2013南高自主招生英语试卷

南充高中2013年面向省内外自主招生考试

英语试题

（满分150分，时间90分钟）

第I卷

一、单项选择：从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。（20个小题，每题1.5分，共30分）

1．—Mum, please tell me the answer to this maths problem.

— ________. You are a senior student and I can't help you all the time.

A. No way

B. It's none of my business

C. That's beyond me

D. It's not possible

2．—Will it be fine weather tomorrow?

—I ________.

A. expect to

B. am afraid not

C. think not

D. would like to 3．John and I _______friends for eight years. We first got to know each other at a Christmas party. But we ________each other a couple of times before that.

A. had been; have seen

B. have been; have seen

C. have been; had seen

D. had been; had seen

4．—Bob, put the ________in the water.

—OK. I'll see how many days they will live.

A. alive fish

B. fish alive

C. fish living

D. fish lively 5．—Have you ever considered ________your job?

—No. I consider my job here ________interesting.

A. to change; to be

B. having changed; as

C. changing; being

D. changing; 不填

6．It's true that most of us are able to play the piano, but who can take ____ place of pianist to give the concert?

A. / , the

B. the, a

C. the, the

D. /, a

7．The culture and customs of America are more like ________of England than of any other country.

A. the one

B. the ones

C. one

D. those

8．—My car started up at last.

—You should have it repaired ________it is working now.

A. even though

B. as though

C. as long as

D. in case 9．—Jenny. How do you ______the movie ______ Zhang Zhiyi?

—Oh，interesting and instructive．

A. find, stars

B. consider, starred

C. like, starring

D. feel, to star 10．If you want to donate(捐献) blood, the doctor will first find out what _________ your blood is.

A. style

B. sort

C. kind

D. type

11．Mr. Johnson waited for his old fri ends at the airport for hours, but they didn’t __________ until the lights of the waiting hall were off.

A. turn up

B. turn down

C. turn out

D. turn away 12．—Is that the small town you often refer to?

—Right, just the one ______ you know I used to work for years.

A. that

B. which

C. where

D. with whom 13．—Well, Mashon. You should pay attention to you manners, ______ in public situations.

—Thanks for your advice, I will.

A. specially

B. especially

C. particularly

D. similarly 14．—Can you tell me the way to the science museum?

—Sorry, I’m a newcomer here.

—That’s all right. ________ thank you.

A. Anyhow

B. Therefore

C. Someway

D. Thus

15．—________that he managed to get the information?

—Oh, a friend of his helped him.

A. Where was it

B. What was it

C. How was it

D. Why was it 16．—Do you prefer jazz _______ rock music?

—Rock music, I think.

A. to

B. or

C. than

D. and

17．The rest of the students absent from the class meeting _______ not allowed to leave the classroom at that time.

A. are

B. is

C. was

D. were 18．—Jenny, you clean the blackboard today, _____?

—But I did it yesterday.

A. do you

B. will you

C. didn’t you

D. don’t you

19．It is said that he is either playing the guitar or practicing bungee jumping. However, I don’t

know ______.

A. what

B. when

C. which

D. where 20．—Excuse me, but I want to use your computer to type a report.

—You _______ have my computer if you don’t care of it.

A. shan’t

B. might not

C. needn’t

D. shouldn’t

二、完形填空（20个小题，每题1.5分，共30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。

I was tired and hungry after a long day of work.

When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old son looked 21 at me and said , “I love you. ” I didn't know what to say. 22 several seconds all I could do was to stand there and 23 down at him. My first thought was that he must need 24 with his homework or he was trying to 25 me for some news.

Finally I asked, “What was that all about ? ”

“Nothing , ”he said . “My teacher said we should 26 our parents that we love them and see what they say . It's 27 .

The next day I called his teacher to find out more about this “experiment” and how the other parents had 28 .

