河南省鄢陵县第一高级中学高二英语上学期第一次考试试题（B）.doc

河南省鄢陵县第一高级中学2014-2015学年高二英语上学期第一次考试试题（b）一阅读理解 a i was walking with a friend yesterday when i found a xiao-mi cell phone in a puddle of melted snow. i picked it up and it still worked! i started looking through the contact list and calling numbers to see if i could figure out whose phone it was. unfortunately, only one person answered and she didnt recognized the number that i was calling. she made a comment of “it is just so nice that you are trying to find out whose phone it is.”since that lady didnt know whose phone it was, my friend suggested that we go back to the street and the house that we found the xiao-mi phone in front of. i knocked on the door and two college age people answered. they hadnt lost their phones, but as i told them the story and mentioned some names on the contact list, the young man said that he had those names also and it must be the phone of one of their friends. then, both of the people commented on how wonderful it was that i took the time to find the owner. i really didnt have anything to say, because in my mind, i was just doing the right thing. i never considered keeping the phoneit wasnt mine. i immediately tried to find the owner, because that is exactly what i would want someone to do if either i or my family members lost their phones.sometimes, helping others is just doing the right thing. and, it felt awesome when i found out it would get back to the owner. the best part was i didnt say who i wasgive a name, number because doing the right thing felt awesome and was more than enough for me!1. the author made many calls with the cell phone he picked up to _a. call the police b. call his friends for help c. find the phones owner d. check whether the phone would work 2. how did the author finally find the owner? a. he met a friend of the phone owner b. he put up a lost and found notice c. he called the persons on the contact list d. he met the owner of the phone who was searching along the street. 3. what made the author want to find the phones owner immediately? a. fear of being laughed at by others b. the encouragement from his friend. c. the phone was very expensive d. his worry of the same situation he would meet. bsorry to say, our brains naturally start slowing down at the cruelly young age of 30. it used to be thought that this couldnt be helped, but new studies show that people of any age can train their brains to work faster. “your brain is a learning machine ”, says university of california scientist dr. michael merzenich. given the right tools, we can train our brains to act like they did when were younger. all thats required is the practice designed just for the purpose: a few exercises for the mind.merzenich has developed a computer-based training method to speed up the process in which the brain deals with information. since much of the data we receive comes through speech, the brain fitness program works with language and hearing to better speed and accuracy.over the course of training, the program starts asking you to distinguish sounds (between “dog” and “bog”, for example) at an increasingly faster speed. “its a bit like tennis instructor,” says merzenich , “hitting balls at you faster and faster to keep you challenged. you may start out slow, but before long youre pretty quick.” the biggest finding in brain research in last ten years is that the brain at any age is highly plastic. if you ask your brain to learn, it will learn. and it may even speed up while in the process. to keep your brain young and plastic you can do one of a million new activities that challenge and excite you: playing table tennis or bridge, doing crossword puzzles, learning a language. “when it comes to preventing aging, you really do “do it or lose it”, says barbara sahakian, professor at cambridge university.4.dr. merzenichs training method mainly depends on _.a. speech training b. computer languagesc. the activities one joins in d. the information being dealt with 5. by saying “the brain at any age is highly plastic”, the writer probably means the brain can be_ a. used b. mastered c. developed d. researched 6. what can we learn from the text?a. practice makes a quick mind b. brain research started ten years ago. c. dr. merzenich is a scientist in computer d. people used to believe nothing could stop the brain slowing down. 7. which of the following agrees with the writers idea?a. the training methods work better for the old b. people should use the brain to stop it from aging.c.the training of the brain should start at an early age d. its necessary to take part in as many activities as possible. cresearchers who study relationships have discovered that a big difference between those who make new friends easily, and those who dont, is that socially successful people tend to make eye contact with their conversation partners much more frequently than those who are less successful socially. in fact, you may be able to become much more socially successful by making this one simple change to your behavior.looking around for someone else you would rather talk with. you can lighten your nervousness by smiling more often, nodding, and by gazing at the entire face as well as the eyes. in addition, you can frequently looking away for very short periods. when people get the sense that you are really paying attention to them, they will be much more likely to want to have conversations with you!8.according to the passage, some people are socially unsuccessful probably because _.a.they dont like communicating with others b. they are not good at communicating with strangersc.they lack eye contact with the people they talk to d.they feel uncomfortable when making eye contact9.which of the following is not the impression left by those who dont make eye contact during the talk?a. they are not telling truth b. they are bored with the partner.c. they are lacking in confidence d. they are aggressive to others10. besides the eyes of the parnter, during the talk, you can gaze at his/her _.a. hair b. shoulders c. the bridge of the nose d. area above the eyebrows11. from the passage, we can learn that _. a. looking away during conversations should always be avoidedb. looking at a person frequently can give him/her a good impressionc. all successful people are good at making eye contactd. many americans feel like being stared at for a long time ddear chicken soup for the teenage soul, many people dont really know what pressures a typical teenager has to go through. sure, our parents and grandparents were once teens, but things are so different now. it has never