What the main （51）in study are and what to do with them．•What to do if you don’t take an interest in a subject you arestudying．•Twenty﹣six simple exercises tohelp you study easily and fast．You will get more（52）from this book．For younger students，you can buy Learn to Study for Beginners．It is easier to understand．A pet can be our best friend．Do you havepets in your house？Are they in good shape？This book not only offers you many colorful pictures of lovely pets，but also provides you with the knowledge about：•How to choose （53）pets foryourself．•How to build houses or nests for your pets．•How to feed the pets and howto keep them clean．Buy this book and you will learn more．IV、Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词地适当形式完成下列句子）：（共8分）54．（1分）How much are these？（peach）55．（1分）We enjoyed at Mary’s birthday party．（we）56．（1分）The Greens usually go shopping a month．（one）57．（1分）It is really relaxing to go camping in such weather．（please）58．（1分）Do you know the exact of Grand Hyatt Shanghai Hotel？（locate）59．（1分）His made me feel very angry．（patient）60．（1分）In the end，she greeted me，but not very．（polite）61．（1分）Do you know how to the newly﹣invented robot？（operation）V、Complete the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，完成下列句子．每空格限填一词）：（共14分）62．（2分）He kept the light on in his bedroom last night．（改为否定句）He the light on in his bed room last night．63．（2分）Mr and Ms Brown arrived at the airport on time with the help of Jerry．（对划线部分提问）Mr and Ms Brown arrive at the airport on time？64．（2分）We should get ready for everything we need as soon as possible．（保持句意基本不变）We should everything we need as soon as possible．65．（2分）My friends gave me some books at my fifteenth birthday party．（改为被动语态）I some books at my fifteenth birthday party．66．（2分）“Did you make the cake yourself？”Jim asked Alice．（改为宾语从句）Jim asked Alice had made the cake herself．67．（2分）Lin Dan played badminton very well．He won the Thomas Cup again．（合并为一句）Lin Dan played badminton well win the Thomas Cup again．68．（2分）work，progress，the，we，will，the，harder，more，make，we （连词成句）．VI、Reading comprehension（阅读理解）：（共50分）A.Choose the best answer （根据短文内容，选择最恰当地答案）：（12分）69．（12分）A subway is not just an important form of transport．It is also a window for other people to learn about local cultures．Beijing，ChinaThe Beijing Subway was opened in 1969 and is the oldest subway system in China．It has added some modern technologies．All stations now have touch﹣screen maps．In some stations，people can also see traditional Chinese cultures．For example，on thewalls of a few stations of Line 8，there are some pictures of blue and white porcelain．Stockholm，SwedenThe system of the Stockholm Subway has 100stations in use，of which 47 are underground and 53 above ground．The first subway line for Stockholm was opened in 1950．The Stockholm Subway is well﹣known for its decoration of the stations．It is called the longest art gallery in the world．Over 90 percent of its stations are decorated with paintings．A few stations are decorated with red bedrocks．This makes you feel as if you are in a cave．London，UKThe London Under ground or the Tube is the oldest subway in the world．It was opened in 1863．During World War II，it was used to protect people from German plane attacks on London．Now，it is a symbol of the city．There is no air conditioning in the trains，so it is very hot in summer．New York，USThe New York City Subway has the most extensive public transportation system in the world，with 469stations．It is also one of the world’s oldest public transit systems．The New York City Subway runs 24hours a day．It has an express train on almost every line．You can get to your destination promptly．The trains themselves are full of fun；you will see people doing moonwalk dances like Michael Jackson，playing the guitar and singing．69．The is called the longest art gallery in the world．A）Beijing SubwayB）London UndergroundC）Stockholm SubwayD）New York City Subway70．The London Underground．A）is also called the TubeB）is the symbol of the UKC）was well protected during the warD）was opened in 196971．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？A）Michael Jackson used to dance in the New York City Subway．B）Tourists feel cool when they take the London Underground in summer．C）Several stations of the Stockholm Subway are built in caves．D）Some stations of the Beijing Subway are decorated with pictures of porcelain．72．In Parag raph Five，t he underlined word“promptly”probably means．A）finallyB）carefullyC）quicklyD）safely73．The passage mainly shows the of different cities．A）great changesB）long historyC）local culturesD）public transports74．We may read the passage from a．A）travel magazineB）science bookC）newspaper reportD）picture book．Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当地单词或词语完成短文）：（12分）75．（12分）California is located in the far west of the USA and has a long Pacific Ocean coastline．With almost 34 million people，it has the largest population of any of the states of the USA．It is the third largest in （75），with just over 400，000 square kilometers．It has an excellent climate although there are very dry areas which do not get enough rain．Only one of the states of the USA，California is in itself the world’s fifth largest economy．It is especially （76）wine，fruits and vegetables of many kinds agriculturally．It is the home of Silicon Valley，the centre of the world’s c omputer industry．Los Angeles，its largest city﹣but not its capital city，which is Sacramento ﹣has the world’s largest film and television industry and is best known for the district called Hollywood．California is also（77）in such natural resources as oil，natural gas and wood．California has ahuge （78）industry．This is partly because of the many natural beauties in the state，but also because of attractions such as Disneyland，Sea world and other theme parks．（79），California will suffer a serious earthquake．Parts of California also have water shortages，and because the countryside can be very dry，forest fires are a major problem．California has many claims to fame，but one of the most interesting is its recent laws which （80）motor vehicles to have zero carbon dioxide emissions（排放）．Because of this，and the fact that a quarter of all motor vehicles made in the USA are sold in California，the motor industry is trying hard to develop vehicles powered by hydrogen．75．A．shape B．number C．height D．area 76．A．famous for B．connected with C．full of D．different from 77．A．special B．popular C．rich D．generous 78．A．film B．tourist C．fashion D．information 79．A．Suddenly B．Immediately C．Unfortunately D．Usually 80．A．encourage B．promise C．choose D．require．Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文地空格内填入适当地词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）：（14分）81．（14分）What would you choose，if you were sitting in front of a TV and there was a book right next to you？The answer will most （81）p be the TV!Young people would certainly choose the TV，but you will be surprised to find out that the older ones will at least hesitate about choosing it．Why is this？Are the books not as interesting as they used to be？Is it that the world has （82）c so much in recent years that our habits are not the same anymore？Nowadays many people have no interest in literature（文学）．This may be a possible explanation．Another（83）r might be the change of lifestyle．We are more （84）l to visit a club or a bar to relax ourselves after a long day's work，rather than read a book in the comfort of our own homes．People are more outgoing than they used to be．All the stress of work makes us want a quick relaxingmeans．Perhaps，most of us do not have the （85）p to read anymore．It is much （86）e to turn on the TV and watch the latest news around the world than read 19th century literature!With all the TV programs，every one of us can find an interesting show or movie to watch．What’s better than getting into bed with the remote control and falling asleep whenever you wish？You are the master of all the TV programs．The only disadvantage is that TV will never （87）p you with all the facts that a book can do．TV is much more superficial than books，even if it does get you relaxed in just a moment!Answerthequestions（根据以下内容回答问题）：（12分）88．（12分）A little girl was born into a very poor family．Her name was Wilma Rudolph．When she was four years old，she had pneumonia（肺炎）and it left her with a paralyzed left leg．She had to wear an iron leg brace．Her mother told her that she could do whatever she wanted to do．So at the age of nine，the little girl took off the leg brace，and she tried her best to walk．In four years，she could walk for some steps，which was a medical wonder．Then this girl had a dream that she would like to be the world’s greatest woman runner．At the age of 13，she entered a race．She came last．She entered every race in high school，and in every race she came in last．Everyone asked her to stop!However，one day，she came next to last．And then there came a day when she won a race．From then on，she won every race that she entered．She went to university，where she met a coach．The coach trained her so well that she went to the Olympic Games．There she was racing against the greatest woman runner of the day，a German girl named Jutta Heine．Nobody had ever beaten Jutta．But in the 100﹣meter race，she won．She beat Jutta again in the 200﹣meter race．She had two Olympic gold medals．Finally came the 400﹣meter relay．It would be Wilma against Jutta onceagain．When the third runner handed the baton to Wilma，she was so excited that she dropped it，and Wilma saw Jutta running down the track．It was impossible that anybody could catch Jutta．But Wilma did just that!Wilma had earned three Olympic gold medals．88．What happened to Wilma Rudolph when she was four years old？89．How did Wilma’s mother encourage her daughter？90．When did Wilma take off the leg brace and try to walk？91．Where did Wilma meet the coach who gave her a good training？92．Wilma won the 400﹣meter relay very easily in the Olympic Games，didn’t she？93．What can you learn from her story？Please give a suitable title for the passage．．VII、Writing：（20分）94．（20分）Write a passage of at least 60words on the topic“My Colorful Childhood”（以“我地美好童年”为题写一篇不少于60个词地短文，标点符号不占格．）（注意：短文中不得出现任何人名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分．）The following is for reference only．（以下表达仅供参考）•I dream of…•It is exciting/necessary/helpful to…2016年上海市中考英语模拟试卷参考答案与试题解析I、Listening Comprehension（听力理解）：（共30分）A.Listen and choose the right picture（根据你听到地内容，选出相应地图片）：（共6分）1．（6分）1．略2．略3．略4．略5．略6．略．【解答】略Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear（根据你听到地对话和问题，选出最恰当地答案）：（共8分）7．（1分）A．ChemistryB．HistoryC．EnglishD．Maths．【解答】略8．（1分）A．A hamburgerB．A fruit saladC．A hot﹣dogD．A sandwich．【解答】略9．（1分）A．Tired B．SurprisedC．ExcitedD．Frightened．【解答】略10．（1分）A．Watch TVB．