1、杭外剑桥国际高中入学模拟考试英语1杭外剑桥国际高中入学模拟考试英语1单选 (1分x 15) 1. Look! Do you know _ man under the tree? Sorry. It?s too far to see_clearly. A. this; him B that; his C. this; her D. that; him 2.David has been away for more than 25 clays. . I miss him very much. You know, 25 days _ short. A. is B. isn?t. C. are D. a
2、ren?t 3. Which T-shirt do you prefer? The red one. It _ more comfortable. A. tastes B. smells C. feels D. sounds 4. We?ll be back for our school?s_ anniversary ceremony. I see. That means youll have a get-together with your classmates in _ years. A. fifteen; seven B. fifteenth; seven C. fifteen; sev
3、enth D. fifteenth; seventh 5. I joined the League _May, 2008. What about you? I?ve been a League member_ three years. A. in; for B. on; in C. on; for D. in; since 6. Wang Jinquan, a teacher from Sichuan, has supported many poor students to college. _ he himself lives a plain(朴素的) life. A. So B. But
4、C. Because D. Though 7. What?s the low-carbon life style like? . Save_ energy, produce _ carbon. A. more; more B. less; more C. less, less D. more; less 8. How many students like this song? _ of us likes it. It sounds terrible. A. None B. Nobody C. Everyone D. All 9. Do you know Tsering Danzhou, a T
5、ibetan ten-year-old boy in Yushu? Yes. He _ the people his great help as a translator after the earthquake. A. provided B. supported C. offered D. afforded 10. 1 don?t know_ to do next. It?s easy. Press the red button in 2 minutes. A. what B. how C. where D. when 11. Which sport are you in at the sc
6、hool sports meeting? No decision yet. I think it _ after discussing with my PE teacher, Mr. Yuan. A will be decided B. will decide C. was decided D. is decided 12. Good news. We will have a _holiday. . I?ve heard of it. But it?s coming in _. A. three days; three days? time B. three days?; three days
7、 . C three-day; three days D. three days; three-day time 13. How would your family like to travel? It?s a problem in my family. Mother prefers to take a bus to travel, while father always sticks_to travel. A. to drive B. to driving C. driving D. drive . 14. Could you tell me when Mr. Li _ in Huangga
8、ng? Sure. When he_ , I ll call you. 1 A. arrives, will arrive B. will arrive; arrives C. arrives; arrives D. will arrive; will arrive 15. How was your trip? _. I hope I can go there again. A. Just so-so B. Not very good C. Nothing special D. Wonderful 第二节 完形填空(共15小题，每小题1分，15分) More than 3,000 langua
9、ges are spoken in the world. Of all these languages, English is -_16_ used. When it is used, the English language has also _17_ many new words from other languages. For example, Americans borrowed cookbook from _18_ .They also borrowed tofu and kowtow from Chinese. As we know, there are _19_between
10、western culture and Chinese culture. We can learn about those by comparing how certain words are used. For example, you are a lucky dog” _20_ you are a lucky person. _21_a person who is ill, they say, sick as a dog. On _22_ hand, Chinese people love cats very much. But in western culture, ”cat” is s
11、ometimes used to describe a woman _23_ is cruel. The rose is_24_ a symbol of love in both China and some western countries. People think the rose _25_ love, peace, courage and friendship( China, a country _26_the largest population in the world, has encouraged more people to learn English. _27_ the
12、1990s, English learning has been very _28_with Chinese people. Many of them have done well in English and have made great progress in _29_it. Now, students are required to learn English, and the study of English is regarded as a very important industry in China _30_in the rest of the world. The Engl
13、ish language has played an important part in our lives. 16. A. more widely B. widely C. the most widely D. wide 17. A. taken back B. taken in C. taken off D. taken out 18. A. German B. Germany C. Germen D. Germans 19. A. difference B. differences C. different D. difficulty 20. A. to mean B. meant C.
