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when an egg breaks from outside篇一：浙江省杭州市西湖高级中学2015届高三9月月考英语试题
杭西高2014年9月考高三英语试卷
第一部分：英语知识运用 （共两节，满分30分）
第一节： 单项填空 (共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分)
1. --- I wonder if I could pay the bill by check.
--- ______. The card machine has just broken down.
A. No problem B. Take your time C. Never mind D.I‟m sorry
2.The driver had to______because the traffic light had turned red.
A. set up B. shut up C. catch up D. pull up
3. ---I acquired ______ Van Gogh from a businessman from Paris the other day.
---Really? Are you sure it‟s ______ real one?
A. /, a B. /, the C. a, a D. a, the
4. All the pictures in this book, ______ otherwise stated, come from those taken by Miss Brown.
A. unless B. until C. even if D. as if
5. Why____you play the piano in the midnight? It „s so noisy.
A. do B. will C. must D. shall
6. It is reported that a storm is on its way, but the weather today is ______ warm and sunny.
A. luckily B. fortunately C. surprisingly D. hardly
7. If he can____his natural ability with hard work,he should be a success..
A. connect B. combine C. link D. join
8. The argument went on for hours as neither side would___.
A. give in B. give away C. give off D. give out
9. The lecture was so complex that I simply couldn‟t ______ at all. Could you explain it to me?
A. bring on B. bring in C. take on D. take in
10.Jane,I‟m sorry,I___you-you have changed a lot.
A. haven‟t recognized B. hadn‟t recognized
C. didn‟t recognize D. won‟t recognize
11. The earthquake was so terrible that in only 15 seconds a large city lay____.
A.in tears B. in terror C. in ruins D. in anger
12. The police offered a large___for any information leading to the robber‟s arrest.
A. award B. reward C. money D. prize
13. Whether by accident or____,he arrived too late to help us..
A. purpose B.aim C. design D. chance
14. After all that hard work,you really____a three-day holiday.
A. replace B. deserve C. respect D. admire
15. One of the tourists ______ from the tour group. That was why the tour guide lost his temper.
A. kept away B. broke away C. took away D. gave away
16. He is really an excellent doctor and he is____to becoming an expert in this field.
A. in a way B. by the way C. on the way D. under way 17. ----Do you know how to learn English well? ________.
----Why? Don‟t you think English is quite interesting?
A. It can‟t be too interesting. B. I just can‟t help it.
C. It‟s my favorite subject
D. It‟s killing me.
第二节：完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第21—40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
When an egg breaks from outside, a life ends. When an Egg breaks from inside, a life begins. All life‟s circumstances can be seen in an egg where in the soft yolk (蛋黄) inside is our gone into the kitchen before. All of a sudden, I had to move to America to pursue my master‟s of a teacher, a mentor or a coach comes in.
him motivated through failures. , I was glad and relieved when he learned both these essential skills.
egg breaks from inside, is more about what you overcome than what you achieve.
play but have not played so far. As the saying goes, there is never a lock without a key, never a problem without a solution. Persist, believe in yourself and allow your yolk to break through to a new soul, a new you.
21. A. concern B. desire C. weakness D. resource
22. A. lose B. change C. learn D. expect
23. A. know B. find C. forget D. question
24. A. often B. never C. sometimes D. ever
25. A. reminded B. occurred C. stuck D. hit
26. A. survive B. compete C. continue D. settle
27. A. turn around B. get across C. take shape D. take part
28. A. tea B. rice C. yogurt D. porridge
29. A. recognized B. appreciated C. introduced D. mastered
30. A. inside B. outside C. sideways D. around
31. A. learning
32. A. courage
33. A. funny
34. A. prevent
35. A. accompany
36. A. balance
37. A. understand
38. A. Meanwhile
39. A. broken B. cooking B. attempt B. simple B. influence B. keep B. patience B. discover B. Finally B. cooked C. cycling C. skill C. boring C. agree C. teach C. courage C. reflect C. Besides C. lost D. adapting D. hobby D. difficult D. warn D. require D. freedom D. overcome D. Therefore D. kept
40. A. ideas B. messages C. surprises D. Challenges
第二部分：阅读理解（每小题2分，共50分）
第一节：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，并在答题卷上将该选项标号涂黑。
A
It all began with a stop at a red light.
Kevin Salwen was driving his 14-year-old daughter, Hannah, back from a sleepover in 2006 . While waiting at a traffic light, they saw a black Mercedes Coupe on one side and a homeless man begging for food on the other.
“Dad, if that man had a less nice car, that man there could have a meal.”Hannah protested. The light changed and they drove on, but Hannah was too young to be reasonable. She pestered （纠缠）her parents about inequity, insisting that she wanted to do something.
“What do you want to do?” her mom responded. “Sell our house?”
Warning! Hannah seized upon the idea of selling the luxurious family home and donating half the proceeds to charity, while using the other half to buy a more modest replacement home.
