成都外国语学校2014年直升英语考试题

21. The program “A Bite of China ”surely attracted both food buffs and ordinary audiences.(Emphasize the underlined part.)

22. Julia was quite worried after losing her suitcase with the important document.(change it into an exclamatory sentence)

23. Hughes felt it necessary to have a healthy eating habit and to stick to her strong moral code.(change it into a complex sentence)

24. Did Jenny invite all the good friends to her engagement last weekend?(change it into passive voice)

25. “would you like to come to dinner with me tomorrow,Rachel?” Sam asked.(change it into indirect speech0

III. Find the only mistake in the sentences and correct them.(10 marks) 26. It’s a pity that James hasn’t got a fridge to keepall his food. A B C D

27. Howdo you thinkdid LeBron James become the superhero on the basketball curt? A B C D

28. The lovely guitar I’m still using comes from hundreds of years ago, which was belonged to A B C One of my ancestors. D

29. We all went to great bands at the disco to enjoy the wonderful music together,looking A B C forward to get involved in the exciting atmosphere. D

30. All the main coursesin the Mayflower Restaurant served with chips and fresh vegetables A B C D

31. His father went on business with two friends of him yesterday and would stay away from the A B C company for two weeks . D

32. We paid a visit to the room where the famous soldier lived in when he was young before A B C joining the army ten years ago. D

33. The model and TV presenter, together with her followers, are going to take part in some A B C social activities next Thursday in Shanghai. D

34. The poor old man was reported to have died in the cottage for several days when the police A B C D found him.

35. The business centre can do a wide variety of things for their clients, such as preparing any A B

documents that might need to send out. C D

IV. Fill in the blanks with the sentences given in the box. There are two more than needed.(5 marks) A. What time shall I meet you there? B. Don’t worry, I’ll be there. C. Why do you ask? D. Which one will you be going to? E. I’m thinking of the amount of money to take. F. Leave your jacket and tie at home. G. La had better make reservations W: would you be joining Sam and me tonight at the club? M:___36____

W: We are going to try the new one that opened up on the 59th Street. M:Sure. I want to try as well.

W:I hear it has great food and a fantastic band there on Saturdays. M:Super. ___37___

W:I want to stop off at my apartment to get changed, so I should be there by 9 p.m. M:OK. Can I bring a friend along?

W:Certainly. But that will be four of us. ___38____

M:Yes, that’s a good idea. It would be a shame if we can’t find a place to sit. W:Then I’ll make reservations for 0 p.m.for a party of four. Will taht be fine? M:___39___. Oh, by the way, is there a dress code there? W:No, it’s very casual there. ____40___-

M:Perfect. I want to have a casual evening tonight. W:I’ll see you there at 9 p/m. M:Okay. See you then.

V.Please choose from A-F to complete the article. There is one more than needed.（5 marks） A. Manners change as time goes by. B. Instead,he tries to help them. C. People all over the world agree that being well-mannered really means being kind and helping others. D. Good manners have a lot to do with good habits and proper education. E. Everyone likes a person with good manners. F. Different countries and races have different manners. We say that a person has good manners if he or she behaves politely and is kind and helpful to others. __41__ who would like those with bad manners? But what are good manner? Do you know what to do?

___42___. Four hundred years ago, a famous Englishman took off his cloak and laid it over a puddle of water so warer so that Queen Elizabeth shall not get her feet wet. This made the queen quite pleased at that time but no one would do this nowadays. You will look silly if you do this for your teacher!

___43___. Before entering a house in some Asian countries, it is good manners to take off your shoes. In European countries, even though shoes sometimes become very muddy, this is not

done . A guest in a Chinese house never finishes a drink. He leaves a little, to show that he has had enough. In England, a guest always finishes a drink to show that he has enjoyed it. We need to find out the customs of other races, so that they will not think us ill-mannered. __44__. If you remember this, you will not go very far. Here are some examples of good manners. He never laughs at people when they are in trouble. ___45___. He is always kind, never cruel, either to people or animals. He says”Please” when making a request. He doesn’t interrupt other people when they are talking. He doesn’t talk talk or laugh loudly in public.....

Pay much attention to your behaviors, and then you’ll be a well-mannered person welcomed by people around you.

VI.Choose 10 words out of 12 given in the chart and fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the words chosen. （10 marks） Like visit they enter make send great without die get silence hope About the year 1900, a small, dark-haired boy named Charlie Chaplin was often seen waiting outside the back__46__of London theatres. He looked thin and hungry, __47__to get work in show business. He could sing and dance. Above all, he knew how to __48__people laugh. But he couldn’t get work and so he stayed about the city streets. Sometimes he __49__away by the police to a home for children who had no parents.

But twenty years later, this same Charlie Chaplin became the __50___, best-known,and best-loved comedian in the world. ___51___to the cinema must have seen some of Chaplin’s films. People everywhere have laughed at them until the tears ran down __52__faces. Even people who can’t understand English can enjoy his films though most of them are __53___. It isn’t what he that makes us amused. His comedy doesn’t depend upon words and languages. It depends on little actions which mean the same thing to people all over the world. Acting out, __54__words, of common human sitruations plays an important part in the dances and plays of many countries. It’s a kind of world language.

Chaplin lived most of his life in America and died in Switzerland on Christmas Day 1977,at the age of 88. There was sadness all over the world at the news of his __55__.

Charlie Chaplin was a creative and influential English comic actor, film director and composer. George Bernard Shaw called Chaplin “the only genius to come out of the movie industry”.

VII.Fill in the blacks according to the first letters of the words gives and the context.(10 marks)

It was the last news that families of passengers of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 wanted to hear.

When Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced at a press c__56___on March 24th that the plane had”ended in the southern Indian Ocean”and nobody s__57__, there were cries of sadness and disbelief.

The plane lost c__58___shortly after taking off from Kuala Lumper, Malaysia on March 8th. It c__59____ 239 people on board, including 154 Chinese.

The conclusion was b___60___on analysis of data by Inmarsat,a UK satellite telecom company and the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch.

Search teams from six countries , including five Chinese warships and icebreaker Xuelong, were still looking for the plane, but the m___61____plane has still not located.

“We hope that the Malaysian side can provide all the information and evidence that led to this conclusion,” said Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hong Lei. He believes the most

i___62___ thing at present is still the search.

The cause of the crash still s___63_--unknown. But most experts a___64__that it can be made public if the black boxes are found, from which the data may keep c____65____information which may help discover the secret.

But time is running out, the black boxes’ life is coming to an end...... Where are you, MH 370? We have been waiting for your return. VIII.composition.(10 marks)

US first lady Michelle Obama paid a weeklong visit to China in March, focusing on the importance of education in her own life and in the lives of young people in both countries. She said,”Studying abroad is about so much more than improving your own future-it’s also about shaping(塑造，影响)the future of your countries and of the world we all share.”

Please write a passage of, about 80-120 words to share your opinions of studying abroad. The following should be included:

1. What is your understanding of what Mrs. Obama said:”Studying abroad is about so much than improving your own future-it’s also about shaping the future of your countries and of the world we all share”?(two opinions.)

2. List both two advantages and two disadvantages of studying abroad? 3. Do you intend to study abroad in future? Why(Two points)?