揭阳一中2013—2014学年度第二学期

高一级（94届）英语科第一次阶段考试卷

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分15分）

听力理解（共9小题；每小题1分，满分9分）

根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上相应的位置涂黑。

听下面一段对话，回答第1-2题。

1. Why will the man go to the center of the city?

A. To do some shopping. B. To pick up his mother. C. To take the woman there.

2. When will the two speakers meet tomorrow?

A. At 10:00 this morning. B. At 10:00 tomorrow morning. C. At 10:00 tomorrow evening.

听下面一段对话，回答第3-4题。

3. What does the man think of the coats?

A. Too poorly made. B. Very expensive. C. Not suitable.

4. Why did the woman call the man yesterday?

A. To invite him to a picnic. B. To invite him to a fashion show.

C. To ask him about a fashion show.

听下面一段对话，回答第5-6题。

5. What does the man want to drink?

A. Ice cold water. B. Tea. C. Hot water.

6. What will the man and his friend probably do next?

A. Order something to drink. B. Wait for their friends. C. Order right away.

听下面一段对话，回答第7-9题。

7. What has the whether been like recently?

A. Fine. B. Rainy. C. Cloudy.

8. Why won’t the woman go to the beach?

A. Because she doesn’t feel like going there. B. Because she will go to a museum instead.

C. Because she will spend time with her grandma.

9. What does the man going to do in the end?

A. Go to the beach alone. B. Go to China with Susan. C. Go to the beach with Lily.

第二节 听取信息（共6小题，每小题1分，满分6分）

听下面一段独白，根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入标号为10-15的空格中。

Title: _______10_______ called Fan Shukai

At the age of two

_______11______ at home



At the age of ___12___

Finished the main courses in primary school



At the age of six

Directly went to _____13____ grade in primary school



In 2007

Went to _____14______



In 2010

Went to high school



In 2013

Was admitted into Tsinghua University at the age of ___15___



第二部分 综合知识应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 完型填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazines: a never-ending flood of words. In 16 a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend 17 can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are 18 readers. Most of us develop poor reading 19 at an early age, and never get over them. The main deficiency 20 in the actual stuff of language itself — words. Taken individually, words have little meaning until they are strung together into phrases, sentences and paragraphs. 21 , however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing（退回）to 22 words or passages. Regression, the tendency to look back over what you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading. Another habit which 23 down the speed of reading is vocalization — sounding each word either orally or mentally as one reads.

　　To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called an 24 , which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined（预先确定的） speed. The bar is set at a slightly faster rate 25 the reader finds comfortable, in order to “stretch” him. The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, 26 word-by-word reading, regression and sub-vocalization（默读）practically impossible. At first __27 is sacrificed for speed. But when you learn to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster, but your comprehension will improve. Many people have found 28 reading skill drastically improved after some training. __29_ Charlie Au, a business manager, for instance, his reading rate was a reasonably good 172 words a minute before the training, now it is an excellent 128 words a minute. He is delighted that how he can 30 a lot more reading material in a short period of time.

16． A．applying B．doing C．offering D．getting

17． A． quickly B．easily C．roughly D．decidedly

18． A．good B．curious C．poor D．urgent

19． A．training B．habits C．situations D．custom

20． A．lies B．combines C．touches D．involves

21． A．Fortunately B．In fact C．Logically D．Unfortunately

22． A．reuse B．reread C．rewrite D．recite

23．A．scales B．cuts C．slows D．measures

24．A．accelerator B．actor C．amplifier D．observer

25．A．then B．as C．beyond D．than

26．A．enabling B．leading C．making D．indicating

27．A．meaning B．comprehension C．gist D．regression

28．A．our B．your C．their D．such a

29．A．Look at B．Take C．Make D．Consider

30．A．master B．go over C．present D．get through

第二节 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，并将答案填写在答题卷相应位置上。

All the housewives who went to the new supermarket had one great ambition—to be the lucky customer (顾客) who did not have to pay for her shopping. This was 31.______ the notice at the entrance promised. It said, “Remember, once 32._______ week, one of our customers gets free goods. This may be your lucky day!”

For several weeks, Mrs. Read hoped to become a lucky customer. She dreamed 33.________ the day when the manager of the supermarket would come up to her and say, “Madam, this is your lucky day. Everything in your basket is free.” 34._________(determine) to become a lucky customer, she never gave 35.________ shopping there. Her husband tried to persuade 36.________ out of it, but she was stubborn. The cupboards in her kitchen were full of things 37.________ she did not need.

One Friday afternoon, when she had finished her shopping and had taken the goods to her car, she 38. ________(find) that she had forgotten to buy some tea. She rushed back to the supermarket, got the tea 39.________ went towards the cash-desk. As she did so, she saw the manager of the supermarket come up to her. “Madam”, he said, 40.________(hold) out his hand, “Congratulations! You are our lucky customer. Everything you have in your basket is free!”

41. People observe Easter originally to celebrate .

the goddess of springtime and sunrise. B. The resurrection of Jesus.

C. The return of the mild weather. D. The rising of the sun in a new spring.

42. Christians compare the resurrection of Jesus to .

The rising of the sun. B. The return of the spring. C. Easter. D. The egg.

43. It can be concluded that the core of the holiday’s significance is .

A. The moon. B. The sun. C. new life. D. The egg.

44. Which of the following activities at Easter time is not mentioned in the passage?

Egg-rolling contests. B. Egg-boiling contests. C. Egg hunts. D. Egg-dyeing.

Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday of March.

Easter is no longer a religious holiday in modern times.

In Christian beliefs, the egg symbolizes the full moon on the day when Jesus rose from his tomb.

D. Today Easter is mainly a family holiday and people have reunion dinners and walk outdoors to enjoy the spring.

(B)

What makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you live? These are very old question and the answers to them are still not clear.

We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle. It needs exercise. Mental (done with the mind) exercise is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists (心理学家) think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about. The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent. If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.

Parents should also be careful what they say to young children. According to some psychologists, if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot, then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things. So it is probably better for parents to say very positive (helpful) things to their children, such as “That was a very clever thing you did.” or “You are such a smart child.”

46. The words “intelligent” and “brilliant” in the first paragraph probably mean ___ while “dull” in the second paragraph means ________.

A. bright and splendid…slow in thinking and understanding

B. pretty and handsome…ordinary-looking

C. great and important…common D. hopeful and helpful…careless

47. According to the context we can guess that a genius is ___ while an idiot is ___.

A. a normal person…a funny person B. a strong person…a weak person

C. a highly intelligent person…a foolish or weak-minded person

D. a famous person…an ordinary person

48. A person ________ is more likely to become a genius.

A. whose parents are clever B. often thinking about difficult problem

C. often helped by his parents and teachers D. born with a good brain and putting it to active use

49. It is better for parents ________.

A. to praise and encourage their children more often

B. to be hard on their children

C. to leave their children alone with nothing to do

D. to give their children as much help as possible

50. Which of the following is not true according to the article?

A. Parents play an important part in their children’s growth.

B. The less you use your mind the duller you may become.

C. Intelligence is obviously the result of where and how you live.

D. Parents should always encourage their children.

(C)

After giving a talk at a high school, I was asked to pay a visit to a special student. An illness had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me. I was told it would mean a great deal to him, so I agreed.

During the nine-mile drive to his home, I found out something about Matthew. He had muscular dystrophy (肌肉萎缩症). When he w