◎ 2008年湖北省黄冈罗田县第一中学自主招生考试英语试题的第一部分试题
  • — Excuse me, is this seat taken?      
    — _____. That man got his books and left a few minutes ago.

    [     ]

    A. I'm afraid so
    B. I don't think so
    C. I don't know.
    D. I hope not.
  • — _____ is the population of your city?
    — About two million.

    [     ]

    A. How
    B. What
    C. How many
    D. How much
  • — What about the color of the shirt? 
    — Oh, _____ I don't like it.

    [     ]

    A. that's beautiful
    B. it's ok
    C. that's too bright
    D. that's all right.
  • Would you mind _____ the door?

    [     ]

    A. I closing
    B. to close
    C. me closing
    D. my close
  • — Have all the students know that our class will visit the factory this afternoon. 
    — Yes, Every student _____ about it.

    [     ]

    A. have told
    B. have been told
    C. has told
    D. has been told
  • How long _____ the film _____ when you got there?

    [     ]

    A. has; begun
    B. had; begun
    C. has; been on
    D. had; been on
  • _____ exciting news! We're never had _____ long vacation before.
    [     ]
    A. What, such a
    B. What an, such a
    C. How, such a
    D. What,so a
  • _____ the bad weather, the swimming match had been put off.

    [     ]

    A. Because
    B. Thanks to
    C. With the help of
    D. For
  • — I wonder if it _____ tomorrow.
     — Don't worry, if it _____, we'll stay at home.

    [     ]

    A. rains, rains
    B. will rain, rains
    C. rains, will rain
    D. will rain, will rain
  • I couldn't agree with _____ at the meeting.

    [     ]

    A. that you said
    B. which you said
    C. all what you said
    D. what you said
  • —Mum, could you buy me a dress like this?
    —Certainly, we can buy _____ one than this, but _____ this.

    [     ]

    A. a better; better than
    B. a worse; as good as
    C. a cheaper; as good as
    D. a more important; not as good as
◎ 2008年湖北省黄冈罗田县第一中学自主招生考试英语试题的第二部分试题
  • Since you're _____ danger, why not ask _____ help?

    [     ]

    A. in, for
    B. in, to
    C. with, for
    D. with, to
  • — Shall we go skating tomorrow? 
    — _____.

    [     ]

    A. you're all right
    B. It's very kind of you
    C. You are right
    D. That's a good idea
  • Jenny gave us _____ on how to learn English.

    [     ]

    A. some advices
    B. many advices
    C. some advice
    D. an advice
  • _____ China is _____ old country with _____ long history.

    [     ]

    A. /, an, a
    B. The, an, a
    C. /, an, the
    D. /, the, a
  • Why not _____ Tom _____ his English.

    [     ]

    A. help, improve
    B. to help, improve
    C. help, improving
    D. to help, improving
  • — Must I five the dictionary back to the library now? 
    — No, You _____. You can _____ it for another two weeks.

    [     ]

    A. needn't, know
    B. needn't, keep
    C. mustn't, lend
    D. mustn't, keep
  • He is wearing his sunglasses to _____ himself from the sun.

    [     ]

    A. prevent
    B. stop
    C. keep
    D. protect
  • Look, the teacher as well as all his students           playing games on the playground.

    [     ]

    A. are
    B. is
    C. has been
    D. have been
  • — Ann has made great progress recently. 
    — _____ and _____.

    [     ]

    A. So has she, so have you
    B. So has she, so you have
    C. So she has, so you have
    D. So she has, so have you
  • There used to be a church here, _____?

    [     ]

    A. don't there
    B. used not there
    C. didn't there
    D. didn't it
  • The digital camera cost _____ that I didn't buy it.

    [     ]

    A. so much
    B. so little
    C. such much
    D. such little
◎ 2008年湖北省黄冈罗田县第一中学自主招生考试英语试题的第三部分试题
  • — Who taught _____ French? 
    — Nobody, she learned all by _____.

    A. herself, her
    B. she, herself
    C. her, herself
    D. her,she
  • Mick, your T-shirt has ____, why don't you buy a new one?

