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江苏省南京金陵中学学年度高一第一学期期中考试英语

江苏省南京金陵中学2013-2014学年度高一第一学期期中考试

第一部分：

单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

1.Intheactivity,afewhoursof“disability”gaveusonlyatasteofthe_______bothphysicallyandmentallythedisabledpeopleshouldovercome.

A.weaknessB.challengesC.anxietiesD.illness

2.It’saneither-orsituation________wecanbuyanewcarthisyearorwecangoonholidaybutwecan’tdo_________.

A.that;othersB.which;eitherC.inwhich;anotherD.where;both

3.IwasgladtomeetJerryagain,________Icouldn’twaittospendalldaywithher.

A.butB.andC.soD.or

4.Ican’tthankhimtoomuch,____________Icouldn’thavefinishedtheprojectintime.

A.withouthishelpB.withhishelp

C.withoutwhosehelpD.withwhosehelp

5.Everyyear,typhoonsandlosses______leadtoarefrighteningthoughmeasureshavebeentaken.

A.whichB.thatC.theyD.ones

6.9.---Doyougettogetherwithyouroldfriends?

---Yes,fromtimetotime,butnot______.

A.normallyB.certainlyC.regularlyD.necessarily

7.-----DoyouthinktheStarswillbeattheBulls?

-----Yes.Theyhavebetterplayers,soI______themtowin.

A.hopeB.preferC.expectD.want

8.Irefusetoaccepttheblameforsomething_____wassomeoneelse’sfault.

A.whoB.thatC.asD.what

9.Hismotherdoesn’t________ofhergoingtostudyintheUnitedStatesalone.

A.allowB.agreeC.proveD.approve

10.Wehave________inyourbillthecostoftheteapotyoubrokejustnow.

A.increasedB.includedC.containedD.charged

11Hehas______lungcancerforseveralyearsandisnever_______pain.

A.recoveredfrom;awayfromB.suffered;awayfrom

C.recovered;freefromD.sufferedfrom;freefrom

12.Thelazyboytriedtogetthroughtheexamwithouthardworkintheway______hisfriendsuggested.

A.inthatB.inwhichC.whichD.where

13.Therearetwothousandstudentsinthiscollege,______arefromthecountryside.

A.one-thirdofthemB.one-thirdofwhich

C.one-thirdofwhomD.one-thirdinwhich

14.Tosomedegree,uncontrolledinformationfromtheInternetthatmanypeopleturn______false.

A.toturnoutB.toturnsoutC.turnoutD.turnsout

15.Laughter,alongwithanactivesenseofhumor,______protectyouagainstaheartattack,accordingtoarecentstudy.

A.havehelpedB.helpedC.helpD.helps

第二部分：

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的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。

Weoftentalkaboutourselvesasifwehavepermanentgeneticdefects（缺陷）thatcanneverbechanged.“I’mimpatient.”“I’malwaysbehind.”“Ialwaysputthings16!

”You’vesurelyheardthem.Maybeyou’veusedthemtodescribe17.

Thesecommentsmaycomefromstoriesaboutusthathavebeen18foryears—oftenfrom19childhood.Thesestoriesmayhaveno20infact.Buttheycansetlowexpectationsforus.Asachild,mymothersaidtome,“Marshall,youhavenomechanical（操作机械的）skills,andyouwillneverhaveanymechanicalskillsfortherestofyourlife.”Howdidtheseexpectations21mydevelopment?

Iwasnever22toworkoncarsorbearound23.WhenIwas18,ItooktheUSArmy’sMechanicalAptitudeTest.Myscoreswereinthebottomfortheentirenation!

Sixyearslater,24,IwasatCaliforniaUniversity,workingonmydoctor’sdegree.Oneofmyprofessors,Dr.BobTannbaum,askedmetowritedownthingsIdidwellandthingsIcouldn’tdo.Formystrongpoints,I25down,“research,writing,analysis,andspeaking.”Forthe26,Iwrote,“Ihavenomechanicalskills.”

BobaskedmehowIknewIhadnomechanicalskills.Iexplainedmylife27andtoldhimaboutmy28performanceontheArmytest.Bobthenasked,“29isitthatyoucansolve30mathematicalproblems,butyoucan’tsolveeasymechanicalproblems?

”

SuddenlyIrealizedthatIdidn’t31fromsomesortofgeneticdefect.IwasjustlivingoutexpectationsthatIhadchosento32.Atthatpoint,itwasn’tjustmyfamilyandfriendswhohadbeen33mybeliefthatIwasmechanicallyhopeless.Anditwasn’tjusttheArmytest,either.Iwastheonewhokepttellingmyself,“Youcan’tdothis!

”IrealizedthataslongasIkeptsayingthat,itwasgoingtoremaintrue.34,ifwedon’ttreatourselvesasifwehavegeneticdefectsthatwecannevergetover,wecandowellinalmost35wechoose.

