2006河北定州中学高三2月份摸底考试英语试题
第一卷
I.单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
1. —Have a cup of tea , please. —_____.
A. No , thank you just the same B. Yes , I have
C. No , little please D. Sorry , I’m afraid I can’t
2. There is a party tonight in_____of our exchange teacher.
A. front B. honor C. charge D. favor
3. You will have to work_______your weak points in English if you hope to pass the exam.
A. out B. at C. for D. away
4. The man in charge of the expedition regretted______ the work______.
A. to leave ; undoing B. leaving ; undoing
C. to leave ; undone D. leaving ; undone
5. I_______to see more of Shanghai but we had no time.
A. have hoped B. had hoped
C. have to hope D. had to hope
6. Can you_____me_____with a room for three nights?
A.fix , up B. put , down C. hand , down D. look , up
7. The wallet was returned to Mr. Hopkins without anything _______.
A. losing B. missing C. missed D. disappeared
8. When and where to build the new factory_____yet
A. is not decided B. are not decided
C. has not decided D. have not decided
9. You______your lessons well before the exams otherwise you wouldn’t have failed in it.
A. mustn’t have prepared B. needn’t have prepared
C. shouldn’t have prepared D. couldn’t have prepared
10. The traffic accident resulted_________.
A. in three death B. in three deaths
C. of three deaths D. of three death
11. ________to 45% of the supermarkets in the city______ by foreign companies.
A. Close ; run B. Up ; are run C. Up ; is run D. Next, have run
12. With many eyes______on her , she felt a bit nervous.
A. depended B. starting C. glaring D. fixed
13. Will you please send me a (n)_______to your new micro-computer?
A. introduction B. description C. advertisement D. information
14. His health________from overwork.
A.has been broken down B. has broken out
C. has broken down D. has been broken up
15. We all know the truth______the earth goes round the sun.
A. if B. whether C. that D. which
II．完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
When men lived on this earth a long time ago, they had no proper place to live in. In order to get 16 from the heat of the sun, to 17 themselves warm and dry, they found caves which gave them 18 kind of protection. Some of this early men built shelters up 19 the trees to escape crawling animals. They 20 difficult lives and had to 21 about from place to place 22 search of food.
Much later on their 23 began to change. They learnt how to keep animals in herds. 24 they had to move their herds of 25 from place to place in search of pasture or grasslands, they had to build sheds which 26 be easily carried about. Animals skins were 27 over pieces of wood which provided them with some form of temporary (临时) 28 .
When they finally learnt the art of ploughing, they started cleaning forests or brush lands and planting 29 which provided them with fruits, vegetables and grain. 30 this happened they had to think about building 31 .
Crude houses were built at first with wood 32 they even used grass as roofs. This 33 on for a long time. Gradually they began to improve their homes. Today houses of all 34 are built. They are strong , permanent (永久性的) and 35 last a long time.
16.A. in B. out C. away D. off
17.A. keep B. make C. get D. help
18.A. any B. some C. one D. the
19.A. on B. into C. in D. above
20.A. led B. made C. kept D. suffered
21.A. walk B. travel C. run D. move
22.A. to B. in C. for D. on
23.A. lives B. work C. ways D. food
24.A. After B. Before C. When D. As
25. A. animals B. cows C. sheep D. horses
26. A. could B. must C. needed D. should
27. A. laid B. kept C. made D. hung
28. A. cave B. shed C. shade D. bed
29. A. trees B. rice C. crops D. wheat
30. A. Before B. Until C. Once D. When
31. A. shed B. houses C. gardens D. schools
32. A. but B. and C. thought D. yet
33. A. took B. lasted C. continued D. went
34. A. kinds B. sizes C. lengths D. colors
35. A. could B. would C. must D. can
III．阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
A
Computer users are being warned by industry experts to pay attention to secret codes which could be used to record their conversations.
E—mails, screensavers, and electronic greeting cards can carry a secret code which is able to turn on the computer’s microphone, make a recording, and forward it to someone else without the user’s knowledge.
In fact any attachments(附件) sent to a computer , whether it is a game of Space Invaders , or a moving picture , can possibly be used to spy.
