浦東新區2015學年度第二學期授課質量檢測高三英語試卷2016。4考生注意：1．考試時間120分鐘，試卷滿分150分。2．本考試設試卷和答題紙兩部分.試卷分為第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷.所有答題必定涂（選擇題)或寫(非選擇題）在答題紙上,做在試卷上一律不得分。3．答題前，務必在答題紙上填寫準考證號和姓名。第Ⅰ卷(共103分）I。ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA，youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation，aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid。Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce。Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit，readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper，anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard。1。A。Atanairport。B。Atapostoffice。C.Inahotel.D.Inabank.2.A.Teacherandstudent.B.Bossandsecretary。C。Lawyerandclients。D。ApplicantandVisaOfficer。3。A.Anactor。B。Areporter.C.Atouristguide.D。Asalesman。4.A.Doubtful。B。Convinced。C。Grateful.D.Upset.5.A。Hewillmakeadecisionlater.B。Mikeisnotlikelytowin.C。Hewillvoteforanothercandidate。D。HewillvoteforMike。6.A.Sheisgoingtotheconcert.B.Sheisgoingtoalecture.C。Sheisgoingtothelibrary.D.Sheisgoingtoaparty.A。Sheneedstoseeadoctor.B.Shehasrefusedtotakenthemedicine.C。It’sharmfulforhertospeakeveninalowvoice。D。It'sdifficulttounderstandherwhenshewhispers。8。A.Goandaskthestaff.B。Readthenoticeonthewindow.·1·C。Getanewbusschedule.D。Waitatthebusstation.9.A。Attendgraduateschool。B.Starthisowncompany.C.Majorinengineering。D。Learnbusinessinschool.10。A。Theycangetaguide-bookinThailand。B.It’nosusebuyingaguide—book。C.Itmightbenecessarytobuyaguide—book。D.It’swisertoturntothelibrary。SectionBDirections：InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages，andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages。Thepassageswillbereadtwice，butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion，readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A。Itooktheshopper'scartbymistake.Ipushedtheshoppingcartontotheshopper。Myunclewaswalkingfastdespitehisshortlegs。Myuncleshoutedatmeandhitmeonthehead.12。A.Heactedlikeshoutingandlaughingatme.B.Hesmiledattheshopperwhowasreadyforbattle。C.Hehitmeontheheadwithanadvertisingleaflet。D。Hepretendedtobeangryandapologizedtothevictim.13.A.Myexperiencewithmyuncleisquitefrightening.B。Mylearningprocessisalwaysamatteroflifeanddeath.C。Familymembersbenefittheirchildrengreatlyintheirgrowth.D.Familymembers’influenceonchildrenslastjustawhile。Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingnews.14。A。AninternationalbusinessH&M。B。ArecyclingprograminH＆M。C.AdiscountonnewthingsinH&M。D。OldclothessoldinH&M。15。A.Bananasareasourceofnutrition.B.Bananascanprotectagainstviruses。C.Bananascanfightdepression.D。Bananasprovideallkindsofvitamins。16。A。Peoplewhohavecarsandhouses.B.PeoplewhouseUberandDidi.C。Peoplewhohavelowincome。D.Peoplewhorenttheirgoods.SectionCDirections:InSectionC，youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet。·2·Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Completetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer。InformationabouttheNational___17___ArtWorkshop:dopaintingandmake___18___HistoryWorkshop:makepaperRequirement：childrenbeloweightshouldbe___19___Price：___20___achildBlanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Completetheform。WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer。Whyisthewomanaskingforhelp？Whatpositionisshegoingtoapplyfor？WhatwillsheattendbesidespreparingagoodCV?Whichpartsdoessheneedtoimprove?

