2013届徐汇区高三二模英语试卷及答案

1、2012 学 年 第 二 学 期 徐汇 区 学 习 能 力 诊 断卷高三年级英语学科（考试时间 120 分钟，满分150 分） 2013.4II. Grammar and VocabularySection A25. Your generous donation can make a huge difference the life of those living below the poverty line.A. fromB. onC. toD. of26. I thought the journey would be simple, but could be further from th

2、e truth.A. anythingB. somethingC. nothingD. any thing27. Well known for their amazing strength, ants can lift .A. heavier than 50 times their own weightB. 50 times heavy as their own weightC. 50 times heavy than their own weightD. 50 times their own weight28. Though he many times, he still had no id

3、ea of this complicated concept.A. had toldB. have been toldC. had been toldD. has told29. The Guinness World Records recognized 30-year-old Jessica Cox the first person without arms anairplane.A. flyingB. flewC. having flownD. to fly30. During my journey, I started thinking about how difficult it to

4、 travel before cars, trains and planesmade our lives so much easier.A. needn t have beenB. shouldn t have beenC. must have beenD. should have been31. Such great progress in English so far that his friends can hardly believe that.A. has Jack madeB. Jack has madeC. does Jack makeD. Jack makes32. Lost

5、in Thailand made people laugh and them without big, expensive effects.A. entertainsB. entertainedC. was entertainingD. had entertained33. there is nothing wrong with fast food, our health is more important than our desire to finish eatingas quickly as possible.A. OnceB. WhileC. AsD. Since34. of the

6、current news, whether it is domestic or overseas, is his daily routine.A. Being informedB. InformedC. InformingD. Having been informed35. The sight or even thought of snakes may give you a horrible feeling, but there are a few exceptions prove snakes are not always associated with horror.A. whichB.

7、whereC. to whichD. what36. Quantities of precious jewelry, buried deep in the earth, amazed all the people present.A. was foundB. were foundC. to be foundD. found37. Around 2000 years ago, many merchants travelled along became known as the Silk Road.A. whereB. whatC. thatD. which38. It was while Cha

8、plin was travelling with a group of other performers in the USA he was given achance to be in a film.A. whereB. whenC. thatD. which39. There were only ten minutes when they hurried to the departure gate at the airport.A. remainedB. remainingC. to remainD. being remained40. Beijing and Shanghai have

9、released their plans to gradually allow students to take college entrance exams their parents work as migrant workers.A. whereB. whenC. in whichD. thatSection 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

10、than you need.A. revolutionizedB. trickyC. availableD. destinationsE. competitiveF. territoryG. standardH. processedI. appealingJ. deliveryEveryone who knows Olivia Griffiths is impressed by her unique sense of style. Whenever she walks into a room, heads turn. Her friends wonder how she managed to

11、get the new Mulberry handbag that no one had thought was 41 in Australia yet.The truth is that Olivia has never left Australia. But with a few clicks of her computer mouse, she can travel to shopping 42 around the world. Online shopping has 43 the consumer experience. With the help of an increasing

12、number of online shops overseas, shoppers can now pick up interesting goods from all over the world.The biggest advantage of shopping on foreign websites is the wide range of choices available. For example, Chinese shoppers are often disappointed when Gap products are not available locally. But now

13、it order these products straight from the US with a credit card and a small 44 fee. Other benefits of online shopping include 45 prices. When items are bought online from other countries, they-fFeee often taxHowever, when you buy things from a foreign website, things can get 46 too. So make sure you

14、 pay extra attention to protecting your rights.Sometimes it can be difficult to handle foreign websites because of the unfamiliar language. For example, the term“ shippe&mworking days" can be confusing for Chinese shoppers, as it doesn' t clarify wis the time in which the product will a

15、rrive or the time it takes for it to be 47 .The method of shipping can also determine whether you get your product at all. Unless you choose express or priority shipping, which only takes a few days to deliver but is more expensive, most 48 international shipping doesn ' t offer a tracking optio

16、n hich means-onwe your products are shipped outside of the country there ' s no way of finding out where they are.The best consumers are the most sensible ones. If you' re interested in expanding49our shoppingforeign websites, make sure you do your research beforehand to avoid your money and

17、 products being lost on the way.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Starting around 1348, the plague（瘟疫）hit the continents of

18、 Europe and Asia. As a result, it killed an 50 forty million people. This disease has come to be known as the Black Death. Its victims suffered a horribly painful death 51 by fever and dying, blackened flesh.Although they are not certain, many historians agree that the Black Death probably originate

19、d in China and spread through trade 52, carried by fleas （跳蚤）found on rats. Rats are very common in cities, so theseareas were hit the hardest. The disease passed to humans when the fleas would jump from the rats to a human host.Every social group suffered from the Black Death-it was not a discrimin

20、ating （ 有识另U力的 ）disease. But those who lived in rural settings were sometimes 53, as were the wealthy, who had less 54 withoutsiders and could afford to move to more remote areas in an 55 to spare themselves.The Black Death had many long-term 56. Certain areas of Europe were nearly 57 after it,inclu

