上海名校高中自主招生英语模拟试题03 -版上海名校高中自主招生英语黄金宝典

一、语法

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. –Wow! You’ve got so many clothes.

--But _____ of them are in fashion now.

A. all  B. both C. neither D. none

2. It ______ have been Tom that parked the car here, as he is the only one with a car.

A. may B. can C. must D. should

3. —Tom, you look very excited today.

—Yes. I ________ the warm sunlight and delicious food in Hainan at this time tomorrow.

A. will enjoy    B. will be enjoying     C. am enjoying      D. have enjoyed

4. Sally’s never seen a play in the Shanghai Grand Theatre, ______?

A. hasn’t she B. has she C. isn’t she D. is she

5. Through this activity, many students now understand what great difficulty their parents have had ________ them up.

A. raise B. raising C. raised D. to raise

6. Mary went to the box office at lunch time, but all the tickets ______ out.

A. would sell B. had sold C. have sold D. was selling

7. Their use was limited by laws, the first of ________ dates back to the fourteenth century.

A. where B. which C. that D. when

8. They painted their faces white, imitating their masters and ________them.

A. taking part in B. making fun of

C. having an effect on D. giving their lives to

9. As a new online language, emojis have been helping people express their views in a more________way.

A. vivid B. obvious C. curious D. shallow

10. The Great Wall is _______ tourist attraction that millions of people pour in every year.

A. so a well-known B. a so well-known C. such well-known a D. such a well-known

11. A small plane crashed into a hillside five miles east of the city, _____ all four people on board.

A. killed B. killing C. kills D. to kill

12. You can’t borrow books from the school library _______ you get your student card.

A. before B. if C. while  D. as

13. With the government’s aid, those ______ by the earthquake have moved to the new settlements.

A. affect B. affecting C. affected D. were affected

14. Mozart’s birthplace and the house ______ he composed “The Magic Flute” are both museums now.

A. where B. when C. there D. which

15. Bill suggested ______ a meeting on what to do for the Shanghai Expo during the vacation.

A. having held B. to hold C. holding D. hold

二、 词汇填空

Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

Jenny Carter an NHS coordinator is an “extreme night owl,” one of an estimated 8.2% of the population whose natural inclination(倾向)is to fall asleep well after midnight. Left to her own devices, she’d prefer to go to bed around 3 a.m. and wake up about noon. Why do night owls exist? There is no single ___1___ accepted theory, but evolutionary biologists think that communities with more variation in chronotypes(睡眠类型)may have been more likely to survive.

Another theory is that variation is ___2___ how genetics works. Right from birth, our personal biological clocks are already ___3___. Genetics establishes a person’s chronotype. Colin Espie, professor of sleep medicine at the University of Oxford, says this ___4___ differences in hair eye and skin color or height.

Natural night owls are ___5___ different from insomniacs or people who stay up until the early hours because of family or work circumstances. Being a night owl isn’t a problem.

But this isn’t always well understood. Jessica Batchelor is a medical writer who feels most productive at 11 p.m. “I can’t tell anyone when I went to sleep, woke up, showered or ate a meal without being ___6___,” she says “I struggle with feelings of guilt and shame.”

This mentality is rooted in our agrarian(耕地的)past when farm work had to begin at dawn.

Our culture mistakenly associates sleeping little and rising early with ___7___. It is often extolled(颂扬)as a habit of successful people: for instance in the ___8___ with Margaret Thatcher’s four-hour rest, or articles about “sleepless-elite” CEOs who start their days with a 4 a.m. jog.

Actually, there is nothing wrong with staying up late as long as you’re getting a good amount of sleep every night; ___9___, early risers have no special biological advantage. What research has not disproved, however, is that morning people tend to get more done.

The productivity expert Laura Vanderkam ____10____ that people should consider switching their schedule not because it’s necessarily better but because it’s practical.

Waking up earlier to work out, make headway on a creative project or enjoy a stress-free cup of coffee can help make it easier to accomplish more without sacrificing time for yourself.

