2021年温二高、瓯海中学、龙湾中学提前招生英语试卷

1、 8/82021年温二高、瓯海中学、龙湾中学提前招生英语试卷 英语试卷 考生须知： 1、本试卷满分100分，答题时间80分钟。 2、答题前，在答题卷上写上考生姓名，毕业学校和准考证号。 3、必须在答题卷的对应答题位置上答题，写在其它位置无效。 4、选择题涂在答题卡上，答题卡上请规范填涂姓名和准考证号。 一、阅读理解（本题有20小题，每小题2分，共计40分） A American and British government officials always say that the US and the UK have a special relationship. However, Amer

2、icans and Brits （英国人）usually look down on one another. Many Brits think Americans are stupid and like to fight. Many Americans think Brits are snobby and weak. A recent event shows this competitive spirit. Two weeks ago, British football star David Beckham hurt his left foot during a football game.T

3、he British poet laureate （桂冠诗人）, Carol Ann Duffy, wrote a poem for him. The poem talked about the ancient Greek hero Achilles. According to Greek myth, Achilles body could not be hurt , except for a small part of his heel . He was killed when an enemy shot an arrow（箭）into his heel. Beckham hurt a pa

4、rt of his heel named after the ancient hero-the Achilles tendon（健）. When Duffy explained why she wrote the poem, she said, Like Greek myth, public like Beckham having both success and tragedy. We all learn from them. The poet laureate is the official poet for the UK. The person holds a position of g

5、reat honor in British society. Now that a poet laureate has devoted her time to writing a poem for a football player, some Americans say the tables have turned. There is no longer anybody who can argue that we are any less cultured than the Euros, wrote Mason Lerner for the US website-the Faster Tim

6、es. When Lerner traveled to England a few years ago, people told him that he spoke American rather than English (Some Brits think that Americans dont speak proper English). He was also told by more than several English-people that the US has no culture Now Lerner believes Americans will get the last

7、 laugh. Once your poet laureate has spent her time writing a poem about David Beckham, you pretty much lose the right to act snobby, he wrote. 1. What do Americans think of Brits A. They think Brits are friendly. B. They have a low opinion of Brits. C. They think Brits enjoy fighting. D. They treat

8、them as special friends 2. Why did Duffy write a poem for David Beckham? A. Because she wanted people to learn from his life B. Because she wanted to encourage Beckham. C. Because Beckham is popular in Britain. D. Because shes a fan of Beckham. 3. What does the underlined sentence some Americans say

9、 the tables have turned in the sixth paragraph mean? A. Some Americans have turned the tables upside down. B. Some Americans want to change their table for a different one C. Some Americans believe it is a turning. D. Some Americans think the UK now has no culture. 4. Why does Lerner believe America

10、ns will get the last laugh? A. Because he thinks the British are no longer snobby. B. Because he thinks the UK has lost its culture. C. Because the poet lost her position of honor in the UK. D. Because Beckham hurt himself in a match. 5. Whats the main idea of this passage? A. The US culture will ta

11、ke the place of that of the UK. B. The US culture is now better than the culture in the UK. C. The competitive spirit is strong between the US and the UK. D. Nobody argues that the US is less cultured than the Euros. B Do you know why different animals or pests have their special colours ? Colours i

12、n them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves. Some birds like cating locusts, but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locust change their colours together with the change of the colours of crops. When crops are green locusts look green. But as the harvest time comes, locusts ch

13、ange to the same brown colour as crops have. Some other pests with different colours from plants are casily found and eaten by others. So they are to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night. If you study the animal life, youll find the main use of colouring is to protect themselves. Bears

14、, lions and other animals move quietly through forests. They can not or other kinds of their enemies. This is because they have the colours much like the trees. Have you ever noticed an even more strange act? A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid when it faces danger. Wh

15、ile the liquid spreads over, its enemies cannot find it. And it immediately swims away. So it has lived up to now though it is not strong at all. 6. From the passage we learn that locusts_ A. are small animals B. are easily found by birds C. are dangerous to their enemies D. change their colours to

