浙江省余姚中学2012年中考英语自主招生模拟考试试卷(二)

2012年余姚中学自主招生模拟考试（二）英 语 试 卷

一.单项选择20%

1. —It was careless of you to have left your clothes all over. — My God, ______. A. so did I B. so I did C. so were you D. so did you

2. Although he lived ____ in a ____ mountain village, he didn’t feel ____ at

all.

A. alone; alone; lonely B. alone; lonely; lonely C. lonely; lonely; alone D. lonely; alone; alone 3. —Peter didn’t come to the meeting this morning.

— I _______ him yesterday, but I was too busy and forgot it.

A. should tell B. should have told C. had to tell D. had told 4. —How did it ______ that all the flowers died? —I had forgotten to water them.

A. come about B. come back C. come on D. come down 5. —Bob, how about going swimming this weekend? —Go swimming in this weather? _____.

A. Not likely B. Have a good trip C. OK D. I’m fond of that 6. Mr. Smith is considering ______ a computer, which is considered ______ a great

help in our work and study.

A. to buy; to be B. buying; to be C. to buy; being D. buying; being 7. Every possible means _____ to work out the problem, but it is too difficult

for us.

A. is used B. are used C. has been used D. have been used 8. She spent as much as time as she could _______ over the lessons. A. go B. to go C. going D. went

9. —Why didn’t Susan come to see us yesterday as she promised? —______.

A. She must be busy B. She might have been free C. She must have been busy D. She can’t be free 10. She has two daughters , ____ are nurses.

A. all of them B. both of them C. both of whom D. all of whom 11. Tom, together with his two sisters， ________ .

A. has seated B. has been seated C. have seated D. have been seated 12. The young scientist made another wonderful discovery,______ of great

importance to study SARS.

A. which I think is B. which I think it is C. I think which is D. I think

is which

13. —May I look at the menu for a little while? —Of course, ______, sir. A. don’t worry B. it doesn’t matter C. enjoy yourself D. take your time

14. I’m afraid ___ her the truth, because I’m afraid______ her. A. to tell; of hurting B. to tell; to hurt

C. of telling; to hurt D. of telling; of hurting

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15. I can never forget the days _____ we worked together and the days ______

we spent happily together.

A. for which; that B. which; when C. when; which D. on which; when

16. To go on business, I will have to stay ____ for some time, so I will ask someone to ___.

A. away; take my place B. off; instead of me

C. off; take the place of mine D. away; take place of me

17. My father served in the army in _______ when he was in _____. A. 1950’s; twenties B. the 1950s; his twenties C. the 1950’s; the twenties D. 1950’s; the twenties

18. ------Would you mind my telling him the news? ----_________.

A. Yes, please B. Never mind C. It doesn’t matter D. No, go ahead 19. It is the way ____ they walk ____ makes people laugh.

A. how; that B. that; that C. in which; which D. /; which

20. —Is that 110? A thief is in my house„—Ok, help is ____. A. in the way B. in its way C. on the way D. by the way 二.完形填空20%

One evening I was resting in a cafe. I 1 a pair of newly bought white leather shoes, which were rather expensive. Then a boy came to me.

He was in a(n) 2 shirt, looking pale and about eleven. No sooner had I begun to speak than he opened the 3 in his hand and took out the tools of shoe-polishing. He 4 down, took off my leather shoes, and began to shine them.

He was busy doing his work 5 heavy rain began to pour down. People rushed to the café for 6 from the rain. More and more people crowded 7 and gradually separated the boy from me.

Hours passed, and it turned 8 . I had no shoes on my feet and 9 where the boy had been. I thought he would not 10 my shoes, and I would have to go home on my bare feet.

When it was near midnight the 11 ended, and there were fewer and fewer people in the café. The café was to be 12 . I had to move to the door, head 13 . just as I went to the gate, I 14 found that a boy of about eleven, looking very familiar, was sleeping at the 15 with his head leaning against a box and his upper body being 16 . he held a package made of his shirt tightly in his arms.

I shook him slightly and woke him up. He 17 up and rubbed his eyes for a while before he recognized me. Then he opened the package 18 , gave me my leather shoes, and apologized to me shyly. I 19 him and wrapped him with his unfit shirt, which had wrapped my leather shoes. On my way home, the 20 of the boy stayed in my mind. 1. A. took B. wore C. mended D. owned 2. A. old B. unfit C. small D. dirty 3. A. bag B. package C. box D. suitcase 4. A. seated B. bent C. put D. looked 5. A. when B. after C. because D. since

6. A. protection B. rest C. hide D. preparation 7. A. out B. away C. in D. off

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8. A. dark B. light C. dim D. bright 9. A. thought B. wondered C. guessed D. imagined 10. A. shine B. keep C. return D. carry 11. A. rain B. coffee C. time D. work 12. A. opened B. locked C. stopped D. closed 13. A. lowered B. dropped C. raised D. held

