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4上海市三区徐汇松江金山高三二模英语卷

2013学年徐汇区二模卷

高三年级英语学科

（考试时间120分钟，满分150分）2013.4

第一卷

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:

BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.

25.    Yourgenerousdonationcanmakeahugedifference______thelifeofthoselivingbelowthepovertyline.

A.    fromB.onC.toD.of

26.    Ithoughtthejourneywouldbesimple,but______couldbefurtherfromthetruth.

A.    anythingB.somethingC.nothingD.anything

27.    Wellknownfortheiramazingstrength,antscanlift______.

A.heavierthan50timestheirownweight

B.50timesheavyastheirownweight

C.50timesheavythantheirownweight

D.50timestheirownweight

28.    Thoughhe______manytimes,hestillhadnoideaofthiscomplicatedconcept.

A.hadtoldB.havebeentold

C.hadbeentoldD.hastold

29.    TheGuinnessWorldRecordsrecognized30-year-oldJessicaCoxthefirstpersonwithoutarms______anairplane.

A.    flyingB.flewC.havingflownD.tofly

30.    Duringmyjourney,Istartedthinkingabouthowdifficultit______totravelbeforecars,trainsandplanesmadeourlivessomucheasier.

A.needn’thavebeenB.shouldn’thavebeen

C.musthavebeenD.shouldhavebeen

31.    Suchgreatprogress______inEnglishsofarthathisfriendscanhardlybelievethat.

A.hasJackmadeB.Jackhasmade

C.doesJackmakeD.Jackmakes

32.    LostinThailandmadepeoplelaughand______themwithoutbig,expensiveeffects.

A.entertainsB.entertainedC.wasentertainingD.hadentertained

33.    ______thereisnothingwrongwithfastfood,ourhealthismoreimportantthanourdesiretofinisheatingasquicklyaspossible.

A.    OnceB.WhileC.AsD.Since

34.    ______ofthecurrentnews,whetheritisdomesticoroverseas,ishisdailyroutine.

A.    BeinginformedB.Informed

C.InformingD.Havingbeeninformed

35.    Thesightoreventhoughtofsnakesmaygiveyouahorriblefeeling,butthereareafewexceptions______provesnakesarenotalwaysassociatedwithhorror.

A.    whichB.whereC.towhichD.what

36.    Quantitiesofpreciousjewelry,______burieddeepintheearth,amazedallthepeoplepresent.

A.    wasfoundB.werefoundC.tobefoundD.found

37.    Around2000yearsago,manymerchantstravelledalong______becameknownastheSilkRoad.

A.    whereB.whatC.thatD.which

38.    ItwaswhileChaplinwastravellingwithagroupofotherperformersintheUSA______hewasgivenachancetobeinafilm.

A.    whereB.whenC.thatD.which

39.    Therewereonlytenminutes______whentheyhurriedtothedeparturegateattheairport.

A.    remainedB.remainingC.toremainD.beingremained

40.    BeijingandShanghaihavereleasedtheirplanstograduallyallowstudentstotakecollegeentranceexams______theirparentsworkasmigrantworkers.

A.    whereB.whenC.inwhichD.that

SectionB

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.revolutionized

B.tricky

C.available

D.destinations

E.competitive

F.territory

G.standard

H.processed

I.appealing

J.delivery

EveryonewhoknowsOliviaGriffithsisimpressedbyheruniquesenseofstyle.Whenevershewalksintoaroom,headsturn.HerfriendswonderhowshemanagedtogetthenewMulberryhandbagthatnoonehadthoughtwas41inAustraliayet.

ThetruthisthatOliviahasneverleftAustralia.Butwithafewclicksofhercomputermouse,shecantraveltoshopping42aroundtheworld.Onlineshoppinghas43theconsumerexperience.Withthehelpofanincreasingnumberofonlineshopsoverseas,shopperscannowpickupinterestinggoodsfromallovertheworld.

Thebiggestadvantageofshoppingonforeignwebsitesisthewiderangeofchoicesavailable.Forexample,ChineseshoppersareoftendisappointedwhenGapproductsarenotavailablelocally.Butnowit’spossibletoordertheseproductsstraightfromtheUSwithacreditcardandasmall44fee.Otherbenefitsofonlineshoppinginclude45prices.Whenitemsareboughtonlinefromothercountries,they’reoftentax-free.

However,whenyoubuythingsfromaforeignwebsite,thingscanget46too.Somakesureyoupayextraattentiontoprotectingyourrights.

Sometimesitcanbedifficulttohandleforeignwebsitesbecauseoftheunfamiliarlanguage.Forexample,theterm“shippedin1-5workingdays”canbeconfusingforChineseshoppers,asitdoesn’tclarifywhetherthisisthetimeinwhichtheproductwillarriveorthetimeittakesforittobe47.

