“上外杯”上海市高中英語(yǔ)競(jìng)賽初賽模擬試卷

“上外杯”上海市高中英語(yǔ)競(jìng)賽

初賽試卷

一、本卷共12頁(yè)，70小題，滿分100分。答卷時(shí)間90分鐘。

二、本卷所有題目為選擇題，請(qǐng)將所選答案用2B鉛筆點(diǎn)涂在答題卡上。

I.GrammarandVocabulary(1*20)

Directions:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,

B,CandD.Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.

1.Asanamateurartist,whovisitsgalleriesathomeandabroadonregular

basis,heknowswelltoadmireoilpaintingmasterpiecesfromdistance.

A.a...theB.the...aC.the...theD.a...a

2.Themovie,setthebackdropofAnti-JapaneseAggressionWar,provedto

beverypopulartheaudienceofdifferentageandtaste.

A.about...forB.back...withC.against...amongD.up...across

3.Experienceisyougetwhenyoudon'tgetyouwant.

A.that...thatB.what...whatC.all...thatD.how...all

4.TheOscaraward-winninghitsong"LetItGo“captivatestheheartsofmillionsall

overtheworldandespeciallywellinChinaandAmerica.

A.sellsB.sellingC.hasbeensoldD.havingsold

5.Hundredsofpeoplearerumoredinthedevastatingexplosionaccidentof

thechemicalplantthatbrokeoutlastmouth.

A.havingdiedB.tohavediedC.tobedyingD.beingdead

16.Sinceitfirstdebutontheairwavesin2007,11TheBigBangTheorythe

ratingsandwonnumerousvictoriesattheEmmy,GoldenGlobeandPeople'sChoice

awards.

A.toppedB.hastoppedC.wastoppedD.hadbeentopping

7.NingZetao,thefirstChina'smaleswimmerthemen's100metersfreestyle

titleinFINAWorldChampionships,toiconicstardomovernightand

becomesaninternetsensation..

A.towin...hasbeenshotB.winning...shooting

C.havingwon...isshootingD.towin...aretobeshot

.

輅8.toTVprogramsforlonghourswilldoharmtostudents9eyesightand

料

evenmentaldevelopment.

A.ExposedB.HavingexposedC.BeingexposedD.Exposing

9.it'scausedbyfeelingsofguiltfromoverindulgence,unmetexpectations,

orareturntoloneliness,depressionaftertheholidaysisacommoncondition,also

called"post-vacationblues*'.

A.IfB.RegardlessofC.WhetherD.Asthough

10.WhichofthefollowingisWrong?

A.Butforhishelp,Iwouldn'thavedonesuchawonderfuljobinEnglish.

B.Hishouse,allthewindowsofwhichfacesouth,enjoysgreatsunshine.

C.Notuntiltheresultturnedouttobesoseriousthatherealizedhisfault.

D.Itisatthismomentthathemadethemostimportantdecisioninhislife.

11.Thesonoftherenownedmartialartsstarwasarrestedondrugchargesandtested

formarijuana.

A.passiveB.positiveC.activeD.negative

12.Anewfoodscandalhaserupted,threateningtospoiltheofMcDonald's,

StarbucksandYumBrands.

A.expectationB.reputationC.competitionD.temptation

13.TheChinesemen'srelayteamworkedmiracleinBird'sNestStadiumwhenthey

ahistoric4x100mrelaysilvermedal.

A.struggledB.advancedC.defendedD.captured

14.TheWWIIVictoryParadeinBeijingwasbothasolemnofthe

China9spastsufferingandcelebrationofitsaccomplishments.

A.declarationB.protestC.revengeD.reminder

15.Somefinancialexpertswarnedthat"investorsshouldnotgetbythe

collapseoftheShanghaiCompositeIndex,becauseitsperformanceoftenbearslittle

relationtothatoftheeconomy”.

A.carriedoutB.carriedawayC.carriedonD.carriedforward

16.Thehelplesssinglemotherhadtoresorttothelawcourtbecauseherheartless

ex-husbandheraccesstohernewbombabytwins.

A.deniedB.discouragedC.disposedD.destructed

17.Hefounditagreattobeinvitedtosuchagrandoccasionattended

bythetopcelebritiesandnoblesinthetown.

A.obligationB.privilegeC.advantageD.opportunity

18.Notingthatthetwosideshavemorecommonthandifferences,the

ambassadorsaidheexpectedverypositiveoutcomesfromtheanticipatedmeetingof

thetwoheadsofstate.

