上海春季高考英语试题.docx

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上海春季高考英语试题

2008年上海市普通高等学校春季招生考试

Ⅱ．GrammarandVocabulary

Directions:

BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethatoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence

25．Nowadaysalotofadultsgotoeveningschoolsfurthereducation.

A．afterB．inC．forD．on

26．Manyfast-growingcountriesarelessconcernedwithprotectingagainstclimatechange.

A．oneB．oneselfC．themD．themselves

27．WhenIwasyoung,IwastoldthatIplaywithmatches.

A．wouldn’tB．needn’tC．mustn’tD．daren’t

28．Thosewhohavemoneythensensemaysometimesactfoolishly.

A．muchB．moreC．mostD．many

29．Populationexpertspredictthatmostpeopleincitiesinthenearfuture.

A．liveB．wouldliveC．willliveD．havelived

30．Youdidn’tusetolikehimmuchwhenwewereatschool,?

A．wereweB．weren’tweC．didyouD．didn’tyou

31．Officialssaythatfewpatientswiththevirusowingtotheeffectiveprevention

A．infectedB．areinfectedC．haveinfectedD．beinfected

32．Asanewdriver,Ihavetopractisethecarinmysmallgarageagainandagain.

A．parkingB．toparkC．parkedD．park

33．Thenewsourathleteswonanothergoldmedalwasreportedinyesterday’snewspaper.

A．whichB．whetherC．whatD．that

34．Duetotheheavyrainandflooding,tenmillionpeoplehavebeenforcedtheirhomes.

A．leavingB．toleaveC．tobeleftD．beingleft

35．PleaseremindmeofthemeetingagaintomorrowIforget.

A．thoughB．sothatC．incaseD．until

36．thisisonlyasmalltown,it’scrowdedwithtouristswhocomehereallyearround.

A．SinceB．UnlessC．OnceD．Although

37．Villagersheredependonthefishingindustry,therewon’tbemuchwork.

A．whereB．thatC．bywhichD．withoutwhich

38．Throughouthistory,thelanguagebyapowerfulgroupspreadsacrossacivilization.

A．speakingB．spokenC．tospeakD．tobespoken

39．Ifwehaveillegalimmigrantsin,manylocalworkerswilllosetheirjobs.

A．cameB．comingC．tocomeD．havingcome

40．wearesureaboutistheneedtopreventchildrenfrombeingspoiled.

A．WhatB．WhichC．WhetherD．That

41．Thestoryofthehomelessorphanhassympathyfromthepublic.

A．arousedB．attractedC．defendedD．adopted

42．Foodsafetyisimportant,sothegovernmentsparesnoeffortstopreventfoodpollution.

A．highlyB．reasonablyC．stronglyD．naturally

43．Everytonofthisrecycledpaperuses90litresofwaterinits.

A．structureB．manufactureC．constructionD．organization

44．SomepeoplemaintainthatwatchingviolenceonTVisoneofthemajorcausesofbehaviorandcrimeinsociety.

A．childishB．artificialC．aggressiveD．heroic

III．Cloze

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

（A）

Iwasinterestedtoreadanewspaperarticleaboutanewconceptinoldpeople’shomesinFrance.Theideaissimple,45revolutionary.——combining,aresidentialhomefortheelderlywithanurseryschoolinthesamebuilding.Thechildrenandtheresidentseatlunchtogetherand46activitiessuchasmusic,painting,gardening,and47forthepetswhichtheresidentsareencouragedtokeep.Intheafternoons,theresidentsenjoyreadingortellingstoriestothechildren,and48achildisfeelingsadortired,thereisalwayssomebodyattendingtohim.Therearetripsoutandbirthdayparties,too.

The49areenormousforeveryoneconcerned.Thechildrenarehappybecausetheygetalotmoreindividual50andrespondwellbecausesomeonehastimeforthem.Theyalsolearnthatoldpeoplearenot“different”orfrighteningin51way.Andofcourse,theyseeillnessanddeathandlearnto52them.Theresidentsarehappybecausetheyfeel53andneeded.Theyaremoreactiveandmoreinterestedinlifewhenthechildrenarearoundandtheytakemoreinterestintheirappearancetoo.Andthestaffarehappybecausetheyseeanimprovementinthe54andpsychologicalhealthortheresidentsandhaveanarmyofassistantstohelpwiththechildren.

