2013届上海市浦东新区高三下学期二模英语试题及答案.doc

浦东新区2013年高考预测
英语试卷
 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. At the airport. B. In a theatre. C. In a ticket office. D. At a hotel.
2. A. $15. B. $5. C. $10 D. $25.
3. A. Teacher and student. B. Doctor and patient.
C. Manager and office worker. D. Travel agent and customer.
4. A. 20: 25. B. 22: 25. C. 19: 25. D. 18: 25.
5. A. Buy some new equipment. 　 B. Leave the equipment for the woman.
C. Watch what the woman is doing. D. Finish his work quickly.
6. A. To return the book to the library.
B. To telephone the library about the book.
C. To borrow a book from the library.
D. To go for a coffee in a café.
7. A. The other one looked better. B. The man needs more wall space for it.
C. It should be put on another wall. D. It makes the wall a little more attractive.
8. A. Buy three good pairs. B. Buy three cheap pairs.
C. Buy one good pair. D. Buy one cheap pair.
9. A. The man should not drink beer. B. The man should drink beer without ice.
C. The man should drink cold beer. D. The man should boil the beer.
10. A. The woman should have attended class on Monday.
B. The woman could turn to the history teacher for help.
C. The man would tell her the assignment on Monday.
D. The man didn't know the history assignment, either.

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. Give them away. B. Keep them in paper bags.
C. Throw them away. D. Send them to companies.
12. A. Read newspapers every day. B. Pay bills online.
C. Send paper letters and cards. D. Delete junk mails.
13. A. How to keep healthy. B. How to do research work.
C. How to read online. D. How to protect the earth.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. Only a few days. B. Just one year.
C. As long as a school likes. D. Several years.
15. A. Arranging activities. B. Deciding on the program's length of time.
C. Sponsoring holiday get-togethers. D. Negotiating extra courses.
16. A. To encourage more foreign students to study in the U.S.
B. To persuade American families to take more foreign students.
C. To help the students to learn about American life.
D. To introduce the“American Host Family”program.

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.
Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

The woman's complaint：
She can never finish her __17__.
The last time she took a holiday：
Last __18__.
The man's suggestion：
1. Some __19__ will benefit her;
2. Take a holiday without her __20__.

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.
Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

How do the teachers feel with the boy's work at school?
They are __21__ his work.
What does the woman think his son is worried about?
She thinks he is worried about the money for __22__.
Why doesn't the boy want to go to university?
Because he wants to become __23__.
What does the boy expect the career he has chosen will be?
He believes he will have __24__.
 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. Those students with unrealistic goals often put themselves ______ more stress than others.
A. on B. off C. over D. under
26. George Washington could have added fortune to fame, but caring for ______, he found happiness in being helpful to the world.
A. both B. neither C. either D. none
27. I feel so excited! At this time tomorrow morning I ______ to Hainan for holiday.
A. will be flying B. will fly C. have been flying D. have flown
28. —How come the lake smells so terrible?
—Because large quantities of water ______.
A. have polluted B. are going to pollute
C. had been polluted D. have been polluted
29. According to aviation regulations, no passenger ______ carry cigarette lighters or knives on board.
A. will B. shall C. need D. must
30. Doctors warn people that _______ anger through unnatural methods is much more harmful to a person’s health than the anger itself.
A. controlled B. to be controlled C. having controlled D. controlling
31. ______ by a lot of newsmen, the newly-elected mayor of the city felt he had to say something.
A. Having surrounded B. To be surrounded
C. Surrounded D. Surrounding
32. China TELECOM surveyed 200 men and women ______ Wi-Fi service at Starbucks very often.
A. use B. used C. using D. to use
33. In addition to this traditional medical treatment, he tried to put himself in situations ______would bring about positive emotions.
A. which B. where C. why D. as
34. In fact, a small car is big enough for a family of three, ______ you need more space for luggage.
A. once B. because C. as if D. unless
35. ______ a successful investor, a fresh businessman should conduct himself in an appropriate businesslike manner.
A. Become B. To become C. Having become D. Becoming
36. ______ the direct personality of Americans is widely appreciated, it sometimes surprises foreigners.
A. Since B. If C. When D. While
37. The young parents were worried about the possibility ______ their boy dislikes going to the new kindergarten.
A. why B. which C. that D. how
38. Only after he consulted his teacher ______ to choose teaching as his lifelong career.
A. decided he B. he decided C. did he decide D. he did decide
39. Many life experiences make me realize that it is hard work and determination as well as the good nature ______ make a person what he is.
A. when B. which C. how D. that
40. The person who takes no chances generally has to take ______ is left when others are through choosing.
A. however B. whatever C. whenever D. whoever

