高考英语模拟题2015届二模

奉贤区2015高三英语二模试(满分150分，考试时120分钟第I （共103分ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.A.an B.A C.A D.Ashop2.A.Ina B.AtaC.Ina D.Inanicecream3.A.Houseagent B.BrotherandC.Teacherand D.MasterandA. B. C. D.A.HewonderswhichscarfthewomanHewonderswhatcolorthejacketHethinksheselectedaniceHethinksanycolorgoeswellwiththeA.Takingadriving B.ReceivingamedicalC.AttendinganArt D.ngamake-upA.HelpthemanfindtheFollowthemantotheAssistthemantoreadtheShowthemanwheretogetanewA.TheactresswasgivenabigchairtositTheactresswas edbytheTheaudiencewasveryhappywhentheysawtheTheactressgaveherperformanceontheA.Hedoesn’texpecttoenjoytheHe’ssorryhecan’tgowiththeHethinksthetheatrewillbetooHedoesn’tlikegoingtoA.ThebluelightinthestoreisreallyveryThewomanismistakenaboutthelight’sEverythinglooksdifferentonceitisoutoftheThewomanhasnotroubledistinguishingSectionDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingA.ArthistoryclassistaughtonlyinthelectureMentallydisabledchildrenaretaughtoutsidetheProfessorsteachchildrenthroughrealworldStudentsquiteappreciatethevalueofclassroomA.TosupporthispointofTopraisetheToadviseustostudyTopraisehisA.StudentslearnalotmorethroughStudentsfindgreatfuninslidesandStudentsdeveloptheircreativitythroughStudentsgetfirsthandinformationbyQuestions14through16arebasedonthefollowingA.Toinformvisitorsofthepark’sToprovideanoverviewofthepark’smainToshowvisitorsremotecesintheToteachvisitorshowbesttophotographA.ItiseasytogetItrequiresenormousItisagoodgrouppeopleshouldn’tdoitinA.TherearefewerTheentrancefeesareTheanimalsaremoreTherearefewerSectionDirections:InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingDreamFutureTobeaphysician’s(17) SpecificCheck-ups,takingoutstitches,orotherthings,but(18) WaystoqualifyfortheSixyearsof(19) at(20) yearsatahospitalasanCompletetheform. WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Interviewquestionfrom nelWhydoesMs.Johnsonwantto(21) ReasonNochancefor(22) intheReasonA(23) inReasonArise(24) Completethe WritenomorethanTHREEWORDSforeach randvocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.AItwasacold,wetdayonJune6,2010,when14-year-oldWasanaarrivedatschool.Waitingoutsidehisclassroomforhisclassmatestoarrive,Wasanastaredattherain.Thenhiseyesfelluponthe18-metre-highhillthatstoodatthebackoftheclassroom.Henoticedlargeamountsofrainwaterflowingdownthehill,andwaterwasalsobubblingatthebaseofarockonthehill.Forafewminutes,Wasanastaredatthewater,wondering25itlookedsofamiliar.Thenithithim--thescenewassimilartothe hewasshownduringDisasterManagementclasses. (fear)acomingdisaster,heshoutedwildlyatthestudentswaitingoutsidetheirclassrooms.“Run,run,don’tstayhere!Therockonthehillisgoingtofallonus!”Chaosbrokeoutasthestudentsrantotheopenareathat28(appoint)asanemergencygatheringpoint.WhensometeachersapproachedWasana,heshowedthemthewatergushingfromthehill,andtheystartedleadingthestudentsto29(safe)ground.JustthenPrincipalGurusinghedroveintotheschool.Wasanaranovertolhimwhatwashappening.After_30(examine)thesite,Gurusingheknewtheschoolwasindanger.Theenormousrockatthetopofthehillcouldcomecrashingdownatanymoment.Leadingagroupofteachersandolderstudents,Gurusingheclimbedthehillandtriedtomakethewaterflowawayfromtherock.Theyweretoolate:tenminuteslater,theyheardscreamsasthehugerockrusheddownthehill.TherewaslittleGurusingheandhisgroupcoulddo31theywatchedtheearthswallowtheir32 32Wasana’squickactionandcarefulobservation,noonewashurtinthe.BManydriversdreamofthedaywhentheycansitbackwhiletheircardrivesitself.Whileseveralcompaniesareworkinghardtomake33areality,self-drivingcarsstillfacemanyproblems.wasoneofthefirst

