上海高考英语真题

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第I卷供103分）

I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions：InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwo

speakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhat

wassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.After

youhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossible

answersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestion

youhaveheard.

1.A.Impatient.B.Confused.c.Pleased.D.Re-

gretful.

2.A.Atabusstop.B.Atalaundry.c.Atthedentist's.D.

Atthechemist's.

3.A.Anactor.B.Asalesman.c.Atranslator.D.A

writer.

4.A.Helosthisclassmate?shomework.B.Hecan'thelpthewoman

withhermath.

B.Hebrokethewoman'scalculator.D.Hedoesn'tknowwherethe

“on”buttonis.

5.A.Thewomanshouldgotoanothercounter.

B.Thewomangivesthemansomanychoices.

C.Themandislikesthesandwichesofferedthere.

D.Themanishavingtroubledecidingwhattoeat.

6.A.Shehasnoideawheretofindtheman'sexamresult.

B.Sheisn'tallowedtotellstudentstheirgrades.

C.Dr.Whitehasn'tfinishedgradingthepapers.

D.Dr.Whitedoesn,twanttobecontactedwhilehe'saway.

7.A.Movetoaneatdormitory.B.Findapersontosharetheir

apartment.

B.Cleantheroomwiththeroommate.D.Writeanarticleabouttheir

roommate.

8.A.Bobwon'ttakeheradvice.

B.Bobdoesn'twanttogoabroad.

C.Shedoesn'tthinkBobshouldstudyoverseas.

D.Shehasn'ttalkedtoBobsincehewentabroad.

9.A.Thesnackbarisn'tusuallysoempty,B.Dessertisservedinthe

snackbar.

C.Thesnackbarisnearthelibrary.D.Snacksaren'tallowed

inthelibrary.

10.A.Takeherbicycletotherepairshop.B.Leaveherbicycle

outside.

C.Cleanthegarageaftertherainstops.D.Checkifthegarageis

dry.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbe

askedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,

butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,read

thefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebest

answertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Ithelpscareforcustomers'dogs.B.Youhavetobuyfood

fordogs.

C.Noneofthedogsarecaged.D.Thereisadognamed

Princess.

12.A.Shelikesthefoodthere.B.Sheenjoysthefunwithapet.

C.Shecanhavefreecoffee.D.Shedoesn,tliketobealone.

13.A.Anewkindofcafe.B.Anewbrandofcoffee.

C.Anewhomeforpets.D.Anewwaytoraisepets.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Atrendthathighachieversaregivenalowersalary.

B.Aviewthatlifequalityismoreimportantthanpay.

C.Adreamoftheyoungforfast-pacedjobs.

D.Anewtermcreatedbyhighachievers.

15.A.10%.B.12%.C.6%D.7%.

16.A.Peoplearelesssatisfiedwiththeirlives.B.Thefinancialin-

vestmentmayincrease.

C.Well-paidjobsarenoteasytofind.D.Unexpectedproblemsmay

arise.

SectionC

Directions:InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.The

conversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youare

requiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.

Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.

Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

Completetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.

SRT

SendeeNotes

AccountNo.:17

ServiceRequest:Checkthe18

Solution:Sendanother19_____(2p.m.on20)

Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

Completetheform.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.

Inwhatwayaretheseclimbersspecial?Theyareall21.

WhydidtheychoosetoconquerMountToprove22.

Kilimanjaro?

Whatdidtheydointimeofdifficulty?Theypersevered,23eachother.

Howdidtheyrecordtheiradventure?Bykeeping24.

ILGrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethe

passagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,

fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,

useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

(A)

Giftfromastranger

Mylocalsupermarketisalwaysbusy.ThefirstparkingspaceIfoundwas

convenient,butI'dnoticedawomaninabluecarcirclingforawhile.(25)

Iwasinagoodmood,Iletherhaveit.Ontheedgeofthecarpark

Ibackedintothenextavailablespot-itwasatightfit.

PrettysoonI'dmademywaythroughthesupermarketandwasbackinthe

freshair.Feelinggood,I(26)(empty)mypursechangeintothehands

ofahomelessmanandhelpedastrugglingwomanreversepark.

JustasIapproachedmycar,IsawthewomanI'dlethavemycarspot

earlier.Shewasgivingme(27)oddlook-halfpuzzled,halfintent

(热切的).Ismiledandwishedherapleasantday.AsIsqueezedbackintomy

car,Isawthesamelady(28)(look)inatme.aHello,“shesaid,

hesitantly."This(29)soundcrazybutIwasonmywaytodropsome

ofmymother?sthingsoffatthecharitybins.Youarejustsomuch(30)

her.Youhelpedthosepeople,Inoticed,andyouseemedsohappy.”Shelooked

atmemeaningfullyandpassedaboxinthroughthewindow."Ithinkshewould

likeyoutohaveit."(31)(shock),Itookitfromherautomatically.

