10上海市重点高考英语试题

英语试卷

Oct. 19th

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 papers, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

1. A. This afternoon. B. Tomorrow. C. Next week. D. Next month 2. A. She doesn’t play tennis well. B. She likes other sports as well.

C. She is an enthusiastic tennis player. D. She is a professional athlete. 3. A. At a paint store. B. At an oil market. C. At a science museum. D. At a gallery. 4. A. Work in the yard. B. Buy some wood. C. Go to the bookstore. D. Take a walk. 5. A. A taxi driver. B. A passenger. C. A car cleaner. D. A mechanic. 6. A. Call a repairman. B. Get out the paper stuck. C. Turn to her colleague for help. D. Restart the machine. 7. A. There are not enough gardens. B. Parking areas are full before 10:00. C. Parking areas are closed after 10:00. D. All classes begin at 10:00.

8. A. The presentation will begin at noon. B. She’ll present her work to the man. C. She’d like to invite the man for lunch.

D. She suggests working on the presentation at 12:00. 9. A. The dormitory hours. B. The problem with the rules. C. The door number of the dormitory. D. The time to open the dormitory. 10. A. The chairs didn’t need to be painted. B. He doesn’t like the color of the chairs. C. The park could have avoided the problem. D. The woman should have been more careful. Section B

Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passage. 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

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one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. Worried. B. Surprised. C. Satisfied. D. Uninterested. 12. A. It spoiled Juana’s reputation.

B. It copied her ideas without permission. C. It bought Juana’s dishwashers.

D. It wanted to share the dishwasher market. 13. A. A successful business case. B. Juana’s waterless laundry. C. A case against a global company. D. The worldwide dishwasher market.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following instructions. 14. A. Footprints. B. Food. C. Living insects. D. Orange seeds. 15. A. Don’t touch animals under any circumstances. B. Don’t take away any natural objects from the park. C. Don’t leave litter in the park or throw any off the boat. D. Don’t transport animals from one island to another. 16. A. To protect the guide’s interest. B. To improve the unique environment. C. To ensure a trouble-free visit. D. To get rid of illegal behaviours. 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. Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. Customs Form Destination: _____17_____ Contents in detail: _____18_____ Value: $_____19_____ Type of mail: _____20_____ Weight: 1.5 pounds Your item must not contain any dangerous articles prohibited by postal regulations. Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer

Blank 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation. What is the man’s oral report on? What kind of people are called refugees? How many refugees are there worldwide? What does the man think of Ms. Ogata? An _____21_____ woman. Those who _____22_____ to escape war or other problems. About _____23_____. She is successful both in _____24_____. Complete the form. Write NO MORE THEN THREE WORDS for each answer. II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D.

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Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

25. Certain action, especially _______ hands and feet can cause offense in many countries because of various cultures. A. in B. by C. on D. with

26. I certainly appreciate _______ us about the delay in delivering the materials because I have something urgent to do tomorrow. A. him to tell B. him of telling C. he told D. his telling

27. The World Wide Web is sometimes jokingly called the World Wide Wait because it _______ be very slow. A. shall B. must C. will D. can

28. Only in recent years _______ to realize the importance of wildlife conservation. A. do people begin B. have people begun C. people have begun D. people begin

29. Further reading made me realize that it was hard work and determination as well as her good nature _______ had got her into a key university. A. when B. which C. how D. that

30. Animal tests are often used although _______ no guarantee that the result will be the same as the effect on human. A. it is B. there is C. they are D. there are 31. It was said that in 1990 Australia had _______ it had people. A. as 15 times sheep as B. 15 times as many sheep as C. 15 times sheep as many as D. the number of sheep 15 times

32. Until recently, land in large areas of Stockholm belonged either to the crown or to the city; there was _______ thing as private ownership of land. A. no such a B. no such C. not such D. not any

33. With the economic crisis _______, the newly-elected president is having a hard time. A. dealt with B. dealing with C. to deal with D. being dealt with

34. Nobody believed his reason for being absent from the lecture _______ he had to meet his uncle at the airport. A. why B. that C. where D. because 35. _______, she talks a lot about her favorite singers after class. A. As she may be a quiet student B. Be a quiet student as she may C. Quiet student as she may be D. Quiet as she may be a student

36. It struck me like lightning how difficult it must have been for a woman to get a medical training so long ago _______ women’s place was always in the home. A. while B. when C. until D. since

