2006年上海师大附中高考英语仿真模拟试卷
第一卷（共110分）
I. Listening Comprehension(30分， 每题1.5分)
Part A: Short conversations
Directions: In Part A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers in you paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. (A) In the cafeteria (B) On the train.
(C) At the theatre (D) On the bus
2. (A) Red (B) Blue (C) Yellow. (D) Green
3. (A) Played the piano (B) Went to a concert.
(C) Wrote some letters (D) Practised singing.
4. (A) Customer and salesman. (B) Student and teacher.
(C) Patient and doctor (D) Child and parent.
5. (A) She doesn't agree with the man. (B) She likes cooking for herself
(C) She likes eating in a school canteen (D) She never cooks for herself.
6. (A) Two dollars (B) Four dollars (C) Eight dollars (D) Ten dollars.
7. (A) He enjoyed his new camera.
(B) He left his camera at the airport.
(C) He left his camera in his friend's car.
(D) He lost his camera on his trip.
8. (A) Cold (B) Warm (C) Hot (D) Mild
9. (A) A plumber (B) An electrician
(C) A salesman (D) A policeman.
10. (A) By car (B) By plane (C) By train (D) By bus
Part B: Longer conversations
Directions: In Part B, you will hear two longer conversations. After each conversation, you will be asked two questions. The conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 and 12 are based on the following conversation:
11. (A) An exhibition of painting (B) An apple
(C) A modern jazz band (D) An opera.
12. (A) An instrument. (B) A concert (C) A theatre (D) A city
Questions 13 and 14 are based on the following conversation:
13. (A) His telephone bill is too high (B) He's moving out of town.
(C) He has been ill (D) He's been seeing a doctor
14. (A) Buying a heater (B) Calling the weather service.
(C) Wearing winter clothes (D) Calling the woman in the morning.
Part C: Passages
Directions : In Part C, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 15 through 17 are based on the following passage
15. (A) 1921 (B) 1621 (C) Last November (D) On Thursday.
16. (A) American Indians (B) English stemlers.
(C) The black people (D) English natives
17. (A) Apple pie (B) Roast turkey.
(C) Indian pudding (D) Sweet potatoes.
Questions 18 through 20 are based on the following passage:
18. (A) They used simple words.
(B) They used signs
(C) They rubbed their stomachs
(D) They didn't communicate with each other.
19. (A) As soon as there were human beings
(B) About a hundred thousand years ago.
(C) About a million years ago.
(D) About ten million years ago.
20. (A) Words that were simple and short in pronunciation.
(B) Words that stood for things people met with every day.
(C) Words that were names of important things in life.
(D) All of the above.
II. Grammar (20分，每题1分)
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentence there are four choices marked (A) (B) (C) and (D). Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
21. As far as I know, they spent _______ winter of 1999 in _______ UK.
(A) the… the (B) /…/ (C) the… / (D) /… the
22. He is wearing ________ shoes today, which is quite unusual.
(A) Italian black leather (B) black Italian leather
(C) black leather Italian (D) leather Italian black
23. Some women think it is men's business to earn money and ______ to spend it.
(A) they (B) their (C) them (D) theirs.
24. He claimed _______ in the restaurant last Sunday.
(A) being badly treated (B) to be treated badly
(C) to have been badly treated (D) being treated badly
25. _________ can properly be called a clock always strikes the hours on a bell.
(A) Anything (B) All that (C) Which (D) It
26. I couldn't help but ______ that it was a mistake to lend him the money.
(A) think (B) thought (C) to think (D) thinking
27. There will come a day when all of us will be living in cities quite unlike ______ of the present.
(A) that (B) ones (C) those (D) the ones
28. To help support the family, Tom takes on much more work than ______ good for her.
(A) is (B) to be (C) which is (D) that is
29. I think they failed to accomplish the task, ______?
(A) do I (B) don't I (C) did they (D) didn't they
30. Henry would rather his mother______ in the school where he is studying.
(A) not work (B) not worked (C) didn't work (D) not to work
31. The mechanic was surprised at the poor condition of the car _________.
(A) to have serviced (B) having serviced
(C) to be serviced (D) being serviced
32. Her fear of flying was _______ she always managed to travel by train or by boat.
(A) such that (B) such as (C) so that (D) so as
33. Just after finishing the washing-up, _____.
(A) the door bell rang (B) Susan heard the door bell ring
(C) someone knocked at the door (D) the door bell was rung
34. ________, he still couldn't afford it.