14、 means D. meaning 21. A. Describe B. To describe C. Described D.Description 22. A. other B. the other C. another D. the others 23. A. which B. whom C. whose D. that 24. A. supposed B. supplied C. considered D. regarded 25. A. stands for B. stands by C. stand for D. stood up 26. A. have B. which has
15、C. that have D. is 27. A. In B. For C. By D. Since 28. A. interested B. fond C. popular D. tired 29. A. spoken B. speak C. speaking D. spoke 30. A. as well as B. as well C. also D. so well as 阅读 2分X 15 Wen Jiabao is the premier of the worlds most populous(人口众多的)country. But millions of people would
16、rather call him grandpa. Always in plain jackets, he seems an ordinary old man with a kind smile. Wen has visited the left-behind children before Childrens Day. He visited Yang Saikes 2 home, a primary schoolboy in a village of Xingping County, Shanxi. Yangs parents were working in Fujian, thousands
17、 of kilometers away. He was cared for by his grandparents. His parents fail to go home even once a year. The premier held Yang in his arms and looked through his exercise book then praised him for his hard work. Wen talked with many children and asked them many questions about their schooling and li
18、fe. The premier asked the local governments to do something to protect and care for such children at home and let their parents in cities not worry about their children. But in the face of disasters, he has the power to pull together the whole country. About two hours after the deadly earthquake hit
19、 Sichuan Province, Premier Wen Jiabao was on a plane to the disaster area. Within two days, he had seen almost all the worst hit cities and towns. The 65-year- old man was seen climbing over damaged 26 buildings to encourage the trapped kids. And he shed(流泪)tears with sad families and promised to he
20、lp rebuild their homes. Millions of Chinese were moved. The people are always at the front of the premiers mind. From now on I?m a fan of the man of our people.” said an online post. 31. Why do millions of people in China call Wen grandpa? A. Because he is the premier of the worlds most populous cou
21、ntry. B. Because he is plain and seems an old ordinary old man with a kind smile. C. Because he has the power to pull together the whole country. D. Because he visited almost all the worst hit cities and towns. 32. Whats the meaning of left-behind children? A. The children don?t study hard, they fal
22、l behind others. B. The teachers often left the children behind. C. The children always sit at the back of classroom D. The childrens parents are working far away from them. 33. What did the premier do after he visited Yang Saikes home? A. He held Yang in his arms. B. He asked the local governments
23、to care for the left-behind children. C. He praised Yang for his hard work. D. He shed tears with sad families: 34. Which of the following is NOT TRUE? A. Yang Saikes parents usually go home after working. B. Premier Wen has encouraged the whole nation to fight against the disasters. C. Grandpa Wen
24、always thinks of the people first. D. The governments would do something to protect and care for people. The waterbuck is a kind of kind animals. All male waterbucks have horns, which may be big or small. Waterbucks use their horns when fighting and defending themselves. Zebras have strong bodies an
25、d long, straight legs that are good for running. Zebras help one another to look and listen for danger. If one zebra sees a lion, it makes a loud noise to warn the others. A zebra can run faster than a lion unless it is caught by surprise. No two zebras have exactly the same stripes(条纹). Cheetahs ca
26、n run as fast as seventy-five miles an hour. Strong claws(爪子)on the cheetahs feet help it to hold the ground when it is running fast. Powerful back legs help it 3 jump forward. A market makes its home in an underground hole. When a group of markets goes out for food, one of them acts as a sentry and
27、 looks out for larger animals.1f it notices danger, it calls out a warning, and all the markets run back to the hole. 35.A zebras long and straight legs help it to_. A dig holes B. defend itself C. run fast D. find food 36. The two animals which help warn others if danger are the . A. market and zeb
28、ra B. zebra and waterbuck C. market and cheetah D. cheetah arid waterbuck 37. What?s unusual about zebras according to the passage? A. Male zebras can run at seventy-five miles an hour. B. Zebras hide from larger animals in a hole. C. No zebra has the same stripes as any other zebra. D. Zebras have
29、powerful back legs to help them jump forward. Stars may be spheres, but not every celestial object is spherical. Objects in the universe show a variety of shapes: round planets (some with rings), tailed comets, wispy cosmic gas and dust clouds, ringed nebulae, pinwheel-shaped spiral galaxies, Line a
30、nd so on. But none of the shapes on this list describes the largest single entities in the universe. These are the double radio sources, galaxies with huge clouds of radio emission that dwarf the visible galaxies, sometimes by a factor of a hundred or more. Stretching over distances greater than a m
31、illion light-years, these radio-emitting regions resemble twin turbulent gas clouds, typically forming dumbbell-like shapes with the visible galaxy (when it is visible) in the center. These double radio sources present astronomers with a puzzle. Their radio emission arises from the synchrotron process, in which electrons accelerated to nearly the speed of light move through magnetic fields. However, in view of the rate at which the radio sources emit energy, they should disappear in a few million years as their electrons slow down and case producing radiation. Somehow new electrons mu