Eventually, that‟s what the family did. The project —crazy, impetuous （鲁莽的） and utterly inspiring — is written down in detail in a book by father and daughter scheduled to be published next month: “The Power of Half.” It‟s a book that, frankly, I‟d be nervous about leaving around where my own teenage kids might find it. An impressionable child reads this, and the next thing you know your whole family is out on the street.
At a time of enormous needs in Haiti and elsewhere, when so many Americans are trying to help Haitians by sending everything from text messages to shoes, the Salwens offer an example of a family that came together to make a difference — for themselves as much as the people they were trying to help. In a column a week ago, it described neurological evidence from brain scans that unselfishness lights up parts of the brain normally associated with more primary satisfaction. The Salwens‟ experience confirms the selfish pleasures of selflessness.
Mr. Salwen and his wife, Joan, had always assumed that their kids would be better off in a bigger house. But after they downsized, there was much less space to retreat to, so the family members spent more time around each other. A smaller house unexpectedly turned out to be a more family-friendly house.
41. The best title for the passage should be “______”.
A. The Less, the Better B. An Expected Satisfaction
C. Something We Can Live Without D. Somewhat Crazy but Inspiring
42. What does the underlined word “inequity” most probably mean in Paragraph 3?
A. Unfairness. B. Satisfaction.
C. Personal attitude. D. Reasonable statement.
43. What does the underlined sentence “Never suggest a grand gesture to an idealistic teenager.”
mean? ______
A. Never give a quick answer to an idealistic teenager.
B. Unless a child is realistic, never give an answer immediately.
C. Give an answer if the child is reasonable.
D. Don‟t respond to a child's demands firmly without consideration
.
B
Have you ever picked a job based on the fact that you were good at it but later found it made If you ignore your personality, it will hurt you long-term regardless of your skills or the job‟s pay. There are several areas of your personality that you need to consider to help you find a good job. Here are a few of those main areas;
1) Do you prefer working alone or with other people?
There are isolating jobs that will drive an outgoing person crazy and also interactive jobs that will make a shy person uneasy. Most people are not extremes in either direction but do have a tendency that they prefer. There are also positions that are sometimes a combination of the two, which may be best for someone in the middle who adapts easily to either situation.
2) How do you handle change?
Most jobs these days have some elements of change to them, but some are more than others. If you need stability in your life, you may need a job where the changes don't happen so often. Other people would be bored of the same daily routine.
3) Do you enjoy working with computers？
I do see this as a kind of personality characteristic. There are people who are happy to spend more than 40 hours a week on a computer, while there are others who need a lot of human interaction throughout the day. Again, these are extremes and you'll likely find a lot of positions somewhere in the middle as well.
4) What type of work environment do you enjoy？
This can range from being in a large building with a lot of people you won't know immediately to a smaller setting where you'll get to know almost all the people there fairly quickly.
5) How do you like to get paid?
Some people are motivated by the pay they get, while others feel too stressed to be like that. The variety of payment designs in the sales industry is a typical example for this.
Anyway, these are a great starting point for you. I've seen it over and over again with people that they make more money over time when they do something they love. It may take you a little longer, but making a move to do what you have a passion for can change the course of your life for the better.
46. What is unnecessary in your job hunting?
A. Assessing your skills B. Going to different areas
C. Matching your skills with a position D. taking your personality into consideration
47. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Isolating jobs usually drive people mad. B. Interactive jobs make people shy easily.
C. Extreme people tend to work with others. D. Almost everyone has a tendency in jobs.
48. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph one mean?
A. Before you select your job, you should assess your skills and match them with your
position
B. There are more important things than assessing skills and match them with the position
when you select job.
C. Nothing is important than assessing skills and match them with the position when you
select job.
D. You should ignore your skills when you select job.
C
The latest research suggests that the key factor separating geniuses from the merely accomplished is not I.Q., a generally bad predictor of success. Instead, it‟s purposeful practice. Top performers spend more hours practising their craft. It you wanted to picture how a typical genius might develop, you‟d take a girl who possessed a slightly above average language ability. It wouldn‟t have to be a big talent, just enough so that she might gain some sense of distinction. Then you would want her to meet, say, a novelist, who coincidentally shared some similar qualities. Maybe the writer was from the same town, had the same family background, or shared the same birthday.
This contact would give the girl a vision of her future self. It would hive her some idea of a
when an egg breaks from outside篇二：浙江省学军中学2014届高考模拟试卷 英语
浙江省学军中学2014届高考模拟试卷
英语
（选择题部分）
第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节：单项填空（共20题，每小题0.5分，满分10分）
从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
1. ---Hey, Alisha, can I ask you a question?
---Sure. ________.
A. Why not? B. What‘s up? C. So what? D. What for?
2.—How about ______ party?
