2023年中美國際高中入學考試模擬試卷英語

InternationalHighSchoolProgramChengduNo.7HighSchoolEntranceTest中美國際高中入學考試(MockExamPaper:English)英語模擬試卷(120minutesFullScore150)時間：120分鐘滿分：150PaperI:Listening(15minutes16marks)ForQuestions1-10,youwillhear10shortdialoguesanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.Listenandmark“T”or“F”ontheanswersheet.You’llheartherecordingTWICE.1.Thedriverputstheman’sbaginthetrunk.2.Thewomanrefusestheman’ssuggestion.3.Lynneishavingapotluckparty.4.Chrisisavegetarian.5.Thecustomerneedsthesalesperson’shelprightnow.6.Thefoodattherestaurantwasso-so.7.Themantellsthewomannottodosomething.8.Helenfeelsbetter.9.Cindyistalkingaboutthejobthatshehasnow.10.Bobisgoingtostartjoggingbeforework.Forquestions1-6,youwillhearaseriesofshortconversations.Pleasewritetheanswertoeachquestiononthelineprovided.Youranswershouldbeasbriefaspossible.YouwillheareachitemTWICE.1.WherewillAlbertofindthetea?2.Atwhatpointexactlywillthethreestudentsappearintheconcert?3.Whenwillthefriendsgoswimming?4.Wherewillthetourmeetingtakeplace?5.Howwillteachersknowwhowantstoattendtheirrevisionclass?6.WhatisLili’sproblemANDhowmightthisberesolved?PaperII:Reading(65minutes54marks)Forquestions1-10,pleaselookatthesentencesbelowaboutajourneytotheArcticonboardaship.Readthefollowingtexttodecideifeachsentenceiscorrectorincorrect.Ifitiscorrect,markTonyouranswersheet.Ifitisnotcorrect,markFonyouranswersheet.1Thistripisforpeoplewholikepeaceandquiet.2Manydifferentactivitiesareorganizedonboard.3ThevoyagebeginsinScotland.4Theshipfollowsafixedroute.5Therearedifferenttypesofaccommodation.6Passengersservethemselvesinthediningroom.7WhalescanbeseeninthemorningnearTromso.8TherearesomeexamplesoftraditionalbuildingsinTromso.9TheshipstaysovernightinTromso.10BearIslandusedtobeabusyfishingcentre.ExploringtheArcticTheArcticisoneofthefewplacesintheworlduntouchedbypollutionwhereyoucanseenatureatitswildestandmostbeautiful.JoinourshiptheNorthernStarfrom2to18July,fora17-dayvoyagetotheArctic.Duringthevoyageyouareabletorelaxandgetawayfromitall.Therearenopartiesorfilm-showstoattend,quizzestoenter,orentertainerstowatch.However,wedohavespecialistsonboardwhoarewillingtoansweranyofyourquestionsabouttheArcticandwhowilltalkabouttheanimalsandbirdsthatyouseeonthetrip.AftersettingofffromScotland,wegonorthalongthecoastofNorwaytoBearIsland.Alongthewayyou'llseethousandsofseabirdsandwonderfulscenery,withriversoficeandhugecliffs.Youwillhavethechancetoseereindeer,polarbears,andotherArcticanimals.Althoughwehaveatimetable,experiencehasshownthatwemayhavetochangeourdirectionalittle,dependingontheweatherandonwhichanimalsappear.TheNorthernStarisaveryspecialshipandourpastvoyageshavebeenverypopular.Ourcabinsallhavethesameexcellentfacilities,whichincludeaprivatebathroomandrefrigerator.Ourchefsarehappytoprepareanyfoodforpeopleonspecialdiets.Choosejustwhatyouwanttoeatfromthewidevarietyavailablefromthediningroombuffet.Thereisalibrary,shop,clinicandplentyofspaceforrelaxation.Ifyouneedsomeexercise,whynotgojoggingeverymorningaroundthedecks,ordosomeswimmingintheindoorpool.Pricesincludeeconomyclassairtraveland16nightsonboardtheNorthernStar,allmealsandexcursionsandalllectures.Day1BoardtheNorthernStar.Days2–7WesailslowlynorthalongthecoastofNorway,stoppingatplacesofinterest.Day8Tromso.YouneedtogetupatsunrisetoseethewhalesaswesailtowardsTromso.VisitTromsotoseetheArcticMuseum,thecathedralandthebeautifuloldwoodenhouses.IntheeveningwesailawayalongthewestcoasttoBirdIsland,whichisexcellentforbird-watching.Days9–10BearIsland.Wearrivehereintheearlyeveningandstayovernight.BearIslandoncehadanactivefishingindustry,buttodaylittleofthisremains.Wewillexploretheisland,lookingoutforArcticflowers.Days11–16Spitsbergen.Aplaceofmountainsandriversofice,itishometoalargevarietyofanimals.Day17LeavetheshipinSpitsbergenandflytoLondonfromTroms.Pleasereadthetextaboutbehaviorsonairplaneandanswerquestions1-8.Airrageisthecurrentexpressionforaggressiveordisruptivebehaviorofairlinepassengers.Itcomesfromthetermroadrage,usedtodescribedriverswhoserudeandhostileattitudetowardotherscanleadtoseriousaccidentsorviolence.Majorairlinesarebecomingincreasinglyconcernedaboutairrageandaretrainingtheirstafftodealwithit.Atthesametime,theyareintroducingtougherpoliciesandsupportinglegislationthatwillallowlocalpolicetoarrestoffenderswhentheyland.Aspecialagreement,knownasthe1963TokyoConvention,allowsforthearrestoftroublesomepassengersonlanding,eveniftheyarenotcitizensofthatcountryanddidnottechnicallycommitacrimethere.Theproblemofairragemaystartbeforepassengersevenboardtheplaneandmaybecomeworseonboard.Reasonsforairrageincludeheavytrafficonthewaytotheairport,longcheck-inlines,theamountofalcoholavailablebothinthewaitingareaandgivenoutfreeonboardtheplane,andstrictenforcementofno-smokinglawsattheairportandontheflightitself.Airlinestaffaretrainedtospotapotentialtroublemakerandtodealwithviolentbehaviorbytalkingtotheperson.Formoreseriouscases,handcuffsandstraitjacketsarekeptonboard,althoughtheseareusedonlyasalastresort.Fortunately,incidentsinvolvingseriousviolencearerare,butairrageisincreasinglybecominganissueofconcernforallairlines.Airrageandroadragerefertoaggressivebehaviorby____________passengersincarsorplanes.airlinepassengersandcardrivers.cardriversandairlinepilots.airlinepassengersandcrews.Accordingtothispassage,airrage_____________isamoreseriousproblemtodaythanitwas25yearsago.isaproblemthatmoreandmoreairlinecompaniesaredealingwith.isaproblemthatbecameveryseriousinthe1960s.occursmoreoncertainairlinesthanonothers.TheTokyoConventionenableslocalpolice_________________tointroducetougherpolicies.toarrestpeoplewhileflyingovertheircountry.toarrestaggressivepassengersofanynationality.tousehandcuffsandstraitjacketstorestrainaggressivepassengers.Accordingtothispassage,whichofthefollowingfactorscontributestoairrage?adifficultjourneytotheairportsmokingonboardrestrictionsonalcoholhandcuffsandstraitjacketsbeingkeptonboardFromthispassagewecanunderstandthatairlinestaffwillwatchoutfor_______________heavysmokers.heavydrinkers.peoplewhoarenervousaboutflying.peoplewhostarttalkingtoaggressivepassengers.Thephraseasalastresortinthelastparagraphmeans______________inafar-awayvacationspot.iftheplanecannotreturntotheairport.aftereverythingelsehasfailed.withpotentialtroublemakers.Whatmighttheairlinecrewdotocontrolairrageontheplane?allowthepassengertosmokearrestthepassengerrestrainthepassengerbehaverudelytothepassengerThewriter'smainpurposeinthispassageisto_________________discussthephenomenonofairrage.explainthereasonsforairrage.suggestsolutionsforairlinestafffacedwithairrage.warnpassengersaboutairrage.Pleasereadthefollowingarticleaboutmenwhohuntforbirds’nestsincavesinThailand,andthenanswerquestions1-9inyourownwordsonaseparateanswersheet.TheNestHuntersofTamYaiSwiftletsareshybirdsthatmaketheirnestsintheremotestcornersofdeepcaves.Theyhavetheabilitytoflyfastandstraightlikearrowsaroundtheinteriorofthecavewalls.Likesomeotherbirds,theybuildtheirnestswiththeirsaliva,thejuicyliquidfromtheirownmouths.Thisjuicehardensquicklytomakeasmallnest,shapedlikeacup.Thesenestsarecalled“whitegold”,becausetheycanbesoldforthousandsofdollarsintheChinesefoodmarkets.ItisthesenestsforwhichthehuntersofTamYaiarepreparedtorisktheirlives.TamYaicaveinsouthernThailandisthelargestnetworkofcavesinsidealimestonemountain,knownasSuwanKuha,meaning“cavetemple”.IthasbeengiventhisnamebecauseitcontainsalargeareadecoratedwithstatuesofBuddhas.Highabovethestatues,inthefarcornersofthecavecomplex,iswherethenestsaretobefound.Thenesthuntersclimbbarefootupdangerousbamboopoleshundredsofmetresabovethegroundtocollectthesevaluablenests.Theyrarelyusesafetyequipment,andiftheyfall,theywilldieinstantly.Thesenestscanonlybereachedbythebravestandmostskilledclimbers,andtheyareoftenonlyabletoreachthehighestnestswiththeaidofastickandanet