上海市2012届高三2月七校联合调研考试卷(英语)

上海市2012届高三2月七校联合调研考试卷(英语)

上海市2012届高三七校联合调研考试（英语） 2012.2

命题学校：建平中学

参加学校：复兴中学、建平中学、南洋模范、向明中学、延安中学、上师大附中

满分150分 考试时间120分钟

第I卷

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

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.

25. When you infer, you go ______ the surface details to see other meanings that the details suggest or imply, but do not state.

A. with B. for C. beyond D. between

26. Every year, the United States exports “cultural products” to the rest of the world whereas ______ only imports similar products from other countries equal to about one percent of the amount exported.

A. they B. it C. one D. that

27. John as well as the other staff members who ______ working with this world-famous company ______ to attend its 100th anniversary.

A. is… is B. is… are C. are… is D. are… are

28. I believe only those who have passed the written exam will be interviewed, ______?

A. don’t I B. haven’t they C. will they D. won’t they

29. Anyone whose performance is best received by the public ______ be granted an opportunity to show their talents at Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

A. need B. shall C. may D. could

30. If you travel to another country, on business or vacation, it is helpful to learn some of the country’s customs ______ you don’t offend the local people.

上海市2012届高三2月七校联合调研考试卷(英语)

A. in that B. so that C. on condition that D. except that

31. ______ several times, the gift was finally accepted by my Chinese host family.

A. Turning down B. To turn down D. To have been turned down C. Having been turned down

32. Generally, only companies with stable growth of sales and solid stock prices over the past five years ______ on the list of the Best Big Companies by Forbes.

A. will remain B. have remained C. had remained D. remained

33. A shopper rarely speaks to a shop assistant except ______ for help or information, but this is not the case in some countries.

A. to ask B. asking C. asked D. ask

34. As is known to all, the first bridge ______ across the Huangpu River, the Songpu Bridge, needs repairing.

A. to build B. to be built C. having been built D. built

35. Besides industrial sites, groundwater pollution is also caused by modern farming methods, ______ require the use of large amounts of chemicals in the fields.

A. as B. what C. that D. which

36. He who hasn’t gone through ups and downs in life doesn’t realize ______ life really means to him.

A. how B. why C. which D. what

37. I envy Mary for her dress bought last weekend; I would like to have paid ______ for it.

A. as twice much B. much as twice C. twice as much D. as much twice

38. ______ in the library regulations that any book borrowed should be returned by due time, or the borrower will be fined.

A. What is required C. What requires B. It is required D. It requires

39. ______ did people in Europe begin to know about chocolate, when Christopher Columbus

上海市2012届高三2月七校联合调研考试卷(英语)

returned from the first European explorations in the New World.

A. Not until after 1492 C. Until after 1492 B. It was not until after 1492 D. It was until after 1492

40. ______ for the boy to talk with his mouth full!

Section B

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.

A recent study shows that more years of school could help students get higher scores on intelligence tests. That was the finding of a study of teenage males in Norway. Now, other research shows that ___41___ activity may help students do better in their classes.

The research comes as educators in some countries are reducing time for activities like physical education. They are using the time ___42___ for academic subjects like math and reading.

Researchers at VU University Medical Centre in Amsterdam reviewed the results of fourteen studies, which included more than fifty-five thousand children, aged six to eighteen.

Researcher Amika Singh says the studies showed a link between physical activity and scores on subjects such as math, English and reading. “Based on the results of our study we can conclude that being physically active is ___43___ for academic performance.”

Ms. Singh offers some possible explanations. “There are, first, physiological explanations, like more blood ___44___, and so more oxygen to the brain. Being physically active means there are more hormones produced like endorphins. And endorphins make your stress level lower and your mood improved, which means you also perform better.”

Also, students ___45___ in organized sports learn rules and how to follow them. This could A. What bad manners they are C. What bad manners it is B. How bad manners they are D. How bad manners it is

上海市2012届高三2月七校联合调研考试卷(英语)

improve their classroom behaviour and help them keep their mind on their work.

The study leaves some questions ___46___, however. Ms. Singh says it is not possible to say whether the amounts or kind of activity ___47___ the level of academic improvement. This is because of differences among the studies.

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