上海市重点高中自招考试学员水平测试卷（英语）Part1 Grammar1. He had hoped to go to the U.S. by plane, but last week he came to China for __________ visit in _____________European ship.A. the…/B. a…aC. /…aD. a…an2. There are two ways to operate the machines, but ____________ is easy to learn.A. allB. bothC. eitherD. neither3. Other students didn’t pass the exam ______________ Bob.A. besideB. besidesC. exceptD. except for4. There’s only ____________time left. Let’s hurry.A. littleB. a littleC. fewD. a few5. There is no more money with him, which makes ___________ for him to travel to many places.A. it impossibleB. him possibleC. it unableD. him stop6. ---Is Jane twenty?---Not yet. She will turn _________next month.A. twentiesB. twentiethC. twentyD. the twentieth7. The school is nothing like ______________ I thought.A. whatB. thatC. whichD. as8. We were driving along _____________a speed of about 25 mph in the snow.A. atB. onC. forD. in9. Help yourselves to the fish. It tastes _______________.A. wonderfulB. wonderfullyC. wellD. pleasantly10. __________ carefully before you buy a new house.A. ThinkingB. To thinkC. ThinksD. Think11. The street won’t grow ____________ until midnight.A. quietB. silentlyC. silenceD. quietly12. The two boys __________ us with the luggage yesterday.A. helpB. do helpC. helpedD. did helped13. ___________ we have today!A. What a lovely weatherB. How lovely weatherC. What lovely weatherD. How a lovely weather14. The pair of trousers ____________ too short. Will you show me _______________.A. are…another pairB. is…another pairC. are…othersD.is…others15. In Shanghai, the first ____________ of a school year usually begins in September.A. exampleB. ruleC. termD. team16. ---I forgot to bring my notebook.---____________. You can borrow some paper from me.A. Help yourselfB. I’m sorryC. No problemD. So careless17. He works in ___________ university and is considered as _______________ honest man.A. an…aB. a…anC. a…aD. an…an18. Though small, the grapes sell____________, because they taste ______________.A. well…niceB. good…willC. nicely…wellD. nice…good19. Tom thought __________ necessary to buy the English-Chinese dictionary.A. thatB. whatC. thisD.it20. The Teachers’ Day falls ___________ a Thursday this year.A. offB. inC. onD. to21. The student ____________ the teacher’s instructions when they operat ed computer.A. has followedB. does followedC. did followD. were followed22. I’ll do everything ____________ you.A. I can helpB. I can to helpC. what I can to helpD. that I can help23. Changing your names means changing who you are, so I would never change my name __________ I got married.A. althoughB. sinceC. even ifD. until24. I can hardly imagine Kate _____________ so difficult a job in three days.A. to finishB. finishingC. to have finishedD. has finished25. Though he had often made his little sister__________, today he was made _________by his little sister.A. cry…to cryB. crying…cryingC. cry…cryD. to cry…cry26. If Jack doesn’t __________ doing that work, no one can force him to except his father.A. wantB. hopeC. feel likeD. except27. The rise of the cost of living _________ the inflation directly.A. connect withB. is connected withC. is connected byD. is related to28. Studying shouldn’t _____________all of a child’s spare time.A. take upB. includeC. involveD. contain29. Jones decided to discontinue with her career and to give full-time attention to ________ her baby.A. bring upB. raisingC. feedD. growing up30. Michelangelo had to lie on his back, __________, he became so used to looking upward that when he received a letter during that period, he had to __________ it over his head to read it.A. in addition…takeB. as a result…holdC. however…bringD. therefore…carry31. He _____________ my suggestion to have the room decorated in a European style.A. turned downB. turned backC. turned toD. turned over32. ---Would you like some more rice?---_____________.A. I’d likeB. I’d like toC. Yes, pleaseD. Sorry, but I’m full33. ---Time to get up. Don’t you hear the alarm o’clock is ____________?---Yeah, yeah. I’m dressing myself.A. going offB. going onC. going outD. going upPart 2 Words and phrases1. You should pay attention to the way _____ you stand and sit.A. ofB. thatC. whichD. how2. Lack of eye contact can _____ nervousness.A. signalB. markC. sighD. design3. Miss Yang is _____ a good shop assistant because she greets every customer cheerfully.A. looked uponB. regardedC. viewedD. considered4. Skimming is an important way of understanding a text faster and more _____.A. efficientlyB. effectivelyC. sufficientlyD. conveniently5. He did not look happy because people always _____ Debbie to him.A. favoredB. preferredC. appreciatedD. enjoyed6. A girl entered and sat down opposite him _____ hesitation.A. withB. inC. beyondD. without7. The general _____ his soldiers and then started his speech.A. glared atB. gazedC. glanced atD. looked8. Stop _____. It is not that bad.A. signingB. singingC. sighingD. sighted9. Mr Smith is a senior _____ works for someone else.A. whichB. whoC. whereD. what10. All our company’s employees _____ a two-day holiday every year.A. enjoyB. likeC. fondD. appreciate11. He asked for my assistance in _____ the plan.A. carrying outB. taking outC. setting outD. putting out12. Ms Li _____ that Jane was a very active girl in class.A. remarkedB. askedC. wantedD. wished13. _____ me to buy Grandpa a newspaper on our way home.A. LetB. HaveC. RemindD. Make14. Listening to music will help you _____ the boredom of waiting for the bus.A. relieveB. declineC. refuseD. resist15. The government _____ financial assistance to small companies.A. suppliesB. providesC. offersD. furnishes16. He whistled cheerfully on his way home _____ he had passed the examination.A. whileB. asC. thoughD. whereas17. _____ Tom seems to enjoy his job very much, he is looking for something better. Which one of the following is WRONG?A. AlthoughB. WhereasC. WhileD. Despite18. All the electronic products in the shop are _____ for three years.A. guardedB. guaranteedC. ensuredD. assured19. You look nice in green. It seems that green _____ you very much.A. matchesB. fitsC. suitsD. goes20. They have found a(n) _____ treatment for lung cancer.A. efficientB. effectiveC. sufficientD. essentialPart 3 Fill in the blanks with the given word in its proper form.1. It’s ______ that careless driving can lead to accident. (avoid)2. ______ is more than speaking and listening ( communicate )3. Without ______, she went to Simon and gave him a big smile. ( hesitate )4. Mr Young came over at once and remarked, ‘You made a good ______ on her.’(impress )5. Thank you to get myself a ______ of that tomorrow is her birthday. ( remind)6. My mother reminded me not to eat ______ food while travelling. (health)7. We should remind the passengers that smoking is not ______ during flight. ( allow)8. Eye contact is sometimes the key to ______. (communicate )9. In ______ cultures, it is necessary to keep eye contact when you are speaking with someone.(west)10. For instance, an Asian might close his eyes in ______ or look down while listening to a speaker.(concentrate )Part 4 ReadingReading A:Millions of men and women go shopping on Black Friday in the USA and other western countries.Supermarkets give discounts of up to 70%.It is a big shopping day in the USA and it went into Britain five years ago.On that day,police go to the supermarkets and thousands of shoppers are there.The police are worried that the supermarkets are too crowded.With the help of the police,shoppers can get in and out of the supermarkets safely.Shoppers in the UK are happy on Black Friday__________the clerks in the supermarkets are not.Because they are very tired on that day.On the US celebration of Thanksgiving,people spend with their family.Many big stores aren’t open on that day.There are over 60 letters on the website .All of them show that they want Black Friday to change.They think family is more important than profits.A “Boycott Black Thursday”Facebook page has 114000likes.1.What’s B lack Friday according to the passage?___________________________________________________2.What does people usually do on Thanksgiving Day?___________________________________________________3.在文中_________填上适当的词，使句意完整_____________________________________________________4.请从文中找出第二段划线单词them指代的内容____________________________________________________5.将文中划线部分句子译为汉语_____________________________________________________Reading BLast Friday,Scott Kelly looked back on the planet Earth and said, “See you next year!”The NASA astronaut was headed to the International Station(ISS).where he plans to spend 342 days.twice as long as any American has ever spent in space at one time.While Scott is floating in space,scientists back on Earth will be studying Scott’s identical twin brother,retired astronaut Mark Kelly.The Kelly brothers have the same genes.NASA researchers want to see how their two bodies compare after living in such different environments.Floating weightless in space for a long period of time is hard on astronauts’ bodies.Long missions can cause their muscles and bones to weaken.They may also suffer vision problems and get sick more easil y while in space.Scientists will monitor the Kelly brother’s health,sleep patterns,and physical fitness so they can learn more about these issues.As identical twins,any changes scientists see in Scott but not in Mark are likely caused by Scott’s being i n space.Te information NASA collects could be helpful for more than just futurespace travel.It could also aid people right here on Earth.Scientists may learn new methods to help patients recover from long periods of bed rest.The studied could also provide new ways to monitor people who are unable to fight infections.Scott Kelly has already made several trips to the ISS,which orbits 250 miles above Earth.But in the past,he has spent only a few months there at a time.Luckily,he won’t be alone during hhis current long-term mission.He will spend the year with Russian cosmonaut MilhailKornienko.Other ISS crew members will also visit the station for shorter periods of time.Scott Kelly says that although he’s worried about missing his family during his yea r away from Earth,he’s excited to be back aboard the ISS. “It is a lot of fun,”he says.1.The underlined word “identical”in the passage probably means “_______”A.DifferentB.The sameC.Very closeD.Correct2.Scientists study Mark’s health in order to_______A.help Scott stay longer in spaceB.Test whether Mark can be an astronaut or notC.See how his brother in