Play footballC．Go to the cinemaD．Read a book．【解答】略11．（1分）A．Fifteen minutes’walk B．Fifteen minutes’bus ride C．Fifty minutes’walkD．Fifty minutes’bus ride．【解答】略12．（1分）A．Thursday B．FridayC．SaturdayD．Sunday．【解答】略13．（1分）A．Trips B．ComputersC．ParentsD．Jobs．【解答】略14．（1分）A．At the beachB．At the airportC．In the theatreD．In the hotel．【解答】略Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false （判断下列句子是否符合你听到地内容，符合地用“T”表示，不符合地用“F”表示）：（共6分）15．（6分）15．My aunt and uncle sent me a bottle of honey as a birthday present last year．16．The smell of my hair attracted lots of bees when I were outside．17．I jumped into my neighbor’s swimming pool to stay away fr om the bees．18．When I climbed out of the pool，the bees were still flying around．19．My aunt and uncle wrote me a letter to apologize to me．20．This is a story about my unforgettable birthday present．【解答】略Listen to the dialogue and complete the following sentences（听对话，完成下列内容．每空格限填一词）：（共10分）21．（10分）21．Dan Carter lives in London and works as略there．22．Dan and I stay in touch略and sometimes we call each other．23．When I略or when I need to talk to somebody，I can always call Dan．24．Dan is always略everything and he never says sorry．25．One day，we arranged to meet略to play football，but Dan didn’t come on time．【解答】略II、Choose the best answer（选择最恰当地答案）：（共20分）26．（1分）Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others？（）A．I still need a couple of days to fix it．B．He has never been to a foreign country before．C．Could you speak a bit louder，please？D．Don’t t ouch that ancient painting．【解答】答案：Ccouple['kʌp（ə）l]country['kʌntrɪ]louder[laʊdə]touch[tʌtʃ]ABD项ou地发音为/ʌ/，C项发音为/aʊ/答案为C27．（1分）Some students are keen on dancing，while ______ are fond of singing in Class One．（）A．other B．the other C．another D．the others【解答】答案：D；根据语境本句地句意是：一班一些学生热衷于跳舞而其余地爱好唱歌．句子给出地范围是Class One，可知本题考查the others地用法，the others地意思是“其他东西，其余地人”．特指某一范围内地“其他地（人或物）”，指复数；other可作形容词或代词，做形容词时，意思是“别地，其他”，泛指“其他地（人或物）”；the other指两个中地另一个或其他地，another泛指人或物中地另一个，故选D28．（1分）Flight MU522will take off ______ half past seven．（）A．at B．of C．in D．with【解答】答案：A．句中地half past seven是具体地时间七点半，具体地时间点前面地介词用at，故选A．29．（1分）It was not nice of you to play a trick ______ your younger sister．（）A．to B．for C．on D．by【解答】答案：C 根据词组play a trick开玩笑，捉弄，后接动作地对象，要用介词on，即play a trick on sb．开某人玩笑，捉弄某人，故选：C．30．（1分）You ______ have no problem with reading this language．（）A．must B．should C．needn’t D．can【解答】答案：B．must一定，必须；should应该；needn't不必；can可能．根据You ______ have no problem with reading this language，在这里have problem with在…（方面）有问题，have no problem with在…（方面）没问题，这里本句地意思应该是阅读这种语言你应该没问题，should应该．故选B．31．（1分）Peter is over fifty，and he can’t run as ______ as he used to．（）A．fast B．faster C．fastest D．the fastest【解答】答案A run fast跑得快；faster更快，fast地比较级，后接than来表示比较；fastest最快，fast地最高级，后接三者以上地比较范围；根据句子中"as…as"和…一样，中间用形容词或副词地原级，故选：A．32．（1分）Linda was met traffic jams in the morning，______ she was late for school．（）A．but B．and C．or D．so【解答】答案：D．根据前后文地含义得知因为交通堵塞，所以才会迟到，前后是因果关系，but表示转折，and表示并列，or表示选择，so表示所以，故答案是D．33．（1分）We didn’t enjoy the holiday ______ the weather was so awful．（）A．because B．until C．though D．before【解答】答案：A；根据语境以及上下文，本题考查地是连词地用法．根据设空处前后句地句意“我们没有享受假期”和“天气太糟糕了”，可知后面一句表达是前面一句地原因，所以用连词because引导原因状语从句；故选A．34．（1分）Elsie is a good dancer，and now she is dancing ______ with her friends in the room．（）A．friendly B．hardly C．beautifully D．lovely【解答】答案：C．这里空格处是用来修饰动词dance跳舞，用副词，friendly副词友好地，hardly副词几乎不，beautifully副词优美地，漂亮地，lovely形容词可爱地，结合句意是说她是一位好舞蹈家，故这里用beautifully修饰动词dance，表示优美地跳舞，故选C．35．（1分）By the end of last term，Stephen ______ computer science in a university for two years．（）A．hasn’t studied B．doesn’t studyC．will study D．had studied【解答】答案：D．根据语境以及上下文，我们可知本句考查地是过去完成时态，标志语为by the end of 加过去地时间，本句为by the end of last term．过去完成时地构成为had加动词地过去分词，过去完成时地含义为表示过去某一时刻之前已经完成地动作．根据句意“截止到上学期末，Stphen在大学里学习计算机科学已经有两年了．”可知本句地时间为上学期末，学计算机科学是截止到上学期末之前地事情，也就是过去地过去，可确定本句考查地是过去完成时态，本句动词为study，所以动词地正确形式为had stidied．故选D36．（1分）Simon’s father promised that they______ a cruise trip to Europe the next summer．（）A．will take B．are taking C．would take D．were taking【解答】答案为C．根据句子中promised（承诺）在这个句子引导一个宾语从句，在宾语从句当中要遵循一个原则就是主从时态一致，故得知从句要用过去时态，而句子中next summer （明年夏天）可以得知句子要用过去将来时态，过去将来时态地构成法则即为would+动词原形，即would+take，即答案为C．37．（1分）Many houses ______ during the earthquake happened in Yunnan，China this May．（）A．were destroyed B．are destroyedC．has destroyed D．had destroyed【解答】答案：A．主语many houses是动词destroy破坏地承受者，构成被动关系，结合时间状语this May今年五月是过去地时间，用一般过去时地被动语态was/were+过去分词，主语是复数，故were，故选A．38．（1分）I will attend the Linda’s marriage if I ______．（）A．will invite B．was invitedC．have been invited D．am invited【解答】答案为D．句子中if地意思为如果，根据if地用法，主句用将来时，if 从句用一般现在时表示将来．主句是（I will att end the Linda’s marriage），主句用了一般将来时，从句要用一般现在时．根据实际情况可得知我应该被邀请出席琳达地婚礼，主语I是动词invite地承受者，故句子要用一般现在时被动语态，一般现在时被动语态即be动词加动词地过去分词即am invited，故答案为D．39．（1分）Danny always encourages me ______ my best when I am in trouble．（）A．to try B．tries C．trying D．try【解答】答案：A．根据Danny always encourages me ______ my best when I am in trouble，可知这里考查了encourage sb to do sth鼓励某人做某事，后面跟to引导地不定式形式．故选A．40．（1分）Would you mind ______ me your passport？（）A．show B．showing C．to show D．showed【解答】答案：B．根据Would you mind ______ me your passport？可知本句考查了Would you mind doing sth你介意做某事吗，mind后面跟地是动词地ing形式．故选B．41．（1分）“______ playing the game and go to bed at once，Tom．”Father said to his son．（）A．To stop B．Stop C．Stopping D．Stopped【解答】答案：B．这里是考查祈使句，祈使句是以动词原形开头，stop 表示停止，构成stop doing sth停止做某事，故选B．42．（1分）We’ve just had a warm December．______ unusual weather it was!（）A．What B．What a C．What an D．How【解答】答案：A．英语中地感叹句要由what和how来引导，其句型是：How+形容词/副词+主语+谓语+其他!What+（a/an）+形容词+名词+主语+谓语+其他!根据所给地单词，形容词是unusual，中心词是weather是不可数名词，应用what 来感叹，故答案是A．43．（1分）﹣______ is your daughter？﹣The girl beside little Tom．（）A．Where B．What C．Who D．Which【解答】答案：D．结合下文是说小汤姆旁边地女孩，是指出了哪一位，where 哪里，what 什么，who 谁，which哪一位，故选D．44．（1分）﹣I like the party so much，but I have to go home．It’s too late．﹣______．（）A．What a pity! B．Have another try．C．Congratulations! D．It’s a pleasure．【解答】答案：A；What a pity!真遗憾；Have another try．再试一次；Congratulations!祝贺你；It’s a pleasure．没有关系；根据上句I like the party so much，but I have to go home可以推知下句句意：真遗憾；故选A．45．（1分）﹣We’re going to have a pi cnic tomorrow．Would you like to join us？﹣______．（）A．I’d love to．B．That’s right．C．Well done．D．Not at all．【解答】答案：A；I’d love to我愿意；That’s right那是对地；Well done．做得好；Not at all一点也不；英文回答时一般要遵从以下几个原则：礼貌原则，利他原则和英语文化习惯．根据上句We’re going to have a picnic tomorrow．Would you like to join us？推测下句答语应为：I’d love to．我愿意，接受邀请．故选A．III、Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box.Each can only be used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格．每空格限填一词，每个单词或词组只能填一次）：（共8分）46．（5分）A．disappeared B．covered C．lonely D．recent E．worriedaboutYesterday the police and more than 20 volunteers started to search for two missing teenagers Vicky Gray and Tom Hunter，and their guide，Gavin Jones．The police said that they had （46）A during an adventure tour in Cape York Peninsula．This was the second day of the search and it was getting dark．The police were now very（47）E the safety of the missing people．The police said that the search had （48）B a wide area，but the rainforest was thick and their work was made harder by the（49）D rain．Later on Chief Inspector Roger Fleet said，“The travelers had a radio with them．If they had been in trouble，they would have called us．”【解答】46．答案：A 考查动词及动词地时态，根据上文“search for tw o missing teenagers an d their guide”可知推断出“有人失踪了”，结合下文“在冒险之时失踪”可知：“失踪发生在寻找之前”，表示过去地过去，要用过去完成时，构成为助动词had+过去分词，故填：A．47．答案：E 考查形容词用法，根据上文“这是搜寻地第二天而且天黑了．”可知警方一定很担心失踪人员地安全．根据句子中be动词以及very可知这里要填入形容词组来连接句子．be worried about担心地，故填：E．48．答案：B 考查固定短语．根据后面“a wide area（一大片区域）”可用cover awide area覆盖一大片区域，结合上文“警方已经搜救两天”这说明肯定搜寻了一些地方，结合句子助动词had，后面要动词地过去分词，表示过去地过去，即过去完成时，故填：B．49．答案：D 考查形容词作定语用法，根据上文“警方已经搜救了一大片区域”下文but表示转折，有两个原因增加了搜救地难度，一是“热带雨林是浓密地”，二是“近期雨水多”，这里用形容词修饰名词rain，作定语，故填：D．51．（3分）A．right B．information C．useful D．problems E．workoutDo you need （50）C．useful and interesting books？Here we have got some for you．Best learners How to keep petsThis book can give you the answers to the questions most oftenasked by parents，teachers and students themselves．Read this bookand learn：•What the main （51）D．problems in study are and what to do withthem．•What to do if you don’t take an interest in a subject you are studying．•Twenty﹣six simple exercises to help you study easily and fast．You will get more（52）B．information from this book．For younger students，you can buy Learn to Study for Beginners．It is easier tounderstand．A pet can be our best friend．Do you have pets in your house？Are they in good shape？This book not only offers you many colorful pictures of lovely pets，but also provides you with the knowledge about：•How to choose （53）A．right pets foryourself．•How to build houses or nests for your pets．•How to feed the pets and howto keep them clean．Buy this book and you will learn more．【解答】50．C．useful 根据and interesting 可以判断，前面一个空填写地是形容词，因此可以排除BDE选项，结合句意，更合适地是“有用又有趣地书“，答案为C．useful．51．D．problems 根据what to do with them 如何解决他们，可知是“问题”，答案为D．52．B．information 根据get more_____可推知“得到更多地_____”，此处为名词，结合句意，应该是“得到更多地信息”，因此答案为information．53．A．right 根据pets可知，前面需要一个形容词修饰，再根据全文地中心思想，是关于养宠物地指引，因此这里是“如何选择一个适合地宠物”，此处填写right．IV、Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词地适当形式完成下列句子）：（共8分）54．（1分）How much are these peaches？（peach）【解答】答案：peaches．句中地these是表示这些，后加名词复数，peach地复数是加上es，故答案是peaches．55．（1分）We enjoyed oueselves a t Mary’s birthday party．（we）【解答】答案：ourselves．结合句意是说玩地开心，根据前面地enjoy用enjoy oneself表示玩地开心，所给地we是人称代词主格我们，其反身代词是ourselves，故答案是ourselves．56．（1分）The Greens usually go shopping once a month．（one）【解答】答案：once．联系语境，根据关键词go shopping可知这里表示去购物，再根据a month这里是表示一个月，所以可以判断本句应该说地是一个月去购物一次；结合给出地提示词one为基数词“一”，表示次数地话这里应该用其名词形式为once，意为“一次”，此处地意思是“Green一家通常一月去购物一次”，符合语境及用法．故填：once．57．（1分）It is really relaxing to go camping in such pleasant weather．（please）【解答】答案：pleasant．根据such和weather可知，such在这里是一个副词，后面可以跟形容词形式，please，动词，表示讨好，使高兴，使满意；再根据weather是一个名词，要修饰这个名词地话，前面应该用形容词来修饰，所以这里用please地形容词来完成这个句子，please地形容词形式是pleasant，在这里表示晴朗地，此处地意思是“在如此晴朗地天气里去野营真地很令人放松”，符合语境及用法．故填：pleasant．58．（1分）Do you know the exact location of Grand Hyatt Shanghai Hotel？（locate）【解答】答案：location．提示词locate，是动词，意为“位于”．根据Do you know the exactlocation of Grand Hyatt Shanghai Hotel．可知该空格前为定冠词the 和形容词exact，空格后有of 表示名词所有格形式，所以空格处应该是一个名词，locate地名词形式location，意为“位置”，故填：location．59．（1分）His impatience made me feel very angry．（patient）【解答】答案：impatience联系语境，根据关键词his在此处位于句子开头，也就是处于主语地位置，所以此处为形容词性物主代词“他地”修饰后面地名词一起作主语；再根据后面地关键句…made me feel very angry“…让我感到很生气”，结合给出地提示词patient为形容词“耐心地”，所以此处应指其反义词“不耐心”才会让“我”生气，才符合逻辑；patient地名词形式为patience，其反义名词为impatie nce“不耐心”．故填写：impatience60．（1分）In the end，she greeted me，but not very politely．（polite）【解答】答案：politely联系语境，根据关键词greeted 为动词“打招呼”地过去式，结合给出地提示词polite为形容词“有礼貌地”，所以此处应用其副词形式politely来修饰动词greeted，指很不礼貌地和我打招呼．故填写：politely。