—Cool! It was really _______ success! Pity you weren‘t there．
A．a；a B．the；a C．the；不填 D．a；不填 3. — I didn‘t watch the program ―Britain‘s got a talent‖ yesterday.
— I________, either, if my father hadn‘t reminded me.
A．wouldn‘t B．didn‘t C．wouldn‘t have D．hadn‘t
4. No matter how frequently ______, I always remember never to stop improving myself.
A. praising B. praised C. to be praised D. being praised
5. She is one of the most helpful, ______ and reliable people I have ever had the pleasure to know.
A. apparent B. passive C. doubtful D. considerate
6. — What do you think of your new colleague?
— There are some things that are not easy to ______ and his coldness is one. He always behaves himself too proudly.
A. put aside B. put up with C. think of D. get along with
7. It is the third time that you have been late for work this week, ______?
A. haven‘t you B. isn‘t it C. is it D. have you
8. Right now you can pay ______ you had to several years ago for this set of furniture.
A. one third as much as B. as one third much as
C. as much as one third D. as much one third as
9. He is only too ready to help others, seldom, ______, refusing them when they turn to him.
A. if never B. if ever C. if not D. if any
10. The young backpacker always ____________ at the youth hotel when he‘s in Kathmandu.
A. puts up B. sets down C. come about D. takes up
11. Nearly three months had gone by ________ the seriously injured girl showed a slight sign of recovery.
A. until B. before C. since D. after
12. I have been staying up until midnight since Monday, working on my paper. I need to ______ some sleep this weekend.
A. catch up on B. live up to C. get along with D. make sense of
13. —I'd rather have some wine, if you don't mind.
—______．Don‘ t forget that you‘ll drive.
A. By all means B. Anything but that
C. Take it easy D. I wouldn‘t say no to this
14.— I rang you at about nine, but there was no reply.
— Oh, that was probably _____I was seeing the doctor.
A. why B. when C. what D. that
15.— Look! Somebody _____ the sofa.
—Well, it wasn't me. I didn't do it.
A. is cleaning B. was cleaning C. has cleaned D. had cleaned
16. I want to thank my friend John, without _____ help, I wouldn't have been saved.
A. his B. whose C. whom D. which
17. —Do I need to ______ for the party?
—Don‘t bother. It‘s only an informal party. Come as you are.
A. turn up B. dress up C. give up D. keep up
18. Sorry, I can't go to play with you. There are so many problems _______.
A. remaining to settle B. remained to settle
C. remaining to be settled D. remained to be settled
19. Women‘s fashions are may favor pant-suits, but the
next season they may prefer miniskirts.
A. lately B. shortly C. relatively D. constantly
20.-----Do you know how to learn English well? ________.
----Why? Don‘t you think English is quite interesting?
A. It can‘t be too interesting. B. I just can‘t help it.
C. It‘s my favorite subject D. It‘s killing me.
第二节：完型填空（共20小题，每小题1分， 满分20分）
阅读下面短文， 掌握其大意， 然后从21到40各题所给的4个选项 A,B,C和D中选出最佳选项， 并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
When an egg breaks from outside, a life ends. When an Egg breaks from inside, a life begins. All life‘s circumstances can be seen in an egg where in the soft yolk (蛋黄) inside is our gone into the kitchen before. All of a sudden, I had to move to America to pursue my master‘s of a teacher, a mentor or a coach comes in.
him motivated through failures. , I was glad and relieved when he learned both these essential skills.
egg breaks from inside, is more about what you overcome than what you achieve.
play but have not played so far. As the saying goes, there is never a lock without a key, never a problem without a solution. Persist, believe in yourself and allow your yolk to break through to a new soul, a new you.
21. A. concern B. desire C. weakness D. resource
22. A. lose B. change C. learn D. expect
23. A. know B. find C. forget D. question
24. A. often B. never C. sometimes D. ever
25. A. reminded B. occurred C. stuck D. hit
26. A. survive B. compete C. continue D. settle
27. A. turn around B. get across C. take shape D. take part
28. A. tea B. rice C. yogurt D. porridge
29. A. recognized B. appreciated C. introduced D. mastered
30. A. inside B. outside C. sideways D. around
31. A. learning B. cooking C. cycling D. adapting
32. A. courage B. attempt C. skill D. hobby
33. A. funny B. simple C. boring D. difficult
34. A. prevent B. influence C. agree D. warn
35. A. accompany B. keep C. teach D. require
36. A. balance B. patience C. courage D. freedom
37. A. understand B. discover C. reflect D. overcome
38. A. Meanwhile B. Finally C. Besides D. Therefore
39. A. broken B. cooked C. lost D. kept
40. A. ideas B. messages C. surprises D. challenges
第二部分：阅读理解(第一节20小题， 第二节5小题，每小题2分，满分50分)
第一节， 阅读下面材料，根据所给的4个选项 A,B,C和D中选出最佳选项， 并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。 A
BAD weather, bad food and grumpy people – that‘s what some people think of first when they think about Britain. Many online commentators even joke that Britons are so grumpy precisely because it constantly rains and they are always hungry.
