1、第 1 页/共 5 页华华师师大大二二附附中中自自招招 模模拟拟试试卷卷(三三)I.Grammar.Directions:Read the following two passages.Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent.Forthe blanks with a given word,fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word.For theother blanks,fill in each blank with one proper word.Make sure
2、 that your answers aregrammatically correct.Twenty years ago,most experts believed that differences in how boys andgirls behaved weremainly due to differences in how they(1)_(treat)by their parents,teachers,and friends.Its hard to cling to that belief today.Recent research has shown that there are b
3、iologicaldifferences between boys and girls.Understanding these differences is important in raising andeducating children.For example,girls are born with more sensitive hearing than boys,and thedifference increases(2)_kids grow up.So when a grown man speaks toa girl in(3)_he thinks is anormal voice,
4、she may hear it as yelling.Conversely(反过来），boys who appear to be inattentive in class may just be sitting too faraway(4)_(hear)the teacher.Likewise,girls are(5)_(good)in their expression of feelings.Studies reveal that negative emotions are seated in an area of the brain called the amygdale.Girlsdev
5、elop all early connection between this area and thecerebral cortex(大脑皮层），（6）_(enable)them to talk about theirfeelings.In boys these links develop later.So(7)_youask a troubledadolescent boy to tell you what his feelings are,he often cannot say much.Dr.Sax,an advocate of single-sex education,points o
6、ut that keeping boys and girls separate inthe classroom has yielded striking educational,social,and interpersonal benefits.Therefore，parents and teachers should try to recognize,understand,and make use of the biologicaldifferences(8)_make a girla girl，and a boy a boy.II.Vocabulary.(18%)A.requestB.fa
7、vorC.disadvantage D.composed E.recycledF.practiceG.replacedH.raiseI.variousJ.complexGenerally there are two ways to name typhoons:the number-based convention and thelist-based convention.Following the number-based convention,typhoons are coded with_1_ types of numbers such as a 4-digit o a 6-digit c
8、ode.For example,the 14th typhoon in2003 can be labeled either a；Typhoon 0314 or Typhoon 200314.The _2_ of thisconvention,however,ii that a number is hard to remember.The list-based convention,on the otherhand，is based on the list of typhoon names compiled in advance by a committee,and is morewidely
9、used.At the very beginning,only female names were used because at that time typhoons werenamed after girlfriends or wives of the experts on the committee.In 1979,however,male nameswere also included because women protested against the original naming_3_ for reasons ofgender equality.In Asia,Western
10、names were used until 2000 when the committee decided to use Asiannames to _4_ Asians awareness of typhoons.The names wen chosen from a name pool第 2 页/共 5 页_5_of 140 names,10 each from the 14 members of the committee.Each country has itsunique naming preferences.Korea and Japan _6_ animal names and
11、China likes names ofgods such as Longwang(dragon king)and Fengshen(god of the wind).After the 140 names are all used in order,they will be _7_.But the names can bechanged.If a member country suffers great damage from a certain typhoon,it can _8_ thatthe name of the typhoon be deleted from the list a
12、t the annual committee meeting.For example,the names of Nabi by South Korea,and Longwang by China were _9_ with other names in2007.The deletion of both names was due to the severe damage caused by the typhoons bearingthe names.III.Cloze Test.(15%)An idea that started in Seattles public library has s
13、pread throughoutAmerica and beyond.The concept is simple:help to build a _1_of community in a city bygetting everyone to read the same book at the same time.In addition to encouraging reading as a pursuit to be _2_ by all,the program allowsstrangers to communicate by discussing the book on the bus,a
14、s well as promoting reading as anexperience to be shared in families and schools.The idea came from Seattle librarian Nancy Pearlwho_3_ the“If All of Seattle Read the Same Book”project in 1998.Her originalprogram_4_ author visits,study guides and book discussion groups to bring people togetherwith a
15、 book,but the idea has since expanded to many other American cities,and _5_ toHong Kong.In Chicago,the mayor appeared on television to announce the choice of To Kill aMockingbird as the first book in the“One Book,One Chicago”_6_.Asa result,readingclubs and neighborhood groups sprang up around the ci
16、ty.Across the US,stories _7_ ofparents and children reading to each other at night and strangers chatting away on the busabout_8_ and character.The only problem arose in New York,where _9_ readers could not decide on one bookto represent the huge and _10_ population.This may show that the idea works
17、 best inmedium-sized cities or large towns,where a greater sense of unity can be achieved.Or it mayshow that New Yorkers rather missed the point,putting all their energy and _11_ into thechoice of the book _12_discussion about a book itself._13_ as Nancy points out,the level of success is not measur
18、ed by how many peopleread a book,but by how many people are _14_by the process,or have enjoyed speaking tosomeone with whom they would not _15_ have shared a word.1.A.senseB.feelC.appreciationD.impression2.A.discouragedB.monitored C.enjoyedD.appealed3.A.matteredB.motivatedC.analyzedD.launched4.A.use
19、dB.transformedC.measuredD.stimulated5.A.stillB.evenC.onlyD.very6.A.taskB.programC.eventD.design7.A.explainedB.inferredC.emergedD.showed8.A.transmissionB.argumentC.scanningD.plot9.A.interestedB.educatedC.foreignD.local第 3 页/共 5 页10.A.diverseB.availableC.undevelopedD.colorful11.A.passionB.financeC.ner
