中美国际高中入学考试模拟试卷(英语)

1、InternationalHighSchoolProgramChengduNo.7HighSchoolEntranceTest中美国际高中入学考试(MockExamPaper:English)英语模拟试卷(120minutesFullScore150)时间：120分钟满分：150PaperI:Listening(15minutes16marks)ForQuestions1-10,youwillhear10shortdialoguesanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.Listenandmark“T”or“F”ontheans

2、wersheet.YoullheartherecordingTWICE.Thedriverputsthemansbaginthetrunk.Thewomanrefusesthemanssuggestion.Lynneishavingapotluckparty.Chrisisavegetarian.Thecustomerneedsthesalespersonshelprightnow.Thefoodattherestaurantwasso-so.Themantellsthewomannottodosomething.Helenfeelsbetter.Cindyistalkingaboutthej

3、obthatshehasnow.Bobisgoingtostartjoggingbeforework.Forquestions1-6,youwillhearaseriesofshortconversations.Pleasewritetheanswertoeachquestiononthelineprovided.Youranswershouldbeasbriefaspossible.YouwillheareachitemTWICE.WherewillAlbertofindthetea?Atwhatpointexactlywillthethreestudentsappearintheconce

4、rt?Whenwillthefriendsgoswimming?Wherewillthetourmeetingtakeplace?Howwillteachersknowwhowantstoattendtheirrevisionclass?WhatisLilisproblemANDhowmightthisberesolved?PaperII:Reading(65minutes54marks)A.Forquestions1-10,pleaselookatthesentencesbelowaboutajourneytotheArcticonboardaship.Readthefollowingtex

5、ttodecideifeachsentenceiscorrectorincorrect.Ifitiscorrect,markTonyouranswersheet.Ifitisnotcorrect,markFonyouranswersheet.Thistripisforpeoplewholikepeaceandquiet.Manydifferentactivitiesareorganizedonboard.ThevoyagebeginsinScotland.Theshipfollowsafixedroute.Therearedifferenttypesofaccommodation.Passen

6、gersservethemselvesinthediningroom.WhalescanbeseeninthemorningnearTromso.TherearesomeexamplesoftraditionalbuildingsinTromso.TheshipstaysovernightinTromso.BearIslandusedtobeabusyfishingcentre.ExploringtheArcticTheArcticisoneofthefewplacesintheworlduntouchedbypollutionwhereyoucanseenatureatitswildesta

7、ndmostbeautiful.JoinourshiptheNorthernStarfrom2to18July,fora17-dayvoyagetotheArctic.Duringthevoyageyouareabletorelaxandgetawayfromitall.Therearenopartiesorfilm-showstoattend,quizzestoenter,orentertainerstowatch.However,wedohavespecialistsonboardwhoarewillingtoansweranyofyourquestionsabouttheArctican

8、dwhowilltalkabouttheanimalsandbirdsthatyouseeonthetrip.AftersettingofffromScotland,wegonorthalongthecoastofNorwaytoBearIsland.Alongthewayyoullseethousandsofseabirdsandwonderfulscenery,withriversoficeandhugecliffs.Youwillhavethechancetoseereindeer,polarbears,andotherArcticanimals.Althoughwehaveatimet

9、able,experiencehasshownthatwemayhavetochangeourdirectionalittle,dependingontheweatherandonwhichanimalsappear.TheNorthernStarisaveryspecialshipandourpastvoyageshavebeenverypopular.Ourcabinsallhavethesameexcellentfacilities,whichincludeaprivatebathroomandrefrigerator.Ourchefsarehappytoprepareanyfoodfo

10、rpeopleonspecialdiets.Choosejustwhatyouwanttoeatfromthewidevarietyavailablefromthediningroombuffet.Thereisalibrary,shop,clinicandplentyofspaceforrelaxation.Ifyouneedsomeexercise,whynotgojoggingeverymorningaroundthedecks,ordosomeswimmingintheindoorpool.Pricesincludeeconomyclassairtraveland16nightsonb

11、oardtheNorthernStar,allmealsandexcursionsandalllectures.Day1BoardtheNorthernStar.Days2-7WesailslowlynorthalongthecoastofNorway,stoppingatplacesofinterest.Day8Tromso.YouneedtogetupatsunrisetoseethewhalesaswesailtowardsTromso.VisitTromsotoseetheArcticMuseum,thecathedralandthebeautifuloldwoodenhouses.I

12、ntheeveningwesailawayalongthewestcoasttoBirdIsland,whichisexcellentforbird-watching.Days9-10BearIsland.Wearrivehereintheearlyeveningandstayovernight.BearIslandoncehadanactivefishingindustry,buttodaylittleofthisremains.Wewillexploretheisland,lookingoutforArcticflowers.Days11-16Spitsbergen.Aplaceofmou