45．A．orB．soC．norD．but

46．A．shareB．examineC．controlD．engage

47．A．askingB．sendingC．caringD．looking

48．A．thoughB．becauseC．unlessD．if

49．A．advantagesB．actionsC．difficultiesD．comforts

50．A．thoughtB．attentionC．restD．freedom

51．A．noB．anyC．anotherD．the

52．A．valueB．admitC．acceptD．overcome

53．A．usefulB．faithfulC．powerfulD．skillful

54．A．normalB．publicC．economicD．physical

B

Thelatestreformintestingisthecomputerizedtest.Testquestionsandanswerchoicesarepresentedonthe55andstudentscananswerwithatapofthekeyboardoraclickofthemouse.Beforetheactualtestbegins,thereusuallyisaninstructionshowinghowtousethecomputerto56thequestions.Scoresaredisplayedonthescreenattheendofthetestsothatastudenthasimmediatefeedback57havingtoreturnseveraldayslaterforresults.

Somecomputerizedtestsare“adaptive”.Thismeansthatatestquestionisselectedfromalargepoolofitemsbasedonhowthetesttakerhasrespondedtothe58question.Thefirstquestionpresentedisofmediumdifficulty.Ifthetesttakeranswers59,thenextitemwillbemoredifficult.Ifheorsheanswersincorrectly,thenextquestionwillbeeasier.Thecomputer60questionsbylevelofdifficultyandmanyotherfactors,suchassex,raceandagereferences,subjectareathequestionisdrawnfrom,andformofquestion,beforepresentingitonthescreen.Inthisway,thequestionsare“adapted”tofindthetrueskill61ofthetesttaker.

Amongalltheconveniencesofcomputerizedtesting,therearesome62.Nolongercanyouhaveaquicklookatthe63test,answertheeasyquestionsfirst,andcomebacklatertofinishthedifficultones.Testitemsarepresentedoneatatime,andyoumustchooseananswerinordertomoveontothenextquestion.Onadaptivetests,onceyouhaveconfirmedyouranswer,youcannotgobackto64itif,lateron,yourealizethatyouranswerwaswrong.

55．A．screenB．paperC．boardD．surface

56．A．putasideB．concentrateonC．respondtoD．applyto

57．A．otherthanB．ratherthanC．regardlessofD．asto

58．A．previousB．basicC．followingD．single

59．A．brieflyB．smartlyC．correctlyD．thoughtfully

60．A．classifiesB．answersC．considersD．recognizes

61．A．standardB．factorC．patternD．level

62．A．qualitiesB．limitsC．servicesD．features

63．A．formalB．objectiveC．finalD．entire

64．A．identifyB．exchangeC．changeD．overlook

Ⅳ．ReadingComprehension

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

A

Onenight,MrsRiley,anelderlywoman,waswalkingalongadark,Londonstreet.Shewascarryingherhandbaginonehandandaplasticcarrierbagintheother.Therewasnobodyelseinthestreetexcepttwoyouths.Theywerestandinginadarkshopdoorway.Oneofthemwasverytallwithfairhair,theotherwasshortandfatwithabeard.

Theyouthswaitedforafewmoments,andthenranquicklyandquietlytowardsMrsRiley.Thetallyouthheldherfrombehindwhiletheotheryouthtriedtoseizeherhandbag.

Suddenly,MrsRileythrewthetallyouthoverhershoulder.Hecrashedintotheotheryouthandtheybothlandedontheground.Withoutspeaking,MrsRileystruckbothofthemontheheadwithherhandbag,andwalkedcalmlyaway.

ThetwosurprisedyouthswerestillsittingonthegroundwhenMrsRileycrossedthestreettowardsadoorwithalightedsignaboveit.MrsRileypaused,turnedround,smiledattheyouthsandwalkedintotheSouthWestLondonJudo（柔道）Club.

65．Thetwoyouthswerestandinginadarkshopdoorwaybecause________.

A．theyhadnothingtodoB．theywerehomeless

C．theywerewaitingforavictimD．theywereguardingtheshop

66．WhatdidMrsRileydotothetwoyouths?

A．Shehurtthemseriously.B．Shetaughtthemalesson.

C．Shereportedthemtothepolice.D．Shesentthemtoajudoclub.

67．Thestorytellsaboutanelderlywomanwho___________.

A．wentshoppingatnightB．wasonherwayhome

C．hadjustleftashoppingcenterD．hadaskillofself-defence

B

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68．Thispassagemostprobablyisa（n）_______.

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