静安区2016学年第一学期期末教学质量调研九年级英语试卷听力文字和参考答案Part 1 Listening (第一部分听力)I. Listening comprehension(听力理解)A. Listen and choose the right picture. (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片)1. David has a habit of running for 30 minutes every morning.2. The next Olympic Games will be held in Tokyo in 2020.3. Father Christmas delivers presents to children on Christmas Eve.4. Many people like to buy medical insurance to protect themselves.5. Kitty is keen on attending drawing classes after school.6. Call 110 for help if you meet someone who cheats you.B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear. (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)7. M: How do you go to work every day, by bus or by bike?W: I used to drive to my office. But now, to protect the environment I take a bus,Q: How does the woman go to work now?8. M: Kitty, did you do well in your last exam?W: No, I didn’t. I got an A for English, a B for Chinese, and two Cs for maths and physics.Q: Which subject did Kitty do best in?9. M: Hello. Who’s that calling?W: Hello, Jim. This is Linda. Ben and Alice are here at my home. We are planning to have a picnic in Century Park. Will you join us?M: Sure. I will.Q: Who is calling to Jim?10. M: Shall we have a discussion on our plan for the sports meeting?W: OK! What time shall we meet?M: How about four o’clock this afternoon?W: Better half an hour earlier.M: All right. See you then.Q: What time will they meet?11. M: What can I do for you? Any flowers?W: Yes, some flowers for my teacher in hospital.M: Good! Wait a minute, please.Q: Where does the dialogue probably take place?12. M: I am going to spend my holiday in Yunnan. There are so many places of interest there. What about you,Jane?W: I’m going to Beijing with my parents. It’s my hometown. My grandparents expect us to stay there for the holiday.Q: What are they talking about?113. M: Sorry, I’m late for class. The snow was too heavy.W: That’s all right, Jack. We’ve just started.Q: Why was Jack late for class?14. M: Look! Here’s a new type of camera. Will you buy one?W: How much is it?M: 6,000 yuan.W: It sounds like a waste of money. I don’t go out for sightseeing very often, you know.Q: What does the woman mean?C. Listen to a letter written by Sally and tell whether the following statements are true or false.(判断下列句子是否符合你听到的信的内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示)Hi, Lingling,Thanks for your last message. It was great to hear from you. I can’t wait to meet you.I hope you will recognize me from my photo when I arrive at the airport. I’m quite tall, with short fair hair, and I wear glasses. I’ll wear jeans and a T-shirt for the journey, but I’ll also carry my warm coat. I’ve got your photo — you look so pretty, so I’m sure we’ll find each other!Thanks for telling me about what you like doing. You sound just like me! I spend a lot of time playing the piano. I also like dance music — I love dancing! I enjoy sports as well, especially tennis. My brother is captain of the school tennis team —I’m very proud of him! I work hard at school. But sometimes I get angry with myself when I don’t do well in subjects. I should work harder.You ask me how I feel about coming to China. Well, at first I often feel a bit sad when I leave my mum and dad for a few days, and I’m quite shy when I’m with strangers. I often feel nervous when I speak Chinese, but I’ll be fine after a few days. I’m always sorry when I do something wrong, so please help me do the right things when I’m with you in China! Oh, and I’m afraid of flying. But I’m very excited about coming to China!See you next week!Love SallyD. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences. (听短文，完成下列内容。

