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上海理工附13学年

上海理工附中2013学年高三第一学期英语第三次月考

II.Grammarandvocabulary（26%）（A）

Theyarethesortoffriendswhoaresoclosethattheytrusteachotherwiththeirlives.Ifonefalls,theotheristheretocatchhim.

TheyareWellman,____25____legswerepermanentlyinjurednineyearsagoinarock-climbingaccident,andCorbett,anexperiencedrockclimber.Together,theyclimbedupHalfDome,thefamous2,000-footrockintheYosemiteNationalPark,throughoneofthemostdifficultroutes.Duringtheclimb,Corbetttookthelead,hitinthemetalspikes（尖状物）thatguidedtheropesandclimbedup.Then,afterWellmanpulled____26___uptherope,Corbettwentdowntoremovethespikesandclimbedupagain.This___27_____（repeat）timeandagain,inch___28___inch,for13days.

Wellman’sjobwasnoteasyeither.Hegothimselfuptheropethroughupperbodystrengthalone.Inall,Wellmanfiguredthathe____29___（do）5,000pull-upstheropeontheclimb.

However,___30____thetwomenfirstmet,theynevertalkedaboutclimbing.“HeknewthatwashowIgotinjured.”Wellmansaid.UntilonedayWellmandecidedthathewantedclimbagainandtheystartedtraining.

TheirclimbofHalfDomewasnotallsmooth.Atonepoint,piecesofrockgaveway,andCorbettdroppeddownquickly.Wellmanlockedtheirropeinplace,___31____（stop）thefallat20feet.Hisquickactionprobablysavedhisfriend’slife.

“Yourpartnercansaveyourlife-----youcansaveyourpartner’slife.”Wellmansaidas___32___pairreceivedcongratulationsfromfriends.“Therearerealcloseties.”（B）

Mostpeopletodaythinkofchocolateas____33____sweettoeatordrinkandcanbeeasilyfoundinstoresaroundtheworld.It____34____surpriseyouthatchocolatewasoncehighlytreasured.

ThewealthypeopleofSpainfirstenjoyedasweetenedchocolatedrink.Later,thepopularityofthedrink___35___（spread）throughoutEurope.Chocolateremainedadrinkthatonlywealthypeoplecouldaffordtodrinkuntiltheeighteenthcentury.DuringtheperiodknownastheIndustrialRevolution,newtechnologieshelpedmakechocolatelesscostlytoproduce.

FarmersgrowcacaotreesinmanycountriesinAfrica,CentralandSouthAmerica,butthesetreesaredifficulttogrow.Theyrequireanexactamountofwater,warmth,soilandprotection.Afteraboutfiveyears,cacaotreesstartproducinglargefruitscalledpods,____36____grownearthetrunkofthetree.Theseedsinsidethesepods____37____（harvest）tomakechocolate.Growingcacaoisveryhardworkforfarmers.Today,chocolateindustryofficials,activists,andscientists____38____（work）withfarmers.Theyaretryingtomakesurethatcacaocanbegrowninawaythatiseasyforthefarmersandsafefortheenvironment.

Themarketvalueoftheyearlycacaocroparoundtheworldismorethanfivebilliondollars.ChocolateisespeciallypopularinEuropeandtheUnitedStates.Eachyear,Americanseat____39____averageofmorethan5kilogramsofchocolateperperson.Specialtyshopsthatsellcostlychocolatearealsoverypopular.Manyofferchocolateloversthechancetotastechocolate____40____（grow）indifferentareasoftheworld.

SectionB

A.accomplishment

B.complained

C.forward

D.fruitless

E.absolutely

F.processing

G.room

H.convinced

I.neglected

J.crowding

K.boring

DespitedecadesofeffortstopromotesoccertoAmericanyouthandsportsfans,soccerremainsthe____41____stepchildoftheAmericansportsscene.Indeed,evenwhentheAmericanmen’steamwascompetingintheWorldCup,theresponsefromthenationwasagreatbigyawn.

Sowhydon’tAmericanslikesoccer?

Thereappeartobetwobasicexplanations.Thefirstisthatthe“marketplace”forsportsinthiscountryisalreadyfilledwiththebigfour:

baseball,football,basketballandhockey,leavingno____42_____forsoccertogrowinpopularity.Asasoccerjournalistwrote,Americanfilleditsownsportsspacewithfourgames,thus____43____outsoccer’schancesofbecomingpartofAmerica’ssportsculture.

However,I’mnot____44_____.Marketplacesaredynamic.IfsoccerwereaworthyobjectoftheAmericansportsfan’sinterest,thenitwouldenjoygreaterpopularity.Butisdoesn’t,whichbringsmetothesecondcommonexplanationforitslackofpopularity:

socceris___45_____.Soccerplayerspasstheballbackwardtoomuch.Americanareusedtogoing____46______insports,toattackthebasketorgofortheendzone（美式足球中的得分区）.Insoccer,it’sapassbackwardhere,anotherpassbackwardthere,thenanother,andsoon.

