浙江省余姚市2015届九年级普通高中保送生模拟考试英语试题

英语部分

I.完形填空(每小题1分，共15分)

It's fourteen years since I left the Philippines to live with my family in the USA.A month ago,while on summer vacation back in my motherland,I learned a lesson from mosquito bites. Right before1Kennedy Airport in New York,my grandma warned me of the behavior of the native mosquitoes around the2like me.She said,"There's an old saying—the3you stay away from the motherland,the sweeter your blood4to the mosquitoes."Not5it,I replied, "Grandma,that's just an old wives'tale!"

Well,less than a week6my arrival in Manila,I was already carpeted with a7of mosquito bites.I took many measures to keep myself from being bitten,but they all proved useless.

Late one8in my cousin's home,I couldn't bear the9of the bites.Hoping to find some comfort,I10my cousin,who was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to mine.Unhappy for being interrupted,she said,"There is nothing you can do.Go back to sleep."With a few turns, she slept again.Enviously11her sleep,I hoped a big mosquito would12on her face.However,the mosquitoes would just lightly dance around her forehead and fly away quickly,never biting her.Amazed,I ran to others'rooms,only to find they were all sleeping13 as the same thing occurred again and again.

From those bites,I came to14my grandma's silly tale.From then on,I've always tried to keep a(n)15mind about those strange old wives'tales because they do have some truth to them.

（）1.A.leaving B.passing C.visiting D.finding

（）2.A.students B.foreigners C.passengers D.visitors

（）3.A.earlier B.longer C.sooner https://www.wendangku.net/doc/156635578.html,ter

（）4.A.grows B.goes C.flows D.remains

（）5.A.expecting B.understanding C.recognizing D.believing

（）6.A.after B.before C.when D.as

（）7.A.shade B.pile C.cloud D.blanket

（）8.A.morning B.afternoon C.evening D.night

（）9.A.noise B.hit C.pain D.effect

（）10.A.woke up B.shouted at C.looked for D.dropped on （）11.A.having B.watching C.making D.helping

（）https://www.wendangku.net/doc/156635578.html,nd B.fly C.fall D.wait

（）13.A.joyfully B.anxiously C.soundlessly D.worriedly

（）14.A.tell B.know C.remember D.accept

（）15.A.open B.active C.clear D.honest II.阅读理解(A\B每小题2分，C每小题3分,共25分)

A

Cause and effect is one way to explain things that happen around us.Many things happen because something caused or influenced them to happen.Sometimes it is hard to look at a cause and find out what causes the effect.It may help you to start with the effect and use your reasoning(推理的)skills.Think about all the things you know that could be reasons for the effect you can see.

For example，you may see someone putting on a heavy jacket.This is the effect. To look for a cause,think to yourself,“What would make someone put on a heavy jacket?”Maybe the person is going outside into very cold weather.Maybe the person works in the penguin pen(企鹅圈养地)at Sea World.Maybe the person is going to visit an ice skating rink where the air is kept very cold.All of these things could be a cause for putting on a heavy jacket.

Now,think about a second example.The effect is a boy named Tony has to go to the head teacher’s office.What are the possible causes?Maybe he fought with another student.Maybe he is just being picked up early.Maybe he is being given a prize!

Here is another example for you to think about its cause and effect.Carol，13，was trying to fall asleep when her8-year-old brother,Doug,came into her room.He looked around a bit，but seemed really out of it.Then Doug went back into the hallway and stood there looking straight up at the hall light for quite a while.Little brothers can be very strange，but this was really much too strange.Carol didn’t know what to do.Just then,Carol’s father appeared and explained that Doug was sleepwalking.What’s the cause and effect,could you tell?

（）1.According to the second paragraph，which of the following is an effect?

A.Someone puts on a heavy jacket.

B.Someone works in the penguin pen.

C.Someone will go outside into cold weather.

D.Someone will go to visit an ice skating rink.

（）2.Tony has to go to the head teacher’s office.Which of the following isn’t the possible cause?

A.He fought with another student.