20、vousnessD.temperature12.A.other thanB.rather than C.let aloneD.prefer to13.A.HighlyB.Subconsciously C.Ultimately D.Directly14.A.expandedB.enrichedC.reservedD.persevered15.A.otherwiseB.certainlyC.elseD.eventuallyIV.Reading.(14%)AA study of art history might be a good way to learn more about a culture
21、 than is possible tolearn in general history classes.Most typical history courses concentrate on politics,economics,and war.But art history focuses on much more than this because art reflects not only the politicalvalues of a people,but also religious beliefs,emotions,and psychology.In addition,info
22、rmationabout the daily activities of our ancestorsor of people very different from our owncan beprovided by art.In short,art expresses the essential qualities of a time and a place,and a study ofit clearly offers us a deeper understanding than can be found in most history books.In history books,obje
23、ctive information about the political life of a country is presented;that is,facts about politics are given,but opinions are not expressed.Art,on the other hand,is subjective：it reflects emotions and opinions.The great Spanish painter Francisco Goya was perhaps the firsttruly“political”artist.In his
24、 well-known painting“The Third of May 1808”，he criticized theSpanish government for its misuse of power over people.Over a hundred years later,symbolicimages were used in Pablo Picassos“Gueinica”to express the horror of war.Meanwhile,onanother continent,the powerful paintings of Diego Rivera,Jose Cl
25、emente Orozco,and DavidAlfaro Siqueirosas well as the works of Alfredo Ramos Martinezdepicted these Mexicanartistsdeep anger and sadness about social problems.In the same way，art can reflect a cultures religious beliefs.For hundreds of years in Europe,religious art was almost the only type of art th
26、at existed.Churches and other religious buildingswere filled with paintings that depicted people and stories from the Bible.Although most peoplecouldnt read,they could still understand biblical stories in the pictures on church walls.Bycontrast,one of the main characteristics of art in the Middle Ea
27、st was(and still is)its absence ofhuman and animal images.This reflects the Islamic(伊斯兰教 的）belief that statues are unholy.1.Art is subjective in that_.A.a personal and emotional view of history is presented through itB.it can easily arouse our anger or sadness about social problemsC.it will find a r
28、eady echo in our heartsD.artists were or are religious,who reflect the religious aspect of the society2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A.Unlike Francisco Goya,Pablo and several Mexican artists expressed their political opinionsin their paintings.B.History books of
29、ten reveal the compilerspolitical views.C.Religious art remained in Europe for centuries as the only type of art because most peopleregarded the Bible as the Holy Book.D.In the Middle East even today you can hardly find any human and animal figures on palaces第 4 页/共 5 页or other buildings.3.It may be
30、 concluded from this passage that_.A.Islamic artists could create architectural decorations with images of flowers or geometricformsB.history teachers are more objective than artistsC.it is more difficult to study art history than general historyD.people and stories from the Bible were painted on ch
31、urches and other buildings in order topopularize the BibleBSome English idioms come from technology.The following are some examples.1.Out of steamIn the days of steam engines,trains and machines would slow down or come to a complete stop ifthere wasnt enough steam pressure produced by the boiler.Now
32、 this phrase refers to feeling tiredand sluggish,or giving up on c certain pursuit.“After spending the whole day unpacking myluggage,I air feeling quite out of steam.”“I was hoping the professor would run out of steam,butshe continued to lecture us after the bell rang.”2.On the same wavelengthThis p
33、hrase originally referred to listening to the same radio transmission someone else,hencebeing on the same wavelength,or radio frequency.Nowadays this idiom is used to describe howtwo or more people think on similar terms,or understand each other really well.“My best friendreally understands me.Were
34、always on the same wavelength.”“Youre always making mistakes;why cant you be on the same wavelength as the rest of us?”3.Tune inTo tune in literarily means to turn the dial of a radio to a certain frequency,but the usage originallycame from spies attempts to intercept the enemys radio messages.Today
35、,this idiom means toturn on and watch or listen to television or radio.“Dont forget to tune in tomorrow,folks!Wevegot more breaking news ready for you!”“Thousands of people tuned in to the live broadcast ofPrincess Dianas funeral.”4.What do you expect of the speaker if his or her lecture is so borin
36、g?5.If someone holds different viewpoints on a certain stuff,you can describehim as notbeing_.6.What does the idiom mean by turning in to live broadcast?7.Those who are out of steam quite often.V.Translation.(20%)1.我买了一个和你一模一样的手机。（same)2.没有比我在这里欣赏到的风景更美的了。（better)3.直到被送人手术室时，他才明白遵守交通规则的重要性。（until)4.
37、这个游戏的规则太复杂，三言两语解释不清。（too.to)5.遇到困难的时候，我们需要的不是彼此的埋怨，而是相互帮助。（not.but)VI.Writing.(25%)请向你的同学推荐一本书,并说明理由。,第 5 页/共 5 页KeyI.1.were treated 2.as 3.what 4.to hear 5.better 6.enabling 7.if 8.that/whichII.19 ICFHDBEAGIII.15 ACDAB 610 BCDDA 1115ABCBAII.13 ADA4.The speaker is expected to run of steam/be out of
38、steam5.on the same wavelength as others.6.It means watching live TV7.give up on a certain pursuit,/give up half wayV.1.I bought the same cell phone as you did.2.No scenery is better than what I am enjoying here.3.He didnt know the importance of observing the traffic rules until he was sent into theoperation room.4.The rules of the game are too complicated to explain in a few words.5.In time of difficulty,what we need is not complaining to each other but understanding of eachother.