21、ding some of its prosperous cities. For example, Bremen, Germany, lost almost 7,000 of its 12,000 inhabitants; Florence, Italy, lost 40,000 of its nearly 90,000; and Paris lost more than 50,000 of its 180,000. Major cities had to create mass graveyards where the dead could be buried. European popula

22、tion only began to 58 again in the last decades of the 15th century.The Black Death also brought about 59 changes. As large numbers of peasants died, there was a shortage of labor. Peasants had 60 spent generations working for the same family, but after the plague hit, they began to take advantage o

23、f the labor 61. Workers 62 many times their usual pay forwork and would sometimes move to a new lord or noble who offered 63 incentives （刺激;鼓励）and working conditions. In this way, the Black Death caused the landowning aristocracy （ 贵族）to lose much of their power and social 64.50.A. enormousB. evalua

24、tedC. estimatedD. expected51.A. characterizedB. reportedC. specializedD. caused52.A. stationsB.goodsC. routineD. route53.A. infectedB. spreadC.sparedD. included54.A. contactB. similaritiesC. exchangeD. trade55.A. attractionB. attemptC. effectD. advantage56.A. consequencesB. harmsC. effectD. correcti

25、on57.A. bareB. populatedC. desertedD. developed58.A. declineB. recoverC. motivateD. grow59.A. economicB. racialC. globalD. political60.A. barelyB. usuallyC. stubbornlyD. previously61.A. boomB. growthC. shortagesD. drain62.A. wonB. chargedC. offeredD.sped63.A. higherB. betterC. similarD. changing64.A

26、. postB. dreamC. systemD. positionSection 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 pass

27、age you have just read.(A)The butterfly, which is competitive swimming' s 她WesWtsokeVeloped in the mid-1930s, butit wasn t allodwien the Olympics until 1956. The story of the butterfly is a good illustration of how coaches and swimmers are constantly searching for ways to improve stroke efficien

28、cy.s swiDuring the 1920s, the Japanese Olympic coaches used underwater photography to research stroke mechanics, and their efforts paid off when Japanese competitors won five of the six men medals at the 1932 Games in Los Angeles.It was a wake-up call to the rest of the swimming world, and one of th

29、e top US coaches - David Armbruster at the University of Iowa - began doing his own filming.Armbruster was seeking to make the breaststroke faster. He knew that the action of bringing their arms forward underwater slowed breaststrokes down, so he came up with a method of bringing the arms forward ov

30、er the water. The revised stroke (he kept the breaststroke kick) brought great improvements in speed.The following year, Jack Sieg, an Iowa swimmer, developed a technique involving swimming on his side and beating his legs in unison (一致) similar to a fish tail. As Armbruster later explained in the b

31、ook Weissmuller to Spitz: The History and Background of the Olympic Games :“ Sieg tried the same action whileswimming face down. Sieg synchronized his leg action with the butterfly arm action using two leg beats to each arm pull. " But the kick was ruled illegal because the legs moved in the ve

32、rticaH(t的)plane.Within a few years, nearly every breaststroker was using this overarm butterfly action without the kick. The pure butterfly wasn t legalized for some two decades, but at the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne official event.65. The best title of the article is .A. Why did the coaches and swi

33、mmers improve stroke efficiency?B. How did the butterfly come into being?C. How did the Japanese wake up the swimming world?D. When did the fly become an official event?66. The Japanese coaches use underwater photography in order to .A. wake up the swimming worldB. be paid more moneyC. know how to b

34、e a mechanic.D. improve stroke efficiency.67. Before the pure butterfly was officially recognized,years or so had passed .A. 15B. 20C.30D. 3568. According to the passage, which statement is NOT true?A. The Japanese coaches improved butterfly stroke.B. David Armbruster used filming to study stroke me

35、chanics.C. Sieg came up with the idea of beating legs like a fish tail.D. The butterfly was added to the Olympics in 1956.(B)Singapore National Eye Centre“I could have lost my vision.SNEC restored my sight. "A macular hole, a hole at the most crucial part of the retina brought Bonny Huang who i

36、s from HongKong to the Singapore National Eye Centre for treatment. The retina is the light sensing nerve tissue at the back of the eye. In no time the potentially blinding condition was treated and his vision is now restored.In April 2008, I noticed straight lines started to become distorted, and w

37、hite patch appeared in the centre of my vision. I went to the Singapore National Eye Centre immediately. The ophthalmologist, a medical doctor who specializes in eye care and surgery, found a central macular hole in my left eye.”The treatment of this condition involves delicate judgment dependent on

38、 the experience of the doctor. The success of the recovery, however, relies largely on the face-down posture by the patient.The Ophthalmologist explained to me the operational procedures, and taught me how to comply with the post-surgery face-down posture.Singapore National Eye CentreThe best part i

