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上海崇明英语二模

上海市崇明县2012年高考模拟考试试卷

高三英语2012.4

（考试时间120分钟，满分150分。

请将答案填写在答题纸上。

）

第I卷（共105分）

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:

BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.

25.Germsareeverywhere,justwaitingtoenteryourbodyandinfectyou________acold,thefluorothersicknesses.

A.toB.atC.fromD.with

26.Eachofthemknewtheprobablepurposeof________instandingthere,andneitherspoke.

A.theotherB.anotherC.othersD.theothers

27.Wecan'tactonyouradvice;_______,thankyouforgivingit.

A.moreoverB.thereforeC.neverthelessD.instead

28.Oneofthebasicprinciplesofwildlifeprotectioninvolves_______adequatenaturalfoodandsheltertomaintainpopulationsofeachspeciesinagivenenvironment.

A.providedB.providingC.toprovideD.provide

29.Itwasfromthewalletsofthesepoorpeoplethatcigarettemakersaredeterminedtomakemoneybypromotinggoods________arelabeledbytheWHOasdangeroustohealth.

A.whereB.whichC.whatD.as

30.Wearingshoes_______fortheactivityyouaredoingcanhelpavoidsomefootinjuriestoalargeextent.

A.designB.designingC.designedD.todesign

31.Ithasbeenproved_______eatingvegetablesinchildhoodhelpstoprotectyouagainstseriousillnessinlaterlife.

A.ifB.becauseC.thatD.when

32.I_______tohimbecausehephonedmeshortlyafterwards.

A.needn’thavewrittenB.mightnothavewritten

C.couldn’thavewrittenD.mustn’thavewritten

33.Thequestiontobediscussedis_______wecanmakeoureffortsrewarded.

A.howB.ifC.whichD.what

34._______thevolunteershavetoconsidertheirownproblems,theyarestillencouragedbythespirit.

A.IfonlyB.EvenifC.AslongasD.Asfaras

35.Thisscientistisknown_______onthisproblemforabouttenyears.

A.toworkB.tobeworkingC.tohavebeenworkingD.tohavebeenworked

36.ItwasonlywhenIrereadhispoemsrecently________Ibegantoappreciatetheirbeauty.

A.thatB.whichC.whenD.so

37.Smokerswhoregularlydrinkarenearly________tosufferfromlungcancerasaresmokerswhodon'tdrink,accordingtoanewstudyinCancerResearch.

A.twicelikelyasB.twiceaslikelyC.astwicelikelyD.aslikelyas

38._______differentlifetodayisfromwhatitwasfiftyyearsago!

A.WhatB.WhataC.HowD.Howa

39.________thoroughly,thegardenlookedmorebeautifulthaneverbefore.

A.CleaningB.HavingbeencleanedC.HavingitcleanedD.Hehadcleanedit

40.________thereiswaternearby,makeaspecialefforttobreedfish.

A.AlthoughB.UnlessC.WhereD.Until

SectionB

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.required

B.ear

C.quality

D.abandoned

E.dim

F.conscious

G.riddle

H.title

I.born

J.convinced

Everyonehasachildhoodfullofdreams.Lookingbackonmychildhood,Iam41thatnaturalistsarebornandnotmade.Althoughwewereallbroughtupinthesameway,mybrothersandsisterssoon42theirpressedflowersandinsects.Unlikethem,Ihadno43formusicandlanguages.IwasnotanearlyreaderandIcouldnotdomentalarithmetic.

BeforeWorldWarI,wespentoursummerholidaysinHungary.Ihaveonlythe44memoryofthehousewelivedin,ofmyroomandmytoys.NordoIrecallclearlythelargefamilyofgrandparents,aunts,unclesandcousinswhogatherednextdoor.ButIdohaveaclearmemoryofthedogs,thefarmanimals,thelocalbirds,andaboveall,theinsects.

Iamanaturalist,notascientist.Ihaveastrongloveforthenaturalworldandmyenthusiasmhadledmeintovariousinvestigations.Ilovediscussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnightoilreadingaboutotherpeople'sobservationsanddiscoveries.Thensomethinghappens—thatbringstheseobservationstogetherinmy45mind.Suddenlyyoufancyyouseetheanswertothe46,becauseitallseemstofittogether.Thishasresultedinmypublishing300papersandbooks,whichsomemighthonorwiththe47ofscientificresearch.

Butcuriosity,akeeneye,agoodmemoryandenjoymentoftheanimalandplantworlddonotmakeascientist:

oneoftheoutstandingandessentialqualities48isself-discipline,aqualityIlack.Ascientist,uptopoint,canbemade.Anaturalistis49.Ifyoucancombinethetwo,yougetthebestofbothworlds.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

It’shardlysurprisingthatweatherisafavoritetopicforsomanypeoplearoundtheworld.It50wherewechoosetolive,whatwewear,ourmoods,andperhapsevenournationalfeatures.Asunnydaycanlessenthedeepest51,whileverybadweathercandestroyhomesandthreatenlives.

