马鞍山市第二中学2008年文科实验班招生英语素质测试题注意事项：1先将自己的姓名、准考证号用钢笔或圆珠笔填写在答题卷的相应位置上。考试结束后，应将试卷和答题卷一并交回。2本试卷共10页，满分120分，答题时间90分钟。3所有选择题的答案都必须在所给的四个选项中进行选择，选对给分；不选、错选或多选，均不给分。4所有答案用钢笔或圆珠笔写在答题卷上，注意字迹清楚，卷面整洁。一、单项选择 (每小题1分,共20分)1. I must thank you for taking the trouble to look after my sick mother. _.A. With pleasureB. It doesnt matterC. It was no trouble at allD. By all means2. By the time you _ back, the supper _ ready.A. will get; will be B. get; will beC. get; is D. will get; is3. Bob isnt feeling very well. He has caught a cold. Everybody seems to have _ because of the sudden change of the weather.A. oneB. itC. thatD. another4. Did Jane go to work on time? Yes. It was not yet seven oclock _ she arrived at the office.A. untilB. beforeC. thatD. when5. The performance _ nearly three hours, but few people left the theatre early.A. lastedB. reachedC. playedD. covered 6. What do you think of the film? Oh, I havent seen _ film for years.A. the more interesting B. a more interesting C. more interesting D. the most interesting7. Shall we go out for a walk? Sorry. This is not the right _ to invite me. I am too tired to walk.A. moment B. situationC. place D. chance8. By nine oclock, all the Olympic torch bearers had reached the top of Mount Qomolangma, _ appeared a rare rainbow soon.A. of which B. above whichC. from which D. on which9. The water _ cool when I jumped into the swimming pool this morning.A. was feltB. is feltC. feelsD. felt 10. I called Lucy many times yesterday evening, but I couldnt get through. Her brother _ on the phone all the time!A. was talking B. has been talking C. has talked D. talked11. _ the project as planned, well have to work two more hours a day. A. Completing B. Complete C. Completed D. To complete12. The girl asked the teacher .A. what the museum looks likeB. what the museum looked like C. how the museum looks likeD. how the museum looked like13. Its already 10 oclock. I wonder how it _ that she was two hours late on such a short trip.A. came overB. came outC. came aboutD. came up14. How would you like your coffee? .A. Its well doneB. Very nice. Thank youC. One cup. Thats enoughD. The stronger, the better15. Is there a basketball match between the LA Lakers and Houston Rockets this Saturday? There _ be. Ive already been trying to get one ticket.A. might B. would C. must D. can 16. Have you heard _ news？The price of _ petrol (汽油) is going up again!A. the; the B. 不填; the C. the; 不填 D. 不填; 不填17. Is this the reason _ at the police station for his carelessness in the traffic accident? A. he explainedB. what he explained C. how he explainedD. why he explained18. weather it is! Lets go boating on the Yushanhu Lake. Id love to.A. How fineB. What fineC. How badD. What bad19. The following _ some newly-published popular magazines.A. was B. is C. appears D. are20. Women with babies, get on the bus first please, _?A. will you B. wont they C. dont they D. do you二、完形填空 (每小题1.5分，共30分)阅读下列短文, 从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。One day a very wealthy father took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people can be.They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of 21 would be considered a very poor family. On their return from their 22 , the father asked his son, “How was the trip?”“It was 23 , Dad!”“Did you see how poor people can be?” the father asked.“Oh yeah?” said the son.“So what did you 24 from the trip?” asked the father.The son answered, “I saw that we have one dog 25 they have four. We have a pool that 26 to the middle of our garden and they have a creek (小溪) that has 27 end. We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the 28 at night. Our patio (院子) reaches to the front yard and they have the 29 horizon (地平线) . We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go 30 our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they serve 31 . We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property to protect us 32 they have friends to protect them.”With this the boys father was 33 .Then his son added, “Dad, thank you for showing me how 34 we are.”Too many times we 35 what we have and look at what we 36 have. What is one persons object is anothers prize possession. 37 all based on ones perspective (视角). Think about what would happen if we all gave 38 for wh