江苏对口高考单招英语模拟试卷(2)

1、英语模拟试卷（一）I. 词汇和语法知识 （共20小题，每小题1分；共计20分） 1. Though Jason is very young, he is _ expert in IT. A. a B. the C. an D.不填2. Mr. Wang usually spends his spare time _ newspapers, magazines and books. A. read B. reads C. to read D. reading3. - Will she be able to come here the day after tomorrow? - Yes, _. A

2、. I think so B. Im sorry C. I told her D. I dont know4. Wang Jian studies harder than _ students in his class. A. the others any B. any of the other C. any the others D. one of another5. - _ do you write to your pen-friend in England? - About once a month. A. How long B. How much C. How often D. How

3、 soon 6. Not only I but also Jane and Mary _ tired of having lessons every day. A. is B. am C. are D. be 7. They are considering _ to Hong Kong for the Spring Festival. A. to go B. going C. went D. gone8. - How long has Mr. King _ in China? - He has _ here for about two months. A. got; got B. been;

4、been C. come; come D. arrived; arrived9. When she was ten years old, she started _ the piano. A. practicing to play B. to practice playing C. to practice to play D. practicing played10. I dont think shell get used to _ in the rush hour traffic. A. drive B. be driving C. be driven D. driving11. The o

5、ld woman asked the salesgirl in the shop _ cheaper shoes for her. A. if there were any B. there were some C. were there any D. if were there any12. Im afraid shell _ your secret. A. give away B. give up C. give in D. give out13. - Can you tell me how many English words you _ so far? - About 2500, I

6、think. A. are learning B. have learned C. would learn D. learned 14. - It was careless of you to have left your clothes outside all night. -My God! _A. So did I B. So did you C. So were you D. So I did15. They decided to buy the house _ it was quite expensive. A. even if B. as if C. so that D. since

7、16. - Could you tell me how much it _ to fly to Hainan? - The price of a ticket from Beijing to Haikou is 1,000 yuan one-way. A. spends B. takes C. costs D. pays17. You can see them _ every night this week at the New Theatre. A. performing B. performed C. to perform D. performs18._from the top of th

8、e hill, the town looks beautiful.A. Seeing B. To see C. See D. Seen19. His English, _ used to be very poor, is now excellent. A. that B. it C. which D. /20. This is the very dictionary _ I want to buy.A. whom B. which C. where D. thatII. 完形填空 （共20小题，每小题0.5分；共计10分）(A)Galileo was born in the town of P

9、isa in Italy in the year 1564. He was a very clever man 21 was interested in the 22 of the universe(宇宙). Galileo was not 23 some of the scientists in those days because he sometimes proved them wrong. They believed, 24 , that a heavy object fell faster than one not so 25 . Galileo, who liked to prov

10、e things for 26 , went up to the top of a tower and from there he 27 down two objects, a light one and a heavy one 28 the same time. They 29 the ground together as Galileo said they 30 , and proved those scientists to be wrong.21. A. but B. or C. and D. so22. A. light B. number C. size D. stars23. A

11、. interested in B. fond of C. the same as D. liked by24. A. of course B. for example C. however D. so25. A. heavy B. fast C. big D. small26. A. everything B. himself C. them D. something27. A. set B. took C. put D. dropped28. A. at B. in C. on D. for29. A. arrived B. went to C. hit D. beat30. A. cou

12、ld B. would C. did D. made(B)Robert was out of luck this afternoon. He was going to _31_ in the country in a car. A traffic accident happened and he had to wait for three hours. Before he _32_ again, it rained. It was wet on the country _33_. He had to drive slowly. The bridge over the river was _34

13、_. His car broke down in the water and he had to ask some villagers to pull it up from the river. Of course, he had to _35_ much for it. When he got to a small town, night fell. He stopped his car near a small restaurant, being wet and _36_. There were few people in it. In the poor light he found _3

14、7_ was clean. He knew it was _38_ to find a cleaner restaurant. He had to sit down and told the waiter to bring some food to him. About forty _39_ later the waiter brought a fried chicken to him. He had a look at it and found it had only one leg. “Why does this chicken have a leg missing?” Robert ca

15、lled out _40_. “It was missing in a fight.” “Well, take it back and bring me the winner!”31. A. play B. travel C. rest D. study32. A. worked B. went C. began D. started33. A. roads B. farms C. floors D. villages34. A. high B. wide C. broken D. narrow35. A. show B. thank C. use D. pay36. A. hungry B.

