上海2013届高考英语二模卷试题集（10） 闸北区
上海市闸北区2012学年第二学期高三英语学科期末练习卷
（本卷满分150分；完卷时间120分钟）
第I卷（共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. Husband and wife.
C. Boss and secretary.
2. A. In the supermarket. B. In the bakery. 3. A. Hiring a maid.
B. Passenger and air hostess. D. Customer and café waitress. C. In the restaurant.
D. At the airport.
B. Sharing household chore. D. Focusing on work. B. It can’t be hand-washed. D. It’s cheap.
C. Cleaning the house. 4. A. Its colour turned pale.
C. It is not strong enough.
5. A. Because apartments are not as expensive as houses.
B. Because their dogs don’t like apartments. C. Because his wife feels uncomfortable in houses. D. Because he doesn’t have to look after the garden. 6. A. He will invite Jack later.
C. He won’t invite Jack. 7. A. 0.
B. 10.
B. Jack always arrives at his parties late. D. Jack is his boss at work. C. 20.
D. 30.
8. A. Jenny is playing the match now.
C. Jenny went to visit Mary in hospital. 9. A. He is not used to the diet of the city.
C. He disagrees with the woman’s remarks.
B. Jenny was wounded in a car accident. D. Mary knocked Jenny down in a car accident. B. The hot weather doesn’t suit him. D. He doesn’t think highly of the local people.
10. A. He just changed his job and doesn’t have much to say.
B. He does① fishing for the job. C. The new job doesn’t suit him.
D. He always thinks of the bad experiences in his last job. ①
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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. 10%.
B. 20%.
C. 30%.
D. 50%.
12. A. Because they feel less stress at work. B. Because they don’t have friendship problems.
C. Because they are good at adjusting themselves. D. Because they rarely use drugs and alcohol. 13. A. They should stop basing hope on work success.
B. They should try to find a balance between work and life. C. They should try to change to less-competitive work. D. They should share their problems with people for help.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Because they can’t produce honey as European bees.
B. Because they are children of fierce African bees. C. Because they defend themselves when endangered. D. Because the media gave them the name. 15. A. Europe.
B. Africa.
D. South America.
D. The United States.
16. A. They are larger than their European cousins. B. They have yellow markings on them.
C. They are ordinary-looking of pale brown.
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.
D. They look like spiders.
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What is the full name for Taipei 101? What does the LEED award stand for? What are two elements to make a high-quality building? Of what style is the building?
Taipei 101 21 . Leadership in 22 Design. Being 23 . 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. The CEOs of many famed international companies are participating _____ special observers in this
year’s Mayor’s Forum (论坛). A. as
B. in
C. at
D. for
26. Thanks to modern technology, today contacting a friend thousands of miles away seems to be
_____ saying hello to a next door neighbour. A. as easy as
B. as easily as
C. so easy that
D. so easily as
27. At least 20 people lost their lives in the air crash and, according to the hospital, _____ was the pilot,
who died soon after he was sent to the hospital. A. among which
B. among whom
C. among them
D. among what
28. Grass skiing is a rising form of entertainment, popular with young people, _____ sliding on the
grass would be adventurous and enjoyable. A. who kid. A. other week. A. hadn’t been
B. isn’t
C. wasn’t
D. won’t be
31. Many “successful” Americans try hard to be different from others _____ the myth of success
implies comparison between people. A. unless
B. because
C. although
D. in case
32. The income gap in Switzerland is much smaller than in many other European countries _____ the
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B. when C. where D. whose
29. To a teacher and parent, it’s one thing to educate students but it is quite _____ to teach one’s own
B. another
C. the other
D. some other
30. A ticket agent _____ at all necessary for passengers could have bought the air tickets online last
上海2013届高考英语二模卷试题集（10） 闸北区
country’s social stability and harmony. A. ensuring
B. ensured
C. ensures
D. to have ensured
33. Apart from police guns, there are only 49 legal handguns in Japan, _____ in the hand of highly
skilled expert civilian shooters. A. hold
B. to hold
C. held
D. holding
34. The basketball player is not good with words and he _____ a ghostwriter (代笔者) for his
newly-published autobiography (自传).
A. should have called in B. must have called in C. must call in percent of its oil supply with grain energy is its current goal. A. replaces
B. has replaced
C. replacing
D. to be replaced
36. Becoming successful is achieved through focus on what one is doing, without being tempted by
factors like money or title, _____? A. doesn’t it
B. won’t one
C. is it
D. isn’t it
37. The Chinese first lady’s dressing during her state visit to Russia _____ much in newspapers and on
TV, which sparked heated discussion at home and abroad. A. reported
B. has reported
C. was reported
D. was reporting
38. Many teachers maintain that preschooling is the best way to prepare children for study but there is
no real agreement, however, about _____ this preparation can be achieved. A. what A. John shaves
B. which B. will John shave
C. who
C. is John shaved
D. how
D. was John shaved
39. Never _____ his beard (胡子) if his school team fails to achieve a 50%+ win rate.
40. The former Hollywood superstar Greta Garbo announced to retire as she was tired of being made
by the press and fans _____ as if living in a goldfish tank. A. feeling 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. mild B. unique C. mistakes F. restrictions G. basics H. trend B. to feel
C. to be feeling
D. felt D. would call in
35. Brazil is a nation with a successful investment in energy that comes from grains and _____ ten
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III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passages 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.
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