2015-2016学年度4月月考卷

一、完形填空:

完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

If you want to learn a new language, the very first thing to think about is why. Do you need it for a ___________ reason, such as your job or your studies? ___________ perhaps you are interested in the ___________, films or the music of a different country and you know how much it will help to have a___________ of the language.

Most people learn best using a variety of ___________ , but traditional classes are an ideal start for many people. They ___________ an environment where you can practice under the ___________ of someone who’s good at the language. We all lead ___________ lives and learning language takes ___________ . You will have more success if you study regularly, so try to develop a ___________ . It doesn’t matter if you haven’t got long. Becoming ___________in a language will take years, but learning to get by takes a lot less.

Many people start learning a language and soon given up. “I’m too ___________ ,” they say. Yes, children do learn languages more ___________ than adults, but research has shown that you can learn a language at any ___________ . And learning is good for the health of your brain, too. I’ve also heard people ___________ about the mistakes they make when___________ . Well, relax and laugh about your ___________ and you’re much less likely to make them again.

Learning a new language is never ___________ . But with some work and devotion, you’ll make progress. And you’ll be ___________ by the positive reaction of some people when you say just a few words in ___________ won language. Good luck!

1．A. technical B. political C. practical D. physical

2．A. After B. So C. Though D. Or

3．A. literature B. transport C. agriculture D. medicine

4．A. view B. knowledge C. form D. database

5．A. paintings B. regulations C. methods D. computers

6．A. protect B. change C. respect D. provide

7．A. control B. command C. guidance D. pressure

8．A. busy B. happy C. simple D. normal

9．A. courage B. time C. energy D. place

10．A. theory B. business C. routine D. project

11．A. bored B. fluent C. interested D. devoted

12．A. old B. nervous C. weak D. tired

13．A. closely B. quickly C. privately D. quietly

14．A. age B. speed C. distance D. school

15．A. worry B. hesitate C. think D. quarrel

16．A. singing B. working C. bargaining D. learning

17．A. progress B. mistakes C. cleverness D. clumsiness

18．A. tiresome B. hard C. interesting D. easy

19．A. blamed B. amazed C. interrupted D. informed

20．A. their B. his C. our D. your

二、阅读理解：

Allow me to introduce you to Terry, a window salesman from England. If I could take you back about 20 years, you’d know Terry as a complete green hand, who was wet behind the ears in just about everything he attempted. A person couldn’t sell false teeth to his own Granny, let alone he could compete with the other salespeople in the industry. You know, the kind who could sell snow to Eskimos.

Terry’s boss decided to send him out on a practical field trip on his first day. So off he went, but he was extremely nervous. With his hands and his knees shaking, he approached the front door and knocked at is. And old woman appeared. After dozens of cups of tea and pieces of biscuits, the woman signed a contract and purchased over $7,000 worth of windows.

The woman had already talked with 6 excellent salesmen that week, all of whom offered her cheaper ones! That’s right---Terry’s price was the most expensive and he was also the most inexperienced salesman there ever was.

So, what happened then? Here comes the secret. The woman said she liked the young lad more than the others. That’s all there was to it. She didn’t care about the extra expense. Even the other salesmen couldn’t persuade her to pay less than this young lad was asking for.

The truth is that the young lad left on the woman the first impression that shone brighter than any of the salesman’s talk. First impressions count, not the sales techniques, not the low prices. The actual “personality” the kid honestly gave was all that was required. If you market your own products and services, consider what impression you are giving to others. If you appeal to them, then you’ve already done half of the work. If this means redesigning your presentation, then so be it. If this means going out of your way to be polite, helpful and giving the best possible shopping experience to your customers, the so be it.

21．When Terry was offered the job of salesman, he .

A. was good at sales techniques

B. was too young to do it

C. was believed in by his boss

D. knew little about sales skills

22．The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 suggests that .

A. Terry couldn’t trade with Eskimos

B. Terry loved his Granny more

C. Terry was too honest to do the job

D. Terry was afraid to compete

23．What made the young lad succeed in selling the window to the old woman?