(A) Cheap although the computer was (B) Cheap as the computer was
(C) As the computer was cheap (D) However cheap was the computer
35. The meeting was to _______ at nine o'clock, but the chairman had not turned up by ten.
(A) start (B) be starting (C) have started (D) be started
36. A proposal has been put forward ____ a debate _____ between the boys and the girls.
(A) which… is held (B) that… be held
(C) that… will be (D) when… to be held
37. It is unbelievable that a well-behaved gentleman ______ be so rude to a lady.
(A) will (B) may (C) must (D) should
38. _______ at the top of the TV Tower, people below look like ants.
(A) Standing (B) To stand (C) Stand (D) If you stand
39. After ______ seemed a long time, the patient came to and opened his eyes.
(A) it (B) what (C) where (D) that
40. He was so careful that not a single mistake _______ in the test.
(A) he made (B) he had ever made
(C) did he make (D) he ever made
III. Vocabulary (10分，每题1分)
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked (A) (B) (C) and (D). Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
41. I have a number of _____ to make about the management of the hotel.
(A) claims (B) complaints (C) observations (D) discoveries
42. I'm sorry I have to decline your invitation because of a ______ appointment.
(A) former (B) last (C) previous (D) normal
43. To be honest, I don't quite_____ with you some views on the matter.
(A) agree (B) share (C) include (D) admit
44. I think a cold drink can ______ you after your long hot journey.
(A) recover (B) refresh (C) relieve (D) relax
45. The bad weather ______ our visit to Shakespeare's birthplace and Oxford University
(A) damaged (B) destroyed (C) spoiled (D) harmed
46. He's _______ working in Germany as a representative of a Chinese company.
(A) lately (B) recently (C) presently (D) likely
47. As we all know, the Internet will let people have ______ to huge amounts of information from their own homes.
(A) entrance (B) way (C) means (D) access
48. His speech was so confusing that I could hardly make any _____ of it.
(A) meaning (B) understanding (C) sense (D) explanation
49. we cannot work all the time if we are going to _______ good health and enjoy life.
(A) maintain (B) continue (C) hold (D) remain
50. The mother's face______ when she answered the phone from his son abroad.
(A) cleared up (B) cleaned up (C) cheered up (D) chased up
IV. Cloze(30分，每题2分)
Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked (A) (B) (C) and (D) . Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
A
It is the duty of every man to work. The lazy man wastes his time, and his __51__ is of no use to himself or to others. The man who is too lazy to work is the man who is __52__ most ready to beg or to steal. Everyone when he is young should learn some useful work.
But it is not __53__ that one should learn some kind of work. He should work hard, and not waste his spare minutes or half hours. ＂Work while you work and play while you play＂ is as good a __54__ for young people as for old.
There is no __55__ aid to diligence than the habit of early rising, and this, like all other good habits, and must make easily __56__ in youth.
There is an English saying ＂Lost time never returns＂. This __57__ that everybody must be diligent, and must make good use of his time. One must study hard when he is young, so that he may succeed in his __58__ and become useful to his country.
I have __59__ heard that those who are diligent will become beggars, but I know that lazy fellows will become beggars. Therefore, I should say that diligence is the __60__ of success.
51. (A) work (B) life (C) body (D) idea
52. (A) likely (B) rarely (C) generally (D) luckily
53. (A) true (B) enough (C) effective (D) difficult
54. (A) lesson (B) advice (C) instruction (D) rule
55. (A) better (B) other (C) more (D) less
56. (A) gained (B) grown (C) existed (D) formed
57. (A) means (B) shows (C) illustrates (D) suggests
58. (A) childhood (B) study (C) life (D) youth
59. (A) often (B) always (C) sometimes (D) never
60. (A) way (B) road (C) mother (D) father
B
A bank is an organization which does various jobs. Because of the __61__ and importance of the work it undertakes, a bank is __62__ part of modern industrial society. It enables its __63__ to complete most of their business then and __64__.
A bank is a place where money can be deposited (存入) and __65__ safely. If your house __66__, you will lose the money you keep at home. But if you deposit your money in the bank you will not lose your money.
