2008年尖子生考省重点高中必备练习题1　　

             (考试时间120分钟，满分150分)　　

    第一部分   英语知识与运用（两大题；共25分）　　

一、单项填空(共20小题。每小题1分；满分20分)　　

1.Nick needs to buy a ______. He wants to take some photos;　　

   A. watch         B. camera           C. dictionary        D. brush　　

2. This is _____ ancient legend. Have you ever heard of it?　　

    A. a   B. an            C. the           D. /　　

3. I think _____ of the materials I listened to at the beginning of the exam ______ easy.　　

    A. two, is                 B. second three, are　　

    C. two thirds, are       D. two third, are　　

4. -- How long have you lived ____ Shenzhen?　　

    -- _____ ten years.　　

    A. in; For           B. in; Since　　

    C. at; For            D. on; Since　　

5. Linda has read many novels by English writers. Now she would like to read ______ novels by writers from _____ countries.　　

     A. some, other   B. other, some     C. some, any      D. some, another　　

6. He missed the train this morning ______ he got up late.　　

       A. because       B. if              C. but            D. or　　

7. She told us a story. Her voice sounded ______.　　

       A. small         B. sweet          C. clearly         D. sadly　　

8. --Eating carrots is good for our health.　　

     --But I don't like them at all and I _____ eat them.　　

     A. always            B. sometimes        C. usually         D. never　　

9. You ______ play with fire,T0m. It's dangerous.　　

    A. wouldn't     B. mustn't         C. may not        D. needn't　　

10.--Did you take a lot of photos during your visit to 　　Shanghai　　?　　

    --Yes. And I'll show them to you as soon as they ________.　　

    A. try out              B. come out         C. work out      D. take out　　

11. Smokers always find ____ difficult to give up smoking.       　　

    A. it                B. that               C. this　　

12.--What a nice MP3! Is it yours?　　

    --Of course. I _______ 180 yuan on it.　　

    A. cost          B. took C. spent          D. paid　　

13. My father ______ on business for two weeks. Hell return in 3 days.　　

       A. left           B. has left         C. has gone       D. has been away　　

14. It is said that potato chips ______ by mistake about a hundred years ago.　　

 A. invent       B. invented   　　

C. are invented   D. were invented　　

15. Let's go to the zoo, ______?　　

   A. will you            B. will we              　　

C. won' t you     D. shall we　　

16. -- Jim finds __ easy to remember all the English　　

    words.　　

    -- ______ a smart child he is!　　

    A. it; What         B. that; How　　

    C. this; What       D. it; How　　

17. Let's plant more trees to stop the sand          towards the rich farmland.　　

    A. from blowing    B. from moving   C. running        D. leaving　　

18. If it ____ sunny tomorrow, I ____ fishing in 　　South　 　Lake　　.　　

    A. is; go               B. will be; go　　

    C. is; will go            D. will be ;will go　　

19. Do you know ______?　　

     A. where does our English teacher live　　

     B. where our English teacher live 　　

     C. where lives our English teacher　　

     D. our English teacher lives where　　

20. --Is the girl ____ is interviewing the manager of that company your friend?                                　　

     --Yes, she is a journalist from CCTV.  　　

     A. whom        B. which      C. who     D. whose　　

二、完成对话(共5小题.每小题1分；满分5分)　　

    从方框A—G中选出可以填入对话空白处(2l－25)的最佳选项，并将其字母序号填入题前的括号内。选项中有两项为多余选项。　　

    Jack:   What do you often do on weekends?   　　

    Li Lei: I usually watch TV.                   　　

    Jack:   ___________21____________　　

 Li Lei: I watch TV on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon.　　

    Jack:   ____________22___________  　　

    Li Lei: My favorite program is Animal World.         　　

    Jack:   Yes, it's a very interesting program. Which animal do you like best?　　

    Li Lei: I like pandas best.　　

    Jack:   ____________23____________　　

    Li Lei:  Because they're very lovely as well as friendly.　　

    Jack:   _________________24_________________        　　

     Li Lei: Yes, they're from 　　China　　.     　　

