上海交大附中2013 高一英语期中考卷
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上海交大附中2012-2013学年度第一学期
高一英语期中试卷
II. Grammar and Vocabulary (25’)
Section A (16’)
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
21. Recently, there has been a joke about the first Nobel Laureate from mainland China at the ceremony that he had hardly finished introducing himself, “Hello, everyone, I’m Mo Yan from China. ‘Shut up!’ when the whole building turned silent suddenly, “for _______ English.”
A. a????????????????????? B. an??????????????????????????? C. the??????????????????? D. /
22. Former champion Liu Xiang’s Olympic misery continued when the Chinese athlete crashed at the first barrier ___________ the 110m hurdles, BBC Sports.
A. on??????????????????? B. at??????????????????????????? C. in ?????????????????? D. for
23. New progress in AIDS treatment has been found in a case that one German AIDS-infected patient has been surprisingly healed after BMT (骨髓移植) was successfully transplanted to replace ___________ .
?????? A. she?????????????????? B. her????????????????????????? C. hers????????????????? D. it
24. As is announced in the final official notice from International Astronomical Association, Pluto (冥王星) should be distinguished from ___________ planets and thus dismissed from the Solar System as a planet.
?????? A. the eight????????????????????????????????????????????? B. another eight
?????? C. the other eight????????????????????????????????????? D. any other eight
25. ____________ for the young man to occupy the priority seat with a pregnant lady standing nearby!
?????? A. How bad manners they are??????????????????????????? B. What bad manners they are
?????? C. How bad manners it is?????????????????????????? D. What bad manners it is
26. By the end of 2030, the workforce in our country will reduce to ____________ of the whole population for the first time and thus bring lots of social issues, economists predict.
?????? A. less than half??????????????????????????????????????? B. half less than
?????? C. half of less than??????????????????????????????????? D. less than of half
27. Due to the tight government budget, it was by the eve of the opening ceremony that all the construction work of 2012 London Olympics _____________.
?????? A. has completed?????????????????????????????????????? B. has been completed
?????? C. had completed????????????????????????????????????? D. had been completed
28. In our school, a scientific study will usually take the students 2 years to complete; which means it will be a long time ___________ they hand in their final research report individually or in groups.
?????? A. after??????????????????????? B. before?????????????? C. since???????????????? D. when
29. When asked about the present relations between China and Japan, the spokesman said at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs press conference, “The ice __________, and the water remains cold.”
?????? A. has melt?????????????????? B. melts??????????????? C. melted????????????? D. is to melt
30. In the book Currency War, the writer has introduced the Rothschild Family, a European legend in finance, who ___________ control of the world finance in the 19th century.
?????? A. has taken????????????????? B. took????????????????? C. takes???????????????? D. had taken
31. The 1997 East Asia crises were far more painful in Asian countries than the recent ongoing 2008 financial crises ___________ in America and Europe.
?????? A. were??????????????????????? B. are??????????????????? C. have been????????? D. had been
32. “There __________ times during filming when I have remained hanging in the air on wires for half a day as the director keeps trying to get the perfect take.” said Liu Yifei in an interview.
?????? A. had been????????????????? B. were???????????????? C. have been ??????? D. are
33. There is something that __________ : Albert Einstein, the great scientist in the 20th century, has never worked in Princeton University but in the Institute for Advanced Studies next to it in the small town of Princeton, NJ.
?????? A. need to be explained????????????????????????????? B. needs being explained
?????? C. needs explaining ????????????????????????????????? D. need explaining
34.?? If you find something _________ , it makes you feel happy and satisfied because you feel you are doing something useful or important, even if you do not earn much money out of it.
?????? A. challenging????????????? B. fascinating???????? C. rewarding????????? D. outstanding
35.?? When babies _________ at some faces longer than others, it indicates more or less that they prefer to look at them and find them interesting and attractive.
?????? A. glance????????????????????? B. stare???????????????? C. glare???????????????? D. glimpse
36.?? When you believe in yourself and your potential, people _________ that signal, and they will treat you according to how they believe, you believe and dictate (定夺) the way you should be treated.
?????? A. take up??????????????????? B. pick up???????????? C. put up?????????????? D. get up
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Section B (9’)
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
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A. rarely?????????????? B. desirable???????????????????????? C. motivation??????????????? D. last
E. weigh?????????????? F. (AB) embarrassment? ?????? G. (AC) pour??????????????? H. (AD) absolutely
I. (AE) sensible????? J. (BC) maintain
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Taboos in America
?????? Age. Yes, age is very sensitive subject to many Americans, especially to women over age 30. In this youth upheld culture, the thought of growing older is a painful one and most of us, if possible, would like to have nothing to do with it. So many Americans work hard to ____37____ a youthful appearance. The ____38____ thing they want to be asked is the unthinkable, “How old are you exactly?”
?????? Weight. This is one of the touchiest subjects. In America, it is okay, even ____39____, to be thin but it is a sin and a huge ____40____ to be overweight. In fact, the thinner you are, the prettier you are considered. Looking through any American fashion magazines, you’ll notice that most models are nothing more than skin and bones. Believe it or not, the tall and thin look was the hottest look of the 1990s.
?????? Americans very much mind their weight and ____41____ disclose how much they weigh, even if they are thin and in great shape. Therefore, you’d best not to ask. But if you ____42_____ have to comment on this subject, it’s always safe to say, “Oh, you look like you have lost weight” than “Oh, you look like you put on few pounds”. However, if you would like to be honest but not hurtful, I recommend you ____43____ your words carefully, perhaps by saying, “Hey, you look great. Very healthy looking.”And always remember, it’s not fat. It’s muscular.