In fact, many believe that Britons are inherently negative, in contrast to their neighbors across the Atlantic Ocean.
―Americans are more optimistic, due to the fact that they are told they can become the next president of the United States,‖ Ricky Gervais, a British comedian, told online forum Big Think. ―British people are told, it won‘t happen to you. And they carry that. They carry that with them. We champion the underdog .‖
It‘s no wonder that Britons hold the reputation of having a ―stiff upper lip‖ – being cold and not showing any emotion.
Britain‘s reputation as a grumpy country may, however, simply be the result of a cultural misunderstanding. According to the BBC, British actor Michael Caine once said: ―I think what is British about me is my feelings and awareness of others and their situations. English people are always known to be well-mannered and cold, but we are not cold – we don‘t interfere in your situation. If we are heartbroken, we don‘t scream in your face with tears – we go home and cry on our own. It‘s completely to do with your comfort – we don‘t intrude on your space. That‘s very English.‖
A BBC reader noted that the perceived coldness of British people is actually their way of dealing with hardship. Remembering the terrorist attacks in London on July 7, 2005, Stuart Colley, who lived in the capital at the time, said: ―It seemed to me that most people‘s response was a ‗cruel‘ determination to carry on and not to ‗fall‘ into an over-emotional outpouring of grief or anger – despite what many of us felt inside. Our stiff upper lip seems to be something that gives us strength as a society when we most need it.‖
41. What is the author‘s main purpose in writing the article?
A. To list common stereotypes about the UK.
B. To fight common misunderstandings about the UK.
C. To analyze what makes British people grumpy and negative.
D. To list some differences between Americans and British people.
42. Which of the following statements might Ricky Gervais agree with?
A. Britons like challenging the underdog more than Americans do.
B. Americans are more optimistic and realistic than British people.
C. Britons are more comfortable with life‘s losers than Americans.
D. Bad weather in the UK is the main thing that makes Britons grumpy.
43. The underlined phrase ―interfere in‖ in the second-to-last paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
A. think about B. benefit from C. get in the way of D. have a positive effect on
44. Why does Michael Caine think British people are not cold?
A. They can be heartbroken, and they cry too.
B. They are well-mannered and unwilling to disturb others.
C. They care a lot about what other people think of them.
D. They are taught to face hardships by themselves.
45. With the example of the terrorist attacks in London on July 7, 2005, the author intends to ____.
A. explain why British people tend to be cold
B. reveal that Britons don‘t intrude on others‘ space
C. present a way in which British people hide their emotions and feelings
D. show how not giving in to emotions can help one to get through a tough time
B
Below are Top 10 Scholarly Stars in America in 2011.
It‘s not always about fame and fortune for these celebs – education is a priority in their lives. Find out what scholarly stars have earned degrees and diplomas or are returning to the classroom as you head back to school.
No. 10: James Franco
James has attended FOUR prestigious universities in his life: UCLA, New York University, Columbia University and Yale University. We hear he‘s is so serious about school, he missed the Oscar nominations to attend class!
No. 9: Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman is so Ivy League: she graduated from Harvard University in 2003, thanks to her parents, who she says always made sure she put her studies before her acting.
No. 8: Haley Joel Osment
When students at NYU heard Haley Joel would be joining them as a freshman in 2006, they chalked the campus‘ sidewalks with his famous Sixth Sense movie line: ―I see dead people.‖ No. 7: Emma Watson
Although Emma Watson put her education on hold to wrap up the Harry Potter film series, in July 2011 she announced that she was going back to school at Brown University to complete her degree.
No. 6: Dakota and Elle Fanning
Celeb sisters Dakota and Elle Fanning are stars on screen and in class. Dakota was her high school‘s homecoming queen two years in a row while Elle, who still attends middle school, somehow manages to balance her acting career with math tests and gym class.
No. 5: Mara Wilson
Mara Wilson graduated from NYU in 2009. Mara, who played the adorable Nattie in Mrs. Doubtfire, eventually grew up and headed to New York to attend NYU‘s Tisch School of the Arts; she graduated in 2009.
No. 4: Tyra Banks
Tyra Banks is known for being a savvy businesswoman, but even the best could use some formal training. She enrolled in Harvard Business School in 2011 and even went so far as to live in a dorm with her fellow classmates!
―We live in dorms,‖ confirmed the TV star. ―I have my own room but we share a kitchen, living room and study area. It‘s mandatory dorms. I freaked out. In the beginning I was like, ‗Oh yes, I‘m going to Harvard and I‘ll be at the Four Seasons down the street.‘ And they were like, ‗Girl, you‘re living in dorms!‘‖
No. 3: Shakira
Singer Shakira is resting her hips and giving her brain a workout at UCLA, attending classes on the history of western civilization so she could ―learn from the best‖.
