衡水中学2008-2009学年第一学期第一次调研考试
高三年级英语试卷
命题人 马静丽
本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。共150分。考试用时
120分钟。
第一卷（三部分，共 95分）
第一部分：英语知识运用（共三节，满分50分）
第一节 语音知识。（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
从A、B、C、D中找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。
1. competitor A. compete B. rebuild C. gesture D. restore
2. thunderstorm A. cloth B. within C. breathe D. southern
3. secure A. sensitive B. separation C. series D. genetics
4. choke A. people B. lose C. loose D. roll
5. privilege A. private B. prison C. tide D. visa
第二节 语法和词汇知识（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。
6. The warmth of ___ sweater will of course be determined by the sort of ___ wool used.
A. the; the B. the ; / C. /; the D. /; /
7. When he came back to life, the young man found himself ___ in a small house and everything he ___.
A. lay; had been stolen B. lay; was stolen
C. lying; had stolen D. lying; had been stolen
8. The room with the windows ___ north wants___.
A. facing; cleaned B. faces; cleaning C. faced; cleaning D. facing; cleaning
9. ---I’ d like to find a job in the library.
---Good idea, in my opinion, ___ it doesn’t have a bad effect on your studies.
A. unless B. as long as C. now that D. even if
10. Shortly after the book ___, the war between
A. came about; broke away B. came out; broke out
C. came on; broke up D. came up; broke down
11. We’ve bought a cottage in the country for ___ we retire.
A. when B. if C. since D. that
12. I’m looking for a new job, one ___ I can get a bit more job satisfaction.
A. when B. where C. that D. which
13. We must do something to ___ the air ___ seriously.
A. stop; polluting B. keep; from being polluted
C. prevent; from polluting D. keep; polluting
14. ___ the sake of your father, I’ll help you out of trouble.
A. To B. Of C. For D. At
15. Mr. Wang was chosen to ____ our school at the meeting.
A. represent B. stand for C. instead of D. take the place of
16. Only under special circumstances ____ to take those tests.
A. are freshmen permitted B. freshmen are permitted
C. permitted are freshmen D. are permitted freshmen
17.Americans eat ____ vegetables per person today as they did in 1910.
A. more than twice B. as twice as many
C. twice as many as D. more than twice as many
18.Betty has chosen Spanish ____ her second foreign language ____ I have chosen German.
A. as; as B. as; while C. like; but D. for; when
19.Hurry! The train ___. You know it ____ at 8:
A. leaves; leaves B. is leaving; leaves
C. leaves; is leaving D. is leaving; leaving
20.If most breadwinners ____ a day’s pay to the Hope Project, then it will be hopeful.
A. leave B. present C. donate D. give
第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Mrs. Jones was over eighty, but she still drove her car like a woman half her age. She loved driving very fast, and always took _21__ in the record _22_ she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been _23_ for her driving too fast. Then one day she nearly lost her _24__. A police car was following her and the policeman in it saw her _25__ a red light without stopping.
When Mrs. Jones was brought _26__ the judge, he looked at her and said that she was too old to drive a car and that the _27__ why she had not stopped _28__ the red light was _29__ probably that her eyes became weak with old age _30__ she had simply not seen it.
When the judge had finished what he was saying, Mrs. Jones opened her big handbag, from _31__ she took out her sewing. Without saying _32__, she chose a needle with a very small eye and threaded it at her first _33__.
When she had _34__ done this, she took the thread out of the _35__ again and handed both the needle and thread to the judge, saying,“Now it is your _36__. I suppose you drive a car and your _37__ must be very good.”
The judge took the needle and tried to thread it. After half a dozen attempts, he had _38__ not succeeded. The case _39__ Mrs. Jones was dismissed and her record _40__ unbroken.
