2016虹口区高考英语二模试题

2016虹口区高考英语二模试题2016虹口区高考英语二模试题II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.A“Time,”saystheproverb,“ismoney”.Thismeansthateverymomentwellspentmayputsomemoneyintoourpockets.Ifourtime25(employ),itwilleitherturnoutsomeusefulandimportantpieceofworkwhichwillfetchitspriceinthemarket,oritwilladdtoourexperienceandincreaseourcapacitiessoastoenableustoearnmoneywhentheproperopportunitycomes.Letthose,26thinknothingofwastingtime,rememberthis.Ourlifeisnothingmorethanourtime.Tokilltimeisthereforeaformofsuicide.Weareshocked27wethinkofdeath,andwesparenopains,notrouble,andnoexpensetopreservelife.Butweoftencarenothingaboutthelossofanhourorofaday,28(forget)thatourlifeisthesumtotalofthedaysandofthehourswelive.Ourlifeisabriefperiodmeasuringsomeseventyoreightyyearsinall.Soadayoranhour29(waste)isthereforesomuchlifelost.Butnearlyonethirdofthishastobespentinsleep;someyearshavetobespentoverourmeals;someinwatchingsick-bedsofour30(near)relatives;someinmakingjourneysonlandandvoyagesbysea.Nowifalltheseyearsweretobedecreasedfromthetermoverwhichourlifeextends,weshallfindabouttwentyorthirtyyearsatourdisposal处置)foractivework.31remembersthiscanneverwillinglywasteasinglemomentofhislife.Theprecioushourofchildhoodandyouth,ifproperly32(supply)usincalculableadvantages.Ifweallowthesemorninghoursoflifetoslipaway,weshallneverbeabletorecovertheloss.BPeopleneedhomes:childrenassumetheirparents'placeashome;broaderscallschool“home”onweekdays;marriedcouplesworktogether33(build)newhomes;andtravelers...havenoplacetocallSohow34peoplewhohavetotravelforlongperiodsoftime?Don'ttheyhavetherighttohaveahome?Ofcoursetheydo.Someregulartravelerstaketheirownbelongingslikebedsheets,toothbrushesandfamilyphotostomakethemfeellikehome35theyare;somestayforlongperiodsinthesamehotelandasaresultbecomeveryfamiliarwithserviceandattendants;others36simplyputsomeflowersbythehotelwindowtomakethingsmorehomely.Furthermore,drivingacampingcarduringone'stravelsandsleepinginthevchicleatnightisjustlike37isgenerallythoughtofas“home”-onlymobile.Andhowaboutmaintainingrelationshipswhileintransit?Somekeepcontactwiththeirfriendsviainternet;somesendlettersandpostcards,orevenphotos;38mayjustcallandsayhi,justtolettheirfriendsknowthatthey'restillaliveandwell.Peoplefindwaystokeepintouch.39(make)friendsonthewayhelpstravelersfeellessathome.Backpackersinyouthhostelsmaybecomeverygoodfriends,evencloserbrothersandsiblings.Nowadays,fewerpeopleareworkingintheirlocaltowns.sohowdotheydevelopasenseofbelonging?Wheneverwestepoutofourlocalboundaries,thereisalwaysanotherSectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.AbookentitledBakerhasrecentlybeenpublishedinShanghai.NewbooklaunchwasheldlastweekattheOldChinaHandStyle,amajor41ofaseriesofwalkingguidebookscalledFromaforeignpointofview,thebookhas42thehistoryofJiadingDistrictbackbetweentheyearTangDynasty(618-907)andtheSongDynasty(960-1279),whenJiadinghadbeen“aleadingecomomicandintellectualinfluenceintheregionlongbeforeShanghaibecameamajortradingport”,asBakeris43inherbook.BakerfirstlandedinShanghaiin2011withherhusband,anengineerwithFord,whowassenttoworkinShanghaitoprepareforthe44thepast20years,”Bakersaidata(n)___45__withShanghaiDaily.“WhereverIgo,Iwouldjumpintothelocalhistoryandculturequicklyanddeeply.Havingtakena15-monthonlinecourseofChinesewithHarvard"s“ChinaX”,Bakerstarted46__outonherown.AnoccasionalexcursionintothenorthwestofShanghai,she“discovered”andfellinlovewithJiading.Sincethen,shehasvisitedJiading__47___,bringinhgfamily,friends,andtourgroups.Attheendof2013,theJiadingToursimBureauofficiallyinvitedBakertowriteabookonJiading.Withup-to-datefacts,usefulinformationand___48___pictures,Baker"s“Jiadin”isawellresearchedguideaboutinterestingareaslessthanonehourfromShanghai.Therearechaptersoncelebratintheseasonalandagriculturalfestivasthatareuniquetotheregion,storiesof__49___figureslivinginJiading,changestotheNanxiangOldTown;tourstonumerousgardens,museumsandtemples;andthedevelopmentofoutdoorrecreationalactivitiesinJiading"sAntingTown,suchastheF1carracing,horseridingandgolf.Withgoodpublic50andenoughgreenspace,BakerseesJiadingahighgrowthdistrictofShanghai,whichoffersaqualityoflifestyleandtourism.