四川省绵阳中学11-12学年高二上学期入学考试英语试题

四川省绵阳中学11-12学年高二上学期入学考试（英语）
第Ⅰ卷（共80分）
第一部分英语知识应用
第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

1. This dictionary is to my translation, but that one is .
A. great help; helpless
B. a great help; of no use
C. important; of few importance
D. very helpful; of no any use
2. By the window with dark glasses, seemed to be waiting for someone.
A. a young man stood, who
B. did a young man stood, that
C. a young man did stand, which
D. stood a young man, who
3. -Did you see Jack in the teacher’s office earlier today?
-Yes. He by his class teacher.
A. is being questioned
B. was being questioned
C. had been questioned
D. was questioned
4. to explain it, she would not believe him.
A. However hard he tried
B. However hard did he try
C. How he tried hard
D. However did he try hard
5. Tom’s mother kept telling him that he should study harder, but didn’t help.
A. he
B. which
C. it
D. she
6. Xiaowen was born without the ability to walk, and therefore she had to use a wheelchair to .
A. get over
B. get across
C. get around
D. get on
7. I had expected, he overcame difficulties and won the first prize.
A. What
B. Which
C. That
D. As
8. Three minutes earlier, they could have escaped such a disaster.
A. so
B. but
C. or
D. and
9. The biggest full moon of 2011 occurred on a Saturday night, Chinese observers to gather outside to record it.
A. to lead
B. led
C. leading
D. having led
10. He sat against the wall and listened to the teacher .
A. close; close
B. closely; closely
C. closely; close
D. close; closely
11. The fire spread through the hotel very quickly but everyone get out.
A. had to
B. would
C. could
D. was able to
12. Everyone says our team will win, but I it.
A. am skeptical of
B. am sure of
C. am proud of
D. am concerned about
13. Police are now searching for a woman who is reported to since the flood hit the area
last Friday.
A. have been missing
B. have got lost
C. be missing
D. get lost
14. -I left my handbag on the train, but luckily someone gave it to a railway official.
-How unbelievable to get it back! I mean, someone it.
A. will have stolen
B. might have stolen
C. should have stolen
D. must have stolen
15. -Sorry? . It’s too noisy here.
-I was saying that the party was great.
A. I didn’t get that
B. I didn’t like that
C. L et’s take it
D. Let’s act
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Some people cannot learn in ordinary schools. Physical or 16 illness prevents a child from learning. Today new 17 are being used in special schools to help the disabled learn. A school is being 18 in New Jersey, USA. It is called Bancroft. Here the disabled will be trained to 19 themselves and to get along in the outside world. Bancroft is not surrounded by walls of any kind. Its director insists that it be 20 so that students may gradually develop 21 relations with the rest of the world. Bancroft students will 22 in apartments, cooking their own meals, and learning to perform other 23 . As they become able, they will buy their own furniture, 24 for it out of their own money. They will pay for their food, too. They will learn to expect 25 bills for the calls they make every month. As a step toward the goal of becoming 26 , each disabled person will decide what kind of work he wants to be 27 to do. While some of the training will be carried on within Bancroft itself, most of the students will receive 28 training in nearby towns. They will be trained by town people. After the training has been 29 completed, the student will work 30 an assistant and will begin to earn money. After that he will leave Bancroft, 31 the school will continue to give him help if he 32 it. How long will it take a student to 33 his training under this new system? The director says, “For some a year will be 34 . For others it might take ten years.” For all, however, this method offers new 35 . Many will learn to be useful and independent, supporting themselves in the world.
16. A. spirit B. mental C. thought D. body
17. A. plans B. decisions C. tools D. methods
18. A. turned up B. set up C. searched for D. longed for
19. A. enjoy B. teach C. push D. support
20. A. free B. open C. quiet D. different
21. A. special B. familiar C. normal D. close
22. A. live B. study C. hide D. cook
23. A. operations B. tasks C. plays D. acts
24. A. yelling B. waiting C. paying D. working
25. A. telephone B. education C. housing D. food
26. A. brave B. clever C. learned D. independent
27. A. asked B. sent C. trained D. made
28. A. teacher B. job C. body D. mind
29. A. successfully B. gradually C. quickly D. hardly
30. A. with B. for C. like D. as
31. A. and B. but C. so D. or
32. A. needs B. forgets C. gets D. offers
33. A. receive B. get C. complete D. stop
34. A. short B. enough C. good D. long
35. A. ideas B. abilities C. time D. work
第二部分阅读理解(共45分)
第一节（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。

A
Do you suppose Darwin, one of the greatest scientists of all time, really did fools’ experiments? Or did he do experiments that were so simple and basic that other people just thought they were foolish?
Sometimes, people think they already know the answer to a question or the solution（解决办法）to a problem. Sometimes, they really do know an answer or a solution, but without thinking they are important.
Charles Darwin didn’t settle for（满足于）just thinking he knew something. And, he believed all things could be important however simple they seemed to be.
Suppose you drop sheets of paper that are of exactly the same size and shape. If you drop them at the same time in the same place, they will fall in the same way. Now make one of the sheets of paper into a tight（紧的）little ball and let it drop along with the other sheets. What happens? You have done an experiment that is so simple that you might think it couldn’t be worth anything.
But this simple experiment is important. It explains part of our present day understandings of physics ideas that were worked out long ago by Galileo and Newton. And these understandings set aside some of ancient Greek physics.
Scientist sometimes stops to look at very simple things and to think very hard about them. Even the simplest idea, which we might think is foolish, can shake the foundations of science.
36. The passage tells us that Charles Darwin .
A. was a great English scientist
B. always liked doing the experiments that others thought difficult
C. thought even the simplest thing was important
D. didn’t get well with others
37. The phrase “set aside” in 5th paragraph most probably means .
A. throw away
B. store up
C. put to use
D. realize
38. The author of the passage tries to .
A. convince us that Charles Darwin, Galileo and Newton are the greatest scientists in the world
B. draw the conclusion that basic sciences are simple things
C. prove that two sheets of paper, with the same size and shape, will fall at the same speed
D. draw our attention to everyday happenings around us
39. Which one of the following is TRUE?
A. Darwin really did fools’ experiments.
B. According to some people Darwin did foolish experiments.
C. It is believed by all the people that things could be important though they seemed to be simple.
D. Galileo and Newton worked out ancient Greek physics.
40. What can we learn from Darwin in the passage?
A. He is curious.
B. He is careful.
C. He is foolish.
D. He is cleverer than all the people.
B
U．S．President Barack Obama said on Friday he can make the case for a second term, and voters will come to see him as the candidate best prepared to serve as president by next year’s elections, according to an interview he gave to the U.S. media.
In an interview he gave the Associated Press, Obama admitted that the state of the economy could be his biggest obstacle to win reelection（连任）.
“I think the economy’s going to continue to improve, and I think I’m going to be able to make an effective case that… I am the person who is best prepared to finish the job so that we are on track to succeed in the 21st century.” Obama said in the video interview conducted in Chicago, where he attended money-raising events the previous night.
“I think I can make that case, and I think that, in the debates that take place over the next 18 months, the American people will feel that I deserve（值得）a second term,” he said.
He made the reelection announcement on April 4. According to a survey on Friday, Only 41 percent of people support him, lower than his competitor. Someone said the figure was influenced by economic dissatisfaction.
41. Which of the following would be the best title for this article?
A. Obama Says He Deserves a Second Term
B. Obama Becomes the American President Again
C. Obama Has Planned to Leave the White House
D. There are Lots of Obstacles in Obama’s Way
42. What’s the main m essage from the interview?
A. Obama is determined to win his reelection.
B. Obama plays an active part in raising money for the poor.
C. The economy of the United States has taken a turn for the better.
D. It’s almost impossible for Obama to be president f or a second term.
43. The underlined word “obstacle” in 2nd paragraph most probably means“ ”.
A. shortcoming
B. advantage
C. difficulty
D. effort
44. The biggest problem that Obama might meet with in his reelection is that .
A. all the people are against him
B. the economy remains weak
C. his competitor is stronger than him
D. he didn’t do well at his last post
45. What is Barack Obama’s attitude towards his reelection?
A. Worried
B. Disappointed.
C. Confident.
D. Sad.
C
A wallet that looks like a piece of newspaper, an atlas, or an express parcel receipt? Or a business card that looks like a notepad? No kidding.
Bai Minghui, a Beijing-based designer, creates his artwork using Tyvek, a synthetic(合成的)
paper material which is difficult to tear, waterproof and, more importantly, totally recyclable.
Born to a worker family in 1983 in Tangshan, Hebei Province, Bai worked as a graphic designer at a financial magazine in Beijing after graduating from Minzu University of China.
