2008年温州中学保送生考试英语试题
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时间：40 分钟 满分 60 分
第一部分 （三大题，共50分）
I. 单项选择（共20小题，每小题0.5分，满分10分）
A)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
1. It is often said that ________ man differs from ________ animals in that he can think and speak .
A. the; the B. a; the C. 不填; the D. 不填; 不填
2. Children are not allowed to view this film ________ accompanied by a parent or guardian.
A. as B. except C. while D. unless
3. She wanted me to phone a number in Zagreb to find out if her husband, who ________ to Yugoslavia for an operation on his liver just before the war, was alive or dead.
A. would go B. has gone C. went D. had gone
4. —I hear that movie is pretty exciting.
—It was ________ exciting. I’ve never seen a better movie.
A. not at all B. more than C. nothing more than D. anything but
5.For the big house, the price is fairly cheap, but you’ve got to take into _________ the money you’ll spend on home improvement.
A. consideration B. thoughtfulness C. responsibility D. measures
6. It _________ at yesterday's meeting to raise salaries _________ 25% in the next three years.
A. has announced; at B. announced; until
C. was decided; by D. has decided; with
7. If Mr Cox carries on working like that, he’ll ________ sooner or later.
A. hold out B. give out C. give off D. give back
8.Don’t interrupt me ,John . you force me to tell you the truth at the moment?
A.Might B.Must C.Should D.Would
9.—What did the young man come to your company for?
—He wanted a job, he has never experienced before .
A.what B.the one C.that D.one
10. —What shall I do if you are not here?
—________ ask my brother to help you.
A. In order to that B. So as to that C. In that case D. Except that
11. The town ________ we visited last month is the one ________ the famous artist was born.
A. where; which B. where; where C. that; which D. that; where
12. It is wrong to think that the task of physics _________ to find out _________.
A. are; what is nature B. will be; nature is what
C. is; what nature is D. were; is what nature
13.John’s brother has determined to farming when he graduates from university, which dissatisfies his parents.
A.pick up B.set up C.take up D.give up
14.The wallflower ________ because its weak stem (茎) often grows on walls and along stony cliff for support.
A. is so called B. so called is C. called is so D. so is called
15. David: Oh, Mary! What a surprise!
Mary: I heard you were sick. ________
David: How kind of you! I’m much better now, thank you.
A. I wanted to see how you were doing. B. I don’t feel very well myself.
C. How long have you been sick? D. I just can’t imagine you being sick.
B)从A.、B、C、D中选出一个意思与句中划线部分相同或相近的答案
16.Wait and see，he will turn the table some day．
A.变换桌子 B.发脾气 C.踢翻桌子 D.扭转形势
17.I don't know why you have no business to do that．
A.无事可做 B.没有主意 C.无权 D.不忙
18.We can't go to the moon on foot．You're killing me．
A.你的话笑死人了。 B.你杀了我吧。 C.你在胡说八道。 D.你让我死了吧。
19.—Do you really want to know？
—I am all ears．Go on．Don't keep me in suspense．
A．充而不闻 B．不予理睬
C．耳朵发热 D．洗耳恭听
20.Although Smith and Johnson were members of the same party，most of the time they did not see eye to eye with each other.
A.互有偏见 B.看法不一致 C.互不相让 D.见面不理睬
II.完型填空（共20小题，每小题0.5分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Last year, my boyfriend suggested that I should run the London marathon (马拉松), and I laughed. He laughed too, 21 he laughed too long and too loud. That made me think. I 22 that he didn’t believe that I could do it. That made me angry, but 23 .
On the day of the race in London, I 24 up with about 30,000 other runners. The faster runners were at the 25 , while slower runners like me were 26 further back. In that way, the professional (职业的) runners and club runners were not 27 down by the amateurs (业余者).
At first, there were so many 28 close together that we were almost falling over each other. We could 29 run very slowly but that was a good thing because it meant that we didn’t rush off too quickly. Gradually the runners spread out and there was more 30 . There were thousands of people 31 us along the road and they 32 and clapped for everyone, even the slowest runner. It was wonderful !
