自强中学届英语.docx

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自强中学届英语

自强中学2014届英语四月月考

第一节单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）

HowdoyoulikeyourtriptoYunnan?

Terrificindeed!

We____withthelocalpeople,havingmuchfun.

AhaddancedBdancedCdanceDhavedanced

2DidheapologizetoCindy?

Yes,hedid,butitwasnearlyaweek______hedidso,unwilling.

AwhenBuntilCsinceDhavedanced

3.Aone-hourwalkhelpyouloseafewpoundsinasingleday,butitslong-termhealthbenefitcanneverbeignored．

A.mustn’tB.needn’tC.shouldn’tD.maynot

4.ThebosscalledhissecretaryinMiamiyesterday,herofthenumberandarrivaltimeofhisflight．

A.informingB.informedC.toinformD.havinginformed

5.Inourclassthereare46students,halfwearglasses.

A.inwhomB.inthemC.ofwhomD.ofthem

6.It’s______greatnewsforthedriverthatrunningayellowlightnolongerresultsin______6-pointpunishment.

A./;theB.a;theC./;aD.a;a

7.—JackwillcometoseeyounextFriday.Doyoupreferthemorningortheafternoon?

—,theeveningwouldbebetter.Youknow,everyonewillbefreethen.

A.NoneB.EitherC.BothD.Neither

8.Itcameasagreattotheparentsthattheirsonfinallycamebacksafeandsound.

A.relaxationB.reliefC.senseD.favor

9.AsfarasI’mconcerned,takingcellphoneswiththestudentsshouldnotbebanned,buttocertainareas.

A.tobelimitedB.limitedC.limitingD.tolimit

10.—I’mterriblysorrytohaveputyouthroughsomuchtrouble.

—.Iknowyoudidn’tmeanto.

A.ForgetitB.NotroubleC.AllrightD.You’rewelcome

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

Apersonmayhaveanideaabouthimselfthatwillpreventhimfromdoinggoodwork.Hemayhavethebeliefthatheisnotcapableofit.Achildmaythinkheis11becausehedoesn’tunderstandhowtomakethe12ofhismentalfaculties（才能）.Olderpeoplemaybemistakenthattheyareincapableoflearningthingsnewbecauseoftheir13.

Apersonwhobelievesthatheisincapablewillnotmakeareal14becausehefeelsthatitwouldbeuseless.Hewon’tgoatajobwiththeconfidencenecessaryfor15,andhewon’tworkhishardestway,eventhoughhemaythinkheisdoingso.Heis16likelytofail,andthefailurewill17hisbeliefinhisincompetence.

AlfredAlder,afamousdoctor,had18likethis.Whenhewasasmallboy,hehadapoor19inmath.Histeachertoldhisparentshehadnoabilityinmathinorderthattheywouldnot20toomuchofhim.Inthisway,theytwo21theidea.Heaccepted22mistakenthinkingofhisability,feltthatitwasuseless23andwasverypooratmath,24astheyexpected.Onedayheworkedataproblemwhich25oftheotherstudentshadbeenabletosolve.Alder26insolvingtheproblem.Thisgavehimconfidence.Henow27withinterest,determinationandpurpose,andhesoonbecameespeciallygoodatmath.Henotonly28thathecouldlearnmathwell,butluckilyhelearnt29inhislifefromhisownexperiencethatifapersongoesatajob,withdeterminationandpurpose,hemay30himselfaswellasothersbyhisability.

11.A.cleverB.shyC.uselessD.stupid

12.A.biggestB.mostC.highestD.deepest

13.A.abilityB.ageC.brainD.knowledge

14.A.decisionB.successC.effortD.trouble

15.A.workB.studyC.improvementD.success

16.A.trulyB.reallyC.howeverD.therefore

17.A.leadtoB.strengthenC.increaseD.addto

18.A.anexperienceB.anexampleC.athoughtD.astory

19.A.stateB.mindC.startD.ending

20.A.blameB.expectC.getD.win

21.A.developedB.organizedC.discoveredD.found

22.A.hisB.herC.itsD.their

23.A.managingB.succeedingC.tryingD.acting

24.A.onlyB.almostC.justD.then

25.A.noneB.noC.NooneD.nobody

26.A.gaveB.succeededC.failedD.believed

27.A.livedB.workedC.playedD.graduated

28.A.madeB.tookC.expectedD.proved

29.A.earlyB.deeplyC.lateD.simple

30.A.encourageB.loveC.astonishD.disappoint

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，共50分）

A

Itwasonesummermanyyearsagowhenanarmyofcricketshadawarwithmyfather.Daddidn’tcareforinsectsmuchmorethanMamma,buthecouldtolerateafewlivinginthebasement.Mammawasacitygirlandshesaidacricket（蟋蟀）wasjusttoonoisy.Thentosupportherpointshewouldn’tgotobed.Shedrankcoffeeandsmokedmyfather’scigarettesandpacedbetweenthesofaandtheTV.Nextmorningshethreatenedtopackupandleave,soDaddrovetothestoreandhurriedback.Hesprayedpoisonfromajug.Whenhewasfinishedhetoldusthatwastheendofit.

