上海市浦东新区2014届高三英语二模试卷(含答案及听力文字).doc

浦东新区2014年高考预测英语试卷第I卷 （103分）I. Listening Comprehension Section ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. A hotel.B. A shopping center.C. A traffic light. D. A bus stop.2. A. 5:00.B. 4:45.C. 5:15.D. 4:10.3. A. Cook.B. Shop assistant.C. Saleswoman.D. Waitress.4. A. Parent and child.B. Policeman and witness. C. Bus driver and passenger.D. Receptionist and guest.5. A. She is not interested in movies. B. She thinks it is good news. C. She is too busy to go to the cinema. D. She has no idea about the news.6. A. Its good for health to have some ice cream. B. He cant eat any snacks because of his toothache. C. He doesnt believe in what the doctor says. D. He cant eat ice cream though he feels hot.7. A. Nervous. B. Surprised. C. Calm. D. Happy.8. A. Trying to draw a map. B. Painting the dining room.C. Discussing a house plan. D. Cleaning the kitchen.9. A. He has an ear problem. B. He never listens. C. He has never missed a meeting. D. He has something important to do.10. A. She cant say much about her travel.B. She didnt see the advertisement. C. She speaks highly of the advertisement.D. She doesnt like her travel very much.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Because he wanted to stay connected with nature. B. Because he thought farming was a promising job.C. Because he was tired of being a chef. D. Because he found farming interesting.12. A. Giving some financial support.B. Offering specialized business training. C. Promoting farm foods.D. Providing the link with the landowners.13. A. Many Americans have developed a taste for fresh local foods.B. More people in America tend to choose farming as a job than before. C. Local governments in America encourage people to take up farming as a job.D. The United States is among the worlds leading agricultural nations. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Famous creative individuals. B. A major scientific discovery. C. The mysteriousness of creativity. D. Creativity as shown in arts.15. A. Creative imagination. B. Natural curiosity. C. Logical reasoning. D. Critical thinking.16. A. It is beyond ordinary people. B. It is part of everyday life. C. It is yet to be fully understood. D. It is a unique human nature.Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.A Police RecordWitness name: _17_Robbery scene: A _18_ store Information about the robberHeight: _19_ feetHair color: Dark Age: Around 30Clothes: A dark _20_ and a light shirtBlanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.What is the name of the course?_21_.What problem does the woman have?She _22_ the reference books.What is the reasonable excuse for extension?Extensions are usually given to students who _23_.What is the Professors final decision?The woman is allowed another _24_ to prepare her assignment.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks,use one word that best fits each blank. （A）One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter. As she _25_ (ask) me to play chess with her, I suggested a game and she eagerly accepted. It was a school night, however, and at nine oclock my daughter asked if I _26_ hurry my moves, because she needed to go to bed; she had to get up at six in the morning. I knew she had strict sleeping habits, _27_ I thought she ought to be able to give up some of this strictness. I said to her, “What fun it is! Why not stay up late for once. ” We played on for _28_ fifteen minutes, during which time she looked anxious. Finally she said, “Please, Daddy, do it quickly.” “No,” I replied. “_29_ you want to play it well, youre going to play it slowly.” And so we continued until suddenly my daughter burst into tears, and admitted _30_ (beat). Clearly, I had made a mistake. I had started the evening wanting to have a happy time with my daughter but had allowed my intention to win to become more important than my relationship with my daughter. When I was a child, my desire _31_ (win) served me well. As a parent, I realized that it got in my way. So I had to change.（B）While income worry is rather a common problem of the aged, loneliness is another problem that aged parents may face. Of all the reasons _32_ explain their loneliness, a large geographical distance between parents and their children is the major one. This phenomenon is commonly known as “Empty Nest Syndrome” (空巢综合症).In order to seek _33_ (good) chances outside their countries, many young people have gone abroad, _34_ (leave) their parents behind with no clear idea of when they will return home. Their parents spend countless lonely days and nights taking care of themselves, in the hope that someday their children will come back to stay with them. The fact _35_ most of these young people have gone to Europeanized or Americanized societies makes it unlikely that they will hold as tightly to the value of duty _36_ they would have if they had not left their countries. Whatever the case, it has been noted that the values they hold do not necessarily match _37_ they actually do. This geographical and cultural distance also prevents the grown-up children from providing timely response _38_ the needs of their aged parents.The situation in which grown-up children live far away from their aged parents _39_ (describe) as “distant parent phenomenon”, _40_ is common both in developed countries and in developing countries. Our society has not yet been well prepared for “Empty Nest Syndrome”.