For the first 10km I felt very happy and my legs felt very 33 . However, at the 15km I got a pain in my 34 and running became difficult, but I kept going and the pain disappeared .At the 30km 35 , I felt very tired , and wanted to stop, but I kept on going. I 36 another 3km and then I began to feel better again.
When I finished 35km, I knew I was going to get to the end of the course. Somehow that made me feel 37 and faster and it seemed as if my legs 38 over the last few kilometers. Finally I saw the 39 line. I finished the race in just under four hours. The winner had completed the race in 2 hours and 10 minutes , but I didn’t 40 ! I had run 42km and completed my first marathon!
21.A. so B. or C. but D. and
22.A. hoped B. feared C. hated D. realized
23. A. disappointed B. determined C. encouraged D. surprised
24.A. lined B. got C. stayed D. made
25. A. back B. side C. front D. end
26.A. taken B. protected C. placed D. forced
27.A. fell B. slowed C. looked D. pulled
28. A. judges B. viewers C. trainers D. runners
29.A. only B. even C. also D. still
30.A. stars B. rooms C. break D. space
31.A. seeing B. waiting C. watching D. noticing
32. A. studied B. came C. cheered D. pushed
33. A. heavy B. tense C. comfortable D. weak
34. A. leg B. mind C. face D. arm
35. A. leg B. stop C. mark D. break
36. A. took B. covered C. gained D. kept
37. A. further B. heavier C. taller D. lighter
38. A. rolled B. jumped C. flew D. turned
39. A. finishing B. breaking C. passing D. lasting
40. A. cry B. lose C. win D. care
III.阅读理解（第一节10小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
第一节：阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，把答案写在答题卷上。
A
Our town is in the eastern part of our country. Once a year we elect a girl to show how beautiful and great our town is .All the girls are eager to get this position in an effort to become popular.
It was not an easy choice this year ,since there were eight girls to choose from .The elder judge finally decided that either Sara or May would get the position .Both girls were beautiful with extraordinary appearance .Besides ,they had a good education and cared about how pollution had a bad effect on the earth .Most important ,both girls got up early to eat eggs at their breakfast .Eggs were important to people of the east because our economy depended mainly on the production of eggs.
“Either girl will win,” my father said. “But someone will cry in the end.”
“Either will be fine,” I said. “They are both great girls.”
The final round was held at the east edge of our town .Sara lived nearby so she did not need to get up early to arrive .However, she was the first person there. “You know what they say about the early bird,” she said with a smile.
However, May arrived fifteen minutes late to the competition. “It’s the taxi driver’s fault,” she said . “I told him to head east, but he was in one ear and thought I said Bread Cheese .” You know, Bread Cheese was the name of our neighboring town.
I thought May would certainly lose because she was late ,but to my surprise ,she turned out to be this year’s winner .The judges liked her answer to their last question, “If you could have anything in the world, what would it be ?” Sara had replied, “World peace.” May, on the other hand ,said, “Better market to have our eggs sell well.”
41.Why was it difficult to make a choice this year?
A．The girls just looked alike.
B．People had to choose from eight girls.
C．All the girls wanted to get the position.
D．The judges couldn’t agree with each other.
42.In the passage the underlined sentence “You know what they say about the early bird.” means .
A．she liked the early bird very much
B．she was sure that she would succeed
C．she lived nearby ,so she should get there early
D．she wanted to show off her good language knowledge
43.Why was May chosen in the end?
A．Because her answer was cleverer and exact.
B．Because she gave a different answer from Sara’s
C．Because she looked more beautiful than the other girl.
D．Because her answer was more practical than the other girl.
our country our town the site for final round Bread Cheese
B
Should doctors ever lie to benefit their patients — to speed recovery or to cover the coming of death? In medicine as in law, government, and other lines of work, the requirements of honesty often seem dwarfed （变矮小）by greater needs: the need to protect from bad news or to uphold a promise of secrecy; to advance the public interest.
