上海名校高中自主招生考试英语模拟试题二含答案

02 名校高中自主招生模拟试题I.GrammarandvocabularySectionADirections:Choosethebestanswer.Howdoesnatureformdangertopeopleintheworldandhowcan sciencehelpreducethatthreat?A.a,the B./,/ C.a,/ D.the,/Youngpeoplenowadaysaredifferentweusedtobe.A.fromwhat B.inwhich C.inhow D.inwhatWhenthechildrenheardthestory,theywerehalftodeath.A.scary,frightening B.frightening,scaredC.scared,scary D.frightened,frighteningdon,tliketotraveltobigcities,becausetome,onecityismuchlike.A.anotherB.theotherC.others D.either5.thestudentsgotocollegeintheirteenseveryyea匚A.AplentyofB.AgoodmanyC.AgoodmanyofD.AlotsofWheneveningfell,hiscarbrokedownandtherewasnooneinsighttoturntoforhelp.A.fortunatelyB.immediately C.allofasuddenD.atoncealwaystakesomethingtoreadwhenIgotothedoctor'sIhavetowait.

A.incaseB.sothatC.inorderD.evenifA.incaseB.sothatC.inorderD.evenifWhatdoyouthinkofmysuggestion?Sorry.What'sthat?Iaboutsomethingelse.A.thought B.wasthinkingC.amthinkingD.hadthoughtManyparentstodayfindtheirchildren'sideasstrangeandcan'tthem.A.talkto B.talkaboutC.referto D.relatetoHavingcheckedthedoorswereclosed,andallthelightswereoff,theboyopenedthedoortohisbedroom.A.why B.that C.when D.whereThealarmo'clockisbrokenanditspartshasfallenapart.WecanturntoGrandpaLi.Heisgoodat things・A.making,upB.putting,togetherC.playing,withD.filling,upLiving cancerhasmademerealizehowimportantitisforustotakeeverychancetolivelife thefullest.A.with,atB.on,toC.with,to D.through,atTrytocalmthepatientdown.Tellhimhelpis.A.inthewayB.onthewayC.inhiswayD.bythewayTheweatherturnedouttobefineyesterday.Ithetroubletocarrymyumbrellawithme.A.shouldhavetaken B.couldhavetakenC.needn'thavetaken D.mustn'thavetakenLook!Alargecrowdofpeopleareoverthere..―一Itmustbeatrafficaccident.

A.What'son?B.Howiseverything?C.Whafsup?A.What'son?B.Howiseverything?C.Whafsup?D.Whathappened?SectionBA)reunitedB)traditionalC)setasideD)entireE)typicallyF)legalG)occasionH)shutdownI)celebrationJ)calendar K)datesToenablemorepeopletounderstandtheimportanceoftradition,ourgovernmenthasmadeChina'sfourtraditionalfestivalsinto 1holidays,i.e.,theDragonBoatFestival,Mid-AutumnDay,Tomb-SweepingDayandChineseNewYear'sEve.TheMid-AutumnFestival,alsoknownastheMoonFestival,isapopular 2ofabundanceandtogetherness.It 3 backover3,000yearstotheZhouDynasty.Fallingonthe15Ihdayofthe8thlunarmonthoftheChinese 4,itistheidealoccasiontoseethemoonatitsfullestandbrightest.Traditionally,onthisday,mostoftheschoolsandbusinessare 5earlysothatpeoplecanhurryhometobe 6 withtheirfamilymembers.Atnight,the7 familywillgatherindoors,feastingonlavishfare.Afterwards,theywill8therestofthenighttoadmirethefullmoonandeatthe9food-mooncake.TheMid-AutumFestivalistheperfect 10 forafamilyreunion,similartoThanksgivingDayintheUSA.1. 2. 3. 4. 5.6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

III.ReadingComprehensionSectionAThehealth-careeconomyisfilledwithunusualandevenuniqueeconomicrelationships.Oneoftheleastunderstoodinvolvestherolesofproduceror“provider“andpurchaseror“consumer“inthetypicaldoctor-patientrelationship.Inmostsectorsoftheeconomy,itisthesellerwhoattemptstoattracta(n)2buyerwithvariousinducements(弓I诱)ofprice,quality,andutility,anditisthebuyerwhomakesthedecision.Suchcondition,3,isnotcommoninmostofthehealth-careindustry.Inthehealth-careindustry,thedoctor-patientrelationshipisthemirrorimageofthe_4relationshipbetweenproducerandconsumer.Onceanindividualhaschosentoseeaphysician-andeventhentheremaybenorealchoice-itisthephysicianwhousuallymakesallsignificant5decisions:whetherthepatientshouldreturn“nextWednesday/'whetherX-raysareneeded,whetherdrugsshouldbeprescribed,etc.Itisarareandexperiencedpatientwhowill6suchdecisionsmadebyexpertsorraiseinadvancequestionsaboutprice