2014年上海闸北区高三英语二模（附答案）

passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

Money really can’t buy happiness. A new survey has found that well-paid white-collar workers are more likely to suffer depression.

A national survey of more than 7000 professionals has found that almost one in 10 people reported depressive symptoms.

The lawyers had the worst problem. with almost 30 percent reporting symptoms of heavy depression, followed by people in IT services at 20 percent. It is also reported that those middle aged people had the highest rates of depression compared with teens who were mainly bothered by study and friendship issues. People over 50 seem to have already found ways to adapt to the situations thus, experiencing less depression.

These professionals base their whole hope on being successful in their work and when it doesn’t live up to expectations, they will feel depressed.

And what’s worse, afraid of losing face, victims are usually unwilling to seek outside help and tend to hide their problems from others. Instead, they turn to drugs and alcohol for help, which will eventually make their situation worse and hurt their physical health. In fact, people are experiencing so much work pressure in today’s competitive society that no one should feel ashamed about being stressed and the best solution for every depressed worker is to ask for help from people around you rather than suffer in silence. Questions:

11. About how many people surveyed are depressed? 12. Why are old people less depressed?

13. How should professionals deal with depression?

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage

Listeners, today we are talking about the so-called killer Bess you’ve no doubt heard about. They are actually Africanized Honey Bees. These bees are the same species as the familiar European honey bees which produce honey. They are called Africanized honey bees because they are the children of European bees and African bees. They are also referred to as killer bees in the media due to their defensive behaviors. Today people can often hear the cases where people are hurt by killer bees, Africanized Honey bees originated in the southern part of Africa. And they were then brought to South America and entered the United States in 1990.

Many people expect Africanized honey bees to be larger and very unique, but in fact, they look quite normal. They are about 3/4 inch long, brownish and a little hairy. And you should also know that those black creatures with yellow markings are probably spiders not bees. These honey bees are not born to be killers and they are not fierce unless they feel that their safety is threatened. And they rarely attack people unless you are too close to their homes or trying to catch them. Questions:

14. Why are Africanized honey bees called killer bees? 15. Where did the Africanized honey bees first come from? 16. What does the Africanized bees look like? Section C

Directions: In section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice, After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you hear. Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation:

M: Hello, Mrs. Jefferson. I am Jamie Lincoln with service department of Malcon International. I wonder if I could

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do an after-sale investigation with you? W: Sure, go ahead.

M: Thank you. According to our record, you have bought an air cleaner from our company.

W: Air cleaner? Maybe you should double check your record. It is an air conditioner that I bought last week. M: Really? I will check the record later. So you have bought our air conditioner. That’s on… W: Last Sunday. December 3rd.

M: From which source did you know about our product/

W: Well. I have seen your poster on streets then I decided to buy one.

M: Good. And you bought it from a chain store, right? How much have you paid?

W: It’s a bargain really. The regular price is 500 dollars and on that day there was a promotion. The first 30 customers can get the product with a 20% discount.

M: Good for you Madam. One last question. Can you give us your comment on the product so that we can make improvement in the future/

W: I should say the product is working well in general, I have just one thing to mention. My family electricity consumption has been rising rapidly since we have the conditioner.

M: I see. The high electricity consumption is the issue many other customers mentioned as well. We will see to the problem in the future. Thank you for your kind help, Madam. W: My pleasure/

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation:

M: Hey, Jane. You’ve just come back from your Taiwan trip. What impressed you most fir this trip? W: Taipei 101 definitely.

M: Taipei 101, What’s that actually?

W: It’s the landmark building in Taipei and its full name is Taipei 101 financial center. The building was awarded LEED certification, the highest award in the Leadership in Energy and Environment design. The building is a famous green building in the world.

M: But how can the building be called “green building”?

W: By using the least possible energy. The building is specially designed to bear strong wind earthquake. You know, being strong prevents structural damage. On the other hand, being resistant ensures comfort for the occupants. It’s difficult for building to enjoy both of these two features and Taipei 101 is such a building,

M: I see. But you know except for the modern technologies, is there other attractions that make the building so famous?

W: Of course. The 101-storeyed building was built with a strong Asian tradition such as its frequent use of the number 8 in various designs. Besides, it houses hundreds of fashionable stores, restaurants and clubs. M: No wonder Taipei 101 has become the hottest shopping center for young people in Taipei.

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