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苏州外国语学校高中国际课程班选拔能力评估试卷

英语11.A. imagining B. considering C. reviewing D. dreaming

12.A. few B. usual C. actual D. strange

考试说明：

1.试卷总分80 分，考试时间40 分钟。考试结束后，将试卷和答题纸一并交回。

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第一部分完型填空（共20 小题；每小题1.5 分，满分30 分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—20 个题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和D）中，选出最佳选项。

The mental aspect of athletics is underrated. The common expression, “athletics are 90 percent

—_1_ and 10 percent physical,” is often used by coaches, and stresses that mindsets make a huge _2_ in competitions.

“The physical aspect of the sport can only take you _3_ ,” said Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Shannon Miller during an interview with the Dana Foundation. “The mental aspect has to _4_ , especially when you’re talking about the best of the best. In the Olympic Games, everyone is talented. Everyone _5_ hard. Everyone does the work. What _6_ the gold medalists from the silver medalists is simply the mental game.”

Many athletes have used the technique of mental imagery, or _7_ , to perform at their best. Research on the brain patterns of _8_ found that the patterns activated ( 激活) when a weightlifter lifted heavy weights were activated _9_ when they simply imagined lifting and some studies have suggested that mental _10_ can be almost as effective as physical training. One study, published in the Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology in 1996, found that _11_ weight lifting caused _12_ changes in muscle activity.

“Mental imagery _13_ many cognitive (认知的) processes in the brain: motor control, attention, perception, planning, and memory,” researcher Angie LeVan wrote in Psychology Today. “So the _14_ is getting trained for actual performance during visualization. It’s been found that mental practices can enhance motivation, increase confidence, improve motor performance and _15_ your brain for success.”

_16_ visualizing is more than just thinking about an upcoming event. _17_ athletes use visualization, they truly feel the event taking place in their mind’s eye.

“During visualization, she incorporates (整合) all of her _18_ into the experience,” sports psychologist Dr JoAnn Dahlkoetter wrote in a blog post on The Huffington Post _19_ a speed skater she works with. “She feels her forefoot pushing off the track (跑道), she hears her skating splits, and she sees herself racing ahead of the competitors. She experiences all of the elements (要素) of her race _20_ before executing (完成) her performance.”

1. A. lucky B. intelligent C. mental D. strategic

2. A. difference B. importance C. improvement D. challenge

3. A. so long B. so far C. so much D. so high

4. A. turn on B. show off C. take up D. set off

5. A. thinks B. moves C. runs D. trains

6. A. breaks B. pushes C. decides D. distinguishes

7. A. activation B. visualization C. motivation D. perception

8. A. athletes B. gymnasts C. weightlifters D. skaters

9. A. regularly B. normally C. finally D. similarly

10. A. connection B. practice C. performances D. directions 第二部分阅读填词（共10 小题；每小题2 分，满分20 分）

阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）字母提示，3）语境或近义词提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在答题纸相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。

PLANE, train or car – which one do you p 21 (like better) when taking a trip?

Many of us go for the train. As GlobeNewswire put it: “Trains are still the most p 22 (受欢

迎的) choice in China, while high-speed trains were the superstars on the rail.”

By the end of 2013, the traffic mileage (里程) for China’s high-speed train totaled 11,028 km, with 12,000 km more still under c 23 (建设).

China’s high-speed railway isn’t just a technological marvel (奇迹) – it has also changed our

l 24 (生活方式).

At a m 25 (greatest) speed of 310 km/h, the trains save a huge amount of traveling time. For example, before 2012, a trip from Guangzhou to Beijing took more than 20 hours. Now, thanks to the high-speed railway, you can cover the 2,298 km journey in just about eight hours.

The fast, c 26 (便利的) transport helps modernize (使……现代化) working life in China. Today, the country’s younger g 27 (一代) is spread far and wide due to work and study. With the high-speed rail lines stopping at many towns and cities, weekend trips back home are now accessible (可达到) to much of the Chinese population.

In a 28 (加之), high-speed trains have “offered people more o 29 (choice) for weekend traveling. For example, if you live in Beijing, on weekends you can go to Shanghai, Nanjing or Xi’an for a quick getaway,” Ge Lei, marketing manager of China CYTS Tours Company, told China Radio International.

“If you take a Beijing-Xi’an high speed train, you can have breakfast at home and enjoy Xi’an

l 30 (本地的) cuisine (佳肴) at lunch after about a five-hour journey,” Ge said.

第三部分书面表达（共1 小题；满分30 分）

阅读下面的短文，然后按要求写一篇120 字左右的英语短文。

A boy found an eagle’s egg and he put it in the nest of a hen. The eagle hatched and thought he was a chicken. He grew up doing what chickens do---scratching for food and flying short distances. It was a dull life. Gradually the eagle grew older and bitter. One day he and his chicken friends saw a beautiful bird soaring on the currents of air, high above the mountains.

“Oh, I wish I could fly like that!” said the eagle. The chicken replied, “Don’t give it another thought. That’s the mighty（强大的）eagle, the king of all birds---you could never be like him!” And the eagle didn’t give it another thought. He went on cackling and complaining about life. He died thinking he was

a chicken.

1.写作内容：

以120 个词左右写一篇短文，内容包括：1）鹰成为鸡的原因。2）这则故事的启示。

13.A. impacts

14.A. brain

15.A. help

B. increases

B. body

B. apply

C. slows

C. attention

C. use

D. follows

D. memory

D. prepare

16. A. Though B. But C. Thus D. Otherwise

17. A. Unless B. After C. When D. Until

18. A. observations B. spirit C. determination D. senses

19. A. to B. for C. about D. with

20. A. in surprise B. in detail C. on time D. for example

2.写作要求：题目自拟，可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。

3.评分标准：语言规范，要点齐全，内容合适，语篇连贯。

苏州外国语学校高中国际课程班选拔能力评估试卷

英语答题纸2014.5.1

第一部分：完型填空（共20 小题；每小题1.5 分，满分30 分）

1----5

6---10

11--15

16--20

第二部分：阅读填词（共10 小题，每小题2 分，满分20 分）

21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

第三部分：书面表达（共1 小题，满分30 分）

Handwriting 苏州外国语学校2014 年高中国际课程班选拔能力评估试卷

英语参考答案2014.5.1

第一部分完型填空（共20 小题；每小题1.5 分，满分30 分）

1—20: CABAD, DBCDB, ACAAD, BCDCB

第二部分阅读填词（共10 小题；每小题2 分，满分20 分）

21.prefer 22. popular 23. construction 24. lifestyle 25. maximum

26. convenient 27. generation 28. addition 29. options 30. local

第三部分书面表达（共1 小题，满分30 分）

One possible version:

Some factors may account for why the eagle was made a chicken. Firstly, the eagle

was influenced by the chickens around him, scratching for food just like them without a

higher goal. Secondly, the eagle failed to reflect on himself, so he didn’t know he had the

potential to fly high. Finally, he lacked enough self-confidence, so he gave up his dream of

flying like an eagle, just because of the discouraging words from others.

There are many such eagles in our daily life. I think we should avoid negative

influences, set a high goal and work hard to achieve it. Besides, we must be confident in

our potential and make good use of it to become real eagles.

评分标准：

1.要点齐全（每条要点5 分）。

失败的原因：两条（缺乏自信和鸡的影响）；

故事的启示：三条（自信、努力和抗干扰）。

2.语法：句法错误，一处扣2 分；时态/人称错误，一处扣2 分；搭配错误，一处扣1

分；拼写错误，一处扣0.5 分。

3.词数：若超过或不足总词数的20%（多于140 词或少于100 词），扣5 分。