2013 郑州市一测

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21. Barack Obama once again came to ___ power in November, 2012, becoming ____ 45th president of the United States.

A 不填；不填 B the; the C the; a D 不填；the

22. ---Rose, shall we attend the lecture about food and its nutrition this afternoon? ---_____? It is closely related to our health.

A what if B why not C How come D what for

23. Helen has been looking for a job over the whole year, feeling she can’t get _____ without work experience. A one B it C that D this

24. The girl cycled round the corner so quickly that she lost her ____, fell off and hurt her legs seriously. A patience B control C balance D touch 25. ---Does this T-shirt fit you well?

---Not so perfect, but a little tight ___ the shoulders. A at B on C to D across

26. It’s said that there’re plenty of hotels in that town. There ____ be any difficulty for you to find somewhere to stay today.

A wouldn’t B mustn’t C shouldn’t D needn’t

27. ---If I come back in an hour, do you think the manager will see me? ---I’m very sorry, sir, but he _____ a meeting then.

A will be having B is having C has had D will have

28. We shouldn’t drink ____ we drive and we mustn’t drive if we’ve drunk. A unless B before C until D while

29. Properly ___ with numbers in the library, all the books can be easily found in a short time. A marked B being marked C to mark D marking 30. ---Daddy, do you like it if I buy a wallet for my mom’s birthday? ---_____.

A Don’t bother B That all depends

C It couldn’t be better. D It’s a good deal.

31. Not until the woman was out of work again two months ago ____ going to attend a training class. A had she considered B did she consider C she considered D she had considered

32. The voice of China has set up a big stage for young people with a talent for music, ____ some of them have stood out among others.

A which B when C who D where

33. Since Jerry is absent today, let’s get someone else to ___ the work where it was left off yesterday. A take in B take down C take up D take off

34. ---Did you enjoy meeting your old schoolmates at the party last week? ---Yes, I did. We ____ each other since we graduated from college. A haven’t seen B didn’t see C hadn’t seen D wouldn’t see

35. ____ shocks the audience in the film Back to 1942 is the great suffering the famine （饥荒） brought to Henan people.

A which B what C who D that

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、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在

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答题卡上将该项涂黑。

An acrobatic master performed a tightrope walk between two mountains, which attracted thousands of people.

When the ____ started, he went to one end of the tightrope, ____ straight at the goal ahead, with open arms, walking slowly step by step o the opposite side of the mountain. Immediately the audience ___ loud applause. “ If my hands are tied, do you also believe I can ___?”he asked the audience.

___, some people didn't believe, but in order to know the ___, they said, “We believe you!” Then, he had his hand tied with a rope and walked past ___.

He looked around and said, “If I’m blindfolded with my hands tied, do you ____believe I can go past?” This time, the people said without ___, “We believe you!”

In this way, his eyes were ____ with a black cloth. He moved slowly to the tightrope and walked along it inch by inch. This time, he went past once again. The audience burst into ____.

Then, he ____a child and asked all the people, “If I put on my shoulders ____ I’m blindfolded with my hands tied as well, do you think I can make it?”

All the people replied before ____, “ We believe you!” “I ask you again, do you really believe me?” “Yes, we believe you completely!”

Then, he said, “Well then, since you believe me, ___ my child with yours. Who will?” All of a sudden, the audience fell ____. The silence lasted for nearly ten minutes.

After ten minutes, the acrobatic master said nothing, just put the child on his shoulders and walked past along the tightrope. Sure enough, this time he ____ once more.

Faced with things far from their own ____, people can often make judgments easily and quickly, but once involved in it, most of people “cannot ____ it clearly”. Only those who are really confident, like the master in the tightrope walk, can stay ____ at any time.

36. A talent B play C program D show

37. A stepping B staring C wandering D pointing 38. A broke into B came into C gave off D sent out

39. A get through B walk down C go across D pass around 40. A Finally B Actually C Hopefully D Especially 41. A result B experience C challenge D trick 42. A slightly B luckily C smoothly D nervously 43. A even B just C always D still

44. A difficulty B hesitation C concern D mercy 45. A blocked B hidden C covered D equipped 46. A cheers B joy C tears D laughter

47. A chose B supported C pushed D held 48. A till B before C while D since

49. A arguing B thinking C refusing D wondering 50. A exchange B compare C take D treat 51. A silent B noisy C doubtful D anxious 52. A won B walked C acted D succeeded

53.A children B fears C interests D performances 54. A sense B see C understand D realize

55. A awake B encouraged C patient D focused 第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

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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。 A

Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table, reading his book. His Grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to copy him in every way he could.

One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa, I try to read the book just like you, but I don’t understand it, and I forget what I understand as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the book do?”

The grandpa quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, “Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water.”

The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandpa laughed and said, “ You’ll have to move a little faster next time,” and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again.

This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned. Out of breath, he told his grandpa that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, so he went to get a bucket instead.

The grandpa said, “I don’t want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water. You’re just not trying hard enough.”

The boy again dipped the basket into the river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandpa the basket was empty again. Out of breath, he said, “Grandpa, it is useless!”

