上海市黄浦区2015届高三英语一模试卷及答案(官方版)

上海市黄浦区2015届高三上学期期终调研测试（一模）

英语试卷

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and

grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the

given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

（A）

The Problem with Top-School Lists

There are around 4,000 accredited universities and other higher education institution in the United

States. They offer an immense range of educational experiences, 25__________large research universities

to small, friendly liberal arts colleges. This helps explain 26_________the United States attracts more

international students than any other country, says Allan E. Goodman, president of the Institute of

International Education, 27___________non-profit group promoting student exchanges to and from

American.

“While elite(精英) U.S programs are among the top ten in the world,” Goodman says, “the unique

strength of the U.S. higher education system is persity.”

There is no official ranking system to indicate which institutions are better than others,

28__________several unofficial rankings are listed by magazines and associations. However, educators

urge caution in using a ranking table and emphasize that 29___________(good) choice for one student may

be very different for another.

Institutions of all types 30___________(spread) across the United States. Some students want a

campus that will give them the excitement and rich cultural life of a big city such as New York, Chicago, or

Los Angeles. 31__________value the peace and beauty of a rural setting, whether the quiet forests and

snowy winters of the Northeast, subtropical Florida, the dry expanse of the West, or the Pacific coast with

its seashore and nearby mountains.

Many institutions have particular strengths in certain academic areas, 32___________(make) them a

good choice for students interested in those fields.

（B）

An evolving game

Asia has already become a center of the women’s professional game, and much of the growth in

participation across the world is coming from women’s golf.

Family-friendly facilities 33___________(develop) for a new golfing demographic(人群) in the

following years, 34__________ more women are playing the game and men and women are increasingly

spending their leisure time together.

Children’s engagement with the game will increase. In China, golf is recognized as a game

35___________teaches children important life principles. Free golf training is offered to kinder-gartners

and some parents are now prepared to spend up to 300,000 yuan a year on lessons for their children.

“Asia will play an increasingly vital role in the furture development of golf,” say top players past and

present.

More top events will be added to the schedule in China and other places in Asia, 36__________ the

game is becoming more popular. Back-to-back Open Champion Padraig Harrington agrees: You only

37___________ look at the European Tour’s schedule and see how many tournaments are now being

hosted by Asia, whether in the Middle East or Far East,” he says.

“Change is the price of survival,” says golf legend Gary Player, one of a handful of players

38__________(achieve) the Career Grand Slam(大满贯). “With the eyes of the sport now firmly

39___________(focus) on Asia, I can see several of the world’s Top 10 coming from Asia and several

more global tournaments hosted there by 2020.”

The game will also become more technologically engaged. Advances in digital technology will

change the face of 40_________(coach) with “smart clubs” which memorizes golfers’s grip and swing,

allowing them to analyze their performance and learn from their mistakes.

Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used

once. Do note that there is one word more than you need.

Last week, Verizon and Google proposed a plan they say could keep the Internet open while

supporting _____41_____ in high-speed Internet service. Verizon has the nation's biggest wireless network

while Google is the biggest Internet search engine. The proposal was a surprise because the two companies

have been on opposite sides of the debate over net neutrality. That is the idea that all content on the Web

should be treated equally. Internet service providers want to be able to charge more for heavy Internet

traffic or users who want _____42 ____ services. The Federal Communications Commission regulates

telephone, cable and satellite communications. But its power to regulate Internet service has been

questioned in the courts. The new proposal calls for rules barring service providers from preventing users

from sending and receiving _____43_____ information of any kind. Users also could not be prevented

from _____44_____ any application, service or device they choose to the Web. And broadband Internet

providers would be _____45_____ from discriminating against content and would have to be open about

their policies. Supporters of net neutrality criticized the proposal for not _____46_____wireless providers.

Wireless broadband is among the fastest growing parts of the Internet. Others oppose the _____47_____ of

a "two-tiered" system on the Internet in which some content gets a fast lane and other content goes

slowly.But Daniel Brenner says such a system already exists. DANIEL BRENNER: "In some ways there

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