鄂南高中2016年理科实验班招生考试模拟试卷2

鄂南高中2016年理科实验班招生考试模拟试卷2英语部分一、单项选择（共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分）（）1. How much _____she looked without her glasses!A. wellB. goodC. betterD. best（）2. Jim sold most of his things. He has hardly _____ left in the house.A. somethingB. everythingC. nothingD. anything（）3. The boss has given everyone a special holiday, so we _____ go to work tomorrow.A. can’tB. mustn’tC. needn’tD. shouldn’t（）4. The information he gave us is more important than _____ we got ourselves.A. oneB. thoseC. thatD. the one（）5. — Mr. White has been working all the morning with no rest.— He is a(n) _____ man. He never looks tired.A. energeticB. strongC. lovelyD. attractive（）6. — Would you like to join us in the game?— _____, for I have something important to do.A. I willB. I’d love toC. I won’tD. I’m afraid not（）7. —I wonder _____ you’ll water this kind of flower.—Every other day.A. how oftenB. how longC. how soonD. how much（）8. It’s time you had your hair cut; it’s getting .A. too much longB. much too longC. long too muchD. too long much（）9. —Have you heard the story of “The Merchant of Venice”?—No. When and where does the story _____ ?A. take upB. take downC. take placeD. take off（）10. —How long has this bookstore been in business?—_____ 1996．A. AfterB. InC. FromD. Since（）11. it is to go white-water rafting!A. What a funB. What funC. How funD. What funny（）12. With the guide leading the way, we were able to travel____ the forest not____ air but____ foot.A. through; by; onB. across; by; onC. past; on; byD. into; on; by（）13. She brought with her three friends, none of ______ I had ever met before.A. themB. whoC. whomD. these（）14. _____ is reported in the newspaper that the big fire was finally put out with very few injuries.A. ThisB. ThatC. AsD. It（）15. Follow your doctor’s advice, _____ your cold will get worse.A. orB. andC. thenD. so（）16. It is already well understood_____ causes the global warming.A. whatB. whenC. howD. that（）17. Edward, you play so well. But I _____ you played the piano.A. don’t knowB. hadn’t knownC. didn’t knowD. haven’t known（）18. As soon as he comes back, I’ll tell him when _____.A. you will come againB. will you come againC. you come againD. do you come again（）19. —You haven’t lost the ticket, have you?—_____. I know it’s not easy to get another one at the moment.A. Yes, I’m afraid notB. Yes, I haven’tC. I hope soD. I hope not（）20. — Excuse me, what time is it now? — Sorry, my watch _____. It _____ at the shop.A isn’t working, is being repairedB doesn’t work, is being repairedC isn’t working, is repairedD doesn’t work, is repaired二、完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分）Modern zoos are different from 21 built fifty years ago. At that time zoos were 22 where people could go to 23 animals from different parts of the world. The animals lived in cages with iron bars( 铁栅栏). Although the zoo 24 took good care 25 them, many of the animals didn’t feel 26 , and they often fell ill.In modern zoos, people can see animals in more 27 condition. The animals are given more 28 in larger places 29 they can live almost as comfortably as they would in nature. 30 the appearance of zoos has changed. Trees and grass grow in cages, and water 31 through the places the animals 32 . There are few iron bars; 33 , there is often a deep ditch（水渠）, 34 with water, 35 surrounds（包围）a space where several kinds of animals live together as if in the wild. In an American zoo, visitors can walk through a huge special cage that is full of trees, some more animals and many birds, and large enough for the birds to live 36 . In a zoo in New York, with the 37 of special night light, people can ___38 certain animals that are 39 only at night, when most zoos are closed. Some zoos have special places for visitors to watch animals that live in the desert or 40 water.（）21. A. that B. those C. which D. what（）22. A. pools B. palaces C. rooms D. places（）23. A. watch B. look C. check D. notice（）24. A. leaders B. visitors C. keepers D. persons（）25. A. for B. of C. after D. at（）26. A. happily B. relaxing C. comfortable D. uncomfortable （）27. A. natural B. beautiful C. safe D. sunny（）28. A. right B. relax C. freedom D. free（）29. A. until B. so that C. when D. such that（）30. A. But B. Even though C. Even D. Whether（）31. A. flows B. flies C. sleeps D. jumps（）32. A. run B. lie C. shout D. live in（）33. A. instead B. instead of C. but D. though（）34. A. to fill B. filling C. filled D. full（）35. A. what B. which C. that D. where（）36. A. clearly B. easily C. brightly D. naturally（）37. A. agreement B. use C. environment D. plan（）38. A. seem B. learn from C. see D. look（）39. A. lazy B. active C. pretty D. brave（）40. A. from B. at C. under D. in三、阅读理解（共10小题，每小题2分，共20分）（A）It was Mother's Day. John was so busy with his work that he couldn't go back home. When he passed by a flower shop in the evening, an idea came to his mind, “I'll send Mum some roses.” While John was picking his flowers, a young man went inside. “How many roses can I get for only five dollars, madam?” he asked. The assistant was trying to tell him roses were as expensive as forty dollars a dozen(一打). Maybe he would be happy with carnations(康乃馨).‘No, I have to have red roses,” he said, “My mum was badly ill last year and I didn't get to spend much time with her. Now I want to get something special. It has to be roses as rose is her favorite.”After hearing it, John said he would pay the rest of the money for the young man. Moved by both of them, the assistant said, “Well, lovely young men, thirty dollars a dozen, only for you.” Taking the roses, the young man almost jumped into the air and ran out of the shop. It was well worth twenty-five dollars that John paid to see the exciting moment. Then John paid for his dozen of roses and told the assistant to send them to his mother.As he walked out, he felt nice. Suddenly he saw the young man crossing the street and going into a park. But soon John realized it was not a park but a cemetery(墓地). Crying, the young man carefully put down the roses, “Mum, oh, Mum, why didn't I tell you how much I loved you? God, please help me find my mum and tell her I love her.”Seeing this, John turned and quickly walked to the shop. He would take the flowers home himself.（）41. The assistant tried to ask the young man to buy carnations instead of roses because_____ .A. carnations were nicer than rosesB. roses were saved for JohnC. roses were more expensive than carnationsD. carnations were special flowers for Mother's Day（）42. John spent _____ altogether(总共) in the flower shop that day.A.$5B.$25C.$30D.$55（）43. The young man cried at the cemetery because he _____.A. had spent all his money on the rosesB. wasn't able to tell his mother he loved her himselfC. felt sorry to ask John to pay for his flowersD. hadn't got enough money for his sick mother（）44. At last John changed his mind and went home because he wanted to _____.A. tell his mother he loved her himselfB. ask his mother for more moneyC. tell his mother the young man's storyD. ask his mother if she liked roses（）45. The writer writes the passage in order to tell us: _____.A. Buy roses for your mother when she is illB. Let your mother know how much you love herC. Work hard to get more money for your motherD. Send your mother flowers on Mother's Day（B）One of the most popular American singers of the twentieth century was Elvis Presley. He made the rock “n” roll music popular all over the world. He sold millions of records and made many successful films, and he helped change the direction of popular music in the 1960s.Elvis Presley was born in a poor family in 1935. His parents were simple country people who often took him to church, where he learned to sing, and he never forgot the kind of songs that he used to sing in church as a child.When he was young, Elvis moved from Toledo to Memphis in Tennessee, where he went to high school, but he was not a good student. His only real interest was singing. He began to sing in the style that is called “country and western”.In 1955 he recorded some songs for his mother’s birthday. The people at the recording studio liked his singing and his music. It was country and western music, but it also sounded a little like the music which black people used to sing in the American South. It was called “blues”.Shortly after that, Elvis met Tom Parker, who became his manager and arranged (安排) concerts for him across the United States and new recordings as well. Soon Elvis became famous around the country. Later Elvis went to Hollywood and began to appear in films such as Love Me Tender and King Creole.But Elvis found it difficult to live with success. Like many other famous people, He began to take drugs and his health started to suffer. When he died at an early age of 42 in 1977, his many millions of fans were shocked, “The King Is Dead!” the newspaper said, But today his memory and his music live on and will always be remembered as the King of Rock “n” roll.（）46. From the passage, we can see____.A. the church songs didn’t help Elvis develop his own styleB. Elvis forgot his church music at a later ageC. Elvis didn’t get any help from his parentsD. the church songs helped Elvis’ development in his singing（）47. Who was Tom Parker?A. A manager of a bankB. A famous singerC. Elvis’ managerD. Elvis’ best friend since childhood（）48. What caused Elvis’ death?[A. His singing too muchB. His taking the drugsC. His parent’s deathD. Tom Parker’s help（）49. What was Elvis’ music style like most?A. Only country and westernB. Only country and bluesC. Both western and church musicD. Not only country and western but also a bit “blues”（）50. Which is the ri ght order of Elvis’ life?a. Elvis learned to sing at churchb. Elvis gave concerts all across Americac. Elvis recorded some songs for his mother’s birthdayd. Tom Parker became his managere. Elvis went to high school in Memphisf. Elvis was born in ToledoA. f; a; e; c; d; bB. f; a; c; e; d; bC. f; e; a; d; b; cD. f; e; a; c; d; b。