外研版高中英语选修六第三中学高二第一学期期中考试

2014-2015学年度山东省滕州市第三中学高二第一学期期中考试
英语试题
（考试时间：120分钟满分：150分）
第一部分：阅读理解（共两节, 满分50分）
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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并将正确答案填涂到答题卡上。

A
The American book Who Moved My Cheese has been a bestseller all over the world. It teaches people how to face changes in their lives. Now its author Spence Johnson has written a book just for teens. The book tells us that when facing change in our lives, like a new school or new friends, don't be afraid. Instead, use this change to make a better life. The book gives an example of a change at school. A school is changing from having two terms to three terms because there are too many students.
Several teens are talking about this. Most of them are unhappy and worried. But Chris is not. He laughs and tells a story about two mice, two “little people” and some cheese.
The four are in a maze looking for the cheese. Here, cheese means something important in life, like moving to a new class or getting into college. But they find the cheese is gone. The m ice realize that they can’t change what has happened and have to find more cheese. This means finding different dreams. The little people, however, can’t do this. They are afraid of change so they find no cheese.
After Chris finishes the story, the friends understand one thing: to get more cheese, move in a new direction quickly. His friends understand how this can be used in the changes all teens face, such as doing well at school or having good relationships or just feeling good about yourself.
1．The book Who Moved My Cheese is __________.
A．written all over the world B．read across the world
C．sold only in America D．loved only by teens
2．What does the text mainly discuss?
A．Never change in our life．B．Change whenever you like .
C．Change with the changes．D．Pay attention to the changes,
3．The underline word “four”（paragraph 3）refers to __________.
A．mice and little people B．students
C．cheese D．readers
A
On a freezing cold day, a couple had to move into a small apartment because of their failure in business．The husband worked day and night to support the family but with no care of his wife．So she thought, “He doesn't love me any more, he just cares about his business ．．．not me”．
One day, she was about to take a shower when he stopped her at the door, “Let me take it first, okay？”“Why not me first？” she asked．“I am tired, honey, you take it later, okay？”She was entirely unhappy．One day, she found nothing to do and turned on his computer．A few words came into her sight．Reading them, she burst into tears．It was his diary：
Today, I was quite sad．She asked me why I was always taking the shower first, and I said to her, I was exhausted．She was unhappy．In her mind, I treated her not as well as usual, but what could I do? I was not as rich as before! We moved to the small apartment, and there was only one shower in the bathroom．It was so cold to take a shower in such a cold winter．But I found that if one person took the shower first, the room could get a little warmer．So every day I rushed to the bathroom first．I was thinking that, when she took the shower, the room would get warmer, even if it was only 1℃．
Now I cannot give her a comfortable life, take her to good restaurants, or buy expensive dresses for her, but at least, I can give her 1℃ love．
4．Why did the couple move to the small apartment?
A．Both of them were out of work．
B．They wanted to live a better life．
C．The man could take better care of his business．
D．They were too poor to live in the former house．
5．Which of the following can replace the underlined word “exhausted”？
A．Devoted．B．Worried．C．Tired．D．Injured．
6．What can be inferred from the passage?
A．They would live a richer life soon．
B．The woman misunderstood her husband．
C．The man would care less about his business．
D．The woman would get angry after reading the diary．
7．What's the best title of the passage?
A．A Love Story B．1℃ Love
C．A Suffering Couple D．Fight for the Bathroom
C
Some people will do just about anything to save money．And I am one of them．Take my family’s last vacation．It was my six­year­old son’s winter break from school, and we were heading home from Fort Lauderdale after a weeklong trip．The flight was overbooked, and Delta, the airline, offered us $400 per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day．I had meetings in New York, so I had to get back．But that didn’t mean my husband and my son couldn’t stay．I took my nine-month-old and took off for home．
The next day, my husband and son were offered more credits to take an even later flight．Yes, I encouraged — okay, ordered —them to wait it out at the airport, to “earn” more Delta Dollars．Our total take: $1,600．Not bad, huh?
Now some people may think I’m a bad mother and not such a great wife either．But as a big-time bargain hunter, I know the value of a dollar．And these days, a good deal is something few of us can afford to pass up．I’ve made a living looking for the best deals and exposing（揭露）the worst tricks．I have been the consumer reporter of NBC’s Today show for over a decade．I have written a couple of books including one titled Tricks of the Trade: A Consumer Survival Guide．And I really do what I believe in．
I tell you this because there is no shame in getting your money’s wor th．I’m also tightfisted when it comes to shoes, clothes for my children, and expensive restaurants．But I wouldn’t hesitate to spend on a good haircut．It keeps its shape longer, and it’s the first thing people notice．And I will also spend on a classic piece of furniture．Quality lasts．
8．Why did Delta give the author’s family credits?
A．They took a later flight．B．They had early bookings．
C．Their flight had been delayed．D．Their flight had been cancelled．
9．What can we learn about the author?
A．She rarely misses a good deal．B．She seldom makes a compromise．
C．She is very strict with her children．D．She is interested in cheap products．
10．What does the author do?
A．She’s a teacher．B．She’s a housewife．
C．She’s a media person．D．She’s a businesswoman．
11．What does the author want to tell us?
A．How to expose bad tricks．B．How to reserve airline seats．
C．How to spend money wisely．D．How to make a business deal．
D
It happened to me recently．I was telling someone how much I had enjoyed reading Barack Obama’s Dreams From My Father and how it had changed my views of our President．A friend I was talking to agreed with me that it was, in his words, “a brilliantly（精彩地）written book”．However, he then went on to talk about Mr. Obama in a way which suggested he had no idea of his background at all．I sensed that I was talking to a book liar．
And it seems that my friend is not the only one．Approximately two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they haven’t．In the World Book Day’s “Report on Guilty Secrets”, Dreams From My Father is at number 9．The report lists ten books, and various authors, which people have lied about reading, and as I’m not one to lie too often （I’d hate to be caught out）, I’ll admit here and now that I haven’t read the entire to p ten．But I am pleased to say that, unlike 42 percent of people, I have read the book at number one, George Orwell’s 1984．I think it’s really brilliant．
The World Book Day report also has some other interesting information in it．It says that many people lie about having read Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoevsky （I haven’t read him, but haven’t lied about it either ）and Herman Melville．
Asked why they lied, the most common reason was to “impress” someone they were speaking to．This could be tricky if the conversation became more in-depth!
But when asked which authors they actually enjoy, people named J．K．Rowling, John Grisham, Sophie Kinsella （ah, the big sellers, in other words）．Forty-two percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story （I’ll come clean: I do this and am astonished that 58 percent said they had never done so）．
12．How did the author find his friend a book liar?
A．By judging his manner of speaking．B．By looking into his background．
C．By mentioning a famous name．D．By discussing the book itself．
13．Which of the following is a “guilty secret” according to the World Book Day report?
A．Charles Dickens is very low on the top-ten list．
B．42% of people pretended to have read 1984．
C．The author admitted having read 9 books．
D．Dreams From My Father is hardly read．
14．By lying about reading, a person hopes to ________．
A．control the conversation B．appear knowledgeable
C．learn about the book D．make more friends
15．What is the author’s attitude to 58% of readers?
A．Favorable．B．Uncaring．C．Doubtful．D．Friendly．
第二节：七选五（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面文章并根据语境，从所给出的七个选项（A、B、C、D、E、F、G）中，选出最佳选项，并将正确答案填涂到答题卡上，其中两项为多余选项。

