温州中学实验班招生考试英语卷（温一中是温州第一重点中学）

It is very important for teenagers to have a good friend or a group of friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication(交流) is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss (讨论) something. These things are difficult for them to say to their family members.

However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. Have you ever thought of the following questions?

Who choose your friends? Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you? Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like? Your answers are welcome.

46.Many teenagers think that ______ can understand them better. A.friends B.brothers C.sisters D.parents 47.______ is very important for teenagers.

A.To make friends B.Communication C.To stop meeting friends D.both A and B

48.When teenagers have something difficult to say to their parents, they usually _______. A.stay alone at home B.fight with their parents

C.discuss it with their friends D.go to their brothers and sisters for help 49.The sentense “Your answers are welcome” means______________________. A. You are welcome to discuss the questions with us B. We’ve got idea, so your answers are welcome C. Your answers are always right

D. You can give us all the right answers

50.Which of the following is the writer’s attitude态度)?

A. parents should choose friends for their children. B. Children should choose everything they like. C. Parents should understand their children better. D. Teenagers should only go to their friends for help

C

Here is a picture of the increasing(不断增加的) population of the USA in only one hundred years. One man in the picture stands for ten million people.

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A look at the picture above will tell you the relation(关系) between times and numbers of people during years from 1850 to 1950. The surprising population growing of this kind can also be seen in other parts of the world. The world’s population is growing faster and faster with each passing day. The population problem may be the greatest one of the world today. From a UN report we know that the year 2000 already saw the world population reach over six billion, and that by the year2010, the world will have a population of seven billion, twice of that of the year 1968.

The population of the earth has increased more than the amount (数量) food .Now about one fifth of the people in the world need more food than they get and people have to find food for over 250,000 mouths more in one day. If the world’s population goes on growing like this, things will turn for the worse.

51. During the years from 1850 to 1950, the population of the USA increased by______. A.three times B.five times C.six times D.seven times 52. What was the population of the world in 1968 ?

A.2,500 million B.3,500 million C.3,000 million D.5,000 million

53.In the first ten years of this century, the world will have an increasing population of about ________.

A.six billion B.seven billion C.one billion D.ten billion 54.Which of the following does the passage tell us? A. There is less food now than before.

B. The population problem hasn’t made it possible for people to produce more food. C. The increase of food isn’t so fast as that of population. D. Most people can hardly get enough food to eat. 55.From the passage we know that ___________.

A. people have controlled(控制) the population growth B. people will surely control the population growth

C. people aren’t in trouble with the population growth any longer

D. people find it more and more difficult to control the population growth

D

Valentine’s Day(情人节) is on 14, February each year. It is a day for lovers, and one

of the loveliest holidays in the United States.

Very few Americans know the history of Valentine’s Day. One English story tells that birds select their mates on February 14. Another story says that more than 2,000 years ago the ancient (古代的)Romans celebrated a holiday for lovers. As part of the celebration, girls wrote their names on pieces of paper and put them in a large container. Boys reached their hands into the container and pulled one out. The girl whose name was written on the paper became his lover or sweet heart for a year. Then came a Roman priest Valentinus, who secretly married many young lovers against the Roman king’s order. The Rome Emperor got angry and ordered the killing of Valentinus on February14, 269 AD.

It is very popular to send cards decorated with hearts and flowers to express love. Today many Americans like to exchange humorous cards with husbands, wives, mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, relatives and even special friends. Some enjoy the joke of sending

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“Guess who” cards to a person he or she secretly admires. Sometimes they put their love messages in a heart-shaped box of chocolates, or a bunch of flowers tied with red ribbons(丝带).Candy, perfume, jewelry or a picture with a heart and Cupid (the Roman God of Love), who is armed with a bow and arrow, are also sent to express love. Many couples arrange romantic dinners by candle light for this occasion. Universities also hold a Sweetheart Ball for the young students to celebrate Valentine’s Day.

56. How many reasons do people have to celebrate Valentine’s Day according to the passage? A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four 57.Why was Valentinus killed in ancient Rome?

A. Because he didn’t finish the task the Emperor gave him.

B. Because he was poor and the Emperor didn’t want to marry his daughter to him.

C. Because he told people how to celebrate Valentine’s Day, which made the Emperor

angry.

D. Because he didn’t follow the Emperor’s order and secretly married many younger

lovers.

58.What do the university students nowadays do on Valentine’s Day?

A. They celebrate the Valentine’s Day in the same just as the ancient Romans did over

2,000 years ago.

B. They just send cards decorated with hearts and flowers to the persons they love. C. They take part in a sweetheart Ball which the universities hold for them. D. They arrange romantic dinners by candle light for this occasion. 59.The passage is mainly about ________. A. the story of valentine’s Day

B. how students celebrate Valentine’s Day in universities.

C. How valentine’s Day was celebrated more than 2,000 years ago

D. The origin(起源) of Valentine’s Day and the modern ways of celebrating it 60 “ Guess Who” card is _____________________. A. an unsigned card

B. given to friends and family members

C. sent to a person together with flowers, candy, perfume or a picture D. usually sent to their friends by students in universities

五．提示作文（10%） 根据中文提示，写一篇意思连贯，符合逻辑的短文。词数60-70左右。作文写在答题纸上。

1） 昨天晚上我和妈妈出去散步。 2） 在路上我们遇见一个外国人。 3） 他向我们询问去温州饭店的路。

4） 我告诉他沿着路往前走，在第三转弯处向左拐就能看到饭店。 5） 他非常感谢我 我也为能帮他而感到高兴。

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