高中自主招生英语模拟试题卷及答案

年浙江省余姚中学自主招生英语模拟试题卷总分：100分时间：70分钟一、单项选择（20分，共20小题）1. You’d better take this sweater. It’s very good _____it’s a bit expensive.A. butB. andC. thoughD. so2. Until he told me yesterday, I know ______of what happened to him.A. everythingB. anythingC. nothingD. something3. After the weather _____ fine for three days, it rained again.A. seemedB. lookedC. becameD. stayed4. For David, this was the beginning of a new life, ______ he thought he would never see.A. thatB. whatC. itD. one5. ---- Could you help me post the letter? ---- _______, but I’m quite busy.A. I’d love toB. I think soC. I hope soD. I’m afraid6. It was _____ back home after the experiment.A. not until midnight did he goB. until midnight that he didn’t goC. not until midnight that he wentD. until midnight when he didn’t go7. ---- Who closed the door? ---- Nobody. It ________.A. was closed by itselfB. had closed itselfC. was closed itselfD. closed itself8. ---- How do you like that dress? ---- Very much. It _____ soft and nice.A. feelsB. is feltC. is feelingD. felt9. ---- Do you know Mary quarreled with her mother? ---- I don’t know, _________.A. nor don’t I careB. nor do I careC. so do I careD. I don’t care neither10. The old man dropped the ______ and broke it.A. cup of coffeeB. coffee’s cupC. cup for coffeeD. coffee cup11. ---- Thank you for seeing me off. ----________.A. Never mindB. See you laterC. Have a good journeyD. Don’t say so12. High school is _______ time of discovery and learning, and it is also _______ very enjoyable andvaluable experience for every one of us.A. a, aB. a, /C. /, aD. a, the13. --- People have reported seeing a wild man-like creature in the Himalayas called a Yeti.--- Did you see _______ when you were traveling there?A. itB. oneC. thatD. them14. With snow-covered mountains, lakes and vast grasslands, Shangri-la is a heavenly world _______people live in harmony with nature.A. thatB. in thatC. whereD. which15. --- I hear that Amy is trying to lose weight by taking weight-loss pills.--- In my opinion, looking good is important, but _______, staying healthy is far more important.A. after allB. in allC. at allD. above all16. The concert will begin soon, so Rose _______the other performers ______ busy getting everythingready.A. as well as; isB. and; isC. as well as; areD. with, are17. Maria is said ______on a novel these days. She plans to finish it next month.A. to workB. workC. to be workingD. working18. –--- What are you reading, Tom? ---- I’m not really reading, just ___ the pages.A. turning offB. turning aroundC. turning overD. turning up19. Modern equipment and no smoking are two of the things I like ____ working here.A. withB. overC. atD. about20. She is looking forward as much to his return as he himself to ________ her.A. have seenB. seeingC. seeD. seen二、完形填空（15分，共15小题）From the time each of my children started school, I packed their lunches. And in each lunch, I ___21___ a note. Often written on a napkin , it might be a thank-you for a special moment, a reminder of something we were happily expecting, or a bit of __22___ for the coming test or sporting event.In early grade school they loved their notes. But as children grow older they becomes self-conscious(有自我意识的), and __23____ he reached high school, my older son, Marc, informed me he no longer 24 my daily notes. Telling him that he no longer needed to read them but I still needed to write them, I _25___until the day he graduated.Six years after high school graduation, Marc called and asked if he could move __26__ for a couple of months. He had spent those years well, graduating from college,___27___ two internship (实习) in Washington, D.C., and 28 , becoming a technical assistant in Sacramento, 29 short vacation visits, however, he had lived away from home. With his younger sister leaving for college, I was 30 happy to have Marc back. Since I was still making lunch for his younger brother, I 31 one for Marc, too. Imagine my 32 when I got a call from my 24-yere-old son, 33 his lunch.“Did I do something 34 ? Don’t you love me any more ,Mom?” were just a few of the questions he threw at me as I __35 asked him what was wrong.“My note, Mom,” he answered. “Where’s my note?”21. A. carried B. found C. included D. held22. A. congratulation B. improvement C. explanation D. encouragement23. A. lately B. by the way C. by the time D. gradually24. A. received B. understood C. enjoyed D. collected25. A. held up B. gave up C. followed D. continued26. A. out B. home C. to college D. to Sacramento27. A. organizing B. planning C. comparing D. completing28. A. hopefully B. finally C. particularly D. certainly29. A. Because of B. Instead of C. Except for D. As for30. A. especially B. immediately C. equally D.generally 31. A. packedB. fetchedC. boughtD. filled32. A. fear B. surprise C. anger D. disappointment33. A. waiting for B. worrying about C. caring for D. asking about34. A. wrong B. funny C. strange D. smart35. A. interestingly B. bitterly C. politely D. laughingly三、阅读理解（40分，共20小题）AMany teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members, espe cially their parents, don’t know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for advice. It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or many friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very impor tant in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something difficult to say to their family members.However, parents often try to choose friends for their children. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. The question of “choice” is an intere sting one. Have you ever thought of the following questions?Who chooses your friends?Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like?36. Many teenagers think their _________ know them better than their parents do.A. friendsB. teachersC. brothers and sistersD. classmates37. When teenagers stay alone, the usual way of communication is to _________.A. go to their friendsB. talk with their parentsC. have a discussion with their familyD. talk with their friends on the phone38. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?A. Teenagers can only go to their friends for help.B. Parents should like everything their children enjoy.C. In all families, children can choose everything they like.D. Parents should try their best to understand their children better.39. What is important in children’s growing up?A. Parents’ love.B. The communication with friends.C. Education in school.D. we don’t know.40. The main idea of this passage is that _________.A. Teenagers need good friendsB. Friends can give good adviceC. Parents often choose friends for their childrenD. Good friends can communicate with each otherBThere was a story many years ago of a school teacher--- Mrs. Thompson. She told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same. But that was a lie. There in the front row was a little boy named Ted dy Stoddard. He didn’t play well with the other children and he always needed a bath. She did not like him.Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was actually a very good boy before the death of his mother. Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when, like all her other students, Teddy brought her a Christmas present too. It was his mother’s perfume(香水)。