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1、上海市重点中学高三期中考试英语试卷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 wor

2、d that best fits each blank.(a)balance the scales?a high school principal from henan province and a delegate of the national people's congress proposed a controversial reform measure at the annual session of the npc in beijing li guangyu, the principal of the peking university affiliated high sc

3、hool in henan, complained that the nation top universities dont recruit enough students in henan,25of chinas most populousprovinces instcad of allowing universities to decide how many students they admit from each province, li proposed that admission quotas (配额) 26be given to provinces in proportion

4、 totheir population size such a system is fair to27(developed) regions with large populations,he said.this was not an entirely new idea the china university of political science and law was the only university to adopt this admission policy in 2006 by far, however, opponents28(point)out that such a

5、method ignores the difference in educational effectiveness29differentprovinces, and30such a quota system could lead to "education migration5 studentsmoving from provinces with higher education quality to other regions in hopes of facing weaker competition and better chances of getting into top

6、universities.others have proposed a different system,31no admission quotas were given lo eachprovince but all students nationwide compete in one pool for admission to a university based on their academic records and exam results proponents of this system insist it is the fairest, with nothing 32acad

7、emic merit deciding if a university should accept a prospective studen匚(b)faced with old age, lack for safety netsthe hard lives of33(age) migrant workers have come to national attention lately. themedia have reported that many migrant workers over the age of 50 say they want to save as much money a

8、s their body allows for them34(continue) earning. they have no pensions, which35(enjoy) by urban workers, and many arc still the chief earners of their families. they keep up their energy by eating more meat, and conceal their age by dying their hair.commentator cheng zhenwei writes on that36the phy

9、sical well-being of thesemigrant workers is worn some, the conditions of their families and their children are37biggerconcern. many of the migrant workers' children are also poor, and have little means to support their parents.worse still,38they often don'l have are the stomach and will for

10、haid work and also thelack of education or skills to find better-paying jobs 39 (face) with their own difficulteconomic situation, these migrant workers are short of hope and the prospect of inlierited poverty on the part of their children,40is the worst thing for them, according to chengsection bdi

11、rections: complete the following passage by using the words in the box each word can be used only once note that there is one word more than you needa. sincereb preferc- splitd.engagede. inevitablyf. dominateg yieldedh. appealingi. criticallyab. relieving ac. themevocalists who can reach super high

12、notes used to _41_ the stage on i am a singer. many jokingly call the show "i am a tenor". however, so-called poetic artist li jian has brought a breath of fresh air to the show with_42_ songs and bad jokesli made his debut with a performance of lake baikal and later with a performance of

13、when you are old, which helped him win weekly champion. his latest reinteipretation of the 43 of emotional south korean movie the classic shows the consistency in his song choices 一 comforting, touching melodies with soulful, poetic lyrics._44_, some have said li is but a mere one-trick pony competi

14、ng with singers pushing their vocal limits to new levels.ufm capable of hitting high notes, but i _45_ to move the audience with my emotions/' li told xinhua news agency.since the first day he entered showbiz with "campus ballad” group shuimu nianhua with lu gengxu, a schoolmate from tsingh

15、ua university, li has never 46 on what he really likes in music the duo was a success with several hits like their debut album's single having you in my life all along but the two went their separate ways due to creative differences after the _47_ li released several solo albums.li says his musi

16、c may be _48 to the minority, although his song legend, originally performed by faye wong at the 2010 cctv spring festival gala, became an overnight hit."before the song legend, i only had a small group of fans. i will always be a unique singcr-songwritcr because i want my fans _49_ in my own m

17、usic world/ he said.if that's all there was to li - a sentimental artist offering _50_ melodies 一 he wouldn't have caused such a big stir on i am a singeriil reading comprehensionsection adirections: for each blank in the following passage there arc four words or phrases marked a, b, c and d

18、. fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.play is the principal business of childhood, and in recent years research has shown the great importance of play in the development of a human being from earliest infancy, every child needs opportunity and the right materials fo

19、r _51_, and the main tools of play are toys. their mainfunction is to suggest, encourage and assist play. to succeed in this they must be good toys; _52_ it is important to choose suitable toys for different stages of a childs development.in recent years research on infant development has shown that

20、 the standard a child is likely to 53, within the range of his inherited abilities, is 54 determined in the first three years of his life. so a baby's ability to profit from the right play materials should not be underestimated. at no time in his life will a child 55 as fast as now. a baby, who

21、is encouraged and 56, talked to and shown things and played with, has the best chance of growing up _57_ there is no doubt that the right play materials and opportunities are of the utmost importancein the next 58，from three to five years old, curiosity knows no bounds. every type of suitable toy sh

