上海高考英语模拟试卷(七)

2024年高考英语模拟试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。

2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

第一部分必须用2B 铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。

3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。

第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．I wanted to give you some bread, but ________ was left.A．neither B．nothingC．none D．no one2．—Guess what! I came across an old friend at the station last weekend.—I’m sure you talked with him happily.A．Sounds good! B．Very well.C．How nice! D．All right.3．I________________ a flu when I was on a spring outing with my classmate.A．caught up B．picked upC．took up D．brought up4．The government is to _____ the technologies to the full in the structural transformation of the economy.A．adapt B．exposeC．exploit D．attach5．We are to hold the sports meeting next weekend, ________ the air quality becomes better.A．which B．whenC．where D．while6．This book is said to be a special one, as it ____ many events not found in other history books.A．writes B．prints C．covers D．reads7．They are determined to go into the dark cave, ________ my warning of danger.A．regardless of B．because ofC．apart from D．instead of8．Personally speaking, ________the grand blueprint into reality is a long process.A．turning B．turnC．turned D．having turned9．--- My God! I haven’t prepared the files for the new project yet!--- _______. The boss won’t need it until next Friday.A．There’s no doubt B．There’s no panic C．Good luck D．Sounds good10．—Did Max go to the concert with his family yesterday?—The report scheduled to be handed in tomorrow, he _______ it.A．couldn’t have attended B．needn’t have attendedC．wouldn’t attend D．shouldn’t attend11．Maybe it is time for the rest of society to _________ the fact _________ I may not be able to walk, there are many other great things I can do.A．adjust to; that B．get used to; that while C．adapt to; while D．go about; that while12．—Are you doing your homework？—No, I’m writing a short play．It _____ at the Christmas party．A．will be put on B．will put onC．puts on D．is put on13．I am at a loss why Mike is always ________ every time I meet him. Believe it or not, we used to be best friends. A．giving me the cold shoulder B．making my dayC．following suit D．beating around the bush14．We’d better discuss everything ______before we work out the plan.A．in detail B．in general C．on purpose D．on time15．Patrick waited ________ all the luggage was cleared, but his never appeared.A．until B．beforeC．when D．while16．The drums of war are beating once again. As tensions rise between America and Iran, China appeals to both sides to ________.A．stand by B．come alongC．step back D．stick together17．—Could you give me a reminder at 9 tomorrow morning?—I'm sorry,but I a meeting then.A．attend B．will attend C．will be attending D．am attending18．The high-anxiety focus on reading score may have narrowed student________to knowledge about the world that can improve their reading.A．idea B．aid C．belief D．access19．We could have done something meaningful in the time it ________ to watch that boring movie.A．has taken B．took C．had taken D．takes20．______ to success can’t defeat us. Instead, they can only make us stronger.A．Attempts B．BarriersC．Contributions D．Access第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

2024年高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。

用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。

将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。

2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。

答案不能答在试题卷上。

3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。

不按以上要求作答无效。

4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。

考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—The movie Till Death Do Us Part 《最爱》will be on at 8 pm．What about picking you up at 7pm?—All right．I will have come back from work by then, and I you at home．A．will be waiting for B．will wait for C．have been waiting for D．am waiting for2．—Didn’t you go fishing with your friends last Sunday?—No. I ______ to the nursing home as usual.A．went B．go C．have gone D．had gone3．I broke my relationship with Peter because he always found _______ with me.A．error B．failureC．mistake D．fault4．— Do you know anything about British history?—______________. I have no interest in it.A．Take it easy! B．Please don’t bother.C．It’s up to you. D．No. It’s beyond me.5．The popularity of government posts has dropped in recent years, though the civil service jobs are still favored by the Chinese as they offer a _______ stable career.A．relatively B．regularlyC．roughly D．rigidly6．If people keep polluting the ocean, no creature there will survive ______.A．at all cost B．for a long whileC．in the long run D．by no means7．E-shopping, when properly _____ ,can save us a lot of time and energy.A．done B．doing C．to do D．is done8．As is expected, AI is an area _______ China may appear as a leading force.A．that B．whereC．which D．when9．After the flooding, people were suffering in that area, ________ urgently needed clean water, medicine and shelter tosurvive.A．which B．whoC．where D．what10．— What great changes have taken place in our city in the last few years!— Indeed, many high buildings have _______all over the city.A．wound up B．sprung up C．held up D．made up11．_______ you consider that the airline handled 80 million passengers last year, the accident figures are really very small.A．Unless B．WhenC．Before D．Though12．My mom once worked in a very small village school, which is__________only on foot.A．acceptable B．adequate C．accessible D．appropriate13．Most people quit ________ any results appear; they give up too soon and a quitter never wins.A．while B．until C．since D．before14．The collection, sorting and of historical materials and cultural relics of the May Fourth Movement should be strengthened, President Xi said.A．consideration B．conservationC．constitution D．construction15．But for your instruction, I ______ such great progress in so short a time. Thanks a lot.A．wouldn’t make B．hadn’t madeC．won’t make D．wouldn’t have made16．No student ________ go out of school to have lunch without permission of the headteacher.A．might B．mustC．shall D．could17．Even a small personal computer store vast amounts of information.A．might B．canC．ought to D．has to18．—You ought to have made an apology to Tom yesterday evening．—Yes, I know I __ __．A．ought to have B．have to C．should D．must have19．General Secretary, Xi Jinping, stressed that cross－strait cooperation would be strengthened________ the two sides could agree to oppose Taiwan independence．A．unless B．even ifC．as long as D．until20．China’s Chang’e 4 robotic probe entered lunar orbit on Wednesday, ________ a major step in its mission to make asoft landing on the moon’s far side.A．marking B．to markC．having marked D．marked第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