37. International conferences, TV broadcasts and business negotiations are the main situations _______ English is used. A. when B. that C. how D. where

38. The country is expanding its list of stores and outlets where the public can buy the necessities of life, if _______. A. to need B. needing C. to be needed D. needed 39. After studying art at night school, _______. A. people were attracted by those lovely characters

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B. many lovely characters became popular with kids C. Walt Disney created lots of cartoon characters D. many interesting cartoons were made by Walt Disney

40. I knew nothing about his journey _______ he was likely to be away for a couple of days. A. if B. except that C. in that D. which 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. anxiety F. traditional B. released G. practice C. charged H. arrested D. special I. rise E. access J. accuse In theory at least, kids deserve a second chance. In 41 , fewer and fewer children may be getting one.

According to California lawmaker George House and other sponsors of new get-tough measures, kids 42 for crimes no longer deserve 43 treatment. They no longer deserve anonymity (匿名) .

With adolescent crimes on the 44 , citizens’ 45 over youthful lawlessness,

holding youngsters responsible for their actions not only legally but publicly is a popular national trend.

According to the National Center for Adolescent Justice, which track asdolescent crimes as well as laws for dealing with them, the adolescent laws in 29 states now allow the names and sometimes the pictures of adolescents to be 46 to the public. In some cases, laws go so far as to require that the media be told the names of adolescents.

Since January 1995, California news organizations have free 47 to the names of adolescents as young as 14 who are 48 with serious crimes. Such new policies are placing newpapers and broadcasters in the uneasy role of gatekeeper, forcing them to reestimate the media’s 49 tatoo (禁忌) on publishing minor defendants’ names. III. Reading Comprehension Section A

Directions: For each blank in the following passage 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.

Many students find the experience of attending university lectures to be a confusing and frustrating experience. The __50__ speaks for one or two hours, perhaps __51__ the talk with slides, writing up important information on the blackboard, distributing reading material and giving out __52__. The new student sees the other students continuously writing on notebooks and __53__ what to write. Very often the student leaves the lecture with notes which do not catch the main points and which become hard even for the ____ himself to understand.

Most institutions provide courses which __55__ new students to develop the skills they need to be __56__ listeners and note-takers. __57__ these are unavailable, there are many useful study-skill guides which __58__ listeners to practice these skills __59__. In all cases it is important to deal with the problem __60__ actually starting your studies.

It is important to acknowledge that most students have difficulty in acquiring the language skills __61__ in college study. One way of __62__ these difficulties is to attend the language and study-skill classes which most institutions provide throughout the __63__ year. Another basic ____ is to find a study partner with whom it is possible to identify difficulties, exchange ideas

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and provide support. 50. A. lecturer B. student C. classmate D. parent 51. A. extending B. illustrating C. performing D. conducting 52. A. assignments B. information C. content D. definition 53. A. suspects B. understands C. wonders D. convinces . A. teacher B. classmate C. partner D. student 55. A. ask B. force C. help D. command 56. A. effective B. passive C. relative D. expressive 57. A. Because B. Unless C. While D. If 58. A. enable B. stimulate C. take D. prevent 59. A. independently B. usually C. logically D. generally 60. A. before B. after C. while D. for 61. A. used B. required C. showed D. developed 62. A. facing B. creating C. causing D. overcoming 63. A. average B. ordinary C. normal D. academic . A. statement B. strategy C. situation D. suggestion Section B

Directions: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

(A)

Have you ever wondered why you sometimes take an almost immediate liking to a person you have just met? We often get the first impression of a person based on the color of a person’s skin or the manner in which he or she is dressed. Meaning is conveyed not only by words or verbal languages but also by nonverbal communication systems, such as body behaviors.

Nonverbal communication is important because we use the actions of others to learn about their affective emotional states .Our emotions are reflected in our posture, face, and eyes—be it fear, joy, anger, or sadness—so we can express them without even saying a word .For this reason, most of us rely heavily on what we learn through our eyes.

Nonverbal communication is significant in human interaction because it is usually responsible for the first impressions. More importantly, those first messages usually influence the perception(感知) of everything else that follows. Even how we select friends and sexual partners is grounded in first impressions with nonverbal communication.

