上海市徐汇区2015届高三上学期学习能力诊断（一模）英语试题

2014学年第一学期徐汇区学习能力诊断卷高三英语试卷2015.1I、听力（略）II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections：Afterreadingthepassagesbelow，fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.(A)ResidentsofsouthernCaliforniaaretryingtogetusedtoskyrocketingpricesforgasoline.Theaveragepricefor87octaneeconomygasis$2.22,almost30percenthighertodaythanitwas12monthsago.The(25)(low)gaspriceintheSouthlandrightnowis$2.09agallonattheSeashellstationinArcadia.Thestationmanager,Everett,saidthereasonhisgasischeaperthanelsewhereis(26)heboughtalotofgastwoyearsagoat(27)(reduce)prices,soheispassinghissavingsontohiscustomers.ThelinesattheSeashellstationoftenrun10to20vehicleslong.Thepolicehavebeenhereseveraltimes(28)carsblocktrafficonHorsetrailDrive.Everettsaid,“ItellpeopleinlinethattheBarcostationablockawayisonly$2.14,(29)they’dratherwaitandsave5cents.It’sOKwithme,ofcourse.Idon’tmind(30)(make)money.”Ayoungmanpumpinggaswassaid(31)(wait)inlinefor20minutes.Whenaskedwhyhedidn’tgoablockawaywheretherewerenolines,hesaid,“Everypennycounts.WhenIboughtthis’99Bummer,gaswasonly$1agallon,whichwasprettycheap.So,(32)Ionlygeteightmilespergallon,Iwasn’tpayingthatmuchtofillmytank.Buttoday’spricesarekillingme.Idrivetowork,andIdrivetothegrocerystore.That’sit.Iusedtodrivearoundtheneighborhoodjusttoshowoffmywheels,butI(33)neverdothatanymore.”(B)PeoplejokethatnooneinLosAngelesreads;everyonewatchesTV,rentsvideos,orgoestothemovies.Themostpopularreadingmaterialiscomicbooks,moviemagazines,andTVguides.Citylibrarieshaveonly10percentofthetraffic(34)carwasheshave.Buthowdoyouex-plainthis?AnannualbookfestivalinwestLosAngelesissoldoutyearafteryear.Peoplewaithalfanhourforaparkingspacetobecomeavailable.Thisoutdoorfestival,sponsoredby(35)newspaper,occurseveryAprilforoneweekend.Thisyear'sattendance(36)(estimate)at70,000onSaturdayand75,000onSunday.(34)Thefestivalfeatured280exhibitors.Therewereabout90talksgivenbyauthors,withanaudiencequestion-and-answerperiod(37)(follow)eachtalk.Autographseekers(38)(seek)outmorethan150authors.Afoodcourtsoldallkindsofpopularandethnicfoods,fromAmericanhamburgerstoHawaiianshaveicedrinks.(39)a$7parkingfee,thefestivalwasfree.Evenso,somepeopleavoidedthefoodcourtpricesbysneakingintheirownsandwichesanddrinks.PeoplecamefromalloverCalifornia.OnecoupledrovedownfromSanFrancisco.“Thisistheirsixthyearherenow.Weloveit.”saidthehusband.“Itisjustfantastictobeinthegreatoutdoors,tobeamongsomanybooksandauthors,andtogetsomeverygooddeals,too.”Theideaforthefestivaloccurredyearsago,butnobodyknewitwouldsucceed.AlthoughbookfestivalswerealreadypopularinotherUScities,wouldLosAngelesresidentsembraceone?(35)Oneofthefestivalfounderssaidthatitalldependsasangelinosareveryunpredictable.SectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Echawordcanbeonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.observersB.customsC.isolatedD.occasionallyE.rejectedF.intentionallyG.preferringH.althoughI.distinctiveJ.hooksK.otherPrimarilyafarmingcommunity,theAmishwasattractedtothefertilefarmlandsintheeasternUnitedStates.ThelargestconcentrationofAmishtodayisinLancasterCounty,Pennsylvania,and(41)importantgroupsareinOhio,Indiana,andOntario,Canada.TheAmisharebestknownfortheirsimplewayoflife.Theyareeasilyrecognizedbytheir(42)Clothing.Themenwearwide-brimmedblackhats,collarlessblackcoats,andblacktrousers.Thesehomemadeclothesarefastenedwith(43)andeyesinsteadofwithbuttonsorzippers.Thosewhoarestrict(44)ofAmishcustomsdonotwearnecktiesorbelts.Infact,anythingwhichisconsideredtobeapartofmodern,worldlylifeis(45).themenhavebeardsbutnimustaches.Theirlonghairispartedinthemiddleanddrawnbackovertheirears.Thewomen’sclothingisblack,(46)theywearwhiteprayercaps.Theywearhatsandlong,high-neckeddresses,longblackcoats,andblackshoesandstockings.Theyweartheirhairpartedinthemiddleandtiedbehindinabun.AnAmishwomanwearsnojewelryofanykind.TheAmishhave(47)separatedthemselvesfromthemoderntechnologicalworld.Theyprefertoliveaccordingtothe(48)oftheir17thcenturyEuropeanancestors.OftencalledthePlainPeople,theAmishliveinsimplehomeswithoutmirrors,pictures,curtainsandcarpets.Somehowtheymanagetogetalongwithoutradios,telephones,andelectriclights.Theydonotowncars,(49)totravelbyhorse.TheAmishareexcellentfarmers,yettheyrefusedtobuytractorsorothermodernfarmmachinery.Theyworkthelandwithhorse-drawnplows.BecausetheAmisharelargelyself-sufficientandfairly(50)fromothercommunities,theyhaveresistedsocialchange.IIIReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:foreachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkeda,b,candD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Thenextgreatlandareathatmanhopestocontrolisthemoon.Insizeitisnearly(51)totheareaofNorthandSouthAmerica.However,itpresentsahostile(不友好的)environment.Temperatures(52)+120to-150degreesCentigrade(摄氏).Thereisnoair,andnowater.Todaythereare(53)scientificspeculation(思索)aboutlivingonthemoon.Whenmanwillbeginlifeonthemoonsurfaceisstillnot(54).Butexpe