中山一中2013—2014学年第一学期第一次阶段考英语试题

第一部分：完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分。）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给出的A,B,C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上相应位置将该项涂黑。

On February 27, 2008，something 1 happened in Britain：there was a rather large earthquake.

It was the 2 UK earthquake in 25 years. There have been very small ones in the past but they were not 3 compared to this one. It was felt across the country，from Edinburgh，Scotland in the 4_____ down to the far south coast of England. The centre of the earthquake was in a small town about 150 kilometres away from north of London.

There were many news reports from people who 5 the earth move but no one was seriously hurt and there was little damage. A collapsed (倒塌的) chimney (烟囱) was the 6 of what was the worst injury from the earthquake；a man broke his hip when he accidently tripped on the chimney's scattered (零散的) bricks and fell to the 7 .

One man who was walking to work at the time 8____ the moment the earthquake happened, "Everything was shaking. As soon as it happened I saw many people 9___ outside and I 10__ it was an earthquake."

You may be 11__ to learn that there are two to three hundred earthquakes in Britain every year，but they are so small that they go 12 .The influence of this earthquake was not 13__ compared to some other natural 14 that have made international news, but for the people 15 ，it certainly came as quite a surprise.

1. A. unusual B. special C. good D. common

2 .A. biggest　 B. loudest C. deadliest D. largest

3. A. dangerous B. interesting C. important D. famous

4. A. east B. north C. west D. middle

5. A. saw B. discovered C. thought D. felt

6. A. result B. reason C. making D. cause

7. A. earth B. field C. ground D. place

8. A. feared B. explained C. described D. caught

9. A. rushing B. shaking C. talking D. working

10. A. recognized B. expected C. supposed D. realized

11. A. surprised B. happy C. excited D. sad

12. A. unwanted B. unnoticed C. unchanged D. undisturbed

13. A. small B. bad C. serious D. good

14. A. disasters B. accidents C. earthquakes D. events

15. A. watched B. affected C. reflected D. lost

第二部分 语法填空（共10小题; 每小题1.5分，满分15分。）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答卷上标号为16---25的相应位置。

Here's some information about Gandhi. Gandhi，16______ Indian national hero，was honored as the father of the Indian nation. He has been respected and beloved by the 17_________(Indian).

He was born in India in 1869. Following the local custom, he got married 18____the age of 13. In 1888 he sailed to England, 19_______ he studied law for three years and became a lawyer. On his return to India，he was sent to South Africa to work on a law case. In South Africa he surprisingly found that the problem of racial discrimination(种族歧视) was serious. There he formed an 20___________ (organize) and started a magazine to fight for equal rights(平等权利). Gandhi returned to India in 1915，when India 21___________(control) by the British. He led the people to fight for an end to the British rule and independence (独立) for 22______ country. In the political movement many people including Gandhi were put in prison. 23_________，the struggles never stopped. The British government had to give in and India 24 _______(win) its independence in 1947. 25__________(lucky), Gandhi was shot by an Indian who opposed(反对) his views and died on January 30th, 1948.

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分。）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上相应位置将该项涂黑。

(A)

When I lived in Spain, some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car. Before they left, they asked me for advice about how to find accommodation. I suggested that they should stay at "bed and breakfast" houses, because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family. My friends listened to my advice, but they came back with some funny stories.

"We didn't stay at bed and breakfast houses," they said, "because we found that most families were away on holiday."

I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English, and they thought "VACANCIES" meant "holidays", because the Spanish word for "holidays" is "vacaciones". So they did not go to house where the sign outside said "VACABCUES", which in English means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to house where the sign said "NO VACANCIES", because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all full. As a result, they stayed at hotels!

We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish, the word "DIVERSION" means fun. In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road. When my friends saw the word 'DIVERSION' on a road sign, they thought they were going to have fun. Instead, the road ended in a large hole.

English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris, when someone offered me some more coffee, I said "Thank you" in French. I meant that I would like some more. However, to my surprise, the coffee pot was taken away! Later I found out that "Thank you" in French means "No, thank you."

26. My Spanish friends wanted advice about __________.

A. learning English

B. finding places to stay in England

C. driving their car on English roads

D. going to England by car

27. I suggested that they stay at "bed and breakfast" houses because__________.

A. they would be able to practice their English

B. it would be much cheaper than staying in hotels

C. it would be convenient for them to have dinner

D. there would be no problem about finding accommodation there

28. "NO VACANCIES" in English means__________.

A. no free rooms B. free rooms C. not away on holiday D. holidays

29. If you see a road sign that says "Diversion" in UK, you will__________.

A. fall into a hole

B. have a lot of fun and enjoy yourself

C. find that the road is blocked by crowds of people

D. have to take a different road

30. When someone offered me more coffee and I said "Thank you" in French, I___________.

A. didn't really want any more coffee

B. wanted them to take the coffee pot away

C. really wanted some more coffee

D. wanted to express my politeness

(B)

There is no doubt that music plays a powerful role in our lives. It can calm our tired nerves after a busy day of work. Music even has the power to move us to tears when it stirs (激起) an emotional (情绪上的,情感上的) reaction. How then, does music play a role in special education?

If music has the ability to touch those hidden places we all carry inside, it proves an important tool for the special education teacher. For students with emotional problems, music can help soothe (抚慰) sadness. Consider the child that arrives in class depressed and upset. If music can indeed relax and calm him, he is more likely to focus and participate in class.

Dr. R. Joseph, author of Behavioral Neurology, writes, "It is well recorded that patients with left hemisphere (大脑半球) damage, who may be unable to speak or recognize words, can sing a melody (曲调)."

For this reason, some special education teachers have found it helpful to set their lessons to music. When students cannot understand or remember certain things, singing them helps to make it easier.

Nature magazine reported "Music training helps underachievers. In Rhode Island, researchers studied eight public school first grade classes. Half of the classes became 'text-arts' groups, receiving ongoing music training. After seven months, the students were given a test. The tested group had caught up with their fellow students in reading and surpassed (超过) their classmates in math by 22 percent. In the second year of the project, the tested students widened this even further. Students were also tested on attitude and behavior. Classroom teachers also noted improvement in these areas."

It seems music does, indeed, play an important role in education. For the special education teacher, this is especially encouraging.

31. The first paragraph is mainly about _______.

A. the importance of music in life

B. the role of music in education

C. the relationship between music and work results

D. the relationship between music and behavior

32. For students with emotional problems, music might be _______.

A. a toy B. a punishment C. a medicine D. a puzzle

33. According to Dr. R. Joseph, people with left hemisphere damage _______.

A. are unable to recognize people

B. can produce some musical sounds

C. can become special education teachers

D. might suffer right hemisphere damage too

34. The tested students mentioned in the fifth paragraph _______.

A. behaved badly after the study

B. Didn't show any difference after the study

C. had done well in their reading and math before

D. received certain music education during the study

35. What is the text mainly about?

A. The meaning of special education.

B. The history of music education.

C. The problem in music education.

D. The role of music in special education.

(C)

Frank Woolworth was born in Rodman, New York, in 1852. His family members were very poor farmers, and there was never enough to eat. Frank decided he did not want to be a farmer. He took a short business course (课程), and went to work as a salesman in a large city.

Woolworth realized he had a natural skill for showing goods to attract people’s interest, but he soon learned something more important. One day his boss told him to sell some odds and en