been tougher to be a teenager. it has never been more important to be in the “right group” or to have the “right brand” of shoes. and those are the easy things to deal with. we also face problems with family, friends, relationships and school pressures. when it gets to be too much, i turn to my friends. one friend i could not live without is chicken soup for the teenage soul. your books have been so inspiring to me and have helped me to deal with and understand the problems i go through. for example, i went through a confusing time with my friends when we got to junior high. i had known these friends since kindergarden, and when we began junior high it seemed like some of them began to change. we started hanging out with different groups, and we slowly grew so far apart that it seemed as if we had never been friends. i felt confused and hurt. sometime during this period i read the story friends forever in chicken soup for the teenage soul , i felt so much better after reading it. it was like a weight had been lifted from me when i realised that many friendships went through changes and that we werent the only friends to experience them. people change, but that doesnt mean we have to lose the friendships we once shared. my friend and i still spend together when we can and care about each other a lot. that things are different doesnt mean i have to forget about all the good times we had. i will always keep the memories in a safe place in my heart. sincerely, peter12. according to the author, parents and grandparents _.a.didnt have to overcome difficulties when in their teens.b.dont fully understand the pressures of being a teenager now.c.can easily deal with things such as choosing friends and shoes.d.dont need to give help to teenagers with pressures and problems13. the author turns to chicken soup for the teenage soul -a.after he has quarreled with friends b. when he couldnt deal with the pressuresc.before he goes to a new environment d. when he spare time after school14. why did the author feel confused and hurt when he got to junior high?a.because he and his friends werent in the same schoolb.because his friends refused to hang out with himc.because he was too busy to be with his friendsd.because he was afraid that he had lost his friends15. what does the underlined word “them” in paragraph 5 refer to?a.friendships b. changes c. friends d. pressures a.b. control includes the use of records and reports to compare actual work with the set standards for work.c. in this connection there is the difference between top management and operative management.d. examples of nonprofit businesses include such organizations as social service agencies and many hospitals.e. however, some businesses only seek to earn enough to cover their operating costs.f. the second aspect relates to the application of these policies by departments.g. in the theory of business management, organization has two main aspects.h. planning in business management has three main aspects. 二 完形填空marry made the two-hour trip over and over to be with her mother, who suffered a terminal(晚期的) illness.as her mothers pain increased and more medication was needed to ease her into sedation(镇静状态)， marry sat for hours of _21_ vigil(守夜) by her mothers bed.each time she kissed her mother before leaving, her mother would _22_ and say , “im sorry. you drove so far and sat for so long and i didnt _23_ wake up to talk with you.”marry would tell her not to _24_, but still her mother felt she had let her _25_ and apologized at each good-bye _26_ the day marry found a way to give her mother the _27_ reassurance(安心) her mother had given to her so many times.“mother, do you remember when i _28_ the high school basketball team?” marry s mother nodded. “youd drive so far and sit for so long and i never even left the _29_ to play. you waited for me after every game and each time i felt bad and _30_ to you for wasting your time. ”marry _31_ took her mothers hand.“do you remember what you would say to me?” “i would say i didnt come to see you _32_. i came to see you.”“and you _33_ those words, didnt you?”“yes, i really did.”“well, now i say the same _34_ to you. i didnt come to see you talk. i came to see you”her mother understood and smiled as she floated back into _35_.their afternoons together passed _36_ into days, weeks, and months. their love filled the _37_ between their words. to the last day they ministered(照料) to each other in the _38_ . love was given and received just by _39_ each other.a love so strong that, even in this _40_ silence that followed their last good-bye, marry can still hear her mothers love.21. a. curious b. silent c. particular d. frustrating 22. a. stand out b. look down c. tear down d. concentrate on23. a. even b. almost c. still d. nearly 24. a. think b. upset c. excite d. worry25.a. off b. down c. up d. forward 26. a. until b. once c. while d. unless27. a. comfortable b. different c. same d. present 28. a. consisted b. welcomed c. cheered d. made29.a.position b.bench c.basketball d.field 30.a.apologized b.complained c.appealed d. contributed 31. a. quickly b. hurriedly c. gently d. eagerly 32.a. practice b. study c. communicate d. play33.a.expressed b.meant c.described d.distinguished 34.a.words b.feelings c.expectations d.influences 35.a.friendship b. emotion c. sleep d. impression 36.a.gradually b.patiently c.specially d.quietly37.a.contents b. spaces c. purposes d.strategies 38.a.stillness b. carefulness c. unhappiness d.pleasure39.a.misleading b.noticing c.seeing d.discovering 40.a.complete b.short c.dead d.deepened 三 语法填空opportunities dont come often. they come every once in a while. very often, they come quietly and go by without _41_(notice). therefore, it is advisable _42_ you should value and treat them with care. when an opportunity comes, it brings a promise but never realizes it _43_ its own. if you want to achieve something _44_ intend to fulfill one of your ambitions, you must work hard, make efforts and get prepared. _45_ , you will take no advantage of opportunities when they come to visit you. the difference between a man who succeeds and _46_ who does not lies only in the way each treats opportunities. the successful person always makes full preparations to meet opportunities as they duly arrive . the _47_ (success) person, on _48_ other hand, works little and just waits to see them pass by. in my opinion, there are plenty of opportunities for everyone in our society, but only those who are prepared fully and qualified _49_(high) can make use of them to achieve _50_ purposes.四 短文改错dear editor,i am a student in