上海市十三校2016届高三第二次联考英语试题（2016年3月）

Stanford University‘s 2015 Poverty and Inequality Report found that poverty was hardest to escape in the American South, and in places with high racial segregation. It concluded that urban areas actually ―tend to have lower rates of social mobility than rural areas‖.

―The successful children growing up in rural areas do not just ‘move up’ but also generally ?move out‘. That is, they typically move to large metropolitan areas, often out of their state of birth,‖ the report explained.

Rural areas are also hoping to give their residents a boost up the social ladder. In Kansas, graduates can get $15,000 (95,297 yuan) to pay off their student debt if they move to a rural county. They keep more money in their pockets and get to enjoy more economic freedom as a result.

74.What is the main reason that the rural graduates choose to enter two-year college or to ?undermatch‘ with a college?

A. The graduates in the rural areas start a family as early as possible. B.Many of the graduates regard living close to family as a priority. C.A rural teen‘s educational opportunities may also depend on gender.

D. Most young adults with low educational backgrounds lose the chance easily.

75. The successful children growing up in rural areas do not just‘move up’but also generally ?move

out‘ Here ?move up‘ means that they can___________.

A. enjoy luxury life like top class B. develop themselves faster than ever C. come into the top class of a college D. climb to the top of the social ladder

76. From the research released by the US Department of Education, we know that ____________. A. the gender gap might hinder the development of the graduates in the rural area B. the distance outweighs the academic backgrounds in graduates decision making C. the social ladder gap might stop graduates from being enrolled into better colleges D. the racial segregation stops the graduates in the rural area getting high salary

77. From what author has described in the last paragraph We can predict that _______________. A. the policy might encourage girls in the rural area marry earlier B. the policy might attract more graduates to work in the rural area

C. the policy might make selective universities to focus on the rural area

D. the policy might make it easier for the graduates to develop better and faster

Section C

Directions:Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in no more than 10 words.

The huge fortunes made by the world‘s richest 100 billionaires are increasing inequality and making it difficult for the world to tackle ( handle) poverty, according to Oxfam.

The charity said the accumulation of wealth and income often led to a reduction in secure jobs and decent wages for the poorest people. This made it more difficult for people who survive on aid or low wages to improve their situation and escape poverty.

Oxfam said the world‘s poorest could be taken out of poverty several times over if the richest 100 billionaires would give away the money they made in 2012.

Without naming anyone, the charity argued that the $240bn made in 2012 by the richest 100 billionaires would be enough to end extreme poverty four times over.

It is unusual for charities to attack the wealthy, because they are usually seen as a source of

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money. Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are among a group of 40 US billionaires who have said they will give much of their wealth to aid projects, but there is little detail about the level of their annual donations. Russian, Middle Eastern or Chinese billionaires have not promised to do the same.

In the report, The Cost of Inequality: How Wealth and Income Extremes Hurt Us All, published just before the World Economic Forum in Davos, the charity asks world leaders to commit to reducing inequality to at least 1990 levels.

The report found that the richest 1% had increased their incomes by 60% in the past 20 years. And the financial crisis has sped up, not slowed, the process.

Barbara Stocking, Oxfam‘s Chief Executive, said studies show that countries suffer low levels of investment and growth as workers are forced to survive on a smaller share of total incomes.

She said: ―We can no longer pretend that the creation of wealth for a few will benefit the many – too often the reverse is true.‖

The report said the issue affected all parts of the world. ―In the UK, inequality is rapidly returning to levels not seen since the nineteenth century. In China, the top 10% now earn nearly 60% of the income. Chinese inequality levels are now similar to those in South Africa, which is now the most unequal country on Earth.‖

In the US, the share of national income going to the top 1% has doubled since 1980 from 10 to 20%, the report says.

Members of the richest 1% are estimated to cause as much as 10,000 times more pollution than the average US citizen.

Oxfam said world leaders should learn from countries such as Brazil, which has grown rapidly while reducing inequality.

Stocking said: ―We need to reverse decades of increasing inequality. As a first step, world leaders should formally agree to reduce inequality to the levels seen in 1990.‖

She said closing tax havens, which holds as much as $31 trillion, or as much as a third of all global wealth, could collect $189bn in additional taxes.

(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS)

78. According to Oxfam only ______ dollars would be needed to tackle world poverty.

79. Why do Oxfam especially criticize billionaires in China, Russia and the Middle East?

80. In what way is it claimed that billionaires cause environmental damage?

81. What one action could relieve much of the poverty in the world?

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第II卷 （共 47 分）

I. Translation

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

1. 不好意思，他现在不在，请过会儿再来电。（available）

2. 切记：无论成败，皆非定局。(neither…nor…)

3. 现代恐怖主义是对正常社会的威胁，必须坚决铲除之。（threat）

4. 无论我们分别多久，有多少困难要克服，我们还是血浓于水的一家人。（No matter）

5. 世态炎凉，人生沉浮是人生发展过程中遇到的正常阶段，只要我们能正确对待这些变化就能顺利渡过。（only）

II. Guided Writing

Directions:Write an English composition in 120 --- 150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

你即将毕业离校，将开启大学求学之路的序幕。回首高中三年求学路，相信你一定有许多话要说。

假如你能有幸回到高一，再来重新过一轮高中生活，你会怎样规划你的3年高中生涯？ Note: 1. 详细阐述你的规划。

2. 你的理由及对学弟学妹们的建议。

If I were lucky enough to restart my senior high school life, I would…

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2015学年高三第二次调研考英语试卷答案

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1—5 DDCBA 6—10 BDDCD 11—13 CDB 14—16 DAB 17. nervous 18. ready 19. negative 20. positive 21. a new comer 22. savings and checking 23. 9.5% 24. 1.000 dollars

25. to earn 26. Every time/Each time 27. why 28. supervising 29. an 30. disappointed 31. must /should 32. Other

33. that/how 34. where 35. when 36. Having37. had been taught 38. that 39. With 40. better

41. A 42. D 43. F 44. K 45. H 46. J 47. G 48. B 49. C 50. E

51—55 ABDCA 56—60 BCDAC 61—65 BADCB 66—69 CABD 70—73 ACBD 74—77 BDBB

78. 60bn

79. They have not promised their wealth to aid projects. 80. They pollute far more than the average person.

81. Closing tax havens

1. Sorry，he is not available now. Please call again later. 2. Keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final.

3. Modern terrorism is a threat to normal society and it must be resolutely/completely/mercilessly eliminated/destroyed/wiped out/uprooted.

4. No matter how long we have been parted and how many difficulties we have gone through/overcome, we are still family and blood is always thicker than water。

5. It is a normal development of our life when we will come across the situation like life ups and downs and friendships and relationships fading. Only if we have a correct attitude toward all these changes can we walk along the successful way to the future.

2015学年高三第二次调研考英语试卷听力文本 Tape Script for the listening

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