英语单招试卷(附答案)

1、.江苏省2009年普通高校单独招生统一考试试卷英 语 本试卷分第卷（客观题）和第卷（主观题）两部分。第卷1至10页。第卷11至13页。两卷满分100分。考试时间120分钟。 第卷（共70分）注意事项： 1、 答第卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考试证号、考试科目，用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。2、 每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标题涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。如果答案不涂写在答题卡上，成绩无效。、词汇和语法知识 (共20小题，每小题1分；共计20分) 在下列每题的4个选项中，有一个可以填入句中空白处的最佳选项。找出这个选项，并在答题卡的对应字母上涂黑。例：1. A

2、re you still _ a job?A. looking at B. looking for C. looking into D. looking after答案是B.1. The South China tiger, also known _ the Chinese tiger, is native to southern China. A. as B. for C. to D. by2. Our teacher looked very _ today. Can you tell me why?A. exciting B. excitedly C. excited D. excite3

3、. An idea suddenly came to me _ I might use the pocket money to buy some flowers for my mothers birthday.A. if B. when C. which D. that4. No sooner _ asleep than she heard a knock at the door. A. she had fallen B. had she fallen C. she fell D. she did fall5. Jack has been teaching for twenty years a

4、nd he is an _ teacher. A. experiencing B. experience C. experienced D. experiences6. My daughters score in the mid-term exam is the highest in her class. She _ have studied very hard.A. may B. must C. should D. ought to7. Martin Luther King _ equality all his life. A. worked with B. worked for C. wo

5、rked out D. worked on8. Experts say that the reason _ so many people died in the earthquake is _ they didnt know how to protect themselves. A. whybecause B. thatthat C. whythat D. thatbecause9. Not only the students but also the teacher_ the campaign. A. support B. supports C. supporting D. to suppo

6、rt 10. The experiment turned out to be_, which was unexpected. A. a complete failure B. a completely failure C. completed failure D. complete failed 11. _ more time, we could have done it better. A. Give B. Given C. Giving D. Gave 12. _ strange shoes Tom is wearing! A. How B. What a C. What D. How a

7、 13. Its not good to hide your anger, so you should find a way to _. A. let it out B. let out it C. let it in D. let in it 14. Its hard to imagine what great difficulty I have _ my English. A. improved B. improve C. to improve D. improving15.It is useless trying to help Jack with his math. He is so

8、poor at it.I know, but is he _ better at it now?A. muchB. any C. evenD. little16. We havent enough umbrellas for _ , so some of you will have to share.A. nobody B. anybody C. somebody D. everybody17. Our discussion group _five girls and four boys. A. is made of B. are made from C. is made up of D. a

9、re made up from18. One-fifth of the new students _ from foreign countries in our school this term. A. is B. was C. are D. be19. He went on with his speech and didnt notice the _ look on her face.A. disappointedly B. disappoint C. disappointed D. disappointment20.The new flat is four times _ the old

10、one.A. bigger than B. the size C. as bigger as D. the same as、完型填空 （共20小题，每小题0.5分；共计10分） 在下列两篇短文中，共有20个空白,每个空白处有4个可供填入的选项。找出最佳选项，并在答题卡的对应字母上涂黑。Passage A Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home and watch TV on a weekend? Now you can do both at the same time. Home shopping tele

11、vision networks have become a 21 for many people to shop without ever having to leave their homes.Some shoppers are 22 of department stores and supermarketsfighting the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes having slight 23 of finding anything they want to buy. Theyd rather sit quietly at hom

12、e in front of the TV set and watch a friendly announcer describe a product 24 a model shows it. And they can shop around the clock, buying something 25 by making a phone call.Department stores and even mail-under companies are eager to join in the success of home shopping. Large department stores ar

13、e busy 26 their own TV channels to encourage TV shopping in the future. Customers can ask questions about products and place 27 , all through their TV.Will shopping by television finally take the place of shopping in stores? Some industry managers think so. 28 many people find shopping at a real sto

14、re a great enjoyment. And for many shoppers, it is still important to 29 or try on dresses they want to buy. Thats 30 specialists say in the future，home shopping will exist together with store shopping but will never entirely replace it.21. A. program B. way C. reason D. purpose22. A. proud B. fond

15、C. tired D. careful23. A. sense B. doubt C. hope D. feeling24. A. until B. since C. if D. while25. A. suitably B. cheaply C. simply D. hardly26. A. putting up B. making up C. setting up D. looking up27. A. orders B. goods C. books D. answers28. A. Then B. Yet C. and D. Therefore29. A. design B. make