上海高三高中英语高考模拟班级:___________ 姓名：___________ 分数：___________一、单项选择1.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.This is the latest attempt to find a peaceful solution _____ the troubles in this area.A.ofB. toC. forD. about2.There is only one dress of this kind left here. I wonder if you still want to buy _____ .A．it B．one C．some D．any3.– What sort of house do you want to have? Something big?– Well, it _____ be really huge ----- size isn't so important.A．mustn’t B．needn’t C．can’t D．won’t4.Americans eat vegetables per person today _____ as they did in 1910.A．more than twice B．as twice as manyC．twice as many D．as more than twice5.–I’m told that you are leaving for Beijing.– Who _____ so?A．said B．had said C．says D．say6.I don’t imagine Russ and his poor dog had a good time on the deserted island, _____?A．didn’t they B．do I C．did they D．hadn’t they7.A fire broke out in the building at about 7:30 on Tuesday morning, _____ in the death of ayoung girl.A．having resulted B．resulted C．being resulted D．resulting8.You may use my PSP _____ you return it before next Tuesday.A．as long as B．although C．in case D．unless9.Though _____ with different medicines, the patient hasn’t recovered from the mysteriousillness yet.A．to treat B．treated C．treating D．being treated 10.The film was set in a town _____ is now part of Jiangsu Province.A．where B．which C．what D．it11.I regret _____ more time with my grandma before she passed away.A．not spending B．not to spend C．not spend D．not have spent 12.– How long _____ in this job? – Since 1990.A．were you employed B．have you been employedC．have you employed D．will you be employed13. _____ the football game will be held on time largely depends on the weather.A．If B．That C．Whether D．When14.The stranger isn’t like a worker, nor _____ a salesman.A．he is like B．he looks like C．does he like D．is he like15.The 2010 World Expo _____ in Shanghai is expected to attract more than 70 million visitorsfrom home and abroad.A．to hold B．to be held C．held D．to be holding16.After ten years of living in a remote village, she is a completely different person from _____she used to be.A．that B．whom C．what D．who二、其他1.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．understand B．environmentally C．gamble D．involve E. necessary F. potential G. shortcuts H. specific I. structurally J. surprisesThe home inspection is an essential part of any home buying process. Without a home inspection, you can never be sure what you're getting and when buying a home that's a lot of money to __41__ on uncertainty. A home inspection ensures that there are no __42__ and that you can enjoy your future home for years to come.A home inspection will __43__ hiring a company to send a home inspector out to go through your potential home with you and thoroughly inspect everything to make sure there are no major problems that might not be obvious to the average home owner. He will go over all the wiring, plumbing(管道系统), the roof and the foundation to make sure everything is __44__ sound. At the same time as the home inspection it's always a good idea to have a pest (昆虫) inspection to check for damaging insects such as carpenter ants.Different states have different regulations for home inspections. So you need to be aware of what the requirements of your __45__ state are and make sure the inspector covers these areas. It’s a good idea to ask to see any __46__ certification, which a professional home inspector will gladly show you. It’s also best to make certain that your specific inspector has experience with your region. A local home inspector will better __47__ conditions in your area such as damp basements, winter damage to roofing or cracks in the foundation caused by normal settling.A thorough home inspection takes time, so don’t settle for someone that you feel might be taking __48__. Many home inspectors are happy to have you accompany them on the inspection. A walk through with the home inspector is a great time to learn about how your home works and what to look for in terms of __49__ trouble.A home inspection is just absolutely necessary and one will provide much peace of mind once you move into your new home.2.Section CDirections: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from the list A - F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.A．Life in the blue-water worldB．Diving tours around the worldC．Options to meet various interestsD．Necessary equipment to ensure safetyE. Experiences on scuba-diving holidaysF. Experienced staff to keep you company76.Have you ever wondered what it might be like to live under the sea? Imagine the feeling of freedom you would have swimming through the clear, blue water deep beneath the waves, admiring the different types of corals, unusual plants and the creatures that call the sea bed home. Passing turtles are swimming above you, while bright and colorful groups of fish are travelling alongside you through the depths. All of this is possible on one of our scuba（水中呼吸器）-diving holidays!you will have the opportunity to swim in some of the most beautiful locations in the world, where you can explore underwater caves and coral reefs, and witness some of the strangest and most wonderful creatures on the planet. Not only will you have one of the most exciting times of your life, but you will also come back from your trip feeling calm and relaxed.the best trip for you, all for the best price! Options include the chance to explore some of the most famous ancient shipwrecks hidden beneath the ocean, or, if you prefer the natural world, we also offer tours of the world-famous Great Barrier Reef in Australia. We even offer the chance to swim with dolphins or venture into a shark cage, where behind the safety of a metal barrier you can watch these fierce beasts go about their daily life.shapes, to the latest scuba masks to help you see when you are exploring the world beneath the sea. For longer dives, we provide tanks of oxygen that can let you dive for up to four hours. All of our equipment is checked regularly to ensure that you remain safe at all times.and how to communicate with hand signals under water, which is vital for deep-sea diving. They will also make sure you understand how to return to the surface safely, since rising too quickly can cause a number of health problems. Most importantly, however, they will make sure you have fun.3.Section DDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewestpossible words.In today’s world, the most successful companies are the ones who understand how important it is to make contacts around the world. However, doing business in different countries is very rarely simple. It is important to be aware of the local customs and traditions of the people you are dealing with, which is the best way to impress your hosts.One example that comes to mind is of a German company that recently tried to gain a new contract in South Korea. The German visitors arrived at the Korean company’s office early in the morning and spent the whole day in long meetings. By the evening, the Germans were so tired that they politely declined the Korean’s invitation to go out for dinner and drinks, since they wanted to return to their hotel and get some rest. The Germans did not understand that in South Korea business talks often continue into the evening. The Germans only came to realize that they offended their hosts after they had lost the contract.In Europe or the USA, business is rarely discussed into the evening. However, it is important to be on time for a meeting. If you are late, your hosts may think you do not care. In fact, it is better to arrive at least ten minutes before the meeting starts. This way, you can show how keen you are to do business with them, and you will also have time to talk with your hosts before you sit down to discuss business.However, in many countries meetings may not start on time. There are a number of reasons for this, such as transport difficulties due to poor roads, unusual weather and the cost of cars. Sometimes the time of day is also important. In South America and many countries in southern Europe, people have a short sleep for a couple of hours after lunch. Therefore, if you try to arrange a meeting for the early afternoon, you may find that not many people will attend, or that you hosts will be in a bad mood.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TWELVE WORDS.)81. In Korea, what confuses many western businessmen is _______._____________________________________________________________________________82. In the West, what does a businessman do if he wants to show a keen attitude to the business ina negotiation?_____________________________________________________________________________83. Where is it common for people to have a nap after lunch?_____________________________________________________________________________84. According to the passage, it can be concluded that _______ helps a company make goodcontacts in different countries._____________________________________________________________________________4.第II卷I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1.公共场所请不要大声喧哗。