Nonverbal communication is important because it is culture-related. It is based on different beliefs, religions, values and customs in different cultures. When, where, how, and to whom people display his or her specific nonverbal behaviors is greatly affected by culture and context. Culture determines what the appropriate nonverbal behavior is. For example, feelings of friendship exist everywhere but their expression varies. It may be appropriate in some countries for man to embrace each other and for women to hold hands; in other countries these displays of affection may be shocking. Each culture has its own specific interpretation on nonverbal communication. What is acceptable in one culture may be completely unacceptable in another. One culture may determine that snapping fingers to call a waiter is acceptable; another may consider this gesture rude.

65. What is the best title of the passage?

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A. Nonverbal communication and first impression B. Nonverbal communication is culture-related C. Nonverbal and verbal communication

D. The importance of nonverbal communication 66. Which of the following statements is NOT True?

A. Meaning can be conveyed both by words and body language.

B. We can use nonverbal communication to learn about a person’s emotional states. C. We often get the first impression by what a person says. D. The first impression can affect what we will do next. 67. What can we conclude from the last paragraph? A. we can use different ways to express friendship

B. each culture has its own specific interpretation on nonverbal communication C. snapping fingers to call a waiter is acceptable D. learning a country’s culture is very important. (B)

Why is it that parents and teenagers have such a hard time finding common ground?

The relationship between parents and teenagers does not require a constant war．According to \"Teenagers Myth and Reality,\" studies show parents can live peacefully with their teens by keeping communication open and positive and by encouraging their teens to become independent while maintaining reasonable rules．It takes cooperation, time and commitment from parents and teenagers to help maintain a positive relationship．

Parents often forget that teenagers need their independence in order to grow into responsible adults．They can begin to help their sons and/ or daughters gain independence and responsibility by allowing them to make their own decisions in some particular situations and offering choices rather than making demands．

According to a high school student Natasha Patterson, \"Parents just don't understand teenagers these days．\"

This may not be the case in a parent's perspective．Teenagers should understand that parents play a very important role in their lives and seek to help them in any and every way they may be allowed, regardless of whether the teens need it or not． Compromise（妥协）can be one of the hardest things parents do when trying to keep their teens out of danger．They have to pick and choose what is right for their teens and what could cause harm or danger to them as well．In some situations, the two factors may combine．

People often hear teenagers say they cannot live up to their parents' expectations．Parents are teens' very FIRST role models towards adult behavior．It's OK if teens are unable to meet the \"expectations\" of their parents because teens don't have to try their absolute hardest to gain their love and respect．They have these unconditional feelings anyway．

Then what can you do? In order to develop a strong and positive parent-teenager relationship, there are a few things that should be done: 1） Spend more time together;

2）Tell each other about your problems or concerns; 3）Talk more about your common interests;

4）Treat parents with respect in order to receive respect．

Don't worry．It is definitely common to have arguments．It's practically a daily routine to \"not

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see eye-to-eye\" on certain things．People wouldn't be human if they didn't have different opinions on things．As long as both parents and teenagers work together in an attempt to understand each other, hope that a parent-teenager relationship is successful will stay alive． 68．What should parents do to maintain a positive relationship with their children? A．Encourage their children to be independent without considering any rules． B．Understand their children and give way to their children's decisions．

C．Through open and positive communication and reasonable encouragement． D．Through cooperation, commitment and compromise．

69．How can parents help their children gain independence and responsibility?

A．Children should be allowed to make their own decisions and sometimes do as their parents require．

B．Parents should allow their children to make their own choices and give orders in some

particular situations．

C．Parents should allow their children to make decisions and offer them choices if necessary． D．Parents should give choices and encouragement and orders．

70．How do you understand the sentence in the last paragraph \"People wouldn't be human if they

didn't have different opinions on things\"?

A．As humans, it's quite natural for us to have different opinions in different things． B．As humans, we always have different opinions on different things． C．As humans, we should learn to live with different opinions．

D．It's impossible for humans to have the same opinions on different things． 71．What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．How to develop a positive parent-teenager relationship．

B．How to remove the misunderstanding between parents and children． C．Why parents and children can't find common ground．

D．The importance of compromise in parent-teenager relationship．

(C)

There are a couple of ways to forecast the destructive potential of a hurricane (飓风) so that people on the way can take adequate precautions (预防措施). Satellite images of cloud patterns can be analyzed to estimate peak wind speeds, but the estimates are often way off the mark. Specialized aircraft can fly into a storm to measure the winds directly, but the flights are costly. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology come up with a third way: listening to a storm underwater.

