深圳外国语学校高一年级测试三(附答案)

Quiz on NSE1 M4 & M5, AR2 U3 & NC3 L3

I. Multiple choice (10’)

1."Life is like walking in the snow", Granny used to say, "because every step _______.”

A. has shown

B. is showing

C. shows

D. showed

2. — Did you ask Sophia for help?

— I ___ need to — I managed perfectly well on my own.

A. wouldn‟t

B. don‟t

C. didn‟t

D. won‟t

3. By the time you have finished this book, your meal ______ cold.

A. gets

B. has got

C. will get

D. is getting

4. Next to biology, I like physics ___ .

A. better

B. best

C. the better

D. very well

5. Is honesty the best policy? We that it is when we are little.

A. will teach

B. teach

C. are taught

D. will be taught

6. — I hear that Jason is planning to buy a car.

—I know. By next month, he _ enough for a used one.

A. will have saved

B. will be saving

C. has saved

D. saves

7. The three of us________ around Europe for about a month last summer.

A. travelled

B. have travelled

C. had travelled

D. travel

8. Walmart, which is one of the largest American supermarket chains, ________ some of its store

open 24 hours on Mondays through Saturdays.

A. keeps

B. keep

C. have kept

D. had kept

9. After school we went to the reading—room to do some reading, only to be told that it ________.

A. was decorated

B. had decorated

C. had been decorating

D. was being decorated

10. —Can I call you b ack at two o‟clock this afternoon?

—I‟m sorry, but by then I ______ to Beijing. How about five?

A. fly

B. will fly

C. will be flying

D. am flying

II. Cloze (15’)

The concept of solitude(独处) in the digital world is almost non-existent. In the world of digital technology, e-mail, social networking and online video games, information is meant to be 11 . Solitude can be hard to discover 12 it has been given up. In this respect, new technologies have 13 our culture.

The desire to be connected has brought solitude to a(n) 14 as we‟ve known it. People have become so 15 in the world of networks and connections that one can often be contacted 16 they‟d rather not be. Today we can talk, text, e-mail, chat and blog(写博客), not only from our 17 , but from our mobile phones as well.

Most developed nations have become 18 on digital technology simply because they‟ve

grown accustomed to it, and at this point not 19 it would make them an outsider. 20 , many jobs and careers require people to be 21 . From this point of view, technology has changed the culture of work. Being reachable might feel like a 22 to those who may not want to be able to be contacted at all times.

I suppose the positive side is that solitude is still possible for anyone who 23 wants it. Computers can be shut 24 and mobile phones can be turned off. The ability to be “connected” and “on” has many 25 , as well as disadvantages…

11. A. updated B. received C. shared D. collected

12. A. though B. until. C. once D. before.

13. A. respected B. shaped C. ignored D. preserved

14. A. edge B. stage C. end D. balance

15. A. sensitive B. intelligent C. considerate D. reachable

16. A. even if B. only if C. as if D. if only

17 A. media B. computers C. databases D. monitors

18. A. bent B. hard C. keen D. dependent

19. A. finding B. using C. protecting D. changing

20. A. Also B. Instead C. Otherwise D. Somehow

21. A. connected B. trained C. recommended D. interested

22. A. pleasure B. benefit C. burden D. disappointment

23. A. slightly B. hardly C. merely D. really

24. A. out B. down C. up D. in

25. aspects B. weaknesses C. advantages D. exceptions

III. Reading (30’)

A

Teenagers at one German school are learning how to achieve happiness alongside other traditional subjects such as math and languages．

The class sit in a circle with their eyes shut and they count from one to ten, someone starts，the next voice comes from the far right，a third from the other side．

The aim of the game is to listen for an opportunity to shout out the number without clashing(冲突)with another voice or leaving a pause．On the first try，most of the young Germans try to be first，while a few are too shy to join in，but by the fifth time round, they develop a rhythm．The message：give other people space but also confidently claim your own．This is a requirement for social well--being．

The Willy Hellpach School in Heidelberg is the first in the nation to develop a happiness course---It is intended for students preparing for university entrance exams．

“The course isn‟t there to make you happy，”Ernst Fritz Sehubert．the school principal warned pupils，“but rather to help you discover the ways to become happy．”

Cooking a meal together is one of the class exercises．Improving body language under the