1、2015年上海市高三英语 八校联考I. Listening Comprehension（略）II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for
2、the other blanks,use one word that best fits each blank.(A)Scotland is a unique place, full of history, where you can find noble palaces and castles, as well as the traditional parade in national costumes. It has some of 25_(beautiful) cities in Europe, a living proof of a proud and splendid past.In
3、 order to see the true soul of Scotland today, what shaped the character of this splendid region, we 26_ _go towards the northern regions, to the Grampian Mountains. Beautiful and unspoiled, it was difficult to farm. The Scots conquered the environment with simple spades and strong arms.The history
4、of this ancient struggle, and its peoples ancient love affair with the hard land, 27_(enclose) within the walls of the Angus Folk Museum. You are able to get a feel of the typical rural atmosphere of times past from the everyday necessities 28_(display) here.From coastal Aberdeen in towards the inte
5、rior of the Grampian Mountains there 29 _(run) the Castle Trail, a road that touches on many fortresses, 30 _ are witnesses of continual rebellions against the ruling of neighboring England in Scottish history. Perhaps the most uplifting moment for Scottish autonomy(自治) is the 31_ which was experien
6、ced inside this ancient church of Arbroath, 32_, in 1320, the Declaration of Independence was celebrated at the encouragement of King Robert the Bruce. He carried out the plan for autonomy drawn up by the great popular hero William Wallace, to whom cinema has devoted the wonderful film “Brave Heart”
7、, the winner of five Oscars.(B)Alice worked in the dry goods store from eight in the morning until six at night. As time passed and she became more and more lonely she began to practice the devices common 33_ lonely people. When at night she went upstairs into her own room she knelt on the floor to
8、pray and in her prayers 34_ (whisper) things she wanted to say to her lover. The trick of saving money, begun for a purpose, was carried on after the scheme of going to the city 35_(find) Ned Currie, had been given up. It became a fixed habit, and when she needed new clothes she did not get them. So
9、metimes on rainy afternoons in the store she got out her bank book and, 36_ (let) it lie open before her, spent hours 37_(dream) impossible dreams of saving money enough 38_ _ the interest would support both herself and her future husband.In the dry goods store weeks ran into months and months into
10、years as Alice waited and dreamed of her lovers return. Her employer, a grey old man with false teeth and a thin grey mustache that drooped down over his mouth, was not given to conversation, and sometimes, on rainy days and in the winter 39_ a storm raged in Main Street, long hours passed when no c
11、ustomers came in. Alice arranged and rearranged the stock. She stood near the front window where she could look down the deserted street and thought of the evenings when she had walked with Ned Currie and of 40_ he had said.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in th
12、e box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. captures B. inventions C. applied D. organize E. evolvingF. protective G. encouraging H. absorb I. demonstrated J. advances K. investigationAre you a science fan? If so, which area interests you: physics, chem
13、istry, or biology? Whichever area it is, science is all about finding answers and 41 _. Sure, we can read books and find out how many things work and learn equations or formulas to help us better understand the world around us. However, the information we 42 _from books needs to be put into practice
14、 and then used in research to make further 43 _.The annual “Shanghai Future Science Stars” Contest was held recently, with a variety of entries in different fields, from physics to medicine, submitted(提交) by adolescent science enthusiasts from across the city. This year some notable submissions, ran
15、ging from a jumping robotic frog to the 44 _properties of titanium dioxide(二氧化钛) on hair against UV rays, 45 _the adolescent scientists innovations and research skills.In the past, China was a culture of creativity and innovation that contributed some major 46 _to the world, such as the printing pre
16、ss, paper, the compass and gunpowder. This contest is aimed at nurturing(培养) that creativity and 47 _people to put into practice what theyve learnt from books.This nurturing needs to be started in school; science needs to be taught in a way that is fun and engages students minds. Simply studying oth
17、er peoples experiments and being told the results isnt something that 48 _a students imagination. If students are able to conduct some of the smaller experiments themselves, then maybe they will discover a passion for science they didnt know they had before.The world is always 49 _. Todays scientist