    [     ]

    A. worn out
    B. broken out
    C. sold out
    D. run out
  • You need friends to _____, or we will feel _____.
    [     ]
    A. chat, alone
    B. chat with, lonely
    C. speak, lonely
    D. talk with, alone
  • 单词拼写(根据句意和首字母提示完成单词)。
    1. — Has he ever a________ at the party? 
        — Yes, I saw him last night.
    2. We all regard it as an i________ (鼓舞) for us to continue our trip on foot. 
    3.  The local _________ (政府) has take actions to call on people to plant trees.
    4. Zhongguancun is home to many ________ (海外的) Chinese.
    5. The m________ (神秘的) stone which can predict typhoon (预测台风) attract
        many people's attention.
    6. E-mail English is s________ (应该) to be used on mobile phones.
    7. ________ (逐渐地), the wind died down and everything became worse.
    8. After he pulled the two boys out of water, he felt e________. (精疲力竭的)
    9. This kind of camera is p________ in an American factory.
    10. The prisoners a________ (企图) to escape, but failed..
  • 完形填空。
         A little boy invited his mother to attend his school's first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy's   1  ,
    she said she would go. This   2   be the first time that his classmates and teacher   3   his mother and he felt
    ashamed of her   4  . Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a scar (疤痕) that   5   nearly the right
    side of her face. The boy never wanted to   6   why or how she got the scar.
         At the meeting, the people were   7   by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother in spite of the scar,
    but the little boy was still   8   and hid himself from everyone,   9   a conversation between his mother and  10 .
         The teacher asked  11 , "How did you get the scar on your face?"
         The mother answered, " 12  my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was  13  
    afraid to go in because the fire was  14 , so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a piece of wood
    coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked senseless but  15 , a fireman
    came in and saved both of us." She touched (摸着) the  16  side of her face. "This scar will be  17 , but to this
    day, I have never  18  what I did."
         At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her mother in
    his arms and  19  a great sense of the sacrifice (牺牲) that his mother had made for him. He held her hand tightly
    for the  20  of the day.
    (     )1. A. enjoyment    
    (     )2. A. would        
    (     )3. A. noticed      
    (     )4. A. look          
    (     )5. A. included      
    (     )6. A. talk about    
    (     )7. A. impressed    
    (     )8. A. surprised    
    (     )9. A. listening to  
    (     )10. A. understanding 
    (     )11. A. carefully    
    (     )12. A. As          
    (     )13. A. so          
    (     )14. A. out of control
    (     )15. A. surely      
    (     )16. A. left        
    (     )17. A. ugly        
    (     )18. A. forgot      
    (     )19. A. felt        
    (     )20. A. others      
    B. disappointment 
    B. could         
    B. greeted       
    B. appearance     
    B. passed         
    B. think about    
    B. surprised     
    B. sad           
    B. looking at     
    B. the parents    
    B. seriously     
    B. When          
    B. much         
    B. under control 
    B. hopefully     
    B. crying         
    B. lasting (持久的) 
    B. recognized     
    B. realized       
    B. other         
    C. surprise  
    C. should    
    C. accepted  
    C. clothes    
    C. covered    
    C. care about 
    C. excited    
    C. happy      
    C. hearing    
    C. the teacher 
    C. nervously  
    C. Since      
    C. quite      
    C. in control 
    C. luckily    
    C. wiped      
    C. serious  
    C. considered   
    C. enjoyed    
    C. rest      
    D. excitement           
    D. must                 
    D. met                
    D. smile                
    D. decorated              
    D. hear about         
    D. comforted            
    D. embarrassed (尴尬)           
    D. watching             
    D. his classmates       
    D. anxiously (焦急的) 
    D. While                
    D. too                    
    D. over control       
    D. unluckily            
    D. burned                 
    D. frightening         
    D. regretted          
    D. told                   
    D. following          
  • 阅读理解。
         Any mistake made in the printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors. A mistake on one
    inexpensive postage stamp has made the stamp worth a million and a half times its original value. The
    mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in the British colony of Mauritius, a small island in
    the Indian Ocean. In 1847 an order for stamps was sent to a London printer-Mauritius was to become
    the fourth country in the world to issue (发行) stamps.
         Before the order was filled and delivered, a ball was planned at Mauritius' Government House, and
    stamps were needed to send out the invitations. A local printer was instructed to copy the design for
    the stamps. He accidentally printed the words "Post Office" instead of "Post Paid" on the several hundred
    stamps.
         Today there are only twenty-six of these misprinted stamps left fourteen One Penny Orange-Reds and
    twelve Two Penny Blues. Because of the Two Penny Blue's rareness and age, collectors have paid as much
    as $16,800 for it.
    1. Over a century ago, Mauritius _____.
    A. was an independent country
    B. belonged to India
    C. was one of the British colonies
    D. was a small island in the Pacific Ocean
    2. The mistake on the stamps was made _____.
    A. in Mauritius
    B. at Mauritius Government House
    C. in a post office
    D. in London
    3. Stamp collectors have paid $16, 800 for _____.
    A. fourteen One Penny Orange-Reds
    B. twelve Two Penny Blues
    C. One Penny Orange-Red
    D. one Two Penny Blue
  • 阅读理解。
                                                     WHY IS THE SUN IMPORTANT?   
         The sun is a huge, hot, bright star. It is important because without it there would be no life on Earth. The
    sun gives us light and heat.
         All living things need light and heat from the sun to live. Plants need light and heat to grow. They use the
    light from the sun to make food. We cannot make our own food, but plants can. All the food we eat comes
    from plants in a food chain (链) which starts with the sun. For example, 
                                   
