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1、后期制作2015年上海市普通高中学业水平考试对外版英语试卷考生注意：1 .本试卷共度,总分值分（X）考试时间分钟so2 .本考试分设试卷和答题纸。试卷包括选择题和非选择题两种题型。3 .答题前，务必在答题纸上填写姓名、报名号、考场号和座位号，并将核对后的条形码贴在指定位置上。4.作答必须涂或写在答题纸上，在试卷上作答一律不得分。选 择 题 第小题、8 17小题、无题的作答必须全部涂写在答题纸上相应的区域。非选择题（第小题、4 71827小题、变题及写作局部）的作答必须写在答题纸上与试卷题号对应的位置。I.Listening Comprehension（共翅）Section A（共 分，每题分

2、2）Directions:In Section A,you will hear one short passage,and you will be asked three questionson the passage.The passage will be read twice,but the questions will be spoken only once.Whenyou hear a question,read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would bethe best answer to

3、 the question you have heard.Questions I through 3 are based on the following passage.1.A.They should have no homework until 15.B.They organized a movement against homework.C.They were warned of the dangers of too much homework.D.They were advised to have five hours of homework a week.2.A.It relieve

4、s parents of their responsibility.B.It encourages sludenls,creativity.C.It involves parents in studcnts,schooling.D.Il improves sludcnts,social skills.3.A.Homework is less important than fresh air and sunshine.B.Americans,view of homework P.F.Productions with time.C.It is beneficial for students to

5、have homework.D.Homework has become increasingly difficull.Section B（共 分，每题分 1）Directions:In Section B,you will hear one conversation.The conversation will be read twice.After you hear the conversation,you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with theinformation you have heard.Write your answ

6、ers on your answer sheet.上海市教育考试院保存版权高中学业考试英语第页（共页）20158后期制作Blanks 4 through 7 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form.Write ONE WORD for each blank.Informationabout theCity ZooNumber of animals:about 1500Parts of the zoo:c.g.Wild 4(people can see unusual animals)Childrens World(ch

7、ildren can 5 small animals)Opening time:Closing lime:Entrance fees:6 a.m.6:00 p.m.adults:$3()7:$20 children:$15IL Grammar and Vocabulary(共分0)Section A(共制，每题分 1)Directions:Beneath each of the following sentences there arc four choices marked A,B.C and D.Choose the one answer that best completes the s

8、entence.8.The project will attract students in geology.A.to interest B.interesting C.interested D.having interested9.The information office in the city center now.A.located B.locates C.was located D.is located10.Hardly a home without a TV or a computer in big cities nowadays.A.there is B.is there C.

9、it is D.is it11.makes Wimbledon special is its unique tradition.A.That B.What C.Which D.Where12.-1 tried to call you yesterday but couldnt get through.-You my number down wrong.A.must copy B.couldnt copyC.must have copied D.couldnl have copied13.with a world-class company serves to promote a citys i

10、nternational image.A.Cooperating B.Cooperated C.Cooperate D.Being cooperated14.Users can enter different chatrooms a certain topic.A.to discuss B.discussed C.to be discussed D.discuss15.With Virtual Reality,engineers could test machines do not even exist.A.when B.where C.what D.that16.a person is he

11、althy,his/her figure doesnt mean anything.A.For fear that B.In order that C.As long as D.As far as17.Computers arc used to make models of the climate changes in an area.A.which B.how C.that D.whose高中学业考试英福第页 共页8后期制作Section B(共分0,每题分 1)Directions:Read P.F.Productions below.Use the word given in the b

12、rackets to form a word thatfits in the space.Making mistakes can help you to improve your English;if you dont make mistakes,you18(probable)use only very simple expressions.Be 19(adventure)!Experiment withnew grammar and vocabulary.Sometimes you need to get it wrong before you can get it right.People

13、 who dont make mistakes are 20(likely)to learn anything.The best way tolearn something is to make mistakes first.Thomas Edison,who invented the light bulb,told hiscolleagues:40 f the 200 light bulbs that didnt work,every failure told me something I was able toinclude in the next attempt.Benjamin Fra

14、nklin,the US statesman and 21(science)oncesaid:I havent failed;I have had 10,000 ideas that didnt work.Both these people understood that failures and false starts are the condition of success.In facta(n)22(surprise)number of everyday objects had their beginnings in a mistake or amisunderstanding.Pos

15、t-it notes,packets of crisps(薯片)and even bread are all unexpected23(invent).In 2600 B.C.,a tired Egyptian slave invented bread when the dough(生面团)rose during his sleep.And crisps were first cooked by a cook in the USA when a customer24(complaint)that his fried potatoes were not ihin enough.25(succes

