2015黄冈中学理科实验班预录考试英语试题(B)

黄冈中学2015年自主招生（理科实验班）预录考试英语模拟试题（B卷）(考试时间：45分钟分数：75分)一.单项选择题：（每小题1分，共15分）1. Mary kept weighing herself to see how much ______ she was getting.A. heavierB. heavyC. the heavierD. the heaviest2.— Really? Who will give______lecture? And about what?— Professor Chen,_____ president of the Beijing University , on the environment protection.A. a ; theB. the ; aC. a ; /D. the ; /3. —I think I’m coming down with a bad cold.—_______.A. Oh, don’t say that againB. Then you’d better see a doctorC. Well, I suggest you have a restD. But you should go up a bit4.It’s too hard that I failed in the math exam.If only I _____ hard at it .A.workedB.had workedC.has workedD.would worked5.I agree with most of what you said , but I don’t agree with _____.A. everythingB. anythingC. somethingD. nothing6. —What else should we pay attention to _______ building the bridge?—The change of the weather, I think.A. finishB. finishedC. to finishD. finishing7.—What do you think of teaching?—I find it fun and demanding. It is a job____ you are doing something serious but interesting.A whereB whichC thatD what8.The home improvements have taken what little there is _____ my spare time.A. inB. fromC. ofD. at9.Is this factory ______ you visited last year?A. to whichB. the oneC. thatD. where10.Was it ____the product on CCTV that made the company the focus of the country then?A. advertisedB. having advertisedC.to advertisedD. advertising11.He accidentally _____ he had quarreled with his wife and that he hadn’t been home for acouple of weeks.A.let outB.took careC.made sureD.made out12.In my opinion , it is the best use that could be _____ of the our money.A.turned upB.turned outC.spentD.made13.My sister, an inexperienced rider, was found sitting on the bicycle _____ to balance it.A.having triedB.tryingC.to tryD.tried14.Seldom ______stop to ask what a word means when they are listening to a story ?A.children didB.did childrenC.children doD.do children15.The children went home from the grammar school, their lessons _____for the day.A.finishingB.finishedC.had finishedD.were finished 二．完型填空（每小题1分，共20分）I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people 16 I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a 17 person.I think my 18 started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my19 and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever 20 to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really 21 . It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So tried a(n) 22 . I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I 23 to help. That was really a big 24 for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of 25 are still my best friends today.A bigger cause of my new 26 , however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my 27 . Every time I came into her room, she was so 28 because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never 29 her, so I took her place. She let me 30 that making others feel good make me feel good, too, when she died, I was 31 , but I was very grateful to her.I think I am a much 32 person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not 33 these experiences. They have 34 me to care about other people more than about myself. I 35 who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.16. A. since B. before C. or D. unless17. A. famous B. simple C. different D. skilled18. A. education B. career C. tour D. change19. A. balance B. homework C. degree D. interest20. A. talked B. wrote C. lied D. reported21. A. careful B. lonely C. curious D. guilty22. A. argument B. game C. experiment D. defence23. A. dared B. offered C. hesitated D. happened24. A. dream B. problem C. duty D. step25. A. us B. which C. them D. whom26. A. attitude B. hobby C. hope D. luck27. A. friend B. partner C. guide D. guest28. A. polite B. happy C. strange D. confident29. A. bothered B. answered C. visited D. trusted30. A. explain B. guess C. declare D. see31. A. homeless B. heartbroken C. bad-tempered D. hopeless32. A. quieter B. busier C. better D. richer33. A. forget B. face C. improve D. analyze34. A. forced B. preferred C. ordered D. taught35. A. miss B. like C. wonder D. expect三．阅读理解（共40分）AThere was a gardener who looked after his garden with great care .To water his flowers, he used two buckets(水桶) .One was a shiny and new bucket. The other was a very old and dilapidated one，which had seen many years of service, but was now past its best.Every morning, the gardener would fill up the two buckets. Then he would carry them along the path, one on each side, to the flowerbeds. The new bucket was very proud of itself. It could carry a full bucket of water without a single drop spilled (溢出). The old bucket felt very ashamed because of its holes: before it reached the flowerbeds, much water had leaked (漏出) along the path.Sometimes the new bucket would say,“See how capable I am ! How good it is that the gardener has me to water the flowers every day! I