河北衡水中学2008―2009学年度下学期期中考试
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。试卷共10页，150分。考试时间120分钟。
第一部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分50分）
第一节 语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
从A、B、C、D中找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。
1. daily A. mountain B. Britain C. rainy D. certain
2. anger A. challenge B. stranger C. change D. language
3. achievement A. machine B. chemical C. church D. technology
4 climb A. beach B. tomb C. symbol D. combine
5. baggage A. average B. banana C. assistant D. animal
第二节 语法和词汇知识（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。
6. Tom's new book _______ the troubles in
A. picks up B. turns out C. takes up D. deals with
7. --- How about your last weekend? --- It was boring. I ____ anything.
A. haven’t done B. don’t do C. didn’t do D. hadn’t done
8. Tom hid himself behind the door, _______ he could hear the steps of his mother clearly.
A. where B. from which C. which D. from where
9. He'll come _______ I promise him to buy that new dictionary.
A. so long B. on condition that C. as soon as D. by the time
10. _______ for him, his father's second wife was kind to him, too.
A. Happy B. Being happy C. Happier D. Happily
11. On the election victory night, Obama gave a speech to his _____ supporters about the ____ future.
A. inspiring, promising B. inspiring, promised
C. inspired, promised D. inspired, promising
12. He got away from home, _______ his mother worried a lot.
A. leaving B. leave C. left D. having left
13. Judging by _______ look on Adam's face, _______news must have been terrible.
A. the; a B. the; the C.不填; the D. a; a
14. I hear many people are on the beach after the rainstorm for there ____ thousands of kinds of
seashells.
A. have B. are C. having D. being
15. A young woman saw a pair of fashion boots in a shop that set her heart ______. But the price was far beyond her means.
A. to race B. race C. racing D. raced
16. We stayed in the woods, throwing rocks, shooting frogs, digging in _______ we were briefly
persuaded was an Indian burial ground.
A. what B. that C. which D. where
17．---Can I have two bottles of beer please?
---_______. That'll be＄20, please.
A. Come on. B. With pleasure.
C. Don't mention it. D. There you are.
18. We climbed a tree, and all of a sudden it _______ to all three of us at the same time that we were rather big to be up in a tree.
A. struck B. lighted C. occurred D. came
19. Everything dawned on her _______ she saw him among the competition.
A. the minute B. for the minute C at the minute D. a minute
20. I tried to persuade her not to skate on the thin ice, but she _______ listen to me.
A. couldn't B. wouldn't C. mustn't D. shouldn't
第三节 完形填空（共20小题，计分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21￣40各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
One of my favourite films is Mr. Bean At a Fancy（化装）Restaurant. In the film, after being 21 at his table，Mr. Bean takes out a 22 ，writes a few words on it，signs his name，puts it into an envelope and 23 it on the table．After a moment，he looks at the 24 but this time he looks surprised，as if he did not know it was there．He opens it to find a birthday card and delightedly puts it on the table for everyone to see．
When he looks at the 25 ，an astonished look quickly 26 on his face．He takes all 27 out of his pockets，counts it and puts it in a saucer（碟子）．He then looks from the menu to the money with 28 until he finds one thing that makes him smile. He 29 a dish called “steak tartare.” When the dish arrives，he is 30 to discover that “steak tartare” is 31 a raw（生肉的）hamburger．He 32 an attempt to eat it，but it is 33 ，from the look on his face，that he finds the taste really terrible．He cannot 34 his feelings，except when the waiter asks whether everything is OK．He smiles and nods， 35 that everything is fine．36 no one is looking，however，he 37 himself hiding the raw meat anywhere he can 38 ，inside a sugar bottle，a tiny flower vase and under a plate．He becomes so disappointed in the end that he 39 hides some inside the 40 of a woman sitting near him and throws some under the seat of the restaurant’s violinist！
I like to watch Mr. Bean on TV but I wouldn’t want to meet someone like him in real life．
21．A．treated B．invited C．accepted D．served
22．A．magazine B．book C．card D．wallet
23．A．throws B．places C．removes D．spreads
24．A．waiter B．watch C．envelope D．table
25．A．customers B．tablecloth C．surroundings D．menu
26．A．appears B．grows C．turns D．shows
27．A．cards B．money C．bills D．keys
28．A．satisfaction B．care C．confidence D．concern
29．A．buys B．orders C．washes D．breaks
30．A．shocked B．pleased C. moved D．frightened
31．A．mostly B．indeed C. actually D．nearly
32．A．makes B．gets C．tries D．takes
33．A．doubtful B．sure C．clear D．likely
34．A．hide B．express C．prevent D．explain
35．A．admitting B．recognizing C．indicating D．realizing
36．A．Because B. When C．Once D．Although
37．A．pretends B．helps C．prepares D．busies
38．A．reach B．see C．get D．arrive
39．A．rather B．almost C．exactly D．even
40．A．hand B．purse C．blouse D．hair
第二部分．阅读理解（共25小题。第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分；满分45分）
第一节 阅读下面五篇短文，从每题后所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。
A
My father had returned from
his business visit to
"You bet, "I cried quickly catching the joke. Everyone knew it was the most expensive, the most famous of schools. You had to be entered at birth, if not before. Besides, even at 12 or 13, I understood my father. He disliked any form of showing off. He always knew his proper station in life, which was in the middle of the middle class, our house was medium-sized; he had avoided joining Royal Liverpool Golf Club and went to a smaller one instead; though once he had got a second-hand Rolls-Royce at a remarkably low price, he felt embarrassed driving it, and quickly changed it for an Austin 1100.