In the sp ring of 2008, Bai visited an exhibition about Tyvek in Beijing’s 798 art zone, and then worked with the material, trying to bring his designs to life. The first thing that came into his mind was the paper wallet, a must-try handicraft assignment（手工作业）that most Chinese students do in elementary school.
“A paper wallet is definitely more useful than a paper crane or frog,” Bai told Beijing Review, smiling. “At first, many people have no idea what it is, because it looks like a piece of newspaper or an express parcel receipt, and feels like real paper. But it’s hard to tear.”
“The completed, folded wallet is seamless（无缝的）, which creates so much fun for a designer. To be honest, I didn’t think about profits at all,” he said.
After months of research and development on printing and designing, the first generation of his paper wallet made a stunning debut（上市）in May 2008. The second generation, which offers a greater range of pattern options, was put on the market at the beginning of 2009.
“You can have graffiti（涂鸦）or write down phone numbers on it, or paint whatever you like.
I would like people to be able to use it easily,” he said. “I don’t want to do things without creative ideas. Now my focus is on how to create better design rather than the wallet it self.”
46. In which order did Bai do the following things?
a. create the paper wallet
b. study in Minzu University
c. work as a graphic designer
d. visit an exhibition about Tyvek in Beijing
A. c, b, a, d
B. b, c, d, a
C. c, b, d, a
D. b, c, a, d
47. Which of the following words can best describe the designer?
A. diligent
B. creative
C. friendly
D. honest
48. Tyvek, a synthetic paper material, has the following characters EXCEPT .
A. recyclable
B. waterproof
C. foldable
D. profitable
49. What can people do with this kind of wallet?
A. They can use it as a handkerchief.
B. They can make it into a dictionary.
C. They can write their friend’s phone number on it.
D. they can buy a paper frog or paper crane with it.
50. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Most of the Chinese students have tried to make some kind of paper work.
B. Many Chinese are fond of painting different things on their wallets.
C. Most of the wallets that people use nowadays can be recycled.
D. Most of the designers based in Beijing have tried Tyvek to create their own work of art.
D
A child sits at his desk waiting for the teacher to hand back his test and praying that it is not sprayed with red marks. Fellow students in the classroom know a paper that has several red markings on it will usually receive a lower grade. The child with many red markings on his test will quickly fold the paper and stuff it into his desk in the hope that no one will see his test.
There is an education movement to retire the reds for softer colors of purple, green, and blue
pens to mark students’ work. Many educators understand the psychological harm the constant red markings on the paper do to a child’s self-esteem. After a child receives his test back with countless red markings there is a rare chance that he will bother to find out his errors. It is too embarrassing in the classroom to examine his errors and also many children do not want to show their parents their red stained test.
The purpose of grading a paper or test is to id entify the child’s weakness and offer suggestions to improve their ability in a specific subject. Red markings are too bold for the student to calmly understand their errors ; instead they become upset and begin their self-critical dialogue. No student wants to fail; they just do not know how to excel.
All colors have an influence on our state of mind. Red is a powerful color that gives us energy. Colors such as blues and greens are calming colors to the body. Hospitals often have doctors wear blue or green scrubs because it relaxes the patient on a subconscious level. I have never seen a doctor wear red scrubs because it will stress the patient. Remember this when you decide to mark a child’ paper with red, the color of blood.
51. What is the text mainly about?
A. How a child sees his test result.
B. How to grade a student’s paper.
C. The harm of using red color in grading students’ papers.
D. Different influences of colors.
52. A child with many red markings on his test will .
A. show his paper to others
B. hide his paper from others
C. correct as many errors as possible
D. complain to the teacher
53. Students will not bother to find out their errors because .
A. they have made too many mistakes.
B. they are ashamed of their papers with red markings.
C. they don’t care about the mistakes they made.
D. they are not satisfied with the results.
54. We can infer from the passage that .
A. many educators still prefer to give red markings on students’ papers.
B. we should mark students’ papers with various colors
C. red markings are a kind of drive for students to learn.
D. students who receive red markings on their papers may do worse.
55. The author of the passage probably agrees that .
A. it’s better to grade students’ papers with softer colors.
B. it’s not necessary to point out students’ mistakes.
C. it’s wrong to retire the reds in grading students’ papers.
D. it’s necessary to grade students’ papers with red sometimes
第二节补全对话（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
根据对话情景和内容，从对话后方框所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项，并将答案的标号（A、B、C、D、E或F）写在第Ⅱ卷指定的横线上。

