1、松江二中高三2015年 2月开学考试卷Listening Comprehension ()II. GrammarandVocabulaiy Section A (A)Some people are just sure to be failures. That is (25) _ some adults look at troublesome kids. Maybe, you have heard the saving, “A bird (26) _ a broken wing will never fly as high.” I am sure (27) _ TJ.Ware, who (28)
2、 _ (catch) stealing a year ago, was made (29) _ (feel) this way almost every day at school.At high school, Ware was always making trouble. He didnt answer questions, got into lots of fights and was absent fiom school at times. Teachers didnt want to have him again the following year. I met Ware for
3、the first time at a meeting. All the students at school had been invited to sign up for a program (30) _ (design) to have students become more active in their communities. The program included group discussion and voluntary work in their neighborhoods.In the beginning Ware just stood by, not ready t
4、o join the discussion groups. But slowly, the interactive games drew him in. At the end of the meetings he joined the Homeless PROJECT Team.He knew much about poverty, hunger and helplessness. The (31) _ on the team (32) _ (never see)Ware making such a long moving speech. They were impressed with hi
5、s passionate concern and ideas, (33) _ they elected Ware to be chairman of the team with a majority vote.(B)The Channel is the name given to the stretch of water (34) _ separates England and France. Ferries operate all year round to carry people across the Channel, and they wen busy most of the year
6、. January is (35) _ only quiet month nowadays. As well as summer holiday-makers, there are day trippers and traffic, not to mention lorries and commercial vehicles. Some ferries carry cars and their passengers, (36) _ others also connect train passengers with the Continental rail network.The (37) _
7、(big) danger for the ferry is the wind. The crew listens to BBC weather reports four times a day. Or they sometimes get gale warnings from local radio station.Crossing the Channel by ferry is a bit like (38) _ (try) to cross Oxford Street on a busy afternoon, according to one ferryboat captain. The
8、ferries from Folkstone and Dove to Calais and Boulogne have to cross the main flow of traffic. This consists of ships (39) _ (travel) through the Channel, to and from Northern Europe. There (40) _ be four hundred ships making the journey at one time, and they all pass through a “choke point” which i
9、s only 15 miles wide. The cross-channel ferries have to sail right through the middle of all this traffic.how;with;that;was caught;to feel;designed;others;had never seen;so;which;the;while;biggest;trying;travelling;maySection BA. Predicts B. operation C. employ D. limited E. majority F. environmenta
10、lly G. deposit H. similar I. dreams J. necessary K. estimate Were waiting to take trips to outer space. When will it happen? According to individuals in the growing field of space tourism, it may be in five or fifty years. Space Adventures is taking reservations for the flights, _41_ to the first ma
11、nned spaceflights. The trip will cost S 90,000, with, a $ 6.000 _42_ required. More than 200 people have made reservations, said Sarah, Dalton, the company spokeswoman.John Spencer of the Space Tourism Society says that a more realistic _43_ for regular space travel is 50 years. Issues of expense, d
12、ifficulty, and danger must still be resolved. Oh yes a reusable vehicle must also be invented. He adds, however, that ten years from now, a _44_ number of people may be able to visit a space station. He says he expects a fleet of private space vehicles or “space yachts” to be in _45_ in 20 to 25 yea
13、rs. They will do what he calls “orbital super yachting.” After that, there will be cruise lines, like those that travel the Earths oceans, as well as space hotels and resorts.There have been only a few studies to determine the publics interest in space tourism, but they all conclude that a _46_ of p
14、eople would like to visit space and would be willing to pay good money for it.According to expert Patrick Collins, between 5 million and 20 million people will head for space by 2030. He also _47_ 100 flights a day leaving Earth. It would be _48_ to have more than 100 hotels in Earths orbit, a few m
15、ore orbiting the moon, and a few on the moons surface. These hotels would _49_ more than 100,000 people, who would work month-long shifts. Each hotel would have a service station. Such service stations would provide oxygen, water, and hydrogen. They might also ship _50_ safe electric power back to E
16、arth.If all the issues can be resolved, Collins says that space tourism could one day become a $1 trillion.HGKDB;EAJCFIII. Reading ComprehensionSection A: Cloze Celebrity(名人) has become one of the most important representatives of popular culture. Fans used to be crazy about a specific film, but now
17、 the public 51_ to base its consumption on the interest of celebrity attached to any given product. Besides, fashion magazines have almost 52_ the practice of putting models on the cover because they dont sell nearly as well as famous 53_. As a result, celebrities have realized their unbelievably po
18、werful market potential, moving from advertising for others products to 54_ their own.Celebrity clothing lines arent a 55_ new phenomenon, but in the past they were typically aimed at the ordinary consumers, and 56_ a few TV actresses. Today theyre started by first-class stars whose products enjoy e
19、qual fame with some world top57_. The most successful start-ups have been those by celebrities with 58_ personal style. As celebrities become more and more experienced at the market, they expand their production scale rapidly, 59_ almost all the products of daily life. However, for every success sto
20、ry, theres a related 60_ tale of a celebrity who overvalued his consumer appeal. No matter how famous the products 61_ is, if it fails to impress consumers with its own qualities it begins to resemble an exercise in self-promotional marketing. And 62_ the initial attention dies down, consumer intere
