上海市2010届高三下学期第二次模拟英语试题.doc

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上海市浦东新区2010届高三下学期第二次模拟考试英语试题
2010/4/7
考试时间120分钟 满分150 分
第I卷 (105分)
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: 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 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. Secretary and boss. B. Student and teacher.
C. Patient and nurse. D. Customer and waitress.
2. A. Write a letter. B. Fix the bookshelf. C. Paint the bookshelf. D. Search for a pen.
3. A. A secretary. B. A novelist. C. A newspaperman. D. A businessman.
4. A. In a lab. B. In a clinic. C. In a grocery store. D. In a dining hall.
5. A. An hour. B. 30 minutes. C. 15 minutes. D. 45 minutes.
6. A. The man lost his keys. B. The door needed repairing.
C. The man couldn't open the door. D. The man didn’t want to enter the room.
7. A. Jim looks nice in his new shirt. B. Jim looks nicer in his old shirt.
C. Jim does not look nice in his old shirt. D. Jim isn’t well-dressed.
8. A. Sorry. B. Annoyed.
C. Disappointed. D. Surprised.
9. A. She’s doing arithmetic. B. She hasn’t decided when to go home.
C. She is planning for her holiday. D. She’s eager to go home.
10. A. He ate all the food in the refrigerator. B. He cleaned the refrigerator.
C. He worked day and night. D. He had a big lunch.

Section B
Directions: 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 your 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. Rainforest making. B. Flower arranging. C. Painting. D. Cooking.
12. A. Too hard. B. Too soft. C. Too big. D. Too small.
13. A. A white piece of paper. B. A dog with mud all over.
C. A picture called “original talent”. D. A snow-covered landscape.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
14. A. Speak faster. B. Speak more slowly.
C. Vary speed of speaking. D. Pause.
15. A. Set an alarm clock.
B. Listen to the audience with my eyes.
C. Write a reminder on my note.
D. Vary my pace.
16. A. It makes the audience laugh. B. It makes the audience feel relaxed.
C. It allows the thinking time. D. It helps keep the attention of the audience.

Section C
Directions: 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 answers on your answer sheet.
Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
Job Interview
Time for the job interview: At 17 tomorrow morning
The job the man will apply for: 18
The reason for his worry: His lack of 19 and language ability
The foreign languages the man can speak: 20 and French.
Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.
How long has the man lived in New York?
He has lived there 21 .
What was Times Square like eight years ago?
It was 22 .
What is the woman’s complaint?
The noise of 23 .
What would the man like to do for a change?
He’d like to move to 24 .
Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.、

II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
25. I felt it rather inappropriate to turn up at the graduation ceremony _____ jeans and a T-shirt.
A. in B. on C. by D. with
26. Education knows no limits. It _____ take place anywhere, whether in a kitchen or in the job.
A. should B. can C. need D. must
27. It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have _____ accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or gray.
A. fewer B. few C. more D. less
28. — Which of these electronic watches do you like?
— ______of them. They are expensive and of little use.
A. None B. All C. Both D. Either
29. To help today’s customers make a choice, a company in New York _____a video trolley — a supermarket trolley with a video screen to display advertisement and price information.
A. has invented B. had invented C. invents D. is inventing
30. In the rainforest of the Amazon, 50 to 150 plant species _____ every day.
A. have been destroyed B. are destroying C. are being destroyed D. destroyed
31. We often talk a great deal about English language teaching, _____ that it is the learning that really matters.
A. having forgotten B. forgotten C. forgetting D. to have forgotten
32. The symbolic one-hour switch-off first _____ in Sydney in 2007 has become an annual global event.
A. to hold B. being held C. to be held D. held
33. At least 200,000 people were reported _____ in the ever recorded worst earthquake that struck Haiti last winter.
A. being killed B. to be killed C. killing D. to have been killed
34. This city, _____ lies in the northeast, was the country’s busiest port from 1648 to 1950.
A. that B. which C. of which D. where
35. Mary had to work at evenings and weekends. Only in this way _____ complete the reports by the deadline.
A. was she able to B. she was able to
C. she has been able to D. has she been able to
36. _____ you have a complaint to make, do something about it right away. The longer you wait, the harder it will be to get your complaint resolved.
A. If B. Unless C. Though D. Since
37. One advantage of eating a balanced breakfast is _____ it can keep you energetic throughout the day.
A. that B. how C. when D. whether
38. Many scientists believe that now we can study the behavior of a three-year-old child to see ____ they
will grow up to be criminals.
A. that B. how C. why D. whether
39. — Is there any possibility ____ you could pick me up at my office at 7：00 tomorrow evening?
— No problem.
A. when B. which C. if D. that
40. Many companies give away small quantities of their produce as samples ____ people can try them before buying them.
A. if B. because C. so that D. since

Section B
Directions: 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. movement B. largely C. appearance D. born E. alike
F. explained G. common H. frequently I. final J. learned

Perhaps the most famous theory, the study of body movement, was suggested by Professor Ray Birdwhistell. He believes that physical 41 is often culturally programmed．In other words, we learn our looks — we are not 42 with them．A baby has generally unformed face features. A baby, according to Birdwhistle, learns where to set the eyebrows by looking at those around — family and friends. This helps explain why the people of some areas of the United States look so much alike, New Englanders or Southerners have certain 43 face features that cannot be 44 by genetics. The exact shape of the mouth is not set at birth; it is 45 after. In fact, the 46 mouth shape is not formed until well after new teeth are set. For many, this can be well into grown-ups. A husband and wife together for a long time often come to look somewhat 47 . We learn our looks from those around us. This is perhaps why in a single country there are areas where people smile more than those in other areas. In the United States, for example, the South is the part of the country where the people smile most 48 . In New England they smile less, and in the western part of New York State still less. Many Southerners find cities such as New York cold and unfriendly, partly because people on Madison Avenue smile less than people on Peachtree Street in Atlanta. People in 49 populated areas also smile and greet each other in public less than do people in small towns.

