◎ 2011-2012学年河北省衡水中学高一英语下学期期中考试的第一部分试题
  •      听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出
    最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关
    小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

    1. What does the woman mean?
    A. Please smoke over there.    
    B. Just smoke here.  
    C. You can't smoke anywhere.
    2. What can we know about the woman?
    A. She is too busy to help the man today.
    B. She'll have time later in the day.
    C. She'll finish the report by noon.
    3. What does the woman mean?
    A. The professor should be more serious.
    B. She will not go to the movies with the man.
    C. The man should review his lessons just in case.
    4. Why is the man going to Hong Kong?
    A. To see a doctor.  
    B. To meet his friend.  
    C. To be an assistant of his teacher.
    5. What is Peter going to do this afternoon?
    A. Play basketball.  
    B. Ride a bicycle.    
    C. Go swimming.
  • 听下面一段对话,回答1-2题。
    1. Why is the man upset?
    A. The boss knows his secret.  
    B. The boss doesn't like him.  
    C. He is too tired to work.
    2. What do we learn from the conversation?
    A. The boss doesn't mind his workers having part-time jobs.
    B. The man is astonished that the woman could have told the boss. 
    C. The woman was not willing to help the boss.
  • 听下面一段对话,回答1-3题。
    1. Where did the woman spend her holiday?

    A. At home.  
    B. In an interesting place.    
    C. At a native 's home.

    2. What did the man do during the holiday?
    A. Traveled some places.  
    B. Played with his friends.  
    C. Taught himself on the internet.
    3. How did the woman feel about her holiday?
    A. Very interesting.  
    B. Very boring.  
    C. Very meaningful.
  • 听下面一段对话,回答1-3题。
    1. What was the woman trying to do?
    A. Enroll(注册) in classes.  
    B. Get a new phone.
    C. Ask her friend for help.
    2. What does the man suggest?
    A. She should wait till later.      
    B. She should change her plan.    
    C. She should see her teacher.
    3. How does the woman think of the man?
    A. He is lucky.    
    B. He has bad luck.    
    C. He is in trouble.
  • 听下面一段对话,回答1-3题。
    1. What did the woman do at the weekend?
    A. Watch TV.    
    B. Watch a show.  
    C. Watch a movie.
    2. Why did the woman say George was a real airhead?
    A. He thought that the Titanic was a Japanese boat.
    B. He believed that the Japanese sank a ship called the Titanic.
    C. He said that the Japanese won the war using a boat called Titanic.  
    3. What will the woman do next?
    A. She is going to bed.  
    B. She will see George.    
    C. She will go for a drink.
  • 听下面一段对话,回答1-4题。
    1. Where would you hear this speech?
    A. In a school playground.  
    B. In a square.        
    C. In an office.
    2. Who is giving the speech?
    A. A student.        
    B. A teacher.      
    C. The headmaster.
    3. What is the school famous for?
    A. Beautiful scenery.    
    B. Its excellent teaching.    
    C. Intelligent students.
    4. What does the speaker want the listeners to remember?
    A. Work hard and you will succeed.  
    B. The slow need to start early.  
    C. Practice makes perfect.
  • Everybody showed great respect to the old doctor, who devoted everything he had to _____ the
    poor conditions of the local hospital. 
    [     ]
    A. improving        
    B. improve          
    C. improved        
    D. being improved
  • The doctors in the medical institute wrote several articles, explaining in detail the steps of how
    to _____ a baby. 
    [     ]
    A. give              
    B. deliver            
    C. have              
    D. give birth to
  • After years of careful observation in the wild, Jane Goodall was finally able to _____ the social
    system of chimps. 
    [     ]
    A. carry out          
    B. work out          
    C. look out          
    D. pick out
  • Some people are born with the belief______ they are masters of their own while others feel____
    they are at the mercy of others.
    [     ]
    A. what;that
    B. that;what        
    C. that;/    
    D. /;that
◎ 2011-2012学年河北省衡水中学高一英语下学期期中考试的第二部分试题
  • It was only when I read this story for a second time ________to appreciate its beauty.
    [     ]
    A. did I begin          
    B. had I begun        
    C. then I began           
    D. that I began
  • —What do you think of his performance?
    —________indeed. I never met so young a boy with such great skills.
    [     ]
    A. Impressive        
    B. Violent            
    C. Terrifying        
    D. Gentle
  • After the exploration the army got the building_____ and the______ area was also cut off
    from the outside.