21. A. an interest B. part C. pride D. notice
22. A. during which B. which C. that D. when
23. A. fired B. dismissed C. scolded D. punished
24. A. way B. car C. sight D. record
25. A, knocking into B. rushing C. pass D. race
26. A. into B. ahead C. before D. onto
27. A. fact B. problem C. mistake D. reason
28. A. at B. on C. from D. in the front of
29. A. so B. very C. most D. rather
30. A. because B. so that C. as D. in order that
31. A. it B. which C. inside D. the inside
32. A. a sentence B. any words C. a word D. everything
33. A. eye B. attempt C. sight D. feeling
34. A. nearly B. already C. aimlessly D. successfully
35. A. pocked B. sewing bag C. needle D. purse
36. A. duty B. wish C. sense D. turn
37. A. car B. skill C. eyesight D. record
38. A. yet B. still C. too D. either
39. A. against B. for C. about D. on
40. A. left B. remained C. was not D. seemed
第二部分：阅读理解 (共45分)
第一节 （共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
How do successful people think? What drives them? Interviews and investigations indicate that there are several keys to success that successful people share.
First of all, successful people never blame someone or something outside of themselves for their failure to go ahead. They realize that their failure lies in their own hands. They understand that they cannot control things in life, such as nature, the past and other people. But in the meantime, they are well aware that they can control their own thoughts and actions. They take responsibility for their life and regard this as one of the most empowering(给人以权利的) things they can do. Perhaps what most separate successful people from others is that they live life “on purpose”-they are doing what they believe they are put here to do. In their opinion, having a purpose in their life is the most important element that enables them to become fully functioning people. They hold that when they live their life on purpose, their main concern is to do the job right. They love what they do-and it shows. People want to do business with them because of their commitment(投入、献身). To live their life on purpose, successful people find a cause they believe in and create a business around it. Besides, they never easily give up. Once they have set up goals in their life, they’re willing to do whatever it takes to achieve their goals. Top achievers always bear in mind that they don’t have forever.
Rather than seeing it negative or depressing, they use the knowledge to support themselves and go after what they want energetically and passionately.
41. Successful people owe their failure to ___.
A. others B. the society C. themselves D. their fate
42. Successful people know that they can only control ___ forever.
A. society B. the past C. their thoughts and actions D. other people
43. The biggest difference between successful people and general people is that ___.
A. successful people have a purpose in life
B. successful people can work hard
C. successful people have better minds
D. successful people can always win support
44. People like to do business with successful people because of their ___.
A. money B. cleverness C. fame D. devotion to work
45. The writer wants to tell us ___.
A. how people live on purpose B. how people can be successful
C. how people make plans D. how people do business
If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Haven’t you noticed that you have become a master 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 brainpower. Researchers found that learning other language changes gray 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 on the younger people who learn a second language.
A team led by Dr. Andrea Mechelli, from University College London, took a group of Britons(土著的英国人) 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 other learners.
Scans showed that gray 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 is.
“Our findings suggest that his 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 Vanghan Jones of the
The
finding was matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned
English as a second language between the ages of two and 34.
46. The main subject in this passage is ___.
A. science on learning a second language
B. man’s ability of learning a second language
C. language can help brain power
D. language learning and maths study
47. 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 patience when he(she) is learning a language
C. show the importance of using the language when you learn the language
D. make people believe language learning helps gray matter work well
48. The underlined word “bilingual” probably means that ___.
A. a researcher on language learning B. a second language learner
C. a person who can speak two languages D. an active language learner
49. We may know from the scientific findings that ___.
A. the earlier you start to learn a second language the higher the gray matter density is
B. there is no difference between a later second language learner and one who doesn’t know a second language
C. the experience of learning a second language has had an effect on people’s brain D. the ability of learning a second language is changing all the time
50. In the last two paragraphs, the author wants to tell us that ___.
A. learning a second language is the same as studying maths
B. early learning of a second language helps you a great deal in studying other subjects
C. Italian is the best choice for you as a second language
D. you’d better choose the ages between 2 and 34 to learn a second language
A large grey cat with a cunning(狡猾的) sparkle in his yellow eyes, chases a small, sweet looking, brown mouse. In the madness that follows in the kitchen, they destroy the ice-box, ironing board(烫衣板), a sink full of dishes and litter the floor with broken eggs.
As the kitchen battle goes on, the final outcome is unknown to the participants. But to the audience who watch, there is little doubt as to the identity of the winner it will be the little mouse.
The
cat and mouse are Tom and Jerry, and this, of course is a Tom & Jerry
cartoon. The ever-fighting pair have chased each other from
They even came top in a poll(调查) of Britain’s favorite cartoon characters. The survey of 1,000 people aged between 18 and 50 was made in early October by a children’s TV channel.