16、 C. wear D. touch30. A. how B. why C. what D. whenPassage BI once found out that doing a favor for someone could get you into trouble. I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final test. During the test, the girl 31 me whispered something, but I didnt quite catch it. So I leaned

17、over her way and found out she was asking me 32 I could lend her a pen. She showed me that 33 was out of ink and would not write. I 34 to have an extra one and I handed it to her.After the test paper had been handed in, the teacher asked me to stay in the room. As soon as we were 35 ,she began to ta

18、lk to me about what it meant to grow up，and how important it was to stand on ones own feet. For a long time, she talked about the importance of 36 and the harm of cheating, and she made me promise that I would think seriously about what shed said. I kept wondering for quite a while why she had 37 to

19、 talk to me about all those things.Later, I found out that she thought I had done some cheating in the test, and copied answers from the girls test paper. I 38 to explain about the pen, but she said it seemed very 39 to her that I hadnt mentioned anything about it the moment she talked to me right a

20、fter the test. I am sure she continued to believe that I had cheated during 40 .31. A. next to B. around C. besides D. among 32. A. that B. if C. who D. what 33. A. her B. she C. hers D. herself34. A. used B. happened C. seemed D. found 35. A. lonely B. separated C. alone D. both36. A. understanding

21、 B. study C. honesty D. trust37. A. chosen B. judged C. discovered D. thought38. A. failed B. tried C. managed D. ought39. A. stranger B. strangely C. strangeness D. strange40. A. the test B. the meeting C. the talk D. the class、 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分；共计40分）根据下列短文内容回答问题。在每题下面的4个选项中选出正确选项，并在答题卡的对应字母上涂黑。Pa

22、ssage AGeorge Banks was a clever journalist. He worked for a good newspaper, and he likes arguing with anybody, and about anything. Sometimes the people whom he argued with were as clever as he was, but often they were not.He did not mind arguing with stupid people at all: he knew that he could neve

23、r persuade them to agree, because they could never really understand what he was saying, and the more stupid they were, the surer they were that they were right, but he often found that stupid people said very amusing things.At the end of one argument which George had with one of these less clever p

24、eople, the man said something that George has always remembered and that has always amused him. It was, “Well, sir, you should never forget this: there are always three answers to every question, your answer, my answer and the correct answer.”41. George liked arguing .Aneither with anybody nor about

25、 anythingBeither with anybody or anythingCnot with anybody but about anythingDnot only with anybody but also about anything42. The people whom George argued with were .Athose who were cleverer than himBthose who were more stupid than himCboth such clever people as he was and those who were notDonly

26、the clever people43. According to one of these less clever peoples words, “there are always three answers to every question,” means .AGeorges answer was rightBthe mans answer was not rightCneither Georges nor the mans answer was rightDthere was not a right answerPassage BHotlines have become common

27、in China. Some radio broadcasting stations use hotlines to encourage the listeners to take part in the talk shows.Thats a good idea. Yet, the fact is, some people do nothing but break the whole programme.Some people know little about the topic under discussion. Sometimes they do not even know what t

28、he host is talking about so the host has to tell the caller what the show is about. Usually the caller will ask a few questions which express his hope and show his lack of knowledge. Then the host has to answer and explainhow silly this is! It wastes a lot of time. To let the listeners hear them the

29、y do not care what the topic is, no matter whether they themselves are interested in it or how silly they appear to be.Im totally bored by those people. Its necessary for radio stations to improve the hotline programme. In my opinion, if a caller doesnt know what is going on, the operator should not

30、 let the caller take part in it.44.The sentence“some people do nothing but break the whole programme”may tell us that .Aradio stations use hotlines in a wrong wayBit is a fact that the programme is often interrupted by some callersCit is a good ideaDsome people have unclear thoughts45. Which of the

31、following is NOT true?ASome people know little about the topic under discussion.BSome people do not know what the host is talking about.CSome people do not know what the talk show is about.DThe writer tells us that the host is silly.46. The host has to answer and explain, because .Athe host works ha

32、rdBthe caller doesnt know anything about the topic under discussionCthe host likes talking to the callerDquestions are raised by the listener47. In the writers opinion, .Athe hotline programme must be stoppedBlisteners should not ask any questionsCsomething must be done to improve the hotline progra

33、mmeDthe host should not let the caller take part in the hotline programmePassage CThe American Thanksgiving Day celebration goes back to 1621.In that year a special large dinner was prepared in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The people who settled there had left England because they had no religious freed

34、om. They faced difficulties in coming across the ocean. The ship that carried them was called the Mayflower. The North Atlantic was difficult to travel. There were bad storms. Finally, they came to the new land where they were helped to learn to survive by the native Indians.The Puritans(清教徒), as th

