复旦附中自主招生英文试题

1、2012上海复旦附中自主招生英语试题 (1摘要:上海复旦附中自主招生英语试题31.They are fed up _the old routine.A. with B. of C. at D. on32.He is such a(n _teacher that has devoted all his and energy to his students.A. conscientious B. conscious C. academic D. scientific33.We are looking for someone with a real sense of_ to the job.A. c

2、ommittee B. commitment C. community D. commission 34.Since you are_ to the seafood, youd better avoid eating it.A. sensible B. sentimental C. sensitive D. sensory 35.During the celebration, fireworks have been_ at the bay.A. set out B. set about C. set36.There are fewer working hours in the executiv

3、e jobs, _the job stress is comparatively higher.A. that B. where C. which D. what37.They declared the war, for they believed that country had_ the weapons of mass destruction.A. liberated B. countered C. approved D. proliferated 38.The journalist reported the_ of children labors who had worked many

4、days on end. A. expansion B. expedition C. exploitation D. explorationtime analyzing it. Now a pioneering band of researchers has finally bagged the elusive quarry orScale and the seven-point Delighted-terrible Scale (On a scale of one to seven, how do you feel about your life?,social psychologists

5、have plumbed the heart of happiness. And their answer toHappiness, that is, what makes. you feel happy, which is why psyc1hologists often call itsubjective well -being. But from studies of various age and population groups in the Unitedsuccess, youth, good looks or any of those 45 assets. The clear

6、winner is relationship, close ones, followed by happy marriage. Supportive, intimate connections with other people seem important. Using simple survey questions, psychologist David Myers found that the happy people are those in unhappy marriages. Happiest are those who married 48 their best friend.

7、39. A. to spend B. spending C. has spent D. have spent40.Alike B. alike C. as D. for instance41.A.psychology B. mystery C. solution D. trick42.A.results in B. leans against C. depends on D. arrives at43.A.realistic B. idealistic C. objective D. individualistic44.A.endlessly B. contradictorily C. har

8、moniously D. consistantly45.Aenviable B. reliable C. inevitable D. endurable46.A.vastly B. tremendously C. swiftly D. basically47.A.most B. best C. least D. worst48.A.to B. with C. for D. off上海复旦附中自主招生英语试题 (2摘要:上海复旦附中自主招生英语试题Sarah Alexander celebrated the start of her last year at Wells College the

9、way many other seniors before her have. She ran across the picturesque to the shores of Cayuga Lake, where she jumped into the water.So did many of her fellow seniors. But dozens of students decided to stay away, especially the relatively few newly arrived male students.Wells College, which since 18

10、68 had educated only women, began accepting men this year in hopes of bolstering its dwindling enrollment. For many students and alumnae, it was a crushing decision. After the college announced last October that it would go coeducational, about half of the students protested and two filed a lawsuit,

11、 which they later dropped.The students 33 men and 383 women campus late month Both sexes are now trying to naviga te new social landscape. Mr. Phillips saidYou cant do guy stuff. Every time you want to sit and watch sports or a game, it turns into a movie. The women were some what nasty. I could see

12、 the dirty looks in their eyes, he said.But I was not going to let that stop me from coming.Wells was a place where women did not have to fuss over their appearance or fight to be taken seriously by their professors. They could enjoy the camaraderie of their campus sisters and their playful traditio

13、ns. Besides jumping into the lake, the women dance around the maypole each May and kiss the feet of the statue of Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom, before exams. Ms. Alexander said,People told us we wouldnt notice a difference, but from the moment men arrived on campus not could notice a differe

14、nce. Waking up early to put on makeup, and thats odd, she said.Henry Wells, a founder of Wells Fargo and a friend of Cornells benefactor, Ezra Cornell established this college, when women were not considered capable of higher learning. Give her the opportunity, he wrote.Henry Wells, a founder of Wel

15、ls Fargo and a friend of Cornells benefactor, Ezra Cornell established this college, when were not considered capable of higher learning. Give her the opportunity, he wrote.The great-great-great-great granddaughter of Henry Wells, Stephanie Redmond, 18,of Washington State, said that earlier this yea

16、r a Wells student had tracked her down and asked her to support the protest. But Ms. Redmond said the move the move to admit men had encouraged her to enroll at Wells this year as a freshman. She plans on a career in engineering, a male-dominated field, and said attending an all-womens college might

17、 have put her at a disadvantage.49.The primary reason for the Wells College to accept men is that .A. its enrollment rate is declineB. the campus is lack of vigor and vitalityC. it will face the destiny of being closed downD. all-womens college might put a woman at a disadvantage50.A typical behavio

18、r for seniors to do that .A. they jog along the picturesque campusB. they switch sports programs to a movieC. they celebrate their year by jumping into a lakeD. they swim in Cayuga Lake accompanied by friends51.The change after turning into a coed college is that .A. dirty looks in womens eyes have

19、disappearedB. women get up early to make upC. Women are waking up early to studyD. women dance with men around the maypole52.The attitude of the author is that .A. she hares a tradition of all-women schoolsB. she calls on women in support the protestC. she dislikes the change and hopes to file a law

20、suitD. she objectively describes the new and uneasy coeducation53.Which of the following statements is Not true?A. The enrollment of male students caused controversy,B. The grandchildren of the college founder benefited most.C. The current president of the college was also its graduate.D. The founde

21、r hoped to give women opportunities of higher education.But what is teacher quality? How can one measure it reliably?An analysis is issued a sample of data a Texas school district. Experts argue convincingly that teacher effectiveness should be measured by students gains on standardized tests: Mr. S

22、mith is presumably a better teacher than Ms. Brown if his students consistently improve their test scores more than hers do.Though this approach is appealing, there are tricky issues. For example, what if Ms. Brown teaches in a school where students score so high there is little room for improvement

23、?The authors try to correct for this problem, as well as other sorts of measurement issues, to generate a measurement of teacher effectiveness. The paper is primarily concerned with how this measure is related to other observable teacher characteristics.The first finding is that is a large variation

24、 in teacher effectiveness: some teachers consistently have a larger impact on their students achievement than others.Second, easily observable characteristics like having a masters degree or a passing score on the teacher certification exam are not correlated with teacher effectiveness.Then what doe

25、s matter? The most important single influence is experience: first-year teachers are much less effective than others. The second year is significantly better, and by the fourth year, most teachers hit their stride.It is not entirely clear whether this experience effect is learning by doing (the more

26、 you teach, the more effective you become or survival of the fittest (those who are not good at teaching tend to drop out early.From my reading of the paper, both effects appear important and there is no simple answer. The data do suggest, however, that teacher effectiveness is pretty clear by the e

27、nd of the second year, so the information to make an informed decision is available at that time.The authors also investigate the contentious issue of racial matching of students and teachers. Here they find strong evidence that minority teachers tend to be more effective with minority students. Aga

28、in, it is unclear whether this is because of a role model effect (students respond better of their own race or an empathy effect (teachers empathize better with students of their own race or something else entirely.The authors also look at teacher mobility. There is some evidence that teachers who quit teaching or switch schools tend to be below average in effectiveness. This is consistent with the survival-of-the-fittest model.54.The schoolmaster could decide wisely whether to further employ the teacher by the end of the. A. the first year B. the second yearC.