上海市届新七校英语联考.docx

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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