上海市近年英语高考真题.pdf
近年高考题2013年 7 月 14日星期日Directions:Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choicesmarked A,B,C and D.Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25.Frn looking for a nearby place for my holiday.Any good ideas?How about the Moon Lake?It is easy reach of the city.A.by B.beyond C.within D.from26.Those who smoke heavily should remind of health,the bad smell andthe feelings of other people.A.theirs B.them C.themselves D.oneself27.Bob called to tell his mother that he couldnt enter the house,for hehis key at school.A.had left B.would leave C.was leaving D.has left28.Its a clock,made of brass and dating from the nineteenth century.A.charming French small B.French small charmingC.small French charming D.charming small French29.The school board is made up of parents who to make decisions aboutschool affairs.A.had been elected B.had electedC.have been elected D.have elected30.They promised to develop a software package by the end of this year,they might have.A.however difficult B.how difficultC.whatever difficulty D.what difficulty31.The judges gave no hint of what they thought,so I left the room r eal l y.A.to be worried B.to worry C.having worried D.worried32.The students are looking forward to having an opportunity society forreal-life experience.A.explore B.to explore C.exploring D.explored33.I have no idea the cell phone isnt working,so could you fix it for me?A.what B.why C.if D.which34.Young people may risk deaf if they are exposed to very loud musicevery day.A.to go B.to have gone C.going D.having gone35.Sophia got an e-mail her credit card account number.A.asking for B.ask for C.asked for D.havingasked for36.I cannot hear the professor clearly as there is too much noise I amsitting.A.before B.until C.unless D.where37.at the photos,illustrations,title and headings and you can guesswhat the reading is about.A.To look B.Looking C.Having looked D.Look38.An ecosystem consists of the living and nonliving things in an areainteract with one another.A.that B.where C.who D.what39.Among the crises that face humans the lack of natural resources.A.is B.are C.is there D.are there40.Some people care much about their appearance and always ask if they lookfine in they arewearing.A.that B.what C.how D.whichSection BDirections:Complete the following passage by using the words in the box.Eachword can only be used once.Note that there is one word more than you need.A.restoreB.recallC.processingD.previouslyE.necessaryF.locatingG.insteadH.fascinatingI.elsewhereJ.compositionAs infants,we can recognize our mothers within hours of birth.In fact,we canrecognize the 41 of our mothers face well before we can recognize her bodyshape.Its 42 how the brain can carry out such a function at such a youngage,especially since we dont learn to walk and talk until we are over a year old.By the time we are adults,we have the ability to distinguish around 100,000 faces.How can we remember so many faces when many of us find it difficult to 43such a simple thing as a phone number?The exact process is not yet fullyunderstood,but research around the world has begun to define the specific areasof the brain and processes 44 for facial recognition.Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology believe that theyhave succeeded in 45 a specific area of the brain called the fusiform face area(FFA),which is used only for facial recognition.This means that recognition offamiliar objects such as our clothes or cars,is from 46 in the brain.Researchers also have found that the brain needs to see the whole face forrecognition to take place.It had been 47 thought that we only needed to seecertain facial features.Meanwhile,research at University College London hasfound that facial recognition is not a single process,but 48 involves threesteps.The first step appears to be an analysis of the physical features of apersons face,which is similar to how we scan the bar codes of our groceries.Inthe next step,the brain decides whether the face we are looking at is alreadyknown or unknown to us.And finally,the brain furnishes the information we havecollected about the person whose face we are looking at.This complex 49 isdone in a split second so that we can behave quickly when reacting to certainsituations.III.Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections:For each blank in the following passage there are four words orphrases marked A,B,C and D.