No. 2: Steven Spielberg
Director Steven skipped getting a formal education to be an unpaid intern at Universal degree in 2002.
No. 1: Danica McKellar
Danica McKellar is a math whiz. She used to be known for starring as Winnie Cooper in the Wonder Years, but Danica is also a UCLA graduate, math whiz and education advocate who‘s written three best-selling books encouraging middle-school girls to have confidence and succeed in mathematics.
46．What Danica McKellar and Natalie Portman share in common is that ________.
A. both put their education in the first place B. they graduated from the same university
C. the two actresses wrote best-selling books D. both of them will abandon their acting
47．From the above, we can come to the conclusion that ________.
A. Spielberg received a formal film education before he turned director
B. both sisters Dakota and Elle have not finished middle school education
C. Tyra Banks is sharing the same room with her classmates in Harvard
D. Shakira and Haley Joel Osment are studying in university separately
48．The underlined word ― trade‖ in the passage is closest to ________.
A. business B. corporation C. studio D. occupation
49．How many stars referred to in the material studied or will go to UCLA?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.
C
If you‘ve ever owned a chimney, you know that it can get pretty dirty. There‘s a whole lot of soot that gets stuck on the inside. That stuff has to get cleaned, or you could have a serious fire risk. While nowadays we have easier ways of doing this dirty job, in the way back days somebody used to climb up the chimney and clean all that soot. And the thing is, not just anybody could do it.
You had to be really small to fit up in the chimney, so they used to give the task to kids – some as young as four or five years old. They worked for their boss known as a master-sweep. They were often covered in soot, and were very likely to get burned. They often developed what became known as soot wart, a form of cancer.
Are your unfairness bells ringing? William Blake‘s certainly were. The physical dangers and widespread unfairness of the chimney-sweeping job really stuck in his throat, so much so that he
when an egg breaks from outside篇三：杭州学军中学2014届高三第九次月考英语试题
杭州学军中学2014届高三第九次月考英语试题
（选择题部分）
第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节：单项填空（共20题，每小题0.5分，满分10分）
1. ---Hey, Alisha, can I ask you a question?
---Sure. ________.
A. Why not? B. What‘s up? C. So what? D. What for?
2.—How about ______ party?
—Cool! It was really _______ success! Pity you weren‘t there．
A．a；a B．the；a C．the；不填 D．a；不填 3. — I didn‘t watch the program ―Britain‘s got a talent‖ yesterday.
— I________, either, if my father hadn‘t reminded me.
A．wouldn‘t B．didn‘t C．wouldn‘t have D．hadn‘t
4. No matter how frequently ______, I always remember never to stop improving myself.
A. praising B. praised C. to be praised D. being praised
5. She is one of the most helpful, ______ and reliable people I have ever had the pleasure to know.
A. apparent B. passive C. doubtful D. considerate
6. — What do you think of your new colleague?
— There are some things that are not easy to ______ and his coldness is one. He always behaves himself too proudly.
A. put aside B. put up with C. think of D. get along with
7. It is the third time that you have been late for work this week, ______?
A. haven‘t you B. isn‘t it C. is it D. have you
8. Right now you can pay ______ you had to several years ago for this set of furniture.
A. one third as much as B. as one third much as
C. as much as one third D. as much one third as
9. He is only too ready to help others, seldom, ______, refusing them when they turn to him.
A. if never B. if ever C. if not D. if any
10. The young backpacker always ____________ at the youth hotel when he‘s in Kathmandu.
A. puts up B. sets down C. come about D. takes up
11. Nearly three months had gone by ________ the seriously injured girl showed a slight sign of recovery.
A. until B. before C. since D. after
12. I have been staying up until midnight since Monday, working on my paper. I need to ______ some sleep this weekend.
A. catch up on B. live up to C. get along with D. make sense of
13. —I'd rather have some wine, if you don't mind.
—______．Don‘ t forget that you‘ll drive.
A. By all means B. Anything but that
C. Take it easy D. I wouldn‘t say no to this
14.— I rang you at about nine, but there was no reply.
— Oh, that was probably _____I was seeing the doctor.
A. why B. when C. what D. that
15.— Look! Somebody _____ the sofa.
—Well, it wasn't me. I didn't do it.
A. is cleaning B. was cleaning C. has cleaned D. had cleaned
16. I want to thank my friend John, without _____ help, I wouldn't have been saved.
A. his B. whose C. whom D. which
17. —Do I need to ______ for the party?
—Don‘t bother. It‘s only an informal party. Come as you are.
A. turn up B. dress up C. give up D. keep up
18. Sorry, I can't go to play with you. There are so many problems _______.
A. remaining to settle B. remained to settle
C. remaining to be settled D. remained to be settled
19. Women‘s fashions are may favor pant-suits, but the
next season they may prefer miniskirts.
