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海 淀 区 高 三 年 级 第 二 学 期 期 中 练 习 英 语 2014.04第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。The Little AngelSally jumped up the moment she saw the surgeon come out of the operating room. She asked, “How is my little boy?”The surgeon said, “Im _36_. We did all we could, but your boy didnt _37_ it.” Sally _38_into the chair. The surgeon asked, “Would you like some time with your son before he was transported to the _39_?” Sally nodded. While saying goodbye, she ran her fingers _40_ through his thick curly hair. “Would you like a lock of his hair?” the surgeon asked. Sally nodded yes. The surgeon cut a few hairs, and handed them to Sally. The mother said, “It was Jimmys idea to _41_ his body to the university for study. He said it might _42_ somebody else. “I said no at first, _43_ Jimmy said, Mom, I wont be using it after I die. Maybe it will help some other little boy spend one more day with his Mom.”“My Jimmy had a heart of _44_, always thinking of someone else, always wanting to help others if he could.” she went on.Sally walked out of the hospital. She put the bag with Jimmys _45_ on the seat beside her in the car. The drive home was _46_. It was even harder to enter the _47_ house. She carried Jimmys belongings, and the lock of his hair to her sons room. She started placing the model cars and other personal things back in his room _48_ where he had always kept them. She lay down across his bed and, hugging his pillow, _49_ herself to sleep.It was around midnight when Sally _50_. Lying beside her on the bed was a letter. The letter said, “Dear Mom,I know youre going to _51_ me, and me too. I will always love you, Mom, even more _52_ each passing day. Someday we will see each other again. Until then, if you want to _53_a little boy so you wont be so lonely, thats OK with me. He can have my room and old toys to play with. Dont be sad thinking about me. I dont hurt any more. The cancer is all _54_. I dont have to stand that _55_any more. The angels in Heaven are so tender. They say Im a Special Angel! I love you, Mom.”36. A. worried B. sorryC. happy D. grateful37. A. make B. passC. winD. like38. A. knockedB. lookedC. sank D. got39. A. house B. church C. hospital D. university40. A. anxiously B. lovinglyC. patientlyD. angrily41. A. donateB. moveC. showD. lend42. A. affect B. help C. protectD. impress43. A. for B. and C. soD. but44. A. goldB. stone C. wisdom D. bravery45. A. toys B. clothes C. belongingsD. letters46. A. long B. smoothC. difficult D. dangerous47. A. emptyB. familiarC. bigD. old48. A. roughly B. exactlyC. especiallyD. possibly49. A. put B. sent C. cried D. buried50. A. wrote B. spokeC. sleptD. awoke51. A. understandB. forgiveC. leaveD. miss52. A. withB. around C. onD. in53. A. saveB. hostC. visitD. adopt54. A. lostB. gone C. cured D. spotted55. A. depression B. sadness C. pain D. stress第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分） 第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ASharing BeautyIt was in October. I was aimlessly wandering down the street, heading into a most gloriously beautiful sunset. I had an urge to speak to someone on the street to share that beauty, but it seemed everyone was in a hurry. I took the next-best action. Quickly I ducked into a department store and asked the lady behind the counter if she could come outside for just a minute. She looked at me as though I were from some other planet. She hesitated, and then seemingly against her better judgment, she moved toward the door. When she got outside I said to her, “Just look at that sunset! Nobody out here was looking at it and I just had to share it with someone.” For a few seconds we just looked. Then I said, “God is in his heaven and all is right with the world.” I thanked her for coming out to see it; she went back inside and I left. It felt good to share the beauty. Four years later my situation changed greatly. I came to the end of a twenty-year marriage. I was alone and on my own for the first time in my life. I lived in a trailer park which, at the time, I considered a real come-down, and I had to do my wash in the community laundry room. One day, while my clothes were going around, I picked up a magazine and read an article about a woman who had been in similar circumstances. She had come to the end of a marriage, moved to a strange community, and the only job she could find was one she disliked: clothing sales in a department store. Then something that happened to her changed everything. She said a woman came into her department store and asked her to step outside to look at a sunset. The stranger had said, “God is in his heaven and all is right with the world,” and she had realized the truth in that statement. From that moment on, she turned her life around. 