2014年12月城區(qū)聯(lián)考英語試卷

1、2012年鄂州高中自主招生模擬考試英 語 試 題I. 單項(xiàng)選擇（共15小題，每題1分，滿分15分） 1. She has many good friends, _ are really kind to her and her parents.A. most of them B. but most of them C. and most of whom D. most of whom 2. James took the magazines off the little table to make _ for the television. A. room B. area C. field D.

2、position 3. That village is far away from here indeed. Its almost _ drive. A. a four hour B. a four hours C four hours D. a four hours 4. Helping others is a habit, _ you can learn even at an early age. A. it B. that C. what D. one 5 - Have your working conditions improved? - No, _ than before, Im a

3、fraid. A. no worse B. not worse C. no better D. a little better 6. I was just about to go out last night _ the telephone rang. A. while B. when C. as D. before 7. No one knows when such a custom first _. A. came into power B. came into being C. came true D. came out 8. - Mummy, I climbed to get the

4、teddy bear from the top of the shelf. - My goodness! You _ yourself. You _ do that next time. A. must have hurt; mustnt B. should have hurt; cant C. may have hurt; mustnt D. might have hurt; wont be able to 9. Mr Smith from Australia said she _ a lecture from 8;3010;30 tomorrow morning. A. had given

5、 B. will give C. would be giving D. gave 10. So far, all the criminals _ by the police. A. have arrested B. have been arrested C. are arrested D. will be arrested 11. Her pale face suggested she _ ill, and our suggestion was that she_ to see a doctor. A. were; go B. be; go C. was; go D. were; had go

6、ne 12. Many buildings in the city need repairing, but the one _ first is the library. A. repaired B. being repaired C. repairing D. to be repaired 13. It is reported that many a new house _ at present in the disaster . A. are being built B. were being built C. was being built D. is being built 14. B

7、arry must have visited the Eiffel Tower before, _ he?A. mustnt B. hadnt C. hasnt D. neednt 15. _ makes this shop different is that it offers more personal services. A. That B. What C. Who D. WhichII. 完型填空（共20小題，每題1分，滿分20分） The purpose of a letter of application is to help you to “sell” yourself. It

8、should state 16 the job you want, and should tell what your abilities are and what you have 17 . It should be simple, human, personal and brief without 18 out any necessary fact.In writing a letter of application, keep in 19 that the things a possible empoyer is most 20 to want to know about are you

9、r qualifications, your achievements and your aims. The opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part. 21 the first few sentences fail to 22 the readers attention, the rest of the letter may not be 23 at all. Try to key your opening remarks to the needs or interests of the employer not 24 your

10、 own need or desires. For example, instead of beginnig with “ I saw your 25 in todays paper.” You might say “ I have made a careful 26 of your advertising during the past six months” or “ I have made a survey in my neighborhood to find out how many housewives 27 your product and why they like it.”Tr

11、y to 28 gereralities. Be clear about the kind of job for which you are now 29 . College graduates looking for their first positions often ask “ What can I 30 in a letter? Employers want experience,which, naturally, no 31 has.” The answer is that everything you have ever done is 32 .It important to w

12、rite a good strong closing for your letter. 33 a specific request for an interview or give the possible employer something definite to do or expect. An excellent 34 is to enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your letter. That makes it 35 for a possible employer to get in touch with you .1

13、6. A. clearly B. carefully C. obviously D. easily17. A. found B. done C. known D. heard18. A. sending B. taking C. leaving D. picking19. A. brain B. sight C. order D. mind20. A. probable B. possible C. likely D. able 21. A. While B. Although C. As D. If22. A. pay B. win C. show D. fix23. A. kept B.

