1999—2010年上海市历年高考英语阅读理解和完形填空

A thief who dropped a winning lottery ticket (彩票) at the scene of his crime has been given a lesson in honesty. His victim, who picked up the ticket, then claimed the $25,000 prize, managed to trace him, and handed over the cash, The robbery

happened when maths professor Vinicio Sabbatocei. 58. was changing a tyre on an Italian motorway. Another motorist, who stopped ―to help‖, stole a suitcase from his car and drove off. The professor found the dropped ticket and put it in his pocket before driving home to Ascoli in eastern Italy.

Next day, he saw the lottery results on TV and, taking out the ticket, realized it was a winner. He claimed the 60 million lire (里拉) pcize. Then he began a battle with his conscience. Finally, he decided he could not keep the money despite having been robbed. He advertised in newspapers and on radio, saying: ―I‘m trying to find the man who robbed me. I have 60 million lire for him-a lottery win. Please meet me, Anonymity (匿名) guaranteed.‖

Professor Sabbatucei received hundreds of calls from people hoping to trick him into handing them the cash. But there was one voice he recognized –and he arranged to meet the man in a park. The robber, a 35-year-old unemployed father of two, gave back the suitcase and burst into tears. He could not believe what was happening. ―Why didn‘t you keep the money?‖ he asked. The professor replied: ― I couldn‘t because it‘s not mine.‖ Then he walked off, spurning the thief‘s offer of a reward. 71. The sentence ― Then he began a battle with his conscience,‖ in paragraph 2 implies all of the following EXCEPT that . A. he knew what he should do as soon as he saw the lottery results B. he hesitated about keeping the money for some time

C. he thought for a moment of avenging himself on the robber D. he came to realize that honesty is more important than money

72. Hundreds of people phoned professor Sahhatucci because they . A. wanted to make fun of him B. hoped to get the money C. knew who the robber was D. lost the lottery ticket 73. The word ―spurning‖ in the last sentence can be replaced by . A. accepting B. claiming C. rejecting D. canceling 74. If the story appears in a newspaper, the best title might be . A. A Thief‘s Lucky Day B. A Popular Maths Professor

C. A Magic Lottery D. A Reward of Honesty

(B)

This is a page from a college information handbook. It tells you where you can find various college services and facilities.

Where To Find Help In The College

Here is the location of some important college services and facilities.

Rooms numbered 100-130 are on the first floor and those numbered 200-230 on the second floor of the main college block. Student Services Centre Careers

The staff members are available to advise on career choice and applications for higher education.

Accommodation office

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Mrs J Mardle is available each afternoon from 1:30 to 4:30 to assist students with problems relating to housing. Medical Room

Mrs J Wright, the college nurse, is available each morning form 9:30 to 12:00 am. The college doetor is in attendance on Wednesday mornings. Sports Office Sports Office

Mrs B Murie can provide information about sporting and keep-fit activities. Student Union Office

A range of services and advice (travel etc.) is provided. Food Service

Mr G Nunn is the manager and will do his best to help if you require a special diet. Library

Besides books this also has photocopying, video, audio-visual and computing facilities.

Self Access Language Learning Centre

Students can attend on a drop-in basis from 9:00 am to 4:15 pm.

75. Where should you go for help if you fail to find a place to live?

A. Room 114. B. Room 207 C. Room 222 D. Room 113 76. As a foreign student, you may go to Room 127 to . A. apply for a scholarship

B. ask for supply of some special food C. inquire about educational fees D. obtain a copy of certificate

77. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. You need a reservation in the Language Learning Centre. B. You are able to watch video programmes in the library. C. The college muse is available for some time before noon.

D. Student Services Centre can help students apply for higher education.

(C)

The science of physics today is as current as the morning newspaper. Indeed, as a result of new advances in physics and their rapid application to inventions designed to satisfy man‘s wants. The world itself has been changing rapidly. Space technology, industrial technology, and the technology of the home, the farm, the office, the bank, and the department store have all been revolutionized.

Clearly, every grown-up today would understand the world he lives in much

better if he knew something about physics. Whether it be Congress (美国国会) voting huge sums of money for new warships, space exploration, or atomic energy; the office staff learning to use a new computer; son Bobby wanting to know about going to the moon; or the housewife learning to operate a new electric stove, physics seems to be everywhere.

