上海XX大學(xué)自主招生英語(yǔ)精彩試題

（試卷總分：150分考試時(shí)間：120分鐘）

第Ⅰ卷（選擇題共85分）

第一部分英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)單項(xiàng)填空（共15小題：每小題1分，滿分15分）

從Ａ、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

1.Nowadaysitisdifficultforpeopletofind____workeverywherebecause

__________economicsituationisveryserious.

A.不填;anB.a;theC.不填;theD.a;不填

2.Thestrongerthe________,themorequicklyapersonwilllearnaforeignlanguage.

A．a(chǎn)ttentionB．tendencyC．motivationD．excitement

3.MoreteensaresmokinginBeijing,______thenumberofprimaryandmiddleschoolstudents

pickingupthehabithasmorethandoubledfrompreviousyears.

A.whichB.whenC.whereD.that

4.Zhengsaysthatthemostdangerousthingaboutacreditcardis____apersonisn'talwaysaware

ofthefact____he'sspendingmoney.

A.that;thatB.what;thatC.that;whatD.what;which

5.Notuntilyourworkisfinished______.

A.youcanleaveB.didyouleaveC.canyouleaveD.youleft

6.They_____oftheterriblesituationinThailand,otherwisetheywouldn'thavegonetherefor

sightseeing.

A.wouldn'thearB.didn'thearC.haven'theardD.don'thear

7.Thegovernment______theyouthtodonatetheirbloodvoluntarily.

A.calledonB.calledupC.calledinD.calledfor

8.EverydayafterIwenthome,ifnot____fromwork,Iwillgooutforawalkwithmywife.

A.tiringB.tobetireC.tiredD.beingtired

9.Thesenewinstrumentswillsurelycostquitealot，____theywillhelpusbeforelong．

A.soB.andC.butD.or

10.Thepopularfilm,whichisadaptedfromapopularnovel,________inatraditionalChinese

lovestory.

A.setB.hadbeensetC.issetD.hadbeensetting

11.Ithinkit?swisetoputourchildrenintoasituation_____theycanonlydependonthemselves.

A.whyB.whereC.whichD.when

12.---Alison,I'msorry.Ican'tcometotheweddingwithyoutomorrowmorning.

--________?

--Mygrandmawasseverelyill,soIhavetostayinthehospitaltolookafterher.

A.HowisitB.HowcomeC.SowhatD.What'stheproblem

13.Igotoverfromthefailureofmyentranceexamination.AndImadeupmymindto

devotemyselftomystudyagain.

A.ConsiderablyB.ConstantlyC.EventuallyD.Frequently

14.——Yesterday,Ididn?tseeBenattheparty.

——You_____him.WejustcamebackfromBeijingthismorning.

A.mustn?thaveseenB.can?thaveseen

C.couldn?tseeD.needn?thaveseen

15.PowerfulearthquakehitTokyoonAugust,11,2009,____twonuclearreactors（核反應(yīng)堆）to

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beshutdownforsafetychecks.

A.forcingB.forcedC.toforceD.force

第二節(jié)完形填空(共20小題，每題1.5分，共30分)

閱讀下面短文，撐握其大意，然后從16—35各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，

選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

Recently,oneofmybestfriends,whomI'vesharedjustabouteverythingwithsincethefirst

dayofkindergarten,spenttheweekendwithme.SinceImovedtoanewtownseveralyearsago,

we'vebothalways___16___thefewtimesayearwhenwecanseeeachother.

Overthe___17___,wespenthoursandhours,stayinguplateintothenight,talkingaboutthe

peopleshewas___18__aroundwith.Shestartedtellingmestoriesabouthernewboyfriend,

abouthowheexperimentedwith_19__andwasintoother___20___behavior.Iwasblownaway!

Shetoldmehowshehadbeen___21___toherparentsaboutwhereshewasgoingandeven

sneakingouttoseethisguy__22__theydidn'twanthertokeepintouchwithhim.Nomatterhow

hardItriedtotellherthatshe___23__better,shedidn'tbelieveme.Herself-respectseemedto

havedisappeared.

Itriedto___24___herthatshewasruiningherfutureandheadingforbigtrouble.IfeltlikeI

wasgetting___25___.Ijustcouldn'tbelievethatshereallythoughtitwas___26__tohangwitha

bunchoflosers,especiallyherboyfriend.

Bythetimesheleft,Iwasreallyworriedaboutherand___27___bytheexperience.Ithad

beensofrustrating,Ihadcome__28___totellingherseveraltimesduringtheweekendthat

maybewehadjustgrown__29____faraparttocontinueourfriendship-butIdidn't.Iputthe

powerof___30__totheultimatetest.We'dbeenfriendsforfartoolong.Thechancewasthatshe

___31___meenoughtoknowthatIwastryingtosaveherfromhurtingherself.Iwantedto

believethatourfriendshipcould___32__anything.

