2008年民大附中自主招生英语.doc

2008年统一招生英 语 试 题本试卷共八页。满分120分。考试时间120分钟。 题号一二三四五六总分得分一、单项填空（共20分，每小题1分）根据句意，从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。( ) 1. I have a baby cat, what about _, Tom?A. you B. yours C. his D. he( ) 2. The model cell is huge. Its even _ than our classroom.A. large B. larger C.largest D. the largest( ) 3. _ May 10th, I went to the concert with my parents.A. On B. In C. Of D. At ( ) 4. We can save _ by turning off the shower while we are washing our hair. A. time B. paper C. water D. light ( ) 5. When I got home, my mother _ in the kitchen.A. cooks B. cooked C. is cooking D. was cooking( ) 6. - Have you ever been to Water World, Tom? - No. Ive _ been there before. A. never B. already C. ever D. yet( ) 7. - Whats the weather like tomorrow?- The radio says it will snow.A B C D ( ) 8. - _ pizza would you like? - Id like a medium one. A. How long B. How many C. What size D. What number ( ) 9. - Would you like to go camping with us? - Yes, _.A. Id love to B. Id like C. I like D. I will ( ) 10. In order to save time in taking notes, you dont have to write _ down. A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing( ) 11. - The more careful we are, the fewer mistakes we will make in our study. - _. A. Wonderful B. Congratulations C. That true D. Thats OK ( ) 12. I used to be afraid of snakes, _ now I dont mind them. A. so B. or C. but D. and ( ) 13. Its very _ for the children to play with fire.A. helpB. careful C. common D. dangerous ( ) 14. - Is Tom at school today? - No. Hes at home he has a bad cold. A. because B. before C. until D. if ( ) 15. - May I put my bike here? - No, you . You should put it over there. A. wont B. neednt C. mustnt D. couldnt( ) 16. Aunt Li often asks her son too much meat. Its bad for his health. A. dont eat B. not to eat C. not eat D. to not eat ( ) 17. - Would you mind _ the music? Its too noisy. - Im sorry. A. putting up B. putting down C. turning up D. turning down( ) 18. - What a nice bike! How long you it? - Just two weeks. A. will; buyB. did; buyC. are; having D. have; had ( ) 19. - How about the book you are reading? - Really good! It _ many problems we have in our studies.A. writes B. covers C. brings D. answers( ) 20. Miss Green didnt tell us in 2007.A. where does she liveB. where she livesC. where did she liveD. where she lived二、完形填空（共20分，每小题1分）通读下面两篇短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选择最佳答案。(A)Mum loves most living things, but she doesnt like to 21 cats or dogs. “Cats and dogs are too 22 . You have to clean the house every day if you have one,” she says. So she gives all her love to birds. 23 , Mum doesnt keep birds well. Our first parrot has just died! She soon 24 this terrible story and bought a pair of blue ones. The next day one of them fell ill and died. The birds 25 made Mum decide to keep the other 26 well.The bird has colorful feathers (羽毛). She was 27 very cute. We all liked her at first. 28 soon I found that she was not a good bird!One day, when I went to see her, the bird was throwing her food all over the floor! Just then, Mum came and saw 29 was happening. She got angry. She started to shout at the bird. I guessed the bird understood us. She 30 at once. But as soon as we left, she began to do it again. She throws her food on the floor if we dont watch her.( ) 21. A. keep B. stay C. sell outD. bring up( ) 22. A. expensiveB. stupidC. largeD. dirty( ) 23. A. Fortunately B. StrangelyC. HappilyD. Luckily( ) 24. A. forgotB. wroteC. realizedD. remembered( ) 25. A. priceB. prizeC. deathD. sleep( ) 26. A. parrotB. thingC. catD. dog( ) 27. A. still B. evenC. seldomD. really( ) 28. A. SoB. ButC. ThoughD. Because( ) 29. A. whyB. howC. whatD. when( ) 30. A. shouted B. stoppedC. startedD. broke (B)Last year I went to Australia to study and travel. I stayed in Sydney for two weeks. I visited places of 31 in the morning and attended English lessons in the afternoon. A friend and I stayed with a family from Sydney. The home stay parents and brothers were very 32 to us. We talked about a lot of things with each other in English.My spoken English improved 3 in Australia. I used to speak very little English in China. But in Australia, I had to use it very often. I was soon able to 34 with my teachers and home stay family freely.To me, the best place in Australia is the Sydney Opera House. You can look at it from different sides. It is beautiful to look at. I cannot sing very well, 35 when I was inside, I really wanted to sing.Time 36 while I was in Sydney. Soon came Christmas, then the New Year. I had never 37 the New Year without my family. But this year, I was so far away from them. I felt a little 38 . I missed them so much. I wondered 39 my parents missed me as much as I missed them. In the evening, I phoned my family. When I heard their voices, I began to cry. My home stay mother 40 me in her arms and comforted me.