2024学年上海市松江区松江二中高考仿真模拟英语试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。

2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。

3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。

考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．--- The manager of the factory wants to improve produ ction a great deal, but he doesn’t spend much on technology. ---I am afraid he won’t realize his dream. You know ________.A．you can’t eat your cake and have it B．empty vessels make the greatest soundC．enough is as good as a feast D．two heads are better than one2．You don’t need an invitation to help others. Give help _____you are asked.A．if B．asC．though D．before3．"We can not afford limited progress. We need rapid progress," Ban said at the Third World Climate Conference in Geneva, by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).A．organized B．being organized C．organizing D．was organized4．—Have you watched the film “Avatar”?— Not yet. But I the film is worth watching.A．am told B．was told C．have told D．have been told5．The ordinary people all look at the intelligent man with admiration because under no circumstances ________ to cope with emergencies.A．he will fail B．is he failingC．he is failing D．will he fail6．They were abroad during the months when we were carrying out the investigation, or they __________to our help. A．would have come B．could comeC．have come D．had come7．How did it come about ________ a quiet person should appear so wild today?A．whether B．that C．if D．what8．—It’s really great to have a computer to store my photos.—Don’t count on it too much. It ________ break down and you’d better make a copy of them.A．must B．canC．should D．will9．—Going to watch the Women’s Volleyball Match on Wednesday?—________! Will you go with me?A．Y ou bet B．Y ou got meC．Y ou there D．Y ou know better10．Since you are my daughter's classmate, we'd like to ______ you _______ tonight.A．put ; down B．put ; in C．put ; off D．put ; up11．. The study of natural history is not something to be left to biologists. In fact, their capacity _____ the time they can spend away from their offices is very limited.A．in terms of B．in search ofC．in view of D．in spite of12．To tell the truth, I didn’t expect that there were so many people ______ the idea.A．supported B．supporting C．to support D．having supported13．— How much do you charge for the iPhone?—Well,it cost me $ 400,but I’ll ________ 20% as it’s no longer new.A．reduce to B．decrease toC．knock off D．cut off14．The boss_________the employees a rise in salary for ages, but nothing has occurred yet.A．promised B．had promised C．would promise D．promises15．What is your main reason for choosing one restaurant another?A．over B．ofC．from D．for16．The Browns held _______ they called “family day” once each year.A．that B．what C．which D．when17．—Betty was feeling pretty blue for a while, but she’s better now.—_______.A．Oh, that’s kind of you B．CongratulationsC．Oh, I’m glad to hear tha t D．It’s my pleasure18．Y ou are supposed to leave your child ________ his homework alone.A．do B．to doC．being done D．done19．More competitive high-tech enterprises are investing in Nantong Central Innovation District, which will result in_____ economic growth.A．sustainable B．adaptable C．recyclable D．changeable20．Ensuring every child equal rights to education is _____the key to the elimination of inequality across the world lies.A．that B．what C．whether D．where第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

2020年普通高等学校招生统一考试模拟卷(七)英语本试卷6页，满分120分。

考试用时120分钟注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的校名、姓名、考号、座位号等相关信息填写在答题卡指定区域内。

2.选择题每小题选出答案后，请用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案；不能答在试卷上。

.3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液，不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4. 考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。

