2010年宝山英语一模试卷

PAGEPAGE102009学年度第一学期高三期末教学质量诊断英语试卷（宝山）Completetheform.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.25.Whatadangerousscene!Acarhasmissedtheboyplayingontheroadside_____onlyaninch.A.within B.for C.by D.at26. —Wastheexamyoutooklastweekeasy? —_____buteasybutIdidmybest.A.Something B.Everything C.Nothing D.Anything27.Theglobaleconomycannothaveseen_____timeinthepastyear,butnowmostcompaniesarebecomingoptimistic.A.thebest B.abetter C.theworse D.aworse28.Sorry,Igotuplatethismorning.I_____havesetthealarmclockbeforeIwenttobedlastnight.A.might B.should C.must D.would29.“I’mmorenervousrightnowthanwhenI_____,”Janesaid,asshesawthegroupofreporterswaitinganxiouslyattheexitofthegymnasium.A.hadcompeted B.competes C.wascompeting D.havecompeted30.Jennyhadjustwalkedoutoftheclassroom_____sheheardherdeskmatecallingherthatshehadlefthermobilephoneonthedesk.A.while B.when C.as D.since31._____withseriousemploymentdifficulties,Chinahastoenlargeemploymentopportunitiesandsparenoefforttoensureeconomicgrowthandsocialstability.A.Faced B.Facing C.Toface D.Havingfaced32.Sinceitsbeginning,thetelevisionindustryintheUS_____bythreecompanies,theABC,theCBS,andtheNBC.A.hadbeencontrolled B.hasbeencontrolledC.hadcontrolled D.hascontrolled33.Hewasjustabouttositdownwhenhefeltsomething______nearhisfeet.A.moves B.moving C.tomove D.moved34.Howcanyouexpecttobeagoodspeaker_____youneverdaretospeakinpublic?A.incase B.evenif C.unless D.if35._____doesn’tmatteriswhethershewilljoininouractivityornot.Wehaveenoughmembers.A.It B.What C.That D.Which36.Thepatient,Mr.Berkey,agreedtoanoperationwithout_____ofitsseriousnessortherisksinvolved.A.havingbeeninformed B.informingC.havinginformed D.informed37.Whateverwedo,wewillmakeit,aslongaswetakethepassion_____weshouldhavetoachieveourgoals.A.when B.what C.which D.where38.Isthisthebestwayyouthoughtof_____peoplegettingintothedangerousareas? A.tostop B.stopping C.stopped D.tohavestopped39.Afreegiftwillbegivento_____completesthequestionnairebeforetheactivitybegins.A.whomever B.whom C.whoever D.who40.Paulhasmanywaystomakeaclassactive._____,heispopularwithhisstudents.A.Asheisayoungteacher B.HeisasayoungteacherC.Youngteacherasheis D.AyoungteacherasisheSectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.unmanned B.possible C.usuallyD.circles E.droppingA.unmanned B.possible C.usuallyD.circles E.droppingF.blowing G.continent H.common I.specifically J.aimedAtornadoisaviolentlyturningtubeofairsuspendedfromathickcloud.Tornadoesformwhenwinds___41___indifferentdirectionsmeetinthecloudandbegintoturnin___42___.Tornadoeshavebeenobservedonevery___43___exceptAntarctica.Weatherexpertssaytheyaremost___44___intheUnitedStates.Eachyear,theUnitedStateshasmorethan1,000tornadoes.Thesestormscanhappenanytimeoftheyear.Butmosthappenfromlatewintertothemiddleofsummer.ThereisasecondhighseasoninNovember.Tornadoescanstrikewithlittleornowarning.Weatherexpertsoperatewarningsystemstotellpeopleabout___45___tornadoes.Butthestormsoftenmovetoofastforpeopletoescape.Lastyear,tornadoeskilledmorethanonehundredpeopleintheUnitedStates.Lastmonth,Americanscientistsbeganworkonaproject___46___atimprovingtheabilitytopredicttornadoes.Theprojectissaidtobethelargesttornadostudyinhistory.ItiscalledVORTEX2.Theprojectcoversanareaofnearly1,500kilometersinthecentralUnitedStates.Thisarea,fromwestTexastosouthwestMinnesota,iswherethemostviolenttornadoes___47___happen.VORTEX2involvesateamofnearlyonehundredpeople,manyofwhomarescientists.Theyareusingradarsandotherequipmenttolearnmoreabouthow,whyandwheretornadoesform.Theteamisusingfortycarsandtruckstorunaftertornadoes,___48___measuringinstrumentsintheirpaths.Inaddition,___49___aircraftsarecollectinginformationfrominsidestorms.Theprojectcostsmorethanelevenmilliondollars.MostofthemoneyiscomingfromAmerica’sNationalScienceFoundation.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.InNewYork,weareverybusygoingfromoneplacetoanother.Ontheway,___50___youmeetatiny,cardboard-skinnedrobotwhois___51___itswaydownthestreets,askingforhelp.Wouldyoudoita(n)___52___?Tweenbotsare___53___robots.Rollingataconstantspeed,inastraightline,Tweenbotshavea(n)___54___displayedonaflag,andrelyonpassers-bythey___55___toreadthisflagandtoaimthemattherightdirectionto___56___theirgoal.Consideringthefactthattheyareeasilyharmedandthepossibilitythat___57___wouldbeinterestedinhelpingalostlittlerobot,atthebeginningI___58___thattheTweenbotsweremorelikelytostruggleanddieinthecitythantogettotheirdestination.IsetoutonthefirsttestwithavideocamerahiddeninmypurseandwalkedfarenoughawaysothatIwouldnotbeobserved.Theresultswere___59___.Overthefollowingmonths,assistedonlyby___60___,theTweenbotsweresuccessfulinrollingfromtheirstartingpointstotheirfarawaydestinations.Everytimearobotgot___61___byobstaclesontheroad,somepasser-bywouldalwaysrescueitandsendittowardsitsgoal.TheTweenbotswere___62___lostordamaged.InthistesttheTweenbotswere___63___primarilybyhuman’ssympathyforananthropomorphized(人格化的)object.Thejourneytheytookbecomesastoryofpeople’s___64___toengagewithacreaturethatmirrorsthehuman’scharacteristicsofbeingeasilyharmed,ofbeinglost,andofhavinggoalsbutnotbeingabletoachievethemdirectly.It’sastoryaboutavastspacemadesmallerbyanevensmallerrobot.50.A.suppose B.wonder C.wish D.believe51.A.asking B.falling C.making D.showing52.A.favour B.business C.honour D.justice53.A.self-dependent B.robot-dependentC.human-dependent D.scientist-dependent54.A.name B.direction C.instruction D.destination55.A.actas B.comeacross C.lookfor D.getin56.A.understand B.deliver C.reach D.change57.A.anybody B.everybody C.somebody D.nobody58.A.explained B.proved C.confused D.disbelieved59.A.expected B.admitted C.unexpected D.unadmitted60.A.pioneers B.strangers C.friends D.colleagues61.A.attracted B.supported C.trapped D.replaced62.A.frequently B.occasionally C.constantly D.never63.A.performed B.driven C.created D.cultivated64.A.braveness B.willingness C.determination