1、上海市向明中学 2010届高三上学期摸底考试 其他 . Translation 16% 85.你方便下周就开始工作吗？ (convenient) _ 86.不管你遇到什么困难，千万不要叹气。 (sigh) _ 87.这个实验结果比我们原来想的要复杂得多。 (prove) _ 88.家长与孩子之间缺乏必要的交流已经成为一个社会问题。 (Lack) _ 89.只有那些认识到环境重要性的人才可能保护环境。 (awarelikely) _ 答案： 85.Is it convenient for you to start work next week 86.Whatever/No matter what
2、 difficulty you may meet with, never/dont sigh. 87.The result of the experiment proves (to be) more complicated than we thought. 88.Lack of necessary communication between parents and children has become a social problem. 89.Only those who are aware of the importance of the environment are likely to
3、 protect it. E A.Increase in purchase of electronic products B.A research done to investigate back-to-school shopping C.Still something to shop before new school year D.Free sales tax for back-to-school shopping E.Increase in ordinary purchases F.Free public education in US 80. _ Most children in th
4、e United States are returning to school after the summer holiday. Public education for children in the United States is free. But parents still have to buy equipment, new clothes and other supplies for their children before every new school year. 81. _ The National Retail Federation studies such sal
5、es each year. It is an organization of many kinds of stores, as well as companies that sell goods by mail order and the Internet. The group recently released a report on back-to-school sales this year. The report says American parents will spend almost 15,000 million dollars this year to prepare the
6、ir children for school. A research business carried out the study for the National Retail Federation. It asked more than 8,000 Americans about their back-to-school needs and shopping and spending plans. 82. _ The study found that 93 percent of families with school-age children plan to purchase cloth
7、es, shoes and school supplies. Families will spend an average of almost $500 on those things. This is an increase of more than 7 percent from last year. 83. _ Almost half of those questioned also said they planned to spend about $100 on electronics and computer-related products. The National Retail
8、Federation says that would be a 15 percent increase from last year. The group says most families have enough money to buy electronic and computer equipment for their children. It says this helps parents continue their childrens education at home. 84. _ To help shoppers save money, several cities per
9、mit people to by some goods without paying sales tax. Washington D.C., is one such city. It observed a ten-day sales tax holiday in August. During this period, people could buy clothing, shoes or school supplies that cost less than one-hundred dollars without having to pay sales tax. 答案： 80-84 CBEAD
10、 Part B: Vocabulary 9% A claim B second C opposite D count E. best F. negative G. failures H. defined I. mark J. reliable We might be surprised at the progress made in every field of study, but the methods of testing a persons knowledge and ability remain as primitive as ever they were. It is really
11、 extraordinary that after all years, educationists have still failed to devise something more 41 than examinations. For all the 42 that examinations test what you know, it is common knowledge that they more often do the exact 43. They may be a good means of testing memory, or the knack of working ra
12、pidly under extreme pressure, but they can tell you nothing about a persons true ability. As anxiety-makers, examinations are 44 to none. That is because so much depends on them. They are the 45 of success or failure in our society. Your whole future may be decided in one fateful day. It doesnt matt
13、er that you werent feeling very well, or that your mother died. Little things like that dont 46: the exam goes on. No one can bring out the 47 in him when he is in terror, or after a sleepless night, yet this is precisely what the examination system expects him to do. The moment a child begins schoo
14、l, he enters a world of fierce competition where success and failure are clearly 48 and measured. Can we wonder at the increasing number of “dropouts”: young people who are written off as 49 before they have started a career Can we be surprised at the suicide rate among students 答案： 41-49 JACBI DEHG
15、 单项选择 * 40. When I was very young, I thought that inside the radio _ who liked talking very much. A a group of people lived B a group of people did live C did a group of people live D lived a group of people 答案： D 39. _ has forced people, especially women, to endure a lot of pain and suffering to ma
16、ke themselves more beautiful A It is what B It is what that C What is it that D What it is that 答案： C 38. Mr. Black _ home because his briefcase is still on the desk. A mustnt have gone B cant have gone C shouldnt have gone D neednt have gone 答案： B 37. All animals, _ their size, breathe once for eve
