温州中学提前招生模拟考试英语试卷

1、2012年温州中学提前招生模拟考试英语试卷imultiple choice 20% directions：beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked a，b ，c and d. choose the one answer that best complete the sentence.( ) 1. we can have _bluer sky if we create _ less polluted world . a. a , a b. a , the c. the , a d. the , th

2、e( ) 2. john ,someone in your class phoned you this morning . oh , who was _?a. he b. she c. it d. that( ) 3. do the dishes , mike ,or i will tell mum ! -mind your own _ , susan !a. action b. duty c. business d. way( ) 4. what would you like to drink ? - it doesnt matter . _ will do .a. nothing b. e

3、verything c. something d. anything( ) 5. i think _ of the materials i listened to at the beginning of the exam _ easy . a. three fourths , is b. third fourth , are c. three fourths , are d. three fourth , are( ) 6. _ the students will take part in this english speech contest . a. two hundred of b. t

4、wo hundreds of c. hundreds of d. hundred of( ) 7. this photo reminds me _ the days when i worked _the farm with my classmates .a. about , in b. about on c. of , in d. of , on ( ) 8. -tina , mother says we can have a pet ! how about a dog ? - i prefer a cat . it is _to take care of . a. easy b. easie

5、r c. easiest d. the easiest( ) 9. i havent been to the aquarium before . how about you , tom ? - me _ .a. too b. either c. neither d. nor( )10. sorry, but your dress again , please . i _ catch it .a. didnt b. dont c. wont d. wouldnt ( )11. may we leave the classroom now ? no , you _ . you _ to leave

6、 until the bell rings.a. mustnt , are allowed b. dont have to , are supposed c. neednt , arent supposed d. cant , arent supposed( )12. i heard huang gang made an english speech at the graduation ceremony yesterday . -_ and _ .a. so he did , so did i b. so did he , so i did c. so he was , so was i d.

7、 so was he , so i was ( )13. a student or two _ the exam .a. has failed b. have failed c. had failed d. fail( )14. _ pretty a girl she is !a. how a b. how c. what d. what a ( )15. how many students of you in your class go to school by boat ? a. nobody b. none c. no one d. nothing( )16. jack , please

8、 dont look out of the window . -_ .a. its right b. i know that c. sorry , i wont do it again . d. it doesnt matter ( )17. _ have finished the work can leave .a. ones who b. those who c. anyone who d. someone , who( )18. many a way _ tried already .a. has been b. have been c. was d. were( )19. jane s

9、aid she _ sending e-mails _ letters .a. prefered , than writing b. prefered , to writing c. preferred , than writing d. preferred ，to writing( )20. its very clever _ you _ like that .a. for , to do b. of , to do c. for , doing d. of , doing iicloze 30% directions : for each blank in the following pa

10、ssage there are four words or phrases marked a,b , c and d. fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context . in the united states there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic （技工）. one day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl 21 to see 20 eggs la

11、id by a wild goose. after some time the girl 22 the mother would not return to her eggs and she 23 to take them home. there she carefully 24 the eggs in the heat of a lamp. several days 25 the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the 26 .geese are known to take the first living thing they see as

12、their mother. 27 , to these young geese, the girl was their mother.as they 28 , the girl was able to 29 her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to 30 . the girl became increasingly worried about this, both when 31 and in her dreams. later, she had an 32 : she would pilot a pl

13、ane to guide them in 33 . she asked her father for a plane and he assembled（组装）a small aircraft for her.caring about 34 safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. however, the birds did not 35 or follow him, and 36 slept in the grass.one day, the girl 37 into the plane, started it and so

14、on left the 38 . seeing their mother take to the air, the birds 39 flapped（拍打）their wings and 40 . she flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.（ ）21amanaged battempted chappened dsupposed（ ）22arealized bexpected cimagined dadmitted（ ）23ahelped bdecided cafforded dmeant（ ）24aplace

15、d bprotected ctreated dexamined（ ）25aago bout clater dlong（ ）26afamily blake chome dworld（ ）27abut balso cthus dstill（ ）28aincreased bimproved crose dgrew（ ）29aask blead cwant dallow（ ）30afly brace cswim dsing（ ）31aasleep baway caround dawake（ ）32aidea bopinion cexplanation dexcuse（ ）33asky bheaven

16、cflight dplane（ ）34ahis bher ctheir dits（ ）35arespect bremember crecognize dreceive（ ）36aso binstead chardly dtoo（ ）37aclimbed blooked creached dfell（ ）38ahouse bfloor cwater dground（ ）39asecretly bdisappointedly cpatiently deagerly（ ）40alooked away bset out cwent by dturned backiiireading comprehen

17、sion 30%directions : read the following four passages . each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements . for each of them there are four choices marked a,b,c and d . choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read . ahave you

18、 ever wondered why birds sing ? maybe you thought that they were just happy . after all , you probably sing or whistle when you are happy .some scientist believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy . however , they sing most of the time for a very different reason . their

19、 singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory . do you know what a “territory ”is ? a territory is an area that an animal , usually the male , claims(声称) as its own . only he and his families are welcome here . no other families of the same species (物种) are welcome you

20、r yard and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome . if a strangers should enter your territory and threaten you , you might shout . probably this would be enough to frighten him away . if so , you have actually scared the stranger away without having to fight him . a