Experts say people should always think twice about opening attachments because---although not common---bugging (窃听)by computer can , and has been done.
Bill Lyons , head of the Internet Security Company Finjan , said , “ People in the army have tested this and you can be sure , if people in general are aware(知道) of it , then computer hackers are aware of it. The frightening thing is that there are tools on the Internet which people, using a simple search method , can find , and which will enable them to attach this dangerous code to simple attachments.”
36. When the secret code lets out the conversation from the computer, the user of the computer______.
A. may know nothing about it B. must turn off the computer
C. can do nothing but wait D. can’t use the computer properly
37. What worries the experts is that_______.
A. tools can easily be got to tie dangerous codes to e—mails
B. nobody knows the danger of the code
C. nobody seems to believe such things
D. effective ways can never be found to deal with the problem
38. What is the advice given in the text?
A. Use secret codes to record other people’s conversations.
B. Be careful when opening an attachment.
C. Never open any attachments.
D. Attach some codes to your e-mails.
B
“As I stood in front of the grave(墓) of President Richard Nixon, I was thinking about the time 25 years ago when this president helped bring the United States and China closer together. Young people of our two countries should help this relationship grow.”
This remark was made by a Shanghai student when speaking to his fellow students at the Nixon Library in California, U. S. A. He was one of 80 middle school students from China attending a month-long ‘Youth Summit’. The Summit was to mark the 25th anniversary(周年) of President Nixon’s journey to China, which was the turning point in China- U. S. relations.
The Youth Summit was aimed at increasing understanding and friendship between young students of the two countries through visits and discussions. Seventy-five American students were selected to visit China. They also visited the Nixon Library on July 21 before leaving for Beijing the next day. The head of the Library said he was pleased to see the American and Chinese students talking and laughing together.
One Chinese student said, “I didn’t find it particular difficult to talk with Americans. We have our differences, but we have a lot in common. Dialogue is good for us.”
39. The words ‘Youth Summit’ refer to_________.
A. visits to the Nixon Library
B. the Chinese students’ visit to the U. S.
C. a meeting discussing relations between China and the U. S.
D. activities to strengthen the ties between the Chinese and American students
40. The student from Shanghai thought about the time 25 years ago because it was when Nixon________.
A.died B. visited China C. became U. S. president
D. started building the library in his name
41. The text is mainly about_________.
A.the China-U. S. relations B. the Nixon Library
C. President Nixon D. the Youth Summit
C
LONDON—Life for Cathy Hagner and her three children is set to permanent(不大可能改变的) fast-forward.
Their full school day and her job as a lawyer’s assistant are busy enough. But Hagner also has to take the two boys to soccer or hockey or basketball while dropping off her daughter at piano lessons or Girl Scout Club.
Often, the exhausted family doesn’t get home until 7 pm. There is just time for a quick supper before homework.
In today’s world, middle-class American and British parents treat their children as if they are competitors racing for some finishing line.
Parents take their children from activity to activity in order to make their future bright. It seems that raising a genius has become a more important goal than raising a happy and well-balanced child.
“Doctors across the country are reporting a growing number of children suffering from stomachaches and headaches due to exhaustion and stress,” says child expert William Doherty of the University of Minnesota.
Teachers are dealing with exhausted kids in the classroom. It’s a very serious problem.
Many children attend after-school clubs by necessity. But competitive pressures also create an explosion of activities. They include sports, language, music and math classes for children as young as four.
“There is a new parenting trend(趋势) under way which says that have to tap all your child’s potential(潜能) at a young age; otherwise you will let him down,” says Terry Apter, a Cambridge-based child and adolescent psychiatrist （青少年精神病专家）.
“It isn’t entirely new: there have always been pushy parents. But what was previously(以前) seen as strange behaviour is now well accepted.”
42.From the second paragraph of this passage we can find that______.
A. Hagner wastes much time helping her children’s lessons
B. Hagner doesn’t spend much time on her full-time job
C. Hagner is interested in sports and music
D. Hagner busies herself by following a trend
43.British parents, as the writer described in this passage,__________.
