上海英语高考试题及答案

2007年普通高等学校招生统一考试上海英语试卷第1卷（共105分）I.ListeningComprehensionPartAShortConversationsDirections：InPartA.youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit.Readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper.anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.A.Coke.A.Atarestaurant.A.Relieved.A.TheBrowns.A.A.Coke.A.Atarestaurant.A.Relieved.A.TheBrowns.A.7:00.B.Coffee.Atastudio.B.Worried.Tea.C.Ataconcert.C.Confused.B.TheBrowns’son.C.Thepostman.B.7:10. C.9:00.D.Water.D.Atatheatre.D.Depressed.D.Theneighbour.9:10.A.Theringisnothers. B. Shedoesn’thavegoldrings.C.Sheprefersgoldtosilver. D. Shelosthersilverring.A.Thescreendoesn’thavetobecleaned.B. Thekeyboardalsoneedscleaning.C.Themanshouldn’tdothecleaning. D. There’snotenoughtimetocleanboth.A.Thedriverwillstopthebusimmediately.Theguybythedoorwillhelpthewoman.Thewomanshouldcheckthemap.Hewilltellthewomanwhentogetoff.A.Shedislikesfireworks. B.Shehasplansfortheevening.C.Shedoesn’tfeellikegoingout. D.Shehastogettheatretickets.A.Theycan’tseethestarsclearly.

They’renotinthecitytonight.They’relookingatthestarsfromthecity.They’retalkingaboutmoviestars.PartBPassagesDirections:InpartB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.B.Itiseasyandrewarding.D.Ithasitsmovingmoment.B.Itiseasyandrewarding.D.Ithasitsmovingmoment.B.Nobodywasinjured.D.Manybuildingsexploded.B.Aseriousinjury.D.Abravejournalist.C.Itisdangerousbutexciting.A.Somebodywaskilled.C.Karenwasphysicallyhurt.A.Afiercewar.C.Aterribleexplosion.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingreport.A.Internetuseisincreasingquicklyinruralandurbanareas.MoreandmoreruralresidentshaveInternetaccess.PeoplehavealimitedchoiceonInternetproviders.CityresidentsusetheInternetfrequently.A.Over2million.B.Around6million.C.23million.D.17million.A.Moregirlshavetheirownwebsitesthanboys.1in4kidshaveInternetaccessfromhome.Mostkidsthinktheygettoolittletimeonlineatschool.Internetconnectionathomeisquickerthanthatatschool.PartCLongerConversationsDirections:InPartC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinmenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.B1anksl7through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.GardenRestaurantReservationFormName:Jessica_17 Time:9:00.—18 Numberofpeople:Six.PhoneNumber:_19__SpecialRequest: 20—dishes.Completetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation.WhatisHarrods,thebiggestdepartmentstoreintheUK.Famousfor?Its 21_andEgyptianHall.HowdopeoplefeelwhentheyareintheEgyptianHall?Theyfeeltheyare 22 .HowdoesHarrodsgetmostofitspower?Byproducing23 itself.HowisthebusinessduringtheJanuarysales?Thereisanincreasein24 ..Completethefrom.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.H.GrammarandVocabulary

Directions:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.Leavesarefoundonallkindsoftrees,buttheydiffergreatly sizeandshape.A.onB.form C.by D.inA.onB.form C.by D.inThemayorhasofferedarewardof$5000to whocancapturethetigeraliveordead.A.bothB.others C.anyone D.anotherA.bothAlanisacarefuldriver,buthedrives ofmyfriends.A.morecarefullyB.themostcarefullyC.lesscarefully D.theleastcarefully---Didyoutidyyourroom?---No,IwasgoingtotidymyroombutI visitors.A.had B.have C.havehadD.willhave---Guesswhat!IhavegotAformytermpaper.---Great!You readwidelyandputalotofworkintoit.A.must B.should C.musthaveD.shouldhaveWiththehelpofhightechnology,moreandmorenewsubstances inthepastyears.A.discovered B.havediscoveredC.hadbeendiscovered D.havebeendiscovered---Howwastheteleviseddebatelastnight?