1、 奉贤区2015高三英语二模试卷 （201504） (满分150分，考试时间120分钟) 第I卷 （共103分）I. Listening Comprehension Section ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be
2、 spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. an engineer. B. A repairman. C. A teacher. D. A shop assistant.2. A. In a hospital. B. At a restauran
3、t. C. In a supermarket. D. In an ice cream shop.3. A. House agent and client. B. Brother and sister.C. Teacher and student. D. Master and apprentice.4. A. Discouraged. B. Sad. C. Happy. D. Satisfied.5. A. He wonders which scarf the woman chose. B. He wonders what color the jacket is. C. He thinks he
4、 selected a nice scarf. D. He thinks any color goes well with the jacket. 6. A. Taking a driving course. B. Receiving a medical treatment.C. Attending an Art lesson. D. Doing a make-up training.7. A. Help the man find the building. B. Follow the man to the exhibit.C. Assist the man to read the map.D
5、. Show the man where to get a new map.8. A. The actress was given a big chair to sit on. B. The actress was warmly welcomed by the audience. C. The audience was very happy when they saw the actor. D. The actress gave her performance on the chair.9. A. He doesnt expect to enjoy the theatre. B. Hes so
6、rry he cant go with the woman. C. He thinks the theatre will be too crowded. D. He doesnt like going to plays. 10. A. The blue light in the store is really very effective.B. The woman is mistaken about the lights color. C. Everything looks different once it is out of the store. D. The woman has no t
7、rouble distinguishing colors. Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on y
8、our paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Art history class is taught only in the lecture hall. B. Mentally disabled children are taught outside the classroom. C. Professors teach children
9、through real world experiences. D. Students quite appreciate the value of classroom learning.12. A. To support his point of view. B. To praise the professor. C. To advise us to study psychology. D. To praise his friend.13. A. Students learn a lot more through experiences. B. Students find great fun
10、in slides and textbooks. C. Students develop their creativity through textbooks. D. Students get firsthand information by observation.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. To inform visitors of the parks history. B. To provide an overview of the parks main attractions. C.
11、 To show visitors remote places in the park. D. To teach visitors how best to photograph wildlife. 15. A. It is easy to get lost. B. It requires enormous strength. C. It is a good group activity. D. people shouldnt do it in winter. 16. A. There are fewer tourists. B. The entrance fees are lower. C.
12、The animals are more active. D. There are fewer insects. Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your
13、answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Dream JobFuture jobTo be a physicians (17) _.Specific tasksCheck-ups, taking out stitches, or other things, but not (18) _.Ways to qualify for the jobSix years of (19) _ at college,(20) _ years at a hospital as
14、 an intern.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Interview question from the personnel managerWhy does Ms. Johnson want to (21) _.Reason 1No chance for (22) _ in the old company.Reason 2A (23) _ in California.Reason 3A rise (24
15、) _.Complete the form. Write no more than THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Grammar and vocabulary Section 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 for
16、m of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.AIt was a cold, wet day on June 6, 2010, when 14-year-old Wasana arrived at school. Waiting outside his classroom for his classmates to arrive, Wasana stared at the rain. Then his eyes fell upon the 18-metre-high hill
17、that stood at the back of the classroom. He noticed large amounts of rainwater flowing down the hill, and water was also bubbling at the base of a rock on the hill. For a few minutes, Wasana stared at the water, wondering _25_ it looked so familiar. Then it hit him-the scene was similar to the video
18、 _26_ he was shown during Disaster Management classes. _27_ (fear) a coming disaster, he shouted wildly at the students waiting outside their classrooms. “Run, run, dont stay here! The rock on the hill is going to fall on us!”Chaos broke out as the students ran to the open area that _28_ (appoint) a
19、s an emergency gathering point. When some teachers approached Wasana, he showed them the water gushing from the hill, and they started leading the students to _29_ (safe) ground. Just then Principal Gurusinghe drove into the school. Wasana ran over to tell him what was happening. After _30_ (examine
20、) the site, Gurusinghe knew the school was in danger. The enormous rock at the top of the hill could come crashing down at any moment.Leading a group of teachers and older students, Gurusinghe climbed the hill and tried to make the water flow away from the rock. They were too late: ten minutes later
21、, they heard screams as the huge rock rushed down the hill. There was little Gurusinghe and his group could do _31_ they watched the earth swallow their classrooms. _32_ _32_ Wasanas quick action and careful observation, no one was hurt in the incident. BMany drivers dream of the day when they can s
