成都石室中学高2014级2013—2014学年度上期期中考试
英语试题
（考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分）
第Ⅰ卷(选择题，共90分)
第一部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 语法和词汇知识(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
1. ______ (W)word came that three Chinese astronauts had been successfully sent into ______ space.
A. The; a B. /; / C. A; / D. /; the
2. — Can I pay the bill by check?
— Sorry, sir. According to the rules of our hotel, the payment ______ be made in cash.
A. shall B. need C. will D. can
3. The newcomer is really quite ______ to office work. Why not offer her some practical tips?
A. familiar B. fresh C. similar D. sensitive
4. China ______ a lot of people moving to urban areas in the last 20 years. However, many migrants left their families behind.
A. saw B. sees C. has seen D. had seen
5. ______ watched the 2012 London Olympic Games agreed that some Chinese athletes performed perfectly, such as Sun Yang and Ye Shiwen.
A. Anyone B. Whichever C. Whoever D. Whatever
6. Chinese government should ______ taking action at once to defend the Diaoyu Islands.
A. set about B. set off C. set out D. set down
7. ______ what your families said just now, I think, and you will make your own decision.
A. Consider B. Considering C. To consider D. Considered
8. This new English-English dictionary is useful for me. ______, I’ll buy it.
A. How much may it cost B. No matter how it may cost
C. However much it may cost D. How may it cost
9. There are some warnings in some countries ______ over exploitation of underground water has caused the decline of wetland and increase of desertification.
A. which B. where C. what D. that
10. — My God! I haven’t finished my summer homework yet!
— ______. The time when you go back to school is two days later.
A. No doubt B. No panic C. Good luck D. Sounds good
第二节 完型填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在机读卡上将该项涂黑。
Dear Seth,
You’re only three years old, and at this point in your life you can't read, much less understand what I’m going to try to tell you in this letter. But I've been thinking a lot about the life that you have __11__ you, about my life so far as I __12__ on what I've learned, and about my role as a dad in trying to prepare you for the __13__ that you will face in the coming years.
Be thankful. You are at a wonderful __14__ of life. You have still many wonderful stages of life, but they are not without their costs and __15__. I hope to help you along your path by sharing some of the best of __16__ I've learned. As with any advice, take it with a grain of __17__. What works for me __18__ not work for you.
Life can be cruel. There will be people in your life __19__ won't be very nice. They'll laugh at you because you're different, or for no good __20__. They might try to bully you __21__ hurt you.
There's not much you can do about these people except __22__ to deal with them, and learn to choose friends who are kind to you, who __23__ care about you, who make you feel good about yourself. When you find friends like this, __24__ them, treasure them, spend time with them, be kind to them and love them.
There will be __25__ when you meet with disappointment instead of success. Life won't always __26__ the way you want. This is just another thing you'll have to learn to deal with. But instead of letting these things get you down, push on, __27__ disappointment and learn to persevere and to pursue your dreams __28__ pitfalls. Learn to turn negatives into positives, and you'll do much better in __29__. You will also face heartbreak and abandonment by those you love. I hope you don’t have to face this too much, but it happens. Again, there is not much you can do but to heal, and to move on with your life. Let these pains become stepping stones to better things in life, and learn to use them to make you __30__.
