河南襄城高中第十八次周考

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第二部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分65分)

第一节单项填空(共35小题；每小题1分，满分35分)

1. As he already knew French, he gained ___ advantage over ___ rest of the class. A. the; the B. an; the C. an; a D. /; the

2. What a good ____ of swimming Sun Yang has! He should have defeated the famous Korean player Park Tae-hwan on July 29, 2012.

A. information B. command C. performances D. means

3. Because Lily was ___ in training, she was afraid of making an exhibition of herself in the party. A. to lack B. lacking C. lacked D. being lacked

4. Jim went to answer the phone, _____, Harry started to prepare lunch.

A. However B. Nevertheless

C. Besides

D. Meanwhile

5. These visitors had to ___ at this small and simple hotel for the night because the big hotels were full in the busy season. A. call up B. pick up C. put up D. make up 6. I wonder if this dress is ____ in a larger size. This one is too tight for you. A. fashionable B. possible C. available D. acceptable

7. I’ve brought with me an article from yesterday’s paper that I thought might ___ you and bring you a good laughter. A. amaze B. amuse C. frighten D. comfort

8. What the family members want to do is ___ down and ___dumplings at the table on New Year’s Eve. A. to sit; eat B. to sit; to eat C. sit; to eat D. sit; eat

9. I think that something has to be done to stop the air from being polluted, _____? A. doesn’t it B. isn’t it C. don’t I D. haven’t they

10. Studies show that people are more ___to suffer from back problems if they always sit before computer screens for long hours.

A. likely B. possible C. probable D. sure

11. Many people have donated a lot of money to them; however, they are in great need of ___ to rebuild their houses.

A. some B. less C. much D. more

12. All factors ______, he is sure to be a promising man in the near future.

A. being considered B. to be considered C. considered D. considering 13. —How long have you learned only French in this university?

—For two years, but I ____ English for several years and I can speak English fluently. A. had learnt B. would learn C. have been learning D. learned 14. He is only too ready to help others, seldom, _____, refusing them when they turn to him. A. if never B. if ever C. if not D. if any

15. When he comet dust ____ our atmosphere, the air around the dust will heat up to temperatures as high as 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit. A. enters B. is entering C. will enter D. has entered

16. It took us quite a long time to get to the amusement park. It was ____ journey.

A. three hour B. a three-hour C. a three-hour D. three hours 17. My colleagues decided to help me but I pretended ____ my job. A. to be finishing B. to finish C. finishing D. to have finished

18. No matter how low you consider yourself, there is always someone ____ you wishing they were that high.

A. getting rid of B. getting along with

C. looking up to

D. looking down upon

19. The teacher has told us that all bodies, including human beings, ___ of atoms. A. is consisted B. are consisted C. consist D. consists 20. —How did you like Nick’s performance last night? —To be honest, his singing didn’t ____ to me much. A. appeal B. belong C. refer D. occur

21. Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent ___ you respond to it. A. that B. whether C. how D. what 22. Mr. Smith ___these days. I think he should take a holiday before he burns out. A. has been overworking B. overworked C. had overworked D. was overworking 23. Alice Lillian Ellis, born on September 11, 1907 in Boston, was ___ of nine children. A. the third oldest B. the third old C. the third older D. the oldest third 24. Although ___considerable success as an artist, the young man keeps working hard.

A. achieving B. achieved

C. to achieve D. having achieved

25. —How about ____ party?

—Cool! It was really ___ great fun! Pity you weren’t there. A. a; a B. the; a C. the; / D. a; /

26. Who does that shop assistant think he is? He behaves as if he ____ the grocery. A. own B. owned C. will own D. has owned 27. —Will my son be all right soon, doctor? —Well, he ___ be, if he takes these tablets.