22、it back while their car drives itself. While several companies are working hard to make _33_ a reality, self-driving cars still face many problems.Google was one of the first _34_ (get) into this industry. It _35_ (develop) self-driving cars since 2009, and its new driverless car is called Firely.Bu
23、t the driverless car is only a “fair weather friend”, the Daily Mail commented.According to the MIT Technology Review, the current driverless cars cant react like a human driver. They cant drive in heavy rain or snow.Chris Urmson, director of the Google car team, said that this is because the detect
24、ion technology is not yet good enough to separate certain objects from weather conditions. In the cars eyes, raindrops and snowflakes are the same as rocks, and cars stop for them. But if the manhole（下水道入口）ahead is left _36_ (uncover), they drive over it without hesitation._37_ all these problems, U
25、rmson said driverless cars will happen more quickly than people think.But even at that time, driverless cars wont be truly “driverless.”In the US, only when someone sits in the drivers seat _38_ driverless cars allowed on roads in certain statesEuropean countries, Mexico, Chile, Brazil and Russian f
26、ollow the United Nations Convention on Road Traffic. The convention used to say: “Every driver _39_ at all times be able to control his vehicle or to guide his animals.” A change was agreed in May, allowing a car to drive itself _40_ _40_ _40_ a driver is in the car and able to take the wheel at any
27、 timeSection BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. analyze B. relevant C. indicating D. restricted E. transform F. primarily G. disciplining H. reputations I. pioneered J. establis
28、hment K. necessarilyBefore the 1850s, the United States had a number of small colleges, most of them dating from colonial days. They were small, church connected institutions whose primary concern was to shape the moral character of their students. Throughout Europe, institutions of higher learning
29、had developed, bearing the ancient name of university. The German university was concerned _41_ with creating and spreading knowledge, not morals. Between mid-century and the end of the 1800s, more than nine thousand young Americans, dissatisfied with their training at home, went to Germany for adva
30、nced study. Some of them return to become presidents of colleges of high _42_ -Harvard, Yale, Columbia-and _43_ them into modern universities. The new presidents broke all ties with the churches and brought in a new kind of faculty. Professors were hired for their knowledge of a subject, not because
31、 they were of the proper faith and had a strong arm for _44_ students. The new principle was that a university was to create knowledge as well as pass it on, and this called for a faculty composed of teacher-scholars. Drilling and learning by rote were replaced by the German method of lecturing, in
32、which the professors own research was presented in class. Graduate training leading to the Ph.D., an ancient German degree _45_ the highest level of advanced scholarly achievement, was introduced. With the _46_of the seminar system, graduate student learned to question, _47_, and conduct their own r
33、esearch. At the same time, the new university greatly expanded in size and course offerings, breaking completely out of the old, _48_ curriculum(课程) of mathematics, classics, rhetoric, and music. The president of Harvard _49_ the elective system, by which students were able to choose their own cours
34、e of study. The notion of major fields of study emerged. The new goal was to make the university _50_ to the real pursuits of the world. Paying close attention to the practical needs of society, the new universities trained men and women to work at its tasks. Students were also trained as economists
35、, architects, agriculturalists, social welfare workers, and teachers.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following 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.Most American magazi
36、nes and newspapers reserve 60 percent of their pages for ads. The New York Times Sunday edition _51_ may contain 350 pages of advertisements. Some radio stations devote 40 minutes of every hour to _52_.Then there is television. The vast majority of television ads today consist of brief advertising s
37、pots, _53_ in length from a few seconds to several minutes. According to one estimate, American youngsters sit through three hours of television commercials each week. By the time they graduate from high school, they will have been _54_ 360,000 TV ads. Television advertises in airports, hospital wai
38、ting rooms, and schools.Major sporting events are now major advertising events. Racing cars serve as high speed _55_. Some athletes receive most of their money from advertisements. One top-ranking basketball player earned $3.9 million by playing ball. Advertisers paid him nine times that much to _56
39、_ their products.There is no escape. Commercial ads are _57_ on walls, buses, and trucks. They _58_ the inside of taxis and subways -even the doors of public toilets. _59_ messages call to us in supermarkets, stores, elevators -and _60_ we are on hold on the telephone. In some countries so much adve