17、ry four heartbeats. A however B whatever C no matter D in spite of 答案： B 36. _ has helped to save the drowning girl is worth praising. A Who B No matter who C Anyone D Whoever 答案： D 35. _ the house prices have risen sharply, the number of buyers is as great as ever. A Despite the fact that B In spit
18、e of what C Regardless of D Contrary to 答案： A 34. Is this the reason _ at the meeting for his carelessness in his work A why he explained B he explained C what he explained D how he explained 答案： B 33. Great honors will be given to _ have successfully rescued the victims of the earthquake. A those w
19、ho B whoever C who D Whom 答案： A 26. Talking about buying cars, I prefer a car less than 100,000 yuan to _ over the amount. A this B it C that D One 答案： D . Grammar and Vocabulary 25% Part A: Grammar 16% 25. _ good knowledge of several languages is essential to _ study of comparative literature becau
20、se without it one can read books only in translation. A Athe B A/ C Thethe D / 答案： A 27. The Grand Theatre in Shanghai is open to visitors during the daytime _ there is a performance going on. A when B except for C except when D Except 答案： C 28. At a rough look, the area of the city is about _ the o
21、ld one. A three times the size as B three times the size of C three times that is D three times what is 答案： B 29. Contrast may make something appear more beautiful than it is when _ alone. A seen B to be seen C being seen D having been seen 答案： A 30. As we watched the panda, we stood still, _ to one
22、 another. A dared hardly to whisper B hardly daring to whisper C dared not to whisper D not dared whisper 答案： B 31. The decision _ Internet addiction（成瘾） as a mental disorder has caused much debate. A to classify B classifying C being classified D to be classified 答案： A 32. The traffic problems we w
23、ere looking forward to seeing _ should have attracted the governments attention. A solving B solve C to solve D Solved 答案： D 完型填空 . Reading Comprehension: 35% Part A: Cloze Test 15% Competition for admission to the countrys top private schools has always been tough. This is spreading from Manhattan
24、to the rest of the country. Precise 50 data on private schools are unavailable, but interviews with representatives of independent and religious schools all told the same 51: too many applicants, higher rejection rates. Surveys indicate that Americans No. 1 52 is education. 53 the long economic boom
25、(繁荣 ) has given parents more income, many are turning to private schools, even at price tags of well over $10,000 a year. “Were getting applicants from a broader area, 54, than we ever have in the past,” said Besty Haugh of the Latin School of Chicago, which experienced a 20 percent increase in 55 t
26、his year. The problem is that while demand has increased, supply has not. “Every year, there are a few children who do not find places, but this year, for the first time that I know of, there are a(n) 56 number of children who dont have places,” said Krents, who also heads a private-school admission
27、s group in New York. So what can parents do to give their 4-year-old a(n) 57 Schools know there is no simple way to pick a class when children are so young. Many schools give preference to boys or girls or alumni(校友 ) children. Some use lotteries. But most rely on a 58 of subjective and objective me
28、asures: tests that at best 59 developmental maturity and learning potential, interviews with parents and observation of applicants in classroom settings. They also want a diverse mix. Children may end up on a waiting list simply because their birthdays 60 at the wrong time year, or because too many
29、applicants were boys. The worst thing a parent can do is to pressure preschoolers to perform - 61, by pushing them to read or do math exercises 62 theyre ready. Instead, the experts say, parents should take a breath and look for 63. Another year in preschool may be all thats needed. Parents, meanwhi
30、le, may need a more 64 mind about relatively unknown private schools - or about magnet（具有吸引力的） schools in the public system. Theres no sign of the private-school boom letting up. 50. A. traditional B. current C. processed D. average 51. A. story B. advice C. context D. promise 52. A. venture B. conc
31、ern C. occupation D. interest 53. A. For that B. So that C. Now that D. After that 54. A. intellectually B. psychologically C. commercially D. geographically 55. A. applications B. locations C. schools D. admissions 56. A. considerate B. inadequate C. significant D. moderate 57. A. advantage B. skil
32、l C. place D. school 58. A. choice B. mix C. preference D. base 59. A. identify B. exploit C. employ D. confirm 60. A. set B. fix C. date D. fall 61. A. in a word B. to a great extent C. in any case D. for example 62. A. when B. since C. before D. until 63. A. occasions B. competitions C. alternativ
33、es D. pressures 64. A. open B. closed C. active D. secret 答案： 50-64 BABCD ACABA DDCCA 阅读理解 Part B: Reading Comprehension 20% A Backpacks are convenient. They can hold your books, your lunch, and a change of clothes, leaving your hands free to do other things. Someday, if you dont mind carrying a hea
34、vy load, your backpack might also power your MP3 player, keep your cell phone running, and maybe even light your way home. Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Mass., have invented a backpack that makes electricity from en
35、ergy produced while its wearer walks. The backpacks electricity-creating powers depend on springs used to hang a cloth pack from its metal frame. The frame sits against the wearers back, and the whole pack moves up and down as the person walks. A mechanism with gears(传动装置 ) collects energy from this
36、 motion and transfers it to an electrical generator. Surprisingly, the researchers found, people walk differently when they wear the springy packs. As a result, wearers use less energy than when carrying regular backpacks. Also, the way the new packs ride on wearers backs makes them more comfortable
37、 than standard packs. The backpack could be especially useful for soldiers, scientists, mountaineers, and emergency workers who typically carry heavy backpacks. These people often rely on global positioning system(GPS) receivers, night-vision goggles(夜视镜 ), and other battery-powered devices to get a
38、round and do their work. Because the pack can make its own electricity, users dont need to give up space in their packs to lots of extra batteries. For the rest of us, power-generating backpacks could make it possible to walk, play video games, watch TV, and listen to music, all at the same time. El
39、ectricity-generating packs arent on the market yet, but if you do get one eventually, just make sure to look both ways before crossing the street! 65. The passage introduces a new kind of _ backpack. A electronic B electricity-producing C electron-generating D electricity-controlling 66. The new bac
40、kpack makes use of _ to produce power. batteries placed at the bottom of the frame the motion of the pack while the wearer walks energy the wearer consumes for carrying the pack the collective motion of a mechanism and some gears 67. From the passage, we can infer that _. the backpacks of mountainee
41、rs may become smaller in the future the new backpack can hardly be produced due to its potential danger the new backpack will someday replace MP3 players and cell phones the backpack will also provide electricity for lighting our houses 68. An enormous disadvantage of power-generating backpacks migh
42、t be that _. they may stop working at any time it takes quite a while to have the energy transferred they may distract the wearers attention from road safety they will be extremely heavy with the mechanism 答案： 65-68 CBAC B Escaping a fire is a serious matter: knowing what to do during a fire can sav
43、e life. It is important to know the way you can use and show them to everyone in the family, such as stairs and fire escapes, but not lifts. From the lower floors of building, escape through windows is possible. Learn the best way of leaving by window with the least chance of serious injury. The sec
44、ond floor window is usually not very high from the ground. A person of average height, hanging by the fingertips will have a drop of about 6 feet to the ground. It is about the height of an average man. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building. Windows are also v
45、ery useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed before opening the window. Otherwise, smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get enough fresh air rather than smoke that may have leaked into the room. On a second or third f
46、loor, the best windows for escape are those which open onto a roof. From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto the cement might end in injury. Bushes and grass can help to break a fall. 69. Which of the following people seldom use when trying to escape a fire A. Windows
47、. B. Doors. C. Fire escapes. D. Lifts. 70. How far from the ground to the second floor window A. About 12 feet. B. About 3 feet. C. Nearly 10 feet. D. About height of an average man. 71. The writer tells us that _. breathing in smoke might not be harmful smoke will enter the room by an open window fresh air cant reach the second floor to keep your head low will help you escape a fire 答案： 69-71 DAD C I dont ever want to ta
