1、上海春季高考英语试题 2008年上海市普通高等学校春季招生考试Grammar and VocabularyDirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose that one answer that best completes the sentence25Nowadays a lot of adults go to evening schools further education. Aafter Bin Cfor Don26Many fas
2、t-growing countries are less concerned with protecting against climate change. Aone Boneself Cthem Dthemselves27When I was young, I was told that I play with matches. Awouldnt Bneednt Cmustnt Ddarent28Those who have money then sense may sometimes act foolishly. Amuch Bmore Cmost Dmany 29Population e
3、xperts predict that most people in cities in the near future. Alive Bwould live Cwill live Dhave lived30You didnt use to like him much when we were at school, ? Awere we Bwerent we Cdid you Ddidnt you31Officials say that few patients with the virus owing to the effective prevention Ainfected Bare in
4、fected Chave infected Dbe infected32As a new driver, I have to practise the car in my small garage again and again. Aparking Bto park Cparked Dpark33The news our athletes won another gold medal was reported in yesterdays newspaper. Awhich Bwhether Cwhat Dthat34Due to the heavy rain and flooding, ten
5、 million people have been forced their homes. Aleaving Bto leave Cto be left Dbeing left35Please remind me of the meeting again tomorrow I forget. Athough Bso that Cin case Duntil36 this is only a small town ,its crowded with tourists who come here all year round. ASince BUnless COnce DAlthough37Vil
6、lagers here depend on the fishing industry, there wont be much work. Awhere Bthat Cby which Dwithout which38Throughout history ,the language by a powerful group spreads across a civilization. Aspeaking Bspoken Cto speak Dto be spoken39If we have illegal immigrants in, many local workers will lose th
7、eir jobs. Acame Bcoming Cto come Dhaving come40 we are sure about is the need to prevent children from being spoiled. AWhat BWhich CWhether DThat41The story of the homeless orphan has sympathy from the public. Aaroused Battracted Cdefended Dadopted42Food safety is important, so the government spares
8、 no efforts to prevent food pollution. Ahighly Breasonably Cstrongly Dnaturally43Every ton of this recycled paper uses 90 litres of water in its . Astructure Bmanufacture Cconstruction Dorganization44Some people maintain that watching violence on TV is one of the major causes of behavior and crime i
9、n society. Achildish Bartificial Caggressive DheroicIIIClozeDirections: 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) I was interested to read a newspaper article about a new conc
10、ept in old peoples homes in France. The idea is simple, 45 bining ,a residential home for the elderly with a nursery school in the same building. The children and the residents eat lunch together and 46 activities such as music ,painting, gardening, and 47 for the pets which the residents are encour
11、aged to keep .In the afternoons ,the residents enjoy reading or telling stories to the children ,and 48 a child is feeling sad or tired ,there is always somebody attending to him. There are trips out and birthday parties ,too. The 49 are enormous for everyone concerned .The children are happy becaus
12、e they get a lot more individual 50 and respond well because someone has time for them. They also learn that old people are not “different” or frightening in 51 way. And of course ,they see illness and death and learn to 52 them. The residents are happy because they feel 53 and needed .They are more
13、 active and more interested in life when the children are around and they take more interest in their appearance too. And the staff are happy because they see an improvement in the 54 and psychological health or the residents and have an army of assistants to help with the children.45Aor Bso Cnor Db
14、ut46Ashare Bexamine Ccontrol Dengage47Aasking Bsending Ccaring Dlooking48Athough Bbecause Cunless Dif49Aadvantages Bactions Cdifficulties Dcomforts50Athought Battention Crest Dfreedom51Ano Bany Canother Dthe52Avalue Badmit Caccept Dovercome53Auseful Bfaithful Cpowerful Dskillful54Anormal Bpublic Cec
15、onomic DphysicalBThe latest reform in testing is the computerized test. Test questions and answer choices are presented on the 55 and students can answer with a tap of the keyboard or a click of the mouse. Before the actual test begins ,there usually is an instruction showing how to use the computer
16、 to 56 the questions. Scores are displayed on the screen at the end of the test so that a student has immediate feedback 57 having to return several days later for results.Some computerized tests are “adaptive”. This means that a test question is selected from a large pool of items based on how the
17、test taker has responded to the 58 question. The first question presented is of medium difficulty. If the test taker answers 59 , the next item will be more difficult. If he or she answers incorrectly, the next question will be easier. The computer 60 questions by level of difficulty and many other
18、factors, such as sex, race and age references, subject area the question is drawn from, and form of question, before presenting it on the screen. In this way, the questions are “adapted” to find the true skill 61 of the test taker.Among all the conveniences of computerized testing, there are some 62
19、 . No longer can you have a quick look at the 63 test, answer the easy questions first, and come back later to finish the difficult ones. Test items are presented one at a time, and you must choose an answer in order to move on to the next question. On adaptive tests, once you have confirmed your an
20、swer, you cannot go back to 64 it if, later on, you realize that your answer was wrong.55Ascreen Bpaper Cboard Dsurface56Aput aside Bconcentrate on Crespond to Dapply to57Aother than Brather than Cregardless of Das to58Aprevious Bbasic Cfollowing Dsingle59Abriefly Bsmartly Ccorrectly Dthoughtfully60
21、Aclassifies Banswers Cconsiders Drecognizes61Astandard Bfactor Cpattern Dlevel62Aqualities Blimits Cservices Dfeatures63Aformal Bobjective Cfinal Dentire64Aidentify Bexchange Cchange DoverlookReading ComprehensionDirections: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several quest
22、ions 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.AOne night, Mrs Riley, an elderly woman, was walking along a dark, London street. She was carrying her handb
23、ag in one hand and a plastic carrier bag in the other. There was nobody else in the street except two youths. They were standing in a dark shop doorway. One of them was very tall with fair hair, the other was short and fat with a beard.The youths waited for a few moments, and then ran quickly and qu
24、ietly towards Mrs Riley. The tall youth held her from behind while the other youth tried to seize her handbag.Suddenly, Mrs Riley threw the tall youth over her shoulder. He crashed into the other youth and they both landed on the ground. Without speaking, Mrs Riley struck both of them on the head wi
25、th her handbag, and walked calmly away.The two surprised youths were still sitting on the ground when Mrs Riley crossed the street towards a door with a lighted sign above it. Mrs Riley paused, turned round, smiled at the youths and walked into the South West London Judo(柔道) Club.65The two youths we
26、re standing in a dark shop doorway because _. Athey had nothing to do Bthey were homeless Cthey were waiting for a victim Dthey were guarding the shop66What did Mrs Riley do to the two youths? AShe hurt them seriously. BShe taught them a lesson. CShe reported them to the police. DShe sent them to a
27、judo club.67The story tells about an elderly woman who _. Awent shopping at night Bwas on her way home Chad just left a shopping center Dhad a skill of self-defenceBDear Customers,I love slipping into a comfortable chair for a long readas I relax into the chair, I also relax into the authors words,
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29、 working on Mindle for more than three years. Our top design objective was for Mindle to disappear in your handsto get out of the wayso you can enjoy your reading. We also wanted to go beyond the physical book. Mindle is wireless, so whether youre lying in bed or riding a train, you can think of a b
30、ook, and have it in less than 60 seconds. No computer is neededyou do your reading directly from the device.We chose the same wireless technology used in advanced mobile phones. But unlike mobile phones, there are no monthly wireless bills, no service or data plans, and no yearly contracts. There is
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