A. lately B. shortly C. relatively D. constantly
20.-----Do you know how to learn English well? ________.
----Why? Don‘t you think English is quite interesting?
A. It can‘t be too interesting. B. I just can‘t help it.
C. It‘s my favorite subject D. It‘s killing me.
第二节：完型填空（共20小题，每小题1分， 满分20分）
When an egg breaks from outside, a life ends. When an Egg breaks from inside, a life begins. All life‘s circumstances can be seen in an egg where in the soft yolk (蛋黄) inside is our gone into the kitchen before. All of a sudden, I had to move to America to pursue my master‘s of a teacher, a mentor or a coach comes in.
him motivated through failures. , I was glad and relieved when he learned both these essential skills.
egg breaks from inside, is more about what you overcome than what you achieve.
play but have not played so far. As the saying goes, there is never a lock without a key, never a problem without a solution. Persist, believe in yourself and allow your yolk to break through to a new soul, a new you.
21. A. concern B. desire C. weakness D. resource
22. A. lose B. change C. learn D. expect
23. A. know B. find C. forget D. question
24. A. often B. never C. sometimes D. ever
25. A. reminded B. occurred C. stuck D. hit
26. A. survive B. compete C. continue D. settle
27. A. turn around B. get across C. take shape D. take part
28. A. tea B. rice C. yogurt D. porridge
29. A. recognized B. appreciated C. introduced D. mastered
30. A. inside B. outside C. sideways D. around
31. A. learning B. cooking C. cycling D. adapting
32. A. courage B. attempt C. skill D. hobby
33. A. funny B. simple C. boring D. difficult
34. A. prevent B. influence C. agree D. warn
35. A. accompany B. keep C. teach D. require
36. A. balance B. patience C. courage D. freedom
37. A. understand B. discover C. reflect D. overcome
38. A. Meanwhile B. Finally C. Besides D. Therefore
39. A. broken B. cooked C. lost D. kept
40. A. ideas B. messages C. surprises D. challenges
第二部分：阅读理解(第一节20小题， 第二节5小题，每小题2分，满分50分)
第一节， 阅读下面材料，根据所给的4个选项 A,B,C和D中选出最佳选项， 并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。 A
BAD weather, bad food and grumpy people – that‘s what some people think of first when they think about Britain. Many online commentators even joke that Britons are so grumpy precisely because it constantly rains and they are always hungry.
In fact, many believe that Britons are inherently negative, in contrast to their neighbors across the Atlantic Ocean.
―Americans are more optimistic, due to the fact that they are told they can become the next president of the United States,‖ Ricky Gervais, a British comedian, told online forum Big Think. ―British people are told, it won‘t happen to you. And they carry that. They carry that with them. We champion the underdog .‖
It‘s no wonder that Britons hold the reputation of having a ―stiff upper lip‖ – being cold and not showing any emotion.
Britain‘s reputation as a grumpy country may, however, simply be the result of a cultural misunderstanding. According to the BBC, British actor Michael Caine once said: ―I think what is British about me is my feelings and awareness of others and their situations. English people are always known to be well-mannered and cold, but we are not cold – we don‘t interfere in your situation. If we are heartbroken, we don‘t scream in your face with tears – we go home and cry on our own. It‘s completely to do with your comfort – we don‘t intrude on your space. That‘s very English.‖
A BBC reader noted that the perceived coldness of British people is actually their way of dealing with hardship. Remembering the terrorist attacks in London on July 7, 2005, Stuart Colley, who lived in the capital at the time, said: ―It seemed to me that most people‘s response was a ‗cruel‘ determination to carry on and not to ‗fall‘ into an over-emotional outpouring of grief or anger – despite what many of us felt inside. Our stiff upper lip seems to be something that gives us strength as a society when we most need it.‖
41. What is the author‘s main purpose in writing the article?
A. To list common stereotypes about the UK.
B. To fight common misunderstandings about the UK.
C. To analyze what makes British people grumpy and negative.
D. To list some differences between Americans and British people.
42. Which of the following statements might Ricky Gervais agree with?
A. Britons like challenging the underdog more than Americans do.
B. Americans are more optimistic and realistic than British people.
C. Britons are more comfortable with life‘s losers than Americans.
D. Bad weather in the UK is the main thing that makes Britons grumpy.
43. The underlined phrase ―interfere in‖ in the second-to-last paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
A. think about B. benefit from C. get in the way of D. have a positive effect on
44. Why does Michael Caine think British people are not cold?
A. They can be heartbroken, and they cry too.
B. They are well-mannered and unwilling to disturb others.
C. They care a lot about what other people think of them.
D. They are taught to face hardships by themselves.
45. With the example of the terrorist attacks in London on July 7, 2005, the author intends to ____.
A. explain why British people tend to be cold
B. reveal that Britons don‘t intrude on others‘ space
C. present a way in which British people hide their emotions and feelings
D. show how not giving in to emotions can help one to get through a tough time
B
Below are Top 10 Scholarly Stars in America in 2011.