A. may B. must C. should D. can

28. The story took place in Europe in the days before automobiles ____ everyone used horses. A. which B. where C. when D. as 29. —Hey! Here is a message on my cell phone, telling me to send money to… —Delete it! It’s a trick. Many a person ___ by such tricks. A. has been cheated B. have been cheated C. were cheated 30. —Look, the paint is starting to come off____ the wall is damp. —Well, we’d better have the wall repainted some day. A. when B. where C. if D. once 31. —Hi, Bob, I can’t find my electric shaver!

—Sorry, I _____ it and I guess I put it on the top shelf with my things. A. used B. had used C. am using D. was using 32. —Have you heard about Apple iPhone 4?

—Sure. It is very hot these days. I’m thinking about getting ____. A. one B. them C. that D. it

33. —Well, a soup, a salad, and anything______, sir? —An apple pie, please.

D. was cheated

A. follows B. to follow C. followed D. following

34. Everybody likes to work with______ is reliable and easy to get on with. A. whom B. who C. whomever D. whoever

35. The woman pulled her hat low down _____ her eyes in order not to be recognized by the angry crowds.

A. under B. below C. on D. over

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下面各题，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、四个选项中，选出最佳选项

There are times when people are so tired that they fall asleep almost anywhere. We can see there is a lot of sleeping on the bus or train on the __36____home from work in the evenings. A man will be__37____the newspaper, and seconds later it __38___ as if he is trying to ___39__it. Or he will fall asleep on the shoulder of the stranger___40__ next to him.___41___ place where unplanned short sleep __42__ is in the lecture hall where a student will start snoring（打鼾）so ___43____that the professor has to ask another student to___44___ the sleeper awake. A more embarrassing（尴尬）situation occurs when a student starts falling into sleep and the ___45___ of the head pushes the arm off the___46___, and the movement carries the__47___ of the body along. The student wakes up on the floor with no__48___ of getting there. The worst time to fall asleep is when __49___ . Police reports are full of ___50___ that occur when people fall into sleep and go__51_____ the road. If the drivers are ___52____ , they are not seriously hurt. One woman's car, ___53____ , went into the river. She woke up in four feet of __54____ and thought it was raining. When

people are really ___55____，nothing will stop them from falling asleep-----no matter where they are.

36.A.way B.track C.path D.road 37.A.buying B.folding C.delivering D.reading 38.A.acts B.knows C.appears D.sounds 39.A.open B.eat C.find D.finish 40.A.lying B.waiting C.talking D.sitting 41.A.Next B.Every C.Another D.One 42.Agoes on B.ends up C.lasts D.returns 43.A.bravely B.happyly C.loudly D.carelessly 44.A.leave B.shake C.keep D.watch 45.A.size B.shape C.weight D.strength 46.A.cushion B.desk C.shoulder D.book 47.A.action 48.A.memory 49.A.thinking 50.A.changes 51.A.up 52.A. lucky 53.A.in time 54.A.dust 55.A.tired

B.position C.rest D.side B.reason C.question D.purpose B.working C.walking D. driving B.events C.ideas D.accidents B.off C.along D.down B.awake C.calm D.strong B.at first C.as usual B.water C.grass B.drunk C.lonely

D.for example D.bush D.lazy

第三部分：阅读理解(共25小题，每小题2分，满分50分)

第一节 阅读下面各短文，从文后各题提供的A、C、C、D四个选项中选出能回答该问题的正确选项

A

Several times my daughter had telephoned to say，“Mum, you must come and see the daffodils (水仙花) before they are over.”I wanted to go, but it was a twohour drive from Lake Arrowhead.“I will go next Tuesday，”I promised，a little unwillingly, on her third call.

The next Tuesday dawned cold and rainy. Still, I had promised, and so I drove there. When I finally walked into Carolyn's house and hugged and greeted my grandchildren, I said，“Forget the daffodils, Carolyn! The road is invisible (看不见的) in the cloud and fog, and there is nothing in the world except you and these children that I want to see！”

My daughter smiled calmly and said，“We drive in this weather all the time, Mum. You will never forgive yourself if you miss this experience.”

