南京外国语学校仙林分校初升高英语笔试试卷I. Fill in the blanks with a suitable word. The initial letter of the word is given. (0.5×20=10)A1.There is a show of the latest inventions at the Children’s Palace. The e__________collected from all over the world attract people of all ages.2.It is so f___________ to walk in the dark forest alone at night. I prefer to startearly tomorrow morning.3.Meat and dairy provides us with p__________ while fruit offers vitamin, whichare both vital to our body.4.The river r___________ a lot after the heavy rain last night. It washed away quitea few trees on the bank.5.The d______________ of the eggs of the dinosaur surprised the world. They werefound by some farmers in the field by chance.6.They gave the police different d________________ of the person they saw at thebank. The police believe one of them was lying.7.The carpet looks so clean. It must have been v________________.8.The audience were waiting e_____________ for the host to announce the result ofthe competition.9.It’s amazing that a panda usually w__________ 50 grams at its birth, isn’t it?10.With a great c____________ of books, our school library is one of the biggest inour countryBHenry Ford was the first person to build cars, which were cheap, strong and fast. He was able to sell millions of models because he “mass-produced” them; that is, he made a great many cars of e 11 the same type. Ford’s father h 12 that his son would become a farmer, but the young man did not like thei 13 and he went to Detroit where he worked a 14 a mechanic. By the age of 29, in 1892, he had built his first car. However, the first “mass-produced” cars in the world, the famous “Model T”did not a 15 until 1908 five years after Ford had f 16 his great Motor Company. This car proved to be so popular that it r 17 unchanged for twenty years. Since Ford’s time, “mass-production”methods have become common in i 18and have cut down the price of many things, w 19 would otherwise be very e 20卷B (答案涂在标准化答题纸上)II. Choose the best answer. (1×15=15)1. _______ great number of scientists are doing research in all fields of sciences, and _________ number of inventions made recently is bigger than ever before.A. The; theB. A; aC. A; theD. The; a2.There are ____________ days in a year.A. three hundreds sixty-fiveB. three hundreds and sixty-fiveC. three hundred and sixty-fiveD. three hundred and sixty five3.Today a lot of trees ____________ in the world. It needs our more attention.A. are still cutting downB. still cut downC. are still being cut downD. have cut down4.I shall never forget those years ______ I lived on the farm with my parents,________ had a great effect on my life.A. that; whichB. when; whatC. when; whichD. which; that5.___________ man you choose, so long as you can finish the job on time.A. What doesn’t matter is thatB. It isn’t matter to us whatC. It doesn’t matter to us whichD. No matter which6. Jack let me believe he _________ finish the work himself without any help.A. canB. is able toC. couldD. will be able to7. __________ of his address, we had a lot of trouble in finding the patient.A. Not toldB. Not having toldC. Not having been toldD. Having not told8.The bicycles in the other shop will be _____________ but ___________A. cheaper; not as betterB. more cheaper; not as goodC. cheaper; not as goodD. much cheaper; not better9.I don’t think that your watch is ____________.A. worthy the priceB. worth the priceC. worth of the priceD. worth to buy10.--- _____________--- Drop in if you have time.--- Sure. Bye!A.I wonder if you could let me go now.B.Do you mind if I leave now?C.What a shame that I want to go now!D.Well, I am afraid really must be going now.11.Your room must have been cleaned yesterday, _____________?A. wasn’t itB. haven’t itC. hasn’t itD. mustn’t it12.__________ his father, his mother also went to see him last Christmas.B. Besides B. ExceptC Except for D. Beside13.I __________ tea with milk but now I ___________ Chinese tea since I came toChina.ed to drink; have got used to drinkingB. was used to drink; am used to drinkingC.was used to drinking; have used to drinkD. used to drink; have used to drinking14.--- Where shall we meet this afternoon?--- ____________ at the bus stop _________ at the railway station. They are both OK for me.A. Neither; norB. Either; orC. Both; andD. Not only; but also15._____________, we decided to eat at home.A.Being too expensive to eat at a restaurantB.Being too tiedC.As too lateD.Because of the weather was too badIII. Find out the one of the four underlined parts which is incorrect. (1×10=10)16. The book I borrowed from the school library is very worth reading.A B C D17. Why did you have him waited for so long on such a cold morning?A B C D18. How beautifully she is singing! I have never heard the better voice in my life.A B C D19. Whichever problems they may meet with, they will help one another toA B Csolve them.D20. Having not finished his exercises on time, he was not allowed to playA B C Dcomputer games21.I can’t see any reason that you ask for a ten-day leave while everyone isA B Cbusy preparing for the convention.D22. Neither of the woman who had applied for the job in the circus were selectedA B C D23.By the time the building will be completed