“Most of the fathers had the 29 reacting as you did,”the teacher said.“When I first 30 we try this, I asked the children what they thought their parents would say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble. The 31 is,”the teacher explained, “feeling loved is an important part of 32 . It is something all people 33 . What I'm trying to tell the children is that it's too 34 we don't all express those feelings. A boy should be 35 to tell his dad he loves him.

The teacher, a middle-aged man, understands how 36 it is for some of us to say the things that would be good for us to say.

When my son came to me that evening, I held on to him for 37 second. And just 38 he pulled away, I said in my deepest, most manly voice, “Hey, I love you, too.”

I don't know if saying that made either of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good. Maybe next time one of my children said “I love you ”, it would not take me a whole 39 to think of the right 40 .

21. A. down B. away C. out D. up

22. A. After B. For C. At D. On

23. A. sit B. get C. look D. knock

24. A. rest B. time C. help D. paper

25. A. report B. prepare C. answer D. excuse

26. A. help B. tell C. ask D. make

27. A. a matter B. an experiment C. a word D. a sentence

28. A. said B. reacted C. done D. explained

29. A. same B. different C. usual D. common

30. A. suggested B. agreed C. allowed D. planned

31. A. point B. idea C. way D. cause

32. A. body B. health C. life D. study

33. A. have B. know C. take D. require

34. A. bad B. good C. late D. early

35. A. fit B. like C. worth D. able

36. A. easy B. much C. often D. difficult

37. A. a more B. after C. an exact D. an extra

38. A. before B. after C. because D. if

39. A. day B. week C. afternoon D. night

40. A. answer B. key C. reason D. experiment

三、阅读理解（共15小题，每题3分，共45分）

阅读下面四篇短文，然后从41～55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。

A

Traveling can be a fun way to gain life experiences, especially during Spring Break—a weeklong school vacation in the United States.

But what if you’re a student and don’t have enough money for a trip? Don’t worry.

Here are some useful tips.

—Save: This probably is the most important preparation for traveling. Cut expenses(开支) to fatten your wallet so you’ll have more choices about where to go and how to get there.

—Plan ahead: Don’t wait until the last minute to plan your trip. Tickets may cost more when bought on short notice. Giving yourself several months to get ready can mean security （安全）and savings .

—Do your homework: No matter where you go, research the places you will visit. Decide what to see. Travel books will provide information on the cheapest hotels and restaurants.

—Plan sensibly(明智地): Write down what you expect to spend for food and hotels. Stick to your plan or you may not have enough money to cover everything.

—Travel in groups: Find someone who is interested in visiting the same places. By traveling with others you can share costs and experiences.

—Work as you go: Need more money to support your trip? Look for work in the places you visit.

—Go off the beaten path: Tourist cities may be expensive. You may want to rethink your trip and go to a less-known area. Smaller towns can have many interesting activities and sights.

—Pack necessary things: The most important things to take are not always clothes: Remember medicine in case you get sick and snacks in case you can’t find a cheap restaurant.

—Use the Internet: The Net can help to save money. Some useful websites include www.Travelocity. com, www.bargains-lowest fare. com and www.Economy travel. com.

By planning sensibly, even students can enjoy the travel. Your travel experiences will be remembered for a lifetime.

41. This passage is about______.

A. how to plan your travel

B. how to travel with less money

C. how to make your travel interesting

D. how to get life experiences

42. Before your trip, the first thing you should do is ______.

A. make a plan of the route

B. get information on the Internet

C. save money by spending less

D. buy tickets in advance

43. The writer advises you _____.

A. to share costs with any other people

B. not to go to well-known places

C. not to visit dangerous places

D. to buy anything you want to buy

44. During your trip, _____.

A. you need more medicine than clothes

B. you should look for work all the way

C. you can gain valuable life experiences

D. you should remember to do your homework

B

People like different kinds of vacations. Some go camping. They swim, fish, cook over a fire and sleep outside. Others like to stay at a hotel in an exciting city. They go shopping all day and go dancing all night. Or maybe they go sightseeing to places such as Disneyland, the Tai Mahal or the Louvre.

