2024年重点高中自主招生英语试卷及答案
重点高中自主招生
英语试题
第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节；满分30分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1. —Excuse me, where can I find a supermarket?
—I know ______ not far from here. Go straight on and you’ll easily find ______. A. it; one B. it; it C. one; it D. one; one 2. —Jack, ______ you behave yourself? —Sorry, Dad. It won’t happen again. A. mustn’t B. can’t C. won’t D. shan’t
3. When I try to find out ______ that prevents so many Americans from being as happy as one might expect, it seems to me that there are two causes．
A. who it is B. how it does C. what it is D. why it does 4. Robert ______ me his address the other day, but I’m afraid I ______ it.
A. had given; had lost B. gave; have lost C. gave; had lost D. has given; have lost 5. —How do you like ______ American film Titanic? —I’ve never seen ______ more interesting film before. A. an; the B. an; a C. the; a D. the; the 6. When Mr. Johnson gets old, he will _______ his business to his son. A. take over B. get over C. think over D. hand over 7. What great fun we had ______ a snowman in the snow! A. making B. to make C. made D. to be making 8. —Is everyone here?
—Not yet…Look! There _____ the rest of our guests！ A. are coming B. have come C. come D. will come 9. —It took me ten years to build up my business, ______ almost killed me. —Well, you know what they say, “No pains, no gains.” A. what B. that C. it D. which 10. —What do you think of my new shoes? —It ______ your dress well. A. fits B. matches C. suits D. serves 11. Tony hasn’t got any hobbies — ______ you call watching TV a hobby. A. since B. when C. unless D. though 12. —Jimmy has made great progress this term. —______ and ______. A. So has he; so have you B. So has he; so you have C. So he has; so you have D. So he has; so have you 13. —You’d better not eat so much salt. It’s bad for your health. —______. I’ll take care in future.
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2024年重点高中自主招生英语试卷及答案
A. You’re kidding B. That sounds great C. It doesn’t matter D. Thanks for your advice 14. It takes more than knowledge and intelligence to ______ a good researcher. A．make B．turn C．get D．grow
15. —What courses are you taking next term to receive enough credits to get your degree? —I don't know．But it's about time ______ on something． A．I'd decide B．I decided C．I decide D．I'm deciding 第二节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～30各小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
The host picked up the thermos and poured some hot water into the tea-cup and placed it on the small table in front of his guests, who were a father and daughter, and put the lid of the cup with a clink. Apparently 16 of something, he hurried into the inner room, leaving the thermos on the table. His two guests heard a chest of drawers opening and a rustling.
They 17 sitting in the living-room, the 10-year-old daughter looking at the flowers outside the window. The father was just about to take his cup when the 18 came, right there in the living room. Something was 19 broken.
It was the thermos, which had fallen to the floor. The girl looked 20 her shoulder at once, startled, staring. It was 21 . Neither of them had touched it, not even a little bit. The sound caused the host to rush back from the inner room. He looked at the 22 floor and blurted out, “It doesn’t matter! It doesn’t matter!” The father started to say something. Then he muttered, “Sorry, I 23 it and it fell.” “It doesn’t matter,” the host said.
Later, when they left the house, the daughter said, “Daddy, I saw your 24 in the windowpane. You were sitting perfectly 25 . Why did you say …?”
The father 26 . “What then would you give as the cause of its fall?”
“It fell by itself. The floor is uneven. It wasn’t 27 when Mr. Li put it there.”
“It won’t do, girl. It sounds more 28 when I say I knocked it down. There are things people accept less the more you 29 them. The truer your story is, the less true it sounds.”
The daughter was lost in 30 for a while. Then she said, “Can you explain it only this way?”
“Only this way!” the father said. 16. A. dreaming B. thinking C. hearing D. lacking 17. A. remained B. enjoyed C. imagined D. hated 18. A. danger B. change C. crash D. deal 19. A. carelessly B. restlessly C. endlessly D. hopelessly 20. A. around B. over C. across D. beyond 21. A. crazy B. funny C. strange D. terrible 22. A. bleeding B. steaming C. roaring D. flooding 23. A. touched B. checked C. broke D. moved 24. A. shape B. shadow C. reflection D. symbol 25. A. calm B. still C. silent D. straight
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2024年重点高中自主招生英语试卷及答案
26. A. shouted B. murmured C. laughed D. gestured 27. A. steady B. tight C. strong D. proper 28. A. reliable B. respectable C. acceptable D. fashionable 29. A. defend B. support C. discuss D. manage 30. A. laughter B. fantasy C. memory D. silence 第二部分： 阅读理解（共两节；满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Michael, a typical American, stays home on workdays. He plugs into his personal computer terminal in order to connect with the office. After work, he puts on his headphones, watches a movie on his home video recorder, or plays baseball on the computer. On many days, Michael doesn’t talk to any other human beings, and he doesn’t see any people except the ones on television. Michael is imaginary, but his lifestyle is very possible. The inventions of modern technology seem to be cutting us off from contact with our fellow human beings.
The world of business is one area in which technology is isolating us. With access to a large central computer, employees such as office clerks, insurance agents, and accountants can do their jobs at display terminals in their own homes. They never have to actually see the people they’re dealing with. In addition, the way employees are paid is changing. Workers’ salaries will be automatically paid into their bank accounts, making paper checks unnecessary. No workers will stand in line to receive their pay or cash their checks. Personal banking is changing, too. Customers will deal with machines to put in or take out money from their accounts. Another area that technology is changing is entertainment. Music, for instance, was once a group experience. People listened to music at concert halls or in small social gatherings. For many people now, however, music is an individual experience. Walking along the street or sitting in their living rooms, they wear headphones to build a wall of music around them. Movie entertainment is changing, too. Movies used to be social events. Now, fewer people are going out to see a movie. Many more are choosing to wait for a film to appear on television or on the Internet. Instead of laughing with others, viewers watch movies in their own living rooms. 31. What is Michael in the writer’s pen? A. He is the man in the moon. B. He is a person full of imagination. C. He is a real typical American. D. He is a man who has lofty ambitions. 32. What does the underlined word “isolating”(in Para.2) mean? A. 改变 B. 隔离 C. 毁灭 D. 拯救 33. What will the writer most probably discuss after the last paragraph?
