合肥 168 中学 2021 年面向全省自主招生考试

《科学素养》测试英语试卷

第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分 40 分）

第一节 阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）

阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和 D）中选出最佳答案，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。

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A jobless man wanted very much to be an “office boy” at Microsoft. The manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. “You have passed the test.” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I'll send you the form(表格) to fill in and the date when you may start.” The man replied. “But I don't have a computer, neither an e-mail.” “I'm sorry,” said the manager. “If you don't have an e-mail, that means you are not living. And anyone who isn't living cannot have the job.”

One day, one of his friends asked him for his e-mail. He said, “I haven't got one.” His friend couldn't believe

his ears. “Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?”The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I'd be an office boy at Microsoft!”

1.What did the man do for the test?

A．He sent e-mails. B．He did the cleaning

C．He sold computers. D．He filled in forms. 2．The man didn't get the job because he .

A．disliked such a job B．didn't pass the test

C．didn't have an e-mail D．knew nothing about computers 3．The man after he left Microsoft.

A．went home directly B．asked for food from door to door

C．thought up an idea to make money D．bought a computer and got an e-mail 4．What does the story want to tell us?

A．Computers are very important in our daily life. B．Everyone can make a lot of money with only $10.

C．The manager didn't like the man.

B

Most people may not think that there are any problems with watermelons (西瓜), but some Japanese sellers do. There is often wasted space when they store (贮存) watermelons, because round watermelons do not sit nicely on shelves. So some clever farmers have solved the watermelon problem. They make their watermelons grow in square glass boxes so the watermelons become square. The only problem now is the price. The square watermelons cost about 80 dollars each.

Many people know the saying "Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet and so are you". Well, today the poem needs to change to "Roses are red, roses are blue"! Australian scientists have just recently discovered that when they put a chemical from a blue flower into a rose, they can create a nearly 100% blue rose. Some of science's inventions are beautiful, not just useful!

Doctors might be able to use vegetables to fight cancer now. US scientists have discovered a way to put a chemical into tomato plants while they are growing. When cancer patients eat the tomatoes, the tomatoes will fight the cancer in their bodies. These cancer-fighting vegetables are not yet for sale, because scientists have not finished testing them. If study finds no problems with the tomatoes, then patients can begin to use this easy and delicious new treatment.

5 The square watermelons look like .

A. B. C. D.

6. find a way to make blue roses.

A.Chinese scientists

B.Australian scientists

C.American scientists

D.Japanese farmers

7.Which of the following is true?

A.Super rice can keep itself from insects.

B.Blue roses are more beautiful than red ones.

C.The tomatoes can fight many kinds of diseases.

D.The square watermelons cost less than ordinary ones.

8.The main idea of this passage is .

A.how scientists discover new plants

B.how science makes plants produce more

C.how science has changed plants and people's lives

D.how technology makes our world more beautiful

C

I’ve been living in China for a while — long enough to observe the long-term deterioration (退化)of my own native language abilities, as well as those of my fellow English speakers. This deterioration can take different forms, one of which is the non-standard usage of the words. Its source is, specifically, Chinese culture, and its target is native English speakers. Below I givesome of the common ways that the Chinese environment strikes down the native speaker’s language ability .

Net bar: In Chinese, they’re called “网

吧”, This is fine. We generally call them “Internet café” in English. The Chinese seem to think that “网

吧” should be translated as “net bar” inEnglish, and many careless foreigners have even been misled by this idea.

Name card: In the English-speaking world, business people have lots of business meetings to discuss business. On these occasions, business people exchange specially printed pieces of paper known as business cards. In China e veryone calls them “name cards”, because in Chinese they are called “名

片” and “name card” is a more direct translation .

Bean curd: It’s called “tofu,” OK! This English word comes from Chinese. I know all dictionaries sold in Chi na will tell you “豆

腐” is “bean curd” in English and that may represent thetwo characters nicely, but “bean curd” is more a definition

than a comfortable translation. And yet some foreigners start saying “bean curd” rather than tofu. Deplorable (可悲的)！

I think you see the pattern. The normal native way of saying something is replaced by a more unnatural way of saying it using other English words.

If you’ve been living in China for a while and find yourself using all of these, you might be on dangerous ground. You’re going to start making a fool of yourself back home. Look out! ResistChinglish attempts at destroying your own command of your mother tongue!

9.Which of the following expressions is more native?

A．Bean curd B．Tofu C．Name card D．Net bar 10.How does the writer support his main idea?

A．By comparison B．By examples

C．By reasoning D．By refutation (反驳)

11.What is the main cause of the non-standard usage of the words by native English speakers? A．Chinese culture

B.Chinese tradition

C.English flexibility(灵活性)

D.Chinese polluted environment

12.The mentioned Chinglish words are created in the way .

A.that is generally accepted by native English speakers

B.that is often misunderstood by native English speakers

C.that sounds reasonable to native English speakers

D.that sounds natural to some Chinese

D

Lie in bed, by an open window, and listen…

“No air conditioning? How can you sleep?” a friend asks, horrified. I tell her my family has decided to shut th e air conditioner off and reduce our electric bill.

On this first night of our cost-cutting adventure, it's only 85 degrees. We're not going to suffer, but the three ki ds complain anyway.

They've grown up in 72-degree comfort, protected from the world outside.

“It's too hot to sleep,” my 13-year-old daughter complains. “I’m about to die from this heat,” her brother comp lains down the hall. “Just try it tonight,” I tell them. In truth I'm tootired to argue for long. My face is sweaty, but I l ie quietly listening to the cricket choirs(合唱) outside that remind me of childhood.

o the night.