don't know why he still bothers with you. What a waste of space you are!”And all that the old bucket could say was. “I know I am not very useful, but I can only do my best. I am happy that the gardener still finds a little bit of use in me, at least.”One day, the gardener heard that kind of conversation .After watering the flowers as usual, he said , “You both have done your work very well .Now I am going to carry you back .I want you to look carefully along the path.”Then the two buckets did so. All along the path, they noticed, on the side where the new bucket was carried, there was just bare（光秃秃的）earth; on the other side where the old bucket was carried, there was a joyous row of wild flowers, leading all the way to the garden.36. What was the old bucket ashamed of?A. His past.B. His aging.C. His manner.D. His leaking.37. What does the underlined word “dilapidated”probably mean?A. dirtyB. darkC. worn-outD. ordinary-looking.38.The new bucket made conversations with the old one mainly to _________.A. take pity on the old oneB. laugh at the old oneC. show off its beautiful looksD. praise the gardener’s kindness39. Why was the old bucket still kept by the gardener?A. Because it was used to keep a balanceB. Because it stayed in its best conditionC. Because it had its own functionD. Because it was taken as a treasureBA German study suggests that people who were too optimistic about their future actually faced greater risk of disability or death within 10 years than those pessimists who expected their future to be worse.The paper, published this March in Psychology and Aging, examined health and welfare surveys from roughly 40,000 Germans between ages 18 and 96.The surveys were conducted every year from 1993 to 2003.Survey respondents were asked to estimate their present and future life satisfaction on a scale of 0 to 10, among other questions.The researchers found that young adults (age 18 to 39) routinely overestimated their future life satisfaction, while middle－aged adults (age 40 to 64) more accurately predicted how they would feel in the future.Adults of 65 and older, however, were far more likely to underestimate their future life satisfaction.Not only did they feel more satisfied than they thought they would, the older pessimists seemed to suffer a lower ratio of disability and death for the study period.“We observed that being too optimistic in predicting a better fu ture than actually observed was associated with a greater risk of disability and a greater risk of death within the following decade.” wrote Frieder R．Lang, a professor at the University of Erlangen－Nuremberg.Lang and his colleagues believed that people who were pessimistic about their future may be more careful about their actions than people who expected a rosy future.“Seeing a dark future may encourage positive evaluations of the actual self and may contribute to taking improved precautions (预防措施)，” the authors wrote.Surprisingly, compared with those in poor health or who had low incomes, respondents who enjoyed good health or income were associated with expecting a greater decline.Also, the researchers said that higher income was related to a greater risk of disability.The authors of the study noted that there were limitations to their conclusions.Illness, medical treatment and personal loss could also have driven health outcomes.However, the researchers said a pattern was clear.“We fo und that from early to late adulthood, individuals adapt their expectations of future life satisfaction from optimistic, to accurate, to pessimistic，” the authors concluded.40.According to the study, who made the most accurate prediction of their future life satisfaction?A.Optimistic adults.B.Middle－aged adults.C.Adults in poor health.D.Adults of lower income.41.Pessimism may be positive in some way because it causes people ______．A.to fully enjoy their present lifeB.to estimate their contribution accuratelyC.to take measures against potential risksD.to value health more highly than wealth42.How do people of higher income see their future?A.They will earn less money.B.They will become pessimistic.C.They will suffer mental illness.D.They will have less time to enjoy life.43.What is the clear conclusion of the study?A.Pessimism guarantees chances of survival.B.Good financial condition leads to good health.C.Medical treatment determines health outcomes.D.Expectations of future life satisfaction decline with age.CHello and welcome. 