11. A. regardless of B. ahead of C. at the back of D. in the front of
12. A. reflect B. rely C. depend D. insist
13. A. errors B. mistakes C. truths D. trials
14. A. crossing B. house C. stage D. office
15. A. challenges B. troubles C. difficulties D. risks
16. A. where B. which C. that D. what
17. A. rice B. salt C. corn D. wheat
18. A. must B. can C. might D. should
19. A. who B. whom C. while D. whose
20. A. consequence B. reason C. result D. cause
21. A. but B. though C. or D. otherwise
22. A. to learn B. learn C. learning D. learned
23. A. exactly B. entirely C. truly D. absolutely
24. A. tend to B. hold onto C. turn to D. lead to
25. A. days B. months C. time D. weeks
26. A. turn out B. turn up C. turn on D. turn down
27. A. avoid B. reject C. refuse D. accept
28. A. against B. despite C. within D. beyond
29. A. life B. study C. career D. family
30. A. richer B. kinder C. cleverer D. stronger
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)
第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在
答题卡上将该项涂黑。(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
A
The day I became a mom was not the day my daughter was born, but seven years later. Up until that day, I had been too busy trying to survive my abusive(辱骂的) marriage. I had spent all my energy trying to run a “perfect” home that would pass inspection each evening, and I didn't see that my baby girl had become a toddler. I'd tried endlessly to please someone who could never be pleased and suddenly realized that the years had slipped by and could never return.
Oh, I had done the normal “motherly” things, like making sure my daughter got to ballet and gym lessons. I went to all of her recitals and school concerts, parent-teacher conferences and open houses alone. We suffered from my husband's rages(暴怒) when something was spilled(溢出) at the dinner table, telling her, “It will be okay, Honey. Daddy's not really mad at you.” I did all I could to protect her from hearing the awful shouting and complaints after he returned from a night of drinking. Finally I did the best thing I could do for my daughter and myself: I removed us from the home that wasn't really a home at all.
That day I became a mom was the day when my daughter and I were sitting in our new home having a calm, quiet dinner just as I had always wanted for her. We were talking about what she had done in school and suddenly her little hand knocked over the full glass of chocolate milk by her plate. As I watched the white tablecloth and freshly painted white wall become dark brown, I looked at her small face. It was filled with fear, knowing what the consequence of the event would have meant only a week before in her father's presence. When I saw that look on her face and looked at the chocolate milk running down the wall, I simply started laughing. I am sure she thought I was crazy, but then she must have realized that I was thinking, “It's a good thing your father isn't here!” She started laughing with me, and we laughed until we cried. They were tears of joy and peace and were the first of many tears that we cried together. That was the day we knew that we were going to be okay.
Whenever either of us spills something, even now, seventeen years later, she says, “Remember the day I spilled the chocolate milk? I knew you had done the right thing for us.” That was the day I really became a mom. I discovered that being a mom isn't only going to ballet or gym, recitals, and attending every school concert and open house. It isn't keeping a tidy house and preparing perfect meals. It certainly isn't pretending things are normal when they are not. For me, being a mom started when I could laugh over spilled milk.
31. What does the underlined part “the right thing” in the last paragraph refer to?
A. Becoming a single mother.
B. Divorcing with her abusive husband.
C. Doing all the motherly things well and running the family.
D. Not blaming on her daughter’s spilling the chocolate milk.
32. Which statement is NOT true?.
A. The author had suffered from an unfortunate marriage for a long time.
B. All the things the author did were to protect her daughter
C. The author hadn’t been a mother until she removed from her marriage.
D. Both the author and her daughter were frightened at the husband and father.
33. Why did the author and her daughter laugh and then cry?
A. Because it was a thorough relief after they had suffered too much.
B. Because they were actually crazy.
C .Because they wouldn’t see the abusive man any more.
D. Because spilling the chocolate milk on the wall was really funny.
34. What is the best title for this article?
A. How To Be a Better Mon? B. The Day I Became a Mom
C.A Thing Happened 17 Years Ago D. Survive an Abusive Marriage
B
It is common and usual to see people freak out when they face challenges in their life. We all pass in different life problems and challenges. No one is free of life problems. Only a dead man faces no problem. As long as you are alive, challenges are everywhere.
How do you face problems and challenges in your life? Problems and challenges are the building blocks of your personality. They make you who you are. Besides, whether what happened in your life builds or destructs you depends on how you look at it. If you take your problems as troubles, they will be troubles and may cause destruction. If you take them as constructive tools, you are going to be built up on them.