( ) 31. A. funB. useC. valueD. interest( ) 32. A. friendlyB. generous C. strictD. rude( ) 33. A. stronglyB. widelyC. hardlyD. greatly( ) 34. A. contactB. compareC. communicateD. complain( ) 35. A. butB. andC. orD. so( ) 36. A. cameB. blewC. flewD. ran( ) 37. A. missedB. spentC. wantedD. waited( ) 38. A. upsetB. worriedC. nervousD. homesick( ) 39. A. whyB. ifC. howD. when( ) 40. A.heldB. laid C. caughtD. shook 三、阅读理解（共40分，每小题2分）阅读下面的短文，根据图表或短文内容，从4160小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。(A)News 1:A gas explosion (瓦斯爆炸) happened on October 20th in a coal mine in Daping, Henan. It has killed 129 people so far. Another 19 are still missing. More than 400 workers were at the mine at the time. Only 298 ran out.News 2:Scientists have found some caves (洞穴) in the north part of the Mogao Grottoes (莫高窟) of Dunhuang in Gansu. Now the north part has 248 caves in all. Altogether there are 735 Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes. People began to make Mogao Grottoes from 366 AD. Pictures in the caves show what peoples lives were like in the past.News 3:Are girls cleverer than boys? Maybe. In a new study, scientists found that female chimps used sticks two years earlier than male chimps in Africa. Female chimps watched their mums look for food. The males climbed trees. The same thing also happens in the world of people. Girls learn to write and draw before boys, while boys learn to play with balls before girls.( ) 41. Which of the above news stories talks about an accident?A. News 1. B. News 2. C. News 3. D. All of them.( ) 42. From the Mogao Grottoes pictures, we can know _.A. caves there should be protected B. there are many caves in ChinaC. how people lived long ago D. how to live a happy life( ) 43. The reporter of News 3 is _ that girls are cleverer than boys.A. afraid B. certain C. doubtfulD. not sure( ) 44. Which of the following statements is true?A. Female chimps dont like to learn things from their mums.B. More than 400 workers lived through the mine explosion.C. Boys learn to play with balls earlier than girls.D. All caves in China have pictures on the walls.( ) 45. “Chimp” in the last news story is probably _.A. a kind of foodB. a kind of animalC. the name of a manD. the name of a game(B)I am sitting on the school bus. It is ten past seven in the morning.Today is Thursday. I will show my Social Studies homework to the class. I will stand in front of the class and give a talk about Michigan, a state in the US. It took me about half a month to do my homework. Will it go well?I am not good at Social Studies. Last year, I did badly in this class. Now I am very nervous. I want to be the first to speak. If I go first, no one will think my work is bad. But I dont put up my hand. Lauren puts up hers. She goes first. I quickly put up my hand to be the second.Lauren has a nice voice and is good at talking. She talks for five minutes about Louisiana.Then its me. I walk to the front of the classroom and begin my talk. I first show them a picture of Michigans flag. Then, I tell them about interesting things in Michigan. I talk about a huge wheel and tyre (轮胎) near the I-94 highway. I also tell them about holidays in Michigan, like the Apple Festival.At the end of my talk, the class claps (鼓掌) loudly. “I was not so bad,” I think. Im glad I put up my hand early. There are 20 other students after me, but nobody gets claps so loud!( ) 46. The boy spent about _ on his homework. A. twelve days B. twenty days C. two weeks D. three weeks( ) 47. The story tells us the boy was going to _.A. do his homework about Social Studies B. stand up and speak about MichiganC. have a discussion with his friends D. listen to a talk about Michigan( ) 48. The boy was not the first one to speak because _.A. he was too excited to do soB. he wanted others to speak firstC. he was not brave enough to hand upD. the teacher didnt see him put up his hand( ) 49. What did the boy tell his classmates? A. A book on Michigan. B. A holiday about Michigan.C. A picture of Michigans flag. D. A story happened in Louisiana.( ) 50. From the story we learn that the boy is _ at the end of the class. A. nervous B. woried C. happy D. surprised(C)Can you imagine dancing with friends in the school cafeteria (自助食堂)? I couldnt either. That was until last week. Every term, my school throws a “reward night” party. It is to help the students relax. Its held in the cafeteria from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. I usually dont go, but this time my friends Danny and Swatti asked me to come. On the night of the party, I went to the cafeteria. But I didnt bring any money. No one told me there was a $2 fee to get in! I had to wait until Danny showed up and lent me the money.But it was worth trouble. The party was amazing. Music was playing, the lights were off, and the people were dancing. It was easy to forget that we were inside the school cafeteria. I looked up and saw a projector (投影仪) and a screen. It was Dance Revolution (跳舞机), one of my favorite video games! In the game, your feet follow the arrows (箭头) on the screen to dance. Danny entered the DDR contest. I stood to one side and watched him dance. Then I began to pay attention to the music. I had never heard music so loud in school! And, I had never heard a school play popular music either. I was amazed. We were there for about an hour. But I began to get hungry. There were slices of pizza for sale, but I didnt want to borrow any more money. The party was also becoming less active. Then the music changed to a song that I didnt know. Even though it had been a really good party, I knew it was time to leave.