第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂。

ADifferent countries have different tipping customs. When you travel, you need to know how to tip in the country that yo u’re in; otherwise you’ll leave servers angry everywhere you go.Here are just a few guidelines to tipping around the world.BrazilThere will always be a standard 10% service charge added to your bill, and you won’t necessarily have to tip. If you do feel like being generous, an extra 5-10% will really make your server very happy. Just remember to do this as skillfully as possible—Brazilians don’t make a big show of this.DubaiIn Dubai it’s a rule for restaurants to charge 10% tip on all restaurant and bar bills. You can add a couple of dirhams（迪拉姆,货币单位）to this if you feel like it. Waiters are not paid very much in Dubai, so it is always very appreciated.GermanyGerman bars and restaurants will include the tip as part of what you owe, but that’s not all yo u have to pay. It is a custom to round the bill up after that, usually to the euro. This can be anywhere from 5-10%. When it’s time to settle up, you won’t get a bill: your waiter tells you the total and then you tell them how much you want to pay, includi ng your “tip”, and hand over the money.Czech RepublicWhile locals in the Czech Republic don’t leave tips, that doesn’t mean you’re off the hook.Foreign tourists are definitely expected to leave some kind of tip for service—as long as you’re in a high tou rist traffic area, like Prague for instance. The standard tip is 10%.IndiaIf you like the service, go ahead and tip your server 5-10%. You have to adjust that amount though, based on how big the meal you’re eating is. If the bill is for a small meal, and totals less than 300 rupees, tip the full 10%. If the bill is higher, tip towards the 5%.1．In which country do customers have to tip at least 10% for the service?A．Dubai B．IndiaC．Germany D．Czech Republic2．Which country has different tip cultures between citizens and foreigners?A．Dubai B．GermanyC．India D．Czech Republic3．If your bill is 2000 rupees in India, it is proper for you to tip________ rupees.A．10 B．80C．120 D．200BI always wanted to be extraordinarily good at something. Not just as in, “Great job, Jimbo!” No, I wanted to be best-in-class, awe-inspiring, tiptop: a world-famous genius, like Michael Phelps, or Mark Zuckerberg.Unfortunately, my version of reality did not quite line up with this delusional vision. I was a good swimmer, but I peaked at the collegiate State Championships level. My academic record was pretty solid, but I never would have made it into one of those ivy-league schools.Though I rose to above-average status in a couple of areas, the disappointing truth was that I would never amount to anything more than a mid-sized fish in a small pond. God apparently had other plans.What drove me crazy, though, was the superstar talent thrown in my face at every turn. Some folks just seemed to get an unfair intensive dose (剂量) of it. W hy couldn’t I be like Bernie Williams, the famed New York Yankees player who also happens to be a world-class jazz guitar virtuoso (艺术大师)?Some say greatness is simply a function of putting in the practice time. Around ten thousand hours, to be precise, ac cording to author Malcolm Gladwell. I don’t question the theory of devoting extraordinary efforts to developing one’s expertise, but it seems that raw talent is equally important. You either have it or you don’t.I’ve heard that as people approach middle a ge, their life satisfaction increases because they begin to accept the gap between the expectations for themselves and the reality. After a few decades of frustration without the desired results, we eventually come to terms with how our lives turned out, even if it falls far short of our idealized youthful expectations.Hope bends, it seems.4．What does the word “delusional” in Para. 2 most probably mean?A．Imaginary. B．Realistic.C．Disappointing. D．Material.5．In the passage, the writer thinks of himself as ________.A．a world-famous genius B．a mid-sized fish in a small pondC．a world-class virtuoso D．a student in an ivy-league school6．According to the writer, what makes “greatness”?A．Extraordinary efforts. B．Ten thousand hours of practice.C．Raw talent. D．Talent and time.7．Which of the following might be the best title?A．Hope Bends B．Frustrating DecadesC．Practice Works D．Youthful ExpectationsCLego is considering a brick (积木) rental plan in an attempt to cut down on plastic waste. The Danish toymaker has promised to make all its bricks from sustainable (可持续的) sources by 2030 and is investing significant resources into finding alternatives.Tim Brooks, vice-president responsible for sustainability, said the company was “totally open” to the idea of a p roduct rental plan but admitted that lost pieces could produce a significant problem. “What are the chances of giving them to an eight-year-old child and getting them all back again?” Mr. Brooks added.“There is a lot of technical thinking that needs to be done. We are right at beginning of that.” Mr. Brooks said Lego was exploring several ideas with a view to producing the highest value from products while consuming the least amount of resources. He said many would “probably never see the light of day” and there was no current plan to try out a rental plan.Lego has come under increasing pressure to reduce its carbon footprint among growing international alarm about the impact of plastic waste on the environment. It produces 19 billion pieces per year—36, 000 a minute—that are made entirely of plastic while much of the inside packaging is also plastic.So far, the only breakthrough has been the development of a line of bricks made from plant-based plastic sourced from sugarcane. The green trees, plants and flowers were first included in Lego sets late last year but make up only 1%-2% of the total amount of plastic elements produced. Henrik Nielson, a production supervisor (主管) in Lego’s factory, said last year: “We need to learn again how to do this.”Lego reportedly releases around a million tons of carbon dioxide each year, with about 75% coming from raw materials that go into factories. The company has invested more than 100, 000,000 euros and hired 100 people to research non-plastic alternatives. It is aiming to keep all of its packaging out of landfill by 2025.8．Lego is making great efforts to ________.A．promote its brick rental plan B．raise its production efficiencyC．explore ways to reduce plastic waste D．develop new products9．According to Mr. Brooks, Lego’s brick rental plan ________.A．is well under way B．has a long way to goC．is totally useless D．goes against Lego’s interest10．The writer tells of Lego’s stress of reducing plastic waste by means of ________.A．figures B．examplesC．comparison D．classification11．What is Lego’s attitude towards developing non-plastic alternatives?A．Defensive. B．Determined.C．Disapproving. D．Doubtful.DHow affordable is high culture? One great myth of our time is that tickets for opera, theatre, ballet and orchestral (管弦乐) concerts are too expensive, especially for the young. This is infuriating as, in Britain, at least, the claim is ridiculous and offensive. The cheap tickets to hear London's orchestras range from ￡7 to ￡9 — same as a cinema ticket, and lower than the entry price to many pop music and comedy clubs. For comparison, when the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra performs with top soloists and conductors the cheapest seat is ￡30; and at the Berlin Philharmonic, it's an expensive ￡46.Finding cheap tickets to the opera and ballet isn't so easy. True. British companies don't charge the ridiculous high prices found on the Continent (￡2,000 for a good seat at a premiere of La Scala's Carmen last December), but the tickets are still pretty steep. Large fees paid to star performers mostly account for that. Luckily, however, one spectacular technological innovation has transformed the scene. It's live (or slightly delayed) cinema transmissions. The New York Metropolitan Opera now beams its shows to 800 cinemas round the world, and British companies aren't far behind. Cinematic opera is excellent value. For the cost of a good bottle of wine (￡10 or ￡15 for the Royal Opera House's shows) you can sit in your local movie-house and see a high-definition relay of what's occurring on the world's grandest stages. No,it's not the same as being there, but it's almost as good. The sound is incredible. The images, particularly of dancers, are fantastic. And you can react to the show as part of a live audience, rather than sitting on your own at home.To me, this mountain of evidence, together with free museum admissions, indicates that the arts world should stop worrying that its audiences are still mostly middle-class. Anyone who can afford to visit a pub can also afford to see top-quality drama, music and dance. The real battle now should be ensuring that school children are given enough tastes of high culture to make them want to buy all those cheap tickets when they grow up.12．What does the underlined word "infuriating" in paragraph 1 mean?A．Quite interesting. B．Very annoying. C．Not certain. D．Extremely obvious. 13．What is the main reason for expensive opera tickets?A．The amount of money charged by top performers.B．The costly technology required for broadcast.C．The demand of companies for big profits.D．The high cost of renting the stages.14．Which of the following is true about cinematic opera?A．People can decide where to watch the opera.B．Audiences are discouraged from responding to The performances.C．It provides an inexpensive way of enjoying a live opera performance.D．The sound and visual quality are superior to the live performance.15．Which statement would the author agree with?A．The quality of opera performances is improving.B．High culture is becoming more affordable in Europe.C．The cost of access to high culture activities should be lowered.D．Children should be encouraged to participate in high culture events.第二节(共5小题:每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．— Lucy, could you please spare me a few minutes?一, but I hope “a few minutes”, won’t turn into an hour.A．It doesn’t matter B．That's kind of youC．I’m afraid not D．I guess so2．－The online shopkeeper has made an apology for his rude behavior.－OK. If you’re sti ll not satisfied, you can _______ compensation.A．claim B．affordC．sacrifice D．dismiss3．The affairs of each country should be by its own people.A．elected B．settledC．developed D．contained4．_______ those past years, we couldn’t help feeling sorry for our parents who never had a rest all the year round. A．Looking back upon B．Looking around C．Looking out D．Looking up5．— Tell me something about his match in Sydney.— Well，he got the championship，we had expected.He made it at last.A．as B．what C．why D．how6．What impressed me most about the movie were the ________ filmed in New Y ork.A．scenery B．scenesC．sights D．views7．_____ his homework in time, he had to stay up late into the night.A．Finishing B．Having finished C．To finish D．To have finished8．In my opinion, parents and teachers are supposed to set an example of good behavior to children _____ they are role models to them.A．although B．even if C．unless D．as9．A myth is an account of the deeds of a god or supernatural beings, usually expressed in terms of ______ thought. A．primary B．capital C．initial D．primitive10．The silence of the library is sometimes broken by a sudden cough or the sound of pages ________________. A．turning B．turnedC．being turned D．having turned11．Our class held a fierce ________ as to whether to reduce the amount of homework or not. A．bargain B．competition C．debate D．campaign12．This raw chocolate tastes pretty delicious due to ______ amount of melted pure fresh cream.A．equal B．generous C．insufficient D．tiny13．______ you are supposed to do ______ you don't like a thing is ______ it. Don'tcomplain.A．That; what; change B．When; that; to changeC．What; when; change D．What; that; changing14．___________the effect of culture shock, he is trying to read a lot about it before going to France for further study. A．To reduce B．ReducedC．Reducing D．Having reduced15．— I am so glad to find you at home. Can you do me a favor?— Sure. _______?A．Why not B．What’s upC．How come D．How is it going16．Not until he went abroad to further his study_______ the importance of English.A．has he found B．he has foundC．did he find D．he had found17．Last December China _____ 100 Chinese and 10 foreigners for their outstanding contribu tions to the country’s reform and opening-up.A．distinguished B．sponsoredC．acknowledged D．evaluated18．Thanks to the efforts in environmental protection, the wetland has been _____ to its original appearance. A．restored B．deliveredC．transferred D．drafted19．— The rent of our flat will see a 20% rise this year?—Y es. That’s ______ I have compromised with the flat owner.A．what B．whereC．how D．when20．The room is so clean. He ________ have cleaned it yesterday evening.A．will B．needC．can D．must第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