三、完形填空

Researchers continue to show the power behind our sense of smell. Recent studies have found, among other things, that the smell of foods like pizza can cause uncontrollable anger in ____1____ on roads.

The review explains that smell is unique in its effect on the ____2____ . According to Conrad King, the researcher who carried out the review, “more than any other senses, the sense of smell goes through the logical part of the brain and acts on the systems concerned with ____3____ . This is why the smell of baking bread can ____4____ the best intentions of one going on a diet.”

Smell, which reveals the unbelievable ____5____ of food tastes, has always been the least understood of our senses. Our noses are able to detect up to 10,000 ____6____ smells. Our ability to smell and taste this extremely large range of smells is controlled by something like 1, 000 genes, which make up an amazing 3% of the human genome (基因组). Researchers Richard Axel and Linda Buck were together awarded a Nobel Prize in 2004 for their ground-breaking research on the ____7____ of this extraordinary sense. These two scientists were the first to describe the family of 1,000 olfactory (嗅觉的) genes and to explain how our olfactory system works.

According to one study in the research review, smelling fresh pizza or even the packaging of fast foods can be enough to make drivers feel ____8____ with other road users. They are then more likely to speed and experience uncontrollable anger on roads. The most reasonable explanation is that these can all make drivers feel hungry, and therefore ____9____ to satisfy their appetites.

____10____ , the smells of peppermint and cinnamon were shown to improve concentration levels as well as reduce drivers’ impatience.  ____11____ , the smells of lemon and coffee appeared to promote clear thinking and mental focus.

However, the way that genes ____12____ smell differs from person to person. A study by researchers in Israel has identified at least 50 olfactory genes which are ____13____ in some people and not in others. They believe this may  ____14____ why some of us love some smells and tastes while others hate them. The Israel researchers say their study shows that nearly every human being shows a ____15____ pattern of active and inactive smell-detecting receptors.

1. A．pedestrians  B．policemen C．cyclists D．drivers
2. A．emotion B．behavior C．brain D．body
3. A．intelligence B．ability C thinking D．feelings
4. A．destroy B．decrease C．reveal D．satisfy
5. A．task B．complexity C．influence D．creation
6. A．strange B．peculiar C．distinct D．extinct
7. A．intention B．nature C．creation D．development
8. A．impatient B．amazed C．dissatisfied D．disappointed
9. A．willing B．determined C．desperate D．likely
10. A．In addition B．Without doubt C．To be honest D．In contrast
11. A．Gradually B．Similarly C．Relatively D．Generally
12. A．regulate B．improve C．create D．change
13. A．turned down B．switched on C．approved of D．backed up
14. A．warn B．conceal C．inform D．explain
15. A．different B．clear C．normal D．regular

四、阅读理解

                                  A

When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who possess wings of their own and who will fly with me. I seek minds whose qualities illuminate(照亮) me and train me up for love. It is for these people that I reserve the glowing hours, too good not to share.

When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. We were shy and “too serious” about our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors. We said little at school, but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say: “Let’s start with a train whistle today.” We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle. Then we would read them aloud. At the end of that school year, we, too, were changed into social creatures and the stories and poems stopped.

When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend.He was in despair(失望) and 1 was in despair. But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not explore this great city because we had felt bad at the time. We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things. We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted. We gave London to each other.

For almost four years I have had a remarkable friend whose imagination illuminates mine. We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves. Each of us appears, sometimes in a funny way, in the other’s dreams. She and I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind.In my most interesting moments, I often think: “Yes, I must tell…’’We have never met.

It is such comforting companions I wish to keep. One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist, who will only fill up the healing(愈合的) silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be my own best friend.

1．In Paragraph 3, “We gave London to each other” probably means _________.

A．our exploration of London was a memorable gift to both of us

B．we were unwilling to tear ourselves away from London

C．our unpleasant feeling about London disappeared

D．we parted with each other in London

2．In the darkest moments, the author would prefer to _________.