Sheneedssomeoneto___21___.She’sgoingtoapplyforajobas___22___。___23___。DOB,___24___andinterests.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect。Fortheblankswithagivenword，fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword；fortheotherblanks，useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.A)WhenIfirsthikedinthesilentPonderosapinesoftheBlackHills,Iwassurprisedathowquiettheworldbecame。Nowadays,whenIwalkinthewoods，Inoticeotherthings。Ihearsongsofunseenbirdsandcatchglimpsesofwildflowercolor,allof（25）______makegreatsubjectsformetoputinfrontofacamera。Findingthosebirdsis（26)______I’vespentmoretimeinthewoodsofEasternSouthDakotathisyearthananyother.LastspringIwitnessedandphotographedthesongbirdmigrationforthefirsttime.IsawbrightlycoloredbirdsthatI’dneverseenbefore。IguessI（27)______(hook)becausethisspringIwasbackinthewoodssearchingformore.IhaveagoaltophotographallthecolorfulbirdsthatcallSouthDakotahome.OnethathashiddenfrommetothisdayistheScarletTanager（猩紅比藍雀）。TheyarebestfoundinUnionGroveStateParkorNewtonHillsandarecoloredredwithblackwings.Thisyear，Imadethreeseparatetripstofindthem。Ialsotooktime(28）______(learn)theirsongandcall。ThishelpedmefindafemaleatduskatUnionGrove,butIcouldnotgetadecentphoto.Laterintheweek，asIbegananothersearchatNewtonHills,aSummerTanagerflewtoatreenexttomeandgavemealonglook。ItwasarealtreatbecausetheSummerTanagerismuch（29）______（rare)tofindinSouthDakota.Laterintheday,IfinallysawmyfirstmaleScarletwell，histailfeathersanyway.BythetimeI(30)_____（spot)him，hewasflyingdeepintothewoods。Iwasdisappointed.ThenIthoughtthismightbeaninvitation.“Comebackintothewoods。Lose31）_____amongtheleaves,listentothesongIsingandmaybeonedaywewillmeet.”Ilookforwardto·3·thatday。(B）Theremaybenogreaterprooftoasociety’screativityandvisionthanEgypt’spyramidsofGiza，butthepyramidsareonlypartofancientEgypt’sheritage。Manyofthedevicesoftheirsocietyarestillcommonplace.Herearetwooftheiramazinginventions。EyeMakeupSure,eyemakeupmightnotrankalongsidefireorthewheel（32)______oneofthemostimportantdiscoveriesinhumanhistory,butitgivestheEgyptiansarunforlongevity。（33)______theyfirstinventedeyemakeupasfarbackas4000B.C.,ithasnevergoneoutofstyle。Evenmoreimpressive,somecosmetically-mindedculturesstillcreatemakeupusingthesametechniques(34)______（originate）inEgyptthousandsofyearsago.Theycombinedsoot（煤煙)withamineraltocreateablackmixture,whichisstillpopulartoday.FortheEgyptians,makeupwasnotlimitedtowomen.Statusandappearancewenthandinhand，and35)__________________theupperclasswasconcerned,themoremakeupthebetter.FashionwasonlypartofthereasonfortheEgyptians'heavyhandwhenapplyingeyeliner。Theyalsobelievedthatitcouldcurevariouseyediseasesandevenpreventthem（36）______（fall）victimtotheevileye.BreathMintsNexttimeyoubuyMentosatthecounterof7-Eleven,you(37）______thanktheancientEgyptiansforcreatingawaytoconcealtheunpleasantsmellofourmouth.Justasinmoderntimes，badbreathinancientEgyptwas（38)______symbolofpoordentalhealth.Unlikeus，theEgyptiansdidn’thavesweetsoftdrinksandfoodsthatcontributetotoothdecay，butthestones（39)______（employ）tomakeflourforbreadbroughtalotofsandtotheirdiet，whichdamagedtheirteeth。TheEgyptianshadspecialistsformanymedicalproblems，butunfortunately,theydidn’thavedentiststofixtheirbadteeth.Instead，theysimplysuffered,andscientists（40)______haveexaminedmummieshavefoundseverelywornteeth，eveninyoungEgyptians.Tocopewiththeunpleasantsmellfromtheirrottingmouths,theyinventedthefirstmints，whichwereacombinationboiledwithhoneyandshapedintopills.SectionBDirections：Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce。Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A。unreasonableB.practicallyC.frequentlyD。conductedE。maintainF.evaluateG.activateH。increasedI。connectionJ。outstandingK。descriptionDevelopinganoriginalandcreativeidearequiresthattwocompletelydifferentnetworksinthebrainworkatthesametime:theassociativenetworkalongsidethemoreconservative（“保守的）”network，accordingtonewresearch___41___attheUniversityofHaifa。Theresearchers___42___that“creativethinkingapparentlyrequires‘checksandbalances'.”Accordingtotheresearchers，creativityisourabilitytothinkinnewwaystosolveproblems.Butnoteveryoriginalsolutionisconsideredacreativeone.Iftheideaisnotfullyapplicable，itisnotconsideredcreative,·4·butsimplyonewhichis___43___。Theresearchersassumedthatforacreativeideatobeproduced，thebrainmust___44___anumberofdifferentandperhapsevencontradictory(矛盾的)networks。Inthefirstpartoftheresearch，respondentsweregivenhalfaminutetocomeupwithanew,originalandunexpectedideafortheuseofdifferentobjects.Answersprovidedwithlowfrequencyreceivedahighscorefororiginality，whilethosegiven___45___receivedalowscore。Inthesecondpart,respondentswereaskedtogive,withinhalfaminute,theirbestcharacteristic___46___oftheobjects.Duringthetests，allsubjectswerescannedusinganFMRIdevicetoexaminetheirbrainactivitywhileprovidingtheanswer.Theresearchersfound___47___brainactivityinan“associative"regionamongparticipantswhoseoriginalitywashigh。Thisregion,whichincludesthemedialbrainareas，mainlyworksinthebackgroundwhenapersonisnotconcentrating，similartodaydreaming。Buttheresearchersfoundthatthisregiondidnotoperatealonewhenanoriginalanswerwasgiven。Fortheanswertobeoriginal，anadditionalregionworkedincooperationwiththeassociativeregion—theadministrativecontrolregion,amore“conservativeregion”relatedtosocialnormsandrules。Theresearchersalsofoundthatthestrongerthe___48___,thebettertheseregionsworktogetherinparallel,thegreatertheleveloforiginalityoftheanswer。“Ontheonehand,thereissurelyaneedforaregionthatproducesinnovativeideas,butontheotherhandthereisalsotheneedforonethatwillknowto___49___howapplicableandreasonabletheseideasare.Theabilityofthebraintooperatethesetworegionsinparalleliswhatresultsincreativity.Itispossiblethatthemost___50___creationsofhumanitywereproducedbypeoplewhohadanespeciallystrongconnectionbetweenthetworegions，”theresearchersconcluded.。ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B，CandD。Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext。Likemanystudents,Ryanbelievesthatthetimeandmoneyspentonhiseducationwillpayoff：hewilleventuallybeabletogetagoodjobanddowellinthefieldhehaschosen。Andyet,___51___alloftheyearsspentinschoolpreparingtoentertheworkplace,manyrecentgraduatessaythattheystrugglewiththe___52___fromclassroomtocareerworldandhavedifficulty___53___lifeonthejob.WriterandeditorJosephLewissuggestsonereasonwhythisisthecase.Lewisbelievesthatmostofourschoolexperiences—fromchildhoodthroughuniversity—arefairly___54___，whilelifeintheworkingworldisfarmoreuncertain.Inschool，___55___，thepatternstaysmoreorlessthesamefromyeartoyear.Intheworkplace,however，constant___56___isthenorm，andonehastoadaptquickly.Anotherproblemthatgraduatesenteringtheworkforceencounteristhattheyare___57___tothinkanalytically。