16、s)business people have often made big,expensive mistakes in their past.When a(n)26(employ)of IBM made a mistake that cost the company$600,000,ThomasWatson,the chairman,was asked if he would fire the man.t4Of course not J he replied.t4I havejust spent$600,000 training him.I am not going to let anothe

17、r company 27(beneficial)fromhis expcricnce.,The important thing to remember is that you need to learn from your mistakes.If you dont,then there is no sense in making them.Section C 供分&每题分 1)Directions:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A.B,C and D.Fill in

18、each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Everybody loves a secret and nobody loves a secret more than magicians.As we sit andwatch the magician 28 a pigeon oul of a hat,there is only one question on most peoplesminds:how did he do that?Skilled magicians will take advantage of th

19、e fact that wc want to knowhow the tricks arc done,and they will even 29 to make a mistake.Just when wc think thatwc understand the trick,he does it 30 way and wc know that we must be wrong.Bui nowthe secret is really out of the bag and magicians around the world are very angry.In a series of progra

20、mmes for Fox TV,the Masked Magician,31 real name is LennyMontano,has shown viewers how lo do some of the worlds 32 tricks.There are no realsurprises.Hidden assistants,lake boxes,locks and other special equipment are the usual,simpleexplanations.If you have$500,you can even buy the equipment for the“

21、floating ona chairtrick on the internet.It is well-known that magicians share a code(行规)of sccrccy and agree never to reveal theirsecrets.33,many of them feel that Lenny Montano is a(违规者).Once we know thesecret of a trick,the magic disappears.Magicians who 34 thousands of dollars are less thanhappy

22、to find their equipment worthless and their shows spoiled.Some magicians in Brazil andthe US are so angry that they have taken Montano and his TV company to 35.高中学业考试英错第页（共页3）8后期制作_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Montano,however,is nor apologetic.He says that he did his TV show 36 his love ofmagic.Mag

23、ic,he suggests,was becoming boring and needed to excite people again.His critics37 that this may not be the whole truth.Before the Fox TV shows,Lenny Montano was justone of hundreds of unknown magicians performing in Las Vegas.Now,his own stage show canpull big audiences and success is guaranteed.28

24、.A.being pulled29.A.pretend30.A.others31.A.his32.A.more amazing33.A.Unexpectedly34.A.had spent35.A.court36.A.rather than37.A.denyB.to pullC.pullingB.tendC.determineB.oneC.otherB.whoseC.thatB.the more amazingC.most amazingB.FortunatelyC.StrangelyB.have spentC.spendB.judgeC.lawyerB.apart fromC.togethe

25、r withB.confessC.suspectD.pulledD.manageD.anotherD.theD.the most amazingD.UnderstandablyD.will spendD.prisonD.because ofD.predictIIL Reading Comprehension（共分0）Section A（共 宏，每题分 2）Directions:Read the following passages.Each passage is followed by several questions orunfinished statements.For each of

26、them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose theone that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.（A）My Submarine（潜水艇）TripBy Jon Wakefield,aged 15Have you ever been in a submarine?I got the chance to go in one some time ago and itwas the coolest thing e

27、ver!It was while I was on holiday with my family on the coast of America.Dad discovered that submarine rides were available and offered to lake me-and of course,Ijumped at the chance!A boat would come along regularly to collect passengers from the beach and lake them to asubmarine wailing further ou

28、t in the harbour.On the day we went,our ride was scheduled for11:30,but everyone had to be at the beach half an hour earlier,so that there was plenty of time tocheck in and board.Soon the boat left the beach and we set off towards the submarine.When we arrived,I was the first to board the submarine.

29、Space inside was tight,and I fell abit seasick,but then I found there were big windows,so I was fine.Then the door closed,and wesank down under the waves.Some divers came down with the submarine and fed the fish rightoutside the windows.So we got to see lots of unusual creatures,including sea turtle

30、s.There waseven a shark（鲨鱼）that came right up to P.F.Productions of the submarine.The announcer said itwas one of Ihc smaller,harmless species around there,but it looked huge and frightening to me!As we went a bit deeper,we passed an old plane lying on the bottom of the sea.It was a bitdisappointing

31、 as there wasnt much left of it after some storms off ihc coast.There were old ships高中学业考试英铅 第 页 共页48_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _后期制作_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _One thing I didnt expect was

32、that as wc went deeper,colours really changed because of theway the water changes the sunlight at that depth.Everything looked either green or blue,so thosewere the colours in my photos,but it didnt mailer.I knew I could just change the colours on mycomputer once I got home again.Going in a submarin

