multipurpose2013英语一模—十选九

上海众选教育

2013

届上海市高三英语一模——十选九

（长宁）

A. advance

F. defined

B. similar

G. approaches

C. destruction

H. miserable

D. cease

I. populated

E. increase

J. shifts

People rarely feel as helpless as they do when attacked by the threat of severe storms.

There

is nothing that can prevent a

hurricane

(

飓风

) or tornado from causing

destruction if it reaches a

41

area.

History

offers

numerous

examples

of

storms

that

have

destroyed

large

numbers

of

homes and killed many people.

But today things are not as

42

as they were in the past. By

studying the conditions that

cause storms, weather forecasters are better able to predict them and

give people in their paths the warning needed in

43

to keep away from tragedy.

A

storm

is

44

as

a

sudden,

extreme

change

in

the

normal

conditions

of

Earth

?

s

atmosphere. Examples include a large flood of

moisture

(

湿气

) or a sharp increase in wind speed.

These

types

of

45

are

generally

caused

by

a

dramatic

change

in

air

pressure.

In

fact,

air

pressure often affects weather more than any other factors.

Hurricanes are somewhat

46

to tornadoes because both

produce atmospheric vortices.

Vortices are cone-shaped

depression

(

低气压

) of high-speed winds that can cause a large lot of

47

if they touch the ground. When a storm

48

shore, it brings not only fierce winds but

also large amounts of ocean water. Storms require moisture to exist, so they quickly

49

over

land. As the storm dies, it creates large thunderclouds that can cause heavy rain, thunder, lightning,

and flooding. Tornadoes can also form from the breakup of storms and are often one of their most

dangerous consequences.

（闸北）

A. consequently

F. evil

B. divorced

G

.

secret

C. serving

H. gained

D. imaginary

i. honours

E. hit

J. inspired

The popularity of the fantasy novels Harry Potter and the great success of the Potter movie

series have aroused Potter fans' craze about the author

—

Joanne Kathleen Rowling.

Rowling started writing after graduating with __41__ . Nonetheless, this was not supposed to

be her main job, as she was already working as a secretary. She found her job rather boring and

was frequently absent-minded, as she was always taking notes for sudden ideas for future stories.

She was fired __42__ and went from one job to another.

Finally, a trip by train __43__ her to produce a story about a young wizard (

巫师）

born with

responsibilities

to

fight

44

forces.

Unfortunately,

her

idea

could

not

be

developed

due

to

her

mother's sudden death. Shocked and depressed, Rowling left Britain. When she returned, she was

already

a

__45__ single

mother with

a

little

daughter.

in spite

of

all

the

frustrations

in

life,

she

managed to put her __46__ story to the point. Harry Potter was published and became a(n) __47__

in

no

time.

The

Potter

books

have

__48__ worldwide

applause, won

multiple

awards,

and

have

been the basis for a

popular series of films, in which Rowling had overall approval on the scripts

(

脚本）

and maintained creative control at the same time by __49__ As a producer in the films. It is

through Harry Potter that Rowling has led a

from living on social security to multi-millionaire status.

（杨浦）

A. emphasize

F. attached

B. misunderstanding

G. occurring

C. reflect

H. oppose

1

D. referred

I. civilization

E. privacy

J. concerning

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The

most

difficult

part

of

a

Western-Chinese

marriage

is

the

cultural

differences.

The

traditional Chinese culture is established on the Confucian philosophy, while the western culture is

based

on

ancient

Greek

__41__.

Cultural

differences

exist

in

almost

every

aspect

and

therefore

__42__ also on relationships and marriage.

From the traditional Chinese point of view, marriage is a relationship

__43__ many aspects

such as family, friends and relatives, while from the Western point of view, marriage is a contract

signed

between two

people

that

is

based

on

trust

and

love.

Furthermore,

Westerners?

marriages

__44__ more the independence and __45__ of the couple.

That is why Westerners sometimes cannot understand why we Chinese need to support our

relatives if we are asked to do so. Chinese need to maintain their “face” and “relations”. Even in a

relationship,

we

are

somehow

still

__46__

to

our

family

and

relatives.