D.intentionSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)TheWife-carryingWorldChampionshiphasbeencelebratedinasmalltownincentralFinlandsince1992.In1992,thepeopleofthetowndecidedthatitwastimetorestartsomelong-forgottentraditions.Backinthelate1800s,therewasarobbercalledRosvo-Ronkaineninthatarea.Hewassaidtoonlyacceptmenasmembersofhisgangwhoprovedtheirworthinchallenges.Atthattime,itwasalsoacommonpracticetostealwomenfromneighboringvillages.TheWife-carryingWorldChampionshipisbecomingincreasinglypopular.Alargenumberofcompetitors,people,andjournalistsfromFinlandtoCanadaattendtheWife-carryingWorldChampionshipeveryyear.Theeventiswell-knownforitswarmandhumorousatmosphere.TheWife-carryingWorldChampionshipisheldona253.5meterslongofficialtrack.Thetrackhastwodryobstaclesandawaterobstacle,aboutameterdeep.Thereareafewbasicrulesandthewinningteamisthecouplewhocompletethecourseintheshortesttime.Thewifetobecarriedmaybeyourown,oryourneighbor’s.Theminimumweightofthewifetobecarriedis49kg.Ifsheislessthan49kg,thewifewillbegivenaheavybagtocarry.Eachtimeacompetitordropshiswife,thatcouplewillbefined15seconds.AlongwiththeWife-carryingWorldChampionship,thereisalsoateamcompetition.Thedistanceisthesamebutthreemenintheteamcarrythewifeinturns.Attheexchangepointthecarrierhastodrinkofficial“wife-carryingdrink”beforecontinuingtherace.Aspecialprizeisawardedtotheteamwiththebestcostumes.AlongsidewiththeWife-carryingWorldChampionship,therearebandsplayingmusic,awife-carryingdanceandotherformsofentertainment.65.Accordingtothepassage,theWife-carryingWorldChampionship_____.A.wasfirstcelebratedin1992B.wasfirstheldbyRosvo-RonkainenC.iscelebratedinFinlandorCanadaeveryyearD.willaward“wife-carryingdrinks”tothewinners66.TheWife-carryingWorldChampionshipisfamousbecause_____.A.itisheldona253.5meterslongtrackB.manycompetitorstakepartinitC.ithasapleasantatmosphereD.thewinnerwillbeawardedalotofmoney67.Ifahusbanddropshiswifethreetimesinthecompetition,hewillbefined_____.A.15seconds B.35seconds C.45seconds D.60seconds68.Thepassageiswrittenmainlyto_____.A.warnpeoplethatcompetitionisdangerousB.attractmorevisitorstotheWife-carryingWorldChampionshipC.introducehowtheWife-carryingWorldChampionshipbeganD.tellussomethingabouttheWife-carryingWorldChampionship(B)LSESummerSchool2009issuitableforthosewhoareat,orareabouttostartuniversity.ItwillbeginacceptingapplicationsinJanuary2009.Courses:AccountingandFinance;Economics;Management;Law;InternationalRelations;GovernmentandSocietyDates:Session1:7July—25JulySession2:28July—15AugustRate:StandardRate:Onesession—￡1,400;Bothsessions—￡2,400ReducedStudentRate:Onesession—￡1,100;Bothsessions—￡1,875※Thereducedstudentrateappliestofulltimestudentscurrentlyenrolledatauniversityorcollegeanywhereintheworld.Accommodationisnotincluded,andfeesrangefrom￡500to￡1,000for20nights.Applicantrequirements:IfyouhavestudiedintheUK,youdonotneedanyadditionalEnglishqualifications.StudentsfromothercountrieswillgenerallynotrequireavisatostudyattheSummerSchool;however,youwillentertheUKasa“StudentVisitor”.Coursetransfersarepermittedbeforethestartoftheprogrammeandwithinthefirstthreedaysofthesession.ContacthoursandteachingmethodsSummerSchoolcoursesarefulltimeandnormallyconsistof48contacthoursoverthethree-weekperiod,takingtheformof36hoursoflecturesand12hoursofclasses.Lectures,attendedbyallstudents,takeplaceineitherthemorningorafternoonsupplementedbysmallone-hourclasses,approximately15students.AssessmentandexaminationsAssessmentforSummerSchoolcoursesisbasedupontheresultsofeithertwowrittenexaminations,orafinalwrittenexaminationandassessedwork.Examinationsarerequiredandnoexceptioncanbemadeforanyreason.SummerSchoollectureseries:Author,journalistandeconomistandtwoworld’sleadingthinkers—TonyGiddensandDavidHeld—haveagreedtogivelecturestoSummerSchoolparticipantsin2009.