Themethodofshippingcanalsodeterminewhetheryougetyourproductatall.Unlessyouchooseexpressorpriorityshipping,whichonlytakesafewdaystodeliverbutismoreexpensive,most48internationalshippingdoesn’tofferatrackingoption―whichmeansonceyourproductsareshippedoutsideofthecountrythere’snowayoffindingoutwheretheyare.

Thebestconsumersarethemostsensibleones.Ifyou’reinterestedinexpandingyourshopping49toforeignwebsites,makesureyoudoyourresearchbeforehandtoavoidyourmoneyandproductsbeinglostontheway.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

 Startingaround1348,theplague（瘟疫）hitthecontinentsofEuropeandAsia.Asaresult,itkilledan50fortymillionpeople.ThisdiseasehascometobeknownastheBlackDeath.Itsvictimssufferedahorriblypainfuldeath51byfeveranddying,blackenedflesh.

Althoughtheyarenotcertain,manyhistoriansagreethattheBlackDeathprobablyoriginatedinChinaandspreadthroughtrade52,carriedbyfleas（跳蚤）foundonrats.Ratsareverycommonincities,sotheseareaswerehitthehardest.Thediseasepassedtohumanswhenthefleaswouldjumpfromtheratstoahumanhost.

EverysocialgroupsufferedfromtheBlackDeath---itwasnotadiscriminating（有识别力的）disease.Butthosewholivedinruralsettingsweresometimes53,aswerethewealthy,whohadless54withoutsidersandcouldaffordtomovetomoreremoteareasinan55tosparethemselves.

TheBlackDeathhadmanylong-term56.CertainareasofEuropewerenearly57afterit,includingsomeofitsprosperouscities.Forexample,Bremen,Germany,lostalmost7,000ofits12,000inhabitants;Florence,Italy,lost40,000ofitsnearly90,000;andParislostmorethan50,000ofits180,000.Majorcitieshadtocreatemassgraveyardswherethedeadcouldbeburied.Europeanpopulationonlybeganto58againinthelastdecadesofthe15thcentury.

TheBlackDeathalsobroughtabout59changes.Aslargenumbersofpeasantsdied,therewasashortageoflabor.Peasantshad60spentgenerationsworkingforthesamefamily,butaftertheplaguehit,theybegantotakeadvantageofthelabor61.Workers62manytimestheirusualpayforworkandwouldsometimesmovetoanewlordornoblewhooffered63incentives（刺激;鼓励）andworkingconditions.Inthisway,theBlackDeathcausedthelandowningaristocracy（贵族）tolosemuchoftheirpowerandsocial64.

50.    A.enormousB.evaluatedC.estimatedD.expected

51.    A.characterizedB.reportedC.specializedD.caused

52.    A.stationsB.goodsC.routineD.route

53.    A.infectedB.spreadC.sparedD.included

54.    A.contactB.similaritiesC.exchangeD.trade

55.    A.attractionB.attemptC.effectD.advantage

56.    A.consequencesB.harmsC.effectD.correction

57.    A.bareB.populatedC.desertedD.developed

58.    A.declineB.recoverC.motivateD.grow

59.    A.economicB.racialC.globalD.political

60.    A.barelyB.usuallyC.stubbornlyD.previously

61.    A.boomB.growthC.shortagesD.drain

62.    A.wonB.chargedC.offeredD.sped

63.    A.higherB.betterC.similarD.changing

64.    A.postB.dreamC.systemD.position

SectionB

Directions:

Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

（A）

Thebutterfly,whichiscompetitiveswimming’sneweststroke（划水）,wasdevelopedinthemid-1930s,butitwasn’tallowedintheOlympicsuntil1956.Thestoryofthebutterflyisagoodillustrationofhowcoachesandswimmersareconstantlysearchingforwaystoimprovestrokeefficiency.

Duringthe1920s,theJapaneseOlympiccoachesusedunderwaterphotographytoresearchstrokemechanics,andtheireffortspaidoffwhenJapanesecompetitorswonfiveofthesixmen’sswimminggoldmedalsatthe1932GamesinLosAngeles.

Itwasawake-upcalltotherestoftheswimmingworld,andoneofthetopUScoaches–DavidArmbrusterattheUniversityofIowa–begandoinghisownfilming.

Armbrusterwasseekingtomakethebreaststrokefaster.Heknewthattheactionofbringingtheirarmsforwardunderwaterslowedbreaststrokesdown,sohecameupwithamethodofbringingthearmsforwardoverthewater.Therevisedstroke（hekeptthebreaststrokekick）broughtgreatimprovementsinspeed.

Thefollowingyear,JackSieg,anIowaswimmer,developedatechniqueinvolvingswimmingonhissideandbeatinghislegs