2017-2018届上海市静安区高三上学期期末教学质量检测(

sensors to spot cyclists or pedestrians close to the front offside of the vehicle, if they can detect them at all, the new design all but __57__ this blind spot. It is undoubtedly a big __58__, especially in London, where lorries form about 5% of vehicle traffic __59__ are responsible for about half of all cyclist deaths, with a large __60__ of these involving construction lorries, often turning left into a cyclist. In 2011, of the 16 cyclist deaths in London, nine involved lorries, of which seven were construction vehicles.

If elements of the London Cycling Campaign’s design look familiar that is __61__ they are already in use — many __62__ rubbish lorries already feature low-silled glass doors, allowing the drivers to look out for both staff __63__ bins and other pedestrians. This demonstrated how construction companies could change if they wanted to.

A study __64__ last month by Transport for London said construction trucks were disproportionately（不成比率地）involved in cyclist accidents and recommended __65__ such as giving drivers delivering goods to building sites more realistic time slots to avoid them being

tempted into recklessness.

51. A. inaccessible B. inconvenient C. invisible D. inexact

52. A. break away B. put down C. come up D. get along

53. A. totally B. especially C. generally D. probably

54. A. strengthens B. extends C. increases D. improves

55. A. While B. Since C. However D. Before

56. A. windows B. drawers C. carriages D. mirrors

57. A. calculates B. disapproves C. implements D. eliminates

58. A. solution B. method C. issue D. highlight

59. A. so B. or C. but D. and 60. A. deal B. number C. amount D. burden

61. A. because B. until C. unless D.

whether

62. A. realistic B. domestic C. academic D. traffic

63. A. participating B. associating C. assembling D. collecting

64. A. released B. reflected C. motivated D. hunted

65. A. differences B. problems C. factors D. measures

Section B

Directions: Read the following three 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)

On October 24,1929 —“Black Thursday”—a wave of panic selling of stocks swept the New York Stock Exchange. The Great Depression began. By 1932, thousands of banks and businesses had failed. Industrial production was cut

in half, farm income had fallen by more than half, wages had decreased 60 percent, new investment was down 90 percent and one out of every four workers was unemployed. The Republican president, Herbert Hoover was unable to take measures to deal with the economic collapse. So in the 1932 election, he was defeated by Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt, who promised “a New Deal for the American people”.

Within the “Hundred Days”, Roosevelt rushed through Congress a number of laws to aid the recovery of the economy. The Civilian Conservation Corps put young men to work in reforestation and flood.

The Federal Emergency Relief Administration aided state and local relief funds. The Agricultural Adjustment Administration paid farmers to reduce production, thus raising crop prices. The Tennessee Valley Authority built a network of dams in the Tennessee River area to generate electricity, control floods and manufacture fertilizer.

The National Recovery

Administration regulated fair competition among businesses and ensured bargaining rights and minimum wages for workers.