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(develop)self-drivingcarssince2009,anditsnewdriverlesscariscalledButthedriverlesscarisonlya“fairweatherfriend”,theDailyMailAccordingtotheMITTechnologyReview,thecurrentdriverlesscarscan’treactlikeahumandriver.Theycan’tdriveinheavyrainorsnow.ChrisUrmson,directorofthecarteam,saidthatthisisbecausethedetectiontechnologyisnotyetgoodenoughtoseparatecertainobjectsfromweatherconditions.Inthecarseyes,raindropsandsnowflakesarethesameasrocks,andcarsstopforthem.Butifthemanhole（下水道）aheadisleft36(uncover),theydriveoveritwithouthesitation.37alltheseproblems,Urmsonsaiddriverlesscarswillhappenmorequicklythanpeoplethink.Butevenatthattime,driverlesscarswon’tbetrulyIntheUS,onlywhensomeonesitsinthedriver’sseat38driverlesscarsallowedonroadsincertainstatesEuropeancountries,Mexico,Chile,BrazilandRussianfollowtheUnitedNationsConventiononRoadTraffic.Theconventionusedtosay:“Everydriver39atalltimesbeabletocontrolhisvehicleortoguidehisanimals.”AchangewasagreedinMay,allowingacartodriveitself404040adriverisinthecarandabletotakethewheelatanytimeSectionDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.B.C. D.E. F.G. H. I. J. K.Beforethe1850’s,theUnitedStateshadanumberofsmallcolleges,mostofthemdatingfromcolonialdays.Theyweresmall,churchconnectedinstitutionswhoseprimaryconcernwastoshapethemoralcharacteroftheirstudents.ThroughoutEurope,institutionsofhigherlearninghaddeveloped,bearingtheancientnameuniversity.TheGermanuniversitywasconcerned withcreatingandspreadingknowledge,notmorals.Betweenmid-centuryandtheendofthe1800’s,morethanninethousandyoungAmericans,dissatisfiedwiththeirtrainingathome,wenttoGermanyforadvancedSomeofthemreturn esofcollegesofhigh --Harvard,Yale,Columbia--and43 themintomodernuniversities.Thenewsbrokealltieswiththechurchesandbroughtinanewkindoffaculty.Professorswerehiredfortheirknowledgeofasubject,notbecausetheywereoftheproperfaithandhadastrongarmfor44students.Thenewprinciplewasthatauniversitywastocreateknowledgeaswellaspassiton,andthiscalledafacultycomposedofteacher-scholars.DrillingandlearningbyrotewererecedbytheGermanmethodoflecturing,inwhichtheprofessor’sownresearchwaspresentedinclass.GraduatetrainingleadingtothePh.D.,anancientGermandegree45thehighestlevelofadvancedscholarlyachievement,wasintroduced.Withthe46oftheseminarsystem,graduatestudentlearnedtoquestion,47,andconducttheirownresearch.Atthesametime,thenewuniversitygreatlyexpandedinsizeandcourseofferings,breakingcompleyoutoftheold,48curriculum(课程)ofmathematics,classics,rhetoric,andmusic.TheofHarvard49theelectivesystem,bywhichstudentswereabletochoosetheirowncourseofstudyThenotionofmajorfieldsofstudyemerged.Thenewgoalwastomaketheuniversity50totherealpursuitsoftheworld.PayingcloseattentiontothepracticalneedsofsocietythenewuniversitiestrainedmenandwomentoworkatitstasksStudentswerealsotrainedaseconomists,architects,agriculturalists,socialwelfareworkers,andteachers.