2012百合外国语真题

深圳外国语学校分校2012年初中招生考试英语试卷I. Multiple choices.单项选择（15分）1. –Whose jacket is that?–It‘s ________.A. MandyB. herC. themD. Andy‘s2. Can you come over and celebrate my ________ birthday with me?A. TwelveB. twelfthC. the twelfthD. twelveth3. Tommy _________ to the movies once a month.A. goB. wentC. goingD. goes4. –Should I return the book before Saturday?–No, you ________.A. can‘tB. shouldn‘tC. needn‘tD. couldn‘t5. The famous singer _________ a concert in our city next week.A. Is going to haveB. going to haveC. hasD. will has6. Cooking meat on a fire made it ________, so people became stronger.A. tastier, healthier, and saferB. taster, healthier, and strongerC. tastiest, healthiest, and safestD. tasty, healthy, and safe7. It‘s good for your health _________ 8 glasses of water every day.A. drinkB. to drinkC. drinkingD. drank8. The mini-car looks ________ but it can‘t run ________.A. beautifully, quicklyB. beautifully, quickC. beautiful, quicklyD. beautiful, quick9. –What were you doing at 10 a.m. yesterday, Jack?–I _______ with my dad.A. skiedB. was skingC. was skiingD. ski10. _______rather be a musician than a doctor.A. I‘llB. I‘dC. I‘mD. I‘ve11. Look! The old woman ________ a flower with paper!A. is makingB. makingC. makesD. made12. My parents bought me a Teddy bear as a gift for Children‘s Day. What ________!A. surpriseB. surprisingC. surprisedD. a surprise13. –Can I fish here? –Sorry, the sign says ―________‖?A. No fishing!B. Not fishing!C. No fish!D. Don‘t fishing!14. There ________ an i-pad and some books in my backpack now.A. areB. wasC. isD. were15. I was shopping with my mom when I _______ a loud fire alarm last night. Then we ________the building quickly in order.A. hear, leaveB. heared, leftC. heard, leaveD. heard, leftII. Cloze. 完形填空（10分）There was once a bad king. All the people ___16___ him. One day in a summer he was swimming by himself in a river. The king was a good swimmer, but while he was in the middle of the river, he ___17___ fell ill. He cried out ―Help! Help!‖ At that time two farmers were working ___18___. They ran over, jumped into the water and saved him. They didn‘t know that he was the king until they ____19____ him out of the water. The king was happy, so he said to the farmers, ―You‘ve saved my life. Now you may ask for anything, and I‘ll give them to you.‖ One of the famers said, ―My son broke his leg last week, and he still can‘t walk well, please___20____ him to a good doctor.‖ The king ___21___to do so. Then he spoke to ___22___ farmer, who was old and wise, ―And what can I do for you, old man?The old man___23___ for some minutes and then he answered, ―You can do a very important thing for me.‖―What is that?‖ asked the king. He thought that the old man would ask for some money, ___24___ a good job for his son. ―Don‘t tell ___25___ that we have saved you,‖ the old famer answered.16. A. loved B. liked C. hated D. needed17. A. quietly B. quickly C. slowly D. suddenly18. A. nearby B. near C. away D. far19. A. pushed B. caught C. took D. pulled20. A. ask B. bring C. drive D. send21. A. answered B. promised C. told D. spoke22. A. other B. another C. the other D. the others23. A. thought B. listened C. talked D. looked24. A. and B. but C. or D. then25. A. somebody B. nobody C. anybody D. everybodyIII. Reading 阅读理解（25分）A( ) 26. If you want to eat Chinese food, which restaurant should you go to?A. Fairview HotelB. Langham HotelC. Orchard HotelD. Osaka Hotel( ) 27. The lowest price for a single bed is _______ in ________.A. $12, Langham HotelB. $15, Osaka HotelC. $12, Fairview HotelD. $25, Orchard Hotel( ) 28. Which hotel faces the Orchard Hotel？A. Fairview HotelB. Langham HotelC. Osaka HotelD. None( ) 29. The following hotels have a swimming pool EXCEPT ________.A. Langham HotelB. Orchard HotelC. Osaka HotelD. Fairview Hotel( ) 30. What‘s the form mainly about?A. Guide to the best hotelsB. The reason people book hotelsC. Making a hotel reservationD. The best and worst hotelsBIn Xinjiang, China, most people knew the stories of Avantis. Avantis was a very clever man. People liked him because he not only spoke for the poor but also was always ready to help them. One day, Avantis on the street and saw two men arguing with each other. A lot of people stood around them. One of the two men was the owner of the eating house in the town and the other was a young man. The young man just passed by the eating house. The owner of the eating house told the young man to pay him money. The young man explained that he hadn‘t taken anything from the eating house. But the owner said that the young man had taken the smell of the nice food from the eating house, and he must pay for it. So Avantis went up to the owner and said, ―I‘ll pay you the money.