上海市闵行区2011学年第二学期二模考
英 语 试 题
（时间 120 分钟 满分 150 分）
第一卷 （ 105分 ）
I. Listening comprehension : （ 30分 ）
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. involved B. summary
requirements
F. exposure G. split
demonstrate C. panic D. humble E. H. relevant I. offer J.
There are times that you will be asked a hard question during a job interview. Don’t _
.Then just want to see how you handle a difficult situation.
“Why should we choose you?” To this question ,you can ask yourself why you applied, what makes you suitable for this position, what the company can gain from
two, the professional and the personal level. Both are important, and how you move your life, professional and personal, with less emphasis on the early past, and more emphasis on the present and the future.
When asked “What are your weaknesses?” , don’t say “I don’t have any.” Everyone has weaknesses, and it takes strength to recognize them. Say something positive like , “I haven’t had a lot of _site work ,but I’m looking needs.”
Another common question is: “ What are your strengths?” You should
customize(定制asked for in the advertisement Tell them your strengths , but also show them how they would be applied to this job . To show how your strengths were valuable, use the “why , where ,when ,how” to _
Always follow-up with a thank you note restating your interest in the position . If you interview with multiple people ,send each one a thank you note.
ⅢReading 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.
“Tear them apart!” “Kill the fool!” “Murder the referee(裁判)!” are made, they may seem innocent enough. But let’s not kid ourselves. They have been humanistic(人道的)behavior. I see the term “_” as one of those words. Perhaps
The dictionary meaning of the term “opponent” is “enemy”: “one who _your interests.” Thus, when a player meets an opponent, he or she may tend to treat may control one’s mind , and every
In the heat of battle ,players have been observed to throw themselves across the court (竞技场blocking by hitting him with the ball as hard as he could during the course of play .
Off the court , they are good friends . Does that make any sense ? It certainly gives
“associate” , that could be an ideal way to start,. The dictionary meaning of the term “associate” is “friend”; “companion” . Think it over ! You may soon see and in your reaction to the term “associate” rather than
“opponent.”
50. A. mistakes B. remarks C. impressions D. solutions
C. lead to D. come 51. A. result from
across
52. A. remarks 53. A. normal 54. A. opponent 55. A. improve 56. A. defends B. reflect on B. incidents C. actions C. frank D. words D. strange D. enemy B. personal B. competition C. violence B. delete B. conceals C. present D. discover D. opposes
D. C. withdraws 57. A. participating
suffering
58. A. severe B. winning C. persisting B. unacceptable B. uncertainties B. coach’s C. correct D. realistic 59. A. consequences 60. A. partner’s C. responsibilities D. conducts C. opponent’s D. colleague’s D. judgment
D. 61. A. imagination B. requirement C. behavior B. cancelled 62. A. eliminated
promoted
63. A. replaced with
to
64. A. damage C. reduced B. referred to C. supplied with D. applied B. mistake
• C. courage ; D. difference SectionB
Directions: Read the following: three passages. Each passage is followed by several question
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)
Below is adapted from an English dictionary. Use the dictionary to answer the following questions.
Figure/fige/ noun, verb
Noun 1 [c, often pl.] a number representing a particular amount, especially one given in official information: the trade/sales figures
2[c] a symbol rather than a word representing one of the numbers between 0 and 9: a six-figure salary
3[pl. ](Informal) the area of mathematics that deals with adding, multiplying, etc. numbers
4[c] a person of the type mentioned: Gandhi was both a political and a religious figure in Indian history.
5[c] the shape of a person seen from a distance or not clearly
6[c] a person or an animal as shown in art or a story: a wall with five carved figures in it
7[c] the human shape, considered from the point of view of being attractively thin: doing exercise to improve one’s figure
8[c] a pattern or series of movements performed on ice: figure-skating
【IDM 】 be/become a figure of fun: be/become sb. That others laugh at cut a ..figure: (of a person) to have a particular appearance He cut a striking figure in his dinner jacket. Put a figure on sth: to say the exact price or number of sth.
