2016年上海中考自主招生：复旦附中自招考试真题(英语)

2016年上海中考自主招生：复旦附中自招考试真题（英语）31.Theyarefedup_______theoldroutine.A.withB.ofC.atD.on32.Heissucha(n)_______teacherthathasdevotedallhisandenergytohisstudents.A.conscientiousB.consciousC.academicD.scientific33.Wearelookingforsomeonewitharealsenseof_______tothejob.A.committeeB.commitmentC.communityD.commission34.Therearefewerworkinghoursintheexecutivejobs,_______thejobstressiscomparativelyhigher.A.thatB.whereC.whichD.what35.Sinceyouare_______totheseafood,you’dbetteravoideatingit.A.sensibleB.sentimentalC.sensitiveD.sensory36.Duringthecelebration,fireworkshavebeen_______atthebay.A.setoutB.setaboutC.setupD.setoff37.Theydeclaredthewar,fortheybelievedthatcountryhad_______theweaponsofmassdestruction.A.liberatedB.counteredC.approvedD.proliferated38.Thejournalistreportedthe_______ofchildrenlaborswhohadworkedmanydaysonend.A.expansionB.expeditionC.exploitationD.explorationWhatisthethingcalledhappiness?Forcenturies,peopleweretoobusypursuingit39muchtimeanalyzingit.Nowapioneeringbandofresearchershasfinallybaggedtheelusivequarryoratleasttakenitsmeasure.Usingsuchsophisticatednewtools40thefive-itemLifeSatisfactionScaleandtheseven-pointDelighted-terribleScale(Onascaleofonetoseven,howdoyoufeelaboutyourlife?),socialpsychologistshaveplumbedtheheartofhappiness.Andtheiranswertotheage-old41isthatitalldepends.Happiness,thatis,42whatmakes.youfeelhappy,whichiswhypsyc1hologistsoftencallit“subjectivewell-being.”ButfromstudiesofvariousageandpopulationgroupsintheUnitedStatesandabroad,theyhavereachedsome44atthetopofthechartsisnot,asmanymightexpect,success,youth,goodlooksoranyofthose45assets.Theclearwinnerisrelationship,closeones,followedbyhappymarriage.Supportive,intimateconnectionswithotherpeopleseem46important.Usingsimplesurveyquestions,psychologistDavidMyersfoundthatthe47happypeoplearethoseinunhappymarriages.Happiestarethosewhomarried48their“bestfriend.”39.A.tospendB.spendingC.hasspentD.havespent40.AlikeB.alikeC.asD.forinstance41.A.psychologyB.mysteryC.solutionD.trick42.A.resultsinB.leansagainstC.dependesonD.arrivesat43.A.realisticB.idealisticC.objectiveD.individualistic44.A.endlesslyB.contradictorilyC.harmoniouslyD.consistrntly45.AenviableB.reliabeleC.inevitableD.endurable46.A.vastlyB.tremendouslyC.swiftlyD.basically47.A.mostB.bestC.leastD.worst48.A.toB.withC.forD.offSarahAlexandercelebratedthestartofherlastyearatWellsCollegethewaymanyotherseniorsbeforeherhave.SheranacrossthepicturesquetotheshoresofCayugaLake,whereshejumpedintothewater.Sodidmanyofherfellowseniors.Butdozensofstudentsdecidedtostayaway,especiallytherelativelyfewnewlyarrivedmalestudents.WellsCollege,whichsince1868hadeducatedonlywomen,beganacceptingmenthisyearinhopesofbolsteringitsdwindlingenrollment.Formanystudentsandalumnae,itwasacrushingdecision.AfterthecollegeannouncedlastOctoberthatitwouldgocoeducational,abouthalfofthestudentsprotestedandtwofiledalawsuit,whichtheylaterdropped.Thestudents—33menand383women–campuslatemonthBothsexesarenowtryingtonavigatenewsociallandscape.Mr.Phillipssaid“Youcan’tdoguystuff.Everytimeyouwanttositandwatchsportsoragame,itturnsintoamovie.”Thewomenwere“somewhatnasty.”Icouldseethedirtylooksintheireyes,”hesaid.“ButIwasnotgoingtoletthatstopmefromcoming.”Wellswasaplacewherewomendidnothavetofussovertheirappearanceorfighttobetakenseriouslybytheirprofessors.Theycouldenjoythecamaraderieoftheircampussistersandtheirplayfultraditions.Besidesjumpingintothelake,thewomendancearoundthemaypoleeachMayandkissthefeetofthestatueofMinerva,theRomangoddessofwisdom,beforeexams.Ms.Alexandersaid,“Peopletolduswewouldn’tnoticeadifference,butfromthemomentmenarrivedoncampusnotcouldnoticeadifference.Wakingupearlytoputonmakeup,andthat’sodd,”shesaid.HenryWells,afounderofWellsFargoandafriendofCornell’sbenefactor,EzraCornellestablishedthiscollege,whenwomenwerenotconsideredcapableofhigherlearning.“Givehertheopportunity,”hewrote.HenryWells,afounderofWellsFargoandafriendofCornell’sbenefactor,EzraCornellestablishedthiscollege,whenwerenotconsideredcapableofhigherlearning.“Givehertheopportunity,”hewrote.Thegreat-great-great-greatgranddaughterofHenryWells,StephanieRedmond,18,ofWashingtonState,saidthatearlierthisyearaWellsstudenthadtrackedherdownandaskedhertosupporttheprotest.ButMs.RedmondsaidthemovethemovetoadmitmenhadencouragedhertoenrollatWellsthisyearasafreshman.Sheplansonacareerinengineering,amale-dominatedfield,andsaidattendinganall-women’scollegemighthaveputheratadisadvantage.49.TheprimaryreasonfortheWellsCollegetoacceptmenisthat.A.itsenrollmentrateisdeclineB.thecampusislackofvigorandvitalityC.itwillfacethedestinyofbeingcloseddownD.all-women’scollegemightputawomanatadisadvantage50.Atypicalbehaviorforseniorstodothat.A.theyjogalongthepicturesquecampusB.theyswitchsportsprogramstoamovieC.theycelebratetheiryearbyjumpingintoalakeD.theyswiminCayugaLakeaccompaniedbyfriends51.Thechangeafterturningintoacoedcollegeisthat.A.dirtylooksinwomen’seyeshavedisappearedB.womengetupearlytomakeupC.womenarewakingupearlytostudyD.womendancewithmenaroundthemaypole52.Theattitudeoftheauthoristhat.A.sheharesatrad