英语B模拟题2012.docVIP

第一部分：交际用语 1. — Excuse me, I don’t want to interrupt you but ... — C. It’s quite all right. 2. — We are going to have a singing party tonight. Would you like to join us? — A. I’m afraid not, because I have to go to an important meeting. 3. — Marilyn. I’m afraid I have to be leaving now. — B. Oh, so early. 4. — Hi, welcome back! Have a nice trip? — A. Oh, fantastic! Fresh air and sunshine every day. 5. — Could you be so kind as to turn down that rock “n” roll? I’m preparing for tomorrow’s exam. — C. Sure. Sorry to disturb you. 第二部分：阅读理解（共10小题，每小题3分，满分30分） 此部分共有2篇短文，每篇短文后有5个问题。请从每个问题后的A, B, C, D四个选项中选出最佳答案。 Passage 1 Clowns（小丑）like to make people laugh. They paint their faces and put on funny noses. Sometimes they put on a sad face but most of the time they put on a happy face. They also wear funny clothes. Most clowns work in circuses. They do all kinds of silly things to make the audience laugh. They run jump, fall down, turn sometimes they shout and sing. Clowns are funny men and occasionally, women too! A circus is not a circus without clowns! Children especially enjoy watching clowns. A clown named cookie often visits hospitals to entertain sick children as well as older people. Sick people need to laugh. It helps them to get better faster. There is an old saying: “Laughter is good medicine.” 6. Clowns make people laugh by __________. A. making fun of the audience B. putting on stupid face C. painting their faces D. doing all kinds of silly things 7. Clowns are ____________. A. always male B. always female C. mostly female D. mostly male 8. The sentence “A circus is not a circus without clowns” means _________. A. a circus will not be of much fun if it has no clowns B. a circus can no longer survive if the clowns are gone C. a circus with clowns is not the same as a circus without cl