辽宁省实验中学分校2015-2016学年高一英语12月月考试卷(含解析)

辽宁省实验中学分校2015—2016学年度更下学期阶段性测试高二英语试题第一部分：听力（1-20题略）第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AMy sister Grace Halloran spent most of her teen years in and out of the juvenile institutions(少管所) for minor offenses but, at 18 she was sent to prison for stealing a car. After three years behind the bars, she was released. Only a few years later, she was given a sentence far worse—she had an incurable and progressive disorder and would be totally blind. Meanwhile, Grace was also happily pregnant but terrified she would never see her child’s face. She believed she would succeed as a mother, although “success” had never been in her vocabulary before. She managed well despite fading vision.For years she kept consulting specialists about her eye problems, only to be told that her son would also be blind by the time he was a teenager. She swore to find something, anything, to prevent him from facing her fate. When conventional medicine offered no hope, Grace began a personal quest. She entered a local college. The office for disabled students had her reading assignments put on cassette tapes so that she could listen and learn. She began studying anatomy, physiology and other health sciences. Everyone knowing her was astonished at her persistence to educate herself, restore her vision and keep focused on raising a son who would have perfect eyesight.Eventually Grace’s own way worked and she earned the Ph. D. in Holistic Health for her successful work in improving serious eye disorder. Her eyesight slowly improved so much that she was able to qualify for a driving license. Even better, her son had perfect vision and was accepted into the Air Force.21. From the passage we can know that Grace used to be _______.A. aggressiveB. troublesomeC. ignorantD. competitive22. How did Grace regain her eyesight?A. By following the treatment from specialists.B. By just trying what was taught in the local college.C. By practicing the principles sought by herself.D. By adopting the experience from other patients.23. What is the power of Grace’s recovery?A. Her love for her son.B. Her patience as a mother.C. Her desire to cure the blind.D. Her determination to earn the Ph. D.24. The underlined word “quest”in Paragraph 2 probably means “___________”.A. adventureB. professionC. harvestD. searchBInstagram is a fast，beautiful and fun way to share your life with friends and family．Take a picture or video，choose a filter to transform its look and feel．and then post to Instagram—it's that easy．You can even share to Facebook．Twitter and more．It’s a new way to see the world．So many photos of food are contained on Instagram—now a pop-up diner in London is taking advantage of this new trend by letting people settle the bill for their meals simply by uploading photos of their dishes to social networks．I always thought people’s taking pictures of their food was kind of silly, but at this new pop-uprestaurant in the UK，I’d probably do it too．“The Picture House”is the world’s first pay-by-photo restaurant—you order，click a photo of the food，share on Instagram and eat for free!The restaurant belongs to frozen food giant(巨人)Birds Eye，who came up with the idea to cash in on people’s ad diction with photographing food and sharing the pictures online. They conducted a survey and found out that more than half of the British population regularly took pictures of their meals．So they realized it was a better way to advertise their new dining range．The pop-up diner was open in Soho，London for three days in May，and is now moving to other major UK cities．They serve two-course meals that customers don’t have to pay for, if they photo and lnstagram it．The restaurant is a part of Birds Eye’s“Food f o r Life”campaign，a new marketing project that aims at changing the way people look at frozen food．“Taking photos of food enables people to show off and to share their mealtime moments—from the everyday to the special，”said marketing director Margaret Jobling．The reaction to The Picture House has been great so far And the pay-by-picture concept has proven to be an effective way．Alternative payment methods are actually gaining popularity among a lot of businesses．Last year in a cafe in Germany customers pay by how much time they spend there，not by what they eat．25．Instagram probably is______．A．a restaurant free of charge B．a campaign of“Food for Life’’C．a program used to share photos D．a new marketing project26．What’s the author’s attitude to this ne w trend?A．Confused B．Unconcerned C．Opposed D．Interested27．“The Picture House”encourages sharing photos of its food to_____．A．raise the price of frozen food B．attract more customersC．create a new social media trend D．reward the regular customers28．Which of the following can serve as the best title for the passage?A．Pay by Picture B．The Pop-up DinerC．No Need to Pay D．Food for LifeCBLOOD DRIVE & MARROW(骨髓)REGISTRA TION“These patients deserve a chance at a normal, happy future and th ey rely on the kindness of strangers to make that happen.—Daisy, Isabelle’s Mother Isabelle is the daughter of Daisy and Saman Mirzaei. In January 2008 Isabelle was diagnosed(诊断)with a genetic blood disorder, beta thalassemia. Isabelle’s body is unable to produce healthy red blood cells. As a result, Isabelle has been receiving blood transfusions(输血)every 4—6 weeks since she was 11 months old. A lifetime of regular transfusions can lead to serious medical problems. Her only chance at a normal, healthy life is to have a marrow transplant. Isabelle is an only child, so doctors have started a search for an unrelated marrow donor through the Be The Match Registry. The Mirzaei family asks that youconsider helping patients like Isabelle by registering to be a marrow donor and give the gift of life, the gift of blood.Held at Wiley HallWednesday ,March 26,2014Behind Heathman Dormitory/Butterfield Rd.12:00 PM—6:00 PMDon’t forget to bring your driver’s license or another form of identification when you donate.Visit to make an appointment,Sponsor(担保人) Code 3390.FREE Kingston Pizza!!!Marrow Donors:·be the match·be 18 to 44 years old·in good health·give a swab(化验标本)of your cheek cells for marrow typing·FREE—sponsored(赞助)by Michael’s Fund800-283-8385The Rhode Island Blood Center distributes blood products to hospitals in Rhode Island and Southern New England.29.We can learn from the passage that.A. the blood drive is organized by Isabelle’s motherB. Isabelle receives blood transfusions regularlyC. Isabelle has been ill for 11 monthsD. doctors will sponsor Isabelle’s family30.To be a marrow donor, you must.A. be a relative of the patientB. carry a driver’s licenseC. be at least 18 years oldD. apply to Michael’s Fund31.Those who want to help patients like Isabelle can.A. come to Wiley Hall every WednesdayB. visit for an appointmentC. contact their parents at 800-283-8385D. call at hospitals in Rhode IslandDIn the mid-1950s,I was a somewhat bored early-adolescent male student who believed that doing any more than necessary was wasted effort.One day, this approach threw me into embarrassment.In Mrs.Totten’s eighth-grade math class at Central Avenue School in Anderson,Indiana, we were learning to add and subtract decimals(小数).Our teacher typically assigned daily homework, which would be recited in class the following day. On most days, our grades were based on our oral answers to homework questions.Mrs.Totten usually walked up and down the rows of desks requesting answers from student after student in the order the questions had appeared on our homework sheets. She would start either at the front or the back of the classroom and work toward the other end.Since I was seated near the middle of about 35 students, it was easy to figure out which questions I might have to answer. This particular time, I had completed my usual two or three problems according to my calculations.What I failed to expect was that several students were absent, which threw off my estimate. AsMrs.Totten made her way from the beginning of the class, I desperately tried to determine which math problem I would get. I tried to work it out before she got to me, but I had brain freeze and couldn’t function.When Mrs. Totten reached my desk, she asked what a nswer I’d got for problem No.14.“I...I didn’t get anything,” I answered, and my face felt warm.“Correct,” she said.It turned out that the correct answer was zero.What did I learn that day? First, always do all your homework. Second, in real life it isn’t always what you say but how you say it that matters. Third, I would never make it as a mathematician.If I could choose one school day that taught me the most, it would be that one.32.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 indicate?A. It is wise to value one’s time.B. It is important to make an effortC. It is right to stick to one’s belief.D. It is enough to do the necessary.33.The author could work out which questions to answer since the teacher always.A. asked questions in a regular wayB. walked up and down when asking questionsC. chose two or three questions for the studentsD. requested her students to finish their usual questions34.The author failed to get the questions he had expected because.A. the class didn’t begin as usualB. several students didn’t come to schoolC. he didn’t try hard to make his estimateD. Mrs.Totten didn’t start from the back of the class35. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A. An Unforgettable TeacherB.A Future MathematicianC. An Effective ApproachD.A Valuable Lesson第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

辽宁省实验中学分校2013届高三12月月考英语试题第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分。

内容略，请从21题开始涂卡）第二部分英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21.—Do you like Feng Xiaogang's latest movie 1942？—________.I just watch it for fun.A. Of courseB. Not reallyC. Not likelyD. Not a little22. I’m sure that ____you have told him will make some ____to his decision.A. what; differenceB. that; differenceC. which; effectD. what; effect23. I used to go camping a lot, so it isn’t the first time I ____in a tent.A. have sleptB. had sleptC. was sleepingD. slept24.None of us had expected Luo Yang, the production head of China's new J-15 fighter jetpassed away on the country's aircraft carrier ____ his mission successfully completedA. fromB. with C .by D. of25.Local studies show that students from Liaoning Province Shiyan High School North Schoolare more ____ to be admitted into key universities.A. sureB. possibleC. probableD. likely26. I was so familiar with him that I recognised his voice ____I picked up the phone.A. whileB. the momentC. afterD. in case27. My aunt ____ my sister to marry Henry, but my sister married Frank at last.A. advisedB. persuadedC. suggestedD. banned28. Do you wake up every morning ____energetic and ready to study English well?A. feelB. to feelC. feelingD. felt29. Don’t ___a story. What I want to know is the whole truth about this matter.A. take upB. give upC. make upD. pick up30.Mark Twain worked for several years as a pilot on a steamboat, taking passengers up anddown the Mississippi, the great river ___flows from the north of the US near the Canadianborder.A. asB. whatC. whichD. who31. ---Do you mind if I smoke?---______.A. I’d rather you not toB. I’d rather notC. I’d rather you didn’tD. I’d prefer not to32. —What about going swimming on such a hot day?—________.A. It must be funnyB. That's rightC. Have a nice timeD. Sounds great33. On the surface of the water________, which spoiled the beautiful scenery of the park.A. some dead leaves did floatB. did float some dead leavesC. floated some dead leavesD. did some dead leaves float34. —My daughter mastered English in less than two years.—Did she? She________have a gift for languages.A. canB. wouldC. shouldD. must35. Jack got________kick out of going for________walk after dinner when he was young.A. a; 不填B. a; aC. 不填; theD. the; a第二节完形填空（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, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

