◎ 2012届河北省衡水中学高三英语下学期二调考试的第一部分试题
  • 听下面五段对话。每段对话后有一道小题。从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳
    选项。听完每段对话后,你将有10秒钟时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话
    你将听一遍。
    1. Where are the two speakers talking?
    A. In a barbershop.
    B. In a post office.
    C. In a restaurant.
    2. Why does the woman advise the man to give up smoking?
    A. Because it’s a bad example to the children.
    B. Because it’s bad for his health.
    C. Because it’s a real pleasure.
    3. What does the woman mean?
    A. She was quite pleased with the interview.
    B. She could have done better in the interview.
    C. She couldn’t answer some of the questions.
    4. What does the man suggest the woman do?
    A. Leave the hotel at 2: 00 P.M.  
    B. Go there 2 hours earlier.  
    C. Avoid the rush hours traffic.
    5. Where has the man been?
    A. London.
    B. Paris.   
    C. Both A and B.
  • 听下面一段材料,回答第1-3。
    1.What’s the possible relationship between the two speakers?
    A. Father and mother.
    B. Father and son.
    C. Mother and son.
    2.What do we know from the talk?
    A. They were waiting to see the White House.
    B. They just visited the White House.
    C. They just got to the White House.
    3.What did the boy wish to do at the White House?
    A. He wished to be a visitor.      
    B. He wished to stay longer.  
    C. He wished to get a reception.
  • 听下面一段材料,回答第1-3题。
    1. What’s the time when Mrs. Jones went to see the doctor?
    A. It was one. B. It was six. C. It was four.
    2. What’s the doctor’s suggestion?
    A. Having some milk and soup as possible as she can.
    B. Having some milk, porridge and soup for meals for two days.
    C. Having some milk, porridge and soup for meals for three days.
    3. Which following statement is CORRECT?
    A. The doctor pulled the woman’s tooth at last.
    B. The woman was told to come back three days later to have a check-up.
    C. The doctor gave her pills and told her to take two three times a day.
  • 听下面一段材料,回答第1-3题。
    1. Where are the man and the woman?
    A. In a hotel. B. In a store. C. In a restaurant
    2. What does the man need from the store?
    A. A toothbrush and some envelopes.
    B. A toothbrush and some stamps.
    C. A pen and a toothbrush.
    3. Where is the store that is still open?
    A. On the left side of the hall.  
    B. On the right side of the hall.
    C. Just ten minutes’ walk from the hotel.
  • 听下面一段材料,回答第1-2题。
    1. What’s the possible relationship between the two speakers?
    A. Colleagues.
    B. Classmates.
    C. Student and teacher
    2. Who bought a new dictionary?
    A. Peter.
    B. Rebecca.
    C. Neither of them.
  • 听下面一段材料,回答第1-4题。
    1. Where did congressman (国会议员) Haines like to talk with his close friends?
    A. In the drawing room(客厅)  
    B. In the sun room.    
    C. In the kitchen.
    2. When did congressman Haines die?
    A. In 1880.
    B. In 1990.
    C. In 1915.
    3. In addition to being a congressman,what else was Haines?
    A. A professor.
    B. A judge.
    C. A governor.
    4. What did Mrs. Haines love to do
    A. Write letters.
    B. Play the violin.
    C. Grow plants.
  • —I heard that more than 300 people died from the cold weather in England this winter.
    —Yes,        news came as        shock to us.
    [     ]
    A. a; a  
    B. the; /  
    C. /; a  
    D. the; a
  • —How can you finish the job without help?  
          . I'll finish it in time.
    [     ]
    A. Take care  
    B. Watch out  
    C. Not exactly  
    D. Don't worry
  • He didn't          what he read because his mind was on something else.  
    [     ]
    A. take on  
    B. take in  
    C. take over  
    D. take for
  • I do not feel        give you everything you want.  
