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1、上海市教育考试院 保留版权保留版权英语 2011 春 第 1 页（共 13 页）II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: 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.Soon after dinner, Wayne drove off _ the direction of Paris. A. toB.
2、atC. forD. in 26.They produced two reports, _ of which contained any useful suggestions. A. eitherB. allC. noneD. neither 27.Some young people these days just _ go out of their homes to contact the real world. A. mustntB. wontC. mightntD. shouldnt 28.Youd be exposed to a lot _ pollution if you moved
3、 to a town with pure water and air. A. moreB. mostC. lessD. least 29.Im sure you will do better in the test because you _ so hard this year. A. studiedB. had studied C. will studyD. have been studying 30.The banker was found in a remote village after _ his office last Thursday. A. leave B. being lef
4、tC. leavingD. having been left 31.I have no idea _ the journalist could have got his information from. A. thatB. whyC. whyD. where 32.A lot of people often forget that oral exams _ to test our communicative ability. A. designB. are designed C. are designingD. are being designed 33.Viewers continue t
5、o watch TV _ they complain about the quality of the programming. A. even though B. as ifC. as long asD. unless 34.Mike found his missing car in the street outside his house, _ newly cleaned and polished. A. lookedB. to lookC. lookingD. to be looking 35.There are fewer teaching positions left in big
6、cities, _ at the same time there are shortages of teachers in small towns. A. orB. andC. soD. for 36._ in 1955, Disneyland in California in regarded by any as the original fun park. A. OpenedB. Having openedC. OpeningD. Being opened 37.Fayes fondest memory is of last year, _ the club gave a tea part
7、y for her birthday.上海市教育考试院 保留版权保留版权英语 2011 春 第 2 页（共 13 页）A. thatB. whichC. whereD. when 38.The result of the study indicated that it was the type of fat _ made the difference. A. thatB. whatC. whoD. as 39._ comes will be welcomed to the open-air concert. A. WhateverB. WhoeverC. No matter whatD. No
8、 matter who 40.Harrison Ford is thought to be one of the few movie stars _ as a carpenter before. A. to workB. to be working C. to have workedD. to have been workingSection BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is
9、one word more than you need.A. primarilyB. similarC. considerately D. connectionsE. instructed F. seriesG. personalH. servedI. definedJ. environmentIn a study of the university of Minnesota, twins (some raised together and others who had grown up apart) were tested for a wide range of personality tr
10、aits (特征). In terms of happiness 41 as the ability to enjoy lifetwins who are separated soon after birth were much less alike than twins raised together. But when it comes to unhappiness, the twins raised apartsome without contact for as long as 64 yearswere as 42 as those who had grown up together.
11、 Why is unhappiness less influenced by 43 ? When we are happy, we are more responsive to people and keep up 44 better than when we are feeling sad. This doesnt mean, however, that some people are born to be sad and thats that. Unhappiness may be related to genes, but this inherited trait can be infl
12、uenced by 45 choice. You can increase your happiness through your own actions. In a whole 46 of experiments by psychologists John Reich and Alex Zautra at Arizona State University, they asked students to select their favourite activities from a list of everyday pleasuresthings like going to a movie,
13、 talking with friends and playing cards. Then the researchers 47 some of the students in the experiment to increase the number of favourite activities the participated in for one month (the participants in the study 48 as controls (对照组) and did not vary their activity level). Result: Those who did m
14、ore of the things they enjoyed were happier than those who didnt. The conclusion, then, is that the pleasure we get from life is 49 ours to control.上海市教育考试院 保留版权保留版权英语 2011 春 第 3 页（共 13 页）III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or p
15、hrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. Is there a job for you after college? What does the world of work keep in store for you? That 50 in large measure on who you are. If youve enjoyed your studies in English and history, 50 , youll be glad to know that in a recent survey by Hobart and William Smith Colleges in New York State, a majority of CEOs said that the liberal arts (文科) are essential for 52 critical thinking and problem-solving skills. If you thought college w
