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长宁区2015年高三英语教学质量抽测I卷（103分SectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.A.Atthebus B.AttheC.Atthepost D.AttheA.Librarianand B.TeacherandC.Bossand D.Shop-assistantandA.Itisquite B.It'stime-C.Itisn'tworth D.ItisveryA.Tocomplainabouther B.TogooverfortheC.Togetsomeelectric D.TohaveherheaterA.Topostponehis B.TobookinanotherhoC.Tostayinthespare D.ToreservearoominA.Accident B.RescueC.Plane D.CrashA.Hehassometroublewithhis B.Heisn'tgettingalongwellwiththeC.Hehasn'tregisteredforaproper D.Hecan'tapplythetheorytohisA.Shewentoutofthewaytomeetthe B.ShewaspleasedtotalkwiththeC.Shetookthemanwherehewantedto D.ShemissedthechancetohelptheA.Smithwillkeepthesurprisepartya B.Lucyhasn'tgotanypromisefromC.Theyshouldn'thavetoldLucyabouttheparty. D.There'snosecretbetweenSmithandA.VolunteershavetoconnecttheB.ThemanhasnotimetodovoluntaryC.VoluntaryworkrequiresdevotionofD.ManypeoplehavesignedupforvoluntarySectionDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestiononeachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingA.NicklostthebookIvanborrowedfromtheB.ThebookIvanborrowedfromNickwasC.NickandIvan sinMs.Salmon'sD.IvanwasaskedtoreturnthebookbeforefinishingA.SheaskedNickandIvantosolvetheproblembyB.ShegaveNickandIvanthesolutiontotheirproblemimmediaC.SheaskedstudentsinsocialstudiesclasstohelpsolvetheD.ShepersuadedIvantopayforthebookthatNicklenttoA.AgoodwaytoresolvesistoturntoyourbestB.NickandIvanwereunsatisfiedwiththesolutiontotheirC.SigninganagreementhelpedtosolveNickandIvan'sD.SocialstudiesclasscanequipstudentswithskillstoresolveQuestions14through16arebasedonthefollowingA.ShewantedtohaveagardensimilartotheirB.HerhusbandwouldliketohaveabeautifulC.ShewasgoingtomaketherentedhouseherownD.ThecommunityrequiredthemtokeepthebackyardA.BygettinginvolvedinngvoluntaryB.BypickingupmailsfortheirC.Bykeeaneyeontheirneighbors'D.ByplantingtreesalongthestreetwithA.HerhusbandvolunteeredtoworkintheB.TheytookonnewresponsibilitiesfortheirC.ShewasplanningtoplantanewgardenintheD.SheenjoyedtherelationshiptheybuiltwiththeSectionDirections:InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingStrengths:Strengths: wellwithstatistics;Problems:lackof poorat Name:Essaytopic: MemoaboutStudents'EssayCompletethe WriteONEWORDforeachBlanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingWhycouldn'tthetouristsgooutintooceanasBecauseof intheWhatarethetouristslikelytofindinwaternearthemouthofthe WhencanthetouriststakeabathinthebubblinghotBefore Howlongwillthetrip Completetheform.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachGrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Readthefollowingtwopassages.Fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherent.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword.Fortheotherblanks,fillineachblankwithoneproperword.Makesurethatyouranswersaregrammaticallycorrect.Wehadtoclimbrightupthehill,whichisverysteep,and,whencloseunderit,itseemedtobehigh,butwesoonreachedthetop.Whenwewerethere,wehadlostsightofthelake;andnowourroadwasoverawildland.25(go)alittleway,wesawbeforeus,atthedistanceofabouthalfa,averylargestonebuilding,withahighwallroundit,neitherfieldnortreeThewildlandwasovergrownwithgreygrassthatcattlemightfeedupon.Wecouldnot26thisbuildingwas.Itappeared27 ithadbeenbuiltstrongtodefendfromstorms;butforwhatpurpose?Williamcalledouttousthatweshouldobservethatplacewell,foritwasexactlylikeoneofthesheltersoftheAlps(阿尔卑斯山),28(build)forthereceptionoftravelers,andindeedIhadthoughtit29beso.Thisbuilding,fromitssingularstructureandappearance,madetheplace,whichisitselfinacountry30Scotland,remarkable.Whenwe31(pass)itandlookedback,threepyramidalmountainsontheoppositesideofLockLomondendedtheview,32incertainkindofweathermightbeverygrand.OurhighlandcompanionhadnotgotenoughEnglishtogiveusanyinformationconcerningthissrangebuilding.Whatwecouldonlygetfromherwasthatitwasa"largehouse",whichwasplainAllplantsneedwatertogrow.Wateringplantsseemslikeasimpletaskbutitactuallyrequiresmanyconsiderations.Forexample,plantsgrowinginareaswithlowrainfallor33(expose)todrywindrequiremorewater.Ontheotherhand,plantswhichhaveagoodadaptationtodryconditionsorhavetheabilitytostorewaterintheircells34(frequent)watering.Thewateringofplantsshouldnotbeviewedasaminorprocessingardening35 thistaskplaysanextremelyimportantroleinensuringhealthyplantLet'sfirsttakeacloserlookatplantsgrowingingardens.Sincewateringisacriticaltask,36accessiblewatersupplyisvital.Agardentapwithahoseofsufficientlengthtoreachthefurthestpartofthegarden37(prefer).Thistendstomakewateringmucheasierandensuresadequatewaterisprovidedfortheplants.Mostinexperiencedgardenerswaterlittle38veryfrequently.Thisisundesirableasitencouragesshallowrootgrowth.Inaddition,wateringinfullsuncausesleavestolosewaterquicklyfromthesurfaceofthesoil.Therefore,someexperts mend39 (install)anautomaticwateringsystem.Asforplantsgrowinginpotsorcontainers,theytendtolosewaterrapidly.Onewaytoreducesuchariskis40(group)theplantsclosetogethertokeepmoisture.Trytomovethemtoashadyplaceifyouareawayfromhomeforafewdays.Otherwise,youwillreturnhometoseeyourplantsdead.SectionDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.SectionDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.B.C.D.E.G.H.I.J.K.Thefortunatepeopleintheworld,theonlyreallyfortunatepeopleintheworldinmymind,arethosewhoseworkisalsotheirpleasure.Theclassisnotalargeone,notnearlysolargeasitisoften41tobe,andauthorsareperhapsoneofthemostimportantelementsinitscomposition.Theyenjoyinthis42 atleastarealharmonyoflife.Tomymindtobeabletomakeyourworkyourpleasureistheoneclassdistinctionintheworldworthstrivingfor;andIdonot43thatotherstendtoenvythosehappyhumanbeingswhofindtheirlivelihoodinthegayeffusions(流露)oftheirfancy,towhomeveryhouroflaborisanhourof44andevenaholidayisalmostdeprivation(丧失).Whetheramanwriteswellorill,hasmuchtosayorlittle,ifhecaresaboutwritingatall,hewillappreciatethepleasuresofcomposition.Tositatthetableonasunnymorning,withfourclearhoursofuninterruptibleplentyofnicewhitepaperandapenistruehappiness.Withthecompleteabsorptionofthemindupona(n)46 occupation,whatmoreistherethanthattodesire?Whatdoesitmatterwhathappensoutside?TheHouseofCommonsmaydowhatitlikes,andsomaytheHouseofLords.Thebottommaybe47 