2013-2014上海市英語高三第一學期期末考試一模分類匯編(二模復習)：十一選十

1、精益教育2013-2014上海市高三第二學期第二次模擬考試復習專題IISectionB【2013學年第一學期普陀區(qū)高三英語質量調研試卷】Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.cultivationB.farmedC.constantD.machineryE.plungedF.lightningG.envyH.preciousI.uncomfortableJ.aircraftsK.

2、consequenceModerninventionshavespeededuppeopleslovesamazingly.Motor-carscoverahundredmilesinlittlemorethananhour,_41_crosstheworldinsideaday,whilecomputersoperateat_42_speed.Indeed,thisloveofspeedseemsnever-ending.Everyyearmotor-carsareproducedwhichgoevenfasterandeachnewcomputerboastsofsaving_43_sec

3、ondsinhandlingtasks.Allthissavestime,butataprice.Whenweloseorgainhalfadayinspeedingacrosstheworldinanairplane,ourbodiestellusso.Wegetthe_44_feelingknownasjet-lag;ourbodiesfeelthattheyhavebeenleftbehindonanothertimezone.Again,spendingtoolongatcomputersresultsinpainfulwristsandfingers.Mobilephonesalso

4、havetheirdangers,accordingtosomescientists;toomuchusemaysendharmfulradiationintoourbrains,a_45_wedonotliketothinkabout.However,whatdowedowiththetimewehavesaved?Certainlynotrelax,orsoitseems.Wearesoaccustomedto_46_activitiesthatwefinditdifficulttositanddonothingorevenjustonethingatatime.Perhapstheday

5、sarelonggonewhenwemightlistenquietlytoastoryontheradio,lettingimaginationtakeusintoanotherworld.Therewasatimewhensomepeopleslivesweredevotedsimplytothe_47_ofthelandorthecareofcattle.Nomulti-taskingthere;theirliveswentonatamuchgentlerpace,andinafamiliarpattern.Thereismuchthatwemight_48_awayoflifelike

6、this.Yetbeforewedoso,wemustthinkofthehardtasksourancestorfaced:they_49_withbarehands,oftenlivedclosetohunger,andhadtofashiontoolsfromwoodandstone.Modern_50_hasfreedpeoplefromthatprimitiv（原古的）existence.【2013學年第一學期寶山區(qū)高三英語質量調研試卷】Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcano

7、nlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.breaksB.viewingC.textingD.permanentE.positionedF.connectedG.physicalH.symptomsI.complainingJ.effectivelyK.simplyThenexttimeyoureridingasubwayorbus,payattentiontoyourfellowpassengers.Chancesareyoullseeplentyofthemwiththeirheadsdown,tappingthescree

8、nsoftheirtabletsorontheirsmartphones.Whilethesefolksmaybemakinggooduseoftheirtimebystaying,theirbodiesarepayingaheavypriceforsuchconvenience.Ashand-helddevicessuchassmartphonesandtabletsarebecomingmorecommon,usersarereportingsomenew43problems.Floridachiropractor（脊椎按摩師）DeanFishmanbegannoticinganincre

9、asednumberofhispatients44ofneckandshoulderpain.Hetracedthese45totheoveruseofhand-helddevices,specificallytheactionofbendingtheneck,andcreatedtheterm“TextNeck.”Asifthepainfulsymptomswerentbadenough,FishmanwarnsthatanuntreatedcaseofTextNeckcouldleadto46spinal（脊柱的）damage.HefoundedtheTextNeckInstitutein

10、anefforttotreatandeducatethosesufferingfromTextNeck.Treatmentsofferedthereincludechiropracticcare,physicaltherapy,massagetherapyandexerciseplanning.InordertoavoidorreducethepossibilityofgettingTextNeck,usethefollowingbasicprinciples:Avoidawkwardpositioning.Dontstrain（濫用）yourneck,andstayawareofhowyou

11、rbodyis47inrelationtothedevice.Takefrequent48whenusinganykindofmobiledevice.Whenusingatablet,useacasethatcanbackupthedeviceatcomfortable49angle.Forthosewho50canttaketheireyesofftheirdevices,thereisanironictwist一downloadingaspecialapp（應用程序）couldhelp.Dr.FishmanhasreleasedanappcalledtheTextNeckIndicato

12、rApp,whichmeasurestheangleofyoursmartpphone.Whentheangleisappropriate,agreenlightappearsintheuppercornerofyourscreen.Butwhentheangleputsyouatriskforneckstrain,thelightturnsred,obligingyoutoadjustyourangle.【2013學年第一學期楊浦區(qū)高三英語質量調研試卷】Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachword

13、canonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.basicB.applicantsC.extraordinaryD.distinguishE.privateF.contributeG.exposeH.shiftedI.challengesJ.specialtyK.favoredManyofusgrowupdreamingofbecominganastronaut.Everwonderwhatittakestobeone?TakeNASAforexample.InordertocatchNASAseye,would-beastr

14、onautsmustnotonlystandoutinrequiredskillsandpassphysicalandpsychologicalexams,butalsofinduniquewaysto_41_themselvesfromtheharshcompetition.NASAsrequirementsforbecominganastronauthavechangedovertheyears.Originally,it_42_candidateswithamilitaryflightbackground,withatleast1,000hoursspentincommandofajet

15、aircraft.In1978,however,NASA_43_itsfocustoamorevariedgroupofastronauts:scientistsandengineerswithatleastthreeyearsofexperienceintheirrespectivefields.Duringtheyearsofshuttlemissions,everyonehada_44_:somewouldfocusonrobotics,othersonspacewalksormaintenance.Toworkonthespacestation,astronautsmustbeable

16、toperformalltasks,whichencourage_45_toacquiredifferentexperiences.JeanetteEpps,anastronaut,studiedaerospaceengineering,workedatFordMotorCompanyandtookajobwiththeCIAbeforejoiningNASA.Shesaysastronautsvariedbackgrounds_46_totheirabilitytoadaptandlearnanythingquickly.AfterensuringthatcandidatesareU.S.c

17、itizensandthattheysatisfy_47_educationandexperiencerequirements,theselectioncommitteeentersagrayarea.“Werenotreallylookingforonething,justagoodmixofthings,”saidDuaneRoss,themanagerforastronautcandidateselectionandtraining.Tothecommittee,candidateswhotakeon_48_outsideoftheworkplacedemonstratecuriosit

18、yandenergy.Manyastronautswhodonthaveamilitarybackgrounddoholda（n）_49_pilotinglicense.Someareenthusiasticmountainclimbers,scubadiversorskiers.Othersaremusicians,dancers,orplaycompetitivesports.Choosingto_50_themselvestodifferent,extremeenvironmentscountsasanotherwaytostandoutfromthecrowd.【2013學年第一學期閔

19、行區(qū)高三英語質量調研試卷】Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.revealedB.countsC.responsibleD.releaseE.virtuallyF.extentG.annuallyH.extinctI.extendsJ.monitorK.realizedInthetimethatrecordshavebeenkeptofbirdpopulations,20per

20、centofallspecieshavegone41.Morearelikelytofollow.InMarchthe42ofalarge-scale,24-yearsurveygaveoneoftheclearestpicturesyetofthedeclineofAustralianandAsianshorebirds,includingthelong-distancemigrants（候鳥）thataremostdifficultto43.Theresultsofthesurveyareawful.EveryOctoberformorethantwodecades,teamsfromth

21、eUniversityofNewSouthWalesinAustraliacountedbirdsfromanairplaneflownlowover130,000squaremilesofwetlandsintheeasternthirdofthecontinent.Their44showedasteadydecline,beginninginthemid-1980s.By2006thenumberofmigratoryshorebirdshaddroppedby73percentandthenumberofAustraliasresidentofshorebirdshadfallenby8

22、1percent.“The45ofthedeclinetookusbysurprise,saysevolutionaryecologistSilkeNebeloftheUniversityofWesternOntarioinLondon,theleadauthorofthereport.Thesurvey46thatinlandwetlandsweremoreimportanttobothresidentandmigratorybirdsthanhadbeen47,andthatwetlandlossfromdamming（筑壩）andthediversion（分散）ofriverwaterf

23、orirrigationwasatleastinpart48fortheshorebirddeclineinAustralia.Butwetlandsarebecomingsmallerincountriesallalongthemajorflywaythat49fromeasternSiberiatoNewZealand,thestudysauthorsnote,soprotectingthe8millionbirdsthatusethecorridor50willrequireaninternationalsolution.2013學年第一學期長寧區(qū)高三英語質量調研試卷】Direction

24、s:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.accurateB.alterationC.averageD.calculatesE.concealF.enormouslyG.initialH.intervalsI.merelyJ.multiplyK.predictionBeyondtwoorthreedays,theworldsbestweatherforecastsarebasedonguesswork

