2023年成都重點(diǎn)高中自主招生英語試卷及答案

2023年成都重點(diǎn)高中自主招生英語試題本試卷滿分120分，考試時間90分鐘；第一部分：英語知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)；滿分30分）第一節(jié)：單項填空（共15小題；每題1分，滿分15分）從A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處旳最佳選項。1.—Excuseme,wherecanIfindasupermarket?—Iknow______notfarfromhere.Gostraightonandyou’lleasilyfind______.A.it;one B.it;it C.one;it D.one;one2.—Jack,______youbehaveyourself?—Sorry,Dad.Itwon’thappenagain.A.mustn’t B.can’t C.won’t D.shan’t3.WhenItrytofindout______thatpreventssomanyAmericansfrombeingashappyasonemightexpect,itseemstomethattherearetwocauses．A.whoitis B.howitdoes C.whatitis D.whyitdoes4.Robert______mehisaddresstheotherday,butI’mafraidI______it.A.hadgiven;hadlostB.gave;havelostC.gave;hadlostD.hasgiven;havelost5.—Howdoyoulike______AmericanfilmTitanic?—I’veneverseen______moreinterestingfilmbefore.A.an;the B.an;a C.the;a D.the;the6.WhenMr.Johnsongetsold,hewill_______hisbusinesstohisson.A.takeover B.getover C.thinkover D.handover7.Whatgreatfunwehad______asnowmaninthesnow!A.making B.tomake C.made D.tobemaking8.—Iseveryonehere?—Notyet…Look!There_____therestofourguests！A.arecoming B.havecome C.come D.willcome9.—Ittookmetenyearstobuildupmybusiness,______almostkilledme.—Well,youknowwhattheysay,“Nopains,nogains.”A.what B.that C.it D.which10.—Whatdoyouthinkofmynewshoes?—It______yourdresswell.A.fits B.matches C.suits D.serves11.Tonyhasn’tgotanyhobbies—______youcallwatchingTVahobby.A.since B.when C.unless D.though12.—Jimmyhasmadegreatprogressthisterm.—______and______.A.Sohashe;sohaveyou B.Sohashe;soyouhaveC.Sohehas;soyouhave D.Sohehas;sohaveyou13.—You’dbetternoteatsomuchsalt.It’sbadforyourhealth. —______.I’lltakecareinfuture.A.You’rekidding B.ThatsoundsgreatC.Itdoesn’tmatter D.Thanksforyouradvice14.Ittakesmorethanknowledgeandintelligenceto______agoodresearcher. A．make B．turn C．get D．grow15.—Whatcoursesareyoutakingnexttermtoreceiveenoughcreditstogetyourdegree? —Idon'tknow．Butit'sabouttime______onsomething． A．I'ddecide B．Idecided C．Idecide D．I'mdeciding第二節(jié)：完形填空（共15小題；每題1分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從16～30各小題所給旳四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。Thehostpickedupthethermosandpouredsomehotwaterintothetea-cupandplaceditonthesmalltableinfrontofhis

guests,whowereafatheranddaughter,andputthelidofthecupwithaclink.Apparently16ofsomething,hehurriedintotheinnerroom,leavingthethermosonthetable.Histwoguestsheardachestofdrawersopeningandarustling.They17sittingintheliving-room,the10-year-olddaughterlookingattheflowersoutsidethewindow.Thefatherwasjustabouttotakehiscupwhenthe18came,rightthereinthelivingroom.Somethingwas19broken.Itwasthethermos,whichhadfallentothefloor.Thegirllooked20hershoulderatonce,startled,staring.Itwas21.Neitherofthemhadtouchedit,notevenalittlebit.Thesoundcausedthehosttorushbackfromtheinnerroom.Helookedatthe22floorandblurtedout,“Itdoesn’tmatter!Itdoesn’tmatter!”Thefatherstartedtosaysomething.Thenhemuttered,“Sorry,I23itanditfell.”“Itdoesn’tmatter,”thehostsaid.Later,whentheyleftthehouse,thedaughtersaid,“Daddy,Isawyour24inthewindowpane.Youweresittingperfectly25.Whydidyousay…?”Thefather26.“Whatthenwouldyougiveasthecauseofitsfall?”“Itfellbyitself.Thefloorisuneven.Itwasn’t27whenMr.Liputitthere.”“Itwon’tdo,girl.Itsoundsmore28whenIsayIknockeditdown.Therearethingspeopleacceptlessthemoreyou29them.Thetrueryourstoryis,thelesstrueitsounds.”Thedaughterwaslostin30forawhile.Thenshesaid,“Canyouexplainitonlythisway?”