In a paper to be published in Geophysical Research Letters, Nicholas C. Makris and a former graduate student, Joshua D. Wilson, report a strong connection between the intensity (强度) of sound recorded by an undersea microphone in the mid-Atlantic and the wind power of a hurricane that passed over it. They say that such microphones, known as hydrophones, could be a safe and relatively inexpensive means of estimating hurricane force.

Dr. Makris and Dr. Wilson, who are now with Applied Physical Sciences Corporation, worked out the theory of underwater acoustic (声音的) monitoring of storms in a 2005 paper. “To be very frank with you, it’s a mystery what makes storms noisy underwater.” Dr. Makris said. The most popular idea currently is that it has something to do with oscillating air bubbles (气泡振动).

The researchers then went looking for experimental data to back their theory, and found it from a hydrophone placed at a depth of 2,500 feet by the National Atmospheric and Oceanic

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Administration. It happened that Hurricane Gert passed over the area in September 1999, and a hurricane-hunter plane directly measured the wind speed at the same time. The hydrophone data showed sound intensity rising when the storm’s outside wind “wall” passed over, and again when the inside wall, the most destructive part of the storm near the eye, passed over. “We got a beautiful connection,” Dr. Makris said, “between the hydrophone data and the actual wind speeds as measured by the aircraft.”

Dr. Makris is conducting additional experiments, working with the Mexican Navy off the west coast of Mexico. The eventual goal, he said, would be permanent hydrophones in known hurricane zones or temporary ones that could be easily laid by plane or ship in the path of a coming storm. 72. Compared with the traditional methods, the new way of measuring is_____. A. more expensive B. more direct C. less dangerous D. less accurate

73. Which statement is WRONG according to the article? A. The scientists gained support from different fields.

B. Dr. Makris and Dr. Wilson have figured out what makes storms noisy underwater.

C. The scientists have found the relationship between the changes of sound intensity and the force of the hurricane.

D. There are several ways for people to forecast the force of the coming hurricane.

74. Why is Dr. Makris now making other experiments with the help of the Mexican Navy off the west coast of Mexico?

A. To place permanent hydrophones in some zones. B. To collect more images of cloud patterns.

C. To be secure in carrying out their experiments.

D. To get more information from the hurricane-hunter planes. 75. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage? A. Ways to Stop the Destructive Force of a Hurricane

B. Connection between the Intensity of Sound and the Wind Power of a Hurricane C. Hydrophones, Safe but Expensive Means of Estimating Hurricane Force D. Measuring a Hurricane by Sound Underwater Section C

Directions: Read the following text from a magazine article in which five people talked about travel writing and choose the most suitable statement from A-F match the name of each person. There is one extra statement which you do not need.

A. No effective cures have been found. B. What causes jet lag? C. Why is jet lag less severe on trips towards west? D. What is jet lag. E. Degree of jet lag varies from person to person. F. Long distance flight is uncomfortable. 76. ________________

The day before a long flight you are frantically doing the last-minute chores and errands, packing, and reading guide books. Then, on the plane, you have several drinks with dinner and

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stay up late watching the movie. After a brief nap, it is time for breakfast and a morning arrival in, let’s say, Paris or Rome. Then you spend the entire day sightseeing and taking pictures. By evening, exhaustion has set in, and the next morning, you can hardly wake up before noon. Jet lag has taken hold. Most people who travel by air across multiple time zones fall victim to this trouble. They may suffer from any of a number of unpleasant symptoms, including insomnia, fatigue, nausea, sleepiness and so on. 77. ________________

According to Dr. Harris Minsky, professor of psychology at Montreal University, the symptoms of jet lag vary from person to person. He points out that there are three primary causes of jet lag, and of these, two are avoidable. First, people often wear themselves out getting ready for a trip, so they are already exhausted when they get on the plane. Second, long-distance travelers often have a couple of drinks to pass the time. The alcohol can cause stomach distress and interfere with getting a good night’s sleep. The third and unavoidable cause of jet lag is the fact that long distance air travel upsets your internal biological clock, which controls your cycle of sleeping and waking. 78. ________________

The brain takes its hints from amount of light and other features in the environment. That explains the fact why the effects of jet lag are less severe on trips toward the west, because the travel is following the sun. In traveling towards the east, the body must adjust by shortening its day, going against the body’s natural tendency. This is why trips from west to east often result in greater suffering from jet lag. 79. ________________

Individuals are not all affected to the same degree by jet lag. For example, “night owls”, people who are usually most alert and lively late at night, are less likely to feel the effect of jet lag. Younger people suffer less than older travelers. In terms of personality, extroverts (people who are sociable and like to be in groups) tend to suffer less than introverts. 80. ________________

Many people believe that there must be some quick and easy cure for jet lag---and, in fact all kinds of cures have been popularized, from vitamins to special diets, but research has shown that none of these are very effective. Section D

Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN 10 words.

