2017-2018上海复旦附中高一上期中考试

2017-2018上海市复旦附中高一上学期期中考试GrammarandVocabulary:(18%)SectionA(8%)Directions:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.21.ThediscoveryofgoldinAustralialedthousandstobelievethatafortune_________.A,hadbeenmakingB.wasmakingC.wastobemadeD.wouldmake22.Thepresidenthopesthatpeoplewillbebetteroffwhenhequitsthanwhenhe_________.A.hasstartedB.startsC.willstartD.started23.Travellerstothatareacancarrydiseasetotheirowncountriesthathaveneverexperienced_________.A.themB.itC.themselvesD.itself24.NoonecantelltheexactnumberofU.S.pilotsandfighterplanes________werelostinthePearlHarborairattack.A.whoB.whichC.thatD.what25.____________,theclimbers,whohadalreadyconqueredmanyhighmountainsbefore,determinedtoreachthetopofthemountain.A.HoweveritwashighB.HowhighitwasC.HoweverhighitwasD.Howeverhighwasit26.Theywillnotallowotherstodecidethefutureoftheircountry,_________.A.whichistobeknownB.asistobeknownC.asisknowntoallD.aswhatisknowntoall27.Wehavecometorealizethatthebrainmust“forget”somepiecesofinformation________itcanrememberothers.A.whenB.sinceC.sothatD.if28.Theyareourschool’svolunteers_______tohelpelderlypeoplecrossthestreetseveryday.A.whosetaskitisB.itiswhosetaskC.towhomisthetaskD.whosetaskwasSectionB(10%)Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanbeonlyusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.journeyingB.foundingC.educationalD.marvelousAB.viewAC.undoubtedlyAD.thrillBC.existedBD.sightsCD.surprisinglyABC.soilSept27isWorldTourismDay.Ofcourse,travelisn’tanewdiscovery.ImaginehowItaliantravelerMarcoPolomusthavefeltwhenhefoundhimselfonChinese____29_____,seeingawayoflifequitedifferentfromanythinghe’dseenbefore.Andhow___30______mustithavebeentolistentoZhangQianwhenhereturnedtoChinafromhisjourneythroughCentralAsiaandWestAsia?Hisbrainmusthavebeenpackedwitheverythinghe’dseenandheard,leadingtothe____31_____oftheSilkRoad.Travelisoneofthemostexcitingexperiencesahumanbeingcanhave.Nowadays,morepeoplearetravelingthaneverbefore.Bytrain,planeandcar,peopleallaroundtheglobeare____32_____toplacesthatpeopledidn’tevenknow____33_____afewcenturiesago,oronlyknewfrombooks.Somepeoplehavetraveledallovertheworld,andtravelisawayoflifetothem.Theyperhapsknowwhattoexpectbeforetheytravel.That’swhythebesttraveliswhenit’sforthefirsttime.ImagineapersonwhohasalwayswantedtotraveltotheUnitedStates.Ofcourse,they’veprobablyseentheStatueofLibertyathousandtimesontheTV,andtheWhiteHouse,andalltheotherfamous_______34__.Butnoneofthatwouldcomparetothe___35______oflookingoutofthecabinwindowastheplanelands,watchingthecitiesandstreetsoftherealAmericacomeinto_____36____.Althoughtravelisoftenjustforfun,it’salso____37_____.Wemaynotknowthatwearegettinganeducation,butwestillare.We’relearningeveryday:newwordsinanewlanguage,newpeople,andnewwaysoflife.Butthislearningtakesplaceintheschooloftheworld,nottheclassroom.Oneofthelessonswelearnis____38_____amoralone.Aswegettoknowforeignplaces,wecometounderstandthattherearemanydifferentwaystolive,andthatthewayweliveisn’tnecessarilythebestway.TheBritishpoliticianBenjaminDisraelisummedthisupwellwhenhesaid,“Travelteachestoleration.”Ⅲ.ReadingComprehension(40%)SectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasesthatbestfitsthecontext.(A)LeifEricksonreachedNorthAmericaaroundtheyear1000,buttheattempttoexplorewasstartedslowly.Itwouldbefivecenturies__(39)__otherEuropeanslandedonthatcontinent.WhywereEuropeanstheonesto__(40)__totheAmerican?TheChineseandArabshadthe_(41)__andtechnologytosailacrosstheseas.__(42)__ofthemtoolregularvoyagesintheIndianOceanandtheAsianPacificfortrade.Butexploration?Bythemid-15thcenturyChinahadfollowedtheclosed-doorpolicyto__(43)__itselffromtherestoftheworld.TheArabs,withaccesstothemineralsandspices(香料)ofAfricaandtheFarEast,sawno__(44)__tojourneyintotheunknown.Europe,____(45)________neededgoldandsilver;itsminescouldnotmeetthedemandforcoinage.OttomanTurksblockedtheroutesacrossthelandtoAsia.Onlytheseaheldthe___(46)_____ofnewwealth.WiththereturnofMagellan’sshipsin1522fromitsvoyagearoundtheworld,thebeliefwas__(47)__thattheoceanswereinterconnected,promisingtheageofdiscovery.TheEnglish,aswellastheSpanish,PortugueseandFrench,__(48)__themselvestofindingthe“riverofthewest”throughNorthAmericatotheeast. 39.A.after B.since C.before D.when40.A.push B.pull C.draw D.drive41.A.sources B.resources C.substances D.matters42.A.Neither B.Both C.Any D.Nonemakingahoneytripwithyoursignificantother?Beforeyoudo,whynottakealookatalistofthetopthreeplacesintheworldtopropose(求婚)?Withsuggestionsfortraditionalistsandprivatetypes,youjustmightfindtheperfectspottopopthequestion.NewYorkIfyoupayattentiontoromanticcomedies,NewYorkistheplaceforromance.EversincetheDutchfirstenteredthisharborin1624ithasbecomeahistoriclandmarkandamustvisitdreamland.Everystretchofthisislandispackedfulloffunthatwillkeepeveryonebusy.TakealeafoutofsleeplessinSeattleandheadtothetopoftheEmpireStateBuildingatnight,orhowaboutruntoyourlovedoneonthestreetsofNYCthisNewYearsevenlikeinwhenharryMetSally?ParisSweepingviews?Check.Grandoldstatelyhome?Check.Luxuriousspotstopropose?check.packyourpassportsandsaygoodbyetoyourdailyroutinelife-it'slessthanthreehourstoParisfromLondonbyEurostar.Famousforitsbreathtakingarchitecture,andmanyculturalattractions,France'scapitalisamust-seedestination.Whilewe'renotsuggestingyouclimbtheEiffelLasVegasDoyouwanttobundletheproposalandweddingall-in-one?pleadto.LasVegas,getdownononeknee,showyourloveandgetmarriedinlesstimethanittakestoorder'honeymoonsuit’andifitdoesn'tworkout.There'sstillplentyofentertain.Oncetheplaygroundoftherichandfamous,fromElvisPresleytoMarilynMonroe,LasVegasnowattractsmillionsofvisitorsbyitsbrightlightsandthrillseachyear.Whetheryou'retotryyourluckatthecasinos(赌场),orwatchashow,there'sawondertoexploreinLasVegas.63.Whichofthefollowingcityonthetop-3listwouldbetheidealplaceforfilmfanstopropose?A.NewYorkB.Paris.C.LasVegas.D.None.64.Whichplaceisrecommendedforaproposalinthepassage?A.OnthetopoftheEiffelTowerB.IntheEurostartrainfromLondonC.AnyluxuriousspotinPairsD.InfrontoftheMonaLisaintheLouvre64.Asaperfectplaceforpropose,LasVegaswillprovideyouwithallthefollowingEXCEPT.A.ahoneymoonsuiteB.apackageweddingC.abundleofflowersD.variouswaystoentertain(C)Doyoulookhappy?angry?Haveyoueverwonderedhowyouknowwhatanotherperson’smoodisjustbylookingathisorherface?Studieshaveshownthatoneinstantaneously(瞬间地)andsubconsciouslymakesadeterminationofanotherperson’smoodjustbyglancingatthepositionandappearanceofboththeeyebrowsandmouth.Butwhatifonlythepositionoftheeyebrowswasvaried,andnotthemouth?Wouldyoustillbeabletodeterminehisorhermoodorpersonalityjustbyseeingtheeyebrows?Observethefourfacesshownbelow.Noticehoweachfacehasexactlythesameshape.thesamesmile,andthesameeyes.Theonlydifferencebetweeneachofthefacesisthepositionoftheeyebrows.Low,flateyebrowsthathangovertheeyesindicatetiredness,whileaneyebrowthatishighestinthemiddledenotessadness.Downwardslantingeyebrowsshowanger,whilehighlyarchedeyebrowsshowhappiness.Frequently,malpositionoftheeyebrows,suchaseyebrowsagging(下垂)anduppereyelidfullness,canbeoverlookedwhenconsideringfacialagingandexpression.Furthermore,theheavyeyebrowskinpushedtheeyeliddowncausingatiredappearance.Toavoideyebrowsagging,manypeopleraisetheireyebrowstoremovethebrowandeyelidskinfromtheirvisualspace.Thesepeopleeventuallydevelopwrinklesintheforeheadduetotheconstantmovementofthemusclesthatraisetheeyebrow.Inaddition,therearethosewhoaresensitivetolightandfrequently’squint(斜视)andsqueeze’theireyes.Thiseffectivelypullstheeyebrowsdownandleadstowrinklesbetweentheeyebrowsandatthecornersoftheeyes.Botoxisaneffectivemeasureforfinelinesoftheforeheadandlinesbetweentheeyebrows.Botoxworksbyfreezingthemusclemovementforseveralmonths.Forthepurposeofcreatingamorepleasantappearance,thebestcorrectivemeasureisbrow-liftsurgery.66.Whatcanthispassagebe?A.AnadvertisementB.AmagazinearticleC.AbusinessreportD.Ascientificreport67.Aperson’seyebrowsthathangovertheeyeslowandflatcancausea(n)_________appearance.A.sadB.tiredC.happyD.angry68.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.Toexplainthefactthatvariedeyepositioncantellaperson’smood.B.Toarousepeople’sinterestinthebestwayofremovingwrinklesintheforeheadandbetweentheeyebrows.C.Toexplainwhatleadstowrinklesintheforeheadandneartheeyebrow.D.Toenablepeopletoknowhowtoavoiddevelopingfinelinesontheirfaces.69.Ifthepassagecontinues,whatwouldthewritermostlikelydiscussinthenextparagraph?A.FacialagingB.EyeoperationC.BrowlifesurgeryD.Face-lifts.(D)Thepastagesofmanhaveallbeencarefullylabeledbyanthropologists.Descriptionslike‘PalaeolithicMan’,‘NeolithicMan’,etc.,neatlysumupwholeperiods.Whenthetimecomesforanthropologiststoturntheirattentiontothetwentiethcentury,theywillsurelychoosethelabel‘LeglessMan’.Historiesofthetimewillgosomethinglikethis:‘inthetwentiethcentury,peopleforgothowtousetheirlegs.Menandwomenmovedaboutincars,busesandtrainsfromaveryearlyage.Therewereliftsandescalatorsinalllargebuildingstopreventpeoplefromwalking.Thissituationwasforceduponearthdwellersofthattimebecauseofmileseachday.Butthesurprisingthingisthattheydidn’tusetheirlegsevenwhentheywentonholiday.Theybuiltcablerailways,ski-liftsandroadstothetopofeveryhugemountain.Allthebeautyspotsonearthwereruinedbythepresenceoflargecarparks.’Thefuturehistorybooksmightalsorecordthatweweredeprivedoftheuseofoureyes.Inourhurrytogetfromoneplacetoanother,wefailedtoseeanythingontheway.Airtravelgivesyouabird’s-eyeviewoftheworld—orevenlessifthewingoftheaircrafthappenstogetinyourway.Whenyoutravelbycarortrainablurred(="not"clear)imageofthecountrysideconstantlysmearsthewindows.Cardrivers,inparticular,areforeverobsessedwiththeurgetogoonandon:theyneverwanttostop.Isitthelureofthegreatmotorways,orwhat?Andasforseatravel,ithardlydeservesmention.Itisperfectlysummedupinthewordsoftheoldsong:‘Ijoinedthenavytoseetheworld,andwhatdidIsee