A fine figure of man/woman: a tall, strong-looking and well-shaped person figure of speech: a word or phrase used in a different way from its usual meanings in order
to create a particular mental image or effect figurehead: someone who is the head or chief in name only(with no real power or authority)
Verb 1 to think or decide that sth. Will happen or is true: I figured that if I look the night train, I could be in Scotland by morning.
2 to be part of a process, situation, ct. Especially an important part: My opinion of the matter didn't seem to figure at all.
3 to calculate an amount or the cost of sth. We figured that attendance at 150,000
【PHRV 】 1 figure in: to include (in a sum): Have you figured in the cost of hotel? 2 figure on: to plan on; to expect sth. To happen: I haven’t figured on his getting home too late. 3 figure out: to work out; understand by thinking: Have you figured out how much the trip will cost? 【IDM 】It/That figures!(informal): That seems reasonable, logical and what I expect.
65.-She was coming late again for the work.
--______! That’s typical of her. You just can’t do anything to stop her doing that.
A. It figures her out.
B. It figures
C. It cuts a poor figure
D. She is a figure of fun
66. The phase” watch my figure” in the sentence” Don’t tempt me with chocolate, I am watching my figure.” Means “___”
A. add the numbers
B. have sports
C. try not to get fat
D. watch games
67. Which underlined word in the following sentences is used as figure of speech?
D. I didn’t really mean my partner was a
(B)
An overnight, middle-aged man lies dead on a mortuary (殡仪馆) trolley, with a woman weeping over his body. The dead body’s cold hand still holds a half-eaten McDonald’s hamburger.
The above is a sense of an American television commercial supported by a
Washington-based medical group. The commercial has greatly annoyed McDonald’s by taking an unusually direct attack on the world biggest fast-food chain this week, using a scene of mortuary and then showing the brand’s golden arched(拱门)logo and a voice saying “I was lovin it”. Obviously, the line is used to provoke (挑衅) McDonald’s long-standing advertising slogan,”I’m lovin it”. At the end of the commercial, a voiceover(旁白) goes:”High cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart attacks. Tonight, make it vegetarian.
The commercial, also supported by the physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), goes further than most non-profit advertising and has drawn an angry reaction from both the Chicago-based hamburger multinational and the broader restaurant industry.
as “irresponsible” and said it was an attempt to scare the public with a “limited” view of nutrition. A McDonald’s spokesman said:” This commercial is unbearable, misleading, and unfair to all customers. McDonald’s trusts our customers to make food and lifestyle choices that are right for them.
The economic decline has already helped the healthy eating cause. McDonald’s has benefited from the economic decline for the diners would rather choose its affordable offerings than the more expensive street restaurant. Its global profits for the six months to June were up 12%to 2.3billons, powered by sales rises both in the United States and Britain.
The PCRM’s director of nutrition education, Susan Levin, made no apologies for using the golden arches in the commercial: “McDonald’s is one of the biggest fast-food chains in the world. Its name and its golden arches are instantly
recognizable. We feel we’re making a point about all fast food when we talk about McDonald’s”
68. The commercial offended McDonald’s by ______________
A showing a real world scene
B revealing McDonald’s profits
C imitating McDonald’s slogan
D turning diners into vegetarian
69. The word “it” in para4 probably refers to __________
A the commercial
B McDonald’s
C fast food
D PCRM
70. According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A The commercial aims to officially ban fast food industry.
B McDonald’s must change its slogan
D McDonald’s is doing its business successfully.
71 Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A Let’s Go Vegetarian
B Fast Food Industry under Attack
C McDonald’s Reaction
D TV Commercial: A Powerful Tool
（C ）
Since the late 1970s, there has been lively debate about the possible connection between overhead power lines and childhood cancer. More specifically, researchers have been interested in the link, if any, between the extremely low frequency magnetic fields generated by these lines and childhood leukemia (白血病). Studies on people have left more questions than answers, and laboratory experiments have failed to pin down a believable mechanism by which weak magnetic fields could cause the disease.
In this context, a paper in the week’s issue of the British Medical Journal may well create alarm. But it shouldn’t.