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Since 1994, Bell and his team have scanned nearly 800 people with MRI machines to create “fat maps”showing where people store fat.According to the result, people who keep their weight through diet rather than exercise are likely to have major deposits(沉积物) of internal fat, even if they are slim.Even people with normal Body Mass Index scores can have surprising levels of fat deposits inside. Of the women, as many as 45 percent of those with normal BMI scores (20 to 25) actually had too high levels of internal fat. Among men, the percentage was nearly 60 percent.According to Bell, people who are fat on the inside are actually on the edge of being fat. They eat too many fatty and sugary foods, but they are not eating enough to be fat. Scientists believe we naturally store fat around the belly first, but at some point, the body may start storing it elsewhere.Doctors are unsure about the exact dangers of internal fat, but some think it has something to do with heart disease and diabetes. They want to prove that internal fat damages the body’s communication systems.The good news is that internal fat can be easily burned off through exercise or even by improving your diet. “If you want to be healthy, there is no short cut. Exercise has to be an important part of your lifestyle,”Bell said.48. Doctors have found _____.A. being slim doesn’t mean you are not fat insideB. internal fat is the cause of heart disease and diabetesC. being slim is not dangerous at allD. the exact dangers of internal fat49. According to the passage, which of the following is WRONG?A. Exercise can help to reduce the internal fat.B. People can get rid of internal fat by improving diet.C. Men are more likely to have too much internal fat.D. People with heart disease all have internal fat.50. From the last paragraph, we can find that _____.A. whether internal fat can lead to disease has been provedB. exercise plays an important role in people’s life for keeping healthyC. thin people usually have internal fat even if they are slimD. it is easier to burn off internal fat than external fat51.The underlined part in the last paragraph means _____.A. a long roadB. a clear differenceC. an easy wayD. a short distanceEFor some students, especially those from poor families, taking a job is not a matter of choice, but necessity. They need to work to save for college, or even to supplement family income.Counselors should help students who have a real need to work improve time management skills and seek employment that helps their educational goals.“College costs are high, and young adults also want the amenities (便利设施) that extra money brings,” according to John B. Boshoven, counselor for continuing education at Community High School in Michigan. H owever, he warns, “School is my students’ full-time job.”Studies show that students who work are more confident and possess better time management skills than students who are not employed. In addition to offering a paycheck, some independence, and satisfaction, a part-time job can provide teenagers with both training and experience. Working teaches students about responsibility and can also reinforce (充实) what they are learning in school. “Colleges want to find candidates who demonstrate maturity, respons ibility, independence, and initiative, and good workers certainly demonstrate those important character traits,” Boshoven says. “Employers can write excellent recommendation letters for the students who have worked for them.”On the other hand, experts agree that students who work more than 15 to 20 hours per week often experience lessened school success, which can lead to dropping out entirely. Working long hours can also limit opportunities to build friendships and explore interests that enhance a teenage r’s intellectual and emotional development.The major point that students should keep in mind is the importance of balance. Dan Crabtree, college and career counselor at Wheaton Academy in Illinois, explains, “We want our students to establish a healthy ba lance in life and work to maintain it throughout their lives.” If working will interfere with completing school work, participating in extracurricular activities, spending time with family and friends, or getting enough rest, it may not be a wise decision.52.What’s the purpose of the passage?A.To show how students can find a part-time job.B.To explain what is a part-time job.C.To stress the importance of students’ part-time work.D.To discuss the issue of students’ part-time work.53. In Boshoven’s opinion, students _____.a.shouldn’t depend on their families financiallyb.should take their studies as the first priorityc.can benefit from part-time workd.can form healthy habits in their livesA.b cB.b dC.a bD.a c54.According to the passage, we know that _____.A.without counselors' help, few students can get employedB.teenagers show strong interest in part-time workC.too much part-time work can lead to bad academic performanceD.experts encourage students do more part-time work55.What can be concluded from the passage?A.Part-time work is important for most students at college.B.Students should balance part-time work well with other things.C.Experts’ advice is the key to finding a good part-time job.D.All in all, students had better not spend time on part-time work.参考答案1-5:ADBBA 6-10:BCABD 11-15:ADBDB 16-20:BCDCA 21-25:BCBDC 26-30:AABCD 31-35:BCADB 36-40:DCBCB 41-45:CADCB 46-50:DCADB 51-55:CDACB。