next month, most of us may haveA B C Dour own offices.24.Nearly no one stopped working even though it was late as we all hoped thatA B Cwe would be able to finish the job on time.D25. I finally won the prize I had dreamed about for so many years! Never in allA Bmy life I felt so happy.C DV. Cloze test (1×11=11)No man can change the weather. Nobody can control the weather. But if we 26 correctly the signs around us we can 27 what the more changes in the weather will be. This way of telling what the weather will be like the following day or two is called weather forecasting.For many centuries and in all countries people have studied the weather and tried to make weather forecasting.Sometimes distant objects such as hills and tall trees seem to be very clear and near. This is a sign of much water vapor in the 28 and therefore rain will probably come.Rings round the sun are a sign of coming rain. Many people feel in their 29 the coming of wet weather. Their joints ache. Some birds fly 30 as fine weather is coming but they fly near the ground if rainy or stormy weather is 31 the way. It is probably because of the insects which they are hunting 32_ _ they fly 33 .If you see a rainbow during rainy weather, this is a sign that the weather will become clear and fine. Such rainbows always come in the evening. If the stars 34 clearly at night, then fair weather will start. If a fog appears in the morning just about sunrise, then the day will be warm. Instead, if a fog appears in the evening the next day will be wet weather.If the sunset is 35 red in color, then the following day will be fine. If a rainbow appears in the morning, rainy weather will probably come.Most of the above sayings ____36 by people who have used their bodies and brains to make weather forecasting.26.A. see B. look C. read D. take27 A. tell B. speak C. talk D. point28. A. air B. sky C. heaven D. earth29. A. head B. heart C. skins D. bones30. A. high B. low C. near D. far31. A. by B. in C. for D. on32. A. that B. which C. where D. when33. A. high B. low C. fast D. slow34. A. twinkle B. appear C. are D. seem35. A. mostly B. most C. near D. almost36. A. have made B. have been made C. made D. makeVI. Reading comprehension(1×14=14)AThe word “horsepower” was first used two hundred years ago. James Watt had made the world’s first widely used steam engine.He had no way of telling people exactly how powerful it was, for at that time there were no units for measuring power.Watt decided to find out how much work one strong horse could do in one minute. He called that unit one horsepower. With this unit he could measure the workhis engine could do.He discovered that a horse could lift a 3,300-pound weight 10 feet into the air in one minute. His engine could lift 3,300-pound weight 100 feet in one minute.Because his engine did ten times as much work as the horse, Watt called it a ten horsepower engine.37. The passage says that Watt made the first ________________A. engineB. steam engineC. widely used steam engineD. useful engine38. Watt wanted to find a way to_______________.A. measure the work his engine could doB. tell people how powerful his engine wasC. lift a 3,300-pound weightD. both and B39. He made up a unit of measurement based on the work of ______________.A. a manB. ten horsesB. his engine D. a horse40. One horsepower would equal the _______________.A. work a horse could do in a minuteB. weight a horse could liftC. work a horse could do in ten minutesD. weight of one horse41. The Best title for this passage is ____________.A. The First Steam in the WorldB. The Beginning of Horsepower.C. Units of MeasureD. Watt and His Greatest InventionBCreativity is the key to a brighter future, say education and business experts. Here is how schools and parents can encourage this important skill in children.If Dick Drew had listened to his boss in 1925, we might not have a product that we now think of as of great importance: a new type of tape. Drew worked for the Minnesota Mining Company. At work he developed a kind of material strong enough to hold things together. But his boss told him not to think more about the idea. Finally, using his own time, Drew improved the tape, which now is used everywhere by many people. And his former company learned from its mistake. Now it encourages people to spend 15 percent of their work time just thinking about developing new ideas.Creativity is not something one is just born with, nor is it necessarily a character of high intelligence. The fact that a person is highly intelligent does not mean that he uses it creatively. Creativity is the matter of using the resources one has to produce new ideas that are good for something.Unfortunately, schools have not tried to encourage creativity. With strong attention to test results and the development of reading, writing and mathematical skills, many educators give up creativity for correct answers.The result is that children can give back information but can’t recognize ways to use it in new situations. They may know the rules correctly, but they are unable touse them to work out practical problems.It is important to give children choices. From the earliest age, children should be allowed to make decisions and understand