1、沔州中学20122013年度第一次考试英语试题本卷总共12页，满分150分，考试时间120分钟 祝考试顺利注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，并认真核准条形码上的准考证号、姓名，在规定的位置贴好条形码。2. 选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔答题，不得用铅笔或圆珠笔答题：字体工整、笔记清楚。3. 请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4. 保持卡面清洁，不要折叠、不要弄破。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
2、有一个小题，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 man mean? A. To be an engineer is his dream. B. He will try to do what his parents wish. C. He looks down upon being an engineer. 2. Whats the mans impression of Sandy? A. He is humorous. B. He is so
3、easy-going. C. He is hard to communicate with. 3. What was the weather like on Marys holiday? A. Cloudy. B. Fine. C. Rainy. 4. What will the woman do next? A. Talk to a police officer. B. Tell the man what happened in detail. C. Wait for the man to call back. 5. What are the speakers talking about?
4、A. Their home in the future. B. How technology has changed their lives. C. The making of a robot.第二节（共15个小题；每小题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。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，各个小题将给出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 man doing? A. Asking permi
5、ssion from his mother. B. Giving his mother some suggestions. C. Telling his mother about his school life. 7. What do we know about the man? A. He often helps his mother in the kitchen. B. He will not live with his parents soon. C. He wants to take some dancing lessons.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. What happen
6、ed to Sandy? A. He lost his job. B. He didnt get the job he wanted. C. He missed going to the museum. 9. Why doesnt the woman want Sandy to get the job in the larger company? A. It is not a good job. B. She wants to apply for the job. C. Its too far away.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where are the speakers?
7、A. In China. B. In Japan. C. In America.11. What do we know about the coffee shop? A. It is American-style. B. It is open around the clock. C. It provides home-made bread.12. What do we know about the woman? A. She likes heavy food. B. She likes Japanese food. C. She cant understand the menu.听第9段材料，
8、回答第13至16题。13. What holiday in the West does the man compare the Spring Festival to? A. Thanksgiving Day. B. Christmas. C. Easter.14. On which day of the first month of the lunar calendar does the festival end officially? A. The fifth. B. The seventh. C. The fifteenth.15. Why did people use to set of
9、f firecrackers? A. To welcome the coming of spring. B. To create a festive atmosphere. C. To drive away the bad spirits.16. What are some of the customs that the man mentions? A. People give their houses a thorough cleaning before the festival. B. People turn on all the lights in their houses on New
10、 Years Eve. C. People everywhere in China have “Jiaozi” for New Years dinner.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What activity will the school organize on Friday morning?A. Visit a museum.B. Attend a lecture.C. See a film.18. Why will they play games?A. To memorize new words.B. To get to know the others.C. To tak
11、e a break.19. When will they go to Bath? A. At 7:00 p.m. on Friday. B. At 6:00 a.m. on Saturday. C. At 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.20. What is the arrangement on Sunday?A. They are free to do what they want.B. They will have lessons.C. They will take a trip.第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10
12、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. Dont let yourself be _ into buying things you dont want while you are traveling and the guide is always saying that they may be the best in the world. A. expressed B. organized C. persuaded D. preferred22. So you didnt say “hello” to him last nigh
13、t?Well, I stopped and smiled when I saw him, but he _me and walked on with his head very high.A. ignored B. refused C. recognized D. missed23. I can see smiling faces and a warm welcome everywhere, which _ to really make my visit an unforgettable cultural experience. A. look up B. pack up C. put up
14、D. add up24. If you want to join us in this competition, you must be in good health and be prepared to _ a period of hard work. A. calm down B. look through C. go through D. turn down25. _ danger, the zoo keeper got closer to the strong animal with nothing to protect himself and had a narrow escape
15、at last. A. Because of B. Regardless of C. Full of D. Instead of26. -How is the result, doctor? -Well, your health is _ good, but you do have a few minor problems. Take exercise more and youll be all right. A. gradually B. frequently C. generally D. actually27. We all believe in a young man whose na