2016年上海各区一模考英语首字母填空汇总浦东C Fill in the blanks with proper words.（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。

每空限填一词，首字母已给出）（14分）Gold is a rare metal with a lovely colour.It is not affected by a___81____or water.Because gold is so soft,it can be make into very thin flat pieces and very fine thread.Over5,000years ago,gold had some special meanings for the ancient Egyptians.They believed that all gold b_____82___to their kings,the Pharaohs.In fact,luckily for us,they put many precious gold objects in the palaces with their Pharaohs when they died,and we can see a lot of them in museums today.The Egyptians had a lot of skill in working with gold;they could make it into sheets so thin that a pile of35,700pieces would be only2.5cm high.Sheets like this are called gold leaf.Gold leaf is still used today to d____83_____furniture and other things.The gold used to make jewellery is usually mixed with other metals.This not only makes the things c______84___,but also harder.People use the word"karats" to talk about how good the gold is.One carat means one twenty-fourth part of it is made of gold.Because it was not c____85____and therefore had a high value,gold was used as money all over the world in the past.Today,we use pieces of paper i__86__,but many countries still keep bars of gold in the banks.They can change this gold into money by selling it to other countries.About two thirds of all the gold in the world is kept in this way.Gold is found in many parts of the world,usually deep u___87___the ground.It can also be found in rivers.The sea contains gold too,but it would cost more money to get the gold out of the sea than the gold is worth.答案：mon86.instead 87.under徐汇区C)Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给):（14分）Choosing electronic gifts for teens,which will help them carry out a task they enjoy,such as reading or listening to music,can be difficult.The following are three common electronic gifts you can s 81.Digital(数码的)CameraA digital camera will allow a teenager to capture all of the e82that he or sheattends and give him/her something to look back on as he/she gets older.Include anSD memory card,which can be used to store a great number images that the cameramemory allows.Digital cameras are u83tools for teenagers as their photoscan be emailed to their parents or friends in the distance whenever they like.E-book ReaderAn e-book reader,also called an e-reader or e-book,allows the user to download anumber of digital books into it.E-book readers,such as the Kindle or eReader,can beused to download study guides for l84urposes,or to download the latestnovels that are purely for reading pleasure.It is small enough to put into pockets sothat teens can take it to school or to keep t85having things to do on longjourneys.MP3PlayerMusic plays an important role in the lives of teenagers e86around the world.An MP3player will be a perfect gift for these music fans.A87we may notknow which bands are their favorites at the moment,an MP3player will give them thefreedom to download whatever music they like.答案(C)eful84.learning85.themselves86.everywhere87.AlthoughC.Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入7黄浦适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)：(14分)Have you ever wondered what an American high school and its students are really like?A typical(典型的)American high school has several large buildings and enoughs81for about1,500students.Every student is given a locker.When students first arrive at school,they go straight to their lockers to put away or get their textbooks and to hang up their outdoor clothes.As American textbooks are e82,students would rather borrow than buy them.Students must pay back if they lose any of them. American students have different types of school t83.They usually take a yellow school bus or walk to school if they live close enough.Sometimes their parents drive them to school.When they turn16years of age,most take a free driving class at school for one term.If students earn passing grades in the class and also pass their state driver’s exam,they can begin driving t84to school.Each day,students take six or seven classes.They must take science,maths,English and social studies.They can choose art,homemaking,fashion design and other classes.In some schools students are required to take one or more of the following special classes:health education,physical education or foreign language studies. Students m85to different classrooms for each subject.This is because each teacher has their own classroom.There is a short break between classes,to give the students the time to hurry to their next class.The r86school day usually ends early in the afternoon.After school more thanhalf of the students are busy going for after-school activities.These activities include sports―especially football,basketball,baseball and soccer or c87,such as yearbook, speech,school newspaper,photograph or student government.Students feel relaxed and pleased when they take part in them.答案81.space82.expensive83.transport84.themselves85.move86. regular87.clubs第3页共14页宝山C.Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper wordsRecently the unmanned aircraft which are called drones（无人驾驶飞机）have come intouse for a number of business purposes.Basically,a drone is a flying robot.The aircraft(飞行器)may beremotely controlled or can fly a81through flight programs in their systems.The little planes used to be very costly.In the past,they were mostly used in the military(军事).But as they have d82in price more people have begun to use them.Rescue workers and farmers are among the new users.A company in France is using drones to help farmers examine their crops and limit theamount of fertilizer(肥料)they use.The fast development of computertechnology,image sensing devices(图像感应设备),satellite navigation(卫星导航)and cell phones has led to lower-priced drones.Researchers and developers have learned how to build smaller and less-costly drones.Moviemakers areusing drones to film from the sky.Historians(历史学家.)use them whenthey explore a83 buildings.Rescue workers use them to look for people:And now farmers are using them to m84 their crops.Romain Faroux is a French businessman who starts companies.His father was a farmer.He believed drones could help farmers.He helped create a company that developed a small dronethat could be controlled by people on the g85.They called it"Agridrone(农业无人机).''Ituses a special"optical sensor(光学感应器)"to examine crops.The technology used is similar to that used by smart phones except it has wings.A computer program directs the drone to fly over the crops.The sensor on the drone records four different-colored"bands"of sunlight(太阳光带)that are reflected off(反射)the crops.Jean-Baptiste Bruggeman is a farmer.He says the drone flies over his crops at differenttime of the season.He says ttfis provides a lot of information about his crops.The drone picturesshow him the exact amount of fertilizer the crops need.It also shows exactly where the fertilizeris needed.Romain Faroux says farmers use information g86.by the Agridrone to placefertilizer onlyin areas where it was needed.This saves money and reduces pollution.Before they used the drones,farmers would put the same amount of fertilizer everywhere.Drones also save time because farmers can examine u87to three hectares(公顷)in about a minute.答案 C.81.automatically82. dropped 83.ancient84.monitor85.ground第4页共14页第5页共14页长宁--金山答案松江区答案第6页共14页第7页共14页闵行区虹口区答案第8页共14页静安青浦（闸北）答案第9页共14页奉贤答案第10页共14页杨浦区C.Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper wordsSomeone sent me a group e-mail the other day.One of those that end with:send this to10 friends...I liked the story and it really got me thinking.Here's the story from the e-mail:Recently I overheard a father and a daughter in their last moments together at the a81.They had announced the departure.Standing near the security gate,they hugged and the father said,'I love you,and I wish you enough.'They kissed and the daughter left.The father walked over to the window where I was seated.I tried to leavehim some privacy,but I could not keep m82from asking:'When you were saying good-bye,I heard you say,'I wish you enough.'May I ask what that means?' He began to smile.'That's a wish that is p83on from generation to generation.My parents used to say it to everyone.'He paused a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in d84,and he smiled evenmore.'When we said,'I wish you enough,'we were wanting the other person to have a lifefilled with just enough good things to carry them on.'T85,slowly turning toward me,he shared the following as if he were reciting it from memory.I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude b86no matter how gray theday may appear.I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun even more.I wish you enough happinessto keep your spirit alive and everlasting.I wish you enough pain so that even the s87of joys in life may appearbigger.I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye.答案C)81.airport82.myself83.passed 84.detail85.Then86. bright第11页共14页普陀答案第12页共14页嘉定答案第13页共14页第14页共14页扫码关注，关注更多中考资讯及干货资料。

V. Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。

每空格限填一词) (共14分)62. The girl does her homework at the weekend. (否定句)The girl _______ _______her homework at the weekend.63. My parents and I go to the cinema once a month. (划线提问)_______ _______ do your parents and you go to the cinema?64. Our English teacher likes black coffee better than green tea. (保持句意)Our English teacher______ black coffee______ green tea.65. The speaker spoke loudly. All the audience could hear him. (合并一句)The speaker spoke loudly _______ _______ all the audience could hear him.66. “Will you visit Mr. Read next week?” Tom asked Mary. (宾语从句)Tom asked Mary ______ she ______ visit Mr. Read the next week.67. Our teacher warned us not to touch the chemicals in the lab. (被动语态)We _______ _______ not to touch the chemicals in the lab.68. his car, Mr. Lee, on foot, instead of, often, goes to the office, driving (连词成句)_____________________________________________________________V. Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。

静安2016英语一模答案【篇一：2016-2017静安高三英语一模卷】lass=txt>高三年级英语试卷2016.12考生注意：1. 考试时间120分钟，试卷满分140分。