35、ey were called, had much to be thankful for. Their religious practices were no longer a source of criticism by the government. When they selected the fourth Thursday of November for their Thanksgiving celebrations, they invited their neighbours, the Indians, to join them in dinner. They showed their

36、 thankfulness for the new life. They remembered the group of 102 men, women, and children who left England. They thought of the dead who did not live to see the shores of Massachusetts, and they recalled the 65 days journey that tested their strength.48. The Puritans left England .Abecause of a reli

37、gious problemBbecause of the IndiansCto learn farmingDto found a new nation49. The American Indians .Amade life difficult for the PuritansBmade it easy for the Puritans to surviveCtook their land awayDwere too afraid to talk to them50. They gave thanks while remembering .Athe new society of IndiansB

38、those who left England together with them but did not live to see the new landCtheir folks in EuropeDthe days when they had been in Europe51. Which of the following statements is FALSE ?APlymouth was a place in America.BThe Mayflower was the ship they were carried by.CThe group of 102 people reached

39、 America.DIt took them more than two months to reach America.Passage D Besides giving off gases and dusts into the air, humans produce waste that is poured on the environment. Often, this waste produced by major industries and people is harmful to both nature and human life. One of the main causes o

40、f the large amount of dangerous waste is that people do not realize how big a problem is. Because it can be simply removed and sent to a landfill, the problem is often believed to end there. In addition, industries have often unwillingness to find ways to deal with dangerous waste because of the rel

41、ated expenses. Many industries and governments build simple landfills to store waste, and often just pour waste chemicals into nearby bodies of water. Often, chemicals used for industrial production cause dangerous forms of waste. The amount of these chemicals has increased greatly in the past, but

42、it is often difficult and expensive to get rid of these chemicals or to store them in a way safe to human life and the environment.Every year, major health problems result from dangerous waste. Sadly, it is often only after someone has died or become seriously ill that governments will take measures

43、 to reduce levels of harmful waste.Some governments have realized how serious the dangerous waste problem is and are now trying to settle this problem. They are also trying to limit the amount of waste that industries are allowed to produce.Not only governments but ordinary people as well must work

44、together to solve the problem. They can choose not to buy those products which require the production of dangerous waste, and produce less harmful waste themselves. Many scientists think waste production can be cut. The waste can be reduced by at least one third using existing technologies and metho

45、ds. 52 Which would be the best title for the passage?A. Measures of Reducing Dangerous WasteB. Danger of Harmful Waste to MankindC. Dangerous Waste and Water PollutionD. Environmental Pollution53 According to the passage, people _ .A. do not produce harmful waste in their daily lifeB. do not know wh

46、ere to place the dangerous wasteC. are not clear about how serious the dangerous waste problem isD. are not sure about where harmful waste ends54 What troubles industries most in dealing with the dangerous waste problem?A. How to get government support.B. How to increase their production.C. How to s

47、tore harmful waste.D. How to cut down the related costs.55 What can be inferred from the passage?A. To solve the problem requires the efforts of the whole society. B. Present technologies have settled the harmful waste problem.C. Everyone should obey the government rules for the problem.D. The pollu

48、ting industries are not allowed to sell their products.Passage EI dont often lose things and Im especially careful with money, so I was quite surprised when I reached for my wallet and it wasnt there. At first, I thought it was possible that I could have left it at home. Then I remembered taking it

49、out to pay for the taxi, so I knew I had it with me just before I walked into the restaurant. I wondered if it was possible that it could have slipped out of my pocket while I was having dinner. Thinking about that possibility, I turned and walked back to the table where I had been sitting. Unfortun

50、ately, there were several people sitting at the table at the time, so I called a waiter and explained to him that my wallet had fallen out of my pocket while I was sitting at the table a few minutes earlier. I had the waiter go over to the table to see if my wallet was on the floor. While the waiter

51、 was looking for it, the manager of the restaurant came up to me and asked me if anything was wrong. I didnt want to get a lot of people involved in the problem, but I knew I had to get the wallet back. I told the manager what had happened. He had me describe the wallet to him, and then he insisted

52、that I report the missing wallet to the police. I told him that I didnt particularly want to get the police involved in it; besides, I was in a hurry because I had an appointment with my doctor in just a few minutes. I explained to him that my biggest worry at the moment was how I was going to pay the check. He told me not to worry about that. He had me write down my name and address, and he said he would send me a bill.56. Why was the writer so sure he had brought his wallet with him? A. He remembered that he didnt leave it at home. B. He always felt his pocket for the wallet before