“Onlythisway!”thefathersaid.16.A.dreaming B.thinking C.hearing D.lacking17.A.remained B.enjoyed C.imagined D.hated18.A.danger B.change C.crash D.deal19.A.carelessly B.restlessly C.endlessly D.hopelessly20.A.around B.over C.across D.beyond21.A.crazy B.funny C.strange D.terrible22.A.bleeding B.steaming C.roaring D.flooding23.A.touched B.checked C.broke D.moved24.A.shape B.shadow C.reflection D.symbol25.A.calm B.still C.silent D.straight26.A.shouted B.murmured C.laughed D.gestured27.A.steady B.tight C.strong D.proper28.A.reliable B.respectable C.acceptable D.fashionable29.A.defend B.support C.discuss D.manage30.A.laughter B.fantasy C.memory D.silence第二部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)；滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列材料，從每題所給旳四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。AMichael,atypicalAmerican,stayshomeonworkdays.Heplugsintohispersonalcomputerterminalinordertoconnectwiththeoffice.Afterwork,heputsonhisheadphones,watchesamovieonhishomevideorecorder,orplaysbaseballonthecomputer.Onmanydays,Michaeldoesn’ttalktoanyotherhumanbeings,andhedoesn’tseeanypeopleexcepttheonesontelevision.Michaelisimaginary,buthislifestyleisverypossible.Theinventionsofmoderntechnologyseemtobecuttingusofffromcontactwithourfellowhumanbeings.Theworldofbusinessisoneareainwhichtechnologyisisolatingus.Withaccesstoalargecentralcomputer,employeessuchasofficeclerks,insuranceagents,andaccountantscandotheirjobsatdisplayterminalsintheirownhomes.Theyneverhavetoactuallyseethepeoplethey’redealingwith.Inaddition,thewayemployeesarepaidischanging.Workers’salarieswillbeautomaticallypaidintotheirbankaccounts,makingpaperchecksunnecessary.Noworkerswillstandinlinetoreceivetheirpayorcashtheirchecks.Personalbankingischanging,too.Customerswilldealwithmachinestoputinortakeoutmoneyfromtheiraccounts.Anotherareathattechnologyischangingisentertainment.Music,forinstance,wasonceagroupexperience.Peoplelistenedtomusicatconcerthallsorinsmallsocialgatherings.Formanypeoplenow,however,musicisanindividualexperience.Walkingalongthestreetorsittingintheirlivingrooms,theywearheadphonestobuildawallofmusicaroundthem.Movieentertainmentischanging,too.Moviesusedtobesocialevents.Now,fewerpeoplearegoingouttoseeamovie.ManymorearechoosingtowaitforafilmtoappearontelevisionorontheInternet.Insteadoflaughingwithothers,viewerswatchmoviesintheirownlivingrooms.31.WhatisMichaelinthewriter’spen?A.Heisthemaninthemoon. B.Heisapersonfullofimagination.C.HeisarealtypicalAmerican. D.Heisamanwhohasloftyambitions.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“isolating”(inPara.2)mean?A.變化 B.隔離 C.消滅 D.拯救33.Whatwillthewritermostprobablydiscussafterthelastparagraph?A.Sportsandgames.B.Personalbanking.C.Musicandfilms.D.Internationalbusiness.BIteachgeographyatUNLVthreetimesperweek.LastMonday,atthebeginningofclass,Icheerfullyaskedmystudentshowtheirweekendhadbeen.Oneyoungmansaidthathisweekendhadnotbeensogood.Hehadhiswisdomteethremoved.TheyoungmanthenaskedmewhyIalwaysseemedtobesocheerful.“Ichoosetobecheerful.”Isaid.ThenItoldthemastory.InadditiontoteachinghereatUNLV,Ialsoteachoutatthe