Problems are everywhere. No one can avoid them. And they are good too. They open up a different look and opportunity if you are willing to see. When you face troubles, do not frustrate or freak out. Just cool yourself to think in a different direction. Think in a positive way. Every problem has its own good as well as bad sides. Focus on the good one. Look at the bright side.
Besides, there is always a good person, perhaps your mom or dad, or one of your friends, right beside you who can turn everything into your best if you are willing to turn to them. No matter what happens, they will be there to help you. Trust them and they will never let you down. All you need to know is that you are loved wherever you are.
35. What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase “freak out” in Paragraph 1?
A. Feel shy. B. Stay calm. C. Keep up. D. Feel upset.
36. In Paragraph 2, the writer implies that ______.
A. problems cause troubles B. attitude is everything
C. challenges can be avoided D. personalities are built on failures
37. According to the last paragraph, when we’re in trouble, we ______.
A. can only depend on our parents B. are not alone
C. should only believe ourselves D. are not confident
38. What can be the best title of the passage?
A. How to Avoid Problems
B. Challenges Are Everywhere
C. Face Your Challenges Bravely
D. You Are Loved Wherever You Are
C
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39. You can most probably read the passage in a ________ .
A.travel guide B. medicine booklet
C. textbook D. newspaper
40. How much money could you save if you want to buy a travel book?
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41. Which of the following could help you to deal with common diseases without a doctor?
A. Off the Beaten Path. B. Container Gardens by Number.
C.1801 Home Remedies. D. Best Weekend Projects.
42. What's the purpose of the passage?
A. To advise readers to buy their books.
B. To advise readers to read more in spare time.
C. To share the pleasure of reading with readers.
D. To share his opinion about the books with readers.
D
“I’ve changed my mind. I wanted to have a telescope, but now I want my dad back.” Lucien Lawrence’s letter to Father Christmas, written after his father had been knifed to death outside his school gate, must have touched everyone’s heart. Lucien went on to say that without his father he couldn’t see the stars in the sky. When those we love depart from us, we cannot see the stars for a while.
But Lucien, the stars are still there, and one day, when you are older and your tears have gone, you will see them again. And, in a strange way, I expect that you will find your father there too, either in your mind or heart. I find that my parents, who died years ago, still linger (留连) in many of my dreams and that I think of them perhaps more than I ever did when they were alive. I still live to please them and I’m still surprised by their reactions. I remember that when I became a professor, I was so proud, or rather so pleased with myself that I couldn’t wait to cable my parents. The reply was a long time in coming, but when it did, all my mother said was “I hope this means that now you will have more time for the children!” I haven’t forgotten. The values of my parents still live on.
It makes me pause and think about how I will live on in the hearts and minds of my children and of those for whom I care. Would I have been as ready as Philip Lawrence has been to face the aggressors(入侵者), and to lay down my life for those in my care? How many people would want me back for Christmas? It’s a serious thought, which gives me pause.
I pray silently, sometimes, in the dead of night, that ancient cry of a poet “Deliver my soul from the sword and my darling from the power of the God.” Yet I know death comes to us all, and sometimes comes suddenly. We must therefore plan to live together, but live as if we will die tomorrow. We live on, I’m sure, in the lives of those we loved, and therefore we ought to have a care for what they will remember and what they will treasure. If more parents knew this in their hearts to be true, there might be fewer knives on our streets today.
43. According to the whole text , we can see that the first paragraph ________.
A. puts forward the subject of the text
B. shows the author’s pity on the kid
C. serves as an introduction to the discussion
D. makes a clear statement of the author’s views
44. In the second paragraph the author mainly wants to explain to us ________.
A. how much he misses his parents now
B. why his parents often appear in his dream
C. when Lucien will get over all his sadness
D. how proud he was when he succeeded in life
45. In the author’s opinion, the value of a person’s life is ________.
A. to leave a precious memory to the people related
B. to have a high sense of duty to the whole society
C. to care what others will remember and treasure
D. to share happiness and sadness with his family
46. What does the writer mean by the sentence taken from an old poem?
A. Call on criminals and murderers to lay down their guns.
B. Advise parents to stay with their children safely at home.
C. Spend every day meaningfully in memory of death.
D. Try to keep violence and murder far away from society.
E
Sigmund Freud was one of the first scientists to make serious research of the mind. The mind is the collection of activities based in the brain that involve how we act, think, feel and reason.