“Iseeabetter-plannedandforward-thinkingofthedistrictgovernment.AndIsincerelythankthepeopleofJiadingwhowelcomedmetotheircommunityandtrustedmewiththeirnarrative,”Bakersays.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Ifwecompareprofessorsandstudentstothehostofuniversity,thenthelibraryofauniversitycanbecomparedtothehalfway.Thequalityofauniversity,___51___,isindirectproportiontothatofitslibrary.AtHarvard,thelibraryisanessentialpartofeverybodyslife.Boththequalityandthe___52___ofthelibrarymakestudyapleasantprocess.HarvardLibraryisnotonlythemostancientlibraryintheUnitedStates,butthelargestuniversitylibrarywithlargestscale.In1638JohnHarvard___53hiswholelibrarytothethenHarvardCollege.After300yearsofdevelopment,thelibrarynowholds10millionsofbooksand___54morethan100branchLibrary.Inadditiontothelibrariesownedbyeachschool,therearesomebranchlibrarythatare___55insomeaspects.WhilemostofthebranchlibrariesareonHarvardcampus,someareasfarasinWashington,D.C.,oreveninFlorenceofItaly.YenchingLibraryisfamousforits___56ofEastAsianliterature.LamontLibraryisthefirstlibraryintheworldthatis___57forundergraduates.WidenerLibraryisthelargestlibraryinHarvard,onlysecondtoLibraryofCongress.What___58___tobementionedisthesystemorrathertheserviceofthelibraries.Usuallythelibrariesareopenfrom9a.m.to5p.m..Themainlibrariesareopenuntil10p.m..Thelibrariesforundergraduateswillevenbeopenallnightduringthe___59period.Thelibrariesalsoprovidewithstudentstheserviceof___60readingmaterialsforallcourses.Atthebeginningofasemester,eachteacherwillgivealistofbookstotheLibrarians.Thelibrariansare__61tofindoutthesebooksandputthemattheplaceswherestudentscaneasilyfindthem.Thereisnolimitationforthenumberofbooksthatstudentscanborrow.Asthespaceforthelibraiyislimited,manybooksare___62___insuburbanlibraiy.Despitethis,studentscangotofetchthebookatthe___63librarywithin24hoursaftertheysubmitrequestforthatbook.Evenifthereisonlyonebooktobefetchedfromthesuburbanlibrary,thelibrariesoncampuswillsendsomeonetodothejob.Thiskindof64whichputreadersinthefirstplaceisrareeveninIvyLeague.Therefore,studyatHarvardwillbeaenjoyableexperience.A.asaresultB.tosomeextentC.onthecontraryD.atalltimesA.influenceB.disciplineC.qualityD.prospectA.donatedB.assignedC.adaptedD.distributedA.containsB.composesC.involvesD.includesA.informativeB.differentC.secureD.peculiarA.collectionsB.documentsC.phenomenonD.exhibitionsA.unusallyB.formallyC.sepciallyD.especiallyA.remainsB.happensC.appearsD.deservesA.examinationB.experimentC.vacationD.graduationA.confrimingB.preparingC.selectingD.designingA.desperateB.willingC.reluctantD.responsibleA.exhibitedB.reservedC.storedD.classifiedA.appointedB.acceptedC.expectedD.restrictedA.performanceB.serviceC.activityD.responseA.fortunateB.creativeC.postiveD.enjoyableSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.Howdoyoupayforyourcoffee?Isitwithchange?Iusemytap-and-gocard.Idon'tevenneedtoentermyPINnumberorasignaturetoauthorisepayment.It'squickerandeverybodyinthequeueishappy.Contactlesspaymentsaregainingpopularity.Thoseconcernedaboutsecuritywillbepleasedtoknowthattheamountofmoneyyoucanspendinonegoislimited一intheUKit'scurrently£30.Butifthecardisusedafewtimesinarow,aPINnumberwillbeneeded.Ifathiefgetsholdofyourcardandgoesonaspendingspree,yourbankcoversyouagainstfraud.Whereas,ifsomeonestealsyourbanknotes,that'syourbadluck!Forthosewhoarealwaysforgettingwheretheyputtheircards,there'sanewsolution:wearabletech:clothingandaccessoriesthathaveintegratedelectronictechnology.KennethCukier,aneconomistandtechnologyexpert,says:Good,isn'tit?Andnewwaysofspendingmoneyarenotstoppingthere.Thefutureisallaboutbiometrics.Veryconvenientifyouareatthebeachorafestival一there'sanewsystemindevelopmentwhichwillmakeitpossibletoreadtheuniquemapsofveinsunderthesurfaceofyourfinger,andusethemtoauthenticatepayments一orprovethatit'syoumakingthepayments.Youjustneedtorememberwhichfingeryouregisteredwith.Sospendingmoneyisbecomingeasierallthetime.Andthetemptationtobuymorestuffincreases.Butit'sworthbearinginmindthatearningthemoneyinthefirstplacewillstillrequirethesameeffort.Backtoworkthen!Atheifwouldn"tbeabletobuymuchwithastolenwirelesscardbecause.thecarddoesn"tpermitwithdrawingmoneymorethan£30.there"salimittotheamountofmoneyspentatime.thewirelesscardmustbeusedafewtimesinone-go.aPINnumberisalwaysrequiredbeforepayment.Theunderlinedword“fraud”inparagraph2isclosestinmeaningtotheftB.protectionC.cheatD.phenomenonWhatmustbedonebeforeyouusebiometricsforpayment?Youmustprovethatit"syoumakingthepayments.Youmusthaveasmartphoneorawatchwithyou.Youmusthavesomethingtoreadyourfingers.Youmusthaveoneofyourfingersregistered.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?People、bankinginformationiskeptinasmallchip.Peoplecanonlyuseawirelesscardtoconsumecoffee.Wearabletechniqueisthesafestwaytomakeapayment.Atap-and-gocardneedsasignaturetoapprovepayment.AsiaTEFLandTheFarEasternEnglishTeachers'Association(FEELTA)The14thAsiaTEFLInternationalConferenceand11thFEELTAInternationalConferenceinviteproposalsfortheirjointconferenceonlanguageteachingandlearning:“ConnectingProfessionallyonELTinAsia:CrossingtheBridgetoExcellence”tobeheld30June一2July2016atTheFarEasternFederalUniversity,Vladivostok,RussiaCallforPresentationsConferenceDescriptionThe14thAsiaTEFLand11thFEELTAinternationalconferenceplacesemphasisonworkingtowardsexpertiseinEnglishLanguageTeachingthroughbeingconnectedprofessionallyinAsiaandworldwide.Professionalnetworkslinkteachersfromavarietyofeducationalcontexts,helpingtofosterresearch,advanceexpertiseandupdateknowledge.Weinviteeducatorsandscholars,policymakersandpractitionerstocollaborateandsharepedagogicaltheories,excellentteachingideasandrelevantpracticesdevelopedindiverseELTcontexts.The„bridgemetaphorinourthemeisinspiredbytheconferencevenue.TheFEFUcampusislocatedonRusskyIsland“acrossthebridge”fromthemainland.ItalsoreferstonewhorizonsandperspectivesinthefieldofELTthatwediscoverwhenwe“crossthebridge”toexplorepioneeringteachingideasandstimulatingexperiences.ConferenceSubtopicsWeinvitepapersonthefollowingsubtopicsinELT:・ELTcurriculumanddesign■Materialswriting■Teachereducationandprofessionaldevelopment■Teachingliteratureandthearts・ITinlanguageeducation■Interpretingandtranslation■GlobalIssuesinLanguageEducationTypesofPresentationsAllpresentationswillbegiveninEnglish.PresentersareencouragedtosubmitfullpapersoftheirpresentationtotheJournalofAsiaTEFL,theassociationsrefereedscholarlyjournal,tobeconsideredforpublication.■Papers:30minutes■Workshops:60minutes■Posterpresentations:displayedallday一presentersareexpectedtostandbytheirpostersreadytoexplainanddiscussthem,for60mins.■Paneldiscussions:90minutesProposalSubmission（提交）Materialstobesubmitted:■atitleofuptotenwords■anabstractofnotmorethan200words■aself-introductionofnotmorethan60wordsAllproposalsmustbesubmittedonlineviathefollowinglink:■Presentationsubmissionopens:November1,2015■Deadlineforsubmission:February29,2016QuestionsaboutproposalsubmissioncanbeaddressedtoLarisaKrainik,AbstractCommittee70.Whatdoestheexpression“CrossingtheBridgetoExcellence”inthetitleimply?ExploringengineeringteachingideasandstimulatingideastheprocessfromknowledgetoskillsonlanguageteachingandlearninginvitingproposalsaboutnewhorizensandperspectivesinthefieldofELTComingfromeverycountryintheworldtothefarEasternFederalUniversityThejiontinternationalconferencewillbeheldtobeconnectedprofessionallyinAsiaandworldwidecallforpresentationsoftheeducators,scholarsandpolicymakers.worktowardsspecialskillsorknowledgeinEnglishLanguageTeachingprovideachanceforteacherstocooperateandsharetheories,ideasandpracticesAccordingtothepassage,whatcanbelearnedfromtheconference?HowtoachievegoodresultsintheEnglishexams.EffectivecommunicationsskillsamongteachersHowtohelpteacherstoshareresearchskillsEffectiveteachingapproachesandtheoriesItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatThepresentationsaremostlikelytohavebeenpublishedduringtheconferenceAllpresentationsmustbesubmittedformallyonlinewithintherequiredtimePresenterscanonlychoosetotakepartinoneofthetypesofpresentationsPresentationsarerequiredtobeexplainedtotheparticipantspubliclyCScientistDetectGravitationalWavesWhatisgravitationalwaves?（引力波［Scientistshaveforthefirsttimeobservedripplesinthefabricofspace-time（时空涟漪）calledgravitationalwaves,arrivingattheearthfromaseverelydestructiveeventinthedistantuniverse.ItconfirmsamajorpredictionofAlbertEinsteins1915generaltheoryofrelativityandopensauniquenewwindowontotheuniverse,accordingtoagroupofscientistsatapressconferenceinWashingtonThursday.declaredDavidReitz,executivedirectoroftheLIGOlaboratoryatCaltech,attheconferenceintheNationalPressClub.AccordingtotheNationalScienceFoundation（NSF）experts,gravitationalwavescarryinformationabouttheirdramaticoriginsandaboutthenatureofgravitythatcannotbeobtainedfromelsewhere.Physicistshaveconcludedthatthedetectedgravitationalwaveswereproducedduringthefinalfractionofasecond（千分之一秒）ofthecombinationoftwoblackholestoproduceasingle,muchbiggerturningblackhole.ThisfierceshockoftwoblackholeshadbeenpredictedbutneverobservedbyNSF.ThegravitationalwavesweredetectedonSept14,2015at5:51amEDTbybothofthetwinLaserInterferometerGravitational-waveObservatory(LIGO)detectors,locatedinLivingston,Louisiana,andHanford,Washington.Basedontheobservedsignals,LIGOscientistsestimatethattheblackholesforthiseventwereabout29and36timesthemassofthesun,andtheeventtookplace1.3billionyearsago.Aboutthreetimesthemassofthesunwasconvertedintogravitationalwavesinafractionofasecond-withapeakpoweroutputabout50timesthatofthewholevisibleuniverse.Bylookingatthetimeofarrivalofthesignals--thedetectorinLivingstonrecordedtheevent7millisecondsbeforethedetectorinHanford-scientistscansaythatthesourcewaslocatedintheSouthernHemisphere,accordingtoapressreleasefromNSF,whichfundedtheresearch.ThenewLIGOdiscoveryisthefirstobservationofgravitationalwavesthemselves,madebymeasuringthetinydisturbancesthewavesmaketospaceandtimeastheypassthroughtheearth.“Ourobservationofgravitationalwavesaccomplishesanambitiousgoalsetoutoverfivedecadesagotodirectlydetectthiselusivephenomenonandbetterunderstandtheuniverse,and,fittingly,fulfillsEinsteinslegacyonthe100thanniversaryofhisgeneraltheoryofrelativity,”Reitzesaid.74.BysayingDavidReitzmean?WehumanstrulylandedonthemoonthistimeThetheoryofrelativitywasnotproveduntilnowGravitationalwavesarriveattheearthintheendScientistssuccessfullyobservedgravitationalwavesWhatdoNSFexpertstalkaboutinthethirdparagraph?GravitationalwavescarryinformationabouttheoriginsofnatureThenatureofgravitycannotbeobtainedfromgravitationalwavesthecombinationoftwoblackholestoproduceasingle,muchbiggerturningblackhole.GravitationalwavesonlyappearthefinalfractionofasecondofthecombinationoftwoblackholesAccordingtotheobservedsignals,LIGOscientistsfindoutthatthetwoblackholeswhichbroughtaboutthiseventweremuchbiggerthanthesunaboutthreetimestheweightofthesunbecamegravitationalwavesinthiseventtheeventproducedbytheobservedsignalstookplace1.3billionsyearsagothepeakpoweroutputwasabout50timesthatofthewholeuniverseFromthepassage,aconclusioncanbedrawnthatA.gravitationalwavescanmakedisturbancestospaceandtimeEinsteinpredictedtheobservedgravitationalwavesintheunivesegravitationalwavesisnotapuzzlingphenomenontotheworldanymorethisnewLIGOdiscoverywasmadetotestthegeneraltheoryofrelativitySectionCDirections:Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)hasdeclaredthespreadofmosquito