21、st might fade, loyalty(忠诚) returning to tried-and-true labels.Today, celebrities face even more severe embarrassment. The pop-cultural circle might be bigger than ever, but its rate of turnover has speeded up as well.Each misstep threatens to 63_ a celebritys shelf life, and the same newspaper or ma
22、gazine that once brought him fame has no problem picking him to pieces when the opportunity appears. 64_, the egos(自我的) potential for expansion is limitless. Having already achieved great wealth and public recognition, many celebrities see fashion as the next frontier to be conquered. As the saying
23、goes, success and failure always go hand in hand. Their success as 65_ might last only a short time, but fashionlike celebrityhas always been short-lived.51. A. aims B. returnsC. tendsD. means52. A. abandoned B. delayedC. establishedD. assumed53. A. films B. facesC. issuesD. stories54. A. inventing
24、B. composing C. exploringD. developing55. A. dramatically B. completelyC. steadilyD. normally56. A. taken by B. set for C. limited to D. listed on57. A. brands B. trendsC. salesD. editions58. A. common B. specificC. potentialD. artificial59. A. promoting B. extendingC. engagingD. covering60. A. disa
25、ppointing B. warningC. greetingD. amazing61. A. origin B. organizationC. release D. intention62. A. while B. as C. onceD. since63. A. strike B. isolateC. promoteD. reduce64. A. Still B. Thus C. Moreover D. Indeed65. A. stars B. models C. designers D. advertisersCABDB CABDB ACDACSection BAOn my arriv
26、al in America, the one thing I notice more than anything else was the tremendous amount of advertising that went on-on the radio, on television, on billboards and signposts, and in magazines. In the past three years, I have become accustomed to this fast in American life, for I believe that it is a
27、creative and necessary part of an industrial society. I, too, want to improve my life-style and to buy better products, so I look to advertising to show me how to do it. Deciding what to believe in advertising, however, is not easy. It seems to me that a person must purchase things with a lot of car
28、e. As a consumer, I want to get the best for my money, but I really have to understand the techniques of advertising. Otherwise, manufacturers will be able to sell me anything, no matter what its quality may be. More and more people are becoming conscious, like me, of the ways in which advertising c
29、an affect them. The creative aspects of commercials, for instance, often cover up defects or problem in products. I have learned this well, since I have made purchases and lost money because the items were of poor quality. The future of advertising most likely will involve a much greater degree of p
30、ublic participation. I intend to become involved in consumer groups that want to protect people from misleading advertising. In the future, if consumers like me really care about the quality, maybe advertisers will begin to care more about what they are trying to sell. 66. According to passage, we k
31、now that the author_. A. left America three years agoB. arrived in America two years ago C. often goes to America D. has always lived in America 67. Advertisements in America can not found _. A. on the radios and television B. on billboards C. in magazines D. in textbooks68. Misleading advertisement
32、s can_. A. cover up product defects B. improve peoples life-style C. show the customers how to buy products of good quality D. solve problems in products69. We learn from the passage that_ A. the author wants to get the best for his money when buying thingsB. if customers dont understand the techniq
33、ues of advertising，they will probably be cheated by the manufacturers C. in the future，advertising will most likely lead to the participation of more peopleD. all of the aboveBDAD (B)Between about 1910 and 1930, new artistic movements in European art were making themselves felt in the United States.
34、 American artists become acquainted with the new art on their trips to Paris and at the exhibitions in the famous New York gallery “291” of the photographer Alfred Stieglitz. But most important in the spread of the modern movements in the United States was the sensational Armory Show of 192-13 in Ne
35、w York, in which the works of a number of progressive American painters were shown. Several of the American modernists who were influenced by the Armory Show found the urban landscapes, especially New York, an appealing subject. Compared with the works of the realist painters, the works of American
36、modernists were much removed from the actual appearance of the city; they were more interested in the “feel ” of the “Ash Can School” and the later realists were still tied to nineteenth-century or earlier styles, while the early modernists shared in the international breakthroughs of the art of the
37、 twentieth century. The greatest of these breakthroughs was Cubism, developed most fully in France between 1907 and 1914, which brought about a major revolution in Western painting. It overturned the rational tradition that had been built upon since the Renaissance. In Cubism, natural forms were bro
38、ken down analytically into geometric shapes. No longer was a clear differentiation made between the figure and the background of a painting: objects represented and the surface on which they were painted became one. The Cubism abandoned the conventional single vantage point of the viewer, and object
39、s depicted from multiple viewpoints were shown at the same time.70. With what topic is the passage primarily concerned?A. The comparison between various painters.B. The greatest breakthroughs of the Armory Show.C. The exhibitions in the famous New York gallery.D. The modern art movement in the Unite
40、d States.71. What was the most important in the spread of modern movements in the US?A. The photographer Alfred Stiegliz.B. The famous New York gallery 219.C. The Armory Show of1913 in New York.D. The exhibitions of art in Europe.72. In what aspect did New York attract the modernists?A. The exhibiti