What should doctors say, for example, to a 46-year-old man coming in for a medical exam just before going on vacation with his family who, though he feels in perfect health ,is found to have a form of cancer that will cause him to die within six months? Is it best to tell him the truth? If he asks, should doctors lie that he is not ill? Should they at least hide the truth until after the family vacation?
Doctors face such choices often. At times, they see important reasons to lie for the patients’ own sake; in their eyes, such lies differ from self-serving ones.
Studies show that most doctors sincerely believe that the seriously ill patients do not want to know the truth about their condition. Letting them know the truth means destroying their hope, so that they may recover more slowly, perhaps even commit suicide（自杀）.
But other studies show that, contrary to the belief of many physicians, a great majority of patients do want to be told the truth, even about serious illness, and feel cheated when they learn that they have been misled. We are also learning that truthful information, kind-hearted talk, helps patients deal with illness: help them overcome difficulties better, need less medicine, and even recover faster after an operation.
There is a need to debate it openly. Not only in medicine, but in other professions as well.
45. According to the author’s opinion, lies______.
A. can benefit the patients B. can help the patients to be healthy
C. can do nothing to the patients’ illness D. can not benefit the patients
46. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. Most of the doctors believe that the seriously ill patients do not want to know the truth
about their condition.
B. The truthful information helps patients to deal with their illness.
C. There is a need to discuss whether to lie or not.
D. lies and self-serving ones are the same.
47. What does the author mainly discuss in the passage?
A. Telling lies is beneficial to patients.
B. Whether patients should be told the truth of their illness.
C. Whether patients really want to know the truth of their illness.
D. Who benefits from telling lies.
C
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第二节：阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。
The following people are all choosing a car. After the description of these people, there is information about six kinds of car A—F. Decide which car would be most suitable for the person mentioned in questions 51—55 and then mark the correct letter A—F on your answer sheet. There is one extra paragraph about one car that you do not need to use.
________51. Arthur has been working in China for about two years. Now he needs a car. He wants to buy a car which is popular with people throughout the world and is made in China.
________52. Cindy has just passed her driving test. She wants to buy a car of less than 60,000 yuan. She likes that kind of car especially suitable for women.
________53. Dennis is successful in his business in China, but he doesn’t like to show off. He likes a popular car of less than 200,000 yuan and it should be made in China.
________54. Betty wants to buy a very famous car. She likes that kind of car which is comfortable in driving and suitable for women.
________55. Gary is a very successful businessman who is now working in China. He wants to buy a rather expensive car made in China. The car should be safe in quality and luxurious in appearance.
A. QQ is such a good car. It is becoming more and more popular. It has a lot of advantages such as a very low price, especially suitable for females, smart in its appearance, small outside but spacious inside. It is worth no more than 51,000 yuan.
B. When it comes to Ford car, almost everyone will think of Ford brothers. These two brothers had an era in making the car popular. The company still produces lots of cars for people all over the world. Now it has many branches in the world, for example, Ford Mondeo, which is made in China, enjoys a very good market throughout China. The car is also liked by Americans working in China.
C. Santana 3000 enjoys a very reasonable price. It dates from Santana 2000. The factory is located in Shanghai. The top speed can reach 178 km/h. The present price is falling to 152,000 yuan.
D. Many people rank Benz first and BMW second. In actual fact, every coin has two sides, so do cars. Benz is very comfortable to sit in while BMW is comfortable in driving. Benz is suitable for males while BMW is suitable for females.
E. Honda Accord is made in Japan. It stands for a statue of society. One accident in Xiaoshan last year brings about amounts of doubts on its quality. Then the car was going at a slow speed when it hit the edge of the road. It was torn into two halves. Two young men died.
F. Bora 1.8T, luxury in its appearance, which is made in Germany, can also be made in China. The car is especially liked by some businessmen. It is much more expensive than Santana 3000. It is very safe because of its fine steel.
第二部分 （共10分）
I.书面表达（满分10分）
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