河北三校高一下期中联考英语试卷

Andy rode slowly on his way to school, day-dreaming about the fishing trip that his father had promised him. He was so busy dreaming about all the fish he would catch that he was unaware of everything else around him.
He rode along until a strange sound drew him to the present. He came to a stop and looked curiously up to the sky. What he saw shocked and terrified him. A huge swarm of bees filled the sky like a black cloud and the buzzing mass seemed to be heading angrily towards him.
With no time to waste, Andy sped off in the opposite direction, riding furiously—but without knowing how to escape the swarm. As the bees came closer, his panic increased. Andy knew that he was sensitive to bee stings(蜇). The last sting had landed him in hospital—and that was only one bee sting! Suddenly, his father’s words came to him. “When you are in a tight situation, don’t panic. Use your brain and think your way out of it.”
On a nearby hill, he could see smoke waving slowly skywards from the chimney of the Nelson family home. “Bees don’t like smoke,” he thought. “They couldn’t get into the house.” But Andy knew he could not reach the house in time. He estimated that the bees would catch up with him soon.
Suddenly, out of the corner of his eyes, he spotted a small dam used by Mr. Nelson. Off his bike and into the cool water he dived, disappearing below the surface and away from the savage insects. After holding his breath for as long as he could, Andy came up for air and noticed the bees had gone. Dragging himself out of the dam, he struggled up the hilly slope and rang the doorbell. Mrs. Nelson took him inside and rang his mother.
Why did Andy fail to notice the swarm of bees earlier?

Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the swarm of bees in the passage?

How did Andy avoid the bees in the end?

Which of the following can best describe Andy’s escape from the bees?

Give people a chance before you judge them because you really never know what’s going on beneath the surface. I am always reminded that judging a person by what others say or my first impression is usually wrong.
It’s so easy to make assumptions (臆想)and expectations about someone, just to find out they were completely false. The shy girl turns out to be one of the funniest girls I’ve ever met; the mean girl is actually very sensitive and loving; the cocky guy is unsure of himself, etc.
I hope there is a world where we stop judging a person by what they wear, their hairstyle, their job, their car; we simply love and accept them for who they are. Someone may have untidy hair because they over slept, or their clothes don’t match because their house burned down and lost everything. All I’m saying is, “can we focus more on what’s going on inside a person rather than the outside?”
There are so many people who seem like everything is just fine on the outside, but the inside is angry or hurting. They don’t know how to just be themselves or they’re afraid to because they may be seen as the “crazy” or “strange” persons.
I truly believe everything begins with ourselves. Before we can really stop judging others by the outside, we must stop judging ourselves. We must know how to treat ourselves first. Let’s stop getting in our own way and accept ourselves and others as we are.
The underlined word “cocky” in Paragraph 2 probably means______.

When we judge a person, we should pay more attention to _______.

What’s the best title of the passage?

In Canada and the United States, there is a new group of children called “satellite kids”, who live in one place but whose parents live in another place.
Asians are immigrating (移民) to Canada and the United States in larger numbers than ever before. Most Asians immigrate because they believe that they can give their children a better education in the West. In Asia, especially in China, Japan, and Korea, it is difficult to go to university. Students must first pass the strict national examination. However, in Canada and the United States, it is easy to go to university, and anyone who wants to go can go. As a result, Asian parents decide to leave their countries so that their children can go to university.
The problem is that when Asians arrive, they discover that finding a job and making money are more difficult in the West than in the East. Also, they find that they are very lonely, and that they miss their homes. For these two reasons, most Asian parents decide to go back to work while their children study in the West. Therefore, these children become “satellite kids”, and most of their parents do not know how sad it is to be a “satellite kid”.
Only until now are Canadians and Americans discovering the “satellite kid” problem. Because these children do not speak English and because their parents are not there to take care of them, they are often absent from school. To be a “satellite kid” means to grow up in a country where you know you are different and where you cannot make friends because you do not speak English well. Also, it means to grow up lonely, because your parents are elsewhere. What these “satellite kids” will probably say to their parents is that it’s better to have parents around than to have a university education
Some Asian parents send their kids abroad because ________

“Satellite kids” refer to Asian kids ________

What is the main idea of the passage?

根据内容，从短文后的选项中选出最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Drinking water is so important for good health. When in school, you learned what water is made up of.    However, what you may not have learned is how much water you need in order to be healthy.
As we all know, 60﹪ to 70﹪ of the body is water. Your body needs water to control body temperature and to carry nutrients to all parts of the body. When you are very active, for example, playing football, you’ll lose more water. If you don’t drink water at once, it will do harm to your health.
  Take your weight in pounds and divide that number in half. That gives you the number of ounces of water that you need to drink per day. For example, if you weigh 160 pounds, you should drink at least 80 ounces of water per day.
Twenty percent of your water need will come from the foods you eat.    Water is the best choice. Sodas have a lot of sugar in them, so if you drink sodas, you may take in more calories than you need.  

