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1、-_2014年“上外杯”上海市高三英语竞赛复赛试卷册一、 文学文化常识1. The “No” campaign won the _ referendum on 19 September 2014 to keep the territory within the United Kingdom.A. EnglishB. WelshC. ScottishD. Irish2. The _ were the first known inhabitants of Britain.A. IberiansB. Beaker FolkC. CeltsD. Romans3. In the United State
2、s, the judicial is headed by _.A. CongressB. the Supreme CourtC. the Secretary GeneralD. the President4. _ is Americas most important food crop.A. CornB. WheatC. RiceD. Barley5. _ is considered Americas unique contribution to the world.A. Country musicB. Western musicC. Rock and RollD. Jazz6. In 178
3、8 Australia was settled by the British as a colony founded _.A. to receive convicts from BritainB. to expand Britains imperial powerC. to supply Britain with wool and foodD. to receive free settlers7. The origins of most Canadians are British and _.A. GermanB. DutchC. FrenchD. Spanish8. The capital
4、city of Northern Ireland is _.A. WellingtonB. CardiffC. DublinD. Belfast 9. Which of the following is NOT the work by Charles Dickens?A. Tom JonesB. Oliver TwistC. Hard TimesD. A Tale of Two Cities10. Virginia Wolf was famous for _.A. The Waste LandB. To the LighthouseC. Waiting for GodotD. Brave Ne
5、w World11. Emily Dickinsons poetic idiom is noted for the following EXCEPT _.A. directnessB. obscureC. brevityD. plainest words12. Robert Burns was a(n) _.A. novelistB. poetC. playwrightD. essayist13. Robinson Crusoe is set in the _ century.A. 15thB. 16thC. 17thD. 18th 14. The trumpet of a prophecy
6、“O wind / If winter comes, can spring be far behind?” is from _.A. Byrons “The Isles of Greece”B. Frosts “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”C. Keats “Ode to a Nightingale”D. Shellys “Ode to the West Wind”15. Bacons _ is the first example of that genre in English literature, which has been recogni
7、zed as an important landmark in the development of English Prose.A. EssaysB. VolponeC. The New AtlantisD. The Adventures of Learning二、完型填空Passage AAt the beginning of this century, medical scientists made an interesting discovery: we are built not just of flesh and blood but also of time. They were
8、_(1) to show that we all have “a body clock” inside us, which controls the _ (2) and fall of our body energies, _ (3) us different from one day one to the next. The _ (4) of “a body clock” should not be too _ (5) since the lives of most living things are controlled by the 24 hour night-and-day cycle
9、. We feel _ (6) and fall asleep at night and become _ (7) and energetic during the day. If the 24 hour-cycle is _ (8), most people experience unpleasant feelings. For example, people who are not used to working at night can find that _ (9) of sleep causes them to _ (10) badly at work. _ (11) the dai
10、ly cycle of sleeping and _ (12), we also have other cycles which last longer than one day. Most of us would _ (13) that we feel good on some days and not so good on _ (14); sometimes our ideas seem to flow and at other times, they _ (15) do not exist.1Aanxious Bable Ccareful Dproud 2Amovement Bsuppl
11、y Cuse Drise 3Ashowing Btreating Cmaking Dchanging 4Ainvention Bopinion Cstory Didea 5Adifficult Bexciting Csurprising Dinteresting 6Adull Btired Cdreamy Dpeaceful 7Aregular Bexcited Clively Dclear 8Adisturbed Bshortened Creset Dtroubled9Amiss Bnone Clack Dneed 10Aperform Bshow Cmanage Dcontrol 11AW
12、ith BAs well as CExcept DRather than 12Aworking Bmoving Cliving Dwaking 13Aagree Bbelieve Crealize Dallow 14Aother Bthe other Call other Dothers 15Ajust Bonly Cstill D. yetPassage TwoLast November, Nick heard a disorder at a party. A group of people had _ (16) outside, pointing at something floating
13、 in the Bay. As he ran to _ (17), he soon saw what was wrong: Two kids in a boat were caught in the _ (18) and being pulled out to sea. Tim and Jack had climbed into a boat anchored nearby and had rowed out to _ (19) a football. Reaching beyond the calm waters, the _ (20) fitted to the boat caught the wind and pulled it into open water. They tried to row back. But they were no _ (21) for the wind and turned around in circles. Nick dashed to the farthest of land. The boat was already just a _ (22) on the sea. He knew that the _ (23) boat would soon be overtaken by the huge waves, and t