Afewdayslater,shecalledtosaythatshehadthoughtlongandhardaboutour___33__,and

thenshetoldmethatshehad___34__withherboyfriend.Ijustlistenedontheotherendofthe

phonewithtearsofjoyrunningdownmyface.Itwasoneofthetrulyrewardingmomentsinmy

life.Never___35_beensoproudofafriend.

16A.worriedaboutB.lookedforwardtoC.paidattentiontoD.thinkof

17A.weekendB.monthsC.yearsD.days

18A.workingB.fallinginloveC.hangingD.keepingintouch

19.A.booksB.girlsC.friendsD.drugs

20.A.self-destructiveB.self-respectingC.self-confidentD.self-defensive

21.A.explainingB.reasoningC.declaringD.lying

22.A.whenB.butC.becauseD.what

23.A.didB.deservedC.hadD.got

24.A.toldB.convinceC.forceD.warn

25.A.somewhereB.everywhereC.nowhereD.anywhere

26.A.acceptableB.believableC.reliableD.admirable

27.A.exhaustedB.surprisedC.satisfiedD.terrified

28.A.almostB.nearlyC.closeD.over

29.A.veryB.tooC.soD.quite

30.A.loveB.friendshipC.truthD.justice

31.A.thoughtB.rememberedC.valuedD.hated

32.A.meanB.conquerC.tellD.prove

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33.A.friendshipB.relationshipC.quarrelD.conversation

34.A.brokeawayB.brokedownC.brokeupD.brokeout

35.A.IhadB.IhaveC.haveID.hadI

第二部分閱讀理解(共20小題;每小題2分，滿分40分)

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

Whatcanhelpyoumakeafortuneinthefuture?Graduatingfromatopuniversitymightnot

beenough.AnewstudyfromtheUniversityofEssexinBritainhasshownthatthemorefriends

youhaveinschool,themoremoneyyou'llearnlater.

Theideathatpopularitycouldhaveaseriousimpactonone'searningpotentialshouldn'tcome

astoomuchofasurprise.Theresearchersnotedthatifyouwanttogetaheadinlife,socialskills

andnetworkingareeasilyaspowerfulastalentandhardwork.

“Ifapersonhaslotsoffriends,itmeansthatheorshehastheabilitytogetalongwithothers

inallkindsofdifferentsituations,"saidXuYanchun,17,fromNantouHighSchoolinShenzhen,

whototallyagreedwiththerecentfinding."Also,friendsalwayshelpeachother.Theynotonly

createwidersocialcirclesforyoubutliftyourmoodwhenyouoccasionallyfeeldepressed,"said

Xu.Shebelievedthatallthishelpsyou"earnahighersalary”.

Maybethat'swhysomepeoplethinktheyoungergenerationsareintheageofFriendalholism

(交友狂癥).AwomanevencomplainedthatthenetworkingwebsiteFacebook's5,000-friendlimit

wastoolowforherlargereserveofsocialcontacts.

Butwhatdoesafriendmean?Shouldfriendsberegardedasaformofcurrency?

“Callmeuncool,butIthinkofafriendasanactualpersonwithwhomIhaveanactualhistory

andwhomIenjoyactuallyseeing.Itseems,however,thatthisisnolongerthedefinition(定義)of

?friend',”saidMeghanDaum,whoworkswithTheLosAngelesTimesintheUS.

36.ThenewstudyfromtheUniversityofEssexinBritainshowsthat_________.

A.ifyouhavemorefriendsyouwillnotlivehappily.

B.themorefriendsyouhaveinschool,themoremoneyyou'llearninyourlatelife.

C.thelessfriendsyouhave,thepoorlivesyouwilllive.

D.friendscanmakemoremoneyforyou.

37.AccordingtoXuYanchun,whenyouhavelotsoffriends,itmeans_____

A.Youhavetheabilitytoearnmoremoney.

B.Youwillnotfeellonely.

C.Youarequitecontentwithyourlife.

D.Youhavetheabilitytogetalongwithothersinvarioussituations.

38.What?sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Thepassagemainlytellsussomethingaboutthefriendship.

B.Friendsplaysanmoreimportantpartinourdailylifethananythingelse.

C.Friendsarecurrency.

D.Friendsgiveyousuccess.

39.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_________.

A.Ifyouhavemorefriends,youcanmakeafortuneinthefuture.

B.Graduatingfromcollegemeansthatyoucanmakeafortuneinthefuture.

C.Friendsmeansaformofcurrency.

