上海中考自招英语练习(一)

自招练习(一)单项选择（20120分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。—WhoisyourEnglishteacher?—Mr.Brown, Europeanworkingin ShandongUniversity.an;the B.a;the C.an;/ D.a;/Ihadhopedtovisithisfamilylastnight, thetrafficwasquiteheavy.and B.or C.but D.soBeinghard-workingisakindofqualityandthat's ittakestodoanythingwell.how B.which C.that D.what—Let'shurry.ProfessorBeachiscoming.—Oh,Iwasafraidthatwe .alreadymisshim B.willmisshimC.havealreadymissedhim D.hadalreadymissedhimMymotheralwayssaystome:“ timeflies!Youhavegrownup.”how B.what C.as D.whenTheoldladywastheonlypersonthatdiedinthefire. elsewassavedbythefiremen.Everyone Anyone C.Someone D.Noone—Whatdoyouthinkoftheconcert?—Ireallyenjoyit.Ididn'texpectitwas wonderful.most B.more C.as D.veryAsateacher,Mr.Black allhimself hisstudents.devote;toteach B.devotes;toteachingC.devoted;toteach D.devote;toteachingNooneinthefactorybutTomandI thatthedoorkeeperliveshere.knows B.know C.haveknown D.amtoknowHepaidtheboy10dollarsforwashingtenwindows,mostof hadnotbeencleanedforyears.them B.those C.that D.whichHeservedinthefactoryin whenhewasin .1940’s;histwenties B.the1940’s;thetwentiesC.the1940s’;thetwenties D.the1940’s;histwentiesThemotherhurriedintoJack’sroomandfoundhim atthedesk.seated B.seating C.wasseating D.tobeseatingScientistssayitmaybefiveorsixyears itispossibletotestthemedicineonpeople.since B.after C.before D.whenI’msosorry,butitis myabilitytoworkouttheproblem.over B.above C.out D.beyond—I’dliketotakeaweek’sholiday.— .Wearetoobusy.Don’tworry B.Don’tmentionit C.Forgetit D.Goodluck—ShallItellSallyaboutit?—No,you .I’vetoldheralready.shouldn’t B.mustn’t C.needn’t D.can’t—Doyouknow theMP3playerlastweek?—Sorry,Ihavenoidea.howmuchdidshepayfor B.howmuchshepaidforC.howmuchwillshepayfor D.howmuchshewillpayforTherewasarainstormyesterday.Theflood theoldbridgeoverthesmallriver.washedaway B.wentaway C.keptaway D.putawayIhavenoone me,forIamanewcomerhere.helped B.helping C.tohelp D.tohavehelpedHaveyoureadthenewsthataninety-year-oldmanwillattendthenationalentrance exam(高考)onceagain.—Heisagreatman,Ithink.Youknow, .allroadsleadtoRome B.it’snevertoolatetolearnC.onecannotbeintwoplaces D.alightheartliveslong完形填空（30130分）AMostofwhatIneedtoknowabouthowtoliveandhowtobe,IlearnedinKindergarten(幼儿园).ThesearethethingsIlearned:21everything.Playfair.Don’thitpeople.Cleanupyourownmess.Putthingsback22youfoundthem.Don’ttakethingsthataren’tyours.23you’resorrywhenyouhurtsomebody.Washyourhandsbeforeyoueat.Flush.Warmcookiesandcoldmilkare24foryou.Learnsomeandthinksomeanddrawandpaintandsinganddanceandplayandworkeveryday25.Takeanap(午睡)everyafternoon.Whenyougooutintotheworld,26traffic,holdhandsandsticktogether.Therootgoes27andtheplantgoesupand28reallyknowshoworwhy,butwearealllikethat.Andthen29thebookaboutDickandJaneandthefirst30youlearned,thebiggestwordofall：Look.Everythingyou31isintheresomewhere.32whatabetterworlditwouldbeifweall—thewholeworld—hadcookiesandmilkabout3o’clockeveryafternoonandthen33downwithourblanketsforanap.34ifwehadabasicpolicyinourcountriestoalwaysputthingsbackwhereyoufoundthemandcleanedupourownmesses.Anditisstilltrue.Nomatterhow35youare,whenyougooutintotheworld,itisbettertoholdhandsandsticktogether.21.A.MasterB.MakeC.TakeD.Share22.A.whichB.thatC.whereD.whenB.SayC.SpeakD.Tell24.A.fitB.convenientC.goodD.comfortable25.A.someB.anyC.allD.little26.A.careforB.makeforC.watchforD.askfor27.A.awayB.downC.offD.out28.A.somebodyB.everybodyC.nobodyD.anybody29.A.readB.writeC.collectD.remember30.A.wordB.ruleC.orderD.song31.A.canknowB.mayknowC.dareknowD.needtoknow32.A.DrawB.FeelC.ImagineD.Design33.A.fellB.layC.putD.set34.A.OrB.ButC.OtherwiseD.So35.A.wiseB.oldC.energeticBD.goodAsweallknow,Englishisnowadaysmoreandmoreimportantandpopulararoundtheworld.But36Englishisalanguagewithsomanyconfusingrulesmaybeaquestiontomanypeople.Solet’slookbackuponthe37ofit,whichmaybedividedintothreeparts——OldEnglish,MiddleEnglishandModernEnglish.AsforOldEnglish,threeGermanicgroupsfromthe38mainland——theAngles,theSaxonsandtheJutes——invaded(侵略)Britain.They39hadtheirownlanguageandAngles-Saxondevelopedfrom40theselanguageswithCelticwhich41beforethemiddleofthe5thcentury.Attheendofthe9thcentury,theVikingsbegantoinvadeBritain,andbrought42themtheirlanguages,whichalsomixedwithAngle-Saxonand43whatwenowcallOldEnglish.ThislanguagedifferentfromtheEnglishwespeakbasepluswordsfromthelanguageofDenmarkandNorway.MiddleEnglishisthename45totheEnglishusedfromaroundthe12thand16thcentury.Manyfactors46thedevelopmentofthisnewtypeofEnglish.Frenchhadan47ontheEnglishlanguage,whichcreatedevenmorepairsofsimilarwordslike“reply”and“answer”.ModernEnglishbeganduringtheRenaissance（文艺复兴）inthe16thcentury.48this,ModernEnglishincludesmanyLatinandGreekwords.PronunciationalsoexperiencedhugechangesduringthisperiodThequestionof49Englishwillcontinuechanginginthefutureiseasytoanswer.Eventoday,ifapersonfromthesouthofEnglandgoestothenorth,heorshemayfinditdifficult50whatpeopletherearesayingbecauseEnglishisstillchanging.36.A.howB.whenC.whereD.why37.A.historyB.timeC.planD.century38.A.EuropeanB.AsianC.AfricanAustralian39.A.eitherB.eachC.everyD.none40.A.mixtureB.mixedC.mixingD.mix41.A.wastalkedB.wassaidC.wastoldD.wasspoken42.A.inB.withC.aboutD.on43.A.causedB.createdC.organizedD.realized44.A.isB.hasbeenC.isbeingD.was45.A.givingB.gaveC.givenD.give46.A.ledtoB.devotedtoC.gottoD.gaveto47.A.affectB.relationC.effectD.effort48.A.BecauseofB.BecauseC.AsD.Since49.A.whatB.whetherC.thatD.when50.A.understandingB.understandC.tounderstandD.understood阅读理解（15230分）AMostpeoplemaynotthinkthatthereareanyproblemswithwatermelons,butsomeJapanesesellersdo.Thereisoftenwastedspacewhentheystorewatermelons,becauseroundwatermelonsdonotsitnicelyonshelves.Sosomecleverfarmershavesolvedthewatermelonproblem.Theymaketheirwatermelonsgrowinsquareglassboxessothewatermelonsbecomesquare.Theonlyproblemnowistheprice.Thesquarewatermelonscostabout80dollarseach.Manypeopleknowthesaying“Rosesarered,violetsareblue,sugarissweetandsoareyou”.Well,todaythepoemneedstochangeto“Rosesarered,rosesareblue”!Australianscientistshavejustrecentlydiscoveredthatwhentheyputachemicalfromablueflowerintoarose,theycancreateanearly100%bluerose