选项中有一个为多余选项。

What do you find hardest in learning English?
A: 56 Sometimes it’s just impossible to understand.
B: 57 The more you listen to English, the easier it becomes.
A: That’s easier said than done!
B: 58 Then you can listen to Radio Beijing or VOA English programmes on the radio.
A: Do you think that would help?
B: 59 And why not buy some English tapes and some books to go with them? I’m su re you’ll find them useful.
A: Yes, that’s a good idea. But I have another difficulty.60
第Ⅱ卷（共20分）
第三部分写作
第一节单句改错（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
每句只有一个错误。

按下列情况改正：该句多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

该句缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

该句错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：不要改动原句的意思。

61. Paris is the capital and largest city of France, situating on the River Seine.
62. Norway is at the top of the list, when the US is at number 7.
63. At average, there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year, causing about 80 deaths and
1,500 injuries.
64. Three quarters of China’s energy are produced by burning coal.
65. Simply raise your hand, a taxi appears in no time.
第二节书面表达（满分15分）
你现在正在读高二，5年之后你将大学毕业踏上工作岗位。

请根据下面的提示用第一人称描述一下你5年之后的工作与生活，以及你为了实现自己的计划需要做的努力。

1. 从事一份收入好（well-paid）的工作，如经商；
2. 赚钱之后要孝敬父母、资助希望工程、旅游等；
3. 现在要刻苦学习，考入一所好大学… …
注意：
1. 词数120左右。

2. 开头已给出，不计入总词数。

I am a senior high school student in Grade Two, and I am quite optimistic about my future five years from now.
英语答案
第一部分英语知识运用
第一节单项填空：1~5 BDBAC 6~10 CDDCD 11~15 DAABA
第二节完型填空：16~20 BDBDB 21~25 CABCA 26~30 DCBAD 31~35 BACBA
第二部分阅读理解
第一节36~40 CADBA 41~45 AACBC 46~50 BBDCA 51~55 CBBDA
第二节补全对话：EFDAC
第三部分
第一节单句改错：
61、situated改为situating 62、when改为while 63、At改为On
64、are改为is 65、加and
第二节书面表达
I am a senior high school student in Grade Two, and I am quite optimistic about my future five years from now. First of all, I must work hard and do well in my schoolwork so that I can be admitted into a very good university. After my graduation from college, I will find a well-paid job, and perhaps I will do business. Only in this way can I get lots of money, with which I will help my parents live a comfortable life, and help Project Hope to get more children to go to school. Besides, I can travel around and find a girl to get married to. In short, I believe that all of the above can come true with my hard work.。