A. Being honest and childish.

B. First impression of good personality.

C. High quality and expensive window.

D. Strange ways of sales.

24．The passage is most likely written to .

A. new salesmen

B. general readers

C. window makers

D. new graduates

It’s hard to predict the weather in the near future. It’s even more difficult to know what the climate of the coming season is like. Now you know the winter of 2011/12 was not warm but a freezing one/ many people in the Northern Hemisphere died of cold. but a Native American tribe was fortunate enough to survive the terrible winter because of what was foretold by a weatherman.

One day in early September o 2011 the chief of the Native American tribe was asked by his tribal elders if the winter was going to be cold or mild. The chief asked his medicine man, but the man also had lost touch with the reading signs from the natural world around the Great Lakes.

In truth, neither of them had idea about how to predict the coming winter. However, the chief decided to take a modern approach, and rang the National Weather Service in Gaylord Michigan.

“Yes, it is going to be a cold winter,” the weatherman told the chief. Consequently, the chief went back to his tribe and told his tribe people to collect plenty of firewood.

A fortnight later the chief called the National Weather Service and asked for an update. “Are you still forecasting a cold winter?” he asked.

“Yes, very cold,” the weatherman told him.

As a result of this brief conversation the chief went back to the tribe people to collect every bit of wood they could find.

A month later the chief called the National Weather Service once more and asked about the coming winter. “Yes,” he was told, “it s going to be one of the coldest winters ever.”

The weatherman was right! And the Native American tribe went comfortably through the terrifying winter. The chief was thankful and curious. He rang the weatherman again and asked, “How can you be so sure about it tat it was freezing winter?”

The weatherman replied, “Because the Native American tribe of the Great Lakes are collecting wood like crazy.”

25．The underlined words in Paragraph2 must be a person who .

A. only has the ability to cure illness

B. can foretell what will happen in the future

C. governs he whole American tribes

D. is a weatherman for the Great Lakes

26．The chief decided to take a modern approach, so he turned to .

A. his medicine man

B. his tribe people

C. a telephone

D. a weatherman

27．The native tribe survived the terrible winter mainly because of .

A. lucky coincidence

B. good leadership

C. scientific prediction

D. modern technology

28．The chief rang the weatherman several times out of .

A. anger B. excitement

C. curiosity D. doubt

Imagine you are standing on the 70th floor of the Empire State Building, staring at the cityscape. Suddenly a man pushes past you, opens the window and announces his intention to jump. You yell out, “Stop! Don’t do it!” the six-foot-five figure turns to you and menacingly (恐吓地) says, “Try to stop me and I’ll take you with me!”

“Umm… No problem, sir. have a good trip. any last words?”

“Let me tell you my troubles,” he says, “my wife left me, my kids won’t talk to me, I lost my job and my pet turtle died, so why should I go on living?”

Suddenly you have a flash of inspiration. “Sir, close your eyes for a minute and imagine that you are blind. No colors, no sights of children playing, no fields of flowers, no sunset. Now imagine that suddenly there’s a miracle. You open your eyes and your vision is restored! Are you going to jump? Or will you stick around for a week to enjoy the sights?”

“I’ll stay for a week.”

“But what happened to all the troubles?”

“I guess they’re not so bad. I can see!”

“Well, your eyesight is worth at least five million dollars. You’re a rich man!”

If you really appreciate your eyesight, the other pains are insignificant. But if you take it all for granted, then nothing in life will ever truly give you joy. Actually, there are misconceptions on the road to happiness.

misconception1: “Once I know the tools for being happy, then it will work like magic.”

Don’t expect the results to come automatically. It is possible to understand how to achieve happiness, yet not put it into practice. In fact, many people actually prefer to be comfortable and unhappy, rather than bear the discomfort of changing their habits. Just as learning any new skill requires effort, you have to be willing to invest serious effort to achieve real happiness.

Misconception 2: “if I become content and satisfied with what I have, I’ll lose my motivation to