河北省正定中学2012届高三英语第一次考试

河北正定中学高三年级第一次考试·英语试卷

第I卷（选择题，共105分）

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节：（共5小题；每题1分，满分5分

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答案，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. The rain is expected to last much longer.

B. Sunny and warm days were forecast for those days. C. The next few days won’t be sunny and warm. 2. When did the woman have her breakfast? A. At 11:10. B. At 11:30. 3. What does the man say about his grandmother? A. She can’t hear well. B. She loves him deeply. C. She has forgotten her children. 4. What do we know about the man? A. He wants both pieces of cloth.

B. He doesn’t like either piece of cloth. C. He can’t tell the two pieces of cloth apart. 5. Which of the following can best describe Tony? A. Dangerous.

B. Brave.

C. Rude.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What is the documentary about?

A. How people raise horses in ancient times. B. How people use horses for various purposes. C. How horse races are held in many countries. 7. When will the speakers go riding together? A. Tomorrow.

B. This weekend.

C. Next weekend.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What does the woman ask the man to show her? A. His passport.

B. His business card.

C. His ID card.

9. What is the date today? A. October 21st.

B. October 24th. C. October 27th.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

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C. At 11:50.

10. How does Tom feel now? A. Annoyed. A. A vase.

B. Sad.

C. Upset.

11. What’s been broken by Tom?

B. A window.

C. A basketball.

12. What does the woman advise Tom to do?

A. Apologize to Mr. Henry. B. Give Paul a call. C. Invite Mr. Henry to sea.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. What does the man want to confirm? A. The woman’s educational background. B. The woman’s work experience. C. The woman’s nationality. 14. Where does the woman work now? A. In New York.

A. ＄2,200.

B. In Singapore. C. In San Francisco. B. ＄2,280.

C. ＄2,600.

15. How much is the woman’s present salary?

16. What are the employees allowed to do for further education? A. Attend college night courses at the weekend. B. Go abroad to have further education every year. C. Take up six hours a week to attend college courses. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What actually made Liz determine to achieve her goal? A. Willpower and determination. B. Scholarship. C. Love and respect for her parents. 18. How old was Liz when her mother died?

A. 25 years old. B. 15 years old. A. She could hardly understand society. B. She had little experience of social life. C. She lived in the same environment too long. 20. What is the talk mainly about?

A. How Liz struggled to change her life.

B. How Liz loved her drug-addicted parents.

C. 5 years old.

19. Why did Liz think she had only experienced a small part of society?

C. What a hard time Liz had in her childhood. 第二部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 21. —It’s already five years since we last met. Shall we have a get-together tonight? — ________.

A. It s a pleasure. B. That s all right. C. I can’t agree more. D. It s very kind of you.

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22. —Can you lend me some money?

—I’m short of money myself, but _____, I’ll give you some.

A. someway B. anyway C. however D. therefore 23. You’d better wash the shirt in cold water, or the color will_______.

A. lose B. go C. run D. drop 24. — Excuse me, I wonder if you can help. I ________ my passport.

— But where did you lose it?

A. have lost B. lost C. had lost D. lose

25. He looked like a cat on hot bricks because he had _________problems to solve. A. very too difficult B. far too difficult C. too much difficult D. rather difficult too

26. It is reported that a bus went out of __________ control on a highway ________

south of the city last night.

A. 不填; 不填 B. 不填; the C. the; 不填 D. the; the

27. Whoever has______ sense knows that smoking is harmful to people’s health. A. normal B. usual C. ordinary D. common 28. When you are home, give a call to let me know you ________ safely. A. are arriving B. have arrived C. had arrived D. will arrive

29. Nowadays many people keep on the move, ______ there to be better-paid jobs. A. to hope B. hoping C. expecting D. to expect 30. — Mum, would you please buy me an MP5 player?

— If you can help do some housework the whole vacation，you ____ have one as a reward.

A. must B. need C. would D. shall 31. Nowadays, to lose weight, more wise ladies prefer to ________ regularly rather than take expensive weight-losing pills. A. hang out

B. turn up

C. work out

D. figure up

32. I passed by the sports field the other day，______ there was a football match going on then.

A. that B. where C. which D. when

33. Our company is seeking for a manager，especially ______ with creativity and imagination.

A. the one B. each C. one D. that 34. The workers_______ the glasses and marked on each box” This Side UP” A. carried B. delivered C. pressed D. packed 35.After____seemed to be a long time ,the old man went out of the professor's sitting room.