2. 本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。

试卷分为第i卷和第ii卷，全卷共12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。

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i. listening comprehensionsection adirections: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 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 is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. a. in a library2. a. a clerk3. a.5:004. a. she lost her way.c. she lost her car.5. a. the woman would understand if she did mary?s job.b. the woman should do the typing for mary.c. the woman should work as hard as mary.d. the woman isn?t a skillful typist.6. a. he gets nervous very easily.c. he is an awful speaker.7. a. the apple pie tastes very nice.c. the apple pie can?t match his brother?s.8. a. she is not very interested in the article. b. his motherlikes the apple pie very much. d. his mother can?t make apple pies. b. he hasn?t prepared his speech well. d. he is an inexperienced speaker. b. she lost her keys. d. she lost her handbag. b. 5:15 c. 5:30 d. 5:45 b. a banker c. an operator d. a salesman b. in a bookstore c. in a hospital d. in a laboratoryb. she has given the man much trouble.c. she would like to have a copy of the article.d. she doesn?t want to take the trouble to read the article.9. a. he is not very enthusiastic about his english lessons.b. he has made great progress in his english.c. he is a student of the music department.d. he is not very interested in english songs.10. a. the man went to a wrong check-in counter.b. the man has missed the flight.c. the plane will leave at 9:14.d. the plane?s departure time remains unknown.section bdirections:in section b,you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and longerconversation.the passages and the longer conversation 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.question 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. a. a basket. b. an egg. c. a cup.12. a. to let in the sunshine.c. to keep the nest cool.13. a. some are built underground.c. most are sewed with grasses.b. to serve as its door. d. an oven. d. for the bird to lay eggs. b. some use pears as their nests.c. most are dried by the sun.questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14.a. south africa.15. a. it?s a trade that is driven by customer appetites.b. the latest trick seems to be promoting business.c. you can hardly resist the temptation when seeing the pictures of food.d. people have no idea in buying things. b. asia. c. europe. d. south america.16. a. young people.b. foreigners.c. local people.d. old people.question 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. a. it is nice.c. it is totally silent.18. a. they are available on the last saturday of the month.b. they could work at night this month.c. they have to be paid overtime if working this month.d. they could work at weekends at normal pay.19.a. the engineer.c. the repairman.20. a. they charge a fixed fee for this service.b. they provide free maintenance for 24 hours.c. they provide free maintenance for a year.d. they provide automatic maintenance service. b. the mechanic. d. the electrician. b. it is safe and reliable. d. it is noisy.ii. grammar and vocabularysection adirections:after reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. for the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper from of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.iphone 7 being investigated after surfer claims it set his car on fireapple is investigating a report from an australian man who claimed his iphone 7 caught fire and destroyed his car, the company said on friday.surfer mat jones toldchannel 7 news that he (21) __________ (go) into water off a new south wales beach and left his new iphone 7,brought last week, (22) __________ (wrap) in a pair of trousers in his car on the beach.he said that (23) __________ he returned from the water he saw smoke rising from the car.“as i looked into my car,i could not see inside the car, like all the windows were just black.”a video footage(影像) taken from another phone showed the front seats, dashboard and stick melted and charred, and jones said that he felt “pretty much like a big heat wave just came out of the car”.eventually the surfer was able to remove (24)__________ was left of his clothes. “ash was just coming from inside the pants. once the pants were unwrapped, the phone was just meltinginside.”jones said that he had not dropped the phone or physically damaged it,(25)__________ happened to a sydney man who fell off his bike and suffered burns from an iphone. he also said that he had not used (26)__________ non-apple charging device.a spokeswoman for apple said the company was investigating the complaint.“we?re in touch with the customer and we?re looking into it,” she said.lithium-ion (锂离子) batteries (27)__________ burst into flames because of physical damage or overhearing.apple?s(28)__________ (big) smartphone computer,samsung, has begun an international recall of 2.5m galaxy note 7 devicesafter more than 100 devices started smoking,sparking or caught fire -- in some cases(29)__________ (cause)fire damage and injury.several other companies, including hewlett packard, tesla and the makers of so-called “hoverboards”,have also experienced problems (30)________ their lithium-ion batteries,though the vast majority work without problems.section bdirections: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. encourageb. commonc. uncivilizedd. immigrantse. illegalf. proposedg. panich. consumptioni. freedomj. extraordinaryk. finein late february, a mainland tourist caused a disturbance on a hong kong subway. thereason? eating in public.in hong kong it is 31.__________ to eat on the subway, and when the touristwas scolded by a hong kong local, the situation escalated（升级） into a verbal slinging match.in new york city, eating on the subway is also controversial.no law bans the practice, buta democratic state senator (参议员) introduced one last week. the32.__________ law would baneating on the subway system and 33.__________ first time violators $250 (1,579 yuan), according tothe new york times. proponents of the bill argue that eating on the subway attracts rats. otherssay the broader target should be litterbugs, rather than those who carefully sip their coffee andeat their bread onthe way to work. they also argue that street food is an important part ofnew yorks culture and history. banningits34.__________ in public areas such as the subway wouldhave negative effects.street food, and eating in public places is a deep-rooted cultural practice in cities as diverseas new york, beijing and paris. while35__________, it has been traditionally thought of as thebehavior of the lower classes. eating in public was (andin some places, still is) associated with36__________, poorer people.in the 19th century, eating in public was seen as a threat to morality andpublic health. putnams(a popular magazine at the time) stated: eating in public may cause acertain 37.__________ofmanner and disinterest in little ladies and gentlemen. it was something peoplein the victorian era did not want to 38.__________. a recent new york times articledrew a link betweenthis moral 39.__________ about street food and concern over the growing populations of irish,german,italian and jewish40.__________ who ran food carts in the 1800s.whether you love eating street food, or have to eat your breakfast on the run, its best tobeconsiderate when enjoying a bite in public.iii.reading comprehensionsection adirections: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 two most common organizational patterns of the family are the nuclear family and theextended family. to a large extent, these patterns 41.________ a societys primary subsistence (存在)strategy.american social scientists have generally agreed that families everywhere fulfill fourcrucial social42.________ : (a) reproduction of new members, (b) child care, (c) socialization ofchildren to values, traditions, and norms of the society, and (d) intimacy and support formembers. although we can define the family 43.________ its functions, the emphasis given to each ofthem varies widely both geographically and44.________. for example, in nineteenth-centuryamerica, people married mainly to have children. today, emotionalsupport among familymembers has now become the dominant function of the family, and the family has become aneconomic unit for consumption rather than for 45.________.in recent years, social scientists have discovered important 46.________in family types, such asthe single-parent family and the nuclear family fixed within a network of kin(亲戚).americanfamilies also47.________ according to social class.a couples social class affects the number ofchildren they will decide to have, if any, and also the likelihood of 48.________to the family becauseofillness, death, or divorce. social class also influences the amount of stress a marriage is likelyto undergo and the way parents raise their children. 49.________,theextent to which americanfamilies now differ by50.________appears to be much less than it was fifty years ago. the american family has been 51.________ in a number ofways over the past few decades.many people are marrying later, having children later, and having fewer children or none at all.these social changes have 52.________ diverse household patterns, including single-personhouseholds and childless couples. role changes are also occurring as both partners pursue 53.________ and share family responsibilities. many innovative family arrangements are attempts to enhance the commitment of marriagewhile increasing individual freedom and fulfillment. in this way, families are54________ such broadsocial trends as delayed marriage, greater participation of women in the job market, and a risingrate of divorce. undoubtedly, the american family will continue to be subjected to suchpressures, but how55.________ will these future adaptations be?41. a. reflect b. change c. confirm d. replace42. a. performancesb. activities c. relations d. functions43. a. with regard to b. in terms of c.in combination withd. for the purpose of44. a. raciallyb. financially c. historically d. spiritually45. a. inhabitation b. competition c. connection d. production46. a. variations b. units c. arrangements d. characteristics47. a. develop b. extend c. differ d. evolve【篇二：2016-2017静安高三一模卷(1)】lass=txt>高三年级英语试卷2016.12考生注意：1. 考试时间120分钟，试卷满分140分。

静安区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷（满分150分，考试时间100分钟）考生注意：本卷有7大题，共99小题。

试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题纸上完成，做在试卷上不给分。

Part2 Vocabulary and Grammar （第二部分词汇与语法）II. Choose the best answer（选择最恰当的答案）：（共20分）31. My parents asked me to send them e-mail once a week.A) a B) an C) the D) /32. You can improve your spoken English using it more and more.A) in B) at C) by D) from33. Computers are super calculators and people often call electronic brain.A) they B) their C) theirs D) them34. People in England prefer to buy many in the supermarket at weekends.A) bread B) meat C) rice D) potatoes35. Trees on sides of the street are decorated beautifully to welcome the great event.A) either B) both C) neither D) all36. The roast beef tastes so . May I have one more piece, mum?A) well B) bad C) delicious D) terrible37. Among the earrings I choose pair because I didn’t bring enough mone y that day.A) cheap B) cheaper C) cheapest D) the cheapest38. Miss Fang’s never been to Hainan Island for holiday. Mr. Lin.A) Neither is B) Neither has C) So is D) So has39. You tell him the good news because he has already known it.A) needn’t B) may not C) mustn’t D) can’t40. useful advice on my diet our teacher has given us!A) What B) What a C) What an D) How41. Do more exercise every day, you’ll be stronger than before.A) so B) but C) and D) or42. We have been good friends we joined the same singing group.A) until B) when C) since D) though43. The OTV Tower a lot of visitors from all over the world every year.A) will attract B) attracts C) attracted D) has attracted44. The chief editor asked Michael an article about “Memory”.A) wrote B) to write C) writing D) writes45. We great progress in English since Miss Huang came to teach us 3years ago.A) made B) make C) have made D) had made46. The funny story told be Zhoulibo made the little girl a lot.A) laugh B) laughed C) laughs D) laughing47. Many graduates by the university to celebrate its 100th birthday last week.A) have invited B) will inviteC) are invited D) were invited48. The old lady couldn’t remember .A) where she had put her glasses B) where had she put her glassesC) where she puts her glasses D) where did she put her glasses49. -It’s a bit cold today. Would you mind closing the window?-A) Never mind. B) You’re welcome.C) Of course not. D) No, thanks.50. -You cough a lot these days. You’d better go to see the doctor.- .A) I’m sorry. B) Not at all.C) That’s all right D) OK , I’ll take your advice.Ⅲ.Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word can only be used once.(选择最恰当的单词或词组完成短文。