cleanoutoftheAmericanmarket.Theheathen(异)mayshow48 angerineverypartoftheglobe.Nevermind,forfourhours,atanyrate,wewill49 ourselvesfromacommon,ill-erned,and50world.SectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Earlyintheageofaffluence(富裕)thatfollowedWorldWarII,anAmericaneconomicystdeclared,"Ourenormouslyproductiveeconomydemandsthatwemakeconsumptionourwayoflife,thatweconvertthebuyinganduseofgoodsintohabits,thatweseekour51 ourself-satisfactioninconsumption.Weneedthingsconsumed,burnedup,wornout,replacedatanever rate."Americanshave Consumptionhas eacentralpillaroflifeinindustriallandsandisevendeeplyrootedinsocial54.Opinionsurveysintheworld'stwolargesteconomies,JapanandtheUnitedStates,showconsumeristdefinitionsofsuccess ingverypopular.Overconsumptionbythefortunateintheworldisanenvironmentalproblem55inseveritybyanythingbutperhapspopulationgrowth.Theirincreasingexploitationofresources56toexhaustorunalterablyspoilsforests,soils,water,airandIronically有讽刺意味的highconsumptionmaybea57blessinginhumantermstoo.Thetime-honoredvaluesofintegrityofcharacter,goodwork,friendship,familyandcommunityhaveoftenbeen58intherushtoriches.Thus,manypeopleintheindustriallandshaveasensethattheirworldofplentyissomehowhollow.Withthe59ofaconsumeristculture,theyalsothinkthattheyhavebeen60attemptingtosatisfywhatareessentiallysocial,psychologicalandspiritualneedswithmaterial ,theoppositeofoverconsumption—poverty—is

toenvironmentalorhumanproblems.Itismuchworseforpeopleandbadforthenaturalworldtoo.Peasantswhohavenothingleftcut-and-burntheirwayintotherainforestsofLatinAmerica,andhungrynomads(游牧民)turntheiranimalsoutontoAfricangrassland,reducingitto Ifenvironmental64resultswhenpeoplehaveeithertoolittleortoomuch,wearelefttowonderhowmuchisenough.Whatlevelofconsumptioncantheearthsupport?Whendoeshavingmore65toaddnoticeablytohumansatisfaction?51.A.B.C.D.52.A.B.C.D.53.A.B.C.D.54.A.B.C.D.55.A.B.C.D.56.A.B.C.D.57.A.B.C.D.58.A.B.C.D.59.A.B.C.D.60.A.B.C.D.61.A.AsaB.ForC.OfD.Fromthen62.A.B.C.D.63.A.B.C.D.64.A.B.C.D.A. B. C. D.SectionDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhaveread.Nottoomanydecadesagoitseemedobviousbothtothegeneralpublicandtosociologiststhatmodernsocietyhaschangedpeople’snaturalrelations,loosenedtheirresponsibilitiestorelativesandneighbors,andsubstitutedintheirplacelooselrelationshipswithpassingacquaintances(相识之人Howeverinrecentyearsagrowingbodyofresearchhasrevealedthatthe“obvious”isnottrue.Itseemsthatifyouareacityresident,youtypicallyknowasmallerproportionofyourneighborsthanyoudoifyouarearesidentofasmallercommunityBut,forthemostpart,thisfacthasfewsignificantconsequences.Itdoesnotnecessarilyfollowthatifyouknowfewofyourneighborsyouwillknownooneelse.Eveninverylargecities,peoplemaintainclosesocialtieswithinsmall,privatesocialworlds.Indeed,thenumberandqualityofmeaningfulrelationshipsdonotdifferbetweenmoreandlessurbanpeople.Small-townresidentsaremoreinvolvedwithkinthanarebig-cityresidents.Yetcitydwellerscompensatebydevelofriendshipswithpeoplewhosharesimilarinterestsandactivities.Urbanismmayproduceadifferentstyleoflife,butthequalityoflifedoesnotdifferbetweentownandcity.Norareresidentsoflargecommunitiesanylikeliertodisplaypsychologicalsymptomsofstressoralienation,afeelingofnotbelonging,thanareresidentsofsmallercommunities.However,citydwellersdoworrymoreaboutcrime,andthisleadsthemtoadistrustofstrangers.Thesefindingsdonotimplythaturbanismmakeslittleornodifference.Ifneighborsarestrangerstooneanother,theyarelesslikelytosweepthesidewalkofanelderlycouplelivingnextdoororkeepaneyeoutforyoungtroublemakers.Moreover,asWirthsuggested,theremaybealinkbetweenacommunity’spopulationsizeanditssocialheterogeneity(多样性).Forinstance,sociologistshavefoundmuchevidencethatthesizeofacommunityisassociatedwithbadbehaviorincludinggambling,drugs,etc.Large-cityurbanitesarealsomorelikelythantheirsmall-towncounterpartstohaveacosmopolitan(见多识广的)outlook,todisplaylessresponsibilitytotraditionalkinshiproles,tovoteforleftistpoliticalcandidates,andtobetolerantofnontraditionalreligiousgroups,unpopularpoliticalgroups,andso-calledundesirables.Everythingconsidered,heterogeneityandunusualbehaviorseemtobe esoflargepopulationsize.Accordingtotheparagraph1,itwasonceacommonbeliefthatpeopleinmodern .tendedtoacqaintthemselveswithpeoplepassingcouldnotdevelopverycloserelationshipswthboregreatresponsibilitiestoneighborsandusuallyhadmorefriendsthansmall-townOneoftheconsequencesofurbanismisthatthecityresidents A.sufferfronthelackof B.lowerthequalityofC.showlittleconcernforother esuspiciousofeachWecanlearnfromthepassagethatthebiggeracommunity themoreopen-mindedpeople B.themoresimilaritsinterestsC)themorelikelyitittodisplay thebetteritsqualityoflifeWhatisthepassagemainlyAdvantagesanddisadvantagesoflivinginbigcitiesorsmallMinordifferencesintheinteralrelationsbetweencitiesandThepositiverolethaturbanismhasbeenplayinginourmodernThestrongfeelingofalienationthatcityinhabitantsareTRAINTRAVELWeofferseveraldistinctoptionsforyoutochoosetheticketthatsuitsyouTICKETStandardReturnwith60daysofoutwardSamedayTicketcannotbealteredorChildrenbetween4andStudentscardmustbeSeniorSeniorscardmustbeDiscountoneachsectionoftheOnlyonediscountmayapplytoeachCHANGESANDoftheticketprice,orthejourneymaybechangedtoanotherdayforachargeof10%oftheticketprice.(Notapplicabletosamedayreturns.)CHANGESFORSAMEDAYYoumaychangeyourticketoncewithoutchargeforajourneyonthesamedayastheoriginalWhenyoubuyyourticket,itisuptoyoutocheckthatthedatesandtimeofthejourneyonitareexactlyasyourequested.Ticketscontrolandaccesstoeachtrainplatformwillbeopenuntil2minutesbeforedepartureofthetrain.Eachtravelermaytakeonesuitcaseandoneitemofhandluggage.Youmayalsocheckin15kgsofluggagenotlaterthan30minutesbeforedeparture,atnoextracharge.Ifyouwouldliketocharteratrain,ormakereservationsforover25passengerstravelingtogether,calltheSalesDepartment.OURTIMETABLEISIfthearrivalofyourtrainatyoudestinationisdelayedbymorethan5minutesaccordingtothetimetable,wewillrefundthefullpriceofyourticketifthedelayiscausedbyourcompany.Howmuchwillapassengerpayifhewantstoalterhistickettothreedayslater?A.25%oftheoriginalprice B.20%oftheoriginalpriceC.15%oftheoriginal D.10%oftheoriginalThelimitofluggageforasinglepassenger