‖ Avantis took out some coins from his pocket and put them into his bag. He shook his bag, the people heard the sound of the coins. Then Avantis said t o the owner, ―Take away the sound of the coins. That‘s what I pay for the smell of your food.‖31. Who didn‘t appear in the story?A. the owner of the eating houseB. a young manC. AvantisD. a poor woman32. What does the underlined word ―arguing‖ mean in the article?A. speaking happilyB. speaking angrilyC. speaking loudlyD. speaking quietly33. Why did the owner ask the young man to pay him money?A. Because the young man stole bread from his house.B. Because the young man broke the window of his house.C. Because the young man had a big meal in his house.D. Because the young man took the smell of his nice food.34. What did Avantis pay the owner at last?A. A bagB. Some coinsC. The smell of the nice foodD. The sound of the coins35. The words below can be used to describe Avantis Except _______.A. smartB. kindC. meanD. warm-heartedCThe Hall of Mirrors is one of the most famous buildings in the world. In the hall, seventeen mirror along the wall are opposite to seventeen large windows. Each mirror is made up of 483 pieces of glass. The French started to build the Hall of Mirrors in 1678. At that time, only the rich could have a good mirror, so the French King Louis XIV(路易十四) wanted a room full of mirrors to show off. In 1686, the Hall of Mirrors was finished. When you are in it, you cannot see where it ends. All around you are the large mirrors and windows. Seventeen windows overlook the beautiful scenery of the garden, and at the same time, the beautiful scenery can be seen from the opposite seventeen mirrors. Today, everyone can visit Versailles (凡尔赛宫) and enjoy themselves in the Hall of Mirrors. When you are enjoying yourself there, you will feel like a king or queen yourself.36. The seventeen mirrors are made of ________ pieces of glass.A. 17B. 483C. 483×17D. 17×1737. The Hall of Mirrors was built by _________.A. ChineseB. the BritishC. JapaneseD. the French38. What‘s the meaning of ―show off‖?A. 展览B. 炫耀C. 收藏D. 装饰39. From the underlined sentence, we can know _________.A. the Hall of Mirrors is beautifulB. the Hall of Mirrors is very largeC. the mirrors and windows are very largeD. the garden is very large40. Which of the following is Not true?A. The Hall of Mirrors is very famous.B. In 1678, not everyone in France could have a good mirror.C. The Hall of Mirrors wasn‘t finished until 1686.D. Visitors can‘t see the garden from the mirrors in the hall.DShadow play(皮影戏) is one of Chinese historic folk arts. It‘s a form of storytelling. People made puppets with hard paper. During the shadow play, three or five people hide themselves behind a white screen and perform them. They move sticks on the puppets, and they also tell the story through the folk song. Usually they perform withfolk music. Chinese shadow play came into being during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220AD) in northwest China‘s Shanxi province. It spread to South Asia, Central Asia, West Asia and North Africa and North Africa in the 13th century. The ancient Chineseart spread to Europe in the 17th century, Chinese shadow play has been staged in Europe and the United States in recent years. For the development of TV and movie, there are fewer and fewer people watching this old folk art. Like some other folk arts, it gradually became the one that we can only see on TV. But the government still try their best to protect and develop this old art.41. Shadow play is one of the _______ in China.A. old filmsB. new filmsC. ancient artD. new arts42. Puppets are made of _______.A. paperB. clothC. woodD. leaves43. When we watch the shadow play, we can NOT see ________.A. the white screenB. the lightC. shadowsD. the performers44. Now shadow play has spread _________.A. in ChinaB. in some foreign countriesC. all over the worldD. in Asia45. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. Fewer and fewer people like to watch shadow play.B. Shadow play is performed with music.C. Government has just begun to protect shadow playD. Shadow play appeared in China in Han Dynasty.EAll through the day the swallow(燕子)flies, and at night he arrives in the bigcity. .Where can I stay here? Where can I find a bed to sleep in?‘ he thinks, and then he sees the statue(雕像)of the Happy Prince on its tall column. .I can stay here,‘ he says, .From here, I can look down at the town and up at the open sky, too.‘ So he sits between the feet of the Happy Prince, and he looks about him. .Tonight I have a beautiful gold room to stay in,‘ he says quietly, and then he begins to go to sleep. Suddenly a big drop of water falls on him. Soon after that, a second drop hits him on the head, too. .That‘s strange. It‘s raining! Reeds like the rain but not swallows.‘ he says. .I must find a better bed to sleep in. This statue isn‘t any good inthe rain. But, wait a minute. The sky‘s clear. I can‘t understand it.‘ Just then, when the swallow is opening his wings to fly away, a third drop of water falls on him. The little bird quickly looks up. And what does he see? He sees the sad eyes of the HappyPrince. Tears are running down the statue‘s gold face, and falling down on the swallow at his feet. The Happy Prince is crying! His face looks very sad and beautiful, and the little bird feels very sorry for him.Who are you?‘ asks the swallow. I‘m the Happy Prince, the statue answers. .Then why are you crying on me?‘ asks thebird. .My name comes from happier times,‘ says the statue, and he tells the swallow all about those past days in the Palace of Sans-Sou ci, .But I‘m dead, and I‘m standing up here. I have only a lead heart now. But I must cry because—from here—I can see all the poor people and all the ugly things in my city.‘ .So the statue isn‘t all gold,‘ thinks the swallow, but he‘s a bird from a good f amily, and so he says nothing to the prince about it. Then the statue says quietly. .Far away there‘s a poor housein a little street. Near the open window sits a tired woman at a table. She‘s working, and her hands don‘t stop moving. She‘s making an eveni ng dress for one of the young ladies at the palace. It has beautiful red flowers on it. In a little bed across the room from her, her son, lies ill with a fever. He asks for something nice and cold to drink, but his mother can give him only river water and so he does not get well. Swallow, Swallow, please pull the ruby from my sword(剑), and take it to her. My feet can never leave this column, so I cannot move from here.‘.But my friends the other swallows are waiting for me. At this time of the year they fly up and down the Nile from Cairo and talk to the Egyptian water-flowers here. I must fly away to be with them,‘ says the little swallow. .Swallow, little Swallow, please stay with me for only one night,‘ says the statue. .You can help me. That poor boy is very thirsty and his mother is very sad..I don‘t like boys very much,‘ says the swallow. .They like hitting little birds with stones. I remember last summer, two bad boys down at the river…‘ The Happy Prince looks sadly at the swallow. The little bird fee ls sorry for him. He doesn‘t like saying .no‘ to people. .…But I can fly fast, after all. It‘s very cold here now, but-yes-I can stay with you for one night and help.‘ .Thank you, little swallow,‘ says the prince. So the swallow takes the ruby from the prince‘s sword.46. Which book is the episode from?A. Snow WhiteB. The Little PrinceC. The Frog PrinceD. The Happy Prince47. What hits the swallow on the head?A. WaterB. RainC. StonesD. Tears48. What does the statue of the Happy Prince have in it?A. SwordB. A lead heartC. ColumnD. Gold49. Why does the Happy Prince cry?A. The swallow will fly away to Egypt.B. The swallow doesn‘t want to help him.C. People don‘t love him any moreD. He sees a lot of poor people in need.50. What does the Happy Prince want to give to the woman?A. Some cool drinksB. A beautiful dressC. A swordD. A rubyIV. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words given.用所给词的适当形式填空。