Inschool，manystudentsincludingthoseincollege,spendalotoftimememorizingfactsandrepeatingwhatthey“learned"ontests.Butintheworkplaceemployees“are·5·oftenexpectedtothinkcriticallyandmake___58___abouttheirwork,notjustfollowasupervisorinstructions。”Lesstimeneedstobespentinschoolontesting，saysonerecentreport，andmoreonhelpingstudentstoanalyzeandinterpretinformation，solveproblems,andcommunicatetheirideaseffectively—skillsthatwillpreparethemtosucceedintoday’sworkplace.Finally，manyrecentgraduatessaythatoneofthebiggestdifficultiestheyfaceisadaptingto___59___onthejob。Intheworkplace,employeesmustregularly___60___withothersandareoftendependentontheirco—workersfortheirsuccess。Inotherwords,ifanemployeehastoworkwithotherstocompleteagivenproject，thatemployee’s___61notonlydependsonhishardworkandexpertise,butalsoonhowwellhiscolleaguesperform。Knowinghowtoparticipateeffectivelyinteamwork—anddealwithproblemswhentheyarise—isextremelyimportant，andyet，itisalsosomethingmanystudentsdon'tgetquite___62___toinaschoolsetting。Howcanwebetterprepareyoungadultsfortheworkplace?Recentgraduates,lookingbackontheireducationalexperience，havesome___63___.Manythinkthatallstudentsshouldberequiredtodoaninternship（實習）whiletheyareinschool。Volunteeringparttimeatacompany，hospital,orgovernmentorganization,forexample,canhelponegainexperienceandlearnskillsneededtosucceedintherealworld.___64___thiskindofpracticalworkexperiencewithclassroominstruction，saythegraduates，willhelppreparestudentsforthe___65___oftheworkplaceandmakethetransitionfromschooltocareerworldlessstressful.51.A。withregardtoB.thankstoC。inspiteofD.inviewof52。A。actionB.shiftC.routineD.variety53。A。turningtoB.reactingtoC。adjustingtoD。seeingto54。A。predictableB。considerableC。accessibleD.flexible55。A。howeverB.inadditionC.forexampleD。inreturn56。A.changeB.reminderC。predictionD.difficulty57.A。encouragedB.unpreparedC.entitledD.undetermined58.A。predictionsB.targetsC.decisionsD.inquiries59。A。independenceB。performanceC.competitionD.teamwork60.A。argueB。bargainC。identifyD.interact61。A.successB.ambitionC。completionD。purpose62。A。attachedB。exposedC。relatedD.addicted63。A。patienceB.adviceC。expectationD。relief64.A。PairingB.ChargingC。InvolvingD。Rewarding65.A.availabilityB。possibilitiesC。invasionD。realitiesSectionBDirections：Readthefollowingpassages。Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements。ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B，CandD。Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread。(A)·6·Fansofreptileslikesnakeswillwanttopaymoreattentiontoaspecialvehiclethathasrecentlyhitthestreets:theSuperGreenTurtleMachine。JustlikeBatmanhashisBatmobile，JesseRothackerandForgottenFriendReptileSanctuaryFFRS）cannowbefoundtouringLancasterCountyintheSuperGreenTurtleMachine,avanwithanimportantmission。Rothackerhadco-writtenasongcalled“SuperGreenTurtleMachine”withmusicianStevenCourtney。Thesongbecametheinspirationforthevan。FFRSiscelebratingits12thyearrescuingandadvocatingforreptilesandcreaturesofallshapesandsizes.TheSuperGreenTurtleMachinewillberollingouttoupcomingForgottenFriendprogramsandfrequentreptilerescuecalls.“Wehavemorethan60educationaleventsalreadyscheduledfor2016,"Rothackermentioned。Theprogramswilleducateaudiencesofallagesaboutreptilesandotheramazinganimalsthatareoftengivenabadreputation.“TheideabehindtheTurtleMachineistotakeamarginalizedanimalgrouplikereptilesandgivethemsomepositivepublicityonsocialmedia，”Rothackerexplained.Whenreptilefansseethevanparkedwithitscolorfulturtlemascot（吉祥物)givingathumb—up，theyareinvitedtotakeaphotowiththevehiclewiththeirownthumbsupsign。