上海中考自主招生复旦附中自招考试真题英语.docx

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上海中考自主招生复旦附中自招考试真题英语

2016年上海中考自主招生：

复旦附中自招考试真题（英语）

31.Theyarefedup_______theoldroutine.

        A.withB.ofC.atD.on

　　32.Heissucha（n）_______teacherthathasdevotedallhisandenergytohisstudents.

        A.conscientiousB.consciousC.academicD.scientific

　　33.Wearelookingforsomeonewitharealsenseof_______tothejob.

        A.committeeB.commitmentC.communityD.commission

　　34.Therearefewerworkinghoursintheexecutivejobs,_______thejobstressiscomparativelyhigher.

        A.thatB.whereC.whichD.what

　　35.Sinceyouare_______totheseafood,you’dbetteravoideatingit.

        A.sensibleB.sentimentalC.sensitiveD.sensory

　　36.Duringthecelebration,fireworkshavebeen_______atthebay.

        A.setoutB.setaboutC.setupD.setoff

　　37.Theydeclaredthewar,fortheybelievedthatcountryhad_______theweaponsofmassdestruction.

        A.liberatedB.counteredC.approvedD.proliferated

　　38.Thejournalistreportedthe_______ofchildrenlaborswhohadworkedmanydaysonend.

        A.expansionB.expeditionC.exploitationD.exploration

　　Whatisthethingcalledhappiness?

Forcenturies,peopleweretoobusypursuingit39muchtimeanalyzingit.Nowapioneeringbandofresearchershasfinallybaggedtheelusivequarryoratleasttakenitsmeasure.Usingsuchsophisticatednewtools40thefive-itemLifeSatisfactionScaleandtheseven-pointDelighted-terribleScale（Onascaleofonetoseven,howdoyoufeelaboutyourlife?

）,socialpsychologistshaveplumbedtheheartofhappiness.Andtheiranswertotheage-old41isthatitalldepends.

　　Happiness,thatis,42whatmakes.youfeelhappy,whichiswhypsyc1hologistsoftencallit“subjectivewell-being.”ButfromstudiesofvariousageandpopulationgroupsintheUnitedStatesandabroad,theyhavereachedsome

　　44atthetopofthechartsisnot,asmanymightexpect,success,youth,goodlooksoranyofthose45assets.Theclearwinnerisrelationship,closeones,followedbyhappymarriage.Supportive,intimateconnectionswithotherpeopleseem46important.Usingsimplesurveyquestions,psychologistDavidMyersfoundthatthe47happypeoplearethoseinunhappymarriages.Happiestarethosewhomarried

  48their“bestfriend.”

  39.A.tospendB.spendingC.hasspentD.havespent

  40.AlikeB.alikeC.asD.forinstance

  41.A.psychologyB.mysteryC.solutionD.trick

  42.A.resultsinB.leansagainstC.dependesonD.arrivesat

  43.A.realisticB.idealisticC.objectiveD.individualistic

  44.A.endlesslyB.contradictorilyC.harmoniouslyD.consistrntly

  45.AenviableB.reliabeleC.inevitableD.endurable

  46.A.vastlyB.tremendouslyC.swiftlyD.basically

  47.A.mostB.bestC.leastD.worst

  48.A.toB.withC.forD.off

　　SarahAlexandercelebratedthestartofherlastyearatWellsCollegethewaymanyotherseniorsbeforeherhave.SheranacrossthepicturesquetotheshoresofCayugaLake,whereshejumpedintothewater.

　　Sodidmanyofherfellowseniors.Butdozensofstudentsdecidedtostayaway,especiallytherelativelyfewnewlyarrivedmalestudents.

　　WellsCollege,whichsince1868hadeducatedonlywomen,beganacceptingmenthisyearinhopesofbolsteringitsdwindlingenrollment.Formanystudentsandalumnae,itwasacrushingdecision.AfterthecollegeannouncedlastOctoberthatitwouldgocoeducational,abouthalfofthestudentsprotestedandtwofiledalawsuit,whichtheylaterdropped.

　　Thestudents—33menand383women–campuslatemonthBothsexesarenowtryingtonavigatenewsociallandscape.Mr.Phillipssaid“Youcan’tdoguystuff.Everytimeyouwanttositandwatchsportsoragame,itturnsintoamovie.”Thewomenwere“somewhatnasty.”Icouldseethedirtylooksintheireyes,”hesaid.“ButIwasnotgoingtoletthatstopmefromcoming.”

　　Wellswasaplacewherewomendidnothavetofussovertheirappearanceorfighttobetakenseriouslybytheirprofessors.Theycouldenjoythecamaraderieoftheircampussistersandtheirplayfultraditions.Besidesjumpingintothelake,thewomendancearoundthemaypoleeachMayandkissthefeetofthestatueofMinerva,theRomangoddessofwisdom,beforeexams.

　　Ms.Alexandersaid,“Peopletolduswewouldn’tnoticeadifference,butfromthemomentmenarrivedoncampusnotcouldnoticeadifference.Wakingupearlytoputonmakeup,andthat’sodd,”shesaid.

　　HenryWells,afounderofWellsFargoandafriendofCornell’sbenefactor,EzraCornellestablishedthiscollege,whenwomenwerenotconsideredcapableofhigherlearning.“Givehertheopportunity,”hewrote.