39、s that when I forgot some of the key points he told me, he showed no sign of resentment but instead comforted me not to worry before he went through the points again. I underwent an operation which lasted for only one hour, and maintained a face-down posture for three weeks. The result was very succ

40、essful.”“I once consulted my Ophthalmologist during his lunch time, and he attended to me without finishing his lunch. His understanding and concern shown towards his patients can be scarcely found in other medical centres. I am very pleased to have received timely treatment in Singapore National Ey

41、e Centre where the doctors care about their patients. ”50 senior and experienced eye surgeons, total staff strength of 460Ultra-modern facility with state-of-the-art technology and equipmentQuality assurance programme backed by 100% clinical audit of outcomesHigh impact research teams leading to lat

42、est treatment strategiesMulti-expert approach to treatment of complex eye conditions250,000 outpatient visits, 14,000 major eye surgeries, 13,000 laser procedures annuallySingapore National Eye Centre11 Third Hospital Avenue, Singapore 168751, International Patient Service 24-hour Hotline: 65-6100-

43、9393E-mail: ips.sg or visit .sg69. According to this passage, the Eye Centre is.A. a charity organization helping people solve their eye problemsB. an institute focusing on eye-treatment researchC. a hospital specializing in eye-problem treatment and researchD. an international institute treating pe

44、ople' s diseases70. Mr. Huang ' s case in the advertisement is intended to.A. give people advice on how to find good doctors to treat eye diseasesB. assure people of high quality of SNECC. explain the consequences of neglecting eye problemsD. tell foreigners they are welcome to SNEC71. Which

45、 of the following statements is TRUE of SNEC?A. Patients outside Singapore should call SNEC on work days.B. Latest treatment strategies result from multi-expert approach to treatment of eye diseases.C. High impact research teams are invited to deal with complex conditions.D. Nearly 11precent of the

46、staff of SNEC are senior and experienced ophthalmologists.（C）For most thinkers since the Greek philosophers, it was self-evident that there is something called human nature, something that constitutes the essence of man. There were various views about what constitutes it, but there was agreement tha

47、t such an essence exists that is to say, that there is something by virtue of which man is man. Thus man was defined as a rational（ 理性的 ） being, as a social animal, an animal that can make tools, or a symbol-making animal.More recently, this traditional view has begun to be questioned. One reason fo

48、r this change was the increasing emphasis given to the historical approach to man. An examination of the history of humanity suggested that man in our time is so different from man in previous times that it seemed unrealistic to assume that men in every age have had in common something that can be c

49、alled“ human nature. h ” The hiswas strengthened, particularly in the United States, by studies in the field of cultural anthropology （ 人类学 ）. The study of primitive peoples has discovered such a diversity of customs, values, feelings, and thoughts that many anthropologists arrived at the concept th

50、at man is born as a blank sheet of paper on which each culture writes its text. Another factor contributing to the tendency to deny the assumption of a fixed human nature was that the concept has so often been abused as a shield值牌）behind which the most inhuman acts are committed. In the name of huma

51、n nature, for example, Aristotle and most thinkers up to the eighteenth century defended slavery.Or in order to prove the rationality and necessity of the capitalist form of society, scholars have tried to make a case for acquisitiveness, competitiveness, and selfishness as natural human characters.

52、 Popularly, one refers cynically （愤世嫉俗地）to “ human nature ” in accepting the inevitability of such undesirable human behavior asgreed, murder, cheating and lying.Another reason for disbelief about the concept of human nature probably lies in the influence of evolutionary thinking. Once man came to b

53、e seen as developing in the process of evolution, the idea of a substance which is contained in his essence seemed untenable. Yet I believe it is precisely from an evolutionary standpoint that we can expect new insight into the problem of the nature of man.72. Most philosophers believed that human n

54、ature A. is the quality distinguishing man from other animalsB. consists of competitiveness and selfishnessC. is something partly innate and partly acquiredD. consists of rationality and undesirable behavior73. The traditional view of“ human nature " was strongly challenged by.A. the emergence

55、of the evolutionary theoryB. the historical approach to manC. new insight into human behaviorD. the philosophical analysis of slavery74. According to the passage, anthropologists believe that human beings.A. have some characters in commonB. are born with diverse culturesC. are born without a fixed n

56、atureD. change their characters as they grow up75. The author mentioned Aristotle, a great ancient thinker, in order to.A. emphasize that he contributed a lot to defining the concept of“ human natureB. show that the concept of“ human nature " was used to justify social evilsC. prove that he had

57、 a profound influence on the concept of“ human nature ”D. support the idea that some human characters are inherited.Section CDirections: 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. Try to know more abou

58、t your child.B. Being a daddy is your top priority.C. Value your child for what he is.D. Let your child teach you.E. Time is of the essence.F. Look for the good and praise it.Seven Simple Rules for DadMy main object in life is to make sure I do the best possible job raising Tommy, now aged ten. That means I have to be the best possible father I can