上海市上海中学届高三上学期期中考试英语试题 Wor.docx

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上海市上海中学届高三上学期期中考试英语试题Wor

上海中学2016学年高三英语期中考试试卷

17.RomanEmpire________forcenturies.

A.hasexistedB.existedC.hadexistedD.wasexisted

18.Largequantitiesofpetrol________usedeveryyear,causingalotofpollution.Whatweneed________greenvehicles.

A.is;areB.are;areC.is;isD.are;is

19.Out________,withthe________moneyinhishand.

A.didherush;remainedB.hewasrushing;remaining

C.rushedhe;remainedD.herushed;remaining

20.________likeasettingfromthefilmCharlie&theChocolateFactory,Singapore’sChocolateResearchFacility（CRF）hasover100varietiesofchocolates.

A.LookedB.LookingC.TolookD.Beinglooked

21.________isknowntoallisthattheinventionoftelegram________thetransmissionofmessagestoanypartoftheworldwithinafewseconds.

A.What;madeitpossibleB.As;madeitpossible

C.It;madepossibleD.What;madepossible

22.Soinvolvedinmakingfalseaccounting________thatIdon’tthinkthisbusinesspartnerisworthy________.

A.hashebecome;ofbeingtrustedB.hehasbecome;tobetrusted

C.hebecomes;totrustD.ishebecoming;oftrusting

23.Whenwefirstarrivedin________Detroittwentyyearsago,thecarproductionthenwasonlyone-tenth________itisnow.

A.whatisnow;whatB.whereisnow;as

C.nowis;thatD.whichnowis;than

24.________lastweek,shelivedaquietandhappylifeinthatarea.

A.Notuntiltheearth-movingmachinescame

B.Theearth-movingmachinescame

C.Untiltheearth-movingmachinescame

D.Thencametheearth-movingmachines

（A）

Vegetariansarepeoplewhodon’teatanyanimals.Inthepast,vegetarianswasuncommon,butrecentlymoreandmorepeoplearechoosingavegetariandiet.IntheUSAalonethereareabout13millionpeople____25____（call）themselvesvegetariansandthatnumberisexpectedtoreach25millionbytheyear2015.Therearemanyreasonswhypeoplethinkitmakessensenot____26____（eat）animals.Theycanberelatedtoreligion,health,ethicalorecologicalconcerns.

Peoplewithareligiousbackgroundavoideatingmeat.Buddhistsbelievethathumanbeings____27____notkillanimals.MuslimsandJewsdon’thavepork.Somepeoplearebecomingworriedaboutthesafetyofeatingmeatbecauseofthewayitisfarmed.Certainchemicalsareusedtomakeanimalsgrowfastandmanyanimalsarefedfood____28____isnotpartoftheirnaturaldiet.

Anotherreasonforchoosingtogiveupmeatis____29____theyconsiderfarminganimalsforfoodiswrongandthatanimalshaverightstoliveonasmandoes.

Thelastmajorreasonisecological.Raisinganimalswastesnaturalresources____30____（fast）thangrowingcrops.Muchrainforesthasbeenclearedtomakefarmlandtoraiseanimalsforfood.

Humanbeingshavealwayseatenmeat,____31____thereisagrowingmovementtowardsvegetarianism.____32____thereasonyouhavefornoteatingmeat,vegetarianismcanmakemuchsense.

（B）

Typethewords“Spring（FruitTreesinBloom）”intoanonlinesearchengineandinlessthanasecondyouwillbelookingatasparklingvistaoftreeseruptinginastarburstofpaleblossomlikean____33____（explode）firework.ThephraseisthetitleofanImpressionistoilpaintingbytheFrenchmasterClaudeMonetthatbelongstotheMetropolitanMuseumofArtinNewYork.Accordingtothemuseum’swebsite,thepainting____34____（complete）in1873inArgenteuil,France.Signedanddated“73ClaudeMonet”inthelowerleftcorner,it____35____（measure）almost1mwideand62cmhigh.In1903,____36____itwasknownasAppleBlossoms,itwasboughtfor$2,100bytheNewYorkartdealershipKnoedler&Co.TheMetacquireditin1926.

Informationlikethisistypicaloftheinsightsthatmuseumscommonlyprovideaboutartworksintheircollections.Dates,dimensions,provenance:

thesearethebreadandbutterofscholarshipandarthistory.

Butbyofferingdetailsaboutpictures____37____thismanner,aremuseumsfundamentallymissingthepointof____38____artisallabout?

Onemanwhobelieves____39____areistheBritishphilosopherAlaindeBotton.“Spring（FruitTreesinBloom）”isexactlythesortofpicture____40____________deBottonisreferring:

peaceful,untroubled,andremindingpeopleofasimplepleasureoflife.Yet,theMetropolitanavoidstacklinganyofthis.Readingtheonlinelabel,youwouldneverguessthatMonethadthepowertosummonpleasurableandsoothingemotionssuchasthese.

A.disapproved

B.understated

C.signals

D.commercials

E.triggered

F.scale

G.indicator

H.depressing

I.alert

J.revealing

K.religiously

GeorgeOrwellwrotein1941thatEnglandwas“themostclasscountryunderthesun”.Britonsaresurprisingly____41____toclass-boththeirownandthatofothers.AlmosteverythingelseinEnglandisaboutclassandthisaspectisfrequently____42____ofbyothercultures.