56.The author asked the woman to go outside to _.A. admire the sunsetB. cheer her upC. offer some helpD. have a chat57.Four years later, the author _.A. found her dream jobB. put an end to her marriageC. worked in a laundry roomD. lived in the same community58.After reading the article in the magazine, the author was probably_.A. disappointedB. puzzledC. inspiredD. overjoyedBThere is a lot of talk these days about how kids should be interested in science. Heres an area of science for everyone, and these cool new books might inspire you to discover your inner scientist.Scaly Spotted Feathered Frilled by Catherine Thimmesh, 58 pages,ages 9-12 Seeing a picture or a model of a dinosaur, do you wonder how anybody knows what they look like? After all, nobody has seen a living dinosaur. This book explains how scientists and artists work together to re-create dinosaurs. As scientific discoveries have been made, the models have changed. Scientific tests may one day expose what a dinosaurs coloring was, but now artists have to use their imagination to determine how these huge creatures looked.Beyond the Solar Systemby Mary Kay Carson, 128 pages, ages 10-13 This book takes readers back to the beginnings of space explorationthousands of years ago, when people began star observationand forward to todays search for planets in distant parts of the Milky Way. Along with history lessons, readers get 21 activities, such as making a black hole and creating a model of Albert Einsteins universe using a T-shirt. The activities are perfect for cold winter days.Ultimate Bugopediaby Darlyne Murawski and Nancy Honovich, 272 pages, ages 7 and older If youre always on the lookout for butterflies, this book is for you. Hundreds of color photos of common and unusual insects fill this hardcover. There are fascinating stories related to the photos. For example, do you know an insectfeeds on the tears of Asian cattle? Theres a question-and-answer section with an insect scientist and advice on how to help preserve endangered insects.Journey Into the Invisibleby Christine Schlitt, 80 pages,ages 9-12If you use a magnifying（放大的）glass, you know a leaf looks quite different. This book explains what microscopes do and then shows what happens to things around the house when watched with this amazing scientific tool. The bacteria in your mouth, when magnified 20,000 times, look a bit like swimming pool noodles. Fascinating photos are paired with suggestions about how to learn about the world around you, just by looking a little closer. 59. Kids interested in pre-historical animals might read _.A. Ultimate BugopediaB. Beyond the Solar SystemC. Journey Into the InvisibleD. Scaly Spotted Feathered Frilled60. Beyond the Solar System is mainly about _. A. space exploration B. the Milky WayC. history lessons D. Albert Einsteins universe61. From the passage, we can learn that _.A. butterflies are fond of the tears of Asian cattle B. scientists have discovered the dinosaurs coloringC. microscopes can present you with an amazing world D. man has explored the black hole for thousands of years62. The main purpose of the passage is to _.A. compare features of different books B. inspire people to become scientistsC. teach children some knowledge of scienceD. recommend new science books to childrenCEverywhere I look outside my home I see people busy on their high-tech devices, while driving, walking, shopping, even sitting in toilets.When connected electronically, they are away from physical reality.People have been influenced to become technology addicted.One survey reported that “addicted” was the word most commonly used by people to describe their relationship to iPad and similar devices.One study found that people had a harder time resisting the allure of social media than they did for sleep, cigarettes and alcohol. The main goal of technology companies is to get people to spend more money and time on their products, not to actually improve our quality of life.They have successfully created a cultural disease.Consumers willingly give up their freedom, money and time to catch up on the latest information, to keep pace with their peers or to appear modern.I see people trapped in a pathological（病态的）relationship with time-sucking technology, where they serve technology more than technology serves them.I call this technology servitude.I am referring to a loss of personal freedom and independence because of uncontrolled consumption of many kinds of devices that eat up time and money. What is a healthy use of technology devices?That is the vital question.Who is really in charge of my life?That is what people need to ask themselves if we are to have any chance of breaking up false beliefs about their use of technology.When we can live happily without using so much technology for a day or a week, then we can regain control and personal freedom, become the master of technology and discover what there is to enjoy in life free of technology.Mae West is famous for proclaiming