21、 bird does the same thing ,.but he expects an outsider almost any time , especially at nesting(筑巢)season . so he is screaming all the time ,whether he can see an outsider or not . this screaming is what we call a birds song , and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away . birds sing loudest in

22、the spring when they are trying to attract a mate and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs . you can see that birds have a language all their own . most of it has to do with attracting mates and setting up territories .( ) 41. some scientists believe that most of the time birds singing i

23、s actually _. a. an expression of happiness b. a way of warning c. an expression of anger d. a way of greeting ( ) 42. what is a birds “territory”?a. a place where families of other species are not accepted . b. a place where a bird may shout at the top of its voice . c. an area for which birds figh

24、t against each other . d. an area which a bird considers to be its own .( ) 43. why do birds keep on singing at nesting season ? a. because they want to invite more friends . b. because their singing helps frighten outsiders away . c. because they want to find outsiders around . d. because their sin

25、ging helps get rid of fears .( ) 44. how does the writer explain birds singing ?a. by comparing birds with human beings . b. by reporting experiment results . c. by describing birds daily life . d. by telling a birds story .bholidaysholidays newsvacancies (空位) now and in the school holidays at a cou

26、ntry hotel in devon . this comfortable , friendly home-from-home lies near the beautiful quiet countryside , but just a drive away from the sea . the food is simple but good . children and pets are welcome . reduced prices for low season.the world sea trip of a lifetime our world sea trip of 2008 wi

27、ll be unlike any holiday you have ever been on before . instead of one hotel after another , with all its packing and unpacking ,waiting and traveling , you just go to bed in one country and wake up in another . on board the ship , you will be well taken care of . every meal will be first-class and

28、every cabin like your home .during the trip , you can rest on deck (甲板) ,enjoy yourself in the games rooms and in the evening dance to our musical team and watch wonderful play .you will visit all the places most people only dream about -from acapulco and hawaii to tokyo and hong kong .for a few tho

29、usand pounds , all youve ever hoped for can be yours . the snowdonia center the snowdonia center for young mountain climbers has a mountain climbing lesson. the beginners costs are57 for a week , including food and rooms . equipment is included except walking shoes , which can be hired at a low cost

30、 . you must be in good health and prepared to go through a period of body exercises . this could be the beginning of a lifetime of mountain climbing adventure .( )45. what can you do if you like to go on holidays with pets ?a. choose the holiday in devon . b. go to the snowdonia center . c. join the

31、 world sea trip of 2008 d. visit acapulco( ) 46. in what way is the snowdonia center different from the other two holidays ? a. it provides chances of family gatherings . b. it provides customers with good food . c. it offers a sports lesson . d. it offers comfortable rooms .( ) 47. what is special

32、about the world sea trip of 2008 ? a. you can have free meals on deck every day . b. you can sleep on a ship and tour many places . c. you will have chances to watch and act in a play .d. you have to do your own packing and unpacking .cpeople living in different countries made different kinds of wor

33、ds. today there are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. each contains (包括) many thousands of words. but we do not need all these. to read short stories, you need to know only about two thousand words. before you leave school, you will learn only one thousand more. the words you know are ca

34、lled your vocabulary(词汇). you should try to make your vocabulary bigger. read as many books as you can. there are plenty of books written in easy english for you to read. you will enjoy them. when you meet a new word, find it in your dictionary. your dictionary is your most useful book.( ) 48. the n

35、umber of different languages spoken is about_. a. 150 b. 1500 c. 500 d. 15000待添加的隐藏文字内容1( ) 49. before you leave your school, youll learn _. a. only about two thousand words b. five hundred thousand words c. three or four thousand words d. only one thousand more( ) 50. each language usually contains

36、 _. a. two thousand words b. hundreds of words c. different kinds of words d. many thousands of words( ) 51. to make your vocabulary bigger, you must _. a. read as many books as possible b. get as many dictionaries as you can c. buy plenty of books d. have a very large english dictionary dthe europe

37、ans who left their homeland in the 18th centuries and settled their homes in north america are referred to as early settlers. early settlers who came from the eastern parts of the present u.s.a. were used to having many trees around, so they found it rather hard to get used to living in a treeless p

38、lace like the state of nebraska. when they first settled down in nebraska, they needed large quantities of wood for building houses, making fires and doing many other things. therefore they started many treeplanting plans that went on for years and years. finally in 1872, a newspaperman named j. ste

39、rling morton had an idea: why not have a special day set aside for planting trees? so arbor day was born on april 10th, 1872,and the first arbor day was celebrated. the state government announced that it would give prizes to individuals(个人)and groups that planted the most trees. on that first day, m

40、ore than 1,000,000 trees were planted in nebraska. in this way nebraska has been afforested, and it is green all the year around.( )52.the early settlers are referred to those_. a. europeans b. americansc who came from the eastern part of the present u.s.a. d. none of the above( )53.which of the fol

41、lowing sentences best expresses the main idea of this passage? a. who were the early settlers? b. when was the first arbor day? c. how was the arbor day born? d. what were the main uses of tree wood in early settlers time?( )54.the writer mentions j. sterling morton so as to_. a. give us an example of an early settler b. get us to believe in the origin(起源) of the idea about the arbor day c. cause our attention to the importance of newspapers d. support his own point of view(观点)( )55.it can be