Our

partner

has

to

understand it and at least does not __47__ it.

It

is

not

easy

to

maintain

Chinese-Western

relationship.

Cultural

differences

may result

in

__48__.

Young

Asian

ladies

are

fond

of

western

men

because

they

believe

they

are

more

gentlemanly

and

in

addition

their

appearances

are

more

attractive.

Western

men

may

think

Chinese ladies are gentler and more feminine.

My

suggestion

for the cross- culture relationship

is

always

trying

to

put

yourself

in

other?s

shoes: accepting rather than changing; always respecting your partner but clarifying your own red

lines; showing your interest in his/her different culture and carefully commenting on it and so on.

There are more and more cross-culture marriages

__49__ recently. I would like to take this

chance to sincerely wish them the very best in their love journeys.

（徐汇）

A. consideration B. originally C.

involvement D. finalized

E. sponsored

F.

increase

G. balanced H. represent I. proceed J. included

The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is awarded every year for a novel written by a writer from

the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland and it aims to ___(41)___ the very best in

contemporary fiction. The prize was ___(42)___ called the

Booker-McConnell Prize, which was

the name of the company that ___(43)___ it, though it was better-

known as simply the ?Booker

Prize?. In 2002, the Man Group became the sponsor and they chose the new name, keeping

?Booker?.

Publishers can

submit

（提交）

books for ___(44)___ for the prize, but the judges can also

ask for books to be submitted they think should be ___(45)___. Firstly, the Advisory Committee

give advice if there have been any changes to the rules for the prize and selects the people who

will judge the books. The

judging panel

（

评审团）

changes every year and usually a person is only

a judge once. Great efforts are made to ensure that the judging panel is ___(46)___ in terms of

gender and professions within the industry, so that a writer, a critic, an editor and an academic are

chosen along with a well-known person from wider society. However, when the panel of judges

has been ___(47)___, they are left to make their own decisions without any further ___(48)___

orinterference from the prize sponsor.

The Man Booker judges include critics, writers and academics to maintain the

consistent

（始

终如一的）

quality of the prize and its influence is such that the winner will almost certainly see

the sales ___(49)___ considerably, in addition to the ?

50,000 that comes with the prize.

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上海众选教育

（松江）

A. terms

F. applications

A

stable

post

in

government

offices

is what

thousands

of

millions

of well-educated

young

people have been DYING for. This year, a total of 1.5 million people __41__ for the national civil

servant examination

in China,

__42__ another impressive record in the number of young people

__43__

for

government

jobs,

often

with

odds

of

hundreds

to

one.

In

the

northeastern

city

of

Harbin,

for

example,

440

openings

for

drivers,

__44__

and

cleaners

in

the

municipal

public

sanitation service drew More than 7,000

__45__ from young people under 30 and almost half of

them were college graduates.

The __46__ shift in young people's job preferences in recent years has analysts and educators

worried. Many applicants are __47__ to the stability of government jobs in a time

of increasing

economic uncertainty, but some experts say that young people,

__48__ recent college graduates,

should

be

more

adventurous

and

entrepreneurial.

They

should

beware

of

settling

dow

n

into

comfortable government jobs that offer little in __49__ of career progression or personal growth.

（青浦）

A. generous

B. statistics

C. building D. chance E. addition

F. contribute G. annoying H. current

I. further J. structure

Attracting donations is a chief concern for nonprofit organizations and projects. An effective,

professional

donation-request

letter

is

a

necessary

tool

for

fund- raising.

Researching

possible

donors

and 41 a

database

of

names

and

organizations

is

one

key

to success,

but

the

ability

to

write

a

donation-request

letter

has

an

even

greater

impact

on

successful

fund-raising.

The

following are some tips/instructions.

Research

potential

donors

via

the

Internet.

Research

small

companies

in 42 to

large

foundations.

Sometimes

a small

local

company will

assist

you

in

reaching

your

goal.

A

simple

appeal to a public-spirited local firm may inspire a surprisingly 43 donation.

Find the appropriate contact person. Address your letter to a real person who is in a position

to entitle a donation. Beginning your

letter with “To Whom It May Concern” or “Dear Country

Market” stands little

44

of attracting the attention of the right staff member.

