中学自主招生考试英语试题

2014年人文素养测试英语试题【卷首语】亲爱的同学们，欢迎参加一六八中学自主招生考试，希望你们凝思静气，考出水平！开放的一六八中学热情欢迎你们！本学科满分100分，共61题；建议用时70分钟。第一部分知识运用（共两大题，满分30分）I.单项选择（共15小题；每题1分，满分15分）从每题所给的四个选项中选出最正确答案，并填写在答题卷相应地点。Tastingthelocalfoodis betterwayofknowing culturebehindit.A.the;a B.a;the C./;the D.a;aMommakesmeeatanappleeveryday thedoctoraway.A.keeps B.iskept C.tokeep D.keptAfriendis lostthanfound.A.easy B.easily D.moreeasily---MyclassmatesandIwillgotothecinematowatchRioIItomorrow.--- .Shallwegotogether?A.SoIdo B.SodoI C.SowillI D.SoIwill.Shewassupposed inhospital,butpeoplefoundherintheclassroom.A.tostay B.staying C.stay D.staysNoonecanachieveanythingwithout .A.effort B.energy C.force D.strength---Haveyoufinishedyourhomework?--- .Justhalfofit.Howaboutyou?A.NotatallB.NotlikelyC.NotabitD.Notyet---HaveyoureadtheplaycalledTheTwelfthNight?---Who it?A.writesB.writeC.haswrittenD.wrote---It’ssaidthatHefeiSubwayLineOnewillgointoserviceattheendof2014.---Wow! !Willitpassourschool?A.WhatanexcitingnewsB.WhatexcitingnewsC.HowexcitingnewsD.Howexcitedthenewsis---Iwillbeawayonabusinesstrip.Wouldyoumindlookingaftermycat?A.Ihavenotime.B．I’drathernot.C．I’dlikeit. D．I’dbehappyto.Davidusedtobecrazy computergames,butnowheisfond popmusic.A.about,in B.on,of C.over,of D.over,with12.Youcanonlybesureof12.Youcanonlybesureofyoumightgetinthefuture.A.that;what B.what;/ C.which;that D./;thatTurnthecomputeroff,Peter!You playgamessolateanymore.A.mustn’t B.needn’t C.haveto D.might---Pleasedon’tmakeanoise.--- .I’llbeasquietasmouse.A.Yes,IdoB.No,Idon’tC.Yes,IwillD.No,Iwon’tTheyhadtostopworking,fortheywerenot tired.A.alittleB.afewC.abitD.abitofII.完形填空（共15小题；每题1分，满分15分）阅读下边短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最正确答案，并填写在答题卷相应地点。Iwaslatefortheschoolbusandrushingtogetready.Mydog,Tippy,gottothefrontdoorandlaydowninfrontofit—hiswayofaskingtobepetted.Iignoredhisbeggingforaffection（喜爱）,andranforthewaitingbus.16,thatafternoon,whenIcamehome,Momsaidtome17, “Honey,Ihavesome18newsthatIneedtotellyou.Thismorning,whileyouwereatschool,Tippywashitbyacarandgot19.I’msosorry.”“No!It’snottrue!”Iwasinshock（震撼的）.Icouldn’tbelieveher.“Tippy,comehere!Comeon,boy!”Icalledandcalledforhim.Iwaited.Hedidn’tcome.Feelingupset,Iwanderedintothelivingroom.Ididn’tcrythatnight.Istillcouldn’tbelievethathewas20.WhenIgotoffthebusthenextday,therewasdeadsilenceathomeforalongtime.Finally,mysobs（呜咽）erupted（喷发）likelava（熔岩）fromavolcano.Icouldn’tstop21.Ihadn’tevenpettedhimwhenIleft.22couldIhaveknownthatwasmylastchance?Icried 23Ifeltemptyinside.Astimepassed,Istartedto24somethings.Wewanttodoeverythingright,butbadthingscanstillhappen.Butgoodthingscanhappentoo.That’s25.Thebestwayto26thehardtimesistofigureoutwhatyouneedtodotogetthroughthemwhentheycome,andtorememberthathardtimesalways27.Inowdeeplyunderstandthecircleoflife”.Everyoneisborn,everyone28,andthat’sthewayitis.Ifdogsneverdied,therewouldbeno29forotherslikeBelle—mynewdog.Bestofall,IrealizedthatTippy30allofmyoldmemoriesofhim.AndtheycometomeeverytimeIcall!A.HoweverA.excitedlyA.goodA.escapedA.goneA.waitingInowdeeplyunderstandthecircleoflife”.Everyoneisborn,everyone28,andthat’sthewayitis.Ifdogsneverdied,therewouldbeno29forotherslikeBelle—mynewdog.Bestofall,IrealizedthatTippy30allofmyoldmemoriesofhim.AndtheycometomeeverytimeIcall!A.HoweverA.excitedlyA.goodA.escapedA.goneA.waitingA.WhyA.beforeB.BesidesB.quicklyB.sadB.woundedB.lostB.cryingB.WhatuntilC.ThereforecoldlyC.wrongC.killedC.hiddenC.thinkingC.WhichC.whenFinallyD.seriouslyD.happyD.knockedD.stolenD.expectingD.HowD.asA.forget B.recallA.nature B.humanC.understand D.changeC.lifeD.ruleA.dealwithA.appearA.growsA.wayA.fellbehindB.addto C. setdown D. come upB.overcome C. help D. passB.lives C. suffers D. diesB.roomC.problemD.doubtbroughtup第二部分阅读leftbehind（共四篇，满分40分）D.pickedupIII.