?????? Matters of the Heart. This is a tricky one. Sometimes you’ll run into people who cannot wait to ____44____ their hearts to you. Then there are those who make sure their personal business stays behind closed doors. The general rule is not to get too personal, too fast. You don’t want others to think that you are looking into their lives. Therefore, try not to a sk too many questions about someone’s love life, marriage and family until you have a friendship with this person. Even then, you better wait for your friend to come to you with the matters of their heart.
?????? Anyhow, it’s difficult to always avoid conversation landmines, so be ____45_____, watch your steps and try not to open a can of worms.
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III. Reading Comprehension (40’)
?? Section A (15’)
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.?
Singles’ Day, One's Day or Guang Gun Jie, is a Chinese pop culture holiday on November 11 for people who are still living the single life.
Singles’ Day was initially celebrated at various universities in Nanjing during the 1990s, and ____46____ from Nanjing University in 1993. It got the name Singles’ Day because the date consists of four "___47____". These college students have since graduated, and carried the university ___48____ into society. The Singles Day has been largely popularized in the Internet era and is now a special day for all fashionable youths.
The main way to celebrate Singles' Day is to have dinner with your ___49____ friends, but it's important that each person pay their own way to show their ____50____. Some send short messages or e-mails to their single friends to ____51____ their best wishes. People also hold 'blind date' parties in an attempt to bid goodbye to their single lives. Not every single is happy on this day. They may tease themselves for being still single as a university student. Some prefer to watch movies in a theatre. Some schools of a university would put forward a special program to gather singles together for celebration. In recent years, there has been more social attention to this holiday. ____52_____, Taobaoshangcheng gives a 50% account on this day. There are many activities on the Internet to help singles find a mate.
2011 marked the "Singles Day of the Century", this date having six "ones" rather than four, a(n)____53____ to take celebrations to a higher notch (等级). Shopping promotions were highlighted ___54___ China and activities were widespread. ____55_____ this date comes to celebrate singlehood, the ___56___ to find a spouse or mate is also expressed by young Chinese on this date, and other love-related issues are discussed by the Chinese media.
For breakfast on Singles' Day, singles often eat four Youtiao___57___the four "ones" in "11.11" and one Baozirepresenting the middle dot.
Some singles also choose to say goodbye to their single lives on this day: many attend 'blind date' parties and many people even choose to ___58___ on this day. In 2011, higher amounts of marriages occurred in Hong Kong and Beijing on November 11 than the ___59___ daily amount. ___60___ meaning 'single,' the four 'ones' of the date can also mean 'only one' as in 'the only one for me.' Some people will use this date and this meaning to tell their special someone that they are the only 'one' in their heart.
46.?? A. born??????????????????????? B. established???????? C. originated?????????D. founded
47.?? A. singles????????????? ????? B. males??????????????? C. females???????????? D. ones
48.?? A. civilization?????????????? B. tradition??????????? C. manners??????????? D. religion
49.?? A. married??????????????????? B. male???????????????? C. female????????????? D. single
50.?? A. independence??????????B. separation????????? C. friendship????????? D. loneliness
51.?? A. deliver???????????????????????B. make??????????????? C. have???????????????? D. form
52.?? A. Likewise????????????????? B. Therefore????????? C. For example????? D. However
53.?? A. reason????????????????????? B. excuse?????????????? C. cause??????????????? D. factor
54.?? A. in?????? ???????????????????? B. over????????????????? C. across ????????????? D. above
55.?? A. Although????????????????? B. Despite???????????? C. Hence?????????????? D. Whereas
56.?? A. way???????????????????????? B. impact????????????? C. desire??????????????? D. denial
57.?? A. celebrating?????????????? B. representing?????? C. demonstrating??? D. conveying
58.?? A. divorce??????????????????? B. fall in love??????? C. break up??????????? D. marry
59.?? A. common????????????????? B. normal???????????????C. average???????????? D. ordinary
60.?? A. In spite of?????????????? B. Due to?????? ??????C. In addition to???? D. With regard to
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Section B (25’)
Directions:Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
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(A)
Vincent Van Gogh is probably the world’s most famous painter. Many people wonder if he deserves such a reputation. Certainly, he was not a success in his lifetime. Although he produced more than 800 paintings, he sold only one, for about only US $80. No gallery showed his work during his life. Few people may have even heard of him. Hi s fame developed slowly after his death in 1890, but it has never stopped growing. One hundred years later, in 1990, a Japanese businessman paid US $82 million for one of his works --- a world record.
He was born in the Netherlands in 1853. As a young man, he tried many different jobs. He worked in an art dealer’s company, but he must have disliked it, because he left. He went to England and became a language teacher. Then, looking for a deeper purpose in life, he worked as a missionary among the poor in Belgium, but he quarreled with his superiors and abandoned that career as well. Finally, he decided to become a painter.
For the rest of his life, he depended on the financia l support of his brother Theo, the only person who believed in his ability. For ten years, from 1880 to 1890, Van Gogh produced his best paintings, until, sadly, he took his own life.
It would be easy to say that he was mad. He had difficulty getting along with people, often arguing with them. After one quarrel, in late 1888, he was so upset that he cut off part of his own ear and gave it to a young girl. Later, from 1889 to 1890, he spent a year in a mental hospital. Yet, for most of his life, he was completely sane (精神正常的). We know this because he wrote hundreds of letters to Theo expressing his ideas and his work, and these letters show the clarity of his thinking.
Does he deserve the fame he now possesses? Certainly. I admire his work tremendously. His paintings are realistic, not abstract. At the same time, they are not like photographs. The bright colors and thick strokes of his paintings make the strong feelings inside him visible. Even when his subjects are flowers, trees or the sky, his paintings are full of powerful, honest emotions, emotions which finally killed him.
