2012年上海市长宁区高三英语一模试卷 (1)(2)

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.

A .drive B. absolutely C. construct D. leadership E. Policies

F.realization G. Pressures H.Definition I.Challenging J. particularly

Leadership is a difficult concept to explain because everyone defines it differently. From my

personal experiences as a student leader, I can tell you that there is no single ___41___of leadership, ___42___with students leaders. You are a leader, a student and a peer, so this role can

be especially difficult to manage. As a student leader,you deal with academic__43___,as well as

added pressure of leading group of your peers. As, the president of Fuse, the contemporary

dance group at Colgate University, I experienced many ups-and-downs with_____. Thankfully,

my passion for this dance club gave me the ____45___to lead my fellow dancers.

Finding an activity that is both enjoyable and __46___is the first step. In order to be a good

leader, you must be personally interested in what you are leading, whether it's debating,cooking or

robotics. In my case, dance has always been of interest to me, from my grandfather teaching me

salsa to early childhood training with ballet, and so I always that dance would be part of my life.

Once I arrive on my college campus, ready for my college adventure, I had a sudden ___47___:

wandering around the Student Activities Fair, I saw no contemporary or modern dance clubs I

panicked.

After meeting a fellow dancer at Freshmen Orientation, we found that we shared the same

passion and desire to start a club. We held auditions,created club____48___and held practices. The

process of creating the actual club was both fun and challenging because we had to figure out

school club regulations, __49__many club rules, obtain 60 signatures of supporters and overcome

other obstacles. As it turns out, this process was not a walk in the park for us.

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.

Have you ever heard of cryosurgery？Cryosurgery involves freezing tissues to extremely cool

temperatures. It is a procedure in which ____50_____body tissues are destroyed by ___51____

them to extremely cold temperatures. The temperatures used range from -150℃to absolute zero.

The surgical procedure freezes unhealthy tissue, and the freezing destroys the ___52___. For

external injuries, liquid nitrogen（氮）, which has a temperature of -196℃, is applied ___53___ to

the cells. For ___54___ tumors(肿瘤), liquid nitrogen is circulated ___55___an instrument called

a cryoprobe（冷冻探针）, a low-temperature scalpel or probe cooled by liquid nitrogen.

How does cryosurgery destroy cells？The ice created by the liquid nitrogen will destroy

nearly all cells it ___56___ in contact with. As ice forms around a cell, the free water inside the

cell is ____57____. This causes the cell to shrink and the walls or membranes inside the cell to

collapse. Poisonous proteins or chemicals within the cell are released. ___58____ , as the ice

around shrunken cells begins to __59__, large amounts of free water rush back inside the cells,

causing them to burst. The dead cells are then removed through normal ___60__process .

How well does cryosurgery work？The___61___has proved successful in removing

hemorrhoids some tumors. Cryosurgery may be used __62__to remove freckles （for cosmetic

reasons） and to treat some skin cancers. It is also used in the treatment of bone cancer to freeze

internal bone cavities. Cryosurgery has evolved from the ___63___ attempts to freeze tissue with

a salt-ice mixture in the 1850s to the complicated cryoprobe method used today. Despite its

success, side effects from cryosurgery tend to be worse if it is done in men who have already had

radiation ___64___, and therefore this kind of new surgery is not fit for everyone.

50.A. healthy B. abnormal C. normal D. lively

51.A. exposing B. applying C. adaping D. leading

52.A. tissues B. proteins C. chemicals D.cells

53.A. completely B.directly C. rapidly D.slowly

54.A. Unhealthy B. internal C. external D.heaithy

55.A. floated B. collapsed C. Circulated D. moved

56.A. keeps B. comes C. stays D. loses

57.A. drawn of B. made out C. made up D. drawn away

58.A . Gradually B. Eventually C. Immediately D. Slowly

59.A . recover B. shrink C. melt D.grow

60.A . bodily B. mentally C. chemical D. surgical

61.A . practice B. procedure C. development D. circulation

62.A . as well B. as if C. as for D. as long as

63.A . last B.wrong C.first D.right

64.A .method B. removal C. operation D.therapy

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)

In the current economic downturn, many American schools are adding a new subject to the

curriculum（课程）; financial literacy. One program in Virginia even gets students out of the

classroom for a day to learn how far their money will go in the real world.

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