2013上海市高考压轴卷英语试题

考生注意：

1．考试时间120分钟，试卷满分150分。

2．本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。试卷分为第1卷（第1-12页）和第II卷（第13页），

全卷共13页。所有答题必须涂（选择题）或写（非选择题）在答题纸上，做在试卷上

一律不得分。

3．答题前，务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名，并将核对后的条形码贴在指定位置上。

第1卷 （共105分）

I . Listening Comprehension(略)

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

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.

25. The _______ is just around the corner and you won't miss it. A.bicycle's shop B.bicycle shop C.bicycles shop D.bicycles' shop26. I don't like talking on _______ telephone; I prefer writing _______ letters. A.a; the B.the; / C.the; the D.a; /27. Both teams were in hard training, _______ was willing to lose the game. A.either B.neither C.another D.the other28. _______ people in the world are sending information by e-mail every day. A.Several million B.Many millions C.Several millions D.Many million29. Many students signed up for the _______ race in the sports meeting to be held next week. A.800-metre-long B.800-metres-long C.800 metre length D.800 metres length30. We don't care if a hunting dog smells _______, but we really don't want him to smell _______. A.well; well B.bad; bad C.well; badly D.badly; bad31. Boris has brains.In fact, I doubt whether anyone in the class has _______ IQ. A.a high B.a higher C.the higher D.the highest32. It is so nice to hear from her._______, we last met more than thirty years ago. A.What's more B.That is to say C.In other words D.Believe it or not

33. The little girl _______ her heart out because she _______ her toy bear and believed she wasn't ever going to find it. A.had cried; lost B.cried; had lost C.has cried; has lost D.cries; has lost34. I wonder how he _______ that to the teacher. A.dare to say B.dare saying C.not dare say D.dared say 35. When a pencil is partly in a glass of water, it looks as if it _______. A.breaks B.has broken C.were broken D.had been broken

36. Though _______ money, his parents managed to send him to university. A.lacked B.lacking of C.lacking D.lacked in 37. John may phone tonight.I don't want to go out _______ he phone. A.as long as B.in order that C.in case D.so that 38. — Did you remember to give Mary the money you owed her ? —Yes.I gave it to her _______ I saw her. A.while B.the moment C.suddenly D.once 39. If you want help — money or anything, let me know, _______ you  A.don't B.will C.shall D.do

40. I shall never forget those years _______ I lived in the country with the farmers, _______ has a great effect on my life. A.that; which B.when; which C.which; that D.when; who

Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A .drive B. absolutely C. construct D. leadership E. Policies

F.realization G. Pressures H.Definition I.Challenging J. particularly





Leadership is a difficult concept to explain because everyone defines it differently. From my personal experiences as a student leader, I can tell you that there is no single ___41___of leadership, ___42___with students leaders. You are a leader, a student and a peer, so this role can be especially difficult to manage. As a student leader,you deal with academic__43___,as well as added pressure of leading group of your peers. As, the president of Fuse, the contemporary dance group at Colgate University, I experienced many ups-and-downs with_____. Thankfully, my passion for this dance club gave me the ____45___to lead my fellow dancers.

Finding an activity that is both enjoyable and __46___is the first step. In order to be a good leader, you must be personally interested in what you are leading, whether it's debating,cooking or robotics. In my case, dance has always been of interest to me, from my grandfather teaching me salsa to early childhood training with ballet, and so I always that dance would be part of my life. Once I arrive on my college campus, ready for my college adventure, I had a sudden ___47___: wandering around the Student Activities Fair, I saw no contemporary or modern dance clubs I panicked.

After meeting a fellow dancer at Freshmen Orientation, we found that we shared the same passion and desire to start a club. We held auditions,created club____48___and held practices. The process of creating the actual club was both fun and challenging because we had to figure out school club regulations, __49__many club rules, obtain 60 signatures of supporters and overcome other obstacles. As it turns out, this process was not a walk in the park for us.

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A

Directions: For each blank in the following passage 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.

Life in the twenty-first century will be very 50 . Many changes will take place, but 51 will the changes be.

The population is growing 52 . There will be many 53 in the world and most of them will live 54 than people in the twentieth century.

Computers will be much smaller and 55 and there will be at least one in every 56 . And 57 studies will be one of the important subjects in school then.

People will work 58 and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travelling. 59 will be much easier and cheaper. And many more people will go to 60 countries for holidays.

There will be changes in our 61 , too. Maybe no one will eat meat every day, instead, they eat more fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be 62 . Work in the future will be different, too. 63 and hard work can be done by robots. Because of this, 64 will not have enough work to do .This will be a problem.

50. A. interesting B. hard C. different D. beautiful

51. A. why B. how C. when D. what

52. A. slowly B. fast C. quietly D. suddenly

53. A. people B. workers C. scientists D. doctors

54. A. long B. longer C. happy D. lucky

55. A. more useful B. useful C. helpful D. less useful

56. A. hospital B. factory C. home D. town

57. A. science B. maths C. English D. computer

58. A. fewer hours B. more hours

C. eight hours D. more than eight hours

59. A. Seeing doctors B. Going to the cinema

C. Shopping D. Travelling

60. A. rich B. other C. poor D. small

61. A. food B. clothes C. fruit D. drinks

62. A. fatter B. thinner C .healthier D. more pleased

63. A. Safe B. Easy C. Simple D. Dangerous

64. A. a few people B. all the people C. many people D. some people

Section B

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several 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)

Squirrels often communicate with whistles, chirps and chucks, which sound like the word “chuck”． Whistles and chirps are like the sounds that many birds make．Now scientists have translated some of their squirrel-speak．

Hare, a professor of zoology at the University of Maniloha in Winnipeg, and his team managed to record squirrels' alarm calls．The researchers studied the sounds and then played them back to 60 wild squirrels, which the scientists approached individually with a video recorder to capture(抓拍）their reponses．Some squirrels lifted their heads up and became．Alert(警惕的）．Creatures that were more frightened simply ran for their lives and dived into caves．

"In effect then, whistles that mix with chucks say 'there's an enemy of average threat that's here', and whistles without chucks say 'there's an enemy of seemingly average threat around here somewhere', while pure chirps say, 'I'm hiding here because there's an immediate danger．' " Hare told．Discovery News．

Hare and some other researchers believe such sounds arc part of an advanced language that develops just as all other communication systems．

Although squirrels risk their lives when they call out to warn others of threats, other squirrels might admire this behaviour, thus increasingly the caller’s social status, like humans who look up to heroes. Hare added that other animals, such as birds, probably understand at least some squirrel language, since they also may benefit from the alarm calls.

In fact, another Canadian study found that deep-voiced, black-capped chickadees have their own language too．According to certain research, there are a lot of tidings in chickadees' calls, such as directing fellows' activities, keeping in contact between mates, and raising alarms．

While chickadees and other birds are often welcomed into gardens by homeowners, squirrels are frequently viewed as pests(害兽）. Hare wishes a greater understanding of the complex social lives and communication systems of squirrels will provide “hope that humans will gain a greater appreciation and stop doing harm to these animals”.

65．The text mainly talks about ．

A．the study on the language of squirrels

B．the comparison betw