辽宁省实验中学分校2015-2016学年度上学期阶段性测试英语学科高二年级第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40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和D)中.选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

ALarry was on another of his underwater expeditions(探险)but this time, it was different. He decided to take his daughter along with him. She was only ten yearsold. This would be her first trip with her father on what he had always been famous for.Larry first began diving when he was his daughter’s age. Similarly, hisfather had taken him along on one of his expeditions. Since then, he had never looked back. Larry started out by renting diving suits from the small diving shop just along the shore. He had hated them. They were either too big or too small. Then, therewas the instructor. He gave him a short lesson before allowing him into the waterwith his father. He had made an exception. Larry would never have been able to godown without at least five hours of theory and another similar number of hours onpractical lessons with a guide. Children his age were not even allowed to dive.After the first expedition, Larry’s later diving adventures only got betterand better. There was never a dull moment. In his black and blue suit and with anoxygen tank fastened on his back, Larry dived from boats into the middle of the ocean. Dangerous areas did not prevent him from continuing his search. Sometimes, he waslimited to a cage underwater but that did not bother him. At least, he was stillable to take photographs of the underwater creatures.Larry’s first expedition with out his father was in the Cayman Islands. Therewere numerous diving spots in the area and Larry was determined to visit all of them. Fortunately for him, a man offered to take him around the different spots for free. Larry did not even know what the time was, how many spots he dived into or how manyphotographs he had taken. The diving spots afforded such a wide array of fish andsea creatures that Larry saw more than thirty varieties of creatures.Larry looked at his daughter. She looked as excited as he had been when he washer age.He hoped she would be able to continue the family tradition. Already, shelooked like she was much braver than Larry had been then. This was the key to asuccessful underwater expedition.21. In what way was this expedition different for Larry?A. His daughter had grown up.B. He had become a famous diver.C. His father would dive with him.D. His daughter would dive with him.22. What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?A. Larry had some privileges.B. Larry liked the rented diving suits.C. Divers had to buy diving equipment.D. Ten-year-old children were permitted to dive.23.Why did Larry have to stay in a cage underwater sometimes?A.To protect himself from danger.B.To dive into the deep water.C.To admire the underwater view.D.To take photos more conveniently.24.What did Larry expect his daughter to do?A.Become a successful diver.B.Make a good diving guide.C.Take a lot of photos underwater.D.Have longer hours of training.BHOLIDAY FUN AT THE POWERHOUSE・TELEPHONE(02)9217 0111500 HARRIS STREET ULTIMOJoin in the holiday fun at the Powerhouse this month linked to our new exhibition,Evolution & Revolution:Chinese dress1700s to now.DON’T FORGET our other special event,the Club Med Circus School which is part of the Circus(马戏团)!150years of circus in Australia exhibition experience!◆Chinese Folk Dancing:Colorful Chinese dance and musical performances by TheChinese Folk Dancing School of Sydney.Dances include:the Golden stick dance and the Chinese drum dance.A feature will be the Qin dynasty Emperor’s count dance.Alsoincluded is a show of face painting for Beijing opera performances.Sunday 29 June and Wednesday 2 July in the Turbine Hall, at 11.30 am & 1.30 pm.◆Australian Chinese Children’s Arts Theat re:Well-known children’s play experts from Shanghai lead this dynamic youth group.Performances include Chinesefairy tales and plays.Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 Julyin the Turbine Hall,at 11.30 am & 1.30 pm.◆Chinese Youth League:A traditional performing arts group featuring performance highlights such as the Red scarf and Spring flower dances,and a musician playing Er Hu.Sunday 6 to Tuesday 8 Julyin the Turbine Hall,11.30 am to 1.30 pm.◆Kids Activity:Make a Paper Horse:Young children make a paper horse cut-out.(The horse is a frequent theme in Chinese painting,including a kind ofadvancement.)Suitable for ages 8~12 years.Saturday 28 June to Tuesday 8 Julyin the Turbine Hall,12.00 pm to 1.00 pm.◆Club Med Circus School:Learn circus skills,including the trapeze,trampolining and magic.Note only for children over 5.There are 40 placesavailable in each 1 hour session and these must be booked at the front desk,level4,on the day.Tuesday 1 to Saturday 5 Julyat 11.30 am & 1.00 pm.Enjoy unlimited free visits and many other benefits by becoming a Family member of the Powerhouse.Our family members hips cover two adults and all children underthe age of 16 years at the one address.Members receive Powerline,our monthly magazine,discounts in the shops and the restaurants,as well as free admission to the Museum.All this for as little as $50.00a year!Call(02)9217 0600 for more details.25.When can you watch the Chinese drum dance?A.On July 2.B.On July 3.C.On July 6.D.On July 8.26.To learn the magic tricks,you can go to .A.Kids ActivityB.Chinese Youth LeagueC.Club Med Circus SchoolD.Children’s Arts Theatre27.What is required if you want to enjoy free visits to the Museum?A.Calling(02)9217 0600.B.Gaining family membership.ing for the holiday fun.D.Paying Powerline $50.00 a year.28.What is the main purpose of the text?A.To attract visitors.B.To present schedules.C.To report the performances.D.To teach kids Chinese arts.CHow fit are your teeth?Are you lazy about brushing them?Never fear:An inventoris on the case.An electric toothbrush senses how long and how well you brush,andit lets you track your performance on your phone.The Kolibree toothbrush was exhibited at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week.It senses how it is moved and can send the informationto an Android phone or iPhone via a Bluetooth wireless connection.The toothbrush will be able to teach you to brush right(don’t forget the insides of the teeth!)and mak e sure you’re brushing long enough.“It’s kind of like having a dentist actually watch your brushing on a day-to-day basis,”says Thomas Serval,the French inventor.The toothbrush will also be able to talk to other applications on your phone,so developers could,for instance,create a game c ontrolled by your toothbrush.You could score points for beating monsters among your teeth.“We try to make it smart butalso fun,”Serval says.Serval says he was inspired by his experience as a father.He would come homefrom work and ask his kids if they had brushed their teeth.They said“yes,”but Serval would find their toothbrush heads dry.He decided he needed a brush that really told him how well his children brushed.The company says the Kolibree will go on sale this summer,for $99 to $199,depending on features.The U.S.is the first target market.Serval says that one day,it’ll be possible to replace the brush on the handlewith a brushing unit that also has a camera.The camera can even examine holes inyour teeth while you brush.29.Which is one of the features of the Kolibree toothbrush?A.It can sense how users brush their teeth.B.It can track users’ school performance.C.It can detect users’ fear of seeing a dentist.D.It can help users find their phones.30.What can we learn from Serval’s words in Paragraph 3?A.You will find it enjoyable to see a dentist.B.You should see your dentist on a day-to-day basis.C.You can brush with the Kolibree as if guided by a dentist.D.You’d like a dentist to watch you brush your teeth every day.31.Which of the following might make the Kolibree toothbrush fun?A.It can be used to update mobile phones.B.It can be used to play mobile phone games.C.It can send messages to other users.D.It can talk to its developers.32.What is Paragraph 5 mainly about?A.How Serval found out his kids lied to him.B.Why Serval thought brushing teeth was necessary.C.How Serval taught his kids to brush their teeth.D.What inspired Serval to invent the toothbrush.DA new study shows students who write notes by hand during lectures perform better on exams than those who use laptops(笔记本电脑).Students are increasingly using laptops for note-taking because of speed andlegibility(清晰度).But the research has found laptop users are less able to remember and apply the concepts they have been taught.Researchers performed experiments that aimed to find out whether using a laptop increased the tendency to make notes“mindlessly”by taking down word for word whatthe professors said.In the first experiment,students were given either a laptop or pen and paper.They listened to the same lectures and were told to use their usual note-taking skills.Thirty minutes after the talk,they were examined on their ability to remember facts and on how well they understood concepts.The researchers found that laptop users took twice as many notes as those whowrote by hand.However,the typists performed worse at remembering and applying theconcepts.Both groups scored similarly when it came to memorizing facts.The researchers’ report said,“While more notes are beneficial,if the notesare taken mindlessly,as is more likely the case on a laptop,the benefit disappears.”In another experiment aimed at testing long-term memory,students took notes as before but were tested a week after the lecture.This time,the students who wrotenotes by hand performed significantly better on the exam.These two experiments suggest that handwritten notes are not only better forimmediate learning and understanding,but that they also lead to superior revisionin the future.33.More and more students favor laptops for note-taking because they can .A.write more notesB.digest concepts betterC.get higher scoresD.understand lectures better34.While taking notes,laptop users tend to be .A.skillfulB.mindlessC.thoughtfulD.tireless35.The passage is likely to appear in .A.a newspaper advertisementB.a computer textbookC.a science magazineD.a finance report第二节(共5小题;每小题2分, 满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

辽宁省实验中学分校2015-2016学年度上学期阶段性测试英语学科高一年级命题人：第I卷第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40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和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