Thehumanracehasalwaystriedto52theweather,especiallyinareasoftheworldwheretherearemanychanges.Twopopulartraditionalwaysofpredictingweatherusepinecones（松果）andseaweed（海草）.Whentheairhasahighlevelofhumidity（湿度）,thereisahigherchanceofrain.Whenthehumidityislow,thereismorechanceof53weather.Pineconesandseaweedfeelsdrywhenthehumidityislow,54highhumidityhastheoppositeeffect.

Today’smethodsofpredictionincreasinglydependon55.Satellites,balloons,ships,aircraftandweathercenterswith56equipmentssenddatatocomputers.Thedataisthen57,andtheweatherispredicted.However,58thissystemcannotpredictweatherforlongerthanaboutaweek.

ArecentstudybyanAustralianscientistsuggeststhatcertainpeoplemayhaveaspecial59forpredictingweather.However,itis60thatthesepeoplecouldusetheirtalentinanotherway,sincethesamegrouphadalotofsuccessinpredictingchangesinanothersystem—thestockmarket.

It61thatastudyofweathermayalsoenablescientiststopredictthesudden62ofadisease.AnEbolaepidemic（akindofdisease）inUgandaintheyear2000cameafterthesamerare63conditionsthathadbeenpresentbeforeasuddenspreadofthedisease6yearsearlier.Effortsto64thespreadofair-bornediseasessuchasfootandmoutharealsostronglydependentonfavorablewindconditions.

50.A.showsB.affectsC.predictsD.introduces

51.A.enjoymentB.sadnessC.excitementD.laziness

52.A.guessB.useC.changeD.improve

53.A.windyB.badC.fineD.cold

54.A.whenB.whileC.althoughD.as

55.A.industryB.intelligenceC.technologyD.people

56.A.monitoringB.predictingC.shapingD.moving

57.A.usedB.processedC.taughtD.answered

58.A.alsoB.stillC.onlyD.even

59.A.giftB.concernC.applicationD.liking

60.A.necessaryB.easyC.uniqueD.possible

61.A.happensB.occursC.appearsD.estimates

62.A.startB.shiftC.cureD.crash

63.A.livingB.workingC.healthD.weather

64.A.encourageB.quickenC.limitD.shorten

SectionB

Directions:

Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

（A）

Beingavictimofschoolyardviolencecanhelppupilslearnhowtomanageargumentanddeveloptheirabilitytogetalongwithothers,itwasclaimed.

HeleneGuldberg,associatelecturerinchilddevelopmentattheOpenUniversity,saidtryingtostopthe“supposedlyterribledangersofbullying（欺负）”candomoreharmthangood.Sheinsistedteachersshouldnotbreakup“everydayplaygroundargument”,sayingchildrenshouldbelefttodealwithitthemselves.

Inanon-linearticle,Dr.Guldbergsaidthatbullyingwas“anexperiencethatchildrenneedtodevelop”.Butthecommentswerestronglycriticizedbyanti-bullyingcampaigners.

Accordingtoofficialfigures,almosthalfofchildrenclaimtheyarebulliedatschool.OneofthebiggeststudiesofitskindbyOfstedshowed48percentofyoungpeoplehadbeenorallyorphysicallyabusedinthelastyear.Itcomesdespiteanumberofgovernmentmeasuresdesignedtocrackdownonthethreats.

Writingonawebsite,Dr.Guldbergsaid:

“Teachersareincreasinglytakingthetaskoflookingafterchildren’shealthandwell-beingratherthanbeingallowedtogetonwiththetaskofeducatingthem.Childrenareencouragedtoassumetheirrelationshipswithotherchildrenaredamaging,andencouragedtolookupontheirclassmateswithsuspicion.”Sheadded:

“Ifwetreatchildrenasiftheycannotpossiblycopewithhurtfulexperiences,thenwewilllikelytoweakentheirconfidenceandmakethemlesslikelytocopewithdifficulteventsinthefuture.Ineffect,wewillpreventthemfromgrowingup.”

Thecommentsecho（附和）remarksmadebyteachersinrecentyearswhoclaimtheeducationsystemhasbeentoofocusedondevelopingchildren’ssocialskillsattheexpenseofacademiclearning.ButSueSteel,nationalmanageroftheAnti-BullyingAlliance,said:

“Childrenwhoarebeingbulliedoftenfinditdifficulttotellanyone.Teacherscanhelpbygivingappropriateattention.”

65.Theunderlinedword“abused”inPara.4issimilarinmeaningto“_________”.

A.criticizedB.attackedC.helpedD.judged

66.WhichofthefollowingisTUREaccordingtoHeleneGuldberg?

A.Teachersshouldtakethetaskofdealingwithchildren’sargument.

B.Childrenshouldbelefttocopewiththeirargumentthemselves.

C.Childrenwillgaintheirconfidenceifteachersmanagetheira