“So, you think it is useless?” the grandpa said, “Look at the basket!”

The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean.

“Grandson, that’s what happens when you read the book. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you’ll be changed, inside and out.” 56. What puzzled the grandson most was____. A whether it was useful to read books. B why he forget what he read soon

C what kind of book he could understand D how he could read books like his grandpa

57. Why did Grandpa ask his grandson to fetch a basket of water? A. To train him to run faster.

B To clean the dirty basket in the river. C. To punish him for not reading carefully.

D. To get him to realize the use of reading books. 58. What lesson can we learn from the story? A. The old are always wiser than the young. B. It is foolish to carry water with a basket.

C Reading books can change a person gradually. D You can’t expect to remember whatever you read. B

How can you help kids cope with stress? Proper rest and good nutrition can improve coping skills, so can good parenting. Make time for your kids each day. Whether they need to talk with you or just be in the same room with you, make yourself available.

Even as kids get older, quality time is important. It’s really hard for some people to come home after a tiring day of work, get down on the floor, and play with their kids or just talk to them about their day—especially if they’ve had a stressful day themselves. But expressing interests in your kids shows that they’re important to you.

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Help your child deal with stress by talking about what may be causing it. Together, you can come up with a few solutions. For example, he should cut back on after-school activities, spending more time talking with his parents or teachers, developing an exercise plan or keeping a journal.

You can also help by predicting potentially stressful situations and preparing kids for them. For example, let a child know ahead of time, but not too far ahead of time, that a doctor’s appointment is coming up and talk about what will happen there. Keep in mind, though, that younger kids probably won’t need too much advance preparation. Too much information can cause more stress.

Remember that some level of stress is normal. Let kids know that it’s OK to feel angry, scared, lonely, or anxious and that other people share those feelings, too.

When kids can’t or won’t discuss these problems, try talking about your own concerns. This shows that you’re willing to handle tough topics and are available to talk with when they’re ready. If a child shows symptoms that concern you and is unwilling to talk, consult a counselor or other mental health experts.

Most parents have the skills to cope with their children’s stress. The time seek professional attention is when any change in behavior continues to exist, when stress is causing serious anxiety, or when the behavior is causing significant problems in functioning at school or at home. 59. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To share the author’s ideas on proper parenting. B. To persuade parents to spend more time with stress. C. To advise parents how to help their kids deal with stress. D. To seek different ways to help solve kids’ problems.

60. Why do some parents feel it difficult to spare quality time for their kids? A. Their kids are growing so fast. B They have too much housework. B. Their kids are losing interest in them. D. They are tired out after work.

61. You are advised not to talk too much about a stressful situation in advance because ____. A. it does no good to your kids B it doesn’t work in practice

C. your kids may not feel stressed D your kids don’t want to listen 62. What can we learn from the text?

A. Normal people share the same feelings. B. It is normal for kids to have some stress. C. Kids should get rid of the negative feelings.

D. Everybody feels angry, scared, lonely or anxious. C

Whoever named the bird turkey—a word that English speakers began mentioning as long ago as 1541—made a big mistake. Although that bird came from Guinea in Africa, the English apparently first imported it from Turkish merchants. So, naturally, they called it a turkey. When English speakers established their first colony in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607, they thought they saw turkeys there too. “We found an island, on which there were many turkeys,” wrote one. These birds were not from Turkey and were not related to the Guinean fowl of Africa. But turkeys they were called, and turkeys they remain.

Much of what we know the Jamestown colony was written by Captain John Smith, whose efforts preserved the colony from collapse and who in turn was preserved by the Indian “princess” Pocahontas. Smith’s accounts of the colony frequently mention turkeys as food, gifts, and objects of trade. In 1607, Smith wrote, to celebrate the first armed fight, the Indians brought turkeys, bread and what they had, singing and dancing in celebration of friendship till they departed. Elsewhere Smith noted that the Indians made warm and beautiful cloaks from turkey feathers. Further north, as the Plymouth colony neared the end of its first year in 1621, Governor William Bradford also observed a great flock of wild turkeys, of which they took many. Undoubtedly, turkeys were among

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the fowls served at the first Thanksgiving dinner.

Despite those significant beginnings and Benjamin Franklin’s lobbying, the turkey lost to the bald eagle in the contest for American bird. And it is a loser in modern English slang, too. Since the 1920s, turkey has been a term for a play or movie that is a failure, and since the 1950s for a person who is not fit for his job. But though the turkey never succeeded in becoming the American symbol, it did become the American feast. Thanksgiving is Turkey Day, and the turkey has come into our language more than other birds. We never “talk eagle”, we “talk turkey” when we speak frankly. 63. Who named the bird turkey?

A. English speakers B Turkish merchants C. Captain John Smith D. Guineans

. It can be inferred from the second paragraph that ______. A. turkeys were brought to Jamestown by Smith B. the Indians fought with Captain Smith for turkeys C. turkeys were served at the first Thanksgiving dinner

D. Captain John Smith wrote a book named Jamestown Colony 65. When we say somebody is a turkey, it means _______. A. he is very angry B he has no ability to do his job C. he likes eating turkeys D. he speaks frankly

66. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A. The turkey was beaten in a fight by the bald eagle. B. Turkeys were introduced to American from Guinea.