B.He is going shopping.

C.He is being picked up early.

D.He is being given a prize.

（）3.What was Doug doing when his sister Carol tried to fall asleep?

A.He was going outside.

B.He was reading a story.

C.He was sleepwalking.

D.He was looking for his dad.

（）4.Which of the following is cause and effect?

A.Tony got up and had a glass of water.

B.We came home and found him sleeping.

C.The ball was lost and a window was broken.

D.Tim was late again and his teacher got angry.

B

No matter where the dads and their children go,that location immediately becomes a tourist destination.This has become a pattern for Hunan TV’s reality show Where Are We Going,Dad? And last week the show was heading overseas for a special international episode.The entry has taken place in New Zealand,which was expected to become a popular travel destination for Chinese fans of the show.If you don’t know much about New Zealand but would like to explore it, check out our travel guide to see what kinds of activities might interest you.

Nature and wildlife encounter

New Zealand was the last country on Earth to be settled by humans.As such,it’s a paradise for exotic birds.You’re also able to watch dolphins and whales on boat tours.

Possible itinerary(旅行指南)

1.Auckland:fly in and visit Tiritiri Matangi conservation project(bellbirds spotting);

2.Waipoua Forest:huge kauri trees;

3.Kaikoura:whale watching by boat or air seal watching,hike the Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway,join a dolphin encounter tour;

4.Wellington(Matiu/Somes Island):red-crowned parakeet,blue penguins,weta,skinks and tuatara;

5.Stewart Island:kiwi bird spotting;

6.Te Anau:takahe and kea;

7.Queenstown:fly to Auckland and finally___43___.

Landscape lover

Landscape lovers may have heard that New Zealand is brimming with natural wonders like active volcanoes(火山),snowy m ountainto ps,glaciers perched near beaches and caves infested with glowworms.Indeed,you can’t see many of these wonders anywhere else in the world.

Possible itinerary

1.Auckland:fly in;

2.Whangamata:beach resorts and The Coromandel Forest Park(short walks,mountain bike trails);

3.Waitomo:underground caves and glowworm caverns;

4.Rotorua: geothermal areas;

5.Abel Tasman:golden sand beaches(taking water taxi,sea kayaking,hiking, and snorkeling);

6.Fox Glacier and Franz Josef:biggest glaciers in the country(hiking and guided glacier walks);

7.Queenstown:crystal clear Lake Wakatipu(bungee jumping,sky diving,horse trekking and cycling);

https://www.wendangku.net/doc/156635578.html,ford Sound:fjord(boat cruises,sea kayaking,diving and flightseeing);

9.Christchurch:fly back.

（）1.New Zealand is____for Chinese fans after the show Where Are We Going,Dad?

A.more beautiful

B.more famous

C.more popular

D.cleaner

（）2.Which is the best expression to fill in the blank(空白处)in the passage?

A.have dinner

B.fly back

C.go sightseeing

D.ride horses

（）3.How is the passage organised?(Par=Paragraph)

A.Par1→Pars2~4→Par5~9

B.Pars1~3→Par4~7→Pars8~9

C.Par1→Pars2~5→Pars6~9

D.Pars1~3→Pars3~4→Par5~9

（）4.From the passage,we know that New Zealand is a travel destination for______.

https://www.wendangku.net/doc/156635578.html,ndscape lovers

B.nature lovers

C.wildlife lovers

D.different kinds of travel lover

C

Scientists are increasingly warning that sitting for long periods----even if you also exercise regularly----could be bad for your health.And it do esn't matter where the sitting takes place----at the office,at school,in the car or before a computer or TV----just the overall number of hours it occurs Several studies suggest people who spend most of their days sitting are more likely to be fat,have a heart attack or ever die.

While health officials have issued guidelines recommending minimum amounts of physical activity,they haven't suggested people try to limit how much time they spend in a seated position.

"After four hours of sitting,the body starts to send harmful signals,"said Ekblom----Bak of the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences.,She explained,that genes regulating调节)the amount of glucose(葡萄糖)and fat,in the body start to shut down.