---Super!Rarely somuchmediaattention.A.adebateattracted B. didadebateattractC.adebatedidattract D. attractedadebateThelittleboycameridingfullspeeddownthemotorwayonhisbicycle. itwas!A.Whatadangerousscene B. WhatdangerousasceneC.Howadangerousscene D. HowdangerousthescenePopmusicissuchanimportantpartofsociety ithaseveninfluencedourlanguage.A.as B.that C.which D.whereAfteraknockatthedoor,thechildheardhismother’svoice him.A.calling B.called C.beingcalled D.tocallThereisnothingmoreIcantry youtostay,soIwishyougoodluck.A.beingpersuadedpersuading C.tobepersuadedD.topersuadeTheTownHall inthe1800’swasthemostdistinguishedbuildingatthattime.A.tobecompleted B.havingbeencompletedC.completed D.beingcompletedHismoviewonseveralawardsatthefilmfestival, wasbeyondhiswildestdream.A.which B.that C.where D.itSmallsailboatscaneasilyturnoverinthewater theyarenotmanagedcarefully.A.though B.before C.until D.if hereferredtoinhisarticlewasunknowntothegeneralreader.A.That B.What C.Whether D.WhereThetraditionalviewis wesleepbecauseourbrainis“programmed”tomakeusdoso.A.when B.why C.whether D.thatAtminus130℃,alivingcellcanbe forathousandyears.A.spared B.protected C.preserved D.developedSinceTom downloadedavirusintohiscomputer,hecannotopenthefilenow.A.readily B.horribly C.accidentally D.irregularlyMymorning includesjoggingintheparkandreadingnewspapersoverbreakfast.A.drill B.action C.regulation D.routineJohnwasdismissedlastweekbecauseofhis attitudetowardshisjob.

A.informalB.casualC.determinedD.earnestA.informalB.casualC.determinedD.earnestClozeDirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.（A）Beingaloneinouterspacecanbefrightening.Thatisonereasonwhyastronautsonsolo（单独的）spaceflightsweregivenplentyofworktokeepthem45.Theywerealsoconstantcommunicationwithpeopleontheearth.46,beingwithpeoplefromwhomyoucannotgetawaymightbeevenharderthanbeingalone.Thisiswhathappensonlongsubmarine（潜水艇）voyages.Itwillalsohappenon 47spaceflightsinthefuture.Willtherebespecialproblemofadjustmentundersuchconditions?Scientistshavestudiedthereactionsofmentooneanotherduringlongsubmarinevoyages.Theyhavefoundthatthelongerthevoyagelasts,themoreserioustheproblemof48is.Whenmenare49togetherforalongperiod,theybegintofeeluneasy.Everyonehaslittlehabitsofspeakingandbehavingthatareordinarilyacceptable.Inthelimitedspaceoveralongperiodoftime,however,theselittlehabitsmaybecomevery50.Apparently,althoughnoonewantstobe51allthetime,everyoneneedssomedegreeofprivacy.Whenpeopleareenclosedtogether,theyareinwhatiscalledastresssituation.Thatmeansthattheyareunderanunusualamountof52orstress.Peoplewhoarewell-adjustedareableto53stresssituationsbetterthanothers.Thatisonereasonwhysomuchcareistakenin54ourastronauts.Thesemenundergoalongperiodoftestingandtraining.Oneofthethingstestedistheirbehaviorunderstress.45.A.tiredB.asleepC.consciousD.busy46.A.SofarB.AfterallC.HoweverD.Therefore47.A.longB.fastC.dangerousD.direct48.A.fuelB.entertainmentC.adjustmentD.health49.A.shutupB.heldupC.broughtupD.pickedup50.A.pleasingB.annoyingC.commonD.valuable51.A.noisyB.aloneC.personalD.sociable52.A.emphasisB.conflictC.powerD.pressure53.A.handleB.createC.affectD.investigate54.A.becomingB.choosingC.orderingD.promoting(B)Onetopicisrarelymentionedinallthetalkofimprovingstandardsinourschools:thealmostcompletefailureofforeign-languageteaching.AsaFrenchgraduatewhohastaughtformorethantwenty-fiveyears,IbelieveIhavesomeideaofwhythefailureissototal.55thefaultsalreadyfoundoutintheeducationsystemasawhole—suchaschild-centredlearning,the“discovery”method,andthelowexpectationsbyteachersofpupils —therehavebeenseveralserious56whichhaveadirecteffectonlanguageteaching.Thefirstistheremovalfromthecurriculum课程)ofthethoroughteachingofEnglish57.Pupilsnowdonotknowaverbfromanoun,thesubjectofasentencefromitsobject,orthedifferencebetweenthepast,present,orfuture.Anotherimportanterrorismixed-abilityteaching,orteachinginabilitygroupsso58thatthemostablegroupsare59andareboredwhiletheleastablearelostand60bored.Strangelyenough,fewheadteachersseemtobeinfavourofmixed-abilityschoolfootballteams.Progressdependsonmemory,andpupilsstarttoforgetimmediatelytheystophaving61lessons.ThisiswhymanypeoplewhoattendedFrenchlessonsatschool,eventhosewhogotgoodgrades,haveforgottenitafewyearslater.62theyneverneedit,theydonotpracticeit.MostAmericanschoolshaveacceptedwhatisinevitableand63modernlanguages,evenSpanish,fromthecurriculum.PerhapsitistimeforBritaintodothesame,andstop64resourcesonasubjectwhichfewpupilswantorneed.55.A.DuetoB.InadditiontoC.InsteadofD.Inspiteof56.A.errorsB.situationsC.systemsD.methods57.A.vocabularyB.cultureC.grammarD.literature58.A.wideB.similarC.separateD.unique59.A.keptoutB.turneddownC.heldbackD.leftbehind60.A.surprisinglyB.individuallyC.equallyD.hardly61.A.extraB.traditionalC.basicD.regular62.A.AlthoughB.BecauseC.UntilD.Unless63.A.restoredB.absorbedC.prohibitedD.withdrawn64.A.wastingB.focusingC.exploitingD.sharingReadingComprehensionDirections：Readthefollowingfourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemmerearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonematfitsbestaccordingtomeinformationgiveninmepassageyouhavejustread.(A)Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?Ateacher?Adoctor?Howaboutanice-creamtaster?Yes,therereallyisajobwhereyoucangetpaidtotasteice-cream.JustaskJohnHarrion,an“OfficialTasteTester”forthepast21years.Testinghelpsmanufacturerstobesureofaproduct’squality.DuringhiscareerHarrisonhasbeenresponsibleforapprovinglargequantitiesofthesweeticecream—aswellasfordevelopingover75flavorS味道).Somepeoplethinkthatitwouldbeeasytodothisjob,afterall,youjusthavetolikeicecream,right?No—there’smoretothejobthanthat,saysHarrison,whohasadegreeinchemistry.Hepointsoutthatadairyorfood-sciencedegreewouldbeveryusefultosomeonewantingacareerinthis“cool”field.Inatypicalmorningonthejob,Harrisontastesandassesses60ice-creamsamples.Heletstheicecreamwarmuptoabout12°F.Harrisonexplains,“Yougetmoreflavorfromwarmericecream,whichiswhysomekidsliketostirit,creatingice-creamsoup.”Whiletheicecreamwarmsup,Harrisonlooksoverthesamplesandgradeseachoneonitsappearance.“Tastingbeginswiththeeyes,”heexplains.Hecheckstoseeiftheicecreamisattractiveandaskshimself,“Doestheproducthavethecolorexpectedfromthatflavor?”Nextit’stimetotaste!Continuingtothinkupnewideas,tryoutnewflavors,andtestsamplesfromsomanykindsoficecreameachdaykeepsHarrisonbusybuthappy—workingatonecooljob.65.WhatisJohnHarrison’sjob?A.Anofficial. B.Anice-creamtaster.C.Achemist. D.Anice-creammanufacturer.AccordingtoJohnHarrison,tobequalifiedinthe“coolfield”,itishelpfulto .A.keepadiaryofwork B.haveadegreeinrelatedsubjectsC.havenewideaseveryday D.findoutnewflavorseachdayWhatdoesHarrisondofirstwhentestingicecream?A.Hestirstheicecream. B.Heexaminesthecoloroftheicecream.C.Hetastestheflavoroftheicecream.D.Heletstheicecreamwarmup.Whichofthefollowingisprobablythebesttitleofthepassage?A.TastingwithEyes B.FlavorsofIceCreamC.JohnHarrison’sLife D.OneCoolJob(B)

