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上海市届新七校英语联考
上海市2012届新七校联考(英语)
2012.2
命题:
建平中学
参加:
复兴中学、建平中学、南洋模范、向明中学、延安中学、上师大附中
满分150分考试时间120分钟
第I卷
听力部分略
II. GrammarandVocabulary
SectionA
Directions:
BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.
25.Whenyouinfer,yougo______thesurfacedetailstoseeothermeaningsthatthedetailssuggestorimply,butdonotstate.
A.withB.forC.beyondD.between
26.Everyyear,theUnitedStatesexports“culturalproducts”totherestoftheworldwhereas______onlyimportssimilarproductsfromothercountriesequaltoaboutonepercentoftheamountexported.
A.theyB.itC.oneD.that
27.Johnaswellastheotherstaffmemberswho______workingwiththisworld-famouscompany______toattendits100thanniversary.
A.is…isB.is…areC.are…isD.are…are
28.Ibelieveonlythosewhohavepassedthewrittenexamwillbeinterviewed,______?
A.don’tIB.haven’ttheyC.willtheyD.won’tthey
29.Anyonewhoseperformanceisbestreceivedbythepublic______begrantedanopportunitytoshowtheirtalentsatGreatHallofthePeopleinBeijing.
A.needB.shallC.mayD.could
30.Ifyoutraveltoanothercountry,onbusinessorvacation,itishelpfultolearnsomeofthecountry’scustoms______youdon’toffendthelocalpeople.
A.inthatB.sothatC.onconditionthatD.exceptthat
31.______severaltimes,thegiftwasfinallyacceptedbymyChinesehostfamily.
A.TurningdownB.Toturndown
C.HavingbeenturneddownD.Tohavebeenturneddown
32.Generally,onlycompanieswithstablegrowthofsalesandsolidstockpricesoverthepastfiveyears______onthelistoftheBestBigCompaniesbyForbes.
A.willremainB.haveremainedC.hadremainedD.remained
33.Ashopperrarelyspeakstoashopassistantexcept______forhelporinformation,butthisisnotthecaseinsomecountries.
A.toaskB.askingC.askedD.ask
34.Asisknowntoall,thefirstbridge______acrosstheHuangpuRiver,theSongpuBridge,needsrepairing.
A.tobuildB.tobebuiltC.havingbeenbuiltD.built
35.Besidesindustrialsites,groundwaterpollutionisalsocausedbymodernfarmingmethods,______requiretheuseoflargeamountsofchemicalsinthefields.
A.asB.whatC.thatD.which
36.Hewhohasn’tgonethroughupsanddownsinlifedoesn’trealize______lifereallymeanstohim.
A.how B.whyC.whichD.what
37.IenvyMaryforherdressboughtlastweekend;Iwouldliketohavepaid______forit.
A.astwicemuchB.muchastwiceC.twiceasmuchD.asmuchtwice
38.______inthelibraryregulationsthatanybookborrowedshouldbereturnedbyduetime,ortheborrowerwillbefined.
A.WhatisrequiredB.Itisrequired
C.WhatrequiresD.Itrequires
39.______didpeopleinEuropebegintoknowaboutchocolate,whenChristopherColumbusreturnedfromthefirstEuropeanexplorationsintheNewWorld.
A.Notuntilafter1492B.Itwasnotuntilafter1492
C.Untilafter1492D.Itwasuntilafter1492
40.______fortheboytotalkwithhismouthfull!
A.WhatbadmannerstheyareB.Howbadmannerstheyare
C.WhatbadmannersitisD.Howbadmannersitis
SectionB
Directions:
Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
A.beneficialB.insteadC.involvedD.physicalE.flow
F.confirmG.completelyH.necessarilyI.affectJ.unanswered
Arecentstudyshowsthatmoreyearsofschoolcouldhelpstudentsgethigherscoresonintelligencetests.ThatwasthefindingofastudyofteenagemalesinNorway.Now,otherresearchshowsthat___41___activitymayhelpstudentsdobetterintheirclasses.
Theresearchcomesaseducatorsinsomecountriesarereducingtimeforactivitieslikephysicaleducation.Theyareusingthetime___42___foracademicsubjectslikemathandreading.
ResearchersatVUUniversityMedicalCentreinAmsterdamreviewedtheresultsoffourteenstudies,whichincludedmorethanfifty-fivethousandchildren,agedsixtoeighteen.
ResearcherAmikaSinghsaysthestudiesshowedalinkbetweenphysicalactivityandscoresonsubjectssuchasmath,Englishandreading.“Basedontheresultsofourstudywecanconcludethatbeingphysicallyactiveis___43___foracademicperformance.”
Ms.Singhofferssomepossibleexplanations.“Thereare,first,physiologicalexplanations,likemoreblood___44___,andsomoreoxygentothebrain.Beingphysicallyactivemeanstherearemorehormonesproducedlikeendorphins.Andendorphinsmakeyourstresslevellowerandyourmoodimproved,whichmeansyoualsoperformbetter.”