A
Have you ever felt sick to your stomach during a test? Have you ever been so worried about something that you ended up with a terrible headache?
If so, then you know what it's like to feel stress．You've probably heard people say, "Wow, I'm really stressed out．” ___16．____ But children have lots of things going on in their lives that can cause stress, too．What is stress?
Stress is what you feel when you are worried or uncomfortable about something．This worry in your mind can make your body feel bad．You may feel angry, frustrated, scared, or afraid --- which can give you a stomachache or a headache．
What causes stress?
Plenty of things can cause stress in a child's life．___17．____Good or normal stress might show up when you're called on in class or when you have to give a report．Have you ever gotten butterflies in your stomach or sweaty hands? Those can be signs of good stress．___18____ For example, you may do a better job on your book report if the anxiety inspires you to prepare well before you get up and read it to the class．But bad stress can happen if the stressful feelings keep going over time．You may not feel well if your parents are fighting, if a family member is sick, if you're having problems at school, or if you're going through anything else that makes you upset every day．____19____
Once you recognize that you're feeling stressed, there are several things you can do．You can try talking about what's bothering you with an adult you trust, like a parent or teacher．___20____ An adult may have ideas about how to solve whatever is worrying you or making you uncomfortable．
A．This kind of stress can help you to get things done．
B．Maybe you hear adults say those kinds of things all the time．
C．Bring up what's been on your mind and how it makes you feel．
D．Everyone experiences stress at times --- adults, teens, and even kids．
E．There are ways to reduce stress and manage the stress that's unavoidable．
F．That kind of stress isn't going to help you, and it can actually make you sick．
G．The trick is to remember that some types of stress are good and others are bad．
B
Facts About Goal Setting
These practical tips on goal setting can help make it easier to set and reach goals:
Specific, realistic goals work best．___21_____ "I'm going to recycle all my plastic bottles, soda cans, and magazines" is a much more doable goal than "I'm going to do more for the environment．" And that makes it easier to stick with．
_____22_____ It will probably take a couple of months before any changes — like getting up half an hour early to exercise — become a routine part of your life．That's because your brain needs time to get used to the idea that this new thing you're doing is part of your regular routine．
_____23______ Say your goal out loud each morning to remind yourself of what you want and what you're working for．Writing it down works too．Every time you remind yourself of your goal, you're training your brain to make it happen．
_____24_______ The key to making any change is to find the desire within yourself — you have to do it because you want it, not because a girlfriend, boyfriend, coach, parent, or someone else wants you to．It will be harder to stay on track and motivated if you're doing something out of obligation to another person．Roadblocks don't mean failure．Slip-ups are actually part of the learning process as you retrain your brain into a new way of thinking．It may take a few tries to reach a goal．But that's OK — it's normal to mess up or give up a few times when trying to make a change．So remember that everyone slips up and don't beat yourself up about it．___25____
A．Repeating a goal makes it stick．
B．Pleasing other people doesn't work．
C．You should make a change in your life．
D．Just remind yourself to get back on track．
E．Set a goal and come up with steps to reach it．
F．t takes time for a change to become an established habit．
G．When it comes to making a change, the people who succeed are those who set proper goals．
第二部分：完形填空（共40小题；每小题1．5分，满分60分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A
Adventure is in my blood．And I had been considering how I was going to celebrate my high school graduation．I didn’t just want a small __26___ in the backyard．I started thinking about doing a solo ___27___ somewhere out of the ordinary．I took out ___28___ and drew the 1,500-mile route along which I would be ___29___ from the northernmost point in Norway to the southernmost section of Sweden．When I ___30___ my plans with my dad, he ___ 31___ as I thought he would．Because I get my adventurous ___32___ from him, he was all for it．