?Isawthesea.’Thetypicaltwentieth-centurytraveleristhemanwhoalwayssays‘I’vebeenthere.’Youmentiontheremotest,mostevocative(引起记忆的)place-namesintheworldlikeElDorado,Kabul,Irkutskandsomeoneisboundtosay‘I’vebeenthere’—meaning,‘Idrovethroughitat100milesanhouronthewaytosomewhereelse.’Whenyoutravelathighspeeds,thepresentmeansnothing:youlivemainlyinthefuturebecauseyouspendmostofyourtimelookingforwardtoarrivingatsomeotherplace.Butactualarrival,whenitisachieved,ismeaningless.Youwanttomoveonagain.Bytravelinglikethis,yoususpendallexperience;thepresentceasestobeareality:youmightjustaswellbedead.Thetraveleronfoot,ontheotherhand,livesconstantlyinthepresent.Forhimtravelingandarrivingareoneandthesamething:hearrivessomewherewitheverystephemakes.Heexperiencesthepresentmomentwithhiseyes,hisearsandthewholeofhisbody.Attheendofhisjourneyhefeelsadeliciousphysicalweariness.Heknowsthatsound.Satisfyingsleepwillbehis:thejustrewardofalltruetravellers.70.Anthropologistslabelnowadays’men‘Legless’because_________.A.peopleforgethowtousehislegs.B.peopleprefercars,busesandtrains.C.liftsandescalatorspreventpeoplefromwalking.D.therearealotoftransportationdevices.71.Whydoestheauthorsay‘wearedeprivedoftheuseofoureyes’?A.Peoplewon’tusetheireyes.B.Intravelingathighspeeds,eyesbecomeuseless.C.Peoplecan’tseeanythingonhiswayoftravel.D.Peoplewanttosleepduringtravelling.72.Travellingathighspeedmeans_________.A.people’sfocusonthefuture B.apleasureC.satisfyingdrivers’greatthrill D.anecessityoflife73.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Morehaste,lessspeedB.ModernmeansoftransportationmaketheworldasmallplaceC.EyesopenandmindbroadenD.Theonlywaytotravelisonfoot.(以下各题请务必做在答卷纸上)Ⅰ.Grammar(8%)\Oneofthemainpointsoftravelingistorelaxandtakeabreakfromyournormaldailylife.(1)__________thetruthis,we’renotalwaysfreetodowhatwelikewhentravellingtoaforeigncountry,andaUStouristlearnedthatthehardway.OnAug12,theunnamed41-year-oldmanwasbeatenbyapasserbyafterhewasseengivingNazisalutes(纳粹礼)againandagainonastreetinDresden,Germany.EversincetheendofWorldWarⅡ,Germanyhasstrictlaws(2)_________(forbid)theNazisalute,aswellasothersymbolsofNazism.Infact,mostcountrieshavetheirowntaboos.Ifyouplantotraveloverseas,it’sbesttogetfamiliarwiththesetaboos(3)______________youstarttouringlocalsites.Below,TEENSgivessomeexamples.SingaporeYoucanget(4)________(fine)forealotthingsinSingapore,includingfeedingbirds,spitting,urinating(小便)inpublic,smokinginpublic,notflushingapublictoiletafteryouuseit,andeatingordrinkingonbusesortrains.JapanYou’renotsupposedtowearyourshoesinsomeone’shouse,butyou’renotsupposedtotakeyourshoesoff(5)________thehouseeither.Instead,there’sasmallareasinsidethedoorcalleda“genkan”whichis(6)__________yourshoesshouldgo.Ifyou’restillnotsurewherethatis,payattentiontowhatotherpeopledoanddothesame.FranceFrenchpeopledon’tlike(7)________whenyoutalkaboutmoney.It’sOKifyousaythatyouwanttoquitajobbecauseyou(8)___________(pay)littlemoney,butyoushouldneversaytheexactamount.Moneyisa“dirty”topicinFrance.Ⅱ.Recitation(4%)Inwesterncultures,(1)_______eyecontactinconversationisnecessary.Asamatteroffact,awesternermightconsideralackofeyecontactasalackofinterest.InSpain,ItalyandGreece,wherepeoplestandclosetogethertalkingtoeachother,eyecontactismorefrequentandlastslonger.InmanyAs