2012年余姚中学自主招生中考模拟考试英语试卷及答案(1)

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2012 年余姚中学自主招生模拟考试（一）
英语试卷
I.单项选择 (共 20 小题 ,计 20 分 )
（） 1. --- Shall I give you a ride as you live so far away?
--- Thank you. ____.
A. It couldn’ t be better
B. Of course you can
C. if you like
D. it’ s up to you （） 2. __ on both sides of the street _ excited people who wanted to see the bride of their prince.
A,. Standing; was B. Seated; was C. Waiting; were D. coming; were （） 3. ---Can I help you?
---- Yes.____ your teacher’ s advice, in my opinion, and everything will be OK.
A. Follow
B. Following
C. to follow
D. Followed
（） 4. He was told that it would be at least three more months__ he could recover and return to work.
A. when
B. before
C. since
D. when
（） 5. This problem may lead to more serious ones if___ unsolved.
A. making
B. left
C. remained
D. keeping
（） 6.Our city has changed a lot, and now it is quite different from __ a few years ago.
A. what it used to be
B. that it used to be
C. which it used to be
D. what was it
（） 7. First, it is important to recognize what kind of person you are and which special qualities make you different from．
A. everyone else
B. the other
C. someone else
D. another
（） 8. The school is giving most of these children hope for the future by providing them a chance to knowledge.
A. require
B. acquire
C. achieve
D. enquire
() 9.一 I ’ m surprised to hear that Sue and Paul have.
一So am I. They seemed very happy together when I last saw them ．
A. broken up
B. finished up
C. divided up
D. closed up () 10. He did not regret saying what he did but felt that he it differently ．
A. could express
B. would express
C. could have expressed
D. must have expressed
()11. Children need friends their own age to play．
A. Of; /
B. in; with
C. in ； /
D. of; with
()12. What makes this shop different is it offers more personal services ．
A. what
B. which
C. why
D. that
()13The English play my students acted the New Year's party was a great success．
A. for which; at
B. at which ； in
C. in which ；at
D. on which ； through
() 14 . That she hadn’ t kept her ______ on her work resulted in the failure.
A. head
B. heart
C. brain
D. mind
() 15. The thing that _______ is not whether you fail or not, but whether you try or not.
A. matters
B. cares
C. considers
D. minds
() 16 . His aunt’ s letters ________ him of those beautiful days when they used to live together in his hometown.
A. call at
B. call for
C. call on
D. call up
() 17. Without the friction (摩擦力) between feet and the ground, people would ____ be able
to walk.
A. in no time
B. by all means C on any account D. in no way
() 18. --- What are Simpson’ s family like?
--- ______.
A. They ’ re all warm-hearted and thoughtful
B. Oh, it s a very big one
C. They all like sports and games
D. His family is very similar to yours.
() 19. ______ when we passed by its nest.
A. Up into the blue sky did the bird fly
B. Up into the blue sky flew the bird
C. Up into the blue sky the bird flew
D. Flew up into the blue sky the bird
() 20. --- Sorry to interrupt you. Please go on.
--- Where was I?
--- You ___ you didn’ t like your father’ s job.
A. had said
B. said
C. had been saying
D. were saying
II.完形填空 (共 15 小题 ,计 15 分 )
Why did I come today? I wondered. My feet ached almost as much as my head.My
Christmas21contained several people that claimed they needed nothing but I knew their
feelings would be hurt 22I bought them something, so gift buying was23but fun.
Hurriedly, I finished shopping and24the long checkout lines. In front of me were a boy
of about5and a younger girl. She carried a beautiful pair of25slippers.When we
finally_ 26the checkout register, the girl27placed the shoes on the counter. She treated
them as though they were a28.
“ Thatwill be $ 6.09,”the cashier said. The boy searched his pockets. He finally came up
with $ 3.12.“ I guess we will have to put them back,” he bravely saideback. some“ We will com other time,maybe tomorrow.”With that statement, a soft29broke from the little girl.
“ But30would have loved these shoes,” she cried.
“ Well, we’ ll go home and work some more. Don’ t cry. We31 , ”’ llhesurelysaid. Quickly
I handed $ 3.00 to the cashier. These children had waited in line for a long time. And,32 , it was Christmas. Suddenly a pair of arms came around me and a small voice gratefully said,“ Thank
you, lady.”“ Whatdid you33when you said Jesus would like the shoes? ”Iasked. The boy answered, “ Our mommy is sick and going to heaven.Daddy said she might go before Christmas
to be with Jesus.” The girl spoke,“ My Sunday school teacher said the streets in heaven are shiny gold, just like these shoes. Won be’ beautifulmommy walking on those streets in these shoes?”