61.?? The writer suggests that Van Gogh’s reputation ______________ .
A. was high soon after he died??????????????????? B. grew steadily after his death
C. quickly developed through Europe????????? D. stopped growing until the 1980s
62.?? Paragraph 3 implies that in 1890 many people ______________ .
A.? did not agree with Theo’s view about his brother
B.?? thought Van Gogh had already produced his best paintings
C.?? thought Van Gogh had great ability as a painter
D.? were sad when Van Gogh died suddenly
63.? The writer says that Van Gogh was sane for most of his life. We know this from ____________ .
A. his letters to his brother???????????????????????? B. a Japanese businessman
C. his religious employers????????????????????????? D. his father
(B)
Alvin E. Roth, who graduated from Columbia Engineering in 1971 and is currently Professor of Economics and Business Administration at Harvard, was awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Economics for his pioneering work in the practical design of market institutions. He shares the awardwith Lloyd S. Shapley, professor at UCLA, who also used game theory to better understand different matching methods.
The Royal Swedish Academy, which announced the winners this morning, awarded the two researchers the prize for “an outstanding example of economic engineering,” and while they worked independently of one another, the “combination of S hapley’s basic theory and Roth’s empirical investigations, experiments, and practical design has generated a flourishing field of research and improved the performance of many markets.” They will share the $1.2 million prize.
“We are absolutely thrilled,” said Dean and Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR). “Columbia Engineering now has two graduates who have won the Nobel Prize in Economics, Robert C. Merton in 1997 and Alvin E. Roth in 2012, both from programs now housed in the IEOR Department! This is another highly visible confirmation of the great strengths at our school—superb students and professors.”
Roth and his colleagues demonstrated that stability is the key to understanding the success of particular market institutions. Roth began studying the labor market for American doctors in the early 1980s, and was asked to direct its redesign in 1995. The Roth-Peranson (1999) algorithm is now used to organize a number of medical and health care markets. Roth’s research has led to the redesign of such complex systems as assigning students to public schools in large urban cities and the matching of kidney and other human organs to patients in need of a transplant.
After receiving his B.S. from the Engineering School in 1971, Roth moved to California to complete his master’s and doctorate at Stanford University, both in operations research, in 1973 and 1974, respectively. He began his academic career as a professor after graduation and joined Harvard in 1998 and now is also a visiting professor of Economics at Stanford where he will join the faculty full-time in 2013. Roth has received numerous professional honors and awards in recognition of his research.
Last week, Robert J. Lefkowitz, another Columbia alumnus who graduated in 1962 from the College and in 1966 from the Columbia’s College of Physicians and Surgeons, was awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. To date, 82 Columbians—including alumni, faculty, adjunct faculty, researchers, and administrators—have won a Nobel Prize at some point in their careers.
64.?????????????? Which one of the following choices shares the most similar meaning with the underlined
word “empirical” in Para. 2?
A. theoretical???????????????? B. logical????????????? C. practical??????????? D. cooperative
65.?? Roth’s research may NOT applicable to which of the following occupations?
?????? A. Teachers?????????????????? B. Lawyers??????????? C. Nurses????????????? D. Surgeons
66.?? According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
?????? A. Roth will earn $0.6 million prize from Sweden.
?????? B. Roth joined Harvard upon graduating from Stanford with his doctor degree.
?????? C. Roth is leaving Harvard for Stanford next year.
?????? D. Roth is the second Nobel Prize winner of Columbia Engineering.
(C)
What to do next?
It was a momentous question. I had gone out into the world to shift for myself. I had gained a livelihood in various vocations, but no one was dazzled with my successes. I had once been a grocery clerk for one day, but had consumed so much sugar that I was fired. I had studies an entire week, and then given it up because it was tiresome. I had been a bookseller’s check for a while, but the customers bothered me so much that I could not read with any comfort. I had been a private secretary, a silver miner and a silver mill operator, and amounted to less than nothing in each, and now ---
What to do next?
I have in to Higbie and tried mining once more. We climbed far up on the mountainside and went to work. Higbie descended into the shaft and worked with his pick till he had loosened up some rock and dirt, and then I went down with a shovel to throw it out. I made the toss, and landed the mess must on the edge of the shaft. It all came back on my head and down the back of my neck. I never said a word, but climbed out and walked home.
I sat down in the cabin, and gave myself up to misery. In the past, I had amused myself with writing letters to the chief paper of the Territory, the Virginia Daily Territorial Enterprise, and had always been surprised when they appeared in print. I had found a letter in the mail box as I came home from the hillside, and opened it. Eureka! It was an offer to me of twenty-five dollars a week to come up to Virginia and be city editor of the Enterprise. Twenty-five dollars a week was a fortune.
I went up to Virginia and entered upon my new vocation. I asked the chief editor, Mr. Goodman, for some instructions, and he told me to go all over town and ask all sorts of people all sorts of questions, make notes of the information gained, and write them out for publication. It was the whole thing in a nutshell.
I can never forget my first day’s experience as a reporter. I wandered about town questioning everybody, boring everybody, and finding out that nobody knew anything. At the end of five hours, my notebook was still bare. I spoke to Mr. Goodman. He said, ‘Dan used to write good stories about the hay wagons when there was no news. Are there no hay wagons around? If there are, you might speak of the renewed activity in the hay business. It isn’t sensational or exciting, but it fills up the newspaper and looks businesslike.’
I went out into the city again and found one wretched old hay truck dragging in from the country. Next I discovered a wagon train from the East and found that it had lately come through the hostile Indian country. The group was in rather rough shape.
My two columns were filled. When I read them over in the morning, I felt that I had found my legitimate occupation at last. News was what a paper needed, and I felt that I had the ability to furnish it. Mr. Goodman said that I was a good a reporter as Dan. I desired no higher commendation.