Shesmiledandwalkedaway.

Afterapause,Iopenedthebox.Insidewasabeautifulgoldnecklacewith

alargegreypearl.Itwas(32)(nice)giftI'deverreceived,and

itwasfromacompletestranger.Thenecklacewasaroundmyneck,awarm

reminderofhumankindness.

(B)

AskHelpfulHannah

DearHelpfulHannah,

I'vegotaproblemwithmyhusband,Sam.Heboughtasmartphoneacouple

ofmonthsago,andhetookitonourrecentskivacationtoColorado.Itwas

agreattripexceptforoneproblem.Hehasaconstanturge(33)(check)

fortextmessages;hecheckshisphoneeveryfiveminutes!He'ssoaddicted

toitthathejustcan,tstandtheidea(34)theremaybeanimportant

text.Hecan'thelpcheckingevenatinappropriatetimeslikewhenweare

eatinginarestaurantandIamtalkingtohim!Hebehaves(35)

anysmallamountofboredomcanmakehimfeeltheneedtocheckhisphoneeven

whenheknowsheshouldn't.Thetemptationtosee(36)iscontacting

himisjusttoogreat.WhenIaskhimtopleaseputdownthephoneandstop

(37)(ignore)me,hesays,“Inaminute,“butstillcheckstosee

if(38)haspostedsomethingnewontheInternet.Ourlife(39)―

(interrupt).IfwegosomewhereandIaskhimtoleavethephoneathome,he

suffersfromwithdrawalsymptoms.Maybethisdependencyonhissmartphonehas

becomemorethananeverydayproblem.

Irecentlyreadanarticleaboutnomophobia,“(40)isareal

illnesspeoplecansufferfromthefearofbeingwithoutyourphone!Iam

worriedthatSammaybesufferingfromthisillnessbecausehefeelsanxious

ifhedoesn'thavehisphonewithhim,evenforashorttime.

Whowouldhavethoughtthatlittledeviceslikethesecouldhavebrought

somuchtrouble!

Sickand

TiredSadie

SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Each

wordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.accessB.alternativesC.assignedD.confirmedE.con-

flictingF.elements

G.function11.innovativeI.prospectiveJ.separateK.sup-

porting

Consideringhowmuchtimepeoplespendinoffices,itisimportantthat

workspacesbewelldesigned.Well-designedofficespaceshelpcreatea

corporation,simage.Theymotivateworkers,andtheymakeanimpressionon

peoplewhovisitandmightbepotential,or41,customers.Theymake

businessesworkbetter,andtheyareapartofthecorporateculturewelive

in.

Aswemoveawayfromanindustrial-basedeconomytoaknowledge-basedone,

officedesignershavecomeupwith42tothetraditionalwork

environmentsofthepast.Thedesignindustryhasmovedawayfromafixed

officesetupandcreatedmoreflexible“strategicmanagementenvironments.”

These43solutionsaremeanttosupportbetterorganizational

performance.

Asemployeehierarchi)haveflattened,ordecreased,office

designers'responsetothischangehasbeentomoveopen-planareastomore

desirablelocationswithintheofficeandcreatefewerformalprivateoffices.

Theneedforincreasedflexibilityhasalsobeen44bychangesin

workstationdesign.Officeandworkspacesoftenarenot45toagiven

persononapermanentbasis.Becauseofchangestomethodsofworking,new

designsallowforexpansionormovementofdesks,storageandequipmentwithin

theworkstation.Anotherimportantdesigngoaliscommunication,which

designershaveimprovedbylowingthewallsthat46workstations.

Designershavealsocreatedinformalgatheringplaces,andupgraded

employees?47toheavilytraffickedareassuchascopyandcoffee

rooms.

Corporateandinstitutionalofficedesignersoftenstruggletoresolvea

numberofcompetingandoften48demands,includingbudgetarylimits,

employeehierarchiesandtechnologicalinnovation(especiallyinrelationto

computerization).Thesedemandsmustalsobebalancedwiththeneedtocreate

interiors(内饰)thatinsomewayenhance,establishorpromoteacompany?s

imageandwillenableemployeesto49attheirbest.

