2012海中提招外语试卷.doc

2012年江苏省海门中学中考自主招生考试
英语试题
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第Ⅰ卷(选择题 共80分)
一、单项选择(本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项途黑。
1. ---Would you mind my smoking here?
---__________.
A. Yes, please. B. No, you mustn’t C. Sorry, you’d better not D. No, please not
2. --- __________ is most important in learning English well, Mr. Li?
--- Reading more and practicing more.
A. How B. What C. Where D. Why
3. ---Let’s go to the cinema tonight, Alice?
---I’d like to, but I can’t. I have a lot of homework __________.
A. doing B. to do C. done D. being done
4. This time the people there offered a price for the stone which was tens of times __________ than that in the jade（玉石） market.
A. dearer B. more expensive C. higher D. cheaper
5. Andy’s mother told him to pour the waste,____________.
A. so he does B. so does he C. so did he D. and so he did
6. ---What are you doing now, Judy?
---I’m writing an e-mail to my classmate. He moved to America last month. He __________ be looking forward to receiving my e-mail.
A. must B. can C. may D. should
7. I want to buy _________ house of my own, one with _________ big garden in front of it.
A. a; a B. the; a C. a; the D. the; /
8. How time flies! It will be two months __________ we graduate from this school.
A. before B. since C. until D. while
9. All the __________ teachers enjoyed themselves on March 8th, because it was their own holiday.
A. girls B. girls’ C. woman D. women
10. ---Could you come over to my home on Friday or Saturday?
---I’m afraid __________ day is possible.
A. either B. neither C. all D. both
11. __________ of the land in that district __________ covered with trees and grass.
A. Two fifths; is B. Two fifth; are C. Two fifth; is D. Two fifths; are
12. ---Have you brought __________ with you? We won’t have time to come back.
---Don’t worry. All the things we need are here, in this big bag.
A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
13. I feel it hard to keep up with my classmates in study and sometimes I lose heart. But whenever I want to __________, my teacher always encourages me to work harder.
A. go on B. run away C. give up D. give in
14. ---Tell me __________.
---They say he __________ for a couple of days without saying goodbye.
A. what the matter is, left B. what happen to him, is not
C. what is the matter, has been away D. what happened to him, has left
15. My uncle __________ in England, but he couldn’t make himself __________ by the English sometimes.
A. used to stay, understanding B. was used to stay, understood
C. was used to staying, understanding D. was used to staying, understood
二、完形填空(本题共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“Jane, please let me borrow a dollar,” Jenny asked as they stood in the school lunch line, “I have one in my jacket, but I don’t want to 16 and lose my place.”
Jane waited all day for Jenny to 17 back the dollar she borrowed, but Jenny always seemed to be 18 . “She’s just forgotten.” thought Jane, “I don’t 19 to make her angry.” Still, her money didn’t go 20 . Some classmates, like Jenny, were 21 five dollars a week.
Weeks went by. At last Jane got up enough courage to tell her about the 22 .
“Oh, Jane, I 23 ,” Jenny said, “I’ll bring the dollar tomorrow.”
The next day Jenny seemed to have forgotten again. During the noon hour Jane saw her 24 sweets for Mary and Ann. Jenny saw Jane looking at her. 25 she said something in a low voice to the other two girl. Jane felt 26 and asked her teacher if she could go back to the 27 .
In the classroom, Jane saw two new pencils in Jenny’s desk. An 28 came to her.
“Jenny’s not 29 lately, and anyway, she really owes（欠）me. Besides, she has 30 money to buy more. A dollar doesn’t mean anything to her, but it means a lot to me.”
