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上外杯上海市高三英语竞赛
“上外杯”上海市高三英语竞赛
初赛卷
I.GrammarandVocabulary20%
Choosetheanswerthatbestcompleteseachsentence.
1.__________pageofthedictionaryistornand__________coverlooksveryold.
A.A;the
B.The;the
C.A;a
D.The;a
2.Youcanholdthepotinonehandandtakeoffthelidwith__________.
A.another
B.theother
C.otherone
D.theothers
3.Paintingis__________,butmanypeopledosomorethanfor__________.
A.pleasure;pleasure
B.apleasure;pleasure
C.pleasure;apleasure
D.apleasure;apleasure
4.Helives__________hisincome,thatis,hespendsmorethanheearns.
A.on
B.through
C.by
D.beyond
5.Ofthetwotoys,thechildchose__________.
A.theleastexpensiveone
B.thelessexpensiveone
C.theonemostexpensive
D.themostexpensiveone
6.Iftheearthquakehadhappenedduringthedaytime,there__________fewerdeaths.
A.wouldhave
B.wouldhavehad
C.wouldbe
D.wouldhavebeen
7.Hehadtobecalledtwoorthreetimes__________hewouldcomedownstairstohisdinner.
A.before
B.when
C.until
D.as
8.Onereason__________hetoldmeforhisbeinglateis__________hedidn’tcatchtheearlybus.
A.that;why
B.why;became
C.that;that
D.why;that
9.Withnoexception__________.
A.arethestudentsforbiddentoshopoutsidethecampus
B.thestudentswillbeforbiddentoshopoutsidethecampus
C.thestudentsareforbiddentoshopoutsidethecampus
D.willbethestudentsforbiddentoshopoutsidethecampus
10.__________insidethetyre,__________ontheinsideofthetyre.
A.Themoretheair;andtheharderitpushes
B.Themoreairthereis;theharderitpushes
C.Ifthereismoreair;itpushesharder
D.Themoreairisthere;theharderdoesitpush
11.Asitturnedouttobeasmallparty,we__________soformally.
A.mustn’thavedressedup
B.didn’tneedtodressup
C.needn’tdressup
D.needn’thavedressedup
12.—How’syournewjob,Bob?
Ican’tquiteremember__________youstartedit.
—Istartedithalfayearago.It’sinteresting.
A.whenitwasthat
B.whenwasitthat
C.thatwhen
D.itwaswhen
13.Theversion__________tobeclosesttotheauthor’soriginalnowbelongstoanationalmuseuminParis.
A.wasthought
B.thought
C.thinking
D.havingthought
14.Theworkersweresurethatthefactorywouldmakesomeprofit,__________properly.
A.ifmanaged
B.whilemanaged
C.asmanaging
D.whenmanaging
15.He__________tolendherahandasthesuitcasewastooheavyforhertocarry.
A.helped
B.preferred
C.asked
D.offered
16.Thispublishingfirmisplanninganew__________ofschooltextbooks.
A.volume
B.series
C.number
D.range
17.Yournosecan__________50,000differentsmells.Butthat’snothingcomparedtoyoureyes,whichcandistinguish1,000,000colors.
A.catch
B.attract
C.depart
D.recognize
18.Don’texpecta(n)__________successbecauseRomewasnotbuiltinaday.
A.fast
B.immediate
C.constant
D.rapid
19.Constantexposuretoloudnoisecancause__________damagetohearing.
A.reluctant
B.accessible
C.permanent
D.responsible
20.Whetherthingssinkorfloatdependsontheirweight__________theirsize.
A.incontrastwith
B.onthebasisof
C.forthesakeof
D.inrelationto
II.Cloze20%
Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassages,therearefourchoices.Choosethebestone.
(A)
ThenativepeopleofNorthandSouthAmericaweregiventhename“Indians”bytheexplorerChristopherColumbus.HethoughthehadreachedaplacecalledtheIndies.____21____,thetermsAmericanIndianandIndianbecamewidelyused.AbouttwomillionnativeAmericansliveintheUnitedStatestoday.SomeIndiansliveongovernmentlandcalledreservations,orontriballands.Othersliveincities.
Traditionalculture____22____inareaswherelargenumbersofIndianslive.ButmanynativeAmericans____23____thattheirculturaltraditionswillbelostasyoungpeopleleavetheseareasforeconomicreasons.
TheeconomicsituationofAmericanIndiansasagroupisnotgood.Aboutfiftypercentofthosewholiveonreservationshavenojobs.MostIndianshold____24____unskilledjobs.Indianshavemany____25____problemsanddonotliveaslongasotherAmericans.ButthesituationisimprovingasmoreIndiansarebecoming____26____.Today,mostnativeAmericansgraduatefromhighschool.AtleastninepercentofallIndianstwenty-fiveyearsoldorolderhavefinishedcollege.
TheeconomicsituationalsohasimprovedasnativeAmericantribescreate____27____ontheirlands.OneexampleisthePequottribeofthenortheast.Thetribeownsandoperatesahotel,gamblingcasino,andamuseumofitscultureandhistory.Today,AmericanIndiansaretryingtocontroltheirlandwithoutinterferencefromthe____28____.Thisincludes____29____overhuntingandfishingrights,andminingoperations.Theyaretryingtoprotecttheirlandfrompollution.Andtheyaretakinglegalactiontoregainlostlandsortoreceivepaymentforthem.AmericanIndiansaretryingtochangetheireconomicsituation,improvetheirlivesand____30____theirculture.