D.Friendscanmakeyouwidersocialcircleandmakeyoufeelbetterwhenyoufeeldepressed.

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B

Inhislowestdayswhenfewpeopleboughthisrecords,TaiwansingerSteveChou(周傳雄)

livedaloneinCanadaanddidlittle.Oneday,hepassedbyalocalCDstoreandaccidentallyheard

asongthatgreatlyenchanted(迷住)him.Hispassionformusicwassuddenlyrekindled(重新點(diǎn)

燃).

“MyhearttellsmethatmusicisthethingItrulywanttodo,notforfameormoney,”Chou

toldTeens.“SoIaskedmyself,?whynotstartalloveragain??”

That'showweluckilyregainedthismusicgenius,whohassincethencomposedlotsofhits

forthepopmusiccharts(排行榜).Hisemotionalvoiceisenthralling(迷人的)."Sometimeswe

needtogetclosetonaturetolookdeeplyintooursoulsandseewhatwegenuinely(真正地)want

tofollow,"hesaid.

FollowingthesuccessofTurkeyinBlue,hehasrecentlyreleasedhislatestworkLovers

Genesis.InthisalbumheexploreshumanrelationshipsintheInternetage.Thistime,hetakesthe

roleofacalmobserverratherthanastrugglinginsider."Technologyitselfisagoodthing,butit

dependsonhowyou'regoingtouseit,"isChou'sadvicetoteenagers.Chouoftengetshismusic

ideasfromtrips.Hehastraveledtomanyplacesaroundtheworldandbelievesthatlearninga

country'slanguageisthefastestwayofexperiencingtheculturebehindit.

40.HowwasSteveZhou?spassionformusicrekindled?

A.Hewasencouragedbyhisfriends.

B.Whenhepassedbyastoreandheardasongthatenchantedhim.

C.Hedecidedtorebuildhisreputation.

D.Agoodideasuddenlyoccurredtohim.

41.WhichofthefollowingsongsbelongstoSteveZhou?

A.HealtheworldB.IswearC.LoversGenesisD.Lemontree

42.HowdoesZhougethismusicidea?

A.FromhisworklifeB.FromhistripsC.FromhisfriendsD.Frommusicalbooks

43.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?

A.Technologyisalwaysagoodthing.

B.Technologybynomeansisagoodthing.

C.Ifyouuseitproperly,itwillbehelpfultoyourlife.

D.Weshouldnotbelievetechnologytoomuch.

C

Whenyouconsiderwhatsubjecttostudyincollege,chancesarethatyouandyourparents

willthinkaboutwhatyoucanmakeoutofitaftergraduation.Youwilllikelyaskthequestion:

“CanIfindawell-paidjoborsimplyajobwithadegreeinthisinthefuture?”

Thisconsiderationalsoinfluencesstudentswhentheycometochoosebetweenstudying

scienceorhumanities(人文學(xué)科)atcollege.Peoplegenerallybelievethatthehumanities,which

includeliterature,history,culturalstudiesandphilosophy,donotpreparestudentsfora

specificvocation(職業(yè)).Sciencesubjects,however,areconsideredvocationalcoursesthat

producescientists,engineersandeconomists(經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家).

“I'vedecidedtotakefinanceasmycollegemajor.MyparentsandIthinkthissubject

willhelpmegetagoodjoborstartabusiness,”saidHuachenYueru,17,asciencestudentatWuxi

No.1HighSchool.

Eventhosewhochoosealiberalarts(文科)educationoftenpickthehumanitiessubject

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whichtheythinkwillbesthelpthemlaterfindajob.

“I'mgoingtostudySpanishincollege,whichIbelievewillopendoorstoahigh-paying

jobforme,”saidLiuChao,18,aSenior2studentatDalianNo20HighSchool.Hesaidfewof

hisclassmatesshowinterestinsubjectslikephilosophyandhistory,whichareseenas“l(fā)ess

promising”injobmarkets.

Thepopularityofliberalartssubjectsamongcollegestudentshasalsobeendecreasinginthe

UnitedStates.Americanscholars(學(xué)者)anduniversitiesareconcernedthatintheongoing

economiccrisis(經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī))liberalartssubjectswillbehithardest.Asmoneytightens(緊縮),

theyworrythatthehumanitiesmaybecome“agreatluxury(奢侈品)thatmanycannotafford”,

accordingtotheNewYorkTimes.

44.Whenyouconsiderwhattostudyincollege,whatdoesyouandyourparentsusuallythink

about?

A.whetheryouareinterestedinthesubject.

B.ifyoucanleadahappylife.

C.whatyoucanmakeoutofitaftergraduation.

D.Howmuchyoucanlearninthecollege.

45.Whydostudentsshowlittleinterestinthesubjects,likephilosophyorhistory?

