上海市金山区高考英语一模试题.docx

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上海市金山区高考英语一模试题

金山区2014-2015学年第一学期期末试卷

英语

I、听力（略）

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:

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

（A）

Mostoftimeblackandwhiteappearsasopposites.Whitemeanslightandpurity.Blackisdarknessandevil.Butnotalways.Sometimesthewordsareuseddifferently.

Whitehatsandblackhatsrepresentthetraditionalmeaningofthewords.Thehatsarethesymbolsofthe“goodguys”andthe“badguys”inAmericanwesternmovies.Nowthetraditionofwhitehatsandblackhatsisnolongerapartofmoviemaking.____25____youstillheartheexpressionwhenpeopletalkaboutgoodguysandbadguys.

Ablacksheepisaperson___26_____doesthingsthatarenotaccepted,theviolatetradition.Ablacksheepisrejected____27____hebringsshametohisgroup.Afamilymayhaveamemberwho___28_____（think）ofasablacksheep,apersonwhoisnotwelcomeatfamilygatherings.

Black___29_____（use）insomeexpressionsisdescribedasgoodthings.Being“intheblack”forexampleisagoodsituationforanyone.Itisabusinessexpressionthatmeansacompanyisearningmoney.Whensomeonesayshisbusinessis“inthered”,hemeansitislosingmoney.

Whiteusuallymeanssomethinggood.A“whitecolor”job,forexample,isthekindofjobmanypeopleseek.Itisajobwhereyouworkatadesk,usingyourbrain__30_________yourmuscles

Sometimeswhiteisusedinanexpressionthatisnotgood.Whitewashissuch____31_____expression.Atfirstwhitewashmeanttopaintoversomethingwithawhitepainttomake____32_____lookbetter.Butnow“whitewash”hasadifferentmeaning:

tohideorcoverupmistakesorfailures.

（B）

Iwas9yearsoldwhenIfoundoutmyfatherwasill.Itwas1994,butIcanremember___33_____mymothertoldmeasifitwereyesterday:

"Kernel,Idon'twantyoutotakefoodfromyourfather,becausehehasAIDS.Beverycarefulwhenyouarearoundhim."

AIDSwasn'tsomethingwetalkedaboutinmycountrywhenI_____34____（grow）up.Fromthenon,Iknewthatthiswouldbeafamilysecret.Myparentswerenottogetheranymore,andmydadlivedalone.Forawhile,hecouldtakecareofhimself.ButwhenIwas12,hisconditiongot___35____.（bad）Myfather'sotherchildrenlivedfaraway,soitfelltometotookafterhim.

We___36_____notaffordallthenecessarymedicineforhim,andbecauseDadwasunabletowork,Ihadnomoneyforschoolsuppliesandoftencouldn'tevenbuyfoodfordinner.Iwouldsitinclass___37_____（feel）completelylost,theteacher'swordsmuffledasItriedtofigureouthowIwasgoingtomanage.

Ididnotsharemyburdenwithanyone.IhadseenpeoplereactedtoAIDS.Kidslaughedatclassmateswhohadparentswiththedisease.Andevenadultscouldbecruel.Whenmyfatherwasmovedtothehospital,thenurseswouldleavehisfoodonthebedside__38____________hewastooweaktofeedhimself.

Ihadknownthathewasgoingtodie,butaftersomanyyearsofkeepinghisconditionasecret,Iwascompletelyunprepared____39_____hereachedhisfinaldays.Sadandhopeless,IcalledawomanatthenonprofitNationalAIDSSupport.Thatday,shekeptmeonthephoneforhours.Iwassolucky____40___（find）someonewhocared.Shesavedmylife.

Iwas15whenmyfatherdied.Hetookhissecretawaywithhim,havingneverspokenaboutAIDStoanyone,evenme.Hedidn'twanttocallattentiontoAIDS.Ido.

SectionB

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.workloadB.describeC.pressureD.sayE.gapF.engaged

G.well-roundedH.increasinglyI.temporarilyJ.stuffK.heading

Insteadofenjoyingthefinaldaysofsummerbyhangingoutatthepoolorthemall,manystudentsatereadingandwriting——cramming（填鸭式）tocompleteassignmentsbefore____41_____backtoschool.Summerhomeworkhas_____42_____becomeapopulartoolusedbyteacherstobridgethe_____43_____betweentheendofoneschoolyearandthestartofanother.Butsomeparentsworrythatthe_____44_____ismakingsummerfunslipaway.“Idon’tknowwhatgoodthisreallydoes,”saidSheryl,aparentoftwin13-yearoldgirls.“Lifeisn’talwaysaboutatest.Ithinkit’simportantforchildrentobechildren,tobe____45____.”Sherylsaidherdaughtersspentweeksinsummercampsandawayonvacationbeforetheyhadachancetostarttheirsummerassignments.“BasicallyIhavethesummerreadinghangingovermyheadwhenI’dliketodoother____46,”saidherdaughter.Shesaidsheenjoyedreading“TheColorofWater”byJamesMcBride,buttheassignmentsthatgowithit——choosingfivepassageto____47andanalyze——seemredundant（多余的）.Someeducationexperts____48the“lazy,hazy,crazy”daysofsummerareoverasschoolsfeelincreased____49_____onaccountabilityforstudentachievementunderthefederalNoChildLeftBehindAct.“It’sreallygoingtofocusattentiononthisperiodoftimewhenkidsaren’t_____50_____,”saidRonFairchild,executivedirectoroftheCenterforSummerLearningatJohnsHopkinsUniversity.ButparentsfromPrinceGeorge’sCountytoSaltLakeCityarelatelyfightingback,questioningtheusefulnessandofteacherspilingonsummerreadingandmathproblem.

