2014-2015学年度山东省枣庄市四十二中高二第一学期期中考试英语试题

（考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分）

第一部分：阅读理解（共两节, 满分50分）

第一节：（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并将正确答案填涂到答题卡上。

A

The American book Who Moved My Cheese has been a bestseller all over the world. It teaches people how to face changes in their lives. Now its author Spence Johnson has written a book just for teens. The book tells us that when facing change in our lives, like a new school or new friends, don't be afraid. Instead, use this change to make a better life. The book gives an example of a change at school. A school is changing from having two terms to three terms because there are too many students.

Several teens are talking about this. Most of them are unhappy and worried. But Chris is not. He laughs and tells a story about two mice, two “little people” and some cheese.

The four are in a maze looking for the cheese. Here, cheese means something important in life, like moving to a new class or getting into college. But they find the cheese is gone. The mice realize that they can’t change what has happened and have to find more cheese. This means finding different dreams. The little people, however, can’t do this. They are afraid of change so they find no cheese.

After Chris finishes the story, the friends understand one thing: to get more cheese, move in a new direction quickly. His friends understand how this can be used in the changes all teens face, such as doing well at school or having good relationships or just feeling good about yourself.

1．The book Who Moved My Cheese is __________.

A．written all over the world B．read across the world

C．sold only in America D．loved only by teens

2．What does the text mainly discuss?

A．Never change in our life． B．Change whenever you like .

C．Change with the changes． D．Pay attention to the changes,

3．The underline word “four”（paragraph 3） refers to __________.

A．mice and little people B．students

C．cheese D．readers

A

On a freezing cold day, a couple had to move into a small apartment because of their failure in business．The husband worked day and night to support the family but with no care of his wife．So she thought, “He doesn't love me any more, he just cares about his business ．．．not me”．

One day, she was about to take a shower when he stopped her at the door, “Let me take it first, okay？”“Why not me first？” she asked．“I am tired, honey, you take it later, okay？”She was entirely unhappy．

One day, she found nothing to do and turned on his computer．A few words came into her sight．Reading them, she burst into tears．It was his diary：

Today, I was quite sad．She asked me why I was always taking the shower first, and I said to her, I was exhausted．She was unhappy．In her mind, I treated her not as well as usual, but what could I do? I was not as rich as before! We moved to the small apartment, and there was only one shower in the bathroom．It was so cold to take a shower in such a cold winter．But I found that if one person took the shower first, the room could get a little warmer．So every day I rushed to the bathroom first．I was thinking that, when she took the shower, the room would get warmer, even if it was only 1℃．

Now I cannot give her a comfortable life, take her to good restaurants, or buy expensive dresses for her, but at least, I can give her 1℃ love．

4．Why did the couple move to the small apartment?

A．Both of them were out of work．

B．They wanted to live a better life．

C．The man could take better care of his business．

D．They were too poor to live in the former house．

5．Which of the following can replace the underlined word “exhausted”？

A．Devoted． B．Worried． C．Tired． D．Injured．

6．What can be inferred from the passage?

A．They would live a richer life soon．

B．The woman misunderstood her husband．

C．The man would care less about his business．

D．The woman would get angry after reading the diary．

7．What's the best title of the passage?

A．A Love Story B．1℃ Love

C．A Suffering Couple D．Fight for the Bathroom

C

Some people will do just about anything to save money．And I am one of them．Take my family’s last vacation．It was my six-year-old son’s winter break from school, and we were heading home from Fort Lauderdale after a weeklong trip．The flight was overbooked, and Delta, the airline, offered us $400 per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day．I had meetings in New York, so I had to get back．But that didn’t mean my husband and my son couldn’t stay．I took my nine-month-old and took off for home．

The next day, my husband and son were offered more credits to take an even later flight．Yes, I encouraged — okay, ordered — them to wait it out at the airport, to “earn” more Delta Dollars．Our total take: $1,600．Not bad, huh?