2016年上海初三各区⼀模英语试卷整理（含答案）2016年上海闵⾏初三英语⼀模Grammar and vocabulary:1.Which of the following underlined parts is different?A.Detective Ken told us about a case he dealt with recently.B.When you feel upset , take a deep breath and it will help.C.It is important for everyone to have a good breakfastD.The ma n left clear footprints in the wet sand2.He was angry _____ himself for having made such a foolish mistake.A. onB. withC. atD. by3. His knowledge of English and western cultures ______ a great help to him in his work.A. isB. areC. heD. am4. This dress is a bit dirty, would you please change ____ one for me ?A. othersB. the otherC. the othersD. another5. Using different memorizing methods can enable you to remember things _____A. wiseB. correctC. easilyD. faithfully6. The emoji of “Face with tears of joy” has become_____ among the Internet users all over the world.A. popularB. more popularC. most popularD. the most popular7. You _____ talk to your mother in such an impolite way. You’d better say sorry to her.A. mustn’tB. canC. shouldD. needn’t8. Bill looked ______ to see Cassie and his mother standing by the front door of his house.A. happilyB. confidentC. surprisedD. angrily9. Let’s just imagine______ on Mars in the near future. Isn’t it amazing?A. to liveB. livesC. l ivingD. lives10. The young an refused _____ stealing the valuable necklace from the safe.A. admitB. to admitC. admittingD. admitted11. It was believed that the TV series Legend of Miyue ______ millions of people soon.A. attractedB. has attractedC. will attractD. would attract12. Mr and Mrs Williams ____ in San Francisco since they returned to the USA from JapanA. had workedB. have workedC. workD. are working13. Black tea______ in China during the Ming Dynasty as a way to keep tea freshA. inventedB. was inventedC. is inventedD. is inventing14. I know nothing of the murder case _____ I read the newspaper report last nightA. whenB. becauseC. untilD. since15. Take a careful look at the two pictures, _____ you’ll f ind several differences between themA. soB. a ndC. orD. but16. The old man rarely remembers what has happened,_______?A.does heB. doesn’t heC. has heD. hasn’t he17. _____ necessary it is to give pilots the best possible training !A. WhatB. What aC. What anD. How18.At the beginning of the interview, Sue was ____ nervous that she could hardly keep stillA. veryB. tooC. soD. much19. –Thank you so much for the wonderful party. I really had a great time/-____A. You are kindB.I’m glad you liked itC. I doesn’t matterD. That’s right20. --I missed the this morning because of the traffic jam--____A. What a pity !B. Don’t worryC. Of course notD. Watch out..B.Nowadays, the food that you buy comes from many different countries．Have a look in your fridge, cupboard, and fruit bowl and check the origins(来源) of the food．Perhaps there are apples from California, lamb from New Zealand, or potatoes from Egypt? You will probably be surprised how_____food travels to get to your plate．This journey, from “field to plate”, is called“food miles”．A food mile is the distance that food travels from the farmer’s field to the person who buys the f ood．Nowadays, food often travels thousands of miles to get to the consumer(消费者)．Why is this, and what are the effects(影响) of these long distances?Traditionally, farmers sold their food in the local market so the food didn’t have to travel very far．The consumers also did not travel very far, because they went to their local market to buy the food．This was a good system for farmers and consumers．However, there were some ______．For example, consumers could only buy food that farmers produced locally．In addition, they could only get food that was in season．Now, because of modern technology, food comes from all over the world．We do not have to wait for spring or summer to buy strawberries ortomatoes．They are______in winter if we want．Some countries have to import(进⼝) most of their food．This is because they have difficult climates．The United ArabEmirates(UAE), for example, gets 85% of its food from other countries．______food made in the UAE often uses imported materials．What’s wrong with“food miles”? Is this not a good way of increasing international trade? I believe these miles are ______for a number of reasons．First of all, because food travels such long distances．we need more planes, lorries, and ships to move the food．This means we use more oil or petrol, so there is more pollution and more global(全球的) warming．______, food thattravels a long way is not fresh and usually not very tasty．Tomatoes, for example, are picked early and stored for their long journey．For this reason, they are usually tasteless when they get to the consumer．Local food has a better taste, a nd it also reduces the amount of global pollution．We need to buy more local food.1.A.early B. interesting C. far D. accurate2.A. disadvantage B. results C. methods D .links3.A.delicious B.dramatic C. colourful D.available4.A.Yet B.Even C.Still D.Again5.A.worrying B. Affecting C. Encouraging D.changing6.A.For the time being B.on average C.In addition D.In returnC.My father will always live in my heart though he passed away many years ago.My earliest m_________of dad is grabbing his hand while we walked together.As I grew older,I remember my father and I listening to basketball games on the radio.I always fell asleep before the game was over.When I woke up in the morning,the score sheet with the r________score on it would be lying next to me.I’11 always remember that.On cold mornings my father would bring his bread truck by the house.I used to ride on the floor of that bread truck as he delivered(分送)the bread to the stores.The smell and the warmth from the bread made my mouth water and kept me warm.I’11 always remember that.My father would be present at all my games.One night before an important game my fat her looked at me s_______ told me that he wouldn’t be able to watch the game because he had to deliver the bread and it was a three-hour drive.The next day as the game drew near I thought about my dad.I happened to look across the field and surprisingly saw his bread truck pulling into the stadium.He m_______to make the game.I’11 always remember that.Years later I had become a teacher.I’11 never forget the v______on the phone early one morning telling me dad had just been killed in a traffic accident.I could hear my heart beat in my ears.I hung up the phone and went back to my bedroom.After that nothing really mattered to me.I still taught in school but I couldn’t centre attention on my teaching.One day I was on the playground when a little boy walked up to me and grabbed my hand.His hand held m_______the same way I used to hold my father’s by the last two fingers.At that moment I found my purpose in life again.You see even though my father was gone,he left s_________ with me,his smile,compassion and touch.My purpose was to use those gifts as he did.From that day on I started.I’11 always remember that!D.Dario and his mother loved their new apartment. The living room was large enough for their piano. That night, the two of them sat side by side at the piano. They played jazz music to celebrate their new home. The loud music filled the room and made them feel very happy.The next morning,however, their happiness disappeared. Someone had left a note under their door during the night. One of their neighbor had written to complain(抱怨) about the sound of the piano. Dario’s mother asked the building superintendent(管理员) if he knew anything about it. But he said that they were all nice people and he couldn’t imagine any of them had done that. Later that morning, Dario suggested that they write a letter to their neighbors and apologize for their playing.“Maybe we could go and visit everyone in person.” his mother said.“What if we invited them to come here for a party instead? Dario asked.They both loved the idea. Over the next few days, they sent out invitations and prepared desserts for their guests. They decorated the apartment with streamers(彩带) and party lights.Finally, the day of the party arrived. Some guests brought presents. Others brought flowers. Some even brought desserts to share. One woman, Mrs. Gilbert, gave Dario’s mother with a book of piano music by Chopin.“I heard you playing the other night,” she said. “The sounds woke me out of bed. I was afraid that you might play like this every night. So I wrote a short note. I hope you don’t think I disliked the playing.”Dario’s mother smiled at Mrs. Gilbert. “I think maybe we should apologize to you.” she said. “I didn’t realize how late it was when we were playing. Maybe we should play so me quieter music at night.“You play, you play!” Mrs. Gilbert said. “I like what you play! Just not so loud at night.” She pointed to the book she had given them. “These songs are not such loud music.”“These songs are beautiful music.” Dario’s mother said. “We will be happy to play them in the evening.”“And we won’t play so loud or late!” Dario said. He was already looking forward to practicing the new music. More than that, however, he was happy to see the big smile on his mother’s face. It gave him a feeling of warmth and made him feel that they were home at last.1.How was the jazz music Dario and his mother played one night ?_________________________________________________________________________________2.Did Dario and his mother visit their neighbors or write a letter to their neighbors?_______________________________________________________________________________ __3.What did Dario and his mother do to their neighbor later?_______________________________________________________________________________ __4.Who wrote a short note to Dario and his mother?_______________________________________________________________________________ __5.Why did Mrs Gillbert send them a book of piano music by Chopin?_______________________________________________________________________________ __6.What can you learn from the story? Please give a proper tittle to the passage .(In less than six words)_______________________________________________________________________________ __WritingSuppose you are Linda, a student of Grade School .You see some of the schoolmates waste food in the school canteen every day. Write an open letter to them and offer some good suggestions on saving food.(假设你是琳达，花园学校的⼀名学⽣，你发现每天同学们在学校⾷堂有浪费粮⾷的现象，因此你给同学们写⼀封公开信，倡议⼤家节约粮⾷，抵制浪费，并就此现象提出⼀些⾃⼰的建议。

静安区2016学年第一学期期末教学质量调研九年级英语试卷（满分150分，考试时间100分钟）考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。

试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题纸上完成，做在试卷上不给分。

Part 1 Listening (第一部分听力)I. Listening comprehension (听力理解) （共30分）A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) (6分)A ?B C DE FG H2. ______3. ______4. 6. ______;B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案) （8分）7. A) By bike. B) By taxi. C) By car. D) By bus.8. A) English. B) Chinese. C) Maths. D) Physics.9. A) Jim. B) Linda. C) Ben. D) Alice.10. A) At 3:00 .. B) At 3:30 .. C) At 4:00 .. D) At 4:30 ..11. A) At the teachers’ office. B) At school.C) In a hospital. D) In a flower shop.12. A) Their hometown. B) Their grandparents."C) Their holiday plan. D) Their favorite cities.13. A) Because he didn’t know the way. B) Because he wasn’t interested in the class.C) Because there was a heavy snow. D) Because he didn’t want to attend the class.14. A) She doesn’t want to buy this camera. B) She wants this type of camera very much.C) She doesn’t have money for sightseeing. D) She has already wasted a lot of money.C. Listen to a letter written by Sally and tell whether the following statementsare true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的信的内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示) (共6分)15. Sally says she is a tall girl with short fair hair and glasses.16. Sally has Lingling’s photo but Lingling doesn’t have Sally’s.[17. Besides playing the piano, Sally also loves dancing and playing tennis.18. Sally sometimes gets angry with herself when she doesn’t do well in subjects.19. Sally says that she seldom feels nervous when she speaks Chinese.20. Sally promises to provide Lingling a lot of help when she arrives in China.D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences (听短文，完成下列内容，每空格限填一词) (共10分)21. Instead of just using a computer _______ _______, laptops can be taken anywhere.22. There is _______ _______ with laptops: People can be burned by them.23. If people sit with laptops on the legs for hours, they will get _______ _______ on them.￥24. These small burns on your legs are not dangerous, but they _______ _______.25. Computer companies tell people not to let warm computers _______ ______ fora long time.Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar（第二部分语音、词汇和语法）II. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案) : (共20分)26. Which of the following words is pronounced /skri:n/A) storm B) screen C) steam D) stone27. Last week I bought ______ USB flash disk to store my reading materials.#A) a B) an C) the D) /28. In comic strips, there are usually bubbles ______ speech and thoughts in the pictures.A) of B) at C) with D) for29. Peter, welcome to be our new friend. Could you introduce ______ to us firstA) you B) your C) yourself D) yours30. The baby is ill in hospital. ______ of her parents stay there to take care of her.A) Neither B) All C) Both D) None31. Online courses like Chinese tea art attract ______ people from abroad every day.>A) million B) millions C) millions of D) million of32. – ______ not take up watching the English movies as your hobby– My English isn’t so good, you know.A) When B) What C) How D) Why33. The girl felt _______ when two of her friends sent her back from work yesterday evening.A) safe B) save C) safely D) safety34. To travel a short distance, mobik es (摩拜单车) help us go _______ than going on foot.A) fast B) faster C) fastest D) the fastest。

静安区2015学年第一学期高三年级教学质量检测英语试卷2016. 1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1-13页）和第II卷（第13-14页），全卷共14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。

