杭外剑桥国际高中入学模拟考试英语3.pdf

单选1x15
1.Millieha-doganditsnameisHobo.
A.aB.anC.theD.不填
2.---Isthisyourbicycle,David?
---No,it’snot.It’sHelen’s.
A.hisB.yoursC.mineD.hers
3.Thedressfitsmewell,Idon’twanttobuyitbecauit’stooexpensive.
A.soB.andC.orD.but
4.---Ihatevegetables.Ieatthem.
---Butthey’regoodforyourhealth!Youshouldofteneatthem.
A.ldomB.oftenC.usuallyD.always
5.Afterclass,Ilikeplayingcomputergamesandchattingmyfriends
theInternet.
A.to;byB.with;onC.for;inD.about;through
6.---Whatabeautifulsweater!Howmuchdidyouforit?
---198Yuan.
A.takeB.costC.payD.spend
7.---MustIhandinmyexercibooknow,Mr.Zhao?
---No,you.Youmaygiveittometomorrow.
A.needn’tB.mustn’tC.can’tD.maynot
8.---Kitty,willyougotoethefilm,coldMountainthivening?
---No,Iwon’t.Iitalready.
A.sawB.haveenC.eD.wille
9.Susanisalwaysthebestindifferentexamsinourclassbecausheisa
girl.
A.helpfulB.politeC.proudD.hard-working
10.Colourscanchangeourmoodsandmakeushappyorsad,energeticor
sleepy.
A.tofeelB.feelingC.feltD.feel
11.---DoyouknowwhodesignedtheCD-ROMAroundtheWorldinEightHours?
---Yes,ItbyNancyJackson.
A.hasdesignedB.designedC.wasdesignedD.designs
12.---Wouldyouliketogoswimmingwithmethisafternoon?
---,butIhavealotofhomeworktodo.
A.I’dlovetoB.Yes,let’sgo
C.No,Iwon’tD.Itdoesn’tmatter
13.We’lltryourbesttodotheworkwithmoneyandpeople.
A.few;littleB.afew;alittleC.less;fewerD.fewer;less
14.ImyhomeworkwhilemyparentsTVlastnight.
A.did;havewatchedB.wasdoing;werewatching
C.haddone;werewatchingD.woulddo;werewatching
15.Therewasarainstormyesterday.Thefloodtheoldbridgeoverthesmallriver.
A.washedawayB.wentawayC.keptawayD.putaway
三、完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
In1608anEnglishmannamedThomasCoryatetraveledinItaly(意大利).Helikedthe
countryand16downeverythinginteresting.Buthefoundonething17interesting
thantheothers.InhisdiaryThomaswrote:“18theItalianatmeat,theyusmallforks.
Theydonoteatwiththeirhandsbecau,astheysay,peopledonotalwayshave19
hands.”
BeforehewantbacktoEngland,ThomasCoryateboughtafew20.
AthomeThomashadadinnerpartytoshowtheforkstohisfriends.Whenthesteak(牛
排)wasbroughtout,hetookoutaforkandwantedto21thesteakastheItaliansdidin
Italy.Hisfriendswere22whentheysawthis,Hetoldthemwhattheforkwas.Theyall
saidthatItalianswereverystrangepeoplebecautheforkwasnoteasytouatall.Thomas
Coryatetriedtoprovethathisfriendswere23,sohebegantoshowthatitwaasyto
uthefork.Butthefirst24ofmeathetookwiththeforkfelltothefloor,Hisfriends
beganto25athimandhehadtotaketheforkaway.
PeopleinEnglandbegantouforksonlyfiftyyearslater.
16.A.brokeB.wroteC.wentD.calmed
17.A.lessB.muchC.evenD.more
18.A.WhyB.WhenC.WhichD.Where
19.A.cleanB.bigC.dirtyD.safe
20.A.knivesB.dishesC.forksD.plates
21.A.uB.eatC.makeD.cut
22.A.worriedB.boredC.tiredD.surprid
23.A.honestB.correctC.wrongD.clever
24.A.pieceB.kiloC.poundD.packet
25.A.screamB.lookC.shoutD.laugh
阅读(2x15+5=35)
DearSirorMadam,
LastThursday,Itraveledonthe8:00a.m.trainfromGlasgowtoLondonKing’sCross
andIwasquiteangrywiththerviceofyourcompany.
Thetraindidn’tcomeontimeanditwasfortyminuteslatewhenitleftGlasgow.Aman
atthestationsaidsorrytous,buthedidn’tgiveusanyreasonsforthedelay(误点).We
thenhadfurtherdelaysonthewayandhadtowaitanotherthirtyminutes.Asaresult,I
misdmyplanefromLondontoFrankfurtandhadtowaitforveralhours.