,especiallywhenthediseaseisregardedas7.Thisisparticularly8inrelationtohospitalcare.Thephysicianmustgiveevidenceofthe_9forhospitalization,determinewhatprocedureswillbeperformed,andannouncewhenthepatientmaybeallowedtoleave.Thepatientmaybeconsultedaboutsomeofthesedecisions,butinthemainitisthedoctor'sjudgmentsthatare10.Littlewonderthenthatintheeyeofthehospitalitisthephysicianwhoisthereal“consumer."Asaconsequence,the11representsthe“powercenter5'inhospitalpolicyanddecision-making,nottheadministration.Althoughusuallythereareinthissituationfourrecognizableparticipants—thephysician,thehospital,thepatient,andthepayer(generallyaninsurancecarrierorgovernment)—thephysicianmakesthe12forallofthem.Thehospitalbecomesanextensionofthephysician;thepayergenerally13mostofthebillsgeneratedbythephysician/hospital;andforthemostpartthepatientplaysa14role.Weestimatethatabout75-80percentofhealth-care15aredeterminedbyphysicians,notpatients.Forthisreason,economydirectedatpatientsorthegeneralarerelativelyineffective.1.A.peculiar B.normal C.minor D.vital2.A.eagerB.potentialC.overseas2.A.eagerB.potentialC.overseasD.reluctant3.A.moreoverB.thereforeC.howeverD.instead4.A.ordinaryB.permanentC.stableD.intense5.A.difficultB.consciousC.earlyD.purchasing6.A.acceptB.confirmC.challengeD.announce7.A.commonB.seriousC.mildD.preventable8.A.significantB.rareC.changeableD.alternative9.A.choiceB.needC.disadvantageD.importance10.A.balancedB.accurateC.independentD.final11.A.patientB.medicalstaffC.governmentD.insuranceagent12.A.academicB.typicalC.uniqueD.essential13.A.reducesB.sendsC.losesD.meets14.A.traditionalB.clearC.passiveD.dominant15.A.spendingB.scheduleC.therapyD.requirementSectionB(A)Earlyonemorning,morethanahundredyearsago,anAmericaninventorcalledEliasHowefinallyfellasleep.Hehadbeenworkingallnightonthedesignofasewingmachinebuthehadrunintoaverydifficultproblem:itseemedimpossibletogetthethreadtorunsmoothlyaroundtheneedle.Thoughhewastired,Howesleptbadly.Heturnedandturned.Thenhehadadream.Hedreamtthathehadbeencaughtbyterriblesavages(里,人)whosekingwantedtokillandeathimunlesshecouldbuildaperfectsewingmachine.Whenhetriedtodoso,Howeranintothesameproblemasbefore.Thethreadkeptgettingcaughtaroundtheneedle.ThekingflewintoacageandorderedhissoldierstokillHowe.Theycameuptowardshimwiththeirspearsraised.Butsuddenlytheinventornoticedsomething.Therewasaholeinthetipofeachspear.Theinventorawokefromthedream,realizingthathehadjustfoundtheanswertotheproblem.Insteadoftryingtogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedle,heshouldmakeitrunthroughasmallholeinthecenteroftheneedle.ThiswasthesimpleideathatfinallymadeHowedesignandbuildthefirstreallypracticalsewingmachine.EliasHowewasnottheonlyoneinfindingtheanswertohisprobleminthisway.ThomasEdison,theinventoroftheelectriclightlamp,saidhisbestideascametohimindreams.SodidthegreatphysicistAlbertEinstein.CharlotteBrontealsodrewinherdreamsinwritingJaneEyre.Toknowthevalueofdreams,youhavetounderstandwhathappenswhenyouareasleep.Eventhen,apartofyourmindisstillworking.Thisunconsciousbutstillactivepartunderstandsyourexperiencesandgoestoworkontheproblemyouhavehadduringtheday.Itstoresallsortsofinformationthatyoumayhaveforgottenorneverhavereallynoticed.Itisonlywhenyoufallasleepthatthispartofthebraincansendmessagestothepartyouusewhenyouareawake.However,theunconsciouspartactsinaspecialway.Itusesstrangeimageswhichtheconsciouspartmaynotunderstandatfirst.Thisiswhydreamsaresometimescalled“secretmsssagestooueselves”.Accordingtothemessage,EliasHowewas.thefirstpersonweknowofwhosolvedproblemsinhisdreamsmuchmorehard-workingthanotherinventors.thefirstpersontodesignasewingmachinethatreallyworkedtheonlypersonatthetimewhoknewthevalueofdreamsTheproblemHowewastryingtosolvewas.whatkindofthreadtousehowtodesignaneedlewhichwouldnotbreakwheretoputtheneedlehowtopreventthethreadfromgettingcaughtaroundtheneedleThomasEdisonisspokenofbecause.A.hegotsomeofhisideasfromdreams