Onesuitcase,onehandbagandone15kgscheck-inOnehandbag,twopiecesof15kgscheck-inOnehandbagandtwopiecesof15kgscheck-inOnesuitcase,onehandbagandone30kgscheck-inWhatdoestheTrainCompanyA.Students,children,seniorcitizensandgroupscanget25%discountoftheoriginalprice.B.PassengersgetthefullpriceoftheticketsbackifthetrainifdelayedoverfiveC.Same-day-returnscanbefullyrefundediftheyarecanceledtwominutesbeforedeparture.D.PeoplewithGlobe-trotterticketscantakeanykindofthediscountslistedinthebrochure.Howdopredators猎食动物affectpopulationsoftheprey(猎物animalsTheanswerisnotassimpleasmightbethought.TheMoose(麋鹿)reachedIsleRoyaleinLakeSuperiorbycrossingoverwintericeandbredfreelythereinisolationwithoutpredators.Whenwolveslaterreachedtheisland,naturalistswidelyassumedthatthewolveswouldplayakeyroleincontrollingthemoosepopulation.Carefulstudieshavedemonstrated,however,thatthisisnotthecase.Thewolveseatmostlyoldordiseasedanimalsthatwouldnotsurvivelonganyway.Ingeneral,theWhenexperimentalpopulationsaresetupundersimplelaboratoryconditions,thepredatoroftenwipesoutitspreyandthen esextinctitself.However,ifsafeareaslikethosepreyanimalshaveinthewildareprovided,thepreypopulationdropstolowlevelbutnotextinction.Lowpreypopulationlevelsthenprovideinadequatefoodforthepredators,causingthepredatorpopulationtodecrease.Whenthisoccurs,thepreypopulationcanrebound.Inthissituationthepredatorandpreypopulationmaycontinueinthiscyclicalpatternforsometime.Populationcyclesarecharacteristicofsmallmammals,andtheysometimesappeartobebroughtaboutbypredators.EcologistsstudyingharepopulationshavefoundthattheNorthAmericansnowshoeharefollowsaroughlyten-yearcycle.Itsnumbersfalltenfoldtothirtyinatypicalcycle,andahundredfoldchangecanoccur.Twofactorsappeartobegeneratingthecycle:foodplantsandpredators.Thepreferredfoodsofsnowshoeharesaretenderwillowbranches.Astheharepopulationincreases,thetyofthesebranchesdecreases,forcingtheharestofeedonlow-qualityhigh-fiberfood.Lowerbirthratesandlowgrowthratesfollow,sothereisacorrespondingdeclineinhareabundance.Oncetheharepopulationhasdeclined,ittakestwotothreeyearforthetyofbranchestorecover.AkeypredatorofthesnowshoehareistheCanadalynx.TheCanadalynxshowsaten-yearcycleofabundance(大量thatparallelstheabundancecycleofhares.Asharenumbersfall,sodolynxnumbers,astheirfoodsupplydecreased.Predatorsareanessentialfactorinmaintainingcommunitiesthatarerichanddiversespecies.Withoutpredators,thespeciesthatisthebestcompetitorforfood,shelter,andotherenvironmentalresourcestendstodominateandexcludethespecieswithwhichitcompetes.Thisofthestrongestcompetitorspecies,thenthepopulationofthatcompetitoriscontrolled.Thuseventhelesscompetitivespeciesareabletosurvive.Fromthestandpointofdiversity(多样性itisusuallyamistaketoeliminateamajorpredatorfromacommunity.TheauthorusestheexampleofthemooseandwolvesonIsleRoyaleto provideevidencethatpredatorsinfluencepreyquestionthebeliefintheeffectofpredatorsonpreydemonstratepredatorpopulationgrowsfasterthanthatoftheprovethatstudiesofisolatedpopulationstendtobeTheword“rebound”inthepassageisclosestinmeaningto A. B. C. WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheLaboratoryresultscan’texplainthechangesinpredatorandpreypopulationsoftheThegrowthofharepopulationmayleadtoacorrespondingincreaseinitsbirthTheexistenceofamajorpr