Inaddition,sometimestheultimatepurposeofsoccerseemstobeengaginginlotsofeffortstoaccomplish____47____nothing.Asablogger____48____duringthe2006WorldCup,thefirstroundisn’toveryet,andtherehavealreadybeenfive0-0draws,fivematchesinwhichnobodyscored.MytheoryisthatAmericanshaveneitherthebeliefsystemnorthecharacterforsucha_____49_____sportassoccer.Americansdonotlaborforthesakeoflaboring;andwelikeoursportsteamstoscore.Scoringisatouchable____50____thatcanbeidentified,compared,and,aboveallelse,increased.ThisistheAmericanway.

III.ReadingComprehension（47%）

Whetherintheworkplaceoronthefootballfield,orevenamongmembersofacommunity,effectiveteamworkcanproduceincredibleresults.____51____,workingsuccessfullyasateamisnotaseasyasitmayseem.Effectiveteamworkcertainlydoesnotjusthappen____52_____;ittakesagreatdealofhardwork.Thereareanumberof____53____thatmustbeinplacetounitetogetherasateamandworkperfectly.

Effective____54____isoneofthemostimportantcomponentsofgoodteamwork.Theteam’sleadershouldpossesstheskillstocreateandmaintainapositiveworkingenvironmentand____55____theteammemberstotakeapositiveapproachtoworkandbehighlycommitted.Aneffectiveteamleaderwillpromoteahighlevelofspiritandmakethemfellsupportedandvalued.

____56____isavitalfactorofallinterpersonalinteractionandespeciallythatofateam.Teammembersmustbeableto___57_____theirfeelings,expressplansandgoals,shareideasandseeeachother’sviewpoints.

Itisabsolutelynecessaryforteammemberstounderstandwhattheirroleontheteamiswhatheorsheis____58____for.Theteamleadercanenablethisbydefiningthepurposeina____59____mannerinthebeginningoftheformationoftheteam.

____60____willarisenomatterhowwellateamfunctionstogether.Thebestwaytoresolveconflictsistohavestructuredmethodsofhandlingthem.Teammembersshouldbeabletovoicetheirconcernswithoutfearof___61____others.Insteadofavoidingconflictissues,ahands-onapproachthatresolvesthem____62____ismuchbetter.Itisoftenadvisedthattheteamleadersitwiththeconflictingpartiesandhelpworkouttheirdifferenceswithouttakingsidesandtrytoremain_____63___ifpossible.

Theteamleadermustset____64____forgoodteamworktocomeabout.Inordertokeepteammemberspositive,committedandmotivated,theteamleaderherselforhimselfneedstoexhibitthesequalities.Theteam____65____theleaderforsupportandguidancesoanynegativityontheleader’spartcanbedisastrous.

Regardlessofwhattypeofworkyouarein,knowinghowtoeffectivelyworkonandwithateamisgoingtobeextremelyimportanttoyoursuccessandthatofyourteam.

51.

A.However

B.Moreover

C.Therefore

D.Similarly

52.

A.reasonably

B.independently

C.automatically

D.distinctly

53.

A.ways

B.factors

C.attitudes

D.shortcuts

54.

A.cooperation

B.sharing

C.sacrifice

D.leadership

55.

A.command

B.dominate

C.inspire

D.persuade

56.

A.Communication

B.Exchange

C.Debate

D.Discussion

57.

A.voice

B.conceal

C.develop

D.interpret

58.

A.prepared

B.responsible

C.qualified

D.rewarded

59.

A.careful

B.polite

C.realistic

D.definite

60.

A.Solutions

B.Conflicts

C.Debates

D.Opinions

61.

A.influencing

B.protecting

C.offending

D.depressing

62.

A.quickly

B.simply

C.regularly

D.competitively

63.

A.enthusiastic

B.flexible

C.superior

D.objective

64.

A.afittask

B.agoodexample

C.ahighpurpose

D.afairstandard

65.

A.turnson

B.takeson

C.decideson

D.relieson

SectionB

（A）

Someyearsagoindustrieshadmorefreedomthantheyhavenow,andtheydidnotneedtobeascarefulastheymusttoday.Theydidnotneedtoworryalotaboutthesafetyofthenewproductsthattheydeveloped.Theydidnothavetopaymuchattentiontothehealthandsafetyofthepeoplewhoworkedforthem.Oftennewproductsweredangerousforthepeoplewhousedthem;oftenconditionsintheworkplacehadverybadeffectsonthehealthoftheworkers.

    Ofcoursesometimestherewererealdisasterswhichattractedtheattentionofgovernmentsandwhichshowedtheneedforchanges.Alsoscientistswhoweredoingresearchintothehealthofworkerssometimesproducedinformationthatgovernmentscouldnotignore.Atsuchtimes,therewereinquiriesintothecausesofthedisastersortheproblems.Newsafetyruleswereoftenintroducedasaresultoftheseinquiries;however,thenewrulescametoolatetoprotectthepeoplewhodiedorwhobecameseriouslyill.

    Todaymanygovernmentshavespecialdepartmentsthatprotectcustomersandworkers.IntheU.S.,forexample,thereisadepartmentthattestsnewairplanesandgiveswarningsaboutpossibleproblems.Italsomakestherulesthataircraftproducersmustfollow.Anotherdepartmentcontrolsthefoodsanddrugsthatcompaniessell.Athirddepartmentlooksattheplaceswherepeoplework,andthenreportsanycompaniesthatarebreakingthelawswhichprot