    Jack: Oh, ________________25_________________            　　

     Li Lei:  Once a week.                                    　　

     第二部分   语篇阅读与写作（五大题，共125分）　　

三、完形填空(共20小题，每小题1分；满分20分)　　

Text l  　　

 It is interesting to visit another country, but there are sometimes problems when we don' t know the   26   very well. It may be   27   to talk with the people there. We may not know how to use the telephone in the country we   28  . We may not know how to buy the things we need. In a   29   country .we might not know where to eat or what to order in a   30  . It is not easy to decide how  31   to tip(给小费) waiters or taxi drivers. When we need help, we might not know who to ask for help. It is not pleasant to have an experience   32   that. In a short time,   33   , we learn what to do and what to   34  . We learn to enjoy life in another country, and then we may be  35   to leave.　　

26. A. people       B. country         C. language       D. words　　

27. A. difficulty    B. difficult        C. easy            D. tired　　

28. A. working     B. are working    C. visiting         D. are visiting　　

29. A. strange      B. native          C. old             D. other　　

30. A. school       B. shop           C. restaurant      D. park　　

31. A. many        B. much           C. long            D; soon　　

32. A. with         B. like             C. as              D. for　　

33. A. whatever    B. wherever       C. whoever        D. however　　

34. A. talk         B. speak          C. say            D. tell　　

35. A. glad         B. sorry          C. worried        D; interested　　

Text 2　　

       Today Chinese people can enjoy longer holidays, such as the three "Gold Week Holidays" -- the Spring Festival, May Day and National Day. They have more time　　

  36  . Rising incomes(收入)also make  37  possible for ordinary(普通的)Chinese people to travel abroad(国外).     　　

       Zhang Haitao, a middle school student m 　　Shanghai　　 will go to Japan with his parents  38  the Spring Festival. “0verseas touring has always been a dream (梦)of  39  ,Zhang Haitao said.　　

       "  40  will you go to 　　Japan　　, by air or by ship?" I asked him.　　

       "By Ship. Traveling by ship is more  41  than a rushed trip by air."　　

       " But a plane is much   42  than a ship. "　　

       "Yes, but you can't see much during the  43  , while a sea trip will make you happier, because you can see waves, islands and even big fish.　　

       "Will you travel at your own expense(费用) ?"　　

       "Certainly.  44  my father's job is to recycle rubbish, I'm very proud of him. He has saved  45  money in the last three years. What's more(而且),he has made　　

 a contribution by protecting our environment.　　

36. A. travel     B. travels         C. to travel       D. traveled　　

37. A. them     B. it            C. this          D. that　　

38. A. during.   B. from          C. at             D. to　　

39. A. my       B. I              C. me           D. mine　　

40. A. How     B. What         C. When         D. Where　　

 41. A. dangerous B. enjoyable      C. difficult       D. frustrating　　

 42. A. fast       B. faster          C. fastest       D. slower　　

 43. A. night     B. day          C, holidays      D. flight　　

 44. A. Because   B. Although     C. But           D. So            　　

 45. A. a little    B. many         C. lots of        D. a few 　　

四、阅读理解(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)　　

Text 3  　　

 Police Catch Clean 　Mclean　　　

      Last night, police caught the robber, Chuck Clean Mclean. Clean 　Mclean　 robs people's houses. But before he leaves the house, he cleans the house, too.　　

      Clean 　Mclean　 robbed the house of Mr Robert Parley. He started to clean the house, but Robert came home early.　　

      "I usually go home around 6: 00 pm," said Robert. "Today I was sick, so I went home at 2:00 pm. I got home, and saw an open window. Then I saw a man."　　

      A neighbor said to Robert, "Who is that man in your house? He's cleaning your house. He washed the windows and cut the grass. He gave me some flowers from　　

your garden! He's the best." But, of course Robert didn't know the man in his house. "Quick! Call the police," he told his neighbor.　　

      Officer J. Power came quickly. “we know ‘Clean' " said Power. "He always cleans houses and then robs them."　　

