2012年河南省豫东、豫北十所名校高中毕业班阶段性测试
英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
21. --Have you heard of that? Tom recently bought a new car and
an expensive flat.
&& --______? He even couldn’t
have enough money to pay for the rent.
B. Why not&&&
&D. So what
22. _____ I’m willing to help you out of trouble, you know, I
don’t have much time available.
Since&&&&&&
Unless&&&&&&&
&&D. While
23. _____ seven or eight countries would come together to
determine the direction of global markets.
& A. Went away are the days
when&&&&&&&&
B. Away went the days which
& C. Gone are the days
when&&&&&&&&&&&&&
D. Went are the days that
24. --Could you tell me where you’re working now, Tony?
& &--In the new development
zone. But I ______ in a computer company for five years.
worked&&& B. had
worked&&&&&&
working&&&&&
25. _____ was the damage to the machine caused by his
carelessness that it would cost thousands of dollars to repair.
That&&&&&&&&&
This&&&&&&&&
26. Don’t worry about the situation we’re facing now. I think
the problem can be ______ without too much difficulty if we don’t
lose heart.
& A. turned
C. got over&
27. In order to know those who really need help as well as how
to help them, ______ to www. helpothers. org/story. php.
going&&&&&&&
go&&&&&&&&
gone&&&&&&
28. Nothing is more important than health, so it is unwise to
build up our business ______ our health.
& A. at the mercy
of&&&&&&&&&&
&B. at the expense of
& C. in face
of&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
&D. in relation to
29. You are creating something out of nothing, ______ means, in
one sense, ______ none of it is true.
C. which&&
30. This is probably the only way we can imagine ______ the
current economic problems in Europe.
solving&&&&&&
B. to solve&&
31. --What kind of apartment do you want to rent? A large one,
Mr. Smith?
&& --Er, it ______ be a large
one, as my family is not large.
wouldn’t&&&&&&
needn’t&&&&&&
shouldn’t&&&&&&
32. You can’t be too careful to drive your car in the city now.
Your car ______ missed a cyclist a moment ago.
hardly&&&&&&&
merely&&&&&&
C. namely&&&
&&D. narrowly
33. In the rush hour, hiring ______ taxi for you to do what you
are eager to do may be ______ better choice in our city.
the&&&&&&&
34. He glances briefly towards her but there is no sign of
_______. After all, it’s 15 years since they last met.
symptom&&&&&
recognition&&&&
C. reputation&&&
&D. influence
35. --Don’t smoke any more, Ralph ! It is very bad for your
&& --I know I should give up
smoking, but ______.
& A. easier said than
done&&&&&&&&&&&
B. nothing is easier than fault-finding
& C. easy come, easy
go&&&&&&&&&&&&
D. easy does it
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
Isabel Powell likes to swim. It’s a（n）&
36& &thing that she shares
with a movie star she’ll be meeting later this year—a star whose
life story is coming to a theater near you this month.
Who’s the star? A dolphin named Winter. And
&is not the only thing that she and Isabel have in
Winter lost her
&when she was a baby. She got it caught in a trap
&crabs. Isabel, who had a similar experience to
Winter, once had a
&, when she was 2 a tumor（肿瘤）on her foot
Now, both Winter and Isabel
&artificial limbs. In Isabel’s case, it’s an
artificial leg and foot. In Winter’s case, it’s an artificial
In November, Isabel will travel from her home to Clearwater,
Florida, to
&Winter. Clearwater is the site of the
aquarium（水族馆）where Winter has lived since she was
&from that trap.
According to the Kitsap Sun, the meeting was set up by the man
who designed Winter’s artificial tail—Kevin Carroll. Carroll also
&artificial limbs for people.
He and Isabel
&met last month in Bremerton, Washington, at the
&where she got her artificial leg, which freed her
&that had troubled her for years.
&Carroll met Isabel and found out she wants to be
a veterinarian （兽医）, he decided to set up the meeting.
