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自主招生英语试题

Independent RecruitmentEnglishExam（July2016-C）Time:

90minutes

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SectionI：

UseofLanguage语言运用（TotalMarks25%）

Direction:

ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceforeachquestionintheanswersheet.

1.Itisnolongeraproblem_______thepoorchildreninthisdistrictcangotoschool.

A.thatB.whetherC.soD.because

2.AsurveywascarriedoutonthedeathrateofthosewhowereinfectedbySARS,________weresurprising.

A.asresultsB.whichresultsC.theresultsofitD.theresultsofwhich

3.Theorganizationbrokenorules,but______haditactedresponsibly.

A.neitherB.soC.eitherD.both

4.Manyworkerswereorganizedtoclearaway______remainedoftheWorldTradeCenter.

A.thoseB.thatC.whatD.where

5.MytrainarriveinNewYorkateighto'clocktonight.TheplaneIwouldliketotakefromthere______bythen.

A.wouldleaveB.willhaveleftC.hasleftD.hadleft

6.Theprofessorcouldhardlyfindsufficientgrounds_____hisargumentsinfavorofthenewtheory.

A.tobebasedonB.tobaseonC.whichtobaseonD.onwhichtobase

7.—Willyougototheparty?

—OfcourseIwillif______.

A.havinginvitedB.invitedC.IwasinvitedD.Iwillbeinvited

8.—Therewerealreadyfivepeopleinthecarbuttheymanagedtotakemeaswell.

 —It______acomfortablejourney.

A.can’tbeB.shouldn’tbeC.mustn’thavebeenD.couldn’thavebeen

9.—Wecouldhavewalkedtothestation;itwassonear.

—Yes.Ataxi_____atallnecessary.

A.wasn’tB.hadn’tbeenC.wouldn’tbeD.won’tbe

10.—Amanansweredthephone.Isupposeitwasherhusband.

—It_____herhusband.Hehasbeendeadforages.

A.mustn’tbeB.mustn’thavebeenC.couldn’tbeD.couldn’thavebeen

11.It_____quiteafewyears_____theaccusedwasdeclaredinnocentandsetfree.

A.was;sinceB.is;thatC.willbe;whenD.was;before

12.Thespeakersaidhecouldtalkon_____interestedtheaudience.

A.anytopicB.whichtopicC.whichevertopicD.thetopichethoughtit

13.Undernocircumstance_____totellliestoparents.

A.childrenareallowedB.arechildrenallowedC.childrenwillallowD.willchildrenallow

14.Modernscienceandtechnologyhas_____communicationbetweenpeoplefarapart.

A.madeconvenientB.madeitconvenient

C.madeitconvenientforD.madeitconvenientto

15.IheardthatyoureallyhadawonderfultimeatJohn'sbirthdayparty,_____?

A.didn'tIB.didn'tyouC.hadn'tyouD.willyou

16.Thegreatuseofschooleducationisnotsomuchtoteachyouthings_____toteachyoutheartoflearning.

A.asB.thatC.thanD.but

17.Nomatterhowfrequently_____theworksofBeethovenalwaysattractalargenumberofpeople.

A.performingB.performedC.tobeperformedD.beingperformed

18._____theirrealeconomicsituations,theygotsomerelieffundfromthegovernment.

A.ConsideringB.ConsideredC.HavingbeenconsideredD.Beingconsidered

19.Tina_____haveknownthetruth,orshewouldhavetoldus.

A.mustn'tB.shouldn'tC.can'tD.needn't

20._____ofwatermakesDeathValleyadesert,butitisbynomeansdevoid.

A.LackingB.BeinglackC.BecauseoflackD.Lack

21.—Yourperformancewasverygood.

—IcouldhavedonebetterifI_____moretime

A.havehadB.hadC.hadhadD.willhavehad

22.—Whatdidyouhearyesterday?

—Iseemed_____someoneknockatthedoor.

A.hearB.tohaveheardC.tohearD.havingheard

23.—ShallIopenthewindow?

—Yes,please.Iwish_____it.

A.youwouldopenB.youropeningC.youwilltoopenD.youwillopen

24.—ShallIturnonthetelevision?

—No.I’drathernot_____televisiontonight.

A.watchingB.towatchC.watchD.forwatching

25.—Tommustbeverywealthy.

—Yes,he_____moreinonedaythanIdoinaweek.

A.hasbeenearnedB.hadearnedC.earnsD.hasearnings

SectionII.ReadingComprehension阅读理解（TotalMarks40%）

Directions:

ReadthefollowingpassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

Passage1

Thefrighteningriseincrimesofviolencethroughoutthecountryhascausedmoreandmorepeopletoarmthemselves.Theybuygunstoprotecttheirhomesandcarrywiththemforpersonalsafetywhentravelling.Unfortunately,insteadofsafety,whatthenewhandgunownertoooftengetsispersonaltragedy.AsIfoundinmyreading,ahandgundoesnotprotecttheAmericanhomeverywell.Thehomehandgunismorelikelytokillorinjurefamilymembersandfriendsthananyonewhobreaksin,andisespeciallyharmfultoyoungadultsandchildren.

