1、2014 年“上外杯”上海市高三英语竞赛复赛试卷册一、 文学文化常识1. The “No” campaign won the _ referendum on 19 September 2014 to keep the territory within the United Kingdom.A. EnglishB. WelshC. ScottishD. Irish2. The _ were the first known inhabitants of Britain.A. IberiansB. Beaker FolkC. CeltsD. Romans3. In the United States
2、, the judicial is headed by _.A. CongressB. the Supreme CourtC. the Secretary GeneralD. the President4. _ is Americas most important food crop.A. CornB. WheatC. RiceD. Barley5. _ is considered Americas unique contribution to the world.A. Country musicB. Western musicC. Rock and RollD. Jazz6. In 1788
3、 Australia was settled by the British as a colony founded _.A. to receive convicts from BritainB. to expand Britains imperial powerC. to supply Britain with wool and foodD. to receive free settlers7. The origins of most Canadians are British and _.A. GermanB. DutchC. FrenchD. Spanish8. The capital c
4、ity of Northern Ireland is _.A. WellingtonB. CardiffC. DublinD. Belfast 9. Which of the following is NOT the work by Charles Dickens?A. Tom JonesB. Oliver TwistC. Hard TimesD. A Tale of Two Cities10. Virginia Wolf was famous for _.A. The Waste LandB. To the LighthouseC. Waiting for GodotD. Brave New
5、 World11. Emily Dickinsons poetic idiom is noted for the following EXCEPT _.A. directnessB. obscureC. brevityD. plainest words12. Robert Burns was a(n) _.A. novelistB. poetC. playwrightD. essayist13. Robinson Crusoe is set in the _ century.A. 15thB. 16thC. 17thD. 18th 14. The trumpet of a prophecy “
6、O wind / If winter comes, can spring be far behind?” is from _.A. Byrons “The Isles of Greece”B. Frosts “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”C. Keats “Ode to a Nightingale”D. Shellys “Ode to the West Wind”15. Bacons _ is the first example of that genre in English literature, which has been recogniz
7、ed as an important landmark in the development of English Prose.A. EssaysB. VolponeC. The New AtlantisD. The Adventures of Learning二、完型填空Passage AAt the beginning of this century, medical scientists made an interesting discovery: we are built not just of flesh and blood but also of time. They were _
8、(1) to show that we all have “a body clock” inside us, which controls the _ (2) and fall of our body energies, _ (3) us different from one day one to the next. The _ (4) of “a body clock” should not be too _ (5) since the lives of most living things are controlled by the 24 hour night-and-day cycle.
9、 We feel _ (6) and fall asleep at night and become _ (7) and energetic during the day. If the 24 hour-cycle is _ (8), most people experience unpleasant feelings. For example, people who are not used to working at night can find that _ (9) of sleep causes them to _ (10) badly at work. _ (11) the dail
10、y cycle of sleeping and _ (12), we also have other cycles which last longer than one day. Most of us would _ (13) that we feel good on some days and not so good on _ (14); sometimes our ideas seem to flow and at other times, they _ (15) do not exist.1Aanxious Bable Ccareful Dproud 2Amovement Bsupply
11、 Cuse Drise 3Ashowing Btreating Cmaking Dchanging 4Ainvention Bopinion Cstory Didea 5Adifficult Bexciting Csurprising Dinteresting 6Adull Btired Cdreamy D peaceful 7Aregular Bexcited Clively Dclear 8Adisturbed Bshortened Creset Dtroubled9Amiss Bnone Clack Dneed 10Aperform Bshow Cmanage Dcontrol 11AW
12、ith BAs well as CExcept DRather than 12Aworking Bmoving Cliving Dwaking 13Aagree Bbelieve Crealize Dallow 14Aother Bthe other Call other Dothers 15Ajust Bonly Cstill D. yetPassage TwoLast November, Nick heard a disorder at a party. A group of people had _ (16) outside, pointing at something floating
13、 in the Bay. As he ran to _ (17), he soon saw what was wrong: Two kids in a boat were caught in the _ (18) and being pulled out to sea. Tim and Jack had climbed into a boat anchored nearby and had rowed out to _ (19) a football. Reaching beyond the calm waters, the _ (20) fitted to the boat caught t
14、he wind and pulled it into open water. They tried to row back. But they were no _ (21) for the wind and turned around in circles. Nick dashed to the farthest of land. The boat was already just a _ (22) on the sea. He knew that the _ (23) boat would soon be overtaken by the huge waves, and that it wa
15、s two degrees. Nick jumped into the _ (24) cold water. Every 90 yards, he raised his head to assess his _ (25). At one point, he considered turning back before managing to yell to them, “Take down the umbrella!” Tim battled with the ropes holding the umbrella. Finally he loosened the ropes and _ (26