46. Another name for this story is _______.　　

    A. Neighbor Clean House    B. The Day Robert Cleaned House　　

    C. Police Caught Cleaning    D. They Caught Clean　　

47. Robert went home early because ______.　　

    A. his house was robbed   B. he usually does　　

    C. Clean 　Mclean　 was sick    D. he wasn't feeling well　　

48. Robert told his neighbor to call the police because he ______.　　

    A. wanted them to clean his house     B. didn't know the manin his house　　

    C. didn't like the man in his house     D. was cleaning his house　　

49. What does the word "his" mean in" ‘Quick ! Call the police,' he told his neighbor"?　　

    A. Clean 　Mclean　's.      B. Robert's.　　

    C. The neighbor's.      D. Officer Powers.　　

50. Where did Clean 　Mclean　 get flowers?　　

    A. He bought them from the kitchen.　　

    B. They were in Officer Powers home.　　

    C. He took them from Robert's garden.　　

    D. He took them from the neighbor.　　

Text 4  　　

51. NDS Company was set up in _______.　　

    A. 1956            B. 1960     C. 1976           D. 1982　　

52. NDS Company wants to invite _____ persons to work in the company.　　

    A. 3               B. 4                   C. 6              D. 8　　

53. All these persons must know _______.　　

    A. Cantonese      B. English             C. computer      D. Mandarin　　

54. The ones who want to get the jobs must write their resumes in　　

    A. one language    B. two languages　　

    C. three languages      D. four languages　　

55. Which of the following is TRUE?　　

    A. The designers must be as old as the sales manager.　　

    B. NDS Company sells different kinds of dresses and shoes.　　

    C. All those who want to get the jobs must have graduated from university.　　

    D. Those who are interested in the jobs must send their resumes to the company.-　　

Text 5  　　

      A man once had a dream about the Black Forest in 　　Germany　　. In his dream he was walking in the forest when two men ran out and tried to throw him to the ground. He ran off as fast as he could, but they followed him. He reached a place where he saw two roads in front of him, one to the right and the other to the left. Which road should be taken? He heard the two men behind him, getting nearer, and at the same time he heard a voice in his ear. It told him to go to the right, and he did　　

so. He ran on and soon came to a small hotel. He was received there kindly and given a room, and he was saved from the two men. That was the dream.　　

      Twenty years later he was really in the 　Black Forest　, and, as happened in the dream long ago, two men ran out and tried to throw him down. He ran off, and came to a place with two roads, like in the dream. He remembered the dream and took the road. He soon reached a small hotel, and was taken in, so he was safe. His dream of twenty years ago had saved his life.　　

56. The 　Black Forest　 is ___________.　　

   A. invented by the writer   B. a place in 　　Britain　　　　

   C. not a good place        D. a place in 　　Germany　　　　

57. When he was walking in the forest, ____ ran after him.　　

   A. two women        B. two men         C. two tigers     D. two dogs　　

58. Finally he came to ___________.　　

   A. a forest      B. another dream   C. a small hotel  D. another road　　

59. It was _______ that saved the man' s life 20 years later.　　

   A. the dream          B. someone else     C. God           D. a voice　　

60. The story tells us that ____________.　　

   A. people should always believe their dreams　　

   B. people should not believe their dreams　　

   C. a dream is always a dream　　

   D. a dream may come true some day　　

五、回答问题(共15小题.每小题2分；满分30分)　　

Text 6   　　

根据表格内容回答问题 　　

61. Peter’s study group meeting will be held at 　3:00 pm　 on _____________.　　

62.From Peter’s plan we learn that Peter likes playing __________.　　

63. On Sunday morning Mary will __________.　　

64. What will Mary do on Wednesday evening? She will ______________.　　

65. Who will have lunch with Peter on Thursday?　　

    ___________________________________　　

Text 7  　　

              The Big Baby　　

      "You'll have to take care of the baby today," a woman told her husband. "I'm not feeling well. "　　

      "Then you must stay in bed .and rest, dear," her husband said. "I'll be glad to look after our baby. "　　

      "Thank you. I'll have a quiet day and I'll soon get better," His wife told him.　　

      "Shall I go shopping for you as well?" her husband asked.　　

     She was very happy and said, "That will help me a lot. I’II give you a list of things to buy. "　　

     She wrote the shopping list and gave it to him.　　

     "You can get all these things at the supermarket," She said.　　

     "You can put the baby in the shopping cart(购物车), so you won't have to leave him outside."　　

     The man took the baby to the supermarket and put him in the shopping cart. Then he pushed the shopping cart along the rows of things to buy and looked for the things on his list.　　

     At first, everything went Well. But then the baby began to cry and he cried harder and harder.　　

     "Keep calm( 冷静), George," the man said. "Don't　　

shout, George. Don't get mad, George. "　　

     A woman in the supermarket heard him saying these