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1、英语战士考学模拟英语一、选择填空。（共15分，每小题1分）1The presidents _ is $300,000 a day. A. pay B. salary C.wage D. money2The tables and pictures help make _ clear _I wasnt sure of before.A. it; for me to understand whatB. it; everythingC. everything; to understand whatD. /; what3If you win the competition, you will be gi

2、ven _ to Europe for two.A. a free 7-day trip B. a free trip for 7-dayC. a 7-day free trip D. a trip for 7-day free4The pupil proved to be _ honest child. A. a B.an C. the D./5 Why were you not at the concert last night? I _ a close game between Seattle Sonnies and Miami Bucks.A. watched B. was watch

3、ingC. have watchedD. had watched 6If you keep on, youll succeed . A. in time B. at one time C. at the same time D. on time 7-What do you suppose made her worried ? -_a gold ring . A.Lose B.Lost C.Losing D.To lose8The task is too much for me, so I cant carry on _any longer. I must get some help.A. si

4、ngly B.simply C.alone D.lonely9Wed better get up earlier than usual if we want to catch the train, _?A. didnt we B. hadnt we C. wouldnt we D. dont we10I wonder why Jenny _ us recently. We should have heard from her by now. A. hasnt written B. doesnt write C. wont write D. hadnt written11_ with a goo

5、d education can apply for the job. A. Who B. Whoever C. Anyone D. Who ever12I dont suppose he could have done well in the exam last week, _ he?_,he almost failed to pass the exam. A. had; Yes B. has; No C. couldnt; Yes D. did; No13 Im sorry, I thought the remark would amuse you. It _.A. wouldnt B. w

6、ont C. doesnt D. hadnt 14Was it in Athens _ the old Olympics was born _ the Olympics of 2004 was held? A. where; that B.where; where C.that; where D.which; where15 - Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the bank?-Oh, thats _, its either the second or the third road on the left.A. the difficult one

7、B. a hard one C. an easy one D. the very one二、阅读理解。（共40分，1-15每小题2分，16-19每小题2.5分）Passsage 1Weve talked about snails (蜗牛) and their slow move. But much of the time snails dont move at all. They are in their shells (壳) sleeping.Hot sun will dry out a snails body. So at the least sign of hot sun, a snai

8、l draws its body into his shell. A snail will die in a heavy rain. So when it rains, a snail does the same thing, too. A snail can sleep for as long as it needs to. It spends all the winter months in its shell, asleep.In the spring the snail wakes up. Its body, about three inches long, comes out fro

9、m the shell. When hungry, the snail looks for food. Its eyes, at the end of the top feelers (触角), are very weak. But its sense (感觉) of smell is very strong. It helps the snail to find food and the new greens.A snails mouth is no bigger than the point of a pin (大头针). Yet it has 256,000 teeth! The tee

10、th are very small, and you cant see them. If you put a snail in a hard paper box, it will eat its way out! And if a snail wears out its teeth, it will grow new ones.1.A snail _.A. moves more slowly at nightB. has thousands of feetC. doesnt move at all D. sleeps much of the time2.In the sentence “A s

11、nail draws its body into its shell”, the word “draw” means _.A. to make with a pencil B. to pushC. to pull D. to move away3.From the story, we know _.A. a snails shell is very thin B. a snail cant see wellC. a snails nose is quite short D. a snails body changes in different seasons4.A snail goes to

12、sleep when _.A. it feels hungry B. it is put into a paper boxC. spring is coming D. it rains heavily5.Which of the following is wrong?A. In winter the snail doesnt eat or move.B.A snail doesnt like living under the sun.C. The snails teeth cant be worn out.D. The snails nose helps to find food.Passsa

13、ge 2A young man once went into town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he went upstairs to his bedroom and put them on. He found that they were about two inches too long. He came downstairs, where his mother and his two sisters were washing up tea things in the kitchen. “These