16、 asleep C. happy D. tired37. A. nothing B. anything C. everything D. something 38. A. easy B. difficult C. important D. delicious39. A. weeks B. days C. hours D. minutes40. A. happily B. quietly C. angrily D. carefully III. 阅读理解 （共20小题，每小题2分; 共计40分）(A) These days, children often think of superheroes

17、 as cute, cool and strong supermen. A poor, short and thin boy wearing glasses may not interest the kids today. Yet in less than 4 years, Harry Potter has taken the world by the storm. J. K. Rowling, the writer of Harry Potter, was a British single mother out of work and living on money given to her

18、 by the government. One day, when she was on a long train trip. She had the idea for this book. She wrote the first book of the seven in the cafe with her baby daughter sleeping beside her. Last year, the fans welcomed the birth of the fourth by lining outside the bookstores. Today these books are s

19、till popular among people. Harry Potter is something more than fantasy (幻想). Rowling tries to tell the readers how things are not always what they seem to be. However, millions of the fans dont care about such a lesson. They would like to spend many sleepless nights waiting in line for the fifth, th

20、e sixth and the seventh to come. For them, surprising stories of the little boy are what they want.41. J.K. Rowling _ when she wrote the first book. A. lived a quiet life with her husband B. was very poor and didnt get work for herself C. had to teach her daughter how to work D. was already a famous

21、 writer42. When did Rowling think of the idea of writing her book? A. While she was telling her baby stories about superheroes. B. While she was going on a long trip. C. She was on her way to find work. D. While she was drinking in a cafe.43. How many books of the seven have come out according to th

22、is passage? A. Four. B. five. C. Six D. Seven.44. What does Rowling want to show to her readers? A. Harry Potter is a poor, short and thin boy wearing glasses. B. Fantasy. C. How things are not always what they seem to be. D. She has got many interesting story-books.45. Which of the following is tru

23、e? A. Rowling wrote the first book with her daughters help. B. Rowling gave birth to her fourth baby last year. C. The fans just care about the surprising stories of Harry Potter. D. Only children love the books, for theyre fairy tales. (B) Mel Kiser was driving along a busy highway in Columbus, Ohi

24、o. He saw an armored truck (运钞车) and a few cars ahead of him. Suddenly the doors of the armored truck opened, and a blue plastic bag fell out of the truck. A car in front of Mr. Kiser hit the bag. The bag ripped (撕破) and money spilled out. Then another bag fell out of the truck, and another. Money w

25、as flying everywhere. At first, drivers thought the green papers on the highway were leaves. Then they realized that the green papers were not leaves, they were money! Drivers stopped their cars right in the middle of the highway. People jumped out of their cars and began picking up money. They were

26、 putting ten, twenty, and one-hundred-dollar bills into their pockets. One man said, “Money, money, money! Its all free! Grab (抓) some while you can!”Mr. Kiser also got out of his car. He had grabbed a plastic bag of money, put the bag in his car, and drove away.Later Mr. Kiser counted the money. He

27、 had $57,000. For the next two hours Mr. Kiser thought about the money. He dreamed about spending it. He needed a new furnace (火炉) for his house. He wanted to take a vacation in Florida. But he decided to return the money. He drove to the police station and gave the police the $ 57,000.The armored t

28、ruck company offered 10 percent reward (酬金), so Mr. Kiser got a reward of $5,700. A few more people returned money and got rewards, but over one million dollars were still missing.Then a man telephoned the armored truck company and said, “I was driving along the highway when I saw the money. People

29、were running everywhere. I had a camera in my car and I took some pictures. Would you like the pictures?” “Yes!” answered the company. The company gave the pictures to the police. The police looked closely at the pictures. They looked at the cars, the license plates, and the peoples faces. They trie

30、d to find the people who had taken the money, but they didnt have much luck.One man telephones a Columbus newspaper. The man did not give his name, “I took two bags of money,” he said. “Im going to take the money and leave Columbus. I have enough money for the rest of life.46. Mel Kiser was driving

31、along a busy highway when he saw _. A. a truck hit a blue plastic bag B. three blue plastic bags fell out of the truck one after anotherC. a car hit the truck ahead of himD. someone was flying money47. The drivers stopped suddenly in the middle of the highway because _. A. there was a traffic accide