ADo you want to travel abroad? If you do, here are some cities around the world you can consider traveling to.Athens, GreeceIt is the birthplace of Western civilization now almost 4,000 years old.Explore the Acropolis in Athens, and then visit the new Acropolis Museum to truly appreciate the ancient settlement. Walk in Socrates’ footsteps around the Agora ---- the center of social activities in ancient Greece. Beyond the Acropolis, you can also explore the flea markets(跳蚤市场) of Monastiraki and Plaka. Budapest, HungaryBudapest is known as the city of naturally warm pools of water called spas. The Hungarian capital features 16th---century Turkish pools as well as medicinal spas. Budapest is also a long--term “foodie city”. Try local specialties(招牌菜) like Hungarian goulash, rich with beef, onions, potatoes, and spices.Queenstown, New ZealandOn New Zealand’s beautiful South Island, Queenstown is one of the top places in the world for hiking, boating, and skiing. Nearby Milford Sound offers the peaceful beauty for which New Zealand is famous. Perhaps the most famous New Zealand product is the Lord of the Rings movies. Take a road trip and explore places where the movie was filmed.Dubai, the United Arab EmiratesDubai is a city famous for luxury(奢侈的) goods. One of its shopping centers even has an indoor ski slope. Dubai is also home of the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. And the Burj Al--Arab hotel is on an artificial island in the Arabian Sea.1. Where can you learn about social activities in ancient Greece?A. At PlakaB. At Monastiraki.C. At the AgoraD. At the Acropolis2. To enjoy the peaceful beauty of nature, one should go to _______ .A. GreeceB. HungaryC. New ZealandD. the United Arab Emirates3. Dubai would most likely attract those who are interested in _____.A. delicious foodB. outdoor sportsC. the ancient civilizationD. man--made wondersBMy friend Tim was one of five children. His father was an alcoholic and died very young, and his mother was unable to support the family. Unfortunately, the children were separated and placed in foster homes(收养家庭).Tim dropped out of school and did nothing to further himself. He eventually went through a divorce. Tim’s brother, although experiencing the same childhood, educated himself and got a good job. He has a happy family and a wonderful home.Both brothers gave a similar answer when asked why their lives turned out the way they did. They said, “You’d turn out this way too if you had a childhood like mine.” Neither of the brothers could change his past, but one of them adjusted(调整) his sail.It doesn’t take much to find an excuse whether that is our family background, our lack of education, or that we live in the wrong city, or do not know the right people. Each one of these excuses has a solution. However, if you believe that there is nothing you can do to turn your life around, then you won’t be able to change your life for the better.If you really desire to turn your life to a new course, to set your sail to a different port, it is a matter of choice. If you choose to move forward, the easiest way is to find a solution to your today’s situation. Solutions are there if you want to go after them. Sure, it may take some hard work, or the willingness to take a risk. But if you do not, then you will never have a different or happy life. Do not limit yourself by finding an excuse; only limit yourself by refusing to have an excuse.4. Why does Tim’s brother have a happy life?A. He had a happy childhood.B. He tried hard to change his life.C. He had a wonderful foster homeD. He was the smartest of his family.5. What did Tim think led to his unhappy life?A. His laziness.B. Not adjusting his sail.C. His unhappy childhood.D. Not having any opportunities.6. In the author’s opinion, his friend Tim _____ .A. really had no chance to improve his lifeB. failed because he lived in the wrong cityC. was the most unfortunate man in the worldD. could have changed his life if he had chosen to7. What is the best title for the text?A. Adjust your sailB. Say “no” to excusesC. Move toward a happy familyD. How we live our life is a choiceCRaising children has traditionally been a mother’s role. People think that kids have to be with mothers mostly, but the modern sociology says when a father is not involved in life, it leads to problems. Children abandoned or ignored by their fathers do not succeed as well as children in families where both parents are involved.At the River House in Maryland, a church community is running a program called the Men’s Retreat with the purpose of helping men become better fathers. Here fathers can get parental advice. The program is also open to children who don’t have fathers in their lives. For them, the program is an opportunity to i nteract(互动) with male role models.Businessman Pavel says though the Men’s Retreat may take up some of his time to earn money, it has been a good opportunity to spend quality time with his son. He has realized that for boys, father is the first teacher. And the gathering is also a great chance to think about how to improve the relationship with his wife.Program organizer Victor Visotski notes that the son is going along his father’s path an learns from him. The father’s role in a daughter’s life is as important as that in his son’s life. A father for a daughter is a hero and he is the first man she admires. It is important that the father creates a family atmosphere filled with love, because the daughter observes the behavior of her father closely. Mr. Visotski says a father must take his duties as a parent as seriously as his career. Setting aside quality time to spend with his child is a good start.8. We can learn from the modern sociology that ____ .A. a father’s role in children’s life is important.B. a father can teach children more than a motherC. raising children should be a father’s responsibilityD. children having no fathers are less likely to succeed9. Which of the following is TRUE about the Men’s Retreat?A. It is for kids who are abandoned.B. It aims to help men relax after work.C. Children are not allowed to attend it.D. It shows men how to act as fathers well.10. What does Pavel think of the Men’s Retreat?A. It is a waste of time and money.B. It can help him find a new job at school.C. It is a good chance for family gathering.D. It helps him become a good father and husband.11. According to Victor Visotski, _____ .A. a father has little influence on his daughterB. a daughter usually looks down upon her fatherC. fathers must learn to balance parenting and workD. fathers should play the main role in raising childrenDMy shoe lesson number one.Back in my days as a salesman, I was on my way to deliver a speech in Newfoundland. Sitting comfortably in the airplane seat, I suddenly broke out in a cold sweat as I realized I had left my dress shoes at home. I was wearing running shoes for an important speech.I knew I could buy a new pair when I land. Too late; the stores were already closed. What about in the morning? No, the next day was Sunday and my speech was scheduled for 9:00 a.m. Ninety seconds later, however, my cold sweat has been replaced with a single idea.The next morning, I began my speech, “You might be wondering why I am wearing running shoes today. Well, it’s about this request here. When I’m done speaking, I’ll be running door to door and I want every one of you to come running with me, too.”My little “goof-up”became a clever demonstration(示范) of action speaking louder than words.My shoe lesson number two.My brother was getting married. We had just witnessed the signing of the papers at their house, and they were rushing over to another place for the ceremony. As we locked up their house, my wife’s shoes broke. So off to the nearest shoe store we flew. We knew they would wait for us before starting the ceremony. What we did not know was how long they would wait.That day, my wife performed a miracle(奇迹）that no other woman has done before or since. She went into the store and came out just five minutes later with the perfect pair of shoes.Perhaps the most important lesson here is that, contrary to popular belief, the shoe does not make the man/woman. But the lack of shoes can surely build character.12. Upon thinking of his shoes on the plane, the author felt________A. proudB. delightedC. panickyD. encouraged13. What does the underlined part “goof-up”probably mean?________A. ImageB. MistakeC. SuccessD. Present14. Before entering the shoe store, the author thought it _________A. strange to be in a dilemma for a second timeB. a great pity to have to miss to his brother’s weddingC. important to test the quality of a new pair of shoesD. unlikely for his wife to finish shopping in a short time15. What’s the message the author conveys in the text?_________A. Emergencies can help shape our character.B. You can never judge a person by his looks.C. It’s hard to change our character overnight.D. Never buy shoes without trying them on first.第二节（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