E. Now let’s take a look at where your water need comes from.
F. Water can also play an important part in protecting your body.
G. You also learned how it is important to our body.

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
With his leg lame（瘸的）and his teeth uneven, the boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world. He       played with his classmates, and when asked to answer questions, he always       his head without a word.
One spring, his father brought home some saplings（树苗）.       of his children would plant a sapling and he promised, "Whoever        his sapling best shall get a favorite gift." The boy certainly wanted to get the gift.       seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees, an idea       him: he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So after watering it once or twice, he never      it. A few days later, he was       to find it not only didn't die, but also grew some fresh      . Compared with those of his brothers and sisters, his appeared greener. His father kept his      , bought the little boy a gift and said he would surely become an outstanding __   when he grew up.
From then on, the little boy slowly became      and confident. One night, he suddenly __   his biology teacher once said that plants       grow at night. Why not go to see his tree? When he came to the courtyard, he found his father was working near his tree with a ladle（长柄勺）. All of a sudden, he      : his father had been secretly        his small tree! He returned to his room, tears         his eyes.
Decades passed. The little boy didn't become a botanist.      , he was elected President of the United States. His name was Franklin Roosevelt.             is the best nourishment（滋养品）of life.       it is just a bucket of water, it can make the tree of life grow well.

A．ever B．seldom C．still D．often

A．held B．raised C．lowered D．covered

A．Both B．None C．One D．Each

A．likes B．protects C．grows D．watches

A．And B．So C．Before D．But

A．cared for B．got rid of C．occurred to D．put forward

A．appealed to B．took care of C．adapted to D．turned to

A．surprised B．frightened C．disappointed D．amused

A．roots B．leaves C．branches D．seeds

A．word B．balance C．agreement D．opinion

A．teacher B．gardener C．president D．botanist

A．satisfied B．certain C．optimistic D．independent

A．believed B．recalled C．repeated D．knew

A．generally B．hardly C．recently D．voluntarily

A．remembered B．understood C．wondered D．admitted

A．cutting B．decorating C．watering D．fertilizing

A．filling B．falling C．dropping D．crying

A．Therefore B．Besides C．Moreover D．Instead

A．Love B．Water C．Disability D．Father

A．So long as B．If only C．Now that D．Even though

No one knows for sure when a fire will happen, so it is    (extreme) necessary to make preparations before a fire starts. Check the fire escape equipment in advance and make sure that you can find in the dark when lights have failed. Find out   the nearest fire extinguisher(灭火器) is and read the instructions to learn how    (use) it.
Don’t lose your head when a fire breaks out. First, telephone the fire department immediately when     fire just gets started. Take care not to be overcome by smoke,   can kill you quickly. Cover your mouth    a wet towel or cloth, and avoid getting into the smoke. Don’t get in an elevator, as you may get trapped if the electricity    (fail). If you can not get away    yourself, it is of great importance to hang something out of the window to attract attention as a sign of asking for help.
In short, if you make preparations before hand and take precautions(预防措施) during the fire, chances are that  will survive in case of a fire if it really breaks out some day.

根据句子及所给汉语注释,在空处写出单词或短语的正确形式.(每空一词)
_________, we had to decide what to do.(显然)
The robber was _______ by the police when boarding a plane for Paris.(发现)
She admitted having trouble__________ her studies and playing basketball.（平衡）
I suppose the book’s worst ________ is its lack of good taste.(缺点)
Scientist have many _________ about how the universe came into being.(理论)
The Chinese people have the ________ of respecting the old and loving the young.(传统)
You promised you would take the children camping, so you must _____  ______  _______.（守信）
Don’t think you can _______  _______  _______ telling lies.（被放过）
He could not _________  ________ his absence from school.（解释）
He ___________  _______ finish his work on time.(设法)

假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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:每处错误及其修改均仅限一词; 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Now the earth is in bad condition. In some places, air and water pollution is so seriously that it causes many deaths. At the same time, many animals are in danger because of their habitats are being destroying. Lucky, we human beings have realized the problem. In April 22^nd, millions of people throughout the world do something well for the earth. Some clean up streets and pick up rubbish, while others give speech to call on more people take action. But we can’t expect to save the earth only by one day’s work. However, we should make every day Earth Day. Only by taken good care of it every day can we make our planet a better world to live in.

假期即将到来，同学们在口语课上讨论假期计划，提出了不同的看法。请根据提示写一篇有关讨论内容的短文，并谈谈你的假期打算。

注意：1.词数100左右
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
3.参考词汇 开阔  broaden   眼界 horizon