18、s and innovators wont be around forever, so now is the time to find new talent. The next Einstein or Edison might be sitting next to you in class, or it could even be you and you just dont know it. These competitions are aimed at giving people hands-on experience and the platform to show what they c
19、an do.Next time youre in class, dont just read and listen; try to think of ways what you are learning can be 50 _to real-life situations. Look around! Its an interesting world and maybe you can make it a little better to live in.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the fo
20、llowing passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. Arabs consider it extremely bad manners to start talking business immediately. Even the busiest government official or executive always takes 51_ time to be po
21、lite and offer refreshments. No matter how busy you are, you should make time for this hospitality.The conference visit is a way of doing business throughout the Arab world. Frequently, you will have to discuss your business 52_ strangers, who may or may not have anything to do with your business. D
22、o not be surprised if your meeting is 53_ several times by people who come into the room unannounced, 54_ or speak softly to the person with whom you are talking, and 55_. Act 56_ you do not hear, and never show displeasure at being interrupted.Making decisions 57_ is not an Arab custom. There is a
23、vagueness in doing business in the Middle East that 58_ a newcomer. Give yourself lots of time and ask lots of questions. 59_ is an important quality. You may have to wait two or three days to see high-level government officials as they are very busy. Give yourself enough time. Personal relationship
24、s are very important. They are the key to doing business in Arab countries. Try to 60_ the decision-maker regarding your product service immediately and get to know him on a friend basis. Do your 61_. Be prepared to discuss details of your product or proposal. Be ready to answer technical questions.
25、 Familiarize yourself with the Moslem and national holidays. 62_ a visit during Ramadan, the Moslem month of fasting. Most Arab countries have six-day workweek form. Saturday through Thursday. When matched with the Monday to Friday practice in most Western countries, it leaves only three and a half
26、workdays shared. Remember this in planning your appointments. Moslems do not eat pork. Some are strict about the religions prohibition against alcoholic beverages. If you are not sure, wait for your 63_to suggest the proper thing to drink.When an Arab says yes, he may mean 64_. When he says maybe, h
27、e probably means no. You seldom get a direct no from an Arab because it is considered 65_. Also, he does not want to close his options. Instead of “no”, he will say “inshallah”, which means, “if God is willing”. On the other hand, yes does not necessarily mean yes. A smile and a slow nod might seem
28、like an agreement, but in fact, your host is being polite. An Arab considers it impolite to disagree with a guest.51. A. extra B. little C. dinner D. no52. A. at the mention of B. in the presence of C. on behalf of D. with the help of53. A. honored B. hosted C. interrupted D. interpreted54. A. sneez
29、e B. signal C. wave D. whisper55. A. cry B. leave C. smile D. stand56. A. as though B. if only C. even if D. so that57. A. carefully B. finally C. quickly D. unwillingly58. A. encourages B. greets C. puzzles D. welcomes59. A. Bravery B. Courage C. Diligence D. Patience60. A. admire B. identify C. re
30、spect D. thank61. A. experiment B. homework C. pray D. business62. A. Avoid B. Pay C. Reject D. Request63. A. boss B. friend C. host D. official64. A. yes B. no C. maybe D. inshallah65. A. direct B. formal C. hospitable D. impoliteSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage
31、is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)Should parents send their freshmen off to campus armed with a debit or credit
32、 card to learn how to handle money? Or is it better to keep firm control through the Bank of Mom and Dad? The correct answer will vary by family and personal preference.The Credit Card Act that took effect 2.5 years ago made it much harder for anyone under 21 to get a card. Gone are the days of card
33、 issuers collecting plenty of new customers on campus by handing out free T-shirts or rewards points for spring break.Under-21s can still obtain a credit card if they have a qualified co-signer or proof of sufficient income to repay the debt. And card issuers still market aggressively to college stu
34、dents, targeting them with pre-screened mail offers. That makes parents, as the likeliest co-signers, more involved in the card-or-no-card decision.Robyn Kahn Federman of Rochester, N.Y., says theres “no way” shell let either of her two daughters have a credit card at such a financially tender age.
