上海中学自招英语真题

上海市上海中学自招真题自测Ⅰ.GrammarChoices

题量较大，综合难度中等偏高，时间紧。英语部分（满分100分）Directions:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.Whatdisappointedthejudgeswasthatbothsideshadaccused ofbreakingthecontract.another B.theother C.neither D.eachJohnandIareinchargeofthedesigningofthenewproducts,sothedetailsarekeptonly himandme.beyond B.among C.within D.betweenEverygirlstudentandboystudentinourschool toweartheirschooluniformweekdays.isrequired B.arerequired C.requiring D.beingrequiredRecentdecades yogagainwidespreadacceptanceasamethodofstayinginshape,aswellasawayofhandlingstress.saw B.haveseen C.areseeing D.seeDiving inthisareaoftheswimmingpoolbecausethewaterisshallow.doesnotpermit B.don’tpermit C.isnotpermitting D.isnotpermittedIwouldliketodancewithyou, I?can B.may C.should D.mustWe lastnight,butwehadaget-togetherinthenewrestaurantand didn’tgohomeuntilverylate.musthavestudied B.mightstudy C.shouldhavestudied D.can’tstudy mostofthepeopleviewhardshipsasbitterexperiences,hardshipsaresometimeshelpfulbecausetheyforcepeopletobecomestrongerandmoreactive.Since B.How C.Although D.whenAftertheterribleaircrash,thefewsurvivorshappenedtoarriveat laterprovedanisolatedisland.where B.what C.which D.thatNotfarfromtheclubthereisagarden, ownersitsinitplayingbridgewithhischildreneveryafternoon.A.its B.which C.whose D.ofwhomItwasnotuntil1920 regularradiobroadcastbegan.A.when B.which C.that D.sinceTomakearealimpression,whynot alimousinetocollectyoufromthehotelandallowyoutoarriveatyourrestaurantinrealstyle.A.consideringhiring B.considerhiring C.toconsiderhiring D.considertohirePleasegivethisticketto youthinkisinterestinfolkmusic.A.who B.theone C.whoever D.whomeverOnthestepsoftheschoolbuilding agroupofstudents,discussingthemathexamwhichisabouttobegininafewminutes.A.are B.were C.had D.haveWithlessthanamonth ofschool,IamgettinguneasyeverytimeIthinkaboutthefactthatIamgoingtograduate.A.leaving B.toleave C.left D.beingleftThepeopleofthecityarefamiliarwithandextremelyproudoftheirhistoryandthereforeitisasolidbase .A.tobuildtheirfuture B.whichtobuildtheirfutureC.onwhichtobuildtheirfuture D.tobuildtheirfuturein ,thenewmedicineisnowinmassproduction.A.Withitseffecttestingsafe B.WithitseffectbeingtestedsafeC.Withitseffecttestedsafe D.WithitseffecttobetestedsafeWeforgottosetalarmclock.Let’sget andleaveatonce.Otherwisewewillbelate.A.dress B.todress C.dressing D.dressedThemoreexerciseswedo, .A.themoregooditwilldotous B.themoreitwilldogoodtousC.themoregoodwillitdotous D.themorewillitdogoodtousThereisagrowingtrendthatthenumberofpeoplewhoarefondofreadingonlineis ofthosewhoreadpaperbooks.astwicelargeas B.twiceaslargeas C.aslargeastwice D.twicelargeasⅡ.VocabularyChoicesA.accommodateB.meanC.investD.buildE.inconsiderationofA.accommodateB.meanC.investD.buildE.inconsiderationofAB.giveupAC.gatherAD.embarrassmentAE.appalling BC.renewBD.restrictedBE.giveawayCD.generousCE.weigh DE.InsistedonEveryday,myinteractionswithChinesepeopleprovewhatIalreadyknowtobetrueaboutthem.MyfirstimpressionincomingtoChinawasthatpeoplewerekindandverywelcomingtomeEveryday,myinteractionswithChinesepeopleprovewhatIalreadyknowtobetrueaboutthem.MyfirstimpressionincomingtoChinawasthatpeoplewerekindandverywelcomingtomeasaforeigner.Theytreatedmewellandwerevery 