16、me is John because if he promises to do something, hell do it. How _ he is! A. active B. stubborn C. reliable D. independent28. Though many students fail to pass the National College Entrance Examination every year, they will have learned many _ lessons such as hard work, devotion, communication etc
17、. during their high school. A. reasonable B. popular C. amazing D. valuable29. The latest result from the police station is that the _ of the killer is still a complete mystery. A. idea B. nature C. character D. identity30. In the near future, more _ in the space technology will be made by scientist
18、s, which are playing a more and more important part in our daily life.A. advantages B. adventures C. advances D. advertisements第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。We all have storms through our lives. But we have no right to make everyone else suffe
19、r with our own 31 . The carpenter I 32 to help me restore an old farmhouse had just finished a(n) 33 first day on the job. A flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw quit, and now his truck 34 to start. While I drove him home, he sat in stony 35 . On arriving, he invited me in to me
20、et his family. As we walked toward the front door, he paused 36 at a small tree, 37 tips of the branches with both hands. When opening the door, he underwent a(n) 38 transformation. His tanned face was wreathed in smiles, and he 39 his two small children and gave his wife a kiss. The next day my 40
21、drove me to ask him about what I had seen. “Oh, thats my trouble tree,” he replied. “I know I cant 41 having troubles on the job, but the troubles dont 42 to the house with my family. So I just 43 them up on the tree. Then in the morning I pick them up again.” “ 44 thing ！,” he smiled, “when I come
22、out in the morning to pick them up, there arent nearly as 45 as I remember the night before.” Putting 46 around our problems is a really good idea - it prevents our difficulties from spilling over onto loved people, who cant do anything about our problems. Why 47 them if they cant help us? So, plant
23、 yourself a trouble tree outside and use it 48 you come home. Be grateful that you have loved ones to go home to 49 your loved one is simply your beloved dog. And when you picked up your troubles on the way each morning, be 50 that theyre not as heavy as they were the night before. 31. A. unhappines
24、sB. mistakesC. helplessnessD. carelessness32. A. informedB. hiredC. trustedD. recommended33. A. enjoyableB. smoothC. roughD. dull34. A. intendedB. desiredC. hesitatedD. refused35. A. amazementB. astonishmentC. embarrassmentD. silence36. A. regularlyB. unusuallyC. brieflyD. directly37. A. cuttingB. d
25、amagingC. watchingD. touching38. A. excitingB. amazingC. confusingD. annoying39. A. huggedB. greetedC. thankedD. waved40. A. preferenceB. sufferingsC. curiosityD. doubt41. A. avoidB. considerC. continueD. stand42. A. lackB. belongC. existD. stay43. A. setB. throwC. giveD. hang44. A. SadB. TerribleC.
26、 FunnyD. Ridiculous45. A. manyB. fewC. goodD. light46. A. defenseB. boundariesC. sympathyD. secret47. A. burdenB. equipC. exposeD. entertain48. A. howeverB. wheneverC. whereverD. whatever49. A. so long asB. now thatC. even ifD. in case 50. A. shamefulB. proudC. astonishedD. grateful 第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；
27、每小题2分，满分40分）请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。 A Work Your MindHeres something to think about the next time you ask your teacher for help: struggling with schoolwork on your own can help you learn. According to a recent study, the more you struggle while you are learning new inform
28、ation, the better you can remember it later.This theory might surprise you. When teachers are presenting new information, they often give students lots of help. But a new study shows this may not be the best way to support learning. “Dont be too quick to get help when learning something new,” educat
29、ion expert Manu Kapur told TFK. “Try to work on it yourself even if it means trying different ways.”Kapur came up with the idea that struggling can lead to better learning. Then he tested it out on students in Singapore. He separated students into two groups. In the first group, students were asked
30、to solve math problems with the teachers help. In the second group, students were asked to solve the same problems by helping one another, instead of getting help from the teacher. With the teachers help, students in the first group were able to find the correct answers. Students in the second group
31、 did not solve the problems correctly. But they did come up with a lot of good ideas. The students were then tested on what they had learned. The group without any help from a teacher scored much higher than the group who had help. Kapur said working to find the answers helped students understand th