I had only been away from my ___33__ three days now, but there was an inner ___34___ going on inside of me．Part of me was homesick and doubting whether I ___35___ could make it．The other part of me was ready to ___36___ to myself and my family that I could do it by myself．
On the road, I met another ___37___ who was quite a bit older than I was．He had started his journey ___38___ by bike at the southern part of Norway and had just finished．I could tell he had a great sense of ___39___．It encouraged me not to ___40___．
As I listened to my ___41___ artists on my MP4 player, I pedaled （踩踏板）with my feet．There was ___42___ around me for miles．___43___, that wasn’t entirely true．There were mosquitoes--- millions of them．My arms were so dotted with ___44___ that they looked like a topographical map （地形图）．But, however ___45___ it would be, nothing could stop my advance towards the destination．As you know, adventure is in my blood．
26．A．party B．meeting C．conversation D．lecture
27．A．flight B．interview C．performance D．trip
28．A．instructions B．maps C．magazines D．newspapers 29．A．walking B．flying C．biking D．running 30．A．compared B．shared C．prepared D．changed
31．A．agreed B．sighed C．left D．cried
32．A．stories B．spirits C．skills D．hobbies
33．A．hotel B．school C．home D．office
34．A．battle B．activity C．request D．discussion
35．A．certainly B．really C．usually D．reasonably
36．A．turn B．reply C．prove D．adapt
37．A．driver B．jogger C．bicyclist D．pilot
38．A．alone B．slowly C．patiently D．worriedly 39．A．humour B．direction C．balance D．satisfaction
40．A．calm down B．break down C．speed up D．give up
41．A．favourite B．personal C．professional D．successful 42．A．nobody B．everybody C．anything D．everything
43．A．Firstly B．Actually C．Eventually D．Fortunately 44．A．wounds B．cuts C．bites D．dots
45．A．boring B．confusing C．complex D．difficult
B
In general, I don’t cry very often．But in early August 2011, I did a lot of crying．All these __46__were for one simple re ason: I really, really didn’t want to leave China．But, I already had my plane ticket, and my work visa was __47__, so I had no __48__ but to go back to America．
For a while, I was __49__ to be reunited with my family, my friends, and most importantly, my dog．I also enjoyed catching up on all the films, TV shows, and music I’d __50__．Soon after I arrived home, I began __51__ with my family and my friends．I told them how I loved my __52__ in China, and how I hoped to come back one day．They said, “Maybe you can go again next year．” And now here I am, __53__ one whole year teaching oral English at Harbin No．1 High School．
My __54__ teaching experience gave me much __55__ that I am now putting to use．I now feel__56__ about my teaching abilities that I even have a teaching philosophy．My philosophy is one simple word: interact．I try to make the students __57__for much more of the class period．I also like to play games in class ,as well as doing art projects, acting, and __58__ having discussions．
To teach English as a foreign language in a non-English-speaking country can be quite __59__ at times．I feel it is probably more difficult for students to relate to the material if they are not often __60__ by English．Making things even more difficult is the __61__ that the English they do come across is often __62__, or, while grammatically correct, is not at all native-sounding．This kind of English, I think, can actually be __63__ to students’ learning．__64__,maybe “Chinglish,” both written and spoken, is just one of the __65__ to building a country full of English speakers．
46．A．stories B．talks C．tears D．dreams
47．A．due B．ready C．lost D．special
48．A．idea B．choice C．right D．time
49．A．excited B．worried C．surprised D．curious
50．A．ignored B．heard C．forgotten D．missed
51．A．working B．talking C．living D．arguing
52．A．research B．stay C．business D．condition 53．A．spending B．wasting C．finding D．finishing 54．A．everyday B．recent C．previous D．wide
55．A．wisdom B．pleasure C．wealth D．knowledge
56．A．careful B．concerned C．certain D．anxious
57．A．speak B．write C．listen D．read
58．A．naturally B．generally C．hardly D．simply
59．A．amazing B．challenging C．interesting D．disappointing 60．A．questioned B．encouraged C．supported D．surrounded 61．A．message B．fact C．feeling D．thought 62．A．impossible B．unusual C．incorrect D．unknown
63．A．harmful B．important C．suitable D．valuable 64．A．Otherwise B．Besides C．Therefore D．However 65．A．problems B．steps C．rules D．aspects
第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分40分）
第一节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1．5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适合语境的内容或所给提示单词的适当形式（每个空不多于3个单词）My deskmate admires my fluent English very much and I usually feel __66___（encourage）by his compliments。