A.issuesB.sensesC.interestsD.rewards

19.ActressFan&actorLi,whohoggedtheheadlinefortheirreel-to-realromance

lately,madeanotherhigh-profileappearanceinTibettoacharityevent.

A.upgradeB.enhanceC.dedicateD.promote

20.TheBBCdocumentariesseries"AreOurKidsToughEnoughhas

globaldebateastowhateducationsystemandmethodologycanbestprepareour

childrenforanincreasinglycompetitiveglobalmarket.Whichofthefollowingis

Improper!

A.triggeredB.sparkedC.impactedD.inspired

II.Cloze(1^30)

Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrases

markedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthe

context,

(A)

ATributetotheDog

Thebestfriendamanhasintheworldmayturnagainsthimandbecomehis

enemy.Hissonordaughterthathehasrearedwithlovingcaremayprove___21.

Thosewhoarenearestanddearesttous,thosewhomwetrustwithourhappinessand

ourgoodnamemaybecometraitorstotheirfaith.

Themoneythatamanhas,hemaylose.Itfliesawayfromhim,perhapswhenhe

needsitmost.Aman'sreputationmaybesacrificedinamomentof___22___action.

Thepeoplewhoarepronetofallontheir___23___todoushonorwhensuccessis

withus,maybethefirsttothrowthestoneofmalice(惡意)when___24___settlesits

clouduponourheads.

Theoneabsolutelyunselfishfriendthatmancanhaveinthisselfishworld,the

onethatnever25him,theonethatneverprovesungratefulortreacherousis

hisdog.Aman'sdogstandsbyhimin___26___andinpoverty,inhealthandin

sickness.Hewillsleeponthecoldground,wherethewintrywindsblowandthesnow

drives___27___,ifonlyhemaybenearhismaster'sside.Hewillkissthehandthat

hasnofoodto___28.

Hewilllickthewoundsandsoresthatcomeinencounterswiththe29

oftheworld.Heguardsthesleepofhispaupermaster30hewereaprince.

Whenallotherfriendsdesert,heremains.Whenrichestakewings,andreputation

fallstopieces,heisas___31inhisloveasthesuninitsjourneythroughthe

heavens.

Iffortunedrivesthemasterforth,anoutcastintheworld,friendlessand

homeless,the32dogasksnohigherprivilegethanthatofaccompanying

him,to33himagainstdanger,tofightagainsthisenemies.Andwhenthe

last___34ofallcomes,anddeathtakeshismasterinitsembraceandhisbodyis

laidawayinthecoldground,nomatterifallotherfriendspursuetheirway,thereby

thegravesidewillthenobledogbefound,hisheadbetweenhispaws,hiseyessad,

butopenin___35watchfulness,faithfulandtrueevenindeath.

21.A.distastefulB.dutifulC.regretfulD.ungrateful

22.A.well-behavedB.duty-bound

C.ill-consideredD.poorly-trained

23.A.handsB.kneesC.shouldersD.feet

24.A.confusionB.fortuneC.luckD.failure

25.A.desertsB.demandsC.dividesD.defeats

26.A.propertyB.prosperityC.productivityD.priority

27.A.fiercelyB.gentlyC.gracefullyD.randomly

28.A.consumeB.breedC.offerD.apply

29.A.subtlenessB.roughness

C.unworthinessD.delightfulness

30.A.asifB.eventhoughC.incaseD.letalone

31.A.constantB.resistantC.distantD.instant

32.A.faithfulB.cheerfulC.insightfulD.tearful

33.A.preventB.protestC.struggleD.guard

34.A.sceneB.consequenceC.memoryD.climax

35.A.pleasantB.alertC.desperateD.thrilled

(B)

AlibabafounderJackMawasneversupposedtobeabillionaire.

Harvardsnubbedhim.Heflunkedcollegeentranceexamstwice.Investors

thoughttheserialentrepreneurwas36whenhestartedbuildingan

e-commercesiteinChina.

ButMaprovedthemall37.Alibaba,whichhelaunchedin1999from

his38Hangzhouapartment,issetforoneofthelargestIPOsinU.S.

history.

Analysts39thatAlibaba—whichdoesmostthingsdigital—couldbe

valuedat$200billion,roughlyfourtimesthemarketcapofLockheedMartin(LMT).

