2012上海外国语大学英语综合试题(大部分).doc

上海外国语大学2012英语综合试题 2012上外英语综合题型概要： 15分单项选择，全是同义词辨析。15分完型填空，30个空15分改错，就一题40分阅读理解，7大题，长度，难度，选项数递增（4个到7个不等），题型是典型的GRE、GMAT类型(有一篇是罗素的我为何而活。。。所以我这篇根本没看文章直接快刀把几个题目刷掉了，有一篇讲陨石的，则很让人崩溃）??25分小作文，三句格言，任选一写篇250的记叙文（自己亲身经历）??大作文：外星人来地球啦，你是为人类骄傲还是羞愧呢？ AUGUMENTIVE，最少400字 单项选择题15题15分 完型（30题，一个半分）原文如下： Seventy years ago, a film featuring a talking mouse appeared in the United States. The character was only a pencil drawing, but it began a fantasy that America and much of the wider world have yet to grow tired of. Predicting the future is always risky. But its probably safe to say that at least a few historians will one day speak of the 20th century as Americas “ Disney era ” . Today, its certainly difficult to think of any other single thing that represents modern America as powerfully as the company that created Mickey Mouse. Globally, brands like Coca-Cola and McDonalds may be more widely-known, but neither encapsulates 20th-century America in quite the same way as Disney. The reasons for Disneys success are varied and numerous, but ultimately the credit belongs to one person — the man who created the cartoon and built the company from nothing, Walt Disney. Ironically, he could not draw particularly well. But he was a genius in plenty of other respects. In business, his greatest skills were his insight and his management ability. After setting himself up in Hollywood, he single-handedly pioneered the concepts of branding and merchandising — something his company still does brilliantly today. But what really distinguished Disney was his ability to identify with his audiences. Disney always made sure his films championed the “ little guy ” , and made him feel proud to be American. This he achieved by creating characters that reflected the hopes and fears of ordinary people. Some celebrated American achievements — Disneys very first cartoon Plane Crazy, featuring a silent Mickey Mouse, was inspired by Charles Lindberghs flight across the Atlantic. Others, like the