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上外杯初赛英语试题

2017年“上外杯”上海市高中英语竞赛

初赛试题

考生注意：

一、本卷共11页、75小题，满分100分。

答卷时间90分钟。

二、本卷所有题目均为选择题，请将所选答案用2B铅笔点涂在答题卡上。

I.Vocabulary（12分）

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsorphrasesinthebox.Eachwordorphrasecanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordorphrasemorethanyouneed.

OncewhenIwassixyearsoldIsawamagnificentpictureinabookaboutajungle,calledTrueStories.Itshowedaboaconstrictorswallowingawildbeast.

Inthebookitsaid:

"Boaconstrictorsswallowtheirpreywhole,____1____.Afterwardtheyarenolongerabletomove,andtheysleepduringthesixmonthsoftheirdigestion."

InthosedaysIthoughtalotaboutjungleadventure,andeventually____2____myfirstdrawing,usingacoloredpencil.MyDrawingNumberOne.

Ishowedthegrown-upsmymasterpiece,andIaskedthemifthedrawingscaredthem.

Theyanswered:

"Whybescaredbyahat?

"

Mydrawingwasnotapictureofahat.Itwasapictureofaboaconstrictor____3____.ThenIdrewtheinsideoftheboaconstrictor,sothatthegrown-upscouldunderstand.Theyalways____4____.

Thegrown-upsadvisedmetoputawaymydrawingsofboaconstrictors,theinsideortheoutside,andapplymyself____5____togeography,history,arithmeticandgrammar.Thatiswhy,I____6____,attheageofsix,amagnificentcareerasanartist.IhadbeendiscouragedbythefailureofmyDrawingNumberOneandmyDrawingNumberTwo.Grown-upsneverunderstandanythingbythemselves,anditis____7____toprovideexplanationoverandoveragain.

SothenIhadtochooseanothercareer,andlearnedto____8____.Ihaveflownalmosteverywhereintheworld.And____9____,geographyhasbeenabighelptome.IcantellChinafromArizonaatfirstglance,whichisveryusefulifyougetlostduringthenight.

SoIhavehad,____10____,lotsofencounterswithlotsofseriouspeople.Ihavespentlotsoftimewithgrown-ups.Ihaveseenthematcloserange…whichhasn’tmuchimprovedmyopinionofthem.

WheneverIencounteredagrown-upwhoseemedtomeatallenlightened,Iwould____11____himwithmyDrawingNumberOne,whichIhavealwayskept.Iwantedtoseeifhereallyunderstoodanything.Buthewouldalwaysanswer,"Thatisahat."ThenIwouldn’ttalkaboutboaconstrictorsorjunglesorstars.Iwould____12____.Iwouldtalkaboutbridgeandgolfandpoliticsandneckties.Andthegrown-upwasgladtoknowsuchareasonableperson.

II.Grammar（8分）

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.

A.thenB.whileC.asD.downAB.thatAC.but

AD.awayBC.within

Theeighthchapterisexceedinglybrief,andrelatesthatGibbons,theamateurnaturalistofthedistrict,____13____lyingoutonthespaciousopendownswithoutasoul____14____acoupleofmilesofhim,ashethought,andalmostdozing,heardclosetohimthesoundasofamancoughing,sneezing,and____15____swearingsavagelytohimself;andlooking,beheldnothing.Yetthevoicewasindisputable.Itcontinuedtoswearwiththatbreadthandvariety____16____distinguishestheswearingofacultivatedman.Itgrewtoaclimax,diminishedagain,anddied____17____inthedistance,going____18____itseemedtohiminthedirectionofAdderdean.Itliftedtoaspasmodicsneezeandended.Gibbonshadheardnothingofthemorning'soccurrences,____19____thephenomenonwassostrikinganddisturbingthathisphilosophicaltranquillityvanished;hegotuphastily,andhurried____20____thesteepnessofthehilltowardsthevillage,asfastashecouldgo.

III.Cloze（30分）

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

（A）

EverybodyhasheardofJimmyCarter.AspresidentoftheUnitedStatesfrom1977to1981,heoversawaparticularly____21____timeinAmericanhistory.AmericanstakenhostageintheMiddleEast,majorgasolineshortagesaroundthe____22____,andapoorrelationshipwithapotentialenemy–theSovietUnion–arehardlythestuffofpleasantmemories.

YeteventhoughCarterheldAmerica’smostpowerfuloffice,hewillprobablybe___23____morefortheworkhehasdonesincehelefttheWhiteHouse.His____24____onhumanitarianissuesaroundtheworldsetshimapartasacaring,dedicatedpersonwhowantstoseethoseofloweconomicorsocialstatus____25____fromthegreatwealth,power,andgenerosityofthiscountry.

Oneofthemajor____26____CarterhasfocusedonthroughouthiscareerispeaceintheMiddleEast.He____27____anationalenergypolicydesignedtoreduceAmericandependenceonforeignoillongbeforeitwaspopulartodosoandnegotiatedpeacetreatybetweenIsraelandEgypt.____28____,hewasamongthefirsttoinsistpubliclyonbasichumanrightsforeveryonearoundtheworld,andhefoundedanon-profitorganization,TheCarterCenter,toworktowardsthatend.Inhisopinion,thisincludes____29____modernhealthcaretodevelopingnationsinordertocontaindiseaseandimprovequalityoflifearoundtheworld.