英语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 form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.May Day in IndiaEach May 1, workers in India join others around the world to mark May Day, depending on local customs.It’s quite appropriate that India celebrates with an official holiday in some of its 29 states and seven union territories. After all, the country has an (21) _______ (estimate) 522 million workers, more than the entire population of the United States.Here’s a Q&A on May Day in general:Isn’t May Day about dancing around a pole?You are correct -- dancing is involved. That’s because “May Day” actually does double duty, celebrating two different things.May Day originally started out as a celebration with roots in roman traditions. By the Middle Ages, May Day also (22) _______ (involve) the maypole, which is made of wood and covered with decorations. Those are held by dancers (23) _______ circle around the pole.That (24) _______ be the May Day you remember from your childhood, and that’s one of the two ways May Day is celebrated.What does that have to do with workers?This is where May Day’s double duty comes in.In May 1886, US activists organized a national strike (25) _______ (seek) an eight-hour workday. In Chicago’s Haymarket Square, the protest turned violent with around 11 to 15 deaths (26) _______ police and participants.(27) _______ (honor) the workers in the Haymarket disturbance, the International Socialist Conference declared May 1 would be a day labeled for labor, to be called International Workers’ Day. The holiday (28) _______ (establish) at a meeting in 1889 and eventually spread to many parts of the world.And that’s (29) _______ maypoles, labor parades and protests are all part of May 1.So where does India fit in with all of this?India’s first Labor Day was celebrated in 1923 in Madras, now called Chennai. Over time, the holiday spread to other parts of the country.According to , organizations and trade unions arrange parades and “children enter contests (30) _______ _______ they can understand the importance of fairness for workers.”Section BDirections: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.The Rise of the Smart CityThe information revolution is changing the way cities are run - and the lives of its residents. Cities have a way to go before they can be considered geniuses. But they’re getting smart pretty fast.In just the past few years, mayors and other officials in cities across the country have begun to draw on __31__ - about income, traffic, fires, illnesses, parking tickets and more - to handle many of the problems of urban life. Whether it’s making it easier for residents to find parking places, or giving smoke alarms to the households that are most likely to suffer fatal fires, big - data technologies are beginning to __32__ the way cities work.Cities have just __33__ the surface in using data to improve operations, but big changes are already under way in leading smart cities, says Stephen Goldsmith, a professor of government and director of the Innovations in Government Program at the Harvard Kennedy School. “In terms of city governance, we are at one of the most __34__ periods in the last century,” he says.Although cities have been using data in various forms for decades, the modern practice of civic analytics（民情分析）has only begun to take off in the past few years, thanks to a host of __35__ changes. Among them: the growth of cloud computing, which dramatically lowers the costsof storing information; new developments in machine learning, which put __36__ analytical tools in the hand of city officials; the Internet and the rise of inexpensive sensors that can track vast amount of information such as traffic or air pollution; and the widespread use of smart phone apps and mobile devices that enable citizens and city workers alike to monitor problems and __37__ information about them back to city hall.All this data collection raises understandable privacy __38__. Most cities have policies designed to safeguard citizen privacy and prevent the release of information that might __39__ any one individual. In theory, anyway. Widespread use of sensors and video can also present privacy risks unless __40__ are taken. The technology “is forcing cities to face questions of privacy that they haven’t had to face before,” says Ben Green, a fellow at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society and lead author of a recent report on open-data privacy.Ⅱ. 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.In the food industry, it seems, the robot revolution is well underway, with machines mastering skilled tasks that have always been performed by people.In Boston, robots have displaced __41__ and are creating complex bowls of food for customers. In Prague, machines are __42__ waiters and servers using an app. In Denver, they’re taking orders. Robots are even making the perfect loaf of bread these days, taking charge of a(n) __43__that has remained in human hands for thousands of years.Now comes Briggo, a company that has created a fully __44__, robotic coffee machine that can push out 100 cups of coffee in a single hour -- equaling the __45__ of three to four baristas（咖啡师）, according to the company.Using a mix of Latin American beans, the machine creates __46__ cups of coffee that can be ordered via an app, giving customers control over ingredients, flavorings and temperature without any human interaction. The company says no other business in the world has applied as much __47__ to “specialty coffee.”Removing the __48__ element from ordering a cup of coffee is one of the company’s primary selling points. “No more lines, no more counter confusion, no more misspelled names,”Briggo’s website says.Kevin Nater, Briggo’s president and chief executive, said the machine would best fit locations in which __49__ is highly valued, like airports and office buildings, where several of the machines currently operate.“Imagine you’re coming into the security line at the airport, your flight is coming up, and you know that if you want a coffee you’re going to stand in a long line,” said Nater. “From the security line, you can simply order your cup of coffee and pick it up at the coffee haus and make it to your flight __50__.”“I’ve never found anyone who wants to stand in line a long time,” he added. “We’ve just changed the __51__.”But Olive Geib, a 24-year-old barista in Annapolis, Md., remained __52__. As coffee is being made by a barista, he said, subtly（细微地）adjusting the ratio of water to coffee bean as flavor develops through refined taste tests, is a crucial part of the process. “All the numbers and data in the world can’t actually tell you how the coffee __53__,” Geib said.Asked whether he was worried about losing his job to a robot, Gerb said, “absolutely not.” He said there’s a __54__ group of people who will always seek out the slower, interactive experiences at coffee shops.“A lot of customers really appreciate watching a barista carefully pouring water or steaming the milk,” he added. “This __55__ aspect, the atmosphere and the interaction with the barista, is a big part of the experience of drinking coffee.”41. A. waitresses B. baristas C. cooks D. machines42. A. replacing B. recruiting C. restoring D. resisting43. A. room B. art C. school D. oven44. A. typical B. inaccessible C. challenging D. automatic45. A. quality B. output C. time D. cost46. A. sugar-free B. fruit-flavored C. customized D. professional47. A. inspiration B. technology C. correction D. strictness48. A. safety B. stress C. human D. design49. A. service B. preparation C. reliability D. convenience50. A. on time B. for real C. in advance D. without notice51. A. game B. price C. fact D. myth52. A. nervous B. sad C. annoyed D. doubtful53. A. looks B. changes C. sells D. tastes54. A. distinguished B. difficult C. loyal D. laze55. A. cultural B. social C. skillful D. mindfulSection 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.AWhen we say that residents in the Chicago suburb of North Riverside, Illinois, “wrote the book” on how to be good neighbors, we are not exaggerating. The residents of North Riverside really did write a book on neighborliness that has helped make their town a remarkable place.Neighbors All: Creating Community One Block at a Time is a 65 - page manual filled with friendly suggestions and inspiring stories, all designed to build “family bonds” among neighbors. Every household gets a copy, delivered by a volunteer “block captain” tasked with welcoming new arrivals, helping senors, making sure kids play nice, and more. It’s a big job, but the 90 captains across the town of 6,700 don’t do it alone. They are organized by their own captain, Caro Saple, and the neighborhood Services Committee, which appoints leaders of all ages, including a team of school - age “angels”.If all this seems somewhat bureaucratic（宫僚制度的）, in practice Neighbors All has very much lived up to its title. One captain got to chatting with an elder couple who revealed that they couldn’t afford to replace their broken stove. Before long, the Neighborhood Services Committee had collected enough money to buy them a new one.Another resident, a woman from Poland, told her captain that she was having trouble sorting out the paperwork to get her citizenship. The captain told the committee, which told the mayor, who got the help of their local congressperson, and soon the woman’s paperwork was all in order.“ I have been in North Riverside over 34 years and am very proud ou the small-town caring the community demonstrates every day,” said Vera Jandacek Wilt. “Waters rising in the river, readyto flood nearby homes? Residents and officials are filling sandbags to hold back the floods. Lonely seniors have not stepped out of the house? A block captain shows up to invite them to a block party. This community truly looks out for one another.”Does all this mean that North Riverside is perfect? No - neighbors still quarrel. Kids still fight. But the community spirit that is part of North Riverside’s DNA appears all over town.56. In paragraph 1, the phrase “wrote the book” is closest in meaning to _______.A. showed expertiseB. learned a lessonC. put down in writingD. revealed secrets57. Which of the following is true of the book Neighbors All?A. It includes inspiring stories written by Caro Saple.B. It gives advice and instructions on how to be nice.C. It is a historical record of the North Riverside.D. It is for the Neighborhood Services Committee.58. What among the following are the responsibilities of a block captain? (1) Spreading copies of the book Neighbors All; (2) Appointing school - age kids as volunteer “angels”; (3) visiting and accompanying lonely seniors.A. (1) and (3)B. (2) and (3)C. (1) and (3)D. All of above59. According to the passage, Vera Jandacek Wilt felt really proud of _______.A. the neighborliness in North RiversideB. the block parties for senior residentsC. living in a perfectly safe communityD. becoming a captain for those in needBJust when you thought you figured out Millennials (those who reached young adulthood around the year 2000), Generation Z is now entering the workforce. A massive 72.8 million individuals are included in this group born between the mid - 1990s and the early 2000s.Are you ready?While we have learned how to create a culture where Millennials can do well, what Generation Z needs can be quite different:60. According to the passage, Millennials and Gen Z share the same point of view on _______.A. job satisfactionB. work assessmentC. weaknesses and strengthsD. salary and benefits61. Which of the following is true of Gen Z’s way of thinking?A. They prefer to be team leaders, not members.B. They enjoy working together with others.C. They don’t want to cooperate, they compete.D. They have talents and don’t want to be judged.62. Who among the following are most probably the target readers of this passage?A. Millennials.B. Generation Z.C. Recruiters.D. FOMO patients.CWe all have a tendency to fake laugh, particularly when authority figures in our lives try to make a joke that just doesn’t land. Though it might feel rude not to laugh when your in-laws or boss try to say something funny, pretending to do so might not be much better. It turns out, even if you think that your forced laughing sounds genuine, people are usually pretty good at separating truly spirited belly laughs from fake ones. But how can they possible know the difference?Well, when researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles studied the acoustic（听觉的）and perceptual（知觉的）differences between real and fake laughter, they found that some of the sounds associated with genuine laughter is “really hard to fake.” In their study, the researchers determined that subjects were only fooled by 37 percent of fake laughter.The most prominent factor distinguishing real laughter from fake laughter is duration -- or, more specifically, the number of breaths taken in in between sounds. Seeing as it takes more effort and concentration to fake a laugh as opposed to do it genuinely, people tend to pause more in between their “ha-ha’s” when they’re faking it. Evidently, that pausing is pretty noticeable.“A fake laugh is basically an imitation of a real laugh, but produced with a slightly different set of vocal muscles controlled by a different part of our brain,” Greg Bryant, the lead UCLA researcher on the study, explained. “The result is that there are subtle（微妙的）features of the laugh that sound like speech,and ... people are unconsciously quite sensitive to them.”People have also proven to be emotionally sensitive to laughter as well. “Our rains are very sensitive to the social and emotional significance of laughter,” said Carolyn McGettigan, a scientistat Royal Holloway, University of London.McGettigan conducted a 2014 study that recorded participants’ brain responses as they listened to the same people produce genuine laughter by watching funny videos, as opposed to fake laughter. “During our study, when participants heard a laugh that was posed, they activated regions of the brain associated with mentalizing in an attempt to understand the other person’s emotional and mental state,” she said.So, while we may understand that certain social situations sometimes require fake laughter, most of the time, our instincts and emotional intelligence are just too smart to buy into them.According to McGettigan, that’s a good thing. “Evolutionarily speaking, it’s good to be able to detect if someone is authentically experiencing an emotion or if they’re not,” she said. “Because you don’t want to be fooled.”63. What do researchers at the University of California want to find out in this study?A. What is the difference between a fake laugh and a real one.B. Which part of the brain controls the sound of our laughter.C. Why do people need to fake laugh when they don’t want to.D. How to laugh as genuinely as possible when you are faking it.64. Your forced laughing is more noticeable than you think, mainly because_______.A. you seem more concentrated when you laugh for realB. you take more breaths when you try to fake a laughC. a fake laugh often happens after a sudden pauseD. a real laugh usually lasts longer than a fake one65. Which of the following is true according to Greg Bryant?A. Real laughter is not at all controllable by our brain.B. People may notice fake laughter without knowing why.C. People use the same set of muscles to laugh and to speak.D. Faking laugh shares the same techniques as making speech.66. What has Carolyn McGettigan’s 2014 study proven?A. Certain social situations may require us to fake a laugh.B. Evolution has enabled us to recognize other’s emotions.C. By instincts, we are able to tell a person’s mental state.D. We can sense other’s emotional state when they laugh.Section CDirections: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.Luwak Coffee IndonesiaLuwak coffee is one of the most expensive coffees in the world, because it has extraordinary value and its availability is very rare. Indonesian Luwak coffee, or civet（麝香猫）coffee, sells well and is very popular with coffee lovers because it is considered to have a smooth and friendly taste in the stomach.__67__ Many are disgusted with the basic ingredients that come from animal feces（粪便）. Because of this, these drinks also get bad nicknames in various countries. Even so, the Indonesian Luwak coffee industry seems uninterrupted and still sells well at high prices.__68__ These three factors are a long production process, the amount of harvest that is not as large as ordinary coffee beans, and the taste of coffee that is not thick.Initially, this drink was discovered by local people who are curious about the taste of coffee. They find seeds that are still complete in the feces of a cat - like animal, so they process seeds fromthe dirt, bake, then make a drink. The enjoyment of this drink is heard by the Dutch government. They then collect and sell Indonesian civet coffee at very high prices.The process begins when coffee plants enter the harvest period. Fruit that is ready fro harvest will begin to turn reddish. __69__ The fruit eaten will be digested by this animal, strangely the digestion of this animal cannot destroy the layer of coffee. The dirt or feces from the civets will later be collected to be cleaned.After cleaning, the next process is roasting. The roasting process is only up to the medium roast level. The reason is to maintain a unique sense of character. The roasted seeds are then packaged in whole beans or powder for sale. __70__第Ⅱ卷Ⅱ. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize in no more than 60 words the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage. Use your own words as far as possible.Right Colors for Restaurant Walls?Have you ever noticed that many restaurants have red or orange walls? This fashion comes from the widely held belief that these two colors stimulate the appetite. Restauranteurs hope that by stimulating the appetites of their customers in this way, they can encourage them to order more food.A large fast - food chain recently decided to test the belief that the color of the decoration affects how much food their customers order. This company has restaurants in major cities across the US and serves customers of all ages, including small children. The traditional decoration of this restaurant chain includes beige（米色的）paint on the walls. For this test, the company painted the walls in half of its restaurants orange, leaving the other half of its restaurants with their original beige walls. In order to make up for the possible influence of cultural differences between cities, the company made sure that in every city where its restaurants are located, there were both restaurants with orange walls and restaurants with beige walls.The restaurant chain kept track of exactly what foods were ordered in each restaurant for one year before the walls were painted, and then again for one year after the walls had been painted. They found no difference. On average, customers in each restaurant, whether is had beige or of the company said. “We have proven it.”The wall s of all the restaurants in the chain have been restored to their original beige color. The company president explained that this color is part of the company’s image. Now that the studyis over, people might be confused if they walked into a restaurant expecting beige walls and got orange instead, so the company president explained.Ⅱ. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.72. 轻松的背景音乐会对工作效率产生积极的影响吗？(effect)73. 考虑到当日达递送服务的收费要高不少，我们不一定非得使用它。

高三英语试题1II. 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)American parents usually think that their child （25） have less pocket money than the children whom he often connects with even if they are wealthier. And they don’t expect their child ren to compare with the richer if some conditions make （26） impossible for the children to get the same pocket money （27） the children in the neighborhood.The pocket money is not controlled by the parents, because a child can learn to use money correctly （28） dealing with it himself. If a 7 –year –old child gets one dollar as a week pocket money and is made to put it all in his piggy bank to save it up, he can’t know （29） the real use for the money is. The children can use part of his pocket money to buy something he especially wants. By the time he is eight, he is old enough that parents can take thechild to the bank, （30）（open）a saving account for him, and encourage him to put a certain amount of his pocket money into the bank and watch his bank savings grow as entry by entry （存入）is made. He will be saving, earning, and spending suitable quantities all along in order to learn how （31）（manage） money and to keep him in a favorable position with his friends. If a boy can’t join his fellow s in a sweet shop once in a while because he has to save every cent he gets or earns for some big unknown project his parents have chosen for him, he is a sorry child.（B）Have you ever lain in the sun, ___(32) (enjoy) the entertainment of reading a newspaper? Have you ever sat in an underground railway, killing your boring time by turning a newspaper? If you have made it, there is no doubt_ (33)__you may not deny the importance of newspapers as a popular medium.Newspapers provide us with great convenience. (34) the electric media like televisions and computers offers us another way to obtain information, their generation by electricity limits their uses indoors. On the other hand, newspapers may be carried (35) we plan to. In addition, their small size and light weight will surely spare our effort to take them.__(36) advantage of newspapers lies in their non-pollution.It may be said without fear of exaggeration that almost all those electronic media do harm to people’s health. (37) (take) televisions for example: exposures to radiations (辐射), a kind of pollution, from them in the long run will damage people’s health, (38) (especial) for pregnant women. The same case can also be foundin computers. Newspapers, by contrast, are made of natural materials. Therefore no pollution will be given off nor are people subjected to the risk of illness when they read a newspaper.It is true that electronic media also has some superior (39) newspapers. They can give us more direct information, not only by words but by sounds and pictures as well. But regarding newspapers as a medium of the past is (40) apparent understanding, far from the truth.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.Miss Li was born in a big city. After she graduated from auniversity, she was asked to be sent to work at a 41 school ina mountainous area. There many parents have no money to send their children to school. As a(n) 42 , Miss Li found that she had responsibility for these children. So she made good use of her holidays to go back to the city, where she told her old classmates of her idea. As all her classmates are warm-hearted and love public welfare, they can 43 with her easily. After careful discussion, they agreed to organize a(n) 44 to do something for the poor children.In order to collect enough money, they often visited singers to ask them to offer the money that they get from the concerts. They often went to the factories and companies to beg the bosses and managers to 45 their money in the education in the poor areas. What’s more, they even reduced their 46 and spare their savings. Miss Li is good at 47 and know how to 48 the money that they collect. Now many children 49 by this association can go back to school.As time goes on, the association organized by Miss Li is a 50 name between the city where she was born and the area where she works. III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are fourwords or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.People often fall ill because of me. However, they can hardly blame me; it is largely their own 51 . A tired person may get caught, especially when he goes to crowded places with polluted air.A sudden change in 52 is another factor. In hot summer, people turn on the air-conditioner upon returning home. They will catch a cold easily.My latest victim is an energetic student. After school, he played football hard for two hours. Though 53 , he still went to the cinema. Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately.I seized this golden chance to 54 him. He reacted, trying to 55 me, but I was already 56 deep in his throat. He kept sneezing and his nose was running. 57 he put on some warm clothes, it didn’t work, for there were too many of us. Besides, his sore throat kept upsetting him, and he developed a cough to force me and my family out, but 58 .The next day he couldn’t go to school. He had lost his appetite and was not as 59 as before. His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C, which would help his 60 .For two days he was nursed by his mother. As he rested more,his defense strengthened and I began to feel the 61 . I knew I had to 62 him before long. But I am not the one who gives up easily, and I made every effort to fight back. 63 , it was my turn to feel 64 now, for his defense system was starting an all-out attack against me. I became 65 and finally my time was over.Do you know what I am?51. A. fault B. responsibility C. destinationD. business52. A. occasion B. temperature C. seasonD. condition53. A. excited B. hurt C. tiredD. late54. A. injure B. attack C. botherD. destroy55. A. get rid of B. get on with C. put up withD .take hold of56. A. reproducing B. waiting C. hidingD. disappearing57. A. Since B. Although C. Whether D. Once58. A. escaped B. succeeded C. failedD. regretted59. A. peaceful B. sensible C. happy D. energetic60. A. study B. development C. recovery D. effect61. A. loss B. pressure C. operation D. burden62. A. sacrifice B. catch C. forget D. leave63. A. Uncertainly B. Unsuccessfully C. UnusuallyD. Unfortunately64. A. reluctant B. disappointed C. painfulD. ashamed65. A. weaker B. bigger C. smallerD. strongerSection 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)Most people agree that honesty is a good thing. But does Mother Nature agree? Animals can't talk, but can they lie in other ways? Can they lie with their bodies and behavior? Animal experts may not call it lying, but they do agree that many animals, from birds to chimpanzees (黑猩猩), behave dishonestly to fool other animals. Why? Dishonesty often helps them survive.Many kinds of birds are very successful at fooling other animals. For example, a bird called the plover sometimes pretends to be hurt in order to protect its young. When a predator（猎食动物）gets close to its nest, the plover leads the predator away from the nest. How? It pretends to have a broken wing. The predator follows the "hurt" adult, leaving the baby birds safe in the nest.Another kind of bird, the scrub jay, buries its food so it always has something to eat. Scrub jays are also thieves. They watch where others bury their food and steal it. But clever scrub jays seem to know when a thief is watching them. So they go back later, unbury the food, and bury it again somewhere else.Birds called cuckoos have found a way to have babies without doing much work. How? They don't make nests. Instead, they get into other birds' nests secretly. Then they lay their eggs and fly away. When the baby birds come out, their adoptive parents feed them.Chimpanzees, or chimps, can also be sneaky. After a fight, thelosing chimp will give its hand to the other. When the winning chimp puts out its hand, too, the chimps are friendly again. But an animal expert once saw a losing chimp take the winner's hand and start fighting again.Chimps are sneaky in other ways, too. When chimps find food that they love, such as bananas, it is natural for them to cry out. Then other chimps come running. But some clever chimps learn to cry very softly when they find food. That way, other chimps don't hear them, and they don't need to share their food.As children, many of us learn the saying "You can't fool Mother Nature." But maybe you can't trust her, either.66. A plover protects its young from a predator by______.A. pretending to be injuredB. driving away the adult predatorC. leaving its young in another nestD. getting closer to its young67. By "Chimpanzees, or chimps, can also be sneaky" (paragraph 5), the author means______.A. chimps are ready to attack othersB. chimps are jealous of the winnersC. chimps are sometimes dishonestD. chimps can be selfish too68. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Some clever scrub jays often steal their food back.B. The losing chimp won the fight by taking the winner's hand.C. Cuckoos fool their adoptive parents by making no nests.D. Some chimps lower their cry to keep food away from others.69. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?A. How do animals learn to lie?B. Does Mother Nature fool animals?C. Do animals lie?D. How does honesty help animals survive?（B）“My kids really unde rstand solar and earth-heat energy,” says a second-grade teacher in Saugus, California. “Some of them are building solar collectors for their energy course.” These young scientists are part of City Building Educational Program (CBEP), a particular program for kindergarten through twelfth grade that uses the stages of city planning to teach basic reading, writing and math skills, and more.The children don't just plan any city. They map and analyze the housing, energy, and transportation requirements of their own district and predict its needs in 100 years. With the aid of an architect who visits the classroom once a week, they invent new waysto meet these needs and build models of their creations. “Designing buildings of the future gives children a lot of f reedom,” says the teacher who developed this program. “They are able to use their own rich imagination and inventions without fear of blame, because there are no wrong answers in a future context. In fact, as the class enters the final model-building stage of the program, an elected “official” and “planning group” makes all the design decisions for the model city, and the teacher steps back and becomes an adviser.”CBEP is a set of activities, games and imitations that teach the basic steps necessary for problem-solving: observing, analyzing, working out possible answers, and judging them based on the children's own standards.70. The Program is designed to __________.A. develop children's problem-solving abilitiesB. train young scientists for city planningC. direct kids to build solar collectorsD. train kids to be future architects71. An architect pays a weekly visit to the classroom to ___________.A. find out kids' creative ideasB. help kids with their programC. give children lecturesD. discuss with theteacher72. Who is the designer of the program?A. A teacher.B. An architect.C. An official.D. A scientist.73. The children feel free in the program because they _____________.A. can design future buildings themselvesB. need not worry about making mistakesC. are given enough time to design modelsD. have new ideas and rich imagination(C)Stonehenge（巨石阵）may have been a prehistoric health center rather than a site for observing stars or a temple in honor of the dead, scientists said yesterday. New evidence unearthed at the World Heritage Site in more than 40 years suggests that the monument was a place where the diseased and injured went in groups, seeking cures.After a two-week dig, scientists have concluded that Stonehenge was “the ancient healthcare centre of southern England” because of the existence of “bluestones”---the smaller columns of dolerite（辉绿岩）that formed an earlier stone structure.By dating pieces of remains to around 7330BC, Tim Darvill, of Bournemouth University, and Goff Wainwright, of the Society ofAmtiquaries have found that hunter-gatherers were at the site on Salisbury Plain 4,000 years earlier than thought. The first stage of Stonehenge, a round earthwork structure, was built around 3000BC. P rofessor Wainwright added: “I did not expect the degree of complexity we discovered. We’re able to say so much more about when Stonehenge was built and why---all of which changes our previous understanding of the monument.”The research reveals the importa nce of the henge’s famous bluestones. Hundreds of bluestone chips gathered at the site have led the team to conclude that the bluestones were valued for their curing effects---the key reason that about 80 of them, each weighing up to 4 tons and a half, were dragged more than 150 miles from the Preseli Hills to Wiltshire. After years of research, Professors Darvill and Wainwright have concluded that, for thousands of years, the Preseli mountain range was home to magical health centers and holy wells.Even today there are those who believe in the curing powers of the springs for coughs and heart disease, and people who use crystals and bluestones for self-curing. Radiocarbon tests have also revealed that the construction of the original bluestone circle took place around 2300BC, three centuries later than originally thought. Interestingly, on the same day died the “Amesbury Archer”---a sicktraveler from the Swiss or German Alps who had an infected knee---whose remains were discovered about five miles from Stonehenge. The professors believe that he was a devoted religious person who was hoping to benefit from the curing powers of the monument.74．Stonehenge is recently believed to be a place for people .A．to recover from poor health B．to observe star movementsC．to hold religious ceremonies D．to gather huge bluestones75．What can be inferred about Stonehenge from the passage?A．The springs could cure coughs and heart disease best.B．The new discovery was the same as what had been expected.C．Some huge bluestones were not produced at Stonehenge.D．The original bluestone circle was thought to be constructed around 2000BC.76．The sick traveler in the passage is supposed to be .A．a devoted religious person from StonehengeB．one of the earliest discoverers of StonehengeC．the first explorer to test the magical power of bluestones D．a patient trying to cure his infection at Stonehenge77．Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?A．Stonehenge: A New Place of Interest B．Stonehenge: Still Making NewsC．Stonehenge: Heaven for Adventurers D．Stonehenge: Still Curing PatientsSection CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.More and more corporations are taking an interest in corporate social responsibility (CSR). CSR is made up of three broad layers. The most basic is traditional corporate charity work. Companies typically spend about 1% of pre-tax profits on worthy projects. But many feel that simply writing cheques to charities is no longer enough. In some companies, shareholders want to know that their money is being put to good use, and employees want to be actively involved in good works.Money alone is not the answer when companies come under attack for their behavior. Hence the second layer of CSR, which is a branch of risk management. Starting in the 1980s, with environmental disasters such as the explosion at Bhopal and the Exxon Valdez oil spill, industry after industry has suffered blows to its reputation. So, companies often responded by trying to manage the risks.They talk to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and to governments, create codes of conduct（行为准则) and devote themselves to more transparency（透明）in their operations. Increasingly, too. they, along with their competitors, set common rules to spread risks.All this is largely defensive, but there are also opportunities for those that get ahead of the game. The emphasis on opportunity is the third layer of CSR: the idea that it can help to create value. If approached in a strategic way, CSR could become part of a company's competitive advantage. That is just the sort of thing chief executives like to hear. The idea of "doing well by doing good" has become popular.Nevertheless, the business of trying to be good is bringing difficult questions to executives. Can you measure CSR performance? Should you be cooperating with NGOs and you’re your competitors? Is there any really competitive advantage to be had from a green strategy?Corporate social responsibility is now seen as a mainstream. Big companies want to tell the world about their good citizenship with their devotion to social responsibilities. Done badly, CSR is often just window-dressing and can be positively harmful. Done well, though, it is not some separate activity that companies do on theside, a corner of corporate life reserved for virtue（美德）：it is just good business.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS)78. Both _________ in some companies find it no longer enough to simply donate money to charities.79. Give one example of the defensive measures of risk management according to the passage.80. With the emphasis on opportunity, the third layer of CSR is meant to_________.81. According to the passage, "good business" (paragraph 6) means that corporations ________ while making p rofits.第II卷（共47分）I. Translation （4+4+4+5+5）Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1. 应该呼吁更多的中学生加入到慈善义卖会中。