25、,andbeyondsixorseventheyareworthless.TheButterflyEffectisthereason.Forsmallpiecesofweatherandtoaglobalforecaster,smallcanmeanthunderstormsandsnowstormsany_41_failsrapidly.Errorsanduncertainties_42_,gatheringupwardthroughachainofunstablefeatures,fromdustdevils（塵旋風）andwindstormsuptocontinent-sizeeddie

26、s（旋風）_43_satellitescansee.Themodernweathermodelsworkwithanetworkofpointsoftheorderofsixtymilesapart,andevenso,some_44_datahastobeguessed,sincegroundstationsandsatellitescannotseeeverywhere.Butsupposetheearthcouldbecoveredwithsensorsspacedonefootapart,risingatone-foot_45_allthewaytothetopoftheatmosph

27、ere.Supposeeverysensorgivesperfectly_46_readingsoftemperature,pressure,dampness,andanyotherquantityameteorologist（氣象工作者）wouldwant.Exactlyatnoona（n）_47_powerfulcomputertakesallthedataand48whatwillhappenateachpointat12.01,then12.02,then12.03.ThecomputerwillstillbeunabletopredictwhetherPrinceton,NewJer

28、sey,willhavesunorrainonadayonemonthaway.Atnoonthespacesbetweenthesensorswill_49_alterationsthatthecomputerwillnotknowabout,tinyvariationsfromthe_50_.By12.01,thosealterationswillalreadyhavecreatedsmallerrorsonefootaway.Soontheerrorswillhavemultipliedtotheten-footscale,andsoonuptothesizeoftheglobe.【20

29、13學年第一學期黃浦區(qū)高三英語質量調研試卷】Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.calmingB.regularC.doableD.electronicsE.fuelF.hookG.incrediblyH.maintainI.mindlesslyJ.treatK.weaponsHerearefoursimple,healthyand,darewesay,funwaystohel

30、pyouslimdownandstayhealthy.HaveyourcakeforbreakfastAsidefrombeingdepressing,thewayto_41_weightlossisntbyfeelingdeprived.Scientistssaythatpeoplewhostartedoffthedaywitha_42_feltfullerandmoresatisfied,andthatledtotheirstickingwiththeprogramasthedaywenton.Beinghungryisnowaytostartyourday,so_43_upwithpro

31、teinandamouthfulofsomethingsweet.Andmostofall,enjoy!SleepyourwaytoweightlossDr.AndrewCalvin,oneexpertofMayoClinicstudy,isquotedassaying,“Ifindividualsareseekingtomaintainahealthyweightortoloseweight,theyshouldseektogetenoughsleepona_44_basis.”Ifyoufindittrickytowinddownatnight,turnoffthe_45_andengag

32、einrelaxingactivities,liketakingabathorlisteningto_46_music.JournaltodroppoundsThebest_47_foradieter?Penandpaper!Womenwhowrotedowneverythingtheyatelostmoreweightthanthosewhodidnttracktheirfoodintake.Journalingmakesyouaccountableandmoreawareofwhatyoureeating,soitmakessensethatitllkeepyoufrom_48_chewi

33、ngifyouarentactuallyhungry.EvenatinybitofexercisehelpsyourhealthEven20to30minutesofphysicalactivitymostdaysoftheweeks(brokenupintosmallerchunksisfine)reducesyourriskforallsortsofphysicalills.Andeven20minutesaweekcanimproveyourmood.Thatreallystuckwithme.Itseasytocriticizeourselvesorburnoutifwemakegoa

34、lsthatare_49_hardtoachieve,butwalkingafewtimesaweekis_50_一andmeaningful,too.【2013學年第一學期徐匯區(qū)高三英語質量調研試卷】Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.investmentsB.enoughC.unconditionalD.degreeE.loyaltyF.backG.relevantH.do

35、ublyI.commitmentJ.promotedK.demonstrateAlthoughmanycompaniesoffertuitionrepayment,mostcompaniesonlyrepayemployeesforclassesthatare41totheirposition.Thisisaverylimitingpolicy.Acompanythatrepaysemployeesforallcollegecreditcourseswhetherjobrelatedornotoffersaservicenotonlytotheemployees,buttotheentirec

36、ompany.Onegoodreasonforgivingemployees42tuitionrepaymentisthatitshowsthecompanyscommitmenttoitsemployees.Intodayseconomy,wherejobsecurityisathingofthepastandemployeesfeelmoreandmoreexpendable,itisimportantforacompanyto43toitsemployeesthatitcares.Thebestwaytodothisiswithconcrete44inthem.Inturn,thisco