( ) 51. It was the_time for the writer to dance with his friends in the school cafeteria. A. last B. third C. second D. first( ) 52. The “reward night” party is held at their school in order to _. A. let the students try to receive rewards B. help the students learn how to dance well C. give the students more chances to have fun D. encourage the students to study hard after class ( ) 53. The underlined phrase showed up means _. A. performed B. arrived C. came back D. went away( ) 54. What did the writer think of the party? A. It was amazing. B. It was not terrible. C. It was really boring. D. It was waste of money.( ) 55. When the writer left the party, he felt _. A. more excited B. less active C. very hungry D. tired out (D) What should we put on if tomorrow is a hot day? A tight-fitting shirt with long sleeves or a loose-fitting (宽松的) T-shirt?“Id wear my nice colorful T-shirt,” said Shen Yuanyuan, a Junior 2 girl from Shanghai. “Tight shirts can be a problem in PE class while loose-fitting T-shirts arent. Like my sports wear, they make me feel free and comfortable.”Comfort. Thats it. Its one of the reasons why people have loved T-shirts for about a hundred years.But comfort is not the only reason. T-shirts are also very popular with the young because theyre simple and cheap.As time goes on, people are finding even more reasons to love T-shirts.Because of its simple design, everybody can add their own style to a T-shirt and make it special in their own way. Now, T-shirts are more than just a piece of clothing.T-shirts can be part of a school or class uniform. With the same design, they can show others that a group of people are all members of a group and that they share something in common.T-shirts also help people voice their opinions by having thought-provoking (发人深省的) pictures and some statements on them. Some animal-lovers wear T-shirts with pictures of their pets on them. Without a voice, they can still call on people to protect animals.T-shirts with advertisements catch peoples eyes, so companies like T-shirts too! Summer drinks and cartoon characters. all add more color and designs to T-shirts.T-shirts can also help you let out your feelings. You could wear a T-shirt with “Leave me alone. I got a bad result in my exam” on it and walk around! Will this make you feel better? Might do. At least it might stop people bothering you for a while! Sometimes stress can turn into something bad if you keep having stressful feelings over a long time. This kind of stress isnt going to help you. It can make you sick. You may have trouble paying attention at school and forget things easily. So, remember to stay relaxed. It wont be the end of the world, even if you dont pass the exam.( ) 56. According to the passage, people wear T-shirts because all the following except _.A. they are comfortable to wear B. they can make people feel freeC. they can show how rich people are D. they dont cost people too much money( ) 57. By saying “T-shirts are more than just a piece of clothing”, the writer means_.A. T-shirts can only be worn on casual occasions B. T-shirts can take place of many other clothes C. T-shirts can also be used for other purposesD. T-shirts can be made of different materials ( ) 58. When people wear T-shirts as a uniform, they feel a sense of _.A. importance B. personality C. politeness D. belonging( ) 59. Companies might look at T-shirts as one way to _.A. advertise their products B. reduce some of their costs C. make the world more colorful D. help their clerks look beautiful( ) 60. The main idea of the last paragraph is that _.A. T-shirts can symbolize the students freedom and equality B. T-shirts can help people deal with their problems betterC. T-shirts can make people feel happier than beforeD. T-shirts can stop people from bothering you四、词汇运用（共10分，每空1分）你的朋友Jim很喜欢音乐和旅游，请你介绍一下他的情况，将序号填在横线上。A. write his own music B. peaceful C. played the piano well D. gentleE. sing for the children F. not noisy G. been popular at school H. tall I. fix up the bikes J. quiet K. visited many countries L. travel around the world 61. Jim is interested in music and traveling, so hed like to _, _and_.62. He prefers music that is _, _, _and_.63. By the time he was ten years old, Jim had _, _and_.五、口语交际（共10分，每小题2分）根据上下文的意思补全对话。在横线上写出所缺少的句子。A: Hello, Jack! B: Hello, Sam! 64. _ ? My bike is broken.A: Certainly. 65. _?B: Im going to do some shopping.A: 66. _?B: Xidan Street.A: OK. 67. _. My bike is over there under the tree.B: Thank you.A: 68. _. Please give it back soon.B: All