“Tom &Jerry series are incredibly inventive and witty(诙谐的) with an endless stream of gags(恶作剧), which is why they appeal to all ages,” said the channel manager.
Born
out of the film “ Puss Gets the Boot” in
The
cartoon series came to
51. The first paragraph gives a description of a scene ___.
A. in an animal world B. in a battle between a cat and a mouse in nature
C. in a cartoon film D. in a kitchen
52. Tom and Jerry are ___.
A.
the
most famous directors in
C. the most popular actors in Hollywood D. the favorite cartoon characters in a
Poll in
53. Tom and Jerry first appeared in ___.
A. a cartoon film directed by themselves
B.
a
cartoon film in
C. the film “Puss Gets the Boot” which has won seven Oscars
D. a play for children on TV and on video
54. Which of the following is true according to the text?
A. William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the creators of Tom and Jerry, have won seven Oscars.
B. People of all ages like Tom and Jerry because they chase each other all over the world, even to outer space.
C.
The
cartoon series came to
D. The survey of 1,000 people of all age groups was conducted in early October.
More
than 10 years ago, it was difficult to buy a tasty pineapple. The fruits that
made it to the
The new type of pineapple looked more yellowy-gold than green. It was slightly softer on the outside and had a lot of juice inside. But the most important thing about this new type of pineapple was that it was twice as sweet as the hit-and-miss pineapples we had known. In no time, the Del Monte Gold took the market by storm, rapidly becoming the world’s best-selling pineapple variety, and delivering natural levels of sweetness in the mouth, up until then only found in tinned pineapple.
In nutrition(营养) it was all good news too. This nice-tasting pineapple contained four times more vitamin C than the old green variety. Nutritionists said that it was not only full of vitamins, but also good against some diseases. People were understandably eager to be able to buy this wonderful fruit. The new type of pineapple was selling fast, and the Del Monte Gold pineapple rapidly became a fixture in the shopping basket of the healthy eater.
Seeing the growing market for its winning pineapple, Del Monte tried to keep the market to itself. But other fruit companies developed similar pineapples. Del Monte turned to law for help, but failed. Those companies argued successfully that Del Monte’s attempts to keep the golden pineapple for itself were just a way to knock them out of the market.
55. We learn from the text that the new type of pineapple is ______.
A. green outside and sweet inside
B. good-looking outside and soft inside
C. yellowy-gold outside and hard inside
D. a little soft outside and sweet inside
56. The underlined word “fixture” in Paragraph 3 probably refers to something ______.
A. that people enjoy eating B. that is always present
C. that is difficult to get D. that people use as a gift
57. We learn from the last paragraph that Del Monte ______.
A. allowed other companies to develop pineapples
B. succeeded in keeping the pineapple for itself
C. tried hard to control the pineapple market
D. planned to help the other companies
As a professor at a large American university, there is a phrase that I hear often from students:“I’m only a 1050.”The unlucky students are speaking of the score on the Seholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), which is used to determine whether they will be admitted to the college or university of their choice, or even have a chance to get a higher education at all. The SAT score, whether it is 800, 1 100 or 1550, has becomes the focus at this time of their life.
It is obvious that if students value highly their test scores, then a great amount of their self-respect is put in the number. Students who perform poorly on the exam are left feeling that it is all over. The low test score, they think, will make it impossible for them to get into a good college. And without a degree from a prestigious university, they fear that many of life’s doors will remain forever closed.
According to a study done in the 1990s, the SAT is only a reliable indicator of a student’s future performance in most cases. Interestingly, it becomes much more accurate when it is set together with other indication――like a student’s high school grades. Even if standard tests like the SAT could show a student’s academic proficiency（学业水平）,they will never be able to test things like confidence, efforts and willpower, and are unable to give us the full picture of a student’s potentialities（潜力）.This is not to suggest that we should stop using SAT scores in our college admission process. The SAT is an excellent test in many ways, and the score is still a useful means of testing students. However, it should be only one of many methods used.
58.The purpose of the SAT is to test students’ .
A. strong will B. academic ability
C. full potentialities D. confidence in school work
59.“A prestigious university”is most probably
A. a famous university B. a technical university
C. a traditional university D. an expensive university
60.This passage is mainly about .
A. how to prepare for the SAT B. stress caused by the SAT
C. American higher education D. the SAT and its effects
第二节 根据对话内容，从对话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。（每小题1分，共5分）
---__61__
---Going shopping is always boring.
