2015年语言素养考核英语试题

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第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AOne evening last autumn, while Marcos Ugarte, 15, did his homework and his father, Eduardo, 47, prepared lesson plans, they heard screaming outside. It was from one of their neighbors, the Ma family. Then Marcos’s eye was caught by a glow(火光) from there.“T he house’s on fire!‖ Marcos cried. Wearing only in shorts, the barefoot(光脚的) teen ran out with his dad. When they got there, Grandmother Yim Ma, mother Suzanne Ma, and son Nathan Ma were crying for help. Through the open front door, father Alex Ma was staggering (磕磕绊绊) down the stairs, coughing heavily.“Anyone else in it?‖ Eduardo asked.“My son!‖ Alex point ed to the second floor.Eduardo started up the stairs, but smoke and heat forced him to his knees. He crawled(爬) upstairs and down the hall where Alex said he would find Cody, 8, who had locked himself in a bedroom. Eduardo tried hard to open the door. But Cody made no reply, and Eduardo had to make his way back downstairs. At the same time, Marcos saw Yim and Suzanne pulling a ladder, shouting: ―Cody is at the window!‖Marcos then placed the ladder near the window and climbed up. When Marcos reached the window, he pushed the screen into the room and managed to coax(哄) Cody out. Holding Cody with one arm, Marcos slowly climbed down the ladder. Cody was quickly sent to a nearby hospital, where he’s treated for smoke inhalation(吸入).“You just don’t see a teenager have that kind of braveness,‖ sa id people around.1. The best title for the passage is probably _____.A. How a Brave Teen Is ShapedB. An Unknown Fire Broke OutC. Work Together with Your Neighbors英语试题第1页（共7页）D. Barefoot Teen Braves Fire to Save Life2. How many people are there in the Ma family?A. Four.B. Five.C. Six.D. Seven.3. Which is the correct order of the following things?a. Eduardo failed to open the door.b. Marcos saw a glow outside.c. Cody was sent to the hospital.d. The Ma’s family gathered crying for help.e. Marcos placed the ladder near the window.A. b-d-a-e-cB. b-d-e-a-cC. d-b-e-a-cD. d-b-c-a-e4. What can we infer from the passage?A. Marcos is a hardworking student.B. Eduardo is now a teacher.C. Alex coughs a lot when he smokes.D. No one was hurt in the fire in the end.5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. The cause of the fire.B. How Marcos saved Cody.C. When the fire broke out.D. People’s opinions of Marcos.BWell, it’s time for WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Today we have some expressions offered by Francisco Carlos, a listener in Brazil.The first is “face the music‖. One story says the expression began in the theater. New actors, shaking with fear, were told that their only way out was to go out and face the music. The music was played by the musicians seated in front of the stage.A similar expression is face up to. It means to accept something difficult or painful. For example, a man must face up to the fact that he lied about a business deal and will lose his job.A child was told off by his mother at home because of his bad grades in study, but he put a good face on it before his friends.Meeting someone face-to-face can be exciting, especially if the other person is famous. It is an expression one might use after visiting the White House and meeting the president face-to-face. Or a teacher might ask for a face-to-face meeting with the parents of a student in trouble.Almost 500 years ago, William Shakespeare also used some words about music in his play Two Gentlemen of Verona. Valentine secretly loves Lady Sylvia. His servant jokes that Valentine’s love for her is as hard to see as the nose on a man’s face, thus creating another expression: as plain as the nose on your face. Of c ourse, a man’s nose can’t be hidden.6. When you have done something wrong, don’t ______.A. face the musicB. face up to itC. put a good face on itD. do it face-to-face7. The underlined phrase ―as plain as the nose on your face‖in the last paragraph means英语试题第2页（共7页）something that ______.A. is hard to seeB. can be coveredC. is very clearD. can be funny8. The passage is probably taken from a ______.A. radio programB. TV talk showC. public speechD. personal letterCDo you remember the name of your first teacher? I do, mine. Her name was Mrs. White. She must be some older relative of Snow White, because she had the same bright blue eyes, short dark hair, red lips and fair skin.We used to write a lot and I would bring back what I wrote and my mother would look at it and see there were so many mistakes. But no red corrections. And always a star. Sometimes even a Good! It worried her much, so one day she went in to meet Mrs. White and asked why she never corrected or pointed out my mistakes.And my mother says Mrs. White said – The children are just beginning to get excited about using words, about mak ing sentences. I don’t want to hurt them with red ink. Spelling and grammar can wait. The wonder of words won’t...I used to misspell beautiful a lot. Never could I remember that the e went before the a. It troubled my teacher in high school a lot. And thanks to Mrs. White I had no guilt(惭愧) about writing what I meant even if I couldn’t quite spell it out.I think that if Mrs. White had used her red pen more often I probably wouldn’t be telling you about this now. I look back now and think she must have been an excellent teacher—a great example for us to follow: To allow the joy, wonder and excitement of expression to flower like that.9. The passage mainly tells us _____.A. why students should copy their teachersB. how a teacher can influence a studentC. what really worries parents and teachersD. what students can do for their teachers10. The writer writes Paragraph 4 to _____.A. show his thanks to his teacherB. show his mother was wrongC. share how he worked hard in schoolD. encourage himself to move on11. Which of the following might the writer agree with?A. More attention should be paid to students’ mistakes.B. It is good not to correct the students’ homework.C. It is important for students to stay interested in study.D. Students shouldn’t care about grammars and words.12. The readers for the passage are probably _____.英语试题第3页（共7页）A. parentsB. studentsC. nursesD. educatorsDToo much homework is a primary reason keeping students from reading after school, a recent survey(调查) showed.More than 1,400 local students in the fourth to the seventh grade were surveyed about what they like to read after class and how much time they spend reading. About 52% of them did more reading for about 30 minutes and about 12 percent read less than 15 minutes.Lu Min, a leading researcher, said students didn’t take much time for reading because they had to finish homework or attend after-school classes.―The y don’t take up a good reading habit. So, during their spare time, they’ll watch television, play online games or talk online with classmates,‖ Lu said.Only 35 percent of them read for at least an hour after school, and half of the total students said they like digital reading better.The report said half of the students go to school libraries once a week while 7.7 percent of them never go. The most popular books for kids are literature, followed by science fiction(科幻) and funny books. Nearly 56 percent of the students used digital terminals(数字终端) such as smartphones and computers to read, and 42.4 percent often read on computers.―Digital reading, though easy and fast, has weaknesses compared with traditional reading forms such as books or newspapers,‖ Lu said, ―Smartphones and iPads can easily carry away students’ attention to play other entertainment.‖13. According to the survey, students spend little time reading after school because _____.A. they have many activities to attendB. they are not asked by teachersC. they have much homework to doD. they don’t have a healthy life14. How does Lu Min feel about digital reading?A. Bored.B. Pleased.C. Uncertain.D. Worried.15. The passage is mainly written to ______.A. introduceB. compareC. explainD. warn第二节（共5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正确的填入空白处，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。