37、mmitmenttothebettermentofcompanyemployeeswillcreategreateremployee45.Acompanythatputsoutfundstopayfortheeducationofitsemployeeswillgetitsmoney46byhavingemployeesstaywiththecompanylonger.Itwillreduceemployeeturnover,becauseevenemployeeswhodonttakeadvantageofthetuitionrepaymentprogramwillbemoreloyalto

38、theircompanyjustknowingthattheircompanycares47topayfortheireducation.Mostimportantly,thecompanythathasanunrestrictedtuitionrepaymentprogramwillhavehigherqualityemployees.Althoughthesecompaniesdoindeedruntheriskoflosingmoneyonemployeeswhogoontoanotherjobinadifferentcompanyassoonastheygettheir48,moreo

39、ftenthannot,theemployeewillstaywiththecompany.Andevenifemployeesdoleaveaftergraduation,itgenerallytakesseveralyearstocompleteanydegreeprogram.Thus,eveniftheemployeeleavesupongraduating,throughoutthoseyears,theemployerwillhaveamoresophisticated,moreintelligent,andthereforemorevaluableandproductiveemp

40、loyee.And,iftheemployeestays,thateducationwill49benefitthecompany:Notonlyistheemployeemoreeducated,butnowthatemployeecanbe50sothecompanydoesnthavetofillahigh-levelvacancyfromtheoutside.Openpositionscanbefilledbypeoplewhoalreadyknowthecompanywell.Thoughunconditionaltuitionrepaymentrequiresasignifican

41、tinvestmentontheemployerspart,itisperhapsoneofthewisestinvestmentsacompanycanmake.【2013學年第一學期嘉定區(qū)高三英語質量調研試卷】Directions:CompletethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsintheboxEachwordcanonlybeusedonceNotethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.valueB.shapeC.designedD.understandingE.importantlyF.economistsG.res

42、ponseH.vastI.connectedJ.majorK.amazinglyThirteenyearsafterthelaunchofTaobao,Chinahasrisentobecometheworldssecondbusiestonlinemarketplace,behindonlytheUnitedStates.Thisisthekindofstatisticthat41love,butitdoesntreallytellusanythingaboutwhysomanypeopleliketobuysomanythingsonline.Isitbecauseitseasy?Isit

43、becauseofthe42selection?Isitbecausewewanttofeel43tootherswithoutleavingthehouse?Taobaowasinfacta44toebaysentranceintotheChinesemarketin2003.JackMa（馬云）knewthatheknewChinabetterthantheAmericansdid,andthatTaobaocouldbeatebayatitsowngamehere.Hewasright,andJackMahashelpedto45thenatureofonlinecommerceinCh

44、inawhatitlookslike,howitworks,and,most46,whoitsusersare.Taobaosaesthetic（美學）isdistinctive,andhasinfluencedandinspiredcompetitorsinChinaandaroundtheworld.Thewayitworksisalsodifferentfromother47onlineretailers（零售店）.ButtherealgeniusofTaobaoliesinits48ofitsusers.Whatitlookslikeandhowitworks,afterall,wer

45、e49withtheusersinmind:ayoung,increasingly“connectedandincreasinglywealthyChinesegeneration.WhentheydesignedTaobao,JackMaandhisteamrealizedthatmanyyoungpeopleinChinastrongly50socialinteractionwiththeirpeers,sotheymadesuchinteraction一everythingfrommessagingtolivechatstorecommendationsandreviewsacorepa

46、rtoftheTaobaoshoppingexperience.【2013學年第一學期虹口區(qū)高三英語質量調研試卷】DirectionsCompletethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.B.C.D.E.ccountedaverageontinuousankinkF.G.H.I.J.K.omparisondditionalssociatediskonfirmedostponeTelevisionwatchingisa

47、nactivitywhichisknowntobeharmfultohealthandisdistinctfromgettingtoolittleexercise.Butanewstudysuggestsitsdamagingeffectsmayeven41alongsidethosefromsmokingandobesity（肥胖）.ResearcherswhostudiedtelevisionviewinghabitsinAustraliacalculatedthatpeoplewhowatchfora（n）42ofsixhoursadayshortentheirlifeexpectanc

48、y（預期壽命）byalmostfiveyears.Theybasedtheircalculationsondataonthe43betweentelevisionviewinganddeathfromtheAustralianobesityandlifestylestudywhichinvolved11,000adultsaged25andover.Applyingthesefindingstothewholepopulationover25,whoareestimatedtohavewatched9.8billionhoursofTVin2008,theyconcludedthatit44f