&people who’ve lost limbs by
&them they can still do the things they used to
do. According to the Kitsap Sun, she plays softball,
&karate competition and chases after her dog, too.
For years, she didn’t know anybody else who had an artificial limb.
Now, she’s about to meet a movie star who has one, too.
And she no longer feels so
&. “I think it’s pretty cool,” Isabel told Kitsap
Sun reporter Chris Henry. “Winter has an artificial tail. That
makes me think that I’m not the only
&one. There are thousands more.”
interesting&&&&&
disappointing&&&&&
terrifying&&&&&&&&&
D. frightening
playing&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
swimming&&&&&&&
sailing&&&&&&&&&&&&&
D. exploring
leg&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
foot&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
tail&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
attract&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
attack&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
hit&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
happy&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
miserable&&&&&&&&
sad&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
Undoubtedly&&&
Unfortunately&&&&&
Strangely&&&&&&&
D. Surprisingly
42. A. took
over&&&&&&
down&&&&&&&&&
out&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
purchase&&&&&&&
enjoy&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
prefer&&&&&&&&&&&&&
meet&&&&&&&&&&
welcome&&&&&&&&&
interview&&&&&&&
operated&&&&&&&
rescued&&&&&&&&&&
caught&&&&&&&&&&&
creates&&&&&&&&
builds&&&&&&&&&&&
designs&&&&&&&&&&&
D. invents
purposely&&&&&&
deliberately&&&&&&
willingly&&&&&&&&&
D. reportedly
studio&&&&&&&&&
lab&&&&&&&&&&&&&
cinema&&&&&&&&&&&&
pressure&&&&&&
debt&&&&&&&&&&&&
&&D. pleasure
Before&&&&&&&&&
Until&&&&&&&&&&&
After&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
puzzles&&&&&&&&
B. inspires&&
amuses&&&&&&&&&&&
showing&&&&&&&
warning&&&&&&&&&
admiring&&&&&&&&
D. calling
53. A. participates
on&&&&&&&&&&&
down&&&&&&&&&
strange&&&&&&&&
common&&&&&&&&&
usual&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
D. different
particular&&&&&&
positive&&&&&&&&&&
unlucky&&&&&&&&&
D. enthusiastic
阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
Yesterday was my stepmom’s birthday. I hadn’t been home for a
long time so I wanted to stop by the house to see her on this
special day.
I have been struggling financially so I was afraid of the long
trip. Gas is so expensive nowadays! Anyway, I filled my tank with
gas and set off.
&&& I stopped
at the shopping mall and found a present. It was the perfect gift
and I knew she
would love it. But when I got to the cashier my card was
declined! I did not have enough money in my account to pay for the
pondered the issue for a few minutes. I could put it back
and get something cheaper, but I knew there was nothing else in the
store she would like as much. So, I got on my smart-phone and
transferred some money from my savings account so I was able to pay
for the gift. It took a big chunk of my savings but I wanted her to
have something special.
She loved the gift and I felt that even though I had spent
almost all my money my stepmom deserved the best and I was glad I
gave her the best that I could.
&&& It goes
to show that doing the right thing always comes with great
56. Why was the writer unwilling to have a long trip？
& A. Because gas was hardly
available.&
B. Because the writer was short of money.
& C. Because the writer didn’t like
driving.&&
D. Because the road was difficult to drive on.
57. The underlined word “pondered” in Para. 4 means
& A. thought
about&&&&&
&C. depended
&D. got through
58. From the passage, we can infer that ________.
& A. the writer loves his/her stepmom very
& B. the gift the writer bought was loved by
his/her father very much
& C. the writer spent all his/her savings
buying the gift for his/her stepmom
& D. the gift the writer bought was the most
expensive one in the shop
59. Why did the writer’s father shake hands with the writer in
& A. Because he wanted to ask the writer for
something special.
& B. Because he wanted to give the writer some
& C. Because he knew the writer had been
struggling financially.
& D. Because he didn’t want others to copy
their handshake.