Allthese50ofofficedesignarerelated.Themostsuccessfuloffice

designsarelikeagoodmarriage一thewell-designedofficeandtheemployees

thatoccupyitareseeminglymadeforeachother.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsor

phrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethat

bestfitsthecontext.

Ifyoustudiedpicturesthatancientpeopleleftonrockwallsandyou

triedtodeterminetheirmeaning,youwouldnotdetectadeepinterestin

romanceamongtheartists.51,youwouldseeplentyofanimalswithpeople

runningafterthem.Lifeforancientpeopleseemedtocenteronhuntingand

gatheringwildfoodsformeals.

Inmoderntimes,whenfoodisavailableingrocerystores,findinglove

ismore52topeople'slives.The53isallaroundus.Itiseasy

topreparealistofmodernstorieshavingtodowithlove.Anendlessnumber

ofbooksandmoviesqualifyaslovestoriesinpopularculture.

Researchersarestudyingwhetherlove,ahighlyvaluedemotionalstate,

canbe54.Theyask,whatislove?Toothpastecompanieswantustothink

attractionisallaboutcleanteeth,butcleanteethgoonlysofar.Scientists

wonderhowmuchthebraingetsinvolved.Youhaveprobablyheardthatopposites

attractbutthat55attract,too.Onethingiscertain:Thetruthabout

loveisnotyetsetinstone.

FirstImpression

Tohelpdeterminethe56ofattraction,researcherspaired164

collegeclassmatesandhadthemtalkfor3,6or10minutessotheycouldget

asenseofeachothersindividuality.Thenstudentswereaskedto57

whatkindofrelationshiptheywerelikelytobuildwiththeirpartners.After

nineweeks,theyreportedwhathappened.

Asitturnedout,their58judgmentsoftenheldtrue.Students

seemedto59atanearlystagewhowouldbestfitintotheirlives.

The60Knows

Scientistshavealsoturnedtononhumanstoincreaseunderstandingof

attraction.Manyanimalsgiveoffpheromones―naturalchemicalsthatcanbe

detectedby,andthencanproducearesponsein,otheranimalsofthesame

species.Pheromonescansignalthatananimaliseitherreadytofightoris

feeling61topartnerships.Incontrast,humansdonotseemtobeas62

asotheranimalsatdetectingsuchchemicals.Smell,however,doesseemto

playapartinhumanattraction.Althoughwemaynotbeawareofchemicals

likepheromonesconsciously,wegiveandreceiveloadsofinformationthrough

smellineveryinteractionwithotherpeople.

FaceValue

Beingfondofsomeoneseemstohaveanumberoffactors,includingseeing

somethingwefindattractive.Researchershadpeoplejudgefacesfor63,

Theparticipantshad0.013secondstovieweachface,yetsomehowthey

generallyconsideredtheimagesthesameaspeoplewhohadmoretimetostudy

thesamefaces.Thewaywe64attractivenessseemstobesomewhat

automatic.

Whenshownanattractivefaceandthenwordswithgoodorbadassociations,

peoplerespondedto65wordsfasterafterviewinganattractiveface.

Seeingsomethingattractiveseemstocausehappythinking.

51.A.InsteadB.ThereforeC.MoreoverD.Otherwise

52.A.romanticB.stressfulC.centralD.bene-

ficial

53.A.priorityB.proofC.possibilityD.prin­

ciple

54.A.testedB.imposedC.changedD.created

55.A.appearancesB.virtuesC.similaritiesD.

passions

56.A.illustrationsB.implicationsC.ingredientsD.

intensions

57.A.predictB.investigateC.diagnoseD.recall

58.A.criticalB.initialC.randomD.mature

59.A.memorizeB.distinguishc.negotiateD.question

60.A.NoseB.EyeC.HeartD.Hand

61.A.openB.alertC.resistantD.superior

62.A.disappointedB.amazedC.confusedD.gifted

63.A.emotionsB.attractivenessc.individualityD.signals

64.A.enhanceB.possessc.maintainD.assess

65.A.familiarB.plainc.positiveD.insulting

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedby

severalquestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtothe

informationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

Looktomanyofhistory'sculturalsymbols,andthereyou'11findan

ancestorofFrosty,thesnowmaninthemovieFrozen.Itappearedonsomeof

thefirstpostcards,starredinsomeoftheearliestsilentmovies,andwas

thesubjectofacoupleoftheearliestphotos,datingallthewaybackto

the1800s.Idiscoveredevenmoreaboutoneofhumanity?searliestformsof

folkartduringseveralyearsofresearcharoundtheworld.