2016届辽宁省实验中学分校高三上学期12月月考英语试卷（带解析）一、阅读理解（共4小题）1.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中（A、B、C和D），选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AWhen Charles Stratton was five, he stopped growing．His mother took him to see the famous showman, P．T．Barnum．Mr．Barnum thought a small person would be the perfect addition to his show．He hired Charles' parents along with him, and they traveled the world together．He gave the two-foot-tall Charles a name, General Tom Thumb．He taught Tom how to sing, dance, act and tell jokes．When he felt Tom was ready to perform on stage, he made up ads．To stir up great interest, he said that Tom was eleven years old and had come from England．During the show, Tom fought battles pretendedly with tall people．He also danced upon a wooden plate held by a person who was eight feet tall．Tom's act was very popular and brought in a lot of money．By the time Tom was an adult, he had grown very rich．He had become a billionaire at the age of twenty five．Fortunately for Tom, Mr．Barnum added more little people to his show, and Tom became lucky in love as well．One of the little people was Lavinia Warren, a schoolteacher．Tom was able to win her love, and they married．The ceremony and reception were the talk of the town．They were attended by many rich and famous people and by about 2000 guests．Crowds filled the streets of New York to have a look at their tiny wedding marriage．The couple even met with President Abraham Lincoln on their honeymoon just before going to live in Tom's house in Connecticut．Their wedding, which took place during the Civil War, provided a welcome escape from the sad problems of war．Not willing to let this bit of sunshine fade, communities throughout the country sponsored "Tom Thumb" weddings．In these weddings, small boys and girls, all dressed up, went through marriage ceremony for fun．1．The underlined words "talk of the town" means________．A．it was in the newspaperB．it was the most popular topicC．people spread bad rumors about itD．it was discussed in a city meeting2．What does the author think about Tom's wedding?A．Tom and Lavinia were stupid．B．People gave it too much of their attention．C．It was funny and ridiculous．D．It helped people cheer up in a dark time．3．What is the main idea of the last paragraph?A．Weddings always make people feel full of sunshine．B．People are always disappointed during war time．C．Entertainment can serve an important purpose．D．People should be married when they are small children．2.BDeath is natural, but do you have any idea of the process of dying? Modern scientists divide the process of dying into two phases --- clinical or temporary death and biological death．Clinical death occurs when the vital organs, such as the heart or lungs, have ceased to function, but have not suffered permanent damage．The organism can still be revived(复活)．Biological death occurs when changes in the organism lead to the “breaking up” of vital cells and tissues．Death is then unchangeable and final．Scientists have been seeking a way to prolong the period of clinical death so that the organism can remain alive before biological death occurs．The best method developed so far involves cooling of the organism, combined with narcotic sleep．By slowing down the body’s metabolism(新陈代谢), cooling delays the processes leading to biological death．To illustrate how this works, scientists performed an experiment on a six-year-old female monkey called Keta．The scientist put Keta to sleep with a narcotic．Then they surrounded her body with ice-bags and began checking her body temperature．When it had dropped to 28 degrees the scientists began draining blood from an artery．The monkey’s blood pressure decreased and an hour later both the heart and breathing stopped: clinical death set in．For twenty minutes Keta remained in this state．Her temperature dropped to 22 degrees．At this point the scientists pumped blood into an artery in the direction of the heart and started artificial breathing．After two minutes Keta’s heart became active once more．After fifteen minutes, spontaneous(自发的)breathing began, and after four hours Keta opened her eyes and lifted her head．After six hours, when the scientists tried to give her a penicillin injection, Keta seized the syringe and ran with it around the room．Her behavior differed little from that of a healthy animal．1．For a person who suffers from the clinical death, _________．A．his most important organs are damaged．B．he still has the possibility of getting back to life．C．he can not avoid final death．D．he is still very much alive2．Scientists try to make the time of clinical death longer in order to __________．A．slow down the body’s metabolism．B．bring vital cells and tissues back to active life．C．cool the organism．D．delay the coming of biological death．3． How did the scientists put Keta into clinical death?A．By putting her to sleep, lowering her temperature and draining her blood．B．By surrounding her body with ice-bags and draining her blood．C．By lowing her blood pressure and stopping her heart from beating．D．By draining her blood, lowering her blood pressure and stopping her breathing．4． All of the following indicate that the monkey has almost restored to her original physical state except the fact that__________．A．her heart beat again．B．she regained her no rmal breath．C．she rejected a penicillin injection．D．she acted as lively as a healthy monkey．3.C“People are ruder today because they are rushed and more ‘time poor’ than ever before,” says Patsy Rowe, “ Manners have fallen off the rada r(雷达)．” Due to our strong attraction to electronic equipment it is a wonder that more people don’t wake up each morning and greet the singing birds with complaining about the noise．Here are some examples of rudeness．Some people prefer to do almost everything over the Internet．To them, dealing with an actual human is like an evolutionary step backward．It feels very slow because humans don’t work at 4G speeds．When you have dinner with friends, you will often notice someone paying more attention to his mobile phone．We have programmed ourselves to think that every new message brings life-changing news, so taking calls and checking our texts are more important than talking to the people we are with．What is worse, some people even tend to send anonymous（匿名的）rude messages by email．However, rudeness is never acceptable．Don’t assume it is OK to be rude if the person you’re in touch with won’t recognize you．If you have something awful to say, have the courage to face the person and say it, write a letter or email and sign it, or forget it．Upsetting people with unsigned messages is cruel and disgusting．We shouldn’t blame technology for our shortcomings．Technology is here to help us, but we should not allow it to take over our lives．An important step is acknowledging our shortcomings．People spend a lot of time pointing out bad manners but it would be even more helpful if we’d publicly acknowledge good manners when we see them．1．What can be inferred from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1?A．People can tell good from bad behavior．B．Radar is able to observe human behavior．C．People care little about their behavior．D．Radar can be used to predict human behavior．2．Some people are less willing to deal with humans because__________．A．they are becoming less patientB．they are growing too independentC．they have to handle many important messagesD．they have to follow an evolutionary step backward．3．The author thinks sending unsigned awful messages is ___________．A．RidiculousB．disgustingC．acceptableD．reasonable4．What can we learn from the last paragraph?A．We should applaud good behavior．B．Technology can never be blamedC．We should keep pointing out mistakes．D．Technology will take over lives one day．4.DI have two sons．They are as different as night and day．My youngest is sweet, loveable, easy-going, and finds joy in everything．My oldest we’ve nicknamed the “Evil Genius” is ambitious, self-confident, and suffers no fools．Whenever we mentioned Santa my husband and I were rewarded with major eye rolling and deep sighs from my oldest．At first we both tried to ignore it．We both knew that our eldest had figured out the big secret．But I’d be damned(指责) if he was going to ruin it for his six-year-old brother who had plenty of Santa-loving years ahead of him．I looked at my husband in the eye and said, “I’ll handle this．” to which he responded “Okay just be careful because I’m not sure he knows - he might just be acting like it．” But I knew．And I had it in my mind that he was about to break his younger brothers spirit and break the news to him．I was afraid he was going to take the Christmas spirit away from my sweet innocent youngest and stamp all over it．I had to protect him．I needed to control this now before it got out of control．I rushed into the play room where my oldest was playing alone．I looked him dead in the eyes and said: “Well you know Santa isn’t real, right?” And as I stared at my eight-year-old son for what seemed like a long time of silence, his eyes started to fill with tears． And a tear dropped down his cheek when he screamed out, “He’s not?”“Um well it’s not that he’s not real (shut up you idiot- stop saying he’s not real), but he doesn’t really make and deliver all the toys．Dad and I get some of them for you．So he’s real．He’s just got a little help from us．”The Evil Genius wasn’t buying it．He just sat there looking at me with an expression of doubt．You know when you make a terrible mistake but you can’t stop yourself from making it worse? That was me because I just had to know．I had to know why he had seemedto be over Santa．So I asked him why he rolled his eyes and sighed every time his father and I mentioned Santa, to which he replied that kids at school had been saying Santa wasn't real but that he still thought he was．1．What’s the best title for the passage?A．Two different sonsB．Santa secret given awayC．Protecting one, ruining the otherD．Making a mistake worse2．What did the writer conclude when “Evil Genius” rolled his eyes and sighe d?A．“Evil Genius” had discovered Santa was not real．B．“Evil Genius” had broken the secret to his younger brother．C．“Evil Genius” had passed his Santa-loving years．D．“Evil Genius” had been influenced by his classmates．3．What does the underlined sentence mean in the passage?A．“Evil Genius” refused to buy toys．B．“Evil Genius” didn’t believe his mother’s words．C．“Evil Genius” wanted to keep silent．D．“Evil Genius” would not give away the secret．4．What lesson can we learn from the story?A．Lies can never change facts．B．Honesty is the best policy．C．No one is perfect．D．We should think twice before we act．二、信息匹配（共1小题）5.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，有两项为多余选项。

辽宁省实验中学分校2015-2016学年度上学期阶段性测试英语学科高一年级本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。

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第一部分听力 (略)第二部分阅读理解 (共两节，满分40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和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