Investors soon will be able to own shares of Facebook stock. The
world’s biggest social media network presented documents to the
Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday. The documents are
required before the company can make its initial public
offering（首次公开募股）or IPO. A date for the stock sale has yet to be
announced.
Experts say Facebook could raise about five billion dollars.
That would be one of the biggest IPO sales ever. And it would be
much bigger than Google’s first public stock sale in 2004. At that
time, the Internet search company raised almost two billion
Facebook has 800 million users around the world. It is the
second most visited website after Google. Now, experts say the
social media network is in a position to become one of the most
valuable Internet companies.
Stock expert Anupam Palit at Greencrest Capital says that among
social media sites, Facebook is in a class by itself.
“It is the biggest company in this space and we believe what
makes it very unique from every other company that went public last
year in this space is that it is very, very profitable.” said
Anupam Palit.
Early estimates place the total value of the social network
between 75 and 100 billion dollars. That includes earlier
investments by other companies. David Kirkpatrick wrote the book
The Facebook Effect. He says Facebook’s IPO will be historic.
The stock sale could also make Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg
one of the world’s youngest billionaires. He is only 27.
Investment companies are likely to buy Facebook stock first. But
investment manager Jim O’Shaugnessy says that is not so bad. He
says the prices of some IPO stocks are too high and fall not long
after they first go on sale.
&&& Recently,
share prices of some Internet businesses have fallen after their
stocks were first offered. For example, stocks of Linkedln, Groupon
and Zynga, dropped in price by as much as 25% after going
There were similar questions eight years ago when Google first
sold stock to the public. Today, Google is one of the world’s most
valuable technology companies.
60. Which of the following is true about Google?
& A. Google’s first public stock sale began in
& B. Google is the world’s most valuable
& C. Google’s share price rose after its stock
was first offered.
& D. Google raised almost two billion dollars
from its first public stock sale.
61. According to the passage, we can know Facebook ________.
& A. has 800 million users in the
B. has announced the date for its first stock sale
& C. is the most visited website
today&&&&&&
D. is the world’s biggest social media network
62. We can infer from the passage that ________.
& A. Facebook stock is being sold very well
& B. Mark Zuckerberg will get much money from
the stock sale
& C. Mark Zuckerberg was only 27 when Facebook
was founded
& D. investment companies have bought many
Facebook shares
63. Which would be the best title for this passage?
& A. Facebook and Its
&&B. The Difference Between
Facebook and Google
& C. The Founder of
Facebook&& D. A Book Called The
Facebook Effect
People have been growing chrysanthemums（菊花）for more than 2,000
years. Mums make bright and colorful gardens. People in China and
other Asian cultures make tea with the flowers.
&&& One basic
kind of mum is the garden mum. The other basic kind is the florist
mum. The garden mum is better able to handle different growing
conditions.
&&& There are
many varieties of mums. The decorative mum is often seen in
gardens. Another popular type, the quill mum, has long, straight
petals（花瓣）like a tube or needle.
Chrysanthemum blooms can be white, yellow, gold, red or other
colors. The plants often grow one meter high.
&&& The soil
for chrysanthemums should be kept moist but well drained so it does
not get too wet.
Newly-planted mums should be watered two or three times a week,
depending on conditions. Plants established in the ground may do
well just with normal rainfall.
&&& Mums grow
best in full sunshine. They produce colorful blooms when days get
shorter and nights get longer. The life cycle of the plant depends
on the amount of daylight. This is why experts advise against
placing mums near night lights or street lights. The light may
interfere with their normal growth cycle. The plants may develop
buds too soon.
climates where temperatures fall below freezing, plant mums at
least six weeks before the first frost. That way, the plants will
be well established for cold weather.
gardeners say the most beautiful presentation comes from planting
mums close together. But be sure to leave enough space to let air
flow between the plants. If not, there may be a greater chance of
64. What has a great effect on the life cycle of the mum?
& A. The conditions of the
soil.&&&&&&&&&&&
B. The amount of daylight.
&&C. The amount of
rainfall.&&&&&&&&&&&&&
D. Cold weather.
65. Why do gardeners pinch back the branches when new growth
reaches certain length?