         Animals need sunlight, too. Just like us, their food comes from a food chain which begins with the sun
    and the plants.   
         sun→ leaf→ caterpillar (毛虫)→bird   
         sun→ seaweed (海藻)→small fish→ whale (鲸)   
         Sunlight means we can see during the day. If there was no sun, it would be dark all the time. Even when
    the sky is cloudy, the sunlight is very strong and it shines through the clouds.
    1. Which words tell us what the sun is like?   
    A. Huge. (大的)
    B. Hot.
    C. Bright.
    D. All above.   
    2. What are the two main things the sun gives us?   
    A. Light and heat.
    B. Heat and eggs.  
    C. Corn and light.
    D. Wheat and bread.   
    3. Why can we still see during the day when the sky is cloudy?   
    A. Because we can see all day and all night.   
    B. Because the sun can't give us light all day long.   
    C. Because the sunlight can shine through the clouds.   
    D. Because we can't see at night.   
    4. All the food we eat comes from _____. And it starts with the _____.   
    A. plants; earth
    B. a food chain; sun   
    C. food; sun
    D. plants; star   
    5. In what way do you think the sun cannot be harmful (有害的)?   
    A. The sun can do harm to your eyes and skin.   
    B. It can make rivers too dry.   
    C. Without it there would be no life on Earth.   
    D. Hot sun on dry land can cause fires.
  • 阅读理解。
         "How can I learn English well?" This is a question many students ask. In my opinion, the most effective
    way is to learn lessons by heart. If you can recite the text and write it out, you've learned it fairly well. And
    if you can tell, in your own words, what the lesson says you're a very successful learner indeed. Your English
    will be quite perfect.
         This is a difficult task. However, if you try to learn by heart only part of each lesson, you'll find it not half
    so hard as you might have thought. Learning this way, you will make rapid progress. Of course, writing is also
    necessary. It helps you a lot on our way to success in English.
         Equally important is to feel the language. You should be able to laugh at jokes and be shocked at bad news.
    When using English, try to forget your mother tongue, instead of helping you, your own language gets in your
    way. So, never try to see English through translation.
    1. In the writer's opinion, the most effective way in learning English is _____.
    A. to practise speaking, writing and feeling it
    B. to forget your own native language
    C. to translate everything into his own language
    D. to memorize the English words and grammatical rules
    2. "Instead of helping you, your own language gets in your way." This sentence means that memorizing your
        own language can _____.
    A. help you to study English well
    B. stop you learning English well
    C. make English easy to learn
    D. help you notice mistakes
    3. Equally important is to feel the language "to feel the language" here means _____.
    A. to get a knowledge of English by touching
    B. to be able to read and write English
    C. to translate English into your own by imagining
    D. to be able to understand and enjoy the language
  • 阅读理解。
    Festival activities programme (节日活动)
    TIME AND PLACE
    October 24-30
    at Kerry Centre Hotel
    Classroom area
    1) English Taster Lesson
    2) Food health-keeping method presentation Computer area
    3) E-Photography and TechnoMusic
    4) Education Software Demonstration
    Internet Training area
         SINA and Capital On-Line will provide Internet training for the public.The focus (焦点) will be on browsing
    the Internet; how to find useful information on the web and how to design an easy Web page.
    Foyer activity area
    5) The students from Beijing TV University for the Aged will provide a calligraphy (a kind of writing show)
    6) Children activities
    Lectures
         21st Century, the educational weekly of China Daily, will invite experts from English- speaking countries to
    hold lectures from 18:30 to 20:30 on October 27 to 29 and in the daytime on October 30.
    1. A 70-year-old teacher wants to see how to use writing brush well, he should go to _____.
    A. Classroom area
    B. Computer area
    C. Internet Training area
    D. Foyer Activity area
    2. A person who is interested in internet can go to _____.
    A. Computer area at 9.m. Oct. 30       
    B. Internet Training area at 11 a. m. Oct. 24
    C. Classroom area at 8:00 p. M. Oct. 26     
    D. Lectures at 9:00 p. m. Oct. 29
    3. The students of English Department (英语系) have a chance to learn English at _____.
    A. 9:00-9:45 a.m. Oct. 27       
    B. 15:00-15:45 Oct. 30
    C. 17:15-18:00 Oct. 28       
    D. 12:00-12:45 Oct. 25
    4. The word "browsing" in the passage probably means _____.
    A. smelling everywhere      
    B. going here and there
    C. listening everywhere      
    D. reading here and there
  • 阅读理解。