14. A. shortly B. surprisedly C. sadly D. immediately 15. A. table B. door C. bed D. cafe 16. A. wet B. bare C. pale D. cold 17. A. stayed B. sat C. jumped D. got

18. A. finally B. suddenly C. unfriendly D. hurriedly 19. A. recognized B. forgave C. paid D. inspired 20. A. feature B. shirt C. image D. form

三.阅读理解30%

A (5%)

Valencia is in the east part of Spain. It has a port on the sea， two miles away on the coast. It is the capital of a province that is also named Valencia. The city is a market centre for what is produced by the land around the city. Most of the city‘s money is made from farming. It is also a busy business city， with ships， railways， clothes and machine factories. Valencia has an old part with white buildings， coloured roofs， and narrow streets. The modern part has long， wide streets and new buildings. Valencia is well known for its parks and gardens. It has many old churches and museums. The university in the centre of the city was built in the 13th century. The city of Valencia has been known since the 2nd century. In the 8th century it was the capital of Spain. There is also an important city in Venezuela（委内瑞拉） named Valencia.

1.From the text， how many places have the name Valencia？ A. one B. two C. three D. four

2. What is the main difference between the two parts of Valencia？ A. The colour of the building B. The length of the streets C. The age of the buildings D. The colour of the roofs 3. When was Valencia the most important city in Spain？

A.2nd century B.8th century C.13th century D. 20the century 4. What is Valencia famous for？ A. Its seaport B. Its university

C. Its churches and museums D. Its parks and gardens

5. The main income of the city of Valencia is from its ______. A. markets B. business C. factories D. farming

B (5%)

Plants are very important living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air， water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air， water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. Therefore animals and man need plants in order to

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live. This is why we find that there are so many plants around us. If you look carefully at the plants around you， you will find that there are two kinds of plants： flowering plants and non-flowering plants. Flowering plants can make seeds. The seeds are protected by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed， some have two， three or four， and some have many seeds. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit. Most non-flowering plants do not grow from seeds. They grow from spores（胚芽）。 Spores are very small. Some spores are so small and light that they can float in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same as seeds. When these spores are all on wet and shady places， they usually grow into new plants.

6. The main idea of the first paragraph is that ______. A. plants are important for life B. plants cannot grow without air C. there are many plants in the world D. we can not live without water 7. Plants can make food from______. A. flower， water and air B. water， sunlight and air C. air， water and soil D. air， sun and light

8. What can we infer（推断） from the passage ？ A. Of all living things animals are most important B. Spores are seeds

C. All fruits of flowering plants have seeds D. Without plants， man will die out 9. This passage may be taken from______. A. a medicine book B. a novel

C. a science magazine D. an experiment report

10. The underlined word “protected” in the third paragraph can be replaced by ______.

A. damaged B. polluted C. prevented D. guarded

C (10%)

Mrs. Blake teaches English in a large school in the inner area of a big city on the west of coast. Even since she was a young girl,she has wanted to become a teacher. She has taught eight years now and hasn‘t changed her mind. After she graduated from high school， she went on to college. Four years later， she received her bachelor’s degree （B A） in English and her teaching certificate（证书）。 Then she went to teach in the secondary schools of her state. In the summers， Mrs. Blake takes more classes； she hopes to get a master‘s degree （M A）。 With an MA， she will receive a higher salary and if possible， she hopes to get a doctor’s degree as well. The school day at Mrs. Blake‘s high school， like that in many high schools in the United States， is divided into one hour each. Mrs. Blake must teach five of these periods.

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During her free period， which for her is from 2 to 3 P.M. ， Mrs. Blake must meet with parents， make out examinations， check assignments at all， Mrs. Blake works continuously from the time she arrives at school in the morning till the time she leaves for home late in the afternoon.

11. How long is it since Mrs. Blake graduated from middle school？ A. four years B. eight years C. twelve years d. twenty years

12. According to the article， which is the right order of the degrees a person can receive after going to university？

A. a doctor‘s degree – a bachelor’s degree – a master‘s degree B. a bachelor’s degree – a master‘s degree – a doctor’s degree C. a master‘s degree—a bachelor’s degree – a doctor‘s degree D. a bachelor’s degree – a doctor‘s degree—a master’s degree 13. How many degrees has Mrs. Blake achieved so far？ A. one B. two C. three D. none

14. Which of the following sentences is not true？

A. Mrs. Blake teaches in the inner area of big city on the east of the United Sates

B. Mrs. Blake has turned her wish of becoming a teacher into reality.

C. Mrs. Blake is still studying in her holidays in order to get higher degrees. D. The working hours in the school where Mrs. Blake works are similar to those of many other high schools in the states.

