2013年河北对口升学考试英语试题第一部分英语知识运用（共分三节，满分40分）第一节语音知识：从A、B、C、D四个选项中找出其划线部分与所给单词划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

（共5分，每小题1分）1. meat A. seat B. bread C. breath D. great2. box A. phone B. lot C. tonight D. polite3. fashion A. encourage B. patient C. attack D. map4. loud A. through B. thought C. shoutD. serious5. wanted A. dreamed B. included C. jumped D. killed第二节词汇与语法知识：从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

（共25分，每小题1分）6. This is ______ first time that the child has seen ________ elephant.A. 不填; anB. the; anC. the; aD. a; an7. There _______ a number of people in the park.A. isB. beC. areD. was8. The tall boy is a friend of _______.A. ourB. myC. myselfD. mine9. I didn’t think I could ever be used to ______ in the big city after ______ in the country.A. living; livingB. living; liveC. live; livingD. live; live10. He did not attend the meeting because he had caught ___________.A. heavy coldB. heavy a coldC. the heavy coldD. a heavy cold11. My sister came to see me from the United States, ______ me an Ipad.A. bingingB. had broughtC. broughtD. to bring12. He doesn’t earn as _____ as his brother does.A. manyB. moreC. muchD. most13. Edward will call his friends for help when his car needs _______.A. to repairB. repairingC. beingrepaired D. be repaired14. _______the girl has done always makes her father proud.A. WheneverB. WhereverC. WhateverD. However15. ---I cannot understand a word of it.---_______.A. Nor I canB. Neither I canC. Neither can’t ID. Neither can I16. ---Do you have enough workers to carry these heavy boxes?---I’m afraid we need ______ workers.A. two moreB. more twoC. anotherD. two others17. Jenny was looking for a seat. Luckily, her friend John ______ and left.A. took upB. shut upC. looked upD. got up18. _________ a satisfactory operation, the patient recovered from illness very quickly.A. Being givenB. Having been givenC. Having givenD. Giving19. His answer was so ______ that we were ______ and didn’t know what to say.A. amazing; amazedB. amazing; amazingC. amazed; amazingD. amazed; amazed20. _______ is known to all that China is still a developing country.A. WhatB. ThatC. WhichD. It21. If I were you, I ________ part in the ball game.A. takeB. tookC. would takeD. will take22. The reason why he was late was _____ he overslept.A. because ofB. becauseC. whyD. that23. Tom would rather _______ his parents with their housework than_______ out to play games.A. help; goB. to help; goC. to help; to goD. help; to go24. Not until I came back from Canada ________ that there had been great changes in my hometown.A. I did realizeB. did I realizeC. I realizeD. I realized25. Remember ____ me when you arrive.A. callB. callingC. to callD. having called26. They have finished reading the books ______ were borrowed from the library.A. whichB. whatC. 不填D. whose27. The truth will sooner or later _________.A. send outB. give outC. come outD. come about28. He began to write a long business letter several minutes ago. He ______ have finished it now.A. mustB. can’tC. needn’tD. hadn’t29. ---I’m sorry I can’t return the story book to you until Friday.---__________.A. Take your timeB. WelcomeC. Be carefulD. Not at all30. It is one thing to enjoy listening to pop songs, but it is quite ________ to sing it well yourself. A. other B. the other C. the another D. another第三节完形填空：阅读下面的短文，从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳的答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

（共10分，每小题1分）April 27 is a special day in Britain, when parents take their daughters to their workplaces. It was ______(31) to Britain in 1994 from America. On that day, girls take a day ______(32) school and go with one of their parents to their workplaces. By doing so, they can learn more about the society ________(33) they live. Now they can have a close look ________(34) what their parents are doing. This may help them to be calmer when they have to choose a _______(35). Mary experiences a day of work at her mother’s office. This helped her understand her mother’s work better. She said that this made her _______(36) more confident about her future. Schools and many companies_____(37) the activity, too. Some schools ________(38) make the day a necessary part of school life. Experts think that girls with more self-confidence are more likely to be _______(39) than common girls. If parents can set good examples both at work ________(40) at home to them, girls will do better than others. This special activity is surely a step in the right direction.31. A. sent B. brought C. given D. taken32. A. off B. at C. of D. away33. A. that B. which C. where D. 不填34. A. into B. for C. up D. at35. A. place B. school C. job D. friend36. A. feel B. to feel C. feeling D. felt37. A. choose B. refuse C. hold D. support38. A. just B. never C. even D. ever39. A. successful B. polite C. friendlyD. knowledgeable40. A. or B. and C. either D. neither第二部分篇章与词汇理解（共分三节，满分50分）第一节阅读理解：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最恰当的答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。