ATokyo is one of those places that you can love and hate at the same time.In Tokyo there are always too many people in the places where I want to be. Of course there are too many cars. The Japanese drive very fast when they can. But in Tokyo they often spend a long time in traffic jams. Tokyo is not different when one wants to walk.At certain times of the day there are a lot of people on foot in London's Oxford Street. But the streets near Ginza in Tokyo always have a lot of people on foot, and sometimes it is really difficult to walk. People are very polite; there are just too many of them.The worst time to be in the street is at 11:30 at night. That is when the night-clubs are closing and everybody wants to go home. There are 35,000 night-clubs in Tokyo, and you do not often see one that is empty.Most people travel to and from work by train. Tokyo people buy six million train tickets every day. At most stations, trains arrive every two or three minutes, but at certain hours there do not seem to be enough trains. Although they are usually crowded, Japanese trains are very good. They always leave and arrive on time. On a London train you would see everybody reading a newspaper. In Tokyo trains everybody in a seat seems to be asleep, whether his journey is long or short.In Tokyo, I stood outside the station for five minutes. Three fire-engines raced past on the way to one of the many fires that Tokyo has every day. Tokyo has so many surprises that none of them can really surprise me now. Instead, I am surprised at myself: I must go there next year on business. I know I hate the overcrowded city. But I feel like a man who is returning to his long-lost love.21. Tokyo is different from London in that ____________.A. it has a smaller populationB. it is an international cityC. it is more difficult to go somewhere on foot in TokyoD. its people are friendlier and more polite.22. What time does the writer think is the worst time to go into the street?A. When the night-clubs are closing.B. At 8 o'clock in the morning.C. When the train is overcrowded.D. At 11:30 a.m.23. What does the writer say about Japanese trains?A. There are not enough trains.B. They are very nice and comfortable.C. They leave and arrive at the right time.D. They often run behind schedule.24. From the writer's observation, we can see that fires break out in Tokyo ____________.A. occasionallyB. quite frequentlyC. not very oftenD. twice a dayBIt was Monday. Mrs. Smith's dog was hungry, but there was not any meat in the house.Considering that there was no better way. Mrs. Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it: “Give my dog half a pound of meat.”Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently: “Take this to the butcher(屠夫). And he's going to give you your lunch today.”Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher's. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the lady's handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once.At noon, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it, he gave it half a pound of meat once more.The next day, the dog came again exactly at noon. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers. But, the dog came again at four o'clock. And the same thing happened once again. To the butcher's more surprise, it came for the third time at six o'clock, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He said to himself, “This is a small dog. Why does Mrs. Smith give it so much meat to eat today?”Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it!25. Mrs. Smith treated her little dog quite ____________.A. cruellyB. fairlyC. kindlyD. impatiently26. It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper Mrs. Smith gave it ____________.A. might do it much harmB. could do it much goodC. would help the butcherD. was worth many pounds27. The butcher did not give any meat to the dog ____________.A. before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs. SmithB. when he found that the words on the paper were not clearC. because he had sold out all the meat in his shopD. until he was paid enough by Mrs. Smith28. At the end of the story, you'll find that ____________.A. the dog was clever enough to write on the paperB. the dog dared not go to the butcher's any moreC. the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dogD. the butcher found himself cheatedCTeam building games can be fun for teenagers. They can also be tools for strengthening the group. There are many levels of team building exercises. Let’s look at some activities that can help you build a stronger team.Pass the ClapPass the Clap works well as a beginning activity to help your group get to know each other. Have the participants stand in a circle. One person starts the clap and then turns to face the person next to him. As they are about to make eye contact, they clap together. That next person now has the clap and he has to pass it on. Continue to pass the clap around the circle.Blindfolded BirthdayBlindfolded Birthday works well after people have become a little more familiar with each other. Everyone puts on a blindfold. Then, without talking, they have to line up in order of birthdays.Two Truths and a LieTwo truths and a Lie can be played anytime in the group’s operations. Have the participants sit in a circle. Each person is supposed to tell two truths and a lie about themselves. The group has to guess which is the lie.Human KnotHuman Knot is an activity best played after your group has gotten quite familiar with each other, because there can be a lot of touching going on. Everyone gathers in a circle. They put their right hands in the middle of the circle. They grab someone else’s hand. Then the left hands go in the middle and they grab someone else’s hand. The group is now knotted up. The object of Human Knot is to untie the group without letting go of any hands.29. Pass the Clap is most helpful for ____________.A. starting relationshipsB. rebuilding relationshipsC. welcoming close friendsD. celebrating some events30. When playing Human Knot, ____________.A. the participants shouldn’t see each oth erB. everyone should grab two people’s handsC. everyone should tell their birthday to othersD. the participants shouldn’t have any body contact31. Which game is suitable for both strangers and familiars?A. Pass the Clap.B. Blindfolded Birthday.C. Two Truths and a LieD. Human KnotDFor many years, I strongly believed that my suffering was because of my size.I imagined that when the weight disappeared, it would take old wounds, hurts and rejections with it.Many people with weight problems also mistakenly believe that changing our bodies will fix everything. Perhaps our mistake is believing that being thin equals being loved, being special, and being cared for. We fantasize(幻想) about what it will be like when we reach the long-awaited goal. We work very hard to realize this dream. Then, at last, we find ourselves there.But we often gain back what we have lost. Even so, we continue to believe that next time it will be different. Next time, we will keep it off. Next time, being thin will finally bring us happiness, self-worth, and, of course, love.It took me a long time to realize that there was something more for me to learn about beauty. Different cultures have different standards (标准) of beauty. In Samoa a woman is not considered attractive unless she weighs more than 200 pounds. More importantly, if it’s happiness that we want, why not put our energy there rather than on the size of our body? Why not look inside? Many of us struggle hard to change our body, but in vain. We have to find a way to live comfortably inside our body and make friends with and care for ourselves. When we change our attitudes towards ourselves, the whole world changes.32. The passage tries to stress the importance of ____________.A. body sizeB. different beauty standardsC. culture differenceD. attitudes towards life33. What does the underlined word “everything” in paragraph 2 mean?A. The whole worldB. All the problemsC. All the dreamsD. All the truth34. What can be inferred about the author?A. The author is a Samoan.B. The author probably got wounded in wars or accidents.C. The author succeeded in losing weight.D. The author has been troubled by her/his weight.35. Which of the following statements is true?A. One’s happiness is determined by a person’s weight.B. Not all countries take being thin as the standard of beauty.C. It’s entirely wrong to care about whether a person is fat or not.D. Once a person loses weight, he/she won’t gain back the weight easily.第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

2016届辽宁省实验中学分校高三上学期12月月考英语试卷（带解析）一、阅读理解（共4小题）1.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中（A、B、C和D），选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AWhen Charles Stratton was five, he stopped growing．His mother took him to see the famous showman, P．T．Barnum．Mr．Barnum thought a small person would be the perfect addition to his show．He hired Charles' parents along with him, and they traveled the world together．He gave the two-foot-tall Charles a name, General Tom Thumb．He taught Tom how to sing, dance, act and tell jokes．When he felt Tom was ready to perform on stage, he made up ads．To stir up great interest, he said that Tom was eleven years old and had come from England．During the show, Tom fought battles pretendedly with tall people．He also danced upon a wooden plate held by a person who was eight feet tall．Tom's act was very popular and brought in a lot of money．By the time Tom was an adult, he had grown very rich．He had become a billionaire at the age of twenty five．Fortunately for Tom, Mr．Barnum added more little people to his show, and Tom became lucky in love as well．One of the little people was Lavinia Warren, a schoolteacher．Tom was able to win her love, and they married．The ceremony and reception were the talk of the town．They were attended by many rich and famous people and by about 2000 guests．Crowds filled the streets of New York to have a look at their tiny wedding marriage．The couple even met with President Abraham Lincoln on their honeymoon just before going to live in Tom's house in Connecticut．Their wedding, which took place during the Civil War, provided a welcome escape from the sad problems of war．Not willing to let this bit of sunshine fade, communities throughout the country sponsored "Tom Thumb" weddings．In these weddings, small boys and girls, all dressed up, went through marriage ceremony for fun．1．The underlined words "talk of the town" means________．A．it was in the newspaperB．it was the most popular topicC．people spread bad rumors about itD．it was discussed in a city meeting2．What does the author think about Tom's wedding?A．Tom and Lavinia were stupid．B．People gave it too much of their attention．C．It was funny and ridiculous．D．It helped people cheer up in a dark time．3．What is the main idea of the last paragraph?A．Weddings always make people feel full of sunshine．B．People are always disappointed during war time．C．Entertainment can serve an important purpose．D．People should be married when they are small children．2.BDeath is natural, but do you have any idea of the process of dying? Modern scientists divide the process of dying into two phases --- clinical or temporary death and biological death．Clinical death occurs when the vital organs, such as the heart or lungs, have ceased to function, but have not suffered permanent damage．The organism can still be revived(复活)．Biological death occurs when changes in the organism lead to the “breaking up” of vital cells and tissues．Death is then unchangeable and final．Scientists have been seeking a way to prolong the period of clinical death so that the organism can remain alive before biological death occurs．The best method developed so far involves cooling of the organism, combined with narcotic sleep．By slowing down the body’s metabolism(新陈代谢), cooling delays the processes leading to biological death．To illustrate how this works, scientists performed an experiment on a six-year-old female monkey called Keta．The scientist put Keta to sleep with a narcotic．Then they surrounded her body with ice-bags and began checking her body temperature．When it had dropped to 28 degrees the scientists began draining blood from an artery．The monkey’s blood pressure decreased and an hour later both the heart and breathing stopped: clinical death set in．For twenty minutes Keta remained in this state．Her temperature dropped to 22 degrees．At this point the scientists pumped blood into an artery in the direction of the heart and started artificial breathing．After two minutes Keta’s heart became active once more．After fifteen minutes, spontaneous(自发的)breathing began, and after four hours Keta opened her eyes and lifted her head．After six hours, when the scientists tried to give her a penicillin injection, Keta seized the syringe and ran with it around the room．Her behavior differed little from that of a healthy animal．1．For a person who suffers from the clinical death, _________．A．his most important organs are damaged．B．he still has the possibility of getting back to life．C．he can not avoid final death．D．he is still very much alive2．Scientists try to make the time of clinical death longer in order to __________．A．slow down the body’s metabolism．B．bring vital cells and tissues back to active life．C．cool the organism．D．delay the coming of biological death．3． How did the scientists put Keta into clinical death?A．By putting her to sleep, lowering her temperature and draining her blood．B．By surrounding her body with ice-bags and draining her blood．C．By lowing her blood pressure and stopping her heart from beating．D．By draining her blood, lowering her blood pressure and stopping her breathing．4． All of the following indicate that the monkey has almost restored to her original physical state except the fact that__________．A．her heart beat again．B．she regained her no rmal breath．C．she rejected a penicillin injection．D．she acted as lively as a healthy monkey．3.C“People are ruder today because they are rushed and more ‘time poor’ than ever before,” says Patsy Rowe, “ Manners have fallen off the radar(雷达)．” Due to our strong attraction to electronic equipment it is a wonder that more people don’t wake up each morning and greet the singing birds with complaining about the noise．Here are some examples of rudeness．Some people prefer to do almost everything over the Internet．To them, dealing with an actual human is like an evolutionary step backward．It feels very slow because humans don’t work at 4G speeds．When you have dinner with friends, you will often notice someone paying more attention to his mobile phone．We have programmed ourselves to think that every new message brings life-changing news, so taking calls and checking our texts are more important than talking to the people we are with．What is worse, some people even tend to send anonymous（匿名的）rude messages by email．However, rudeness is never acceptable．Don’t assume it is OK to be rude if the person you’re in touch with won’t recognize you．If you have something awful to say, have the courage to face the person and say it, write a letter or email and sign it, or forget it．Upsetting people with unsigned messages is cruel and disgusting．We shouldn’t blame technology for our shortcomings．Technology is here to help us, but we should not allow it to take over our lives．An important step is acknowledging our shortcomings．People spend a lot of time pointing out bad manners but it would be even more helpful if we’d publicly acknowledge good manners when we see them．1．What can be inferred from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1?A．People can tell good from bad behavior．B．Radar is able to observe human behavior．C．People care little about their behavior．D．Radar can be used to predict human behavior．2．Some people are less willing to deal with humans because__________．A．they are becoming less patientB．they are growing too independentC．they have to handle many important messagesD．they have to follow an evolutionary step backward．3．The author thinks sending unsigned awful messages is ___________．A．RidiculousB．disgustingC．acceptableD．reasonable4．What can we learn from the last paragraph?A．We should applaud good behavior．B．Technology can never be blamedC．We should keep pointing out mistakes．D．Technology will take over lives one day．4.DI have two sons．They are as different as night and day．My youngest is sweet, loveable, easy-going, and finds joy in everything．My oldest we’ve nicknamed the “Evil Genius” is ambitious, self-confident, and suffers no fools．Whenever we mentioned Santa my husband and I were rewarded with major eye rolling and deep sighs from my oldest．At first we both tried to ignore it．We both knew that our eldest had figured out the big secret．But I’d be damned(指责) if he was going to ruin it for his six-year-old brother who had plenty of Santa-loving years ahead of him．I looked at my husband in the eye and said, “I’ll handle this．” to which he responded “Okay just be careful because I’m not sure he knows - he might just be acting like it．” But I knew．And I had it in my mind that he was about to break his younger brothers spirit and break the news to him．I was afraid he was going to take the Christmas spirit away from my sweet innocent youngest and stamp all over it．I had to protect him．I needed to control this now before it got out of control．I rushed into the play room where my oldest was playing alone．I looked him dead in the eyes and said: “Well you know Santa isn’t real, right?” And as I stared at my eight-year-old son for what seemed like a long time of silence, his eyes started to fill with tears． And a tear dropped down his cheek when he screamed out, “He’s not?”“Um well it’s not that he’s not real (shut up you idiot- stop saying he’s not real), but he doesn’t really make and deliver all the toys．Dad and I get some of them for you．So he’s real．He’s just got a little help from us．”The Evil Genius wasn’t buying it．He just sat there looking at me with an expression of doubt．You know when you make a terrible mistake but you can’t stop yourself from making it worse? That was me because I just had to know．I had to know why he had seemedto be over Santa．So I asked him why he rolled his eyes and sighed every time his father and I mentioned Santa, to which he replied that kids at school had been saying Santa wasn't real but that he still thought he was．1．What’s the best title for the passage?A．Two different sonsB．Santa secret given awayC．Protecting one, ruining the otherD．Making a mistake worse2．What did the writer conclude when “Evil Genius” rolled his eyes and sighed?A．“Evil Genius” had discovered Santa was not real．B．“Evil Genius” had broken the secret to his younger brother．C．“Evil Genius” had passed his Santa-loving years．D．“Evil Genius” had been influenced by his classmates．3．What does the underlined sentence mean in the passage?A．“Evil Genius” refused to buy toys．B．“Evil Genius” didn’t believe his mother’s words．C．“Evil Genius” wanted to keep silent．D．“Evil Genius” would not give away the secret．4．What lesson can we learn from the story?A．Lies can never change facts．B．Honesty is the best policy．C．No one is perfect．D．We should think twice before we act．二、信息匹配（共1小题）5.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，有两项为多余选项。