Also,students___45___inorganizedsportslearnrulesandhowtofollowthem.Thiscouldimprovetheirclassroombehaviourandhelpthemkeeptheirmindontheirwork.
Thestudyleavessomequestions___46___,however.Ms.Singhsaysitisnotpossibletosaywhethertheamountsorkindofactivity___47___thelevelofacademicimprovement.Thisisbecauseofdifferencesamongthestudies.
Also,theyweremostlyobservationalstudies.Anobservationalstudyiswhereresearchersdonotdocontrolledcomparisons.Theyonlydescribewhattheyobserve.Sotheymightobservealinkthatstudentswhoaremoreactiveoftenhavebettergrades.Butthatdoesnot___48___meanbeingactivewasthecauseofthosehighergrades.Therefore,morehigh-qualitystudiesareneededto___49___theirfindings.
Still,thegeneralfindingwasthatphysicallyactivekidsaremorelikelytodobetterinschool.Ms.Singhsaysschoolsshouldconsiderthatfindingbeforetheycutphysicaleducationprograms.
III. ReadingComprehension
SectionA
Directions:
ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
ManyyearsagoIwasonabicycletripthroughsomeexceedinglypicturesque(如画的)countryside.Suddenly,darkcloudspiledupoverheadandrainbegantofall,butstrangeto___50___,severalhundredyardsaheadofmethesunshonebrilliantly.Riding,however,asrapidlyasIcould,Ifoundit___51___togetintotheclear.ThecloudswiththeirrainkeptadvancingfasterthanIcouldraceforward.Icontinuedthisunequalcontestforanexhaustinghalfhour,___52___realizingthatIcouldnotwinmywaytothebrightareaaheadofme.
ThenitdawneduponmethatIwaswastingmystrengthinunimportanthurry,whilepayingnoattentionwhatsoevertothelandscape___53___whichIwasmakingthetrip.Thestormcouldnotlastforeverandthediscomfortwasnotunendurable.Indeed,therewasmuchtolookatwhichmight___54___haveescapedme.AsIgazedaboutwithsharpened___55___,Isawcoloursandlinesandshapesthatwouldhaveappeareddifferentlyunderbrilliantlight.Therainmists(薄雾)whichnow___56___thewoodedhillsandthefreshclearnessofthedifferentgreenswereentrancing(迷人的).Myannoyanceattherainwasgoneandmyeagernessto___57___itdisappeared.Ithadprovidedmewithanewviewandhelpedmeunderstandthatthe___58___ofbeautyandsatisfactionmaybefoundcloseathandwithinthe___59___ofone’sownsensibilities.
Itmademethink,thenandlater,aboutothermatterstowhichthisincidentwasrelated.Ithelpedmerealizethatthereisnosenseinmy___60___evertofleefromcircumstancesandconditionswhichcannotbeavoidedbutwhichImightbravely___61___andfrequentlymendandoftenturntogoodaccount.IknowthathalfthebattleiswonifIcanfacetroublewithcourage,__62__withspirit,andtriumphwithhumility.Ithasbecomeeverclearertomethatdangerisfarfromdisaster,thatdefeatmaybetheforerunneroffinal___63___,andthat,inthelastanalysis,allachievementisdangerouslyweak___64___basedonenduringprinciplesofmoralconduct.
50.A.askB.relateC.understandD.call
51.A.easyB.likelyC.impossibleD.comfortable
52.A.beforeB.afterC.asD.while
53.A.infrontofB.onaccountofC.forthesakeofD.attheconvenienceof
54.A.thereforeB.consequentlyC.accordinglyD.otherwise
55.A.puzzleB.appreciationC.wisdomD.shock
56.A.crownedB.coveredC.sweptD.floated
57.A.enjoyB.embraceC.surroundD.escape
58.A.resourcesB.sourcesC.causesD.courses
59.A.comprehensionB.distanceC.rangeD.help
60.A.requestingB.waitingC.attemptingD.expecting
61.A.meetB.avoidC.declineD.change
62.A.happinessB.joyC.disappointmentD.surprise
63.A.failureB.victoryC.reliefD.decision
64.A.ifB.thoughC.untilD.unless
SectionB
Directions:
Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.
(A)
Manychildrenfirstlearnthevalueofmoneybyreceivinganallowance(pocketmoney).Thepurposeistoletchildrenlearnfromexperienceatanagewhenfinancialmistakesarenotverycostly.
Theamountofmoneythatparentsgivetotheirchildrentospendastheywishdiffersfromfamilytofamily.Timingisanotherconsideration.Somechildrengetaweeklyallowance.Othersgetamonthlyallowance.
Inanycase,parentsshouldmakeclearwhat,ifanything,thechildisexpectedtopayforwiththemoney.
Atfirst,youngchildrenmayspendalloftheirallowancesoonaftertheyreceiveit.Iftheydoth