Forexample,snowmenwereaphenomenonintheMiddleAges,builtwithgreat

skillandthought.Atatimeoflimitedmeansofexpression,snowwaslike

freeartsuppliesdroppedfromthesky.Itwasapopularactivityforcouples

toleisurelywalkthroughtowntoviewthetemporaryworksofchillyart.Some

werecreatedbyfamousartists,includinga19-year-oldMichelangelo,whoin

1494wasappointedbytherulerofFlorence,Italy,tobuildasnowmaninhis

mansion'scourtyard.

TheMiracleof1511tookplaceduringsixfreezingweekscalledtheWinter

ofDeath.ThecityofBrusselswascoveredinsnowmen-animpressivescene

thattoldstoriesoneverystreetcorner.Somewerepoliticalinnature,

criticizingthechurchandgovernment.Somewereareflectionofpeople's

imagination.ForthepeopleofBrussels,thiswasadefiningmomentofartistic

freedom.Atleastuntilspringarrived,bywhichtimetheyweredealingwith

damagingfloods.

Ifyoufeartheheydayofthesnowmanhaspassed,don'tworry:I've

learnedthatsomeexplosivesnowmanhistoryisstillbeingmadetoday.Every

yearsince1818,thepeopleofZurich,Switzerland,celebratethebeginning

ofspringbyblowingupasnowman.OnthethirdMondayofApril,theholiday

SechselauteniskickedoffwhenacottonsnowmancalledtheB??ggisstuffed

withexplosiveandparadedthroughtownbybakersandothertradesmenwhothrow

breadtothecrowds.TheparadeendswiththeB??ggbeingplacedona40-foot

pileoffirewood.AfterthebellsoftheChurchofSt.Peterhaverungsix

times,representingthepassingofwinter,thepileislit.Whenthesnowman

explodes,winterisconsideredofficiallyover一thequickeritisburntdown,

thelongersummerissaidtobe.

66.Accordingtothepassage,whydidsnowmenbecomeaphenomenonintheMiddle

Ages?

A.Peoplethoughtofsnowasholyartsupplies.

B.Peoplelongedtoseemasterpiecesofsnow.

C.Buildingsnowmenwasawayforpeopletoexpressthemselves.

D.Buildingsnowmenhelpedpeopledeveloptheirskillandthought.

67.“Theheydayofthesnowman”(Paragraph4)meansthetime

when

A.snowmenweremademainlybyartistsB.snowmenenjoyed

greatpopularity

C.snowmenwerepoliticallycriticizedD.snowmencaused

damagingfloods

68.InZurich,theblowingupoftheB??ggsymbolizes

A.thestartoftheparadeB.thecomingofalonger

summer

C.thepassingofthewinterD.thesuccessoftradesmen

69.Whatcanbeconcludedaboutsnowmenfromthepassage?

A.Theywereappreciatedinhistory.

B.Theyhavelosttheirvalue.

C.Theywererelatedtomovies.

D.Theyvaryinshapeandsize.

(B)

TheCurseoftheWere-Rabbit(2005)is

agraphA

thefirstfulllengthfeaturefilni

madebydirectorsNickParkandSteve

ngroles.

Cheese-lovinginventorWallaceand

hisbrainydogGromithavestarteda

companytoprotectthetown'sveg­facting.

etablesfromhungryrabbits.However,

justbeforetheannualGiantVegetableestory.

Competition,anenormousrabbitbe-

ginsterrorisingthetown.Itis'mation.

eatingallthevegetablesandde-

stroyingeverythinginitspath.The

competitionorganiser,LadyTot-

Thescreenplayiswittyandfullof

MA.amusingvisualjokes.Asusual,the

voiceofPeterSallisisabsolutely^

perfectfortheroleofWallace,and

71.Accordingtothefilmreview,“themonster(paragraphB)refersto

A.agun-crazyhunterB.abrainydog

C.ascaryrabbitD.agiantvegetable

72.Whichofthefollowingisareasonwhythewriterrecommendsthefilm?

A.It'sfullofwitandhumour.

B.Itscharactersshowfeelingswithoutwords.

C.ItisanadventurefilmdirectedbyPeterSallis.

D.Itisabouttheharmonybetweenmanandanimals.

(C)

OneoftheexecutivesgatheredattheAspenInstituteforaday-long

leadershipworkshopusingtheworksofShakespearewasdiscussingtherole

ofBrutusinthedeathofJuliusCaesar."Brutuswasnotanhonourableman,”

hesaid."Hewasatraitor(叛徒).Andhemurderedsomeoneincoldblood.”

