上海复旦附中高一上期中考试.docx

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上海复旦附中高一上期中考试

2017-2018上海复旦附中高一上

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.pilotsandfighterplaneswerelostin

thePearlHarborairattack.

D.what

alreadyconqueredmanyhighmountainsbefore,determinedtoreachthetopofthemountain.

was

wasit

known

knowntoall27.Wehavecometorealizethatthebrainmust

it

“forget”somepiecesofinformationcanrememberothers.

D.if

to

28.Theyareourschool'voslunteers

helpelderlypeoplecrossthestreetseveryday.A.whosetaskitisB.itiswhosetask

C.towhomisthetaskD.whosetaskwas

SectionB（10%）

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanbeonlyusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.journeying

educationalD.marvelousAC.undoubtedlyAD.thrillBD.sightsCD.surprisingly

Sept27isWorldTourismDay.Ofcourse,travelisn'tanewdiscovery.ImaginehowItaliantravelerMarcoPolomusthavefeltwhenhe

foundhimselfonChinese29,seeinga

wayoflifequitedifferentfromanythinghe'seenbefore.

mustithavebeento

Andhow___30

listentoZhangQianwhenhereturnedtoChinafromhisjourneythroughCentralAsiaandWest

Asia?

Hisbrainmusthavebeenpackedwitheverythinghe'dseenandheard,leadingtothe

31oftheSilkRoad.

Travelisoneofthemostexcitingexperiencesahumanbeingcanhave.Nowadays,morepeoplearetravelingthaneverbefore.Bytrain,planeandcar,peopleallaroundtheglobeare32toplacesthatpeopledidn'

evenknow33afewcenturiesago,or

onlyknewfrombooks.

Somepeoplehavetraveledalloverthe

world,andtravelisawayoflifetothem.Theyperhapsknowwhattoexpectbeforetheytravel.That'wshythebesttraveliswhenit'fosrthefirsttime.ImagineapersonwhohasalwayswantedtotraveltotheUnitedStates.Ofcourse,they'vperobablyseentheStatueofLibertyathousandtimesontheTV,andtheWhiteHouse,

andalltheotherfamous34__.Butnone

ofthatwouldcomparetothe___35oflookingoutofthecabinwindowastheplane

lands,watchingthecitiesandstreetsoftherealAmericacomeinto36.

Althoughtravelisoftenjustforfun,it'salso37.Wemaynotknowthatweare

gettinganeducation,butwestillare.

We'relearningeveryday:

newwordsinanewlanguage,newpeople,andnewwaysoflife.Butthislearningtakesplaceintheschooloftheworld,nottheclassroom.Oneofthelessonswelearnis38amoralone.Aswegetto

knowforeignplaces,wecometounderstandthattherearemanydifferentwaystolive,andthatthewayweliveisn'ntecessarilythebestway.TheBritishpoliticianBenjaminDisraelisummedthisupwellwhenhesaid,“Travelteachestoleration.”

Ⅲ.ReadingComprehension（40%）

SectionA

Directions:

Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrases

markedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasesthatbestfitsthecontext.

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）neededgoldand

silver;itsminescouldnotmeetthedemandforcoinage.OttomanTurksblockedtheroutes

acrossthelandtoAsia.Onlytheseaheldthe

___（46）ofnewwealth.

sshipsin1522

WiththereturnofMagellan

iverofthe

fromitsvoyagearoundtheworld,thebeliefwas__（47）__thattheoceanswereinterconnected,promisingtheageofdiscovery.TheEnglish,aswellastheSpanish,PortugueseandFrench,__（48）__themselvestofindingthe“r

west”throughNorthAmericatotheeast.

39.

A.afterB.sinceC.beforeD.when

45.A.asamatteroffact

46.A.symbolB.impressionC.promise

D.reflection

47.A.extendedB.estimatedC.attractedD.accepted

48.A.contributedB.devotedC.referredD.connected

（B）

Thosewhokeeptheirwordbecomethemostimportantmembersofanorganization.Peoplecometorelyonandtrustthem.Theycanbe（49）.

___（50）youmakeapromise,besure

tokeepit.Whenyoukeepyourpromise,nomatterhowmuch___（51）ittakes,you

willberewarded.

Wheneveryousayno,standuponthataswell.Inaway,anoisalsoapromise.Agood,（52）nocanbeveryimportantinbuildingtrust.

Agreementsarealsoimportant.Wheneveryouenteranagreement,livebyit,（53）youarenottoohappywiththedealaftermakingthedeal,youstilllivebyit.Inthelongrun,yourintegritywill（54）.

Victoriawasthemanagerofasupermarket.Shesetouttodothat（55）.Shewasverycareful,however,ofnot（56）.Whenshedid,shemoved

mountainstomakesurethatshecamethrough.Afterawhile,thestoneemployeecametotrustandrespectherlikeno（57）theyhad

everhad.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.loud

C.sharp

B.

D.

loose

clean

53.A.As

B.

As

if

C.Justas

D.

Evenif

54.A.setoff

B.

show

off

C.payoff

D.

takeoff

55.A.thoroughly

B.

entirely

C.wholly

D.totally

56.A.lying

B.

overpromising

C.underestimating

D.overlooking

57.A.manager

B.employee

C.

supermarket

D.

others

58.A.believed

B.

trusted

C.

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,andthreewinnerswillcopythosedesignsin50to70new

buildings.

Greenschoolsareappearingallover,butin

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

ies

Surprisingly,themanresponsibleforoneofthemostprogressivegreen-designcompetitionshasdoubtsaboutideasofeco-friendlybuildings.“Idon'tbelieveinthenewgreenreligion,Gernersays.“Someofthebuildingtechnologthatyougetareimpractical.I'minterestedin

thosethatwork.

Buthewouldntmindifsome

greenfeaturesinspirestudents.Hesayshehopes

sgoing

tosetupgreenenergysystemsthatallowthemtolearnabouttheprocessofharvestingwindandsolarpower.“Youneverknowwhat

tostarttheinterestofachildtostudymathandscience,”hesays.

59.HowdidthearchitectsreacttoGernerdesignrequirements?

A.Theylostbalanceinexcitement.B.Theyshowedstrongdisbelief.

C.Theyexpressedlittleinterest.D.Theyburstintocheers.

60.Whichorderofstepsisfollowedincarryingouttheproject?

A.Assessment—Prototype—Design—Construction.

B.Assessment—Design—Prototype—Construction.

C.Design—Assessment—Prototype—Construction.

D.Design—Prototype—Assessment—

Construction.

61WhatmakesitdifficulttobuildgreenschoolsinClarkCounty?

A.Thelargesize.

B.Limitedfacilities.

C.Thedesertclimate.D.Poornaturalresources.

62.WhatdoesGernerthinkoftheideasofgreenschools?

A.Theyarequestionable.B.Theyareoutofdate.

C.Theyareadvanced.

D.Theyarepractical.

（B）

Springisintheair,asisromance.Perhapsyou'reeventhinkingoftakingtheplungeandmakingahoneytripwithyoursignificantother?

Beforeyoudo,whynottakealookatalistofthetopthreeplacesinthew