Foracoupleofweekswewentbacktofinddeadcricketsinthelaundry.Hesuggestedthatwe’dallbebetterofftohideasmanyaswecouldfromMamma.IfedafewdozentothecatwhoIdidn’tlikebecausehescratchedfornoreason.

However,soonlivecricketsstartedshowingupinthekitchenandbathroom.Mammawasupsetbecauseshethoughttheywerethedeadcricketscomingback,butDadsaidthesewerecertainlynewones.Hefetchedhisjugofpoisonandsprayedalloveruntilthewholehousesmelledofpoison,andthenhesprayedthebasementagain.

Acoupleofweekslater,whenbothliveanddeadcricketskeptturningup,Dademptiedthebasementofjunk.Thenheburnedalotofoldnewspapersandmagazineswhichhesaidthecricketshadturnedintonests.

Whileweatesupperthatevening,thewindliftedsomeflamesontothewoodpile.Theonlygasolinewasinthelawnmower’s（割草机）fueltankbutthatwasenoughtocreateanexplosionbigenoughtoreachthehouse.Oncetheroofcaught,therewasn’tmuchanyonecoulddo.

Afterthefiretrucksleft,MammatooktheotherstoAuntGail’s.IhelpedDadandUncleBurtcarrythingsoutofthehouseandpilethembytheroad.Weworkedintothenightandwedidn’ttalkmuch,whileallaroundthenoiseofcricketsbrokeoursilence.

31.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor’smother?

A.Shelikedinsectsmorethanhisfather.

B.Shedidn’tlikeinsectsatall.

C.Shecaredforinsectsverymuch.

D.Shecouldonlytolerateafewinsects.

32.Theauthor’sfatherdrovetothestoretobuy.

A.cigarettesforhimselfB.somepoison

C.morecoffeeforhiswifeD.somegasoline

33.Theauthor’sfatherburnedtheoldnewspapersandmagazinesbecausehethought.

A.theybecamethehomeofcrickets

B.thecricketswereafraidoffires

C.thedeadcricketscamebacktolife

D.theywerenolongeruseful

34.Welearnfromthelastparagraphthat.

A.theauthor’sparentsgotdivorced

B.theauthor’sfamilydidn’tsuffermuchinthefire

C.theauthor’sparentslearnedtoputupwithinsects

D.theauthor’sfamilylosttheirbattleagainstthecrickets

B

Doesn’titsoundcrazy?

FansaresoexcitedasJustinBieberisscheduledtoperformatastadiuminDubai,thecapitalcityofUAEonMay4.Inlessthan36hoursalltheticketsavailableweresoldout.

Ifyouhaveateenagerlyingunderyourroof,it’slikelythatshehasspentyourhardearnedcashonsomeconcerttickets.ClareSmart,aresearcheronteenagedevelopmentinDubai,hassomeideaaboutthepopphenomenon.“JustinBieberisateenagerhimselfandthereforeteenagersfeelaconnectiontohim,inthesongsthathesings,hishairstyleandhowhedresses.Herepresentswhatmanyteenagerswouldlikeforthemselves,suchasthelatestclothingtrends,excitingtravelandhighearnings.What’smore,itgivesteenagersthefeelingofbeingpartofagroupandasharedexperiencewithotherteenagerswhohavethesameinterestinaparticularcelebrity…”saysSmart.

It’seasytobeshelteringasaparentandit’sagoodideatotalktoyourteenagersabouttheiridols,findoutwhattheylikeaboutthemandwhy.“Youcouldaccompanyyourteenagerstoaconcertorlistenalongtothelatestsonginthecarwiththem,”suggestsSmart.“Thisshowsthatyouareinterestedinthethingstheyconsidertobeimportant.’’

Sometimes,however,anormallevelofinterestslipsintoanobsession（痴迷）andthenitbecomesacauseforconcern.Itisnowconsideredapersonalitydisorder,whichiscloselyrelatedtohigherlevelsofdepression,anxietyandstress.Inpractice,teenagerswhoareoverlyobsessedwithstarsoftenhavedamagedrelationshipswiththeirparents.

Thegoodnews,however,isthatthereisplentythatparentscandotopreventtheirteenagersfrombecomingoverlyobsessedwiththosesocalledcelebrities.Letthemknowwhattheirreallifeislikebehindthestory,andtheycanseethesecelebritiesinanewangle.

35.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphintendtotellthereader?

A.Howexpensivetheconcertticketsare.

B.Whyteenagerslovemusicconcerts.

C.Whatidolsteenagersadmire.

D.HowpopularJustinBieberis.

36.AccordingtoPara2,teenagerscangetfromworshipinganidol.

A.asenseofbelongingB.aneasierwaytobecomefamous

C.aknowledgeofpopcultureD.acloserrelationshipwithparents

37.WhatdoesClareSmarttellusinPara3?

A.Teenagersandparentsoftenhaveatenserelationship.

B.Parentsalwayshavethesameinterestsastheteenagers.

C.Parentsshouldunderstandandprotecttheteenagers.

D.Celebrityworshipexistamongdifferentagegroups.

38.Ifteenagersareoverlyobsessedwithcelebrities,they.

A.oftenseethemselvesasaparticularcelebrity

B.willestablishaconnectionwiththeiridols

C.actuallysufferfromapersonalitydisorder

D.alwayscaretoomuchabouttheirfriends

C

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