黄冈中学2016英语A卷.doc

黄冈中学2016年自主招生（理科实验班）预录考试
英语模拟试题（A卷）
共75分
Ⅰ.单项选择（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
( )1. It’s a pity that the headmaster turned a deaf ear to the________ of the parents.
A. words B. voice C.noise D.sounds
( )2. —What else should we pay attention to ______ building the bridge?
—The change of the weather, I think.
A. finish B. finished C. to finish D. finishing
( )3.Professor Wang _____ in Harvard University for 10 years, but he has never regretted
returning to China to work for his motherland.
A. has taught B. taught C. had taught D. has been teaching
( )4. —Do you know Mary quarreled with Ann? —I don’t know, ________.
A. so do I care B. so don’t I care
C. I don’t care too D. nor do I care
( )5. —Which of those magazines do you like most? They look beautiful.
—______ at all. They are both expensive and of little use.
A.None B. Neither C. All D.Both
( )6.— Mr. Wang, can I ask you some questions about your holiday?
—Of course, feel ______ to ask me.
A. good B.calm C.happy D.free
( )7. He hasn’t got a hobby —_______ you call playing puter games a hobby.
A. while B. unless C. though D.if
( )8. —The school network will be shut down for safety reasons.
—That doesn’t ______ me at all. I’m not a net—worm, anyway.
A.satisfy B. surprise C. worry D.include
( )9. —Many boy students think math is _______ English.
—I agree. I’m weak in English.
A. less difficult than B. so difficult as
C. much difficult than D. more difficult than
( )10.The old photos the man was quite fond of _________ him so many happy memories of his study life in Wuhan University.
A. bringing B. had brought C. has brought D. brought
( )11. My face turned red and I ran back home ________ ,expect for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket.
A.open-mouthed B.tongue-tied C.empty-handed D.broken-hearted
( )12.The boy _____by his uncle _____ the plan that he should also raise his father and mother.
A. brought up; agreed to B. put up; agreed on
C. brought on; agreed with D. brought up; agreed with
( )13.The boy wanted to take his latest iPhone to school, but his mother told him __________.
A. not to do B. not to C. don’t do it D. not do it
( )14. Her sister has bee a lawyer, ________ she wanted to be.
A. Who B. when C. what D. which

( )15.Most of the students felt rather disappointed at the English party. They say that it ______ better organized.
A. had been B. had to be C. must have been D. could have been
( )16.Please ________ where to begin and how to do it.
A explain us B explain it us C explain to us D explain it to us
( )17.I haven’t heard _______ my sister ______ a long time.
A about; for B on; about C from; for D from; at
( )18.Jenny nearly missed the flight ________ doing too much shopping.
A. as a result of B. on top of C. in front of D. in need of
( )19.As the film star began to appear, the children watched, ______.
A.fascinating B. fascinated C.being fascinated D. having fascinated
( )20. — How about seeing the new movie at the theater tonight?
— ________, but I've got to go over my notes for tomorrow's exam.
A．All right B．Sounds great C．I know D．I am terribly sorry
II. 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My wife and I moved into our home two years ago. We had a yard with a lot of 21 ．Very often when we have flowers, Denise or I would plant some between the rocks, just to add some 22 to the area．
Last summer, I found a tiny little 23 in the yard that I could not immediately identify. I knew I didn’t plant it and Denise said she didn’t either. We decided to let it 24 growing until we could find out what it was.
Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the 25 plant, it appeared to be a sunflower. I decided to 26 the weeds around it. As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds, I noticed something 27 . The sunflower had not started where I saw it begin. It actually had begun under a big 28 and grown under and around it to reach the sun．
That’s when I 29 that if a tiny little sunflower didn’t let a big rock stand in its 30 of developing, we too have the ability of doing the same thing. If we believe in ourselves like that little sunflower, we can reach where we31 to go and get what we need for growth．
We need to believe in ourselves knowing we have the ability to achieve our goals. Like the 32, it knew it had the ability to get over the rocks because it had 33 in itself that it would succeed. Stand tall like the sunflower and be 34 who and what we are, then the environment will begin to support us. We will find a way to go under or35 any “rocks ” in order to reach our goals． 
( )21. A. flowers B. insects C. rocks D. vegetables
( )22. A. color B. water C. fertilizer肥 D. shape
( )23. A. weed B. seed C. rock D. plant
( )24. A. stop B. continue C. improve D. escape
( )25. A. weak B. lonely C. strange D. pretty
( )26. A. remove B. tend  趋向 C. watch D. collect
( )27. A. wonderful B. terrible C. valuable D. unusual
( )28. A. tree B. table C. rock D. wall
( )29. A. realized B. doubted C. regretted D. hoped
( )30. A. place B. way C. course D. process
( )31. A. forget B. hate C. aim D. wait
( )32. A. yard B. sunflower C. home D. summer
( )33. A. energy B. virtue 美德 C. courage D. faith信仰
( )34. A. aware of意识到 B. afraid of C. proud of D. tired of
( )35. A. into B. around C. through D. from
III. 阅读理解（20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
On school nights, lots of kids have to do their reading before they are allowed to watch TV. Pretty soon, you might get to do both at the same time, in true Harry Potter style.
Several panies are racing to produce electronic paper and ink, plete with colors and moving imagines(图像). One idea would be to create a newspaper like The Daily Project in the Harry Potter books. Its pages would hold video clips of baseball games instead of just black-and-white photos.
Electronic paper is not a new idea. A pany in Massachusetts called E ink, for example, has been working for years on such a technology. Little electricity determines(决定)whether each microsphere (灌球)looks black or white at any given time. Together, microspheres make up words and imagines. The techniques seems promising for creating still imagines that can be changed when needed, but the process is too slow for good videos.
Scientists in the Netherlands now report a new type of e-paper technology. By using layers(层) of oil, the requirements. They can also make images which change fast enough to meet standard video requirements. They can also make brilliant colors. So far, however, each image is smaller than the fingernail.
For now, reading and watching TV will have to return two separate activities. Keep your eyes open, though, in the future, TV watching and reading might be part of the same work.
( )36. According to the passage, kids soon can .
A. be allowed to watch TV B. watch TV while doing their homework
C. watch Harry Potter on TV D. be allowed to read a newspaper
( )37. Several panies are racing to .
A. Make the Harry Potter TV program
B. create a newspaper like the The Daily Project
C. provide baseball games for kids
D. produce electronic paper with colors and moving images
( )38. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Electronic paper is not a new idea.
B. Microspheres make up words and images .
C. Now TV watching and reading is part of the same work.
D. Scientists use layers of oil in a new research.
( )39. From the last paragraph, we know that .
A. scientists are still working on the new technology
B. kids love to red while watching TV
C. parents may be against this new idea
D. teachers may not teach students any more
B
Our eyes may be playing tricks on us. New research shows that sometimes people physically see what they want to see. Cornell University social psychologist (心理学家) David Dunning carried out experiments to test whether wishful thinking can actually affect what we see.
“It’s well proved from what is experienced in everyday life, and from the laboratory as well, that people think what they want to think,” he says. “We’re taking this a step further. We're asking if strong wishes and fears can actually affect what people physically see.”
Dunning and his assistants told volunteers that a puter game would show them either a letter or number to decide whether they would drink orange juice or fruit syrup (果子露).
As they wrote in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, the puter would flash an ambiguous picture, which could be seen as the letter “B” or the number “13”. Volunteers who were told that a letter would get them orange juice most often reported seeing “B”. Those who were told that a number would get them orange juice most often saw “13”.
The researchers also used a hidden camera to track volunteers’ eye movements, particularly the first eye movement. “We don't control them,” Dunning says, “and they don't even know that we are watching them, so it honestly shows what a person is seeing.”
“This research suggests that the brain is doing a lot of work between the eye and the conscious awareness to affect what we think,” Dunning concludes(得出结论). “Before we even see the world, our brain has decided to keep what we want to see and avoid what we don't want to see.”
( )40. The passage is mainly about _____________.
A. the eye movements of some volunteers
B. an experiment by the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
C. a social psychologist Dunning and his assistants
D. new findings on what may affect what we see
( )41. In Dunning's experiment, if “13” gets you orange juice, which of the following will also get you orange juice?