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleaseclickheretoseeourFrequentlyAskedQuestions/ContactUspage.69.Whichofthefollowinggroupsisincludedintheaimedreadersofthetext?A.NativeBritishpupils.B.ForeignpupilsinBritish.C.Graduatesfromuniversity.D.Studentsatuniversity.70.Duringthecourse,_____.A.studentscanlearnabouteverythingfromculturetoscienceB.studentscanchoosenottoattendthelecturestheydon’tlikeC.world-famousthinkerswillgivestudentslessonseverydayD.studentsmusttakepartintheexamssetbytheprogramme71.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheSummerSchoolcoursesisTRUE?A.Theycanbeattendedbothpart-timeandfull-time.B.Theyconsistof12hoursoflecturesperweekonaverage.C.Theyusuallyhavesmallclassesintheafternoon.D.Theyonlyhaveabout15studentseachperiod.(C)ASouthamptonUniversityteamfoundthatpeoplewhowerevegetarianby30hadrecordedfiveIQpointsmoreonaverageattheageof10.ResearcherssaiditcouldexplainwhypeoplewithahigherIQwerehealthierasavegetariandietwaslinkedtolowerheartdiseaseandobesity（肥胖）rates.Thestudyof8,179wasreportedintheBritishMedicalJournal.TwentyyearsaftertheIQtestswerecarriedoutin1970,366oftheparticipantssaidtheywerevegetarian—althoughmorethan100reportedeatingeitherfishorchicken.MenwhowerevegetarianhadanIQscoreof106,comparedwith101fornon-vegetarians;whilefemalevegetariansaveraged104,comparedwith99fornon-vegetarians.TherewasnodifferenceintheIQscorebetweenstrictvegetariansandthosewhosaidtheywerevegetarianbutreportedeatingfishorchicken.Researcherssaidthefindingswerepartlyrelatedtobettereducationandhigherclass,butitremainedstatistically（统计地）significantafteradjustingforthesefactors.Vegetariansweremorelikelytobefemale,tobeofhighersocialclassandtohavehigheracademicorprofessionalqualificationsthannon-vegetarians.However,thesedifferenceswerenotreflectedintheirannualincome,whichwassimilartothatofnon-vegetarians.LeadresearcherCatharineGalesaid,“Thefindingsthatchildrenwithgreaterintelligencearemorelikelytoreportbeingvegetariansthanadults,togetherwiththeevidenceonthepotentialbenefitsofavegetariandietonhearthealth,mayhelptoexplainwhyahigherIQinchildhoodoradolescenceislinkedwithareducedriskofcoronaryheartdisease(冠心病)inadultlife.”ButDrFrankiePhillips,oftheBritishDjeteticAssociation,said:“Itislikethechickenandtheegg.DopeoplebecomevegetarianbecausetheyhaveaveryhighIQorisitjustthattheyarecleverenoughtobemoreawareofhealthissues?”72.Itwasfoundintheresearchthat_____.A.mostoftheparticipantsbecamevegetarians20yearsaftertheIQtestswerecarriedoutB.vegetarianswhoatefishorchickenwereofsimilarintelligencewithstrictvegetariansC.femalevegetariansweremorelikelytohavegoodjobsthanmalevegetariansD.vegetariansweremorelikelytohaveahighannualincomethanmalevegetarians73.CatharineGaletalkedabout“beingvegetarians”ina(n)_____way.A.doubtful B.favorable C.negative D.objective74.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?A.Intelligenceislinkedtonotjustbeingavegetarianbuttomanyfactors.B.Therateofgettingheartdiseaseislinkedtoyourlifestylepreferences.C.ThelinkbetweenahighIQandbeingavegetarianisstilluncertain.D.Thelinkbetweenahealthyheartanddietremainstobeproved.75.