their results. Even if it’s choosing between two food items for lunch. Decision-making helps thinking skills. As children grow older, parents should let their children decide how to use their time or spend their money, but not help them too much if they make the wrong decision. The child may have a hard time, but that is all right. This is because the most important character of creative people is a very strong desire to find a way out of trouble.42. What did the company where Drew once worked learn from its mistake?A. They encouraged people to work a longer time.B.They discouraged people to think freely.C. They asked people to spend all their work time developing new ideas.D. They encouraged people to spend some of their work time considering andimproving new ideas.43. Creativity is something _______________.A. that people are born withB. that depends on intelligenceC. that is a way of using what one has learned to work out new problemsD. that is not important at all.44. Why don’t schools try to encourage creativity?A. They don’t understand the importance of education.B. They don’t want their students to make mistakesC. They pay too much attention to examination marks, language andmathematical skills.D.They think it more important to remember some information.45. What should the parents do when their children decide how spend their money?A. Try to help them as much as possible.B.Take no notice of whatever they do.C.Help them if their decision is wrong, but not too much.D.Leave them as they are.CMost people feel lonely sometimes, but it usually only lasts between a few minutes and a few hours. This kind of loneliness is not serious. In fact, it is quite normal. For some people, though, loneliness can last for years. Now researches say there are three differences types of loneliness.The first kind of loneliness is temporary which means it won’t last long. This is the most common type. It usually disappears quickly and does not require any special attention. The second kind, situation loneliness, is a natural result of a particular situation --- for example, a family problem, the death of a loved one, moving to a new place. Although this kind of loneliness can cause physical problems, such as headaches and sleeplessness, it usually does not last for more than a year.The third kind loneliness is the most severe. Unlike the second type, this kind of loneliness usually lasts more than two years and has no specific cause. It’s calledchronic loneliness. People who experience habitual loneliness think there is little or nothing they can do to improve their conditions.Scientists agree that one important factor in loneliness is a person’s social contacts, e.g. friends, family members, coworkers. We depend on different people for different reasons. For instance, our families give us emotional support, our parents and teachers give us guidance, and our friends share similar interests and activities. However, scientists have found that, though lonely people may have many social contacts, they sometimes feel they should have more.Scientist are trying to find ways to help habitually lonely people for two reasons: they are unhappy and unable to socialize and there is a connection between chronic loneliness and serious illness such as heart disease. While temporary and situational loneliness can be a normal, healthy part of life, chronic loneliness can be a very sad and sometimes dangerous condition.46. How would you treat temporary loneliness according to the passage?A. Talk to friends.B. Don’t pay too much attention to it..C. Go to see a doctor.D. Ask your teachers for guidance.47. “It” in the last sentence of the second paragraph refers to __________.A. temporary lonelinessB. situational lonelinessC. a new placeD. sleeplessness48. The main idea of Paragraph 4 is that ________________.A. a person’s social contacts often cause the problem of lonenessB. we depend on different people for different reason.C. lonely people don’t have many social problemsD. lonely people don’t have many friends49. Why do scientist want to help chronically lonely people?A. Chronic loneliness can cause family problems.B. Chronic loneliness can cause serious illnessC. Chronic loneliness cannot be overcome.D. A.B. C are all correct.50. What is the best title for the passage?A. Three Kinds of LonelinessB. Loneliness and DiseaseC. Loneliness and Social ContactsD. Chronic and Loneliness答卷纸卷A (答案写在答题纸上)I. Fill in the blanks with a suitable word. The initial letter of the word is given. (0.5×20=10)1. e___________2. f_________________3. p_____________4.r__________6.d____________ 6. d_______________7. v______________8. e_____________ 9. w______________10 . c______________11.e____________12 h______________ 13. i_______________12.a____________ 15. a_____________ 16. f_______________17. r____________ 18. i______________ 19 w___________ 20 e__________答案卷A1. exhibits2. frightening3. protein4. rose5. discovery6. descriptions7. vacuumed8. excitedly9. weighs 10. collection13.exactly 12. hoped 13. idea 14. as 15. appear 16. founded17.remained 18. industry 19. which 20. expensive卷B1-5 CCCCC 6-10 CCCBD 11-15 AAABB 16-20 BBCAA21-25 BDBAD 26-30 CAADA 31-36 DDBABB37-41CBDAB 42-45 DCCC 46-50 BBABA。