(Youmjyruaddlrquestionsfirsi.)SCREENGRRE荐BBC!smooth-coaiedutter-'(ubtivei-lookincaround.Amagicalserieswhichgivesarealsenseotcuntcxtinrelationm(heplaiirtwtLEih^hn.rrviAGATHACHRISTIESPOTROT-inlfjmyGodkweaitfinished.WearelostintheddJ)谪山ebeginningu「(Youmjyruaddlrquestionsfirsi.)SCREENGRRE荐BBC!smooth-coaiedutter-'(ubtivei-lookincaround.Amagicalserieswhichgivesarealsenseotcuntcxtinrelationm(heplaiirtwtLEih^hn.rrviAGATHACHRISTIESPOTROT-inlfjmyGodkweaitfinished.WearelostintheddJ)谪山ebeginningu「atongtriphome,A飞, 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.exploresthelakes,riversandthecreaturesinthemisdevotedtothefreshwatercreaturesintheworldexplainstherelationshipamonginhabitantsontheearthfocusesonthedeepestriverontheplanetThephrase“stowaway”mostprobablymeans“ ”.A.hidesecretly B.talkexcitedly C.operateeasily D.guidesuccessfullyAmysterystoryadaptedfromAgathaChristie’snovelwillbeshownon .A.BBC1 B.BBC2 C.ITV1 D.Channel4(C)Mailcarrierswillbedeliveringsomegoodnewsandsomebadnewsthisweek.Thebadnews:Stamppricesareexpectedtorise2centsinMayto41cents,thePostalRegulatoryCommissionannouncedyesterday.Thegoodnews:Withtheintroductionofa“foreverstamp,”itmaybethelasttimeAmericanshavetouseannoying2-or-3-centstampstomakeuppostagedifferences.BeginninginMay,peoplewouldbeabletopurchasethestampsinbookletsof20attheregularrateofafirst-classstamp.Asthenameimplies,“foreverstamps”willkeeptheirfirst-classmailingvalueforever,evenwhenthepostagerategoesup.Thenew“foreverstamp”istheUnitedStatesPostalService’s(USPS)answertothecomplaintsaboutfrequentrateincreases.TheMayincreasewillbethefifthinadecade.Postalrateshaverisenbecauseofinflation(通货膨胀),competitionfromonlinebillpaying,andtherisingcostsofemployeebenefits,includinghealthcare,saysMarkSaunders,aspokesmanforUSPS.TheUSPSexpectssomefinancialgainfromsalesofthe“foreverstamp”andthesavingsfromnotprintingasmany2-or-3-centstamps.“It’snotyourgrandfather’sstamp,”saysMr.Saunders.“Itcouldbeyourgreat-grandchildren’sstamp.”Othercountries,includingCanada,England,andFinlandusesimilarstamps.DonSchilling,whohascollectedstampsfor50years,sayshe’sinterestedinthepublic’sreaction.“Thisisanentirelynewclassofstamps.”Mr.Schillingsays.Headdsthathe’llbuythestampsbecausehewillbeabletousethemforalongperiodoftime,notbecausetheycouldmakehimrich—thevolumeprintedwillbetoolargeforcollectors.“Wewon’tbeabletosendourkidstocollegeonthese,”hesays,laughing.TheUSPSboardofgovernorshasyettoacceptthePostalRegulatoryCommission’sdecision,buttendstofollowitsrecommendations.Noplanshavebeenannouncedyetforthedesignofthestamps.Themainpurposeofintroducinga“foreverstamp”is .toreducethecostofprinting2-or-3-centstampstohelpsavetheconsumers’costonfirst-classmailingtorespondtothecomplaintsaboutrisingpostalratestocompetewithonlinebillpayingBysaying“Itcouldbeyourgreat-grandchildren’sstamp”,Mr.Saundersmeansthatforeverstamps .couldbecollectedbyone’sgreat-grandchildrenmightbeverypreciousingreat-grandchildren’shandsmighthavebeeninheritedfromone’sgreat-grandfatherscouldbeusedbyone’sgreat-grandchildrenevendecadeslaterWhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?Theinvestmentinforeverstampswillbringadequatereward.Americawillbethefirstcountrytoissueforeverstamps.Thedesignofthe“foreverstamp”remainstoberevealed.2-or-3-centstampswillnolongerbeprintedinthefuture.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?Withforeverstamps,therewillbenoneedtoworryaboutratechanges.Postalworkerswillbenefitmostfromthesalesofforeverstamps.Theinflationhasbecomeathreattothesalesoffirst-classstamps.Newinterestwillbearousedincollectingforeverstamps.