辽宁省实验中学分校2015-2016学年度上学期期末考试英语学科高一年级命题人：校对人：本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II 卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分。

考试时间100分钟。

第I卷（共100分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）略第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40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和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AA. MondayB. SundayC. FridayD. Wednesday22. The person who teaches Computer Science is from___________.A. AustraliaB. CanadaC. AmericaD. New Zealand23. You may learn something about a disease called TB from __________.A. Mr. MorisonB. Dr. WestC. Mr. ThomasD. Mrs. Green24. If you want to learn something about satellites, you can go to the class from______.A. 19:00 to 21:00 on MondayB. 8:30 to 11:30 on SundayC. 18:30 to 21:00 on FridayD. 19:30 to 21:00 on WednesdayBUFO stands for "unidentified flying object". Many people reported having seen UFOs in the sky. A lot of countries tried to research them and in 1952 they got the name of UFO.There were several reports published in the 19th century which were related to UFOs. Denison Daily News in its report of 25th January, 1878 wrote that a farmer, Martin, saw a flying object in the sky and it was just like a plate. This was the first time that the word plate had been related to the UFOs.The first reports on UFOs came during World War II. In 1947 pilot Kenneth Arnold said while he was flying near the Mount Rainer he saw a very bright object in the sky.He said that it was like a plate too. The information given by Kenneth got lots of attention from the media and people.Several research organizations gave their reports on the UFOs. They showed direct or indirect physical evidence of the UFOs, and sometime s UFOs’ appearance was found on the radar (雷达) screen. Many people tried to take video tapes or photos of the UFOs as testimony. Most UFOs are in saucer shape while many UFOs are like a cigarette or a half ball.Many films and TV shows are made about UFOs. There are two famous movies which are created on the theme of UFOs and aliens, War of the Worl d and Star Wars. UFOs have created a new field in science which is known as Ufology (飞碟学).25. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The UFOs Martin and Kenneth Arnold saw were in different shapes.B. People named the flying object UFO in the 19th century.C. Martin was the first person that described the flying object as a plate.D. KennethArnold was given little attention for his discovering UFO.26. What does the underlined word " testimony " in the fourth paragraph mean?A. Evidence.B. Research.C. Mystery.D. Appearance.27. From the passage, we can infer ______.A. the danger of UFOs attracted the media’s attentio nB. most UFOs’ shapes are changeableC. Ufology was developed a hundred years agoD. the radar helps people get UFO evidence28. The next paragraph following the passage might talk about ________.A. famous movies on the UFOsB. different UFOs’shapesC. the effect of UFOs on humansD. the new science —UfologyCProverbs (谚语) are quite common in spoken English. We don’t normally put them in a composition or a letter. Sometimes it is helpful if you know what common proverbs mean. Here are a few examples.1) “Once bitten, twice shy.” If a dog bites me, I shall be twice as c areful infuture when I see it. This proverb is also used to apply to many things and not only to dogs. If you have been cheated at a shop, you will not go the same shop again.2) “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.” If I am a hunter, trying tocatch birds, it is better to catch one than to see two birds in a bush but not able to catch them. Thus this means that what you have already got is better than the chance of being able to get something bigger in future.3) “Too many cooks spoil the broth(soup)”. When too many people do something,they get in each other’s way and do a bad job.4) “To pour oil on troubled waters” is to try to calm things down. Oil is lighterthan water. If a ship is in trouble at sea, another ship may come to help it.The second ship can send small boats to rescue people. However, it may first pour oil on the sea to make the sea less rough.5) “Don’t be a dog in a manger( 槽)”means“ Don’t be selfish.” In a stable( 马房), the manger is the place where the horse’s food is put. Sometimes a dog will sleep in the manger and bark when a horse comes to get its food. The dog does not want to eat the lay in the manger but it will not let the horse eat it.6) “He is sitting on the fence” means that somebody will not say whether he isin favor of a plan or against it. He is sitting on a fence between two opposing sides, perhaps waiting to see which side will win.7)“He who pays the piper calls the tune.” A piper is a musician. The man whoemploys or pays a musician can say what tunes the man will play. Thus this means that if a man provides the money for a plan, he can say how it will be carried out.8)“You can’t get blood out of a stone” means that you cannot get something froma person who has not got any of the things you want. e. g. you cannot get a milliondollars from a poor man.29. Mr. and Mrs. Smith had a quarrel. Their friend, Mr. Brown, wanted to talk to them. When he came back, he told his wife that he had been trying to help the Smiths by ______.A. getting blood out of a stoneB. pouring oil on troubled watersC. sitting on the fenceD. being a dog in a manger30. Mr. Wang paid for a new school. Some people didn’t like the design of the schoolbut they didn’t argue with Mr. Wang because ______.A. once bitten, twice shyB. he was sitting on the fenceC. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bushD. he who pays the piper calls the tune31. Mrs. Lin wanted to buy a new dress. Her husband suggested that she buy it froma shop near their home. Mrs. Lin disagreed because she had been cheated by thatshop. So she said :“I won’t go there a gain because ______.”A. I am sitting on the fenceB. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bushC. too many cooks spoil the brothD. once bitten, twice shy32. Mr. Brown had quite a good job in Hong Kong but he thought that if he went toSingapore, he might get a much better job with more money and a larger house.His wife didn’t want him to leave his job in Hong Kong and she reminded him that______.A. too many cooks spoil the brothB. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bushC. he who pays the piper calls the tuneD. you can not get blood out of a stoneDWinter Travel Adventures“Let it snow, let it snow!” You have found your home for all adventures, icy, snowy and white! Discover breathtaking sights while cross-country skiing and snow mobiling, or uncover new lands for skiing, and find the hottest spots to snowboard. Informative links below will get you on your way to a winter wonderland journey.Seniors Head South for WinterA feature article on the annual（一年一次的）migration of Winter Texans and SnowBirds heading to warmer places for the winter. Resources for Texas, Florida, Southern U.S and international destinations are included.Skiing and Snowboarding adventuresYou either love it or hate it, strapping（用带子系）a pair of boards to your feet and thrusting yourself down a snow-covered mountain at a speed of 60 miles per hour.If downhill running is your adventure game, connect with the best resources for adventures, vacations, ski trips and destinations.Cross-country Skiing AdventuresAll ages can find pleasure and exercise on a good pair of cross-country skis.Discover the winter back-country on your next adventure. Connect with adventure opportunities, outfitters, equipment sources, destinations and more.Snowmobile AdventuresTake to the snow-covered backcountry and discover white adventures where only snowmobiles can take you. You can find information from a resource center about adventure tours, group tours, clubs, equipment, destinations, best trails and more.Snowshoe AdventuresFoot power proves to be the ultimate （首要）dependable transportation, and that applies to winter trekking (艰苦跋涉)through the backcountry. A good pair of snowshoes can get you to places when nothing else can.33. The purpose of this text is to _______.A. introduce some of the famous scenic spotsB. introduce the hottest spots to snowboardC. provide readers with several choices of traveling.D. provide information of different travel agencies34. The underlined words “hottest spots” (in paragraph 1) mean _______.A. places with the highest temperatureB. the most popular places for travelers.C. places with hot springsD. the most popular winter games35. If you wish to spend your winter abroad, which group would you join?A. Seniors Head South For WinterB. Snowmobile AdventuresC. Skiing and Snowboarding AdventuresD. Cross-Country Skiing Adventures第二节：补全短文（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）Everyone knows English is one of the most important subjects in middle schools. And we always know learning English is very important, but few students know how to learn English well.__36_I think if we have a right way to learn English, and we work hard, then we must learn English well. But what is the right way？__37_Second，everyone knows remembering new words is important, but how to remember them？I think we can copy new words on pieces of paper, and take them with us. When we are free, we can read them. Third, how to improve our listening and speaking？__38__And we can answer the questions in the class；don’t be afraid of making mistakes.I think it’s useful to us. Finally, it’s about reading and writing.__39__And try our best to retell it，we can also keep a diary every day，and spend an hour practicing English._40_If necessary, we can turn to our classmates and teachers for help instead of giving up. If we don’t study hard, it’s difficult to learn English well.A．Then how can we make rapid progress and learn English well?B．We can sing English songs, listen to the radio and listen to tapes every day.C. To begin with, you can recite as many words as you can.D．Whenever we meet difficulties in our English study, we shouldn’t lose heart.E．In a word, we will make rapid progress.F．First, we must be confident enough to learn English and be interested in it.G．When we are free, we can read articles in English.第三部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节：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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