    [     ]
    A. confident to  
    B. convenient to  
    C. troublesome to  
    D. bound to
◎ 2012届河北省衡水中学高三英语下学期二调考试的第二部分试题
  •        her bag, she found a handkerchief just in time.  
    [     ]
    A. Diving into    
    B. Searching for  
    C. Getting through  
    D. Passing off
  • This western restaurant is my favorite one. I regard it as            other restaurants.  
    [    ]
    A. more superior than
    B. superior to  
    C. more superior to  
    D. superior than
  • So we think it is reasonable to assume that they lived in these caves,      the cold.  
    [     ]
    A. in terms of  
    B. in need of  
    C. regardless of  
    D. accounting for
  • The news of the Ministry's coming to our school for a visit was  ____  on the radio yesterday.
    [     ]
    A. turned out
    B. found out
    C. given out
    D. carried out
  • —More than 13.7 million Americans were unable to find work in April.
    —Yeah, most          jobs for months.  

    A. are seeking  
    B. sought  
    C. have been seeking    
    D. had been seeking
  • —I thought I had made a good preparation. 
    —You are dreaming. The fact is that you        at the beginning.
    [     ]
    A. failed  
    B. are failing  
    C. have failed  
    D. fail
  • At present, the government must be very      about setting policies for the economical crisis and make
    no decision until they are quite sure it is the right one.  
    [     ]
    A. particular  
    B. concerned  
    C. cautious    
    D. alternative
  • In other cultures, looking thin for a husband-to-be is not        a woman desires at all, but looking a little
    overweight is considered more attractive.  
    [     ]
    A. which  
    B. whether  
    C. that    
    D. what
  • Brenda is a contemporary artist, but it's obvious that her painting        by Picasso.  
    [     ]
    A. has reflected  
    B. has been influenced  
    C. has been effected    
    D. has affected
  • Those who are not admitted to university,        , may attend some other courses or classes for adult
    higher education.  
    [     ]
    A. though important  
    B. if possible  
    C. unless necessary      
    D. if ever
◎ 2012届河北省衡水中学高三英语下学期二调考试的第三部分试题
  • —Have you met Mr. Li?  
    —Yes. When I arrived, he       for Shanghai to attend a national conference.

    [     ]
    A. just left  
    B. had just left  
    C. just leaves  
    D. was just leaving
  • 完形填空。
         Twelve years ago, my mother gave birth to the beautiful little girl.    1   , we were later given the 
       2   that this little girl, who was three and a half month old, would only have 14 days on earth. It's
    hard to understand what kind of   3   you have when you find out that you're   4   something that you
    don't even know.
         As time went on, the number of days kept growing, which gave us    5  . When the doctors said
    that we could take her home, that was    6   reality hit. We had no    7   .
         I'm from a small town with small hospitals, but when you don't have money, you just don't   8  it.
    My mother tried for days to get money, but nothing   9   each time. A caseworker (社会工作者) was
    even doing her best. It's   10   that it almost felt as if we had to   11  a baby from the hospital.
         One day the caseworker walked into her boss's office to   12 again. As she walked out, 13   down
    yet again, out of no where a man walked up to her. He   14   her a handful of money and said, "Please
    give this to the lady in   15  , so she can take her daughter home." She looked down at her hand with
    tears in her eyes. As she looked back up to thank him, he was 16   . They searched all over the hospital
    and he was nowhere to be   17   .
         Thanks to the guy that I will   18  know, we could take home that    19   baby girl that was only given
    14 days to live, and celebrated her 12th birthday yesterday. I am grateful to this man and feel that his act
    of  20   should be shared with everyone.