(D)ThetraditionaltentcitiesatfestivalssuchasGlastonburymayneverbethesameagain.Inavictoryofgreenbusinessthatiscertaintoappealtoenvironmentally-awaremusic-lovers,adesignstudentistoreceivefinancialsupporttoproduceeco-friendlytentsmadeofcardboardthatcanberecycledafterthebandsandthecrowdshavegonehome.MajorfestivalssuchasGlastonburythrowawaysome10,000abandonedtentsattheendofeventseachyear.ForhisfinalyearprojectattheUniversityoftheWestofEngland,JamesDunlopcameupwithamaterialthatcanberecycled.AndtocopewiththeBritishsummer,thecardboardhasbeenmadewaterproof.TakinginspirationfromaJapanesearchitect,whohasusedcardboardtomakebigbuildingsincludingchurches,Mr.Dunlopusedcardboardmaterialforhistents,whichhecalledMyhabs.ThedesignwonanawardattheannualNewDesignersExhibitionafterMr.Dunlopgraduatedfromhisproductdesigndegreeandhedecidedtotrytoturnitintoabusiness.Toraisemoneyfortheidea,hetouredtheCity’sprivatecompanieswhichfundnewbusinessandfoundasupporterinthefinancegroupMint.HeintroducedhisideatofourofMint'sdirectorsandwontheirsupport.Minthascommittedaround£500,000toMyHabandtakenashareof30percentinMr.Dunlop’sbusiness.ThefirstMyhabsshouldbetestedatfestivalsthissummer,beforebeingmarketedfullynextyear.Mr.Dunlopsaidthatthedesign,whichaccommodatestwopeople,couldhaveotheruses,suchasfordisasterreliefandhousingfortheLondonOlympics.Formusicevents,thecardboardhouseswillbeorderedonlineandputupatthesitesbytheMyhabteambeforethefestival-goersarriveandremovedbythecompanyafterwards.Theycanbepersonalizedandthecompanywillofferreductionsontheexpenseifpeopleagreetosellexterio（外部的）advertisingspace.Thebiggestfestivalsattracttensofthousandsofparticipants,withGlastonburyhavingsome150,000eachyear.Altogethertherearearound100annualmusicfestivalswherepeoplecampintheUK.Theeventsarebecomingincreasinglyenvironmentallyconscious.“Eco-friendlytents”inparagraph1refertotents .A.economicallydesirable B.favorabletotheenvironmentC.forholdingmusicperformancesD.designedfordisasterreliefMr.Dunlopestablishedhisbusiness .independentlywithaninterest-freeloanfromMintwiththeapprovaloftheCity’sadministrationinpartnershipwithafinancegroupwiththehelpofaJapanesearchitectItisimpliedinthepassagethat .theweatherintheUKischangeableinsummermostperformancesatBritishfestivalsaregivenintheopenairthecardboardtentsproducedbyMr.Dunlopcanbeuser-tailoredcardboardtentscanbeeasilyputupandremovedbyusers.Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith .anattemptatdevelopingrecyclabletentssomeeffortsatmakingfulluseofcardboardsanunusualsuccessofagraduationprojecttheeffectsofusingcardboardtentsonmusicfestivals(E)Directions:ReadthefollowingtextandchoosethemostsuitableheadingfromA—Fforeachparagraph.Thereisoneextraheadingwhichyoudonotneed.Doestablishedmusicianshavearesponsibilitytoguideandassistyoungup-and-comingmusicians?Didanyonepromoteyourmusicaleducationwhenyouweregrowingup?Whatkindof“worldmusic”doyouenjoy?What,syourcommentonpopmusic?Doesthecontemporarymusicpressgivejazzthecoverageitdeserves?What,swrongwiththemusicontheradio?AninterviewwithWyntonMarsalis,anotedjazzmusician80.ThereweretheolderjazzmusicianswhohungaroundourhousewhenIwasyoung.Isawhowmuchtheypracticed,howserioustheywereabouttheirart.IknewthenIhadtoworkjustashardifIwantedtosucceed.Ofcourse,myfatherinspiredmealot,andmanyteacherstookthetimetonurturemytalentandthetalentsofotherstudentsinourschool.81.Yes.We,vedonesuchapoorjobwithmusiceducationbecause,asasociety,wehaven,tmaintainedthekindofeducationthatatrueartistandmusicianneeds.Youngpeoplehaven,tbeenabletoequateromanceandtalentwithmusic.Forinstance,mostofthepeoplewhomakeitinthemusicindustrytodayhaveto