高一英语入学测试卷

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第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A

I wish there would be a way to describe China in simple terms but that’s impossible. For the most pa people are friendly, easy-going and optimistic. They are curious and unusually patient and they are also the

hard-working people I have ever met.

In China, family is everything. In my English classes when the students were asked what they would do if they

only had a few hours to live, most students told me how they would spend their last few hours with their families

and parents. Many times the subjects in the classes center on families and friends. I have been teaching for a year

here.

The cost of living here is very low compared with that of the US. The city of Lu’an I live in isn’t large and I

live better. Non-imported(非出口的) foods are very cheap, so are clothing and articles of everyday use. The cost

of public transportation is very low, too. Chinese people value education. However, it is reported that many

children can’t afford the expenses of schooling and are forced to leave school in some poor area in China. But

they organized Project Hope many years age. It creates conditions for the poor children to go back to school. In

my opinion, Project Hope is of great importance to the development of the rural education.

When we read news of China in the west, rarely, if ever, will we see anything mentioned of the positive changes

China has gone through. While it is true that economic miracles(奇迹) have not reached many areas of China,

Americans also have the same problems.

When I am asked which country I consider better. China or the US, my answer has always been the same,

are not worse or better than each other, we are only different.”

21.What does the author think of Chinese people?

A. He thinks most Chinese people hardly work

B. He thinks most Chinese people are proud

C. He praises most Chinese people a lot

D. He dislikes most Chinese people

22.What is the author doing in China?

A. He is on his summer vacation.

B. He is teaching English in a school

C. He is studying in a college

D. He is on business

23.What are not cheap in China in the author’s opinion?

A. Clothes and shoes made in China

B. Local foods

C. Public transportation tickets

D. Imported foods

24.We can infer from the passage that the author thinks______.

A. the westerners have got to know China well

B. China’s economic miracles have appeared everywhere

C. the progress of China is seldom reported in the US

D. the education in rural areas is never cared about in US

B

Now we answer a question from Bangladesh（孟加拉国）. Out listener wants to know about the history of the number 13 and why Americans consider this number to be bad luck.

It is not only Americans who consider this number to be unlucky. People around the world have what are called superstitions(迷信) about the number 13. Superstitions are popular beliefs that are not based on reason or science. A person believes something brings good or bad luck.

This fear is so strong around the world that many tall buildings do not have a 13th level. And, many airports

do not have a gate numbered 13. Even some cities and town skip over 13th Street. The number 13 is not an object or a situation, and it can be impossible for the sufferer to avoid.

Some experts say fears about this number come from ancient religious stories. One Norse myth(神话) is about twelve gods who were having a party in their heaven, Valhalla. Loki, the god of evil and disorder, arrived at the dinner party uninvited. He became the 13th person at the table. Loki then helped cause the death of Balder, the

god of joy.

In the Christian book, the Bible, Judas is the 13th guest at the dinner called the Last Supper. Judas is the man who betrays(背叛) Jesus, leading to his death.