TheagreementwasthatBrutushadactedwithcrueltywhenotheroptionswere

availabletohim.Hemadeabaddecision,theysaid"-atleastasitwas

presentedbyShakespeare-totaketheleadinmurderingJuliusCaesar.And

thoughoneoftheexecutivesacknowledgedthatBrutushadthegoodofthe

republicinmind,Caesarwasneverthelesshissuperior."Youhaveto

understand,“theexecutivessaid,“ourpolicyistoobeythechainof

command.”

Duringthelastfewyears,businessexecutivesandbookwriterslooking

foranewwaytoadvisecorporateAmericahavebeenexploitingShakespeare?s

wisdomforprofitableends.NonemoresothanhusbandandwifeteamKenneth

andCarolAdelman,well-knownadviserstotheWhiteHouse,whostartedupa

trainingcompanycalledMoversandShakespearesv.Theyareamateur

ShakespearescholarsandShakespearelovers,andtheyhavecombinedtheir

passionandtheirhighlevelcontactsintoamanagementtrainingbusiness.

Theyconductbetween30and40workshopsannually,focusingonhalfadozen

differentplays,mostlyforcorporations,butalsoforgovernmentagencies.

Theworkshopsalltakethesameform,focusingonasingleplayasakind

ofcasestudy,andusingindividualscenesasspecificlessons.Julius

Caesar,forexample,Cassius'sslyprovocation（狡诈的挑唆）ofBrutustotake

uparmsagainstCaesarwasthebasisforadiscussionofmethodsofteam

buildingandgrassrootsorganising.

AlthoughneitheroftheAdelmansisacademicallytrainedinliterature,

theprogrammescontainplentyofShakespearetraditionandbackground.Their

workshopon?Henry匕forexample,includesahelpfulexplanationofHenry's

winningstrategyattheBattleofAgincourt.Buttheydocometothetextwith

afewbiases（偏向）:theirreadingof?Henry々minimiseshismisuseofpower.

Instead,theyemphasisethestoryoftheyouthwhoseizesopportunityand

becomesamasterfulleader.AndattheworkshoponCaesar,Mr.Adelmanshad

littlegoodtosayaboutBrutus,saying“thenoblestRomanofthemall”

couldn'tmakehismindupaboutthings.

Manyoftheparticipantspointedtoveryspecificelementsintheplay

thattheyfelttoberelated.Caesar'spride,whichledtohismurder,and

Brutus'smistakesinleadingthetraitorsafterthemurder,theysaid,raise

vitalquestionsforanyoneservinginabusinesswhenandhowdoyouresist

theboss?

73.Accordingtoparagraph1,whatdidalltheexecutivesthinkofBrutus?

A.Cruel.B.Superior.C.Honourable.D.Rude.

74.Accordingtothepassage,theAdelmanssetup“MoversandShakespeares^

to.

A.helpexecutivestounderstandShakespeareJsplaysbetter

B.giveadviceonleadershipbyanalysingShakespeare?splays

C.providecasestudiesofShakespeare?splaysinliteratureworkshops

D.guidegovernmentagenciestofollowthecharactersinShakespeares

plays.

75.WhydotheAdelmansconductaworkshoponHenryP?

A.Tohighlighttheimportanceofcatchingopportunities.

B.Toencouragemasterfulleaderstoplanstrategiestowin.

C.Toillustratetheharmofprejudicesinmanagement.???

D.Towarnexecutivesagainstpowermisuse.

76.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.theAdelmans'programmeprovesbiasedastherolesofcharactersare

maximized.

B.executivesfeelboredwithtoomanyspecificelementsofShakespeare,s

plays.

C.theAdelmanswillmakemoreprofitsiftheyareprofessionalscholars.

D.Shakespearehasplayedanimportantroleinthemanagementfield.

77.Thebesttitleforthepassageis.

A.Shakespeare?splays:Executivesreconsidercorporateculture

B.Shakespearesplays:Anessentialkeytobusinesssuccess

C.Shakespeare?splays:Alessonforbusinessmotivation

D.Shakespeare?splays:Dramatictrainingbringsdramaticresults

SectionC

Directions:Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcomplete

thestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Youthsporthasthepotentialtoaccomplishthreeimportantobjectives

inchildren'sdevelopment.First,sportprogramsprovideyouthwith

opportunitiestobephysicallyactive,whichcanleadtoimprovedphysical

health.Second,youth-sportprogramshavelongbeenconsideredimportantto

youth'spsychosocialdevelopment,providingopportunitiestolearn

importantlifeskillssuchascooperation,discipline,leadership,and