& A. To make mums grow
thick.&&&&&&&&&
B. To get more blooms.
& C. To prevent mums from falling
D. To let air flow between the plants.
66. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
& A. Growing mums has a very long history and
all the people in the world like making tea with mums.
& B. Mums can grow one meter high and the
closer they are planted, the higher they grow.
& C. Though planting mums close together can
make them look more beautiful, enough space should be left.
& D. The petals of mums are long and straight
and the more water mums get, the more quickly they grow.
The following are taken from these books. You will find much
more information about these hotels in the books.
Kakslauttanen Hotel
&&& It is the
home of the famous Igloo（冰屋）Village with the unique glass and snow
igloos and the world’s largest snow restaurant. In addition , their
guests can enjoy the winter activities including watching the
Northern Lights visible generally from late August to late April.
Guests can sample the peace of sleeping in snow. Their glass igloos
are fantastic for lying on your bed at night, watching the Northern
Lights in the warm. You can enjoy cold or warm night sleep as
Art Hotel in Ronda
Beautifully situated in the oldest paved street of Ronda and
surrounded by historic buildings, Art Hotel is decorated with
original and historical artwork and atmospheric lighting. There is
lots of fun and funky touches, e. g. lights and birds nesting in
old basketballs, wall murals（壁画）of Michael Jackson , car tyres
converted to occasional tables.
&&& During
your stay, all drinks, breakfast and the use of all facilities are
included in the price of the room.
Creek Tents
&&& The tents
are separated from the rest of the world by a quiet salt-water
creek. A coconut plantation dating back to 1886, the secret
location preserves the privacy and peace of guests, with the salt
water of the creek keeping even the mosquitoes away.
Each tent sleeps 2 in a four-poster double bed and has a western
style toilet and bathroom with running water and hot shower. The
tents use the dining facilities of the charming “Elsewhere” beach
houses and enjoy over a mile of the pristine（处于原始状态的）beach where
one can still see the footprints of fishermen , and during the
season , possibly the prints of sea turtles.
The Original Icehotel
&&& “Imagine
a hotel built from thousands of tons of snow and ice, and rebuilt
every winter”--that is ICEHOTEL in northern Lapland, Sweden.
&&& This is
the original ICEHOTEL, first created in the early 1990s. It has
become the global ambassador for this genre and now licenses
ICEBARs around the world too. With 80 ＋ rooms, the property is a
huge undertaking to be rebuilt every year, and their expertise
inspired other similar properties in North America and
elsewhere.
67. People staying in Kakslauttanen Hotel can watch the Northern
Lights EXCEPT in ________.
August&&&&&&&
April&&&&&&&
December&&&&&&&
68. What is special about Otter Creek Tents?
& A. You can sleep in a house made of ice
& B. It is surrounded by a forest.
& C. You can enjoy the scenes of a beach.
& D. You can enjoy turtles cooked in a special
way there.
69. If you want to experience sleeping with snow or ice around,
you can choose ________.
& A. Kakslauttanen Hotel and Art Hotel in
& B. Otter Creek Tents and Icehotel
& C. Art Hotel in Ronda and Otter Creek
& D. Kakslauttanen Hotel and Icehotel
70. What’s the author’s purpose of writing the passage?
& A. To show us the advantages of staying in
& B. To introduce and promote some books.
& C. To encourage people to travel around the
& D. To explain to us how people manage the
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
&&Encouraging your high school
student to do his/her best isn’t as hard as you may think. It does
take time and effort, but it should become part of a daily routine
that both you and your teen can enjoy more than dread （担忧）. Here
are some tips that can help you.
&Know what classes he/she is taking, what your
teen thinks of the teacher and/or ask if your teen feels he/she is
learning anything. This is excellent dinner table conversation if
you can keep it light and positive.
&&& 2. Set
the expectations.