32、e process, not just the solution.Kapurs advice for kids is to put a lot of effort into learning something new rather than going to your teacher for help. “Simply doing a little work or nothing at all wont work,” says Kapur. “The struggle needs to be a genuine attempt to figure out or solve a problem
33、 in as many ways as possible.”51. When you have doubt on schoolwork, youd better _. A. ask your teacher for help B. make it clear by yourself C. ask your classmates to help you D. ask your parents for help 52. Whats Manu Kapur educational idea on learning new knowledge? A. Give students much help as
34、 soon as possible. B. Let students learn it on themselves in one way. C. Let students learn it by themselves in the same way. D. Let students learn it for themselves in different ways.53. How did Kapur check his idea on better learning? A. By asking questions. B. By solving art problems. C. By group
35、 comparisons.D. By solving science problems. 54. What is most important in learning knowledge?A. Getting the teachers help. B. Getting the students help. C. Grasping the learning course. D. Receiving the final solution. BBaby girls make their way directly for dolls as soon as they can crawl, while b
36、oys will head for cars, a study has shown. The findings, the first to show differences in very young babies, suggest there is a biological basis to their preferences.Psychologists Dr Brenda Todd from City University London carried out an experiment involving 90 babies aged 9 months to 36 months. The
37、 babies were allowed to choose from seven toys. Some were typically boys toys - a car, a digger, a ball and a blue teddy. The rest were girls toys: a pink teddy, a doll and a cooking set. They were placed a meter away from the toys；and could pick whichever toy they liked 。Their choice and the amount
38、 of time they spent playing with each toy were recorded.Of the youngest children (9 to 14 months), girls spent significantly longer playing with the doll than boys, and boys spent much more time with the car and ball than the girls did. Among the two and three-year-olds, girls spent 50 percent of th
39、e time playing with the doll while only two boys briefly touched it. The boys spent almost 90 percent of their time playing with cars, which the girls barely touched. There was no link between the parents view on which toys were more appropriate for boys or girls, and the childrens choice.Dr Brenda
40、Todd said, “Children of this age are already exposed to much socialization. Boys may be given toys that go while girls get toys they can care for, which may help shape their preference. But these findings agree with the former idea that children show natural interests in particular kinds of toys. Th
41、ere could be a biological basis for their choices. Males through evolution have been adapted to prefer: moving objects, probably through hunting instincts（本能）, while girls prefer warmer colors such as pink, the colour of a newborn baby.” 55. Baby boys and girls have different toy preferences probabl
42、y because _. A. baby boys are much more activeB. baby girls like bright colors more C. their parents treat them differentlyD. there is a natural difference between them 56. Both baby boys and baby girls like to play with _ according to the study.A. a ball B. a teddy C. a car D. a doll57. What can we
43、 infer from Paragraph 3?A. Nine-month-old baby boys dont play with dolls at all.B. Two-year-old baby girls sometimes play with cars and balls.C. The older the babies are, the more obvious their preference is.D. Parents should teach their babies to share each others toys.58. What conclusion did Dr. B
44、renda Todd draw from the results of the study?A. Adults purposely influence their babies preference.B. Babies preference isnt affected by social surroundings.C. Baby boys preferring to moving toys will be good at hunting.D. Baby girls preferring warmer colors will be warm-hearted. COne day over lunc
45、h, I explained to a group of boys that my father was a prince.“My grandfather, hes a chief. Its sort of like the king of the tribe, you know like the Indians. So that makes my father a prince. Hell take over when my grandfather dies.”“What about after that?” one of my friends asked, “I mean, will yo
46、u go back and be a prince?”“Well if I want to, I could. Its sort of complicated, see, because the tribe is full of warriors. Like Obamathat means Burning Spear. The men in our tribe all want to be chief, so my father has to settle these before I can come.”As the words flew out of my mouth, I felt th
47、e boys changed attitudes towards me, more curious and familiar when we bumped into each other in the class, a part of myself even began to believe the story. But another part of me knew that what I was telling them was a lie, something Id constructed from the information Id picked up from my mother.