16. A. stay B. wait C. leave D. take
17. A. return B. lend C. take D. give
18. A. busy B. happy C. free D. sad
19. A. want B. mind C. know D. think
20. A. up B. on C. far D. back
21. A. losing B. getting C. finding D. asking
22. A. money B. lunch C. place D. classmate
23. A. used B. forgot C. understood D. thought
24. A. borrowing B. making C. selling D. buying
25. A. Even B. Again C. Then D. Instead
26. A. alone B. bad C. hungry D. lucky
27. A. office B. classroom C. shop D. school
28. A. end B. answer C. idea D. example
29. A. busy B. pleased C. healthy D. kind
30. A. little B. enough C. many D. all
B
My work keeps me in Hong Kong most of the year, but I do try to get away for a month in 31 ---usually July. Now as you probably know that’s the main 32 season in Europe, the favorite places for holiday and the famous cities are usually very crowded. But I’m not seeking the sun---I get plenty of 33 in Hong Kong---and I’m certainly not seeking the crowds! So when I go on holiday, I buy a Train Pass that allows me first class travel on most of the 34 of western Europe. First class compartment are 35 crowded and they are very comfortable. If you’re going on an overnight journey, you can take a sleeping train for saving some extra money. There are usually dining cars in the train.
I find that 36 travel is restful and 37 .There’s always something to see. I particularly enjoy traveling through Switzerland and Italy. You can get a very good idea of what a country is like from a train; you don’t go too fast and you can stop quite often. 38 train travel is very safe and I am never sick on a train as I am on a ship! Then there are always people to 39 if you feel like a chat with a stranger, and you can always find one.
The 40 why I seldom travel by plane is quite simple: as train stations are usually built in the city center, I don’t have to worry about transport; transport can be a problem when arriving by air, especially when you have some bags.
31. A. Europe B. Hong Kong C. summer D. autumn
32. A. visiting B. holiday C. windy D. snowy
33. A. pleasure B. daylight C. sunshine D. money
34. A. railways B. roads C. paths D. highways
35. A. always B. seldom C. certainly D. much
36. A. sea B. plane C. car D. train
37. A. interesting B. tiresome C. lonely D. cheap
38. A. However B. Yet C. But D. Also
39. A. talk to B. talk C. speak about D. speak
40. A. aim B. conclusion C. reason D. fact
三、阅读理解(本题共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Many young people want to be pop stars. They think it would be a wonderful life. In fact, most pop stars have very hard lives. They spend much of their time on tour, and although this can be fun, it can also be exhausting.
This is a typical day in the life of a pop star on tour.
November 26 Newspaper
5:00 A.M. Woke up in hotel room. Packed bags. Met manager in hotel lobby. Took taxi to airport.
1:15 Went to theater to check lighting. Met local producer and band – very poor.
6:00 Breakfast at airport. Discussed day’s timetable with manager. Plane’s departure delayed an hour by fog.
2:00 Rehearsed show. Band a little better.
7:45 Finally boarded plane.
5:00 Back to hotel.
Showered and tried to rest but too worried about band.
8:30 Arrived and waited half an hour for luggage. Then gave interview to TV crew.
6:30 Back at theater.
Changed into costume for show.
9:45 Gave first radio interview of the day.
7:30 On stage at last. Gave performance. Band very bad but audience loved me.
10:15 Went from radio station to radio station giving interviews.
10:00 Party after show.
Met fans and more journalists.
12:00 P.M. Interview and lunch with stupid journalist who’d never heard of me.
11:30 Fell into bed exhausted. Set alarm for the morning
1:00 Had photo taken for newspaper.

41. When did the pop star give interviews?
A. from 6:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. B. from 7:45 A.M. to 10:15 P.M
C. from 9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M D. from 8:30 A.M. to 10:15 P.M
42. Why did the pop star go to the theater after lunch?
A. to have her photo taken for a newspaper B. to check the lighting and rehearse
C. to have lunch and check the lighting D. to see the band and change into her costume
43. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Most pop stars have very hard lives. B. Pop stars have a lot of fun on tour.
C. Lots of young people want to be pop stars. D. Pop stars have a wonderful life.
B
What might the future be like? Here are some predictions（预言）: things to come, things to go.
The Spring Festival has caused troubles for millions of Chinese. More than 2 billion people go home or travel at the same time, making buying travel tickets and the journey difficult. But Spring Festival travel may not be a problem at all. China plans to build more than 120,000 kilometres of railway by 2023. So it will no longer be a problem.
Newspaper will come to an end in 2043. In the future, digital（数字的） newspapers will be sent to personal web tools through the Internet. Readers can discuss topics with journalists and editors. Information will move faster.