22、ould be made 59 to the child, for trying out, experimenting and learning, for discovering his own particular ability. bricks and jigsaws and construction toys; painting, scribbling and making things; sand and water play; toys for imaginative and pretending play. children of this age are concerned an

23、d serious when they play, for to them play is a serious business, and through it they are60 about the world and growing up.by the third stage of play development from five to seven or eight years the child is at school. 61 for a few more years play is still the best way of learning, at home or at sc

24、hool. the right toy at this stage can sometimes _62_ the choice of a careeruntil the age of seven or eight, play and work mean much the same to a child but once reading has been 63, then books and school become the main source of learning. toys are still interesting and 64, but their significance ha

25、s changed to a child of nine or ten years, toys and games mean, _65_ adults, relaxation and fun.51.a. educationb.surveyc. foodd. play52.a. howeverb. thereforec. otherwised. whereas53.a decideb. speakc. arrived.reach54.a. apparentlyb. largelyc. hardlyd. lovingly55.a. developb. calculatec. performd. p

26、ailicipale56.a. persuadedb commandedc. stimulatedd. delivered57.a. successfullyb. independentlyc dominantlyd. emotionally58.a. decadeb.researchc. staged. generation59.a. similarb. familiarc. considerated. available60.a. complainingb. learningc overtakingd. wandering61.a. butb. soc. henced. though62.

27、a. refer tob. result fromc. lead tod. search for63.a. abandonedb. publishedc masteredd. depressed64.a. delicateb. valuablec. powerfuld. invisible65.a. as tob. well beyondc far fromd. opposite tosection bdirections: read the following four passages each passage is followed by several questions or unf

28、inished statements. for each of them there arc four choices marked a, b, c and d. choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have read(a)by the time the montgomery improvement association chose the 26-year-old martin luther king jr. as its leader, the hours-o

29、ld bus boycott (抵制) by the black citizens of montgomery, alabama, was already an overwhelming success king would later write that his unanticipated call to leadership ”happened so quickly that i did not have time to think in through.h uit is probable that if i had, i would have declined the nominati

30、on.halthough press reports at the time focused on his inspiring speech, king was actually a reluctant leader of a movement initiated by others. his succeeding writings and private letters reveal a man whose inner doubts sharply contrast with his public personality. in the early days of his involveme

31、nt,king was troubled by telephone threats, disagreement within the black community and montgomery "get tough” policy, to which king attributed his jailing on a minor traffic violation. one night, as he considered ways to "move out of the picture without appearing a coward/ he began to pray

32、 aloud and, at that moment, experienced the presence of the god as i had never experienced him before/1he would later admit that when the boycott began, he was not yet firmly committed to gandhian principles. although he had been exposed to those teachings in college, he had remained skeptical. mi t

33、hought the only way wc could solve our problem of segregation was an armed rebellion/1 he recalled. hi felt that the christian ethic of love was confined to individual relationships/1only after his home was bombed in late january did king reconsider his views on violence(at the time, he was seeking

34、a gun permit and was protected by armed bodyguards.) competing with each other to influence king were two passionate pacifists: bayard rustin, a black activist with the war resisters league, and the rev. glenn e. smiley, a white staff member of the fellowship of reconciliation. rustin was shocked to

35、 discover a gun in kings house, while smiley informed fellow pacifists that king's home was man arsenal/'66. what did king think of his nomination as leader of the montgomery boycott?a. he hadn't expected it.b. he had to think about it carefully.c he would refuse to accept it.d he was pr

36、epared to accept it.67. why was king unwilling to lead the movement at first?a. because he doubted if the boycott would be successful.b. because he was troubled with a traffic accident at that timec. because he thought he was too young to be a leader.d. because he himself didn't start the boycot

37、t6& which of the following is not mentioned as something that happened at the beginning of the black people's movement?a. king was put into prison.b black people disagreed with each otherc. king's anned rebellion proposal was turned down.d. black people found it hard to accept the policy

38、 pursued in montgomery.69. which of the following was the immediate cause that made king change his view on violence?a. the education he received in collegeb. the attack of his home.c the influence of two active non-violence advocates.d. the judgment of the supreme court.(b)consumers are being confu

39、sed and misled by the hodge-podge (大杂绘)of environmental claims made by household products, according to a ugreen labeling study published by consumers international friday among the report's more outrageous findings, a german fertilizer described itself as "earthworm friendly”， a brand of f