16、) the umbrella. Then Nick caught up, but soon waves crashed over the boat, which began to sink. Nick _ (27) it would be faster to pull them toward the nearest bank. They _ (28) wore life jackets, which Nick held in one hand, swimming _ (29). “Are we there?” they asked repeatedly. “Yes,” Nick _ (30)
17、them each time. It was 30 minutes before they got to the bank and stayed as close as possible for _ (31). Worn out, Nick had hardly arrived when he _ (32). It was an hour later when he found himself in a hospital that he came to. Asked what it took him to make the _ (33) move, he replied: “It is _ (
18、34) to step out of the comfort zone. Being an onlooker is a cautious existence, but _ (35) we should never be stuck in. Stand by or stand up.”16. A. played B. gathered C. laughed D. cried 17. A. investigate B. find C. ask D. join 18. A. sands B. rain C. waves D. sun 19. A. kick B. borrow C. buy D. r
19、ecover 20. A. life jacket B. umbrella C. rope D. anchor 21. A. match B. strength C. power D. force 22. A. ball B. dot C. line D. light 23. A. lost B. delicate C. old D. damaged 24. A. bitterly B. absolutely C. fairly D. helplessly 25. A. progress B. weather C. strength D. energy 26. A. threw B. open
20、ed C. closed D. freed 27. A. decided B. said C. declared D. recognized 28. A. awkwardly B. carefully C. slowly D. easily 29. A. hopefully B. cautiously C. continuously D. desperately 30. A. told B. comforted C. discouraged D. supported 31. A. food B. pleasure C. warmth D. help 32. A. passed out B. p
21、assed away C. passed off D. passed by33. A. warm B. generous C. proud D. brave 34. A. easy B. tough C. interesting D. dull 35. A. which B. that C. one D. it三、阅读理解Passage AWe often use the words “growth” and “development” as if they meant basically the same thing. But this may not always be the case.
22、 One can easily imagine instances in which a country has achieved higher levels of income (growth) with little or no benefit coming to most of its citizens (development). In the past, most development policies were aimed at increasing the growth rate of income per capita. Many are still based on the
23、 theory that benefit of economic growth will come to all members of society. If this theory is correct, growth should encourage development. By the early 1970s, however, the relationship between growth and development was being questioned. A major study by the World Bank in 1974 concluded that it is
24、 now clear that more than decades of rapid growth in developing countries has been of little benefit to a third of their population.The World Bank study showed that increase in GNP per capita did not promise important improvements in such development indicators as nutrition, health, and education. A
25、lthough GNP per capita did indeed rise, its benefit came down to only a small part of the population. This realization gives rise to a call for new development policies. These new policies favor agriculture over industry, call for national redistribution of income and wealth, and encourage programs
26、to satisfy such basic needs as food and shelter. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the international macroeconomic crises of high oil prices, worldwide recession and the third world debt forced attention away from programs designed to get rid of poverty. However, the lesson remains: economic growth
27、 does not promise economic development. Efforts may be required to change growing output capacity into economic benefit that reaches most of a nations people.1. What do we learn from the first paragraph about the relationship between growth and development? A. Growth and development refer to the sam
28、e thing. B. Growth always brings about development. C. Development is not a necessary result of growth. D. Development is a reliable measure of growth. 2. Before the 1970s, most development policies were based on theory that economic growth would benefit _. A. most people in society B. some people i
29、n society C. few people in society D. everyone in society3. According to the study by the World Bank in 1974, economic growth in some backward countries brought _. A. benefit to a third of their population B. benefit to two thirds of their population C. little benefit to their people D. no benefit a
30、t all to their people 4. What does the word “recession” (Paragraph 5) most probably mean? A. prosperityB. declineC. fluctuationD. resurgence5. If the passage continues, what would the author most likely discuss in the next paragraph? A. How to turn growth into development. B. How to remove poverty f
31、rom society. C. How to decrease the third world debt. D. How to cope with economic crises.Passage BIt is doing something better than other people that makes us unique. Yet a surprising number of people still see individuality as a surface thing. They wear bright clothes, dye their hair strange color