It‘s not always about fame and fortune for these celebs – education is a priority in their lives. Find out what scholarly stars have earned degrees and diplomas or are returning to the classroom as you head back to school.
No. 10: James Franco
James has attended FOUR prestigious universities in his life: UCLA, New York University, Columbia University and Yale University. We hear he‘s is so serious about school, he missed the Oscar nominations to attend class!
No. 9: Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman is so Ivy League: she graduated from Harvard University in 2003, thanks to her parents, who she says always made sure she put her studies before her acting.
No. 8: Haley Joel Osment
When students at NYU heard Haley Joel would be joining them as a freshman in 2006, they chalked the campus‘ sidewalks with his famous Sixth Sense movie line: ―I see dead people.‖ No. 7: Emma Watson
Although Emma Watson put her education on hold to wrap up the Harry Potter film series, in July 2011 she announced that she was going back to school at Brown University to complete her degree.
No. 6: Dakota and Elle Fanning
Celeb sisters Dakota and Elle Fanning are stars on screen and in class. Dakota was her high school‘s homecoming queen two years in a row while Elle, who still attends middle school, somehow manages to balance her acting career with math tests and gym class.
No. 5: Mara Wilson
Mara Wilson graduated from NYU in 2009. Mara, who played the adorable Nattie in Mrs. Doubtfire, eventually grew up and headed to New York to attend NYU‘s Tisch School of the Arts; she graduated in 2009.
No. 4: Tyra Banks
Tyra Banks is known for being a savvy businesswoman, but even the best could use some formal training. She enrolled in Harvard Business School in 2011 and even went so far as to live in a dorm with her fellow classmates!
―We live in dorms,‖ confirmed the TV star. ―I have my own room but we share a kitchen, living room and study area. It‘s mandatory dorms. I freaked out. In the beginning I was like, ‗Oh
yes, I‘m going to Harvard and I‘ll be at the Four Seasons down the street.‘ And they were like, ‗Girl, you‘re living in dorms!‘‖
No. 3: Shakira
Singer Shakira is resting her hips and giving her brain a workout at UCLA, attending classes on the history of western civilization so she could ―learn from the best‖.
No. 2: Steven Spielberg
Director Steven skipped getting a formal education to be an unpaid intern at Universal degree in 2002.
No. 1: Danica McKellar
Danica McKellar is a math whiz. She used to be known for starring as Winnie Cooper in the Wonder Years, but Danica is also a UCLA graduate, math whiz and education advocate who‘s written three best-selling books encouraging middle-school girls to have confidence and succeed in mathematics.
46．What Danica McKellar and Natalie Portman share in common is that ________.
A. both put their education in the first place B. they graduated from the same university
C. the two actresses wrote best-selling books D. both of them will abandon their acting
47．From the above, we can come to the conclusion that ________.
A. Spielberg received a formal film education before he turned director
B. both sisters Dakota and Elle have not finished middle school education
C. Tyra Banks is sharing the same room with her classmates in Harvard
D. Shakira and Haley Joel Osment are studying in university separately
48．The underlined word ― trade‖ in the passage is closest to ________.
A. business B. corporation C. studio D. occupation
49．How many stars referred to in the material studied or will go to UCLA?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.
C
If you‘ve ever owned a chimney, you know that it can get pretty dirty. There‘s a whole lot of soot that gets stuck on the inside. That stuff has to get cleaned, or you could have a serious fire risk. While nowadays we have easier ways of doing this dirty job, in the way back days somebody used to climb up the chimney and clean all that soot. And the thing is, not just anybody could do it.
You had to be really small to fit up in the chimney, so they used to give the task to kids – some as young as four or five years old. They worked for their boss known as a master-sweep. They were often covered in soot, and were very likely to get burned. They often developed what became known as soot wart, a form of cancer.
Are your unfairness bells ringing? William Blake‘s certainly were. The physical dangers and widespread unfairness of the chimney-sweeping job really stuck in his throat, so much so that he wrote not one, but two poems called ―The Chimney Sweeper‖.
The first poem (the one we‘re discussing here) was published in 1789 in a book called Songs of Innocence. These little poems took children and the joys of childhood innocence as their subject. As you‘ve probably guessed by now, many of the poems in Songs of Innocence, like ―The Chimney Sweeper‖, are about the ways in which childhood innocence is destroyed by unkind old adults. For Blake, innocence is, in many ways, a total joke. It doesn‘t exist, because it‘s always
when an egg breaks from outside篇四：杭州学军中学2014届第九次月考英语试卷
杭州学军中学2014届第九次月考英语试卷
（选择题部分）
第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节：单项填空（共20题，每小题0.5分，满分10分）
从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
1. ---Hey, Alisha, can I ask you a question?
---Sure. ________.