&You would not do your teen any favors by not
telling him/her what grades you will be expecting. Send a clear
message to your teen about the grades you expect to see in each
&Keep your expectations in line with what your
teen feels he/she can do.
&While your teen will need to keep his/her goals
in line with your expectations, he/she may have a goal that he/she
feels is important too. Learning to establish goals teaches
independence, one of the things your teen needs to learn to become
a successful adult.
&&& 4. Have
what they need at home, or a way to get it.
&Your family should have library cards and a way
to access the Internet for homework. Without these things, your
teen could be at a disadvantage. It is also a good idea to set up a
mobile homework center.
Finally, don’t forget to praise your teen for a job well
A. Help him/her establish goals.
B. Talk to your teen about school.
C. Learning in a classroom is a two-way street.
D. Resources are important for high school students.
E. Teens need a clear map of what you want them to do.
F. Set a good example and show him/her your love of
G. Set consequences for poor grades as well as rewards for good
第Ⅱ卷
写作（共两节，满分35分）
短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Water is very important to us, without that there would be no
life. We couldn’t live if we didn’t have water. Therefore, some
people don’t turn the tap off at once after using it. Some people
don’t realize they wash them in the shower too long. Some even
throw away bottles full in water. As middle school students, we
should make great efforts to save water. On one hand, every single
person’s save water is significance. On other hand, we can use some
water we just used to watering plants. We shouldn’t leave the tap
running for while we brush our tooth.
书面表达（满分25分）
假如你是新华中学的学生李华，你的英国朋友Tom非常喜欢中国的传统文化，想到你校来学习一年的汉语，请根据以下要点用英语给他写一封电子邮件。
1．介绍你们学校：①百年历史；②48个教学班，300多名教职工；③坐落在山脚下，一条小河穿过校园。
2．他将面临的困难或问题：①语言障碍；②思乡。
3．你的建议。
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可适当增加细节；
3．信的开头和结尾已经给出，但不计入总词数。
I’m very glad to hear that you are coming to our school to learn
Chinese for a year. Here I’ll introduce our school first.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
&&&&&&&&&&
2012年河南省豫东、豫北十所名校高中毕业班阶段性测试(三)
英语·答案
21.C 22.D& 23.C 24.D& 25.D
26.C& 27.D 28.B& 29.B
30.B
31.B 32.D& 33.C 34.B& 35.A
36.A& 37.B 38.C& 39.D
40.A
41.B 42.C& 43.D 44.A& 45.B
46.C& 47.D 48.D& 49.C
50.C
51.B 52.A& 53.A 54.D& 55.C
56.B& 57.A 58.A& 59.B
60.D
61.D 62.B& 63.A 64.B& 65.B
66.C& 67.D 68.C& 69.D
70.B
71.B 72.E& 73.G 74.A&
第Ⅱ卷
Water is very important to us, without that there would
be no life. We couldn’t live if we which
didn’t have water. Therefore,
don’t turn the tap off at once after using it. Some people
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
realize they wash them in the shower too long. Some even
throw away bottles full in water. As
themselves&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
middle school students, we should make great efforts to save
water. On one hand, every
single&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
person’s save water is significance. On ∧ other
hand, we can use some water we just used
saving&&&&&&&
significant&&&&
to watering plants. We shouldn’t leave the tap running
for while we brush our tooth.
water&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
One possible version：
Dear Tom,
&& I’m very glad to hear that
you are coming to our school to learn Chinese for a year. Here I’ll
introduce our school first.
&& Our school has a history of
more than one hundred years and consists of 48 classes. Over 300
teachers are working here. It is located at the foot of a hill and
a small river goes through our schoolyard. I believe you’ll enjoy
your life here.
&& However, you’ll face some
difficulties if you study in our school. Firstly, you may have
difficulty in your study because we speak Chinese all day long.
Secondly, you’ll suffer from homesickness because of living far
away from your country.
&& I think you’d better read
some books in Chinese to overcome the trouble in understanding the
language before you come here.
Yours sincerely,
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