    (     ) 1. A. Besides  
    (     ) 2. A. idea  
    (     ) 3. A. character  
    (     ) 4. A. losing  
    (     ) 5. A. hope  
    (     ) 6. A. how    
    (     ) 7. A. car    
    (     ) 8. A. understand  
    (     ) 9. A. came up  
    (     )10. A. interesting
    (     )11. A. save  
    (     )12. A. apologize  
    (     )13. A. let    
    (     )14. A. took  
    (     )15. A danger    
    (     )16. A. gone  
    (     )17. A. avoided  
    (     )18. A. even  
    (     )19. A. beautiful  
    (     )20. A. courage
    B. Otherwise
    B. news  
    B. friendship
    B. wasting  
    B. freedom  
    B. where  
    B. knowledge
    B. have  
    B. set up  
    B. necessary
    B. buy  
    B. research  
    B. moved  
    B. paid  
    B. need  
    B. shy  
    B. found  
    B. still  
    B. naughty  
    B. gentleness
    C. However  
    C. order  
    C. habit  
    C. explaining  
    C. trouble  
    C. when    
    C. shelter  
    C. change  
    C. made up  
    C. impossible  
    C. visit  
    C. try  
    C. knelt  
    C. handed  
    C. reward  
    C. disappointed
    C. persuaded  
    C. almost  
    C. nervous  
    C. kindness  
    D. Therefore    
    D. point        
    D. feeling      
    D. gaining      
    D. information  
    D. whether      
    D. money        
    D. prevent      
    D. gave up      
    D. sad          
    D. develop      
    D. interview    
    D. fell        
    D. lent        
    D. advance      
    D. proud        
    D. stopped      
    D. never        
    D. dangerous    
    D. politeness  
  • 阅读理解。
         Rembrandt was an extraordinary Dutch painter. He was most well-known for his brushwork and
    the way in which he connected with the human soul. His life, however, was not happy.
        He was born on July 15, 1606 in Leiden, the Netherlands. His father wanted him to have a real,
    learned profession but Rembrandt left the University of Leiden after becoming bored. He began studying
    art under a local teacher but soon left and studied in Amsterdam where he mastered all his lessons in six
    months!
         At the age of 22, he moved back to Leiden and began to get his own students. One of his students
    was the famous artist Gerrit Dou. In 1631 he returned to Amsterdam where he became the most popular
    portrait painter in Holland. Rembrandt met Saskia and married her in 1634. She was a cousin of a very
    successful art dealer and she helped him to meet wealthy people who commissioned (委任制作) many
    paintings from him. He used her as a model in many of his paintings.
         Rembrandt's private life, however, was very unfortunate. He had four children with Saskia but only
    one, Titus, survived. Saskia died in 1642 at the age of only 30. In 1649, his housekeeper became his
    second wife and was also a model for many of his paintings. Even though Rembrandt was very successful
    as an artist, art dealer and teacher, he lived in a careless way and had to declare bankruptcy (破产) in
    1656. He even had to sell his whole art collection and his house to pay off his debts.
         His unfortunate life, however, didn't affect his art. He painted many great paintings during that time.
    His new love, Hendrickje, died in 1663 and his 27-year-old son, Titus, died in 1668. Eleven months
    later, on October 4, 1669, Rembrandt died in Amsterdam. He produced more than 600 paintings and
    over 2,000 drawings!
    1. Which of the following is the reason that made his business fail?
    A. As an extraordinary Dutch painter, he knew nothing about business.
    B. He spent most of his time on art, leaving no time to care his business.
    C. All his children but Titus died, which made him very sad.
    D. Like other famous artists, he was thoughtless.
    2. From the passage we learn that Rembrandt         .
    A. graduated from the University of Leiden.  
    B. began his teaching career in 1628.
    C. married Saskia when he was 22 years old.
    D. was good at drawing animals and flowers.
    3. How many members of Rembrandt's family died before him, not including his parents?
    A. Four  
    B. Five  
    C. Six  
    D. Seven
    4. What's the best title for this passage?
    A. A brief biography of Rembrandt  
    B. A great Dutch painter  
    C. The greatest painter in the world  
    D. Rembrandt's unhappy family  
  • 阅读理解。
         I credit my typing skill to so many hours of chatting online. Unfortunately, as my typing speed
    increased on the Internet, all grammatical rules went out of the window. You see instant messages
    have their own shorthand language and grammar isn't important, of which even a newbie (新手) is
    aware. They can leave out articles, subjects (主语), pronouns, etc. They can misspell or "respell"
    almost any word. They often ask "A/S/L" when they first chat. Abbreviations (缩写) and capitalizations (大写) are particularly important. English-speaking instant messengers also refuse to burden themselves
    with punctuation and capitalization.