“LotsofpeoplewillhaveanopportunitytotelltheirfriendsonFacebookandTwitterthattheygivereptilesathumb-up,”Rothachersaid。“ThentheycanposttheirpicturestosocialmediawiththetagGiveReptilesAChance。"Tosweetenthedeal，FFRSwillchooseseveralwinnersfromthosewhopostphotosforspecialprizessuchasT-shirts，books，andotherreptile—relateditems.Inadditiontothepositivepublicity,theSuperGreenTurtleMachinewillserveamorepracticalpurpose,aswell.Rothackerandhisteamhopetomakeafewmorechangestothevaninthefuture.“Themainworkisdone，butwe’dlovetofinishherup,Rothacker”shared.“Wehaveplanstoaddflashingcautionlightsforwhenwestoptohelpsnakesandturtlescrosstheroad。”FurtherenhancementstotheTurtleMachineincludeaddingextratoolstohelpwithreptilerescuepickupsandliveeducationalevents。AsFFRSisanon-profit,donationstowardtheSuperGreenTurtleMachinearetaxdeductible.I.66.WhatcanwelearnfromthepassageaboutJesseRothacker？A.Heisgoodatcomposingsongs.B.Hehasmanybatmobiles.C。Hecurescreaturesofallshapesandsizes。D。HeworksforFFRS。67.What’sthemissionoftheSuperGreenTurtleMachine？A。Torollouttothestreetforpeopletotakepictureswith。B.Topublicizereptilespositivelyandgivethempracticalhelp。C.Toinspirepeoplewiththesongsthevanplays。D.Tochoosethewinnersfromthosepostinggoodphotos.68.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“marginalized”inthe4thparagraphmostprobablymean？A.Oftenneglected.B.Highlyendangered.C。Muchvalued。D.Widelynoticed.69。AccordingtoRothacker,whichofthefollowingisNOTamongthepossiblechangestothevan?A。Flashingcautionlights。B.Colourfulturtlemascots.·7·C.Toolsforliveeducationalevents.DearMissManners，Myfriendskids’alwaysaskforgiftsorsay，“Youdidntgive’meagift”fortheirbirthdaysorChristmas。Thisisdonewhiletheirmomsarepresent,andtheydon’tsayanything。HowdoIaskmyfriendstotelltheirkidsthatits’rudetoaskpeopleforgifts？Paul

D.Reptilerescuepickuptools。(B）DearPaul，Nevermindthemothers，whoareobviouslynotgoingtoteachthemmanners。Isuggestrespondingdirectlyandpleasantlytothechildrenwith，“Why—wereyouplanningtogivemeone?"Theirastonishmentshouldgiveyoutheopportunitytoexplainpolitelythatwearenotsupposedtoforceotherstogivegiftsandgivingpresentsisgenerallyexpectedtobemutual。DearMissManners,Iamcelebratingamilestonebirthdaywithaformalthemepartyataclub.Thetimeofthepartyis7。tomidnight.Itp.mincludesacocktailhourat7，withdinnerfollowing。CanIaddthe7p。m。cocktailhourtotheinvitation？Iwouldhategueststomisunderstandandthinkthattheycouldarriveanytimebetween7andmidnight。Caroline

DearCaroline，Thetemptationtotellone’guestswhentheyareexpectedtoleaveisonewithwhichMissMannerssympathizes.Clearsignalsareoftenneglected。Ifthehostsdonotrisefromthetabletoannouncecoffeeinthelivingroomasthefinalact,guestsfeelawkwardaboutbeingthefirsttogetup.Andthensomepeoplejustneverknowwhentogohome。However,puttingbothstartingandfinishingtimesonaninvitation，oftendoneforcocktailparties，indeedsuggeststhattheymayarriveduringtheevent—nottowarditsend，tobesure,butnotnecessarilyatthestartingpoint。Youaregivingadinnerparty,soyoushouldinformyourgueststhatitwillstartat7，asdrinksbeforethemealarepartoftheroutine.Thattellsthemtoarriveontime-andyoucanonlyhopethattheywilltakethemselvesoffatadecenthour。AccordingtoMissManners,theproperwaytodealwithakidaskingforgiftsis_______.。toignorethekid'srequestforgifts。