Gerald Draper and his colleagues at the University of Oxford, and John Swanson of National Grid Transco, a power-transmission company, have looked at the
distribution of childhood cancer along the power lines of the national electricity grid in England and Wales. The group analyzed more than 29,000 cases of children with cancer against a comparable group without the disease. They found that children whose homes when they were born were within 200 meters of high voltage lines
appeared to have a 70% higher risk of leukemia but not other cancers than those who lived more than 600 meters from the lines. If living near power lines does increase the risk of cancer, the researchers figure their result would account for about five of the more than 400 cases of childhood leukemia that occur in England and Wales each year.
Even that small number is a big if.
Other studies that have shown a correlation between childhood leukemia and power lines have done so only at smaller distances from the lines than Dr Draper’s
group. Indeed, the researchers figure the magnetic fields at the distances they
considered are less than the average fields in homes and fields of this level have been shown to have no effect. “We have no satisfactory explanation for our results in terms of causation (因果关系) by magnetic fields, and the findings are not supported by convincing laboratory data or any accepted biological mechanism”, they conclude.
Correlations are tricky things. Childhood leukemia probably involves damage to DNA before birth. But that damage can be caused in many ways — infection,
chemicals and ionizing radiation（电离辐射）, for example. Despite Dr Draper’s study, current evidence does not prove that living by high-voltage lines should be added to this list.
72. By saying “a paper… may well create alarm” ,the author means that _________.
A. shocking influence of power lines might be revealed in the paper.
B. the achievements introduced in the paper are unexpected.
C. the mechanism expressed in the paper is still believable.
D. readers should be well prepared for the alarm before reading the paper.
73. The researchers in Dr Draper’s group ____________.
A. were most experts of a power transmission company.
B. found a link between power lines and childhood leukemia.
C. studied the power lines of the national electricity grid.
D. investigated more than 400 cases of childhood cancer.
74. The comment “Even that small number is a big if.” probably means that __________.
A. the real number of cancer cases caused by power lines isn’t worth mentioning.
B. the real number of cancer cases caused by power lines is much larger.
C. living near power lines doesn’t necessarily increase the risk of cancer.
D. there are more cases of childhood leukemic outside England and Wales.
75. It is implied in the passage that __________ the link between power lines and
childhood
leukemia.
A. there is little evidence to prove B. Dr Draper’s group has verified
C. a believable mechanism can justify D. further evidence is needed to support
Section C
Directions: Read the following passage and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.
Five Secrets of High-Energy People
76.
Very little that’s new occurs in our lives. The impact of this sameness on our
emotional energy is gradual, but huge: It’s like a tire with a slow leak. You don’t notice it at first, but eventually you’ll get a flat. Here’s a challenge: If it’s something you wouldn’t ordinarily do, do it. Try a dish you’ve never eaten. Listen to music you’d ordinarily tune out. You’ll discover these small things add to your emotional energy. 77.
The first step in solving meaning shortage is to figure out what you really care about, and then do something about it. A case in point is Ivy, 57, a pioneer in investment banking. “I mistakenly believed that all the money I made would mean something,” she says.” But I feel lost, like a 22-year-old wondering what do with her life.” Ivy’s solution? She started a program that shows Wall Streeters how to donate time and money to poor children. In the process, Ivy filled her life with meaning.
78.
Most of us grown-ups live dull life. High-energy people have the same day-to-day work as the rest of us, but they manage to find something enjoyable in every situation.
A real estate broker I know keeps herself amused on the job by mentally redecorating the houses she shows to clients. “I love imaging what even the most run-down house could look like with a little tender loving care,” she says, “ It’s a challenge—and the least desirable properties are usually the most fun.”
79.
Everyone’s past is filled with regrets that still cause pain. But from an emotional energy point of view, they are dead weights that keep us from moving forward. While they can’t merely be willed away, I do recommend you remind yourself that whatever happened is in the past, and nothing can change that. Holding on to the memory only allows the damage to continue into the present.
80
Emotional energy has a kind of magical quality; the more you give, the more you get back. This is the difference between emotional and physical energy. With the latter, you have to get it to be able to give it. With the former, however, you get it by giving it. After all, if it’s true that what goes around comes around, why not make sure that what’s circulating around you is the good stuff?