阅读理解（共20小题；每题2分，满分40分）阅读下边短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最正确答案，并填写在答题卷相应地点。ASaturday,March08,09:30AMMYT+0800MalaysiaAirlinesMH370FlightIncident2ndMediaStatement.Wedeeplyregretthatwehavelostallcontactswithflight MH370whichdepartedKualaLumpurat12:41amearlierthismorningboundforBeijing.TheaircraftwasscheduledtolandatBeijingInternationalAirportat6:30amlocalBeijingtime.SubangAirTrafficControlreportedthatitlostcontactat2:40am(localMalaysiatime)today.FlightMH370wasoperatedonaBoeingB777-200aircraft.Theflightwascarryingatotalnumberof239passengersandcrew-comprising227passengers(including2infants),12crewmembers.Thepassengerswereof13differentnationalities.MalaysiaAirlinesiscurrentlyworkingwiththeauthoritieswhohaveactivatedtheirSearchandRescueteamtolocatetheaircraft.Ourteamiscurrentlycallingthenext-of-kinofpassengersandcrew.Focusoftheairlineistoworkwiththeemergencyrespondersandauthoritiesandmobilizeitsfullsupport.Ourthoughtsandprayersarewithallaffectedpassengersandcrewandtheirfamilymembers.Theairlinewillprovideregularupdates（讯息）onthesituation.Thepublicmaycontact+60378841234.Formediaqueries,kindly contact+60387775698/+60387871276.Thenext-of-kinmayheadtotheSupportFacilityBuildingatKLIA’sSouthSupportZone.Fordirections,call0387871269..Whentheflightlostallcontacts,ithadflownabout hours.Theunderlinedword“scheduled”inthesecondparagraphmeans .A.估计B.希望C.时辰表D.清单Ifthenext-of-kindoesn’tknowthewaytotheSupportFacilityBuilding,theymaycall A.+60378841234 B.+60387775698.C.+60387871276 D.0387871269WhichofthestatementsabouttheincidentisNOTtrue?FlightMH370wasoperatedonaBoeingB777-200aircraft.Therewere227passengerswhocamefrom12countries.SomeauthoritieshaveactivatedtheirSearchandRescueteamtosearchfortheaircraft.Ateamisnowcallingthefamilymembersofpassengersandcrew.Thenewsmainlytellsus .howtheincidenthappenedwhichauthorityisresponsiblefortheincidenttherelativeinformationabouttheflightincidentaflightlostcontactBThemovingtruckwithfurniturewasparkedinfrontofourSouthernCaliforniahome.MyhusbandandIweresweepingouttheopengaragewhenawomanfromahouseacrossthestreetcameuptouswithanapplepie.“Welcometotheneighbourhood.”shesaid,“ImadeitmyselfandIwantyoutohaveit.”“Really,wecan’t.”myhusbandreplied.“Ofcourseyoucan.”sheranon,“WhenImovedintwoyearsago,noonewelcomedme,andIwantyoutofeelathome.”Shethrust（塞）thepieintomyhusband’shands.“Uh,well,yousee,”hesaid,withadisappointedlaugh, “wehavebeenherefouryearsandwe’removing.”Thewomanstaredathim,dumbfounded（呆若木鸡）,withhermouthopen.“Well,”shesaid,shrugginghershoulderswithanairofresignation（遵从）,“Enjoyitanyway!”MyhusbandandIlaughedheartily,determininginthefuturetobebetterneighboursourselves.Thewomancameuptousbecause .A.shewantedtoseeusoffB.shewantedtoseeourfurnitureC.shewantedtosellherpietous D.shethoughtwehadjustmovedhereWhenthewriter’shusbandsaid“Really,wecan’t.”,hewantedtotelltheneighbour .neitherhenorhiswifecouldaccepttheapplepietheydidn’tlikeeatingtheapplepietheyweresobusythattheyhadnotimetoeatittheywerefullandtheyneedn’teatitThephrase“feelathome”inthepassageprobablymeans"”.A.liveathomeB.feelcomfortableC.helponeselftoitD.bebrave39.Fromthestory,weknowthat .thewomanwithanapplepielivesnexttousthewomanhaslivedherefor4yearswhenthewomanmovedhere,thewriterandherhusbanddidn’twelcomehertheyweremovedwhentheyreceivedthepresentfromtheneighbour40.Thepeopleintheneighbourhood .arefriendlytoeachotherB.hopetobebetterneighbourshopetoliveinthecitiesD.arecoldtoeachotherCBambooisoneofthenature’smostsurprisingplants.Manypeoplecallthisplantatree,butitisakindofgrass.Likeotherkindsofgrass,abambooplantmaybecutverylowtotheground,butitwillgrowbackveryquickly.AJapanesescientistrecordedonebambooplantthatgrewalmost1.5metersin24hours!BamboogrowsalmosteverywhereintheworldexceptEurope.Therearemorethan1,000kindsofbamboothatgrowaroundtheworldonbothmountainsandplains（平原）.Notallbamboolooksthesame.Somebambooplantsareverythin.Theymayonlygrowtobeafewcentimeterswidewhileothersmaygrowtomorethan30centimetersacross.Thisplantalsocomesindifferentcolors,fromyellowtoblacktogreen.ManyAsiancountrieshavebeenusingbambooforhundredsofyears.Theyoftenusebambooforbuildingnewbuildings.Asamatteroffact,thecables（绳子）thatholdupthehangingbridgeacrosstheMinRiverinSichuanaremadeofbamboo.Thebridgehasbeeninuseformorethan1,000years,andisstillholdingstrong.InAfrica,engineersareteachingpoorfarmershowtofindwaterusingbamboo.TheseAfricancountriesneedcheapwaystofindwaterbecausetheyhavenomoney,andtheirfieldsoftendiefromnorainandnowater.Itseemsthatbambooisoneofthebestthingstheycanuse.Bamboopipesanddrills（钻）canhelptomakethepoorthirstyfieldstobewatered.Howisbamboolikegrass?A.Itisthinandeasytocut.B.Itgrowseverywhere.C.Itgrowsquicklyafterit’scutshort.D.Itisshortandgreen.Thesentence“whileothersmaygrowtomorethan30centimetersacross. ”means“Someotherbambooplantsmaygrowtobevery . ”A.shortB.strongC.thickD.tallFromthepassageweknow .mostpeoplecallthebambooplanttreesabambooplantmaygrow4.5metersinthreedaysthebambooplantchangesitscolorswhenitgrowsabridgeheldbybamboocableswasbuiltthousandsofyearsagoWhydidtheengineersteachthepoorfarmersinAfricatomakeuseofbamboo?A.Becauseitischeap.B.Becauseitiscolorful.C.Becauseitdrillsfast.D.BecauseitisusedbyAsians.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?Therearemanydifferentkindsofbamboowithdifferentcolors.Cablesmadeofbamboocanlastforoverathousandyears.Bamboocanbeusedforbuildings,bridgesandwateringprojects.Bambooplantsareabletogrowwellinanypartoftheworld.DBeerandfriedchicken—thisseeminglyunorthodoxcombo（独到的搭配）hasbeenthemostsoughtafter（最受追捧的）late-nightsnackrecentlyinYangXiaoqian’sdormitoryonthecampus（校园）ofCentralChinaNormalUniversity.ThankstoaSouthKoreandramacurrentlyonair,ManFromtheStars,thisnewmix-and-matchjunkfoodtrendhasbecomepopularamongyoungaudiences,despiteitsunhealthynature.Indeed,SouthKoreanTVdramashavebeenamajorforceintheSouthKoreanpopculturewavethathaswontheheartsofyoungChineseaudiences.AccordingtoiQiyi,avideowebsitethatfeaturesManFromtheStars,byFeb15,thenumberofviewsfortheTVdramahitawhopping370millioninChina,wherethedramaclaimedfouroutoffivehottopicsspotsonTVandonSinaWeiboonthesameday.YanFeng,professorofChineseliteratureatFudanUniversity,inaninterviewwithShanghaiMorningPost,believesthenewwaveofSouthKoreandramaistryingtoattractawideraudience.“Itisinterestingtoexplorewhatelementsofthosedramasappealtoaudiences.It’sobviouslymorethanjustprettyfacesandcoolposes.”saysYan.Apartfromprettyfaces,fashionisanotherhighlightoftheseries.Eachtimeactorsfromtheserieswearanewsetofoutfits,similarclothesexperienceasalesspikeonline,accordingtoXiaoYi,aTaobaostoreownerbasedinBeijing.Theplotiscatchy:Analienlands400yearsagoinKoreaandfallsinlove.Fastforwardtopresent,hemeetshisfirstlove’sdoppelg?nger（分身）—ahaughtystarlet,andinevitablyfallsinlovewithhertoo.PengSanyuan,aBeijing-basedscreenwriter,saysafocusondetailisakeyfactorinthesuccessofthesedramas.Beerandfriedchickenisverypopularsuddenlybecauseof .A.theadvertisementB.itshealthynature.C.adramaD.itsflavourWhatarethefactorsthatManFromtheStarshaswontheheartsofyoungChineseaudiences?①prettyfacesandcoolposes②fashion③make-up④storyplot⑤afocusondetailA.①②③⑤B.②③④⑤C.①②④⑤D.①②③④⑤HowpopularisthedramaaccordingtoiQiyi?ThenumberofviewsfortheTVdramahitawhopping370millioninChinabyFeb15.ThedramaclaimedthreeoutoffivehottopicsspotsonTVandonSinaWeiboonthesameday.Thenewmix-and-matchjunkfoodtrendhasbecomepopularamon