This could only be his delightful way of telling me that the whole boarding school idea was to be dropped. Alas! I should also have remembered that he had a liking for being different from everyone else, if it did not conflict（冲突）with his fear of drawing attention to himself.
It seemed that he had
happened to be talking to Graham Brown of the
"Oh, he doesn't want to go away," said my mother, "You shouldn't go on like this.” "It's up to him," said my father. "He can make up his own mind.”
41. The house the writer's family lived in was _______.
A. the best they could afford B. right for their social position
C. for showing off D. rather small
42. His father sold his Roils-Royce because _______.
A. it made him feel uneasy B. it was too old to work well
C. it was too expensive to possess D. it was too cheap
43. What was the
writer's reaction to the idea of going to
A. He was very unhappy. B. He didn't believe it.
C. He was delighted. D. He had mixed feelings.
44. We can know from the passage that _______.
A. Children who can go to
C. It is very difficult for
a child to get admitted by
D. Children don't have the right to decide whether they will go to
B
A Battery's Worst Nightmare（噩梦）
Portable electronics that can be carried about easily are only as good as their batteries and, let's face it, batteries aren't very good, especially when compared with, say, petrol, which packs 100 times a battery's energy into an equal space. That's why a large group of mechanical engineers（centered at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but with partners at other universities and companies) are hard at work in an effort to replace batteries with a tiny engine that runs on fuel. Imagine a battery-free life! When the fuel runs out in your laptop or mobile phone, you just fill up and go.
The engine----about the size of a ten-cent coin----starts with a combustion chamber(燃烧室）that burns hydrogen(氢）．Its tiny parts are etched onto silicon wafers（硅片）in the same manner that computer parts are imprinted onto integrated circuits（集成电路）．The first engine is made up of five wafers. And since these wafers could be produced in much the same way as computer chips, they could probably be produced quite cheaply.
But the devil in all this nice detail is efficiency（效率）．Tiny engine parts don't always
behave like their scaled-up parts of the first engine. Something between the
parts can slow down the works, according to
The scientists' goal is to create an engine that will operate at 10 percent efficiency---that is,10 times better than batteries operate. Frechette says that a complete system, with all parts of place and working, will be set up in the next couple of years, but commercial models aren't like until at least the end of the next ten years.
45. According to the passage, the title suggests that _______.
A. batteries should be greatly improved B. petrol will be used instead of batteries
C. the time of batteries will be gone forever D. pollution caused by batteries must be solved
46. What's the meaning of the underlined word" devil" in paragraph 3?
A. problem B. advantage C. invention D. technique
47. What can we infer from the passage?
A. The new invention doesn't need any fuel.
B. The new engine has been produced in quantity.
C. The new invention is much cheaper than the battery.
D. The new engine needs to be improved before it's on sale.
48 What is the main purpose of this passage?
A. To introduce a new invention to readers.
B. To persuade readers not to use batteries.
C. To show us how the new invention works.
D. To declare when the engine will be on sale.
C
Beijing----The two-day Asia-Europe Meeting（ASEM）is expected to sign important documents today when it closes in Beijing．
The meeting is a timely call for leaders from the two continents to find a solution to lift their countries，if not the world，out of the present global financial crisis（dangerous situation）.