　　HenryWells,afounderofWellsFargoandafriendofCornell’sbenefactor,EzraCornellestablishedthiscollege,whenwerenotconsideredcapableofhigherlearning.“Givehertheopportunity,”hewrote.

　　Thegreat-great-great-greatgranddaughterofHenryWells,StephanieRedmond,18,ofWashingtonState,saidthatearlierthisyearaWellsstudenthadtrackedherdownandaskedhertosupporttheprotest.ButMs.RedmondsaidthemovethemovetoadmitmenhadencouragedhertoenrollatWellsthisyearasafreshman.Sheplansonacareerinengineering,amale-dominatedfield,andsaidattendinganall-women’scollegemighthaveputheratadisadvantage.

　　49.TheprimaryreasonfortheWellsCollegetoacceptmenisthat.

        A.itsenrollmentrateisdecline

        B.thecampusislackofvigorandvitality

        C.itwillfacethedestinyofbeingcloseddown

        D.all-women’scollegemightputawomanatadisadvantage

　　50.Atypicalbehaviorforseniorstodothat.

        A.theyjogalongthepicturesquecampus

        B.theyswitchsportsprogramstoamovie

        C.theycelebratetheiryearbyjumpingintoalake

        D.theyswiminCayugaLakeaccompaniedbyfriends

　　51.Thechangeafterturningintoacoedcollegeisthat.

        A.dirtylooksinwomen’seyeshavedisappeared

        B.womengetupearlytomakeup

        C.womenarewakingupearlytostudy

        D.womendancewithmenaroundthemaypole

　　52.Theattitudeoftheauthoristhat.

        A.sheharesatraditionofall-womenschools

        B.shecallsonwomeninsupporttheprotest

        C.shedislikesthechangeandhopestofilealawsuit

        D.sheobjectivelydescribesthenewanduneasycoeducation

  53.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNottrue?

        A.Theenrollmentofmalestudentscausedcontroversy,

        B.Thegrandchildrenofthecollegefounderbenefitedmost.

        C.Thecurrentpresidentofthecollegewasalsoitsgraduate.

        D.Thefounderhopedtogivewomenopportunitiesofhighereducation.

   Butwhatisteacherquality?

Howcanonemeasureitreliably?

　　AnanalysisisissuedasampleofdataaTexasschooldistrict.Expertsargueconvincinglythatteachereffectivenessshouldbemeasuredbystudents’gainsonstandardizedtests:

Mr.SmithispresumablyabetterteacherthanMs.Brownifhisstudentsconsistentlyimprovetheirtestscoresmorethanhersdo.

　　Thoughthisapproachisappealing,therearetrickyissues.Forexample,whatifMs.Brownteachesinaschoolwherestudentsscoresohighthereislittleroomforimprovement?

　　Theauthorstrytocorrectforthisproblem,aswellasothersortsofmeasurementissues,togenerateameasurementofteachereffectiveness.Thepaperisprimarilyconcernedwithhowthismeasureisrelatedtootherobservableteachercharacteristics.

　　Thefirstfindingisthatisalargevariationinteachereffectiveness:

someteachersconsistentlyhavealargerimpactontheirstudents’achievementthanothers.

　　Second,easilyobservablecharacteristicslikehavingamaster’sdegreeorapassingscoreontheteachercertificationexamarenotcorrelatedwithteachereffectiveness.

　　Thenwhatdoesmatter?

Themostimportantsingleinfluenceisexperience:

first-yearteachersaremuchlesseffectivethanothers.Thesecondyearissignificantlybetter,andbythefourthyear,mostteachershittheirstride.

　　Itisnotentirelyclearwhetherthisexperienceeffectislearningbydoing（themoreyouteach,themoreeffectiveyoubecome）orsurvivalofthefittest（thosewhoarenotgoodatteachingtendtodropoutearly）.

　　Frommyreadingofthepaper,botheffectsappearimportantandthereisnosimpleanswer.Thedatadosuggest,however,thatteachereffectivenessisprettyclearbytheendofthesecondyear,sotheinformationtomakeaninformeddecisionisavailableatthattime.

　　Theauthorsalsoinvestigatethecontentiousissueofracialmatchingofstudentsandteachers.Heretheyfindstrongevidencethatminorityteacherstendtobemoreeffectivewithminoritystudents.Again,itisunclearwhetherthisisbecauseofarolemodeleffect（studentsrespondbetteroftheirownrace）oranempathyeffect（teachersempathizebetterwithstudentsoftheirownrace）orsomethingelseentirely.

　　Theauthorsalsolookatteachermobility.Thereissomeevidencethatteacherswhoquitteachingorswitchschoolstendtobebelowaverageineffectiveness.Thisisconsistentwiththesurvival-of-the-fittestmodel.

　54.Theschoolmastercoulddecidewiselywhethertofurtheremploytheteacherbytheendofthe.

        A.thefirstyear    B.thesecondyear    C.thethirdyear    D.thefourthyear

　　55.Thephrase“hittheirstride”mostprobablymeans“”.

        A.reachtheirnormallevelB.becomeconfident

        C.walkwithlongstepsD.getbored

  56.Theauthorofthispassagetheviewthat.

        A.teacherswillperformbetterwithtimepassing

        B.ineffectiveteachersshouldleaveearlierratherthanlater

        C.teacher’seffectiveness