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上海市上海中学高三上学期英语周练试题1含答案

上海中学高三英语周练

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:

Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks, useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

（A）

Weknowthefamousones-theThomasEdisonsandtheAlexanderGrahamBells-butwhataboutthe__26__________（famous）inventors?

Whataboutthepeoplewhoinventedthetrafficlightandthewindshieldwiper?

Shouldn'tweknowwhotheyare?

JoanMcLeanthinksso.Infact,McLean,aprofessorofphysicsatMountainUniversityinRange,feelssostronglyaboutthismatter_27_________she'sdevelopedacourseonthetopic.Inadditiontolearning"who"invented"what",however,McLeanalsolikesherstudentstolearntheanswerstothe"why"and"how"questions.AccordingtoMcLean,Whenstudentslearntheanswerstothesequestions,theyarebetterpreparedtorecognizeopportunitiesforinventingandmoremotivatedtogive_28______________atry.

So,justwhatisthestorybehindthewindshieldwiper?

Well,MaryAndersoncameupwiththeideain1902afteravisittoNewYorkCity.Thedaywascoldandstormy,butAndersonstillwantedtoseethesights,soshejumpedaboardastreetcar.Noticingthatthedriverwasstrugglingtosee_29___________thesnowcoveringthewindshield,shefoundherself_30__________whytherecouldn'tbeabuiltindeviceforcleaningthewindow.StillwonderingaboutthiswhenshereturnedhometoBirmingham,Alabama,Andersonstarteddraftingoutsolutions.Oneofherideas,alever（操作杆）ontheinsideofavehiclethatwouldcontrol31__________armontheoutside,becamethefirstwindshieldwiper.

Todaywebenefitfromcountlessinventionsandinnovations.It'shardtoimaginedrivingwithoutGarrettA.Morgan'strafficlight.It'sequallyimpossibletopictureaworldwithoutKatherineJ.Blodgett'sinnovationthatmakesglassinvisible._32_____________youpicturelifewithoutclearwindowsandeyeglasses?

（B）

Thereareafewthingsinlifemoreirritating:

youaremidconversationwithafriend,andsuddenlysheburstsoutlaughing,33_________（make）youthinkyou’vemadeabrilliantjoke.Butthenshesays,“Sorry,Iwasn’tlaughingatyou.Ijustsawsomethingreallyfunonamicroblog.”Nowthewholeworldisbeginningtolosepatiencewiththisphenomenonknownasphubbing:

snubbingothersinasocialsetting__34___________checkingyourphone.

Infact,phubbingisjustonesymptomofourincreasingdependenceonmobilephonesandtheInternetwhichisreplacingnormalsocialinteraction.AccordingtoarecentpollcarriedoutbyaSundaynewspaperinBritain,athirdofBritons__35_______（survey）admittedtobeingphubbersandmorethanaquartersaidtheywouldanswertheirphonesinthemiddleofafacetofaceconversation.

36_____________pointingorpickingyournose,phubbingisalsowidelyconsideredrudebehaviorinpublicplaces.Lately,aStopPhubbingcampaigngrouphasstartedinAustraliaandatleastfive__37___________havesprungupinitswake__38___________angeranddiscontentatthelackofmannersgrow.

Thecampaign’screator,AlexHaigh,23,fromMelbourne,said:

“AgroupoffriendsandI__39__________（chat）theotherdaywhensomeoneraisedhoannoyingbeingignoredbypeopleonmobileswas.”Hehascreatedawebsite__40_________companiescandownloadposterstodiscouragephubbingandevenplacardsforweddings.

SectionB

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.purposeful

B.rolled

C.issued

D.majority

E.industrial

AB.unity

AC.source

AD.fresh

AE.shaped

BC.risen

BD.admitted

RecentlytheDepartmentofPlanningofNewYork_41________areportwhichlaidbareafullscaleofthecity.In1970,18percentofthecity'spopulationwasforeign-born.By1995,thefigurehad42______to33percent,andanother20percentweretheUS-bornoffspringofimmigrants.Soimmigrantsandtheirchildrennowform.a（n）_43_____ofthecity'spopulation.

WhoaretheseNewYorkers?

Whydotheycomehere?

Wherearetheyfrom?

OK,timetodropthe"they".I'moneofthethem.Thelastquestionatleastiseasytoanswer:

wecomefromeverywhere.Inthelistofthetop2044________nationsofthosesendingimmigrantstoNewYorkbetween1990and1994aresixcountriesinAsia,fiveintheCaribbean,four'inLatinAmerica,threeinEurope,plusIsraelandformerSovietUnion.Andwhenweimmigrantsgotherewe45_______upoursleeves.“IfyouarenotreadytoworkwhenyougettoNewYork,”saysafriendofmine,“you’dbetterhittheroad.”