67.?? What does the author mean when he says, ‘I had gone out into the world to shift for myself’?
?????? A. He wanted to travel to many places.??????? B. He wanted to do things by himself.
?????? C. He liked moving things.???????????????????????? D. He wanted to be successful.
68.?? Why do you think the author gives himself to misery?
?????? A. He was fired from his job as a miner.????? B. He cannot find a job.
?????? C. He cannot find work that he enjoys doing.????? D. He does not like living in a cabin.
69.?? Why does Mr. Goodman suggest writing about hay wagons?
?????? A. Because it will take up space in the newspaper.
?????? B. Because hay wagons are interesting.
?????? C. Because it is important business news.
?????? D. Because people need hay.
70.?? What is the meaning of the underlined word ‘legitimate’ in the passage?
?????? A. legal??????????????????????? B. friendly???????????? C. acceptable???????? D. amusing?
Section C (5’)
Direction: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A—F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.
A.???? Tools of thought
B.????? A reflection of your personality
C.????? An indication of your intelligence
D.???? The explosive effect of words
E.????? A direction of the history
F.????? (AB) Change the direction of your life
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71. .??????????
The extent of your vocabulary indicates the degree of your intelligence. Your brainpower will increase as you learn to know more words. Here’s the proof. Two classes in a high school were selected for an experiment. Their ages and their environment were the same. Each class represented an identical cross-section of the community. One, the control class, tool the normal courses. The other class was given special vocabulary training. At the end of the period the marks of the latter class surpassed those of the control group, not only in English, but in every subject, including mathematics and the sciences. Similarly it has been found by Professor Lewis MTerman, of Stanford University, that a vocabulary test is as accurate a measure of intelligence as any three units of the standard and accepted Stanford-Binet I.Q. tests.
72. .???????????????????????????????????? ???????
The study of words is not merely something that has to do with literature. Words are your tools of thought. You can’t even think at all without them. Try it. If you are planning to go downtown this afternoon you will find that you are saying to yourself:” I think I will go downtown this afternoon.” You can’t make such a simple decision as this without using words. Your words are your keys for your thoughts. And the more words you have at your command the deeper, clearer and more accurate will be your thinking.
73. .????????????????????????????????????
A command of English will not only improve the processes of your mind. It will give you assurance; build your self-confidence; lend color to your personality; increase your popularity. Your words are your personality. Your vocabulary is you. Your words are all that we, your friends, have to know and judge you by. You have no other medium for telling us your thoughts --- for convincing us, persuading us, giving us orders.
74. .???????????????????????????????????? ???????
Words are explosive. Phrases are packed with TNT. A simple word can destroy a friendship. The proper phrases in the mouths of clerks have quadrupled the sales of a department store. The wrong words used by a campaign orator have lost an election. For instance, on one occasion the four unfortunate words, “Run, Romanism and a Rebellion” used in a Republican campaign speech threw the Catholic vote and the presidential victory to Grover Cleveland. Ears are won by words. Soldiers fight for a phrase. “Make the world safe for Democracy.” “All out for England.” ”V for Victory.” The “Remember the Maine” of Spanish war days has now been changed to “Remember Pearl Harbor.”
75. .??????????????????????????????????? ??????
Words have changed the direction of history. Words can also change the direction of your life. They have often raised a man from mediocrity to success. If you consciously increase your vocabulary you will unconsciously raise yourself to a more important station in life, and the new and higher position you have won will, in turn, give you a better opportunity for further enriching your vocabulary. It is a beautiful and successful cycle.
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第II卷 ( 共15分)
Translation (15’)
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1.??? 任何平凡的人都难以想象米开朗琪罗(Michelangelo)在那四年孤独艰辛工作中的经历。(go through)
2.??? 教师的工作不仅包括帮助学生学习新知识，还要帮助学生成为社会有用的人。（involve）
3.??? 如果在座车时，你发现坐在你身边的外国人并不想交谈时，这并非一个练习说英语的好机会。(It is …)
4.??? 当你从本校毕业的时候，无论你身在何方，你都会认为在这里的三年是很有意义并且难以忘怀的。(regard)
5.??? 根据中央电视台(CCTV)的调查，今年九月份以来，对日本持正面态度的中国民众比例已经降至28%。(since)
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Keys
Listening：
1-5 BCDAC?????????? 6-10 BDACB???????? 11-13 DCB??????????? 14-16 CAD
17. March?? ??????? 18. Talks? ??????????? 19. Computer?? ?? 20. full-time
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Grammar & Vocabulary:
21~25 DCCAC????? 26~30 CDBAD????? 31~35 BDBCC
?????? 36~ 40 CDCDB???? 41~42 BB
?????? 43~ 47 J D B F A????????? 48~51 H E G I
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?????? Reading Comprehension:
52~56 CDBDA???????????? 57~61 ACBCA???????????????????? 62~66 CBDCC
?????? 67~71 BCDCA???????????? 72~76 CADBA??????????????????? 77~81 CABAA
?????? 82~84 BAA?????????? ?????? 85~87 CBB???????????????????????? 88~91 DCAC
?????? 92~96 CAFDE
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Translation:
1.?????? Any ordinary person would find it hard to imagine what Michelangelo had gone through in those 4 years of hard and lonely work.
2.?????? Teachers’ work involves not only helping students gain new knowledge, but also helping them become useful people in society.
3.?????? It is not a good opportunity for you to practice speaking English if you find the foreigner next to you on the bus doesn’t feel like chatting.
4.?????? When you graduate from the school, you will regard the 3 years here as meaningful and unforgettable, wherever you are.
