上海市十二校2015届高三12月联考英语试题

b. transfers between the terminals at the airport c. personalized tours beyond Singapore d. transfers between the airport and the city e. hourly private Singapore taxi service f. airport & city goods delivery

A. a, d, e B. a, b, f C. b, c, e D. c, d, f

71. If a tourist goes to the airport in a MaxiCab at 5 a.m. and pays by credit card, he / she has to pay _________.

A. $47 B. $38.5 C. $55 D. $51.7

72. If a tourist group intends to book one of the suggested tours in a 6-seater MaxiCab, it ________.

A. has to register at www.citycab.com.sg

B. can choose the time and place to collect the group C. may apply to the Singapore Tourism Board D. must first pay at least $105 as deposit

73. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. A MaxiCab driver can stop on the way on request with extra charges. B. The cabby tour can show you around Singapore in the night time.

C. A MaxiCab taxi tourist guide isn’t allowed to add scenic spots en route. D. Specially-trained taxi drivers operate various tours around Singapore. (C)

Because I am extremely vulnerable to both slick advertising and peer pressure, I’ve been thinking about getting an iPad. But here’s the problem I’m cheap, and the iPad’s not. If I’m going to fork over at least $499 for a new device, I want to try it out and make sure it’s not just a larger, shinier version of my iPhone. But if I went to my local Apple Store, I’d get to spend only a few minutes testing out the machine. I wanted more time than that, so I rented one for $15 a day from a guy on SnapGoods.

The Internet start-up in Brooklyn runs on simple reasoning there are people who want to borrow stuff – camping equipment, food processors, robot vacuums, etc. – and there are people who have stuff they want to lend. SnapGoods helps these two groups connect over the Web. SnapGoods is one of many sites that have sprung up to facilitate offline sharing. Some sites have a narrow, obvious focus (like SwapBabyGoods.com) while others are more obscure (Neighborhood Fruit helps people share what’s growing in their yards or find fruit trees on public land). But regardless of whether the sharing is free or involves a fee, these transactions often

come with a stick-it-to-the-man attitude. “Borrow these things from your neighbors,” reads one earnest request on neighborrow.com, “The owner-ship has SAILED!”

All of these sites are encouraging something academics call collaborative consumption – in other words, peer-to-peer sharing or renting. Renting something you don’t need to use very often makes a lot more sense than buying it and letting it collect dust in your garage. There’s a green aspect as well, since sharing helps cut down on overall use of resources. But one of collaborative consumption’s most surprising benefits turns out to be social. In an era when families are scattered around the country and we may not know the people down the street from us, sharing things – even with strangers we’ve just met online – allows us to make meaningful connections.

“This isn’t just about saving the environment or saving a dollar,” says SnapGoods CEO Ron Williams, who came up with the idea after renting a stranger’s motorcycle via Craigslist. “This is about saving yourself by making informed consumer decisions.”

I’m not sure if I got a thrill when I borrowed Goodwin’s iPad, but it did feel good to make a connection. In the end, though, I decided not to purchase an iPad. Sorry, Steve Jobs. I’m just not that into owning things anymore.

74. Which of the following is NOT a reason for the author’s renting an iPad instead of buying one?

A. The iPad is expensive and the author wants to make sure an iPad is worthy. B. He has already got an iPhone and expects to test the better quality of iPad. C. The local Apple Store only offters limited time to test out the machine. D. The iPad is so expensive that he cannot afford it. 75. SnapGoods is a website which________. A. facilitates online sharing

B. helps people borrow things from their neighbors C. connects borrowers and lenders for stuff sharing D. sells iPad online

76. What is Ron Williams’ attitude towards collaborative consumption? A. Favorable B. Critical C. Indifferent D. Not known

77. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage? A. SnapGoods a Good Place For Shopping

B. Borrow, Don’t Buy Websites That Let Strangers Share

C. Why Do I Rent

D. Tips For Selling Things On the Internet Section C

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

Ambitious “go getters” (people energetic and eager to succeed) earn more money throughout their lives – but the “price” is that they have poorer health and die younger. They are also not much happier than less ambitious people.