My eyes flooded as I looked into her tear-stained face.“ Yes, ” I answered, 34 she“I am will.” Silently I thanked God for using these children to35me of the true spirit of giving I once
was familiar with.
（） 21. A. plan B. list C. goods D. purchases （） 22. A. unless B. because C. if D. since
（） 23. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything （） 24. A. waited B. joined C. attended D. gathered （） 25. A. cotton B. leather C. gold D. silver
（） 26. A. approached B. got C. checked D. found （） 27. A. immediately B. hesitantly C. shyly D. carefully （） 28. A. gift B. treasure C. life D. prize
（） 29. A. tear B. sob C. smile D. sigh
（） 30. A. mommy B. daddy C. we D. Jesus （） 31. A. leave B. come C. return D. arrive （） 32.A. above all B. at last C. at least D. after all （） 33.A. request B. expect C. mean D. attempt （） 34.A. sure B. afraid C. glad D. confident （） 35.A. inform B. warn C. cure D. remind III.阅读理解 ( 共四篇 20 小题 ,每题 2 分 ,计 40 分 )
( A )
On Nov.18th,1908,three men went up in a balloon.They started early in London. The headman was Augusta Gaudron, and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland. They had a big balloon and they were ready for a long way.
Soon they heard the sea. They were carrying the usual rope ,and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon. At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box. This could hold water, or
it could be empty. So they were able to change its weight . It was for use over the sea. They were also carrying some bags of sand.
After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went up to 3,000 metres, and the air was very cold. The water in the balloon became ice. Snow fell past the men's basket, and they could see more snow on the ground. The men tried to throw out some more sand; but it was hard. They tried to break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The work was slow and they were still falling, so they had to drop some whole bags of sand. One of them fell on an icy lake and made a black hole in the ice.
At last they pulled the box into the basket. It was still snowing; so they climbed to get away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 metres ! Everything became icy. They were so cold that they decided to land. They came down in Poland heavily but safely. They had traveled 1,797 kilometers from London!
（） 36.Three men flew in balloon ________.
A.for nearly 1,800 kilometers
B. to another city
C.to visit Poland
D. less than a century ago
（） 37.The metal box was used for ________.
A. carrying the bags of sand
B. keeping drinking-water
C. carrying ropes of the basket
D. changing weight
（） 38.When the balloon went up higher, ________.
A. the temperature of the balloon began to fall
B. They saw the sun go down
C. They made a hole in the basket with their knives
D. They could see a black hole on the ground
（） 39.The balloon landed ________.
A. in London
B. on the sea
C. on a lake
D. in a foreign country
（） 40.Which of the following is NOT true?________
A. The three men started their journey before the sun rose.
B. The balloon began to go up when they threw bags of sand out of the basket.
C. When they pulled the box into the basket, the balloon began to climb up.
D. The three men had to land because they felt cold.
（B）
When you ’ re curious(好奇的 ) about something, and want to know more about it, you can use
the way of asking questions. Asking questions is the first step to make discoveries and find
interesting answers. The steps below can guide you during the research.
Step1 On a notecard or piece of paper, write down the subject that you are interested in. Just get
the main idea down. For example, you might write: Discover more about dinosaurs.
Step2 Next, stop and think for a moment about what you already know abut your subject. List
what you already know like the sentences below:
(1)Dinosaurs lived long before human beings appeared.
(2)Dinosaurs lived on the earth for more than 150 million years.
(3)Some dinosaurs fed on(吃 ) plants, some on meat.
Step3 What can you do with what you want to learn? By asking questions. On your paper, start
writing down questions about the dinosaurs as you think of them:
(1)What ’ s the best weather for dinosaurs to live in?
(2)How many kinds of dinosaurs are there?
(3)Have dinosaurs really disappeared?
Step4 Armed with your list of questions, you can now go to the nearest library or computer to
begin your research. As you learn more about your subject, you’ ll probably discover some new questions. For example, you might discover that dinosaurs disappeared about 65 million years ago.
Why? What happened? Asking new questions can help you research your subject more widely.
If you always find something interesting to research, take time to organize( 组织 ) your thinking by
asking good questions. And remember learning more always brings more questions.
（） 41.When you do some research, you should take the following steps:
(1)list what you want to know(2) choose a research subject
(3)list what you already know(4) discover new problems
A. (4)(3)(2)(1)
B. (1)(4)(3)(2)
C.(2)(3)(1)(4)
D.(3)(2)(4)(1)
（） 42.From the passage, we know.
A. dinosaurs appeared after human beings
B. not all the dinosaurs fed on meat
C. dinosaurs lived on the earth for 65 million years
D. dinosaurs lived warm season
（） 43. What does“Armed with your list of questions” mean?
A. Putting your list of questions under your arm
B. Discussing your questions with your classmates
C. Writing down your list of questions
D. Taking your list of questions with you
（） 44. According to the passage, which one is true?
A. You can find all the answers online( 网上 )
B. Learn more, and you’ ll have no questions
C. Asking questions is the only way for research
D. During the research, you may keep finding new questions
（） 45. The best title() for this passage is“”
A. Discovering Dinosaurs
B. Asking Good Questions
C. Finding Subjects
D. Learning Steps
(C)
If you ’ rea male and you ’ rereading this, congratulations! You’ rea survivor. According to
statistics, you’ re more than twice as likely to die of skin cancer than a woman, a nine times more
likely to die of AIDS. Assuming you make it to the end of your natural term, about 78 years for
men in Australia, you’ ll die on average five years beforeman.wo
There ’ re many reasons for this typically,——men take more risks than women and are more
likely to drink and smoke —— but perhaps more importantly, men don’ t go to the doctor.
“ Men aren ’ t seeing doctors as often as they should,” says Drsparticularly.Gullotta. so“ This i
for the over-40s, when diseases tend to strike.
Gullotta says a healthy man should visit the doctor every year or two.For those over 45, it
should be at least once a year.
“ When I finally saw him it had already spread and he has since died from lung cancer,”
says, “ Earlier detection and treatment may not have cured him, but it would have prolonged his
life. ”
According to a recent survey, 95% of women aged between 15 and early 40s see a doctor
once a year, compared to 70% of men in the same age group.
“ A lot of men think they’ re invincible,” Gullotta says.“ They only come in when a friend drops
dead on the golf course and they think, “ Geez, if it could happen to him⋯”
Then there’ s the ostrich approach.“ Some men are scared ofbewhattheremightand would
rather not know,” says Dr. Ross Cartmill.
“ Most men get their cars serviced more regularly than they service their bodies,” Cart
He believes most diseases that commonly affect men could be addressed by preventive check-ups.
Regular check-ups for men would inevitably place strain on the public purse, Cartmill says.
“ But prevention is cheaper in the long run than having to treat the diseases. Besides, the ultimate
cost is far greater, it’ s called premature death.”
()46. Why does the author congratulate his male readers at the beginning of the passage?
A)They are more likely to survive serious diseases today.
B)Their average life span has been considerably extended.
C)They have lived long enough to read this article.
D)They are sure to enjoy a longer and happier life.
()47 . Which of the author’ s statement is the most important reason men die five years earlier on average than women according to the passage?
A)Men drink and smoke much more than women.
B)Men don ’seekt medical care as often as women.
C)Men aren ’ t as cautious as women in face of danger.
D)Men are more likely to suffer from fatal diseases.
()48. Which of the following best completes the sentence“ Geez, if it could happen to him?⋯”
A) it could happen to me, too.B) I should consider myself lucky.
C) I should avoid playing golf.D) it would be a big misfortune.
() 49 . What does Dr. Ross Cartmill mean by“ the ostrich approach” ?
A) A casual attitude towards one’ s healthns. conditio
B)A new therapy for certain psychological problems.
C)Refusal to get medical treatment for fear of the pain involved.
D) Unwillingness to find out about one’ s disease because of fear.
() 50. What does Cartmill say about regular check-ups for men?
A)They may increase public expenses.
B)They will save money in the long run.
C)They may cause psychological strains on men.
D)They will enable men to live as long as women.
D
Imagine a world in which there was suddenly no emotion-a world in which human beings
could feel no love or happiness. no terror or hate. Try to imagine the consequences of such a
transformation. People might not be able to stay alive; knowing neither joy nor pleasure. anxiety
nor fear, they would be as likely to repeat acts that hurt them as acts that were beneficial. They
could not learn; they could not benefit from experience because this emotionless world would lack
rewards and punishments. Society would soon disappear; people would be as likely to harm one
another as to provide help and support. Human relationships would not exist; in a world without
friends or enemies, there could be no marriage, affection among companions．or bonds among
members of groups. Society’economics underpinnings(支柱)would be destroyed; since earning
$10 million would be no more pleasant than earning$10. here would be no motivation to work. In
fact, there would be no motivations of any kind ．For as we will see, motivations imply a capacity
to enjoy them ．
In such a world, the chances that the human species would survive are next to zero ． because
emotions are the basic instrument of our survival and adaptation ．Emotions structure the world for
us in important ways. As individuals, we categorize objects on the basis of our emotions. True，we
consider the length, shape, size. or texture. but an object’ s physical aspects are less important th what it has done or can do to us-hurt us, surprise us, anger us or make us joyful. We also use
categorizations colored by emotions in our families，communities, and overall society ．Out of our emotional experiences with objects and events comes a social feeling of agreement that certain
things and actions are，“andgo o thersd” are“ bad ” , and we apply these categories to every aspect of our social life-from what foods we eat and what clothes we wear to how we keep promises and
which people our group will accept. In fact, society exploits our emotional reactions and attitudes.
such as loyalty, morality, pride, shame, guilt, fear and greed, in order to maintain itself. It gives
high rewards to individuals who perform important tasks such as surgery, makes heroes out of individuals for unusual or dangerous achievements such as flying fighter planes in a war, and uses
the legal and penal(刑法的 )system to make people afraid to engage in antisocial acts ．
（） 51 The reason why people might not be able to stay alive in a world without emotion is that.
A. they would not be able to tell the texture of objects
B. they would not know what was beneficial and what was harmful
C. they would not be happy with a life without love
D. they would do things that hurt each other’ s feelings
（） 52. According to the passage, people ’slearning activities are possible because they．
A. believe that emotions are most important for them to stay alive
B. benefit from providing help and support to one another
C. enjoy being rewarded for doing the right thing
D. know what is important to the progress of society
（）53. It can be inferred from the passage that the economic foundation of society depends on
A. The ability to make money
B. the will to work for pleasure
C. the capacity to enjoy motivations
D. the categorizations of our emotional experiences
（） 54 Emotions are significant f or man’s survival and adaptation because．
A. they provide the means by which people view the size or shape of objects
B. they are the basis for the social feeling of agreement by which society is maintained
C. they encourage people to perform dangerous achievements
D. they generate more love than hate among people
（）55.The emotional aspects of an object are more important than its physical aspects because
they．
A. help society exploit its members for profit
B. encourage us to perform important tasks
C. help to perfect the legal and penal system
D. help us adapt our behavior to the world surrounding us
IV.单词填空(共10小题,计10分)
56.In America there are many volunteers who are w______ to help people in trouble at weekend.
57.--- Thank you for your help. I really a _________ it.
---It ’ s my pleasure.
58.Do you want a large, r_______ or small coke to go with your hamburger?
59.Sir, the total price is$26.74 ， i________ tax ．
60.You should judge by yourself. Don i’ t let me your de cision.
61.The father said to the son,“ It gave me much（快） to hear of your achievements.”
62.Our difficulties are ___________,（增添） but we ’ re confident of success.
63.If everyone makes a contribution to protecting our __________,（境） our world will become
much more beautiful.
64.Can you __________( 可能 ) lend me 10 pounds?
65.It was Madame Curie who __________() the element radium( 元素 ).
V. 句子翻 (15 分 )
66.常言到：“有志者，事竟成。

”（ the saying goes）
67. 毫无疑城是中民族的象征。

(It is certain that⋯)
68. 尽人皆知，太阳升西落。

（It is known to all that ）
69. 很找到与他套衣服相当的衫。

（go with ）
70. 你的真是蠢。

( It is foolish⋯)
2012 年余姚中学自主招生模拟考试（一）
英语答卷
I.(共 20小, 20分)
1__________ 2 __________ 3 __________ 4 __________ 5 __________
6__________7 __________8 __________9 __________10 _________
11 __________12 __________13 __________14 __________15__________
16 __________17 __________18 __________19 __________20 _________
II.完形填空 (共 15 小 , 15 分)
21__________22 __________23 __________24 __________25__________
26__________27 __________28 __________29 __________30_________
31 __________32 __________33 __________34 __________35__________
III. 理解 ( 共四篇 20 小 ,每小2分, 40分)
36 __________37__________38 __________39 __________40__________
41 __________42__________43 __________44__________45_________
46 __________47 __________48 __________49_________50__________
51 __________52 __________53_________54__________55________ IV. 填空 (共 10 小 , 10 分)
56 __________57 __________58 __________59_________60__________
61 __________62 __________63_________64__________65________
V. 句子翻 (15 分 )
66.___________________________________________________________________________
67.___________________________________________________________________________
68.___________________________________________________________________________
69.___________________________________________________________________________
70.____________________________________________________________________________
英语模拟试卷参照答案
一．单项选择：
1-5ACABB6-10.A ABAC11-15. DDCDA16-20. DDABD
二．完形填空
21-25 BACBC26-30 ADBBD31-35 CDCAD
三．阅读理解
36-40ADA DB41-45 CBDDB46-50 CBADB51-55 BCCBD
四．单词拼写
56,willing57. appreciate 58. regular59. including60.influence
61. pleasure62 increasing 63. environment64.possibly65 discovered
六、英 :
1. As the saying goes,“ where there is a will, there is a way.”
2.It is certain that the Great Wall is the symbol of the Chinese nation.
(There is no doubt)
3.It is known to all that, the sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
(As is known to all ... ) (What is known to all is that⋯)
69It ’ s hard to find a shirt to go withhis suit.
70It is foolish of you to ask such a question.。