Even for people who exercise,spending long periods of time sitting at a desk is still harmful.Tim Armstrong,a physical activity expert at the World Health Organization,said people who exercise every day----but still spend a lot of time sitting-----might get more benefit if that exercise was spread across the day,rather than in a single bout(一回).

Still,in a study published in2009that tracked more than17000Canadians for about a dozen years,researchers found people who sat more had a higher death risk,whether or not they exercised.

Experts said more research is needed to figure out just how much sitting is dangerous,and what might be possible to offset those effects.

"People should keep exercising because that has a lot of benefits,"Ekblom---Bak.said? "But when they're in the office,they should try to interrupt sitting as often as possible,"she said.

53.What is the-best title for the text?'

A.Not,Sitting Too Much While Working.

B.How to Avoid Sitting Too Much.,

C.Sitting Too Much Could Be Deadly

D.More and More People Sit Too Much

54.According to the research___________

A.the more time you spend in exercising in a single bout,the healthier you will be

B.those who often sit too much are sure to grow fat or suffer from a heart attack

C.regular exercise is effective to get rid of the side effects of sitting too much

D.you had better not sit for more than four hours in a single bout

55.How does the danger of sitting too much affect the human body?

A.It results in a higher death risk.

B.It increases glucose and fat in the body.

C.It makes a person unable to exercise long enough in a day.

D.It causes the gene to fail to balance the glucose and fat in the body.''

III.语法填空（每小题1分，共10分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式（最多限填三个单词）填空。Scotland has been 1

(celebrate)“Hogmanay”for centuries.Hogmanay is the other

2

for New Year’s Eve in Scotland.

Know as the Scotland’s

3

(big)event,Hogmanay is celebrated with fun

and warmth in Edinburgh.It starts just after Boxing Day 6December 26th .Hogmany or the New Year in Scotland was introduced 6

the invading

Vikings(入侵海盗)in the 8th and 9th centuries.Cleaning the house,taking out the

ashes from the fire and clearing all debts

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(be)some traditions that counted as

part of the New year in Scotland.One of the most wonderful 7

(custom)is

shaking of giant fireballs on long metal poles.This can 9__

(see)during the New

Year in Scotland.

10

popular tradition that is being practiced by many people in Scotland

during the New Year is the ceremony of “first footing”.It’s believed that the

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person over the thresh (门槛)on New Year’s Day

will dictate(支配)the luck brought to the particular house during the New year.You can find and enjoy all of these during the New Year in Scotland.

IV 、书面表达（共25分）.许多人喜欢在除夕夜观看春节联欢晚会（Spring Festival Gala ），但有些人提出要取消春晚。请根据提示，用英语写一篇短文，向央视投稿，告诉他们你希望今年的春晚继续还是取消，并阐述理由。

Spring Festival Gala on CCTV

有些人提出取消春晚dislike

我的观点

the gala costs too much money;there’s nothing novel in the gala;more other programs are available;…

注意：（1）按照你的观点，将标题补充完整；

（2）应覆盖所有要点，可适当发挥；

（3）文中不得出现与你身份相关的信息；

许多人喜欢春晚like

the most popular TV program;families get together to watch it;necessary custom;

（4）词数：80~100。短文开头已给出，不计入总词数。

I________the Spring Festival Gala on CCTV

As for the Spring Festival Gala,there has been a heated discussion among the public._________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________

参考答案

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A B C D CBCD CDD

celebrating name biggest on by

are customs be seen another first

Possible versions:

I like the Spring Festival Gala on CCTV

As for the Spring Festival Gala,there has been a heated discussion among the public.People who like it say it is the most popular TV program in China and is considered as an necessary custom.It also provides a good chance for families to get together.

However,others dislike the Spring Festival Gala.They think it costs too much money.And there’s nothing novel in the gala.What’s more,there are many other fun programs available for people to choose.

I like the Spring Festival Gala and I prefer the gala to stay.Because it plays an important role in the celebration of the New Year and it is a national treasure of China.

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