There are volcanoes, and then there are super-volcanoes. The latter have no agreed-on definition----the term was popularized in a BBC program in 2000---but some scientists use it to describe explosions of extreme violence and volume. The U.S. Geological Survey applies the term to any volcano’s explosion sending out more than 1,000 cubic kilometers of ash in a single event---more than 50 times the size of the infamous Krakatau explosion of 1883, which killed more than 36,000 people. Volcanoes form mountains; super-volcanoes erase them. Volcanoes kill plants and animals for miles around; super-volcanoes threaten the whole species with extinction by changing the climate across the entire planet.

No super-volcano has burst in recorded human history, but geologists have put together what

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an explosion must have been like. First, a great quantity of heat rises from deep within the planet and melts rock just beneath the crust of the Earth(地壳)，creating a vast chamber (洞穴) filled with a mix of magma(岩浆)， semisolid rock, and dissolved water vapor, carbon dioxide, and other gases. As additional magma builds up in the chamber over thousands of years, the land above begins to rise upward by inches forming a dome (穹丘). Cracks open along the dome’s edges, as if someone was cutting a hole from beneath a wooden floor. When the pressure in the magma chamber is released through the cracks, the dissolved gases suddenly explode in a massive, runaway reaction. It’s like “opening the Coke bottle after you’ve shaken it.” Says Bob Christiansen, a U.S. Geological Survey scientist who conducted research on the Yellowstone volcano in the 1960s. With the magma chamber emptied, the surface collapses. The entire domed region simply falls into the planet, as though the Earth were consuming itself. Left behind is a giant empty hot pot.

81. The scientists use the term super-volcano to describe

______________________________________________________________________________.82. How do super-volcanoes threaten the whole species with extinction?

____________________________________________________________________________. 83. With more and more magma increasing in the chamber over thousands of years, the land above

___________________________________________________________________________. 84. What will happen to the domed region when a super-volcano explodes?

____________________________________________________________________________

第II卷 （共45分）

I. Translation

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 1. 两天后他就被指控犯有偷窃罪。 (before) 2. 他对我反复强调的重点置之不理。（point） 3 谁将获得诺贝尔文学奖还不确定。( remain)

4. 当你参与任何有风险的投资时， 你应对你做的每个决定负责（engage） 5. 变老是不可逆转的过程， 所以不必费心去做整容手术。（undergo) II. Guided Writing

Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

以下是今年十一“黄金周”的出游情况描述：“黄金周”进入第六天，随着大批游客涌入各大景点，很多景区出现了“人海车溪”的状况。如：华山、普陀山有大量游客滞留；丽江部分游客找不到住处；大梅沙海滩人多得看不到沙子；三亚海滩成“垃圾场”；西湖见人不见桥；故宫人山人海。“黄金周”成了“黄金粥”。

请你简要描述一下今年十一出游情况，具体分析在“黄金周”出现这种情况的原因，并为今后中国人出游提出建议。

The following vocabulary may be helpful to you:

黄金周：golden week holidays 滞留：be stranded

住处：accommodation 故宫：the Forbidden City

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Keys:

1-5 CCDAA 6-10 BBDAC 11-16 DBAABC 17 India 18. Sweater 19. 50 20 Ordinary 21 outstanding 22. leave their countries 23. 17 million 24. career and family 25-30 DDDBDB 31-35 BBCBC 36-40 BDDCB 41—49 GHDIABECF Keys

50. A 51. B 52. A 53. C . D 55. C 56. A 57. D 58. A 59. A 60. A 61. B 62. D 63. D . B

65-67 DCB 68-71 CCAA 72-75 CBAD 76-80 D/B/C/E/A

81. volcano’s explosion of extreme violence and volume 82. Super-volcano will change the climate of the Earth. 83. begins to rise, forming a dome 84. An empty hot pot was formed.

Translation:

1. It was two days before he was accused of theft.

2. He did not pay attention to the points that I repeatedly stressed.

3. Who will be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature remains to be seen.

4. When you engage in any risky investment, you should be responsible for every decision you

make.

5. Ageing is a process that can not be reversed, so you don’t need to take the trouble to undergo

cosmetic surgery.

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