安徽省芜湖县第一中学自主招生英语试题

英语试卷
温馨提示：1、本试卷满分100分，考试时间100分钟。

2、请务必在“答题卷”上答题，在“试题卷”上答题是无效的。

Ⅰ.单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. —Can you catch what I said?
—Sorry, I can_________ understand it.
A. almost
B. hardly
C. nearly
D. never
2. —Please tell me what Li Ming looks like?
—_______.
A. He is sad
B. He’s all right
C. He’s tall
D. He is high
3. —Who will send you to the new school, your mom, your dad or your uncle? —_______. I’ll go there by myself.
A. All
B. Either
C. Neither
D. None
4. —Don’t step on the grass next time, Mike.
—________.
A. Is that so?
B. Don’t worry.
C. No, I don’t
D. Sorry, I won’t.
5. —Do you mind my taking this seat?
—_______. It’s for Miss Yang, our Englis h teacher.
A. Better not.
B. Yes, please.
C. No, of course not.
D. Not at all.
6. You can’t get in. The exam ________ for over 30 minutes.
A. has been on
B. has begun
C. began
D. begins
7. The person we talked about ____ our school last week．
A．visiting B．will visit C．visited D．has visited
8. Do you think ________ true that ________ is hard work that leads to success?
A. it; it
B. it; what
C. that; it
D. what; which
9. To keep safe, everyone ________ to wear a seat belt in the car.
A. supposes
B. is supposed
C. supposed
D. will suppose
10. —I’m new here. Could you please tell me _______?
—Sure. It’s over there behind that tower.
A. where the youth centre is
B. how far is the amusement park
C. when the library opens
D. how can I get to the underground station
11. Before he went abroad, he spent as much time as he ____ English.
A. could learning
B. learned
C. to learn
D. could learn
12. —How long have you been here?
—_____ the end of last month .
A. In
B. By C . At D . Since
13. —Where do you think _____ he _____ the computer？
—Sorry，I have no idea.
A. had；bought
B. has；bought
C. did；buy
D.／；bought
14. —You haven’t been to Beijing, have you?
—_____. And how I wish to go there again!
A. Yes, I have
B. Yes, I haven’t
C. No, I have
D. No, I haven’t
15. The days we have been looking forward to ____ soon．
A．coming B．will come C．came D．have come
Ⅱ. 完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
Greenland is the largest island in the world. It is in the 16 of Europe. Near Greenland is another island. It is small. Its 17 is Iceland. Do you think that Greenland is green and warm? Do you think that Iceland is white with ice? If you do, you are 18 . Not many people live on the big island of Greenland. There 19 more people in your hometown than in all of Greenland. That is because Greenland is not green. Greenland is 20 . Most of the island is covered with lots of ice. The ice covering Greenland is 21 than the world's tallest building. What 22__ Iceland? Is it colder than Greenland? No, it is not. Iceland has ice, but not so much ice 23 Greenland. It has a lot of hot springs. They give out hot water and steam. The climate is not as 24__ as Greenland. And there are a lot 25 people who live in Iceland.
16. A. east B. west C. north D. south
17. A. village B. name C. farm D. town
18 .A. wrong B. clever C. right D. bright
19. A. must be B. are C. is D. be
20. A. yellow B. brown C. blue D. white
21. A. more higher B. high C. highest D. higher
22. A. of B. in C. about D. on
23. A. as B. like C. than D. then
24. A. warm B. cold C. not D. cool
25. A. many B. much C. more D. most
Ⅲ. 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A
A large part of China experienced larger amounts of smog than usual and the air was badly polluted. The distance one could see was shorter than 1,000 meters in Beijing, Tianjin, and the
provinces of Hebei, Henan, Shandong and Anhui. In some areas, it was down to 200 meters. People usually set off firecrackers (爆竹) to celebrate the Spring Festival. But because of the smog, this year seemed very quiet. It was really different. A man called Zhang Wei said that his friends and he hadn't set off a single firecracker.
“We all suffered from last month's smog.If we don't call an end to the firecrackers, the environment will get worse and worse during the holiday.” said Zhang Wei. He called on more people to set off fewer firecrackers during this year's Spring Festival holiday by putting up a notice in his neighborhood.
More Chinese looked forward to celebrating the holiday in a greener way. They decided not to set off firecrackers. They also decided not to waste food. They said that the new celebrations sounded fashionable.
To clean the sky, more than ten provinces including Guangdong, Zhejiang and Jiangsu have started to use national 4 standard , which is expected to reduce vehicle emission (车辆排放) by 30% to 50%.Beijing even has started to use the stricter national 5 standard.
We still have a lot to do to improve the air quality. For example, using public transportation as much as possible is not a hard thing for us to do, but it matters a lot.
26.What happened in a large part of China this January?
A．It experienced larger amounts of smog. B．People set off lots of firecrackers. C．There was a heavy rain. D．Many car accidents happened.
27.How do people usually celebrate the Spring Festival in China?
A．By putting up a notice B．By setting off firecrackers.
C．By not wasting food. D．By using public transportation.
28.How many provinces have started to use national 4 standard?
A．Three. B．Six. C．Eight. D．More than ten.
29.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Zhang Wei didn't set off a single firecracker this Spring Festival.
B．We should use more public transportation to help reduce the air pollution. C．Zhejiang has started to use national 4 standard to reduce vehicle emission.
D．More Chinese think the celebration of setting off firecracker is fashionable.
30.What's the best title for the passage?
A．How to Reduce the Vehicle Emission B．How to Improve the Air Quality C．What Do Chinese Do in the Spring Festival D．Using Public Transportation
B
What is the hottest English word of 2014? It’s “selfie”, according to Oxford dictionaries. Selfie
is a photo that one takes of oneself, according to the Oxford online dictionary. People usually take selfies with a smartphone and send them to a social media website.
The word was first used in 2004. In the past 12 months, its frequency (出现频率) in the English language has increased by 17,000 percent, said Oxford dictionaries. Now, almost everybody knows it.
“Almost every day, I take a photo of myself at school, and save it in my Qzone ,” said Huang Xu, 13, from Hunan. These photos record her happy and sad moments.
Pop stars also take a lot of selfies. Li Chunping, 14, from Harbin, is a big fan of Yang Mi. “She has used many selfies to tell us what’s going on in her personal life,” said Li.
What makes peopl e love selfies? Some people say it’s narcissism (自恋). “The rise of the selfie is a perfect symbol for our narcissistic culture. We’re crying out: Look at me!” said US psychiatrist(精神科医生) Carole Lieberman.
Young people are using selfies to make friends online, Jonathan Freedland wrote in The Guardian. “The usual purpose of taking a selfie is to share online. They express a human need to connect with others,” wrote Freedland.
Huang Xu agrees with that. “During summer vacation, my classmates and I shared m any selfies online. Hair or clothes were not our interests. Through these photos, we got to know each other’s holidays and feelings,” said Huang Xu.
31. According to the story, a “selfie” is __________.
A. a person with a smartphone
B. a smartphone which can take photos
C. a photo taken by oneself
D. an English dictionary
32. When was the word “selfie” first used?
A. More than ten years ago
B. In 2014
C. When smartphones appeared
D. Nobody knows
33. We can tell from the story that __________.
A. only famous people enjoy taking selfies
B. all people love selfies because of narcissism
C. people love to share selfies online
D. US psychiatrist Carole Lieberman hates selfies
34. We put the sentence “But some people don’t see it that way” at the beginning of
__________.
A. Paragraph 4
B. Paragraph 5
C. Paragraph 6
D. Paragraph 7
35. What is the best title of this passage ?
A. Selfies and narcissism
B. Selfies and sharing
C. Selfies and smartphones
D. Selfies, the hottest word in 2014
C
Sleepless at Night
It was a normal summer night．Humidity(湿气)hung in the thick air．
I couldn’t go to sleep，partly because of my cold and partly because of my expectations for the next day．My mum had said that tomorrow was going to be a surprise．
Sweat stuck to my aching body．Finally, gathered enough strength to sit up．I looked out of my small window into the night．There was a big bright moon hanging in the sky, giving off a magic light．
I c ouldn’t stand the pressure anymore，SO I did what I always do to make myself feel better．I went to the bathroom and picked up my toothbrush and toothpaste．I cleaned my teeth as if there was no tomorrow．Back and forth，up and down．
Then I walked downstairs to look for some signs of movement，some life．Gladiator, my cat, frightened me as he meowed(喵喵地唱出)his sad song．He was on the old orange couch(长沙发)，sitting up on his front legs，waiting for something to happen．He looked at me as if to say “I’m lonely, pet me．I need a good hug．”Even the couch begged me to sit on it．
In one movement I settled down onto the soft couch．This couch represented my parents’marriage，my birth，and hundreds of other little events．
As I held Gladiator, my heart started beating heavily．My mind was flooded with questions：What’s life? Am I really alive? Are you listening to me? Every time I moved my hand down Gladiator’s body，I had a new thought；Each touch sang a different song．
I forgot all about the heat and the next day’s surprise．The atmosphere was so full of warmth and silence that I sank into its arms．Falling asleep with the big cat in my arms，I felt all my worries slowly move away．
36. The author of the passage could not go to sleep partly because .
A. it was too cold．
B. it was too dry．
C. he had a cold．
D. he had a fever
37. What was the weather like that night?
A. It was chilly．
B. It was windy．
C. It was fine．
D. humid and hot．
38. The author brushed his teeth over and over .
A. to relieve himself of the pressure．
B. to ease his toothache．
C. to shake off the cold．
D. to remove the dirt．
39. Gladiator was the name of .
A. a movie．
B. a pet．
C. a couch．
D. a song．
40. What did the “couch” represent?
A. A new thought．
B. Different songs．
C. A comfortable life．
D. Happy memories．
Ⅳ. 短文填空（每小题1分，共10分）
根据短文内容及首字母提示填空，使短文完整通顺，每空一词。