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. rejectedB. eventuallyC. variousD. readyE. commercialiseF. prospect G. deliveredH. employed I. samplesJ. transplantsK. inevitablySince its appearance in 2007, researchers at San Diego-based Organovo have experimented with printing a wide variety of tissues, including bits of lung, kidney and heart muscle. Now the worlds first publicly traded 3D bioprinting company is getting _41_ for production. In January slices of human liver tissue were _42_ to an outside laboratory for testing. These _43_ take about 30 minutes to produce, says Keith Murphy, the firms chief executive. Later this year Organovo aims to begin commercial sales.The invention of 3D printing provided a technology now _44_ to manufacture everything from aircraft parts to body parts. But the _45_ of 3D bioprinting is even brighter: to create human tissues for research, drug development and testing, and _46_ as replacement organs, such as a kidney, for patients desperately in need of _47_. Bioprinted organs could be made from patients own cells and thus would not be _48_ by their immune (免疫的) systems. They could also be manufactured on demand.At present only a few of companies are trying to _49_ the production of bioprinted tissues. But Thomas Boland, an early pioneer in the field, says that plenty of others are interested. He also estimates that about 80 teams at research institutions around the world are now trying to print _50_ small pieces of tissues such as skin, blood vessels, liver, lung and heart. “Its a wonderful technology to build three-dimensional biological structures,” says Gabor Forgacs, who co-founded Organovo in 2007.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passages 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. It is officially known as The Swiss Re Tower, or 30 St Mary Axe. As a typical example of green architecture in London, what is most remarkable about the building is its energy-efficiency. _51_ its artful design and some fancy technology, it is expected to consume up to 50% less energy than a conventional office building. Green architecture is _52_ the way buildings are designed, built and run. Supporters of green architecture argue that the approach has many _53_. In the case of a large office, for example, the _54_ of green design techniques and clever technology can not only reduce energy consumption and environmental impact, but also reduce running costs, create a more _55_ working environment, improve employees health and productivity, reduce legal liability, and _56_ property values and rental returns. Going green saves money by reducing long-term energy costs: a survey of 99 green buildings in America found that on average, they use 30% less energy than conventional buildings. So any additional building costs can be _57_ quickly. The traditional approach of trying to minimize construction costs, _58_, can lead to higher energy bills and wasted materials. Green buildings can also have less obvious _59_ benefits. The use of natural daylight in office buildings, for example, besides reducing energy costs, also seems to make workers more productive. Lockheed Martin, an aerospace firm, found that absenteeism (缺勤) _60_ by 15% after it moved 2,500 employees into a new green building in Sunnyvale, California. _61_, the use of daylight in shopping complexes appears to increase _62_. It also found that students in naturally lit classrooms performed up to 20% better. The _63_ in productivity paid for the buildings higher construction costs within a year. Despite its benefits and its growing popularity, green architecture is still not as popular as expected. The main _64_ is co-ordination (协调), for green buildings require much more planning by architects, engineers, builders and developers than traditional buildings. But, without doubt, green architecture will _65_ to reshape the construction industry over the next five years, with ever more innovative, energy-efficient and environmentally friendly buildings. “No one is doing this for fun,” he says. “Theres too much at risk.”51. A. In place of B. Thanks to C. In spite of D. In addition to52. A. givingB. discoveringC. changingD. paving 53. A. benefitsB. factorsC. techniquesD. impacts 54. A. contrastB. completion C. manufacture D. combination 55. A. tenseB. pleasant C. fierceD. temporary56. A. involveB. enhanceC. shareD. show 57. A. recoveredB. gainedC. countedD. valued58. A. in return B. for instanceC. by contrastD. in general59. A. environmentalB. psychologicalC. academicD. economic60. A. multipliedB. estimatedC. recordedD. dropped 