2012届上海高考模拟试题

do.

A. mustn’t B. shouldn’t C. can’t D. needn’t

29. As is reported, women with demanding jobs are almost _____ to suffer a heart attack.

A. twice likely as B. as likely twice C. likely twice as D. twice as likely

30. Since 1953 _____ people all over the world have succeeded in climbing the Himalayas.

A. hundred of B. several hundreds

C. several hundreds of D. several hundred

31. He ______ as a mechanic for 10 years but now he turns businessman investing in the stock

market.

A. has worked B. had worked C. worked D. was working

32. I have tried everything I can _____ him to stay, but without success, so I wish him good luck.

A. persuade B. persuading C. to be persuaded D. to persuade

33. Jackson knew he would surely get _____ if he went to work late again.

A. shouting at B. shouted at C. to shout at D. to be shouted at

34. Over the Huangpu River _______ four grand bridges in Shanghai so far.

A. have been built B. have built C. has been built D. built

35. Mankind must have in mind that it will be years, even centuries, _____ the environment

recovers from the damage he makes to it.

A. that B. before C. when D. since

36. Is it the fact ____ he hasn’t turned in his research report?

A. whether B. that C. which D. why

37. The new CRH train between Beijing and Shanghai _____ speed has been limited to 300 km/h focuses

more on the safety of the passengers.

A. whose B. where C. that D. which

38. _____ is known to us all is that the 30th Olympic Games will take place in 2012 in London.

A. As B. Which C. It D. What

39. _____ cell phones bring convenience to us in our daily life, they have also caused many social

problems.

A. Because B. Whether C. While D. As

40. The problem of carbon emissions ______ in society now has aroused the public’s wide

concern again.

A. to be discussed B. being discussed

C. having discussed D. having been discussed

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.

2012届上海高考模拟试题

99 Percent Occupy Wall Street

A month ago on September 17, a group of college students gathered in Zuccotti Park, a private plaza near Wall Street in New York, to show their anger to the US government. Now this anger has become a movement. People in New York City and across the US are their solidarity (团结) by organizing similar protests.

The “Occupy Wall Street” movement started as a way of showing frustration (沮丧) about high , corporate greed, social inequality and other issues. “The one thing we all have in common is that We Are The 99 % that will no longer stand the greed and corruption (腐败) of 1 %,” excitedly the website of the Seattle demonstrators.

Most protests have been peaceful, though a few have led to arrests. On October 1, for example, the New York group the Brooklyn Bridge road, and more than 700 people were arrested.

The protesters spent most of their time in the plaza, sleeping on airbeds and assemblies to discuss plans. They ate food that people gave them for free and ran their laptops from small generators (发电机).

The movement has gained the support of many unions, including the United Federation of Teachers and the Transport Workers Union Local 100. At a press on October 6, American President Barack Obama his support for the movement, saying that “it expresses the frustrations the American people feel.” “The American people understand that not everybody has been the rules, and Wall Street is an example of that,” he said.

III. Reading 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.

When discussing the causes of animal endangerment, it is important to understand that individual species are not the only factors involved in this difficult situation. Endangerment is a broad habitats (栖息地) and environments where species live and interact with one another. Although some measures are being to help specific cases of endangerment, the universal problem cannot be solved until the environments where endangered species live are by humans. There are many reasons why a particular species may become endangered, but habitat destruction is on top.

Our planet is continually changing, causing habitats to be changed and modified. Natural changes tend to occur at a gradual pace, usually causing only a slight on individual species. However, when changes occur at a fast pace, there is little or no time for individual species to and adapt to new circumstances. This can create disastrous results, and for this reason, rapid habitat loss is the cause of species endangerment. The strongest forces in rapid habitat loss are human beings. Nearly every region of the earth has been affected by human microbes (微生物) in soils that formerly supported tropical forests, the of fish and various aquatic (水族的) species in