A.Becausetheyarenotinterestedinthem.

B.Becausetheythinkthesesubjectsareuseless.

C.Becausetheyseethesesubjectsasless-promisinginjobmarket.

D.Becausetheylikethesciencesubjects.

46.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Humanitiesarebecominglessandlesspopularwiththestudents.

B.Studyingsciencesubjectsissuretofindawell-paidjob.

C.Thehumanitiesincollegeshouldbecancelled.

D.Thewriterthinksthosewhochoosetheliberalartseducationwillchoosetheirfavorite

subjects.

47.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”refertointhefirstparagraph?

A.thesubjectyoustudyincollegeB.scienceC.humanitiesD.liberalarts

D

AnAustraliancompany,SmartCarTechnologies,hasdevelopeda

systemthatletsdriversknowwhenthey?respeeding.Whenthe

technologybecomescommerciallyavailable,itcouldhelp

lead-footeddriversavoidticketsandalsosavelives.Thecompany

thatdevelopedtheproducthopestoconvinceAustraliangovernment

agenciestoputthetechnologyintouseintheirautomobilefleets.

Theproduct,calledSpeedAlert,linksreal-timelocationdataand

speedobtainedwiththehelpofGPStoadatabaseofpostedspeed

limitsstoredinadriver?sPDAorprogrammablemobilephone.The

setupoftheproductdoesnotneedtobehookeduptoacar?s

speedometer.Infact,itisentirelyportable.Itwillalsoworkwith

newerphonesandPDAsthathavebuilt-inGPSreceivers.Ifadriverexceedsthespeedlimit,the

speedisshownandanalertsounds.

MichaelPaine,anAustralianvehicledesignengineerandtrafficsafetyconsultant,washiredto

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analyzetheproduct.HetoldLiveSciencethathiscolleaguesintheroadsafetyfieldare“very

enthusiastic”aboutwhatthey?renowcalling“intelligentspeedalert.”O(jiān)therresearch,accordingto

Paine,showsthat40percentofalltrafficdeathsinvolvespeeding.Thereisalsoapotentially

controversialfutureuse:“Sincethesystemissoportable,itwouldbeeasytomakeita

requirementforteenagedriverstoalwaysuseaspeedalertdevicewhendriving,”P(pán)ainesaid.“The

systemevenhasthecapabilitytorecordspeedingviolations,soparentscanmonitortheirteenage

drivers.”

TheproductwillsoongoonsaleinSydney.

48.What?sthepurposeofthenewproduct?

A.Toinformusofthenewcarsystem.B.Tointroducesomeimprovementincars.

C.Tolimitcertaindriverstosafedriving.D.Topopularizethebuilt-incarsystem.

49.Thesecondparagraphmainlytalksabout.

A.theprojectofthebuilt-inproductB.whythesystembecomespopular

C.thefunctionsofGPSincarsD.howtheproductisprogrammed

50.WhichofthefollowingistrueofSpeedAlertaccordingtoMichaelPaine?

A.Mostofthetrafficdeathscanbeavoided.B.Speedingviolationscanbeeasilyfoundout.

C.Thesystemwillexcitesometeenagedrivers.D.Theproductwillnotbeavailableforadults.

51.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.SpeedAlertandItsFutureUse.

B.ProgressinCar-makingScience.

C.WarningforAdventurousDrivers.

D.NewIn-CarDeviceagainstSpeeding.

E

ThefinancialcrisisisremindingAmericansofalessontheyfirstlearnedinchildhood:Share

andsharealike.Theyaresharingorswappingtoolsandbooks,carsandhandbags,timeandtalent.

Thereneweddesiretoshareshowsupinavarietyofexamples:Acar-sharingservicehashad

a70percentmembershipincreasesincethecrisisoccurred.Somecompaniesencouragedhis

employeestotakevanpooling.Governmentsareputtingbikesonthestreetforpublicuse.

How-to-swapWebsitesareincreasingquickly.

TheeconomyreflectsthewayAmericanshavecutback,especiallyondailyitems:Department

storesalesdropped1.3percentinJune.Peoplearenotbuyingcars,andasaresult,autosales

dropped27.7percentlastmonth.Theyarenotpayingotherstodowhattheycandothemselves—

HomeDepotreportsincreasedattendanceatin-storedo-it-yourselfclinics.Andalthoughpaint

salesaredowningeneral,accordingtoSherwin-Williams,individualconsumersarestillbuying.

WhenTomBurdettneededtocutsometilesathishomeoutsideAnnapolis,herefusedtobuy

expensivetools.Soheaskedhisneighborsandfriendsforhelp.Sureenough,someonehadjust

whatheneeded.Andwhenthatfriendnee