.Someofscience’sinventionsarebeautiful,notjustuseful!Sincethemid-1990s,manyChinesefarmershavehadamazingriceharvests.FormanyyearsChinesescientistshavebeenworkingondevelopingnewkindsofstrongerriceandnowtheyhaveproducedanewkind,calledsuperrice.Superricenotonlycanprotectitselfagainstinsectsanddiseases,butitalsoproducesmorethananyotherkindofrice.Todayfarmerscangrowalmostoneandahalftimesmorericethantheycouldgrowinthepast.Doctorsmightbeabletousevegetablestofightcancernow.USscientistshavediscoveredawaytoputachemicalintotomatoplantswhiletheyaregrowing.Whencancerpatientseatthetomatoes,thetomatoeswillfightthecancerintheirbodies.Thesecancer-fightingvegetablesarenotyetforsale,becausescientistshavenotfinishedtestingthem.Ifstudyfindsnoproblemswiththetomatoes,thenpatientscanbegintousethiseasyanddeliciousnewtreatment.Thesquarewatermelonslooklike 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C. D.Whichofthefollowingistrue?Superricecankeepitselffrominsects.Bluerosesaremorebeautifulthanredones.Thetomatoescanfightmanykindsofdiseases.Thesquarewatermelonscostlessthanordinaryones.Themainideaofthispassageis .howscientistsdiscovernewplantshowsciencemakesplantsproducemorehowsciencehaschangedplantsandpeople’sliveshowtechnologymakesourworldmorebeautifulBFormostofus,Hawaiibeginstoshowhercharmlittlebylittle.AfrienddescribesasunsetofWaikikiWehearthetwang(弹拨)ofaguitar.Weseegoldenbeachesandgoldenpeople;weseesun,sand,sea,andsurf…orsomewherebetweentheblueskiesandthepalmtreesWe’recompletelyattracted.TheHawaiianIslandsareoneofthemostbeautifulplacesontheearth.Theweatherisfriendly.Thetemperaturechangesfrom60-90degreesallyearlong.It’salittlewarmerinsummer,andalittlecoolerinwinter,buteverydayisabeachdayforsomebody.Theenvironmentisfriendly.ThebeautyofHawaiiisalmostunparalleled.Amazingmountainswerecreatedmillionsofyearsagobyvolcanicactivitythatpushedtheseislandsthreemilesawayfromtheoceanfloor.Waveactioncreatedcoralreefs(珊瑚礁)andthenbrokethemtocreatemilesofwhitesandbeach.Theposition(地理位置)atthecenterofthePacificOceanmadesurethatalmosteveryplantandanimalthatwouldfindahomeherewouldcomeasaninvitedvisitor.TherearenostrangersinParadise.PerhapsthemostbeautifulpartofHawaiiisthesincerewarmthofourpeople.WecallitthespiritofAloha.Ithasallowedpeoplefromallovertheworldtofindcommonground,andanewhome,inthismostgentleplace.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?ThebeautyofHawaii.FriendlypeopleinHawaii.Hawaii—ourparadise.Everydayisabeachday.Theunderlinedword“unparalleled”probablymeans“ ’’.unmatched B.unnoticed C.uncomfortable D.unimportantWhatisimplied(暗示)butnotdescribedisthat .thepeopleinHawaiiareveryfriendlythewriter’sfriendhasbeentoHawaiitheweatherisverypleasanthereHawaiiisatthecenterofPacificTheunderlinedsentencemeans .thestrangersaren’tallowedtocomeherepeopleinHawaiiknoweachotherverywellHawaiimakespeoplefeelathomethestrangersfindithardtoliveinHawaiiCAnAmericanexplorationcompany,theNauticosCorporation,hasfoundthewreck(残骸)ofanancient(古代的)GreekshipinaverydeepareaoftheMediterraneanSea.Itmaybethedeepestancientshipwreckeverfound.Thediscoveryquestionsalong-heldideathatancientsailorsdidn’thaveskillsneededtoguideshipsinopenseas.Theancientshiplaymorethan3000metersbelowthesurfaceoftheMediterranean.Thewreckwasmorethan489kilometersfromtheIslandofCorsica.Scientistsbelievetheshipisabout2300yearsold.ThecompanywaslookingforanIsraelisubmarine(潜水艇)thathaddisappearedmorethanthirtyyearsago.NauticosofficialThomasDettweilersaidtwocompanyshipsweresearchingfortheIsraelisubmarine.Hesupervised（监督）theoperationfromashipwithsonarequipment.AsonarsystemusessoundwavestofindandidentifyobjectsunderthewaterAsecondshipcarriedavehiclefordeep-seasearches.Duringthesearch,oneship’ssonarbeganmakingstrangesounds.Mr.Dettweilerthoughtthismeanttheyhadfoundthelostsubmarine.Heorderedtheothershiptosenddownthedeep-seavehicletosearch.Butavideocameraonthevehicledidnotshowasubmarine.Instead,itshowedmanylargeclaycontainerslyingonthebottomofthesea.Thesecontainersarecalledamphoras(古罗马和希腊的两耳细颈酒罐).Mr.Dettweilerwasexcited.Hesaysheknewthatthe2000amphorastheyhadfoundmeanttheyhaddiscoveredanimportantshipwreck.Inancienttimessuchcontainersheldwine,oliveoilandothergoods.Nauticosandthescientistshopetodomoreresearchintheareasoon.Mr.Dettweilerbelievesfourotherancientshipsmaybenearby.Hesaysfindingshipwrecksfromdifferenttimeperiodscouldbeespeciallyimportant.Itcouldbethefirstevidenceofcontinuedopen-seatradingintheancientworld.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?Itisstillbelievedthatancientsailorsdidn’tknowhowtoguideshipsinopensea.ancientshipwasdiscoveredbyanAmericanexplorationcompany.Theancientshipwasfoundbychance.Fourotherancientshipsmaybenearby.Asonarsystem .helpspeopletofindanyobjectcanonlybeusedtolookforshipsisatechnologyrelatedtoseawavescanonlybeusedunderthewaterHowdidtheyknowtheyhadfoundanancientshipwreck?Thesonarsystembegantomakesounds.Thevideocamerashowedthepictureofawreckedship.Theyfoundamphoras.Theyfoundwine,oliveoilandotherproductsunderthesea.Mr.Dettweilerhopestofindmoreancientshipsbecause .theancientshipsareusefultheseancientshipsshowtheimportanceofopen-seatradingtheyareimportantintheGreekhistorytheymayprovetherewasopen-seatradinginancienttimes.DLookingbackonmychildhood,Iamsurethatnaturalistsarebornandnotmade.Althoughwewereallbroughtupinthesameway,mybrothersandsisterssoonlefttheirpressedflowersandinsects.Unlikethem,Ihadnoearformusicandlanguages.IwasnotanearlyreaderandIcouldnotdomentalarithmetic(心算).BeforeWorldWarIwespentoursummerholidaysinHungary.Idon’thaveaclearmemoryofthehousewelivedin,ofmyroomandmytoys.NordoIrecallclearlythelargefamilyofgrandparents,aunts,unclesandcousinswhogatherednextdoor.ButIdohaveaclearmemoryofthedogs,thefarmanimals,thelocalbirds,andaboveall,theinsects.Iamanaturalist,notascientist.Ihaveastrongloveofthenaturalworldandmylovehadledmeintodifferentobservations(观察).Ilovediscussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnightoilreadingaboutotherpeople’sobservationsanddiscoveries.Thensomethinghappensthatbringstheseobservationstogetherinmymind.Suddenlyyouthinkyouseetheanswertotheriddle,becauseitallseemstofittogether.Thishasresultedinmypublishing300papersandbooks,whichsomemighthonorwiththetitleofscientificresearch.Butcuriosity,keeneyes,agoodmemoryandenjoymentoftheanimalandplantworlddonotmakeascientist:oneoftheexcellentandessentialqualitiesrequiredisself-discipline(自律),aqualityIdon’thave.Ascientist,uptoacertainpointcanbemade.Anaturalistisborn.Ifyoucancombinethetwo,yougetthebestofbothworlds.