15. According to that third paragraph，Mrs. Blake is ______ during the school day.

A. lonely B. free C. funny D. busy

D (10%)

To swim across the English Channel takes at least nine hours. It‘s hard work and it makes you short of breath. To fly over the channel takes only twenty minutes as long as you’re not held up at the airport， but it‘s an expensive way to travel. You can travel by hovercraft （气垫船）if you don’t mind the noise and that takes forty minutes. Otherwise， you can go by boat， if you remember your sea-sickness pills. All these means of transport have their problems， and the weary（厌烦的）traveler often dreams of being able to drive to France in his own car. “Not possible， you say. Well， wait a minute. People are once again considering the idea of a channel tunnel or bridge.” This time， the great London Council（议会）is looking into the possibility of building a channel link straight to London. A bridge would cost far more than a tunnel， but you would be able to by rail or by car on a bridge， yet a tunnel would provide a rail link only. Why is this idea being discussed again？ Is Britain realizing the need for links with Europe as a result of joining EEC？ Well， perhaps， the main reason， though， is that a tunnel or bridge would reach the twenty square kilometers of London‘s discussed dockland（船坞）。 A link from London to the continent would stimulate（刺激） trade and revitalize（使重新具有活力）the port， and would make London a main trading center in Europe. With a link over the Channel， you could buy your fish and chips in England and be able to eat them in France while they are still warm！

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16. From the lines we can see that people crossed the Channel by ______ in the past.

A. air B. boat C. swimming D. A， B， or C

17. The weary traveler thinks the best way to cross the Channel is ______. A. by swimming B. in his own car C. by air D. by hovercraft 18. A tunnel would cost______ a bridge.

A. far less than B. as much as C. far more than D. as little as 19. According to the passage， a link from London to the continent would be______. A. necessary for its trade B. important for its politics C. useful for its industry D. helpful for its culture 20. The main idea of the passage is______. A. how to develop the trade of London B. when to cross the Channel

C. how to get to Europe from London more conveniently D. what to do in the developing of traveling 四．词汇10%

1. When an earthquake happens, the ground will s_________ terribly. 2. Parents are always c_______ much about their children.

3. True friends always s______ their sadness and happiness with each other. 4. Nowadays, many tall buildings have e_______ for people to go up and down. 5. This song sounds f________ to me. I must have heard it sung somewhere before. 6. Don't be shy. If you have some questions, you must be b________ enough to speak it out in public.

7. He thought I had known the truth. But a_______, I knew nothing about it. 8. A_______ to the law, teenagers are not allowed to smoke or drink.

9. By now, he has formed the h______ of doing some reading before going to bed. 10. An accident happened. Luckily, nobody was i_________.

五.英语改错题（下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方作出记号，增加、删除或修改某个单词，写在横线上）

We are all busy talking about and use the Internet 1._______ which set up many years ago. At first , the Internet was only 2._______ used by the government, but ,in the 3._______

early 1970s’, universities, hospitals and banks 4._______ were allowed to use it either. However,computers were still 5._______ expensive and the Internet was difficult to use it. 6._______

Thirty years later,computers become cheaper and easier.Today 7.________ it is easy to get on line and it is told that millions people 8.________ use the Internet every day. Send e-mail is more 9._______ and more popular between students. It has become 10._______ one of the most important parts of people's life.

六.书面表达10%

请以“Can Money Buy Happiness?”为题写一篇作文（80个单词以上），必须包括以下内容： 1. 有人认为金钱是幸福之本（source of happiness）

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2. 有人认为金钱是万恶之源（root of all evil） 3. 我的看法

2012年余姚中学自主招生模拟考试（二）

英 语 答 卷

一.单项选择20%

题号 答案 题号 答案 1 11 2 12 3 13 4 14 5 15 6 16 7 17 8 18 9 19 10 20

二.完形填空20%

题号 答案 题号 答案 1 11 2 12 3 13 4 14 5 15 6 16 7 17 8 18 9 19 10 20

三.阅读理解30%

A B 题号 答案 1 2 3 4 5

题号 答案 6 7 8 9 10

C D 题号 答案 11 12 13 14 15

题号 答案 16 17 18 19 20

四．词汇10%

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

五.英语改错题（下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方作出记号，增加、删除或修改某个单词，写在横线上）

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

六.书面表达10%

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2012年余姚中学自主招生模拟考试（二）

参

一、单项选择

1-5 BBBAA 6-10 BCBCC 11-15 BADAC 16-20 ABDAC

二、完形填空

1-5 BBCBA 6-10 ACABC 11-15 ADABB 16-20 BDDBC

三、阅读理解

1-5 CBBDD 6-10 ABDCD 11-15 CBAAD 16-20 DBAAC

四、词汇

1. shake 2. concerned 3. share 4. elevators 5. familiar 6. brave 7. adversely 8. According 9. habit 10. injured

五、改错

We are all busy talking about and use the Internet 1. using which set up many years ago. At first, the Internet was only 2. was used by the government, but, in the 3. the early 1970s’, universities, hospitals and banks 4. 1970’s

were allowed to use it either. However, computers were still 5. too

expensive and the Internet was difficult to use it. 6. it

Thirty years later, computers become cheaper and easier. Today 7. became

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