C. The turkey has become American food because it was beaten. D. Turkey has become a term of failure in modern English slang. D

Chinese writer Mo Yan’s Nobel prize for Literature might ignite an explosion of global interest in Chinese literature and lead to more title translated into English, European experts say.

“Hopefully, the award means more people will read Chinese literature and more words will get translated,” says Michel Hockx, professor of the Languages and Cultures of China and Inner Asia from University of London. “Many very good Chinese writers have been accepted globally for a long time already. Mo Yan is probably the most translated Chinese writer alive, with at least five of his novels made available in English over the past 20 years.”

Jonathan Ruppin, web editor of bookseller Foyles, says Mo’s win coincides with growing interest in Chinese literature and recognize the talents of a distinctive and visionary writer. “We are very excited by the fact that English translations of more of his books should now become available, “Ruppin says. He made the comment after Mo became the first Chinese citizen to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in its century-long history.

As East-West cultural exchange has been booming, Chinese literature has been attracting growing attention in recent years. Hockx explains, “It’s mainly because there are many more opportunities for Chinese writers to visit other countries, to publish their works outside China and to interact with readers abroad. At the same time, more and more people globally are learning Chinese and taking an interest in the Chinese language and culture.

University of Oxford lecture in modern Chinese literature Margaret Hillenbrand says, “The obvious reason for the growing global presence of Chinese literature is the growing global presence of China itself. People have come to realize that there is a serious knowledge deficit between China and its international counterparts—in particular, China knows incomparably more about Europe and America than the other way round—and reading Chinese literature is an effective, simple means of solving that gap.”

67. The underlined word “ignite” in Paragraph 1 probably means “_____”.

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A. start out B. burn up C. set off D. appeal to

68. Chinese literature has been attracting growing attention mainly because ______.

A. Chinese writes have been writing more and more books in English.

B. the Chinese language has become the most widely used language in the world. C. the Chinese government attaches great importance to literature

D. the cultural communication between China and western countries has developed 69. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Chinese literature has spread with the development of China. B. The Nobel Prize for Literature has a history of hundreds of years. C. In the past, no Chinese writers were accepted outside China. D. Foreigners know about China mainly by reading Mo Yan’s works. 70. How do you understand the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?

A. China knows more about Europe and America than before.

B. China knows more about Europe and America than they know about China. C. China, Europe and America know one another more than before. D. Compared with America, China knows more about Europe. 第二节（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。

Safety in the highway is not totally out of our hands. Here are four ways we can protect ourselves when we travel.

____People in small cars are injured more often and more severely than people traveling in large cars. Factories of small cars are strengthening their products’ safety, which helps. But the mix of large cars and small cars on the road is the main reason of the problem.

Being thrown into glass and metal car parts, or being thrown from the car can really hurt or even kill you. _____ The safety belt’s main purpose is to pull you back if your car has a sudden crash with another vehicle or object, or if it rolls over. A belt can reduce the chance of deadly injury by 45% and the chance of serious injury by 50%.

Air bags are important. More than half of all new cars sold have air bags. Air bags provide protection in frontal crashes—the type of crash that kills the most drivers—when they are also wearing safety belts. Most people are demanding air bags in the cars they buy. ______ Effective as they are, they can’t take the place of safety belts.

Drunk driving crashes are less likely to happen if you don’t drink. ____ Many people have realized that drunk driving can lead to death and injury, prison time and other results. There are movements to strengthen penalties for drinking and driving. A. How to drive safely?

B. You are safer in a large car.

C. How to protect ourselves in the highway? D. Air bags are not installed in all cars. E. That’s why safety belts should be worn. F. Drunk driving is the most serious problem.

G. But the protection provided by air bags is limited in side or rear crashes. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 35分）

第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 没出错误及其修改均限一词；

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只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分

Last Tuesday, the Students’ Union in our school advised that Senior Three students shall do something specially for their parents on their 18th birdays. All the students are active in responding it and most of them have come up with their ideas. Some choose to write a letter, saying it’s best way to express their appreciations as well as love for their parents. Others will prefer to cook a big meal to show that they’ve already grown up.

As for me, I want to do up hair and wash feet for my parents. By doing which my parents have been doing for me I can really know how much they’ve devoted to bring me up. Being 18 years old mean that we should learn to be independent and that we should be responsible for us.

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

如今，社会上仍有某些不文明现象。请你仔细观察下面四幅图画，就此写一篇英语短文向某报社投稿。

要求：

1. 描述图画内容；

2. 就图画中的不文明现象谈谈自己的看法；

3. 词数：100左右（开头已为你写好，不计入总词数）； 4. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 参考词汇：闯红灯 run the red light

At the present we are living in the best age. However, there are still a small number of people who don’t act responsibly._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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