HowdidanEnglishteacherwitha40translationbusinessbecomea

techtitan?Itbeganwithadrink.

Searchingfor"beer"and"China"duringhisfirstuseoftheInternetin1995,Ma

foundnothing.ButtherewasplentyofinformationaboutAmericanbeerandGerman

beer.

41anopportunity,MabuiltaChinese-languagewebpage.Withinhours

of42,hewasreceivingenquiriesfromaroundtheworld.TheInternet,Ma

thought,is"goingtochangetheworldandchangeChina."

Afewyearslater,in1999,Magathered17friendsandacquaintancesathishome

again.Theyworkedfeverishlyonanew43:awebsitetoconnect

exporterswithforeignbuyers.

Awasborn.ThefirmquicklyoutgrewMa'sapartment,eventually

becomingthe44techcompanyflourishinginChina.

Ma,49,hasalwaysbeenproudofhishumble45.WhenAlibaba

launched,Mahadnomoney,notechexperienceandahaphazardmanagementstyle.

Buthedidhaveplentyof46.FormerexecutivessayMa'sinfectious

optimism—andhistalentwithlanguages—helpedsellthedream.

"He'sfunny!HecandostandupinChineseorEnglish,"saidDuncanClark,a

formerAlibabaconsultant."Hecan47totheaudience...hehastheability

tomakeeverybodyintheroomfeelasifheweretalkingtojustoneperson."

Ma,marriedwithtwokids,isalsoknownto48gutinstinct.

"Hecaresmoreaboutwhatisinsomeone'sheartthanwhatisontheir

49___JsaidPorterErisman,aformerexecutivewhomadeadocumentaryabout

thecompany."Lookattheseniormanagers—atAlibaba,alotofthemhadnoprior

businessexperience."

InMa'scompany,employeesarecalled"Alipeople,"andmanagersaregiven

nicknamestakenfrompopularChinesemartialartsnovels.Ma,asaTaiChidevotee,

sometimesdraws50forcompanystrategyfromthosebooks.

36.A.confidentB.talentedC.crazyD.extraordinary

37.A.guiltyB.ignorantC.foolishD.wrong

38.A.spaciousB.tinyC.luxuriousD.significant

39.A.commentB.estimateC.predictD.examines

40.A.competitiveB.promisingC.prosperousD.modest

41.A.AwaitingB.SeizingC.SearchingD.Sensing

42.A.launchB.connectionC.broadcastD.contact

43.A.competitionB.technologyC.ventureD.career

44.A.dominantB.buddingC.emergingD.marginal

45.A.originsB.opinionsC.idealsD.roots

46.A.fortuneB.challengeC.resourceD.charisma

47.A.appointB.adaptC.associateD.attempt

48.A.relyonB.lookbeyond

C.relatetoD.involvein

49.A.faceB.resumeC.recordD.report

50.A.attentionB.cooperationC.inspirationD.aspiration

III.Reading

Directions:Readthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveral

questionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,

B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthe

passageyouhavejustread.

(A)(2*4)

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51.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom.

A.Amagazineofpopularscience

B.AnacademicjournalonNature

C.Anonlinetouristadvertisement

D.Aliterarystorybookaboutanimals

52.Theword“ultimate“inparagraphonesharetheclosestmeaningwith

A.fundamentalB.eventualC.optimalD.extreme

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A.Besideswhalewatching,touristcanalsoenjoyfascinatingharborsightseeing.

B.Atouristisprovidedwithbothbuffetbreakfastandlunchduringthecruise.

C.Swimmingisconsideredadangerousthingandthereforeisstrictlyprohibited.

D.Teambuildingandcorporateculturenurturingistheultimategoalforthecruise.

54.Ifthedeparturetimeforthewhalewatchingcruiseis12:15,whenareyou

expectedtoarriveatthewharf?

A.12:15B.12:25C.12:10D.12：00

(B)(3*5)

Likemanyofmygeneration,Ihaveaweaknessforheroworship.Atsome

point,however,weallbegintoquestionourheroesandourneedforthem.Thisleads

ustoask：Whatisahero?

Despiteimmensedifferencesincultures,heroesaroundtheworldgenerallyshare

anumberofcharacteristicsthatinstructandinspirepeople.Aherodoessomething

worthtalkingabout.Aherohasastoryofadventuretotellandacommunitywhowill

listen.Butaherogoesbeyondmerefame.