toscoldthekidforaskingforpresents。totellkidsgiftgivingisvoluntaryandtwo-waytoadvisethekid'smumtoteachhimpropermannersWhichofthefollowingdoesMissMannersadviseyoutodoataparty?。Suggestguestsarrivingduringtheevent。B。Directlyremindgueststoleaveatapropertime。C.Informguestsofbothstartingandfinishinghours.D。Giveguestsclearhintwhentheyshouldleavetheparty。72.Inwitchpartofanewspapercanyoufindthispassage?·8·A.AdviceSection。B.LiveChatsSection.C.EntertainmentSection。D。ClassifiedAdsSection.（C)Inthe1990s，whenanareaofBrazilianrainforestthesizeofBelgiumwascutdowneveryyear，Brazilwastheworld’environmentalsvillain(反派角色）andtheAmazonianjungletheimageofeverythingthatwasgoingwrongingreenplaces。Now，theAmazonoughttobetheimageofwhatisgoingright。Governmentfiguresshowthatdeforestationfellby70％intheBrazilianAmazonregionduringthepastdecade。Ifclearanceshadcontinuedattheirratein2005,anextra3。2billiontonnesofcarbondioxidewouldhavebeenputintotheatmosphere.ThatisanamountequaltoayearfromtheEuropeanUnion。Arguably,then，Brazilisnowtheworldleaderinaddressingclimatechange。Buthowdiditbreaktheviciouscycle（惡性循環）？Theanswer，accordingtoapaperisthattherewasnosilverbulletbutinsteadathree-stageprocessinwhichbans,bettergovernanceinfrontierareasandconsumerpressureoncompaniesworked.Thefirststageranfromthemid—1990sto2004。Thiswaswhenthegovernmentputitseffortsintobansandrestrictions。TheBrazilianForestCodesaidthat，oneveryfarmintheAmazon，80%ofthelandhadtobesetasideasaforestreserve。Asthestudyobserves,thissharewassohighthatthecodecouldnotbefollowed—orenforced。Thiswastheperiodoftheworstdeforestation.Soybeanpriceswerehighandtherewasavastexpansionofsoybeanfarmingonthesouth-easternborderoftherainforest。Duringthesecondstage,whichranfrom2005to2009,thegovernmenttriedtoboostitsabilitytopolicetheAmazon。Brazil’spresidentmadestoppingdeforestationapriority,whichresultedinbetterco-operationbetweendifferentbitsofthegovernment.Theareainwhichfarmingwasbannedwasincreasedfromasixthtonearlyhalfoftheforest.Thethirdstage，whichbeganin2009,wasatestofwhetherasystemofrestrictionscouldsurviveassoybeanexpansioncontinued。Thegovernmentshifteditsfocusfromfarmstocounties（eachstatehasscoresofthese).Farmersinthe36countieswiththeworstdeforestationrateswerebannedfromgettingcheapcredituntilthoseratesfell.Byanystandards，Brazil’Amazonspolicyhasbeenasuccess，madethemoreremarkablebecauseitreliedonrestrictionsratherthanrewards,whichmighthavebeenexpectedtohaveworkedbetter.Overtheperiodofthestudy，Brazilalsoturneditselfintoafarmingsuperpower，sothecountryhasshownitispossibletogetahugeincreaseinfoodoutputwithoutdestroyingtheforest。Moreover，thepoliciessofarhavebeensuccessfulamongcommercialfarmerswhocareaboutthelawandrespondtomarketpressures.Mostremainingdeforestationisbysmallholderswhocareratherlessaboutthesethings,sothegovernmentfacestheproblemofpersuadingthemtochangetheirways,too。Deforestationhasbeenslowed，butnotyetstopped.73。Brazilisconsideredtoplayaleadingroleindealingwithclimatechangebecause______.A。ithasrainforestaslargeasBelgium·9·B。ithascutdowntoomuchrainforestC。ithastakenactiontoreducedeforestationD.itsent3.2billiontonsofcarbondioxideintotheair74。Theunderlinedphrase“silverbullet"inParagraph2mostprobablyrefersto______.A.apowerfulweaponB.aneffectivesolutionC.anintelligentdeviceD.agoldenopportunity75。Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage？A.80％ofthefarmlandwasallowedforfarminginthe1ststage.B.Soybeanpriceswentupwherefarminglandwasexpanded.C。