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthewriter .wasinterestedinflowersandinsectsinhischildhoodlosthishearingwhenhewasachilddidn’tlikehisbrothersandsisterswasbornintoanaturalist’sfamilyThewritercan’trememberhisrelativesclearlybecause .hedidn’tliveverylongwiththemthefamilywastoolargehewastooyoungwhenhelivedwiththemhewasfullybusyobservingnatureItcanbeimpliedfromthepassagethatthewriterwas .ascientistaswellasanaturalistanaturalistbutnotascientistnomorethanabornnaturalistfirstofallascientistThewritersaysthatheisanaturalistratherthanascientistprobablybecausehethinkshe .hasagreatdealoftroubledoingmentalarithmeticdoesn’thavesomeofthequalitiesrequiredofascientistjustreadsaboutotherpeople’sobservationsanddiscoveriesthinksofhowtosolveproblemsinamostnaturalwayII（20分）单词拼写（100.55分）每空限填一词 Justastheoldsayinggoes“don’tjudgeabookbyitscover”,weshouldn’tjudgeapersonbyhis/hera .ThePresidentoftheUnitedStatesp theheroesinWorldWarIIwithmedals.The （惊讶）lookonhisfaceshowedthatheknewnothingaboutthebirthdaypartyforhim.Pandaandotherendangeredanimalsneedp byallthepeopleinChina.MoreHopeSchoolshavebeenbuiltwiththemoneyd bypeopleacrossthecountry.Thoughtherewerefourtickets (可获得的onlytwowerefree.ItissaidthatfightingAIDSnotonlyneedstheg effortsbutalsoalltheChinesepeople’shelp.Asweallknow,hiss onhowtoimprovethelivingqualityofstudentshavebeenacceptedbytheheadmaster.Threehourshadpassedbutthespeakerstilldidn’tcome.Thestudentsbecamei .Thevictimsweresenttohospitali aftertheaccidenthappened.（100.55分）注意形式变化，每空限填一词经过激烈的讨论，每个小组都不怎么费力地提出了问题的解决办法。Afteraheateddiscussion,eachgrouphadlittledifficulty possiblesolutionstotheproblem.那些老歌勾起了他对在东北农场工作的那段日子的回忆。Theseoldsongs him thedayswhenhewasworkingonthefarminNortheastChina.那个影院决定免费放映那部电影，这样可以提高影院的知名度。Thetheaterdecidedtoputonthefilmfor ,sothatitcanbemadebetterknown.飞机不可能准时起飞，尽管乘客急于离开。Itwasimpossiblefortheplaneto ontime,thoughthepassengerswereeagertoleave.他病得很重，但他没有放弃，和疾病进行了顽强的抗争。Hewasseriouslyill,buthedidn’tgiveupandhe agoodfightagainsthisdisease.任务型阅读（10110分）（每空限填一词Tobeagoodteacher,youneedsomeofthegiftsofagoodactor;youmustbeabletoholdtheattentionandinterestofyouraudience;youmustbeaclearspeaker,withagood,strong,pleasingvoicewhichisfullyunderyourcontrol;andyoumustbeabletoactwhatyouareteaching,inordertomakeitsmeaningclear.Watchagoodteacherandyouwillseethathedoesnotsitstillbeforehisclasshestandsthewholetimeheisteaching;hewalksabout,usinghisarms,handsandfingerstohelphiminhisexplanations,andhisfacetoexpressfeelings.Listentohim,andyouwillheartheloudness,thequality(音色)andthemusicalnoteofhisvoicealwayschangingaccordingtowhatheistalkingabout.Thefactthatagoodteacherhassomeofthegiftsofagoodactordoesn'tmeanthathewillindeedbeabletoactwellonthestage,forthereareveryimportan