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase thatbest fits the context.Over the past few decades,more and more countries have opened up the markets,increasingly transforming the world economy into one free-flowing global market.The question is：Is economic globalization 50 for all?According to the World Bank,one of its chief supporters,economicglobalization has helped reduce 51 in a large number of developing countries.It quotes one study that shows increased wealth 52 to improved educationand longer life in twenty-four developing countries as a result of integration（融合）of local economies into the world economy.Home to some three billion people,these twenty-four countries have seen incomes 53 at an average rate of fivepercent_ compared to two percent in developed countries.Those who 54 globalization claim that economies in developing countrieswill benefit from new opportunities for small and home-based businesses.55,small farmers in Brazil who produce nuts that would originally have sold only in56 open-air markets can now promote their goods worldwide by the Internet.Critics take a different view,believing that economic globalization is actually57 the gap between the rich and poor.A study carried out by theU.N.-sponsored World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalizationshows that only a few developing countries have actually 58 from integrationinto the world economy and that the poor,the uneducated,unskilled workers,and native peoples have been left behind.59,they maintain that globalizationmay eventually threaten emerging businesses.For example,Indian craftsmenwho currently seem to benefit from globalization because they are able to 60their products may soon face fierce competition that could pot them out of 61.When large-scale manufacturers start to produce the same goods,or whensuperstores like Wal-Mart move in,these small businesses will not be able to62 and will be crowded out.One thing is certain about globalization一there is no 63.Advances intechnology combined with more open policies have already created aninterconnected world.The 64 now is finding a way to create a kind ofglobalization that works fbr the benefit of all.50.A.possibleB.smoothC.goodD.easy51.A.crimeB.povertyC.conflictD.population52.A.contributingB.respondingC.turningD.owing53.A.remainB.dropC.shiftD.increase54.A.doubtB.defineC.advocateD.ignore55.A.In additionB.For instanceC.In other wordsD.All in all56.A.matureB.newC.localD.foreign57.A.findingB.exploringC.bridgingD.widening58.A.suffered59.A.Furthermore60.A.consume61.A.trouble62.A.keep up63.A.taking off64.A.agreementC.learnedC.HoweverC.exportC.powerC.go aroundC.holding outC.outcomeB.profitedB.ThereforeB.deliverB.businessB.come inB.getting alongB.predictionD.withdrawnD.OtherwiseD.advertiseD.mindD.help outD.turning backD.challengeSection BDirections:Read the following three passages.Each passage is followed byseveral questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are fourchoices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the one that fits best according to theinformation given in the passage you have just read.AFor some people,music is no fan at all.About four percent of the populationis what scientists call“amusic.People who are amusic are born without theability to recognize or reproduce musical notes（音调）.Amusic people often cannottell the difference between two songs.Amusics can only hear the differencebetween two notes if they are very far apart on the musical scale.As a result,songs sound like noise to an amusic.Many amusics compare thesound of music to pieces of metal hitting each other.Life can be hard for amusics.Their inability to enjoy music set them apart from others.It can be difficult fbrother people to identify with their condition.In fact,most people cannot begin tograsp what it feels like to be amusic.Just going to a restaurant or a shopping mallcan be uncomfortable or even painful.That is why many amusics intentionallystay away from places where there is music.However,this can result inwithdrawal and social isolation.“I used to hate parties,w says Margaret,aseventy-year-old woman who only recently discovered that she was amusic.Bystudying people like Margaret,scientists are finally learning how to identify thisunusual condition.Scientists say that the brains of amusics are different from the brains ofpeople who can appreciate music.The difference is complex,and it doesnt involvedefective hearing.Amusics can understand other nonmusical sounds well.Theyalso have no problems understanding ordinary speech.Scientists compareamusics to people who just cant see certain colors.Many amusics are happy when their condition is finally diagnosed（诊断）.Foryears,Margaret felt embarrassed about her problem with music.Now she knowsthat she is not alone.There is a name for her condition.That makes it easier forher to explain.When people invite me to a concert,I just say,No thanks,Fmamusic,w says Margaret.“I just wish I had learned to say that when I wasseventeen and not seventy.”