河北省保定市高一下学期期中考试英语试卷

Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents’ home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station(加油站)about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款台), I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.
I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend’s. We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card.
I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.
Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I’d left the lights on all day, and the battery(电池)was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership - a shop selling cars - was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.
“Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?” I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment, so when I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said.
“Thank you” - two powerful words. They’re easy to say and mean so much.
The words “took off” underlined in Paragraph 2 mean “______”.

What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?

The battery of the author’s car was dead because_______.

By telling his own experiences, the author tries to show______.

LONDON Thursday July 26(Reuters)—Eddy missed his girlfriend Anna so much he flew back to Britain from Australia to propose(求婚) to her. The problem is she did the same in the opposite direction.
He and Anna even managed to miss each other when they sat in the same airport waiting room in Singapore at the same time to wait for connecting flights.
Anna, heartbroken, when she arrived at Eddy’s Sydney flat to find he had flown to London, told The Times, “It was as though someone was playing a cruel joke on us.“
“He is the most romantic(浪漫的) person I have ever known. I think our problem is that we are both quite impulsive(冲动的) people. We are always trying to surprise each other.”
After an 11,000-mile flight across the globe, she was greeted by Eddy’s astonished roommate asking what she was doing there.
Eddy, a 27-year-old engineer, had taken a year off to travel round Australia. But he was missing Anna, a 26-year-old secretary, so much he got a job on a Sydney building site(工地) and started saving for a surprise.
He then flew home to Britain and went to her flat armed with an engagement(订婚) ring, wine and flowers.
“I really missed Anna and I’d been thinking about her all the time. I was so excited when she phoned me from Australia,” he said.
Eddy then asked Anna to marry him on the phone. “I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry but I accepted,” she said.
Anna was given a tour of Sydney by Eddy’s friends before going back home. Eddy had to stay in Britain for two weeks because he could not change his ticket.
What does the last sentence of the first paragraph tell us?

The underlined word “miss” in Paragraph 2 most probably means_______.

Eddy got a job on a Sydney building site because he________.

Which of the following is TRUE about Eddy and Anna according to the text?

Among rich countries, people in the United States work the longest hours. They work much longer than in Europe. This difference is quite surprising because productivity(生产力) per hour worked is the same in the United States as it is in France, Spain and Germany, and it is growing at a similar speed.
In most countries and at most times in history, as people have become richer they have chosen to work less. In other words they have decided to “spend” a part of their extra income on a fuller personal life. Over the last fifty years Europeans have continued this pattern, and hours of work have fallen sharply. But not in the United States. We do not fully know why this is. One reason may be greatly lower taxes in America, which increase the rewards to work. Another may be more satisfying work, or less satisfying personal lives.
Longer hours do of course increase the GDP(国内生产总值). So the United States has produced more per worker than, say, France. The United States also has more of its people at work, while in France many more mothers and older workers have decided to stay at home. The overall result is that American GDP per head is 40% higher than in France, even though productivity per hour worked is the same.
It is not clear which of the two situations is better. As we have seen, work has to be compared with other values like family life, which often get lost in its interest. It is too early to explain the different trends（趋势）in happiness over time in different countries. But it is a disappointing idea that in the United States happiness has made no progress since 1975, while it has risen in Europe. Could this have anything to do with trends in the work-life balance?
Which of the following countries has more of its people at work?

What message can we get from the text?

Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

Shakespeare once called the English countryside “the precious stone set in the silver sea”- and he is not the last to sing high praises of its beauty and historical charm(魅力).
The countryside is particularly beautiful during the summer, especially in August and September. As one travels the countryside, you’ll find more of its treasures: so many plants and animals, romantic castles(浪漫的城堡), secret gardens, and villages so unchanged in the last decades that they seem to have been caught under a fairy’ s spell.
Must-sees include Derbyshire, called “the heart of England” and home to the National Park. The great peaks were the muse（创作灵感）of the Bronte sisters (and if you love the book Jane Eyre, you can visit North Lees hall, where the real Eyre family once lived).
History lovers will enjoy a visit to Lincoln city (its most famous son is Lord Alfred Tennyson). It is also known for its cathedral(大教堂), the charming tea shops, a small castle. One would never guess its violent past—built by Romans, it was once a center for arrow(箭) making.
Harry Potter fans shouldn’t miss a visit to Alnwick, which is better recognized as the “Hogswarth” in the movies.
Let’s not leave out the Wessex region, where one can see one of England’s greatest mysteries, Stone Henge. You can also go to the City of Bath, which has been famous for its medicines springs since the Roman times. Other popular tractions include Salisbury Cathedral, and landscaped(景色优美的) gardens of Stourhead, and the cobbled(用鹅卵石铺的) streets of Shaftesbury. This is also home to Oxford, one of the world’s most famous universities.
Art lovers will also like a visit to East Anglia, whose landscapes inspired the painter Constable (he was born in Dedham village). This is also home of the University City of Cambridge, and the famous architectural(建筑上的) attraction, King’s College Chapel. Be sure to visit the aircraft museum of Duxford.
What was Shakespeare’s attitude towards the English countryside?

According to the text, Lincoln city________.

When traveling in the countryside, Harry Potter fans are advised to visit ________.

The text is most probably taken from ________.

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。
Are you feeling anxious about your test next week? Here are some tips that will help you in dealing with stress(压力) and anxiety.
Study regularly
One of the most important ways of avoiding test anxiety is to prepare well in advance. Study regularly for a few hours every day.           .
Reduce study pressure(压力)
If students are not able to deal with anxiety or nervousness, they could talk to their teachers, student counselors(辅导员), parents or friends. Parents should also avoid pressurizing(加压) their kids to do well.      
    Then your children can study without any tension(紧张). Another important point that arises here is neither the students nor the parents should compare the children with their other classmates and friends.
Physical fitness
        Many times due to anxiety students avoid sleep and starve themselves. They should sleep for at least 6-7 hours a day and eat nutritious and healthy food. Exercising regularly is equally important as talking to friends and socializing(社交).
       