After about twenty minutes, we turned onto a small road and I saw a small church. On the far side of the church, I saw a handlettered sign that read “Daffodil Garden”．

We got out of the car and each took a child's hand, and I followed Carolyn down the path. Then, we turned a corner of the path, and I looked up and gasped. Before me lay the most beautiful sight! There were five acres of flowers！“But who has done this？” I asked Carolyn.“It's just one woman，”Carolyn answered.“That's her home，” Carolyn pointed to a wellkept Aframe house that looked small and modest in the midst of all that glory. We walked up to the house. On the patio (平台), we saw a poster.“Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking” was the headline. The first answer was a simple one.“50,000 bulbs (鳞茎)，”it read. The second answer was，“One at a time, by one woman.” The third answer was，“Began in 1958.”

I thought of this woman whom I had never met, who, more than fifty years before, had begun—one bulb at a time—to bring the beauty and joy to the mountain top. 56．The author didn't go to see the daffodils at first because ________. A. she was not interested in them

B. they were growing on the mountain top C. the weather was not good enough D. it was not easy for her to drive there

57．What do we know about the woman living in the Aframe house? A. She must be out of mind.

B. She acted as a gardener there.

C. It took her great determination to grow the daffodils. D. She was poor and made her living by selling the daffodils. 58．What could the author probably learn from this experience? A. Nothing is too difficult if you put your heart into it. B. We must put the interests of others above our own. C. We can change the world by growing flowers. D. It's never too late to learn.

59．What would be the best title for the passage? A. An Unforgettable Experience B. Beautiful Daffodils C. One Bulb at a Time

D. I Love Daffodils

B

Why do men live a shorter life than women? The latest research indicates that men’s hearts going into a rapid decline when they reach middle age could be the cause.

The research of ageing on the heart has shown that women’s longevity may be linked to the fact that their hearts do not lose much pumping power with age.

“We have found that the power of the male heart falls by 20-25 percent between 20 and 70 years of age,” said the head of the study, Samantha of Liverpool John Moores University in the UK.

“Within the heart there are millions of cells which make it beat. Between the ages of 20 and 70, one-third of those cells die and are not replaced in men ,” said Samantha. “This is part of the ageing process.”

What amazes scientists is that the female heart suffers very little loss of these cells. A healthy 70-year-old woman’s heart could work almost as perfectly as a 20-year-old one’s. “This gender （性别）difference might give the reason why men live shorter than women,”said Samantha. They studied over 250 healthy men and women between the ages of 17 and 80, who are mainly healthy persons so as to reduce the influence of disease. “The team has yet to think about why ageing suffers a greater loss on the male heart,” said Samantha.

But there is also good news -- men can enjoy the health of their hearts with regular exercise. Samantha stressed that women should also take regular exercise to stop their leg muscles getting weaker as they age.

60. The underlined word “longevity” in the second paragraph means “________”. A. health B. long life C. ageing D. effect 61. The text mainly talks about ________.

A. men’s heart cells B. women’s ageing process C. the gender difference D. hearts and long life

62. According to the text, the UK scientists have known that ________. A. men have fewer cells than women when they are born B. women can produce the cells that make the heart beat C. the female heart suffers less loss of the cells with age D. women will never suffer the loss of pumping power with age 63. If you want to live a long life, you should ________. A. enable your heart to beat much faster B. think about the reason for ageing

C. take regular exercise to keep your heart healthy D. stop your cells from being lost

C

Ireland has had a very difficult history. The problems started in the 16th century when English rulers tried to conquer(征服) Ireland. For hundreds of years, the Irish people fought against the English. Finally, in 1921, the British government was forced to give independence to the south of Ireland. The result is that today there are two “Irelands”. Northern Ireland, in the north, is part of the united kingdom. The Republic of Ireland, in the south, is an independent country.

