2014年郑州高中毕业年级第一次质量预测

英语试题

第一卷（选择题 共115分）

第一部分 听力 (略)（共两节 满分30分）

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节 满分45分）

单项填空（共15小题；每题1分，满分15分）

从（A、B、C和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. ---Shall we open the window to let some fresh air in?

---_________. I’m feeling a little cold.

A. No, I would rather not. B. Sure, go ahead please.

C. Sorry, you’d better not. D. Yes, that couldn’t be better.

You are well prepared for the job interview, ______ there’s no need for you to get so nervous.

A. or B.while C.but D. so

In the rice-growing world, ______ Chinese scientist, Yuan Longping, is ______ leading figure.

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

The young couple had a quarrel last night and neither of them would give in to ______.

A. the other B.another C.one D. either

--- Do you have to hand in our research reports this afternoon, Professor Smith?

--- Yes, you _______ . I will be waiting to check them all the afternoon.

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

When first ______ to the market, these new products in their company enjoyed a great success.

A. Introducing B.introduced C.to introduce D. being introduced

---May I try on this green skirt?

---______, but I’m afraid the color is not quite suitable for you.

A. By all means B.Never mind C.My pleasure D. Forget it

Larry, we’re glad you ______. We were beginning to drive to the station to meet you.

A. would arrive B.arrive C.have arrived D. will arrive

---Would you please help me get this job with the company?

---Sure. You know, I would do ______ for you.

A. as much B.too much C.rather much D. so much

--- How easy is it to find a taxi in this city?

---Simply _______ your hand, and a taxi appears in no time.

A. to raise B.raise C. raising D. raised

How can you expect to learn anything ______ you spend all your time playing computer games?

A. unless B.until C.though D. when

--- What shall we prepare for our picnic this weekend?

--- Well, let’s discuss it ______ lunch.

A. at B.with C.over D. by

Thanks to scientific research, we now have a good understanding of ______ an earthquake is and why it happens.

A. how B.which C.whether D. what

---Have you read any novels written by the famous writer Mo Yan?

--- Yes, of course. I ______ several of his works when I was studying abroad.

A. read B.had read C.have read D. was reading

35. Jenny is quite good at taking notes. She can _______ almost every word her teachers say in class.

A. set about B.set aside C.set down D. set out

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The day that I met my best friend for the first time, I was full of anxiety. I was trying to do some ___36___ for an important oral exam in the local library, but people kept ___37___ me. I was getting annoyed and of course, I wasn’t able to ___38___. Suddenly I heard someone singing behind me. I ___39___ and glared at the person who was singing. It was a tall girl about the same age as me.

She looked like a sensitive, friendly girl didn’t matter. If anything, it made me even angrier.” How could she be so selfish?” I thought ___40___.

I picked up my books, glared at her and whispered coldly, “Thanks to your ___41___, I’ve been unable to study. You’re so ___42___!”

I left the library in such a hurry, I left the most important textbook ___43___. when I got home two hours later, I found that textbook gone. I was so ___44___ that I almost cried. Just then, the phone rang. a gentle voice ___45___ the speaker as Jenny and asked if I was Jane. After ___46___ that I was, she said that she had noticed I’d left my book in the library and as my ___47___ was in it, she’d asked a librarian to get my phone number f. She said that she didn’t live far away and could bring it around for me if I needed it.

I sighed with ___48___and agreed to meet her at the convenience store down the road. Of course you’ve ___49___ who Jenny was. She was the girl I had shouted at for singing in the library. When I recognized her in the convenience store, I was filled with ___50___ and apologized for my ruled behavior I felt so ___51___, but Jenny just laughed, saying she was glad to see that I’d also left my ___52___ in the library! I couldn’t help laughing at this and I invited her back to my apartment for a quick cup of tea.

Ever since then we’ve been best friends and we got along really well. To be honest, I trust her more than any one else. I often think how __53____ I am. If Jenny hadn’t been a kind person who was willing to ___54___ my shortcomings, I would ___55___ have experienced such true friendship.

36.

A. research

B. revision

C. work

D. experiment



37.

A. watching

B. asking

C. warning

D. disturbing



38.

A. speak

B. improve

C. concentrate

D. follow



39.

A. turned around

B. turned down

C. turned off

D. turned over



40.

A. sadly

B. hopelessly

C. angrily

D. crazily



41.

A. practice

B. noise

C. attitude

D. existence



42.

A. selfish

B. active

C. sensitive

D. stupid



43.

A. out

B. around

C. aside

D. behind



44.

A. nervous

B. careless

C. upset

D. forgetful



45.

A. introduced

B. considered

C. took

D. remembered



46.

A. deciding

B. conforming

C. realizing

D. thinking



47.

A. address

B. class

C. writing

D. name



48.

A. comfort

B. relief

C. confidence

D. satisfaction



49.

A. recognized

B. found

C. guessed

D. heard



50.

A. courage

B. energy

C. doubt

D. shame



51.

A. worried

B. sorry

C. terrible

D. excited



52.

A. glare

B. expression

C. virtue

D. friendship



53.

A. considerate

B. pleased

C. luck

D. grateful



54.

A. overcome

B. share

C. hide

D. forgive



55.

A. ever

B. never

C. seldom

D. Fstill





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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

My interest in Chinese food started years a90, when l was a young reporter for the Washington Post. Our office wasn’t far from Chinatown, where I found some very good Chinese restaurants．

The first time I ever ate Chinese food I loved it. I noticed the fresh taste of the meat and vegetables. When I learned more about the food, I began to understand why it has this special feature.

Many years ago, China had an energy crisis because it lost much of its wood due to over population and poor management of its forests. This loss was very bad for the country, of course, but it turned out to be very good for the food. Wood became very expensive and hard to get，so the Chinese had to either find a substitute for their valuable wood，or learn how to use it better. There weren’t any substitutes so people found ways to economize.

In order to economize in cookin9, they had to use very little wood. So they started cutting their meat and vegetables into small pieces before they put them in the hot oil．That way，the food cooked faster and they saved their fuel. The food prepared in this way kept its fresh flavor一and it's this flavor that attracts people from other countries to the art of Chinese cooking.

56.This text is mainly about________.

A. what caused Chinese food to taste fresh

B. how Chinese food is cooked in the US

C. when the author started to make Chinese food

D. why most foreigners like cooking Chinese food

57.The author mentioned the energy crisis to show________.

A. it is important to protect the forests

B. it is necessary to find substitutes for wood

C. why the Chinese changed their way of cooking

D. what problems a big population is causing China today

58. It can be inferred from the text that before the energy crisis Chinese food________.

A. was cooked in rather large pieces

B. was cooked in water but not oil

C. didn’t taste good

D. didn’t look fresh

B

Americans use many expressions with the word dog. People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well. They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care. However, dogs without owners to care for them lead a different kind of life. The expression, to lead a dog's life, describes a person who has an unhappy life.

Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs. They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very, very hard. Such hard work can make people dog-tired. And, the situation would be even worse if they became sick as a dog.

Still, people say every dog has its day. This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills. Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks. They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things.

Some people are compared to dogs in bad ways. People who are unkind or uncaring can be described as meaner than a junkyard dog. Junkyard dogs live in places where people throw away things they do not want. But mean dogs are often used to guard this property. They bark or attack people who try to enter the property. However, sometimes a person who appears to be mean and threatening is really not so bad. We say his bark is worse than his bite.

Dog expressions also are used to describe the weather. The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year. A rainstorm may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. We do not want it to rain cats and dogs.

59. A person who lives an unhappy life can be described as “_______”.

A. becoming sick as a dog B. leading a dog’s life

C. living in a dog-eat-dog world D. Working like a dog

The underlined word “mean” in Paragraph 4 most probably means “_______”.

A. violen