Europe has been more determined than the United States to get rid of the world’s present economic system．It wants to build a new，or second－generation system．
Asia and Europe built a new，equal partnership in 1996 when the first ASEM was held.
The ASEM has 45 members that account for 57 percent of the world’s population．Their foreign trade makes up more than 60 percent of the world’s trade．
In 1997，when Asia was hit by a financial crisis，the second ASEM in 1998 attempted to support its Asian members. The establishment of the ASEM Asian Financial Crisis Response Trust Fund helped these countries to rebuild financial system and remove the influence on their societies．
The present financial crisis has affected more countries than the 1997 one．It is expected to inflict a heavy blow on the world．
ASEM is not good at dealing with financial problems．Still，developed and developing countries of the ASEM think differently about solutions to the financial crisis. It is widely known that the European Union is divided over the issue．
As a result，it is unrealistic to expect a cure-all for the crisis from the Beijing ASEM．Ding Yuanhong，former China ASEM senior official，said that without the presence of the US no plans are practical. But the ASEM can serve as a platform for the two continents to communicate and exchange ideas．
Their leaders can compare notes and pool their wisdom.
The most important thing is the message of confidence the meeting is expected to deliver to the world．
（China Daily 10／25／2008）
49. When did ASEM come into being？
A．In 1996． B．In 1997． C．In l998． D．In 2005．
50．What can we know about the USA from the passage？
A．It will attend the next ASEM．
B．It plays an important role in ASEM．
C．It helped the Asian countries a lot in the 1997 financial crisis．
D．It hasn’t been ready to change the present economic system yet．
51．Which of the following words can replace the underlined word “inflict”？
A．get B．give C．increase D．influence
52．From the news we can learn that _______.
A. the EU countries think differently about the solutions to the financial crisis
B. the second ASEM in 1998 tried to support its Asian members
C. Ding Yuanhong is against the
D．most of the ASEM members are Asian countries
D
●CAFE DISPLAY
●OUR JOURNEYS
●12 April---29 May 2008
Young people explore how they have adapted to life in Oxford．
“When I first came here，” says one young African woman，“I just wanted to cry all the time．And now I have learned to laugh again．”Working with photographer Rory Carnegie and writer Nikki van der Gaag，young men and women explore their journey from the time they first arrived in a strange place to where they find themselves today. Organised by The Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival（10－17 April 2008）．Supported by the Maggie Black Trust and Oxford City Council．
●ACTIVlTlES FOR CHlLDREN AND FAMILIES
●MODERN ART TROLLEY FREE
Art activities for children every weekend during the exhibition in the Entrance Space from 2 p. m．to 4 p．m．Just drop in．Children must be led by an adult．
●WORKSHOP FOR 8 TO 12 YEAR OLDS
Thursday 7 April，10：30 a. m．to 1：30 p. m．
Looking at themes from the exhibition and exploring pictures based ideas through group discussion and using digital cameras．Led by Judie Waldmann．
●BOOK LAUNCH FREE
The Drawing Book by Sarah Simblet is a practical approach to drawing the world around you．Sarah Simblet，who teaches at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, University of Oxford，will be present to give a short talk about the development of her book． Special price of￡18 on copies purchased on the evening．
Booking recommended on 01865 813802
●TEACHERS’ EVENING FREE
Thursday 21 April，5 p．m．to 7：30 p. m．
Lecture by Susan Bright，independent writer and lecturer，at 5：30 p．m．followed by an opportunity to view the exhibition．FREE Education Notes will be provided for teachers attending the evening．
●WORKSHOP FOR PRIMARY TEACHERS
Saturday 7 May，10：30 a. m．to：30 p. m．
Workshop for primary teachers who would like to develop their practical art skill as well as gain an understanding of modern art practice. Led by Judie Waldmann, artist and former primary school teacher.
●TALKS AND WORKSHOPS FOR SCHOOL GROUPS
Exhibition talks and artist-led workshops to create work in response to the exhibition are available for pre-booked school groups. Suitable for primary and secondary schools, to check availability and discuss details call Sarah Mossop on 1865 813816.
