2015年初升高自主招生英语练习题六
一、选择填空。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入各题空白处的最佳选项。
21. —This is ________ book I’ve told you about several times. —It’s great. I’ve never read________ more interesting one. A. a; a B. the; the C. the; a D. a; the 22. —Must I finish reading the book today?
—No. You________ if you have something else to do.
A. mustn’t B. couldn’t C. can’t D. don’t have to 23. —Why didn’t you give the wallet to the man at once? —He ________ before I realized it was his.
A. had been disappeared B. has disappeared
C. had disappeared D. had been disappeared 24. —You have made great progress in maths.
—________ . That’s why I got an A in the maths exam.
A. So I have B. So have I C. So I do D. So do I 25. — ________ today!
—Yes. Shall we have a picnic in the open air?
A. What fine weather is B. How fine weather it is C. What a fine weather it is D. How fine the weather is 26. —Do you know everybody________ came to the party?
—Almost, but I don’t know the one________ you talked with near the door. A. who; / B. whose; that C. that; which D. /; whom 27. —We enjoyed ourselves very much! — ________ .
A. It’s OK with me B. I’m glad you did C. Well done D. That’s right
28. To our disappointment, the swimming pool was________ for the whole time during our stay. A. closed B. open C. clean D. gone 29. — Don’t forget to come to my birthday party tomorrow. — ________.
A. I don’t B. I won’t C. I can’t D. I haven’t 30. —There has been no rain for months. Will it rain soon?
—________ .The flowers in the garden are in great need of water.
A. Good idea B. No problem C. I hope so D. I don’t think so 31. —When shall we meet again next month?
—________ day is possible. It’s no problem with me.
A. Either B. Neither C. Every D. Any 32. Surfing is too hard ________ me. Nobody can learn it easily, I’m afraid. A. on B. with C. for D. at
33. The coming storming will make it possible for the sports meeting to be________. A. put away B. put off C. put down D. put up
34. If you want to know the meaning of the word________ , you’d better look it up in the dictionary. A. mostly B. exactly C. nearly D. hardly
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35. —He was________ tired________ he fell asleep as soon as he lay down. —Oh, we can go out and let him have a good rest.
A. too; to B. such; that C. so; that D. enough; to
二、完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
With long brown hair, deep blue eyes, tall and thin figure, Brad Pitt seems to be a born actor. He made his 36 appearance in a film in1990.Though he 37 in the film for only 14 minutes, people flooded the cinema to see him. In his next 38 Pitt played the role of a fisherman. To make the film 39 , he learned the skill of fishing from a fisherman.
Pitt, caring 40 about roles than money, has a special favour (偏爱) for the “hard” roles. After 41 the screenplay of “Legends of the fall”, he was attracted by the 42 character. He asked a lower 43 from the shooting team and was 44 to work in hard conditions in the Rocky Mountains for six months. “The film 45 the chance to know life. I shall 46 remember the time when we were 47 the film,” Pitt said after completing fully it.
Pitt started his 48 of art when he was in university. 49 he was born in an ordinary family in 1964, he showed his 50 in film at an early age. After leaving the high school, he went to university to 51 law. Because he loved film more than law, shortly before he could graduate, he 52 out for a life of his own. With only 325 dollars in 53 sometimes as a porter (搬运工) 54 a waiter. Thanks to his hard work, he 55 opened up a new field of his own.
36. A. last B. first C. second D. other 37. A. was B. worked C. stayed D. appeared 38. A. part B. cinema C. film D. appearance 39. A. earlier B. later C. better D. cheaper 40. A. more B. less C. nothing D. much 41. A. seeing B. writing C. reading D. hearing 42. A. leading B. active C. brave D. shy 43. A. price B. pay C. money D. degree 44. A. sad B. worried C. anxious D. willing 45. A. finds B. leaves C. gives D. misses 46. A. always B. never C. ever D. hardly 47. A. playing B. making C. seeing D. directing 48. A. work B. job C. dream D. show 49. A. Because B. When C. Since D. Though 50. A. hope B. interest C. success D. feelings 51. A. break B. teach C. introduce D. study 52. A. climbed B. stopped C. dropped D. ran 53. A. hand B. wallet C. pocket D. bag 54. A. but B. and C. or D. otherwise 55. A. nearly B. almost C. already D. finally
三、阅读理解。阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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I feel excited at the thought that in another week I shall be with you again on holiday. I have enjoyed my stay in England very much indeed. Mr Brown and classmates are nice to me, but ,as they say in England, “There’s no place like home,” and I think you feel this above all at Christmas time.
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I am leaving here early on Thursday, the 23rd, and I shall arrive in Basle on Friday morning, so I shall be home somewhere about lunchtime. Can you meet me at the station, as I shall have a lot of luggage?
In some of my early letters I have told you all about the other students here, well, I want to ask my Polish friend Jan to come and spend Christmas with us. Will that be all right? His father and mother died last year, he can’t go home for Christmas, and he has no friend in England except the Browns. He is a nice boy. I know you all like him, and I feel sure he will enjoy Christmas with us. I know you are always pleased if we bring our friends home. However, I have not yet invited him, as I thought it was better to ask you first. Please let me know as soon as possible if it will be all right.
56. The writer was very excited at the thought that ___________. A. she would be back home with her new friend B. she would be with her parents in another week C. her parents wanted to see her very much D. she would go on staying in England
57. She wanted some one to meet her because ___________ . A. she was told to do so
B. she would be tired out after the trip C. she would carry a lot of things
D. she didn’t know where the station was
58. The sentence “There’s no place like home” means __________ . A. There is not a place that the writer likes
B. There is not a place that the writer can live in C. The writer’s home is not in England in fact D. There is no place which is not like a house 59. This paragraph is taken out of a _________.
A. magazine B. letter C. book D. newspaper Ｂ
Wally worked in a shop that sold clocks. One day his next neighbour, Harry, came into his shop. Harry was very stingy(吝啬). His stinginess made Wally very angry. Wally said to him, “When are you going to buy a clock?”
“Never,” Harry said. “I don’t need a clock.”
“Everyone needs a clock,” Wally said. “How do you know it is time to get up?”
“The man who lives on the other side of me turns on his radio at seven o’clock for the news,” Harry said. “I hear the announcer say, The time is seven o’clock. Here is the news.”
“OK. But how do you know when to go to work?” Wally was interested.
“By the time I get out of bed, wash and shave, it’s past seven, ”Harry said. “By the time I’ve eaten my breakfast of toast, jam and coffee, it’s eight o’clock, time to leave for the office. By the time I get to bus station, it’s ten past eight. The bus arrives in a few minutes and by the time it gets to my stop, the time is half past eight. That’s the time I start work.”
“OK. But how do you know it’s time to go home?” Wally said, getting angry. “The factory bell rings,” Harry told him. “How do you know it’s time to go to bed?” “The TV programmes come to end.”
By now Wally was really angry. “OK.” he shouted. “Now tell me what would happen if you woke up in the middle of the night and wanted to know the time?”
“That’s easy,” Harry said. “I’ve got a hammer.”
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“A hammer! What good is a hammer when you want to know the time?”
“I’d use it to knock on your wall. You’d shout at me, What are you doing knocking on my wall at three o’clock in the morning?”
60. What did Harry come into Wally’s shop for?
A. To make him angry. B. To see if Wally was in.
C. The passage doesn’t tell us. D. To know what time it was then. 61. How many situations did Wally mention to Harry about time? A. Four B. Five C. Eight D. Nine
62. Harry managed to know exactly what to do _________ the whole day. A. by listening to the radio B. by watching TV
C. by using a hammer D. without using a clock
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Radio and television are very popular in the world today. Millions of people watch television. More people listen to the radio.
The TV is, of course, more useful than the radio. On TV you can see and hear what is happening. This is especially important with international events.
