2010年上海市卢湾区高考模拟考试(英语含答案)

Barack Obama has been a hit in China. Apart from holding talks with Chinese leaders, the

president ___41___ the Chinese with a lively question-and-answer session with college students. In fact, he is the first U.S. president to visit China inside his first year in office.

“The United States insists we do not seek to contain China s rise,” he told Chinese students in Shanghai. “On the contrary, we welcome China as a strong and ___42___ and successful member of the community of nations.”

The U.S.-China relationship has opened the door to partnerships on ___43 ___ global concerns including economic recovery, clean energy, climate change, and the ___44___ of peace and beyond, he added.

Indeed, given these pressing issues, China and the United States have ___45___ found their future linked together. They discovered that the largest developing nation and the most powerful

industrialized country have to work in concert.

Obama s visit to China on November 15-18 highlighted the complexity of arguably the most important bilateral (双边) relationship in the world. Moreover, for all their differences and disagreements, Beijing and Washington are ___46___ to manage their relations in a way that will contribute to world peace and development.

Obama kicked off his first state visit to China in the country s financial and economic centre, Shanghai, where he held a “town hall” meeting

with more than 500 Chinese students. The one-hour discussion, during which Obama took ___47___ ranging from antiterrorism to recipes for success with his signature charisma (领袖魅力), was broadcast live on the websites.

He ___48___ that young people could help build bridges in U.S.-China ___49___ — a process that he said must grow beyond the two countries governments to take root in the people.

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A

Directions: 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.

Micheal Scofield has won fans all over the world. The star of the

hit show Prison Break is kind, clever and good-looking. But what about

the man ___50___ the character?

2010年上海市卢湾区高考模拟考试(英语含答案)

Wentworth Miller, the 35-year-old actor who plays Scofield, is a hard guy to ___51___. He does not come from a traditional background and doesn t ___52___ a traditional path.

Miller didn t take a ___53___ road to fame and fortune. He graduated from Princeton University in 1995 with a degree in English, not a degree in theatre or film. He didn t even act when he was in college. His only ___54___ experience was in his university s well-known singing group. Yet, at graduation, Miller still decided to make the Miller has always been ___56___. Although he is American, he was born in Britain when his father was studying there. His family background is a ___57___ of cultures. “My father is black and my mother is white. That means I have always been caught in the middle. I could be ___58___ one, which can make you feel out of place,” Miller says.

Following his unusual path, Miller did not start trying out for films and TV shows when he got to Hollywood. ___59___, he worked as a production assistant. Not what you would ___60___ from a Princeton graduate.

However, it all paid off for Miller ___61___. Working on production side, he learned a lot about what makes a good ___62___.

In 2002, Miller played a role in the drama Dinotopia. He starred as a shy man. The producers ___63___ his performance when they were making Prison Break two years later.

With a golden globe nomination (金球奖提名) and another season of Prison Break under his belt, Miller seems ready to ___64___ all of Hollywood.

50. A. beside B. behind C. outside D. after

51. A. talk with B. go after C. get along with D. figure out

52. A. go B. walk C. follow D. step

53. A. direct B. special C. wide D. correct

54. A. graduation B. performance C. production D. education

55. A. role B. move C. decision D. movie

56. A. strange B. outstanding C. different D. successful

57. A. mixture B. result C. mystery D. representative

58. A. other B. either C. another D. the other

59. A. Moreover B. Therefore C. Instead D. Finally

60. A. respect B. make C. indicate D. expect

61. A. in the end B. in particular C. as a whole D. as a result

62. A. film B. actor C. drama D. guy[来源:]

63. A. recognized B. made C. recorded D. remembered

64. A. take up B. take over C. turn up D. turn over

Section B

Directions: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions 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.

(A)