53．If you are a teacher and interested in art，you probably would like to go to_____．
A．TEACHERS’ EVENING
B．MODERN ART TROLLEY
C．WORKSHOP FOR PRIMARY TEACHERS
D．TALKS AND WORKSHOPS FOR SCHOOL GROUPS
54．What can we learn from the passage？
A．Susan Bright will give a short talk at the launch of the Drawing Book．
B．Rory Carnegie and Nikki will teach young people how to take photos．
C．The workshop led by Judie is intended for the secondary school students．
D．The children who go to the Modern Art Trolley must be led by an adult．
55．Which of the following would be the best title of the text？
A．FREE JOURNEYS B．SPRING EVENTS
C．WEEKEND ACTIVITIES D．ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS
56．The passage makes you believe that________．
A．if you attend “BOOK LAUNCH”，you can get the book at a low price
B．school groups can attend talks and workshops for them at any time
C．almost all the young people have difficulty in adapting to
life in
D．TEACHERS’EVENING is only accessible to teachers
E
It's no secret that most busy American mothers use the TV set as a live-in babysitter. In some households the tube holds a child's attention for the odd half hour or two while mom works on dinner; in others it is the child's constant daytime companion. Is there any harm in this?
Debate on the question is very hot, and periodically research is published showing that TV reduces attention span, makes children anxious or tend to be violent. In today's cartoon David Horsey makes fun of the claims of "children's TV", the special programming that supposedly uses entertainment to help youngsters to learn to read and take their first steps in the big, diverse world outside their family. What do children really get from this programming?
Horsey's suspicion is that children's programming chiefly turns kids into TV addicts, not into readers or happy mixers. The kid in the cartoon, still at the age of pacifiers(奶嘴) and stuffed(填充) animals, is attracted by the figure on the screen. What is the stimulating message of this creature specifically designed to fascinate small children? "Can you say TV?" The sooner the kid learns the word, the more effectively he can remind his mother to turn on the tube.
A child hooked on TV is a viewer open to commercial messages, and there are plenty of those targeting children of all ages. Thus, at the very least, mom's search for peace and quiet sets the stage for her child's transformation(改变) into an American consumer -- and, of course, takes up time that could be used for other, perhaps more desirable, transformations.
57. What does the underlined word “tube” in the first paragraph refer to?
A. babysitter B. something interesting C. television D. toy
58.According to the passage, the reason why most busy American mothers use the TV set as a live-in babysitter is that _____
A. they want their kids to learn something from the programs.
B. they lack money to hire babysitters.
C. they want their kids to be peaceful and quiet.
D. the kids are keen on watching TV.
59. In David Horsey’s opinion, programs for children should ______
A. reduce kid’s attention span. B. help kids learn to read.
C. make kids interested in it. D. act as kids constant companion.
60. Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A. Children of all ages are attracted by TV.
B. Mom encourages her child to become an American consumer.
C. American kids should not spend so much time watching TV.
D. A child addicted to TV can understand commercial messages.
第二节 根据对话内容，从对话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。（注意：61―65题涂到卡上 E=AB F=AC G=AD）
---Hello, nice to see you again．I heard you received an operation in hospital a few days ago.___61___
---Yes, fine. I had something wrong with my stomach. But it wasn't serious.
---I really dislike going to a doctor or to a hospital.
---___62___ I was also really very, very nervous just before the operation.
--- It must have really hurt afterwards.
---___63___ And it made me feel more comfortable. But I wasn't permitted to eat anything for 48 hours.
---___64___
---I certainly was! However, the doctor gave me a list of food I couldn't eat for another 72 hours.
---___65___
--- No, not at all. I stopped taking medicine a couple of days ago.
A. Is everything OK now?
B. I think it's important to keep fit in our daily life.
C. Are the doctors and nurses kind to you?
D. Is there any pain now?
E. I guess you were ready for a good meal when you got out of hospital.
F. Well, the nurse gave me plenty of medicine.
G. I think most people are a little nervous about it.
河北衡水中学2008―2009学年度下学期期中考试
第II卷（满分55分）
第一节 单词拼写 （共10题，每小题1分；满分10分）
据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在答题卡的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）
