上海高考英语模拟试卷(十)

上海高考英语模拟试卷(十)

1 高考英语模拟试卷（十） 班级 ________ 学号 ________ 姓名________ 得分________ 第 I 卷（共 105 分） I. Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The 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. Japan B. Italy C. Australia D. Egypt ( ) 2. A. Four times B. Five times. C. Ten times D. Fourteen times ( ) 3. A. At s paint store B. At an oil market. C. At a science museum D. At a gallery ( ) 4. A. Work in the yard. B. Buy some food. C. Tell the man away. D. Buy some wood. ( ) 5. A. Go to work in a hurry B. Cooperate with the man C. Tell the man away D. Ask for help. ( ) 6. A. The man expects Mary to accept a reduced salary. B. The woman disagrees with the man. C. The boss notified Mary that she ’s been fired. D. Mary will be changing jobs soon. ( ) 7. A. She doesn’t spend much time with her friends. B. She doesn’t like her new school. C. She has adapted easily to her new school. D. She spends most of her free time at school. ( ) 8. A. He bought a lot of food for his brother. B. His brother helped him clean the fridge. C. He went out to eat with his brother. D. His brother ate up the food in the fridge. ( ) 9. A. Review the details of all her lessons. B. Compare notes with his classmates. C. Talk with her about his learning problems. D. Focus on the main points of her lectures. ( ) 10. A. The man blamed the woman for being careless. B. The man misunderstood the woman ’s apology. C. The woman offered to pay for the man ’s coffee. D. The woman split coffee on the man ’s jacket. Section B Directions: In section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you 2 have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. ( ) 11. A. In order to show she was familiar with the city. B. In order to see some places for the last time. C. In order to let the driver earn more money. D. In order to reach the destination on time. ( ) 12. A. Because he wanted to do her a favor. B. Because he shut off the meter by mistake. C. Because he had received her payment in advance. D. Because he was in a hurry to take other passengers. ( ) 13. A. Giving is always a pleasure. B. People should respect each other. C. An act of kindness can bring people great joy. D. People should learn to appreciate others ’ concern. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. ( ) 14. A. Footprints. B. Food. C. Living insects. D. Orange seed. ( ) 15. A. Don ’t touch animals under any circumstances. B. Don’t take away any natural objects from the park.. C. Don’t leave litter in the park or throw any off the boat. D. Don’t transport animals from one island to another. ( ) 16. A. To protect the guide ’s interest. B. To improve the unique environment. C. To ensure a trouble free visit. D. To get rid of illegal behaviors. Section C Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer. The caller is arriving at Sunnyside 17. __________ on 18. __________. What she has reserved is a 19. __________ room for two. It costs her 20. __________ in all. Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. What is the latest news in that area? 21. __________ have been killed. Which organization has sent troops to maintain peace? 22. __________ has. 3 What do we hope to prevent? We hope to prevent 23. __________ each other. What is going to be done in order to solve the problem? An 24. __________ is going to be held soon. II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. ( ) 25. We had a picnic last term and it was a lot of fun, so let ’s have __________ one this month. A. the other B. some C. another D. other ( ) 26. This new model of car is so expensive that it is __________ the reach of those with average income. A. over B. within C. beyond D. below ( ) 27. A warm thought suddenly came to me __________ I might use the pocket money to buy some flowers for my mother ’s birthday. A. if B. when C. that D. which ( ) 28. ---- I don ’t suppose the police know who did it. ---- Well, surprisingly they do. A man has been arrested and __________ now. A. has been questioned B. is being questioned C. is questioning D. has questioned ( ) 29. I was told that there were about 50 foreign students __________ Chinese in the school, most __________ were from Germany. A. study; of whom B. study; of them C. studying; of them D. studying; of whom ( ) 30. I just wonder __________ that makes him so excited. A. why it does B. what he does C. how it is D. what it is ( ) 31. I __________ along the street looking for a place to park when the accident __________. A. went; was occurring B. went; occurred C. was going; occurred D. was going; had occurred ( ) 32. ---- Did you enjoy yourself at the party? ----Yes. I ’ve never been to __________ one before. A. a more excited B. the most excited C. a more exciting D. the most exciting ( ) 33. So difficult __________ it to work out the problem that I decided to ask Tom for advice. A. I did find B. did I find C. I have found D. have I found ( ) 34. As the busiest woman in Norton, she made __________ her duty to look after all the other people ’s affairs in that town. A. this B. that C. one D. it ( ) 35. My cousin came to see me from the country, __________ me a full basket of fresh fruits. A. brought B. bringing C. to bring D. had brought ( ) 36. “You can’t have this football back __________ you promise not to kick it at my cat again, ” the old man said firmly. A. because B. since C. when D. until ( ) 37. The water __________ cool when I joined into the pool for morning exercise. 4 A. was felt B. is felt C. felt D. feels ( ) 38. Most of what has been said about the Smiths __________ also true of the Johnsons. A. are B. is C. being D. to be ( ) 39. ---- Is Jack on duty today? ---- It __________ be him. It ’s his turn tomorrow. A. mustn ’t B. won ’t C. can’t D. needn’t ( ) 40. The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket __________ the desert. A. covering B. covered C. cover D. to cover Section B Directions: Complete the following passage by the words in the bar. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. access B. popular C. advantages D. desired E. available F. involved G. wireless H. information I. restrictions J. offerings Many traditional and mid-career adults are now choosing to pursue the lively educational options available online. The ____41____ of e-learning are many. As people of all ages and backgrounds become increasingly reliant on the Internet for _____42___, online learning becomes more convenient and efficient. The skills needed to _____43___ and comprehend information online are becoming commonplace, and the flexibility of ____44____ computing means that any coffee shop, airport or bedroom can become a classroom. Online courses have a few, if any, scheduling _____45__, well-integrated learning resources and competitive degree options. Some of the nation’s most esteemed universities have joined long-time distance learning institutions like University of Phoenix and American International University with online degree ____46____ of their own. The changing online college landscape now includes traditional undergraduate and general studies programs. However, career-learning is still the most ____47____ online training option. Modern, net-savvy students know that the computer, business, legal and medical training offered by the best online learning institutions will give them a competitive edge in their _____48___ profession. If you’re interested in expanding your personal and professional horizons, research the many online schools _____49___. The career of your dream could be just a click away. 41. __________ 42. __________ 43. __________ 44. __________ 45. __________ 46. __________ 47. __________ 48. __________ 49. __________ III. Reading Comprehension Section A Directions: For each blanket in the following passage there are four words or phases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. Is the world really going mad? The other day I was sitting in a small restaurant _____50_____ a quiet drink and a talk with a few friends, when it suddenly ____51______ me that almost everyone in the restaurant was smoking. It wasn’t long _____52_____ the whole room was filled with smoke. I asked with an apology for permission to open a window to stop myself ____53______! Nowadays air pollution is something that we hardly question any more. However, I still can ’t walk down the streets in any of the big cities without _____54_____ that people are suffering from the air pollution. It is time for the government departments to introduce emission controls on all cars and ____55______ the public transport system to encourage people to _____56_____ their cars at home. A friend of mine takes flying each morning and it really makes him ____57______ when he climbs above the smog layer and looks down _____58_____ it and thinks: “I’m breathing that! ” This kind of ____59______ results from the bad management of resources. Waste things can, ______60____ should be treated properly. 5 House building, road construction and industrial development are all earth moving (or earth reducing) operations and can change the balances of _____61_____ created over millions of years. I would like to _____62_____ serious studies done on all these main works before they are built. Also, there should be ____63______ national pars set up to keep beautiful parts of our countries in their natural _____64_____. ( ) 50. A. have B. had C. having D. have had ( ) 51. A. seemed B. struck C. sank D. showed ( ) 52. A. ago B. after C. before D. now ( ) 53. A. standing B. sitting C. before D. dying ( ) 54. A. thinking B. persuading C. deciding D. learning ( ) 55. A. increase B. reduce C. improve D. raise ( ) 56. A. wash B. repair C. drive D. leave ( ) 57. A. sick B. tired C. foolish D. excited ( ) 58. A. on B. into C. from D. for ( ) 59. A. discussion B. question C. pollution D. operation ( ) 60. A. but B. yet C. still D. and ( ) 61. A. life B. mind C. human being D. plants ( ) 62. A. see B. start C. enjoy D. pay ( ) 63. A. few B. any C. more D. no ( ) 64. A. situations B. states C. soils D. places Section B Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A) Catherine Destivelle is a rock star. She loves rock, but she can ’t sing or play the guitar! She is a rock climber and a big star in France and Italy. She is the most famous woman climber in the world because she often climbs without ropes. She climbs in many countries but most often in the French Alps near Chamonix, where she lives. She started climbing near her home in Paris when she was five. Then, at fourteen, she joined the French Alpine Club to learn more, but immediately she climbed better and more quickly than the older members of the club. She won her first competition in Italy in 1995. Three years ago she found a new route up the Dru Mountain near Chamonix. The climb took eleven days and for four days the snow was so heavy that she could not move. Last year other climbers tried to follow the new Destivelle Route, but they failed. They are going to try again this year. People always ask her about her climbing. She says, “I climb because I ’m in love with mountains. I like touching the rock and reading the face of the rock. I like it a lot. I felt at home on the side of a mountain. I prepare well before I go, so I ’m never worried. ” Catherine chooses new mountains from books —like buying from a shopping catalogue! “Isee a nice mountain and I go to climb it! ” Her next mountain is in Pakistan. She is going there next month. “It’s much bigger than the Dru, so it ’s going to take longer to climb. An American climber, Jeff Lowe, is coming with me to help. ” ( ) 65. Catherine Destivelle is called “a star” because __________. A. she won a competition in 1995 B. she loves rocks C. she’s a famous woman climber D. she found a new route up to the Dru Mountain ( ) 66. She had great trouble finding a new route up the Dru Mountain because __________. 6 A. she lost her way B. the climb took 11 days C. she needed help from an American climber D. there was heavy snow ( ) 67. On the side of a mountain she feels __________. A. worried B. easy and happy C. like staying in the air D. healthy ( ) 68. We can infer from the passage people often ask her “ __________ ” A. Why do you like climbing? B. Are you in love with an American climber? C. Do you enjoy reading books on mountains? D. What do you do before you go climbing? (B) The days of elderly women doing nothing but cooking huge meals on holidays are gone. Enter the Red Hat Society — a group holding the belief that old ladies should have fun. “My grandmothers didn ’t do anything but keep house and serve everybody. They were programmed to do that,” said Emils Comette, head of a chapter of the 7-year-old Red Hat Society. While men have long spent their time fishing and playing golf., women have sometimes seemed to become unnoticed as they age. But the generation now turning 50 is the baby boomers ( 生育高峰期出生的人 ), and the same people who refused their parents’ way of being young are now trying a new way of growing old. If you take into consideration feminism ( 女权主义 ), a bit of spare money, and better health for most elderly, the Red Hat Society looks almost inevitable. In this society, women over 50 wear red hats and purple clothes, while the women under 50 wear pink hats and light purple clothing. The organization took the idea from a poem by Jenny Joseph that begins: “When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple. With a red hat which doesn ’t go, ” said Ellen Cooper, who founded the Red Hat Society in 1998. When the ladies started to wear the red hats, they attracted lots of attention. “The point of this is that we need a rest from always doing something for someone else,”Cooper said. “Women feel so ashamed and sorry when they do something for themselves.”This is why chapters are discouraged from raising money or doing anything useful. “We’re a ladies’play group. It couldn’t be more simple.” added Cooper’s assistant Joe Heywood. ( ) 69. The underlined word “chapter” in paragraph 2 means __________. A. one branch of an organization B. a written agreement of a club C. one part of a collection of poems D. a period in a society ’s history ( ) 70. From the text, we know that the “baby boomers” are a group of people who __________. A. have gradually become more noticeable B. are worried about getting old too quickly C. are enjoying a good life with plenty of money to spend D. tried living a different life from their parents when they were young ( ) 71. It could be inferred from the text that members of the Red Hat Society are __________. A. interested in raising money for social work B. programmers who can plan well for their future C. believers in equality between men and women D. good at cooking big meals and taking care of others (C) In the more and more competitive service industry, it is no longer enough to promise customer satisfaction. 