Ⅲ.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatvestfitsthecontext.

BriefHistoryoftheWorld’sFair

World’sFairsoriginatedintheFrenchtraditionofnationalexhibitions,atraditionthatendedwiththeFrenchIndustrialExpositionof1844heldinPairs.Itwassoonfollowedbyothernational_____51_____,incontinentalEurope,andfinallycametoLondon_____52_____thefirstrealinternationalexhibitionwasheld.Sincetheirstartin1851,the_____53_____ofworldexpositionshasdevelopedgradually.Threeerascanbedistinguished:

theeraofindustrialization,theeraofculturalexchange,andtheeraofnationbranding.

Industrialization（1851-1938）

Thefirsteracouldbecalledtheeraofindustrializationandcoveredtheperiodfrom1851to1938.Inthesedays,worldexpositionswere_____54_____focusedontradeandfamousforthedisplayoftechnologicalinventionsandadvancements.Worldexpositionswerethe_____55_____,wherethestateoftheartinscienceandtechnologyfromaroundtheworldwasbroughttogether.Inventionssuchasthetelephonewerefirstpresentedduringthisera.Animportantpartofthe_____56______ofWorld’sFairsstemsfromthisfirstera.

_____57_____exchange（1939-1991）

The1939NewYorkWorld’sFairandthe1949StockholmWorld’sFairweredifferentfromtheoriginalfocusoftheexpositions.Fromthenon,World’sFairsbecamemorestronglybasedona____58____themeofculturalsignificance,andbegantoaddressissuesofhumankind.Technologyandinventionsremained____59____,butnolongerastheprincipalsubjectsoftheFair.Cross-culturaldialogueandtheexchangeofsolutionsbecame____60____elementsoftheexpos.Itwasalsoduringthistime,specificallyinthe1960s,thatBIEorganizersstartedcallingWorld’sFair“Expos”.

Nationbranding（1992-present）

FromExpo’88inBrisbaneonwards,countriesstartedtouseWorldExpositionsmorewidelyandmorestronglyasaplatformtoimprovetheirnationalimagesthroughtheirpavilions.Finland,Japan,Canada,FranceandSpainarecasesinpoint.AlargestudybyTjacoWalviscalled“Expo2000HanoverinNumbers”showedthatimprovingnationalimageswastheprimaryparticipationgoalfor73%ofthecountriesatExpo2000.Inaworldwhereastrongnationalimageisakeyasset（财产）,pavilionsbecameadvertising____61,andtheExpoachannelfornationbranding.____62____,culturalandsymbolicreasons,organizingcountries（andthecitiesandregionshostingthem）alsousetheworldexpositiontobrandthemselves.

Futureexpositions

2017willseearecognizedexpositionBiddingmaybeginasearlyas2012forthissmaller-sizedexposition.Already,Edmonton,AlbertaandCanadahave____63____,togoonwiththesecondstageofputtingtogetherabidforEdmontonEXPO2017.2020will____64____aregisteredcategoryofexposition.Biddingmaybeginasearlyas2011forthislargersizedexposition.Therearecitizen_____65_____inAmericancitieswiththeintentionofbringingaWorld’sFairbacktotheUnitedStates.

51.A.organizationsB.showsC.exhibitionsD.customs

52.A.whichB.whenC.howD.where

53.A.characterB.nameC.aimD.goal

54.A.honestlyB.strangelyC.especiallyD.hardly

55.A.placeB.platformC.areaD.hall

56.A.representationB.imageC.illustrationD.outlook

57.A.IndustrialB.HistoricalC.CulturalD.Original

58.A.specialB.specificC.strategicD.simple

59.A.importantB.equalC.alternativeD.unchangeable

60.A.honorableB.communicativeC.considerableD.defining

61.A.purposesB.A.imagesC.campaignsD.designs

62.A.AslongasB.AswellasC.AsfarasD.Assoonas

63.A.movedB.begunC.putD.voted

64.A.seeB.bidC.markD.establish

65.A.complaintsB.effortsC.energiesD.achievements

SectionB

Directions:

Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemthereatefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

（A）

Whatisthemeaningof“madness”?

IntheUSeveryMa