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fromwhereIlive.OnedayIdrovethose17milestoHenderson.IexitedthefreewayandturnedontoCollegeDrive.Ionlyhadtodriveanotherquartermiledowntheroadtothecollege.Butjustthenmycardiedandwouldn’tstartagain.SoIleftmycarthereandmarcheddowntheroadtothecollege.AssoonasIgotthereIcalledAAAandarrangedforatowtrucktomeetmeatmycarafterclass.Thesecretaryintheofficeaskedmewhathadhappened.“Thisismyluckyday.”Ireplied,smiling.“Yourcarbreaksdownandtodayisyourluckyday?”Shewaspuzzled.“Whatdoyoumean?”“Mycarcouldhavebrokendownanywherealongthefreewaybutitdidn’t.”Ireplied,“Instead,itbrokedownintheperfectplace:offthefreeway,withinwalkingdistancefromhere.I’mstillabletoteachmyclass,andI’vebeenabletoarrangeforthetowtrucktomeetmeafterclass.”Thesecretary’seyesopenedwide,andthenshesmiled.Ismiledbackandheadedforclass.Soendedmystory.IscannedthesixtyfacesinmyclassatUNLV.Despitetheearlyhour,nooneseemedtobeasleep.Somehow,mystoryhadtouchedthem.Ormaybeitwasn’tthestoryatall.Infact,ithadallstartedwithastudent’sobservationthatIwascheerful.AnIndianwisemanoncesaid,“Whoyouarespeaksloudertomethananythingyoucansay.”Isupposeitmustbeso.34.Whydidthewritertellhisstudentsthestory?A.Tosharehisluckyexperience. B.Tomakehisclassmorelively.C.Todrawallstudents’attention. D.Toencouragehisstudentstobepositive.35.Whathappenedtothewriteronhiswaytothecommunitycollege?A.Heparkedhiscarinaperfectplace.B.HecalledAAAforatowtrucktomeethim.C.Hecoveredthelastquartermileonfoot.D.Hedroveoffthefreewayatawrongexit.36.Bysaying“itwasn’tthestoryatall”,thewritermeansthat________.A.hisstoryisnotconvincingB.heshouldn’thavetoldthestoryC.hisattitudetolifehasinspiredthestudentsD.hisstoryisnotasinterestingasexpected37.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A.It’seasiersaidthandone. B.Youarewhatyouchoose.C.Wellbegunishalfdone. D.Behindbadluckcomesgoodluck.CMyheartsankwhenthemanattheimmigrationcountergesturedtothebackroom.IwasbornandraisedinAmerica,andthiswasMiami,whereIlive,buttheyweren’tquitereadytoletmeinyet.“Pleasewaitinhere,Ms.Abdullah,”theimmigrationofficersaid.Myhusband,withhisveryAmericanlastname,accompaniedme.Hewasgettingusedtothis.ThesamethinghadhappenedrecentlyinCanadawhenI’dflowntoMontrealtomakeaspeechatabook-signingevent.Thattimetheydetained(扣押)mefor45minutes.TodaywewerereturningfromaliteraryfestivalinJamaica,andIwasshockedthatIwasbeingsent“inback”onceagain.Theofficerbehindthecountercalledmeupandsaid,“Miss,yournamelookslikethenameofsomeonewho’sonourwantedlist.We’regoingtohavetocheckyououtwithWashington.”“Howlongwillittake?”“Hardtosay…afewminutes,”hesaid,“We’llcallyouwhenwe’rereadyforyou.”Afteranhour,Washingtonstillhadn’tdecidedanythingaboutme.“Isn’tthiscomputerized?”Iaskedatthecounter,“Can’tyoujustlookmeup?”“Justafewmoreminutes,”theyassuredme.Afteranhourandahalf,IpulledmycellphoneouttocallthefriendsIwassupposedtomeetthatevening.Anofficerrushedover.“Nophones!”hesaid,“Forallweknowyoucouldbecallingaterroristcellandgivingtheminformation.”“I’mjustauniversityprofessor,”Isaid.Myvoicecameoutinasqueak.“Ofcourseyouare.Andwetakepeoplelikeyououtofhereinlegironseveryday.”Iputmyphoneaway.MyhusbandandIweregettinghungryandtired.Wholefamilieshadbeenbroughtintothewaitingroom,andtheplacewaspackedwithexcitablechildren,exhaustedparents,andevenaflightattendant.Iwantedtoscream,tojumponachairandshout:“I’manAmericancitizen;anovelist;IprobablyteachEnglishliteraturetoyourchildren.”Aftertwohoursindetention,Iwasapproachedbyoneoftheofficers.“You’refreetogo,”hesaid.Noexplanationorapologies.Foramoment,neitherofusmoved.Wewerestillinshock.Thenweleapedtoourfeet.“Oh,onemorething,”hehandedmeatatteredphotocopywithanaddressonit,“Ifyouaren’thappywithyourtreatment,youcanwritetothisagency.”“Willtheyrespond?”Iasked.“Idon’tknow—Idon’tknowofanyonewho’severwrittentothembefore.”Thenheadded,“Bytheway,thiswillprobablykeephappeningeachtimeyoutravelinternationally.”