Heroesservepowersorprincipleslargerthanthemselves.Likehigh-voltage(電

壓)transformers,heroestaketheenergyofhigherpowersandstepitdownsothatit

canbeusedbyordinarypeople.

Theherolivesalifeworthyofimitation.Thosewhoimitateagenuinehero

experiencelifewithnewdepth,enthusiasm,andmeaning.Asuretestforwould-be

heroesiswhatorwhomdotheyserve?Whataretheywillingtoliveanddiefor?If

theanswerorevidencesuggeststheyserveonlytheirownfame,theymaybefamous

personsbutnotheroes.MadonnaandMichaelJacksonarefamous,butwhowould

claimthattheirfansfindlifemoreabundant?

Heroesarecatalysts（催化齊！J）forchange.Theyhaveavisionfromthemountain

top.Theyhavetheskillandthecharmtomovethemasses.Theycreatenew

possibilities.WithoutGandhi,IndiamightstillbepartoftheBritishEmpire.Without

RosaParksandMartinLutherKing,Jr.,wemightstillhavesegregatedbuses,

restaurants,andparks.Itmaybepossibleforlarge-scalechangetooccurwithout

leaderswithmagneticpersonalities,butthepaceofchangewouldbeslow,thevision

uncertainandthecommitteemeetingsendless.

55.Althoughheroesmaycomefromdifferentcultures,they.

A.generallypossesscertaininspiringcharacteristics

B.probablysharesomeweaknessesofordinarypeople

C.areofteninfluencedbypreviousgenerations

D.allunknowinglyattractalargenumberoffans

56.Accordingtothepassage,heroesarecomparedtohigh-voltagetransformersin

that.

A.theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintop

B.theyhavewarmfeelingsandemotions

C.theycanserveasconcreteexamplesofnobleprinciples

D.theycanmakepeoplefeelstrongerandmoreconfident

57.MadonnaandMichaelJacksonarenotconsideredheroesbecause.

A.theyarepopularonlyamongcertaingroupsofpeople

B.theirperformancesdonotimprovetheirfansmorally

C.theirprimaryconcernistheirownfinancialinterests

D.theyarenotclearabouttheprinciplestheyshouldfollow

58.GandhiandMartinLutherKingaretypicalexamplesofoutstandingleaderswho

A.aregoodatdemonstratingtheircharmingcharacters

B.canmovethemasseswiththeskillandthecharm

C.arecapableofmeetingallchallengesandhardships

D.canprovideananswertotheproblemsoftheirpeople

59.Theauthorconcludesthathistoricalchangeswould.

A.bedelayedwithoutleaderswithinspiringpersonalqualities

B.nothappenwithoutheroesmakingthenecessarysacrifices

C.takeplaceiftherewereheroestoleadthepeople

D.produceleaderswithattractivepersonalities

(C)(3*5)

Wealldoit.Weputoffthatdreadedtaskforfivemoreminutes,thenforthirty

minutes,thenforanotherhour,untilitdoesn'tgetdoneatall.Andtheworstpartis

westillweren'tabletoenjoyourday.Wespendsomuchtimestressingoverthat

loomingtaskthatitdeprivesusfromactuallybeingabletofocusonothertasks.

Whydowedoit?Weknowitneverendswell.Theproblemisthatthecyclecan

feelnearlyimpossibletobreak.Wegetsocaughtupinthecycleofprocrastination

thatwealmostforgethowtoeffectivelytacklehardtasks.

Herearefivetipsfornippingprocrastinationinthebudandtakingbackcontrol

overyourdailylife.

Tacklethemostdifficulttaskfirst.

You'reprobablythinking"Duh,Ialreadyknewthat."Butyoumaynothave

realizedthatthere9sscientificbackingforthissuggestion.Weonlyhavealimited

supplyofwillpower.Onceifsbeenusedupfortheday,chancesofustacklinghard

tasksareprettyslim.Diveintoyourhardesttaskwhenyourenergylevelisatits

highest.Thiswillensurethebestresults.

Whenwepushthehardtaskstotheendoftheday,ittakesatollonourenergy

alldaylong.Intheend,stressingforhoursoverthetaskwe'reprocrastinating

negativelyaffectsalltheothertasksonourlist.

Sonexttimeyou9reschedulingtheitemsonyourlist,makesuretostartoutwith

worstone.Itmaynotnecessarilybethelargest,butitshouldbetheoneyou're

dreadingthemost.Byaccomplishingitsoearlyintheday,youwillfeelenergized

andproductive.You'llknowtherestofthedayisalldownhillandcruisethroughthe

listwithremarkablespeed.