Teachers in thousands of schoolrooms in America are trying to communicate some of the excitement and importance of these new developments to their students. They know that some of their eager students will someday be scientists and will themselves then contribute (贡献) to the development of new knowledge or its application to new things.

But in any case, they can be sure that if they bring a knowledge of science (any science) to their students in meaningful and stimulating ways, they have contributed much to helping each one live a more meaningful life.

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78. The application of new advances in physics to inventions . A. may solve all the problems in teaching

B. can help people understand the meaning of life C. is intended to meet people‘s needs

D. makes people understand the voting rules of the Congress.

79. According to the passage, many American teachers are making efforts to do all of the following EXCEPT 。

A. stimulating their students‘ curiosity in physics

B. making their students understand the importance of physics C. giving their students the information of new advances in science D. creating excitement about physical education among their students 80. The word ―themselves‖ in the third paragraph refers to . A. some of the eager students B. the students in the classroom C. the teachers giving lessons D. all the scientists in physics 81. The first two paragraphs of the passage mainly tell us about . A. new advances in physics B. the use of physics in our life C. the science of physics D. modem developments in science

(D)

Imagine that the genome (基因组) is a book. The book consists of 23 chapters with thousands of stories made up of paragraphs, words and letters on different levels. There are one billion words in the book, which makes it longer than 5,000 volumes the size of this book. Or as long as 800 Bibles, If I read the genome out to you at the rate of one word per second for eight hours a day, it would take me a century. If I wrote out the human genome, one letter per millimeter, my text would be as long as the River Danube. This is an enormous document. A huge volume, a cook book of great length, and it all fits inside the extremely small nucleus (核) of a tiny cell that fits easily upon the head of a pin.

The idea of the genome as a book is not, strictly speaking, even a metaphor (比喻), It is true to a great extent. A book is a piece of digital information, written in one-directional form and defined by a code that translates a small alphabet of sings into a large dictionary of meanings through the order of their groupings. So is a genome. The only complication is that all English books read from left to right, while some parts of the genome read from left to right, while some parts of the genome read from left to right, and some from right to left, though never both at the same time.

While English books are written in words of different lengths using twenty-six letters. Genomes are written entirely in three-letter words, using only four letters, And instead of being written on flat pages, they are written on long chains of DNA

molecules (分子), The genome is a very clever book, because in the right conditions it can both photocopy itself and read itself.

82. How do human genomes read according to the passage? A. Only from left to right. B. Only from right to left. C. From both directions at the same time D. From one direction at a time 83. We can learn from the passage that the human genome . A. is as long as the River Danube

B. can be easily placed on the head of a pin C. is coded with and alphabet of four letters

D. is smart enough to read and take photos of itself

84. It can be concluded that the passage is mainly written for . 19

A. specialists in the field B. general readers C. natural scientists D. readers with academic background

85. The real purpose of the author‘s comparison of the genome to a book is .

A. to focus on the differences between the two

B. to lay emphasis on the similarities between the two C. to simplify the concept of the human genome D. to give an exact description of the human genome

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C51.B52B.53.A54.D55.C56.B57.C58.C59.D60.A 61.D62.B63.B64.A65.C66.A67.C68.D69.B70.A 第五大题，每小题2分，共30分

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2002年上海市秋季高考英语试卷

(A) Have you ever regretted doing something you shouldn‘t have done or

something you didn‘t do which you should have? At one time or another we probably all have. There‘s no 51 in getting depressed about it now – it‘s no 52 crying over spilt（溢出的）milk. However, there may be some gain in thinking about exactly what happened and why 53 we might be able to draw some conclusions for the future. One thing we all do now and again is to lose our 54 with a friend or close

relative. The odd thing is that we more often display great 55 towards someone we are fond of than towards 56. The explanation may be that we see friends and relatives as a kind of safety net, an opportunity to 57 a bit of steam in a safe environment, while the consequences（结果）of 58 a stranger could be far more serious. Being honest is usually thought of as a virtue（美德）and undoubtedly this is the 59. On the other hand, we have all experienced occasions when we have spoken our minds to someone, telling them exactly what we feel, and then have found ourselves filled with feelings of 60. Perhaps we should have kept our mouths shut?

A. reason B. purpose C. point D. result A. use B. help C. value D. benefit A. so B. because C. but D. though A. mind B. memory C. manner D. temper A. anger B. interest C. love D. respect A. strangers B. friends C. relatives D. colleagues A. run through B. throw away C. give up D. let off A. inviting B. insulting C. speaking to D. believing in

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