    [     ]
    A. surrounded;surrounded  
    B. surrounding;surrounded
    C. surrounding;surrounding  
    D. surrounded;surrounding
  • Maybe all Americans realize that______ they expect to be next president will face lots of problems.
    [     ]
    A. no matter who  
    B. whoever
    C. whomever  
    D. no matter whom
  • The patient's son asked the doctor the question______ his father could survive the big operation.
    [     ]
    A. whether  
    B. if                
    C. that  
    D. what
  • —Peter told me he wanted to come with us. Is it OK for you?
    —I don't mind______ he pays for his meals.
    [     ]

    A. as far as          
    B. as well as        
    C. as long as        
    D. as soon as

  • —Bruce,I really appreciate your handwriting.
    —________.
    [     ]
    A. practice every day
    B. Thank you very much
    C. No,I don't think so    
    D. Well,it's not good enough
  • There is no doubt,in my opinion, ________matters is not the speed,but the quality of the product.
    [     ]
    A. that            
    B. which              
    C. what that        
    D. that what
  • With so many noises from the busy traffic in the street, I couldn't ______ and do my research work.    
    [     ]
    A. put down        
    B. settle down            
    C. cut down          
    D. set down
  • —Why do you look worried?
    —There are so many problems_______.
    [     ]
    A. remaining to settle        
    B. remained settling
    C. remaining to be settled    
    D. remained to be settled
◎ 2011-2012学年河北省衡水中学高一英语下学期期中考试的第三部分试题
  • ______words and expressions have come into the English language from American English.
    [     ]
    A. A large amount of            
    B. Masses of
    C. A great deal of                
    D. Many a
  • 完形填空。
          I truly learned what a best friend is in my first year in high school. Kate and I were good
    friends and we were inseparable. We spent every day together and always had a good  1 .
         Then basketball competitions started and we were on the  2 team. After a few games,   3   ,
    Kate got moved up to the Rose Cup full-time. I wouldn't admit it then, but actually I envied(嫉妒)
    her. Having 4   practice times, we started to see less of each other. Soon I started to hear that she
    was talking  5 my back.
         One night, I called Kate to tell her about my new 6   . To my   7  , the next day at school she
    told everyone I    8   her style because she had told me she wanted to get hers cut like this. At
    noon she handed me a letter and walked away   9    talking with me. I couldn't accept the  10_  
    words on the paper. In great _11__ , I wrote right back to her.
         Over the next week, we exchange(交换) more  12   notes. I cried myself to sleep every night, 
    13  our friendship was over. One night my mom took me to Kate's home. Our moms looked at
    each other  14 . Kate's mom asked us questions but 15_of us responded(反应). At last I let
    everything out. The huge burden in my mind was slowly lifted as we each talked about _16_ we
    were feeling. It was all out. Suddenly Kate 17  from her seat, crossed the room and hugged me
    with tears. I will never forget that.
         It was five months 18  we had broke with each other. Last weekend we were out together
    again. It makes me happy that we are 19 to care about each other more. I now know that 20 I
    am asked about my friends, Kate will be at the top of the list.
    (     ) 1. A. rest        
    (     ) 2. A. right        
    (     ) 3. A. however      
    (     ) 4. A. regular      
    (     ) 5. A. on          
    (     ) 6. A. haircut      
    (     ) 7. A. joy          
    (     ) 8. A. caught      
    (     ) 9. A. in spite of  
    (     )10. A. cruel      
    (     )11. A. anxiety      
    (     )12. A. serious      
    (     )13. A. meaning      
    (     )14. A. happily      
    (     )15. A. neither      
    (     )16. A. what        
    (     )17. A. rose        
    (     )18. A. if          
    (     )19. A. planning    
    (     )20. A. whenever    
    B. time        
    B. good        
    B. but        
    B. free        
    B. in          
    B. clothes    
    B. surprise    
    B. gained      
    B. instead of  
    B. sad        
    B. anger      
    B. dangerous  
    B. hoping      
    B. nervously  
    B. either      
    B. how        
    B. raised      
    B. when        
    B. pretending  
    B. whatever    
    C. example        
    C. famous        
    C. still          
    C. different      
    C. by            
    C. necklace      
    C. pleasure      
    C. copied        
    C. except for    
    C. disappointing  
    C. surprise      
    C. regretful      
    C. believing      
    C. excitedly      
    C. both          
    C. which          
    C. stood          
    C. because        
    C. learning      
    C. however        
    D. party          
    D. same          
    D. yet            
    D. strange        
    D. behind        
    D. shoes          
    D. sorrow        
    D. created        
    D. as well as    
    D. beautiful      
    D. doubt          
    D. hurtful        
    D. proving        
    D. surprisingly  
    D. none          
    D. why            
    D. got            
    D. since          
    D. arranging      
    D. whoever        
  • 阅读理解。
         There lived a king who liked art. One day an artist offered to paint the most beautiful picture
    in the world on the wall of his palace.
