2014 上海市高考压轴卷 英语

第Ⅰ卷（共105分）

I. Listening Comprehension

Section A

Directions: In section 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 on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

1. A. He will wait for two hours. B. He will wait for three hours.

C. He will wait for four hours. D. He will wait for twelve hours.

2. A. They want to have a cup of coffee.

B. The woman refused the man's invitation.

C. The woman will write her paper tomorrow.

D. They’ve got to meet with the deadline of their papers.

3. A. They are talking about the light. B. They are talking about the people.

C. They are talking about air-conditioning. D. They are talking about power failure.

4. A. She paid $172. B. She paid $43. C. She paid $86. D. She paid￥43

5. A. It's a cafe. B. It's a supermarket.

C. It's a department store. D. It’s a downtown mall

6. A. It will be sunny. B. It will be windy.

C. It will be rainy. D. It will be snowy.

7. A. The conversation takes place in an office.

B. The conversation takes place in a restaurant.

C. The conversation takes place at home.

D. The conversation takes place in the market

8. A. The boy wants to be a traveler. B, The boy wants to be a lawyer.

C. The boy wants to be a professor. D. The boy wants to be a businessman.

9. A. He is offering help. B. He is expressing thanks.

C. He is asking for permission. D. He is having a lesson

10. A. He'll deliver the luggage by car.

B. He needs someone to help carry the luggage to the car.

C. He doesn't need any help with the luggage.

D. He won't take the luggage with him.

Section B

Directions: In section B, 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 on your paper, and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. He missed the appointment. B. He arrived late.

C. He was sick. D. He was homesick

12. A. He couldn't reach Mr. Smith's office.

B. He didn't want to see Mr. Smith any more.

C. He didn't want to take the trouble making it.

D. He couldn’t get Mr. Smith’s permission.

13. A. Mrs. Smith. B. Mr. Smith.

C. Mr. Smith's secretary. D. A stranger.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. She got promoted. B. She became a weather forecaster.

C. She became the first woman weather forecaster.

D. She managed to balance work and life.

15. A. She works ten or twelve hours a day.

B. She gets up early on weekdays.

C. She only manages the weather department.

D. She sometimes has to work at night.

16. A. She studies data. B. She tries not to be nervous.

C. She spends much time memorizing her words.

D. She doesn’t make the woman happy with her smile.

Section C

Directions: In section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

What he needed

Some 17_______.



What he wanted to do first

To park his 18_______.



What he desired to do

To listen to Professor Klauss’s 19_______



What he could do at last

To 20_______ without putting money in the meter.



Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

Why need he pray seriously?

If he wants to get 21_______ that play.



What do they think of the coach?

He isn’t 22_______ hard enough in practice.



Why do they feel it a pity?

Their son is really late on 23_______.



Why does he feel proud of his son?

His son has got 24_______.



Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

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. My neighbor’s house has been broken into three times in the last two years, ______ resulting in great loss.

A. each B. every C. any D. either

26. — What did you do for the people of the earthquake-stricken area?

— I ______ a great number of books to the children there.

A. gave up B. gave off C. gave back D. gave away

27. Barbara went back to the US a couple of months ago, by ______ time she had learned some Chinese folk dances.

A. which B. that C. what D. whose

28. — It looks like rain.

— Take an umbrella with you ______ it should rain.

A. so that B. if C. unless D. in case

29. — We don’t have enough computers here. What should we do?

— How about two of us ______ one?

A. share B. sharing C. to share D. shared

30. Generally ______, arguments ______ on facts sound more reasonable to us.

A. speaking; basing B. speaking; based

C. spoken; basing D. to speak; to base

31. — Did all the people trapped in the building escape from the fire?

— Luckily, the smoke was not so heavy and all of them ______ escape.

A. would B. could C. were able to D. had to

32. China’s success in manned-spacecraft travel shows ______ our country has become one of the greatest powers in space science.

A. what B. which C. that D. whether

33. — How are the victims doing now?

— Not very badly. Lots of jobs ______ to them recently.

A. will offer B. have offered

C. are offered D. have been offered

34. Fortunately, Mary reminded me to ______ out. Otherwise I would have been knocked down by the car!

A. see B. watch C. notice D. observe

35. — Could I use your bathroom?

— Why, of course. Just ______.

A. be careful B. make yourself at home

C. keep in mind D. stay where you are

36. Not until ______ the Earth Day program on TV ______ much about global warming.

A. did we watch; did we know B. we watched; we knew

C. did we watch; we knew D. we watched; did we know

37. — He can speak Italian because he once lived in Italy.

— Really? How long ______ there?

A. did he live B. is he living C. has he lived D. does he live

38. The number of the international students in this university has grown from 1,000 to 1,500. This means it has risen ______ 50 percent．

A．at B．by C．to D．on

39. Which do you enjoy ______ your summer holiday, going to Beidaihe or staying at home?

A. to spend B. spending C. being spent D. to be spent

40. Do you still remember the boss ______ restaurant we worked during the summer holiday?

A. in which B. of whom C. in whose D. of him

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.

influenced B. make C. built D. unpleasant E. cloudy

F. without G. hardly H. affect I. improving J. personality.





For hundreds Of years, scientists have been trying to answer what things have an effect on people’s emotions (情感). How you feel is controlled by many things. Your emotions can be affected by your 41_______, by the actions of others and by events around you. Perhaps you don’t know your emotions can be 42_______ by the weather as well.

People often say they feel good when the sun is shining and sad when it is43_______. In fact, sunlight makes us feel good. When sunlight hits our skins, our bodies produce a vitamin. Vitamins are natural chemicals (化学物质) which we all need to stay healthy. Sunlight helps our bodies produce vitamin D. Vitamin D helps our bodies 44_______ a special chemical. This special chemical affects our brains (大脑) and makes us feel happy. For example, there are long, dark winters of little sunlight in Sweden and Norway, so many people in these countries often feel sad. Their bodies produce less vitamin D 45_______ much sunlight. Without enough vitamin D, their bodies make less of this special chemical which makes them feel good. To help the people in these countries feel better, special “sunrooms” with artificial (人造的) lights have been 46_______. People can go there and get “sunlight” for an hour or two!

The weather can also 47_______ people’s emotions in other ways. Hot weather can make people angry because people feel uncomfortable when they are hot. In the same way, rain can make people angry because being wet can be 48_______. As you can see, the weather can have an effect on the chemicals which control our brains. Through these ways, the weather can influence our emotions. Sadly, while the weather can change us, we can 49_______ change the weather. (311words)

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.

The date was July 16, 2012. It was late in the afternoon and I was invited by some friends to see a 50 .

They introduced the young 51 : “Welcome, Mr. Patrick Henry Hughes.” He was sitting in his wheelchair and began to play the piano. He 52 as he played, and it was even more beautiful. For some reason, however, I knew I was seeing something 53 . I really couldn’t explain all of this, especially his smile. His 54 was magic! About ten minutes into Patrick’s performance, someone came on the 55 , saying, “Let’s