16、protect themselves 7. How can pests with different colours from plants keep out of danger? A. They run away quickly B. They have the colours much like their enemies. C . They hide themselves by day and appear at night D. They have to move quietly. 8. Bears and lions can keep safe because_. A. they h

17、ave the colours much like the trees B. they move quietly C. they like brown and grey colours D. they live in forests 9. Why can a kind of fish in the sea live up to now? A. Because it is very and strong. B. Because the liquid it sends out can help it escape from its enemies. C. Because the liquid it

18、 sends out can kill its enemies. D. Because it swims faster than any other fish. 10.Which is the best title for this passage? A. The Change of Colours for Animals and Pests B. Colours of Different Animals and Pests C. The Main Use of Colours for Animals and Pests D. Some Animals and Pests C Life on

19、earth depends on water, and there is no substitute （替代物）for it. The current assumption （假定）is that our basic needs for water-whether for drinking, agriculture, industry or the raising of fish will always have to be met. Given that premise （前提）, there are two basic ways we can go: more equal access t

20、o water or better engineering solutions Looking at the engineering solution first, a lot of my research concentrates on what happens to wetlands when you build dams （坝）in river basins, particularly in Africa. The ecology （生态）of such areas is almost entirely driven by the seasonal changes of the rive

21、r-the pulse of the water . And the fact is that if you build a dam, you generally spoil the downstream ecology . In the past, such problems have been hidden by a lack of information. But in the near future, governments. The engineers ability to control water flows has created new kinds of unpredicta

22、bility(不可预知) too. Dams in Africa have meant fewer fish, less grazing and less floodplain (洪泛区)agriculture - none of which were expected . And their average economic life is assumed to be thirty years. Dams dont exist forever, but what will replace them is not clear. The challenge for the future is t

23、o find new means of controlling water. Although GM technology(转基因技术）will allow us to breed better dry-land crops, there is no market for companies to develop crops suitable for the micro-climates of the Sahel and elsewhere in Africa Who is going to pay for research on locally appropriate crops in th

24、e Third World? 11. Whats the main idea of this passage? A. The challenge for new methods of developing crops. B. The basic means of controlling water in the Third world. C. The challenge for controlling water in Africa in the near future. D. The engineering solutions to water resource and their limi

25、tation. 12. Which of the following statements is NOT true for meeting our basic needs for water? A. Water resource should be used more reasonably. B. More dams should be built in river basins. C. More wetlands should be protected from destruction. D. More dry-land crops could be developed in Africa.

26、 13. The author suggests that governments will have no excuse for their careless ignorance in the future because_. A. the ecological destruction will be known to the public by researchers B. the ecological destruction will no longer be a problem in the future C. the future is an information age D. g

27、overnments will face greater challenge in the future 14. The author mentions all the problems caused by dams EXCEPT_ A. fewer fish B. less grazing land C. less floodplain agriculture D. less farming land 15. The last sentence probably implies A. no one will invest in developing locally appropriate c

28、rops in Africa B. researchers have no interest in developing dry-land crops C. research on locally appropriate crops in the Third World may be profitable D. There is less water resource in the Third World D Being able to multitask doing several things at the same time is considered a welcome skill b

29、y most people. But if we consider the situation of the young people aged from eight to eighteen, we should think again. What we often see nowadays is that young people juggle a large number of electronic devices (电子产品) as they study. While working, they also surf on the Internet, send out emails, an

30、swer the telephone and listen to music on their iPods. In a sense, they are spending a large amount of time in fruitless efforts as they multitask. Multitasking is even changing the relationship between family members. As young people give so much attention to their own world, they seem to have no t

31、ime to spend with the other people around them. They can no longer greet family members when they enter the house, nor can they eat at the family table. Multitasking also has an effect on young peoples performance at university and in the workplace. When asked about their opinions of the effects of