         So the king said,"All right,you may work on one of the walls in the new hall."
         Just then,another artist said, "Please allow me to work on the opposite wall. I shall make
    exactly what that man will make on the opposite wall. Moreover,I shall do so without looking
    at his work. I would even request you to have a thick curtain put up between the two walls so
    that either of us cannot see the other."
         Everyone in the king's court,including the king and the first artist was intrigued. So the king
    decided to give the second artist a chance.
         The following day,a thick curtain was put in place and both the artists got to work. The first
    artist brought a regular supply of paint,oil and water. But the second one would come with a cloth
    and a bucket of water every day.
         A month later the first artist said that his work was completed and invited the king to come.
         So the king sent a message to the second artist,saying he was coming to see their works that
    evening.
         After seeing the first artist's wall,the king was very impressed with the painting and gave him
    a huge sum of money as a reward. He then asked some people to remove the curtain.
         The same painting was seen on the opposite wall too! It was exactly like the one on the first
    wall. But the second artist had not seen what was going on, on the other side of the curtain.
         The king gave the second artist a double reward,and then asked,"I am indeed very happy with
    your work. But how did you do it?"
         The man said simply,"It's very easy!I just polished(擦亮) the wall every day!"
         It was a wall made of white marble(大理石)! The fellow polished it till it shone like a mirror.
    The reflection of the painting across the room showed up in it!
    1. A thick curtain was put up between the two walls to ________.
    A. help them concentrate on their works
    B. keep the first artist's painting secret
    C. prevent their paintings from being seen by the king
    D. make it hard for them to exchange ideas
    2. Why did the king give the second artist more money?
    A. He promised to give him a reward.
    B. His painting was the best ever seen.
    C. He painted better than the first artist.
    D. The king thought he was very clever.
    3. How was the king feeling when he saw the second wall?
    A. Satisfied and curious.
    B. Fascinated(着迷的) and doubtful.
    C. Surprised and excited.
    D. Delighted and excited.
    4. The best title of the text is "________".
    A. Two Artists
    B. A King Who Loved Art
    C. Whose Painting Is Better
    D. The Paintings on the Wall
  • 阅读理解。
          Everyone wants to travel. But those who cannot do so themselves might find it interesting
    to work in a travel agency,arranging journeys for other people. Brian Lawtey does this,working
    in a small travel agency in a big city. Most of his work is concerned with holidays,both at home
    and abroad. Every autumn,the agency sends out hundreds of booklets (小册子) full of attractive,
    colored photographs,describing the holidays that their customers will be able to have the next year.
    Soon,people begin to come into the office to book their holidays:perhaps a week's skiing in
    Austria in January,perhaps a cruise (巡游) to the Caribbean in February,perhaps a seaside holiday
    in Spain in May,or a tour of Africa. Brian often has to advise people on what holidays will be
    suitable for them,and they always have a lot of questions. Last year,for example,a lady of eighty-two
    wanted to book for a mountaineering (爬山) holiday in the Alps,and Brian had great difficulty in
    persuading her that it would not be suitable. In the end, she decided to go for a Mediterranean
    cruise instead.
         Arranging journeys for people who have to travel abroad on business is often very complicated,
    but Brian enjoys this work. For example,last spring Mr. Perry,a director of a chemical firm,went
    on a business trip,and Brian arranged it all for him. First,Mr. Perry traveled to London by train,
    and stayed overnight in a hotel near the airport,because his plane left early the next morning. He
    flew to Frankfurt in Germany,where he spent the morning discussing business. Then he went on
    by train to Zurich,where he stayed the night. After a meeting the next morning,he caught a plane
    for Tokyo,and spent three days there before going to America. He had business in Seattle,Chicago
    and New York,and stayed some time in each of those places. From New York,he flew back to
    London,and then got home by train. The next day he telephoned the agency to thank Brian for
    arranging everything so well for him.