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.MostAmericanmagazinesandnewspapersreserve60percentoftheirpagesforads.TheNewYorkTimesSundayedition51maycontain350pagesofadvertisements.Someradiostationsdevote40minutesofeveryhourto52.Thenthereisevision.Thevastmajorityofevisionadstodayconsistofbriefadvertisingspots,53inlengthfromafewsecondstoseveralminutes.Accordingtooneestimate,Americanyoungsterssitthroughthreehoursofevisioncommercialseachweek.Bythetimetheygraduatefromhighschool,theywillhavebeen54360,000TVads.evisionadvertisesinairports,hospitalwaitingrooms,andschools.Majorsportingeventsarenowmajoradvertisingevents.Racingcarsserveashigh55.Someathletesreceivemostoftheirmoneyfromadvertisements.Onetop-rankingbasketballyerearned$3.9millionbyyingball.Advertiserspaidhimninetimesthatmuch56theirThereisnoescape.Commercialadsare onwalls,buses,andtrucks.They58theinsideoftaxisandsubways--eventhedoorsofpublictoilets.59messagescalltousinsupermarkets,stores,elevators--and60weareonholdontheephone.Insomecountriessomuchadvertisingcomesthroughthemailthatmanyrecipientsproceeddirectlyfromthemailboxtothenearestwastebasketto61thejunkmail.62Insiders’Report,publishedbyMcCann-Erickson,aglobaladvertisingagency,theestimatedamountofmoneyspentonadvertisingworldwidein1990was$275.5billion.Sincethen,thefigureshavesoaredto$411.6billionfor1997and$434.4billionfor1998.Bigmoney.Whatisthe63ofallofthis?Oneystputitthisway:“Advertisingisoneofthemostpowerfulsocializingsintheculture.Adssell64thanproducts.Theysellimages,values,goals,65ofwhoweareandwhoweshouldbe.Theyshapeourattitudesandourattitudesshapeourbehavior.”51.A. B. C. D.52.A.B.C.D.53.A.B.C.D.54.A.takenB.spentC.expectedD.exposed55.A.B.C.D.56.A.B.C.D.57.A.B.C.D.dis58.A.B.C.D.59.A.B.C.D.60.A.B.C.D.61.A.throwB.layC.blowD.break62.A.ExceptB.ApartC.AccordingD.Including63.A.B.C.D.64.A.B.C.D.65.A.B.C.D.SectionDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.AForfourlonelyyears,EvelynJonesofRockford,Illinois,livedfriendlessandforgotteninoneroomofacheapho.“Iwasn’tsick,butIwasactingsick,”the78-year-oldwidowsays,“Everydaywasthesame.Iwouldjustlieonmybedandmaybecookupsomesoup.”Then,sixmonthsago,shewasinvitedtoTheBrighterSide--Rockford’sdaycarecenterfortheelderly.Everyweekdaymorningsincethen,shehasleftherhometomeetnineotheroldpeopleinachurchforarichprogramofcharitywork,trips,games,and--mostimportantofall--friendlycompanionship.Justafewyearsago,therewerefewchoicesfortheelderlybetweenanormallifeintheirownhomesandbeingtotallyconfinedinnursinghomes.Manyofthemweresenttoresthomeslongbeforetheyneededfull-timecare.OtherslikeMrs.Joneswerelefttotakecareofthemselves.Butin1971,theWhiteHouseConferenceonAgingcalledforthedevelopmentofalternativestocareinnursinghomesforoldpeople,andsincethen,ernment-supportedday-careprogramslikeBrighterSidehavebeendevelopedinmostbigAmerican“Thisrepresentsarealalternativetothefearedinstitutionandmakesoldpeoplebelievetheyhavenotlefttheworldofliving”,saysAliceBrophy,64,directorofNewYorkCity’sOfficefortheAging,“Theydowellatthecenters,andIhateitwhenpeopledescribeusaselderly（婴儿扶栏）.”NewYork’s138centersencouragecontinuingcontactfortheagedwiththecommunity’slife.Thecentersservemorethan15,000members,andvolunteerworkersarealwayslookingfornewones.Ifsomeonedoesn’tshowupatthecenterforseveraldaysinarow,aworkeratthecentercallstomakesurealliswell.Andalthoughparticipationinthecenteris,thosewhowanttocanpayfortheirlunches.Nonormalstudieshavebeenmadeofthesecentersfortheelderly,buternmentofficialsareenthusiastic.Inthefuture,thePublicHealthServicewilldoastudytodecideiftheprogramscanreceivefederalMedicaremoney.Andtheoldpeoplethemselvesareveryhappywithprograms.