35、Her daughter Sarah, whos 19 and about to start her second year of college, uses Robyns PayPal card instead. That lets her mom fund the balance and see how she spends her money.“I dont think anything related to debt belongs in the hands of a college kid,” says Federman, communications director of a m
36、arketing agency. “The vast majority are not experienced enough with money or aware enough of the risks.”Some students, though, have shown theyre disciplined enough to have their own card on campus.Scott Gamm, 20, a junior at New York Universitys Stern School of Business, used his income from freelan
37、ce(自由职业的) work and blogging to obtain a Visa card and then an American Express card. He charges $200 to $300 on them monthly and pays every bill in full.But he has friends who obtained three or four cards within a year and now have big debts.“The more credit you have access to, especially at that yo
38、ung age, the higher the probability youll use that card to finance fancy clothes, restaurants and entertainment.” says Gamm. 66. According to the passage, which of the following statement is true?A. People hold different opinions about their kids using credit cardsB. Credit cards are useful in helpi
39、ng deal with money matters.C. It is better to have Mom and Dad who now run a bank.D. The new Act made it impossible to get a credit card for freshmen.67. To obtain a credit card, an under-21 has to .A. own a credit card of his own previouslyB. have someone to repay the possible debtC. turn to their
40、parents to get their permissionD. ask their parents to write the application letter68. We may infer from the case of Sarah that PayPal card .A. is a kind of credit card B. funds the balance automaticallyC. has access to credit D. keeps records of money spent69. What is the passage mainly about?A. Th
41、e Credit Card Act B. Students and credit cardsC. Card issuers and students D. Parents and choice of cards(B)Dan Bilsker PhD(Lead Author)Dan is a clinicalpsychologist who works at Vancouver General Hospital and consults to a mental health research group at theUniversity of BritishColumbia.Merv Gilber
42、t PhDMerv is a clinicalpsychologist workingat British ColumbiasChildrens Hospitaland in private practicein Vancouver.David Worling PhDDavid is a clinicalpsychologist workingin private practice inVancouver.E. Jane GarlandM.D., F.R.C.P.(C)Jane is a psychiatristwith a Mood/AnxietyDisorders Clinic whodo
43、es research atthe University ofBritish Columbia onthe treatment ofmood problems.Dealing with Depression is based on the experience of the authors and on scientific research about which strategies work best in overcoming depression. Also, because strategies useful for adults may not be useful for ado
44、lescents, depressed and non-depressed teens helped in the development of this guide.Dealing with Depression is intended for:* teens with depressed mood* concerned adults who want to help a depressed teen* other teens who want to help a friend or family memberThis guide is meant to provide teens with
45、 accurate information about depression. It is not a psychological or medical treatment, and is not a replacement for treatment where this is needed. If expert assistance or treatment is needed, the services of a competent professional should be sought.Funding for this guide is provided by the Mental
46、 Health Evaluation & Community Consultation Unit (MHECCU) of The University of British Columbia through a grant by the Ministry of Children and Family Development, as part of the provincial Child and Youth Mental Health Plan.70. According to the passage, Dealing with Depression is targeted at .A. re
47、searches on depression B. clinical psychologists giving treatmentC. adults with depressed mood D. people concerned with mood problems71. The four cartoon figures are .A. professionals at universities B. natives of British ColumbiaC. clinical psychologists D. co-authors lead by Dan Bilsker72. What ca
48、n we learn from the passage?A. Depressed teens provide accurate information about depression.B. Competent professionals will come to provide services if needed.C. Dealing with Depression receives government financial support.D. Dealing with Depression offers expert assistance and treatment.73. After