49、or286,000yearsoflifelost一equivalentto22minutesforeachhourwatched.By45,smokingonecigaretteisestimatedtoshortenlifeexpectancyby11minutes一equivalenttohalfanhourofTVwatching.WritingintheBritishJournalofSportsMedicine,theauthorsfromtheUniversityofQueensland,saythefiguressuggest“hugelossoflifemaybe46witht

50、oomuchTVviewing.”TheUKandotherindustrializedcountriesarelikelytobesimilarlyaffected“giventhetypicallylargeamountsoftimespentwatchingTVandthesimilaritiesindiseasepatterns.”Theresearchersadd“Ifthesefiguresare47andshowntoreflectacauseandeffectrelationship,TVviewingisapublichealthproblemcomparableinsize

51、toestablishedbehavioralriskfactors.”ResearchersfromTaiwanUniversityfoundeventhosewhodidaslittleas92minutesexerciseaweekequivalentto15minutesadayforsixdaysaweekreducedtheir48ofdeathby14percent.Eventhissmallamountofexercisecould49oneinsixofalldeathssimilartotheeffectsofastop-smokingprogramme.Each5015m

52、inutesadayreducedthedeathratebyafurther4percent.【2013學年第一學期松江區(qū)高三英語質量調研試卷】Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.competitorsB.philosophyC.properlyD.maximizeE.enthusiasticF.candidateG.mirrorsH.backgroundI.extremel

53、yJ.conductedK.culturalWhenaskedaboutoneinterviewcandidatewhoimpressedhermost,Christine,anHRmanagerataninvestmentcompanycitedanexampleofa(n)41whohadpreparedwell.“Heseemedverypreparedtoworkforourcompanyduringtheinterview.He42goodresearchonthecompanyscorebusinessandalsotheindustryingeneral,”shesaid.Thi

54、ssuggeststhatHRmanagersexpectcandidatestodotheirhomework43,buthow?Herearesometipsto44yourchancesofgettingajob.SearchtheWebandresearchthe45ofthecompanyandthepeoplewhoyouthinkaregoingtobeinterviewingyou.Learnexactlywhatitisthattheydoandhowyouwouldfitinwiththecompany.Mostimportantly,trytounderstandthe“

55、culture”ofthecompany,whichistosayitsunderlying46:theHRdepartmentsoftenstatemissionsandgive47statements.Youneedtocommunicateinawaythat48theircompanystandards;thiswillshowthatyoucanfitinthatorganization.Understandalittleofwhattheir49aredoing.Thiswillshowthatyouvebotheredtofindoutwheretheirpositioninth

56、emarketis.Justasimportantisyourownpersonalpreparation.Thinkaboutthekeythingsyouwanttocommunicateandwhyyouwouldbeidealforthejob.Thinkabouthowyoucansound50withoutsoundingdesperate-howyoucansellyourself.Generally,wearasuit(andalsoatieforguys),butthedresscodedependsonthejobyouaregoingfor.Whenyoustudythe

57、companyculture,checkwhatisexpectedinthisareaalso.【2013學年第一學期青浦區(qū)高三英語質量調研試卷】Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.dipB.commonC.desiredD.additionE.embarrassingF.carefullyG.muddyH.fedI.accessJ.raisingK.benefitDucks

58、offercertainadvantagesoverhens.Ducksareimmunetosome41diseasesfoundinhens.Somebreedsofduckproducebiggereggsthanhens.In42,duckslayeggsoveralongerseasonthanhensdo.Poultry(禽類)keeperswithgardenshavelesstoworryaboutiftheykeepducksratherthanhensbecausetheformerareunlikelytodigupplantsanddestroyroots.Whileb

59、othhensandducks43thegardenbyeatingpests,hensareknowntodamagegrassbeds.Ducks,ontheotherhand,willsearchforinsectsmore44.Onlyverydelicateplantsareatriskfromthebroad,webbedfeetofducks.Likeallwaterbirds,ducksneed45towater,andduckkeeperstypicallyprovidethisbybuildingapond.Somethingthislargeisnotabsolutely

60、necessary,however,ducksneedonlytobeableto46theirheadsinthewatertokeeptheirnoseclean.Ifapondisprovided,though,itisimportanttokeepbabyducksawayfromituntiltheyareoldenoughtoputupwiththecooltemperatureofthewater.When47ducks,onehastoconsiderjusthowmanythelandwillsupport.Theruleisgenerallyabout100ducksper