ThegovernmenthiredmorepolicemenintheAmazonarea。D。Thegovernmentenlargeditsrangeofsupervisioninthe3rdstage.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A。Brazilhassuccessfullyeliminateddeforestation。B.Allthefarmerscaremuchaboutforestprotection。C。SmallfarmholdersareaheadachefortheBraziliangovernment.D.BoththefoodoutputandtheforestinBrazilhavegreatlyincreased。77。Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage？A。CuttingDownonCuttingDownB。Brazil，theWorldLeaderinFarmingC.RestrictionsOutperformingRewardsD。FormerAwarenessWorkingWondersSectionCDirections:Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.WantMoreInnovation?GetMoreDiversity(多樣性)ResearchbymycolleagueandIsuggeststhatuniversityadministratorswhodonotworkhardtoattractandretainAfrican—Americanteachingstaffmaywellbemissingoutonanimportantbenefit：Academicdepartmentsthataremorediversemayproducemorecreativeideasandwork.Amathematicalmodelhasbeendevelopedtostudytheeffectsofdiversity.Andwediscoveredasimpletruth:Morediversegroupsmaydobetterbecausetheyarelessconformist（抱殘守缺的）.Pictureit:You’rebrainstormingwithyourbestfriendof30years。Yougrewupinthesameneighborhood,wenttothesameschool，andstoodupforeachotheratyourweddings。Whenacrazyideacrossesyourmind，youimmediatelyseeallthereasonswhyhemaydismissit。Ontheotherhand,youknowwhatideasheisreceptiveto-sowhynotstartwiththose？Nowsupposeyou’rebrainstormingwithsomeonewhogrewupwithadifferentperspectiveandwhohasverydifferentexperiencesfromyou。Wouldyoubemorewillingtoshareyourcrazyideawithher?Afterall,youhavenocluewhatideassheisopento—sowhynottryitout？Somethinglikethismaybegoingonintheacademicworkplace.Weoftendon'trealizeit,butwe·10·constantlythinkabouthowpeoplearounduswillreacttous。Initself，thisisnotabadthing.Ifwedidn'tputourselvesintootherpeople’sshoes，we’dexperienceevenmoredisagreementsandmisunderstandingsthanwealreadydo。Butourresearchsuggeststhatalittleunpredictabilitymaynotbeabadthing.Infact，alittlemoreunpredictabilitymaybewhatweneedtomakeusallalittlelessconformistandalittlemoreopentotryingnewthings。Extensivedatasuggestthatmorediverseteamsoutperformhomogeneous（同質的)teamswhenitiscrucialtobeinnovative，whichagreeswithourmathematicalmodel.Soifdiversegroupsoutperformmorehomogeneousones，whydouniversityadministratorsnotchoosetohiremoreAfrican-Americans?Therearemanypossiblereasons，butoneisthatpeoplehaveatendencytohirepeoplelikethemselves.Interactingwithpeoplelikeourselvesallowsustostaywithinourcomfortzones.Itiscertainlyeasiertofindcommongroundwithone'sfriendof30yearsthanwithastranger。Yetgiventheincreasingemphasisoninnovationandcreativityintoday’seconomy,itpaysforuniversitiestoactivelypursueamoreraciallyandethnicallydiverseteachingstaff。So,stophiringpeoplewholooklikeyou.(Note:AnswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinNOMORETHANTENWORDS.)78。Researchbythewriterandhiscolleagueindicatesthatthemorediverseacademicapartmentsare,___________________________.Accordingtothewriter,showingreadycomprehensionofothers'situationwillcontributeto_____________________.80。Asissuggestedintheresearch，whatcanmakeusmoreopentodiversity?81。Whyisauniversityadministratormorelikelytohirepeoplelikehim?第II卷（共47分）I.TranslationDirections：TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish，usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets。今晚為什么不看本雜志放松一下呢?（relax）2.他在一些沒關緊迫的事上開銷太多時間,以致了整個項目的失敗。(leadto）3.