2012年上外杯初赛试题.doc

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1、2012年“上外杯”上海市高三英语竞赛初赛试卷考生注意：一、本卷共13页，64小题，满分100分。答卷时间90分钟。二、本卷所有题目为选择题，请将所选答案用2B铅笔点涂在答题卡上。I.GrammarandVocabularyDirections:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.(1*20)1.There_______nocolorfulnightlifelikegoin

2、gtopubsorgoingtocinema,peoplelivinginthecountrysideusuallygotobedearly.A.isB.beC.tobeD.being2.____________,Iwouldhavechosennottotellhimonhisbirthdaythathehadfailedthefinalexam.A.WasIgivenanotherchanceB.GivenanotherchanceC.HadIgivenanotherchanceD.HadIbeengivenanotherchance3.Tofeedthe

3、planet’ssevenbillionpeople,farmerswillneedcropsthattheycangrowinsaltiersoilsandanatmosphere_______morecarbondioxideandozone.A.tobefilledwithB.fillingwithC.beingfilledwithD.filledwith4._____________________,alltheathletescompetingatthe2012LondonOlympicGames,weretreatedasheroeswhenthe

4、yreturnedtothecountry.A.WhateverbrilliantachievementtheymadeornotB.HoweverbrilliantachievementtheymadeornotC.HoweverbrillianttheymadeachievementornotD.Theymadewhateverbrilliantachievementornot5.Feministsociolinguists,overthecourseofthelastfewdecades,haveconductedstudies_____theybeli

5、evesupporttheconclusion_____womenareroutinelydiscriminatedagainstinEnglish-speakingsociety.A.what…whichB.what…thatC.which…whatD.that…that6.Humanbeingsgetgoosebumpsandchillswhenwearescaredforthesamereason______catsfluffupwhenthey’rethreatened.A.asB.thatC.whyD.like7.Theamountofdigital

6、dataavailabletous_______everyyear,buttheamountoftimeandenergywecandevotetounderstandingitremainsthesame.A.muchdoublesB.moredoublesC.morethandoublesD.moredoublesthan13-131.TheSumerians,anancientpeopleoftheMiddleEast,hadastory_______theinventionofwritingmorethan5,000yearsago.A.toexpla

7、inB.tohaveexplainedC.explainingD.explained2.Notonly______________,buttheyaffectoureverydaylanguage—therearealotof“cats”and“dogs”inEnglish,includingproverbs,sayings,idiomsandotherexpressions.A.domesticanimalsaremen’scompanionsB.men’scompanionsaredomesticanimalsC.aredomesticanimalsmen

8、’scompanionsD.men’s