“WhatcanIdotokeepitfromhappeningagain?”Hesmiledtheemptysmilewe’dseenallday,“Absolutelynothing.”Aftertellingseveralfriendsaboutourtryingexperience,probablythemostfrequentadviceI’veheardinresponseistochangemyname.Butanameisanintegralpartofanyone’spersonalandprofessionalidentity—justlikethetownyou’reborninandtheplacewhereyou’reraised.Likemyfather,I’llkeepthename,butmyairportexperiencehasgivenmeawholenewviewonwhatdiversityandtolerancearesupposedtomean.IhadnoideathatbeinganAmericanwouldeverbethishard.38.Thewriterwasdetainedattheairportbecause______.A.hernamewasonthewantedlist B.shehadbrokenthelawinCanadaC.hernamewassimilartoaterrorist’s D.shewasbornandraisedinAmerica39.Theofficerstoppedthewriterusinghercellphonebecause______.A.sheattemptedtocommunicatewithaterroristB.theyhadn’tcheckedheroutwithWashingtonyetC.therewereotherfamiliesinthewaitingroomD.itwasdangeroustouseacellphoneattheairport40.Thewriterwouldmostprobably______topreventsimilarexperiencefromhappeningagain.A.avoidtravelingabroad B.changehernameC.writetoacertainagency D.donothingspecialDTHEGOLDENWINDOWSbyLauraE.RichardsAlldaylongthelittleboyhadworkedhard,inthefieldandbarnandshed,forhisparentswerepoorfarmers,andcouldnotpayaworkman.Butatsunsettherecameanhourthatwasallhisown,forhisfatherhadgivenittohim.Thentheboywouldgouptothetopofahillandlookacrossatanotherhillthatrosesomemilesaway.Onthatfarhillstoodahousewithwindowsofcleargoldanddiamonds.Theyshonesobrightlythatitmadetheboysquintatthem,butafterawhilethepeopleinthehouseputupshutters,asitseemed,andthenitlookedlikeanycommonfarmhouse.Theboysupposedtheydidthisbecauseitwassuppertime;andthenhewouldgointothehouseandhavehissupperofbreadandmilk,andgotobed.Onedaytheboy'sfathercalledhimandsaid:"Youhavebeenagoodboy,andhaveearnedaholiday.Takethisdayforyourown,andtrytolearnsomegoodthings."Theboythankedhisfatherandkissedhismother.Thenheputapieceofbreadinhispocket,andstartedofftofindthehousewiththegoldenwindows.Itwasapleasantwalk.Hisbarefeetmademarksinthewhitedust,andwhenhelookedback,thefootprintsseemedtobefollowinghim,andkeepinghimcompany.Hisshadow,too,keptbesidehim,andwoulddanceorrunwithhimashepleased;soitwasverycheerful.Byandbyhefelthungry,andhesatdownbyabrownstreamthatranthroughthealderhedgebytheroadside,atehisbread,anddranktheclearwater.Thenhescatteredthesmallpiecesofbreadforthebirdsashismotherhadtaughthimtodo,andwentonhisway.Afteralongtimehecametoahighgreenhill,andwhenhehadclimbedthehill,therewasthehouseonthetop.Butitseemedthattheshutterswereup,forhecouldnotseethegoldenwindows.Hecameuptothehouse,andthenhecouldwellhavewept,forthewindowswereofclearglass,likeanyothers,andtherewasnogoldanywhereaboutthem.Awomancametothedoor,lookedkindlyattheboy,andaskedhimwhathewanted."Isawthegoldenwindowsfromourhilltop,"hesaid,"andIcametoseethem,butnowtheyareonlyofclearglass."Thewomanshookherheadandlaughed."Wearepoorfarmers,"shesaid,"andarenotlikelytohavegoldaboutourwindows.Butglassisbettertoseethrough."Shelettheboysitdownonthebroadstonestepatthedoor,andbroughthimacupofmilkandacake,andaskedhimtotakeabreak.Thenshecalledherdaughter,achildofhisownage,noddedkindlyatthetwo,andwentbacktoherwork.Thelittlegirlwasbarefootedlikehim,andworeabrowncottondress,butherhairwasgoldenlikethewindowshehadseen,andhereyeswereblueliketheskyatnoon.Sheshowedtheboyaboutthefarm,andshowedhimherblackcalfwithawhitestaronitsforehead,andhetoldherabouthisownathome,whichwasredlikeachestnutwithfourwhitefeet.Theybecamefriendsaftertheyateanappletogether.However,whentheboyaskedheraboutthegoldenwindows,thelittlegirlnodded,andsaidsheknewallaboutthem;onlyhehadmistakenthehouse."Youhavecomequitethewrongway!"shesaid."Comewithme,andIwillshowyouthehousewiththegoldenwindows,andthenyouwillseeforyourself."Theywenttoaknollthatrosebehindthefarmhouse,andthelittlegirltoldhimthatthegoldenwindowscouldonlybeseenatacertainhour,aboutsunset."Yes,Iknowthat!"saidtheboy.Whentheyreachedthetopoftheknoll,thegirlturnedandpointed；thereonahillfarawaystoodahousewithwindowsofcleargoldanddiamond,justashehadseenthem.Andwhentheylookedagain,theboysawthatitwashisownhome.Thenhetoldthelittlegirlthathemustgo.Hegaveherhisbestpebble,thewhiteonewiththeredband,thathehadcarriedforayearinhispocket,andshegavehimthreehorse-chestnuts,oneredlikesatin,onespotted,andonewhitelikemilk.Hepromisedtocomeagain,buthedidnottellherwhathehadlearned.Hewentbackdownthehill,andthelittlegirlstoodinthesunsetlightandwatchedhimaway.Thewayhomewaslong,anditwasdarkbeforetheboyreachedhishouse,butthelamplightandfirelightshonethroughthewindows,makingthemalmostasbrightashehadseenthemfromthehilltop.Whenheopenedthedoor,hismothercametokisshim,andhislittlesisterrantothrowherarmsabouthisneck,andhisfatherlookedupandsmiledfromhisseatbythefire."Haveyouhadagoodday?"askedhismother.Yes,theboyhadhadaverygoodday."Andhaveyoulearnedanything?"askedhisfather."Yes!"saidtheboy."Ihavelearnedthatourhousehaswindowsofgoldanddiamond."41.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence(inParagraph1)mean?A．Theboyhadanhourinwhichtocompletehistasks.B．Theboyspentonlyanhourwithhisfathereachday.C．Theboywaspaidforonlyanhouroflaboreachday.D．Theboyhadanhourinwhichtorestfromhiswork.42．Thethirdparagraphmainlytellsusthat________.A．theboyhadhardexperiencestofindthegoldenwindowsB．theboyleftdifferentmarksonthewayinordernottobelostC．theboywasoptimisticabouthisdecisionthoughitwasnoteasyD．theboywascheerfulforsomanypeopleaccompaniedhimonthetrip43．Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheboy?A．Faithfulandbrave B．DiligentandadventurousC．Politebutnaughty D．Imaginativebutproud44．Thewriter’smainpurposeinincludingthecharacterofthegirlinthisstoryis________.A．tooffertheboysomeonetotalkwithB．topresenttheboywithadifferentviewofhisownhouseC．tocontrasttheboywithsomeonewhowassatisfiedwithherlifeD．toprovidetheboywithareasontovisittheneighboringhilltop45．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Eastorwest,homeisbest.B．Toseethetreesbutnottheforest.C．Beautyisrightherewaitingforyou.D．Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每題2分，滿分10分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給旳選項（A、B、C、D、E和F）中，選出恰當(dāng)旳選項還原到文中空白處，使文章內(nèi)容完整且符合邏輯。AsIwalkeddowntothecounselor’soffice,Ithoughttomyself,“Whatwillshebelike?Willshebeoldoryoung?Prettyorugly?Willshecare?”O(jiān)hwell,Ifigureditdidn’treallymatter,anyway.46HowdidtheyfindoutthatIstutter（口吃）anyway?Thelastschoolmusthavesentmyrecords.ItwasprettyhardtohidethewayItalked.“Hello!I’mMrs.Claussen.Ihearyou’refromTexas!”ShemusthavethoughtIwasalittleoffmyrockerasIstoodtheregawking,withmymouthwideopenandmyfaceredasabeet.Shewasreallypretty!Andshewasyoung,too!“Ye-Ye-Ye-Yesm-m-m-m-m-m-m-aamIam,”Ifumbledout.47Mypalmsweredrippingwet,andIwastenseallover.Ireallyblewthatintroduction,andfiguredsheprobablythoughtIwasagoofball.“Well,”shesaidwithakindsmile,“I’vealwayslikedTexas.”Mrs.ClaussenturnedouttobeoneofthebestspeechtherapistsI’veeverhad.NotliketheoneinSanAntoniowhotoldmetotapmytoesoIcouldtalktoarhythm.Thatwasthebeginningofthelongestlistofcircusanticsanyonehaseverseen.Thattoetapdevelopedintoafootstomp,ahandpound,asquintedeye,aheadjerkandvariousother“helpers.”48Shespentthefirstseveralweeksjusttalkingtome,askingmeallkindsofquestionsaboutmyself--aboutfeelings,aboutwhatIthoughtIdidwhenIblocked.Andshelistened.Shebegantoteachmeaboutthefundamentalsofspeech.Notjustaboutmyspeech,butabouteverybody’s.Mrs.Claussentaughtmeabouttechnicalthings,likecircumlocution(afancytermforavoidingwords).Andshelistened.Isanginthechoirallofmyschoolcareerandwasaprettygoodtenor.AtmyoldschoolIwasinthetopconcertchoir,butwhenmyfamilywastransferredIlearnedthatthenewschool’schoirwasallfilledup.49IfeltlikethatwastheonethingthatIcouldreallydowell--andIcoulddoitwithoutstuttering.SomehowMrs.Claussenpulledsomestrings,rearrangedmywholeschedule,andgotmeinthechoir.Ifeltlikeshereallycaredaboutmeasaperson,notjustaspeechstudent.DuringmylasttwoyearsofschoolIcouldn’treallysaythatmyspeechgotmuchbetter--exceptintherapy.SheexplainedthatmyincreasedfluencyintherapywasbecauseIwassorelaxed.50IremembersayingthatIwishedthewholeworldwasabigtherapysession.Welaughed!A.Itwassuchadisappointment.B.Mrs.Claussenwasdifferentthough.C.AndIknewthatshedidn’tcareifIstuttered.D.Itriedtogetintouchwithher,butIneverdid.E.Myheartfeltlikeitwaspoundingthroughmychest.F.Mystutteringseemedtobejustasmuchofaproblemnowasitalwayswas.第三部分：寫（共三節(jié)；滿分50分）第一節(jié)：短文填空（共10小題；每題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面旳短文，在短文空白處填入一種合適旳詞，或填入括號中單詞旳對旳形式。Thoughdifferenteducationalsystemshavedifferentpurposes,onethingiscertain:allstudentsshouldtakepartinexaminations.IntheEnglisheducationalsystem,studentstakethreeimportant51.Thefirstistheeleven-plus,which52(take)attheageofelevensomewhatpast.Atonetimetheabilityshownontheeleven-pluswouldhavedetermined53achildcouldstayinschool.54,however,allchildrencontinuein"comprehensive"schools,andtheeleven-plus55whichcoursesofstudythechildwillfollow.Attheageoffifteen56sixteen,thestudentsaretestedfortheOrdinaryLeveloftheGeneralCertificateofEducation.Thisexaminationcoversawiderangeof57.Oncestudentshave58thisexam,theyareallowedtospecialize,sothattwo-thirdsoftheircourseswillbeinphysics,chemistry,classicallanguage,or59theywishtostudyatgreatlength.Thefinalexamination,ateighteen,coversonlythecontentofthespecialsubjects.Atuniversity,studentsstudyonlyintheir60(concentrate)area,andfewstudentseverventureoutsidethatsubjectagain.Inasense,theEnglishboyorgirlisaspecialistfromtheageoffifteen.第二節(jié)：短文改錯（共10小題；每題1.5分，滿分15分）下面文中共有10處語言錯誤，規(guī)定你在錯誤旳地方增長、刪除或修改某個單詞。增長：在缺詞處加上一種漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加旳詞。刪除：把多出旳詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯旳詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫上修改后旳詞。注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只容許修改10處，多者（從11處起）不計分。Experimentshaveprovedthatchildrencanbeinstructedinswimmingataveryearlierage.AtaspecialswimmingpoolinLosAngeles,childrenbecomeexpertedatholdingtheirbreathunderwaterevenbeforetheycanwalk.Babiestwomonthsolddonotappeartobereluctanttoenterthewater.Thisisnotlongbeforetheyaresoaccustomedtoswimmingthattheycanpickupweightsfromthefloorofthepool.Agameisverypopularwiththeseyoungswimmersistheunderwatertricyclerace.Tricyclesarelininguponthefloorofthepoolsevenfootunderwater.Thechildrencompeteagainsteachothertoreachanotherendofthepool.Manypedaltheirtricycles,whilemostofthemprefertopushingo