上海复旦附中高中一年级上期中考试.docx

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上海复旦附中高中一年级上期中考试

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.wouldmake

22.Thepresidenthopesthatpeoplewillbebetteroffwhenhequitsthanwhenhe_________.

A.hasstartedB.startsC.willstartD.started

23.Travellerstothatareacancarrydiseasetotheirowncountriesthathaveneverexperienced_________.

A.themB.itC.themselvesD.itself

24.NoonecantelltheexactnumberofU.S.pilotsandfighterplanes________werelostinthePearlHarborairattack.

A.whoB.whichC.thatD.what

25.____________,theclimbers,whohadalreadyconqueredmanyhighmountainsbefore,determinedtoreachthetopofthemountain.

A.HoweveritwashighB.Howhighitwas

C.HoweverhighitwasD.Howeverhighwasit

26.Theywillnotallowotherstodecidethefutureoftheircountry,_________.

A.whichistobeknownB.asistobeknown

C.asisknowntoallD.aswhatisknowntoall

27.Wehavecometorealizethatthebrainmust“forget”somepiecesofinformation________itcanrememberothers.

A.whenB.sinceC.sothatD.if

28.Theyareourschool’svolunteers_______tohelpelderlypeoplecrossthestreetseveryday.

A.whosetaskitisB.itiswhosetask

C.towhomisthetaskD.whosetaskwas

SectionB（10%）

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanbeonlyusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.journeyingB.foundingC.educationalD.marvelousAB.view

AC.undoubtedlyAD.thrillBC.existedBD.sightsCD.surprisinglyABC.soil

Sept27isWorldTourismDay.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%）

SectionA

Directions:

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.afterB.sinceC.beforeD.when

40.A.pushB.pullC.drawD.drive

41.A.sourcesB.resourcesC.substancesD.matters

42.A.NeitherB.BothC.AnyD.None

43.A.preventB.protectC.isolateD.differ

44.A.accessB.admissionC.applicationD.association

45.A.asamatteroffactB.inotherwords

C.foronethingD.ontheotherhand

46.A.symbolB.impressionC.promiseD.reflection

47.A.extendedB.estimatedC.attractedD.accepted

48.A.contributedB.devotedC.referredD.connected

（B）

Thosewhokeeptheirwordbecomethemostimportantmembersofanorganization.Peoplecometorelyonandtrustthem.Theycanbe____（49）____.

___（50）______youmakeapromise,besuretokeepit.Whenyoukeepyourpromise,nomatterhowmuch___（51）_______ittakes,youwillberewarded.

Wheneveryousayno,standuponthataswell.Inaway,anoisalsoapromise.Agood,_____（52）____nocanbeveryimportantinbuildingtrust.

Agreementsarealsoimportant.Wheneveryouenteranagreement,livebyit,______（53）____youarenottoohappywiththedealaftermakingthedeal,youstilllivebyit.Inthelongrun,yourintegritywill_____（54）____.

Victoriawasthemanagerofasupermarket.Shesetouttodothat____（55）_____.Shewasverycareful,however,ofnot_____（56）_____.Whenshedid,shemovedmountainstomakesurethatshecamethrough.Afterawhile,thestoneemployeecametotrustandrespectherlikeno______（57）_____theyhadeverhad.Theteamworkbecamemagical.Peoplefollowedherexamplebylivinguptotheirword.She____（58）______whatshesaid,andpeopleappreciatedthat.

49.A.countedB.countedonC.dependedD.numbered

50.A.AsfarasB.ThoughC.WheneverD.However

51.A.painB.acheC.effortD.money

52.A.loudB.cleanC.sharpD.loose

53.A.AsB.AsifC.JustasD.Evenif

54.A.setoffB.showoffC.payoffD.takeoff

55.A.thoroughlyB.entirelyC.whollyD.totally

56.A.lyingB.overpromisingC.underestimatingD.overlooking

57.A.managerB.employeeC.supermarketD.others

58.A.believedB.trustedC.meantD.promised

SectionB

Directions:

Readthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

（A）

Afewyearsago,PaulGernerbegantogatheragroupofarchitectsinLasVegastoaskthemwhatitwouldtaketodesignapublicschoolthatused50percentlessenergy,costmuchlesstobuildandobviouslyimprovedstudentlearning.“Ithinkhalfofthemfellofftheirchairs,”Gernersays.

GernermanagesschoolfacilitiesforClarkCounty,Nevada,adistrictroughlythesizeofMassachusetts.By2018,143,000additionalstudentswillenterthealreadycrowdedpublic-educationsystem.Gernerneeds73newschoolstohousethem.Fourarchitectureteamshavenearlyfinisheddesigningprimaryschoolprototypes（原型）;theyplantoconstructtheirschoolsstartingin2009.Thedistrictwillthenassesshowwelltheschoolsperform,andthreewinnerswillcopythosedesignsin50to70newbuildings.

Greenschoolsareappearingallover,butinClarkCounty,whichstandsoutforitsvastness（广阔）,suchaggressivetargetsaredifficultbecausedesignrequirementslikemorenaturallightforstudentsgoagainsttherealitiesofadesertclimate.“Oneofthebiggestchallengesisgettingtherightsiteorientation,”MarkMcGinty,adirectoratSHArchitecture,says.HisfirmrecentlycompletedahighschoolinLasVegas.”Youhavethesamebuilding,samesetofwindows,butifitsorientationisincorrectanditfacesthesun,itwillbereallyexpensivetocool.”

Surprisingly,themanresponsibleforoneofthemostprogressivegreen-designcompetitionshasdoubtsaboutideasofeco-friendlybuildings.“Idon’tbelieveinthenewgreenreligion,”Gernersays.“Someofthebuildingtechnologiesthatyougetareimpractical.I’minterestedinthosethatwork.”Buthewouldn’tmindifsomegreenfeaturesinspirestudents.Hesayshehopestosetupgreenenergysystemsthatallowthemtolearnabouttheprocessofharvestingwindandsolarpower.“Youneverknowwhat’sgoingtostarttheinterestofachildtostudymathandscience,”hesays.

59.HowdidthearchitectsreacttoGerner’sdesignrequirements?

A.Theylostbalanceinexcitement.B.Theyshowedstrongdisbelief.

C.Theyexpressedlittleinterest.D.Theyburstint