40、lour said it was “nonpolluting” and a british toilet paper claimed to be "environmentally friendlier.the study was written and researched by britaiivs national consumer council (ncc) for lobby group consumer international il was funded by the german and dutch governments and the european commis

41、sion.uwhile many good and useful claims are being made , it is clear there is a long way to go inensuring shoppers are adequately informed about the environmental impact of products they buy," said consumers international director anna fielder.the 10-country study surveyed product packaging in

42、britain, western europe, scandinavia and the united states. it found that products sold in germany and the united kingdom made the most environmental claims on averagethe report focused on claims made by specific products , such as detergent (洗涤剂人 insect sprays and by some garden products il did not

43、 lest the claims, but compared them to labeling guidelines set by the international standards organization (iso) in september, 1999researchers documented claims of environmental friendliness made by about 2,000 products and found many too vague or too misleading to meet iso standards.“many products

44、had specially-designed labels to make them seem environmentally friendly, but in fact many of these symbols mean nothing/9 said report researcher philip page"laundry detergents made the most number of claims with 158. household cleaners were second with 145 separate claims, while paints were th

45、ird on our list with 73. the high numbers show how very confusing it must be for consumers to sort the true from the misleading/9 he said.the iso labeling standards ban vague or misleading claims on product packaging, because terms such as "environmentally friendly" and 44non-pollutingm ca

46、nnot be verified. "what we are now pushing for is to have multinational corporations meet the standards set by the iso： said page70. as indicated in this passage, with so many good claims, the consumersa. are becoming more cautious about the products they are going to buyb are still not willing

47、 to pay more for products with green labelingc arc becoming more aware of the effects different products have on the environmentd still do not know the exact impact of different products on the environment71. a study was carried out by britain's ncc toa. find out how many claims made by products

48、 fail to meet environmental standardsb inform the consumers of the environmental impact of the products they buyc examine claims made by products against iso standardsd. revise the guidelines set by the international standards organization72. what is one of the consequences caused by the many claims

49、 of household products?a. they are likely to lead to serious environmental problems.b consumers find it difficult to tell the true from the false.c they could arouse widespread anger among consumer.d. consumers will be tempted to buy products they don't need73. it can be inferred from the passag

50、e that the lobby group consumer international wants toa. make product labeling satisfy iso requirementsb. see all household products meet environmental standardsc warn consumers of the danger of so-called green productsd. verify the efforts of non-polluting products(c)business has slowed, layoffs mo

51、unt, but executive pay continues to roar 一- at least so far. business week's annual survey finds that chief executive officers (ceos) at 365 of the largest us companies got compensation last year averaging $3.1 million up 1.3 percent from 2008why are the top bosses getting an estimated 485 times

52、 the pay of a typical factory worker? that is up from 475 times in 2013 and a mere 42 times in 1994. one reason may be what experts call the "lake wobegon effectn. corporate boards tend to suppose that "all ceos are above average11 aplay on garrison keillofs famous line in his public radio

53、 show, a prairie home companion, that all the town's children are mabove averagen consultants provide boards with surveys of corporate ceo compensation. since directors arc reluctant to regard their ceos as below average, the compensation committees of boards tend to set pay at an above-average

54、level. the result is that pay levels get up little by little.defenders of generous ceo pay argue there is such a strong demand for experienced ceos that the free market forces their pay up. they further maintain most boards structure pay packages to reflect an executive's performance they get pa

55、id more if their companies and their stock do well. so companies with high-paid ceos generate great wealth for their shareholdersbut the supposed creamofthecrop executives did surprisingly poorly for their shareholders in 2013, says scott klinger, author of this report by a bostonbased organization

56、united for a fair economy. if an investor had put $ 10,000 per person at the end of 2013 into the stock of those companies with the 10 highest-paid ceos, by year-end 2014 the investment would have shrunk to $& 132. if $ 10,000 had been put into the standard &amp poor's 500 stocks, it wou

57、ld have been worth $9,090. to mr. klinger, these findings suggest that the theory that one person, the ceo, is responsible for creating most of a corporation's value is dead wrong. hit takes many employees to make a corporation profitable.nwith profits down, corporate boards may make more effort

58、 to tame executive compensation. and executives are making greater efforts to avoid pay cut. since ceos, seeing their options "under water* or worthless because of falling stock prices, are seeking more pay in cash or in restricted stock.74. which of the following statements is true about garrison keillor?a. his idea on the ceos was recognized by corp orate boards b one of his lines had been modified to describe the ceos.c. his play pointed out that hall ceos are above averagem.d. his radio program aroused the &