He used long talks with patients and the study of dreams to search for the causes of mental and emotional problems. He also tried hypnosis(催眠术). He wanted to see whether putting patients into a sleep-like condition would help ease troubled minds. In most cases he found the effects only temporary.
Freud worked hard, although what he did might sound easy. His method involved sitting with his patients and listening to them talk. He had them talk about whatever they were thinking. All ideas, thoughts and anything that entered their mind had to be expressed. There could be no holding back because of fear or guilt.
Freud believed that all the painful memories of childhood lay buried in the unconscious self. This part of the mind he said contains wishes, desires and experiences too frightening to recognize.
He thought that if these memories could somehow be brought into the conscious mind, the patient would again feel the pain. But this time, the person would experience them as an adult. The patient would feel them, be able to examine them and, if successful, finally understand them.
Using this way, Freud reasoned, the pain and emotional pressure of the past would be greatly weakened. They would lose their hold over the person's physical health. Soon the patient would get better.
Many of Freud's theories about how the mind works also had strong sexual connections. These included what he saw as the repressed feelings of sons toward their mothers and daughters toward their fathers.
If nothing else, Freud's ideas were revolutionary. Some people rejected them. Many others came to accept them. But no one disputes his great influence on the science of mental health.
47. How many methods did Sigmund Freud use to study the mind?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
48. Sigmund Freud’s research was difficult because ______.
A. he had to work hard and have patients talk freely
B. he had to live with people who had troubled minds
C. he had to listen to unhappy stories of different people
D. he had to give his patients a sense of security
49. Sigmund Freud held the idea that the painful memories of childhood ______.
A. could be forgotten forever
B. could have a life-long influence
C. could become wises and desires
D. could be understood unconsciously
50. If an adult parent feels the memories of childhood painful, the patient would probably ______.
A. have physical and mental problems
B. be greatly influenced by them
C. have a better understanding of life
D. have a healthier and happier life
第二节 补全对话（共5小题；每小题2分, 满分10分）
— So you’re the first woman they hired.
— Yes. 51
— And how are you doing?
— 52
— How do you do it? Do you do anything special?
— 53 There are a lot of women looking at cars and buying cars by themselves. A lot of them feel more comfortable talking to a woman. And you know, I like to talk.
— 54
— Most of men are friendly. But there are two or three who don’t talk to me. And at lunch, when they go out together, they never ask me.
— It’s going to take time.
— Yeah, 55
A. How are the salesmen?
B. I think it’s going to take a long time.
C. No, not really, it helps that I’m a woman.
D. There are ten men, ten car salesmen, and me.
E. I’m working very hard, as hard as the salesmen.
F. How are you getting on with the other salesmen?
G. I sold three cars this week and I was the top salesperson.
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 共60分）
注意事项：
必须使用0.5毫米黑色墨迹签字笔在答题卡上题目所指是的答案区域内作答。答在试题卷上无效。第Ⅱ卷共计50分）
第三部分 写作（共三节 共50分）
第一节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）
阅读下面短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题（请注意问题后的词数要求）。
Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monitor state-by-state differences in sleeplessness. West Virginians’ lack of sleep was about double the national rate, perhaps a side effect of health problems such as obesity (肥胖), experts said.
Nearly 1 in 5 West Virginians said they did not get a single good night’s sleep in the previous month. The national average was about 1 in 10, according to a federal health survey. Tennessee, Kentucky and Oklahoma also were notably above average with nearly 1 in 7 people reporting in a lack of sleep. In contrast, North Dakota was below average, with only 1 in 13 reporting that degree of sleeplessness. Health officials do not know the exact reasons for the differences.