A. it B that C which D what 第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题l.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he 36 his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us

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a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always 37 his success to it.

At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree, 38 to return to the homeland, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the 39 made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the 40 customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be taken down for 41 . Glen knew that carrying the specific goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying 42 for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a 43 fake（假货）. When he was 44 of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, 45 cost nearly 100,000, into pieces 46 hearing Glen’s words. Glen was 47. Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined 48 . For many times of entry-exit 49 he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully in the box, and 50 him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if 51 reusing and carrying fake and shoddy goods, he would be 52 according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long.

After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep 53 on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of 54 , which he would remember as the 55 of his success forever.

36. A. set up B. took up C. went up D. picked up

37. A. honors B. mentions C. brings D. owes 38. A. decided B. refused C. objected D. asked 39. A. books B. things C. savings D. pounds

40. A. ordinary B. routine C. regular D. common 41. A. look B. inspection C. test D. experiment 42. A. one B. it C. them D. these 43. A. priceless B. useful C. worthless D. valuable 44. A. afraid B. proud C. ashamed D. hard 45. A. that B. what C. as D. which 46. A. on B. at C. who D. in

47. A. disappointed B. delighted C. amazed D. satisfied 48. A. strictly B. quietly C. quickly D. curiously

49. A. conditions B. experiences C. experiments D. chances

50. A. stopped B. hoped C. warned D. urged

51. A. came out B. found out C. sent out D. set out

52. A. hit B. blamed C. praised D. charged 53. A. expression B. idea C. thought D. impression 54. A. honesty B. lies C. goods D. bravery

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55. A. secret B. lesson C. choice D. belief 第三部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

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If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Haven’t you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language?

According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter. This is the area of the brain which processes information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles.

The study also found the effect is greater, the younger people learn a second language.

A team led by Dr Andrea Michelle, from University College London, took a group of Britons who only spoke English. They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals” who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners.

Scans showed that grey matter density (密度) in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference.

“Our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language,” said the scientists.

It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn.

Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales, has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills. “Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible (灵活的),” he said. “You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas.”

The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of two and 34. Reading, writing, and comprehension were all tested. The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better. “Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world,” explained the scientists.

56. The main subject talked about in this passage is ______. A. science on learning a second language

B. man’s ability of learning a second language C. 1anguage can help brain power D. 1anguage learning and maths study

57. In the second paragraph, the writer mentions “exercise” in order to ______. A. say language is also a kind of physical labor

B. prove that one needs more practice when he (she) is learning a language C. to show the importance of using the language when you learn the language D. make people believe language learning helps grey matter work well 58. We may know from the scientific findings that ______.

A. the earlier you start to learn a second language, the higher the grey matter

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河北正定中学高三年级第一次考试 英语答案

听力 1-5 BAACB 6-10 BCCAC 11-15 BAACB 16-20 CABCA 单选21-25 CBCAB 26-30 ADBCD 31-35 CBCDD

完型36-40 ADACB 41-45BBCBD 46-50 ACABC 51-55 BDDAA

阅读理解56——59 CDAC B:60——63CABB 64——67 DABC 68——70 DBC 71—75 BFDGA

76. calm 77 bargaining 78.generous 79 familiar 80 simplify 81 judges 82 Actually 83 luggage/ baggage 84ruins 85 forecast

改错：nervously— nervous found ^ it that——which from ^ the am---was listen-—listening he—she 去掉was thank——thanks to^ become/be One possible version:

Recently, we had a discussion on how to make learning English relaxing and fun. Most students believe that there are many ways to do so. First of all, we can have more interactive activities in class, such as discussions, interviews, story-telling and role-play. In this way, we can have more fun learning English. Secondly, we can take part in more out-of-class activities like English speech contests and English evenings. Through these activities we can improve our English skills in an easy and relaxing way. Thirdly, we need to find more opportunities to communicate in English with people, whether they are English teachers or classmates, foreigners or Chinese, because using English is the best way to learn.

These ideas sound reasonable and practical. From my experience, there are many other interesting and relaxing ways. For example, we can listen to English songs and watch English movies. We can also watch English programs on TV or join English clubs or make English pen-friends on the Internet.

All in all, what we need is more free time and more space.

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