A. Sports and games. B. Personal banking .C. Music and films. D. International business.
B
I teach geography at UNLV three times per week. Last Monday, at the beginning of class, I cheerfully asked my students how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been so good. He had his wisdom teeth removed. The young man then asked me why I always seemed to be so cheerful. “I choose to be cheerful.” I said. Then I told them a story.
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2024年重点高中自主招生英语试卷及答案
In addition to teaching here at UNLV, I also teach out at the community college in Henderson, 17 miles down the freeway from where I live. One day I drove those 17 miles to Henderson. I exited the freeway and turned onto College Drive. I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college. But just then my car died and wouldn’t start again. So I left my car there and marched down the road to the college.
As soon as I got there I called AAA and arranged for a tow truck to meet me at my car after class. The secretary in the office asked me what had happened. “This is my lucky day.” I replied, smiling.
“Your car breaks down and today is your lucky day?” She was puzzled. “What do you mean?”
“My car could have broken down anywhere along the freeway but it didn’t.” I replied, “Instead, it broke down in the perfect place: off the freeway, within walking distance from here. I’m still able to teach my class, and I’ve been able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class.” The secretary’s eyes opened wide, and then she smiled. I smiled back and headed for class. So ended my story.
I scanned the sixty faces in my class at UNLV. Despite the early hour, no one seemed to be asleep. Somehow, my story had touched them. Or maybe it wasn’t the story at all. In fact, it had all started with a student’s observation that I was cheerful. An Indian wise man once said, “Who you are speaks louder to me than anything you can say.” I suppose it must be so. 34. Why did the writer tell his students the story?
A. To share his lucky experience. B. To make his class more lively. C. To draw all students’ attention. D. To encourage his students to be positive. 35. What happened to the writer on his way to the community college?
A. He parked his car in a perfect place.
B. He called AAA for a tow truck to meet him. C. He covered the last quarter mile on foot. D. He drove off the freeway at a wrong exit.
36. By saying “it wasn’t the story at all”, the writer means that ________.
A. his story is not convincing
B. he shouldn’t have told the story
C. his attitude to life has inspired the students D. his story is not as interesting as expected 37. What can be concluded from the passage?
A. It’s easier said than done. B. You are what you choose. C. Well begun is half done. D. Behind bad luck comes good luck.
C
My heart sank when the man at the immigration counter gestured to the back room. I was born and raised in America, and this was Miami, where I live, but they weren’t quite ready to let me in yet.
“Please wait in here, Ms. Abdullah,” the immigration officer said. My husband, with his very American last name, accompanied me. He was getting used to this. The same thing had happened recently in Canada when I’d flown to Montreal to make a speech at a book-signing event. That
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2024年重点高中自主招生英语试卷及答案
time they detained (扣押) me for 45 minutes. Today we were returning from a literary festival in Jamaica, and I was shocked that I was being sent “in back” once again.
The officer behind the counter called me up and said, “Miss, your name looks like the name of someone who’s on our wanted list. We’re going to have to check you out with Washington.”
“How long will it take?”
“Hard to say…a few minutes,” he said, “We’ll call you when we’re ready for you.” After an hour, Washington still hadn’t decided anything about me.
“Isn’t this computerized?” I asked at the counter, “Can’t you just look me up?” “Just a few more minutes,” they assured me.
After an hour and a half, I pulled my cell phone out to call the friends I was supposed to meet that evening. An officer rushed over. “No phones!” he said, “For all we know you could be calling a terrorist cell and giving them information.”
“I’m just a university professor,” I said. My voice came out in a squeak.
“Of course you are. And we take people like you out of here in leg irons every day.” I put my phone away.
My husband and I were getting hungry and tired. Whole families had been brought into the waiting room, and the place was packed with excitable children, exhausted parents, and even a flight attendant.
I wanted to scream, to jump on a chair and shout: “I’m an American citizen; a novelist; I probably teach English literature to your children.”
After two hours in detention, I was approached by one of the officers. “You’re free to go,” he said. No explanation or apologies. For a moment, neither of us moved. We were still in shock. Then we leaped to our feet.
“Oh, one more thing,” he handed me a tattered photocopy with an address on it, “If you aren’t happy with your treatment, you can write to this agency.”
“Will they respond?” I asked.
“I don’t know—I don’t know of anyone who’s ever written to them before.” Then he added, “By the way, this will probably keep happening each time you travel internationally.”
“What can I do to keep it from happening again?”
He smiled the empty smile we’d seen all day, “Absolutely nothing.”
After telling several friends about our trying experience, probably the most frequent advice I’ve heard in response is to change my name. But a name is an integral part of anyone’s personal and professional identity—just like the town you’re born in and the place where you’re raised.
Like my father, I’ll keep the name, but my airport experience has given me a whole new view on what diversity and tolerance are supposed to mean. I had no idea that being an American would ever be this hard.
38. The writer was detained at the airport because ______. A. her name was on the wanted list B. she had broken the law in Canada C. her name was similar to a terrorist’s D. she was born and raised in America 39. The officer stopped the writer using her cell phone because ______. A. she attempted to communicate with a terrorist B. they hadn’t checked her out with Washington yet
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2024年重点高中自主招生英语试卷及答案