In the 1840s the main crop, potatoes, was affected by disease and about 750,000 people died of hunger. This, and a shortage (短缺) of work , forced many people to leave Ireland and live in the

USA, the UK, Australia and Canada. As a result of these problems, the population fell from 8.2 million in 1841 to 6.6 million in 1851.

For many years, the majority of Irish people earned their living as farmers. Today, many people still work on the land but more and more people are moving to the cities to work in factories and offices. Life in the cities is very different from life in the countryside, where things move at a quieter and slower pace.

The Irish are famous for being warm-hearted and friendly. Oscar Wilde, a famous Irish writer, once said that the Irish were “the greatest talkers since the Greeks”. Since independence, Ireland has revived(复兴) its own culture of music, language, literature and singing. Different areas have different styles of old Irish song which are sung without instruments. Other kinds of Irish music use many different instruments such as the violin, whistles, etc. . What does the author tell us in paragraph 1? A. How the Irish fought against the English. B. How Ireland gained independence. C. How English rulers tried to conquer Ireland. D. How two “Irelands” came into being.

65. We learn from the text that in Ireland . A. food shortages in the 1840s led to a decline in population

B. people are moving to the cities for lack of work in the countryside C. it is harder to make a living as a farmer than as a factory worker D. different kinds of old Irish songs are all sung with instruments 66. The last paragraph is mainly about . A. the Irish character B. Irish culture

C. Irish musical instruments D. a famous Irish writer 67. What can be the best title for the text? A. Life in Ireland B. A Very Difficult History C. Ireland, Past and Present D. The Independence of Ireland

D

When I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of my mother’s Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously ,did not give her good service ,pretended not to understand her ,or even acted as if they did not hear her .

My mother has realized the limitations of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on phone to pretend I was she . I was forced to ask for information or even to yell at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker (股票经纪人).I said in an adolescent voice that was not very convincing, “This is Mrs.Tan..”

And my mother was standing beside me ,whispering loudly, “Why he don’t send me check already two week lone.”

And then , in perfect English I said : “I’m getting rather concerned .You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn’t arrived.”

Then she talked more loudly. “What he want? I come to New York tell him front of his boss.” And so I turned to the stockbroker again, “I can’t tolerate any more excuse. If I don’t receive the check

immediately , I am going to have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week.” The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real Mrs.Tan, was shouting to his boss in her broken English.

When I was a teenager, my mother’s broken English embarrassed me. But now, I see it differently. To me, my mother’s English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, and full of observation and wisdom. It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world. 68.Why was the author’s mother poorly served? A. She was unable to speak good English. B. She was often misunderstood.

C. She was not clearly heard. D. She was not very polite. 69.From Paragraph 2, we know that the author was . A. good at pretending B. rude to the stockbroker

C. ready to help her mother D. unwilling to phone for her mother 70.After the author made the phone call, .

A. they forgave the stockbroker B. they failed to get the check C. they went to New York immediately D. they spoke to their boss at once 71.What does the author think of her mother’s English now? A. It confuses her. B. It embarrasses her. C. It helps her understand the world. D. It helps her tolerate rude people. 72.We can infer from the passage that Chinese English .

A. is clear and natural to non-native speakers B. is vivid and direct to non-native speakers C. has a very bad reputation in America D. may bring inconvenience in America

E

I hated dinner parties. But I decided to give them another shot because I'm in London. And my friend Mallery invited me. And because dinner parties in London are very different from those back in New York. There, \"I'm having a dinner party\" means: \"I'm booking a table for 12 at a restaurant you can't afford and we'll be sharing the cheque evenly, no matter what you eat. \" Worse, in Manhattan there is always someone who leaves before the bill arrives. They'll throw down cash, half of what they owe, and then people like me, who don't drink, end up paying even more. But if I try to tree the same trick, the hostess will shout:\"Where are you going?\"And it's not like I can say I have somewhere to go: everyone know shave nowhere to go.

