2017-2018学年上海交大附中高三（上）开学英语试卷
发布：2024/4/20 14:35:0
一、语法
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1．One day a two-year-old boy had been trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his grasp on the bottle and it fell，（1）
（spill） its contents all over the kitchen floor--a sea of milk!
Seeing at this，his mother instead of shouting at him or punishing him，said，"Robert，what a wonderful mess you have made!I have rarely seen such a huge pool of milk．Well，the damage（2）（do）．You know，Robert，（3）a mess like this is made，it has to be cleaned up and everything restored to its proper order．So，how would you like to do that？We（4）use a towel or a mop．Which do you prefer？"He chose the towel and together they cleaned up the spilt milk．
His mother then said，"Robert，what we had there was a（5）（fail） experiment in（6）to effectively carry a milk bottle with two tiny hands．Let's go out to the backyard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it（7）dropping it．"The little boy learned that if the bottle was grasped at the top near the lip with both hands，it could be carried without being dropped．
At that moment the little boy came to understand he didn't need to be afraid to（8）（make） mistakes．Instead，he learnt that mistakes were just opportunities for learning（9）new．
Today，the boy is an outstanding scientist（10）has made several important medical breakthroughs．组卷：2引用：1难度：0.6
二、选词
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When we think of green buildings，we tend to think of new ones-the kind of high-tech，solar-paneled masterpieces that make the covers of architecture magazines．But the US has more than 100 million existing homes，and it would be（1）A．expand B．exceptions C．historic D．incredibly E．powering F．protect
G．reduced H．replace I．sense J．varied K．enormouswasteful to tear them all down and（2）them with greener versions．A（n ）（3）amount of energy and resources went into the construction of those houses．And it would take an average of 65 years for the（4）carbon emissions from a new energy-efficient home to make up f or the resources lost by destroying an old one．So in the broadest（5），the greatest home is the one that has already been built．But at the same time，nearly half of US carbon emissions come from heating，cooling and（6）our homes，offices and other buildings．"You can't deal with climate change without dealing with existing building，"says Richard Moe，the president of the National Trust．
With some（7），the oldest homes tend to be the least energy-efficient．Houses built before1939 use about 50% more energy per square foot than those built after 2000，mainly due to the tiny cracks and gaps that（8）over time and let in more outside air．
Fortunately，there are a vast number of relatively simple changes that can green older homes，from（9）ones like Lincoln's Cottage to your own postwar home．And efficiency upgrades can save more than just the earth，they can help（10）property owners from rising power costs．组卷：4引用：1难度：0.3 -
3．
Ask most people how they define the American Dream and chances are they'll say，"Success．"The dream of individual opportunity has been home in America since Europeans discovered a"new world"in the Western Hemisphere．Early immigrants like Hector St．Jean de Crevecoeur praised highly the freedom and opportunity to be found in this new land．His glowing descriptions of a（1）A．industry B．modest C．strongly D．fueled E．idea
F．affected G．classless H．illustrations I．statussociety where anyone could attain success through honesty and hard work fired the imaginations of many European readers：in Letters from an American Farmer （1782）he wrote．"We are all excited at the spirit of an industry which is unfettered （无拘无束的） and unrestrained，because each person works for himself …We have no princes，for whom we labor，starve，and bleed：we are the most perfect society now existing in the world．"The promise of a land where"the rewards of a man's （2）follow with equal steps the progress of his labor"drew poor immigrants from Europe and（3）national expansion into the western territories．
Our national mythology is full of （4）of the American success story．There's Benjamin Franklin，the very model of the self-educated，self-made man，who rose from （5）origins to become a well-known scientist，philosopher，and statesman．In the nineteenth century，Horatio Alger，a writer of fiction for young boys，became American's best-selling author with rags-to-riches tales．The （6）of success haunts us：we spend million every year reading about the rich and famous，learning how to"make a fortune in real estate with no money down，"and"dressing for success．"The myth of success has even（7）our personal relationships：today it's as important to be"successful"in marriage or parenthoods as it is to come out on top in business．
But dreams easily turn into nightmares．Every American who hopes to"make it"also knows the fear of failure，because the myth of success implies comparison between the haves and the have-nots，the stars and the anonymous crowd．Under pressure of the myth，we become indulged in （8）symbols：we try to live in the"right"neighborhoods，wear the"right"clothes，eat the"right"foods．These symbols of distinction assure us and others that we believe （9）in the fundamental equality of all，yet strive as hard as we can to separate ourselves from our fellow citizens．组卷：2引用：1难度：0.9
三、完型
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4．Playing organized sports is such a common experience in the United States that many children and teenagers take them for granted．This is especially true（1）
children from families and communities that have the resources needed to organize and（2）sports programs and make sure that there is easy（3）to participation opportunities．Children in low-income families and poor communities are less likely to take organized youth sports for granted because they often（4）the resources needed to pay for participation（5），equipment，and transportation to practices and games as their communities do not have resources to build and（6）sports fields and facilities．
Organized youth sports first appeared during the early 20th century in the United States and other wealthy nations．They were originally developed（7）some educators and developmental experts（8）that the behavior and character of children were（9）influenced by their social surroundings and everyday experiences．This（10）many people to believe that if you could organize the experiences of children in（11）ways，you could influence the kinds of adults that those children would become．
This belief that the social（12）influenced a person's overall development was very（13）to people interested in progress and reform in the United States at the beginning of the 20th century．It caused them to think about（14）they might control the experiences of children to（15）responsible and productive adults．They believed strongly that democracy depended on responsibility and that a growing capitalist economy depended on the productivity of workers．（1） A．among B．within C．on D．towards （2） A．spread B．speed C．spin D．sponsor （3） A．access B．entrance C．chance D．route （4） A．shrink B．tighten C．limit D．lack （5） A．bill B．accounts C．fees D．fare （6） A．maintain B．contain C．sustain D．entertain （7） A．before B．while C．until D．when （8） A．realized B．recalled C．expected D．exhibited （9） A．specifically B．excessively C．strongly D．exactly （10） A．moved B．conducted C．put D．led （11） A．precise B．precious C．particular D．peculiar （12） A．engagement B．environment C．state D．status （13） A．encouraging B．disappointing C．upsetting D．surprising （14） A．what B．how C．whatever D．however （15） A．multiply B．manufacture C．produce D．provide 组卷：5引用：1难度：0.4
七、翻译
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13．尽管这项计划的初衷是为了提高人民的生活水平，但由于种种原因计划未能实施．（intend）
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八、写作：
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