13、ntainsandriversofice,itishometoalargevarietyofanimals.Day17LeavetheshipinSpitsbergenandflytoLondonfromTroms.B.Pleasereadthetextaboutbehaviorsonairplaneandanswerquestions1-8.Airrageisthecurrentexpressionforaggressiveordisruptivebehaviorofairlinepassengers.Itcomesfromthetermroadrage,usedtodescribedriv

14、erswhoserudeandhostileattitudetowardotherscanleadtoseriousaccidentsorviolence.Majorairlinesarebecomingincreasinglyconcernedaboutairrageandaretrainingtheirstafftodealwithit.Atthesametime,theyareintroducingtougherpoliciesandsupportinglegislationthatwillallowlocalpolicetoarrestoffenderswhentheyland.Asp

15、ecialagreement,knownasthe1963TokyoConvention,allowsforthearrestoftroublesomepassengersonlanding,eveniftheyarenotcitizensofthatcountryanddidnottechnicallycommitacrimethere.Theproblemofairragemaystartbeforepassengersevenboardtheplaneandmaybecomeworseonboard.Reasonsforairrageincludeheavytrafficontheway

16、totheairport,longcheck-inlines,theamountofalcoholavailablebothinthewaitingareaandgivenoutfreeonboardtheplane,andstrictenforcementofno-smokinglawsattheairportandontheflightitself.Airlinestaffaretrainedtospotapotentialtroublemakerandtodealwithviolentbehaviorbytalkingtotheperson.Formoreseriouscases,han

17、dcuffsandstraitjacketsarekeptonboard,althoughtheseareusedonlyasalastresort.Fortunately,incidentsinvolvingseriousviolencearerare,butairrageisincreasinglybecominganissueofconcernforallairlines.Airrageandroadragerefertoaggressivebehaviorbypassengersincarsorplanes.airlinepassengersandcardrivers.cardrive

18、rsandairlinepilots.airlinepassengersandcrews.Accordingtothispassage,airrageisamoreseriousproblemtodaythanitwas25yearsago.isaproblemthatmoreandmoreairlinecompaniesaredealingwith.isaproblemthatbecameveryseriousinthe1960s.occursmoreoncertainairlinesthanonothers.TheTokyoConventionenableslocalpolicetoint

19、roducetougherpolicies.toarrestpeoplewhileflyingovertheircountry.toarrestaggressivepassengersofanynationality.tousehandcuffsandstraitjacketstorestrainaggressivepassengers.Accordingtothispassage,whichofthefollowingfactorscontributestoairrage?adifficultjourneytotheairportsmokingonboardrestrictionsonalc

20、oholhandcuffsandstraitjacketsbeingkeptonboardFromthispassagewecanunderstandthatairlinestaffwillwatchoutforheavysmokers.heavydrinkers.peoplewhoarenervousaboutflying.peoplewhostarttalkingtoaggressivepassengers.Thephraseasalastresortinthelastparagraphmeansinafar-awayvacationspot.iftheplanecannotreturnt

21、otheairport.aftereverythingelsehasfailed.withpotentialtroublemakers.Whatmighttheairlinecrewdotocontrolairrageontheplane?allowthepassengertosmokearrestthepassengerrestrainthepassengerbehaverudelytothepassengerThewritersmainpurposeinthispassageistodiscussthephenomenonofairrage.explainthereasonsforairr

22、age.suggestsolutionsforairlinestafffacedwithairrage.warnpassengersaboutairrage.PleasereadthefollowingarticleaboutmenwhohuntforbirdsnestsincavesinThailand,andthenanswerquestions1-9inyourownwordsonaseparateanswersheet.TheNestHuntersofTamYaiSwiftletsareshybirdsthatmaketheirnestsintheremotestcornersofde

23、epcaves.Theyhavetheabilitytoflyfastandstraightlikearrowsaroundtheinteriorofthecavewalls.Likesomeotherbirds,theybuildtheirnestswiththeirsaliva,thejuicyliquidfromtheirownmouths.Thisjuicehardensquicklytomakeasmallnest,shapedlikeacup.Thesenestsarecalled“whitegold”,becausetheycanbesoldforthousandsofdolla

24、rsintheChinesefoodmarkets.ItisthesenestsforwhichthehuntersofTamYaiarepreparedtorisktheirlives.TamYaicaveinsouthernThailandisthelargestnetworkofcavesinsidealimestonemountain,knownasSuwanKuha,meaning“cavetemple”.IthasbeengiventhisnamebecauseitcontainsalargeareadecoratedwithstatuesofBuddhas.Highaboveth

25、estatues,inthefarcornersofthecavecomplex,iswherethenestsaretobefound.Thenesthuntersclimbbarefootupdangerousbamboopoleshundredsofmetresabovethegroundtocollectthesevaluablenests.Theyrarelyusesafetyequipment,andiftheyfall,theywilldieinstantly.Thesenestscanonlybereachedbythebravestandmostskilledclimbers

26、,andtheyareoftenonlyabletoreachthehighestnestswiththeaidofastickandanet.Pricesofbirds1nestsoverlhepost60yearsPricefindollarsofbirds1nestsperkilogramNesthuntingisaskillpasseddowninfamiliesfromfathertoson.Becauseoftheprofitsthatcanbemade,thecompetitionamongrivalclimbersisfierce.Therearearmedguardsatth

27、eentrancetothecavetoprotectthenestsfromthieves.InTamYai,therearealsostrictlawstopreventillegalhuntingandtoensurepropercollecting,or“harvesting”,ofthenests.Asaresult,thebirdsareaprotectedspeciesandthenumberofswiftletsisgrowing.NestharvestingbeginsinMarchandiftheharvestiscollectedatthecorrecttimeofyea

28、r,eachswiftletwilllayeggsthreetimesaseason.Oncetheyoungbirdshavehatchedandflown,thenestscanbecollectedandsoldtotheChinesefoodindustryasthevitalingredientinbirdsnestsoup.Therecipeforthehighlyvaluedbirdsnestsoupiscenturiesold,andthesoupissaidtohaveavalueinprolonginglife.Chinesedoctorsoftenprescribeitf

29、orpeoplewhoaresufferingfromskinconditions,lungdiseaseandbreathingproblems.Itisimportanttopreparetheneststhoroughlywhentheyarriveintherestaurantkitchens.Firstlytheyarewashed,soakedandboileduntiltheyhaveasoft,rubber-liketexture.Thentheyaremixedwithmeatandcoconutandalltheingredientsarecookedtogether.Th

30、enestitselfisnotdelicious,infactithashardlyanytaste.AsoneChinesechefsays:“Itistheotheringredientswhichgivethesoupitsflavour.Thenestissoftandcrunchy,andwhenyouprepareityoumustbecarefultoremovealltracesofthebird,suchasbonesorfeathers.ThisisbecauseChinesepeopleappreciatethewayitfeelsintheirmouthrathert

31、hanthetasteandsmell.”Itisanexoticdishinamulti-milliondollarmarket.Theneststhemselvesaresmall;theyweighlessthan10gramsandmeasurejustafewcentimetres.Butforthenesthunterstherisksaregreatindeed.Questions:Whathappenstothesalivawhenthebirdsbuildtheirnests?Whydothehunterstakesuchgreatriskstocollectthenests

32、?Whichcountrybuysmostofthebirdsnests?WhyisSuwanKuharegardedasatemple?Whatmakesthejobofnesthuntingparticularlydangerous?GiveTWOdetails.Accordingtothegraph,howdoesthepriceofbirdsnestsin2008comparetothatof1968?HowisthebusinessofnesthuntinginTamYaicontrolled?GiveTWOdetails.Howisbirdsnestsoupimportantfor

33、health?Howdoesthesoupgetitstaste?PaperIII:UseofEnglish(20minutes60marks)A.ClozeSchoolsArtSaleLastFridayparentshelpedcollectlotsofmoneyforaschoolbybuyingchildrenspictures.AprimaryschoolinBicesteruseditsclassroomsasanartgalleryforadayand(1)parentstocomeandlook.Allthepupils(2)aworkofartand(3)paintingwe

34、ntonsaleat5.Hundredsofparentsandrelationscameand,together,theyspent(4)2,000.Nowtheschoolis(5)ofmakingtheexhibitionbiggernextyearbyalsocontactingbusinesses(6)operateinthelocalarea.Oneoftheschoolchildrensparentsfirsthadthe(7)aftergoingto(8)exhibitionsinherhomecountry,SouthAfrica.Theschoolhasdecidedto(

35、9)themoneytobuybooksandCDplayers.TheHeadTeachersaidhewasdelightedtoseetheschool(10)fullandhewasveryproudofthechildren.1AhopedBinvitedCpleasedDwished2AoperatedBplayedCperformedDproduced3AfewBsomeCeachDall4AoverBmoreCcloseDnear5AplanningBthinkingCconsideringDwanting6AwhatBwhoCwhichDwhose7AmemoryBideaC

36、habitDchoice8AsameBlikelyCsimilarDequal9AbringBaddCjoinDuse10AsoBtooCsuchDenoughB.GrammarandVocabularyMultipleChoicesWedonthaveanymilkleft.?dontyouarewedowehaveyouItriedontwosweaters,butIdidntbuyofthem.eithernoneneitheranyIftheythecarearlier,theywouldnthavegottenstuckontheroad.werecheckeddidcheckhadcheckedcheckedIsaweveryepisodeinthattelevisionseries.ten-partstens-parttens-partsten-partHowareyoumanagingwiththenewcomputerprogram?Notgreat.Itofigureitoutyet.canthavemanagedhaventmanageddontmanagehaventbeenmanagin