Now some people may think I’m a bad mother and not such a great wife either．But as a big-time bargain hunter, I know the value of a dollar．And these days, a good deal is something few of us can afford to pass up．

I’ve made a living looking for the best deals and exposing（揭露）the worst tricks．I have been the consumer reporter of NBC’s Today show for over a decade．I have written a couple of books including one titled Tricks of the Trade: A Consumer Survival Guide．And I really do what I believe in．

I tell you this because there is no shame in getting your money’s worth．I’m also tightfisted when it comes to shoes, clothes for my children, and expensive restaurants．But I wouldn’t hesitate to spend on a good haircut．It keeps its shape longer, and it’s the first thing people notice．And I will also spend on a classic piece of furniture．Quality lasts．

8．Why did Delta give the author’s family credits?

A．They took a later flight． B．They had early bookings．

C．Their flight had been delayed． D．Their flight had been cancelled．

9．What can we learn about the author?

A．She rarely misses a good deal． B．She seldom makes a compromise．

C．She is very strict with her children． D．She is interested in cheap products．

10．What does the author do?

A．She’s a teacher． B．She’s a housewife．

C．She’s a media person． D．She’s a businesswoman．

11．What does the author want to tell us?

A．How to expose bad tricks． B．How to reserve airline seats．

C．How to spend money wisely． D．How to make a business deal．

D

It happened to me recently．I was telling someone how much I had enjoyed reading Barack Obama’s Dreams From My Father and how it had changed my views of our President．A friend I was talking to agreed with me that it was, in his words, “a brilliantly（精彩地）written book”．However, he then went on to talk about Mr. Obama in a way which suggested he had no idea of his background at all．I sensed that I was talking to a book liar．

And it seems that my friend is not the only one．Approximately two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they haven’t．In the World Book Day’s “Report on Guilty Secrets”, Dreams From My Father is at number 9．The report lists ten books, and various authors, which people have lied about reading, and as I’m not one to lie too often （I’d hate to be caught out）, I’ll admit here and now that I haven’t read the entire top ten．But I am pleased to say that, unlike 42 percent of people, I have read the book at number one, George Orwell’s 1984．I think it’s really brilliant．

The World Book Day report also has some other interesting information in it．It says that many people lie about having read Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoevsky （I haven’t read him, but haven’t lied about it either ） and Herman Melville．

Asked why they lied, the most common reason was to “impress” someone they were speaking to．This could be tricky if the conversation became more in-depth!

But when asked which authors they actually enjoy, people named J．K．Rowling, John Grisham, Sophie Kinsella （ah, the big sellers, in other words）．Forty-two percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story （I’ll come clean: I do this and am astonished that 58 percent said they had never done so）．

12．How did the author find his friend a book liar?

A．By judging his manner of speaking． B．By looking into his background．

C．By mentioning a famous name． D．By discussing the book itself．

13．Which of the following is a “guilty secret” according to the World Book Day report?

A．Charles Dickens is very low on the top-ten list．

B．42% of people pretended to have read 1984．

C．The author admitted having read 9 books．

D．Dreams From My Father is hardly read．

14．By lying about reading, a person hopes to ________．

A．control the conversation B．appear knowledgeable

C．learn about the book D．make more friends

15．What is the author’s attitude to 58% of readers?

A．Favorable． B．Uncaring． C．Doubtful． D．Friendly．

第二节：七选五（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下面文章并根据语境，从所给出的七个选项（A、B、C、D、E、F、G）中，选出最佳选项，并将正确答案填涂到答题卡上，其中两项为多余选项。

A

Have you ever felt sick to your stomach during a test? Have you ever been so worried about something that you ended up with a terrible headache?

If so, then you know what it's like to feel stress．You've probably heard people say, "Wow, I'm really stressed out．” ___16．____ But children have lots of things going on in their lives that can cause stress, too．

What is stress?

Stress is what you feel when you are worried or uncomfortable about something．This worry in your mind can make your body feel bad．You may feel angry, frustrated, scared, or afraid --- which can give you a stomachache or a headache．

What causes stress?

Plenty of things can cause stress in a child's life．___17．____Good or normal stress might show up when you're called on in class or when you have to give a report．Have you ever gotten butterflies in your stomach or sweaty hands? Those can be signs of good stress．___18____ For example, you may do a better job on your book report if the anxiety inspires you to prepare well before you get up and read it to the class．

But bad stress can happen if the stressful feelings keep going over time．You may not