         After I came back China, I discovered not one but two instant messaging crazes. The first, which
    brought back memories of my previous addiction to the computer, was QQ. I can see evidence tha
    t the Chinese have the same kind of separate instant messaging language, even when they chat in English. My first word in this language, for example, was "ft". This abbreviation for "faint" is used whenever
    there is a need to express surprise. I also discovered that Chinese use the same kind of abbreviation
    for a laugh. And there is an extraordinary number of smileys (表情符) to the "vomit" and "army soldier"
    smileys. There is even a SARA smiley.
         After QQ, there is another, perhaps more widespread messaging trend. You guessed it-cell phone
    text messaging. I now understand how useful text messaging is and why it is so common. I admit that
    I have been guilty of sending text messages while walking outside or sitting on the subway. Who hasn't ?
    No matter where I go, I see people on their cell phones, messaging. In fact, it's rare to see someone
    actually talking on their phone!
         So it looks as if there is no escape from the instant messaging crazes, no matter where in the world
    I go. And that's plainly not going to change. In the end, though, I can't complain: instant messaging is
    quick, it's cheap, it's easy and it's extremely fun too. And after all, everyone's doing it.    
    1. The underlined phrase "went out of the window" in Paragraph 1 probably means        .
    A. increased  
    B. occurred  
    C. disappeared  
    D. changed
    2. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
    A. Grammar and correct spelling are very important while chatting online. 
    B. There are enough smileys and icons to express yourselves while chatting on line.
    C. The writer is skilled at typing and once was addicted to online games.
    D. It is impolite to leave out some unimportant words or letters while chatting online.
    3. The writer believes that instant messaging is          .
    A. full of fun but time-consuming  
    B. widespread but unnecessary
    C. quick but difficult to do  
    D. common, used and cheap
    4. Which might be the main idea of the passage?
    A. Who can escape QQ and cell phone text messaging?  
    B. Why is instant messaging so popular?
    C. Chatting online is good for your typing skill.
    D. Chatting on QQ is natural for people.
  • 阅读理解。
         Although Wu Huifei was only a concubine (妃子) of Tang Xuanzong (AD 685-762), the sixth
    emperor of the Tang Dynasty, her influence was far greater than most in her position.
         Historians say that the ruler loved her so much that, in AD 724, he banished his wife and made
    Wu a royal concubine.
         "Although she was only a concubine, she was treated as an empress with palace etiquette (礼节),"
    explained Shi Xiaoqun, director of relics collection for Shaanxi History Museum. "Tang Xuanzong even
    wanted to make her his empress but was opposed by the ministers."
         The emperor had thousands of concubines in his palace in Chang'an (now called Xi'an, capital of
    Shaanxi province) but, according to Shi, he only loved Wu, the mother of seven of his children.
         Wu died in the December of AD 737 at the age of 38 and was buried in Jingling Mausoleum. She
    was given the title Empress Zhenshun after her death.
         "It's rare for a concubine to be given so much posthumous (死后获得的) honor in the history of
    Chinese feudal (封建) society," said Liu Daiyun, research director at the Shaanxi Archaeological
    Research Institute.
         Her tomb -53 meters wide by 56 meters long - is located in the west of Pangliu village, which is
    part of Xi'an's Chang'an district.
         The recovered sarcophagus (石棺) is 4 meters long, 2 meters wide and 2 meters tall and is
    decorated with flowers and maiden figures, which archaeologists say is a rare cultural relic of high
    scientific, historical and artistic value. In ancient times, a sarcophagus was used to house wood coffins
    in order to preserve the body of the noble person.