---__62__ There are so many things to choose from.
---__63__ We spent a lot of time but came back without anything.
---__64__
--- I have always been afraid to hear you say “ I’m sorry I changed my mind”.
--- Don’t laugh at me any more.
---__65__ I prefer to stay at home watching TV.
A. So you must go by yourself.
B. Would you like to go shopping with me now?
C. Do you remember the last time I went shopping with you?
D. You are a nice person.
E. Sometimes I really have trouble choosing among so many things.
F. But without you I can’t make a decision on what to buy.
G. Do you like shopping?
（注意：61―65题也涂到卡上 E=AB F=AC G=AD）
衡水中学2008-2009学年第一学期第一次调研考试
高三年级英语试卷
第一节 单词拼写 （共10题，每小题1分；满分10分）
根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或单词首字母，在句子右边的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）
66. I am not very f_______ with botanical names.
67. People usually a_______
68. We shouldn’t just treat them with _______(同情); we should give them a lot of help.
69. Is this your _______(永久的) address, or are you only staying there for a short time?
70. After the war, the country experienced s_______ and economic unrest and suffered from the Great Depression of the 1930s.
71. Joseph Banks, who would later ask him to join his team of _______(植物学的) explorers on the Endeavor in 1768.
72. There are many things we need to take into c__________ before we buy an expensive product, such as a car or a computer.
73. Last year Lilia was a______ into
74. You can claim your ________(行李) over there.
75. I hope this statement has helped to _______(阐明) a few points.
第二节：短文改错（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
May 10,2007 Fine
Today I was having a PE lesson while I fell down 76.
and hurt my foot. I was in greatly pain at that moment, 77.
but I tried to act as if nothing has happened until the 78.
class was over. Though I had difficulty walk back to 79.
my classroom, I still didn’t tell anyone but even refused 80.
the offer of help of my classmates. As result, the hurt 81.
in my foot became worse. Now I know I’m wrong. We 82.
can tell others our need for help and accept his help. 83.
Some day we can not help others in return. In this way, 84.
we can get along to each other happily and peacefully. 85.
第三节：书面表达（满分30分）
以A Ten-Minute Break 为题，写一篇词数为100左右的短文。短文的内容必须包括以下几点：
1. 十分钟的课间休息是必要的。 2. 要注意休息的方式。
3. 我通常是怎样利用这十分钟的。
衡水中学2008-2009学年度第一学期第一次调研考试
高三年级英语答案
单选1-5CADDB 6-10BCDBB 11-15ABBCA 16-20ADBBC
完形 21―25 CCDDC 26―30 CDACA 31―35 BCBDC 36―40 DCAAB
阅读理解41-45CCADB 46-50CDCAB 51-54CDBC 55-57DBC 58-60BAD
单词拼写66 familiar 67associate 68 sympathy 69 permanent 70 social 71 botanical 72 consideration 73 admitted 74 luggage/baggage 75 clarify
May 10,2008 Fine
Today I was having a PE lesson while I fell down 76. when
and hurt my foot. I was in greatly pain at that moment, 77. great
but I tried to act as if nothing has happened until the 78. had
class was over. Though I had difficulty walk back to 79. walking
my classroom, I still didn’t tell anyone but even refused 80. and
the offer of help of my classmates. As result, the hurt 81. a
in my foot became worse. Now I know I’m wrong. We 82. √
can tell others our need for help and accept his help. 83. their
Some day we can not help others in return. In this way, 84. not
we can get along to each other happily and peacefully. 85. with
以A Ten-Minute Break 为题，写一篇词数为100左右的短文。短文的内容必须包括以下几点：
2. 十分钟的课间休息是必要的；
3. 要注意休息的方式；
4. 我通常是怎样利用这十分钟的。
As students, we have classes from early morning till late afternoon. Therefore, to take a ten-minute break between classes is definitely important, even necessary. Otherwise we may feel both physically and mentally tired.
During the ten-minute break we do something to get rid of tiredness. What we need is to have a real rest, instead of getting more tired. So don’t do anything that will make you too excited.
My ten-minute break is always pleasing. I usually do some simple exercises. Sometimes I have a free chat with my classmates or just take a walk during the break. When the new class begins, I feel fresh again.
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