Mondeo-testisagood____43____.MentiontheFordMendeotomiddle-classorupper-middleclassesandtheywillsneeringlyremarkonitassomethingbelongingtoaninsurancesalesman.Someupper-middlesmaybetoopolitetolaughoutloud,soyouhavetowashtheirfacescarefullyforthecharacteristicsmoue（撅嘴）ofdistastethatwillbe____44____bytheword‘Mondeo’.Inotherwords,lower-classisassociatedwiththiscar.MercedesBenztellsanotherstory.Upper-middleclasspeopleinrespectableprofessions,suchasbarristers,doctors,civilservantsandseniorarmyofficersturnuptheirnosesatthe____45____world.Intheirmind,vulgarrichbusinesspeopledrivethe‘Merc’.Theymightwelldriveatop-of-therangeAudi,whichcostsaboutthesameasabigMercedes,butisregardedasmoreelegantly____46____.

Theunwrittenclassrulesinvolvedincarcareareevenmore____47____thanthosegoverningchoiceofcar.TheEnglishwillgaugeyoursocialrankbytheappearanceandconditionofyourcar,whichmaybesendingoutevenmorepowerfulclass____48____thanthecarmode.Dirtycarsareconnectedwithboththehighestandlowestendsofthesocial____49____,cleancarswiththemiddleranks.Doyouwashandpolishthecaryourself____50____everyweekend,inthedrivewayorthestreetoutsideyourhouse?

Thenyouarealmostcertainlylower-middle.

RobertFrank,aneconomistatCornell,believesthathisprofessionisrestrictingcooperationandgenerosity.IntheU.S.,economicsprofessorsgive____51____moneytocharitythanprofessorsinotherfields.EconomicsstudentsinGermanyaremorelikelythanthosefromothermajorstorecommendanoverpricedplumberwhentheyare____52____todoit.Economicsmajorstendtorate____53____as“generallygood,”“correct,”and“moral”morethantheirpeers.

Doesstudyingeconomicschangepeople?

Maybenot.Itcouldbeself-selection:

studentswhoalreadybelieveinself-interestare____54____toeconomics.Butthisdoesn'texcludethepossibilitythatstudyingeconomicspushespeoplefurthertowardtheselfishextreme.Byspendingtimewithlike-mindedpeople,economicsstudentsmaybecome____55____thatselfishnessiswidespreadandreasonable--oratleastthatgivingisrareandfoolish.

“Asabusinessschoolprofessor,theseeffectsworryme,aseconomics,____56____everyaspectofourlives,istaughtwidelyinbusinessschools,providinga____57____forcoursesinmanagement,finance,andaccounting.”saysFrank.

Ifeconomicscan____58____pro-socialbehavior,whichiscentraltothewell-beingofpeopleorsociety,whatshouldwedoaboutit?

Achangeineconomicsandbusiness____59____issuggested.Coursesinbehavioraleconomics,whichconsiderstheroleof“socialpreferences”like____60____,fairnessandcooperation,arerequiredforstudentsofeconomicsmajor.Infact,economicscoursesnotinvolvingsomebehavioraleconomicsareconsideredbothaninadequateeducationandapoorpreparationtobeapractisingeconomist.Also,____61____width,economicsmajorsarerequiredtotakecoursesinsocialscienceslikesociologyandpsychology,whichplaceconsiderableemphasisonhowpeopleare____62____aboutothers,notonlythemselves.____63____,withineconomicscourses,weshoulddoabetterjob____64____theprincipleofself-interest,whichinvolvesanythingapersonvalues-includinghelpingothers.

UntilthenwemaybedoomingstudentsandsocietytoafateforeshadowedbyNobelPrize-winningeconomistandphilosopherAmartyaSen.Callingeconomists“rationalfools,”Senobserved:

“Thepurelyeconomicmanisindeed____65____tobeingasocialmoron（傻子）.”

51.A.fewerB.lessC.smallerD.more

52.A.encouragedB.requestedC.assignedD.paid

53.A.teamworkB.greedC.desireD.economics

54.A.opposedB.entitledC.drawnD.attached

55.A.convincedB.depressedC.relaxedD.doubtful

56.A.dependingonB.adaptingtoC.differingfromD.relatingto

57.A.potentialB.judgmentC.foundationD.reason

58.A.assessB.researchC.discourageD.cause

59.A.educationB.standardC.approachD.application

60.A.competitionB.evaluationC.communityD.generosity

61.A.incaseofB.intermsofC.inrelationtoD.inneedof

62.A.concernedB.anxiousC.curiousD.enthusiastic

63.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.FurthermoreD.Otherwise

64.A.claimingB.definingC.overlookingD.recalling

65.A.resistantB.familiarC.eagerD.close

A

SirWilliamOslerhasafewwordsforyou:

“IntheLifeofayoungman,themostessentialthingforhappinessisthegiftoffriendship.”Truerwordswereneverspoken.Forwhatmorecouldyouaskthancomrad