Section D
Directions: read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.
Speeding off in a stolen car, the thief thinks he has got a great catch. But he is for an unwelcome surprise. The car is fitted with a remote immobilizer(锁止器) ，and a radio signal from a control centre miles away will ensure that once the thief switches the engine off, he will not be able to start it again.
The idea goes like this. A control box fitted to the car contains a mini-cellphone, a microprocessor and memory, and a GPS(全球定位系统) satellite positioning
receiver. If the car is stolen, a coded cellphone signal will tell the control centre to block the vehicle’s engine management system and prevent the engine being started. In the UK, a set of technical fixes is already making life harder for car thieves. “The pattern of vehicle crime has changed,” says Martyn Randall, a security expert. He says it would only take him a few minutes to teach a person how to steal a car, using a bare minimum of tools. But only if the car is more than 10 years old. Modern cars are far tougher to steal, as their engine management computer won’t allow them to start unless they receive a unique ID code beamed(发射) out by the ignition(点火) key. In the UK, technologies like this have helped achieve a 31% drop in vehicle-related crime since 1997.
But determined criminals are still managing to find other ways to steal cars, often by getting hold of the owner’s keys. And key theft is responsible for 40% of thefts of vehicles fitted with a tracking system.
If the car travels 100 metres without the driver confirming their ID, the system will send a signal to an operation centre that it has been stolen. The hundred metres minimum avoids false alarms due to inaccuracies in the GPS signal.
Staff at the centre will then contact the owner to confirm that the car really is missing, and keep police informed of the vehicle’s movements via the car’s GPS unit.
(Note: answer the questions or complete the statements in no more than 12 words)
81. The remote immobilizer is fitted to a car to____________________________
82. By saying “But only if the car is more than 10 years old”, Martyn Randall means that______________________________
83. Why are modern cars far tougher to steal?
84. What will the operations centre do first after receiving an alarm?
第II 卷 （共45分）
I. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
1. 许多年轻人热衷网上聊天。（keen ）
2. 我们应该严格遵守交通规则。（follow ）
3. 沿街又开了许多商店，附近的居民感觉购物更方便了。（…it…） 4. 这类事故在媒体上屡见不鲜，应该制定有效措施防止这类事故再次发生。（prevent ）
5. 这款电子产品外观时尚，操作简单，因此在用户中赢得了良好声誉。（not only…but also）
II ．Guide Writing
Directions: write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
请根据以下统计表写一篇英语短文。你的短文中应该包括：
1. 简要解读统计表中的数据
2. 你的结论
3. 简要分析原因
闵行区2010学年第二学期高三年级质量调研考试
英语试卷参考答案
第I 卷
1. A
2. C 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. D 7. B 8. B 9. D 10. A
11. D 12. C 13. A 14. C 15. B 16. D
17. 62066489 18. head 19. pale 20. blanket
21. public service group 22. financial assistance 23. volunteer center 24. School supplies
25. B 26. C 27. D 28. C 29. B 30. D 31.C
34. A
35. A 36. D 37. C 38. B 39. B 40. A
41. C 42. I 43. G 44. B 45. H 46. F 47. A 48. E 49. J 32. D 33. A
50. B 51. C 52. D 53. D 54. A 55. B 56. D 57. B 58. C 59. A
60. C 61. C 62. D 63. A 64. D
65. B 66. C 67. D 68. C 69. A 70. D 71. B 72. A 73. B 74. C
75. D
76. D 77. A 78. F 79. B 80. E
81. prevent the car thief from restarting it once it stops
82. it’s easier to steal old cars
83. Because they need a unique ID code to start.
84. Contact the car owner.
第II 卷
I. Translation
1. A lot of young people are keen on chatting online.
2. We should follow the traffic rules strictly.
3. More shops have been opened along the street and people nearby find it more convenient to do shopping.
4. This kind of accident appears on media so frequently that effective measures are being made to prevent it from happening again.
5. This electronic product is not only fashionable in appearance but easy to operate and it has won a good reputation among the users.