40、rtising comes through the mail that many recipients proceed directly from the mailbox to the nearest wastebasket to _61_ the junk mail._62_ Insiders Report, published by McCann-Erickson, a global advertising agency, the estimated amount of money spent on advertising worldwide in 1990 was $275.5 bill
41、ion. Since then, the figures have soared to $411.6 billion for 1997 and $434.4 billion for 1998. Big money.What is the _63_ of all of this? One analyst put it this way: “Advertising is one of the most powerful socializing forces in the culture. Ads sell _64_ than products. They sell images, values,
42、goals, _65_ of who we are and who we should be. They shape our attitudes and our attitudes shape our behavior.”51. A. lonelyB. aloneC. singlyD. individually52. A. commerceB. consumersC. commercialsD. contracts53. A. rangingB. varyingC. changingD. adjusting54. A. taken toB. spent inC. expected ofD. e
43、xposed to55. A. flashesB. billboardsC. attractionsD. messages56. A. improveB. promoteC. urgeD. update57. A. symbolizedB. illustratedC. demonstratedD. displayed58. A. modifyB. decorateC. polishD. fix59. A. AudioB. StudioC. OralD. Video60. A. sinceB. whileC. unlessD. if61. A. throw awayB. lay downC. b
44、low outD. break down62. A. Except forB. Apart fromC. According toD. Including in63. A. effectB. affectC. resultD. purpose64. A. lessB. sameC. similarD. more65. A. outlooksB. opinionsC. conceptsD. implicationsSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several
45、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.AFor four lonely years, Evelyn Jones of Rockford, Illinois, lived friendless and forgotten in one room
46、of a cheap hotel. “I wasnt sick, but I was acting sick,” the 78-year-old widow says, “Every day was the same. I would just lie on my bed and maybe cook up some soup.” Then, six months ago, she was invited to The Brighter Side - Rockfords day care center for the elderly. Every weekday morning since t
47、hen, she has left her home to meet nine other old people in a church for a rich program of charity work, trips, games, and - most important of all - friendly companionship. Just a few years ago, there were few choices for the elderly between a normal life in their own homes and being totally confine
48、d in nursing homes. Many of them were sent to rest homes long before they needed full-time care. Others like Mrs. Jones were left to take care of themselves. But in 1971, the White House Conference on Aging called for the development of alternatives to care in nursing homes for old people, and since
49、 then, government-supported day-care programs like The Brighter Side have been developed in most big American cities. “This represents a real alternative to the feared institution and makes old people believe they have not left the world of living”, says Alice Brophy, 64, director of New York Citys
50、Office for the Aging, “They do well at the centers, and I hate it when people describe us as elderly playpens（婴儿扶栏）.” New Yorks 138 centers encourage continuing contact for the aged with the communitys life. The centers serve more than 15,000 members, and volunteer workers are always looking for new
51、 ones. If someone doesnt show up at the center for several days in a row, a worker at the center calls to make sure all is well. And although participation in the center is free, those who want to can pay for their lunches. No normal studies have been made of these centers for the elderly, but gover
52、nment officials are enthusiastic. In the future, the Public Health Service will do a study to decide if the programs can receive federal Medicare money. And the old people themselves are very happy with the programs. “There is no way”, says Evelyn Jones, smiling at her new companions at the Brighter
53、 Side, “that I will ever go back to spending my day with all those loses at the hotel.”66. According to the passage, many old people went to the nursing homes because _. A. They are in urgent need of full-time care. B. They were rather willing to go there.C. They were sent there.D. They were volunte
54、ers there.67. We can conclude from the statements of Alice Brophy that _. A. the centers are like elderly playpens.B. the old people do well at the day care centers.C. old people like nursing institutions.D. outside the Brighter side they dont work for the old.68. Whats authors attitude towards the
55、program of day care centers? A. pessimistic. B. concerned. C. neutral. D. optimistic.69. What is the main idea of the article?A. Day care centers may be able to receive federal Medicare money.B. Day care centers can make life better for elderly people.C. Many old people in the United States are lone
56、ly.D. Old people have no place in their society.BBiographyNicole Mary Kidman, AC (born 20 June 1967) is an American-born Australian actress, fashion model, singer and humanitarian. She is also known for her marriage to Tom Cruise, to whom she was married for 11 years and adopted two children, and he
57、r current marriage to country musician Keith Urban, with whom she has two biological daughters.As a result of being born to Australian parents in Hawaii, Kidman has dual citizenship in Australia and the United States. The following is a list of movies that Kidman has been involved with.Dead Calm (19