In the survey, people weren’t required to answer the question why they were not able to get enough rest or sleep. But experts noted several possible explanations: West Virginia ranks at or near the bottom of the nation in several important measurements of health, including obesity, smoking, heart disease and the proportion of adults with disabilities.
Studies have increasingly found that sleeping problems often occurred among people with certain health problems, including obesity. “You would expect to see poorer sleep within a chronically (慢性地) diseased population,” noted Dr Ronald Chervin, a sleep disorders expert in University of Michigan.
Financial stress and work shifts (倒班) can play roles in sleeplessness, too, Chervin added. He suggested those may be contributing factors in West Virginia, an economically depressed state with tens of thousands of people working in coal mining.
The report was based on results of an annual telephone survey of more than 400,000 Americans, including at least 3,900 in each state. The survey did not include people who use only cellphones.
56. What is the main idea of Paragraph 1? (No more than 15 words.)
___________________________________________________________________________
57. What does the underlined word “notably” in Paragraph 2 mean? (No more than 3 words.)
___________________________________________________________________________
58. What was the possible reason for the high rate of sleeplessness in West Virginia according to Paragraph 3? (No more than 12 words.)
___________________________________________________________________________
59. List three factors that contribute to sleeplessness based on the passage.
(No more than 8 words.)
①____________________ ②_____________________ ③______________________
60. How was the research carried out? (No more than 10 words.)
___________________________________________________________________________
第二节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
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：
1. 每句不超过两个错误；
2. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
3. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
My swimming experience is extreme interesting. There was a time when I swim like a rock. This went on till one day when I was fishing with a friend of mine at nearby pond. I slipped into one. Had my friend not come to my rescue, I would have been drowned. Ever since then, I had come to know the importance of learning to swim. I didn’t attend at any training class but learned it all by myself. Strange to say, I have no difficult swimming at all now. Though the way I swim look awkward, at least it can keep me from floating. Thinking of this, I feel quite satisfying.
第三节 书面表达（共35分）
今年双十一，天猫商城总销售额达350亿，这相当于王府井百货所有门店一年的总销售额。请你围绕此现象，从以下三个方面，用英语写一篇短文。
1. 此现象说明的问题
2. 产生此现象的原因（至少两点）
3. 你对此现象的看法
注意：1. 词数120左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：天猫商城 Tmall 销售额sales 十亿 billion
This year, on 11 November, __________________________________________________________
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一卷答案
1-10 BABCC AACDB
11-30 BADCD DBCAB CBCBC ADBAD
31-34 BCAB 35-38 DBBC
39-42 DACA 43-46 CBAD 47-50 CABD
二卷答案
补全对话 51-55 DGCAB
第一节 阅读表达
56. West Virginians suffer from lack of sleep the most perhaps due to health problems.
57. Highly.
58. West Virginia had a low level of several important measurements of health.
59. ①being too fat ②financial stress ③work shifts
60. By interviewing over 400,000 Americans on the telephone.
第二节 短文改错
61. extreme-extremely 62. swim-swam 63. 在at后加a
64. one-it 65. had-have 66. 去掉at
67. difficult-difficulty 68. look-looks 69. 去掉from
70. satisfying-satisfied
第三节 书面表达
A Possible Version
This year, on 11 November, the sales of Tmall reached 35 billion yuan, which equals the total sales of all the Wangfujing Department stores for a whole year. It shows that the way people buy and sell things is changing and online shopping is becoming increasingly popular.
The reasons why people are crazy shopping online are as follows. For one thing, people can buy whatever they want at a much lower price online and all this can be done by just a click on the mouse. For another, it has become a trend for people to buy things on this special day, so you may find yourself out of date if you don’t do the same.
In my opinion, while online shopping offers us a lower price and a wider variety, we should always buy things we really want and avoid wasting money.