What’smore,therviceonthetrainwasalsoverypoor,Thetriptookmorethanfive
hours.Unluckily,wecouldbuynothingbutsomesoftdrinksonthetrain.Worstofall,
somethingwaswrongwiththeairconditioning(空调系统)anditgothotterandhotterinthe
train.BeforewereachedKing’sCross,thetemperaturewasover40°C.
Becauofyourpoorrvice,Ifeelyoushouldpaymecompensation(赔偿).
Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyou.
Yoursfaithfully,
DavidRoberson
26.WhendidthetrainleaveGlasgow?
A.At8:00a.m.BAt8:40a.m.C.At9:00a.m.D.At9:20a.m.
27.HowdidDavidgotoFrankfurtfromLondon?
A.Byplane.B.Bybus.C.Bycar.D.Bytrain.
28.HowlongdidDavidstayonthetrain?
A.40minutes.B.30minutes.C.70minutes.D.Over5hours.
29.WhatcouldDavidbuyonthetrain?
A.Hotdogs.B.Sandwiches.C.Softdrinks.D.Hamburgers.
30.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.Thisisacomplaintletter.
B.Davidwasverypleadwiththetrip.
C.Therviceofthecompanywasverypoor.
D.Therewassomethingwrongwiththeairconditioningonthetrain.
ThefirstchocolatewaatenbypeopleinSouthAmericahundredsofyearsago.Intho
days,thepeopledidnotreallyeatchocolate.Theyudthecocoabean(可可豆)tomakea
chocolatedrinkandtheyenjoyeditverymuch.Manyyearslater,thecocoabeanwasbrought
toothercountriesandpeoplecametolovethetasteofchocolate.
In1824,JohnCadburyopenedasmallshopinBritain.Oneofthethingshesoldwas
chocolatedrink.In1831,heopenedafactorytomakechocolatedrink.Hewantedto
encouragepeopletodrinkchocolateinsteadofotherdrinks.Afewyearslater,amancalled
JophFryfoundawaytomakechocolateinsteadofonlydrinkingit.Butatthattime
chocolatewasveryexpensiveandonlytherichpeoplecouldbuyit.Later,admoreandmore
chocolatebarswereproducedandsold,itbecamecheaper.
However,aTfirstonlyplainchocolate(akindofchocolatewithoutmilkandwithvery
littlesugar)wasproduced.Milkchocolatecamelaterandthiswasmadebyaddingmilktothe
chocolate.ThefirstmilkchocolatebarwasmadeinCadbury’sfactoryin1897.Theirmost
famouschocolate,Cadbury’sMilkBar,wasmadein1905,Ithasbeenthemostpopular
chocolateinBritainandaroundtheworldforover100years.TheCadburyfactoryisstillin
Britainandthechocolateproducedthereiatenallovertheworld.Everyyear,thousandsof
visitorsvisitthefactoryinordertoehowchocolateismade.
31.Hundredsofyearsago,peoplefirstbegantodrinkchocolatein.
A.SouthAmericaB.SouthAfricaC.BritainD.Australia
32.JohnCadburyopenedafactorytomakechocolatedrinkin.
A.1824B.1831C.1897D.1905
33.Peoplehadthechancetoeatchocolateinsteadofdrinkingitforthefirsttime.
A.whenchocolatewascheaper
B.whenmoreandmorechocolatewasproduced
C.whenJohnCadburystartedtomakechocolatedrink
D.whenJophFryfoundawaytomakechocolatebars.
34.Atfirst,notmanypeopleboughtchocolate.
A.becauitwasveryexpensive
B.becaupeopledidn’tlikethetaste
C.becautheywantedtohaveotherdrinks
D.becautherewasnochocolatesoldintheshops
35.Cadbury’sMilkBar.
A.wasfirstmadein1897
B.isakindofplainchocolate
C.isfamousneitherinBritainnorinAmerica
D.ispopularnotonlyinBritainbutalsoaroundtheworld
TherearemanytheoriesaboutthebeginningofdramainancientGreece.Theone
mostwidelyacceptedtodayisbadontheassumptionthatdramaevolvedfromritual.
Theargumentforthisviewgoesasfollows.Inthebeginning,humanbeingsviewedthe
naturalforcesoftheworld,eventheasonalchanges,asunpredictable,andtheysought
throughvariousmeans,tocontroltheunknownandfearedpowers.Thomeasureswhich
appearedtobringthedesiredresultswerethenretainedandrepeateduntiltheyhardenedinto
fixedrituals.Eventuallystoriesarowhichexplainedorveiledthemysteriesoftherites.As
timepasdsomeritualswereabandoned,butthestories,latercalledmyths,persistedand
providedmaterialforartanddrama.