A．seek professional help

B．be left alone

C．stay with her best friend

D．break the silence

3．What is the best title for the passage?

A．Unforgettable Experiences

B．Remarkable Imagination

C．Lifelong Friendship

D．Noble Companions

                               B

I have dreamt of taking a trip to Hawaii since I graduated but the best thing always needs waiting. I took a trip with my friends to Haleakala National Park which lies in Hawaii.

When we arrived at Haleakala National Park, we were suggested to watch the early morning sunrise. I was lost in the sightseeing that afternoon so I could hardly wait to meet the sunrise. In the next morning we all jumped out of the bed very early at 3 o’clock and walked to the rocks by the seaside. In the first half an hour we imagined.

how wonderful it would be when the first light came out through the thick clouds and how soft it would be when the light touched our skin so we waited and waited. However, another half an hour later I gradually lost my patience since there was nothing but the chilly darkness and I felt that I was frozen to death. But my friends were still extremely cheerful.

Nearly another one hour later, “Amazing!” a word burst out from Judy and we all shouted to welcome the light orange greatness which is really unbelievable. Until today I dare say that it is the most impressive(印象深刻的)sunrise in my life. However, waiting in the morning darkness is also the one I cannot wipe out forever.

Waiting sometimes is really a hard thing for most of us as it needs patience and strong-willed determination but what about the result after that? It might turn out to be pleasingly unbelievable and satisfied. So, it is really worthwhile to wait for the best.

4．When did they see the first light of the sunrise?

A．About 3 o’clock.

B．About 4 o’clock.

C．Nearly 5 o’clock.

D．Nearly 6 o’clock.

5．What’s the meaning of the underlined word “chilly” in paragraph three?

A．Cold. B．Interesting.

C．Warm. D．Terrible.

6．What’s the author’s attitude towards waiting for the sunrise?

A．Excited all the time.

B．Firstly excited then impatient.

C．Afraid all the time.

D．Firstly excited then afraid.

7．What does the author want to tell us by this passage?

A．My friends and I took a trip to Hawaii.

B．I enjoyed the most flaming sunrise in my life.

C．Hawaii is a good place to enjoy the sunrise.

D．Sometimes it is worthwhile to wait for the best.

五、阅读表达

阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

When my friends went to college in great delight, I restarted my senior high school life. My spirit sank. Surrounded by strange classmates, I felt like I was in a maze and was sorry about myself. There were some complex feelings in my minds. I was frightened, nervous and lonely.

To make matters worse, I recalled my failure again and again, which put more pressure on me than I could bear. As a result, I was always feeling down during class time.

My teacher found me spiritless. One day he asked me to come to his office and told me about his attitude towards life: we might suffer from mistakes, but it’s important to learn lessons from them. All the pains and the embarrassing things we experience are part of the process. So keep up your spirit! At last, he added, “If you are optimistic, things you want may happen to you!”

Warmth rushed through my soul. I suddenly found the sun shining again when I stepped out of his office.

With the teacher’s help, I eventually got over my depression. From then on, I no longer bowed my head and began smiling to my classmates. I would put up my hand confidently in class and play with my new friends in my spare time. Meanwhile, I was gradually embraced by my classmates.

Now faced with fierce competition, we all study hard because we know that every second counts. Moreover, there is an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect between us. I love my class; I love my classmates!

To be frank, I still have a thirst for my dream university, but I’m not afraid of failure because I can profit by it. With parents and teachers’ encouragement, I’m quite certain of my success and I’m sure I can fly high.

1．Why was the writer in low spirits at the beginning? (No more than 10 words)

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2．What did the teacher expect the writer to do? (No more than 10 words)

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3．What is the main idea of Paragraph 5? (No more than 15 words)

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4．What does the underlined word “embraced” in paragraph 5 mean? (No more than 1 words)

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5．What do you think of failure? Please explain (No more than 25 words)

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