         "I knew it was precious but I didn't know it was so beautiful," said Han Qinglong, who headed the
    team that brought the relic back to China four years after it was stolen and sold abroad by tomb raiders (盗墓者).
    1. The underlined word "banished" in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to "      "
    A. killed  
    B. removed  
    C. divorced  
    D. persuaded 
    2. The passage mainly focuses on          .
    A. the life story of Wu Huifei.    
    B. the reason why Wu Huifei was favoured by Tang Xuanzong
    C. the scientific, historical and artistic value of the recovered sarcophagus of Wu Huifei.
    D. the influence of Wu Huifei and her posthumous honor.
    3. Which of the following descriptions about Wu Huifei is true according to the passage?
    A. She wasn't made empress by Tang Xuanzong because of the opposition from the ministers.
    B. She was born in 737 AD and died in 775 AD.
    C. No other woman has a greater influence on Chinese history than she does.
    D. Like many concubines, she was given much honor after her death.  
  • 阅读理解。
         Scientists at Harvard University and Bates College find female chimpanzees (黑猩猩) appear to
    treat sticks as dolls, carrying them around until they have children of their own. Young males engage
    in such behavior much less frequently.
         The new work by Sonya M. Kahlenberg and Richard W. Wrangham, described this week in the
    journal Current Biology, provides the first evidence of a wild nonhuman species playing with dolls, as
    well as the first known sex difference in a wild animal's choice of playthings.
         The two researchers say their work adds to a growing body of evidence that human children are
    probably born with their own ideas of how they want to behave, rather than simply mirroring other
    girls who play with dolls and boys who play with trucks. Doll play among humans could have its origins
    in object-carrying by earlier apes (猿类), they say, suggesting that toy selection is probably not due
    entirely to socialization.
         "In humans, there are obvious sex differences in children's toy play, and these are remarkably similar
    across cultures," says Kahlenberg. "While socialization by elders and peers has been the primary
    explanation, our work suggests that biology may also have an important role to play in activity
    preferences."
         In 14 years of data on chimpanzee behavior at the Kibale National Park in Uganda, Kahlenberg
    and Wrangham counted more than 100 examples of stickcarrying. Some young chimpanzees carried
    sticks into the nest to sleep with them and on one occasion built a separate nest for the stick. "We have
    seen juveniles occasionally carrying sticks for many years, and because they sometimes treated them
    rather like dolls, we wanted to know if in general this behavior tended to represent something like
    playing with dolls," says Wrangham, a Professor at Harvard. "If the doll hypothesis (假设) was right,
    we thought that females should carry sticks more than males do, and that the chimpanzees should stop
    carrying sticks when they had their first child. We have now watched enough young chimpanzees to
    prove both points."
    1. What does a female chimpanzee do with sticks?
    A. She gives them to her child to play with.  
    B. She treats them as dolls.
    C. She makes useful tools from them.  
    D. She treats them as weapons.
    2. What causes the different toy selection of chimpanzees, according to the passage?
    A. Sex difference.  
    B. Socialization.
    C. Environment.
    D. Cultural difference.
    3. We can infer from the fourth paragraph that ________.
    A. socialization has nothing to do with human's choice of playthings
    B. sex difference is the only factor in human's choice of playthings
    C. the biology factor may also influence toy choice
    D. people choose different toys in different cultures
    4. It can be concluded from the passage that ________.
    A. both humans and chimpanzees choose their playthings due to sex difference
    B. different factors cause humans and chimpanzees to choose different playthings
    C. only female chimpanzees have playthings
    D. chimpanzees usually choose playthings for their children
  • 阅读理解。
    信息匹配。
    根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项.选项中有两项为多余选项.(                                                                              1    
         The Chinese have a set of proverbs that I feel truly reflects what lifelong learning attributes(特征)are.