（335 words）65.Which of the following is true of amusics?A.Listening to music is far from enjoyable fbr them.B.They love places where they are likely to hear music.C.They can easily tell two different songs apart.D.Their situation is well understood by musicians.66.According to paragraph 3,a person with defective hearing”is probably onewho.A.dislikes listening to speeches B.can hear anything nonmusicalC.has a hearing problem D.lacks a complex hearing system67.In the last paragraph,Margaret expressed her wish that.A.her problem with music had been diagnosed earlierB.she were seventeen years old rather than seventyC.her problem could be easily explainedD.she were able to meet other amusics68.What is the passage mainly concerned with?A.Amusics strange behaviours.B.Some peoples inability to enjoymusic.C.Musical talent and brain structure.D.Identification and treatmentof amusics.BHome Laundry Automatic Dryer ProductFull Two Year Warranty（保修）Limited Five Year Warranty on Cabinet（机箱）Warranty Provides for：FIRST TWO YEARS Amana will repair or replace any faulty part free of charge.THIRD THRU FIFTH YEARS Amana will provide a free replacement part for any cabinet whichproves faulty due to s/（生锈）。Warranty Limitations：Warranty begins at date of original purchase.Applies only to product used within the UnitedStates or in Canada if product is approved byCanadian Standards Association when shippedOwners Responsibilities：Provide sales receipt.Normal care and maintenance.Having the product reasonablyaccessible for service.D o、.F e r c r c J i c t(268 words)69.According to Warranty Limitations,a product can be under warranty ifA.shipped from a Canadian factory B.rented for home useC.repaired by the user himself D.used in the U.S.A.70.According to Owners Responsibilities,an owner has to pay for.A.the loss of the sales receipt B.a servicers overtime workC.the product installation D.a mechanics transportation71.Which of the following is true according to the warranty?A.Consequential damages are excluded across America.B.A product damaged in a natural disaster is covered by the warranty.C.A faulty cabinet due to rust can be replaced free in the second year.D.Free repair is available for a product used improperly in the first year.CA team of engineers at Harvard University has been inspired by Nature tocreate the first robotic fly.The mechanical fly has become a platform for a series ofnew high-tech integrated systems.Designed to do what a fly does naturally,thetiny machine is the size of a fat housefly.Its mini wings allow it to stay in the airand perform controlled flight tasks.Its extremely important for us to think about this as a whole system and notjust the sum of a bunch of individual components(元 件)said Robert Wood,theHarvard engineering professor who has been working on the robotic fly project forover a decade.A few years ago,his team got the go-ahead to start piecing togetherthe components.aThe added difficulty with a project like this is that actually noneof those components are off the shelf and so we have to develop them all on ourown,he said.They engineered a series of systems to start and drive the robotic fly.c Theseemingly simple system which just moves the wings has a number ofinterdependencies on the individual components,each of which individually hasto perform well,but then has to be matched well to everything its connected to,“said Wood.The flight device was built into a set of power,computation,sensingand control systems.Wood says the success of the project proves that the flyingrobot with these tiny components can be built and manufactured.While this first robotic flyer is linked to a small,off-board power source,thegoal is eventually to equip it with a built-in power source,so that it might somedayperform data-gathering work at rescue sites,in farmers fields or on the battlefield.“Basically it should be able to take off,land and fly around,he said.Wood says the design offers a new way to study flight mechanics and controlat insect-scale.Yet,the power,sensing and computation technologies on boardcould have much broader applications.You can start thinking about using themto answer open scientific questions,you know,to study biology in ways thatwould be difficult with the animals,but using these robots instead,w he said.wSothere are a lot of technologies and open interesting scientific questions that arereally what drives us on a day to day basis.”(392words)72.The difficulty the team of engineers met with while making the robotic fly wasthat.A.they had no model in their mind B.they did not have sufficienttimeC.they had no ready-made components D.they could not assemble thecomponents73.It can be inferred from paragraphs 3 and 4 that the robotic fly.A.consists of a flight device and a control systemB.can just fly in limited areas at the present timeC.can collect information from many sourcesD.has been put into wide application74.Which of the following can be learned from the passage?A.The robotic flyer is designed to learn about insects.B.Animals are not allowed in biological experiments.C.There used to be few ways to study how insects fly.D.Woods design can replace animals in some experiments.75.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?A.Father of Robotic Fly B.Inspiration from EngineeringScienceC.Robotic Fly Imitates Real Life Insect D.Harvard Breaks Through in InsectStudySection CDirections:Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading fromA-F for each paragraph.There is one extra heading which you do not need.A.Healthy way of life giving way to overuse of medicineB.Different findings as to t