14、continued C. written D. read24. A. to B. for C. into D. from25. A. advertisement B. report C. article D. introduction26. A. watch B. search C. study D. discussion27. A. change B. make C. sell D. use28. A. avoid B. remember C. protect D. gain29. A. losing B. applying C. preparing D. fitting30. A. off

15、er B. supply C. mean D. provide31. A. worker B. beginner C. owner D. manager32. A. success B. development C. practice D. experience33. A. Make B. Ask C. State D. Get34. A. result B. decision C. promise D. idea35. A. happier B. easier C. cheaper D. safer5III. 閱讀理解（共20小題，每題1.5分，滿分30分）A What makes one

16、person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you live? These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clea

17、r.We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle. It needs exercise. Mental (done with the mind) exercise is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists think that parents should play with their chi

18、ldren more often and give them problems to think about. The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent. If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.Parents should also be careful with what

19、they say to young children. According to some psychologists, if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot, then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things. So it is probably better for parents to say very positive things to their children, such as “

20、 That was a very clever thing you did.” or “ You are such a smart child.”36. According to the context we can guess that a genius is _ while an idiot is _.A. a normal person; a funny person B. a strong person; a weak personC. a highly intelligent person; a foolish or weak-minded personD. a famous per

21、son; an ordinary person37. A person_ is more likely to become a genius.A. whose parents are cleverB. often thinking about different problemsC. often helped by his parents and teachersD. born with a good brain and putting it into active use38. It is better for parents _.A. to praise and encourage the

22、ir children more oftenB. to be hard on their childrenC. to leave their children alone with nothing to doD. to give their children as much help as possible39. Which of the following is NOT true according to the article?A. Parents play an important part in their childrens growth.B. The less you use yo

23、ur mind the duller you may become.C. Intelligence is obviously the result of where and how you live.D. What makes a person bright or stupid is still under discussion. BCan you imagine a classroom missing the one thing that has long been considered a necessary part to reading and writing? No paper. N

24、o notebooks, no textbooks, no test papers. Nor are there any pencils or pens, which always seem to run out of ink at the critical moment.A “paperless classroom” is what more and more school are trying to achieve . Students dont do any handwriting in this class. Instead, they use palm-sized, or speci

25、ally designed computers. The teacher downloads texts from Internet libraries and sends them to every students personal computer.Having computers also means that students can use the Web. They can look up information on any subject theyre studying, from math to social science. High school teacher Jud

26、y Herrell in Florida, US, described how her class used the Web to refugee camps. She said, “Using a book thats three of four years old is impossible.”A paperless classroom is a big step towards reducing the waste of paper each week to each student.Think about the money and trees we could save with t

27、he computers,” she said.But, with all this technology, theres always the risk that the machines will break down. So, in case of a power failure or technical problems, paper textbooks are still widely available for these hi-tech students.40. In a paperless classroom, what is a must? A. Pens B. Comput

28、ers C. Information D. Pencils41. The high school teacher, Judy Herrell, used the example of her class to show_. A. the Web could take them everywhere B. the Web taught them a lot of knowledge C. the Web is a good tool for information D. the Web is where you can download information42. Which of the f

29、ollowing is NOT an advantage of a paperless classroom? A. You wont get angry with you pen. B. Computers may break down sometimes. C. Students can get information from the Internet. D. A lot of money or trees will be saved.43. Which of the following can be the best to show the writers opinion? A. The

30、 paperless classroom will benefit trees most. B. There are some differences between the paperless studies and the studies in a usual way. C. Paper-free studies are popular with more and more schools, though there may be problems. D. Modern technology like computers is really useful in a paper-free c

31、lassroom.C Its a fact that we all dream. Some dreams seem to last for hours, others only for seconds. Some of us have strange dreams, some have interesting dreams, and some of us have unpleasant dreams. Tests in the 1980s showed that these dreams occur within 90-minute cycles, each cycle made up of

32、six stages. In the last stage people experience rapid eye movement, known as REM, and it is in this stage that dreaming takes place. Eighty percent of people who were woken during this sixth stage could easily remember their dreams. On the other hand, when during the first five stages(NREM), only se

33、ven percent could describe a dream. However, of these same people woken during the first five stages, 74% were able to remember thinking activity, although they would not call it a dream. NerysDee, who has written about dreams in a book called “ Your Dreams and What They Means” says: “ Perhaps durin

34、g NREM sleep we are sorting out our mundane problems, but in REM sleep we are dealing with inside matters.” She also makes the following statement about 90-minute cycle: It may also prove the reason why insomniacs who wake in the middle of the night find it impossible to get to sleep again for at le

35、ast an hour and a half. In other words, until they have missed out one complete 90-minute sleep period.44. According to the tests in the 1980s, dreaming takes place _. A. between each 90-minute cycle B. at any time during 90-minute cycles C. during the first five stages of 90-minute cycles D. in the