21.A.IntimeB.OntimeC.AttimesD.Foratime
22.A.turnsimpersonalB.getsnobleC.remainsstrongD.becomesfaint
23.A.suspectB.wishC.believeD.worry
24.A.low-paidB.low-payingC.lowly-paidD.low-pay
25.A.economicB.healthC.educationD.culture
26.A.richB.objectiveC.educatedD.strong
27.A.rightsB.historyC.civilizationD.business
28.A.nativeAmericansB.tribesC.governmentD.city
29.A.controlB.conductC.conquerD.command
30.A.developB.honorC.popularizeD.extend
(B)
ThereareanumberofenvironmentalfeaturesthatcanbefoundonlyinBermudaTriangle.Becauseofthesecharacteristics,thetriangleisoneofthemostdangerousareasintheAtlanticOcean.
Theweatherinthetriangleisunexpectedlychangeableandextremelydangerous;itssuddenchangesoften____31____thelivesofsailors.
Thetriangleiswellknownfor____32____storms,hurricanesthatareoutofseason,andotherunnatural____33____.Manypeoplefeelthatthisunnaturalweathercanexplainmostofthestrangehappeningswhichhaveoccurredthere.
Becauseofthemanyviolentstorms,thetriangleisoften____34____.
Manyshipsleavelandanddisappearcompletely;theUSSCyclops,forexample,____35____in1918.
Someshipscarriedgoodssuchascoal,oil,mahogany,andmilitarysupplies,whileothershipscarriedonlypassengers.
____36____mightexplainthedisappearanceofoldships,butinvestigatorsmustlookforotherexplanationswhena____37____shipdisappears.
Whenashipisreportedmissing,searchersrushtotheareatolookforevidencewhichmightexplainthedisappearance.
Oneauthortriestoexplainthedisappearancesoftheshipsbyregardingthemascausedbynaturaleventsorhumanerror.
Anotherauthorbelievesthatintelligencesfromanotherworldare____38____thedisappearances.Hesaysthattheseextraterrestrialbeingshaveazoowherethey____39____allthemissingseamen.
Manypeopleagreethatnaturalcausescannotexplainthestrangeeventsinthetriangle.“Itjustisn’t____40____forashiptocompletelydisappearlikethis.It’sstrange,nomatterhowyoutrytoexplainit,”declaredtheseamen.
“Theseeerieeventsmakemeafraidtosailoutofsightofland.”
31.A.offendB.endangerC.stirD.scratch
32.A.undirectedB.unguardedC.unexpectedD.undocumented
33.A.activitiesB.accidentsC.behaviorsD.events
34.A.inaccessibleB.impassableC.intolerableD.impenetrable
35.A.lostB.sankC.riddedD.missed
36.A.EngineobserversB.Enginefumes
C.Engineoperators
D.Enginefailures
37.A.superB.newC.singleD.faulty
38.A.resultsofC.causeswithB.relationstoD.reasonsfor
39.A.feedB.supportC.keepD.raise
40.A.commonB.naturalC.usualD.normal
III.ReadingComprehension60%
Readthefollowingpassagesandchoosethebestanswer.
(A)
Shakespearesaid“Arosebyanyothernamewouldsmellassweet.”Whenhewrotethat,hewasobviouslyayoungguy.Oursenseofsmellchangesaswegetolder.
Ifyou’reover40,youdon’tsmellthewayyouusedto.We’renottalkingaboutyourbodyodor;we’rediscussingyournose,thoselittleoblongcellsinyournasalpassagesthatpickupsmellsandconvertthemtoelectricalimpulsesthatscream“pizza!
”toyourbraintheyjustdon’tworkastheydidbefore.
Thedeclinetendstobegradualsomanypeoplearen’tawareofit.Sopeoplebecomelessabletodetectveryweakodors.Theyratestrongerodorsasbeinglessintensethanyoungerpeoplewould.
Itmaybeaconsequenceofageing.Itmayalsobeaconsequenceofsomefactorsthataccompanyageing,suchaspoorhealthorincreaseduseofmedication.
Whenolderpeoplewereexposedtoastrongodor,theygotusedtoitfaster.Itveryquicklygottothepointwheretheycouldnotdetectit.That’scalledadaptation.It’swhymanyolderpeopledon’tsmellcertainthings.
Forexample,thewarningodorincookinggaswon’tbeasnoticeabletoolderpeopleasyoungerpeople.Soolderpeoplewouldbelesslikelytonoticegasleaks.
Andthenthere’scross-adaptation,wherecertainsmells,likethatofvanilla,couldactuallymakepeoplelesssensitivetothesmellofroses.Inyoungerpeople,thatneverhappens;butitmayhappeninroughly20percentoftheelderly.Foodisthemostobviousareainwhichdecliningsensitivitytosmellamongtheelderlyimpactsreallife.
Thereisn’tmuchofadeclineinsensitivitytochemicalirritants.Peoplecanuseblackpepper,chilipepper,cinnamon,carbonatedbeverages—allofthesewillprovidesomesortoftingle(麻刺感)orburnthatpeoplecanstilldetect,eveniftheyhaveap
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