One day, __67__ we learned the new word “eccentric” in class, we __68__（ask）to make a sentence with it．I volunteered to do it by saying “My deskmate is an eccentric boy __69__ clothes never fit him。

” _70__（Hear）this, the whole class burst into __71_（laugh）and my deskmate’s face turned red．__72__ class, I learned from the teacher that my deskmate would hav e dropped out of school if he hadn’t been helped by others．My mindless words must__73__（hurt）him deeply。

Not until then did I realize words could be powerful in__74__positive and negative ways．We should avoid hurting __75__（other）if we can’t always be e ncouraging when we speak。

第二节：短文改错（共10处错误；每处错误1分，满分10分）
假定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：在错词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

Mr. Johnson is a hardworking teacher．Every day, he spends too much time with his work．With little sleep and hardly any break, so he works from morning till night．Hard work has made him very illness．“He has ruined his health．We are worried about him．” That is which other teachers say．Yesterday afternoon．I paid visit to Mr. Johnson．I was eager to see her, but outside his room I stopped．I had to calm me down．Quietly I step into the room．I saw him lying in bed, looked some of the pictures we had taken together．I understood that he missed us just as many as we missed him．
第三节：书面表达（满分15分）
随着电脑普及率的提高，老师、家长和学生对字迹的重视程度降低了。

据一项调查显示，有85．8%的中学生说自己的字迹不好看，而他们又不想改善字迹，其理由有很大差别。

请根据下图的百分比信息写一篇120词左右的英文短文，说明该现象并发表自己的看法。

开头段已给出。

Nowadays, with the growing popularity of computers, teachers, students and their parents are paying less and less attention to handwriting．
2014-2015学年度山东省滕州市第三中学高二第一学期期中考试
英语试题参考答案
1-15BCA DCBB AACC DBBC
16—20 BGAFC 21--25GFABD
26--45ADBCB ABCAB CCADD AABCD
46-65CABAD BBACD CADBD BCADB
66-75encouraged when were asked whose Hearing
laughter After have hurt both others
改错
1．with改成on
2．把so删掉
3．ilness改成ill
4．which改成what
5．在visit前加a
6．see后的her改成him
7．me 改成myself
8．step改成stepped
9．looked改成looking
10．many改成much
写作范文（15分）
Nowadays, with the growing popularity of computers, teachers, students and their parents are paying less and less attention to handwriting．
According to a recent survey, about 85．5 percent of middle school students think that their handwriting is poor．Yet for various reasons, many students don't want to improve their handwriting．51．5 percent of the students think that they can just use a computer, so there is no need to waste time improving their handwriting, and 32．3 percent believe that they are so busy with the study that they do not have time to practice．10．9 percent think that practicing handwriting is useless．
As the saying goes, writing style shows the man．Beautiful and neat handwriting is beneficial, especially for middle school students．Therefore, in my opinion, more emphasis should be placed on this aspect in
future Common Progress Please Criticize。