Plan your studies well. Chart(制图) out a timetable and take proper breaks between studying. Along with the study time, allot (分配) time to relax and do what you love to do. Practicing simple breathing skills will also help reduce stress.
        While it is important to gain good scores in tests, it is not the most important thing in life. Learning to deal with nervousness and stress will not only help them to do well in school tests, but also in their future life.

E. Create a peaceful and relaxing atmosphere (放松的气氛) at home.
F. Students should remember that tests are just a part of life.
G. Test and exam time causes a lot of nervousness in students.

On arrival in the downtown El Paso, I came across an old man, a bum(流浪汉) on the street corner. He      me and asked if I was running away from home. I      him, “Not exactly, sir.” The old man wanted me to follow him to see      great. We walked a couple of blocks until we came upon the downtown El Paso Public     .
He asked me to sit down while he was looking for something      between the shelves. A few moments     , he returned with a couple of old books. He then sat down,      , “There are two things that I want to teach you Number one is      to judge a book by its cover, for a cover can      you. As a matter of fact, I am one of the      men in the world and have all the things that money can buy.      a year ago, my wife died, and since then l have been      thinking about my life. I realized there were certain things I had not yet      in life, one of which was      it would be like to live like a      on the streets. I promised to do      that for one year. For the past year, I have been going from city to city doing just that. So, you see, don't ever judge a      by its cover, for a cover can fool you “
“Number two is to learn how to read, my boy. For there is      one thing that people can't take away from you, and that is your      .” At that moment, he put my right hand in his and put them upon the books he had      from the shelves. They were the writings of Plato(柏拉图) and Aristotle(亚里斯多德)—great classics from ancient times.

A．hit B．stopped C．blamed D．rewarded

A．refused B．warned C．told D．prevented

A．something B．everything C．nothing D．anything

A．Factory B．School C．Library D．Hospital

A．special B．normal C．rich D．favorite

A．before B．late C．later D．ago

A．crying B．saying C．reading D．laughing

A．ever B．always C．never D．often

A．attract B．fool C．protect D．teach

A．wealthiest B．happiest C．loneliest D．stupidest

A．So B．Simply C．But D．Since

A．finally B．aimlessly C．thankfully D．deeply

A．experienced B．saw C．paid D．used

A．where B．what C．how D．why

A．bum B．beggar C．policeman D．driver

A．busily B．easily C．freely D．exactly

A．picture B．book C．person D．price

A．always B．hardly C．only D．rarely

A．opinion B．clothes C．wisdom(智慧) D．appearance

A．opened B．pulled C．placed D．filled

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填人一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空（不多于3个词），并将答案填写在答题纸的相应位置上。
When you read a story in English, do you read it for the story         for the English? This is a question         is not so           (fool) as itmay seem, for I findthat many students of English payfar more attention to the story than to the English. For example, they care for           the mystery(谜) in the story           (solve), but do not remember a singlesentence in the story and cannot tellwhat preposition(介词) is used before            certain wordin the speech of a certain character.
Of course, if you want to know the story only, you need not bother (麻烦) about the language. But a student of English is different          a student of stories or what is called the general reader. As you may also have learnedfrom the above, you ought to read not only very carefully but also aloud            you learn the passage by heart and can reciteit as if it          (be) your own. On            hand, this will teach you many usefulwords and phrases; on the other hand, it will help you to avoid many errors and faults in expression.

单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
He was in trouble and _____________(寻求) the help of a private lawyer.
A friend in need is a friend _____________ (真正地).
It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some ____________( 量起来）over 90 metres.
He was going to take them and their _____________(行李) to catch “The True North”.
Most Canadians live ____________ (在……之内)a few hundred kilometres of the USA border.
Canada's population is only _____________ (稍微）over thirty million.
The earth became so ______________（猛烈地）that it was not clear whether the shape would last or not.
Water had also appeared on other planets but, ____________(不像) the earth, it had disappeared later.
How life began on earth is one of the biggest ____________（迷；难题）that scientists found hard to solve.
They are putting too much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which ____________ (阻止)heat escaping from the earth into space.

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧)，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。
Never shall I forget the first English lesson giving by Miss Liu. One Monday morning, when she entered the classroom, we found that she was a young or beautiful lady. Then she introduced herself and said they shouldn’t call her Teacher Liu but Miss Liu. Later, she asked us to go to the blackboard and said something about ourselves with English in turn. When it was my turn, I felt so shyly that I didn’t dare to say anything before the class. She went up to me and said kindly, “Don’t afraid I believe you can do them well” At the last, 1 went to the blackboard. She praised me for which I had done.

假如你是李华，最近你在浏览一个新西兰中学网站时，看到一位名叫Tom的中学生的留言，他计划在暑假期间到中国的北京旅游，希望能有一名中国学生作他的导游。你对此很感兴趣，请根据以下要点提示写一封e-mail给他。
主要内容包括：
1．希望作他的导游；
2．打算如何给他作导游:
（1）带他参观故宫(the Forbidden City),鸟巢（the Bird’s Nest）, 水立方（the Water Cube）和长城（the Great Wall）。
（2）给他讲北京的悠久历史。
（3）享受当地美食。
3．期盼他的回复。
注意：1. 词数100左右。2. 可适当增加情节，使行文连贯。3. 信的开头已为你写好。
Dear Tom,
Recently, while visiting a senior high school website of New Zealand, I saw the message you posted on it. _______________________________________________________________________
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Best wishes.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua