河南省豫南九校高三第一次联考英语卷

— What about ______ lecture you attended yesterday?
— To tell the truth, it was too boring．I can't stand ______ lecture like that．

—I’m sorry．That wasn’t of much help．
— Oh, _______ . As a matter of fact，it was most helpful．

The audience ______ when they heard the humorous story.

To enjoy the scenery, Sara would spend long hours on the train ______ travel   by air.

When ______ about the secret of his success, Steven Spielberg said that he       owes much of          his success and happiness ________ his wife and children.

The boy talked his mother ________ buying him a home computer.

Every time Ashtita tries to break a record, he reaches a point ______ he feels he cannot          physically do any more.  

Was it through Mary, _____ was working at a high school, ____ you got to          know Tom?

He made another wonderful discovery, ______ of great importance to science.

Robert is said ___________ abroad, but I don’t know what country he studied in .

In China, all the students work hard at school _________ going to university for higher      education in the future.  

It was a matter of________ would take the position.

_____the Internet is of great help, I don’t think it’s a good idea to spend too much time on        it.

_____ unemployment and crime are high, it can be assumed that the latter is due to the former.

From time to time a crocodile has snatched someone _______ he or she is even         aware     that the crocodile is there.

         It was a bitter, cold evening in northern Virginia many years ago. The old man was waiting for a ride across the  36  . The wait seemed  37  .
At last he heard the slight, steady rhythm of approaching hooves (马蹄) coming along the frozen path. Anxiously, he   38   as several horsemen came around the bend (转角处). He let the first one   39  . Then another, and another. Finally, as the   40   rider neared the spot where the old man sat like a snow statue, the old man   41   the rider’s eye and said, “Sir, would you mind giving an old man a ride to the other side? There doesn’t appear to be a passage way by  42  .”
The rider replied, “Sure.” Seeing the old man was unable to  43   his half-frozen body from the ground, the horseman got down and helped the old man onto the horse. The horseman took the old man not just across the river, but to his destination.
As they neared the tiny but cozy (舒适的) cottage, the horseman’s   44   caused him to ask, “Sir, I notice that you let several other riders go by without making a(n)   45   to get a ride. Then I came up and you   46   asked me for a ride. I’m curious why, on such a bitter winter night, you would wait and ask the last rider.   47   I had refused and left you there?”
The old man replied, “I’ve been   48   here for some time. I think I know people pretty good.” He continued, “I looked into the eyes of the other riders and immediately saw there was no  49   for my situation. But when I looked into your eyes,   50   was evident. I knew,   51  , that your gentle spirit would   52   the opportunity to give me help in my time of   53  .”
Those heartwarming comments   54   the horseman deeply.
“I’m most grateful for what you have said,” he told the old man. “May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I  55   to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion.”
With that, Thomas Jefferson turned his horse around and made his way back to the White House.