Because90percentofbreak—instakeplacewhennooneishome,thehandgunisboughtfordefenseisveryoftenstolen.Accordingtosomestatistics,eachyearabout100,000handgunsarestolenfromordinarycitizens.Thesegunsthenenterthecriminalunderworldandareusedinmorecrimes.Thus,thecitizenswholostgunsishelpingtoarmthecriminalclass.

AsaNewYorkCitypoliceofficerrecentlypointedouttoahomeownerwhoaskedifheshouldbuyahandguntoprotecthishome,toooftenitisthehomeownerhimselfwhoendsupgettingshotandkilled,becauseheoftenwarnstherobberbysayingsomethinglike“Stop!

”or“whatdoyouthinkyouaredoing?

”Possibly,thethiefturnsandfires.

Instreetcrime,theuseofahandgunfordefenseisveryrisky,withthedefenderoftenlosingthegunandhavingitusedagainsthim.Thehandgunownerseldomevengetsthechancetousehisorhergunbecausethemomentofsurpriseisalwayswiththeattacker.Infact,tryingtouseahandguntokeepsomeoneoffmakestheriskofdeathquiteabithigher.

Fortheordinarycitizen,usingahandgunisseldomhelpfulfordefenseonthestreet.And,inthehome,theonlywaytogetrealdefensefromapersonalhandgunwouldbetohaveitalwaysattheready,perhapsinhandloadedandreadytofireeverytimethereisknockonthedoor.ThatisnotexactlytheAmericanwayormyideaofacivilizedsociety.

26.Whydopeoplewanttoarmthemselvesaccordingtothepassage?

A.Becausetheywanttousethegunstoprotecttheirpersonalgoods.

B.Becausekillinganimalswithgunsistheirfavoritesport.

C.Becausethenumberofcrimesofviolenceisstillsmall.

D.Becausepeopleintenttoattackotherswithgunsincrimes.

27.Moreoftenthannot,whatthehandgunbringstheowneris___________.

A.safetyB.tragedyC.luckD.happiness

28.Itcanbeunderstoodfromthepassagethat____________________.

A.homehandgunsdomoregoodthanharmtoordinarypeople.

B.homehandgunsdomoreharmthangoodtoordinarypeople

C.stolenhandgunsareusuallythrownawayinsteadofbeingused

D.handgunsarenolongerneededinacivilizedsociety

29.Ifacitizenuseahandguntoprotecthimselfinstreetcrime,hewillprobably__________.

A.besafeandsound

B.killtheattacker

C.riskhislife

D.surprisetheattacker

30.Thepassageismainlyabout__________.

A.howcriminalsgethandgunsfromthecitizens

B.whyisthehomegunisnotessentialforhomedefense

C.howthecriminalsusethehandgunagainstordinarycitizens

D.whyAmericaisnotacivilizedsociety

Passage2

RogerSperryandRobertOrnsteinoftheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnologywonaNobelPrizein1972.Theydiscoveredthatthehumanbrainhastwosides,andeachsidehasdifferentworktodo.Theleftsideofthebraincontrolslanguageandnumber;itanalysesandreasons.Therightsidecontrolsourimagination;itcontrolsourunderstandingofmusicandoursenseofrhythm.Itistherightsideofourbrainwhichdaydreams.

Greatartistsandgreatscientistsaresimilar:

theybothusethetwosidesoftheirbrain.Itiswell-knownthatAlbertEinstein,asagreatscientist,alsoenjoyedart,playingtheviolinandsailing.Einsteinsaidhisscientificdiscoveriesgrewfromhisimaginationratherthanfromanalysis,reasonandlanguage.Hesaidthatwrittenandspokenwordswerenotimportantinhisthinking.Hegotideasbyusinghisimagination.Hethenusedtheleftsideofbraintouseanalysis,numberandreasonandthenheusedlanguagetoexplainit.

Usualeducationinschoolsencouragesustousetheleftsideofourbrains.Language,number,analysisandreasonaregivenmoreimportantinourschoolsthanimaginationanddaydreaming.However,weareencouragedtohopwhenwehavetwoperfectlygoodlegs!

Thenwhydon’twegivemorevaluetovisualthinking?

Infact,allofusneedbothsidesofourbrain.Weneedtouseourimaginationstothinkofsolutionstoproblemsandtoenjoyfeelingandcreativeexperiences.Andweneedtobelogicalandtobeabletoanalyzeandorganizeinordertoliveonthisworld.

Itistruethatsomepeoplefinditeasiertouseonesideofthebrainratherthantheotherbutallofuscanusebothsidesandallofusbenefitbyusingallthepowerswehave.Nietzsche,thewell-knownphilosopher,saidthatweaddtoourknowledgebymakingconscioustheunconscious.

31.Accordingtothepassage,agreatcomposercomposesmusicbyusingofhisbrain.

A.therightside

B.theleftside

C.bothsides

D.neitherside

32.AlbertEinstein’sexampleisusedtosupporttheideathat.

A.allscientificdiscoveriesarebasedonimagination

B.peopleshoulddonothingbutdaydream

C.usingtwosidesofthebrainisimportant

D.scientistsaregoodatimaginingwhatmayhappen

33.Itisimpliedinthepassagethatregulareducation.

A.shouldbepraisedbecauseitsuggestsusingbothsidesofthebrain.

B.findsitveryimportanttohavedaydreams

C.claimsthatanalysisandreasonare