However, the radio is not disappearing. It is still with us. And the number of listeners becomes larger. One reason for this is the invention of the transistor(晶体管) set. A transistor is something very small. It is very easy to carry about. You put one in your pocket when you go to work. You can listen to news broadcasts or radio lessons on the bus. You can listen to them on your bike. You can put your own transistor set beside your pillow when you go to bed. You can take it down to the beach or riverside when you go to swim. Besides, radio broadcasts are better for blind people. And the sight of many old people is not good enough to watch television. Then when people are working, they can not watch television, but they can always listen to music (in the fields, for instance) on the radio. What’s more, a television set is rather expensive. Not every family can have one. But a transistor set is much cheaper.
However, more and more people are buying TV sets. While you sit comfortably before the TV set in your own living room, you not only hear but also see what is going on in many places in the world. 63.In the world today, more people __________.
A. watch television B. listen to the radio
C. go to the cinema D. neither watch TV nor listen to the radio 64. With the development of TV, ___________. A. the price of TV is going down
B. the people listening to the radio are becoming fewer and fewer C. the radio is disappearing
D. the radio listeners are not becoming fewer and fewer 65. Which is the TV’s weak point?
A. It gives you not only sound but also pictures.
B. Blind people and old people with poor eyesight can’t watch TV.
C. TV’s price is rather high for many families, so not every family can have a TV set. D. You can watch important international events on TV. 66.Which is the radio’s strong point? A. It is not as expensive as a TV set.
B. It is small and light for listeners to take everywhere with it.
C. A radio listener can listen to the radio while working no matter how poor their eyesight is.
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D. all of the above.
67.The best title for the passage should be_________. A. Radio and Television B. A transistor Set C. Radio’s Strong Points D. TV’s Future D
Computer programmer Mitenic has made $6,000,000 from March 18th until today, designing some kinds of computer softwares. Yet he can’t find a bank prepared to have him own a check card. Instead,he has been told to wait sixteen more months until he is 18.
Little Mitenic works for a small company in New York, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a part-time job. But he has been able to walk into the crazy society. He put three new softwares into the abroad markets in the last few months, and then he earned a great deal of money.
But now Mitenic told the reporter “I don’t know what to do with my money. It’s my biggest headache this year. And I hope the 2000 year is more important for me…”. Thanks to his inventing new softwares within quite a short period of time, he felt very happy but nervous. He can’t drive a car. He can’t get some money from a bank to buy a new house or get the credit cards(信用卡) of his own. He lives with his mother in their house in New York. His mother has to send him to work every day.
Mitenic got his work with the company a year after leaving school with poor progress and working for a time in a computer store. “I got this job for the people who ran the store knew I had already invented some difficult computer programs,” he said with a smile.
“I think $6,000,000 seems too much but in fact that’s not good enough. I expect it will come to more than this in 2001.” He spends some of his money on clothes and Mexico toys, and gives his mother $150 a week. But most of his spare time is used to work on the software research.
“Unluckily, the computer was not part of my studies at school,” he said. “But I had been studying it in books and magazines which my mother bought for six years. I knew what I wanted to do and I wanted to be a new Bill Gates. Most people in this computer field are fairly young, anyway. I would like to make two billion before I am right thirty years old. You never know when the computer market might disappear.” 68. Why is Mitenic different from other young people of his age today? A. He earns a greater deal of money. B. He has a better part-time job. C. He does not go out too much. D. He lives at home with his mother.
69. From what he said in the text, Mitenic’s biggest problem is___________. A. making the banks treat him as a grown-up B. inventing more computer softwares C. spending his money freely D. learning how to drive his car
70. From the text we can know that Mitenic was hired by the computer store because _________ . A. he had worked in a computer shop
B. he had invented some computer programs C. he worked much harder than others
D. He had learnt to use the computer at school
71. He left school after making poor progress because ________ . A. he did not enjoy school
B. he wanted to be a new Bill Gates but school can’t help him
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