space is different from himD.Know what will happen to his brother Scott3.The writer implies that________A.Mark will miss his brother in spaceB.Scott will become stronger in spaceC.Mark will have a bed rest for a long timeD.Scott’s eyes may be hurt easily in space4.Paragraph 4 mainly tells us_______A.why it will be helpful to study the twinsB.What the future apace travel will be likeC.How to help patients to get healthy easilyD.Why some people are unable to fight infections5.If the mission is a success,who will hold the record for the longest single stay for a US astronaut?A.MarkB.MikhailC.Kelly’s ISS crew membersD.ScottReading C:A dad has found a terrifying way to relax during his holidays-by leaving his family at home for storm chasing trips across America.Engineer Matthew Higgins,28,has cheated death several times while pursuing tornadoes across the wind-swept Midwest.His dangerous hobby has cost him 10000 and means wife Tania,37,is left at home in Berkshire to look after their 20-month-old daughter.Matthew has recorded his holidays with hundreds of surprising photographs of the storms in action.He said, “I don’t like worrying my family,and I ha ve gotten dirty looks from locals who have lost their homes and think storm chasers are not sensitive.But I love the noise you get when you are standing in sight of a tornado.I appreciate it’s not everyone’s idea of fun and most of my family and friends th ink it’s mad but I love watching the full force of Mother Nature.”“It’s the best show on earth.When people find out what I do for fun they usually think I am mad.But when they see the photographs i have taken,they all say it’s amazing and they want to try it!”One tour in Nebraska,the group were watching YouTube videos in the car before noticing a tornado was forming right in front of them.He added, “We were caught completely off guard but thankfully no one was hurt and we were perfectly positioned to watch it develop from start to finish.”But Matthew’s most dangerous trip was to Oklahoma in May 2013.The two and a half mile-wide tornado swept through Oklahoma City and the surrounding suburbs for forty-five minutes. Matthew said, “It was terrifying.Thousand s were left without homes and twenty-four people were killed,including three storm chasers.I realized then that there was a whole other side to chasing that I hadn’t really expected.We were staying in a hotel with a lot of people who had lost their homes a nd it was humbling to talk to them about how the storm had affected their lives.”1.How did Matthew like to spend his holiday?A.To follow some most dangerous stormsB.To play on the beach all by himselfC.To stay at home to look after his daughterD.To visit the Midwest states with his wife.2.While on holidays,Matthew will_______A.get frightened by the force of natureB.Take a lot of pictures of tornadosC.Find it fun to have dirty looksD.Become sur prised at the moving storms3.The underlined sentence may mean__________A.we were always careful of the tornadosB.We kept watching over the tornadosC.We didn’t prepare for the danger at allD.We were paying attention to our videos4.What did the tornado in 2013teach MatthewA.You never know when a tornado happensB.America is hit by tornados all yearC.He was one of the bravest storm chasersD.It is sometimes dangerous to chase storm5.What might be the most suitable title for the passage?A.A man chasing tornadosB.A terrible to rnado in the USC.A really dangerous hobbyD.A season of tornadosReading D :Natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions, fires, f______1______ and avalanches happen every year, somewhere in the world. But there is another, and perhaps even more dangerous—tsunami, which we do not hear about very often. A tsunami is a huge wave that can c_____2____ terrible damage and destruction.Tsunami is a Japanese word that means “ harbor wave”. But why do tsunamis happen? Tsunamis are usually caused by earthquakes at the b_______3____ of the sea. At first, the wave in the sea is quite small, but it moves very quickly. When the wave gets c_____4______ to the coast,the ocean floor makes it grow enormously. By the time it reaches the coast it has become huge. Some tsunamis can be 30 meters high.These giant waves can hit Japan, Indonesia, Central America and South America. In 1960, there was a big tsunami in the Pacific Ocean. Tsunamis do not happen very often, but Hawaii now has a “ tsunami-watch” station that watches for the next one to come. The station was opened to warn people and give them time to protect themselves a________5____ the killer waves.On December 26th, 2004, there was an earthquake at the bottom of the Indian Ocean that measured 8.5 on the Richter Scale. The earthquake started a giant wave that hit the coast of Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, India, Bangladesh and Burma. The wave travelled at a_____6_____ 800 kilometers per hour over the 4500 kilometer-wide Indian Ocean. It hit the east coast of Africa seven hours after the earthquake. Over 300000 people were killed, whole towns were destroyed, and thousands of people lost their homes. Other countries o_______7_____ $7 billion to help. It was the world’s biggest earthquake for forty years. There was no warning station in the Indian Ocean.。