XX中学高一新生入学实验班招生考试英语试题I. Vocabulary and Structure:（每题1分，共10分)1. The 911 rescue team found the _ boy extremely _, wolves howling in the woods. A. missing . scaring B. missed . scared C. missed . scaring D. missing . scared2. Lenny advised me to have a _ of brandy because it will make me less nervous. A. bite B. lick C. sip D. touch3. To be or not to be, that is the question” is a quotation from Shakespeares play _. A. Romeo and Juliet B. Macbeth C. Hamlet D. King Lear4. _ was defeated at the battle of Waterloo. A. Hitler B. Napoleon C. Mussolini D. Richard Nixon5. _ is often used to stand for the British Government. A. Downing Street B. White Hall C. White House D. The fleet street6. Its not far from the village if we take the short _ through the jungle. A. pass B. comer C. turning D. cut7. The famous speech “I Have a Dream” was delivered by _ on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1963. A. Martin Luther King B. Franklin D. Roosevelt C. Ronald Reagan D. Michael Jackson8. Yao Ming, a rising star in NBA, is now playing basketball with the _. A. Chicago Bulls B. Los Angeles Lakers C. Houston Rockets D. West Point9. The term CEO stands for _. A. Chief Executive Officer B. Central Executive Officer C. Chief Executive Official D. Central Executive Official10. There flows River _ in Paris. A. Thames B. Nile C. Yangtze D. Saine II. Cloze Test: (每题1.5分，共15分) When people talk about air pollution, they are usually thinking about outdoor air 11 . But do you know that there is 12 air pollution inside homes, offices, hotels and other buildings? The air in your home can be 2 to 100 times more polluted than the air outdoors! In fact, some American doctors say that 50% of illnesses have 13 to do with polluted indoor air. A lot of pollution comes from indoor activities 14 smoking and cooking. As most people 15 about 80-90% of their time inside buildings, it is important to take indoor air pollution seriously, too. Air pollution influences our health 16 . When the air is polluted, not only young children and old people suffer from (遭受) it, 17 people with health problems suffer as well. Indoor air pollution can 18 peoples eyes, noses and throats. Air pollution, both indoor and outdoor, can also lead to lung cancer（肺癌）and heart disease! In the great London fog in 1952, 4,000 people died in a few days 19 the pollution! 20 is said that half a million young children and women die each year in India because of indoor air pollution!( )11. A. pollution B. sadness C. illness D.business( )12. A. too B. none C. also D. neither( )13. A. nothing B. everything C. something D. anything ( )14. A. as well as B. such as C. instead of D.for example( )15. A. take B. cost C. give D. spend( )16. A. in many ways B. in many things C. in many houses D.by the way( )17. A. and B. but C. or D.until( )18. A. hit B. hurt C. polluted D.destroy( )19. A. because of B. thanks to C. related to D.or so( )20. A. This B. That C. What D. It III.Reading Comprehension: （每题2分，共10分） A Ben Johnson is one of the few men ever buried standing up. As the story goes, King Charles I once made him a promise. The king told the great writer that he would be buried in Englands famous Westminster Abbey. But that wasnt all. Johnson could choose any place he liked for his grave. Johnson died in 1637. Then it was found that the spot he had picked was already filled. The ground space left in it was just eighteen inches square. King Charles 1 kept his words. He had Johnsons coffin placed on its end in the small place. Thats the way it would just fit.21. Charles I found out the place filled after _ A. Johnsons death B. Johnsons burial C. the reading of Johnsons will D. 163822. Johnsons coffin was placed upright so that it would _ A. face the west B. look bigger C. take less room D. reach the floor BDear Sir, I am writing to make a strong complaint about the impolite treatment my guests, my colleague and I received when we visited your restaurant last Friday evening. On booking a table for four by telephone on Tuesday we we