21 .I'vehadafewnegativeexperiencesduringthepast4years,but,that'snotthemajorityofpeopleinChina.Themajorityofpeoplearekind,considerate,caringandgiving.Thisisproventomeoften.IthinkaboutwhenIfirstgothere,ofhowimpressedIwasthatpeoplewould 22 seatsonbusforolderpeopleandforeigners(likeme)tositdown.Howpeoplewouldinvitemetotheirhomesfordinnerandsometimesforlunch.Howpeoplewouldbringmegifts,especiallyparentsofmystudents.Igotgiftsofteaandmoon-cakes.Howsomanyinvitedmeouttoeatatrestaurantsand 23 thempayingforthemeal.HowotherswouldinvitemetoteachEnglishinvariousplacesandwerealwayswillingto 24 myscheduleandneeds.I'mquiteawarethatrecentlytherehasbeenalotofnewsaboutrudebehavioronairplanesandinotherpublicplacesbyChinesepeople.IknowthatthegovernmenthasevencreatedablacklistofChinesetravelerswhowillbe 25 fromgoinganywhereduetotheirrudebehavior.IknowthatthegovernmentwarnsChinesetouristsaboutstopping 26 behaviorthatisunacceptableinothercountries.Theydon'twantanyfurther 27 duetothebehavioroftheircitizens.I'veexperiencedsomeverycruelbehaviorbysuchpeopleinafew 28 experiencesI'vehadhere.I'vehadsomeexperiencesthatmademequestionwhyIwashere.Thereistherealityofgoodandbadbehaviorineverycountry.ItseemsthatsomeofthebadbehaviorofpeopleisabitmoreopenhereinChina.But,thereisthebrightandpositivesideofChinesepeoplethatkeepsmewantingtostayhereand 29 mytimeandeffortsinmakingadifferenceinthelivesofChinesechildren.WhenI 30 thegoodandthebad,thegoodfaroutweighsthebad.Ifitwasn'tso,I'ddotheeasythingandjustgohome,backtoAmerica.Lifethereiseasyandverycomfortable.Plus,myfamilyisthereandIcouldbeclosetothemeveryday.But,I'vechosentostayhereinChina.Thisweek,Iwill 31 mycontractwiththeschoolIteachatnearmyhome.Imadethedecisiontostayhere.Itwasn'taharddecisioneven 32 theverybadexperiencesI'vegonethroughrecently.IloveChinaandmoreimportantly,Ilovethepeoplehere.That'showIseeit.Ihopeto 33 manymorewonderfulfriendshipsandgreatmemorieshereintheyearstocome.IwillcontinuetodoallIcantousewhatskillsandknowledgethatIhavetoworktomakeadifferenceinChinaandintheworld.Ⅲ.ClozeDirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasesthatbestfitsthecontext.(A)BedracingisbecomingmorepopularincertainareasoftheUS.Abedraceisacompetitionwhereteamsofpeoplepushbedalonga 34 route.Therouteoftengoesthroughthemiddleofacityoratown.The 35 teamsattempttorolltheirbedsalongtheroutefasterthananyoneelse.However,therearenotjustanybeds!Racingbedsoftenhaveverybigwheelsandcompetitorssometimespainttheminsomeveryinterestingways.Theteamsbuildtheirownbedsandpracticeforweeksbeforetherace. 36 ,raceorganizersoftenhavefirmrulesaboutbuildingandracingbeds.Forexample,thebedmustbeacertainsize,theycan’thaveengine,andtheymusthavefourwheels.Inaddition,theremustbmorethansixpeople 37 thebedandonlyonepersoncansitinthebed.Aslongastheteamsfollowtherules,theycanusetheir 38 foreverythingelse.Somebedsarecoveredwithflowers.Otherbedslooklikecrazyboats.To 39 thefun,peopleoftenwearstrangeandunusualclothing.Onracedays,largecrowdsofspectatorscometocheerfortheirfavoriteteam.Thesemembersofthecommunityusuallygivemoneytotheirfavoriteteam.However,themoneydoesn’tgototheteammembers.Itgoestoorganizationsthathelppeopleinneed.Inthepastbedsracestheyhaveraisedlotsofmoneytoprovidehealthcareforchildrenandtohelphomelesspeople.Attheendoftherace,teamsareoftenlistedinachart.Mostoftheseteamsdon’tevengetaprizeforwinning.Thesebedracesare 40 notseriousevents.Theimportantthingistoraisemoneyforthecommunityandtohavefun.A.specific B.strange C.special D.toughA.losing B.winning C.competing D.outstandingA.Moreover B.However C.Otherwise D.StillA.pushing B.making C.designing D.racingA.abilities B.developments C.power D.imaginationA.contributeto B.addto C.leadto D.refertoA.slightly B.fortunately C.obviously D.positively(B)There’snodoubtaboutit,corporateentertainmentisbigbusiness.Inforexample,whererelationship-buildingisafundamentalpartofbusinesslife,astaggering40billionpoundsofmarketingexpendituregoestocorporate 41 annually.That’sroughlyequivalenttoRomania’sGDPortotalforeigndebt.TheinfamousRecruitGroup,whichhasbeenthesubjectof 42 scandalsinJapan,oncepaid$15,500forasinglemealforadozenexecutivesatafavoriterestaurant.Soit’seasytoseehowthemoneytheJapanesespendinayearonwininganddiningimportantclientscould 43 thecostof365brand-newjumbojets!Tosome,corporateentertainmentismerelyanexpensiveandperhapsunnecessaryluxury.Tothosewhotakeadimmerview,it’snothing44 bribery.Butthetrulycorruptcorporateentertainerisrelativelyrare.Famousfraudsters,theBankofCreditandCommerceInternational,didindeed ‘sweetening’theirmostvaluedclientsfrequentlyinternationalterroristsanddrugbarons-withshoppingspreesinLondonand 46 linesofcreditatLasVegascasinos.ButthisisamillionmilesawayfromaneverydaybusinessbreakfastattheHiltonorapowerlunchattheSavoy.Formostsuccessfulbusinesspeople,theywouldagreethatgoodwillisa 47 partofclinchinglucrativedealsandthesedaysgoodwillcostsmorethanasmile.A.organization B.establishment C.entertainment D.designA.repeated B.constant C.secret D.luxuriousA.makeupfor B.comeupwith C.addupto D.getawaywithA.apartfrom B.shortof C.independentof D.involvedinA.specializein B.believein C.dependon D.pleadforA.resourceful B.endless C.fantastic D.invisibleA.sensitive B.positive C.considerate D.crucialIVReadingComprehensionDirections:Readthefollowingfourpassage.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.（A）Theemotionalstressthatcauseschestpainsandbreathlessnesscanoccurinmomentsofjoyaswellasanger,griefandfear,aSwissstudysuggests.Three-quartersofcasesoftakotsubocardiomyopathy,achangeintheshapeoftheheart’sleftventricle,whichcanbefatal,arecausedbystress.TheUniversityHospitalZurichstudy,intheEuropeanHeartJournal,suggestsaboutonein20casesiscausedbyjoy.Theconditionisnormallytemporaryandpeoplearegenerallyfineafterwards.Inthestudyof1750patients,researchersdiscoveredheartproblemscausedby;abirthdayparty;ason’swedding;meetingafriendafter50years;becomingagrandmother;afavoriterubbyteamwinningagame;winningacasinojackpotoracomputerizedgivingtheall-clearfromanothercondition.Thestudyalsosuggestedmostcaseswereinpost-menopausalwomen.Dr.JelenaGhadri,oneoftheresearchers,said:“Wehaveshownthatthetriggersfortakossubosyndromecanbemorevariedthanpreviouslythought.“Atakostsubosyndromepatientisnolongertheclassic‘broken-hearted’patient,andthediseasecanbeprecededbypositiveemotionstoo.