41、ons in shows.B. The appearance of the city.C. The feel of the city.D. The galleries of modern art.73. What great breakthrough brought about a significant revolution in Western painting?A. Cubism.B. The Ash Can School.C. The Armory Show.D. Modernism. D C C A (C)Crows are probably the most frequently
42、met and easily identifiable members of the native fauna of the United States. The great number of tales, legends, and myths about these birds indicates that people have been exceptionally interested in them for a long time. On the other hand, when it comes to substantive particularly behavioral info
43、rmation, crows are less well known than many comparably common species and, for that matter, not a few quite uncommon ones: the endangered California condor, to cite one obvious example. There are practical reasons for this.Crows are notoriously poor and aggravating subjects for field research. Keen
44、 observers and quick learners, they are astute about the intentions of other creatures, including researchers, and adept at avoiding them. Because they are so numerous, active, and monochromatic, it is difficult to distinguish one crow from another. Bands, radio transmitters, or other identifying de
45、vices can be attached to them, but this of course requires catching live crows, who are among the wariest and most untrappable of birds.Technical difficulties aside, crow research is daunting because the ways of these birds are so complex and various. As preeminent is generalists, members of this sp
46、ecies ingeniously exploit a great range of habitats and resources, and they can quickly adjust to changes in their circumstances. Being so educable, individual birds have markedly different interests and inclinations, strategies and scams. For example, one pet crow learned how to let a dog out of it
47、s kennel by pulling the pin on the door. When the dog escaped, the bird went into the kennel and ate its food.74. What is the main topic of the passage?A. The ways in which crows differ from other common birdsB. The myths and legends about crowsC. The characteristics that make crows difficult to stu
48、dyD. The existing methods for investigating crow behavior75. According to the first paragraph, what evidence is there that crows have interested people for a long time?A. The large number of stories about crows.B. The frequency with which crows are sightedC. The amount of research that has been cond
49、ucted on crowsD. The ease with which crows are identified76. According to the second paragraph, crows are poor subjects for field research for all of the following reasons EXCEPTA. They can successfully avoid observers.B. They are hard to distinguish from one anotherC. They can be quite aggressive.D
50、. They are difficult to catch.77. Which of the statements is supported by the passage?A. Crows have relatively long lives.B. Crows have keen vision.C. Crows are usually solitary.D. Crows are very intelligent.CACDSection CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete t
51、he statements in NO MORE THAN 10 WORDS.One of the most popular literary figures in American literature is a woman who spent almost half of her life in China, a country on a continent thousands of miles from the United States. In her life time she earned her countrys most highly acclaimed literary aw
52、ard, the Pulitzer Prize, and also the most prestigious form of literary recognition in the world, the Nobel Prize for Literature. Pearl S. Buck was almost a household word throughout much of her lifetime because of her prolific output, which consisted of some eighty-five published works, including s
53、everal dozen novels, six collections of short stories, fourteen books for children, and more than a dozen works of nonfiction. When she was eighty years old, some twenty-five volumes were awaiting publication. Many of those books were set in China, the land in which she spent so much of her life. He
54、r books and her life served as a bridge between the cultures of the East and the West. As the product of those two cultures she became, as she described herself, “mentally bifocal”. Her unique background made her into an unusually interesting and versatile human being. As we examine the life of Pear
55、l Buck, we cannot help but be aware that we are in fact meeting three separate people: a wife and mother, an internationally famous writer, and a humanitarian and philanthropist. One cannot really get to know Pearl Buck without learning about each of the three. Though honored in her lifetime with th
56、e William Dean Howell Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters in addition to the Nobel and Pulitzer Prizes, Pearl Buck as a total human being, not only a famous author, is a captivating subject of study.78. Why Pearl Buck was able to write extensively about a very different culture such as
57、 the East was partly because_.She was born in America and lived in China.79. One of the reasons for her becoming so famous of her time was_.That she earned the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize.80. How many types of books did she get published? What are they?_.Four. Novels, collections of short sto
58、ries, books for children, nonfiction81. In peoples eyes, what kind of role did pearl S. Buck take?_.A wife and mother, a writer, a humanitarian and philanthropist.第II 卷（共47分）I. Translation 1. 他的外表像他已故的父亲，但是性格并不像。(resemble)His appearance resembles his late father, but the character isnt.2. 现在才二月。穿上你的
59、外套，否则你会感冒的。(or)Its February now. Youd better put on your coat, or you will catch a cold. 3. 这个女孩似乎已经意识到她本不该对父母大喊大叫。(seem)It seemed that the girl had realized that she shouldnt have shouted at her parents.4. 你身上负担了过多的职责，该是理出个轻重缓急的时候了。(priority)You assumed too many responsibilities with you, and its t
60、ime to find out what is the priority.5. 许多美籍华人在美国经济中起着如此重要的作用以至于在某些领域他们是不可替代的。(So.that)So important are the American Chineses roles in America economy that they cant be replaced in some field.II. Writing The two pie charts below shows the Changes in Consumption of Food among residents of a town in the north of China between 1980 and 2000. Analyze the charts and write a passage of no less than 120 words, based on the information you get from the chats.Changes in Consumption of Food
