单招英语模拟试题（一）
第一节 单项填空
从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. Much as he ______ he has a good command of English, he sometimes feels it hard to find an appropriate version for some Chinese idioms.
A. announces
B. declares
C. claims
D. confirms
2. —When did your computer break down
—This morning, while I ______ the reading materials downloaded from some websites.
A. have sorted
B. was sorting
C. am sorting
D. had sorted
3. Girls used to take fewer advanced math courses than boys but now they are taking just ______.
A. as much
B. so much
C. as many
D. so many
4. —Presley, are you coming with us to the concert tonight
—I'd love to, but something unexpected ______.
A. has come up
B. was coming up
C. had come up
D. would come up
5. No one knows when such a custom first ______.
A. came into power
B. came into being
C. came true
D. came out
6. In fact, I think it's very much nicer without the naughty boy, if you don't mind me ______ so.
A. say
B. to say
C. saying
D. to saying
7. —How did you find your visit to Qingdao, Joanna
—______.
A. Oh, wonderful indeed
B. I went there alone
C. First by train and then by ship
D. A guide showed me the way
8. Mr. Black ______ for Shanghai in a few days. Do you know when the earliest plane ______ on Sunday
A. leaves; takes off
B. leaves; is taking off
C. is leaving; is taking off
D. is leaving; takes off
9. China's plan ______ its installed nuclear power capacity by 20 percent this year shows that the country is developing new energy in an efficient way.
A. raised
B. has raised
C. raising
D. to raise
10. There is no doubt ______ John will come by bus.
A. if
B. why
C. that
D. how
11. —Do you mind if I open the window
—______ I feel a bit cold.
A. Of course not.
B. I'd rather you didn't.
C. Go ahead
D. Why not
12. Obviously they didn't see the significance (重要性) of the plan. That's ______ the problem was.
A. where
B. why
C. which
D. how
13. In a chat room named Online Friends, Simon started talking to someone ______ to be a poor 15-year-old junior high student called Josh.
A. being claimed
B. claimed
C. having claimed
D. claiming
14. It was announced that only when the terrible disease was under control ______ to return to their homes.
A. the residents would decide
B. would the residents decide
C. would the residents be decided
D. the residents would be decided
15. Scientists are convinced ______ the positive effect of laughter ______ physical and mental health.
A. of; at
B. on; at
C. by; in
D. of; on
第二节 完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Do you hate exams If you do, you aren't 16_______ . Students in many other countries hate them. too.
17_______ for them, British students have less exams than Chinese students. They only have them once a year. Every summer they have a test on each 18_______ . Each test 19_______ about an hour. These exams don't count much. Even if a student does really 20 _______ he still can progress to the next grade.
When the 21_______ come out they are then placed in an end-of -year report. The report is sent to the students' parents. It describes 22_______ the student performed and behaved through the year. This report is private, so 23_______ the teacher, the student and his parents can see it. This means that a student doesn't know how other students scored in the exams. Some students choose to tell each other, but others 24_______ .
Parents' meeting are held 25_______ a year, at the end of the winter term and then at the end of the summer term. Children along with their parents to meet their teachers and discuss their performance at school.
16. A. lonely
B. silent
C. alone
D. quietly
17. A. Luckily
B. Luck
C. Luckly
D. Unluck
18. A. lesson
B. lessons
C. subjects
D. subject
19. A. lasts
B. spends
C. pays
D. shows
20. A. well
B. bad
C. good
D. fast
21. A. pictures
B. results
C. textbooks
D. information
22. A. how
B. when
C. why
D. whether
23. A. all
B. any
C. only
D. none
24. A. tell their parents
B. tell their teacher
C. tell their friends
D. tell nobody
25. A. once
B. twice
C. three times
D. four times
第三节 阅读理解
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
I've loved my mother'desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the more wonderful thing in the world. Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” she'd said again, “it's for Elizabeth.”
I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter. They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional(易动感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface(表面)”.
As years passed I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive(原谅) me.
I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came.
My hope turned to disappointment (失望), then little interest and, finally, peace—it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn't be sure that the letter had even got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.
Now the present of her desk told, as she'd never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside—a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded (折叠) and refolded many times.
Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.
26. The writer began to love her mother's desk ______.
A. after Mother died
B. before she became a writer
C. when she was a child
D. when Mother gave it to her
27. The passage shows that ______.
A. mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter
B. mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done
C. mother cared much about her daughter in words
D. mother wrote to her daughter in careful words
28. The word “gulf” in the passage means ______.
A. deep understanding between the old and the young
B. different ideas between the mother and the daughter
C. free talks between mother and daughter
D. part of the sea going far in land
29. What did mother do with her daughter's letter asking forgiveness
A. She had never received the letter.
B. For years, she often talked about the letter.
C. She didn't forgive her daughter at all in all her life.
D. She read the letter again and again till she died.
30. what's the best title of the passage
A. My letter to Mother.
B. Mother and Children.
C. My mother's Desk.
D. Talks between Mother and Me.
B
When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect(尊敬) elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.
I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly.
As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry.
In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.
However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn't want to hear.
After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don't respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I don't show my feelings through words.
