绝密☆启用前绵阳南山中学（实验学校）2016年自主招生模拟考试英语试题本试题分试题卷和答题卡两部分。
试题卷共8页。
满分150分，考试时间100分钟。
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第I卷第一部分：英语知识应用（共两节，满分50分）第一节：单项填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）从（A B、C D）四个选择中选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. Good n ews! We will have ____ on e-day holiday in order to celebrate _____ 71th ann iverSar^（日）of the victory in World War II.A. a/theB. an / theC. a /aD. an /an2. ---Do you like playing sports, Tim?---Yes, I do. I take a _________ e very day. It ' s fun and healthy.A. twenty minu tes ' rideB. twenty mi nu tes rideC. twenty- minutes ' rideD. twentyute ' s ride3. In the song BET MY LI,FtEe US rock band Imagi ne Drag on tells people n ever to ___ catch ing theirdreams.A. stay upB. give upC. calm downD. look down4. Lucy makes few spelli ng mistakes in the En glish exam. _____ girl she is!A. What a carefulB. How a carefulC. What a carelesQ. How a careless5. The population of China is much larger than ___ of America.A. itB. thatC. oneD. this6. It ' s every policeman ' s dream to keep people ________ and the traffic in good order.A. healthyB. busyC. famousD. safe7. When Robinson Crusoe got to the island, the first thing ___ he did was to look for some food.A. whoB. whichC. thatD. whom8.ln the zoo ,kids should not touch the animals without permisSi允许）, ___ they look temperate温和的）.A. eve n though B because C as if D so9. ---Excuse me. Do you know ___ ?---Well, go along this street and turn right. There is one on the left.A. how can I get to the bankB. where I can find a restaura ntC. when he usually gets to workD. where is the police statio n10. We can hear that the papers _____ quickly on the fast-m oving printing mach in es.A. will be prin tedB. were being prin tedC. have bee n prin tedD. are being prin ted第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）The first day of school our teacher let us know some one. Look ing out, we found that an old woman the door. She said, "Hi, my name is Susan. I am seventy years old". While we wJ2e what made her take up this 13 at her age. She said with a smile. "I'm here to meet a rich husba nd, get ,1hlave two childre n and travel together." Hearing this, all of us laughed. "In fact, "she went on，"丨 always15 of having a college education, and now I'mgetting 16 !"()15. A. realized B. madeB. friendsC. stude ntsD. n eighboursAfter class we had chocolate and milk together. We became go07 . I ofte n liste ned to this "time mach ine" as she shared 分享)her 卫 with me. At the end of the term we invited Susan to give us a19 . When she was stepp ing up to the podium 讲台),sudde nly she found she took the wrong paper. She felt a Ii2le and said, "I am sorry. I am so n ervous. I can't get my ready talk 21so I have to tell you 22 I know." In her speech she told us" We don't stop play ing as we are old, we grow old23top play ing. The secret of stay ing 24 , being happy and getting success is that we should laugh and find something every day. I think there is a great 26 between growing old and growing up. I am seventy now. 27I in bed for one full year and never do anything, I'll become seventy-one. Since anybody can grow older, m£8 is to grow up by always finding the chance in change. Growing older can't be avoid 避免),growing up can be 29 . It's never too late to be all you can possibly be." During the four years' study, it was so easy for Susan to make fren (sheB0went. In the end, the wonderful woman got the college degree 学位). ()11. A. escaped B. appeared C. reached D. hurried ()12. A. finding B. gett ingC. wan ti ngD. won dering()13. A. success B. activity C. challe nge D. work ()14. A. marriedB. worriedC. excitedD. relaxed ()16. A. oneB. eachC. someD. much()18. A. newsB. studyC. hopeD. experie nceC. knewD. dreamed()17. A. teachers()19. A. lesson B. prese nt C. talk D. story()20. A. frustrated B. frighte ned C. serious D. painful()21. A. again B. back C. dow n D. away()22. A. which B. how C. what D. why()23. A. until B. before C. though D. because()24. A. old B.young C. clear D. awake()25. A. n atural B. difficult C. in terest ing D. possible()26. A. differe nee B. change C. pleasure D. con fide nee()27 A. lie B. hide C. leave D. turn()28 A. pla n B. mind C. decisi on D. idea()29 A. noticed B. chosen C. thought D. men ti oned()30 A. whe never B. however C. wherever D. whether第二部分阅读理解(共2节，满分40分)第一节阅读理解(共15小题，每题2分，满分30分)AIt's 7: 45 in the morni ng and 26-year-old Steve Clarks on is going to work. He puts on his jacaetd picks up his mobile pho ne and laptop. As he leaves the hoUh e turns on his MP3 player and puts on his headph one. He is ready to go.Today for millions of people gadgets like Clarkson's are a normal part of life. a reporter for a mOgazine and rmusually not in the office. My mobile phone and laptop help me to do my work both on the road and at home, ” says Clarks on. Today many people can c-miaks, send messagesor surf the Web using their mobile phon es. Tina Fang is studying photography in New York City.money in the long run. I have a digital camera. I can use it to take eighty pictures and shoot video (record an imag on to video) at the same time. I liste n to music on my MP3 playanrd I can dow nl oad and read books on ittoo. I use the camera and MP3 for both lear ning and fun.”It's now 9: 45. Steve Clarks on gets an e-mail from his 17-year-old sister. She has a gadget that lets her send e-maplay games and take notes. She is in class right now. -mailed her b'ack. I told her to stop playing and pay “These gadkget s canretfumes they can distra 分散注意力)people too. ”31. Accord ing to the passage, we know the writer is a _______ A. A stude nt.B. A reporter.C. A bus in essma n.D. A computer programmer. 