深圳市外国语直升考.doc

11-12年福田区深圳外国语9年级直升考（第二次英语模拟考试）I. Listening test (20%)I.) Listen and choose the best response to the sentences you hear. Each sentence will be read ONCE. (5%) 1. A. Why not? B. Thank you all the same. C. Thank you. 2. A. Of course not. B. Sure. C. You can try it on. 3. A. What time was it? B. What a pity! C. Congratulations. 4. A. You may help me. B. You can help me with it. C. No, thanks. 5. A. Yes, its really beautiful. B. Its too big. C. Sorry, its a zoo. 6. A. Ok, Id like it. B. Id love to have a try. C. Yes, very much. 7. A. Bad luck! B. Dont do it again. C. How are you feeling now? 8. A. Ill help myself to it. B. Thank you very much. C. I have known that. 9. A. Really? B. Doesnt it? C. I cant believe you. 10. A. What a pity! B. Thats all right, C. Thats kind of you.II.) Listen to the following dialogues and choose the best answer. Each dialogue will be read ONCE. (5%)11. What are the womans leaving gate number and the flight number? A. 35: CZ 346. B. 35; CZ364 C. 25; CZ 43612. What does the woman really want? A. Some books. B. Something to eat. C. A hairbrush.13. When can the headmaster see the man? A, At 9:30. B. At 11:45. C. At 12:4014. How much is a pound of tomatoes now? A. One hundred and ten cents. B. Thirty cents. C. Eighty cents.15. What contributes to the womans high score? A. Much reading. B. Never missing a lecture. C. Much review.16. Whats the weather like? A. Its raining, B. Its cloudy. C. Its sunny.17. Who will go to China next month? A. Lucy. B. Alice. C. Richard.18. What are the speakers talking about? A. The mans sister. B. A film. C. An actor.19. Where will the speakers meet? A. In Room 340. B. in Room 314. C. In Room 223.20. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. In a restaurant. B. In an office. C. At home.III.) Listen to the following passage and choose the best answer. The passage will be read TWICE. (5%)21. What did people come here to do? A. Drink tea. B. Stay long. C. Do something.22. Whats the probable relationship between the young man and the young woman? A. Husband and wife. B. Lovers. C. Strangers.23. How many empty seats left when they came in? A. Only one. B. Only two. C. Three.24. Why did Mr. Johns change places with the young man? A. Because he didnt like the young woman. B. Because he wanted them to sit together. C. Because he wanted to make friends with the young man.25. What do we learn from the passage? A. The young woman was beautiful. B.T/he young man was humorous. C. Mr. Johns made a wrong judgment.IV.) Listen to the following monologue and fill in the blanks with the information you hear. The monologue will be read TWICE. (5%)PercentWhom to turn toReason61Friends or _1_Better _2_22Teachers and parentsRich in life andeducational _3_27Dont _4_None of others _5_II. Multiple choice. (20%)26. -Come on! I know you have _ gift for music. -Sorry. But Im in .bad mood now. A./;a B. the;/ C. a; a D. the; a27. -What about the people in the floods area? -It is reported that the floods have left about _ people homeless. A. two thousand. B. two-thousand C. two thousands D. two thousands of28. -Which of the two computer games did you prefer? -Actually I didnt like _. A. both of them B. either of them C. any of them D. neither of them29 After the long journey, the three of them went back home, A. hungry and tiredly B. hungry and tired Co hungrily and tiredly D. hungrily and tired30. -I think he is taking an active part in social work. -I agree with you _. A. in the way B. on the way C. by the way D. in a way31. China has special football schools _ children acquire ball skills _ a formal education. A. where; except for B. which; except for C. where; as well as D. which; instead of32. The water _ cool when I jumped into the pool for morning exercise. A. was felt B. is felt C. felt D. feels33. -I will come to attend your lecture at 11:00 tomorrow. -Im sorry, by then my lecture _ and I _ my guests in my office. A. will have ended; will be meeting B. will have ended; will meet C. will end; will meet D. will end; will be meeting34. The time he has devoted in the past few years _ the disabled is now considered _ of great value. A. to help; being B. to help; to be C. to helping; to be D. to helping; being35. -Where is my dictionary? I remember I put it here yesterday. -You _ it in the wrong place. A. must put B. should have put C. might put D. might have put36. -We didnt find Mr. Smith _ the party. Where did he go? -Nobody had told him about _ a party the following day. A. to attend; there be B. attending; there was C. to attend; there to be D. attending; there being37. -How was your exam? - Not so good. I _ much better but I misread the directions for Part II. A. could do B. could have done C.should do D. must have done38. -Its twenty years since we last met. -But I still remember the story, believe it or not, _ we got lost _ a rainy night. A. that; on B. which; on C. that; at D. which; in39. Look out! Dont get too close to the house _ roof is under repair. A. which B. whose C. of which D. that40. The teacher gave us such a difficult maths problem _ no one could work out. A. which B. what C. that D. as41. -Have you got any idea for the winter vacation? -I dont mind where we go _ theres sun, sea