蚌埠二中2008年自主招生考试

英语素质测试题

◆注意事项：

⒈ 本试题共分两卷，总分80分，考试时间80分钟；

⒉ 所有题目必须在答题卷上做答，否则，不予计分。

第Ⅰ卷

选择题 （共55分）

第一节：单项填空（共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）

从每题所给的A. B. C. D四个选项中，选出其中最佳选项。

1． —______ will you finish your homework ?

    — In half an hour. 

2． — Would you like _______?

    — No, thank you. I’m full.  

3．The girl _______ won the gold medal comes from Anhui Province. 

4．Is there ________ here? If not, don’t stay here alone.

5． People in western countries celebrate______ Christmas, while people in China observe______ Spring Festival. 

6． There is a plane at 9:30 and one at 12:00; _______ plane will get you to Paris for the car exhibition. 

7． Children get tired of learning often because they _____to do better than they can, both at school and at

home.

8． Don’t have the horse ______ all the time. It needs a good rest.

9． China is known ______ a developing country. 

10．This is the very thing _____ belongs______ .

11．— I didn’t do well in the exam. What about you, dear?

— I did _____ than you. 

12．— Have you got any job offers?

— No. I ______.

13．— What do you enjoy ______ at home in the next few days?

    — Reading, of course.

14．— The place isn’t too bad, is it ?

    —_______ it’s a bit too crowded.

15．— May I use your telephone ?

   — ________ .

16．Everybody in the village likes Jack because he is good at telling and _____ jokes.

17．It isn’t quite _______ that the chairman will attend the meeting.

18．Every time she _____, she ______some flowers to me.

19．— Oh, Tom? What’s the matter? You look so tired today.

    — ________.

20．John, look at the time. ___ you play the piano at such a late hour?

第二节：完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的ABCD四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Many people use email to communicate with each other. If you can surf the Internet, it is a great  21   to send messages easily, quickly and as often as you like. No  22  is it necessary to find a pen or paper, not to  23  an envelope or stamp.

  Are we missing anything by not writing paper letters to people? Must you take the 24  of writing them if you want to receive such letters? Most people would probably answer, “No, it is a waste of paper  25 , and this is a much better system.” It is hard to be against such a viewpoint. However, I would like to try.

   I believe that the kinds of letters people  26  to write were probably more  27  than billions of emails sent today. Of course, when it  28 to sending quick messages, email is the best. If  29  is important, email is particularly useful.  30 , if you want really to touch someone, a letter is more personal.

     31  letters are the most personal. If you can type fast, you can put a lot into a letter, but it lacks(缺少) the special sense that comes from seeing the handwriting. As long as it is understandable, it doesn’t matter how tidy it is. When someone sits down and just writes to you, you will  32  that when you are reading it.

Though I’m a teenager, I admit that I too feel  33  to receive a letter in the mail. I love seeing my name written by hand on  34 .You make yourself a cup of coffee, sit down in a comfortable place, open your  35  , and enjoy everything that the person puts into those words just for you. What a gift!

 

第三节：阅读理解（共10小题，每小题2分，共20分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A. B. C. D.四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

  Indianapolis is the capital and largest city of Indiana, USA. With a population of 774000, it is one of the largest cities in the world that cannot be reached by water. However, Indianapolis is a city through which many railways, roads, buses, and planes pass. There are may factories that make cars, farm tools and electrical things. These factories cause little pollution for the city. Bulter University, well known for engineering, and the law and medical schools of Indiana University are in the city center. Nearby is the Indianapolis race course, where the nation’s most famous car race is held every year on May 30^th.

  If you visit Indianapolis, you will be able to find your way around easily because most of the streets cross each other like a chessboard. In the center of the city, called the circle, stands the Soldier’s and Sailor’s Monument(纪念碑), 100 hundred meters high. Also in the center there are many buildings made of famous Indianapolis stone, which makes them white in color.

36．You can not travel to Indianapolis by ________ .

37．What is Indianapolis best known for? ________ .

38．It is easy for a stranger to go about in the city because ________ . 

A．	most of the buildings are in the center of the city
B．	there are many different ways of traveling there
C．	the buildings are very close to each other
D．	the city is planned in squares

39．Many buildings in Indianapolis are white because ________ .     

B

If there is time for questions or discussion at the end of a class, take the chance to ask for further explanation of anything that was not immediately clear. You are unlikely to be the only one who does not understand. So our questions will help others and will encourage them to ask questions, and you should learn from all the teacher’s replies.

   Questions not only help students to learn but also show interest in the subject, and this makes the teacher’s work more useful. Besides, questions should help the teacher first to recognize things that students find difficult and then to give better lessons. More questions will come to mind during your further studies. Try to find the answers before the next class. This will help you to learn.

40．The writer of this passage advises us _____.

A．	to ask for further explanation of everything we learn
B．	to ask questions at the end of a class
C．	to help others by asking the teacher questions
D．	to encourage the teacher to give better lessons

41．According to the passage, you ask questions in order to ____.

A．	make your teacher recognize you
B．	encourage your school friends to learn better
C．	make yourself and your classmates learn better
D．	satisfy your teacher

42．According to the passage, questions are helpful _____.

A．	either to the slow students or to the bright students
B．	to both the teachers and the students
C．	neither to the teachers nor to the students
D．	especially to some teachers

C

   Just before giving a wasteful party at his yard, the rich businessman had his swimming pool filled with poisonous snakes. He called the guests together and announced, “To anyone brave enough to swim across this pool, I’ll give the choice of thousands of square meters of my oil fields, 10000 cows or my daughter’s hand in marriage.”

   As soon as his words were finished, a young man jumped in, swam across the pool and climbed out to safety but breathlessly. “Congratulations!” the rich man said excitedly. “Do you want my oil fields?”

   “No!” said the guest.

   “The 10000 cows?”

   “No!” the young man shouted.

   “Well, how about my daughter?”

   “No!”

   “You must want something,” said the businessman.

   “I just want to know the name of the fellow who pushed me in!”

43．The businessman was ________ . 

44．_____ pushed the young man into the pool.

45．The young man was ______ .  

 

 

 

 

蚌埠二中2008年自主招生考试

英语素质测试题答题卷

第I卷（共55分，1—35题，每题1分；36—45题，每题2分）

题号	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
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题号	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45
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第Ⅱ卷（共25分）

第一节：汉译英（10分）

1. 他是这样一个人见人爱的宝宝。

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2. 如果你下周二方便的话，我会来看你。

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3. 蚌埠二中是一所中学生向往的学校。

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4. 自从上个月起他一直在汶川作志愿者。

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5. 在做重要决定之前，我们应该三思。

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第二节：书面表达（15分）

目前，学生考试作弊现象严重，请围绕以下要点谈谈其中原因以及个人建议。

原因：

1、考试太滥

2、自身勤奋不够

3、学生大量时间上网和玩游戏

4、为了骗取家长和老师高兴