III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: 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.
Your cell phone holds secrets about you. Besides the names and 50 that you’ve programmed into it, traces of your DNA remain on it, according to a new study.
　　DNA is genetic material that appears in every cell. Like your fingerprint, your DNA is unique to you 51 you have an identical twin. Scientists today routinely analyze DNA in blood, saliva (唾液), or hair 52 behind at the scene of a crime. The results often help detectives identify 53 and their victims. Your cell phone can 54 more about you than you might think.
　　Meghan J. McFadden, a scientist at McMaster University1in Hamilton, Ontario, heard about a crime in which the suspect（嫌疑犯）bled onto a cell phone and later dropped the 55 . This made her wonder whether traces of DNA remained on cell phones ___ even when no blood was involved.　 56 she and colleague Margaret Wallace of the City University of New York analyzed the flip-open phones(翻盖手机) of 10 volunteers. They used swabs(药签) to collect 57 traces of the users from two parts of the phone: the outside, where the user holds it, and the 58 , which is placed at the user’s ear.
The scientists scrubbed the phones using a solution made mostly of alcohol. The aim of washing was to 59 all detectable (可查明的) traces of DNA. The owners got their phones back for another week. 60 the researchers collected the phones and repeated the swabbing of each phone once more.
The scientists discovered DNA that 61 to the phone’s owner on each of the phones. Better samples were collected from the outside of each phone, but those swabs also 62 DNA of other people who had apparently also handled the phone. 63 , DNA showed up even in swabs that were taken immediately after the phones were scrubbed. That suggests that washing won’t remove all traces of evidence from a criminal’s device. So cell phones can now be added to the 64 of clues that can settle a crime-scene investigation.
50. A. secrets　 B. music C. numbers D. films
51. A. because B. unless C. although D. if
52. A. kept B. dropped C. stayed D. left
53. A. criminals B. clues C. witnesses D. policemen
54. A. reveal B. convince C. acquire D. value
55. A. document B. paper C. card D. device
56. A. However B. But C. So D. For
57. A. invisible B. non-existent C. missing D. apparent
58. A. microphone B. keys C. screen D. speaker
59. A. preserve B. revise C. remove D. protect
60. A. Then B. Thus C. Meanwhile D. Otherwise
61. A. stuck B. belonged C. happened D. contributed
62. A. took in B. mixed with C. picked up D. gave out
63. A. Generally B. Shortly C. Disappointedly D. Surprisingly
64. A. explanation B. list C. book D. discovery

Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage 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）
“My kids really understand solar and earth-heat energy,” says a second-grade teacher in Saugus, California. “Some of them are building solar collectors for their energy course.” These young scientists are part of City Building Educational Program (CBEP), a particular program for kindergarten through twelfth grade that uses the stages of city planning to teach basic reading, writing and math skills, and more.
The children don't just plan any city. They map and analyze the housing, energy, and transportation requirements of their own district and predict its needs in 100 years. With the aid of an architect who visits the classroom once a week, they invent new ways to meet these needs and build models of their creations. “Designing buildings of the future gives children a lot of freedom,” says the teacher who developed this program. “They are able to use their own rich imagination and inventions without fear of blame, because there are no wrong answers in a future context. In fact, as the class enters the final model-building stage of the program, an elected “official” and “planning group” makes all the design decisions for the model city, and the teacher steps back and becomes an adviser.”
CBEP is a set of activities, games and imitations that teach the basic steps necessary for problem-solving: observing, analyzing, working out possible answers, and judging them based on the children's own standards.
65. The Program is designed to __________.
A. direct kids to build solar collectors   
B. train young scientists for city planning
C. develop children's problem-solving abilities   
D. train kids to be future architects
66. An architect pays a weekly visit to the classroom to ___________.
A. find out kids' creative ideas B. discuss with the teacher
C. give children lectures  D. help kids with their program
67. Who is the designer of the program?
A. An official.  B. An architect.  C. A teacher.  D. A scientist.
68. The children feel free in the program because they _____________.
A. can design future buildings themselves  B. have new ideas and rich imagination
C. are given enough time to design models  D. need not worry about making mistakes

（B）
Thinking is something you choose to do as a fish chooses to live in water. To be human is to think. But thinking may come naturally without your knowing how you do it. Thinking about thinking is the key to critical thinking. When you think critically, you take control of your thinking processes. Otherwise, you might be controlled by the ideas of others. Indeed, critical thinking is at the heart of education.
The word “critical” here has a special meaning. It does not mean taking one view a