But in London, dinner parties are in people's homes. Not only that, the guests are an interesting mix. The last time I went to one, the guests were from France, India. Denmark and Nigeria; it was like a gathering at the United Nations. In New York, the mix is less striking It's like a gathering at Bloomingdale's, a well-known department store.

For New Yorkers, talking about other parts of the world means Brooklyn and Queens in New York. But at Mallery's, when I said that I had been to Myanmar recently, people knew where it was. In New York people would think it was a usual new club.

73. What does the word \"shot\" in Paragraph 1 probably mean? A. Choice. B. Try C. Style. D. Goal

74. What does the writer dislike most about dinner parties in New York? A. There is a strange mix of people. B. The restaurants are expensive. C. The bill is not fairly shared.

D. People have to pay cash

75. What does the author think of the parties in London?

A. A bit unusual. B. Full of tricks. C. Less costly. D. Move interesting. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 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。 Recently some American scientists have given a useful piece of advice to people in industrialized nations．They say people should eat more of the same kind of food eaten by humans living more than 10,000 years ago． 76

The scientists say that the human life has changed greatly．Our bodies have not been able to deal with these changes in lifestyle and this had led to new kinds of sicknesses． 77 So they are called \"diseases of civilization\"．Many cancers and diseases of the blood system are examples of such diseases.

Scientists noted that people in both the Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age enjoyed very little alcohol or tobacco, probably none． 78 However, a change in food is one of the main differences between life in ancient times and that of today.

Stone Age people hunted wild animals for their meat, which had much less fat than domestic ones．They ate a lot of fresh wild vegetables and fruits．They did not have milk or any other dairy products, and they made very little use of grains． 79 We eat six times more salt than our ancestors．We eat more sugar．We eat twice as much fat but only one third as much protein and much less vitamin C.

80 But scientists say that we would be much healthier if we eat much the same way the ancient people did, cutting the amount of fatty, salty and sweet food. A．Stone Age people lived a simple life. B．But today, we enjoy eating a lot of these. C．In that case, they would live much healthier.

D．Ancient people also got lots of physical exercise.

E．These new sicknesses were not known in ancient times. F．People today probably don't want to live like our ancestors. G．Modern people used to suffer from \"diseases of civilization\".

第二卷

第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题I分，满分10分)

My sister saw a lovely cup when we are shopping the other day. She liked it at once. Then she bent down and picked up to look at a price on it. As she did this, lots of tea splashed on his T-shirt! I had to try hardly not to laugh at her shocked face! My sister wanted get out of the shop as fast as she could when a shop assistant came over to us. It was turned out to be her own cup, that she’d left on the shelf by mistake. The assistant was clearly as embarassing as my sister, for I just thought it was funny!

第二节 书面表达（25分）

90后的学生，思想特殊、行为方式和价值观令人担忧。请你根据下表中所提供的信息写一篇英语演讲稿，以消除人们的忧虑。 人们的忧虑 1. 注重自我，轻视合作 2.缺乏毅力，容易气馁 3.盲目追求，渴望成名 我们的长处 敢于挑战，…….（请考生联系自己拟定的内容） 注意：1. 对所给要点，逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。 2. 词数120左右。开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。

Good afternoon, everyone!

Under the fiercer circumstances, we are developing our special manners and values, which has raised people’s concern….

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you for your listening!

Answer

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Good afternoon, everyone!

Under the fiercer circumstances, we are developing our special manners and values, which has raised people’s concern.

They worry we are too much about ourselves and are unwilling to cooperate with others, which makes it hard for us to achieve success in whatever we do. Besides, they consider us as lacking in determination, and this is what it takes to do any job well. Without it, we may easily give up in time of difficulty. They are also concerned that we are so eager to win instant fame that we follow fashion blindly, which will in turn ruin our values and future.

However, we have our own advantages. Firstly, we have the courage to meet challenges and take risks, which helps realize our dreams. In addition, we are quick-minded and creative. We can do our work more efficiently. Please do trust us! Thank you for your listening!