7 Today, customer “delight ” is what companies are trying to achieve in order to keep and increase market share. It is accepted in the marketing industry, and confirmed by a number of researchers, that customers receiving good service will promote business by telling up to 12 other people; those treated badly tell tales of woe to up to 20 people. Interestingly, 80 percent of people who feel their complaints are handled fairly will stay loyal. New challenges for customer care have come when people can obtain goods and services through telephone call centers and the Internet. For example, many companies now have to invest a lot of money in information technology and staff training in order to cope with the “phone rage”—caused by delays in answering calls, being cut off in mid-conversation or left waiting for long periods. “Many people do not like talking to machines,”says Dr. Storey, Senior Lecturer in Marketing at City University Business School. “ Banks, for example, encourage staff at call centers to use customer data to establish instant and good relationship with them. The aim is to make the customer feel they know you and that you can trust them — the sort of comfortable feelings people have during face-to-face chats with their local branch manager.” Recommended ways of creating customer delight include: under-promising and over-delivering (saying that a repair will be carried out within five hours, but getting it done within two); replacing a faulty product immediately; throwing in a gift voucher ( 购物礼券 ) as an unexpected “thank you” to regular customers; and always returning calls, even when they are complaints. Aiming for customer delight is all very well, but if services do not reach the high level promised, disappointment or worse will be the result. This can be eased by offering an apology and an explanation of why the service did not meet usual standards with empathy (for example, “I know how you must feel ”), and possible solutions (replacement, compensation or whatever fairness suggests best meets the case). Airlines face some of the toughest challenges over customer care. Fierce competition has convinced them that delighting passengers is an important marketing tool, while there is great potential for customer anger over delays caused by weather, unclaimed luggage and technical problems. For British Airways staff, a winning telephone style is considered vital in handling the large volume of calls about bookings and flight times. They are trained to answer quickly, with their names, job title and a “we are here to help ” attitude. The company has invested heavily in information technology to make sure that information is available instantly on screen. British Airways also says its customer care policies are applied within the company and staff are taught to regard each other as customers requiring the highest standards of service. Customer care is obviously here to stay and it would be a foolish company that used slogans such as “we do as we please.” On the other hand, the more customers are promised, the greater the risk of disappointment. ( ) 72. The writer mentions “phone rage” (Paragraph 3) to show that __________. A. Customers often use phones to express their anger B. People still prefer to buy goods online C. Customer care becomes more demanding D. Customers rely on their phones to obtain services ( ) 73. What does the writer recommend to create customer delight? A. Calling customers regular. B. Giving a “thank you ” note. C. Delivering a quicker service. D. Promising more gifts. ( ) 74. Customer delight is important for airlines because __________. A. their telephone style remains unchanged B. they are more likely to meet with complaints C. the services cost them a lot of money 8 D. the policies can be applied to their staff ( ) 75. Which of the following is conveyed in this article? A. Face-to-face service creates comfortable feelings among customers. B. Companies that promise more will naturally attract more customers. C. A company should promise less but do more in a competitive market. D. Customer delight is more important for air lines than for banks. Section C Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need. A. Challenges of Home Schooling B. Disadvantage of Home School C. Academic excellence by Home Schooling D. Popularity of Home School E. Another advantage of Home Schooling F. Reasons for Choosing Home School 76. ________ Since the 1980s, home schooling has again become a growing trend in the United States. An estimated two million children go to school go to school in their own homes. The number of supportive groups, magazines, and other resources or home-schooling families is also on the rise. So what makes home schooling an attractive option for so many families? 77. ________ Each family has its own reasons for deciding to home school. Some parents worry about the quality of education and the violence in public schools, but can ’t afford private schools. Others believe that caring parents make the best teachers. They watched their kids to have an education tailored to their kids’learning styles. They also wanted their children to be taught according to their beliefs and values. They liked being able to handpick the curriculum they used. 78. ________ Some people question whether children can receive a good education from parents who are not trained teachers. But studies show that home-schooled students do very well. On standardized achievement tests, home schooler ’s average scores are in the 80 th percentile. Surprisingly, the parents ’ education level has very little effect on these scores. 79. ________ Some worry that children will not develop good social skills if they’re stuck at home all day. Many home-schoolers laugh when they hear this. Children who learn at home often get together to participate in field trips, sports teams, art classes and other activities. 80. ________ The proven benefits of home schooling are compelling. But educating kids at home may not be the right choice for all families. Parents must be willing to devote long hours to their children ’s education. In most cases, it ’s necessary for the family to live on one parent ’s salary. For the other parent show doesn’t “work ”, home schooling is a full-time job. Section D Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words Credit and debit cards are expected to overtake cash this year as Britain ’s most popular method of payment, 9 according to a new industry report. It will be the first time that card payments have outstripped cash for goods and services. There are 246 plastic card transactions made every second. Total plastic card use is expected to exceed ￡269 billion in 2004, just a whisker ahead of the predicted ￡268 billion for cash payments, said banking industry body-the Association for Payment Clearing Services. The group, which represents the major banks, said credit cards had become “demonized” (魔鬼化 ) as one of the main causes of ballooning debts, but added: “Without plastic, our society would virtually come to a stop. ” Last year, the number of plastic cards in use in Britain grew by 13 million, or 9%, to 160 million — the equivalent of 3.5 cards per adult. Two-thirds of card transactions are now made using debit cards. Plastic accounted for ￡ 244 billion of spending in 2003. “This year, total plastic card use, if business card usage is included, is expected to top ￡269 billion. In 2005 it is expected that personal plastic card usage alone will overtake cash payments, ” said Apacs. In terms of numbers of transactions, cash will remain much bigger than plastic for some time to come, it added. “Cash will always remain there for low-value payments. ” Meanwhile, 2003 was the year that e-commerce “came of age”in the UK. More than 18 million people bought goods or services online, up 50% on 2002. Credit cards accounted for 69% of the 200m transactions, with debit cards mopping up most of the remainder. Last year was a landmark year for another reason —the first reduction in card fraud for eight years. Fraud losses on plastic cards fell by 5% to ￡402 million as measures to combat cheat started to take effect. A new generation of cards containing computer chips is being introduced, and by the end of this year most people making face-to-face purchases will have to type their four-digit Pin number into keypads and will no longer have to sign receipts. (Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS ) 81. The phrase “a whisker ahead of” in paragraph one means ________________________________________. 82. Card fraud was reduced last year because _____________________________________________________. 83. According to the passage, what is the benefit brought about by credit cards? __________________________________________________________________________________________. 84. What do people need to do now when they shop with their credit cards? __________________________________________________________________________________________. 第 II 卷 （共 45 分） I． Translation Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 1.他碰巧以前做过类似的练习。 （happen） 2. 市民的环保意识从来没像现在这么强。 （Never） 3. 这个山区和外界隔绝是因为缺乏先进的交通运输手段。 （isolate） 4. 对于那些乐于帮助他人摆脱困境的人，人们总是满怀感激之情。 （grateful） 5. 你也老大不小了，究竟是追赶时尚还是穿出你自己的风格由你自己决定。 （up to） 10