上海交通大学20xx年冬令营英语试卷

PART I Vocabulary (20 %)

Directions: Choose the best answer from the four alternatives given to completeeach of the following sentences. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.

1. Our hopes＿＿＿＿ and fell in the same instant.

A) arose B) rose C) raised D) aroused

2. The fire was finally brought under control, but not＿＿＿＿extensive damage had been done.

A) before B) after C) since D) as

3. Extensive reporting on television has helped to ＿＿＿＿＿＿ interest in a wide variety of sports and activities.

A) assemble B) yield C) generate D) gather

4. Eating too much fat can ＿＿＿＿＿＿ heart disease and cause high blood pressure.

A) attribute to B) contribute to C) attend to D) devote to

5. According to the American federal government, residents of Hawaii have the longest life ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿: 77.2 years.

A) rank B) scale C) span D) scope

6. After several months' study, I was able to easily read Japanese novels in the ＿＿＿＿.

A) origin B) source C) reference D) original

7. He had a ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ escape from the gas explosion.

A) slim B) narrow C) thin D) small

8. There are usually at least two ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ of looking at every question.

A) means B) opinions C) directions D) ways

9. ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ I admit there are problems, I don't agree that they can not be solved.

A)As B) While C) For D) Despite

10. From her ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ answer I couldn't tell whether she was giving me a compliment or a veiled insult.

A) explicit B) notable C) intelligible D) ambiguous

11. It should be very cold for this time of year, and the high temperatures are ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

A) abnormal B) unique C) nasty D) scarce

12. He lost all of his money and now lives in ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ circumstances as a poor man.

A) opposing B) hateful C) adverse D) critical

13. When her sons walked into the room, they broke into tears,＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ with joy to see her again.

A) overwhelmed B) illustrated C) effected D) affected

14. While the legislation may ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ the way for future equality of coverage of physical and mental illnesses, the newly adopted legislation is confusing and inconsistent.

A) unfold B) pave C) construct D) build

15. A heroin user was ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ for life yesterday for the murder of the Irish

journalist Veronica Guerin.

A) accused B) jailed C) captured D) arrested

16. The little boy and the dog. ＿＿＿＿＿＿ each other as soon as they met.

A) took to B) took after C) took in D) took up

17. Lions don't harm domestic animals if wild ones are

A) adaptable B) available C) acceptable D) achievable

18. I didn't know what to do but then an idea suddenly ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ to me.

A) happened B) entered. C) occurred D) hit

19. Jack will ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ his nervousness once he's in front of the camera.

A) get away B) get off C) get through D) get over

20. Mothers tend to encourage personal safety and ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿, whereas fathers are more challenging when it comes to achievement, independence, and risk-taking.

A) superiority B) caution C) criterion D) fantasy PART Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (20 %)

Directions: Read the following passages carefully and do the multiple-choice questions. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.

Passage One

The decline in moral standards -- which has long concemed social analysts -- has at last captured the attention of average Americans. And Jean Bethke Elshtain, for one, is glad.

The fact that ordinary citizens are now starting to think seriously about the nation's moral climate, says this ethics professor at the University of Chicago, is reason to hope that new ideas will come forward to improve it.

But the challenge is not to be underestimated. Materialism and individualism in American society are the biggest obstacles. "The thought that 'I'm in it for me' has become deeply rooted in the national consciousness," Ms. Elshtain says.

Some of this can be attributed to the decay of traditional communities, in which neighbors looked out for one another, she says. With today's greater mobility and with so many couples working, those bonds have been weakened, replaced by a greater emphasis on self.

In a 1996 poll of Americans, loss of morality topped the list of the biggest problems facing the U.S. And Elshtain says the public is correct to sense that: Data show that Americans are struggling with problems unheard of in the 1950s, such as classroom violence and a high rate of births to unmarried mothers.

The desire for a higher moral standard is not a lament (挽歌) for some nonexistent "golden age," Elshtain says, nor is it a wishful longing for a time that denied opportunities to women and minorities. Most people, in fact, favor a decrease in prejudice.

Moral decline will not be reversed until people find ways to counter the materialism in society, she says. "Slowly, you recognize that the things that matter are those that can't be bought.

21. Professor Elshtain is pleased to see that Americans

A) have adapted to a new set of moral standards

B) are longing for the return of the good old days

C) have realized the importance of material things

D) are awakening to the lowering of their moral standards

22. The moral decline of American society is caused mainly by.

A) its growing wealth

B) the self-centeredness of individuals

C) underestimating the impact of social changes

D) the prejudice against women and minorities

23. Which of the following characterizes the traditional communities

A) Great mobility, B) Emphasis on individual effort.

C) Concern for one's neighbors. D) Ever-weakening social bonds.

24. In the 1950s, classroom violence.

A) was something unheard of B) attracted a lot of public attention

C) was by no means a rare occurrence D) began to appear in analysts' data

25. According to Elshtain, the current moral decline may be reversed

A) if people can return to the "golden age"

B) when women and men enjoy equal rights

C) when people rid themselves of prejudice

D) if less emphasis is laid on material things

Passage Two

The U.S. military has blocked public access to nearly all its web sites after its servers were attacked by a new computer virus.

Late last week, the U.S. Space Command, which provides security for military computers, instructed all military organizations to block public access after a number of sites had contracted the virus, called the "Code Red" bug, according to an official.