A．town B．river C．country D．island

A．meaningless B．useless C．careless D．endless

A．watched B．asked C．waved D．approached

A．come over B．get off C．pass by D．take off

A．coming B．leaving C．next D．last

A．missed B．caught C．avoided D．saw

A．bus B．car C．foot D．horse

A．feel B．push C．lift D．stand

A．honesty B．courage C．enthusiasm D．curiosity

A．choice B．stop C．effort D．scene

A．immediately B．hurriedly C．friendly D．strangely

A．What about B．What if C．How come D．If only

A．in B．out C．around D．beyond

A．concern B．doubt C．chance D．reason

A．meaning B．kindness C．seriousness D．help

A．then and there B．for a moment C．all of a sudden D．sooner or later

A．offer B．create C．find D．welcome

A．need B．danger C．fortune D．happiness

A．influenced B．excited C．touched D．hit

A．happen B．try C．disagree D．fail

         It’s a goal for millions and millions of families every year——keep the Christmas spending within a certain amount, but can still afford the gifts that your loved ones will enjoy. Never has this concern been greater in recent years than right now. Even so, there are several things that you can do to help.
Hit the sales.
No one wants to get up at four o’clock in the morning and fight to get the best deal on Black Friday, and it’s surely very tough to pick up the courage and get out there in the cold for a good deal, but sometimes——it can be well worth. Many retailers(零售商) offer specials all through the day——and some even offer online Black Friday specials, so you may still be able to get a great deal on Black Friday.
Pay close attention to advertisements.
Once the Christmas shopping season is coming, retailers hungry for business will do just about whatever to get you in the store. Pay very close attention to weekly advertisements of sales among the major retailers and you may be lucky enough to find different prices for the same thing in different shops.
Shop online.
Some of us don’t like running from store to store in order to get the best price on the perfect gift, and some of us don’t like to go out in the cold at all——thankfully for us, we can do online shopping.
The world of online shopping lets people visit all the major retailers as well as some specialty stores that could only be found on the Internet. Customers can find exactly what they are looking for, at the best possible price without ever having to leave the house. With traditional Christmas shopping consumers are sometimes limited to what’s left in stock if they wait too long to get to a particular store.
The first paragraph implies that ______.

A．nowadays not many people can afford expensive gifts

B．recently many people don’t want to spend money on gifts

C．Christmas is a time to make our loved ones enjoy their gifts

D．Christmas is a time to make us feel free to buy our loved ones gifts

      In the writer’s opinion, it is rewarding on Black Friday _____.

The underlined word “specials” means_______.

We can have more choices _____.

A Train Floating On Air
A train that floats on air? It's not magic —it's magnets (磁). And it's close to reality.
In Virginia USA the fall of 2002, a train with no wheels traveled on air and carried college students across their campus. In Japan, a whisper-quiet railway engine hovered and raced at 350 miles per hour using magnets and electricity as the power. And in China, a magnet train line linked Shanghai with nearby Pudong Airport.
These trains use magnetic levitation (悬浮) technology, “maglev” for short. They use the same rules as the magnets you pick up at home or school: opposite poles of magnets attract each other, and like poles repel each other.
How does it work?
Powerful magnets on the bottom of the train repel magnets on the track, which is actually just a magnet-filled guiding way. With a magnetic field of sufficient force, the train will go hovering on air, which seemed impossible to us in the past.
When an electrical current is sent through the track, the train moves. Turn the current backwards and the train slows down.
Maglev doesn't rely on the friction (摩擦力) of wheels on track, so it can climb a much steeper hill than a traditional train. And it can travel easily in snow and ice, something that could bring normal trains to a screaming stop.    
60.   This passage is about __________.
A. maglev                   B. magnets                C. levitation               D. electricity
61.   Which of the following is a repelling action?
         A.                                B.                               C.                               D.
62.   What can we learn from the text?
A. A magnet-filled guiding way is formed inside a maglev train.
B. Instead of electricity, magnets are used as the power of a maglev.
C. Maglev trains can climb hills with the help of magnet wheels.
D. Electric currents decide the movements of a maglev train. 
63.   What is the difference between a maglev train and an ordinary train?
A. A maglev train can climb mountains without power while an ordinary one can’t.
B. A maglev train can travel in college campus while an ordinary train is not allowed.
C. Travelling without a track, a maglev train is safer and smoother than an ordinary one.
D. Floating on a track, a maglev train is faster, quieter than an ordinary railway train.

Just like the young character in Hannah Montana, who so often fights with her father over her desire to be more independent, British teenagers also have their troubles.
A recent survey among 2,000 British parents shows that girls and boys experience similar kinds of stress, with some slight differences .
Girls want to grow up fast, demanding greater freedom. They feel pressure from their peers to be thin and sometimes dangerously experiment with alcohol .
Girls over 14 are more concerned with getting a boyfriend, make-up and going out with friends than with their schoolwork. They are more likely to complain about pocket money .
Parents found they have their toughest time with boys over the age of 15. Their sons are battling bad skin, are reluctant(不情愿的) to speak, and just like girls over 14 are little interested in their studies. Seven out of ten parents said their sons become frustrated(挫败的) when they are not understood .
Unsurprisingly, it isn’t just British teenagers who have such problems.
In a survey published in the US last month, two out of three high school students said their life was tough. There was a universal worry over body image and ability to fit in socially.
Plenty of the teenagers feel great pressures to get good grades, with nearly half regarding this as their top worry. The next biggest issue is pressure they face to get into good college. According to the survey, 66 percent reported saving their money to pay for all or part of college.
“Today’s American teens have witnessed what their families have endured during recent economic challenges, and they are much more aware of the importance of planning ahead,” said Stuart Rubinstein, managing director with TD Ameritrade, which carried out the survey.
What is the article mainly about?