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A.GetmoreIQpoints!B.Beavegetarian,please!C.Vegetariandietcutsheartrisk.D.AhighIQislinkedtobeingavegetarian.SectionCDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandchoosethemostsuitableheadingfromA-Fforeachparagraph.Thereisoneextraheadingwhichyoudonotneed.A.A.DescriptionofMaskedLovebirdB.SocialBehaviorC.AppearanceofMaskedLovebirdD.Size,CareandFeedingE.Breeding/ReproductionF.SpeciesofMaskedLovebird76.TheMaskedLovebirdisaverysmallmemberoftheparrotfamily.Theheadisbrownish-blackwithayellowcollararoundtheneck.Thethroatandupperbreastisalsoyellow.Thefeathersoftherumpandontotheuppertailarebluish,andthetailalsohasoccasionalorangeandblackmarkings.Theeyeisdarkbrownsurroundedbyanakedwhiteeyering.Thebeakisredandthelegsaregray.Thefemalesinthisspeciesareslightlylargerthanthemales.Theyoungaredullerespeciallyontheheadandtheyhaveblackmarkingsonthebeak.77.TheMaskedLovebirdbelongstoagroupoflovebirdscalledthe“eye-ring”species.Therearefoureye-ringspecies.Thisgroupcanbeidentifiedbytheobviousstrongringaroundtheireyes.Theyarecloselyrelatedandwillinterbreedreadilyifkepttogether,eventhoughtheyaredifferentspecies.Itisstronglyurgedthatyoukeepthesespeciesseparatetomaintaintheirnaturalforms,asbreedingwithineachspeciesitselfproducesthemostbeautifulcolourmutations.78.TheMaskedLovebirdwillgetuptoabout6”(14.5—15.5cm)inlength.Aroomycageisrequiredaslovebirdsareveryactive.Ifyouhaveatamepetthatiskeptinasmallcage,itneedstobeletoutforextendedperiodstoflyabout.InthewildtheMaskedLovebirdeatsseedsaswellasagriculturalcrops,especiallycornandmillets.A79.Inthewildtheyareseeninsmallflocks,andoccasionallylargerflockswhenfeedinginripeningcropfields.Alovebirdisaverysocialbirdwithitscompanion,anditisgenerallythoughttobeessentialfortheirgoodhealthandhappinessthattheybekeptinpairsratherthansingly.Theycan,however,beaggressivetowardsotherbirdsinanaviarysetting.80.TheMaskedLovebirdisexcellentforthebeginningbreeder.Thesebirdswillbreedaseithersinglepairsorincolonies.Inthewildthesebirdsnestintheholesoftrees.Whenyouprovidethemwithanestbox,besuretoalsoprovidelotsofwillowtwigs,stripsofbark,orothernestingmaterials.Thehenwilllaythreeorfoureggsthatarehatchedforabout21to23days.Theyoungleavethenestinabout44to45days.Whentheybecomeindependent,removetheyoungtotheirownhousing.SectionDDirections:Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.Parentsareoftenupsetwhentheirchildrenpraisethehomesoftheirfriendsandregarditasaslur(诋毁)ontheirowncooking,orcleaning,orfurniture,andoftenarefoolishenoughtolettheteenagersseethattheyareannoyed.Theymayevenaccusethemofdisloyalty,ormakesomeunpleasantremarkaboutthefriends’parents.Suchalossofdignityandattackonchildishbehavioronthepartoftheadultsdeeplyshockstheteenagers,andmakesthemdecidethatinfuturetheywillnottalktotheirparentsabouttheplacesorpeopletheyvisit.Beforeverylongtheparentswillbecomplainingthatthechildissosecretiveandnevertellsthemanything,buttheyseldomrealizethattheyhavebroughtthisonthemselves.Disillusionment（醒悟）withtheparents,howeverg