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上外杯初赛英语试题

2021年上外杯-初赛英语试题

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一、单项选择

1．Althoughhisfatheris______andhismotheris_______,Josh,likemanyothersecond-generationimmigrants,seeshimselfas______.

A．English…aFrench…anAmerican

B．anEnglish…French…American

C．anEnglish…aFrench…American

D．English…French…anAmerican

2．Thekingofheartsistheonlyoneofthekingsinasetofplayingcardswho______mustache.

A．doesn’thaveB．don’thaveC．doesn’thaveaD．don’thavea

3．Itwas______firstdiscoveredandpublishedT.S.Eliot’sfamouspoemTheWasteLand.

A．themwhoB．theywhoC．themthatD．theywhose

4．Hisvoice______ashereachespuberty,theteenpopsensationisstrugglingtohithighnotes.

A．breaksB．breakingC．hasbrokenD．broken

5．Onlywhentheage-olddistrustbetweenthetwonationsisovercome_________tothearea.

A．lastingpeacewillberestoredB．willlastingpeaceberestored

C．willbelastingpeacerestoredD．willberestoredlastingpeace

6．Itissuchadelicatefacethatthegirlhas______shelookslikesomeonestraightoutofapainting.

A．asB．thatC．whichD．who

7．Today,noneoftheartist’sotherworksis__________thisone.

A．fondlyrememberedasB．fondlyrememberedsuchas

C．asfondlyrememberedasD．suchfondlyrememberedas

8．Inthenot-too-distantfuture,acrossthewastelandof______,alonewarriormustfighttosavethefutureofhumanity.

A．whatoncewasAmericaB．whichoncewasAmerica

C．whatAmericaoncewasD．whereoncewasAmerica

9．Inordertobeeligibletoplayinplayoffs,players ______present forat least50percentofgamesfortheteamtheyareregisteredon.

A．mayhavebeenB．musthavebeen

C．couldhavebeenD．shouldhavebeen

10．Shesaidshewouldhavesentacarforme________thatIwasarrivingtoday.

A．ifitdidn’tsliphermind

B．ifitweren’ttosliphermind

C．haditnotslippedhermind

D．shouldn’titslippedhermind

11．Unabletotakehismindoffthings,Jacoblay______halfthenightlastnight.

A．wokenB．awakenC．awakeD．awoke

12．It______everyonethatthecouple,whoalwaysappearedveryhappytogether,announcedtheyweregettingadivorce.

A．entertainedB．astonishedC．frightenedD．moved

13．Theonlywitnesstothecrimebattledwithhis______overwhetherheshouldtestifyincourt.

A．consciousnessB．subconsciousC．conscienceD．intellect

14．Thestore______torefundyourmoneyifyouarenotsatisfiedwithyourpurchase.

A．guaranteesB．proposesC．ceasesD．threatens

15．Thecompany’sshareprice______overnightafteritreportedaquarterlylossof$132million.

A．vibratedB．plungedC．resumedD．splurged

16．Therecipebookmaytellyoutoaddbutter,butforthoseonadiet,thereareanumberoflow-fat______thatcanbeusedinthissoup.

A．alternativesB．selectionsC．productionsD．utensils

17．Thefinalisalsoextremelyimportantforthehometeamastheyseekto______thehumiliatingdefeatamonthagoatthehandsoftheirlong-timerivals.

A．revengeB．repayC．avengeD．reverse

18．TheinvestigationconcludedthatDr.Daltonhadbeen______innotgivingthepatientafullexamination,andforthatthedoctorhasbeensuspended.

A．sensitiveB．cautiousC．proficientD．negligent

19．Ryanisthekindofpersonwhoalwaysmakesplansinadvance,whilehiswifeismuchmore______.

A．generousB．simultaneousC．spontaneousD．glamorous

20．Insurveys,amajorityofdoctorsexpressweakenedenthusiasmformedicineandsaytheywould______afriendorfamilymembertoentertheprofession.

A．prohibitB．discourageC．distinguishD．distract

二、完形填空

Dogsareoftensaidtolookliketheirowners,butthebreedsomeonechoosescouldalsorevealkeyaspectsoftheirpersonality,psychologistsclaim.

Theyfoundthatpeople21differenttypesofdogdependingontheirlifestyleandcharacter,thoughtheytypicallydon’trealizeit.

Corgiowners,suchastheQueen,tendtobeextroverted,22SirIsaacNewton’sPomeraniancouldhavesignaledthathewascreativeandintelligent,thestudysuggested.TheDukeandDuchessofCambridge’schoiceofacockerspanielpuppy,Lupo,may23thattheyareagreeableandconscientious,whileownersofgreyhoundsandbeaglesaremorelikelytobeemotionallystable.

Thiscouldbebecause,likeinaromanticrelationship,wetendto24ourselveswithpetsthatwefeelwesharesomethingincommonwith,researchersfromBathSpaUniversityfound.

Itcouldalso25ourlifestyle,withactivedogslikeretrieversandgreyhoundsappealingmoretopeoplewhoenjoyspendingtime26,theyadded.

Dr.LanceWorkmanandJoFearonsurveyed1,000dogownersviaanonlinequestionnaireonbehalfoftheKennelClub.

Thequestionsweredesignedtotesttheso-called“BigFive”traitsthat27ourpersonality:

extroversion,agreeableness,emotionalstability,conscientiousnessandintelligence.

Dr.Workmansaidtherewasadefinitelinkbetweenadog’s28andtheirowner’spersonality.“Ithinkwhenyoulookforadogatsomelevel,largely29,youlookforsomethingthatisabitlikeyou,”hesaid.“It’sabitlikearomanticpartner.Ifthey30theywillprobablylast,andcontrarytopopularopinion,withromanticpartnersoppositesdon’tattract—youneedtohavealot31ifit’sgoingtolast.”

Butitalsohastosuityourlifestyle,headded.Ifyou’regoingtogeta（n）32breed,youneedtobeanoutdoortypeperson.

Someone’schoiceofdogcouldalsoreveal33personalitytraitsthatdonotimmediatelycomeacrossfromwatchingthemorlisteningtothemspeak.

TheQueen’s34forcorgis,forexample,maysignalthatsheismoreextrovertedthansheappearstobe,Dr.Workmanexplained.

Hesaid,“Ittakesalottogetupandstandupinfrontofthenumberofpeopleshedoesasoftenasshedoes,andgiveagoodtalk,andatthesametimeshehastobecontrolledastheheadofstate.35theminorroyalscanparty,she’sneverbeenabletodothat,soIthinkthepersonalitythatweseeappearslessextrovertedthansheactuallyis.”

21．A．areawareofB．aredrawntowardsC．arecomparedtoD．aredisrespectfulto

22．A．ifB．whileC．asifD．because

23．A．confessB．proposeC．reflectD．announce

24．A．matchB．contrastC．confuseD．provide

25．A．changeB．resultinC．bedowntoD．interactwith

26．A．workingB．planningC．indoorsD．outdoors

27．A．combineB．governC．outweighD．examine

28．A．sizeB．breedC．temperamentD．origin

29．A．subconsciouslyB．knowinglyC．indifferentlyD．distinctively

30．A．figureoutB．teamupC．breakdownD．fitin

31．A．incommonB．toofferC．athandD．onhold

32．A．fashionableB．luxuriousC．energeticD．glamorous

33．A．hiddenB．positiveC．negativeD．evident

34．A．toleranceB．capacityC．talentD．fondness

35．A．SinceB．WhereasC．ForD．Aslongas

Manyhighachieverscreditmusicwithopeningupthepathwaystocreativethinking.Andtheir36suggestthatmusictrainingsharpensotherqualities,suchascollaboration,theabilitytolisten,andawayofthinkingthatweavestogether37.

WillyourschoolmusicprogramturnyourkidintoaPaulAllen,thebillionaireco-founderofMicrosoft（guitar）?

OraWoodyAllen（clarinet）?

38.Thesearesingularachievers.Butthewaytheseandothervisionariesprocessmusicis39.Asisthewaymanyofthem40music’slessonsoffocusanddisciplinetonewwaysofthinkingandcommunicating—evenproblemsolving.

Lookcarefullyandyou’llfindmusiciansatthetopofalmostany41.WoodyAllenperformsweeklywithajazzband.ThetelevisionbroadcasterPaulaZahn（cello）andtheNBCchiefWhiteHousecorrespondentChuckTodd（Frenchhorn）attendedcollegeonmusicscholarships.Microsoft’sMr.Allenhasarockband.LarryPage,aco-founderofGoogle,playedsaxophoneinhighschool.StevenSpielbergisaclarinetistandsonofapianist.TheformerWorldBankpresidentJamesD．WolfensohnhasplayedcelloatCarnegieHall.

“It’snota（n）42,”saysAlanGreenspan,formerchairmanoftheU.S.FederalReserve.Mr.Greenspanwasaprofessionalclarinetandsaxophoneplayer.“Icantellyouasastatistician,theprobabilitythatthatismerechanceis43.”ThecautiousformerFedchiefadds,“That’sallthatyoucanjudgeaboutthefacts.Thecrucialquestionis:

whydoesthat44exist?

”

PaulAllenoffersananswer.Hesaysmusic“reinforcesyourconfidenceintheabilityto45.”Mr.Allenbeganplayingtheviolinatagesevenandswitchedtotheguitarasateenager.EvenintheearlydaysofMicrosoft,hewouldpickuphisguitarattheendofmarathondaysofprogramming.Themusicwastheemotionalanalogtohis46,witheachchannelingadifferenttypeofcreativeimpulse.47,thereis“somethingpushingyouto48whatcurrentlyexistsandexpressyourselfinanewway,”hesays.

TheveteranadvertisingexecutiveSteveHayden49hisbackgroundasacellistforhismostfamouswork,theApple“1984”commercialdepictingrebellionagainstadictator.Headdsthathiscelloperformancebackgroundhelpshimwork50:

“Ensembleplayingtrainsyou,quiteliterally,toplaywellwithothers,toknowwhentosoloandwhentofollow.”

36．A．rulesB．reportsC．commitmentsD．experiences

37．A．peopleB．ideasC．enemiesD．arguments

38．A．ProbablynotB．YoubetC．ItdependsD．Verylikely

39．A．oddB．threateningC．intriguingD．shocking

40．A．reduceB．applyC．switchD．leave

41．A．branchB．cultureC．industryD．country

42．A．problemB．evidenceC．coincidenceD．clue

43．A．extremelylowB．unusuallyhighC．incrediblymysteriousD．highlyrelevant

44．A．exampleB．connectionC．solutionD．demand

45．A．listenB．createC．programD．dominate

46．A．projectB．pastimeC．addictionD．dayjob

47．A．InbothB．OntheotherhandC．BycontrastD．Forexample

48．A．gooverB．lookbeyondC．stickwithD．giveinto

49．A．creditsB．describesC．criti