上海市普陀区2014届高三英语一模试卷(含答案及听力文字)

worldwide. Meanwhile, in 2012, Edinburgh University became the first non-US institution to join Coursera's partnership, comprising 13 universities. “We already run 50 online master's degrees, so this was a logical expansion,” says Professor Jeff Haywood, Edinburgh's vice-principal. “It's an investment in teaching methods research. How am I going to teach introductory philosophy to 100,000 people? That's what I call educational R&D.” He adds “If you look ahead 10 years, you'd expect all students graduating to have taken some online courses, so you've got to research that. Our Moocs are no more in competition with our degrees than a lifelong learning course because they don't carry credits.”

Cooperation is key, Haywood stresses. It is far better to offer 20-30 courses in your own areas of expertise(专门技能) and let other institutions do likewise. Professor Mike Sharples, FutureLearn's academic lead, goes further: “We've tied the elements available before into a package of courses offered by leading universities worldwide on a new software platform, with a new way of promoting it and also a new social-learning teaching method. You won't just receive an exam, but be able to discuss and mark each other's assignments.”

Bath University, one of more than 20 universities working with FutureLearn, launches its first course, Inside Cancer, next January, and regards Moocs as a way of breaking down age barriers. \no reason why someone doing GCSEs should not look at our Moocs and get quite a way through them, or someone at PhD level and beyond,\expert for learning and teaching.

74. Moocs have these features EXCEPT that_______.

A. Moocs are free of charge for anyone

B. Moocs can be adjusted according to people’s learning pace C. Moocs provide teachers’ instructions if you have some difficulty D. Moocs have a platform for learns to share their learning experience

75. The response to FutureLearn has been thought to be unbelievable because ______.

A. all the courses on the platform are available to anyone in the world B. Edinburgh University became the first non-US institution to join it C. the number of people registering in the platform is beyond expectation D. students can get a certification of participation without passing assessments 76. What can be inferred from Professor Bernie Morley in the last paragraph?

A. People with various learning levels will probably show interest in Moocs. B. People at PhD level have already known everything about Moocs. C. Inside Cancer will be the most popular course for someone doing GCSEs.

D. Moocs are not so competitive as lifelong learning courses due to the problems of credits. 77. The passage mainly deals with _____.

A. the various opinions on FutureLearn B. the advantages of online teaching methods C. the popularity of no-credit courses

D. the emergence of a new learning platform

Section C

Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.

Being a social butterfly just might change your brain: In people with a large network of friends and excellent social skills, certain brain regions are bigger and better connected than in people with fewer friends, a new study finds.

The research suggests a connection between social interactions and brain structure. “We're interested in how your brain is able to allow you to find the right way in complex social environments,” MaryAnn Noonan said, a neuroscientist (神经学家) at Oxford University. Studies in monkeys have shown that brain areas involved in face processing and in predicting the intentions of others are larger in animals living in large social groups than in ones living in smaller groups.

To investigate these brain differences in humans, Noonan and her colleagues found 18 participants for a structural brain-imaging study. They asked people how many social interactions they had experienced in the past month, in order to determine the size of their social networks. As was the case in monkeys, some brain areas were enlarged and better connected in people with larger social networks. “These different brain regions are all singing different songs,” Noonan said. “Networked areas are all singing the same song, and when they're connected better, they're singing more harmoniously with each other.”

The researchers also tested whether the size of a person's social network was linked with changes in white-matter pathways, the nerve fibers(纤维) that connect different brain regions. Again, they found that white-matter pathways were better connected in people with bigger social networks. \

The researchers couldn't say whether social interaction caused these changes in brain structure and connectivity, or whether the brain determined how social someone was. In the case of the monkeys, the researchers asked and wrote down the size of the animals' social network, so they concluded that social-group size was causing the brain differences. It can be inferred that a similar process takes place in human brains, but to prove this, long-term studies are needed, Noonan told LiveScience.

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

78. The certain brain regions in people with fewer friends are ______.

79. According to Noonan, the certain brain areas whose functions are to _________ are larger in more-sociable monkeys.

80. How did Noonan and her colleagues know about the size of participants’ social networks? 81. According to the researcher’s findings, what would make the brains of monkeys different?

第II卷 （共47分）

I. Translation

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

1. 孩子们总是对周边的一切都非常好奇。(curious)

2. 她在比赛中表现出色，给评委留下了深刻的印象。(which) 3. 一进学校，她就意外得知有一所名校录取她了。(No sooner…)

4. 奇怪的是，这些年轻人对这些我们都耳熟能详的歌曲却一无所知。(know)

5. 为了纪念这位伟大的宇航员，据说明年将会开拍一部电影让人们了解他的事迹。

(memory)

II. Guided Writing

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

有的校园活动让你兴奋不已，有的校园活动让你感到枯燥乏味。请描述你参与过的一次校园活动，并简单谈谈你对该活动的看法。

? 请具体描述一次你参与过的校园活动

? 并谈谈你对此次校园活动的看法或它对你的影响

2013学年普陀区第一学期高三英语质量调研参考答案

第一卷（103分）

1. D 11. C

2. A 12. C

3. B 13. D

4. C 14. C

5. D 15. A

6. D 16. C 19. entire 23. No

20. conference 24. Mother and son

7. C

8. C

9. A

10. A

17. Downtown 21. 25 minutes 评分标准：

18. personal 22. John

1. 1-10题，每小题1分。 2. 11—16题，每小题2分。

3. 17—24题，每小题1分。17题、24题小写不扣分，22题小写扣1分。 25. from 35. when

26. They 31. Seeing 40. could

27. who 32. to clean

28. cleaner 33. driving

29. that/ which 34. an

30. had removed 39. checking 评分标准：

1. 25—40题，每小题1分。 2. 拼写错误扣1分。

3. 第38题，两空格只答出一空扣1分。 4. 第26、38题，小写不扣分。

41. J 42. F 43. H 44. I 45. K 46. C 47. A 48. G 49. B 50 D 评分标准：41—50题，每小题1分。

51. A 52. C 53. B 54. B 55. D 56. A 57. D 58. A 59. D 60. C 61. B 62. B 63. D 64. D 65. B 评分标准：51—65题，每小题1分。

66. A 67. D 68. C 69. B

36. were touched 37. what 38. Because of/ Owing to/ Due to