上海市闵行区2011学年第二学期二模考
英 语 试 题
（时间 120 分钟 满分 150 分）
第一卷 （ 105分 ）
I. Listening comprehension : （ 30分 ）
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. involved B. summary
requirements
F. exposure G. split
demonstrate C. panic D. humble E. H. relevant I. offer J.
There are times that you will be asked a hard question during a job interview. Don’t _
.Then just want to see how you handle a difficult situation.
“Why should we choose you?” To this question ,you can ask yourself why you applied, what makes you suitable for this position, what the company can gain from
two, the professional and the personal level. Both are important, and how you move your life, professional and personal, with less emphasis on the early past, and more emphasis on the present and the future.
When asked “What are your weaknesses?” , don’t say “I don’t have any.” Everyone has weaknesses, and it takes strength to recognize them. Say something positive like , “I haven’t had a lot of _site work ,but I’m looking needs.”
Another common question is: “ What are your strengths?” You should
customize(定制asked for in the advertisement Tell them your strengths , but also show them how they would be applied to this job . To show how your strengths were valuable, use the “why , where ,when ,how” to _
Always follow-up with a thank you note restating your interest in the position . If you interview with multiple people ,send each one a thank you note.
ⅢReading 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.
“Tear them apart!” “Kill the fool!” “Murder the referee(裁判)!” are made, they may seem innocent enough. But let’s not kid ourselves. They have been humanistic(人道的)behavior. I see the term “_” as one of those words. Perhaps
The dictionary meaning of the term “opponent” is “enemy”: “one who _your interests.” Thus, when a player meets an opponent, he or she may tend to treat may control one’s mind , and every
In the heat of battle ,players have been observed to throw themselves across the court (竞技场blocking by hitting him with the ball as hard as he could during the course of play .
Off the court , they are good friends . Does that make any sense ? It certainly gives
“associate” , that could be an ideal way to start,. The dictionary meaning of the term “associate” is “friend”; “companion” . Think it over ! You may soon see and in your reaction to the term “associate” rather than
“opponent.”
50. A. mistakes B. remarks C. impressions D. solutions
C. lead to D. come 51. A. result from
across
52. A. remarks 53. A. normal 54. A. opponent 55. A. improve 56. A. defends B. reflect on B. incidents C. actions C. frank D. words D. strange D. enemy B. personal B. competition C. violence B. delete B. conceals C. present D. discover D. opposes
D. C. withdraws 57. A. participating
suffering
58. A. severe B. winning C. persisting B. unacceptable B. uncertainties B. coach’s C. correct D. realistic 59. A. consequences 60. A. partner’s C. responsibilities D. conducts C. opponent’s D. colleague’s D. judgment
D. 61. A. imagination B. requirement C. behavior B. cancelled 62. A. eliminated
promoted
63. A. replaced with
to
64. A. damage C. reduced B. referred to C. supplied with D. applied B. mistake
• C. courage ; D. difference SectionB
Directions: Read the following: three passages. Each passage is followed by several question
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)
Below is adapted from an English dictionary. Use the dictionary to answer the following questions.
Figure/fige/ noun, verb
Noun 1 [c, often pl.] a number representing a particular amount, especially one given in official information: the trade/sales figures
2[c] a symbol rather than a word representing one of the numbers between 0 and 9: a six-figure salary
3[pl. ](Informal) the area of mathematics that deals with adding, multiplying, etc. numbers
4[c] a person of the type mentioned: Gandhi was both a political and a religious figure in Indian history.
5[c] the shape of a person seen from a distance or not clearly
6[c] a person or an animal as shown in art or a story: a wall with five carved figures in it
7[c] the human shape, considered from the point of view of being attractively thin: doing exercise to improve one’s figure
8[c] a pattern or series of movements performed on ice: figure-skating
【IDM 】 be/become a figure of fun: be/become sb. That others laugh at cut a ..figure: (of a person) to have a particular appearance He cut a striking figure in his dinner jacket. Put a figure on sth: to say the exact price or number of sth.
A fine figure of man/woman: a tall, strong-looking and well-shaped person figure of speech: a word or phrase used in a different way from its usual meanings in order
to create a particular mental image or effect figurehead: someone who is the head or chief in name only(with no real power or authority)
Verb 1 to think or decide that sth. Will happen or is true: I figured that if I look the night train, I could be in Scotland by morning.
2 to be part of a process, situation, ct. Especially an important part: My opinion of the matter didn't seem to figure at all.
3 to calculate an amount or the cost of sth. We figured that attendance at 150,000
【PHRV 】 1 figure in: to include (in a sum): Have you figured in the cost of hotel? 2 figure on: to plan on; to expect sth. To happen: I haven’t figured on his getting home too late. 3 figure out: to work out; understand by thinking: Have you figured out how much the trip will cost? 【IDM 】It/That figures!(informal): That seems reasonable, logical and what I expect.
65.-She was coming late again for the work.
--______! That’s typical of her. You just can’t do anything to stop her doing that.
A. It figures her out.
B. It figures
C. It cuts a poor figure
D. She is a figure of fun
66. The phase” watch my figure” in the sentence” Don’t tempt me with chocolate, I am watching my figure.” Means “___”
A. add the numbers
B. have sports
C. try not to get fat
D. watch games
67. Which underlined word in the following sentences is used as figure of speech?
D. I didn’t really mean my partner was a
(B)
An overnight, middle-aged man lies dead on a mortuary (殡仪馆) trolley, with a woman weeping over his body. The dead body’s cold hand still holds a half-eaten McDonald’s hamburger.
The above is a sense of an American television commercial supported by a
Washington-based medical group. The commercial has greatly annoyed McDonald’s by taking an unusually direct attack on the world biggest fast-food chain this week, using a scene of mortuary and then showing the brand’s golden arched(拱门)logo and a voice saying “I was lovin it”. Obviously, the line is used to provoke (挑衅) McDonald’s long-standing advertising slogan,”I’m lovin it”. At the end of the commercial, a voiceover(旁白) goes:”High cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart attacks. Tonight, make it vegetarian.
The commercial, also supported by the physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), goes further than most non-profit advertising and has drawn an angry reaction from both the Chicago-based hamburger multinational and the broader restaurant industry.
as “irresponsible” and said it was an attempt to scare the public with a “limited” view of nutrition. A McDonald’s spokesman said:” This commercial is unbearable, misleading, and unfair to all customers. McDonald’s trusts our customers to make food and lifestyle choices that are right for them.
The economic decline has already helped the healthy eating cause. McDonald’s has benefited from the economic decline for the diners would rather choose its affordable offerings than the more expensive street restaurant. Its global profits for the six months to June were up 12%to 2.3billons, powered by sales rises both in the United States and Britain.
The PCRM’s director of nutrition education, Susan Levin, made no apologies for using the golden arches in the commercial: “McDonald’s is one of the biggest fast-food chains in the world. Its name and its golden arches are instantly
recognizable. We feel we’re making a point about all fast food when we talk about McDonald’s”
68. The commercial offended McDonald’s by ______________
A showing a real world scene
B revealing McDonald’s profits
C imitating McDonald’s slogan
D turning diners into vegetarian
69. The word “it” in para4 probably refers to __________
A the commercial
B McDonald’s
C fast food
D PCRM
70. According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A The commercial aims to officially ban fast food industry.
B McDonald’s must change its slogan
D McDonald’s is doing its business successfully.
71 Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A Let’s Go Vegetarian
B Fast Food Industry under Attack
C McDonald’s Reaction
D TV Commercial: A Powerful Tool
（C ）
Since the late 1970s, there has been lively debate about the possible connection between overhead power lines and childhood cancer. More specifically, researchers have been interested in the link, if any, between the extremely low frequency magnetic fields generated by these lines and childhood leukemia (白血病). Studies on people have left more questions than answers, and laboratory experiments have failed to pin down a believable mechanism by which weak magnetic fields could cause the disease.
In this context, a paper in the week’s issue of the British Medical Journal may well create alarm. But it shouldn’t.
Gerald Draper and his colleagues at the University of Oxford, and John Swanson of National Grid Transco, a power-transmission company, have looked at the
distribution of childhood cancer along the power lines of the national electricity grid in England and Wales. The group analyzed more than 29,000 cases of children with cancer against a comparable group without the disease. They found that children whose homes when they were born were within 200 meters of high voltage lines
appeared to have a 70% higher risk of leukemia but not other cancers than those who lived more than 600 meters from the lines. If living near power lines does increase the risk of cancer, the researchers figure their result would account for about five of the more than 400 cases of childhood leukemia that occur in England and Wales each year.
Even that small number is a big if.
Other studies that have shown a correlation between childhood leukemia and power lines have done so only at smaller distances from the lines than Dr Draper’s
group. Indeed, the researchers figure the magnetic fields at the distances they
considered are less than the average fields in homes and fields of this level have been shown to have no effect. “We have no satisfactory explanation for our results in terms of causation (因果关系) by magnetic fields, and the findings are not supported by convincing laboratory data or any accepted biological mechanism”, they conclude.
Correlations are tricky things. Childhood leukemia probably involves damage to DNA before birth. But that damage can be caused in many ways — infection,
chemicals and ionizing radiation（电离辐射）, for example. Despite Dr Draper’s study, current evidence does not prove that living by high-voltage lines should be added to this list.
72. By saying “a paper… may well create alarm” ,the author means that _________.
A. shocking influence of power lines might be revealed in the paper.
B. the achievements introduced in the paper are unexpected.
C. the mechanism expressed in the paper is still believable.
D. readers should be well prepared for the alarm before reading the paper.
73. The researchers in Dr Draper’s group ____________.
A. were most experts of a power transmission company.
B. found a link between power lines and childhood leukemia.
C. studied the power lines of the national electricity grid.
D. investigated more than 400 cases of childhood cancer.
74. The comment “Even that small number is a big if.” probably means that __________.
A. the real number of cancer cases caused by power lines isn’t worth mentioning.
B. the real number of cancer cases caused by power lines is much larger.
C. living near power lines doesn’t necessarily increase the risk of cancer.
D. there are more cases of childhood leukemic outside England and Wales.
75. It is implied in the passage that __________ the link between power lines and
childhood
leukemia.
A. there is little evidence to prove B. Dr Draper’s group has verified
C. a believable mechanism can justify D. further evidence is needed to support
Section C
Directions: Read the following passage and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.
Five Secrets of High-Energy People
76.
Very little that’s new occurs in our lives. The impact of this sameness on our
emotional energy is gradual, but huge: It’s like a tire with a slow leak. You don’t notice it at first, but eventually you’ll get a flat. Here’s a challenge: If it’s something you wouldn’t ordinarily do, do it. Try a dish you’ve never eaten. Listen to music you’d ordinarily tune out. You’ll discover these small things add to your emotional energy. 77.
The first step in solving meaning shortage is to figure out what you really care about, and then do something about it. A case in point is Ivy, 57, a pioneer in investment banking. “I mistakenly believed that all the money I made would mean something,” she says.” But I feel lost, like a 22-year-old wondering what do with her life.” Ivy’s solution? She started a program that shows Wall Streeters how to donate time and money to poor children. In the process, Ivy filled her life with meaning.
78.
Most of us grown-ups live dull life. High-energy people have the same day-to-day work as the rest of us, but they manage to find something enjoyable in every situation.
A real estate broker I know keeps herself amused on the job by mentally redecorating the houses she shows to clients. “I love imaging what even the most run-down house could look like with a little tender loving care,” she says, “ It’s a challenge—and the least desirable properties are usually the most fun.”
79.
Everyone’s past is filled with regrets that still cause pain. But from an emotional energy point of view, they are dead weights that keep us from moving forward. While they can’t merely be willed away, I do recommend you remind yourself that whatever happened is in the past, and nothing can change that. Holding on to the memory only allows the damage to continue into the present.
80
Emotional energy has a kind of magical quality; the more you give, the more you get back. This is the difference between emotional and physical energy. With the latter, you have to get it to be able to give it. With the former, however, you get it by giving it. After all, if it’s true that what goes around comes around, why not make sure that what’s circulating around you is the good stuff?