32、nt ahead of themB. they didnt believe the green papers were moneyC. they had grabbed some moneyD. they wanted to pick up money48. Mel Kiser needed a furnace, so probably _. A. he was an honest man B. drivers liked furnaces C. the weather is sometimes cold in Ohio D. it was easy to make money in Colu

33、mbus49. If a man returned a million dollars to the company, the company would pay him _ dollars as a reward. A. one hundred thousand B. one thousand and one hundred C. ten thousand and one hundred D. ten hundred and one thousand50. The police looked closely at the pictures, but _. A. they did not re

34、alize that the money was falling from the truckB. the man who had taken the money did not give his nameC. they did not believe that the man would leave ColumbusD. they did not find the people who had taken the money(C)Trees are very useful to men in three important ways: they supply them with wood a

35、nd other products; they give them shade; and they help to prevent drought and floods.Unluckily, in many parts of the world, people have not realized that the third of these services is the most important. In their eagerness (热心) to make money from trees, some people have cut trees down in larger num

36、bers, only to find that without them they have lost the best friends they had. And besides, they are usually too careless to plant and look after new trees, so the forests slowly disappear. This does not only mean that men will have fewer trees. The result are even more serious: for where there are

37、trees, their roots break up soil-allowing the rain to sink in-and also bind (固定) the soil, preventing it from being washed away easily; but where there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away, causing floods and carrying away the rich top-soil. When all the top-soil is gone, nothi

38、ng stays but worthless desert. 51. The most important service of trees to men is . A. they help them to make moneyB. they help them to prevent drought and floodsC. they give them wood and other productsD. they give them shade52. In many places forests slowly disappear because _. A. many trees have b

39、een cut downB. new trees are well looked afterC. men have paid enough attention to planting treesD. thousands of trees should be planted every year53. Land becomes desert after all trees are cut down because _. A. roots of trees break up the soilB. there is too much rainC. of strong windsD. there ar

40、e no more trees to keep the rich top-soil from being carried away by floods54. Some people cut down a large number of trees because _. A. they were eager to get wood from themB. they were eager to make money from themC. they realized the importance of themD. they thought there were too many trees55.

41、 Which of the following is NOT true? A. Trees can prevent drought and floods.B. Tree roots can break up soil.C. Tree roots can make the top-soil rich and the ground hard.D. Trees can make the rain sink into the ground.(D)In the Late 1860s, Industry in America grew rapidly. More factories meant more

42、jobs. But working conditions were dangerous. Employees(雇工) were forced to work as much as 16 hours a day in hot, dirty rooms. Children often worked alongside(并排) adults. Wages were usually very low.Workers tried to improve conditions by forming unions. One of the first important unions was the Knigh

43、ts of Labor, formed in 1869. Blacks and women were welcomed as members. The Knights of Labor wanted an eight-hour workday, higher wages and better working conditions. The union called for an end to the employment of children under 14.Together with other unions, the Knights of Labor tried to make cha

44、nges through collective bargaining. Union leaders would meet with employers and talk. When collective(集体的) bargaining(协商) failed, the unions resorted to strikes. When some strikes that the unions held turned against them, many members left the Knights of Labor, and by 1890 the union died out.But oth

45、er unions survived. The AF of L, American Federation of Labor, was formed in 1881. It continued to push for the goals set by the Knights of Labor. However, most federal laws protecting workers and outlawing child labor were not passed until the 1930s.56. According to the passage, the Knight of Labor

46、 wanted all of the following except _.A. an eight-hour workdayB. higher wagesC. better working conditions in the factoriesD. an increase in the employment of little children57. We can infer that most of the goals of the Knight of Labor were _.A. unwelcome by the AF of LB. not reached until after the

47、 Knights of Labor died out C. not helpful to womenD. welcomed by factory owners58. How long did the Knight of Labor last? _.A. 60 years B. 31 years C. 50 years D. 21 years.59. The underlined phrase “resorted to” in Paragraph 3 means “_”.A. stopped gave up C. turned to D. went on with60. Which of the

48、 following statements about labor unions is TRUE according to the passage?A. Labor unions reached their peak of power in the 1850s.B. It took labor unions many years to improve conditions for workers.C. The early labor unions failed because they could not agree on what they wanted to fight for.D. The early labor unions failed because they were not concerned with the well-being of workers.IV. 单词拼写 （共10小题，每小题1分; 共计10分）61. The American spirit of i_(独立) is what really makes cars popular.62. The Olympic Games attract c _(竞赛者) from countries a