    1. Who would like to work in a travel agency?
    A. People who go on holidays abroad.
    B. People who would like to travel but cannot.
    C. people who enjoy traveling.
    D. People who live in a big city.
    2. When do the customers come into the office to book their holidays?
    A. Early in the morning.
    B. Every year.
    C. In January.
    D. Shortly after receiving the booklet.
    3. Those who cannot travel themselves might find it interesting to work in a travel agency_________.
    A. describing the holidays for other people
    B. arranging trips for themselves
    C. booking trips for other people
    D. arranging trips for other people
    4. Mr. Perry telephoned the agency to thank Brian because ___________.
    A. Mr. Perry arranged everything so well for Brian
    B. Brian arranged everything so well for Mr. Perry
    C. the agency sent Mr. Perry abroad on business
    D. Brain helped him in the travel agency
  • 阅读理解。
          Barbie (芭比娃娃),believe it or not,is 50 this year and she's still as popular as ever. A doll
    is a doll,but Barbie illustrates how,over the last five decades,women have become a standard for
    judging what freedom really means. How women are treated in different countries tells you a lot
    about the politics and culture of where they live.
          The doll that every little girl wants enables young children to test their possibilities in role
    playing,giving them a glimpse of what they might be when they grow up,whether to be frivolous
    or serious (or both).
    But in many countries that's not an option. In Saudi Arabia,where woman can't drive or go out
    publicly unless covered,Barbie is banned. They think Barbie dolls are offensive to Islam (伊斯兰教)
    and a threat to morality.
         In America,she represents the swiftly changing roles of women. Barbie is fun to tease but she's
    as American as miniskirts_and_pantsuits in her flexible identities and her "growth" from model to
    astronaut.
          Barbie inspired a dollrevolution movement. When a Teen Talk Barbie was programmed
    electronically to say "Math class is tough",she was criticized by a national women's group and
    was regarded as a bad stereotype. Some of her critics also say she has a bad influence because
    she's too thin and encourages anorexia,that she has run through too many stereotypes,and that
    she lends too much significance to the fantasy stages of child's play.
         In some Muslim countries,substitute Barbie dolls have been developed that promote traditional
    values,with their modest clothing and profamily backgrounds. They are widely seen as an effort to
    resist the American dolls that have flooded the market.
         Toyseller Masounmen Rahimi welcomed the dolls,saying Barbie was "foreign to Muslim culture"
    because some of the dolls have little clothing. She said young girls who play with Barbie could grow
    into women who reject Muslim values. "I think every Barbie doll is more harmful than an American
    missile(导弹)." Ms Rahimi said.
    1. Barbie is forbidden in some Muslim countries because ________.
    A.she is more deadly than a missile
    B.toys are not allowed there
    C.she looks 1ike an American
    D.she sets a poor example to children
    2. The writer mentioned "miniskirts and pantsuits" (Paragraph 4) to imply that ________.
    A. these are the only clothes a doll should wear
    B. these are very traditional American clothes for women
    C. there are a range of different life options available for women
    D. readers should wear these clothes more often
    3. The underlined word "anorexia"(Paragraph 5) most probably means "________".
    A. an illness of refusing to eat
    B. giving up math study
    C. the wearing of inappropriate clothes
    D. a decrease in people's imagination
    4. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
    A. People all over the world understand what freedom really means.
    B. How Barbie is treated seems to reflect a country's politics and culture.
    C. Women in Saudi Arabia have no options in deciding what to wear.
    D. Barbie dolls have contributed much to Muslim culture.
  • 阅读理解。
         In one way of thinking, failure is part of life. In another way, failure may be a way towards
    success. The "spider-story" is often told. Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century,
    was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider making a web(网). The spider tried
    to reach across a rough place in the rock. He tried six times. On the seventh time he made it and
    went on to make his web. Bruce is said to have been encouraged by this and to have gone on to
    defeat the English. Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, made hundreds of models that failed
    before he found the right way to make one. Once he was asked why he kept on trying to make
    a new type of battery when he had failed so often, he replied, "Failure? I have no failure. Now
    I know 50,000 ways it won't work."
        So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused it? Were conditions right? Were
    you in top form yourself? What can you change so things will go right next time?
        Second, is the goal you're trying to reach the right one? Try to do some thinking about what
    your real goals may be. Think about this question, "If I do succeed in this, where will it get me?"
    This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn't be doing anyway.
        The third thing to keep in mind about failure is that it's a part of life. Learn to "live with yourself"
    even though you may have failed.