Some people are bored with sightseeing trips. They don’t want to be “tourists”. They want to have an adventure— a surprising and exciting trip. They want to learn something and maybe help people too. How can they do this? Some travel companies and environmental groups are planning special adventures. Sometimes these trips are difficult. Some volunteers spend two weeks and study the environment. Others work with animals. Others learn about people of the past.

Would you like an adventure in the Far North? A team of volunteers is leaving from Murmansk, Russia. The leader of this trip is a professor from Alaska. He’s worried about chemicals from factories. He and the volunteers will study this pollution in the environment. If you like exercise and cold weather, this is a good trip for you. V olunteers need to ski sixteen kilometers every day.

Do you enjoy ocean animals? You can spend two to four weeks in Hawaii. There, you can teach language to dolphins. Dolphins can follow orders such as “Bring me the large ball”. They also understand opposites. How much more can they understand? It will be exciting to learn about these intelligent animals. Another study trip goes to Washington State and follows orcas. We call orcas “Killer Whale”, but they’ re really dolphins—the largest kind of dolphin. These beautiful animals travel together in family groups. They move through the ocean with their mothers, grandmothers and great-grandmothers. Ocean pollution is chasing their lives. Earthwatch is studying how this happens.

Are you interested in history? Then Greece is the place for your adventure. Thirty-five hundred years ago a volcano(火山) exploded there, on Santorini. This explosion was more terrible than Krakatoa or Mount Saint Helens. But today we know a lot about the way of life of the people from that time. There are houses, kitchens, and paintings as interesting as those in Pompei. Today teams of volunteers are learning more about people from the past.

Do you want a very different vacation? Do you want to travel far, work hard and learn a lot? Then an Earthwatch vacation is for you.

45. The Tai Mabal may be _________.

A. a shopping center

B. a hotel

C. a dancing ball

D. a place of interest

46. According to the passage, on an adventure trip, people ______________.

A. may not spend much time on sightseeing

B. won’ t meet some difficulties or hardships

C. can’t enjoy themselves

D. can’t learn something

47. If you want to learn something about people of the past, you can ___________ .

A. join the team to Hawaii

B. join the team to Greece

C. join the team to Washington

D. join the team to the Far North

48. Which of the following is not true?

A. Some people find sightseeing trips boring.

B. Earth watch is planning various special adventures.

C. The number of orcas is decreasing.

D. Volcano Explosions all broke out 3, 500 years ago in Greece.

C

There once lived a brilliant student. He was eager to acquire more and more knowledge. Then he heard of a great teacher to whom he travelled long to meet.

On arriving at the teacher’s feet, he said, “Master, teach me.” The teacher received the student with a smile. He inquired(询问) about him. He asked in detail all that the student had learnt till then.

Later, he asked his assistant to get tea for the two of them. A big pot of tea with two cups and saucers was brought before the master. The student volunteered to serve the tea. The master brushed aside his offer with a smile.

He asked the student to lift up a cup and saucer so that he could serve him tea. The student lifted his cup and saucer. The master started pouring tea into his cup. The tea filled the cup. The master did not stop. He kept pouring the tea. It flowed out of the cup into the saucer. Still the master kept on pouring the tea. The student was surprised.

When the tea started overflowing(溢出) the saucer too, the student said “Master, you are serving tea more than the cup can hold.” Master smiled and stopped serving him tea.

He said, “Dear student, the same is the case with you. You have learned enough. Your knowledge is overflowing. Put this into practice rather than wanting to acquire more knowledge, which will go waste like this tea.”

The student realized the importance of practising what is learnt and left the master, a wiser man.