Most things can not be e (41) without f (42) , but reading can. While we are sitting a (43) in our houses , we can t (44) around the whole world , and we can u (45) lots of things. We can talk with the persons hundreds of years ago. Though we may be not i (46) , we can become the friends of g (47) men. Only books can give us these p (48) . If you can not enjoy them, you are a p (49) person. If you enjoy them most, you will be the h (50) person in the world.
Ⅴ.任务型阅读。

（10分）
Snake dishes have become popular in recent years. Snake meat is often seen in restaurants. It seems that eating snakes is now in fashion, and if you ( A ) ___________ (not eat) any snakes yet, you’re considered out-of-date. But I wonder whether it is worth following.
Some people think that eating snake meat is good for their health. But these people don’t know that snakes usually eat mice and worms. Therefore, there are many parasites（寄生虫）found inside snakes’ bodies. ( B ) 它们可能对我们的健康有害。

Apart from this, we’re sorry to see that more snakes are being killed by a butcher’s knife. According to the newspaper, Shanghai Star, about 1,000 tons of snakes are eaten by people every year in China. In Shenzhen of Guangdong Province, sometimes as many as 10 tons of snakes are served on dinner tables in a single day. ( C ) If we still turn a blind eye to this, a vicious circle will be created — if more snakes are eaten by people, the number of snakes will drop, and the number of mice will increase, which will result in a decrease in crop output. This will make more people hungry. Who wants to see such a tragedy?
( D ) Therefore, let’s not eat snakes any more! To protect the snakes is to protect ourselves.
51. 用( A ) 处所给词的正确形式填空。

________________________
52. 将( B ) 处的句子翻译成英语。

_________________________________________________________________
53. 将( C ) 处翻译成汉语。

__________________________________________________________________
54. 改写( D ) 处的句子，句意不变。

Therefore, let’s ___________ ____________ eating snakes!
55. 根据短文内容回答问题：
What will happen if people eat more snakes?
________________________________________________
Ⅵ. 书面表达（满分20分）
Happiness shared is doubled; while sorrow shared is halved.以“Sharing brings ______” 为题写一篇不少于100词的短文，标点符号不占格。

提示：●生活需要分享，分享带来很多，有快乐、有成功、有友谊、还有......
●写出你与他人分享的经历。

●描述你的感受。

Use the following points as a reference（以下问题仅供参考）
Do you often share something with others?
What do you usually share with others?(sadness, problems, success, happiness...) What does sharing bring you?
(注意：短文中不得出现任何人名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予给分)
Sharing brings______
__________________________
_________________________________________________________________
__________________________
_________________________________________________________________
__________________________
_________________________________________________________________
英语试卷参考答案
Ⅰ.单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
1-5BCDDA6-10ACABA 11-15ADDAB
Ⅱ. 完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
16-20CBABD21-25DCABC
Ⅲ. 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
26-30ABDDB31-35CACCB36-40CCABD
Ⅳ. 短文填空（每小题1分，共10分）
41. enjoyed 42. friends 43. alone 44. travel 45. understand
46. important 47. great 48. pleasures 49. poor 50. happiest
Ⅴ.任务型阅读。

（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
51. have eaten
52. They may do harm to our health./They may be bad for our health.
53. 如果我们对此视而不见，那将会产生恶性循环。

54. give up
55. It will make more people hungry at last./…
Ⅵ. 书面表达（满分20分）
（一）评分说明：
要求考生用适当的时态、语态、句式和词语，完整准确地表述所提示的内容，书写工整。

分四档评分：
１、短文通顺完整，表达清楚, 语言基本无误，16－20分;
２、短文较通顺完整，表达基本清楚，语言有少量错误，11－15分;
３、能写明基本要点，短文不够通顺完整，语言有较多错误，但尚能达意，6－10分;
４、仅能写明部分要点，短文不完整，语言错误多，影响意思表达，0－5分。

（二）One possible version：
Sharing brings me friendship
Sharing is a beautiful thing in our daily life. Sharing can bring us a lot of things: happiness, sadness and so on. Can you imagine sharing sometimes brings us friendship？
Lingling and I are good friends. We are both in the school orchestra and we both play the violin well. Last year there was a school concert. Our music teacher would choose the best one to play a solo at the end of the concert. Lingling and I both had the chance. But my parents warned me about my schoolwork. If I failed to be chosen to play a solo, I would leave the school orchestra.
I told my problem to Lingling. She said nothing. To my surprise, she refused to play during the final practice. At last, I knew she didn’t want to lose me, her best friend. Our music teacher knew the truth and let us play the violin together at the end of the concert. Of course I didn’t leave the orchestra.
So I think when you have problems, share them with your friends. You will get a surprising result, for example, friendship.。