“cliniciansshouldbeawareofthisandalsoconsiderthatpatientswhoarriveintheemergencydepartmentwithsignsofheartattacks,suchaschestpainandbreathlessness,butafterahappyeventoremotion,couldbesufferingfromtakotsubosyndromejustasmuchasasimilarpatientpressingafteranegativeevent.”‘Moreresearchneeded’Shesaiditwaslikelybothsadandhappyeventssharedacommon“emotionalpathway”leadingtothecondition.ProfPeterWeissberg,themedicaldirectoroftheBritishHeartfoundation,said:“Takotsubosyndromeisarareevent.“Thisstudysuggeststhatinaveryfewcases,thetriggeringeventmaybeahappyone.“Muchmoreresearchisneededtounderstandhowsuchemotionaleventscantriggertemporaryheartdamageinafewsusceptibleindividuals.”Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?SomesyndromesaredifficulttotreatJoyaswellassadnesscanbringharmtohealthPeopleareadvisednortoencounterdifferentemotionsResearchisneededtoexplorethecauseofmentalillnessWhatdoestakotsuboprobablymeaninthepassage?ThenameofadiseaseTheapplicationofadiseaseThetreatmentforadiseaseThedescriptionofadiseaseWhichofthefollowingmyNOTbethecauseoftakostubo?BeingadmittedtoauniversityGoingtoschooleverydayWitnessingaseriousaccidentWinningalotteryof5million（B）Womeninmostcountriesoftheworldtodaycanvoteandbeelectedtopublicofficethesamebasisasmen.Butittookcenturiesofworkonthepartofindividualsandorganizationstoachievethoserights,oftenagainststrongopposition.InEngland,womenpetitionedfortherighttovoteasearlyasthe15 thcentury.Butitwasn’tuntilthe19ththatmostformalwomensuffragemovementsbegantotakeplace.NewZealandwasthefirstcountrytograntwomenvotingrightsin1863,followedbyAustraliainfederalelectionsin1902.Othercountriesdiditinstages:Swedishwomenwithpropertycouldvoteinelectionsin1862,butweren’tgivenfullvotingprivilegesun til1921.Finlandgavewidowsandunmarriedwomenlocalvotingrightsin1865andgranteduniversalsuffragetowomenin1906.TheUnitedStatesandBritainparalleledeachotherintheirsuffragemovements.TheUnitedStatespassedthe19thamendmenttoitsConstitutionin1920,givingwomenfullvotingprivilegesandBritainandIrelandfollowedsuitin1928.EcuadorbecamethefirstLatinAmericancountrytoallowwomentovotein1929,withsomerestrictions.TheUnitedNationsacceleratedthemovementin1945whenitsignedtheUNCharter,andinternationaldocumentthatclearlydefinedequalrightsforwomen.However,eventodayinsomedevelopingcountries,womenarelookeduponasinferiorandarestillnotgivenmanyofthesamesocialbenefitsasmen.Thefollowingcountriesgavethewomenfullvotingrightsinthe1920sEXCEPT Sweden B.TheUS C.Britain D.IrelandTheword“petitioned”isclosestinmeaningto“ ”waitedB.wishedC.supplied D.urgedWhatcanweinferfromthepassage?Womencanfightforthesuffragetheyaredreamingof.WomenshouldhaveconfidenceintheirpursuitofhappinessWomenwereandarestilldeniedequalrightstomeninhistoryWomen’smovementhasgonethroughvariousstageswithoutmuchpromise（C）Peopleallovertheworldlistentoromanticmusic,readromanticstoriesandhaveromantictime.Theteam“romantic”inthiscontextusuallyreferstofeelingoflove.ButRomanticismwithacapitalRreferstoaperiodofmajorchangesthataffectedthearts,philosophyandhistoryformorethanahundredyears,startinginthelatecentury.TheRomanticMovementwasareactiontotheideasofthepreviousepoch-withitsemphasisonreason.Itwasnamedaftertheso-calledromancelanguages,suchasFrench,SpanishandItalian,thatweredevelopedfromLatinafterthebreakdownoftheRomanEmpire.TheinitiatorsoftheRomanticMovementpromotedatasteforfolktales,poetryandmusic,whichhadlongbeenneglectedinfavorofpolishedclassicalartforms.Inpolitics,too,peoplewantedchangessoitwasarevolutionarytimeinmanycountries. Itwasalsoatimewhenpeopleneededheroeswiththepassionandpowertocreateaneworderontheruinsoftheoldworld.Napoleon,whoinitiallyfoughtagainstthemonarchyinFrance,wasanexample.Inthearts,Romanticismwasanepochofgreatcreativity,individualismandemotionalintensity.ComposerssuchasSchubert,Schumann,WeberandChopinmodifiedclassicalmusicformstogainmorefreedomofexpression,lordByron’sChildeHarold’sPilgrimage,VictorHugo’sLesMiserables,andAlexanderPushkin’sEurgeneOnegnaretypicalexamplesofRomanticliterature.Romanticisawordusedtodescribe A.afeelingofloveanexperienceofthebeautifulC.adreamoftheattainableD.agratitudeforothers’kindnessAccordingtothepassage,Romanticismrefersto greatchangesinhistorywhathappenedintheaperiodofmajorchangesinmanyfieldsaspecialperiodinthehistoryofliteratureWhichofthefollowingisNOTtheconcernoftheRomanticMovement?A.Sentiment B.Reason C.Innovation D.Revolution（D）Entrepreneurscomeinallshapesandsizes-thedynamic,thecautiousandthegreedy.Butallofthemholdanequalfascinationforus.Howdotheydoit?What’stheirsecret?Someoftheworld’sbiggestcorporationswouldliketoknow,too.Forentrepreneursisinandthesedayseveryonewantstobeanentrepreneur.Butanentrepreneurisnotwhatyourare.It’swhatyoubecome,andrealentrepreneurexistonly in retrospect. At first, nobody takes them seriously.They’re crackpots, dreamers,unemployables.Andbythetimethey’vefinallyearnedtherespectofthebusinesscommunity,they’vealreadymadeit.Socanceltheclassesonentrepreneurshipandthrowoutyourbusinessplan,fortheroadtoentrepreneurialsuccesscan’tbemappedourinadvance.Yougetthereonesaleatatime.Inthebeginning,onlytheentrepreneurneedstoseethegoal,nobodyelse.Andthegoalisquitesimple;yougetanidea;youidentifyyourcustomer.Youmakeasale.ThenyoumakeanotherandanotherandanotheruntilyourofficeinthesparebedroomhasturnedintothetowerblockinManhattanyoualwayswanted.Forgetaboutmarketingstrategyatthisstage.Whatyouneedfirstisasteadycashflow.Bideyourtime,focusinthetittlethings.That’showitworks.Bigcompaniesarejustsmallcompaniesthatgotbigger.TakeRichardBranson,forinstance.ForthefounderofVirgin,thefirsttenyearswereastruggle,withhiscompanysufferingsomecashflowproblemsuntilaslateas1980.Bythen,theVirginGroupwasrunningeightydifferentoperations,noneofthemmakinglargeamountsofmoneyandsomeofthemlosingmoneyoverfist.Yetin1992Branson’smusicbusinessalonesoldfor€560million.Or takeNicolas Hayek, the man who invented the Swatch and brought the watch-makingindustrybackfromthedead.HayektookonJapanesemarketleaders.SeikoandCitizen,andbeatthemonqualityandprice.TodaytheSwatchGroup,whichincludesmanyfamousnamessuchasOmega.Longines,CalvinKleinandTissot,sells114millionwatchesayear.WithannualsalesofoverforbillionSwissfrancesandatwenty=fivepercentshareoftheglobalmarket,thegroupisnowbyfarthelargestmanufactureranddistributoroffinishedwatchesintheworld.TheSwacthwasa20thcenturyiconandsomeof