5.?????? According to a survey conducted by CCTV, the percentage of the Chinese people who hold negative attitudes to Japan has climbed/increased to 78% since this September.
高一英语期中试卷
II. Grammar and Vocabulary (25’)
Section A (16’)
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
21. Recently, there has been a joke about the first Nobel Laureate from mainland China at the ceremony that he had hardly finished introducing himself, “Hello, everyone, I’m Mo Yan from China. ‘Shut up!’ when the whole building turned silent suddenly, “for _______ English.”
A. a????????????????????? B. an??????????????????????????? C. the??????????????????? D. /
22. Former champion Liu Xiang’s Olympic misery continued when the Chinese athlete crashed at the first barrier ___________ the 110m hurdles, BBC Sports.
A. on??????????????????? B. at??????????????????????????? C. in ?????????????????? D. for
23. New progress in AIDS treatment has been found in a case that one German AIDS-infected patient has been surprisingly healed after BMT (骨髓移植) was successfully transplanted to replace ___________ .
?????? A. she?????????????????? B. her????????????????????????? C. hers????????????????? D. it
24. As is announced in the final official notice from International Astronomical Association, Pluto (冥王星) should be distinguished from ___________ planets and thus dismissed from the Solar System as a planet.
?????? A. the eight????????????????????????????????????????????? B. another eight
?????? C. the other eight????????????????????????????????????? D. any other eight
25. ____________ for the young man to occupy the priority seat with a pregnant lady standing nearby!
?????? A. How bad manners they are??????????????????????????? B. What bad manners they are
?????? C. How bad manners it is?????????????????????????? D. What bad manners it is
26. By the end of 2030, the workforce in our country will reduce to ____________ of the whole population for the first time and thus bring lots of social issues, economists predict.
?????? A. less than half??????????????????????????????????????? B. half less than
?????? C. half of less than??????????????????????????????????? D. less than of half
27. Due to the tight government budget, it was by the eve of the opening ceremony that all the construction work of 2012 London Olympics _____________.
?????? A. has completed?????????????????????????????????????? B. has been completed
?????? C. had completed????????????????????????????????????? D. had been completed
28. In our school, a scientific study will usually take the students 2 years to complete; which means it will be a long time ___________ they hand in their final research report individually or in groups.
?????? A. after??????????????????????? B. before?????????????? C. since???????????????? D. when
29. When asked about the present relations between China and Japan, the spokesman said at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs press conference, “The ice __________, and the water remains cold.”
?????? A. has melt?????????????????? B. melts??????????????? C. melted????????????? D. is to melt
30. In the book Currency War, the writer has introduced the Rothschild Family, a European legend in finance, who ___________ control of the world finance in the 19th century.
?????? A. has taken????????????????? B. took????????????????? C. takes???????????????? D. had taken
31. The 1997 East Asia crises were far more painful in Asian countries than the recent ongoing 2008 financial crises ___________ in America and Europe.
?????? A. were??????????????????????? B. are??????????????????? C. have been????????? D. had been
32. “There __________ times during filming when I have remained hanging in the air on wires for half a day as the director keeps trying to get the perfect take.” said Liu Yifei in an interview.
?????? A. had been????????????????? B. were???????????????? C. have been ??????? D. are
33. There is something that __________ : Albert Einstein, the great scientist in the 20th century, has never worked in Princeton University but in the Institute for Advanced Studies next to it in the small town of Princeton, NJ.
?????? A. need to be explained????????????????????????????? B. needs being explained
?????? C. needs explaining ????????????????????????????????? D. need explaining
34.?? If you find something _________ , it makes you feel happy and satisfied because you feel you are doing something useful or important, even if you do not earn much money out of it.
?????? A. challenging????????????? B. fascinating???????? C. rewarding????????? D. outstanding
35.?? When babies _________ at some faces longer than others, it indicates more or less that they prefer to look at them and find them interesting and attractive.
?????? A. glance????????????????????? B. stare???????????????? C. glare???????????????? D. glimpse
36.?? When you believe in yourself and your potential, people _________ that signal, and they will treat you according to how they believe, you believe and dictate (定夺) the way you should be treated.
?????? A. take up??????????????????? B. pick up???????????? C. put up?????????????? D. get up
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Section B (9’)
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
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A. rarely?????????????? B. desirable???????????????????????? C. motivation??????????????? D. last
E. weigh?????????????? F. (AB) embarrassment? ?????? G. (AC) pour??????????????? H. (AD) absolutely
I. (AE) sensible????? J. (BC) maintain
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Taboos in America
?????? Age. Yes, age is very sensitive subject to many Americans, especially to women over age 30. In this youth upheld culture, the thought of growing older is a painful one and most of us, if possible, would like to have nothing to do with it. So many Americans work hard to ____37____ a youthful appearance. The ____38____ thing they want to be asked is the unthinkable, “How old are you exactly?”
?????? Weight. This is one of the touchiest subjects. In America, it is okay, even ____39____, to be thin but it is a sin and a huge ____40____ to be overweight. In fact, the thinner you are, the prettier you are considered. Looking through any American fashion magazines, you’ll notice that most models are nothing more than skin and bones. Believe it or not, the tall and thin look was the hottest look of the 1990s.
?????? Americans very much mind their weight and ____41____ disclose how much they weigh, even if they are thin and in great shape. Therefore, you’d best not to ask. But if you ____42_____ have to comment on this subject, it’s always safe to say, “Oh, you look like you have lost weight” than “Oh, you look like you put on few pounds”. However, if you would like to be honest but not hurtful, I recommend you ____43____ your words carefully, perhaps by saying, “Hey, you look great. Very healthy looking.”And always remember, it’s not fat. It’s muscular.