Dividethetaskintosmallertasks.

Wetendtogetoverwhelmedwhenagiantprojectloomsaheadofus.Wedon't

knowwheretostartorwhattodofirst.Keepinmindthatforestsaremadeupof

individualtrees.Thoughyoumaynotbeabletotakedownawholeforestatonce,you

couldcertainlystartwithonetree(orevenabranch).

Ifyouneedtoorganizeyourentirekitchen,startbyworkingonjustone

cupboard.Organizingonecupboardismuchmorefeasiblethantryingtoget

everythingdoneinoneswoop.Makeacommitmenttocompleteasmallstepeachday,

andyou'llfindthetaskbecominglessandlessdauntingwitheachnewtaskthatyou

accomplish.

Setamid-dayalarm.

There9snothingmoreguilt-inducingthanendingadayandrealizingyouhaven91

accomplishedasingletask.Wecanavoidthisrutbysettinganalarmonourphoneto

ringeverydayaround1p.m.Whentheringergoesoff,assesshowmanythingson

yourlisthavebeenattendedto.

Re-planyourschedulefortheremainderoftheafternoonandshiftitaroundto

takecareofthemostimportantitemfirst.Ifnecessary,youcanindulgeinasecond

cupofcoffeetojumpstartyour“secondmorning.^^Bydoingthis,youwillavoid

goingtobedatnightmullingoverallthethingsyoudidn'tgetdone.

Dedicateyourselfforasmallperiodoftime.

Tostimulateproductivity,there9sanoldtrickofsettingatimerfortenminutes.

Byfranticallyracingtheclockforthatshortperiod,you'lllikelyfindyoubecome

engrossedinyourtasksandcontinueworking.

Thefeelingofdreadthathasbeenonyourmindwillquicklybereplacedwitha

senseofprideandsatisfaction.Seeingwhatyoucanaccomplishintenminuteswhen

youputyourmindtoitisquitemotivating.

Scheduleyourtasksonthecalendar.

Creatingagameplanwillhelpyoumovepasttheinitialparalysisyoufeel.

Insteadofjustwritingthetasksdowninato-dolist,takeitastepfurtherandidentify

whenandhowyou'llaccomplishit.

Forexample,plantogotothegrocerystoreat4:00p.m.andstartcookingdinner

promptlyat4:30.Byclearinguptheanticipatorystress,you'llavoidalargepartof

thedreadthatholdsyouback.Creatingtheplanishalfthebattle!

Thoughitfeelsimpossible,youhaveitinyoutoaccomplisheverythingthatyou

needtoeverysingleday.Withafreshperspective,alittleprodding(敦促)，anda

detailedplan,you'llbewellonyourwaytoendingtheprocrastinationcycleonceand

forall.

60.Theword"procrastination"mostlikelymeans.

A.hesitationB.delayC.depressionD.avoidance

61.Thephrase"nippingprocrastinationinthebud“suggeststhatoneshould.

A.fullyrealizetheimportanceandseverityoftheproblemofprocrastination

B.makeanefforttokeeptheproblemofprocrastinationwellundercontrol

C.takeourtimetoidentifytherootproblemofthehabitofprocrastination

D.preventandcopewiththeissueofprocrastinationintheearlystage

62.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Ifweputoffthehardesttasktotheendoftheday,wecanbemoreenergetic.

B.Itisofgreaterimportanceforustoseethe“forest“thanattendtothe"tree”.

C.Asmallandsteadysteponthedailybasiswillmakethetasklessoverwhelming.

D.Havingasecondcupofcoffeewillhelpyoucompetemorningcommitmentbetter.

63.Settingatimerfortenminuteswill_________.

A.trickyouintobeingmoreanxiousanddesperate

B.keepyoumoreconcentratedandproductive

C.helpyoumovepasttheinitialparalysisyoufeel

D.preventyoufromfeelingguiltywhengoingtobedatnight

64.Thearticleconcludesthat.

A.itisquiteimpossibletocompletelygetridofprocrastinationcircle

B.creatingagoodplancanhelpyouwinthebattleagainstprocrastination

C.everybodymaytendtoprocrastinateandthereislittleneedforguilt

D.withtheadvicelisted,itisveryhopefultoovercomeprocrastination

(D)(2*6)

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