32、modern gadgets (器具) on their performance of tasks , many young people gave a positive response . However, the response from he worlds of education and business was not quite as positive. Educators feel that multitasking by children has a serious effect on later development of study skills. They beli

33、eve that many college students now need help to improve their study skills. Similarly, employers (雇主) feel that young people entering the job market need to be taught all over again , as modern gadgets have made it unnecessary for them to learn special skills to do their work. 16. What does the unde

34、rlined word juggle most probably mean? A. Want to buy. B. Use at the same time. C. Take the place of. D. Search information from. 17. In paragraph 3, the author points out that , A. family members do not greet each other B. family members do not eat at the family table C. young people get on well wi

35、th their families D. young people hardly communicate with their family members 18. Whats the main idea of the last paragraph? A. Young people must learn skills for future job B. Young people benefit a lot from modern gadgets. C. Multitasking is an important skill to young people. D. Multitasking inf

36、luences young peoples development seriously. 9. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Young people think multitasking is good for their study and work. B. Employers consider it unnecessary for young people to be taught all over again. C. Educators feel that young people dont ne

37、ed to improve their study skills. D. People from the world of education believe multitasking has a good effect on childrens later study skills. 20.The author develops (阐述)the passage mainly A. providing special examples B. following the natural time order C. giving out a cause and analyzing its effe

38、cts D. comparing opinions from different worlds 二、语言运用 第一节完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共计15分） One afternoon I toured an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was looking forward to a quiet viewing of the wonderful paintings. A young couple were viewing the paintings in front

39、of me and chatting 21 cach other without stopping. I watched them for a moment and 22 the mans wife was talking all the time. I was surprised to see that the man was so patient and could stand his wifes 23 but I still moved on. I met them several times 24 I moved through the different rooms of art.

40、Each time 1heard she continued talking about the paintings . I moved away 25 . I was 26 some gifts in the museum shop when the couple came near to the gate. Before they left, the man reached into his pocket and pulled out something brown. He turned it into a long stick and then tapped his way into t

41、he coatroom to get his wifes 27 . Hes a 28 man, a clerk beside me said. “Most of us would 29 if we became blind at such a young age. During his treatment, he made a promise that his life wouldnt 30 . So, as before, he and his wife come in 31 theres a new art show. But what does he get out of the art

42、? I asked, He cant see. Cant see? Youre wrong. He sees a lot, more than you or I do, the clerk said. His wife describes each painting 32 he can see it in his head. I learned 33 about practice, courage and love that say. I saw the patience of the young wife 34 paintings to a person who was blind and

43、the courage of the husband who would not allow blindness to make his life different. And I saw the love 35 by two people as I watched this couple walk away holding each others hand. 21. A. among B. on C.in D. with 22. A guessed B. decided C. noticed D. wanted 23. A. paintings B. words C. books D. fo

44、od 24. A. when B. before C. after D. since 25. A. happily B. quickly C. carefully D. heavily 26. A. sending B. making C. buying D. giving 27. A. jacket B. glasses C. stick D. gift 28. A. shy B. brave C. boring D. bad 29. A. look up B. give up C. show us D. cheer up 30. A. agree B. change C. discover

45、 D. leave 31. A. whenever B. whatever C. whoever D. wherever 32. A. though B. because C. but D.so 33. A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything 34. A. reading B. saying C. describing D. holding 35. A. lost B. forgot C. found D. shared 第二节语法填空（本题有10小题，每小题1.5分；共计15分） 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求

46、，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空 One night, after attending a birthday party, Agatha Christie walked home along a quiet road. Suddenly from 36. . Shade (阴影) of a dark building, a tall man with a sharp knife in his right hand ran out at her and then said in a cool voice, Give me your earrings, 37. you will die. Hearing this , Agatha seemed less 38. ( worry ) . She quickly covered her necklace 39. the collar(领子）of her overcoat. Then, she used the other hand to take off both of her earrings 40. she threw on the ground. “ Take them and let