    The following are some explanations of what they mean.  
        2    
         In Mandarin(中文), it is pronounced "Huo Dao Lao, Xue Dao Lao". Learning is an important part
    of existence. As we live and grow old, we should never stop learning. In every life stage, there are more
    things to learn. It shouldn't stop.
         There Are No Limits To Learning
         In Mandarin, it is pronounced "Xue Wu Zhi Jing". It means there are no limits to learning. The earlier
    lifelong learning attribute speaks about continuity.This speaks about no boundaries. You should not limit
    the fields of what you learn.     3    
         The Love For Learning Never Tires You
         Pronounced "Hao Xue Bu Juan" in Mandarin it is loosely translated, as the love for learning should
    never tire you. The first two lifelong learning attributes talk about continuous learning and no boundaries.
    Learning is dynamic. It is ever moving, ever changing.     4     When you have the perseverance for
    self-cultivation then the rewards are becoming more and more in life.
         Only After Learning, Do You Know What You Do Not Know
             5     Self-reflection is an important process in self-directed learning. In Mandarin it is pronounced,
    "Xue Er Hou Zhi Bu Zu". Translated - it means that only after learning we know what we do not know.
    This lifelong learning attribute of self-reflection creates a sense of insufficiency and thus generates an inner want to learn.
    A. This lifelong learning attribute forces you to self-reflect.
    B. Proverbs about life learning and career.
    C. Continue to learn in the journey of Life.
    D. Therefore, we should never be tired of it.
    E. Three Persons Walking One Is Bound To Be My Teacher.
    F. In life, if we are to improve ourselves, learning is infinite.
    G. Lifelong learning attributes for career advancement.
  • 词汇与完成句子。
    请根据汉语或首字母提示,或所给词的适当形式填空。
    1. Her face b       (表露出) her nervousness.  
    2. The match was cancelled because most of the members        (反对) to having a match without a
    standard court.
    3. I suppose it never          (想到) to me to phone the police.
    4. He isn't Chinese, but he is        (流利) in Chinese.
    5. It was          (care) of you to leave the door unlocked.
  • 请根据提示完成句子,    上的词,保证句意准确无误。
    1. 这对老夫妻每天都去同一个公园,从不腻烦.
    The old couple is never                          going to the same park every day.
    2. I               (不好意思) ask you, but would you lend me your car for a couple of days.
    3. 他的耐心和刻苦努力终于有回报,他获得了金牌.
    His patience and hard work finally               with a gold medal.
    4. 她感非常满意,感激.
    She felt a sense of satisfaction and gratitude                  
    5.这一传统可追溯到15世纪
    The tradition                      15th century.
  • 短文改错。
         Many students are now facing with problems like deciding whether to focus on science or art. Not
    taking the children's interest or preferences in account, some parents force their children to make the
    choice as their will, that troubles many students.
         Throughout our lives we have to make much choices. As students, we should talk to our parents
    or teachers especial on life-changing decisions. But when it came down to it, we're the ones who must
    live with their choices. On the other hand, parents should try to help their children make the best possible
    decisions, instead forcing them to do something that against their will.
         It depends on students themselves whether they'll be science students and arts students. Just let their
    hearts show them the way.
  • 写作。
         假如你叫刘薇,今年六月份将从新华中学高三毕业,打算到美国加利福尼亚大学留学,现在请你根据下面的个人信息,用英语写一封信,申请留学.
    姓名:刘薇
    性别:女
    出生年月:1994年6月
    毕业学校:新华中学
    学业:各门功课优秀
    申请院校:加利福尼亚大学
    申请专业:计算机科学
    兴趣爱好:网络和英语
    电子信箱:liuwei94@sina.com
    注意:
         3. 信件必须包括以上内容,不能逐句翻译,可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
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    参考词汇:加利福尼亚大学:the University of California
    Dear Sir or Madam,
         I'm writing in the hope that I can obtain a chance for my further study in computer science in your
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