?????? Matters of the Heart. This is a tricky one. Sometimes you’ll run into people who cannot wait to ____44____ their hearts to you. Then there are those who make sure their personal business stays behind closed doors. The general rule is not to get too personal, too fast. You don’t want others to think that you are looking into their lives. Therefore, try not to a sk too many questions about someone’s love life, marriage and family until you have a friendship with this person. Even then, you better wait for your friend to come to you with the matters of their heart.
?????? Anyhow, it’s difficult to always avoid conversation landmines, so be ____45_____, watch your steps and try not to open a can of worms.
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III. Reading Comprehension (40’)
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Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.?
Singles’ Day, One's Day or Guang Gun Jie, is a Chinese pop culture holiday on November 11 for people who are still living the single life.
Singles’ Day was initially celebrated at various universities in Nanjing during the 1990s, and ____46____ from Nanjing University in 1993. It got the name Singles’ Day because the date consists of four "___47____". These college students have since graduated, and carried the university ___48____ into society. The Singles Day has been largely popularized in the Internet era and is now a special day for all fashionable youths.
The main way to celebrate Singles' Day is to have dinner with your ___49____ friends, but it's important that each person pay their own way to show their ____50____. Some send short messages or e-mails to their single friends to ____51____ their best wishes. People also hold 'blind date' parties in an attempt to bid goodbye to their single lives. Not every single is happy on this day. They may tease themselves for being still single as a university student. Some prefer to watch movies in a theatre. Some schools of a university would put forward a special program to gather singles together for celebration. In recent years, there has been more social attention to this holiday. ____52_____, Taobaoshangcheng gives a 50% account on this day. There are many activities on the Internet to help singles find a mate.
2011 marked the "Singles Day of the Century", this date having six "ones" rather than four, a(n)____53____ to take celebrations to a higher notch (等级). Shopping promotions were highlighted ___54___ China and activities were widespread. ____55_____ this date comes to celebrate singlehood, the ___56___ to find a spouse or mate is also expressed by young Chinese on this date, and other love-related issues are discussed by the Chinese media.
For breakfast on Singles' Day, singles often eat four Youtiao___57___the four "ones" in "11.11" and one Baozirepresenting the middle dot.
Some singles also choose to say goodbye to their single lives on this day: many attend 'blind date' parties and many people even choose to ___58___ on this day. In 2011, higher amounts of marriages occurred in Hong Kong and Beijing on November 11 than the ___59___ daily amount. ___60___ meaning 'single,' the four 'ones' of the date can also mean 'only one' as in 'the only one for me.' Some people will use this date and this meaning to tell their special someone that they are the only 'one' in their heart.
46.?? A. born??????????????????????? B. established???????? C. originated?????????D. founded
47.?? A. singles????????????? ????? B. males??????????????? C. females???????????? D. ones
48.?? A. civilization?????????????? B. tradition??????????? C. manners??????????? D. religion
49.?? A. married??????????????????? B. male???????????????? C. female????????????? D. single
50.?? A. independence??????????B. separation????????? C. friendship????????? D. loneliness
51.?? A. deliver???????????????????????B. make??????????????? C. have???????????????? D. form
52.?? A. Likewise????????????????? B. Therefore????????? C. For example????? D. However
53.?? A. reason????????????????????? B. excuse?????????????? C. cause??????????????? D. factor
54.?? A. in?????? ???????????????????? B. over????????????????? C. across ????????????? D. above
55.?? A. Although????????????????? B. Despite???????????? C. Hence?????????????? D. Whereas
56.?? A. way???????????????????????? B. impact????????????? C. desire??????????????? D. denial
57.?? A. celebrating?????????????? B. representing?????? C. demonstrating??? D. conveying
58.?? A. divorce??????????????????? B. fall in love??????? C. break up??????????? D. marry
59.?? A. common????????????????? B. normal???????????????C. average???????????? D. ordinary
60.?? A. In spite of?????????????? B. Due to?????? ??????C. In addition to???? D. With regard to
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Section B (25’)
Directions:Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
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(A)
Vincent Van Gogh is probably the world’s most famous painter. Many people wonder if he deserves such a reputation. Certainly, he was not a success in his lifetime. Although he produced more than 800 paintings, he sold only one, for about only US $80. No gallery showed his work during his life. Few people may have even heard of him. Hi s fame developed slowly after his death in 1890, but it has never stopped growing. One hundred years later, in 1990, a Japanese businessman paid US $82 million for one of his works --- a world record.
He was born in the Netherlands in 1853. As a young man, he tried many different jobs. He worked in an art dealer’s company, but he must have disliked it, because he left. He went to England and became a language teacher. Then, looking for a deeper purpose in life, he worked as a missionary among the poor in Belgium, but he quarreled with his superiors and abandoned that career as well. Finally, he decided to become a painter.
For the rest of his life, he depended on the financia l support of his brother Theo, the only person who believed in his ability. For ten years, from 1880 to 1890, Van Gogh produced his best paintings, until, sadly, he took his own life.
It would be easy to say that he was mad. He had difficulty getting along with people, often arguing with them. After one quarrel, in late 1888, he was so upset that he cut off part of his own ear and gave it to a young girl. Later, from 1889 to 1890, he spent a year in a mental hospital. Yet, for most of his life, he was completely sane (精神正常的). We know this because he wrote hundreds of letters to Theo expressing his ideas and his work, and these letters show the clarity of his thinking.
Does he deserve the fame he now possesses? Certainly. I admire his work tremendously. His paintings are realistic, not abstract. At the same time, they are not like photographs. The bright colors and thick strokes of his paintings make the strong feelings inside him visible. Even when his subjects are flowers, trees or the sky, his paintings are full of powerful, honest emotions, emotions which finally killed him.
61.?? The writer suggests that Van Gogh’s reputation ______________ .
A. was high soon after he died??????????????????? B. grew steadily after his death
C. quickly developed through Europe????????? D. stopped growing until the 1980s
62.?? Paragraph 3 implies that in 1890 many people ______________ .
A.? did not agree with Theo’s view about his brother
B.?? thought Van Gogh had already produced his best paintings
C.?? thought Van Gogh had great ability as a painter
D.? were sad when Van Gogh died suddenly
63.? The writer says that Van Gogh was sane for most of his life. We know this from ____________ .
A. his letters to his brother???????????????????????? B. a Japanese businessman
C. his religious employers????????????????????????? D. his father
(B)
Alvin E. Roth, who graduated from Columbia Engineering in 1971 and is currently Professor of Economics and Business Administration at Harvard, was awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Economics for his pioneering work in the practical design of market institutions. He shares the awardwith Lloyd S. Shapley, professor at UCLA, who also used game theory to better understand different matching methods.
The Royal Swedish Academy, which announced the winners this morning, awarded the two researchers the prize for “an outstanding example of economic engineering,” and while they worked independently of one another, the “combination of S hapley’s basic theory and Roth’s empirical investigations, experiments, and practical design has generated a flourishing field of research and improved the performance of many markets.” They will share the $1.2 million prize.
“We are absolutely thrilled,” said Dean and Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR). “Columbia Engineering now has two graduates who have won the Nobel Prize in Economics, Robert C. Merton in 1997 and Alvin E. Roth in 2012, both from programs now housed in the IEOR Department! This is another highly visible confirmation of the great strengths at our school—superb students and professors.”
Roth and his colleagues demonstrated that stability is the key to understanding the success of particular market institutions. Roth began studying the labor market for American doctors in the early 1980s, and was asked to direct its redesign in 1995. The Roth-Peranson (1999) algorithm is now used to organize a number of medical and health care markets. Roth’s research has led to the redesign of such complex systems as assigning students to public schools in large urban cities and the matching of kidney and other human organs to patients in need of a transplant.
After receiving his B.S. from the Engineering School in 1971, Roth moved to California to complete his master’s and doctorate at Stanford University, both in operations research, in 1973 and 1974, respectively. He began his academic career as a professor after graduation and joined Harvard in 1998 and now is also a visiting professor of Economics at Stanford where he will join the faculty full-time in 2013. Roth has received numerous professional honors and awards in recognition of his research.
Last week, Robert J. Lefkowitz, another Columbia alumnus who graduated in 1962 from the College and in 1966 from the Columbia’s College of Physicians and Surgeons, was awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. To date, 82 Columbians—including alumni, faculty, adjunct faculty, researchers, and administrators—have won a Nobel Prize at some point in their careers.
64.?????????????? Which one of the following choices shares the most similar meaning with the underlined
word “empirical” in Para. 2?
A. theoretical???????????????? B. logical????????????? C. practical??????????? D. cooperative
65.?? Roth’s research may NOT applicable to which of the following occupations?
?????? A. Teachers?????????????????? B. Lawyers??????????? C. Nurses????????????? D. Surgeons
66.?? According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
?????? A. Roth will earn $0.6 million prize from Sweden.
?????? B. Roth joined Harvard upon graduating from Stanford with his doctor degree.
?????? C. Roth is leaving Harvard for Stanford next year.
?????? D. Roth is the second Nobel Prize winner of Columbia Engineering.
(C)
What to do next?
It was a momentous question. I had gone out into the world to shift for myself. I had gained a livelihood in various vocations, but no one was dazzled with my successes. I had once been a grocery clerk for one day, but had consumed so much sugar that I was fired. I had studies an entire week, and then given it up because it was tiresome. I had been a bookseller’s check for a while, but the customers bothered me so much that I could not read with any comfort. I had been a private secretary, a silver miner and a silver mill operator, and amounted to less than nothing in each, and now ---
What to do next?
I have in to Higbie and tried mining once more. We climbed far up on the mountainside and went to work. Higbie descended into the shaft and worked with his pick till he had loosened up some rock and dirt, and then I went down with a shovel to throw it out. I made the toss, and landed the mess must on the edge of the shaft. It all came back on my head and down the back of my neck. I never said a word, but climbed out and walked home.
I sat down in the cabin, and gave myself up to misery. In the past, I had amused myself with writing letters to the chief paper of the Territory, the Virginia Daily Territorial Enterprise, and had always been surprised when they appeared in print. I had found a letter in the mail box as I came home from the hillside, and opened it. Eureka! It was an offer to me of twenty-five dollars a week to come up to Virginia and be city editor of the Enterprise. Twenty-five dollars a week was a fortune.
I went up to Virginia and entered upon my new vocation. I asked the chief editor, Mr. Goodman, for some instructions, and he told me to go all over town and ask all sorts of people all sorts of questions, make notes of the information gained, and write them out for publication. It was the whole thing in a nutshell.
I can never forget my first day’s experience as a reporter. I wandered about town questioning everybody, boring everybody, and finding out that nobody knew anything. At the end of five hours, my notebook was still bare. I spoke to Mr. Goodman. He said, ‘Dan used to write good stories about the hay wagons when there was no news. Are there no hay wagons around? If there are, you might speak of the renewed activity in the hay business. It isn’t sensational or exciting, but it fills up the newspaper and looks businesslike.’
I went out into the city again and found one wretched old hay truck dragging in from the country. Next I discovered a wagon train from the East and found that it had lately come through the hostile Indian country. The group was in rather rough shape.
My two columns were filled. When I read them over in the morning, I felt that I had found my legitimate occupation at last. News was what a paper needed, and I felt that I had the ability to furnish it. Mr. Goodman said that I was a good a reporter as Dan. I desired no higher commendation.
67.?? What does the author mean when he says, ‘I had gone out into the world to shift for myself’?
?????? A. He wanted to travel to many places.??????? B. He wanted to do things by himself.
?????? C. He liked moving things.???????????????????????? D. He wanted to be successful.
68.?? Why do you think the author gives himself to misery?
?????? A. He was fired from his job as a miner.????? B. He cannot find a job.
?????? C. He cannot find work that he enjoys doing.????? D. He does not like living in a cabin.
69.?? Why does Mr. Goodman suggest writing about hay wagons?
?????? A. Because it will take up space in the newspaper.
?????? B. Because hay wagons are interesting.
?????? C. Because it is important business news.
?????? D. Because people need hay.
70.?? What is the meaning of the underlined word ‘legitimate’ in the passage?
?????? A. legal??????????????????????? B. friendly???????????? C. acceptable???????? D. amusing?
Section C (5’)
Direction: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A—F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.
A.???? Tools of thought
B.????? A reflection of your personality
C.????? An indication of your intelligence
D.???? The explosive effect of words
E.????? A direction of the history
F.????? (AB) Change the direction of your life
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71. .??????????
The extent of your vocabulary indicates the degree of your intelligence. Your brainpower will increase as you learn to know more words. Here’s the proof. Two classes in a high school were selected for an experiment. Their ages and their environment were the same. Each class represented an identical cross-section of the community. One, the control class, tool the normal courses. The other class was given special vocabulary training. At the end of the period the marks of the latter class surpassed those of the control group, not only in English, but in every subject, including mathematics and the sciences. Similarly it has been found by Professor Lewis MTerman, of Stanford University, that a vocabulary test is as accurate a measure of intelligence as any three units of the standard and accepted Stanford-Binet I.Q. tests.
72. .???????????????????????????????????? ???????
The study of words is not merely something that has to do with literature. Words are your tools of thought. You can’t even think at all without them. Try it. If you are planning to go downtown this afternoon you will find that you are saying to yourself:” I think I will go downtown this afternoon.” You can’t make such a simple decision as this without using words. Your words are your keys for your thoughts. And the more words you have at your command the deeper, clearer and more accurate will be your thinking.
73. .????????????????????????????????????
A command of English will not only improve the processes of your mind. It will give you assurance; build your self-confidence; lend color to your personality; increase your popularity. Your words are your personality. Your vocabulary is you. Your words are all that we, your friends, have to know and judge you by. You have no other medium for telling us your thoughts --- for convincing us, persuading us, giving us orders.
74. .???????????????????????????????????? ???????
Words are explosive. Phrases are packed with TNT. A simple word can destroy a friendship. The proper phrases in the mouths of clerks have quadrupled the sales of a department store. The wrong words used by a campaign orator have lost an election. For instance, on one occasion the four unfortunate words, “Run, Romanism and a Rebellion” used in a Republican campaign speech threw the Catholic vote and the presidential victory to Grover Cleveland. Ears are won by words. Soldiers fight for a phrase. “Make the world safe for Democracy.” “All out for England.” ”V for Victory.” The “Remember the Maine” of Spanish war days has now been changed to “Remember Pearl Harbor.”
75. .??????????????????????????????????? ??????
Words have changed the direction of history. Words can also change the direction of your life. They have often raised a man from mediocrity to success. If you consciously increase your vocabulary you will unconsciously raise yourself to a more important station in life, and the new and higher position you have won will, in turn, give you a better opportunity for further enriching your vocabulary. It is a beautiful and successful cycle.
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第II卷 ( 共15分)
Translation (15’)
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1.??? 任何平凡的人都难以想象米开朗琪罗(Michelangelo)在那四年孤独艰辛工作中的经历。(go through)
2.??? 教师的工作不仅包括帮助学生学习新知识，还要帮助学生成为社会有用的人。（involve）
3.??? 如果在座车时，你发现坐在你身边的外国人并不想交谈时，这并非一个练习说英语的好机会。(It is …)
4.??? 当你从本校毕业的时候，无论你身在何方，你都会认为在这里的三年是很有意义并且难以忘怀的。(regard)
5.??? 根据中央电视台(CCTV)的调查，今年九月份以来，对日本持正面态度的中国民众比例已经降至28%。(since)
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Keys
Listening：
1-5 BCDAC?????????? 6-10 BDACB???????? 11-13 DCB??????????? 14-16 CAD
17. March?? ??????? 18. Talks? ??????????? 19. Computer?? ?? 20. full-time
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Grammar & Vocabulary:
21~25 DCCAC????? 26~30 CDBAD????? 31~35 BDBCC
?????? 36~ 40 CDCDB???? 41~42 BB
?????? 43~ 47 J D B F A????????? 48~51 H E G I
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52~56 CDBDA???????????? 57~61 ACBCA???????????????????? 62~66 CBDCC
?????? 67~71 BCDCA???????????? 72~76 CADBA??????????????????? 77~81 CABAA
?????? 82~84 BAA?????????? ?????? 85~87 CBB???????????????????????? 88~91 DCAC
?????? 92~96 CAFDE
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Translation:
1.?????? Any ordinary person would find it hard to imagine what Michelangelo had gone through in those 4 years of hard and lonely work.
2.?????? Teachers’ work involves not only helping students gain new knowledge, but also helping them become useful people in society.
3.?????? It is not a good opportunity for you to practice speaking English if you find the foreigner next to you on the bus doesn’t feel like chatting.
4.?????? When you graduate from the school, you will regard the 3 years here as meaningful and unforgettable, wherever you are.
5.?????? According to a survey conducted by CCTV, the percentage of the Chinese people who hold negative attitudes to Japan has climbed/increased to 78% since this September.