the wisdom that “too much of a good thing is wonderful.” But its time to discover that it does not work for technology.Richard Fernandez, an executive coach at Google acknowledged that “we can be swept away by our technologies.” To break the grand digital connection people must consider how life long ago could be fantastic without todays overused technology.63. The underlined word “allure” in Paragraph 2 probably means _.A. advantage B. attraction C.adaption D. attempt64. From the passage, technology companies aim to _.A. attract people to buy their products B. provide the latest informationC. improve peoples quality of life D. deal with cultural diseases65. It can be inferred from this passage that people _.A. consider too much technology wonderfulB. have realized the harm of high-tech devicesC. can regain freedom without high-tech devices D. may enjoy life better without overused technology 66. Whats the authors attitude towards the overusing of high-tech devices?A. Neutral. B. Sceptical. C. Disapproving. D. Sympathetic.DDid you see American figure skater, Jeremy Abbott, crash to the ice during the short program at the Sochi Olympics, rolling into the wall, clutching his side in pain. Ten seconds later, he got up and continued his skatedespite the pain, embarrassment and fear. All I could think was: this kids got courage. In business we have a word for itresilience, the ability to gain strengths and confidence from overcoming unpleasant events. However, opposite examples appeared in Sochi Olympics as well. For them, failure is someone elses fault, because they do not accept personal responsibility. Therefore, they have to pay a high price for this attitude. After years of studying failure, I have learned one thing: modesty and open-mindedness in the face of mistakes is the single best thing you can do to improve results. Everyone fails, but not everyone recovers from failure. The key is to learn from it rather than get beaten by it.The good news is that each of us has the potential to live a resilient life on and off the job. It may be difficult, but that just makes it all the more powerful and important. If you believe the above paragraph to be true, then youre probably more resilient than you think you are. It takes confidence to be resilient but that too much confidence is a killer is so true of leadership. For example, Ron Johnson, the ill-fated CEO of JC Penney, was so stubborn that he completely missed all sorts of signals from employees and customers and instead listened to all those who agreed with him, which failed his strategy. Bouncing back from failure requires that you recognize something has gone wrong, and you were the one who made it happen.The challenge of resilience is not just about our work. When parents help their kids deal with every challenging situation, they are doing an unhelpful action to their children. Parents want to protect their kids from failure, but doing so takes away the opportunity from them to practice not just a life skill but an essential work skill. When self-esteem becomes more important than results, we are accidently training young people to become less adaptable, not more.Resilience is not just about getting up off the floor, but also being ready for whatever comes next, even when you dont know what it is. Failures and setbacks are no longer unusual events, but regular features of a dynamic, competitive and highly demanding work environment. Getting up to finish your skate is no longer optional. 67. The example of Jeremy Abbott shows that one should _.A. recover from failure B. stick to his own viewpoint C. take others opinions to heart D. challenge difficulties bravely68. According to the author, what can best build up resilience?A. Being positive and powerful.B. Being competitive and helpful.C. Being modest and open-minded.D. Being confident and responsible.69. Which of the following examples shows us resilience?A. A teacher offers students timely help and care. B. A determined athlete practices skating hard every day.C. A confident leader persuades his staff to follow his plan. D. A student has got a low grade but continues to work hard. 70. Which might be the best title for the passage?A. An Example of Resilience: Ron Johnson B. Resilience: A Lesson from SochiC. Optional Challenges of Resilience D. Resilience in Family Education海淀区高三年级第二学期期中练习英 语 参考答案及评分标准 2014.04第二部分：知识运用（共两节，45分）第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）21. B 22. A 23. C24. B 25. D26. B27. D 28. A 29. A 30. C 31. C32. B 33. D34. C 35. A第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）36. B 37. A 38. C 39. D40. B41. A 42. B 43. D44. A 45. C46. C 47. A48. B49. C50. D51. D52. A53. D 54. B55. C第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）56. A 57. B 58. C 59. D 60. A 61. C 62. D 63. B 64. A65. D66. C 67. A 68. C 69. D 70. B
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