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. break B. concentration C. increasingly D. exhibits E. existing
F. highlighted G. major H. shifted I. sought J. survived
 Painting has been continuously practiced by humans for some 20,000 years. It was one of the earliest ways in which man __41__ to express his own personality and his emerging understanding of an existence beyond the material world. Unlike music and dance, however, examples of early forms of painting have __42__ to the present day. Painting, like other arts, __43__ universal qualities that make it easy for viewers of all nations and civilizations to understand and appreciate.
The major __44__ examples of early painting anywhere in the world are found in Western Europe and the Russia. But some 5, 000 years ago, the areas in which important paintings were created __45__ to the eastern Mediterranean Sea and neighboring regions. Therefore, Western shared a European cultural tradition—the Middle East and Mediterranean Basin and, later, the countries of the New World.
Western painting is in general distinguished by its __46__ on the representation of the human figure. The Renaissance(文艺复兴) extended this tradition through a close examination of the natural world and an investigation of balance, harmony, and perspective in the visible world. The first real __47__ from figurative painting came with the growth of landscape painting in the 17th and 18th centuries. The landscape and figurative traditions developed together in the 19th century in an atmosphere that was __48__ concerned with “painterly” qualities of the interaction of light and color and the expressive qualities of paint handling. In the 20th century these interests contributed to the development of a third __49__ tradition in Western painting, abstract painting.

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.
 Why do people go to university? There is a popular notion that a college education is something to be endured in order to become __50__ to obtain certain kinds of jobs or to go to graduate school. This is not what we are trying to do at Harvard, nor would we wish to have many students here who took such a(n) __51__ view of a college career.
There are several goals we aim to reach in our undergraduate program.
The most obvious one is to give knowledge—fairly __52__ knowledge in one field and a more general knowledge of a variety of other subject areas which you may choose according to your interest. But if acquiring knowledge is a self-evident part of a college education, it is __53__ the most important. Remarkably few of the facts you learn here will remain in your __54__ for many years, and some of those that do will even be proved __55__ by new knowledge.
__56__, we can instill(灌输) certain attitudes of mind—a willingness to accept uncertainty, and the lack of definite truths; independence of mind, and a respect for facts and for the uncomfortable conclusions which facts sometimes lead to.

In addition to these __57__ qualities, a college education should try to lay a foundation for the creative use of __58__ time. Some of this capacity can be stimulated in the classroom—in courses in the humanities and the arts. Yet, at least as much __59__ will occur outside the lecture hall—on athletic fields, in music rooms, student theaters, concert halls, and so forth.
These are some of the __60__ of a liberal college education as I see them. I cannot resist concluding with a few private thoughts about our new careers at Harvard.
To begin with, I hope that we will think __61__ about what we want to accomplish here. It would be __62__ for you to set your sights on some limited goal, such as getting good grades or merely getting into one or another graduate school.
Second, I hope that you will give some thought to what you can do for others during your stay here. There are many problems waiting for your help, and many people who could __63__ your efforts.
My final bit of advice. Whatever else we do, let us remember not to take ourselves too seriously. However great our problems may seem, however urgent our complaints, they are overshadowed（黯然失色） by the __64__ of countless other people on our planet.

50. A. fascinated B. qualified C. determined D. required
51. A. optimistic B. strong C. narrow D. sensitive
52. A. concentrated B. expanded C. informed D. illustrated
53. A. by far B. far from C. free from D. without doubt
54. A. memory B. position C. evaluation D. foundation
55. A. useful B. essential C. false D. common
56. A. Besides B. However C. Therefore D. Somehow
57. A. physical B. inborn C. emotional D. intellectual
58. A. business B. study C. experiment D. leisure
59. A. appreciation B. stimulation C. participation D. exposure
60. A. benefits B. aims C. problems D. achievements
61. A. broadly B. honestly C. freely D. continually
62. A. fantastic B. magic C. tragic D. basic
63. A. suffer from B. profit from C. reflect on D. complain about
64. A. inspiration B. difference C. ambitions D. difficulties
 Section B
Directions: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, and C. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

(A)
A friend of mine, in response to a conversation we were having about the injustices of life, asked me the question: “Who said life was going to be fair, or that it was even meant to be fair?” Her question was a good one. It reminded me of something I was taught as a youngster－life isn’t fair. One of the mistakes many of us make is that we feel sorry for ourselves or for others, thinking that life should be fair or that someday it will be. It’s not and it won’t.
One of the nice things about accepting the fact that life isn’t fair is that it keeps us from feeling sorry for ourselves by encouraging us to do the very best we can with what we have. Accepting this fact also keeps us from feeling sorry for others because we are reminded that everyone is dealt a different hand; everyone has unique strengths and problems in the process of growing up, facing the reality and making decisions, and everyone has those times that they feel wounded or unfairly treated.
The fact that life isn’t fair doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do everything in our power to improve our own lives or the world as a whole. On the contrary, it suggests that we should. When we don’t recognize or admit life isn’t fair, we tend to feel pity for others and for ourselves, a self-defeating emotion that does nothing except make everyone feel worse. When we do recognize life isn’t fair, however, we feel sympathy for others and for ourselves. And sympathy is a heartfelt emotion that delivers loving kindness to everyone it touches. The next time you find yourself thinking about the injustices of the world, try reminding yourself of this very basic fact. You may be surprised that it can push you out of self-pity and into helpful action. 
65.   The author thought of his friend’s question as a good one because ________.
A. he also wanted to know who held such an opinion
B. like his friend, he also thought life was unfair
C. it made him regret something during his childhood
D. he learned something