A new study tracked 717 high achievers who attended universities such as Oxford, Harvard and Yale, as well as high ability individuals who didn’t attend universities. The researchers assume that highly ambitious people may devote so much time to their jobs that they neglect areas of life proven to help people live long, happy life. The study focused on people born in the first half of the 20th century, and tracked them to the end of their lives. “Ambitious kids had higher educational attainment, attended highly esteemed universities, worked in more prestigious (有声望的) occupations, and earned more,” says Timothy Judge, professor of management at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business.

“So, it would seem that they are prepared to ‘have it all.’ However, we determined that ambition has a much weaker effect on life satisfaction and actually a slightly negative impact on longevity (how long people lived).

“So, yes, ambitious people do achieve more successful careers, but that doesn’t seem to translate into leading happier or healthier lives.” Judge used a complex formula to judge ambition at every stage of life – and to divide high-ability individuals into “ambitious” and “less ambitious” groups. “If ambition has its positive effects, and in terms of career success it certainly seems that it does, our study also suggests that it carries with it some cost,” Prof Judge says. “Despite their many accomplishments, ambitious people are only slightly happier than their less-ambitious counterparts, and they actually live somewhat shorter lives.”

“Perhaps the investments they make in their careers come at the expense of the things we know affect longevity healthy behaviors, stable relationships and deep social networks.”

“If your biggest wish for your children is that they lead happy and healthy lives, you might not want to overemphasize professional success. There are limits to what our ambitions bring us – or our children.

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

78. According to the passage, ambitious people have greater earning power in their life, but at the cost of their ___________.

79. Who were followed and studied by the researchers in the new study? _______________________________________________. 80. What are the factors that affect people’s longevity? _______________________________________________.

81. Parents who expect their children to live a happy and healthy life should __________. 第II卷（共47分） I. Translation

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

1．新出台的高考政策将在一定程度上影响我国教育的发展。(effect) 2. 如果遇到火警,千万要冷静,并跟随保安前往安全地带。(in case) 3. 他昨天在会上提的关于节能的建议值得进一步考虑。(deserve)

4. 一项调查表明现代的老人普遍感到比起收到子女物质上的礼物，他们更需要子女的陪伴。(prefer)

5. 直到看到自己的活动给自然造成的一系列伤害后，人类才充分地意识到保护环境人人有责。 (Not until) II. Guided Writing

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

根据漫画，简要描述图片内容，结合生活实际，就图片的主题谈谈自己的感想。

十二校联考高三英语考试参考答案 第一卷

Listening Comprehension Section A

1-5 DDBCC 6-10 BCADB

Section B 11-13 BBA 14—16 BCD

Section C 17. Enjoyable 18. neglected 19.ancient 20. island 21. $5000 22. A hotel waiter

23. books and transportation 24. cheaper and fashionable II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A

25. for 26. cry 27. couldn’t 28. harder 29. determined 30. no

matter what

31. to take 32. themselves

33. whether 34. is being worked 35. what 36. that 37. before 38. have found 39. training 40. a Section B

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

III. Reading Comprehension Section A

51—55 CDBAB 56—60 ADABB 61—65 DADAC

Section B (A ) 66---69 ADCB （B）70—73ADBC (C )74—77.DCAB Section C

78. health and life/ longevity and happiness.

79.717 high achievers who attended universities and high ability individuals who didn’t.

80. Healthy behaviors, stable relationships and deep social networks. 81. not overemphasize their children’s professional success. 第二卷

Sample writing

As is shown in the picture, the high expectations of parents and teachers repeatedly add to the burden of the little boy. However, when we look through the surface of this social phenomenon, we can find that it is actually the improper evaluation system that results in the disasters of students.

With the rapid development of economy, society tends to consider a person as successful or not, not by one’s ability and morality but by one’s property and social positions.

Young students as we are, whether we can have an easy access to a key school has already been used to see whether we are successful or not. In that case, parents and teachers will naturally take it for granted that entering a famous university represents a high glory of both students and themselves. They, therefore, assign dozens of tasks to us and gradually narrow our horizons to college education. In my humble opinion, I really don’t know how to solve this complicated social problem. Though we cannot change the world, we can change ourselves. Just give up chasing the fame and pick up the pure passion for learning knowledge.