16.A.awayB.offC.upD.down

17.A.themB.myselfC.yourselfD.others

18.A.saidB.spokenC.spreadD.repeated

19.A.aslongasB.asfarbackasC.aswellasD.asmuchas

20.A.evidenceB.wisdomC.causeD.meaning

21.A.leadB.improveC.affectD.change

22.A.encouragedB.demandedC.hopedD.agreed

23.A.meansB.toolsC.facilitiesD.hammers

24.A.thereforeB.somehowC.insteadD.however

25.A.settledB.turnedC.tookD.got

26.A.shortB.otherC.weakD.latter

27.A.experiencesB.tripsC.roadsD.paths

28.A.unexpectedB.poorC.excellentD.average

29.A.WhenB.WhatC.HowD.Why

30.A.challengingB.advancedC.commonD.normal

31.A.handleB.separateC.sufferD.come

32.A.believeB.doubtC.adoptD.receive

33.A.weakeningB.strengtheningC.questioningD.accepting

34.A.AsaresultB.AtthesametimeC.InadditionD.Instead

35.A.everythingB.somethingC.nothingD.none

第三部分：

阅读理解（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的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。

A

Isyourfamilyinterestedinbuyingadog?

Adogcanbeapleasantcompanion（伙伴）toyourfamily,butifyouchoosethewrongkindofdog，youwillhavealotoftroubles.

Familiesshouldsitdownandthoroughlydiscussthepossibleproblemsbeforebuyingadog.Evenifthechildreninyourfamilyaretheoneswhowantthedog,theparentsaretheoneswhoarereallyresponsibleforseeingthattheanimalisproperlycaredfor.Ifyoudon’tknowmuchaboutdogs,itisagoodideatogotothelibraryforbooksaboutdifferentkindsofdogs,aswellasbooksabouthowtotrainayoungdog.Inreadingaboutthedifferentbreeds（种类）youshouldknowthatadogdescribed（描述）asveryalert（机敏灵活的）maybetooactive.Whenabookdescribesadogasanexcellenthuntingdog,itprobablymeansthatthedogwon’tbehappylivinginasmallhouse.Dogbreedsvary（变化）inpopularityastheyearsgoby.OneofthemostpopulardogsthesedaysistheGermanshepherd（牧羊犬）.Thisisbecauseitprovidesprotectionaswellascompanionship（陪伴）.Thefamilyshouldbewarnedthatthesedogsgrowuptobeverybig,andmaybetoopowerfulforchildrentocontrol.Ifspaceislimited,atoydogmaybeagoodchoice.Thesedogsareverysmallandeasytotrain.Theydon’tneedtobewalkeddaily,sincetheycanexerciseinthehome.

36.Accordingtothepassage,onecangetinformationaboutdifferentkindsofdogs.

A.bygoingtothelibrary

B.byaskingsomeonewhohasenoughexperienceaboutdifferentkindsofdogs

C.bybuyingadogandtrainingit

D.byreadingbooksaboutdogs

37.TheGermanshepherdisapopulardog.

A.becauseitiseasytotrain

B.becauseitisbigandstrong

C.becauseitispowerfulandfriendly

D.becauseitisalertandactive

38.Whichisthebesttopicofthepassage?

A.Thecareandproperselectionofdogsforfamilies.

B.Differentbreedsofdogs.

C.Responsibilityforseeingthatdogsareproperlycaredfor.

D.Differentkindsofbooksaboutdogs.

B

PacingandPausing

SaratriedtobefriendheroldfriendSteve'snewwife,butBettyneverseemedtohaveanythingtosay.WhileSarafeltBettydidn'tholdupherendoftheconversation,BettycomplainedtoStevethatSaranevergaveherachancetotalk.Theproblemhadtodowithexpectationsaboutpacingandpausing.

Conversationisaturn-takinggame.Whenourhabitsaresimilar,there'snoproblem.Butifourhabitsaredifferent,youmaystarttotalkbeforeI'mfinishedorfailtotakeyourturnwhenI'mfinished.That'swhatwashappeningwithBettyandSara.

ItmaynotbecoincidentalthatBetty,whoexpectedrelativelylongerpausesbetweenturns,isBritish,andSara,whoexpectedrelativelyshorterpauses,isAmerican.BettyoftenfeltinterruptedbySara.ButBettyherselfbecameaninterrupterandfoundherselfdoingmostofthetalkingwhenshemetavisitorfromFinland.AndSarahadahardtimecuttinginonsomespeakersfromLatinAmericaorIsrael.

Thegeneralphenomenon,then,isthatthesmallconversationtechniques,likepacingandpausing,leadpeopletodrawconclusionsnotaboutconversationalstylebutaboutpersonalityandabilities.Thesehabitualdifferencesareoftenthebasisfordangerousstereotyping（思维定式）.Andthesesocialphenomenacanhaveverypersonalconsequences.Forexample,awomanfromthesouthwesternpartoftheUSwenttoliveinaneasterncitytotakeupajobinpersonnel.WhenthePersonnelDepartmentgottogetherformeetings,shekeptsearchingfortherighttimetobreakin---andneverfoundit.Althoughbackhomeshewasconsideredoutgoingandconfident,inWashingtonshewasviewedasshyandretiring.Whenshewasevaluatedattheendoftheyear,shewastoldtotakeatrainingcoursebecauseofherinabilitytospeakup.

That'swhyslightdifferencesinconversationalstyle---tinylittlethingslikemicrosecondsofpause---canhaveagreateffectonone'slife.Theresultinthiscasewasajudgmentofpsychologicalproblems---eveninthemindofthewomanherself,whoreallywonderedwhatwaswrongwithherandregisteredforassertivenesstraining.

39.WhatdidSarathinkofBettywhentalkingwithher?

A.Bettywastalkative.B.Bettywasaninterrupter.

C.Bettydidnottakeherturn.D.BettypaidnoattentiontoSara.

40.Accordingtothepassage,whoarelikelytoexpecttheshortestp