I think about Grandma, who lived to 92 and still helped with my Mom's gardening until just a fewweeks befor e she died. And then, I'm back there at her house in the summer heat of my childhood.I move my pillow to the foot of Grandma's bed and angle my face toward the open window. I turn the pillow, hunting for the cooler side.Grandm a sees me turn over and over. “If you'll just watch for the breeze(清

风),” she says,“you'll cool off and fall asleep.” She cranks up the Venetian blinds(百叶

窗). I stare at the filmywhite curtain, willing it to move. Lying still, waiting, I suddenly notice the life outside thewi ndow. The bug chorus. Neighbors, porch-sitting late, speak in unclear words that calm me.

“Mom, did you hear that?” my seven-year-old son cries. “I think it was an owl family.” “Probably,” I tell him. “Just keep listening…”

Without the working air conditioner, the house is oddly peaceful, and the unfiltered(未过滤的) night noises seem close enough to touch. I hope I'm awake tonight when the first breeze sneaks in.

13.What is the point the writer wants to make in the passage?

A.We should learn to save electricity.

B.A peaceful mind is important in modern life.

C.We should care about the outside world rather than one’s inner world.

D.Modern men live too comfortable a life.

14.The author talks about her grandmother and her childhood to show that

A.people used to live a hard life.

B.

C.she has learned a great deal from her grandma

D.it’s OK for people to live a simple life.

15.Which of the following title best suits the passage?

A.Waiting for the Breeze

B.An interesting Experience

C.Life at Present and Life in the Past

D.Different Times, Different Children

第二节（共 5 题；每小题 2 分 ，满分 10 分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出正确的填入空白处，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Do you want to know how you can succeed in a new school term? Here are several tips for you from some teachers.

Use a calendar or chart. Write down special tasks, activities and important dates on a calendar. This helps us

remember things you should do. 16 Then, use colorful pens to circle or draw a line under

your homework, reading tasks or other activities. By using a chart, you learn how to plan for your studies.

Buy folders in different colors. Put your notebooks in different folders according to the subject.

17 Staying organized and keeping everything in order will prove very helpful in your life.

18 . Visit the bookstore or library every few weeks to find a new book to read. The

more you get excited about reading, the more confident you will become.

Join all kinds of clubs or sports. 19 . Joining sports clubs or other group activities

is also a good way to help you learn how to get on with others. During this process, you can learn how to solve problems and respect others.

Don’t hesitate to turn to others for help. for help. You’re never too old to ask for help. You can turn to your teachers when there is a question about homework, projects or relationships with your family members.

20 .

A．This help you keep papers and notes organized.

B．A calendar should always be at hand. C．Make friends witn books.

D.You can always there to help solve problems and listen to you.

E.They are always there to help solve problems and listen to you.

F.Sport can keep you fit.

G.It’s important to communicate with other teenagers.

第二部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分 40 分）

第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A。B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。

“My name's Jim Shelley and I'm an addict(有瘾的人）. ”

With these words I began to 21 the problem,the problem of my telephone addiction.I used to call

people 22

23

to be phoned, I wanted to phone,

Just one more call.

Every day started with a few calls. It seemed

24, just a quick chat Gradually though, the

25got

worse.Soon it was 26 use, until,finally, addiction.

And it began to affect my 27

. During the day I would disappear for

28 call. If I couldn't make a call,

someone, then someone lelse, 30 myself just one more call.

I was phoning people and 31

messages to make sure

32 calls would see me through the day.I used to

arrive at friends' homes and before the door was closed ,go straight for the phone with the 33 "Is it OK if I just

use the phone...?"At work, I became

34 when my fellow workers tried to 35

me from using the phone. And

one day I hit my boss(with the phone).finally the police caught me 36 a phone box that had take my last one

pound coin, and I was 37 to see a psychiatrist（心理医生）.

I haven't

38

a phone in the house for three weeks now, and it's several days

39

I used a phone box.. I

try not to watch TV because there are 40 addict.

people on it mading phone calls.My name is Jim Shelley and I am an

第二节 （共 10 题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式，并把答案填写在答题卷的相应位置。

Sydney is Australia's most exciting city.The history of Australia begin here. It is the biggest city in Australia,41. one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

Its warm summer climate and cool winter have made it a favorite city.There are three things 42. made Sydney famous;its beautiful harbor,the Sydney Harbor Bridge,and the Sydney Opera House.

But there are many more interesting things in Sydney:beautiful shops and restaurants,for example,rows of

interesting old houses43. （build） in the 19th century,and everywhere,the sea.Summer or

winter,day or night,Sydney is an outdoor city.

hotels47. advance.

Some Americans think it is very British.Some British visitors think it is like America.There is

some48. （true）in both these opinions,because Sydney takes from both the Old World Europe,and

the New World America,which49. nor American but truly Australian.

（make）itself into something that is50.

British

第三部分 写作（共 1 大题，满分 20 分）

51.书面表达（共 1 题；满分 20 分）

假如你是某中学初三学生李华，你的外籍教师 Johnson 曾帮助过你学习英语。初中毕业之际，请给已经回国的他写一封电子邮件，感谢他对你的鼓励和帮助。

注意：1、词数 100 左右；

2、信的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数；

3、可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Mr.Johnson,

How is everything going?

Thanks for your kind help and encouragement. Best wishes!

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua