温州中学2015年自主招生模拟考试英语试题第一部分： 单项填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分) 1. Experts think that recently discovered painting may be Picasso. A. the ; / B. a ; the C. a ; / D. the ; a2. Can I help you with it ? - I appreciate your , but I can manage it myself. A. advice B. question C. offer D. idea3. As a result of the earthquake, two thirds of the buildings in the area . A. need repairing B. needs repairing C. needs to be repaired D. need to repair4. Have you figured out how much the trip will cost ? - $ 4,000, or like that. A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothing5. Ten years ago the population of our village was that of theirs.A. as twice large as B. twice as large asC. twice as much as D. as twice much as 6. But for their help，we the program in time Acan not finish Bwill not finish Chad not finished Dcould not have finished7. People try to avoid public transportation delays by using their own cars, and this _ creates further problems. A. in short B. in case C. in doubt D. in turn 8.Hot _the night air was, we slept deeply because we were so tired after the long journey. A. although B. as C. while D. however9. _ passion, people wont have the motivation or the joy necessary for creative thinking. A. For B. Without C. Beneath D. By10. The teacher stressed again that the students should not _ any important details while retelling the story. A. bring out B. let out C. leave out D. make out 11. What is the price of petrol these days? Oh, it _ sharply since last month. A. is raised B. has risen C. has arisen D. is increased 12. The place _ the bridge is supposed to be built should be _ the cross-river traffic is the heaviest. A. which ; where B. at which ; which C. at which ; where D. which ; in which 13. _ was most important to her, she told me, was her family. A. It B. This C. What D. As 14. The field research will take Joan and Paul about five months; it will be a long time _ we meet them again. A. after B. before C. since D. when 15. _ many times, he finally understood it. A. Told B. Telling C. Having told D. Having been told 16. Do you mind my opening the window? Its a bit hot here. _, as a matter of fact. A. Go ahead B. Yes, my pleasure C. Yes, I do D. Come on 17. He must be helping the old man to water the flowers, ? A. is he B. isnt he C. must he D. mustnt he18. So much of interest _ that most visitors simply run out of time beforeseeing it all. A. offers Beijing B. Beijing offersC. does Beijing offer D. Beijing does offer19. I have tried very hard to find a solution to the problem, but in vain. Why not consult with Frank? You see, _. A. great minds think alikeB. two heads are better than one C. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bushD. its better to think twice before doing something 20. The little boy came riding full speed down the motorway on his bicycle .- _ it was! A. What a dangerous scene B. What dangerous a scene C. How a dangerous scene D. How dangerous the scene第二部分： 完形填空(共20小题 ；每小题1分，满分20 分)One night, when I was eight , my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget.“Sweetie, my company wants to 1 me but needs me to work in Brazil. This is like your teacher telling that youve done 2 and allowing you to skip a grade(跳级), but youll have to 3 your friends. Would you say yes to your teacher?” She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it. I was puzzled. The question kept me 4 for the rest of the night. I had said “yes” but for the first time, I realized the 5 decisions adults had to make.For almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every day. Every evening Id 6 wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my day. A phone call, however, could never replace her 7 and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.During my fourth-grade Christmas break, we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at her large 8 apartment, I became 9 how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself. It was then 10 I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on 11 family and work. 12 difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldnt know whether you made the right choice, but you could always make the best out of the