According to the survey, boys over 15 often feel great pressure to ______.

The underlined word “universal” in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to ______.

How have recent economic challenges affected American teens?

When the great library of Alexandria burned, the story goes, one book was saved. But it was not a valuable book; and so a poor man, who could read a little, bought it for a few coppers（铜钱）.The book wasn’t very interesting, but between its pages there was something very interesting indeed. It was a thin strip（条）of vellum（牛皮纸）on which was written the secret of the “Touchstone”!
The touchstone was a small pebble（小园石）that could turn any common metal into pure gold. The writing explained that it was lying among thousands and thousands of other pebbles that looked exactly like it. But the secret was this: The real stone would feel warm, while ordinary pebbles are cold.
So the man sold his few belongings, bought some simple supplies, camped on the seashore, and began testing pebbles. He knew that if he picked up ordinary pebbles and threw them down again because they were cold, he might pick up the same pebble hundreds of times. So, when he felt one that was cold, he threw it into the sea. He spent a whole day doing this but none of them was the touchstone. Yet he went on and on this way. Pick up a pebble. Cold-throw it into the sea. Pick up another. Throw it into the sea.
The days stretched into weeks and the weeks into months. One day, however, about mid-afternoon, he picked up a pebble and it was warm. He threw it into the sea before he realized what he had done. He had formed such a strong habit of throwing each pebble into the sea that when the one he wanted came along, he still threw it away.
So it is with opportunity. Unless we are vigilant（警惕的）, it’s easy to fail to recognize an opportunity when it is in hand and it’s just as easy to throw it away.
The book was special to the man because ______.

A．it was made of vellum

B．it was the only book that survived the great fire

C．it was a story about how to tell the touchstone from ordinary stones

D．it included the secret of the touchstone

He threw pebbles into the sea ______.

What message does the story want to convey?

A．Careful habits can lead to success.

B．Habits can benefit you but also hold you back.

C．Never judge a person or a thing by appearances.

D．Opportunity only visits the ready and watchful mind

（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文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。
Is there anything more important than health? I don’t think so. “Health is the greatest wealth,” wise people say.  
If you have a headache, toothache, backache, or bad pain in the stomach, if you complain of a bad cough, or if you suffer from high or low blood pressure, I think you go to the doctor.
The doctor will examine your throat, test your blood pressure, take your temperature, sound your heart and lungs, check your teeth or have your chest X-rayed. ___   The only thing you have to do is to follow his advice.
   
An old gentleman came to see the doctor. The man was very ill. He told the doctor about his weakness, memory loss and serious problems with his heart and lungs. The doctor examined him and said there was no medicine for his disease. He told his patient to go to a quiet place for a month and have a good rest.     In other words, the doctor advised him to follow the rule: “Eat at pleasure, drink with measure and enjoy life as it is.” The doctor also said that if the man wanted to be well again, he shouldn’t smoke more than one cigarette a day.
A month later the gentleman came into the doctor’s office.___ He thanked the doctor and said that he had never felt a healthier man.
“But you know, doctor,” he said, “it’s not easy to begin smoking at my age.”

E. He looked cheerful and happy.
F. He was more worried about his illness.
G. Speaking about doctor’s advice, I can’t help telling you a funny story.

短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）,并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Should students make the friends online? Some people say yes. The Internet helps make many friends. Chatted online, students can express their feelings and opinions more free, and even get help with their foreign language studies.
Others, however, think students should not. They say make friends online is waste of time, which should be spending more meaningfully on study. Moreover, some students get cheat when they try to meet the friend they made online.
It is my opinion which students should place their study, health and safe before other things. As for friendship, we can readily find them in our classmates and other people around us.

书面表达（满分25分）
假设你是李华，是河南大学的一名学生, 想要参加黄河科技大厦的招聘工作，请你根据下列内容给公司经理写一份申请。
1. 1987年5月8日生于河南；
2. 明年7月大学毕业，学习英语专业4年；
3. 对英语感兴趣，尤其擅长口语和写作；
4. 熟练掌握电脑操作技术，会编程，打字每分钟100。
注意:  1. 词数：100字左右；   2. 可适当加入细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 参考词汇：编程make programs      4.110词左右
Dear Manager,
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________                                                                                                                                Yours sincerely,
Li Hua