A. treat their children as sports players
B. pay no attention to their children’s lessons
C. bring up their children in a simple way
D. give their children little time to develop freely
44. The writer’s opinion about after-school clubs is that____.
A. activities in the country are too competitive
B. children should attend four clubs at a time
C. some clubs result in competitive pressures
D. clubs should have more subjects for school children
45. The last paragraph tells us that in British_______.
A. parents used to take their children to every club
B. parents used to be wise on how to raise children
C. parents have all benefited from children’s clubs
D .parents have come to know the standard of education
D
Both my parents came from towns in Mexico. I was born in El Paso, Texas, and when I was four, my family moved to a housing project in East Los Angeles.
Even though we struggled to make ends meet, my parents stressed to me and my four brothers and sisters how fortunate we were to live in a great country with limitless opportunities. They failed us with the concepts of family, faith and patriotism(爱国主义).
I got my first real job when I was ten. My dad, Benjamin, injured his back working in a cardboard-box factory and was retrained as a hairstylist. He rented space in a little strip mall (狭小的购物街) and gave his shop the fancy name of Mr Ben ’s Coiffure.
The owner of the shopping center gave Dad a discount (打折) on his rent for cleaning the parking lot three nights a week, which meant getting up at 3 am. To pick up rubbish, Dad used a little machine that looked like a lawn mower(割草机). Mom and I emptied rubbish cans and picked up litter(乱仍的杂物) by hand. It took two to three hours to clean the lot. I’d sleep in the car on the way home.
I did this for two years, but the lessons I learned have lasted a lifetime. I acquired discipline and a strong work ethic (行为准则), and learned at an early age the importance of balancing life ’s competing interests — in my case, school, homework and job. This really helped during high school, when I worked 40 hours a week cooking burgers(夹馅包) at a fast-food joint(店铺) while taking a full load of college-prep courses.
The hard work paid off. I attended the US Military Academy and went on to receive graduate degrees in law and business from Harvard. Later, I joined a big Los Angeles law firm and was elected to the California State Assembly. In these jobs and in everything else I’ve done, I have never forgotten those nights in the parking lot. The experience taught me that there is dignity(尊严) in all work and that if people are working to provide for themselves and their families, that is something we should honour.
46. From the fourth paragraph of the passage, we know that the writer’s first job was______.
A. helping his father in the cardboard-box factory
B. working in his father’s shop
C. helping his father in the parking lot
D. doing some work in the fast-food joint
47. Mr Ben’s Coiffure is___________.
A. the writer’s father B. the writer himself
C.the name of the owner of the shopping center
D. the name of his father’s shop
48. The writer thought that________.
A .it was wrong for his parents to think that they were fortunate at that time
B. his parents’ instructions to him and his brothers and sisters were valuable in his life
C. doing all kinds of work would benefit everyone during their childhood
D. it was necessary for a child to help his family
49. According to the writer’s opinion, which of the following statements is true?
A. One’s childhood is valuable in his lifetime.
B. The more jobs one does, the greater success one has.
C. The harder the work is, the more interest one shows.
D. Any job that one does to support himself and his family is honourable.
50. The underlined phrase “make ends meet” means_______.
A. to have something fairly
B. to balance one’s income with one’s expense
C. to end a meeting
D .to join two ends of things
E
Though war is something people hate, Director Feng Xiaoning often exposes his audience to it.
“If we don’t impress the audience, who are without the painful experience of war, with the cruel injury to life and human nature war causes, how can we bring them a love of peace and objection to war?” asked the director with a glance in his eyes.
After Red River Valley and Lover’s Grief over the Yellow River, both of which star Chinese model and actress Ning Jing, Feng drew a satisfactory full stop to his war trilogy(三部曲) last month with Purple Sunset.
The film tells a story which took place in 1945, at the very moment when World War II was drawing to an end. A Chinese peasant and a Soviet woman soldier flee into a forest, where they seize a Japanese girl. They follow the girl in the hope that she will take them out of the forest, but instead they arrive in a Japanese base. Humanisty(人道主义) prevents them from killing the young, innocent(无辜的) victim of Japanese militarism. This humanisty, the longing for peace and eagerness to survive, make the three unite.