36、 last stage of 90-minute cycles45. People woken during REM sleep can _. A. easily remember their dreams B. hardly remember their dreams C. only remember their dreams D. partly remember their thinking activity46. “Insomniacs” are persons who _. A. can always remember their dreams B. experience rapid

37、eye movement C. have trouble getting into sleep at night D. usually wake after each 90-minute sleep period47. According to Nerys Dee, insomniacs usually can get back to sleep_. A. after an hour B. after half an hour C. within an hour D. after 90 minutesD On October 12, 2008, some Chinese scientists

38、were working at the computers to look for information they needed. Suddenly they saw a lot of very bright spots crossing the computers screens. At the same time the computers were working much slower. To find out what was happening they stopped their work to check some parts of the computers. To the

39、ir horror, they found out that most of their stored information was got rid of by computer viruses! Obviously all these computers had been infected by computer viruses. It is said that the computer viruses were made by a group of young men fond of playing tricks. They all had excellent education. Th

40、ey created the viruses just to show their intelligence. These kinds of computer viruses are named Jerusalem Viruses. These viruses can stay in computers for a long time. When the time comes they will attack the computers by lowering the functions, damaging their normal programs or even getting rid o

41、f all the information. We now come to know that Jerusalem Viruses often attack computers on Fridays and that they are spreading to a lot of computers. Among the countries that suffered computer viruses last year are Britain, Australia, Switzerland and the US. But till now, how to get rid of the terr

42、ible viruses remains a problem.48. The group of young men created the viruses to _. A. damage the computers B. test their ability C. tell the world that they were intelligent D. play a trick on operators of the computers49. According to the passage, computer viruses seem to _. A. have been mature fo

43、r years B. exist in any computers C. be difficult to get rid of in the near future D. be able to be got rid of in the near future50. The most serious damage caused by the viruses is that _. A. the computers functions are lowered B. the normal programs are damaged C. all the information stored in the

44、 computers is gone D. the computers infected by the viruses can no longer be used51. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? A. Last year four countries found their computers were infected by viruses. B. The viruses will come to a new computer after staying in the old one for some

45、time. C. Scientists are trying to find a way to get rid of the viruses. D. The Jerusalem Viruses are a great harm to human health.E One night recently, I was driving down a two-lane highway at about 60 miles an hour. A car approached from the opposite direction at about the same speed. As we passed

46、each other, I caught the other drivers eye for only a second. I wondered whether he might be thinking, as I was, how dependent we were on each other at that moment. I was relying on him not to fall asleep, not to be put off by a phone conversation, not to cross over into my lane and bring my life to

47、 a sudden end. Though we had never spoken a word to each other, he relied on me in just the same way. Multiplied a million times over, I believe that is the way the world works. At some level, we depend upon one another,. Sometimes that dependence requires us simply not to do something like crossing

48、 over the double yellow line. And sometimes it requires us to act cooperatively, with friends or even with strangers. As technology shrinks our world, the need increases for cooperative action among nations. In 2003, doctors in five nations were quickly organized to identify the SARS virus, which sa

49、ved thousands of lives. The threat of international terrorism has shown itself to be a similar problem, one requiring team action by police and intellegence forces across the world. We must recognize that our fates are not ours alone to control. In my own life, Ive put great stock in personal respon

50、sibility. But, as time has passed, Ive also come to believe that there are moments when one must rely upon the good faith and judgement of others. So, while each of us faces the case of driving alone down a dark road, what we must learn is that the approaching light may not be a threat, but a shared

51、 moment of trust.52. The author considers it very important _. A. to share trust and cooperation B. to drive with a company C. to gain certain responsibility D. to have personal independence53. The author said that they depended on each other in the same way because _. A. he might be killed out of t

52、he others careless driving B. they both drove their car at a terrific speed C. the approaching car was very dangerous D. it was dark and the road was not wide enough54. The need for cooperation increases because _. A. certain viruses can spread in a quick way B. the world has become much more dangerous C. terrorism can happen everywhere and every day D. peoples fates cant be controlled by themselves55. We can infer from the last paragraph that the author has _. A. beli