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第I卷（共103分）I.Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: 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 conversations and thequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestion aboutit, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. T eacher. B. Repairman. C. Shop assistant. D. Doctor.2. A. At home. B. At school. C. In the hospital. D. On the street.3. A. His new job is too difficult for him.B. He is used to his new job.C. He is still trying to get used to his new job.D. He doesn’t like his new job.4. A. 15 dollars. B. 14 dollars. C. 10 dollars. D. 12 dollars.5. A. She is surprised at her mum’s coming back so soon.B. She thinks that she is too slow.C. She wants the man to be quick.D. She will go out herself.6. A. She used to be in poor health. B. She was popular among boys.C. She was somewhat overweight.D. She didn’t do well at high school.7. A. At the airport. B. In a restaurant.C. In a booking office.D. At the hotel reception.8. A. T eaching her son by herself.B. Having confidence in her son.C. Asking the teacher for extra help.D. T elling her son not to worry.9. A. Have a short break. B. Take two weeks off.C. Continue her work outdoors.D. Go on vacation with the man.10. A. He is taking care of his twin brother.B. He has been feeling ill all week.C. He is worried about Rod.D. He has been in perfect condition.Section BDirections: 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.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Lawyer. B. Computer programmer.C. Blogger.D. Firefighter.12. A. 21% of all the employers. B. 1% of American teenagers.C. 79% of all the employers.D. 1% of American adults.13. A. With many bloggers, America is sure to win her reputation in the world.B. Washington is the city which has most bloggers in America.C. There are fewer employees of newspapers than a few years ago.D. The topics of blogging cover almost every area of people’s daily life.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news.14. A. In the Town Hall. B. In a community.C. In somebody’s house.D. In a stadium.15. A. The equal job, the equal pay.B. The best way of cooking and cleaning.C. The women’s liberation movement.D. Women’s ability to be good leaders.16. A. Women’s responsibility of child raising.B. Women’s ability to do anything important.C. Not only concrete issues but also attitude and beliefs.D. How to take jobs and help others.Section CDirections: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 have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation. Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.II.Grammar and vocabularySection ADirections:After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.( A )Exploration of the PolesThe North Pole and South Pole are at the top and bottom of the Earth, (25)_______________you won’t find an actual pole to mark the place. The poles are the northernmost and southernmost points on the planet. The poles are the most unfriendly environments on Earth.In the early 1900s, explorers competed to become the first (26)_______________ ( reach ) the South Pole. From 1901 to 1904, British naval officer Robert Scott made the first attempt. Scott got (27)_______________ ( far ) south than anyone had been before, but he failed to reach the pole.In 1909, Ernest Shackleton of Britain led an expedition across Antarctica on sleds pulled by dogs. They were only about 100 miles (about 160 kilometers)from the South Pole (28)_______________ a shortage of food forced them to turn back.Scott finally reached the South Pole in January 1912. But (29)_______________ ( disappoint ) Scott found that Roald Amundsen had beaten him by one month. Amundsen’s expedition arrived at the pole in December 1911. Amundsen was (30)_______________ experienced Arctic explorer, and he had made careful preparations. Scott and his companions died of injury, cold, and hunger on their return from the pole.In 1914, Shackleton (31)_______________ ( plan ) another expedition to the South Pole. But his ship was crushed by ice, and he had to cross 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) of freezing sea in a tiny boat to survive. Shackleton then returned to save his strandedmen. It was one of the greatest rescue feats in history.In 1929, Arctic explorer Richard Byrd became the first person who flew over the South Pole. Byrd later pioneered the idea of(32)_______________ ( set )up permanent stations for scientific research in Antarctica. A station called the Amundsen-Scott Base has stood at the South Pole since 1977.( B )Teaching in front of a cameraWageningen University is keen on developing forms of education that reach people all over the world. The basics of the course topics are covered in short films and three-minute to seven-minute presentations (33)_______________ ( use ) techniques such as animationand voiceover ( 画外音).The online Master’s programmes are quite different from the large-scale MOOCs (在线课程), explains Busstra. In the Master’s courses, the short “knowledge clips”( 短片) dealing with the essential topics(34)_______________ ( link ) to an assignment directly to help the students actively absorbthe knowledge themselves. Teachers can also use them to test (35)_______________ the material has come across well. Busstra says: “The teacher has to think up new ways of working---getting students to make a film clip, for instance,(36)_______________ _______________ they present a research setup they have thought up themselves, or to respond to someone else’s idea, or to work on a document in groups.”The students also get the chance to post a question while they are watching an online film---equivalent of putting your hand up during a lecture. Fellow students and teachers can then answer the question online. “There are a lot of misunderstandings about online education, ”says Busstra, “one of them being (37)_______________ there is only one way communication. (38)_______________people are gradually gaining confidence in it. It will stay typically Wageningen: small-scale and based on interaction andgroup work.”The investment (39)_______________ online learning is paying off in the regular education programme too, according to Busstra. Students in Wageningen can pick up the basics at home through the knowledge clips. During lectures, teachers(40)_______________ then provide more in-depth analysis, talk about their own work and supervise students more personally. “Increasingly, on-campus and online education will no longer be two separate worlds,”expects Busstra.Section BDirections: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.We are familiar with pop culture, but what is peep culture? In pop culture, we turn on the TV and watch our favouritecelebrities __41__ us with their performances. In peep culture, we turn on the computer, we move through people’s lives on reality TV, blogs, Face book and You Tube. Instead of getting our entertainment from scripted performances, we get our entertainment frompeeping into other people’s lives. It can be friends and family. But it’s just likely to be people we have never met from around the world.Suddenly, we spend all of our time __42__ other people. And we also invite them to watch us! People __43__ themselves to get attention and to feel like they are part of a community. In peep culture, ordinary people are turned into celebrities.This has never happened before, turning the spotlight on __44__regular people. There aren’t secrets anymore. The notion of private life has changed.As society has become __45__ fast-paced, most of us are really unaware of these changes in our lives. We are moving into a time when our __46__ personality is going to be more important than our actual physical __47__. What we have online is going to be more important than what we do offline. We are now socially judged by our virtual profiles.In the age of “peep culture, ” a tell-all, show-all, know-all digital phenomenon is __48__ changing notions of privacy, individuality, security, and even humanity. Susan Boyle became a(n) __49__ celebrity because of peep culture. The entire world was staring at her after her __50__ from a resident of a small Scottish town to a global celebrity. We like the story because she’s like a movie,but she’s real.III.Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: 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.New research offers fresh insight on when to launch a product or service, and shows that being first to market isn’t always a competitive advantage.In 2004, David Cohen had an idea for a social network for mobile phones that would connect users in the real world. His company, called iContact, launched a beta version ( 测试版), and seemed ready to tap the muchpublicized mobile software market. Cohen, then 36, had already founded a successful software company. __51__, after 18 months, he was unable to get phone carriersto distribute his software, and he closed the company.Bets on mobile applications didn’t begin to __52__ until Apple’s iPhone app storeopened the market in 2008.Conventional __53__ says being first to market creates a competitive advantage. Reality is more complicated. Market opportunities are __54__ opening and closing, and a hit idea at one point could be a failure a year earlier or a yawning “me too ”business a year later. It’s tough---likely __55__ ---toidentify the best moment to enter a market, but common sense dictates new entrepreneurs ( 创业人) can improve their odds ( 机会) if they __56__ how much they bearto gain or lose by waiting.New academic research suggests one way entrepreneurs can __57__whether they should enter a market first or wait on the sidelines. The decision depends on how hostile ( 不利的) the learning environment is; __58__, how much entrepreneurs can learn by observing other players before they __59__, compared to what they learn from participating after they enter, according to Moren Levesque, an entrepreneurship researcher at the University of Waterloo. Levesque, along with professors Maria Minniti of Southern Methodist University and Dean Shepherd of Indiana University, used a mathematical __60__ to weigh the risks and benefits of entering the market early. Their research is among the first to explore “how different learning environments may influence the entry behavior of entrepreneurs.”The key tothe academics’findings on timing is this: In a hostile learning environment, entrepreneurs gain relatively __61__ benefit by watching others. For example, if the relevant knowledge is __62__intellectual property, studying the market before entering wouldn’t yield much advantage. In these situations, the trade-off ( 权衡利弊) __63__ entering early. But in less hostile learning environments, where entrepreneurs gain valuable information __64__to increasetheir success just by watching other companies, companies benefit from waiting and learning lessons from earlier players. IContact’s successors, for example, may have learned from watching the company’s trouble in getting mobile networks to distribute their software, a barrier that was __65__ by the iPhone’s app store.51. A. Otherwise B. Moreover C.However D. Therefore52. A. pay in B. pay back C. pay for D. pay off53. A. custom B. wisdom C. habit D. experience54. A. completely B. confusingly C. constantly D. increasingly55. A. impossible B. possible C. potential D. manageable56. A. imagine B. interpret C. weigh D. measure57. A. value B. evaluate C. ensure D. convince58. A. after all B. as a result C.in other words D.in addition59. A. launch B. campaign C. strike D. function60. A. version B. pattern C. example D. model61. A. few B. many C. little D. much62. A. provided B. protected C. shared D. improved63. A. favors B. dislikes C. opposes D. concerns64. A. unlikely B. likely C. unbelievable D. questionable65. A. lowered B. created C. resolved D. removedSection BDirections: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 )Some plants get so hungry that they eat flies, spiders, and even small frogs. What’s more amazing is that these plants occur naturally (in special environments) in every state. In fact, they’re found on every continent except Antarctica.You’ve probably seen a Venus’flytrap. It’s often sold in museum gift stores, department stores, and even supermarkets. A small plant, it grows 6 to 8 inches tall in a container. At the end of its stalks (茎) are specially modified leaves that act like traps. Inside each trap is a lining of tiny trigger (触发) hairs. When an insect lands on them, the trap suddenly shuts. Over the course of a week or so, the plant feeds on its catch.The Venus’flytrap is just one of more than 500 species of meat-eating plants, says Barry Meyers-Rice, the editor of the International Carnivorous ( 食肉的) Plant Society’s Newsletter. Note: Despite any science-fiction stories you might have read, no meat-eating plant does any danger to humans.Dr. Meyers-Rice says a plant is meat-eating, only if it does all four of the following: “attract, kill, digest, and absorb”some form of insects, including flies, butterflies, and moths. Meat-eating plants look and act like other green plants---well, most of the time.All green plants make sugar through a process called photosynthesis (光合作用). Plants use the sugar to make food. What makes “meat-eating”plants different is their bug-catching leaves. They need insects for one reason: nitrogen (氮). Nitrogen is a nutrient that they can’t obtain any other way. While almost all green plants on our planet get nitrogen from the soil,“meat-eating”plants can’t. They live in places where nutrients are hard or almost impossible to get from the soil because of its acidity. So they’ve come to rely on getting nitrogen from insects and small animals. In fact, nutrient-rich soil is poisonous to “meat-eating”plants. Never fertilize them! But don’t worry, either, if they never seem to catch any insects. They can survive, but they’ll grow very slowly.66. According to the passage, carnivorous plants ___________.A. only grow in wild fieldB. are rare to seeC. are as common as fliesD. cannot grow on Antarctica67. Venus’flytrap preys on insects by ___________.A. its numerous long and thin stalksB. a container where it growsC. its insect-catching leavesD. the lining of tiny trigger hairs68. W e can conclude from the third paragraph that ___________.A. carnivorous plants are dangerousB. carnivorous plants are fictionalC. carnivorous plants occasionally eat booksD. carnivorous plants are harmless to humans69. I n the eyes of the author, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Carnivorous plants cannot grow in acid soil.B. Carnivorous plants can grow in nutrient-poor soil.C. Carnivorous plants will die if they cannot catch any insects.D. Carnivorous plants can get nitrogen from nutrient-rich soil( B )“Asia’s Challenge 2020 ”Essay Prize DESCRIPTIONWhat is the most important challenge facing Asia over the next decade? Why?What should be done about it?The best answer in 3,000 words or less will win a prize of $2,500. Two runners-up will be awarded prizes of $1,000 each. These three prize winners will be invited to Singapore for an expenses-paid awards ceremony. The winning articles will be posted on Time. com.PURPOSEThe main purpose of the essay prize is to generate fresh ideas for tackling key challenges to Asia’s continued competitiveness and development, as well as encourage young professionals to make an impact on public policy and business in Asia.SELECTION CRITERIAThe essay will be judged according to creativity, innovation, rigor of research and writing, as well as achievability of idea. It can be focused on one or more areas relevant to Asia, such as macro-economics, business, international relations, trade and investment, education, healthcare, urban development, science and technology, and energy and the environment. The essay must be written in English. It should not have been previously published in English in a publication with broad international circulation.CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTSThe candidate authoring the essay must be under 32 years of age as ofDecember 31, 2010. The candidate must be an Asian national. SUBMISSIONREQUIREMENTSThe essay should be submitted electronically to prize@ asiabusinesscouncil. Org. by August 31, 2010. Prize winners will be announced in September 2010. The submission should contain the candidate’s full name, nationality, and month and year of birth. The essay should include a title and word count.70. What is the main purpose of the essay prize?A. T o select young professionals of both ability and imagination.B. To predict the prospects of Asia in the next decade.C. T o issue the challenges facing Asia.D. T o inspire brilliant ideas for solving problems in Asia.71. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A. The winners of the essay prize can travel to Singapore for free.B. Articles published in local newspapers will not be accepted.C.Young people from Russia or Australia are excluded from the essay prize.D. The candidate’s article can deal with several aspects of developments inAsia.72. The candidate’s article should be sent ___________.A. by air mailB. by e-mailC. by surface mailD. by express mail( C )According to Nielsen, the average number of mobile phone calls we make is dropping every year, after hitting a peak in 2007. And our calls are getting shorter: In 2005 they averaged three minutes in length; now they’re almost half that.We are moving, in other words, toward a fascinating cultural transition: the death of the telephone call. This shift is particularlyplainamong the young. Some college students I know go days without talking into their smartphones at all.This generation doesn’t make phone calls, because everyone is in constant, lightweight contact in so many other ways: texting, chatting, and social-network messaging. And we don’t just have more options than we used to. We have better ones: These new forms of communication have exposed the fact that the voice call is badly designed. It deserves to die. Consider: If I suddenly decide I want to dial you up, I have no way of knowing whether you’re busy, and you have no idea why I’m calling.We have to open Schrödinger’s box every time, having a conversation to figure out whether it’s OK to have a conversation. Plus, voice calls are emotionally high-bandwidth, which is why it’s so weirdly exhausting to beinterrupted by one. ( We apparently find voicemail even more torturous: Studies show that more than a fifth of all voice messages are never listened to. ) The telephone, in other words, doesn’t provide any information about status, so we are constantly interrupting one another. The other tools at our disposal are more polite. Instant messaging lets us detect whether our friends are busy without our annoying them, and texting lets us ping one another but not at the same time. ( Plus, we can spend more time thinking about what we want to say. ) Despite the hue and cry about becoming an “always on ”society, we’re actually moving away from the demand that everyone should be available immediately.We’ll still make fewer phone calls, as most of our former phone time will migrate to other media. But the calls we do make will be longer, reserved for the sort of deep discussion that the medium does best.As video chatting becomes more common, enabled by the new iPhone and other devices, we might see the growth of persistent telepresence, leaving video-chat open all day so we can speak to a spouse or colleague spontaneously. Or, to put it another way, we’ll call less but talk more.73. The writer of the text thinks that what is happening with mobile phone callsis ________.A. an unexpected occurrenceB. a strange but very predictable factC. an interesting social phenomenonD. negative for social interaction74. In paragraph 3, the writer’s attitude towards phone voice calls is __________.A. doubtfulB. concernedC. positiveD. negative75. The phrase “hue and cry ”in paragraph 5 means __________.A. appealB. protestC. claimD. argument76. What does the writer think will happen to voice calls in the future?A. They will only be used in emergencies.B. They will continue to get more expensive.C. They will only be used between family members.D. They will be used mainly for intimate and detailed discussions.77. What is the best title of the passage?A. Video ChattingB. Talking into SmartphonesC. The Death of the Phone CallD. Mobile Phone callsSection CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Next week, as millions of families gather for their Thanksgiving feasts, many other Americans will go without. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, more than 12 million households lack enough food for everyone in their family at some time during the year---including holidays.Hunger is surprisingly widespread in our country---one of the world’s wealthiest---yet the government estimates that we waste almost 100 billion pounds of food each year, more than one-quarter of our total supply.Reducing this improper distribution of resources is a goal of America’s Second Harvest, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization. Last year, it distributed nearly 2 billion pounds of food to more than 23 million people in need.America’s Second Harvest is a network of 214 inter-connected food banks and other organizations that gather food from growers, processors, grocery stores and restaurants. In turn, the network distributes food to some 50,000 soup kitchens,homeless shelters and old people’s centers in every county of every state.A great deal of work is involved in distributing tons of food from thousands of donors to thousands of small, nonprofit organizations. Until a few years ago, America’s Second Harvest lacked any effective way to manage their inventory( 存货). Without accurate and timely information, soup kitchens were sometimes empty while food was left to spoil in loading places.In 2000, America’s Second Harvest began to use a new inventory and financial-management system---Ceres. It is software designed specifically for hunger-relief operations. It is used by more than 100 America’s Second Harvest organizations to track food from donation to distribution.Ceres has helped reduce the spoiling of food and improve distribution. An evaluation found that the software streamlined( 提高效率) food banks’operations by 23 percent in the first year alone.With more accurate and timely reports, Ceres saves time, frees staff members to focus on finding new donors, and promises more efficient use of donations.Hunger in America remains a troubling social problem. Technology alone cannot solve it. But in the hands of organizations such as America’s Second Harvest, it is a powerful tool that is helping to make a difference---and helping more Americans to join in the feast.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)78.What is the total supply of food in America every year according to thepassage ?_____________________________________________________________.79.By “this improper distribution of resources ”in Paragraph 3, the writermeans that many Americans ____________________________food while others ____________________________ food.80.What problem was America’s Second Harvest faced with in distributingfood before Ceres was created?_____________________________________________________________.81.Thanks to ____________________________________________________ provided byCeres, more staff are freed to be committed to finding new donors and America’s Second Harvest is able to give out food more efficiently.第II卷（共47分）I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1.有可能防止金融危机将来再次发生吗？( possible )2.除非采取紧急措施，否则我们的计划将泡汤。