A. B. C. D.
( )42. The underlined word “ambiguous” most probably means _____________.
A. interesting B. unclear C. important D. old
( )43. Which of the following statements is true according to Dunning's findings?
A. The brain can influence people's vision.
B. The brain forgets what it wants to see.
C. The eyes can't see without strong wishes and fears.
D. The brain is not actually connected to the eyes.

C

People who are about the same age as you are your peers. Peers include your friends and your classmates.They have strong influence on your actions. Your peers influence how you think, how you act, and even how you dress. Peer pressure is the influence that people of the same age have on one another.
Sometimes your peers influence you in a helpful or positive way. A friend may notice that you have problems in math. And he might invite you to join a study group or show you how to solve a difficult problem during lunch. Such actions are helpful to you. Sometimes your peers influence you in a negative or unhealthy way. A friend might offer you cigarettes（香烟).Cigarettes are harmful to your health. Your friend knows that. Your friend also knows that underage smoking is against the law. Yet he or she still makes the offer. This bad influence is negative peer pressure.
Your peers may not always realize they are influencing you in a negative way. For example, a friend might invite you to the movies. You would love to go. but you have a lot of housework to do. In situations like this you should make a wise decision.
You can learn to deal with negative peer pressure. Keep away from people who try to influence your behavior in harmful ways. Though it is trot always easy to say no, it’s really necessary to learn flow to do that. Follow the following steps. First, look at the person and say no in a firm(坚定的）but polite voice.
Make sure your face shows that you are serious. Let the person know you will not back down. Then, give reasons for saying no. Explain why you won't do what the person wants. Remember to say goodbye and walk away if he or she continues.
( )44. From Paragraph 2, we can infer that a friend who influences you in a positive way might_______．
A. go to school together with you
B. do your homework instead of you
C. share cigarettes from his father with you
D. try to help you when you are in trouble
( )45. What does the underlined word "negative" in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. Harmful. B. Useless. C. Careless. D. Forgetful.
( )46. How many steps of saying no are mentioned in the last paragraph?
A. Five. B. Four. C. Three D. Six.
( )47. Which sentence shows the writer's opinion?
A. Peer pressure is the influence that people of the same age have on one another.
B. We should learn to deal with negative peer pressure.
C. It's not always important to say no to your peers.
D. Peers include your friends and your classmates.
D
When Tim Long’s father died, Tim inherited a great of money. For a long time, he didn’t know what spend it on, then one day he saw an advertisement for drains.
The advertisement said, “Get a better brain and lead a more successful life.”
The advertisement had been put in the newspaper by a doctor. Tim went to see him.
“Please explain your advertisement to me,” he said. “very well,” the doctor answered. “Have you heard of heart transplants?”
“Yes,” Tim said. “A heart transplant is when you take a heart from one person and put it into the body of another.”
“That is correct,” the doctor said.
“Well, I do brain transplants.Now…”he pointed to a price list, “…we have several brains in stock. You can have a sanitation worker’s brain for ＄5,000.”
Tim shook his head.
“What about a university professor’s brain? You can have one of those for ＄20,000,”the doctor said.
This was interesting, Tim thought, but he wanted more information.
“Is that the most expensive brain?” he asked.
“No. You can have a judge’s brain for ＄50,000,” the doctor told him