31. Jack brought the couple their food very fast because ______.
A. the manager asked him to do so
B. he respected the elderly
C. the couple wanted him to do so
D. he wanted more pay
32. When Jack called the couple “ elderly ”, they became ______.
A. nervous
B. satisfied
C. unhappy
D. excited
33. In Jack' s hometown, ______.
A. people dislike being called “old”
B. people are proud of being old
C. many people reach the age of seventy or eighty
D. the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants
34. After this experience, Jack ______.
A. lost his job in the restaurant
B. made friends with the couple
C. no longer respected the elderly
D. changed his way with older people
35. Which of the following is TRUE
A. The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple got.
B. Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.
C. The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.
D. From this experience, Jack learned more about American culture.
C
Each year, people are becoming more and more worried about the future of our planet. People are now starting to agree—global warming will certainly make a difference to the world's weather. While some parts of the world may have more floods(洪水), some other parts might have long periods of dry weather. All of this will have a serious influence on the world's agriculture (农业). And that could make it difficult for us to get enough food to survive.
This explains the idea behind the Svalbard Global Seed Vault(种子库). The Seed Vault is built into a mountain on an island near the North Pole. The purpose is to protect the world's agriculture from future disasters. This may not just be a question of global warming. Perhaps there will be a major nuclear disaster or war one day. These things won't be a problem for Svalbard.
Some experts think that the population of the earth will probably go up by 50% in the next 40 years. Because of climate change, it probably won't be easy for some plants to survive. Having many different types of plants will be necessary for agriculture to adapt to(适应) changes in the environment. In the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, there is space for 4.5 million types of seed. At the moment there are over 770,000 different types there.
Any country in the world can leave seeds in Svalbard without paying. The seeds of some plants, such as peas, only survive for 20 to 30 years. But others will last for hundreds of years.
In 2028, the Svalbard Vault will celebrate its 20th birthday. 200 years in the future, it's possible that the ice caps will disappear. Even if this happens, Svalbard will be safe. That's because it is on a mountain and will be above the sea level. And because it is so close to the North Pole, even if their electricity stops working, the ice will keep a cool temperature of -3.5 ℃ to keep the seeds in good condition. But the best protection is the fact that it is in such a faraway place. After all, maybe one day this will be the most important building in the whole world.
36. What does the first paragraph mainly introduce
A. The role of agriculture
B. The reason for global warming
C. The future problems we'll face
D. The planet where we'll live in the future
37. What is the Seed Vault mainly used for
A. Storing plant seeds
B. Growing more plants
C. Discovering new plants
D. Providing humans with food
38. What do we know about the Seed Vault
A. It needs more space.
B. It provides service for free.
C. It is built above a mountain.
D. It will close in 200 years.
39. If there is an electrical problem at the Seed Vault, what will happen to the seeds
A. They will be sent away.
B. They will still be safe.
C. They will be of no use.
D. They will be planted at once.
D
The family of a 6-year-old adopted Chinese girl who badly needs a bone marrow transplant（骨髓移植）believes they have found a match in China.
Kailee Wells suffers from a serious aplastic anemia（再生障碍性贫血）, which prevents bone marrow from producing new blood cells. She has taken courses of treatment but has shown little sign of recovery.
The best help for such patients is a transplant of healthy marrow or blood cells from a suitable donor. Certain tissue of the patient and the donor must match.
Kailee's mother, Linda Wells, made her second trip to China earlier this month to find a donor. Her husband, Owen Wells, said that his wife believed doctors there had found a match.
“For these last 22 months, we've been living in fear that Kailee would take a turn for the worse and there would be nothing we could do about it,” he said. “Now we have something we can use and save our little girl. We are just about ready to start jumping up and down and rejoicing.”
Wells said a Chinese girl who is about a year old has a blood sample that matches Kailee's perfectly. The next step, he said, would be to make sure the sample is safely harvested and protected for transplant, the details of which have yet to be worked out.
Linda Wells first traveled to China in February to try to locate the girl's birth mother, who is likely to be a match. But she found no relatives and decided to try again this month.
“This gives us so much encouragement because now we found what we thought we would never be able to find for Kailee,” Owen Wells said. “We're going to continue our blood donor drive to try to continue to help as many people as we possibly can. We're just so happy.”
40. What do we know about Kailee Wells
A. She was adopted by a Chinese family.
B. She has a one-year-old sister in China.
C. She was recovering from aplastic anemia.
D. She is unable to produce new blood cells.
41. Which word can replace the underlined word “rejoicing” in Paragraph 5
A. Waving
B. Moving
C. Cheering
D. Crying
42. What can we infer from the text
A. Linda Wells has found the girl's birth mother.
B. Owen and Linda tried every means to cure Kailee.
C. Doctors have worked out plans to protect the sample.
D. Owen and Linda visited China twice to find a perfect match.
43. What would be the best title for the text
A. Long and deep friendship between two families
B. Faith leads to hope
C. Match found for a bone marrow transplant
D. The journey to China
第四节 翻译
根据下面的文字翻译成对应的英语。
44. 听到一个好的笑话，她总是会大笑。
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45. 他住在一个只有一扇小窗户的小房间里。
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46. 活到老，学到老。
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47. 我的祖父习惯早起。
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48. 中国将来十年后建造一个空间站。
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第五节 书面表达
假如你是李华，将参加校学生会组织的中学生英语演讲比赛，请以“节约粮食，反对浪费”为主题写一篇演讲稿，词数80左右，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。内容包括：
1. 粮食的重要性；
2. 如何节约粮食；
3. 发出呼吁。
Good morning, everyone! It's my great honor to speak here.
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