A bank is also __67__ which lends money and receives interest for the money it lends. And when it __68__ money from its depositors, it pays them interest. On __69__, the bank makes a profit out of these __70__.
61. (A) advancement (B) variety (C) regularity (D) necessity
62. (A) a large (B) the central (C) a useful (D) an essential
63. (A) lawyers (B) employees (C) customers (D) owners
64. (A) there (B) leave (C) satisfied (D) all
65. (A) made (B) worked (C) kept (D) felt
66. (A) is pulled down (B) burns down (C) collapses (D) is broken into
67. (A) a place (B) a building (C) a house (D) an organization
68. (A) receives (B) borrows (C) lends (D) spends
69. (A) balance (B) the contrary (C) an average (D) credit
70. (A) things (B) plans (C) programs (D) activities
V. Reading Comprehension
Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by the three or four questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked (A) (B) (C) and (D) . Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
A
D day is a term used to stand for the starting day of a campaign or planned series of actions. When the secret starting date is unknown, secret or subject to change, D day is the reference point which helps planners arrange every step of a campaign. For example, the day before D day is D-1; the day after: D+1, D+2 and so on.
The letter D here stands for Day, so D day actually means Day day. More commonly the term has a military usage. In fact, it came into being during the First World War, but it was during the Second that D day got its common usage.
The beginning of the end of the Second World War was the allied landing of Europe, and D day was its starting date. After months of careful planning, the exact day was fixed for June5,1994. Because of impossible weather conditions, at the minute the landing was put off until the following day.
71. If a man-made satellite is planned to launch on August 1st , but for some reason, it is launched on July 29th, then according to the passage, the day is ______,
(A) D-2 (B) D-3 (C) D+2 (D) D+3
72. The allied landing of Europe_______.
(A) brought the Second World War to an end
(B) started the Second World War
(C) took place on the day D-1
(D) was the end of the Second World War
73. Why was the landing of Europe put off in the Second World War?
(A) Because it had been carelessly planned
(B) Because it was fine that day.
(C) Because it wasn't suitable for attacking that day.
(D) Because it was raining that day.
74. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
(A) D day is a term used only in a campaign.
(B) D day is helpful for people to plan something to be happening.
(C) In fact, the term D day is June 5, not June 6
(D) June 1st, Children's Day can be called D day.
B
Acadia National Park
5 miles S of Hardor Via Rte. Season from about May 10 to October 15. Likely to be crowded July 1 to August 31! 4-day camping limiting. 3335 tent sites in woods, open fields near shore. Food three miles away. Swim (salt and fresh) with easy drive.
75. Most people choose to go there during the period of ______.
(A) May to July (B) July to October (C) July to August (D) June to September
76. The people who stay there live ______.
(A) with selected families (B) indoors
(C) in hotels (D) outside in tents
77. If you want to go for a swim, you can get to the pools or the sea after _____.
(A) a long drive (B) a hard drive (C) a short drive (D) a 5- minute drive
C
A man shot Martin Luther King in Atlanta on 4th April 1968. He drove a white Ford car. Who was he ? The police found ＂Harvey Lowmeyer's ＂gun and ＂John Willard's ＂shirt, and then the white car. It was ＂Eric Starvo Galt's＂ car. So what was this man's real name? The marks on the shirt and the car sent the F. B. I. to Los Angeles. 300 detectives questioned people. At last one found a photograph of ＂Galt＂. Then detectives in Atlanta found a fingerprint. It was on a map in ＂Galt＇s＂room in a small hotel. One fingerprint was enough.
James Earl Ray's fingerprint was already on the F. B. I. cards. The police watched railway stations, hotels and airports. 3000 detectives were trying to find Ray---without success.
The Canadian police were helping, too. They looked at 240,000 photographs in their Passport Office. Then they found one of ＂Ramon George Sneyd＂. ＂We gave this man a passport last month,＂ they said. ＂He went to London on 2nd May. ＂The man was wearing thick glasses, but he looked like Ray. Then on 8th June, a detective at London Airport saw Sneyd's name on a passenger list.
It was the end of the biggest manhunt in history. The F. B. I. spent 1.4 million dollars, but they got their man.
78. The key of settling the case was probably the murderer's _______.
(A) car (B) fingerprint (C) gun (D) shirt