2015年上海市普通高中学业水平考试英语卷考生注意：1本试卷共8页，满分100分，考试时间90分钟。2本考试分设试卷和答题纸。试卷包括选择题和非选择题两种题型。3答题前，务必在答题纸上填写姓名、报名号、考场号和座位号，并将核对后的条形码贴在指定位置上。4作答必须涂或写在答题纸上，在试卷上作答一律不得分。选择题（第1-3小题、8-17小题、28-48小题）的作答必须全部涂写在答题纸上相应的区域。非选择题（第4-7小题、18-27小题、49-57小题及写作部分）的作答必须写在答题纸上与试卷题号对应的位置。I.Listening Comprehension (共10分)Section A (共6分，每小题2分)Directions: In Section A, you will hear one short passage, and you will be asked three questions on the passage. The passage 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 1 through 3 are based on the following passage.1. A. They should have no homework until 15. B. They organized a movement against homework.C. They were warned of the dangers of too much homework.D. They were advised to have five hours of homework a week.2. A. It relieves parents of their responsibility.B. It encourages students creativity. C. It involves parents in students schooling.D. It improves students social skills.3. A. Homework is less important than fresh air and sunshine. B. Americans view of homework has changed with time. C. It is beneficial for students to have homework. D. Homework has become increasingly difficult.Section B (共4分，每小题1分)Directions: In Section B, you will hear one conversation. The conversation will be read twice. After you hear the conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 4 through 7 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each blank.Information about the City ZooNumber of animals:about 1500Parts of the zoo:10e.g. Wild 4 (people can see unusual animals)Childrens World (children can 5 small animals)Opening time: 6 a.m.Closing time:6:00 p.m.Entrance fees: adults: $30 7 :$20 children:$15II.Grammar and Vocabulary (共30分)Section A (共10分，每小题1分)Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. 8. The project will attract students _ in geology.A. to interestB. interestingC. interestedD. having interested9. The information office _ in the city center now.A. locatedB. locatesC. was locatedD. is located10. Hardly a home without a TV or a computer in big cities nowadays.A. there isB. is thereC. it isD. is it11. makes Wimbledon special is its unique tradition.A. That B. WhatC. WhichD. Where12. I tried to call you yesterday but couldnt get through. You _ my number down wrong.A. must copyB. couldnt copyC. must have copiedD. couldnt have copied13. with a world-class company serves to promote a citys international image.A. CooperatingB. CooperatedC. CooperateD. Being cooperated 14. Users can enter different chatrooms _ a certain topic.A. to discussB. discussedC. to be discussedD. discuss15. With Virtual Reality, engineers could test machines do not even exist.A. whenB. whereC. whatD. that16. a person is healthy, his/her figure doesnt mean anything.A. For fear thatB. In order thatC. As long asD. As far as17. Computers are used to make models of _ the climate changes in an area.A. whichB. howC. thatD. whoseSection B (共10分，每小题1分)Directions: Read the text below. Use the word given in the brackets to form a word that fits in the space. Making mistakes can help you to improve your English; if you dont make mistakes, you 18 (probable) use only very simple expressions. Be 19 (adventure)! Experiment with new grammar and vocabulary. Sometimes you need to get it wrong before you can get it right.People who dont make mistakes are 20 (likely) to learn anything. The best way to learn something is to make mistakes first. Thomas Edison, who invented the light bulb, told his colleagues: “Of the 200 light bulbs that didnt work, every failure told me something I was able to include in the next attempt.” Benjamin Franklin, the US statesman and 21 (science) once said: “I havent failed; I have had 10,000 ideas that didnt work.”Both these people understood that failures and false starts are the condition of success. In fact a(n) 22 (surprise) number of everyday objects had their beginnings in a mistake or a misunderstanding. Post-it notes, packets of crisps (薯片) and even bread are all unexpected 23 (invent). In 2600 B.C., a tired Egyptian slave invented bread when the dough (生面团) rose during his sleep. And crisps were first cooked by a cook in the USA when a customer 24 (complaint) that his fried potatoes were not thin enough. 25 (success) busin