2016届辽宁省实验中学分校高三上学期12月月考英语试卷一、阅读理解（共4小题）1.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中（A、B、C和D），选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AWhen Charles Stratton was five, he stopped growing．His mother took him to see the famous showman, P．T．Barnum．Mr. Barnum thought a small person would be the perfect addition to his show．He hired Charles' parents along with him, and they traveled the world together．He gave the two-foot-tall Charles a name, General Tom Thumb．He taught Tom how to sing, dance, act and tell jokes．When he felt Tom was ready to perform on stage, he made up ads．To stir up great interest, he said that Tom was eleven years old and had come from England．During the show, Tom fought battles pretendedly with tall people．He also danced upon a wooden plate held by a person who was eight feet tall．Tom's act was very popular and brought in a lot of money．By the time Tom was an adult, he had grown very rich．He had become a billionaire at the age of twenty five．Fortunately for Tom, Mr. Barnum added more little people to his show, and Tom became lucky in love as well．One of the little people was Lavinia Warren, a schoolteacher．Tom was able to win her love, and they married．The ceremony and reception were the talk of the town．They were attended by many rich and famous people and by about 2000 guests．Crowds filled the streets of New York to have a look at their tiny wedding marriage．The couple even met with President Abraham Lincoln on their honeymoon just before going to live in Tom's house in Connecticut．Their wedding, which took place during the Civil War, provided a welcome escape from the sad problems of war．Not willing to let this bit of sunshine fade, communities throughout the country sponsored "Tom Thumb" weddings．In these weddings, small boys and girls, all dressed up, went through marriage ceremony for fun．1．The underlined words "talk of the town" means________．A．it was in the newspaperB．it was the most popular topicC．people spread bad rumors about itD．it was discussed in a city meeting2．What does the author think about Tom's wedding?A．Tom and Lavinia were stupid．B．People gave it too much of their attention．C．It was funny and ridiculous．D．It helped people cheer up in a dark time．3．What is the main idea of the last paragraph?A．Weddings always make people feel full of sunshine．B．People are always disappointed during war time．C．Entertainment can serve an important purpose．D．People should be married when they are small children．2.BDeath is natural, but do you have any idea of the process of dying? Modern scientists divide the process of dying into two phases --- clinical or temporary death and biological death．Clinical death occurs when the vital organs, such as the heart or lungs, have ceased to function, but have not suffered permanent damage．The organism can still be revived(复活)．Biological death occurs when changes in the organism lead to the “breaking up” of vital cells and tissues．Death is then unchangeable and final．Scientists have been seeking a way to prolong the period of clinical death so that the organism can remain alive before biological death occurs．The best method developed so far involves cooling of the organism, combined with narcotic sleep．By slowing down the body’s metabolism(新陈代谢), cooling delays the processes leading to biological death．To illustrate how this works, scientists performed an experiment on a six-year-old female monkey called Keta．The scientist put Keta to sleep with a narcotic．Then they surrounded her body with ice-bags and began checking her body temperature．When it had dropped to 28 degrees the scientists began draining blood from an artery．The monkey’s blood pressure decreased and an hour later both the heart and breathing stopped: clinical death set in．For twenty minutes Ketaremained in this state．Her temperature dropped to 22 degrees．At this point the scientists pumped blood into an artery in the direction of the heart and started artificial breathing．After two minutes Keta’s heart became active once more．After fifteen minutes, spontaneous(自发的)breathing began, and after four hours Keta opened her eyes and lifted her head．After six hours, when the scientists tried to give her a penicillin injection, Keta seized the syringe and ran with it around the room．Her behavior differed little from that of a healthy animal．1．For a person who suffers from the clinical death, _________．A．his most important organs are damaged．B．he still has the possibility of getting back to life．C．he can not avoid final death．D．he is still very much alive2．Scientists try to make the time of clinical death longer in order to __________．A．slow down the body’s metabolism．B．bring vital cells and tissues back to active life．C．cool the organism．D．delay the coming of biological death．3．How did the scientists put Keta into clinical death?A．By putting her to sleep, lowering her temperature and draining her blood．B．By surrounding her body with ice-bags and draining her blood．C．By lowing her blood pressure and stopping her heart from beating．D．By draining her blood, lowering her blood pressure and stopping her breathing．4．All of the following indicate that the monkey has almost restored to her original physical state except the fact that__________．A．her heart beat again．B．she regained her normal breath．C．she rejected a penicillin injection．D．she acted as lively as a healthy monkey．3.C“People are ruder today because they are rushed and more ‘time poor’ than ever before,” says Patsy Rowe, “ Manners have fallen off the radar(雷达)．” Due t o our strong attraction to electronic equipment it is a wonder that more people don’t wake up each morning and greet the singing birds with complaining about the noise．Here are some examples of rudeness．Some people prefer to do almost everything over the Internet．To them, dealing with an actual human is like an evolutionary step backward．It feels very slow because humans don’t work at 4G speeds．When you have dinner with friends, you will often notice someone paying more attention to his mobile phone．We have programmed ourselves to think that every new message brings life-changing news, so taking calls and checking our texts are more important than talking to the people we are with．What is worse, some people even tend to send anonymous（匿名的）rude messages by email．However, rudeness is never acceptable．Don’t assume it is OK to be rude if the person you’re in touch with won’t recognize you．If you have something awful to say, have the courage to face the person and say it, write a letter or email and sign it, or forget it．Upsetting people with unsigned messages is cruel and disgusting．We shouldn’t blame technology for our shortcomings．Technology is here to help us, but we should not allow it to take over our lives．An important step is acknowledging our shortcomings．People spend a lot of time pointing out bad manners but it would be even more helpful if we’d publicly acknowledge good manners when we see them．1．What can be inferred from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1?A．People can tell good from bad behavior．B．Radar is able to observe human behavior．C．People care little about their behavior．D．Radar can be used to predict human behavior．2．Some people are less willing to deal with humans because__________．A．they are becoming less patientB．they are growing too independentC．they have to handle many important messagesD．they have to follow an evolutionary step backward．3．The author thinks sending unsigned awful messages is ___________．A．RidiculousB．disgustingC．acceptableD．reasonable4．What can we learn from the last paragraph?A．We should applaud good behavior．B．Technology can never be blamedC．We should keep pointing out mistakes．D．Technology will take over lives one day．4.DI have two sons．They are as different as night and day．My youngest is sweet, loveable, easy-going, and finds joy in everything．My oldest we’ve nicknamed the “Evil Genius” is ambitious, self-confident, and suffers no fools．Whenever we mentioned Santa my husband and I were rewarded with major eye rolling and deep sighs from my oldest．At first we both tried to ignore it．We both knew that our eldest had figured out the big secret．But I’d be damned(指责) if he was going to ruin it for his six-year-old brother who had plenty of Santa-loving years ahead of him．I looked at my husband in the eye and said, “I’ll handle this．” to which he responded “Okay just be careful because I’m not sure he knows - he might just be acting like it．” But I knew．And I had it in my mind that he was about to break his younger brothers spirit and break the news to him．I was afraid he was going to take the Christmas spirit away from my sweet innocent youngest and stamp all over it．I had to protect him．I needed to control this now before it got out of control．I rushed into the play room where my oldest was playing alone．I looked him dead in the eyes and said: “Well you know Santa isn’t real, right?” And as I stared at my eight-year-old son for what seemed like a long time of silence, his eyes started to fill with tears．And a tear dropped down his cheek when he screamed out, “He’s not?”“Um well it’s not that he’s not real (shut up you idiot- stop saying he’s not real), but he doesn’t really make and deliver all the toys．Dad and I get some of them for you．So he’s real．He’sjust got a little help from us．”The Evil Genius wasn’t buying it．He just sat there looking at me with an expression of doubt．You know when you make a terrible mistake but you can’t stop yourself from making it worse? That was me because I just had to know．I had to know why he had seemed to be over Santa．So I asked him why he rolled his eyes and sighed every time his father and I mentioned Santa, to which he replied that kids at school had been saying Santa wasn't real but that he still thought he was．1．What’s the best title for the passage?A．Two different sonsB．Santa secret given awayC．Protecting one, ruining the otherD．Making a mistake worse2．What did the writer conclude when “Evil Genius” rolled his eyes and sighed?A．“Evil Genius” had discovered Santa was not real．B．“Evil Genius” had broken the secret to his younger brother．C．“Evil Genius” had passed his Santa-loving years．D．“Evil Genius” had been influenced by his classmates．3．What does the underlined sentence mean in the passage?A．“Evil Genius” refused to buy toys．B．“Evil Genius” didn’t believe his mother’s words．C．“Evil Genius” wanted to keep silent．D．“Evil Genius” would not give away the secret．4．What lesson can we learn from the story?A．Lies can never change facts．B．Honesty is the best policy．C．No one is perfect．D．We should think twice before we act．二、信息匹配（共1小题）5.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，有两项为多余选项。