Thowhobelievethatdramaevolvedoutofritualalsoarguethatthorites
containedtheedoftheaterbecaumusic,dance,masks,andcostumeswerealmost
alwaysud.Furthermore,asuitablesitehadtobeprovidedforperformances,and
whentheentirecommunitydidnotparticipate,acleardivisionwasusuallymade
betweenthe"actingarea"andthe"auditorium."Inaddition,therewereperformers,andsince
considerableimportancewasattachedtoavoidingmistakesintheenactment
ofrites,religiousleadersusuallyassumedthattask.Wearingmasksandcostumes,they
oftenimpersonatedotherpeople,animals,orsupernaturalbeings,andmimedthedesired
effect-successinhuntorbattle,thecomingrain,therevivaloftheSun-asanactor
might.Eventuallysuchdramaticreprentationswereparatedfromreligiousactivities.
Anothertheorytracesthetheater'soriginfromthehumaninterestin
storytelling.Accordingtothisview,tales(aboutthehunt,war,orotherfeats)aregradually
elaboratedatfirstthroughtheuofimpersonation,action,anddialoguebyanarratorand
thenthroughtheassumptionofeachoftherolesbyadifferentperson.Aclolyrelated
theorytracestheatertothodancesthatareprimarilyrhythmicalandgymnasticorthatare
imitationsofanimalmovementsandsounds.
36.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasacommonelementoftheaterandritual?
A.DanceB.CostumesC.MusicD.Magic
37.Theword"considerable"isclostinmeaningto
A.thoughtfulB.substantialC.relationalD.ceremonial
38.Theword"enactment"inline15isclostinmeaningto
A.establishmentB.performanceC.authorizationD.ason
39.Theword"they"inline16refersto
A.mistakesB.costumesC.animalsD.performers
40.Accordingtothepassage,whatisthemaindifferencebetweenritualanddrama?
A.Ritualusmusicwhereasdramadoesnot.
B.Ritualisshorterthandrama.
C.Ritualrequiresfewerperformersthandrama.
D.Ritualhasareligiouspurpoanddramadoesnot.
Huntingforajoblatelastyear,lawyerGantRedmonstumbledacrossCareerBuilder,ajob
databaontheInternet.Hearcheditwithnosuccessbutwasattractedbythesite's"personal
archagent".It'saninteractivefeaturethatletsvisitorskeyinjobcriteriasuchaslocation,title,
andsalary,thenE-mailsthemwhenamatchingpositionispostedinthedataba.Redmoncho
thekeywordslegal,intellectualproperty,andWashington,D.C.Threeweekslater,hegothisfirst
notificationofanopening."Istruckgold,"saysRedmon,whoE-mailedhisresumetothe
employerandwonapositionasin-houcounlforacompany.
Withthousandsofcareer-relatedsitesontheInternet,findingpromisingopeningscanbe
time-consumingandinefficient.Searchagentsreducetheneedforrepeatedvisitstothedatabas.
ButalthoughaarchagentworkedforRedmon,careerexpertsedrawbacks.Narrowingyour
criteria,forexample,mayworkagainstyou:"Everytimeyouansweraquestionyoueliminatea
possibility."saysoneexpert.
Foranyjobarch,youshouldstartwithanarrowconceptwhatyouthinkyouwanttodo
thenbroadenit."Noneoftheprogramsdothat,"saysanotherexpert."There'snocareer
counlingimplicitinallofthis."Instead,thebeststrategyistoutheagentasakindoftip
rvicetokeepabreastofjobsinaparticulardataba;whenyougetE-mail,considerita
remindertocheckthedatabaagain."Iwouldnotrelyonagentsforfindingeverythingthatis
addedtoadatabathatmightinterestme,"saystheauthorofajob-archingguide.
Somesitesdesigntheiragentstotemptjobhunterstoreturn.WhenCareerSite'sagentnds
outmessagestothowhohavesignedupforitsrvice,forexample,itincludesonlythree
potentialjobsthoitconsidersthebestmatches.Theremaybemorematchesinthedataba;job
hunterswillhavetovisitthesiteagaintofindthemandtheydo."Ohthe!dayafterwendour
messages,weeasharpincreainourtraffic,"saysSethPeets,vicepresidentofmarketingfor
CareerSite.
Eventhowhoaren'thuntingforjobsmayfindarchagentsworthwhile.Someuthemto
keepaclowatchonthedemandfortheirlineofworkorgatherinformationoncompensationto
armthemlveswhennegotiatingforarai.Althoughhappilyemployed,Redmonmaintainshis
agentatCareerBuilder."Youalwayskeepyoureyesopen,"hesays.Workingwithapersonal
archagentmeanshavinganothertofeyeslookingoutforyou.
41.HowdidRedmonfindhisjob?
[A]Byarchingopeningsinajobdataba.[B]Bypostingamatchingpositioninadataba.
[C]Byusingaspecialrviceofadataba.[D]ByE-mailinghisresumetoadataba.
42.Whichofthefollowingcanbeadisadvantageofarchagents?
[A]Lackofcounling.[B]Limitednumberofvisits.
[C]Lowerefficiency.[D]Fewersuccessfulmatches.
43.Theexpression"tiprvice"(Line4,Paragraph3)mostprobablymeans________.<