ThemayorofNewYorkoncesaid,"Immigrationhas__46_________theuniquecharacteranddrivetheeconomicengineofNewYorkCity."HebelievesthatimmigrantsareattheheartofwhatmakesNowYorkgreat.InEurope,bycontrast,itismuchmorecommontohearpoliticiansworryaboutthelossof"_47________"thatimmigrationbringstotheirsocieties.Inthequartercentury'since1970,theUnitedStates__48_______about12.5millionlegalimmigrants,andhasabsorbedthemintoitssocialstructureswithaneasebeyondtheimaginationofothernations.Sincetheseimmigrantsare__49___________landhard-working,theywillhelpAmericatomakea（n）_50_______startinthenextcentury.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Everyoneinbusinesshasbeentoldthatsuccessisallaboutattractingandretaining（留住）customers.Itsoundssimpleandachievable.But,__51__,wordsofwisdomaresoonforgotten.Oncecompanieshaveattractedcustomerstheyoften__52__thesecondhalfofthestory.Intheexcitementofbeatingoffthecompetition,negotiatingprices,securingorders,anddeliveringtheproduct,managerstendtobecomecarriedaway.Theyforgetwhattheyregardastheboringsideofbusiness--__53__thatthecustomerremainsacustomer.

__54__toconcentrateonretainingaswellasattractingcustomerscostsbusinesshugeamountsofmoneyannually.Ithasbeenestimatedthattheaveragecompanylosesbetween10and30percentofitscustomerseveryyear.Inconstantlychanging__55__,thisisnotsurprising.Whatissurprisingisthefactthatfewcompanieshaveanyideahowmanycustomerstheyhavelost.

Onlynowareorganizationsbeginningtowakeuptothoselostopportunitiesandcalculatethe__56__implications.Cuttingdownthenumberofcustomersacompanylosescanmakeabig__57__initsperformance.ResearchintheUSfoundthatafivepercentdecreaseinthenumberofdefecting（流失的）customersledto__58__increasesofbetween25and85percent.

IntheUS,Domino’sPizzaestimatesthataregularcustomerisworthmorethan$5,000overtenyears.Acustomerwhoreceivesapoorqualityproductorserviceontheirfirstvisitand__59__neverreturns,islosingthecompanythousandsofdollarsin__60__profits（moreifyouconsiderhowmanypeopletheyarelikelytotellabouttheirbadexperience）.

Thelogicbehindcultivatingcustomer__61__isimpossibletodeny.“Inpracticemostcompanies’marketingeffortisfocusedongettingcustomers,withlittleattentionpaidto__62__them”,saysAdrianPayneofCornfieldUniversity’SchoolofManagement.“Researchsuggeststhatthereisacloserelationshipbetweenretainingcustomersandmakingprofits.__63__customerstendtobuymore,arepredictableandusuallycostlesstoservicethannewcustomers.Furthermore,theytendtobelessprice__64__,andmayprovidefreeword-of-mouthadvertising.Retainingcustomersalsomakesit__65__forcompetitorstoenteramarketorincreasetheirshareofamarket.

51..A.inparticularB.inrealityC.atleastD.firstofall

52.A.emphasizeB.doubtC.overlookD.believe

53.A.DenyingB.ensuringC.arguingD.proving

54.A.MovingB.HopingC.StartingD.Failing

55..A.marketsB.tastesC.pricesD.expenses

56.A.cultureB.socialC.financialD.economical

57.A.promiseB.planC.mistakeD.difference

58.A.costB.opportunityC.profitD.budget

59.A.asaresultB.onthewholeC.inconclusionD.onthecontrary

60.A.hugeB.potentialC.extraD.reasonable

61.A.beliefsB.loyaltyC.habitsD.interest

62.A.alteringB.understandingC.keepingD.Attracting

63.A.AssumedB.RespectedC.EstablishedD.Unexpected

64.A.agreeableB.flexibleC.friendlyD.sensitive

65.A.unfairB.difficultC.essentialD.convenient

SectionB

Directions:

Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,D.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

（A）

Ifyouareamaleandyouarereadingthis,congratulations:

youareasurvivor.Accordingtostatistics,youaremorethantwiceaslikelytodieofskincancerthanawoman,andninetimesmorelikelytodieofAIDS.Assumingyoumakeittotheendofyournaturalterm,about78yearsformeninAustralia,youwilldieonaveragefiveyearsbeforeawoman.

Therearemanyreasonsforthis,mentakemorerisksthanwomenandaremorelikelytodrinkandsmoke,butperhapsmoreimportantly,mendon'tgotothedoctor.

"Menaren'tseeingdoctorsasoftenastheyshould,"saysDr.Gullotta,"Thisisparticularlysofortheover-40s,when