58、89)After starring in a number of small Australian films and TV shows, Kidmans breakthrough was in the 1989 thriller Dead Calm. It was based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Charles Williams. The film was directed by Australian filmmaker Phillip Noyce and filmed around the Great Barrier Reef. Da
59、y of Thunder (1990)Days of Thunder is a 1990 American auto racing film released by Paramount Pictures，bringing her worldwide recognition. The cast includes Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman and Robert Duvall. This is the first of three films to star both Cruise and Kidman (the other two being Far and Away a
60、nd Eyes Wide Shut). Batman Forever (1995)Batman Forever is a 1995 American superhero film directed by Tim Burton, based on the DC Comics character Batman. The plot focuses on Batman trying to stop Two-Face (Jones) and the Riddler (Carrey) in their villainous scheme to bring the city under their cont
61、rol. The film was released on June 16, 1995, receiving mixed reviews, but was a financial success.Moulin Rouge! (2001)Kidmans performance in the musical Moulin Rouge! (2001) earned her a second Golden Globe Award and first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. It tells the story of a young Engl
62、ish poet/writer, Christian (Ewan McGregor), who falls in love with the terminally-ill star of the Moulin Rouge, cabaret actress and courtesan Satine (Nicole Kidman). The Hours (2002)Kidmans performance as Virginia Woolf in the drama film The Hours (2002) received critical acclaim and earned her an A
63、cademy Award for Best Actress and a Silver Bear for Best Actress. The plot focuses on three women of different generations whose lives are interconnected by the novel Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf, who, in 1920s England, is struggling with depression and mental illness while trying to write her nov
64、el.Rabbit Hole (2010)The screenplay of Rabbit Hole is an adaptation by David Lindsay Abaire of his 2005 play of the same name. Kidman produced the project via her company, Blossom Films. The plot deals with a couple struggling to heal after the death of their young son. Kidman was critically admired
65、 for her performance as Becca Corbett and received Academy Award and Golden Globe Award. Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, search70. Which of the following statements about Nicole Kidman is true?A. Kidman has dual nationality because of being born to American parents in Australia.
66、 B. Kidman and Cruise gave birth to two children in their 11-year marriage. C. Kidman was known for TV shows before receiving recognition in motion picture industry. D. Far and Away was the first movie Kidman stared with her ex-husband. 71. _ are based on the former works. A. Dead Calm, Moulin Rouge
67、! and The HoursB. Batman Forever, Dead Calm and Rabbit Hole C. Day of Thunder, Batman Forever and The Hours D. The Hours, Batman Forever and Rabbit Hole 72. The underlined word “acclaim” has the similar meaning to _. A. criticism B. compliment C. complaint D. comment 73. Where can we probably find t
68、he article? A. A reference site B. A fashion magazine B. An auto-biography D. A national newspaperC“The Heart of the Matter,” the newly-released report by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS), deserves praise for attaching the importance of the humanities and social sciences to the prosp
69、erity and security of liberal democracy in America. Regrettably, however, the reports failure to address the true nature of the crisis facing liberal education may cause more harm than good.In 2010, leading congressional Democrats and Republicans sent letters to the AAAS asking that it identify acti
70、ons that could be taken by federal states and local governments, universities, foundations, educators, individual benefactors(捐助者) and others to maintain national excellence in humanities and social scientific scholarship and education. In response, the AAAS formed the Committee on the Humanities an
71、d Social Sciences. Among the Committees 51 members are top-university presidents, scholars, lawyers, judges, and business executives, as well as distinguished figures from diplomacy, filmmaking, music and journalism.The goals identified in the report are generally admirable. Because the government s
72、upports full literacy (识字) of citizens, the report stresses the study of history and government, particularly American history and American government; and encourages the use of new digital technologies. To encourage innovation and competition, the report calls for increased investment in research,
73、the introduction of a series of curricula that improve students ability to solve problems and communicate effectively in the 21st century, increased funding for teachers and the encouragement of scholars to bring their learning into practice on the great challenges of the day. The report also advoca
74、tes greater study of foreign languages, international affairs and the expansion of study abroad programs.Unfortunately, despite 2 years in the making, The Heart of the Matter never gets to the heart of the matter: the illiberal nature of liberal education at our leading colleges and universities. Th