66. I suggest that we have ____(定期的) meetings.
67. He coughed and his ____(体温) was a little up.
68. It’s a course for students wishing to ____(改善 ) their English.
69. The acceptance of new members is ____(严格) controlled.
70. He is ____(无经验) in business because he has just graduated from college.
71. He is creative and he is always thinking of ____(发明) something.
72. The meeting will be on ____(八月) 12th.
73. We were ____(欢迎) at the door by the children.
74. The boy speaking at the ceremony is her ____(外甥).
75. It wasn’t right that such near ____(邻居) should not know each other.
第二节 短文改错 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分) （请在答题卡上做答）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断∶
如无错误,在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√);如有错误(每行只有一个错误), 则按下列情况改正∶
该行多一个词∶ 把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉, 在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉。
该行缺一个词∶ 在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
该行错一个词∶ 在错的词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意∶ 原行没有错的不要改。
One day in the restaurant where I worked, I am serving 76._____
a table of four and each person had ordered the different 77._____
kind of fish. Three plate were already on the table when the 78._____
man closest to me pointing to one plate and asked me the 79._____
name of the fish on it. Before I could answer him, he 80._____
continued to ask me the name of the fish on another one 81._____
plate. I was about to answer him while I noticed that the 82._____
last plate on my tray(托盘) began to fall. They fell noisily 83._____
to the floor seconds late, spreading its contents on the 84._____
carpet. Everyone stared me and I stood there with a red face. 85._____
第三节 书面表达（满分 30分） （请在答题卡上做答）
某中学生英语刊物举办《学校生活》征文活动，请根据下面四幅图画的内容，写一篇100词左右的短文应征，可适当发表自己的观点。
注意：1. 图中人物小芳和爸爸； 2. 参考词汇：地狱hell; 抱怨complain
（II 卷在答题卡上做答）
河北衡水中学2008―2009学年度下学期期中考试
单选 1―10 CDCBA DCDBD 11―20 DABBC ADCAB
完形 21―30 DCBCD ABDBA 31―40 CACAC BDADB
阅读 A) BADC B) CADA C) ADBA D) CDBA E)CCBC
补全对话 AGFED
单词拼写 66. regular 67. temperature 68. improve 69. strictly 70. inexperienced
71. inventing 72. August 73. welcomed 74. nephew 75. neighbors
短文改错
One day in the restaurant where I worked, I am serving 76.was
a table of four and each person had ordered the different 77.a
kind of fish. Three plate were already on the table when the 78.plates
man closest to me pointing to one plate and asked me the 79.pointed
name of the fish on it. Before I could answer him, he 80.√
continued
to ask me the name of the fish on another one 81.
one
plate. I was about to answer him while I noticed that the 82.when
last plate on my tray(托盘) began to fall. They fell noisily 83.It
to the floor seconds late, spreading its contents on the 84.later
carpet. Everyone stared∧ me and I stood there with a red face. 85.at
书面表达
One Possible Version:
One day, just before going to school as usual, a schoolgirl, Xiao Fang complained to her father, who was reading a newspaper, saying school life nowadays was dull, she hated going to school and that school was just like the hell. On hearing what his daughter said, Father, silent all the time, said that it was time she went to school with all her complaints over, for in the father’s eyes, no one could change the present situation.
There’s no doubt that almost all students dislike school life today, but everyone has the responsibility to end the examination ? oriented education. School life should be interesting and colorful, just as the saying goes. “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.”
河北衡水中学2008―2009学年度下学期期中考试
单选 1―10 CDCBA DCDBD 11―20 DABDC ADCAB
完形 21―30 DCBCD ABDBA 31―40 CACAC BDADB
阅读 A) BADC B) CADA C) ADBA D) CDBA E)CCBC
补全对话 AGFED
单词拼写 66. regular 67. temperature 68. improve 69. strictly 70. inexperienced
71. inventing 72. August 73. welcomed 74. nephew 75. neighbors
短文改错
One day in the restaurant where I worked, I am serving 76.was
a table of four and each person had ordered the different 77.a
kind of fish. Three plate were already on the table when the 78.plates
man closest to me pointing to one plate and asked me the 79.pointed
name of the fish on it. Before I could answer him, he 80.√
continued
to ask me the name of the fish on another one 81.
one
plate. I was about to answer him while I noticed that the 82.when
last plate on my tray(托盘) began to fall. They fell noisily 83.It
to the floor seconds late, spreading its contents on the 84.later
carpet. Everyone stared∧ me and I stood there with a red face. 85.at
书面表达
One Possible Version:
One day, just before going to school as usual, a schoolgirl, Xiao Fang complained to her father, who was reading a newspaper, saying school life nowadays was dull, she hated going to school and that school was just like the hell. On hearing what his daughter said, Father, silent all the time, said that it was time she went to school with all her complaints over, for in the father’s eyes, no one could change the present situation.
There’s no doubt that almost all students dislike school life today, but everyone has the responsibility to end the examination ? oriented education. School life should be interesting and colorful, just as the saying goes. “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.”