上海市徐汇区届高三上学期学习能力诊断一模英语试题.docx

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上海市徐汇区届高三上学期学习能力诊断一模英语试题

上海市徐汇区2015届高三上学期学习能力诊断（一模）英语试题

2015.1

I、听力（略）

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions：

Afterreadingthepassagesbelow，fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

（A）

ResidentsofsouthernCaliforniaaretryingtogetusedtoskyrocketingpricesforgasoline.Theaveragepricefor87octaneeconomygasis$2.22,almost30percenthighertodaythanitwas12monthsago.The（25）（low）gaspriceintheSouthlandrightnowis$2.09agallonattheSeashellstationinArcadia.Thestationmanager,Everett,saidthereasonhisgasischeaperthanelsewhereis（26）heboughtalotofgastwoyearsagoat（27）（reduce）prices,soheispassinghissavingsontohiscustomers.

ThelinesattheSeashellstationoftenrun10to20vehicleslong.Thepolicehavebeenhereseveraltimes（28）carsblocktrafficonHorsetrailDrive.Everettsaid,“ItellpeopleinlinethattheBarcostationablockawayisonly$2.14,（29）they’dratherwaitandsave5cents.It’sOKwithme,ofcourse.Idon’tmind（30）（make）money.”

Ayoungmanpumpinggaswassaid（31）（wait）inlinefor20minutes.Whenaskedwhyhedidn’tgoablockawaywheretherewerenolines,hesaid,“Everypennycounts.WhenIboughtthis’99Bummer,gaswasonly$1agallon,whichwasprettycheap.So,（32）Ionlygeteightmilespergallon,Iwasn’tpayingthatmuchtofillmytank.Buttoday’spricesarekillingme.Idrivetowork,andIdrivetothegrocerystore.That’sit.Iusedtodrivearoundtheneighborhoodjusttoshowoffmywheels,butI（33）neverdothatanymore.”

（B）

PeoplejokethatnooneinLosAngelesreads;everyonewatchesTV,rentsvideos,orgoestothemovies.Themostpopularreadingmaterialiscomicbooks,moviemagazines,andTVguides.Citylibrarieshaveonly10percentofthetraffic（34）carwasheshave.Buthowdoyouex-plainthis?

AnannualbookfestivalinwestLosAngelesis"soldoutyearafteryear.Peoplewaithalfanhourforaparkingspacetobecomeavailable.

Thisoutdoorfestival,sponsoredby（35）newspaper,occurseveryAprilforoneweekend.Thisyear'sattendance（36）（estimate）at70,000onSaturdayand75,000onSunday.（34）Thefestivalfeatured280exhibitors.Therewereabout90talksgivenbyauthors,withanaudiencequestion-and-answerperiod（37）（follow）eachtalk.Autographseekers（38）（seek）outmorethan150authors.Afoodcourtsoldallkindsofpopularandethnicfoods,fromAmericanhamburgerstoHawaiianshaveicedrinks.（39）a$7parkingfee,thefestivalwasfree.Evenso,somepeopleavoidedthefoodcourtpricesbysneakingintheirownsandwichesanddrinks.

PeoplecamefromalloverCalifornia.OnecoupledrovedownfromSanFrancisco.“Thisistheirsixthyearherenow.Weloveit.”saidthehusband.“Itisjustfantastictobeinthegreatoutdoors,tobeamongsomanybooksandauthors,andtogetsomeverygooddeals,too.”

Theideaforthefestivaloccurredyearsago,butnobodyknewitwouldsucceed.AlthoughbookfestivalswerealreadypopularinotherUScities,wouldLosAngelesresidentsembraceone?

（35）Oneofthefestivalfounderssaidthatitalldependsasangelinosareveryunpredictable.

SectionB

DirectionsCompletethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Echawordcanbeonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.observersB.customsC.isolatedD.occasionallyE.rejectedF.intentionally

G.preferringH.althoughI.distinctiveJ.hooksK.other

Primarilyafarmingcommunity,theAmishwasattractedtothefertilefarmlandsintheeasternUnitedStates.ThelargestconcentrationofAmishtodayisinLancasterCounty,Pennsylvania,and

（41）importantgroupsareinOhio,Indiana,andOntario,Canada.

TheAmisharebestknownfortheirsimplewayoflife.Theyareeasilyrecognizedbytheir（42）Clothing.Themenwearwide-brimmedblackhats,collarlessblackcoats,andblacktrousers.Thesehomemadeclothesarefastenedwith（43）andeyesinsteadofwithbuttonsorzippers.Thosewhoarestrict（44）ofAmishcustomsdonotwearnecktiesorbelts.Infact,anythingwhichisconsideredtobeapartofmodern,worldlylifeis（45）.themenhavebeardsbutnimustaches.Theirlonghairispartedinthemiddleanddrawnbackovertheirears.

Thewomen’sclothingisblack,（46）theywearwhiteprayercaps.Theywearhatsandlong,high-neckeddresses,longblackcoats,andblackshoesandstockings.Theyweartheirhairpartedinthemiddleandtiedbehindinabun.AnAmishwomanwearsnojewelryofanykind.

TheAmishhave（47）separatedthemselvesfromthemoderntechnologicalworld.Theyprefertoliveaccordingtothe（48）oftheir17thcenturyEuropeanancestors.OftencalledthePlainPeople,theAmishliveinsimplehomeswithoutmirrors,pictures,curtainsandcarpets.Somehowtheymanagetogetalongwithoutradios,telephones,andelectriclights.Theydonotowncars,（49）totravelbyhorse.TheAmishareexcellentfarmers,yettheyrefusedtobuytractorsorothermodernfarmmachinery.Theyworkthelandwithhorse-drawnplows.

BecausetheAmisharelargelyself-sufficientandfairly（50）fromothercommunities,theyhaveresistedsocialchange.

IIIReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directionsforeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkeda,b,candD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Thenextgreatlandareathatmanhopestocontrolisthemoon.Insizeitisnearly（51）totheareaofNorthandSouthAmerica.However,itpresentsahostile（不友好的）environment.Temperatures（52）+120to-150degreesCentigrade（摄氏）.Thereisnoair,andnowater.

Todaythereare（53）scientificspeculation（思索）aboutlivingonthemoon.Whenmanwillbeginlifeonthemoonsurfaceisstillnot（54）.Butexpertsbelievethatsettlementwilltakeplaceinthreesteps.First,therewillbeincreasingperiodsofexplorationwithtemporary（55）.Theseperiodswillbefollowedbylongerstayswithhousingunderthesurfaceofthemoonandsystemsnecessaryto（56）lifebroughtbythecolonizersthemselves.Finally,coloniesthatareecologicallyand（57）self-supportingwillbeestablished.

Theprincipaljoboftheearlysettlerswillbetostay（58）.Theywillhavetobulidsheltersto（59）anatmospherelikethatofearth.Theywillhavetoplantcropsunderhugedomestoproducefoodand（60）andfindwatersources.Afterthisisdone,thesettlerswillhavetimetoexplorethepossibilitiesofcommercialdevelopmentandtomakediscoveriesimportanttoscience.

Thecharacteristicsofthemoonthatmakeitbadforhumanstayingalivemaymakeit（61）

forcertainkindsofmanufacturing.Operationsthatrequireavacuumorextremecold,arean（62）.Precisionballbearing,industrialdiamonds,orcertainmedicinesmightbeproducedonthemoon.

Themostimmediateinterestinthemoon,however,isascientificone,Geologistscanexplorethehistoryandcompositionofthe（63）.Meteorologistswillhaveopportunitiestoforecastweatheronearth.Cosmologistscanstudytheoriginofthesolarsystem,Astronomers（天文学家）canusetheiropticaltelescopesandradiotelescopes（64）ofatmosphericandman-madedistortions.Andperhapsatsomedistantdatethemooncanserveasabasefromwhichspaceexplorerscantraveltootherplanetsintheearth’ssolarsystemandtoworlds（65）.

51.Asuperior

B.essential

C.equal

D.fertile

52.Arange

B.restore

C.sort

D.rise

53.Asociable

B.inevitable

C.mysterious

D.considerable

54.Adetermined

B.occupied

C.initiated

D.resembled

55.Amonuments

B.shelters

C.rockets

D..houses

56.Asacrifice

B.support

C.spare

D.risk

57.Aeconomically

B.sociably

C.imaginarily

D.enthusiastically

58.A.active

B.attractive

C.alive

D.ambitious

59.A.mention

B.motivate

C.maintain

D.monitor

60.A.mineral

B.oxygen

C.protein

D.medicine

61.A.ideal

B.complicated

C.difficult

D.expensive

62.A.explanation

B.excursion

C.executive

D.example

63.A.earth

B.star

C.satellite

D.planet

64.A.full

B.conscious

C.lack

D.free

65.A.beyond

B.highly

C.else

D.ahead

SectionB

DirectionsReadthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquesitonsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

（A）

Culturallyspeaking,AmericamightbecalledaEuropeancolony.NoothercountrywhoseoriginslieinEuropehashadsosharpanawarenessofitsdistinctionandsuperioritytotheparentcultures.RunningthroughAmericanhistory,andthereforethroughAmericanliterature,isadoubleconsciousnessofOldWorldmodesandNewWorldpossibilities.AsAmerican,thewriterhasdistributedEurope;aswriter,hehasenviedtherichesavailabletohisEuropeanCounterpart.

Inthenineteenthcenturysomeimmigrantscameinordertoavoidmilitaryserviceintheirhomeland.Butevenso,thesnowballingprocesshadformostAmericansadeep,almostlegendarysignificance.

Inthelegends,EuropewasassociatedwiththePast,withBritishred-coatsatConcord,absenteelandlords（不在的地主），dynasticpride,hunger,poverty,oppression.America,bycontrast,wasthefutureplenty,prosperity,freedom.FormuchofitshistoryAmericahasbeenabusy,restlessland,moreinterestedininnovationthaninconservation（保守）.Itspeoplehavebeenhighlyoptimistic,settinggreatstorebytheabilityoftheindividualtoovercomeobstacles.Theindividualhashadarighttoexpectsuccess.Optimismandpessimismmixunusu