Oil is running out faster than expected. But scientists have found something else instead of oil as fuel（燃料）. Coal, natural gas, solar power, nuclear power and even water can take the place of oil as sources of energy.
Schools will go electronic（电子化）. Computers will be important among the students. Everything will be in the computer. A computer will be the students’ library and schoolbag. There will be robot teachers by 2035. They will check homework on computers and communicate with the students’ parents through e-mail.
44. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. More than two billion people have a hard time returning home during the Spring Festival.
B. The newspapers will disappear by 2043.
C. Wind is not mentioned in the passage as sources of energy.
D. Communicating with the students’ parents through e-mail will be a problem.
45. From the passage we can know _____ in the future.
A. the Spring Festival travel may still be a problem
B. 90% of the population will live in the city
C. robot teachers will check homework
D. readers can discuss topics with each other through the Internet.
46. What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. Schools will go electronic. B. Computers will be important.
C. There will be robot teachers. D. School buses will be like spaceships.
C
Are the lives of city kids the same as those in villages? In many ways, they are very different. But what are the differences?
Hu Peng of Wuhan and his four friends decided to find out. They went to live for a week in Caidian, a village near Wuhan. Hu and his Junior 1 classmates asked kids there from door to door lots of questions. They wanted to learn more about the kids’ everyday lives, so they asked questions: Do your parents teach you how to do housework? How much money do you usually spend on dinner? What would you do if a thief came into your house? They also asked 150 city kids the same questions.
What are the differences?
On April 12, the team gave a report to their class. They talked lots of differences about children’s lives between cities and villages. The biggest difference is independence. Hu’s team saw that 60 per cent of village kids can take care of themselves.
City kids told Hu they cared about school a lot, and they had no time to wash clothes or make their beds. Village kids said they helped their parents a lot: they cook meals, clean the house and feed pigs. Hu’s team also saw that village kids had less pocket money. Many never use computers. They play in rivers or on mountains. Some don’t really like to make new friends.
Hu and his friends said their trip gave them more self-confidence. But it also made them know they still had a lot to learn. “When we grow up, our parents can’t take care of us.” Hu said, “We have to learn to take care of ourselves.” Shen Guanquan, one of Hu’s friends, said, “When people learn to take care of themselves, they learn to do lots of difficult things.”
47. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Five city kids went to learn about village kids’ everyday lives.
B. They found that few village kids helped their parents a lot.
C. Their report shows that most city kids still have a lot to learn.
D. We know most city kids have more pocket money.
48. The underlined word “it” in the sentence means ____________.
A. their trip B. their report C. village kids D. city kids
49. Hu Peng and his friends completed their report by ___________.
A. visiting schools in the village B. questioning village and city kids
C. watching village kid’s everyday lives D. questioning village kids’ parents
D
“Good night, Mr. Carr.”
“Good night, Mrs. Higgins. I’m truly sorry.”
Mother and son left. They walked along the street in silence. She took long steps and looked straight in front of her.
After a time, Alfred said, “Thank god, it turned out like that. Never again.”
“Be quiet. Don’t speak to me. You have disgraced（使丢脸）me enough. Have the decency（庄重） to be quiet.”
They reached home at last; Mrs. Higgins took off her coat. And without even looking at him, she said to Alfred, “You are a bad lot. God forgive you. It is one thing after another. Always has been. Why do you stand there? Go to bed.” As she went into the kitchen, she said, “Not a word about tonight to father.”
In his bedroom, Alfred heard his mother in the kitchen. He must tell her how great she was. As he got to the kitchen, he saw his mother drinking a cup of tea. He was shocked by what he saw.
His mother’s face, as she sat, was a frightened broken face. It was not the same cool, bright face he was earlier in the drugstore. As Mrs. Higgins lifted the tea cup, her hand shook, and some of the tea splashed on the table cloth. Her lips trembled. She looked very old.
He watched his mother without making a sound. This picture of his mother distressed（使苦恼） him. He felt his boyhood coming to an end. He saw all the trouble he had brought to his mother. It seemed to him that this was the first time he had ever really understood his mother.
50. Mr. Carr is __________.
A. the owner of a drugstore B. a policeman
C. a headmaster D. a teacher of a primary sch