49、 reading this page, we can conclude that it is probably .A. an advertisement for medicine B. an introduction of a guidebookC. a cartoon about psychologists D. an introduction of a health problem(C)Edgar Degas, J. M. W. Turner and other painters captured centuries of atmospheric records as they decor
50、ated canvases with sunset scenes.Greek scientists worked with an artist to confirm that the ratio of red to green in sunset painting, both old and new, increased when particles filled the air, such as after major volcanic eruption(火山喷发) or dust storms. The atmospheric physicists also found a gradual
51、 shift in artistic sunset hues over centuries, possibly due to ever-increasing air pollution during the Industrial Revolution.An earlier study, led by atmospheric physicist Christos Zerefos of the Academy of Athens in Greece, discovered that the amount of red relative to green in sunset descriptions
52、 increased after eruptions, including Tambora, Indonesia in 1815, Coseguina, Nicaragua in 1835 and Krakatau, Indonesia in 1883.Zerefos team analyzed 554 paintings created between 1550 and 1990. For up to three years after eruptions, sunsets reddened as sunlight bounced off dust and gas from the volc
53、anoes. The latest study, also by Zerefos, used improved scanning and analysis techniques to confirm the earlier results.A modern painter, Panayiotis Tetsis, unknowingly repeated the artistic atmospheric observations of classical masters. In the artists description of sunsets light over the Greek isl
54、and of Hydra, the color ratio shifted towards red in paintings done both before (June 19, 2010) and after (June 20, 2010) a dust cloud from Sahara Desert filtered the sunsets light. Zerefos team connected the timing of classical paintings red shift to other records of the atmosphere trapped in ice c
55、ores from Greenland, in the recent study published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. The ice cores recorded spikes(尖刺) in sulfur-containing chemicals likely from volcanoes. These spikes corresponded in time to artists increasingly dark red sunsets.The comparison of ice and art also revealed a sl
56、ow shift in the coloring of the sunset. As the factories of Europe roared into production in the 19th and early 20th century, painting described a steady increase in the red to green ratio. The ice cores recorded a steady rise in airborne particles from industrial pollution during the same time.74.
57、The underlined word “hues” in the second paragraph probably means . A. angles B. colors C. locations D. times75. What do we know about Zerefos research from the passage? A. Both modern and ancient artists describing sunset are involved in the research. B. It confirmed an obvious increase in the rati
58、o of green to red in sunset paintings. C. The shift from green to red also existed in the records of ice cores trapped items. D. The team used traditional techniques to confirm the earlier results of the research.76. How did Zerefos team confirm that atmospheric records kept by painters were reliabl
59、e? A. By analyzing classical paintings B. By connecting time to color C. By comparing art with ice D. By working with an artist77. Which of the following is the best title of the passage? A. A modern research of ancient art and ice with pollution. B. Art Masterpiece and pollutants trapped in ice cor
60、es. C. An increase in the ratio of red to green in paintings D. Art Masterpiece Recorded Centuries of Pollution.Section CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. Six thousand years ago, farmers in Mesopotamia dug a dit
61、ch to bring water from the Euphrates River. With that successful effort to satisfy their thirsty crops, they went on to form the worlds first irrigation(灌溉)-based civilization. Sumerian farmers harvested plentiful crops for some 2,000 years thanks to the extra water brought in from the river, but th
62、e soil, when water evaporates(蒸发), was eventually reduced to salinization, the poisonous buildup of salts and other substances left behind.Far more people depend on irrigation in the modern world than did in ancient Sumeria. About 40 percent of the worlds food now grows in irrigated soils, which mak