33、e is one of the best things Ive ever done.If we go to the coast again forour next holiday,Fil definitely look for another submarine trip!38.Before boarding the submarine,Jon.A.made a reservation B.waited for an hourC.took a ferry boat D.practised diving39.Which of the following is true about Jons su

34、bmarine trip?A.He enjoyed seeing some sunken ships.B.He fed some fish right outside the windows.C.He felt comfortable in the tidy big submarine.D.He changed the colours of the photos during the trip.40.What does Jon think of his submarine trip?A.Encouraging.B.Disappointing.C.Frightening.D.Exciting.(

35、B)1 Everyone would agree that it is parents,job to teach their kids right from wrong.The risein teen crime suggests that some parents arc failing at these tasks.To correct the problem,lawmakers in some states require parents to serve jail time when their children gel into serioustrouble again and ag

36、ain.The lawmakers hope thai this punishinenl will motivate parents to taketheir responsibilities seriously.2 Supporters of these laws believe that the threat of jail will scare parents into paying moreattention to their teens behavior than before.They think that these parents would be happy to letth

37、e slate try to straighten oul their kids at j曲瞳而 detention centers(),because the centerstook the responsibility off the parenls shoulders.With the new laws,the responsibility is pul backon the parents.The hope is,“a supporter said,“thal if parents arc held legally responsible,thcyUl work harder to k

38、eep their youngsters in line.”3 However,many people think the laws arc unfair.They argue that parents should not bepunished for the criminal acts of their children,unless it can be shown there is a conlributory faulton the parents5 part.People who oppose parental responsibility laws also believe tha

39、t punishing parents wontcreate a change in the kids behavior.These people argue that parents may not be at fault.Thechildren of good parents can fall in with the wrong kids and get into trouble,they say.Worse yet,if mom is in jaik there may be no one al all lo control her kid.5 The unfortunate fact

40、is that jailing a parent punishes the rest of,the family.The jailedparent cannot work to help support the family and may also be fired from a job for missing toomuch work.Furthermore,little evidence exists to support the idea that the threat of punishmentimproves a parents5 ability to control a teen

41、ager.Opponents of parental responsibility laws saythat parents who are in this situation need help,not a jail sentence.高中学业考试英第第页 共页5 8后期制作_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _41.The phrase“keep their youngsters in line（in Paragraph 2）is closest in meaning toA.get their kids to stay at home B.make their k

42、ids behave wellC.help their kids make a living D.require their kids to queue in public42.Which of the following sentences may best end Paragraph 4?A.So,they believe that ils easy for mom to control her kids behavior.B.So,they believe that mom should be jailed for her contributory fault.C.So,they bel

43、ieve that lack of moms control may then lead to more crime.D.So,they believe that moms control has a negative effect on her kids behavior.43.Opponents of parental responsibility laws think t hat.A.parents should never be punished for their kids crimesB.jailing a parent may drive the family into a wo

44、rse situationC.the laws are unfair even if they help parents control their kidsD.responsible parents neednt worry that their kids will commit crimes44.What does the passage mainly talk about?A.Whether parents should be jailed for their kids criminal acts.B.How parents deal with young troublemakers i

45、n their daily life.C.What parents need when their kids commit crimes again and again.D.Why laws should be made to hold parents responsible for their kids.（C）We see a certain face,and without knowing why,our hearts begin to beat faster.We mayeven start to feel nervous and begin to sweat.Whals going o

46、n here?Our body is responding to aface that our brain automatically has judged to be attractive.Wc might think that the idea of facial attractiveness is a relatively new phenomenon,reflected by our growing passion for cosmetics and famous people.In fact,the origins of facialbeauty appear to lie in t

47、he biological necessity to survive and reproduce（生育 What wc now callbeauty was originally our way of determining who was a potential male.Wilh limited Foodresources and ever-present dangers,our earliest ancestors found it important to choose a mate whowould not only pass on his/her genes to future g

48、enerations,but also survive childbirth and livelong enough to be able to provide for the family.The face conveys information about age,health,and ertility（生育能力）,and the belter the signals,the more“attractive a person was lo potentialmates.Research by Gillian Rhodes at the University of Western Austr

49、alia has found that we prefercertain face types since birth.This suggests that culture has a very limited effect on what we judgeto be a beautiful face and that certain characteristics arc universally considered more attractivethan others.A womans face should be symmetrical（对称的）with clear skin,a sma

50、ll nose,anarrow jaw and slim eyebrows,but full,well-defined lips and cheeks,and large eyes.An attractivemale face also should exhibit many of these Features.However,before wc rush to find the nearest plastic surgeon to have our eyes widened,wcshould be aware that studies arc beginning to show that p