         It was at least two months before Christmas when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that
    she wanted a new bicycle. As Christmas drew nearer, her desire for a bicycle seemed to fade (消退), or so
    we thought. We bought her a lovely doll, and a doll house. Then, much to our surprise, on December 23rd,
    she said that she "really wanted a bike more than anything else." But it was just too late. With such a lot of
    preparations to do for the Christmas dinner we did not have the time to buy our little girl a bike. So, here we
    were Christmas Eve around 9:00 p.m., with Almie and her six-year-old brother, Dylan, sleeping in their beds.
    Now we could only think of the bicycle and the disappointment of our child. "What if I make a little bicycle
    out of clay (泥) and write a note that she could trade (交易, 交换) the clay bike in for a real bike?" her dad
    asked. So he spent the next four hours making a tiny clay bike. On Christmas morning, we were excited for
    Almie to open the little gift box with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. Finally, she opened it
    and read the note aloud. "Does this mean that I can trade in this bike that Daddy made me for a real one?" I
    said, "Yes." Almie had tears in her eyes when she replied, "I could never trade in this beautiful bicycle that
    Daddy made me. I'd rather keep this than get a real bike." At that moment, we would have moved heaven and
    earth to buy her every bicycle in the world!

    1. Choose the right time order of the following events.
        a. The girl asked for a new bike.
        b. The girl opened the little gift box.
        c. The parents bought the girl a modern and popular doll.
        d. The father made the girl a bike with clay.
        e. The girl would rather keep the clay bike than get a real one.
    A. a, b, c, e, d      
    B. a, c, d, b, e
    C. a, c, b, d, e      
    D. a, b, d, c, e
    2. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
    A. The parents wanted the girl to have the clay bike for ever.
    B. Tears were in the girl's eyes because she didn't like the present at all.
    C. The girl never lost her desire for a bike.
    D. The parents paid little attention to the daughter's desire for a bike.
    3. Why did Dad make the clay bicycle? 
    A. He wanted his daughter to buy a real one. 
    B. He didn't want to disappoint his daughter.
    B. He thought his daughter would like it.  
    D. He wanted to give his daughter a surprise.
    4. What can we know from the last sentence?
    A. The parents were sad and encouraged.   
    B. The parents felt nervous and shy.
    C. The parents were moved and felt proud of the girl.
    D. The parents felt unhappy for the girl.
    5. Which do you think is the best title (标题) for the story?
    A. A lovely little girl          
    B. A great and serious father
    C. A clay bike            
    D. Christmas shopping
  • 书面表达。
         请根据下面四幅图画内容,写一篇短文,记述昨天发生在你叔叔身上的事。  
         注意:1. 词数100左右。     
                   2. 词汇:吊销驾照  revoke a driving license 
          
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