英语学业水平考试模拟题

英语学业水平考试模拟题第一卷（共105分）第一部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分75分）—_____.A. That’s greatB. You’re welcomeC. I’m sure of thatD.I’m afraid not2. —_____ has your brother studied in New York?—For two years.A. How farB. How oldC. How oftenD. How long3. — When did the great earthquake in Wenchuan happen?—It happened _____ 2:28 _____ the afternoon of May 12, 2008.A. on; inB. at; onC. at; inD. on; on4. To protect the environment, most supermarkets in China stopped _____ free plastic bags.A. providingB. sendingC. to provideD. to send5. Tom often plays _____ piano after school, but he never plays____ football.A. /; /B. the; theC. the; /D. /; the6. —Is the man over there Mr. Li?—No, it _____ be him. Mr. Li is much taller.A. mustn’tB. may notC. can’tD.needn’t7. —Hello! May I speak to Mr. Smith?—_____, please. He’s answering another call right now.A. Go onB. Come onC. Keep onD. Hold on8. Nick _____ a new camera. He has taken lots of pictures with it.A. buysB. is buyingC. boughtD. will buy9. —Excuse me. Could you tell me _____?—Yes. There is a video shop on River Road.A. where can I buy some CDsB. where I can buy some CDsC. when can I buy some CDsD. when I can buy some CDs10. —Look! T he light is still on in Mr. Zhang’s office.—I’m afraid he _____ his work yet.A. doesn’t finishB. didn’t finishC. hasn’t finishedD. won’t finish11. —Do you understand me?—Sorry, I can _____ understand what you said.A. hardlyB. almostC. nearlyD. easily12. —Mum, I’m sorry I _____ my English test again, though I tried my best.—Oh, believe in yourself and you’ll make progress at last.A. passedB. failedC. hadD. took13. —Do you know the girl _____ is standing under the tree?—She is my little sister.A. whoB. whomC. whoseD. which14. — Tommy, do you know if Frank ________ to the zoo this Sunday if it ________?—Sorry, I have no idea.A. will go; is fineB. goes; is fineC. will go; is going to be fineD. goes; will be fine15. Mary finally took her mother’s advice,__________.A. isn’t sheB. doesn’t sheC. didn’t sheD. hasn’t shearound. Most of my friends all work with other people in shops and so on, and they would never get things done if they worked alone. I’m not 16 that all artists and writers do, either.I was born in a small village in the country where everyone knew 17 else, that is, they knew everyone except a writer who kept himself to himself. By the time I was 18 enough to learn people’s names, he had been living in the village for at least twenty years, but the villagers still regarded him as a stranger ! Every morning he would walk down to the local shops to do his 19 , and although he had to greet everyone he met, only two or three would 20 his greeting. Just occasionally, someone would ask him 21 he was doing, and every time his answer would be the same: “I’m still writing the book.” And that was all we ever learned about him.Because no one had ever visited his house, I remember once walking up to his house with three or four other boys to see 22 we could see what he did..We climbed up to the 23 and looked in expecting to see our writer typing 24 at his desk. Instead, he was sitting in an armchair 25 a book..16. A. sure B. afraid C. glad D. sorry17. A. someone B. nobody C. anyone D. everyone18. A. young B. old C. tall D. strong19. A. washing B. cooking C. shopping D. typing20. A. hear B. like C. return D. hate21. A. what B. how C. why D. when22. A. that B. if C. when D. whom23. A. chimneys B. doors C. windows D. walls24. A. sadly B. carelessly C. clearly D. busily25. A. reading B. writing C. copying D. sellingA26. T he time of the grand opening of Baker’s is _____.A. Monday, August 20B. Tuesday, August 20C. Wednesday, August 20D. Thursday, August 2027. The content of Baker’s open on Sunday morning is _____.A. taking exerciseB. poetry readingC. delicious homemade chipsD. live music28. If we want to listen to live music, the suitable time is _____.A. Tuesday eveningsB. Sunday morningsC. Tuesday and Saturday nightsD. Saturday nightsBA small man with a fat stomach got on the train at the last station before the frontier（边境）. He carried a paper bag. And four feet of ducks could be seen under the cover. The man found an empty seat, put the bag in the middle of the floor, took out a newspaper and began to read.Then a policeman came in. Of course he saw the bag with the ducks’ legs at once and said, “Whose is that bag?”Nobody answered. The policeman repeated the question, and said, “I shall have it take it away from the owner. Food mustn’t be taken out of the country.”“Well then,” said the man with a fat stomach. “Hurry up and take it. We want togo home.” The policeman took the bag and went to the next carriage.At the next station, when they were safely across the frontier, the small man got up, smile at the other passengers and said, “I hope that they really enjoy the ducks’ feet. The rest of bag had nothing but rubbish in it.” Then he opened his coat and pointed to another bag he was carrying under it. It was tied tightly over the stomach, which was really fat. “I have the rest of the ducks here,” he said. With these words, he got off the train.But while he was happily walking to the exit (出口) with the bag in his hand, a policeman came up to him, saying, “Hey, man! Foreign food mustn’t be brought in!”29. The reason why the first policeman took the paper bag away was that .A. he wanted to find the owner of the bagB. he enjoyed the ducks’ feet in the bagC. the bag was put in a wrong place in the carriageB. so that the policeman could find it easilyC. so that he could make more room for himselfD. because there was not an empty seat in the carriageCAmericans think much about time. From childhood they learn to value time. As children they are taught to be on time to go to school, to work and to do everything. When they are having a good time, they say that time goes easily. When a person is dying, they say he is living on a borrowed time.Time is money. Time is knowledge. Time is everything in America. A working American has to work hard for eight hours a day or forty hours a week. This is the working time. In his free time, he also works hard for more money. Even on Saturday and Sunday he also works hard as usual. In the street you can hardly see a man walking slowly. They walk very fast. In fact, they are running.They love time because time can bring them money and lots of things. But sometimes they hate time because they feel that they have become servant of theC. be on time in doing everythingD. be late for schoolC. is living on a borrowed timeD. is wasting time35. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?A. Time is KnowledgeB. Americans’ Idea about TimeC. How to Value TimeD. Learn to Use Time第二部分知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节短文改错（每小题2分，满分20分）Old Sarah was a strange rich woman. He did not 36. ________hope to see any of her relative. She felt what they 37. ________were interested in was her money. She was all right. 38. ________Before she died, the relatives got together to hear Sarah's 39. ________lawyer(律师) to read her will (遗嘱). They were sure that 40. ________Sarah had left many money and they quarreled strongly 41. ________with each other when they waited ^the lawyer to arrive. 42. ________After the lawyer came in the living room, he asked them 43. ________to sit down. He began to read the will in a seriously 44. ________voice. Sarah has left all her money to her cats. 45. ________第二节书面表达（满分25分）假设你叫李华，代表学校写信邀请外籍教师Mr. Williams来校做报告。