    1. In the first paragraph the writer tells mainly about _____.
    A. the value of failure  
    B. how people fail
    C. famous failures      
    D. how not to fail
    2. The thing the writer does not tell you to do to deal with failure is _____.
    A. check out your goals to see if they are right for you
    B. think about failure as part of your life
    C. think about failure to find out what went wrong
    D. keep away from things that are beyond you
    3. Even if we have failed we should _____.
    A. learn to forget it  
    B. learn to remember it
    C. learn to enjoy it  
    D. learn to accept it
  • 阅读理解。
         请阅读下面一篇文章,并按照要求匹配信息。
          It doesn't come as a surprise to you to realize that it makes no difference what you read
    or study if you can't remember it. You just waste your valuable time. 1  One dependable
    aid that does help you remember what you study is to have a specific purpose or reason for
    reading.
         Why does a clerk in a store go away when your reply to her offer to help is, "No, thank
    you.I'm just looking."? Both you and she know that if you aren't sure what you want, you are
    not likely to find it.But suppose you say instead, "Yes, thank you.I want a pair of sun glasses."
    She says, "Right this way, please".
          2  If you choose a book, "just looking" for nothing in particular, you are likely to get just
    that-nothing.But if you do know what you want, you are almost sure to get it.Your reasons will
    vary; they will include reading or studying "to find out more about", "to understand the reasons
    for" and "to find out how".Before you start to study, you say to yourself something like
    this, "I want to know why Stephen Vincent Benet happened to write about America".Because
    you know why you are reading or studying, you relate the information to your purpose and
    remember it better.
         4 At least two important processes go on at the same time.As you read, you take in ideas
    rapidly and accurately.But at the same time you express your own ideas to yourself as you react
    to what you read. You have a kind of mental conversation with the author.
         This additional process of thinking about what you read includes evaluating it, relating it to
    what you already know, and using it for your own purposes.  5  One part of critical reading,
    as you have discovered, is distinguishing between facts and opinions.Facts can be checked
    by evidence. Opinions are one's own personal reactions.Another part of critical reading is
    judging sources.Still another part is drawing accurate inferences.

         A. Maybe you have already discovered some clever ways to keep yourself from forgetting.
         B. It is important for students to have a positive attitude to their study.
         C. You remember better when you know what you' re reading.
         D. In other words, a good reader is a critical reader.
         E. It's quite the same with your studying.
         F. Reading is not one single activity.
         G. This is the way it works.        
  • 单词拼写。
         根据下列句子所给汉语意思,写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。
    1. The plane crashed, killing all 200 people a________.
    2. The government has promised to take _______(措施) to help the unemployed.
    3. The _______ (大约的) number of children in the school is 3000.
    4. Which companies was she _______(提到) to when she spoke of competing firms?
    5. It was very _______(考虑周到的)of you to let us know you were going to be late.
  • 根据内容提示完成句子。
    1 Earlier that day, when they crossed the Rocky Mountains, they managed to ___ ____ ___some
    mountain goats and even ___ _____ _____and an eagle.
    2. They went through a wheat-growing province and saw farms that______ _____ _____ _____.
    3. We realize that ____ ____ _____ _____of a chimp family is as strong as in a human family.
    4. She has argued that wild animals should be left in the wild and not used for _____ ______ ________.
    5. She inspires those who want to _____ _______ _________of women.
  •      文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
         增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
         删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
         修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在其下面写出修改后的词。
         注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
                    2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
         Last week I went to a movie. It was very touched. It was a sad movie about a mother and
    his son. When the child was a little boy, his mother was very poor that she had to send him to
    a rich family who had no child. The boy accepted a very good education and twenty years late
    became a doctor. In his hospital, he had a patient, who was an old lady. He did care too much
    about her, for she could hardly afford for the medical care. One evening, the lady died quietly
    of serious disease and on her bed the doctor found a letter, from it he discovered the truth and
    felt the love of a great mother. He wanted to call her mother, but it was too late. Nobody in the
    theatre was moved to tears.      
    ________________________________________________________________________
  • 写作。    
         你于"十?一"长假期间与几位朋友外出郊游。请你据此写一篇日记。
         注意:1. 内容应包括下面表格列出的全部要点。
                     2. 词数: 100 左右。
                     3. 日记开头已给出,不计入总词数。
    要点 细节
    时间 10月3日至5日
    目的地 九龙山自然风景区(Jiulongshan  Nature  Park)
    出行方式 乘坐郊游专线(the  Yellow  Tourist  Express)
    到访地点 白河堡水库(Baihebao  Reservoir)、长城等景点
    感受 湖光山色、绿树鲜花、雄伟的长城、清新的空气令人陶醉.
    遗憾 一些景点有游人丢弃的果皮纸屑(litter)
                                               October 6 th           Wednesday               Cloudy
         I'm back home after a three-day tour.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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