盡管成本高昂，這些機器人緩解了該工廠人手不足的壓力。（despite）4.聽完這個教授激勵人心的講座,有更多的大學畢業生愿意投身于環保事業.（willing）5.他從未想到自己經歷十多年的努力后，終于能在激烈的競爭中鋒芒畢露，并贏得這么多的掌聲和激勵.（Never）II。GuidedWritingDirections：WriteanEnglishcompositionin120—150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.右圖反響了一種常有的現象:延誤癥(procrastination)。請寫一篇作文，內容包括：·11·1．給procrastination下定義;2．用生活中的例子談談你對此現象的看法.浦東新區2015學年度第二學期授課質量檢測高三英語錄音文字I。ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections：InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation，aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid。Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce。Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit，readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper，anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard。1．M：Excuseme,canIopenacheckingaccounthere？W:Certainly。YourIDcard，please.Q：Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?2．M：Letmeseeyourpapers，please。W：Hereyouare。HereismyvisaapplicationandmyacceptanceletterfromYale'sundergraduatedepartment.Q:What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers？3．W:Ihavewatchedmostofyourfilms。Ienjoyedthem,especiallytherecently-releasedone。M：Thankyou.Iwasajournalistwhotraveledalotinthefilm.Q:Whatisprobablytheman’sjob?4．M:Sowouldyouliketobemylabpartnerwiththenextexperiment?W：Sure.Ijustcan’tbelieveyoustillwanttoworkwithmeafterImesseduplast。timeQ：Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheman’sinvitation?5．W:Mikeisrunningforchairmanofthestudentunion。Wouldyouvoteforhim?M:Oh,Ican’tdeciderightnowbecauseIhavetofindoutmoreabouttheothercandidates.Q：Whatdoesthemanimply?6．W:Iwouldliketogowithyoutotheconcert,butIhavetoattendalecturetomorrowevening。M：That'stoobad。Iwishthatyoucouldcomealong。Q:What'sthewomanmostprobablygoingtodo?7．W:Rachel’svoicesoundsawful.Icouldbarelyhearher.M:Yes.She’sgotaterriblesorethroat.Thedoctorsaidsheshouldn’tevenattempttowQ：WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutRachel？8．W：Thisbusschedulehasgotmecompletelyconfused。Ican’figuretoutwhenmybustoBirminghamleaves?M：IfIwereyou，Iwouldgototheticketwindowandask.Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando？9．W:Idecidedtoapplytograduateschoolinengineeringfornextyear。Moreschool?I’mgoingintobusinessformyself.Whatdoesthemanplantodo?·12·10．M:Weshouldbuyaguide—bookandstudyitbeforeourtriptoThailand.W:Wecould，butitisnotworththeexpense.Whataboutthelibrary？Q：Whatdoesthewomanimply？SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages，andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages。Thepassageswillbereadtwice，butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion，readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage。WecanuseGoogletotranslatewords，butourfamilyishowwelearntointerprettheworld。Thatlearningprocesscanbefrightful，funny,andevenamatteroflifeanddeath。Irememberonesceneasifithappenedyesterday.Iwas5yearsold.Louie,myfavoriteuncle,wasamailman。Heusedtowalkfast，despitehisshort，unevenlegs。Heletmepushtheshoppingcartonagroceryexcursion。Imadeamistakeandtookanothershopper’scartaswespeddownthesectionmeat。Theangryvictimyelledatmyuncletowatchmemorecarefully。Louie,oneofthekindestandfunniestpersonsIknew，pretendedtoyellatmeandhitmeontheheadwiththestore’sadvertisingleaflet:You“boy，whatdidItellyou?WHATDIDITELLYOU?"GrowingupwithLouie，IimmediatelyrealizedthiswasplayfulandIlaughed，andsodidhe.Hesmiledattheangrygro