.Nesthuntingisaskillpasseddowninfamiliesfromfathertoson.Becauseoftheprofitsthatcanbemade,thecompetitionamongrivalclimbersisfierce.Therearearmedguardsattheentrancetothecavetoprotectthenestsfromthieves.InTamYai,therearealsostrictlawstopreventillegalhuntingandtoensurepropercollecting,or“harvesting”,ofthenests.Asaresult,thebirdsareaprotectedspeciesandthenumberofswiftletsisgrowing.NestharvestingbeginsinMarchandiftheharvestiscollectedatthecorrecttimeofyear,eachswiftletwilllayeggsthreetimesaseason.Oncetheyoungbirdshavehatchedandflown,thenestscanbecollectedandsoldtotheChinesefoodindustryasthevitalingredientinbird’snestsoup.Therecipeforthehighlyvaluedbird’snestsoupiscenturiesold,andthesoupissaidtohaveavalueinprolonginglife.Chinesedoctorsoftenprescribeitforpeoplewhoaresufferingfromskinconditions,lungdiseaseandbreathingproblems.Itisimportanttopreparetheneststhoroughlywhentheyarriveintherestaurantkitchens.Firstlytheyarewashed,soakedandboileduntiltheyhaveasoft,rubber-liketexture.Thentheyaremixedwithmeatandcoconutandalltheingredientsarecookedtogether.Thenestitselfisnotdelicious,infactithashardlyanytaste.AsoneChinesechefsays:“Itistheotheringredientswhichgivethesoupitsflavour.Thenestissoftandcrunchy,andwhenyouprepareityoumustbecarefultoremovealltracesofthebird,suchasbonesorfeathers.ThisisbecauseChinesepeopleappreciatethewayitfeelsintheirmouthratherthanthetasteandsmell.”Itisanexoticdishinamulti-milliondollarmarket.Theneststhemselvesaresmall;theyweighlessthan10gramsandmeasurejustafewcentimetres.Butforthenesthunterstherisksaregreatindeed.Questions:1.Whathappenstothesalivawhenthebirdsbuildtheirnests?2.Whydothehunterstakesuchgreatriskstocollectthenests?3.Whichcountrybuysmostofthebirds’nests?4.WhyisSuwanKuharegardedasatemple?5.Whatmakesthejobofnesthuntingparticularlydangerous?GiveTWOdetails.6.Accordingtothegraph,howdoesthepriceofbirds’nestsincomparetothatof1968?7.HowisthebusinessofnesthuntinginTamYaicontrolled?GiveTWOdetails.8.Howisbird’snestsoupimportantforhealth?9.Howdoesthesoupgetitstaste?PaperIII:UseofEnglish(20minutes60marks)ClozeSchool’sArtSaleLastFridayparentshelpedcollectlotsofmoneyforaschoolbybuyingchildren’spictures.AprimaryschoolinBicesteruseditsclassroomsasanartgalleryforadayand(1)............parentstocomeandlook.Allthepupils(2)............aworkofartand(3)............paintingwentonsaleat￡5.Hundredsofparentsandrelationscameand,together,theyspent(4)............￡2,000.Nowtheschoolis(5)............ofmakingtheexhibitionbiggernextyearbyalsocontactingbusinesses(6)............operateinthelocalarea.Oneoftheschoolchildren’sparentsfirsthadthe(7)............aftergoingto(8)............exhibitionsinherhomecountry,SouthAfrica.Theschoolhasdecidedto(9)............themoneytobuybooksandCDplayers.TheHeadTeachersaidhewasdelightedtoseetheschool(10)............fullandhewasveryproudofthechildren.1AhopedBinvitedCpleasedDwished2AoperatedBplayedCperformedDproduced3AfewBsomeCeachDall4AoverBmoreCcloseDnear5AplanningBthinkingCconsideringDwanting6AwhatBwhoCwhichDwhose7AmemoryBideaChabitDchoice8AsameBlikelyCsimilarDequal9AbringBaddCjoinDuse10AsoBtooCsuchDenoughGrammarandVocabularyMultipleChoices1.Wedon'thaveanymilkleft._____?a. don'tyoub. arewec. dowed. haveyou2.Itriedontwosweaters,butIdidn'tbuy_____ofthem.a. eitherb. nonec. neitherd. any3.Ifthey________________ thecarearlier,theywouldn'thavegottenstuckontheroad.a. werecheckedb. didcheckc. hadcheckedd. checked4.Isaweveryepisodeinthat_____________televisionseries.a. ten-partsb. tens-partc. tens-partsd. ten-part5."Howareyoumanagingwiththenewcomputerprogram?""Notgreat.I___________tofigureitoutyet.'"a. can'thavemanagedb. haven'tmanagedc. don'tmanaged. haven'tbeenmanaging6.I'vebeentrying____________ Sueallmorning.a. tocallb. callingc. calld. tohavecalled7.You___________closeallthewindowsbeforeyouleavethehouse.a. needb. shouldc. oughtd. might8.Hewasaccused______________stealingmoneyfromthest