Section D
Directions: read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.
Speeding off in a stolen car, the thief thinks he has got a great catch. But he is for an unwelcome surprise. The car is fitted with a remote immobilizer(锁止器) ，and a radio signal from a control centre miles away will ensure that once the thief switches the engine off, he will not be able to start it again.
The idea goes like this. A control box fitted to the car contains a mini-cellphone, a microprocessor and memory, and a GPS(全球定位系统) satellite positioning
receiver. If the car is stolen, a coded cellphone signal will tell the control centre to block the vehicle’s engine management system and prevent the engine being started. In the UK, a set of technical fixes is already making life harder for car thieves. “The pattern of vehicle crime has changed,” says Martyn Randall, a security expert. He says it would only take him a few minutes to teach a person how to steal a car, using a bare minimum of tools. But only if the car is more than 10 years old. Modern cars are far tougher to steal, as their engine management computer won’t allow them to start unless they receive a unique ID code beamed(发射) out by the ignition(点火) key. In the UK, technologies like this have helped achieve a 31% drop in vehicle-related crime since 1997.
But determined criminals are still managing to find other ways to steal cars, often by getting hold of the owner’s keys. And key theft is responsible for 40% of thefts of vehicles fitted with a tracking system.
If the car travels 100 metres without the driver confirming their ID, the system will send a signal to an operation centre that it has been stolen. The hundred metres minimum avoids false alarms due to inaccuracies in the GPS signal.
Staff at the centre will then contact the owner to confirm that the car really is missing, and keep police informed of the vehicle’s movements via the car’s GPS unit.
(Note: answer the questions or complete the statements in no more than 12 words)
81. The remote immobilizer is fitted to a car to____________________________
82. By saying “But only if the car is more than 10 years old”, Martyn Randall means that______________________________
83. Why are modern cars far tougher to steal?
84. What will the operations centre do first after receiving an alarm?
第II 卷 （共45分）
I. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
1. 许多年轻人热衷网上聊天。（keen ）
2. 我们应该严格遵守交通规则。（follow ）
3. 沿街又开了许多商店，附近的居民感觉购物更方便了。（…it…） 4. 这类事故在媒体上屡见不鲜，应该制定有效措施防止这类事故再次发生。（prevent ）
5. 这款电子产品外观时尚，操作简单，因此在用户中赢得了良好声誉。（not only…but also）
II ．Guide Writing
Directions: write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
请根据以下统计表写一篇英语短文。你的短文中应该包括：
1. 简要解读统计表中的数据
2. 你的结论
3. 简要分析原因
闵行区2010学年第二学期高三年级质量调研考试
英语试卷参考答案
第I 卷
1. A
2. C 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. D 7. B 8. B 9. D 10. A
11. D 12. C 13. A 14. C 15. B 16. D
17. 62066489 18. head 19. pale 20. blanket
21. public service group 22. financial assistance 23. volunteer center 24. School supplies
25. B 26. C 27. D 28. C 29. B 30. D 31.C
34. A
35. A 36. D 37. C 38. B 39. B 40. A
41. C 42. I 43. G 44. B 45. H 46. F 47. A 48. E 49. J 32. D 33. A
50. B 51. C 52. D 53. D 54. A 55. B 56. D 57. B 58. C 59. A
60. C 61. C 62. D 63. A 64. D
65. B 66. C 67. D 68. C 69. A 70. D 71. B 72. A 73. B 74. C
75. D
76. D 77. A 78. F 79. B 80. E
81. prevent the car thief from restarting it once it stops
82. it’s easier to steal old cars
83. Because they need a unique ID code to start.
84. Contact the car owner.
第II 卷
I. Translation
1. A lot of young people are keen on chatting online.
2. We should follow the traffic rules strictly.
3. More shops have been opened along the street and people nearby find it more convenient to do shopping.
4. This kind of accident appears on media so frequently that effective measures are being made to prevent it from happening again.
5. This electronic product is not only fashionable in appearance but easy to operate and it has won a good reputation among the users.