1、- 1 -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 B in Cfor Don26Many fast-gro
2、wing countries are less concerned with protecting against climate change.Aone B oneself Cthem Dthemselves27When I was young, I was told that I play with matches.Awouldnt B neednt Cmustnt Ddarent28Those who have money then sense may sometimes act foolishly.Amuch B more Cmost Dmany29Population experts
3、 predict that most people in cities in the near future.Alive B would live Cwill live Dhave lived30You didnt use to like him much when we were at school, ?Awere we B werent we Cdid you Ddidnt you31Officials say that few patients with the virus owing to the effective preventionAinfected B are infected
4、 Chave infected Dbe infected32As a new driver, I have to practise the car in my small garage again and again.Aparking B to 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 millio
5、n 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 DAlthough37Villagers her
6、e 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 their jobs.Aca
7、me 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 no efforts to
8、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 in society.- 2 -Ac
9、hildish 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 concept in old peo
10、ples 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 encouraged to keep .
11、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 because they get a lo
12、t 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 active and mor
13、e 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 Dbut46Ashare Bexa
14、mine Ccontrol Dengage47Aasking Bsending Ccaring Dlooking48Athough Bbecause Cunless Dif49Aadvantages Bactions Cdifficulties Dcomforts50Athought Battention Crest Dfreedom51Ano B any Canother Dthe52Avalue B admit Caccept Dovercome53Auseful B faithful Cpowerful Dskillful54Anormal B public Ceconomic Dphy
15、sicalBThe 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 to 56 the
16、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 test taker
17、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 factors, su
18、ch 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 . No longe
19、r 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 answer, you c
20、annot go back to 64 it if, later on, you realize that your answer was wrong.55Ascreen B paper Cboard Dsurface- 3 -56Aput aside B concentrate on Crespond to Dapply to57Aother than B rather than Cregardless of Das to58Aprevious B basic Cfollowing Dsingle59Abriefly B smartly Ccorrectly Dthoughtfully60A
21、classifies B answers Cconsiders Drecognizes61Astandard B factor Cpattern Dlevel62Aqualities B limits Cservices Dfeatures63Aformal B objective Cfinal Dentire64Aidentify Bexchange Cchange DoverlookReading ComprehensionDirections: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several qu
22、estions 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 ha
23、ndbag 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
24、 quietly 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
25、 with 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
26、 were standing in a dark shop doorway because _.Athey had nothing to do Bthey were homelessCthey 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 j
27、udo club.67The story tells about an elderly woman who _.Awent shopping at night Bwas on her way homeChad 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, sto
28、ries, and ideas. The physical book is so elegant that it disappears into the background, and what remains is the authors world.Today, we at Amazon are excited to announce Mindle, a wireless, portable reading device with instant access to more than 90,000 books, magazines, and newspapers.Weve been wo
29、rking on Mindle for more than three years. Our top design objective was for Mindle to - 4 -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
30、 book, 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
31、is no software to install. We want you to get lost in your reading and not in the technology.Mindle uses a new kind of display called electronic paper. Sharp and natural with no strong light, reading on Mindle is nothing like reading from a computer screen. Mindle weighs only 10.3 ouncesless than a
32、paperbackbut can carry two hundred books.Enjoy learning about Mindle and many thanks!Leff BezosFounder & CEO68This passage most probably is a(n) _.Aadvertisement Bnews story Clab report Dletter of thanks69From the passage we learn that Mindle is a device which _.Ahas neither wires nor weight Bis ope
33、rated by a computerCdisappears while you read Dcan find a book within one minute70With the device, the reader is able to _.Aenjoy reading when driving a car Bimprove reading skillsCgain access to free software Dget rid of heavy books made of paper71Different from mobile phones, Mindle _.Ahas a much
34、more friendly screen Bcan work in the absence of electricityCdoesnt involve regular fees Dis wireless and can be used anywhereCSmall discoveries in Indonesia are causing a stir in the science world. Researchers have unearthed(挖掘) tiny bones that they believe belong to an entirely new human species.
35、If thats true, it will change how we think about our ancestors.Clues that the little people may have lived long ago were first revealed last year in the scientific journal Nature. Scientists said that they had found the bones of a three-foot-tall female on the island of Flores, in Indonesia. When th
36、ey looked more closely, they saw that the nearly complete skeleton(骨骼) belonged to a full-grown adult. Researchers named her Hobbit, after the tiny heroes of the Lord of the Rings books.Now the team is saying it has unearthed even more pieces of the puzzle, including a jawbone and parts of arms, leg
37、s and hands form several individuals, as well as stone tools. They reported their find in Nature this month. “The new evidence makes it very clear that these people are a new species, distinct from modern humans,” Peter Brown, a scientist on the team, said. They named these ancient humans Homo flore
38、siensis.Brown says that these little people lived as recently as 12,000 years ago. If Homo floresiensis was a different species from modern humans, that would make our family tree bigger than we knew. It means, says Brown, that “until recently, a relative shared the planet with us.”Many scientists t
39、hink a new species is unlikely. Some argue that the bones must have belonged to modern humans whose small size was the result of a genetic problem.Daniel E. Lieberman, a scientist at Harvard University, thinks that the debate over the discovery is healthy. He believes that the questions and argument
40、s raised by critics will help us learn more about these unusual skeletons. “Disagreement is an important part of the scientific process,” Lieberman said. “As far as Im concerned, - 5 -the storys only just begun.”72Researchers name the skeleton Hobbit because _.Ait is a figure described in the Lord o
41、f the Rings Bit resembles the tiny heroes in a set of booksCit proves to be a full grown adult Dit belongs to ancient human species73Small discoveries in Indonesia are important because .Athey are revealed in the scientific journal Nature Bthey are made by Peter Brown, a famous scientistCthey are ab
42、out ancestors of modern humans Dthey might provide new evidence for human study74According to Daniel E. Lieberman, .AHomo floresiensis doesnt exist Bdisagreement leads to further researchCthe investigation hasnt begun yet Dour family tree is bigger than we knew75Which of the following might be the b
43、est title of the passage?AComparison between Different Peoples BArguments over Human OriginCDiscovery of a Possible New Human Species DHistory of Indonesian PeopleDRail passengers are being forced to pay thousands of pounds more in fares as a result of poor advice from the national telephone helplin
44、e and individual stations, a consumer organization reveals today. Research by Which? found that in some cases passengers are being charged almost double the cheapest price because of errors made by staff.Which? asked 25 questions of both station staff and the National Rail Enquiries (NRES) helpline.
45、 Only half of the 50 questions were answered correctly. If customers had followed all the advice given, they would have been 1,263.60 worse off.Bad advice was given for the cheapest fare for a single journey between London and Grantham. For a ticket bought on the day of travel, both NRES and a Kings
46、 Cross station clerk quoted GNERs 44.50 fare, ignoring a Hull Trains service which leaves 10 minutes earlier and costs just 20.Some of the most costly misinformation was given for journeys where season tickets should have been recommended. Passengers making a return journey between Swindon and Penza
47、nce twice in a week could buy a ticket from one company for 70 which would cover all the travel. But both NRES and station staff quoted 67 for each journey, making 134. However, the NRES website proved to be a much more reliable source of information.Which? also checked “the earlier you book, the cheaper the ticket” claims by five companies and found this was not always the case. On some services, prices went up and down at random.Ithiel Mogridge, 52, gave o