“Thereisnoway”,saysEvelynJones,smilingathernewcompanionsattheBrighterSide,“thatIwillevergobacktospendingmydaywithallthoselosesattheho Accordingtothepassage,manyoldpeoplewenttothenursinghomesbecause Theyareinurgentneedoffull-timeTheywereratherwillingtogoTheyweresentTheywerevolunteersWecanconcludefromthestatementsofAliceBrophythat thecentersarelikeelderlytheoldpeopledowellatthedaycareoldpeoplelikenursingoutsidetheBrightersidetheydon’tworkfortheWhat’sauthor’sattitudetowardstheprogramofdaycareA. B. C. D.WhatisthemainideaoftheDaycarecentersmaybeabletoreceivefederalMedicareDaycarecenterscanmakelifebetterforelderlyManyoldpeopleintheUnitedStatesareOldpeoplehavenoceintheirBNicoleMaryKidman,AC(born20June1967)isanAmerican-bornAustralianactress,fashionmodel,singerandhumanitarian.SheisalsoknownforhermarriagetoTomCruise,towhomshewasmarriedfor11yearsandadoptedtwochildren,andhercurrentmarriagetocountrymusicianKeithUrban,withwhomshehastwobiologicalAsaresultofbeingborntoAustralianparentsinHawaii,KidmanhasdualcitizenshipinAustraliaandtheUnitedStates.ThefollowingisalistofmoviesthatKidmanhasbeeninvolvedwith.DeadCalmAfterstarringinanumberofsmallAustralianfiandTVshows,Kidman'sbreakthroughwasinthe1989thrillerDeadCalm.Itwasbasedonthe1963novelofthesamenamebyCharlesWilliams.ThefilmwasdirectedbyAustralianfilmmakerPhillipNoyceandfilmedaroundtheGreatBarrierDayofThunderDaysofThunderisa1990AmericanautoracingfilmreleasedbyParamountPictures，bringingherworldwiderecognition.ThecastincludesTomCruise,NicoleKidmanandRobertDuvall.ThisisthefirstofthreefitostarbothCruiseandKidman(theothertwobeingFarandAwayEyesWideBatmanForeverBatmanForeverisa1995AmericansuperherofilmdirectedbyTimBurton,basedontheDCComicscharacterBatman.TheplotfocusesonBatmantryingtostopTwo-Face(Jones)andtheRiddler(Carrey)intheirvillainousschemetobringthecityundertheircontrol.ThefilmwasreleasedonJune16,1995,receivingmixedreviews,butwasafinancialsuccess.MoulinRouge!Kidman’sperformanceinthemusicalMoulinRouge!(2001)earnedherasecondGoldenGlobeAwardandfirstAcademyAwardnominationforBestActress.ItlsthestoryofayoungEnglishpoet/writer,Christian(EwanMcGregor),whofallsinlovewiththeterminally-illstaroftheMoulinRouge,cabaretactressandcourtesanSatine(NicoleKidman).TheHoursKidman'sperformanceasVirginiaWoolfinthedramafilmTheHours(2002)receivedcriticalacclaimandearnedheranAcademyAwardforBestActressandaSilverBearforBestActress.TheplotfocusesonthreewomenofdifferentgenerationswhoselivesareinterconnectedbythenovelMrsDallowaybyVirginiaWoolf,who,in1920sEngland,isstrugglingwithdepressionandmentalillnesswhiletryingtowritehernovel.RabbitHoleThescreenyofRabbitHoleisanadaptationbyDavidLindsayAbaireofhis2005yofthesamename.KidmanproducedtheprojectviaherBlossomFi.Theplotdealswithacouplestrugglingtohealafterthedeathoftheiryoungson.KidmanwascriticallyadmiredforherperformanceasBeccaCorbettandreceivedAcademyAwardandGoldenGlobeAward.Wikipedia,theencyclopediaJumpto:navigation,searchWhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutNicoleKidmanisKidmanhasdualnationalitybecauseofbeingborntoAmericanparentsinKidmanandCruisegavebirthtotwochildrenintheir11-yearKidmanwasknownforTVshowsbeforereceivingrecognitioninmotionpictureFarandAwaywasthefirstmovieKidmanstaredwithherex- arebasedontheformerDeadCalm,MoulinRouge!andTheBatmanForever,DeadCalmandRabbitDayofThunder,BatmanForeverandTheTheHours,BatmanForeverandRabbitTheunderlinedword“acclaim”hasthesimilarmeaningto A. B. C.com D.WherecanweprobablyfindtheAreference