And then, 45

the letter properly. Begin your letter with a vivid and readable description

of

your

organization?s

work,

and

highlight

a

recent

success

story.

Continue

with

a

few

general 46

to impress the contact person with your organization?s efficiency and effectiveness.

Next,

describe

in

full

the 47

project

or

effort

for which

a

donation

is

needed

and

who will

benefit. Include all contact information, including telephone, fax and email, and end by inviting

the

person

to

contact

you

if

any 48

information

is

needed.

Finally,

hand

on

the

letter

to

colleagues for proofreading and suggestions.

B. competing

G. fortunately

C. attracted

H. mechanics

D. especially

I. marking

E. registered

J. remarkable

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上海众选教育

Keep

careful

records

of

donations

and

send

thank-you

letters.

Donors

often

are

willing

to 49

again

if

they

are

shown

how their

contribution

was

put

to

use.

Follow-up

letters

can

assist in this effort.

（普陀）

A. complicated

B. seldom

C. aimed

D. dangerous

E. change

F. relative

G. simple

H. quality

I. inexperienced

J. ignore

There

are

more

than

almost

two

million

cars

on

the

streets

of

Shanghai.

That?s

not

a

big

number

_41_

to

the

city?s

population

of

23

million,

but

everyone

agrees

that

traffic

is

a

big

problem here. And many people would argue that it?s not the number of cars on the road, but the

_42_ of the drivers that is the main cause of concern.

According

to

one

survey,

37%

of

Shanghai

drivers

have

less

than

three

years

of

driving

experience. Many of these drivers are middle-aged and have never operated machinery more _43_

than a washing machine. On the road, they drive fast when they should drive slow, _44_ use turn

signals, and make right turns on red lights without stopping first. And in the past year, there have

been several incidents that resulted in pedestrian deaths when _45_ drivers mistook the gas pedal

for the brake (

刹车

)pedal.

There are new regulations _46_ at making it more difficult for people to get a driver?s license,

but that is only a partial solution to Shanghai?s traffic problems. What is really needed is a _47_ in

drivers? attitudes. There seems to be a lack o

f concern for safety on the part of drivers: their own

safety and the safety of others. You can see this every day as drivers change lanes aggressively

and _48_ pedestrians at crosswalks and intersections.

A car is a great convenience, but it can also be a _49_ weapon. Drivers will have to realize

that before Shanghai?s streets can become truly safe

.

（浦东）

A. inappropriate

B. question

C. inexperienced

D. changes

E. trends

F. job-related

G. assess

H. dissatisfaction

I. profession

J. occurs

Nursing, as a typically female profession, must deal constantly with the false impression that

nurses are there to wait on the position. As nurses, we are licensed to provide nursing care only.

We

do

not

have

any

legal

or

moral

obligation

to

any

physician.

We

provide

health

teaching,

__41__ physical as well as emotional problems, coordinate patient- related services and make all

of our nursing decisions based upon what is best or suitable for the patient. If, in any circumstance,

we

feel

that

the

physician?s

order

is

__42__

or

unsafe,

we

have

a

legal

responsibility

to

__43__that order or refuse to carry it out. Nursing is not a nine-to-five job with every weekend off.

All

nurses

are

aware

of

that

before

they

enter

the

__44__.

The

emotional

and

physical

stress,

however, which __45__ due to hard working hours is a prime reason for a lot of the career __46__.

It

is sometimes

required

that we work

overtime

and

that we change shifts

four

or five

times

a

month.

That

disturbs

our

personal

lives,

disrupts

our sleeping

and

eating

habits,

and

isolates

us

from everything except __47__ friends and activities. The quality of nursing care is being affected

dramatically by these situations. Most hospitals are now staffed by new graduates as experienced

nurses finally give up trying to change the system. Consumers of medically-related services have

evidently not been affected enough yet to demand

__48__ in our medical system. But if

__49__

continue

as

predicted,

they

will

find

that

most

critical

hospital

care

will

be

provided

by

new,

inexperienced and sometimes inadequately-trained nurses.

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