“If people are touched by justice, tolerance(容忍) and unselfishness, I think I have achieved my goal,” Feng said.
Feng admits that there are violent and bloody scenes in the film, such as tanks fighting and Japanese burning Chinese people alive, to show the cruelty of the war. But that’s never his personal preference, he says.
“Everyone who has watched my films can tell how much I detest war,” he said. “I wrote all the things for my war films by myself. Whenever I finished one, I felt as though I had suffered great pain.”
Feng regards every one of his productions as an opportunity to learn about human nature and humanity. In spite of violent scenes which frighten and sicken the audience, a balance is sought with beautiful scenery. Just like the snowy mountains in Red River Valley and the grand plateau(高原) in Lover’s Grief over the Yellow River, a beautiful vast grassland appears in this film. “I used to study art, and I appreciate beautiful things,” Feng said. “I believe that films should offer the audience a chance to enjoy beauty.”
51. Director Feng Xiaoning shot war film because______.
A. he was deeply interested in such a topic
B. he wanted to give the audience the painful experience of war
C. he hoped to arouse people’s love of peace and objection to war
D. he dreamed of becoming a world-famous director
52. All of the following belong to Feng’s war trilogy except_______.
A. Red River Valley B. Lover’s Grief over the Yellow River
C. Purple Sunset D. In the Mood for Love
53. A Chinese peasant and a Soviet woman solider seized a Japanese girl so that_________.
A. they could find the Japanese base easily
B. she could take them out of the forest
C. they could kill her for revenge
D. it would cause the Japanese militarism to give in
54. Scenes of Japanese burning Chinese people alive in the film are to_________.
A. show that war is cruel B. attract people’s interest
C. show Feng’s personal preference in dealing with details
D. make the film moving and interesting
55. The underlined word “detest” in this passage refers to ___.
A. hate B. like C. flee D. know about
第二卷
IV.短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
Three men were discussing what to denote(捐献) money 56.___________
to God, and first they couldn’t agree with each other. Then 57.__________
each told their own idea. The first man suggested drawing 58. __________
a circle on the ground and throw coins. The money out of 59. __________
the circle will belong to God. The second man said, “We 60.__________
will denote coins inside the circle to God because God is 61.__________
inside our heart.” The third man said, “Your ideas are not 62.__________
bad, though I have a better one. Let’s throw coins into the 63.__________
sky. Those God accept belong to him. So God can accept 64.__________
so much money as he can.” At last they began throwing 65.__________
coins into the sky happily.
V.书面表达（满分25分）
下面是有关英语演讲比赛的消息，请据此用英语写一通知。（100词左右）
| 活 动 | 英语演讲比赛 ( English-speaking Contest ) |
| 目 的 | 提高英语口语 |
| 组 织 者 | 学生会 |
| 参加范围 | 高中（senior) 学生 |
| 报名时间 | 5月25日以前 |
| 报名地点 | 学生会办公室 |
| 比赛时间 | 6月9日下午4：00 |
| 比赛地点 | 教学楼五楼礼堂 ( auditorium ) |
| 评 讲 | 前五名优胜者获奖 |
I. (每小题1分，共15分)
1-5 ABBDB 6-10 ABADB 11-15 BDACC
II. (每小题1.5分，共30分)
16-20 CADCA 21-25 DBADA 26-30 AABCD 31-35 BCDAD
III. (每小题2分，共40分)
36-40 AABDB 41-45 DDDCB 46-50 CDBDB 51-55 CDBAA
IV. (每小题1分，共10分)
56. what—how 57. ∧at first 58. their—his 59. throw—throwing 60.will--would
61. ∧the coins 62. heart—hearts 63. though—but 64. accept—accepts 65. so—as
V. (25分)
We are going to have an English-speaking contest for senior students so as to improve our oral English. It will be held in auditorium on the 5th floor in the teaching building at 4:00pm. , June 9th. Those who want to take part in the contest are supposed to come to sign up at the office of the students’ Union before May 25th. All the senior students are welcome to join in the contest. The first five winners will be given prizes. Please try your best and get ready in time.
Wish you success!
The students’ Union