B.AfashionAnauto- D.AnationalC“TheHeartoftheMatter,”thenewly-releasedreportbytheAmericanAcademyofArtsandSciences(AAAS),deservespraiseforattachingtheimportanceofthehumanitiesandsocialsciencestotheprosperityandsecurityofliberaldemocracyinAmerica.Regrettably,however,thereport’sfailuretoaddressthetruenatureofthecrisisfacingliberaleducationmaycausemoreharmthanIn2010,leadingcongressionalDemocratsandRepublicanssentletterstotheAAASaskingthatitidentifyactionsthatcouldbetakenbyfederalstatesandlocalernments,universities,foundations,educators,individualbenefactors(捐助者)andotherstomaintainnationalexcellenceinhumanitiesandsocialscientificscholarshipandeducation.Inresponse,theAAASformedtheCommitteeontheHumanitiesandSocialSciences.AmongtheCommittee’s51membersaretop-universitys,scholars,lawyers,judges,andbusinessexecutives,aswellasdistinguishedfiguresfromdiplomacy,filmmaking,musicandjournalism.Thegoalsidentifiedinthereportaregenerallyadmirable.Becausetheernmentsupportsfulllicy(识字)ofcitizens,thereportstressesthestudyofhistoryandernment,particularlyAmericanhistoryandAmericanernment;andencouragestheuseofnewdigital.Toencourageinnovationandcompetition,thereportcallsforincreasedinvestmentinresearch,theintroductionofaseriesofcurriculathatimprovestudents’abilitytosolveproblemsandcommunicateeffectivelyinthe21stcentury,increasedfundingforteachersandtheencouragementofscholarstobringtheirlearningintopracticeonthegreatchallengesoftheday.Thereportalsoadvocatesgreaterstudyofforeignlanguages,internationalaffairsandtheexpansionofstudyabroadUnfortunay,despite2yearsinthemaking,"TheHeartoftheMatter"nevergetstotheheartofthematter:theilliberalnatureofliberaleducationatourleadingcollegesanduniversities.ThecommitteeignoresthatforseveraldecadesAmerica'scollegesanduniversitieshaveproducedgraduateswhodon’tknowthecontentandcharacterofliberaleducationandarethusdeprivedofitsbenefits.Sadly,thespiritofinquiryonceathomeoncampushasbeenrecedbytheuseofthehumanitiesandsocialsciencesasvehiclesforpublicizing“progressive”.Today,professorsroutinelytreattheprogressiveinterpretationofhistoryandprogressivepublicasthepropersubjectofstudywhileportrayingconservativeorclassicalliberalideas—suchasmarketsandself-reliance—asfallingoutsidetheboundariesofroutine,andsometimeslegalinlectualinvestigation.TheAAASdisysgreatenthusiasmforliberaleducation.Yetitsreportmaywellholdbackreformbyobscuring(遮蔽thedepthandbreadthofthechallengethatCongressaskedittoInfluentialfiguresintheCongressrequiredthattheAAASreportonhowto maintainpeople’sinterestinliberaldefinetheernment’sroleinkeepaleadingpositioninliberalsafeguardindividuals’rightstoWhichoneofthefollowingstatementsaboutwhattheAAASnsuggestsistrueAnexclusivestudyofAmericanAgreateremphasisontheoreticalTheapplicationofemergingFundingforthestudyofforeignItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat professorsareroutinelysupportiveofinlectualinvestigationareputgreatvalueoninprogressivepublicisoutofboundariesofproperprofessorshaveprejudiceagainstclassicalliberalWhichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitlefortheTheAAAS’sContributiontoLiberalIlliberalEducationand“TheHeartoftheWaystoGrasp“TheHeartoftheProgressivevs.LiberalSectionDirections:Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.Allaroundtheworld,lawyersgeneratemorehostility（敌意） membersofanyprofession—withthepossibleexceptionofjournalism.ButtherearefewceswhereshavemoregroundsforcomintthanAmerica.Duringthedecadebeforetheeconomiccrisis,spendingonlegalservicesinAmericagrewtwiceasfastasinflation（通货膨胀）.Thebestlawyersmadeskyscrapers-fullofmoney,temptingevermorestudentstopileintolawschools.Butmostlawgraduatesnevergetabig-firmjob.Manyoftheminstead ethekindoflawsuitfilerthatmakesthelegalsystemacostlynightmare.Therearemanyreasonsforthis.Oneisthe