and beach. A. as if B. as long as C. now that D. in order that42. _, the professor began the lecture. A. Seen that we had taken our seats B. Having taken our seats C. When we took our seats D. If we took our seats43. -Have you been wasting time on computer games again? -_. Ive been studying a lot and I need a break. A. No way. B. Not really C. I dont agree. D. I couldnt agree more.44. Which of the following is correct? A. I wonder if he comes here. If he will come, please let me know. B. It is the farm that Jack spent his childhood there. C. The ladder needs repairing, but you dont need to repair it yourself. D. The teacher with ten students have been told to attend a meeting at 3 oclock.45. Which of the following is wrong? A. Emily has two sisters, they are both in college. B. By the time he was fourteen, he had, passed TOFEL test. C. The doctor suggested Jack should stay in bed for several days. D. Is this the book you bought yesterday?III. Cloze(1O%) James sat outside the office waiting for the interview. He felt so _46_ that hedidnt know what to do with the situation. The person who had gone in before himhad been in there for nearly an hour. And she looked so confident when she went in,_47_ James. He felt _48_ that she had already got the job. The problem was that hewanted this job so much. It meant _49_ to him. He had dreamed of it such alot before the day of the interview. He had imagined himself _50_ brilliantly at theinterview and _51_ the job immediately. But now here he was feeling _52_He couldnt remember all those things he had planned to say. At that moment, healmost decided to get up and leave. But no -he had to do this. He had spent so muchtime considering it that he couldnt give up like that. At last the door of the officeopened. The woman who had gone in an hour earlier came out looking very_53_ with herself. She smiled sympathetically at James. At the moment, Jameshated her. The managing director then appeared at the office door. Would you like tocome in now, Mr. Davis? Im sorry to have kept you waiting. James suddenly_54_ that he had gone home after all. He got up, legs _55_ and foreheadsweating and wondered whether he looked as terrified as he felt.46. A. healthy B. nervous C. careless D. confident47. A. not like B. so did C. do as D. do like48. A. doubtful B. sure C. angry D. astonished49. A. nothing B. happiness C. difficulty D. everything50. A. to performing B. performing C. to perform D. perform51. A. offered B. asked for C. being offered D. being asked for52. A. crazy B. excited C. relaxed D. terrible53. A. ugly B. pleased C. sad D. pretty54. A. thought B. hoped C. wished D. regretted55. A. shaking B. bending C. walking D. stoppingIV. Reading comprehension (20%)A Here is a mark table about the students English competition. Find some usefulinformation to the following questions. ItemsGroup 1Group 2Group 3Group 4 1Answer correctly67717678 2Answer quickly76817962 3Answer humorously69688177 4Speak freely81838485 5Speak clearly88868386 6Speak loudly90939191 7have good manners79747579 8Co-operate well82638884 Average7977828056. _ is the most humorous of all the four groups. A. Group 1 B. Group 2 C. Group 3 D. Group 457. Group 2 is thought to have spoken as _ as Group 4. A. clearly B. quickly C. freely D. loudly58. According to the table, which of the following is NOT true? A. Group 3 is the winner of the competition. B. Group 1 did as well as Group 4 in Answer quickly. C. All groups did very well in Speak loudly of all the items. D. The average of Group 2 is 5 marks less than that of Group 3.BHappy birthday A concert will be given to celebrate The China National Opera(CNO)s birthday. Different generations of CNO vocalists, like Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei,will present the concert which will feature both songs from famous Chinese operaslike The White-haired Girl, and The Hundredth Bride, as well as, arias of suchWestern opera classics as Madam Butterfly, La Traviata and Rigoletto Time / date: 7:30 pm, September 7, 8 Location: Tianqiao Theatre Tel: 6551-4787, 8315-6170 Tickets: 60-500 yuan (US $7.2-60.2)Folk music A concert will be held to feature some recently composed traditional Chinesemusic works. The cgneert, given by the Folk Orchestra of the China Opera and Ballet Theatre,will include such pieces as Memory of Childhood, Memorial Ceremony for Godand Wine Song. Time / date: 7:30 pm, September 13 Location: Concert Hall at the National Library of China Tel: 6848-5462, 6841-9220 Tickets: 30-200 yuan (US $3.6-24.1 )Moon music A concert of traditional Chinese music will be given on the eve of the MoonFestival which falls on September 21st this year. The concert will feature a number of famous pieces centered on the theme of themoon, such as Moonlight, Spring Night on a Moonlit River and Lofty Mountainand Flowing River. A number of established traditional Chinese music performers, like Zhou Yaokunand Fan Weiqing, will play solos, as well as collaborate with the folk music orchestra. Time / date: 7:30 p.m., September 21st Location: Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities Tel: 6606-8888, 6606-999959. If you want to buy tickets for listening to the music Memory of Childhood, you will dial _. A. 6551-4787 B. 6848-5462 C. 8315-6170 D. 6606-999960. Which statement is true according to the passage? A. Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei stand for the same generation of CNO vocalists. B. Rigoletto is a famous piece on the theme of the moon. C. Lofty Mountain and Flowing River is a traditional Chinese music. D. Zhou Yaokun will play solos and Fan Weiqing will collaborate with the folk music orchestra.61. Madam Butterfly is _. A. a Chinese opera B. a Western opera C. a piece of music D. a song62. In which column of a newspaper will the article be published? A. Entertainment B. People C. Culture D. SportsC The two towns, Belton and Canfield, are not far apart. They are located by theseashore. There are many hotels in the two towns, and in summer the hotels are full oftourists. Last August there was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel in Belton. The next day thisnews appeared on the page of the towns newspaper, the Belton Post. FIRE AT SEABREEZE Late last night firemen hurried to the Seabreeze Hotel and quickly put out a smallfire in a bedroom. The hotel manager said that a cigarette started the fire. We sayagain to all our visitors, Please dont smoke cigarettes in bed. This was Beltons firsthotel fire for five years!The Canfield Times gave the news in these words on page one:ANOTHER BELDON HOTEL CATCHES FIRE. Last night Belton firemen arrived just too late to save clothing, bedclothes andsome furniture at the Seabreeze Hotel. An angry holiday-maker said, An electriclamp probably started the fire. The bedroom lamps are very old at some of thesehotels. When I turned the bedside light on, I heard a funny noise from the lamp. Weare glad to tell our readers that this sort of adventure does not happen in Canfield. What are the facts then? It is never easy to find out the exact truth about an accident.There was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel last August, which is one fact. Do we knowanything else? Yes, we know that firemen went to the hotel.63. The Canfield Times used the headline like this in order to make its readers think _. A. hotels in Belton often catch fire B. hotels in Belton dont often catch fire C. this was the second fire in the Seabreeze Hotel D. Belton was a good place except that hotels there are not quite safe64. The Canfield newspaper gave a report just opposite to The Belton Post by saying that _. A. the firemen failed to save clothing, bedroom clothes and other things B. the bedroom lamps were very old at some of the Seabreezes hotels C. the bedroom lights made funny noise when the fire took place D. such accidents never happened in Canfield for the past five years65. The angry holiday-maker _. A. caused the fire when he turned on a lamp B. didnt seem to be really angry C. was talking about the lamps in Seabreeze Hotel D. lived in the room which had caught fire66. Which of the following are probably facts? a. The fire broke out in a bedroom at the hotel. b. A cigarette started the fire. c. An old lamp started the fire. d. The fire broke out at night. A、 b and c B、 a and d C、 c and e D、 a and c67. Which of the following best gives the main idea of this article? A. Belton and Canfield are both good places for tourists in summer. B. A fire broke out one night in Seabreeze Hotel last summer. C. It was not easy to find out exact truth from newspapers. D. Two newspapers gave reports on the same matter.D On the morning of Thanksgiving, I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgivingturkey in the crowded kitchen of my small home when the doorbell rang. I opened thefront door and saw two small children in rags shaking inside the storm door on the topstep. Any old papers, lady? asked one of them. I was busy. I wanted to say no until I looked down at their feet. They werewearing thin-little sandals, wet with heavy snow. Come in and Ill make you a cup of hot cocoa. They walked over and sat down at the table. Their wet sandals left marks upon thefloor. I served them cocoa and bread with jam to fight against the cold outside. Then Iwent back to the kitchen and started again on my household budget. The silence in the front room struck me. I looked in. The girl held the empty cup inher hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a fiat voice, Lady, are you rich? I looked at the old furniture in the room. The girl put her cup back in its saucercarefully and said, Your cups match your saucers. Her voice was hungry with aneed that no amount of food could supply. They left after that, holding their bundlesof papers against the wind. They hadnt said Thank you, They didnt need to. Theyhad reminded me that I had so much for which to be grateful. Plain blue china cups and saucers were only worth five pence. But they matched.I tasted the potatoes and stirred the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roofover our heads, my man with a good steady job - these matched, too. I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddyprints of small sandals were still wet upon my floor. Let them be for a while, I thought,just in case I should begin to forget how rich I am.68. Two children came to the ladys front door because _. A. they wanted to collect old papers B. it w