B.healsotriedtoinventasewingmachineC.hewasoneofHowe'sfriends D.healsohaddifficultyinfallingasleepDreamsaresometimescalled“secretmessagestnounselves"because.imageswhichhavenomeaningareusedstrangemessagesareusedtocommunicateideaswecanneverunderstandtherealmeaningonlyspeciallytrainedpeoplecanunderstandthem(B)PacificScienceCenterGuideVisitPacificScienceCenter'sStoreDon'tforgettostopbyPacificScienceCenter'sStorewhileyouareheretopickupawonderfulscienceactivityorsouvenirtorememberyourvisit.Thestoreislocated(位于)upstairsinBuilding3rightnexttotheLaserDome.Hungry?Ourexhibitswillfeedyourmind,butwhataboutyourbody?Ourcafeoffersacompletemenuoflunchandsnackoptions,inadditiontoseasonalspecials.ThecafeislocatedupstairsinBuilding1andisopendailyuntilonehourPacificScienceCentercloses.RentalInformationLockersareavailabletostoreanybelongsduringyourvisit.ThelockersarelocatedinBuilding1neartheInformationDeskandinBuilding3.PushchairsandwheelchairsareavailabletorentattheInformationDeskandDennyWayentrance.IDrequired.SupportPacificScienceCenterSince1962,PacificScienceCenterhasbeeninspiringapassionfordiscoveryandlifelonglearninginscience,mathandtechnology.Today,PacificScienceCenterservesmorethan1.3millionpeopleayearandbringsinquiry-basedscienceeducationtoclassroomsandcommunityeventsalloverWashingtonState.It'sanamazingaccomplishmentandonewecannotachievewithoutgeneroussupportfromindividuals,corporations,andothersocialorganizations.VtofindvariouswaysyoucansupportPacificScienceCenter.WherecanyoubuyasouveniratPacificScienceCenter?A.InBuilding1. B.InBuilding3.C.AttheLaserDome. D.AttheDennyWayentrance.WhatdoesPacificScienceCenterdoforschools?A.Trainscienceteachers. B.Distributesciencebooks.C.Inspirescientificresearch. D.Takesciencetotheclassroom.Whatisthepurposeofthelastpartofthetext?Toencouragedonations.Toadvertisecomingevents.Tointroducespecialexhibits.Totellaboutthecenter'shistory.SectionCDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanheusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetyvomoresentencesthanyouneed.Morethanaquarterareinsub-SaharanAfrica.Therearemanyreasonsforworldhunger.Ittakestheeffortofeverycountrytofightagainstworldhunger.Inthoseplaces,obesityisafarbiggerproblemthanhunger.Thoseplacesneedfarmorefoodthantheyactuallyget.Bytheendofthisyear,morethan35millionpeoplewillhavediedasaresultofnothavingenoughtoeat.In2009,thenumberofhungrypeopleintheworldreachedonebillionforthefirsttime.It*sdifficultnottobeshockedbythefactthatmorethanoneinsevenpeopleintheworlddonothaveenoughtoeat.63HungerkillsmorepeopleperyearthandiseasessuchasAIDS,malaria（疟疾）andTB（肺结核）combined.TheUNestimatesthatalmosttwothirdsoftheworld'shungrypeopleareinAsia,whichisofcoursetheworld'smostpopulouscontinent.64AlthoughthisregionhasamuchlowerpopulationthanAsia,ithasthehighestpercentageofhungrypeople.AlmostalloftherestareinLatinAmerica,NorthAfricaandtheCaribbean.Intherichestregionsoftheworldthereareonlyatinynumberofpeoplewhodon'thaveenoughtoeat.65Theyincludewars,droughts,floods,andtheover-useoffarmingland.Allthesefactorsaffectfoodproduction.Manypeoplealsoblamegreedybusinessmenforpushingupthepricesofbasicfoodsintheglobalmarket.Butthemostimportantreason,quitesimply,ispoverty,whichhasincreasedrecentlyduetothefinancialcrisisof2008.Althoughmanypeoplemaketheobviouspointthattherewouldbelesshungeriftheglobalpopulationweresmaller,fewpeoplewouldarguethatthereisnotenoughfoodtogoaround.Thebasicproblemseemstobenotalackoffood,butitsdistribution.Inthelast50years,globalfoodpr