32. Which of the follow ing things is not a gadget? A. A picture.B. A laptop.C. An MP3 player.D. A mobile pho ne.33. All the followi ng stateme nts are a®ct except “ ___________ ”. A. Gadgets are a normal part of people' s lifeB. Steve Clarks on always takes some gadgets whe n he goes to workC. Steve ' s sister played in class“Some of these gaddpetsthey expnenaveeyouratte ntio n,laughs Clarks on.D. Steve ' s sister always listens to the teacher carefully34. How does Steve n thi nk of the gadgets? ______A. Gadgets are very useful for every one.B. Stude nt must take gadgets whe n they go to schoolC. He uses the camera on ly for fun.D. Gadgets are fun, but sometimes they distract people.35. What ' s the best title for this passage?A. Gadgets for Work and PlayB. Good ToolsC. Steven ' s LifeD. Steven ' s sister always listens to the teacher carefullyBIn Western society, especially in the English-speaking world, the chanee for young people to see the other countn and experie nee life is con sidered importa nt. Many young people, whe n they finish school at the age of 18, take a g year before they go to uni versity.Parents often want their children to grow up a little and see what the real world is like when they finish school. Although they are worried about their safety, many thi nk that the adva ntages of in depe ndence and experie nee are worth the worries. Children are encouraged to be brave, independent and to explore the world on their own orwith frien ds.Young people also want to experienee freedom and see what life is like on the other side. This other side could be other side of the world or just the other side of life. For example, if they have a rich life, they may want to see how people in poor areas live.A gap year after school is also an importa nt cha nee for young people to spe nd time thinking about what they want do with their lives. A little bit of growing up and experience will help them make their important career decisions, especially whe n they are un sure about what they want to study.Another reason for going straight after school is to get a break from studying before they start the next few years c uni versity. So any where you travel in the world, you will meet young Europea n people explori ng the world.So much of the world has been travelled and explored. The young people are now looking for more worthy experie nces. Some of them work as volun teers to do someth ing for the country they are visit ing. Many gap year volun teers are now spe nding a few mon ths teach ing En glish in Thaila nd, help ing feed gia nt pan das in China or buildi ng a well（井） in a village in Africa.These young people ' s wish to explore the world is an expression of the values of the societies that they are p< Both discovering the world and making a positive difference in it are important parts of the Western mind.36. Which is NOT a reason for young people to take a gap year?A. Young people want to take a break from study ing.B. Young people want to be sure about what to study.C. Pare nts en courage them to be brave and in depe ndent.D. Pare nts en courage them to live a free and wealthy life.37. A little bit of grow ing up and experie nee will help young people ____A. get high scoresB. find good jobsC. know the word betterD. make their importa nt career deeisi ons38. Now a gap year volun teer might do someth ing more valuable like ____A. experie ncing differe nt culturesB. helpi ng protect rain forests in BrazilC. making frie nds with more peopleD. enjoying traditi on al local food39. By tak ing a gap year, young people may _____ .A. stay with their parents all the timeB. make money for their further studyC. help cha nge the world for the betterD. cha nge the Western mind completely40. What ' s the main idea of this passage?A. Show differe nt opinions about gap yearB. Offer readers in formatio n about gap yearC. Discover new ways to take a gap yearD. Tell young people whe n to take a gap yearCWhe n some one says "Well, I guess ril have to go to face the music", it does not mean he is pla nning to go to a co or hear a sin ger. It is someth ing far less happy, as you are called in by your leader to expla in why you did this and that or why you did not do this or that.At sometime or another, every one of us has to “ face the music ” , especially as children. We，father ' s angry words “I want to talk to you ” and only because we did not listen to him. What a ter In the middle or at the end of every term, we students have to "face the music". The result of the exam will decide whether we will face the music or no t. If …that means pare nts ' cold faces and the laugh of the c The expression "face the music" is well-known to every American, young or old. It is at least 100 years old. Where did it come from?James Fennimore Cooper, an American writer, said in 1851 that the expression was first used by actors while wait to go on stage. After they got their cld暗示） to go on , they often said, “It ' s time to go to face the mu is exactly what they did face the orchest管弦乐队）which was just below the stage. An actor might be worried or n ervous as he moved to the stage in front of the audie nee that might be frie ndly or perhaps unfrien dly, especially i he forgot his lin es. But he had to go out.So, “face the music came to mean that you have to go through something, no matter how unpleasant that the experie nee might be, because you knew you had no choice. Sour music, in deed, but it has to be faced.41. If you didn ' t listen to youhewould _______A. do someth ing to please youB. do someth ing in terest ing in steadC. be angry with youD. be pleased with you42. In the third paragraph, “If ••” really means “If _____ ”A. we are not the bestB. we are an “A” in the examC. the exam is easyD. the exam is difficult43. The phrase "to face the music" was the first used by __A. all the America nsB.A n America n writerC. some America n actorsD. the America n orchestra44. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. “ face the musi c is well-known in the United StatesB. “face the musi c has a history of more than 100 years.C. “face the music means “ do something we don ' t like toD. Whe n your leader is pleased with you, you will face the musi c45. The passage is mainly about ____ .A. how to enjoy musicB. how to go through difficultyC. how to deal with someth ing un pleasa ntD. the phrase“face the music in America第二节补全对话（共5个小题，每题2分，满分10分）从方框中选择最佳答案，补全对话。