However,Carterdoesnotfocusallhiseffortsabroad.Heworksactivelytoimprovethestandardofliving____30____aswell.HeandhiswifeRoslynareenthusiasticsupportersofHabitatforHumanity.Thisvolunteer-basedorganizationdevotesitselftobuildingaffordablebutqualityhousingforthosewho____31____mightnotbeabletobuyahome.Voluntaryworkerscometogetherintheirownfreetimetoconstruct,paint,andlandscapesimplehomes,workingside-by-sidewiththefamiliesthatwill____32____theresidences.Habitatdoesmorethanbuildhouses;itbuilds____33____.

Forallthesereasons,Carterdeservesrespectfordedicatinghiscareertopublic____34____.Everyonecanagreewithhisimpressivecharityandacknowledgehisobvious____35____toallofhumanity.

21.A.powerfulB.toughC.differentD.unique

22.A.worldB.countryC.WestD.East

23.A.rememberedB.criticizedC.well-knownD.admired

24.A.speechB.theoryC.recordD.suggestion

25.A.surviveB.startC.benefitD.develop

26.A.activitiesB.policiesC.ideasD.issues

27.A.promotedB.questionedC.studiedD.rejected

28.A.SimilarlyB.NamelyC.TraditionallyD.Unexpectedly

29.A.sellingB.continuingC.extendingD.returning

30.A.inneighborhoodB.athomeC.oncampusD.incities

31.A.insteadB.ratherC.otherwiseD.moreover

32.A.occupyB.purchaseC.organizeD.leave

33.A.confidenceB.communitiesC.organizationsD.civilization

34.A.relationshipB.performanceC.transportationD.service

35.A.challengeB.dreamC.qualificationD.contribution

（B）

Inthefuture,wewillbecompetingagainstmedically-enhancedworkerswhocanworklongerandharderthanus.Artificialintelligencewillmakeiteasiertomonitoroureverymoveintheoffice.Thismaysoundlikesciencefiction,butit’salikely__36__,accordingtoa newreport byprofessionalservicesfirmPricewaterhouseCoopers.

Thereport,which__37__ateamofscienceresearchersandasurveyofmorethan10,000workersbasedinChina,Germany,India,theU.K.,andtheU.S.,predictsthatrapidadvancesintechnology,resource__38__,andpopulationdemographicsareamongthekeyforcesthatwouldradically__39__thefutureofworkby2030.

AccordingtoPwC,theseforceswillresultinfourpotentialfutures:

onewhere“humanscomefirst,”onewhere“innovation__40__,”onewhere“companiescare,”andonewhere“corporateisking.”

Inthefutureworldwherecorporationsreign,PwCstatesthat “humaneffortis__41__throughsophisticateduseofphysicalandmedicalenhancementtechniquesandequipment,andworkers’performanceand__42__aremeasured,monitoredandanalysedateverystep.Anewbreedofelitesuper-workersemerges.”

Thisisaworldwhereperformanceiseverything,andworkerswillneedtocreateevery__43__tostayahead.Thismaysoundlikeastressfulobjective,butthemajorityofpeoplesurveyed__44__thechallenge.

Seventypercentoftheworkerssurveyedsaidthattheywouldundergo__45__toimprovetheirbodyandmindifitwouldimprovetheirchancesofemployment.Thiscouldbebecausewebelieveit’suptoustoimproveourcareers —evenifthatmeanspill-poppingperformance-enhancingdrugs.Ofthosesurveyed,74%saiditwastheirindividual__46__“toupdatetheirskillsratherthanrelyingonanyemployer.”

Tovisualizethis__47__future,PwCcreatedamocknewsarticlereportingfrom2030thatdetailedthefirstlarge-scaleuseofbrain-enhancingdrugsintheworkplace.

Butyoudon’tneedafakenewsreporttoseethisfuture;realnewsreportsaboutaugmentedbodiesintheofficehaveexistedforsometime.CompaniesintheU.S.andEuropeare alreadyoffering microchipimplantstoworkers,sotheycanentercompanybuildingsandgettheirchipsfromthevendingmachinewiththe__48__ofahand.

PwCpredictsthattheideaofacyborgworkforcewillgofromsciencefictionnoveltytomainstreaminthenextfewdecades.

“Soimplantsatworkarealreadypossibleandhappeningandpeoplewilluseit__49__topayforthingsandtogetontobusesandpublictransport.Whywouldtheynot10yearslatergo,sure,putoneinmybraintomakemethinkharderorfor__50__?

” JonWilliams,PwC’speopleandorganizationsdivisionleader told TheAustralian aboutitssurvey.“It’sjustnaturalprogression.”

36.A.dimensionB.visionC.integrityD.reality

37.A.drewuponB.countedonC.signedinD.madeup

38.A.availabilityB.scarcityC.rivalryD.privatization

39.A.demolish