2013年河南省六市高中毕业班第一次联合考试

英 语

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上（答题注意事项见答题卡），在本试卷上答题无效。考试结束后，将本试题卷和答题卡一并交回。

第Ⅰ卷（共115分）

注意事项：

1．答第一卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目涂写在答题卡上。

2．每小题选出答案后；用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试卷上。

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1．5分，满分7．5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有—个小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项：并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你将有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’s the relationship between the speakers?

A. Classmates. B. Friends. C. Strangers.

2. How old is Anna now?

A. Twenty. B. Twenty-one. C. Twenty-five.

3. What is wrong with the man?

A. He is sleepless. B. His foot hurts. C. He has a fever.

4. Why is the man excited?

A. He has bought a new car. B. He has passed a driving test.

C. He has just learned how to drive.

5. What will the woman make?

A. Vegetable salad. B. Chicken salad. C. Beef salad.

第二节（共15小题；每题1．5分，满分22．5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。在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至7小题。

6. How does the man feel about not going to Shanghai?,

A. Disappointed. B. Delighted. C. Surprised.

7. What will the man do tonight?

A. Have dinner with his boss.

B. Have a meeting. C. Go to a party.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9小题。

8. Who is new in the neighborhood?

A. Jane. B. Linda. C. Joseph.

9. How many people are there in Mr. Williams’ family?

A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12小题。

10. Where does the man suggest the woman stay?

A. In a hotel. B. In a fiat. C. With a family.

1l. What does the man think of sharing a flat with others?

A. It will be comfortable.

B. It will save much time.

C. Much time is wasted in cooking and cleaning.

12. Who can help to find a family to stay with?

A. The travel agency. B. The students’ Union. C. The student adviser.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16小题。

13. What makes Juliet worried?

A. Her mother’s health. B. Her parents’ quarreling. C. Her father’s illness.

14. What kind of person is Juliet’s father?

A. A kind - hearted man. B. A stubborn. C. A brave man.

15. Why can’t Juliet’s father quit smoking?

A. He won’t quit smoking.

B. He thinks smoking is harmless.

C. Juliet’s mother doesn’t mind his smoking.

16. What does the man advise Juliet to do?

A. Talk with her father.

B. Take her father to the hospital.

C. Ask someone else to persuade her father.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20小题。

17. What is the aim of the school trip?

A. To enjoy a film. B. To see a theatre. C. To visit a museum.

18. Where can the students’ parents pick them up?

A. In the car park.

B. At the school gate.

C. Behind the school library..

19. How much is the cost of each student?

A. $6.50. B. $6.70. C. $7.60.

20. What should the students take with them?

A. Some food. B. A notebook. C. A pencil

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. -- Would you like me to call a taxi for you?

-- _________.

A. Good idea B. My pleasure C. No trouble D. Yes, please

22. Gangnam Style, the World--famous horse--riding dance, has been _________ hit since its first video appeared on _________ Internet in Oct. 2012.

A. a; / B. a; a C. a; the D. /; the

23. According to the survey of New York Times, about 38% of the Americans who own guns _________ the gun--control proposals by Barack Obama.

A. back B. object C. disagree D. agree

24. Which is _________ comfortable way of transportation, bullet train or airplane?

A. a more B. the more C. the most D. more

25. If he _________ drink driving the other day, he would be watching TV on the cozy sofa at home now.

A. wouldn’t be caught B. weren’t caught

C. hadn’t been caught D. shouldn’t be caught

26. -- What leads him to be so active at the age of 89?

--________ to helping those poor children continue their education.

A. Being devoted B. Devoted C. Devoting D. Be devoted

27. --Could I use my credit card here?

--Well, I would appreciate ________ if you pay in cash.

A. you B. it C. one D. myself

28. Since your train’s leaving so soon, I’d better not ________ you ________ here any longer,

A. break; up B. put; up C. get; up D. hold; up

29. Please remind me that there is still one point ________ I must make clear at the meeting to be held next week.

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

30. -- Mom, I was caught playing cell--phone games at class.

--How ________ you behave like that?

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

31. So far we have done a lot to improve the air quality, but it is ________, ideal. We have to work still harder.

A. far from B. next to C. out of D. due to

32. -- Did you buy the silk scarf for your mum’s birthday in that shop?

-- I ________, but I thought I Would see if there are any better in other shops.

A. did B. would C. had D. was going to

33. ________, I would like to stay, I really must go home now.

A. As long as B. As far as C. Much as D. Unless

34. --He is really a great success on business.

--Yes. Honesty, Confidence, and years of hard work make ________ he is.

A. that B. what C. how D. whom

35. -- Are you going to attend our uncles wedding this Sunday?

-- Yes. By then I ________ my salary with which to buys present for him.

A. will have got B. has been getting C. had got D. would get

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，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。

During my 50th birthday party with my close friends, I brought out my white Royal Crown china to add a touch of elegance. When seated, one of the guests 36 the broken gravy boat（船形肉卤盘）I’d placed among. “Is it an heirloom（传家宝）?” she asked 37 .

I admit the piece doesn’t look rather 38 . For one thing, it matches nothing else. For another, it’s also old and broken. But that gravy boat is more than an heirloom to me. It is the one thing in this world I will never 39 .

The story begins when I was seven years old and we lived in a big house 40 the Ohio River. Late in December the heavy rains came, and it soon 41 to the tops of its banks. My mother decided she would 42 our books and her fine precious china belonging to her mother’ s. She did it with great 43 , saying to me, “You must treasure the things that people you love have cherished. It keeps you in 44 with them.” But what a pity I didn’t understand it, since I’d never 45 anything I cared that much about.

Unfortunately, under the rising river, we had to 46 from our house one night hurriedly without carrying anything and took 47 in the tents on the hill. But at midnight I suddenly found my mother sitting outside and cried. Seeing that my heart 48 , I secretly made a hook from a wire coat hanger（衣架）and caught the gravy boat after hundreds of 49 at the risk of my life. When I finally 50 it to my mother, she first stood 51 and then pulled me into her arms and held me tight long.

Now I use the gravy boat just as she had, taking it carefully from the shelf and filling it with dark, rich turkey gravy for family dinners and other 52 occasions. When guests ask about the curious old dish, I sometimes tell the story of how I 53 it from the river in our house.

But beyond the events of the flood, the gravy boat is a treasure that 54 me with the people and the places of my past. Mother tried to explain, and now I 55 it. It is not the object so much as the connection that I cherish. That gravy boat, broken and worn with age, keeps me in

touch--just as she said it would--with her life, her joy and her love.

36. A. noticed B. looked C. loved D. kept

37. A. happily B. curiously C. quickly D. sadly

38. A. ugly B. comfortable C. strange D. eye--catching

39. A. put away B. go with C. part with D. throw away

40. A. besides B. along C. above D. over

41. A. climbed B. raised C. covered D. touched

42. A. clean B. fasten C. fix D. pack

43. A. relief B. interest C. care D. curiosity

44. A. touch B. contract C. joint D. linking

45. A. gathered B. regarded C. thought D. owned

46. A. jump B. escape C. walk D. travel

47. A. shade B. shadow C. shelter D. roof

48. A. raced B. broke C. beat D. jumped

49. A. successes B. opportunities C. attempts D. conflicts

50. A. handed B. threw C. carried D. sent

51. A. discouraged B. interested C. depressed D. frozen

52. A. casual B. special C. unknown D. attractive

53. A. fished B. held C. saw D. tried

54. A. adds B. places C. combines D. connects

55. A. consider B. admit C. understand D. mean

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）

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。

A

Imagine you are on a cold mountain with steep rocks around. As you climb higher, the air gets thinner and the sun’s rays stronger. Just before you reach the snowline, you find what you came for -- a small white flower, the edelweiss（火绒草）, which only grows in alpine（高山的）areas.

Plants face many Challenges living in alpine areas, and only 200 kinds of plants can grow there. Plants rely on oxygen, water, and sunlight to make their own food through the process of photosynthesis（光合作用）. The alpine means less CO2, which makes the process more difficult. It also brings plants closer to the sun. The sunligh