48、 However, after a week of staying with my father in the flesh, I had decided that I preferred his more distant image in my mind, an image I could change or ignore when convenient. If my father hadnt exactly disappointed me, he remained something unknown, something grand and threatening.My mother had
49、 felt my anxiety as the days of his arrival drawing nearI suppose her the same, from her efforts to prepare the apartment wed rented for him, she would try to assure me that the reunion would go smoothly. She told that she had stayed a correspondence(通信)with him throughout the time we had been separ
50、ated, she explained, and he knew all about me. Like her, my father had remarried, and I now had five brothers and one sister living in Kenya. He had been in a bad car accident, and this trip was part of his recovery after a long stay in the hospital.“You two will become great friends,” she decided.5
51、9. Other boys changed attitudes towards me because _.A. they were more curious and familiarB. I told a lie to them which made them respect me C. my father was a prince and I would be a prince, too D. I was friendly to them and made friends with them finally60. It can be inferred from the text that _
52、. A. my parents had been divorced B. father had an accident on the way to meet us C. my father and I would surely become good friends D. I would go back to hometown and become a prince61. The underlined phrase “bumped into” in Paragraph 5 means “_”. A. came across B. crashed intoC. stared at D. talk
53、ed with62. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. This reunion was specially planned by father. B. Father was not what I had always thought in my brain. C. It was a long time since father and mother kept in touch. D. I was unwilling to see my father because he abandoned us.DWhen Lady Gaga rel
54、eases a new single, it quickly goes around the world. Now scientists have discovered the same thing happens with the songs of another unusual and interesting creature the humpback whale. The mammals become interested in new tunes just like people do, and the most popular original whale songs spread
55、globally like hit singles. The discovery has astonished experts who say it is the first time such a large, “population-wide cultural exchange” has been seen in the animal kingdom. Male humpback whales are well-known for the loud, long and complex songs they make during the mating season. Scientists
56、are unsure why the males sing. Some believe it is a way of advertising themselves to females, others that it allows migrating(迁徙)whales to stay in contact.Each song lasts for 10 to 20 minutes and the males can sing continuously for 24 hours. At any period of time, all the males in a population sing
57、the same song. But a study, published in the journal Current Biology, shows that this song changes over time and spreads around the oceans. Dr Ellen Garland, of Queensland University, said: “Our findings show cultural exchange on a vast scale. Songs move like cultural ripples from one population to
58、another, causing all males to change their song to a new version.”Researchers recorded songs from six neighboring populations of whales in the Pacific over a decade. They found that new versions of the songs appear over time and always spread from west to east.It takes around two years for songs tha
59、t appear in the waters off Australia to be heard in French Polynesia.Dr Garland believes that a small number of whales may migrate to other populations carrying the new songs with them, or that they are heard by passing whales.Dr Garland said, “We think this male search for song novelty(新颖)is in the
60、 hope of being that little bit different and perhaps more attractive to the opposite sex.”63. The author mentions Lady Gaga to _. A. prove the popularity of her hit singlesB. show whales songs also spread globally C. emphasize humpbacks are as famous as her D. provide readers with a new way to learn
61、 her songs64. The underlined word “release” in Paragraph 1 means “_”.A. announce B. sellC. publish D. record65. The discovery is very astonishing to experts, because it reveals _.A. the existence of cultural changeB. cultural exchange on a vast scale C. the reason why male humpbacks singD. the novel
62、ty of the songs of humpbacks66. According to the passage, Dr Garland wants to tell us _. A. male whales adopt new songs to make themselves distinctB. all female humpbacks also change their song during the mating season C. whales have their own tunes that spread around the world for a decade D. whale
63、s can sing continuously for 24 hours when migrating from west to eastECan we watch 3D (three dimensional) TV programs without the glasses? With the development of the technology, we can make it soon.Lately, there has been much progress of this video system by some scientists at the University of Ari
64、zona. It is said that the researchers at the University of Arizona have created the worlds first 3D video display that uses an onboard memory and can also be updated. So far the 3D displays produced in the labs can be erased and rewritten in only a few minutes. For a 3D television to be created howe
65、ver, the display would need to be overwritten several times in a second, something to be achieved within the next decade.This ability to erase and rewrite a 3D projected(投射)image is considered as a huge breakthrough in this field. Indeed it gives lots of hope that even the remaining bits can be achi
66、eved. The main challenge now is to come up with methods of continuously erasing and rewriting the image. According to most researchers, an eventual 3D television will have a flat screen construction, which is similar to the modern day displays with flat panels. However, for the case of the 3D televi
67、sion, the display would most likely need to be placed on the floor, right in the middle of the viewing room as is presently done with the coffee table. The image would then be projected above the display screen of the “coffee table”, where it would be viewable in 360 degrees.While it is quite easy t
68、o demonstrate the great potential of the 3D TV in a laboratory setting, it is entirely a different thing to produce in mass. Furthermore, in order to watch a 3D TV, there would be required 3D TV programs. This is no small task as creating even a very cheap 30-minute comedy in the 3D format would nee
69、d a vast amount of expensive equipment as well as technical knowledge.It would therefore call for very serious duty by the television networks to adapt to the 3D. But because the technology is there, sooner or later, be put to good use. Even though 3D TVs may not be a reality within the next decade
70、or so, it will eventually get there.67. From Paragraph 2 we learn that _. A. the 3D TVs have begun to be produced in factories in large quantitiesB. the 3D TVs are still being researched in spite of some pleasing progress C. the 3D displays in the labs cant be erased or rewritten in several minutes
71、D. the University of Arizona has updated the worlds first 3D video memory68. Whats the main challenge at present in the field of research 3D TVs? A. Promote the development of flat screen construction. B. How to produce as many 3D TV programs as possible. C. The remaining bits can hardly be achieved
72、 though there is hope. D. How to solve the problem of erasing and rewriting the image non-stop.69. Whats the main idea of Paragraph 4? A. To project the 3D TV programs in a laboratory is easy.B. People prefer a cheap 30-minute comedy to the 3D ones. C. Nobody will show interests in watching 3D TV pr
73、ograms. D. To produce 3D TVs in mass still faces a lot of other difficulties.70. Why does the author write this passage? A. To tell us how far the 3D TV is from us.B. To tell people where to buy the 3D TVs.C. To prove the basic need for the 3D TV programs. D. To encourage people to research the 3D T
74、V displays.第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分50分）第一节：完成句子 （共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列各小题， 根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号内。71. It being Sunday yesterday, rather than stay indoors, I _. (prefer) 由于昨天是星期天，我宁愿外出也不愿呆在室内。72. Henry told me that there was a time _ (他熬夜) every night going over his lessons. (stay) 亨利告诉我有
75、一段时间他每晚熬夜复习功课。73. He insisted that we _, though no one really agreed with him. (schedule) 他坚持要求我们要改变进度，虽然没有人真的同意他。74. They say that the accident happened because of the carelessness of the driver, but in my opinion, it is the cyclist rather than the driver _ (blame) 他们说事故的发生是因为司机的粗心，但就我看来，正是骑自行的人而不是
76、司机应该对此事负责。75. Not until we watched the Earth Day program on TV _ much about global warming. (learn)直到我们观看了地球日的电视节目，我们才了解了大量关于全球变暖的问题。76. The manager, _, felt like a cat on hot bricks. (settle) 由于许多难题要解决，这位经理急得像热锅上的蚂蚁。77The earthquake is reported more than 300 lives in Indonesia. (claim)据报道，发生在印度尼西亚的
77、这场地震已夺去了三百多人的生命。78. _(货物空运) is very expensive in my country. (transport) 空运货物在我国是很贵的。79. When it comes to English learning, we _ to remember words in the way of imagination. (find) 当提到英语学习的时候，我们觉得用想象法记忆单词更为容易些。80. Ever since middle school, my sister _ a bike trip. (dream) 自从中学时起，我姐姐一直向往着一次自行车之旅。第二节：
78、短文写作（共1题，满分30分）请根据以下提示，结合你生活中的一个事例，就帮助这一话题，用英语写一篇短文。A senior high school student gets seriously ill and needs a transplant at once, which will cost much money. Knowing this, many students and their parents reach out their helping hands. On this planet, everyone may need help and everyone should give
79、 a helping hand to the people in need. 注意：（1）无须写标题，不得照抄英语提示语； （2）除诗歌外，文体不限； （3）内容必须结合生活中的事例； （4）文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称； （5）词数为120左右。_沔州中学20122013届第一次考试英语试题答案第一部分听力（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1-5 BCCAB 6-10 ABBCA 11-15 BCBCC 16-20 BABCA 第二部分英语语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节多项选择（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）21-25 CADCB 26-30 CCDDC 第二节完形
80、填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）31-35 ABCDD 36-40 CDBAC 41-45 ABDCA 46-50 BABCD第三部分阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）51-54 BDCC 55-58 DBCB 59-62 BAAB 63-66 BCBA 67-70 BDDA第四部分书面表达 （共两节，满分50分）第一节 完成句子（共10小题，每小题2分，满分25分）71. preferred to go out 72. when he stayed up73. (should) change our schedule74. who/that is to blame fo
81、r it75. did we learn 76. with many difficult problems to settle77. to have claimed78. Transporting goods by air/plane79. find it (is) easier80. has been dreaming of/about taking 第二节作文 (满分30分)One possible version:Helping others is considered a treasured virtue of human kind, which definitely brings u
82、s tremendous happiness. Whoever lives in the world depends on others help, which is necessary and important.Ive received a lot of help from other people, which enables me to overcome the difficulties and troubles in my way. I once failed an important exam, as a result of which I almost lost heart. I
83、t was the encouragement and comfort of my classmates that cheered me up. Not until then did I realize what help really meant. From then on, I began to do what I can to help others in need, which both benefited me as well as others. As the saying goes “Roses given, fragrance in hand .” We should always be ready to give others a hand in return for their help. Only in this way can we truly live in a word of love.