61. A. SimilarlyB. ContrarilyC. ConsequentlyD. Necessarily62. A. visitsB. relationsC. salesD. satisfactions63. A. performanceB. confidence C. increaseD. equal64. A. interestB. progressC. solution D. problem65. A. deserve B. helpC. workD. affordSection BDirections: Read the following 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）The person who set the course of my life was a school teacher named Marjorie Hurd. When I stepped off a ship in New York Harbor in 1949, I was a nine-year-old war refugee, who had lost his mother and was coming to live with the father he did not know. My mother, Eleni Gatzoyiannis, had been imprisoned and shot for sending my sisters and me to freedom. I was thirteen years old when I entered Chandler Junior High. Shortly after I arrived, I was told to select a hobby to pursue during “club hours.” The idea of hobbies and clubs made no sense to my immigrant ears, but I decided to follow the prettiest girl in my class. She led me into the presence of Miss Hurd, the school newspaper adviser and English teacher.A tough woman with salt-and-pepper hair and determined eyes, Miss Hurd had no patience with lazy bones. She drilled us in grammar, assigned stories for us to read and discuss, and eventually taught us how to put out a newspaper. Her introduction to the literary wealth of Greece gave me a new perspective on my war-torn homeland, making me proud of my origins. Her efforts inspired me to understand the logic and structure of the English language. Owing to her inspiration, during my next twenty-five years, I became a journalist by profession.Miss Hurd retired at the age of 62. By then, she had taught for a total of 41 years. Even after her retirement, she continually made a project of unwilling students in whom she spied a spark of potential. The students were mainly from the most troubled homes, yet she alternately bullied and charmed them with her own special brand of tough love, until the spark caught fire.Miss Hurd was the one who directed my grief and pain into writing. But for Miss Hurd, I wouldnt have become a reporter. She was the catalyst that sent me into journalism and indirectly caused all the good things that came after. 66. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph Two most probably mean?A. Hobbies and clubs did not interest the author. B. The author turned a deaf ear to joining clubs. C. Hobbies and clubs were inaccessible to immigrants like the author. D. The author had no idea what hobbies and clubs were all about. 67. Which of the following caused the author to think of his homeland differently?A. Stepping on the American soil for the first time. B. Her mothers miserable death. C. Being exposed to Greek literary works. D. Following the prettiest girl in his class. 68. It can be inferred from Paragraph Four that _. A. Miss Hurds contribution was recognized across the nation B. Students from troubled homes preferred Miss Hurds teaching styleC. The students Miss Hurd taught were all finally firedD. Miss Hurd employed a unique way to handle these students69. The passage is mainly concerned with _. A. how the author became a journalistB. the importance of inspiration in ones life C. the teacher who shaped the authors life D. factors contributing to a successful career（B）About PISAThe Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a triennial international survey which aims to evaluate education systems worldwide by testing the skills and knowledge of 15-year-old students. To date, students representing more than 70 economies have participated in the assessment.What makes PISA differentPISA is unique because it develops tests which are not directly linked to the school curriculum. The tests are designed to assess to what extent students at the end of compulsory education, can apply their knowledge to real-life situations and be equipped for full participation in society. The information collected through background questionnaires also provides context which can help analysts interpret the results.What the assessment involvesSince the year 2000, every three years, fifteen-year-old students from randomly selected schools worldwide take tests in the key subjects: reading, mathematics and science, with a focus on one subject in each year of assessment. The students take a test that lasts 2 hours. The tests are a mixture of open-ended and multiple-choice questions that are organised in groups based on a passage setting out a real-life situation. A total of about 390 minutes of test items are covered. Students take different combinations of different tests.Additional PISA initiatives PISA-based Test for Schools(PTS)As interest in PISA has grown, school and local educators have been wanting to know how their individual schools compare with students and schools in education systems worldwide. To address this need, the OECD (The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) has developed the PISA-based test for schools. It is currently available in the United States and the OECD is in discussions with govern