The virus is known as a "denial of service" bug, because it replicates (自我复制) itself by reading the data files on a network server and sending copies to other servers -- thereby multiplying and sometimes crashing a system -- and denying access to legitimate (合法的) users of the site.

"The Code Red worm did in fact show up in some DoD (Department of Defense) web sites and we're working to contain that," Command spokesman Army Maj. Barry Venable said. "Ways we're going about that include blocking public access to the Web sites, because that's the way this worm works, to prevent it from using our networks to propagate (繁殖) itself."

The virus exploits a security flaw in certain Microsoft network servers. The flaw was announced last month when a patch was released to fix it.

"To protect our DoD web sites from being compromised, DoD organizations have been told to review the status of the Internet information servers.., to make sure that all the patches that were previously installed had been installed," says Venable. Only a handful of the major Defense Department sites, with the suffix ".mil," appear currently accessible to the public, including the central public affairs site DefenseLink and the military services' main homepages. Public access is blocked to information connected to those sites, and others such as the National Missile Defense site and the U.S. Air Force's European site. Registered Department of Defense

personnel continue to have access to the sites, Venable said.

26. Which of the following can be the best title for this passage

A) The Code Red Worm. B) DoD Blocks Public Web Site Access.

C) DoD Was Attacked. D) Protect DoD Web Sites Against Virus.

27. The word "contracted"(Line 3, Para.2) most probably means

A) made less or smaller B) caught a disease

C) made a legal agreement D) formally agreed to marry somebody

28. Which of the following statement is NOT true about the Code Red worm

A) It can multiply in large numbers.

B) It may make a computer system stop working.

C) It's included in a patch released by Microsoft.

D) It may destroy the connection between legitimate users and the sites.

29. Public access is blocked to most DoD Web sites so that

A) the Code Red worm can't use the web site to replicates itself and send copies.

B) DoD organizations can have necessary patches installed to protect their sites.

C) the defense secrets can be prevented from being revealed.

D) the mistake in certain Microsoft network servers can be corrected.

30. Which of the following is NOT a measure taken by DoD to fight against the Code Red worm

A) Blocking public access.

B) Shutting down e-mail.

C) Reviewing the status of the Internet information servers.

D) Having necessary patches installed.

PART Ⅲ Writing (60 %)

1. Directions: Write an enquiry letter to the undergraduate admission office of SJTU, based on the information given below. Write your letter on the ANSWER SHEET (20%)

假设你是王大伟，向上海交通大学招生办公室写一封信，询问有关20xx年上海交通大学本科生招生情况。(注意书信的格式)

2. Directions: Write a composition entitled "Honesty Is the Best Policy"; based onthe picture given in your answer sheet. Your composition should be no less than 350words in length. (40%)

总体特点：题型多变， 作文大餐，大学四六级考试特点明显

上海交大的自主招生英语试题内容更加丰富，题型更加多变。最初的题型包括听力理解(短对话、短文和做笔记填空)、阅读理解、语法与词汇、翻译和作文。而目前，语法、听力和翻译部分取消了，加大了对阅读和词汇的考察，增加了完形填空。其最显著的特点是两篇作文，一小一大，往往占一半分数。

词汇题较复旦的考题稍简单些，偏词较少。阅读题两篇，难度适中，有些生词有注释。一篇15个选项的完形填空，比阅读理解稍难。

写作是交大自主招生英语考题最重要的部分，不仅分值高，而且字数要求也高。小作文是应用文，一般是书信或便条。大作文一般是议论文，对某种社会现象做出评论，试卷给出提纲，字数不少于250。这里的难点是，应用文要记清楚格式，大作文要在有限的时间内写出够字数的文章。中学生写的作文基本上都在100词左右，要写250词，考生必须好好构思一下，想想怎样才能写长。

写作必须注意内容和语言两个方面。首先文章要切题，表达思想清楚，文字通顺，连贯性好。其次，要基本上没有语言错误。考生拿到作文题后先要仔细审题，把握好文章的重点和方向，并注重连词、句子副词及句首短语的使用以使文章切题并连贯。更重要的还是避免语言错误，尤其是严重错误。比较常见的语言错误包括：词性错误、拼写错误、选词错误、搭配错误、语法错误等。

选词错误与词汇的文体差异、内涵意义等有关。比如，house和residence都有“住处”的意思，但后者是拉丁词，是较为正式的用词。如我们说I have bought a house，一般不用residence。

搭配错误主要有三种，一是动词、名词和形容词后的介词搭配不当，如reason for，由于汉语是“?的原因”，中国学生很可能会用of。二是同一个汉语意思，但英文用不同的词，比如“原材料”(raw material)，“原油”(crude oil)，“原版”(original version)。第三种是学生不会某种表达而直接进行翻译，如把“方便面”说成convenient noodle。因此，在平时学习过程中要注重这方面知识的积累，学习地道的表达，在使用英语时拿不准不要使用，尽量用别的表达代替。

语法错误多见于时态、一致、复数后缀的缺失，句子没有谓语或一个简单句有多个谓语，尤其在there be句型中，如There are two reasons cause this problem。其他的语法错误还有比较级、定语从句等。

最后，作为友情提示，由于四六级考委会设在上海交大，其自主招生的英语试题多少会带有四六级的影子，考前可以做一些四六级的题目热身。