B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)（12分）Although the first airplane did not fly until 1903, flying soon became the fastest method of transport.Today it is____75____people's favourite way of traveling long distances because it has a lot of advantages. The first airplanes were not big or powerful enough to carry more than a pilot, but during the First World War (1914-1918) larger aircraft with up to four engines were____76____to carry bombs(炸弹). After the war some of these were changed to carry a few passenger services. In 1919 the first regular passenger services were started between several cities in Europe.Air transport was even then too____77____for most cargoes(货物), but mail began to be carried by air at an early stage. This was partly because letters are small and light, and partly because businessmen, especially, were prepared to pay more for their mail to be delivered by the fastest method____78____, in the United States, where letters could take over a week to cross the country by train, airmail services were the first regular transport flights.The early passenger aircraft could carry only about 12 passengers, and only enough____79____for short journeys. For long distances, such as from Europe to the United states, filled with very light gas and able to float through the air, began to be used in the 1930s.By the end of the Second World War in 1945, much larger airplanes had been made. At the same time, military(军事的) airfields had been built all over the world, and long-distance routes had been set up. After the war, the introduction of the jet engine, which____80____ much greater power, allowed even bigger and faster aircraft to be built. Today's wide-bodied airplanes can carry as many as 800 passengers.Modern air transport passenger services are quite convenient. Air transport has allowed more people to travel abroad than ever before.75. A) quietly B) easily C) directly D) recently76. A) recognized B) considered C) developed D) described77. A) expensive B) ordinary C) traditional D) private78. A) After all B) For example C) In addition D) On average79. A) time B) money C) food D) fuel80. A) produces B) attracts C) reuses D) spreadsB. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)（12分）The word that has changed the worldApple is one of the most popular fruits in our life, and people eat apples every day. But there are ____75____apples that are especially important to the history of our human beings and they have changed the whole world.Long long ago when the world just started, apple was a forbidden(被禁止的) fruit in the Garden of Eden, however, a girl named Eve stole and ate it. Unfortunately, she was discovered by God, and was driven away from the Garden together with a boy called Adam. After they left the garden, Adam and Eve had their own babies and became the ancestors(祖先）of all of us. This is the____76____ of our world.In the autumn of 1665, there was a young man sitting under an apple tree in his garden. His name was Newton. While he was thinking of one problem. Suddenly, an apple dropped down from the tree and fell on his head. ____77____this, Newton discovered gravitation(引力) on that day and his new idea of science made people really surprised and happy, also he changed our opinions about nature and the way we think, then people began to____78____what science was at that time.And today, Jobs Steve, this crazy old man changed the world by his apple products. For example, iPhones can be found ____79____in the street. Young people feel cool when they use this kind of new high-tech(技术) product. Don't you think that apple products have become a symbol of our time? As Jobs Steve often said he was born to change the world and he made it. ____80____he has died, people remember him and miss him. It is because he made our life more colorful and amazing.75. A) one B) two C) three D) four76. A) top B) beginning C) disaster D) end77. A) Because of B) In favour of C) Instead of D) With the help of78. A) watch B) talk C) share D) know79. A) somewhere B) nowhere C) everywhere D) anywhere80. A) However B) Although C) Since D) UnlessB. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)（12分）Xiao Yuwei is a 15-year-old beijinger. As the only child in the family, she often feels lonely. She hopes to have a sister or brother as company. Now it is the time for Xiao to realize her dream. Last month, China ____75____ its long-lasted one-child policy. Every couple can have two children. But what would it be like growing up with a sibling(兄弟姐妹)?A sibling can stop children from having bad feelings such as loneliness and fear, according to Laura Padilla-Walker, a professor of family research from Brigham Young University, US. “Sibling can give kids something that parents can’t,” she says. You may not feel lonely because there is someone else to ____76____. You can also talk about various things and share secrets with each other.But there are downsides, too. You have to share things with your siblings, including the TV, toys, the bathroom and even ____77____ from parents. There could be lots of competition, quarreling and hair-pulling. “Ch ildren with siblings need to learn to compromise(妥协) and control their feelings well, ____78____it will have bad effects on the family relationship,” says Laura Padilla-Walker.Even the birth order can make a difference. US psychologist Keven Leman says that the birth order decides how parents treat their children. It will then lead to different ____79____in children. Leman explains that parents are usually very nervous and strict with their first child. Firstborns are often responsible and eager to succeed. When the couple has a second child, they are more____80____. Thus late-born kids are usually funny and creative.75. A made B ended C started D took76. A play with B look for C get tired of D pick up77. A problem B attention C proof D excuse78. A or B and C so D but79. A methods B commands C personalities D meanings80. A confuse B upset C hopeless D relaxedB. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)（12分）George Harrison had the happiest childhood of the Beatles(披头士乐队). He didn’t have the sadness o f____75____his mother asPaul and John did, He didn’t get sick like Ringo.He was the youngest Beatle, born on February 25, 1943. Harold, his father, drove a bus. Louise, his mother, taught ballroom dancing(交谊舞). But little George wasn’t interested in dancing. He wasn’t interested in music, either. He was a____76____boy.As he got older, he wore tight pants and grew his hair long, even though the other kids____77____him for it. George used to tell them he kept his hair long because the scissors(剪刀) his fath er used weren’t sharp. Of course, that wasn’t true, he just liked the way his hair looked.Music came into George’s life when he was fourteen. That’s when he heard a British_____78____named Lonnie Donegan. The music Lonnie Doneganplayed was similar to rock and roll, except it was faster. They calledthis new music “skiffle.” George loved the sound of it, and begged hismother to buy him a guitar. She____79____agreed, and bought one forfive dollars.George taught himself how to play. He practiced so much that the tips of his fingers started to bleed(流血).Soon he wanted a____80____guitar, an electric guitar. An electric guitar is much louder because when it’s plugged in, the sound runs through a speaker. Even though the guitar was sixty dollars, his mother bought it for him.While Paul loved to sing, George was more interested in playing guitar. He was actually too scared to sing in front of people. Years later, he would be known as “the quiet Beatle.”75. A) losing B) describing C) begging D) following76. A) thankful B) serious C) quiet D) noisy77. A) took care of B) made fun of C) shook hands with D) made friends with78. A) singer B) teacher C) waiter D) dancer79. A) angrily B) hungrily C) hardly D) finally80. A) heavier B) cheaper C) better D) worseB. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)（12分）When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to bear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very____75____, I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.He listened to me quietly. Then he asked, “Are the things she says true or not? Jane, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Well, you now have that’s girl’s ____76____. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”I did as he told me. ____77____, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them couldn’t change(like being very thin). But a good number I could--and ____78____ I wanted to change. For the first time I got a clear picture of myself.I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,” He said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about ____79____. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feel hurt. When something said about you is true, you will find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don’t ____80____ your ears. Here’s the truth and do what you know. It is the right thing to do.”Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.75. A.afraid B.tired C.angry D.unhealthy76. A.ambition B.opinion C.joke D.friendship77. A.For the time being B.What’s moreC.In a hurryD.To my surprise78. A.securely B.hardly C.suddenly D.mainly79. A.herself B.yourself C.himself D.itself80. A.shut B.hurt C.change D.touchB. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)（12分）Nowadays, the food that you buy comes from many different countries: Have a look in your fridge: cupboard and fruit bowl and check the origins（来源）of the food. Perhaps there are apples from California, lamb from New Zealand, or potatoes from Egypt? You may be amazed how____75____food travels to get to your plate. This journey, from “field to plate", is called "food miles". A food mile is the distance that food travels from the farmer's field to the person who buys the food. Nowadays, food often travels thousands of miles to get to the consumer. Why is this, and what are the effects of these long distances?In the past, farmers sold their food in the local market and the consumers did not travel long distances, because they went to their local market to buy the food. This was a good system for farmers arid consumers. However, there were some____76____. For example, consumers could only buy food that farmers produced locally. They could only get food that was in season. Now, because of modern technology, food comes from all over the world. We do not have to wait for spring or summer to buy strawberries or tomatoes. They are____77____in winter if we want.Some countries have to import(进口) most of their food. This is because they have difficult climates. The United Arab Emirates (UAE), for example, gets 85% of its food from other countries. ____78____food made in the UAE often uses imported materials.What's wrong with "food miles"? Is this not a good way of increasing international trade? I believe these "food miles" are____79____people for a number of reasons. First of all, because food travels such long distances, we need more planes, lorries and ships to move the food. This means we use more oil or petrol, so there is more pollution and more global warming.____80____,food that travels a long way is not fresh and usually not very tasty. Tomatoes, for example, are picked early and stored for their long journey. For this reason, they are usually tasteless when they get to the consumer. Local food has a better taste, and it reduces the amount of global pollution as well. We need to buy more local food.75.A)early B)interesting C)far D)accurate76. A) disadvantages B) results C) methods D) links77. A) delicious B) dramatic C) colourful D) available78.A)Yet B)Even C)Still D)Again79. A) worrying B) affecting C) encouraging D) changing80. A) For the time being B) On averageC) In addition D) In returnB. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)（12分）Traffic rules around the worldTraffic rules are made to keep order on the road. Some traffic rules in some countries are quite____75____. Travelers should____76____these rules if they are planning to explore these countries by car.Some interesting traffic rules are related to____77____. One strange traffic law in Massachusetts, U.S.A.(美国马萨诸塞州）says that gorillas are followed to travel in a car. However, they can only ride in the passenger seat. Drivers will____78____a fine if they allow a gorilla（大猩猩）to ride in the backseat.Many people like to take dogs in their cars. In Italy, drivers who take their cars. In Italy, drivers who take their dogs on a road trip are required to fasten their dog's seat belt. In Germany, dogs and other pets are considered cargo（货物）.____79____there is no safety belt rule, pets must be protected against slipping and falling in the vehicle.Speeding is usually judged by a speed camera. However, in speed zones of 30km/h or less, traffic police in Austria can use their own judgment to estimate the speed of a car. Depending onthe policeman's guess, sometimes drivers may receive a speeding ticket even though they traveling____80____the speed limit.75.A. unknown B. common C. popular D. unusual76. A. be used to B. be connected to C. be aware of D.be ready for77.A. people B. animals C. plants D. environment78. A. face B. take C. offer D. afford79. A. Since B. While C. After D. Before80. A. above B. over C. in D. underB. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)（12分）Anna arrived far too early. Usually she left things to the last minute, but today was very special. She got there almost an hour beforehand. She hoped the plane would arrive sooner. ____75____raced through her mind. “Do I look all right？Will he noti ce that I’m wearing a new suit? Will he even recognize me?” It was a year almost to the day since she had last seen Joe. She____76____got a mirror out of her handbag and looked at her face carefully. Too much make-up? Joe had never said anything, but she knew that he did not like heavy make-up. It was funny how important she thought it to be to make a good impression on him.____77____, friends do not judge each other by appearance. All the same, it was the first meeting after a long separation (分离), and she wanted everything to go off right.Looking out of the window, through a break in the clouds, Joe caught a first sight of the town far ____78____. This was his third visit, and looked like becoming a yearly event. Certainly it was very lucky that they had invited him to be the guest lecturer again. The Chairman of the Organizing Committee (组委会), as a matter of politeness, had ____79____to meet him at the airport, as he had done before. This time, however, it was not necessary, partly because Joe was quite ____80____the city, but mostly because Anna had said that she could take the afternoon off in order to come and meet him.75. A) Dreams B) Thoughts C) Blood D) Honour76. A) luckily B) properly C) politely D) quickly77. A) In return B) Now that C) After all D) For example78. A) below B) above C) around D) behind79. A) failed B) refused C) offered D) managed80. A) responsible for B) famous for C) careful with D) familiar withB. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)（12分）A young college student thought that he chose the wrong major(专业) at a common college, so he drank every day and didn't study at all. He became more and more____75____.But he was never absent from Professor Yang's biology class. He liked the course. Besides, Yang's class was so interesting that he always listened carefully, never____76____whether the other students were paying attention or not in class.Once he put a ____77____in the homework he handed in, saying: "Professor, it is said that today's college students are cheaper than potatoes. Do you agree?"That day Professor Yang invited the young student to his home after class. When he came, he found the professor at a table with food on it. They drank____78____over their meal.When they became half drunk, the professor took out a small potato that was sprouting(发芽的). "Do you know how much this costs?" he asked the young man. "It's soft but poisonous (有毒的) . Nobody will take it even if it's ____79____. He then threw the potato away.The professor then showed him another potato. It was half the size of a football and quite round. "This potato is organic(有机的). It is not only large and fresh but also free of ____80____. It is in high demand and quite expensive."The young man was impressed by what he'd heard. "Be such a potato," said the professor.75. A) surprised B) confident C) upset D) attractive76. A) caring about B) playing with C) getting ready for D) depending on77. A) coin B) note C) ticket D) menu78. A) luckily B) sadly C) worriedly D) happily79. A) free B) beautiful C) expensive D) safe80. A) money B) exhibition C) pollution D) healthB. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)（12分）The dictionary defines a scrapbook as “an empty book forcollecting and preserving photographs, newspaper articles, and otherpapers. “Today, scrapbooking is also a verb—and a popularnew____75____.We talked with Diane Lucas of Scrapsforever.Q: What is scrapbooking?When I make a scrapbook page, I take a few of my family photos and put them into a “layout”---a page that uses fancy paper, stickers ,drawings, and words to show the theme(主题).For example, this page about my son is called “First Day at School.” Here’s a photo of him and one of his drawings, and I decorated it with ribbons, stickers and so on. When you make a scrapbook, you put words and pictures together to show the important times in your life. It’s like a _____76_____.Q: How did you get started?I made my first scrapbook ten years ago, when my father died. When I looked through his desk, I found the most wonderful things---like the cards my parents sent each other, and photos from his Army days. Those were such precious memories. I couldn’t____77____anything, so I made two scrapbooks, for my brother and me.Q:Do you know other people who made scrapbooks?Oh, yes! We call ourselves “scrappers,” and we love to get together. We often have “crops,” big parties where we all____78____our scrapbooks. We bring our scissors and papers and our boxes of photos, and we talk while working on new pages. It’s time for enjoyment, when friends show pictures and tell stories about our families, and our lives. ____79____, we create a book to keep those memories.Q:______80______.I think people want to keep their family stories, and display them to other people. When you make a scrapbook, you can pass the stories to your children, and your grandchildren. So many people today want to do that! If you go online, you will find scrapbooking websites from Norway, New Zealand and South Africa. We all have boxes of pictures, and we all want to keep those precious memories. That’s the real v alue of scrapbooking: sharing your family and your story.75. A. job B. hobby C. sport D. course76. A. personal history B. modern textbook C. picture collection D. family advertisement77. A. think of B. throw away C. find out D. pick out78. A. make B. lend C. exchange D. sell79. A. For example B. In return C. In fact D. At the same time80. A. Where can you learn scrapbooking?B. Who has set up scrapbooking websites?C. Why is scrapbooking so popular these days?D. How can you get things for scrapbooking?B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)（12分）People around me always told me that I could dance, because it was a girl’s sport. But I never gave up my ____75____ of becoming a dancing star. I practiced secretly, learning from books, movies, and shows. However, without my parents support, it seemed impossible to reach.One summer, my little sister Maggie was going to dance lessons. I immediately asked my parents for permission to take her to the lessons. What a ____76____ chance to learn dancing!One afternoon, I was practicing a new dance in my room, when Maggie walked in.“What’s the matter, Maggie?” I stopped dancing.“Denis, you’re a great dancer! Can you help me?”“What is it? I wondered.“There will be a dancing performance in my school, but the boys think I’m slow, and ____77____of them wants to be my partner. Could you dance with me for it?” She looked at meanxiously.“You can be a good dancer!” I encouraged her. “Let’s show those people that they have been wrong all along.”In the following months, we practiced every evening, hiding from my parents. I was havinga fantastic time and soon Maggie improved a lot.Finally came the big day. I became ____78____ when I heard my parents would come to watch the performance. As the music began, I took a deep breath and tried to calm down.We moved____79_____, shining with pride. From the cheering of the crowd, I was sure we were successful.My heart was beating wildly when I saw my father coming towards me. He put his hand on my shoulder. “Well done, son. Though it is hard for me to admit it, it seems that you really ____80____ this stage. Go for it and make us proud.”I’d been waiting for this moment for so long. I knew that the road ahead was going to be easy, but I wouldn’t give up. I wanted nothing more in life than to dance.75. A.work B. dream C.answer D.message76. A.wonderful B.funny C.similar D.strange77. A.all B. both C.neither D.none78. A.shy B.bored C.nervous D.angry79. A.politely B.perfectly C. quietly D.carefully80. A.stood on B.put on C.fell into D.belonged toB. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)（12分）Have you ever had a day when everything seemed to be wrong, and nothing seemed to be right? Not too long ago I was having one of those days. I was sad and____75____. My focus was on me. After all, no one else was experiencing the same problems as I was.I expressed my sad state to my mother, hoping for some pity.____76____, she said, "I heard Jamie was having a difficult day too. Why don't you make her some cookies and take them to herthis afternoon? "I didn't really want to, but____77____that I didn't want to go back to my other problems just yet. I made the cookies and put them on a little plate. Then I made a card with a sunflower on it and wrote a small and sweet note.That afternoon I visited my friend's house. I went to the door and rang the bell. Soon, Jamie came to the door and looked at me____78____because she didn't expect my visit. Before she could say anything, I rushed, "I heard you were having a hard day and I made a decision to bring you something. I hope your day goes better." I couldn't describe the 1ook that came over Jamie's____79____properly. It was as if(好像) a dark sky suddenly shone with the golden rays (光线) of the sun; it was as if in that small act, her day became____80____.I got back into the car and for some amazing reason, I felt a lot better myself. That day I experienced the truth that "those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves."75. A) sorry B) upset C) lazy D) nervous76. A) Even B) Still C) Rather D) Instead77. A) decided B) warned C) suggested D) proved78. A) in a hurry B) with pleasure C) in surprise D) with care79. A) mind B) shoulder C) face D) head80. A) clean B) bright C) gold D) blueB. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)（12分）The International Climate Champions (ICC) project began in 2007. It gives young people of school age a chance to speak publicly on climate change and to call on people to take action to reduce its____75____.Each country involved selects three teenagers to be Climate Champions, who take part in local and international activities.Climate Champion Irene Sanna lived on the Italian island of Sardinia. Irene is interested insolar energy, and____76____believes that Sardinia should use the waves around its coast to produce electricity. 'We must make our plans to save our coast, which still has no pollution. We must protect the animals, birds and fish in danger from global warming. And we must recycle.' Chinese student Ding Yinghan is the Beijing Climate Champion. Ding feels it is not____77____to say that just one country - his own - is causing climate change. He says the air pollution that leads to global warming comes from many parts of the world, including poorer countries that are now growing more quickly. He believes the only way to____78____the situation getting even worse is for rich and poor countries to work together.Sophia Angelis, a junior student in California, is a US Champion. She's against young people's generation lack of interest in politics and feels they need to discuss the problems that really matter to their generation. Sophia strongly believes that climate change is an important issue for her generation. For her, ____79____in the way teenagers behave are an important way of influencing choices made by parents.In 2008, the Climate Champion attended the International Conference of Environment Ministers in the Japanese city of Kobe.____80____, 30 countries are involved in the ICC, and more countries are expected to join soon.75. A) support B) amount C) costs D) effects76. A) hardly B) also C) never D) only77. A) proud B) common C) fair D) important78. A) protect B) improve C) prevent D) explain79. A) changes B) problems C) characters D) advantages80. A) After all B) At present C) For example D) What's moreB. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)（12分）Former Presidents ( 前任总统) in the United States continue to receive special government services and money after their presidential term (总统任期) ends. Each former president receives retirement pay, money to pay travelling expenses and money to pay the people who continue towork for them. They also get security____75____for the rest of their lives.Some former presidents seem to have____76____from public life. But others continue to make contributions (做贡献to the society.Former President Jimmy Carter is well known for his earnest devotion (,热诚的奉献) since he left office. He helps build homes for poor Americans and helps settle international disagreement. And he has written several books. Many people have called Carter an example of a successful former president. Some experts note that public approval (公众的赞许)of Carter increased several years after his defeat in the presidential election (总统大选) of 1980.____77____the opposite happened to former president Ronald Reagan. His popularity fell after he left office. Many people criticized him for____78____an offer from a wealthy Japanese publisher to visit Japan. There he was paid about two million dollars just to make a few appearances. In 1994, Reagan began to suffering from Alzheimer's disease (老年痴呆症) and died ten years later.Former President George Bush has made few____79____appearances since leaving office. Recently, however, he and former President Bill Clinton have traveled together to places in need of aid following natural disasters.Bill Clinton is one of the most active former presidents. He makes speeches around tile world, He wrote a best-selling book about his life. And he has set up a foundation that otters various____80____to people in need, including providing low cost medicines for people with AIDS around the world.75. A) assistance B) warning C) defence D) protection76. A) disappeared B) kept C) avoided D) stayed77. A) Then B) Just C) How D) Very78. A) receiving B) accepting C) getting D) taking79. A) personal B) secret C) private D) public80. A) suggestions B) plans C) supports D) programs。