75、e committee ignores that for several decades Americas colleges and universities have produced graduates who dont know the content and character of liberal education and are thus deprived of its benefits. Sadly, the spirit of inquiry once at home on campus has been replaced by the use of the humaniti
76、es and social sciences as vehicles for publicizing “progressive”.Today, professors routinely treat the progressive interpretation of history and progressive public policy as the proper subject of study while portraying conservative or classical liberal ideassuch as free markets and self-relianceas f
77、alling outside the boundaries of routine, and sometimes legal intellectual investigation.The AAAS displays great enthusiasm for liberal education. Yet its report may well hold back reform by obscuring(遮蔽) the depth and breadth of the challenge that Congress asked it to clarify.74. Influential figure
78、s in the Congress required that the AAAS report on how to _. A. maintain peoples interest in liberal educationB. define the governments role in educationC. keep a leading position in liberal educationD. safeguard individuals rights to education75. Which one of the following statements about what the
79、 AAAS plan suggests is true ? A. An exclusive study of American history.B. A greater emphasis on theoretical subjects.C. The application of emerging technologies.D. Funding for the study of foreign languages.76. It can be inferred from the passage that _. A. professors are routinely supportive of fr
80、ee marketsB. intellectual investigation are put great value on in college C. progressive public policy is out of boundaries of proper studyD. professors have prejudice against classical liberal ideas77. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A. The AAASs Contribution to Liberal
81、EducationB. Illiberal Education and “The Heart of the Matter” C. Ways to Grasp “The Heart of the Matter”“D. Progressive Policy vs. Liberal Education Section CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.All around the world
82、, lawyers generate more hostility（敌意） than the members of any other professionwith the possible exception of journalism. But there are few places where clients have more grounds for complaint than America.During the decade before the economic crisis, spending on legal services in America grew twice
83、as fast as inflation（通货膨胀）. The best lawyers made skyscrapers-full of money, tempting ever more students to pile into law schools. But most law graduates never get a big-firm job. Many of them instead become the kind of lawsuit filer that makes the legal system a costly nightmare.There are many reas
84、ons for this. One is the excessive costs of a legal education. There is just one path for a lawyer in most American states: a four-year undergraduate degree in some unrelated subject, then a three-year law degree at one of 200 law schools authorized by the American Bar Association and an expensive p
85、reparation for the bar exam(律师资格考). This leaves todays average law-school graduate with $100,000 of debt on top of undergraduate debts. Law-school debt means that many cannot afford to go into government or non-profit work, and that they have to work extremely hard.Reforming the system would help bo
86、th lawyers and their customers. Sensible ideas have been around for a long time, but the state-level bodies that govern the profession have been too conservative to implement them. One idea is to allow people to study law as an undergraduate degree. Another is to let students sit for the bar after o
87、nly two years of law school. If the bar exam is truly an essential enough test for a would-be lawyer, those who can take it earlier should be allowed to do so. Students who do not need the extra training could cut their debt mountain by a third.The other reason why costs are so high is the restricti
88、ve guild-like ownership structure of the business. Except in the District of Columbia, non-lawyers may not own any share of a law firm. This keeps fees high and innovation slow. There is pressure for change from within the profession, but opponents of change among the regulators insist that keeping
89、outsiders out of a law firm isolates lawyers from the pressure to make money rather than serve clients ethically（道德上）.In fact, allowing non-lawyers to own shares in law firms would reduce costs and improve services to customers, by encouraging law firms to use technology and to employ professional m
90、anagers to focus on improving firms efficiency. (Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TWELVE WORDS)78. Students who _ are tempted to take up law as their profession. 79. The underlined word them in Para. 4 refers to _.80. In addition to shortening the allowance time
91、to take the bar exam, the system reform should include _. 81. Why is the guild-like ownership structure of the legal system considered restrictive? _第II卷（共47分）I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1、我们渴望一个没有污染的星球。( free )2、微风吹
92、拂着她的头发，那小女孩注视着彩蝶在花海中飞舞。（With ）3、这部最近出品的电影旨在唤起人们对贫困山区儿童的关注。（mean ）4、他向朋友保证在任何情况下他都不会违背做一个诚实守信人的承诺。 （ under no circumstances ）5、正是高三的学习经历使我们相信无论过程多么艰难，我们的努力终将会得到回报。（ convince, pay off ）.Guided writing（25分）Directions: Write an English composition in 120150 words. The composition must be based on the information given below. 教室是我们学生学习活动的最主要场所，简单描述你现在的教室，并发挥想象力，描述你理想中的教室。