63、e up 18 percent of global cropland. Farmers who irrigate can typically get in two or three harvests every year and get higher crop yields. As a result. the spread of irrigation has a key factor behind the great increase in global grain production since 1950. Done correctly, irrigation will continue
64、to play a leading role in feeding the world, but as history shows, dependence on irrigated agriculture also brings about significant risks.Fortunately, a great deal of room exists for improving the productivity of water used in agriculture. A first line of attack is to increase irrigation efficiency
65、. At present, most farmers irrigate their crops by flooding their fields or channeling the water down parallel furrows(犁沟), relying on gravity move the water across the land. The plants absorb only a small fraction of the water; the rest drains into rivers or evaporates. In many locations this pract
66、ice not only wastes and pollutes water but also degrades the land through water logging and salinization. More efficient and environmentally sound technologies exist that could reduce water demand on farms by up to 50 percent.Drip systems rank high among irrigation technologies with significant unta
67、pped potential. Unlike flooding techniques, drip systems enable farmers to deliver water directly to the plants roots drop by drop, nearly eliminating waste. Studies in India, Israel, Jordan, Spain and the US have shown time and again that drip irrigation reduces water use by 30 to 70 percent and in
68、crease crop yield by 20 to 90 percent compared with flooding methods. Sprinklers can perform almost as well as drip methods when they are designed properly. Traditional high-pressure irrigation sprinklers spray water high into the air to cover as large a land area as possible. The problem is that th
69、e more time the water spends in the air, the more of it evaporates and blows off course before reaching the plants. In contrast, new low-energy sprinklers deliver water in small doses through nozzles(喷嘴) placed just above the ground. Numerous farmers in Texas who have fixed such sprinklers have foun
70、d that their plants absorb 90 to 95 percent of the water that leaves the sprinkler nozzles.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)78. The ancient irrigation-based civilization in Mesopotamia brought about both .79. The underlined word “practice” in paragrap
71、h 3 refers to farmers efforts to to irrigate their crops.80. The two examples listed in the passage as efficient ways of irrigation are .81. We may infer from the passage that irrigation has already , though its potential risks do exist.第II卷 （共47分）I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following se
72、ntences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1. 我们通常需要一个星期才能从流感中恢复健康。（take）2. 我是多么思念故乡的青山绿水啊！（How）3. 由于看不懂英语，游客们根本不知道他们签的合同写了什么。（unaware）4. 店主试图让每位顾客都相信这些塑料玩具只有他这里才买得到。（convince）5. Hi有目光短浅的人才会轻信网络谣言，从而犯下令自己懊悔一辈子的错误。（thus）II. Guided WritingDirections: Write an English composition in 12
73、0-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 一天，有位学生上学迟到了。但是，在获悉他（她）上学路上发生的一切之后，老师并没有批评他（她），反而在班级里表扬了他（她）。这位学生上学路上到底发生了什么事呢？ 假设你是这位学生，想象当天可能发生的情况，写一篇短文，以第一人称讲述一个合情合理的故事。参考答案 第一卷II. Grammar and Vocabulary25.the most beautiful26.have to/ought to/had better 27.is/are enclosed 28.di
74、splayed29.runs30. which 31.one 32. where33.to34.whispered 35.to find36.letting 37.dreaming38.so that39.when40. whatSection B41-45 KHJFI 46-50 BGAECIII. Reading Section A51-55 ABCDB 56-60 ACCDB 61-65BACCDSection B66-69 ABDB70-73 DDCB 74-77 BACDSection C78. plentiful crops and salts79. flood their fie
75、lds or channel the water down parallel furrows80. drip systems and new-energy sprinklers81. played a leading role in feeding the world第二卷I. Translation1. It usually takes us one week to recover from the flu.2. How I miss the green mountain and the clear water in my hometown!3. Due to the fact that t
76、hey didnt know English, the tourists were unaware of what their contracts were all about.4. The shop owner tried to convince every customer that the plastic toys were available only in his shop.5.Only short-sighted people will believe rumors on the Internet; thus making mistakes that they will regret in the rest of their lives.II. Writing (略)版权所有：高考资源网()