辽宁省实验中学分校2015-2016学年高一英语下学期阶段考试试题第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）AIn the last 500 years nothing about people-not their clothes, ideas, or languages has changed as much as what they eat. Chocolate drink was first made from the seeds of the cacao (可可) tree by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500s. And although it was very expensive, it quickly became popular. In London, shops where chocolate drinks were served became important places. Some still exist today. The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the years of 1845-1846, and thousands more were forced to go to live in America.There are many other foods that have traveled from South America to th e Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the worl d’s largest grower of coffee, and coffee is an important crop in other South American countries. But it is native to Ethiopia. It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400s. According to an Arabic story, coffee was discovered when a goat keeper named Lakdi noticed that his goats were eating red fruits on a coffee tree. He tried one and experienced the “wide-awake” feel ing that one third of the world’s population now starts the day with.21. According to the passage, which of the following changed more than others?A. Clothes.B. Ideas.C. Languages.D. Foods.22. In 1845, thousands of Irish people were forced to live in America mainly because_______.A. Ireland became dependent on the potatoB. the potato was brought to Europe from PeruC. they could easily get potato in AmericaD. the production of potatoes reduced23. According to the passage, which of the following is an “O ld World” country?A. PeruB. Brazil.C. A certain American country.D. Ethiopia.24. From the passage we can conclude that millions of people drink coffee______.A. in the morningB. at noonC. in the afternoonD. in the eveningBWilly, a merchant, returned home to his own country from a faraway continent, where he had succeeded making a small fortune by hard work. He found on arriving at the port that all his relatives were having a large party.He was in such a happy mood and in the joy of the moment that he did not evenbother changing his grey flannel（法兰绒）suit which had become a little worn duringthe trip home.When he entered the brilliantly lit room, his relatives and friends gave hima rather cold welcome because they had noticed his modest suit and immediately imagined that he had come back a poor man.A young man who happened to be accompanying him was quite irritated at this andsaid to Willy, “What a wonderful reception you have received from these people.They have not even the intention of shaking your hand after all these years thatyou h ave been away from home.”“Just wait and see!” whispered Willy, “They will soon change their looks!” Saying this he slipped a precious ring on his finger. All of a sudden, the facesof all those present lit up and immediately Willy was surrounded by so many peoplethat he didn’t know what to do. A man s hook his hand, a cousin threw his arms aroundhim, and he had so many invitations from the people present that he thought he wouldbe unable to make any other appointments for several years.“Has this beautiful, precious ring of yours the power of magic people?” askedthe young man.“Oh, no!” replied Willy, “They see in this glittering diamond ring somethingthat makes them think I am rich, and, unfortunately, they place wealth above everything else.”“What blind peopl e!”exclaimed the young man. “It is not the ring that has drawn them to you but their desire for riches. Is it possible to appreciate morea piece of yellow metal surrounded by little stones than the goodness of my Lord?And indeed how foolish are people who place their trust in riches rather than in virtues!”25． In what way did Willy go to attend the party held by his relatives and friends?A. In such a modest mood.B. In travel-soiled clothes.C. Wearing a precious jewel.D. Without being accompanied.26．The word “irritated” in th e fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to“______”.A. excitedB. pleasedC. angryD. envious 27． According to the young man, people should ______.A. give up all the physical wealthB. appreciate more jewelry than goodnessC. observe carefully when judging a personD. avoid being blinded by the desire for wealth28． Which can be the best title of the passage?A. The Diamond RingB. The Welcome PartyC. The Modest ClothesD. The Joyful CrowdC“Earthquake!” The word flashed in my brain. A roaring soun d filled my ears.I tried to slide beneath my desk. The desk did a wild tap dance, slipping and sliding towards the centre of the room. I twisted my body and grabbed at the windowsill（窗沿）behind me, somehow kicking free of my dancing chair. I tried to stand. Mylegs skated away as if on a bucking escalator(电动扶梯).My fingers shook, grasped and held the windowsill tightly. Somewhere through the roar sounded the terrified scream of some wounded animal. I looked behind me and tried to steady my gaze on the other kids but the scene was a dizzy nightmare （噩梦）. Some of the class were sitting in the middle of the room, surrounded by chairs and d esks. One girl was screaming. A boy was trying to claw his way acr oss the floor to the door in a crazy overarm crawl.My grip froze me to the windowsill.I cried aloud, “I’m going to die! I’m going to die! Save me! I’m not ready to die! I’m not ready!” I hunched forward on my knees and pressed my face against my clenched fingers. I looked at the backs of fingers and stupidly noticed the fragile pale hairs growing out of the pores. The fingers would soon cease to exit. Somehow the impending horror of my death was too terrible to even cry about.Suddenly, I became aware that the rocking h ad ceased. Perhaps I wasn’t going to die.29. The roaring sound was made by _____.A. a wounded animalB. people screamingC. children runningD. an earthquake30. When the narrator clenches his fingers, he is ______.A. afraidB. angryC. injuredD. impatient31. At the end of the passage there is a feeling of _____.A. panicB. hopeC. sorrowD. excitementDMy mind went blank when I saw the gun pointing against the car window as we pulled out of the garage. This can’t be happening to me. Then I felt the gun, cold, against my head, and I heard my friend Jeremy saying, “What do you want? Take my wallet,” but at the time I thought of nothing.I remember being a little annoyed when the gunman pulled me from the car by the hair. I remember the walk to the house --- Jeremy, me, the two men with two guns.I remember the fear and anger in the gunmen’s voices because Jeremy was being slow, and I remember wondering why he was being slow. I did not realize that Jeremy had thrown the keys into the bush. But I remember that sound of the gun hitting Jeremy’s head and the feeling as the man who had hold of my hair released me. And I remember the split second when I realized he was looking at Jeremy, and I remember wondering how far I could run before he pulled the trigger. But I was already running, and upon reaching the car across the street, I didn’t crouch(蹲伏) behind it but screamed instead.I remember thinking there was something ridiculous and illogical about screaming “Help, help!” at eight o’clock on a Tuesday evening in December and changing my plea (恳求) to the more specific “Help, let me in, please let me in!” But the houses were cold, closed, unfriendly, and I ran on until I heard Jeremy’s screams behind me announcing that our attackers had fled.The neighbors who had not opened their doors to us came out with baseball bats and helped Jeremy find his glasses and keys. In a group they were very brave. Wewaited for the police to come until someone said to someone else that the noodles were getting cold, and I said politely, “Please go and eat. We’re OK.”I was happy to see them go. They had been talking of stricter sentences for criminals, of bringing back the death penalty(处罚) and how the President is going to clean up the country. I was thinking, they could be saying all of this over my dead body, and I still feel that stiffer sentences wouldn’t change a thing. In a rush all the anger I should have felt for my attackers was directed against these contented people standing in front of their warm, comfortable homes talking about all the guns they were going to buy. What good would guns have been to Jeremy and me?People all over the neighborhood had called to report our screams, and the police turned out in force twenty minutes later. They were ill-tempered about what was, to them, much trouble about nothing. After all, Jeremy was hardly hurt, and we were h opeless when it came to describing the gunmen. “Typical,” said one policeman when we couldn’t even agree on how tall the men were. Both of us were able to describe the guns in horrifying detail, but the two policemen who stayed to make the report didn’t th ink that would be much help.The policemen were matter-of-fact about the whole thing. The thin one said, “That wa s a stupid thing to do, throwing away the keys. When a man has a g un against your head you do what you’re told.” Jeremy looked properly embar rassed.Then the fat policeman came up and the thin one went to look around the outside of the house. “That was the best thing you could have done, throwing away the keys,” he said. “If you had gone into the house with them…” His voice became weaker. “They would have hurt her” --- he twisted his head toward me --- “and killed you both.” Jeremy looked happier. “Look,” said the fat policeman kindly, “there’s no right or wrong in the situation. There’s just luck.”All that sleepless night I replayed the moment those black gloves came up to the car window. How long did the whole thing last? Three minutes, five, eight? No matter how many hours of my life I may spend reliving it; I know there is no way to prepare for the next time --- no intelligent response to a gun. The fat cop （条子）was right. There’s only luck. The next time I might end up dead.And I’m sure there will be a next time. It can happen anywhere, anytime, to anyone. Security is an illusion(幻觉); There is no safety in locks or in guns. Guns make some people feel safe an d some people feel strong, but they’re fooling themselves.32. When the writer saw the gun pointing against the car window, ________.A. she felt very annoyedB. she lost consciousnessC. she lost the power of thinkingD. she felt very much nervous33. What most possibly drove the two gunmen away?A. Jeremy’s fightingB. The police’s arrivalC. Their neighbor’s brave actionD. The author’s screaming34. When the author called for help, the neighbors didn’t come out immedia tely because ________.A. they needed time to find baseball batsB. they were busy preparing dinnersC. they were much too frightenedD. they thought someone was playing a trick35. What the author wants to tell us is that ________.A. neighbors are not help ful in moments of difficultyB. security is impossible as long as people can have gunsC. the police are not reliable when one is in troubleD. preventing robbers entering your house is the best choice第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。