32、s and decorate their skin with tattoos to make some kind of social statement. The whole purpose of individuality is excellence. The people who comprehend the simple principle of being unique through performance make our entire political and economic system work. Those who invent, who improve, who kn
33、ow more about a subject than other people do, and who take something that doesnt work and make it work-these people are the very soul of capitalism. Charles Kettering didnt like the idea of cranking a car to make it start, so he invented the electric starter. Henry Ford figured out the assembly-line
34、 technique and made it possible to mass-produce automobiles. Lewis Waterman saw no need to go on dipping a pen into an inkwell, so he put the ink into the pen. George Westinghouse told the world how to stop a train, and Elisha Otis, inventor of the elevator, indirectly created the city skyline. Thes
35、e people understood that individualism means working at the top of ones capacity.Fortunately, enough Americans have been inspired to do something with their uniqueness that we have developed in less than three centuries from a frontier outpost into not only a country of freedom but a country strong
36、enough to protect that freedom. These people prized the notions of individuality and excellence above all things and thus kept the great machine functioning. The ones with the purple hair and the horrible jewelry are just along for the ride, trying to be “different” and not knowing how to go about i
37、t. The student who earns As on his report card has grasped the idea and has found the real meaning of individuality. So has the youngster who has designed his own spaceship, who paints pictures of the world around him, or who can name all the states and their capitals. 6. According to the author, un
38、ique individuals are persons who _.A. do something better than other people B. know more about a subject than other people C. excel others in work D. all of the above 7. People who regard individuality as a surface thing always do the following EXCEPT _. A. wearing bright clothes B. coloring their h
39、air C. doing better than others D. decorating their skin with tattoos 8. Which is NOT true according to the passage? A. Henry Ford invented assembly-line technique. B. Elisha Otis was the inventor of the liftC. George Westinghouse created cranks. D. Lewis Waterman put the ink into the pen. 9. It can
40、 be inferred from the passage that _. A. the real secret to being unique lies in our excellent work B. if we want to be different wed gain more profit C. the student who earns As on the report card has not grasped the real meaning of individuality D. all Americans work miracles 10. In the writers op
41、inion, who has understood the sense of individuality? A. The youngster who designed his own spaceship.B. The youngster who painted worthy pictures. C. The youngster who was interested in wearing strange clothes. D. Both A and B. Passage CAsk most people how they define the American Dream, and chance
42、s are they will say, “Success.” The dream of individual opportunity has been home in American since Europeans discovered a new world in the Western Hemisphere. Early immigrants like Hector St. Jean de Crevecoeur praised highly the freedom and opportunity to be found in this new land. His glowing des
43、criptions of a classless society where anyone could attain success through honesty and hard work fired the imaginations of many European readers. In Letters from an American Farmer (1782) he wrote: We are all excited at the spirit of an industry which is unfettered and unrestrained, because each per
44、son works for himself. We have no princes, for whom we toil，starve, and bleed. We are the most perfect society now existing in the world. The promise of a land where the rewards of a mans industry follow with equal steps the progress of his labor drew poor immigrants from Europe and fueled national
45、expansion into the western territories. Our national mythology is full of illustration the American success story. Theres Benjamin Franklin, the very model of the self-educated, self-made man, who rose from modest origins to become a well-known scientist, philosopher, and statesman. In the nineteent
46、h century, Horatio Alger, a writer of fiction for young boys, became Americans best-selling author with rags-to-riches tales. The notion of success haunts us: we spend million every year reading about the rich and famous, learning how to make a fortune in real estate with no money down, and dressing for success. The myth of success has even invaded our personal relationships: today it is as important
