上海市松江区2014届高三英语一模试卷(含答案及听力文字)

1/10松江区2013学年度第一学期期末质量监控试卷高三英语（满分150分，完卷时间120分钟）2014.1II.GrammarandVocabularySectionA（16分）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.(A)Englishis(25)________(widely)usedlanguageinthehistoryofourplanet.Oneineverysevenhumanbeings(26)________speakit.Morethanhalfoftheworld’sbooksandthreequartersofinternationalmailareinEnglish.Ofalllanguages,Englishhasthelargestvocabulary—perhapsasmanyastwomillionwords.However,let’sfaceit:Englishisacrazylanguage.Thereisnoeggin(27)________eggplant,neitherpinenorappleinapineappleandnohaminahamburger.Sweet-meatsarecandy,whilesweetbreads,(28)________aren’tsweet,aremeat.WetakeEnglish(29)_______granted.Butwhenweexploreitsparadoxes(矛盾),wefindthatquicksandcanworkslowly,boxingringsaresquare,publicbathroomshavenobathsinthem.Andwhyisit(30)________awriterwrites,butfingersdon’tfing,grocersdon’tgroce,andhammersdon’tham?Ifthepluraloftoothisteeth,shouldn’tthepluralofboothbebeeth?Howcanaslimchanceandafatchancebethesame,whileawisemanandawiseguyareopposites?Howcanoverlookandoverseebeopposites,whilequitealotandquiteafewarealike?Howcantheweatherbehotashellonedayandcoldashellthenext?SofarEnglish,(31)________(invent)bypeoplenotcomputers,(32)________(reflect)thecreativityofhumanbeings.（B）The(33)________(ring)bellindicatedtheendofthelastclassonFridayafternoon.Studentsswarmedoutoftheclassroomsandheadedbacktotheirdormitories.OnlyXiaoDiheadedtoanotherclassroom.“Goaheadandhavedinner.Don’twaitforme,”the20-year-oldtoldherfriends.“Ihavetogettoagoodseatformyminorsubject.”LikeXiao,manystudentsaresigningupforminorsubjectsintheirsparetime.(34)________thereasonsaredifferent,theyallbelievethattakingaminorsubjectisarewardingexperience.LiKeren,22,isaseniorwho(35)________(involve)infinanceatTianjinUniversityofFinance&Economicsnow.Heenrolledininternationalfinanceashisminorsubjectandmanagedtostayontopin(36)________ofhismajorandminorsubjects.“Differentfrommoststudents,Ipayequalattentiontomymajorandminorsubject,”hesays.Hethinksthatstudentshavesignedupforminorsubjects(37)________theyhavetheenergyandtimetodoso.Thedisadvantageof(38)________(pay)lessattentiontoaminorsubject,2/10accordingtoLi,is(39)________studentsmaynotgetacomprehensiveunderstandingofthesubject.Therefore,whatstudentsshoulddois(40)________(devote)thesameenergyandtimetotheirmajorsubjectasbefore,whilesacrificingtheirsparetimetoworkontheirminorsubject.“Consideringyourfuture,it’saworthwhileeffort,”hesays.SectionB（10分）Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.competitorsB.philosophyC.properlyD.maximizeE.enthusiasticF.candidateG.mirrorsH.backgroundI.extremelyJ.conductedK.culturalWhenaskedaboutoneinterviewcandidatewhoimpressedhermost,Christine,anHRmanagerataninvestmentcompanycitedanexampleofa(n)41whohadpreparedwell.“Heseemedverypreparedtoworkforourcompanyduringtheinterview.He42goodresearchonthecompany’scorebusinessandalsotheindustryingeneral,”shesaid.ThissuggeststhatHRmanagersexpectcandidatestodotheirhomework43,buthow?Herearesometipsto44yourchancesofgettingajob.SearchtheWebandresearchthe45ofthecompanyandthepeoplewhoyouthinkaregoingtobeinterviewingyou.Learnexactlywhatitisthattheydoandhowyouwouldfitinwiththecompany.Mostimportantly,trytounderstandthe“culture”ofthecompany,whichistosayitsunderlying46;theHRdepartmentsoftenstatemissionsandgive47statements.Youneedtocommunicateinawaythat48theircompanystandards;thiswillshowthatyoucanfitinthatorganization.Understandalittleofwhattheir49aredoing.Thiswillshowthatyou’vebotheredtofindoutwheretheirpositioninthemarketis.Justasimportantisyourownpersonalpreparation.Thinkaboutthekeythingsyouwanttocommunicateandwhyyouwouldbeidealforthejob.Thinkabouthowyoucansound50withoutsoundingdesperate--howyoucansellyourself.Generally,wearasuit(andalsoatieforguys),butthedresscodedependsonthejobyouaregoingfor.Whenyoustudythecompanyculture,checkwhatisexpectedinthisareaalso.P.F.Productions后期制作III.ReadingComprehensionSectionA（15分）Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Kodak’sdecisiontofileforbankruptcy（破产）protectionisasad,thoughnotunexpected,turningpointforaleadingAmericancorporationthat51consumerphotographyanddominatedthefilmmarketfordecades,butfinallyfailedtoadapttothedigitalrevolution.AlthoughmanypeopleoweKodak’sdownfallto“complacency(自满)”,that52turnstoablindeyetothelongtimewhichthecompanyspentinreinventingitself.Decadesago,Kodak3/10foresawthatdigitalphotographywouldunavoidably53film—andinfact,Kodakinventedthefirstdigitalcamerain1975—butina54decision,thecompanychoseto55itsnewdiscoveryandwentonfocusingonitstraditionalfilmbusiness.Itwasn’tthatKodakwas56tothefuture,butratherthatitfailedtocarryoutastrategytofaceit,saidRebeccaHenderson,aprofessoratHarvardBusinessSchool.Bythetimethecompanyrea