49. The underlined phrase “brush aside” her e is closest in meaning to ______.

A. turn down

B. put forward

C. ask for

D. hear of

50. The teacher served the student tea in order to _____.

A. express his respect to students longing for knowledge

B. tell the student the right way of serving tea for others

C. advise him never to be proud of himself at any time

D. show it is more important to use one’s knowledge

51. It can be inferred from the passage that________.

A. the student learned something more valuable from the teacher

B. the student was too clever to learn anything from the teacher

C. it was impolite for the student to let the teacher pour tea for him

D. it was not necessary for us students to master more knowledge

52. The best title for the passage might be______.

A. Learning to Act

B. Practice Makes Perfect

C. Lifelong Learning

D. Learning by Doing

D

A youth, who had to pay money to get his stolen cell phone back, found that the thieves left pictures of themselves on the phone — some of which he recognized as those he paid the money to. Besides the pictures, the thieves also left the phone numbers they had called. The police, however, are not happy that the young man gave the thieves money and did not contact them.

The young man said he went to his car after soccer practice at about 8 pm on Thursday. He found that a window was broken and his $500 cell phone was gone. He told the police but then decided to look for it on his own — so he called the missing phone. A person answered the phone at about 1am yesterday and told him to go to a Jackson St address to get his phone back. However, he and a friend found that the address did not exist. Then he called his phone again, and was told to go to the other end of the street and that he would have to pay $20 to get his phone back. There he saw about six teenagers—two boys and four older girls. They went to talk to the boys, who were armed with knives and warned them not to “try anything”. The young man paid them $20 and got back his cell phone.

Police had been given the details of the phone numbers called, though not the pictures of the thieves. Senior Sergeant Blair said that the young man should have called the police instead of meeting the group. The young man said that if the thieves had seen a police car they would have run away and “I wouldn’t have got my cell phone and nothing would’ve been done”. He also said that he told Telecom (the phone company) at 9 pm on Thursday about the theft but his phone was not cancelled until five hours later.

53. Why were the police not happy?

A. The young man didn’t report the theft to them.

B. The young man met the thieves without calling them.

C. The young man didn’t give the pictures of the thieves to them.

D. The young man and his friend were braver than them.

54. What do you think will happen next?

A. The young man will never do such a silly thing again.

B. The young man will go to arrest the thieves with Blair.

C. The thieves will never ask for money again.

D. The thieves will be caught by the police soon.

55. Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Phone thieves leave their pictures

B. Teenagers should be well educated

C. A young man pays to get his cell phone back

D. Police should be called after a theft

第II卷

四、根据短文内容及所给的首字母写出所缺的单词。（每题2分，共10分）。

Today roller-skating is easy and funny. But a long time ago, it wasn't easy at all. Before 1760, the idea of s56 didn't exist. That was changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin's work was making musical instruments. In his spare time he liked to play the violin. Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer.

One day Merlin r57 an invitation to attend a fancy dress ball (化装舞会). He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make a grand entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought he would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.

Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally he decided to put two wheels under each s58 . These were the first roller skates. Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of a59 at the party on wheels while playing the violin.

On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was astonished to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on. Finally, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. Down fell the mirror, breaking into p60 . Nobody forgot Merlin's grand entrance for a long time! 五、短文改错（每题2分，共10分）

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断，每行均只有一个错误，按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：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；

此行缺一个词：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；

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

The Huaihe River has been seriously polluted. Day and night

millions of tons of waste water is being poured down to it from 61.

hundreds of factories. The waste water is harmful. At present

there is no fish in it. The river water cannot be drunk. People on

either bank have to dig wells to take drinking water. The Huaihe 62.

River is too dirty and poisonous that people don’t dare to swim 63.

in it. Something must be done to stop the pollution. The

government and the people near the river must try to clear water 64.

as soon as possible. Now special attention has been paid to the

pollution by the government and more scientists. The pollution 65.

will be prevented in the near future.

六、作文（25分）

4月7日是世界戒烟日(Non-Smoking Day), 可是那天你在大街上仍然看到有很多人抽烟, 而你觉得抽烟是对人体有害的, 把钱花在抽烟上真是毫无价值。请以日记形式讨论一下上述现象并提出解决的办法。.

注意：

1．文章应包括以上所有信息，必须要有适当发挥。

2．词数：100-120词。

Saturday, April 7 Windy

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