14、new trousers are too long.” He said. “ They need shortening (缩短)by about two inches. Would one of you mind doing this for me, please?” His mother and sisters were busy and none of them said anything.But as soon as his mother had finished washing up, she went quietly upstairs to her sons bedroom and

15、shortened the trousers by two inches. She came downstairs without saying anything to her daughters. Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brothers trousers. She was a kind-hearted girl, so she went quietly upstairs without saying anything to anyone, and shortened the trousers by tw

16、o inches. The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came back, she , too, remembered what her brother had said. So she ran upstairs and took two inches off the legs of the new trousers. 6. The young man bought the new trousers _ his size.A. as long as B. two inches longer than C. as big as

17、 D. two inches shorter than 7. He asked _ to shorten his new trousers. A. his mother and sisters B. his two sistersC. his elder sister D. his mother and one of his sisters 8. His mother and sisters _. A. agreed to do thatB. didnt want to do thatC. said nothing to him D. said something to him9. His e

18、lder sister shortened the trousers _. A. after finished washing B. before she went to bedC. when she came back from the cinemaD. after having supper10. The next morning the young man would find the trousers were _. A. two inches shorter B. four inches shorter C. six inches shorter D. eight inches sh

19、orterPasssage 3Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying (摧毁) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged (破坏) that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and

20、 taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm. A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour. “I was eating with my wife and children,” he said, “When we heard a

21、 loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened.”Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her hous

22、e was moving. She ran outside at once with her children. “There was no time to take anything,” she said, “A few minutes later, the roof came down.”Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded (水淹的) area and the welfare department (福利机构) brought them food, clothes and shelter. 11. How many homes

23、 altogether (总共) were damaged in the storm?A. Fourteen B. Twenty-one C. Twenty-nine D. Thirty-six12. Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began?A. He was in bed.B. He was inside the house. C. He was outside the house.D. He was on the roof. 13. Mrs. Woo and her family didnt get hurt because _. A. h

24、er husband knew there would be a stormB. they were all outside the house when the storm became worseC. she felt the house was movingD. the welfare department helped her14. The underlined word “shelter” in this passage means _. A. something to eat B. something to wear C. somewhere to study D. somewhe

25、re to stay15. Which of he following may be the best title for this passage?A. A Terrible Storm B. A Lucky WomanC. Good Soldiers D. Clever People Passsage 4Pablo Picasso, born in Spain in 1881, was one of the most famous artists of the 20th century. Picasso began painting when he was a small child an

26、d took advanced art courses when he was only fifteen. Between 1904 and 1947 Picasso lived in Paris. In 1947 he moved to the Riviera, in the south of France.Many people thought Picassos work was strange and unpleasant. Still, he had a great influence on artists in every country. Today, Picasso is reg

27、arded as a genius(天才) and his paintings are in the museums all over the world.In 1912, Picasso actually invented a new type of art. He painted a picture, then he pasted bits of paper and something else on the picture. This type of art is called collage(拼贴艺术)Picasso was not only a painter, he was als

28、o a sculptor(雕塑家) and a designer of scenery for plays. There are even some photographs of “light paintings” that he created. These paintings were produced by moving a light pencil, or a small flashlight, in the air. Although the images could be seen only briefly by anyone watching them happen, the c

29、amera was able to catch the images as they occurred.By the time he died in France in April of 1973, he had created a staggering(难以置信的) 22,000 works of art.When Picasso was asked how someone could become an artist, he would reply, “If you want to draw, you must shut your eyes and sing.”16After readin

30、g the text, we can learn that Picasso was a _.A. French artist B. Spanish artistC. French painter D. Spanish painter17The meaning of the underlined word “pasted” in the third paragraph means “_”A. stuck with B. stuck onC. drew D. mixed with18Which statement best explains the meaning of Picassos advi

31、ce about how to become an artist?A. Study hard and practice painting.B. Only people who sing can become painters.C. Painters should learn to paint with their eyes closed.D. There is more to painting than just study and hard work.19Which would be the best title for the text?A. How to Become a Great ArtistB. A GeniusC. Pablo Picasso: More than Just a Pa