A. Why not? B. What‘s up? C. So what? D. What for?
2.—How about ______ party?
—Cool! It was really _______ success! Pity you weren‘t there．
A．a；a B．the；a C．the；不填 D．a；不填 3. — I didn‘t watch the program ―Britain‘s got a talent‖ yesterday.
— I________, either, if my father hadn‘t reminded me.
A．wouldn‘t B．didn‘t C．wouldn‘t have D．hadn‘t
4. No matter how frequently ______, I always remember never to stop improving myself.
A. praising B. praised C. to be praised D. being praised
5. She is one of the most helpful, ______ and reliable people I have ever had the pleasure to know.
A. apparent B. passive C. doubtful D. considerate
6. — What do you think of your new colleague?
— There are some things that are not easy to ______ and his coldness is one. He always
behaves himself too proudly.
A. put aside B. put up with C. think of D. get along with
7. It is the third time that you have been late for work this week, ______?
A. haven‘t you B. isn‘t it C. is it D. have you
8. Right now you can pay ______ you had to several years ago for this set of furniture.
A. one third as much as B. as one third much as
C. as much as one third D. as much one third as
9. He is only too ready to help others, seldom, ______, refusing them when they turn to him.
A. if never B. if ever C. if not D. if any
10. The young backpacker always ____________ at the youth hotel when he‘s in Kathmandu.
A. puts up B. sets down C. come about D. takes up
11. Nearly three months had gone by ________ the seriously injured girl showed a slight sign of
recovery.
A. until B. before C. since D. after
12. I have been staying up until midnight since Monday, working on my paper. I need to ______
some sleep this weekend.
A. catch up on B. live up to C. get along with D. make sense of
13. —I'd rather have some wine, if you don't mind.
—______．Don‘ t forget that you‘ll drive.
A. By all means B. Anything but that
C. Take it easy D. I wouldn‘t say no to this
14.— I rang you at about nine, but there was no reply.
— Oh, that was probably _____I was seeing the doctor.
A. why B. when C. what D. that
15.— Look! Somebody _____ the sofa.
— Well, it wasn't me. I didn't do it.
A. is cleaning B. was cleaning C. has cleaned D. had cleaned
16. I want to thank my friend John, without _____ help, I wouldn't have been saved.
A. his B. whose C. whom D. which
17. —Do I need to ______ for the party?
—Don‘t bother. It‘s only an informal party. Come as you are.
A. turn up B. dress up C. give up D. keep up
18. Sorry, I can't go to play with you. There are so many problems _______.
A. remaining to settle B. remained to settle
C. remaining to be settled D. remained to be settled
19. Women‘s fashions are may favor pant-suits, but the
next season they may prefer miniskirts.
A. lately B. shortly C. relatively D. constantly
20.-----Do you know how to learn English well? ________.
----Why? Don‘t you think English is quite interesting?
A. It can‘t be too interesting. B. I just can‘t help it.
C. It‘s my favorite subject D. It‘s killing me.
第二节：完型填空（共20小题，每小题1分， 满分20分）
阅读下面短文， 掌握其大意， 然后从21到40各题所给的4个选项 A,B,C和D中选出最佳选项， 并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
When an egg breaks from outside, a life ends. When an Egg breaks from inside, a life begins. All life‘s circumstances can be seen in an egg where in the soft yolk (蛋黄) inside is our gone into the kitchen before. All of a sudden, I had to move to America to pursue my master‘s of a teacher, a mentor or a coach comes in.
him motivated through failures. , I was glad and relieved when he learned both these essential skills.
egg breaks from inside, is more about what you overcome than what you achieve.
play but have not played so far. As the saying goes, there is never a lock without a key, never a problem without a solution. Persist, believe in yourself and allow your yolk to break through to a new soul, a new you.
21. A. concern B. desire C. weakness D. resource
22. A. lose B. change C. learn D. expect
23. A. know B. find C. forget D. question
24. A. often B. never C. sometimes D. ever
25. A. reminded B. occurred C. stuck D. hit
26. A. survive B. compete C. continue D. settle
27. A. turn around B. get across C. take shape D. take part
28. A. tea B. rice C. yogurt D. porridge
29. A. recognized B. appreciated C. introduced D. mastered
30. A. inside B. outside C. sideways D. around
31. A. learning B. cooking C. cycling D. adapting
32. A. courage B. attempt C. skill D. hobby
33. A. funny B. simple C. boring D. difficult
34. A. prevent B. influence C. agree D. warn
35. A. accompany B. keep C. teach D. require
36. A. balance B. patience C. courage D. freedom
37. A. understand B. discover C. reflect D. overcome
38. A. Meanwhile B. Finally C. Besides D. Therefore
39. A. broken B. cooked C. lost D. kept
40. A. ideas B. messages C. surprises D. challenges
第二部分：阅读理解(第一节20小题， 第二节5小题，每小题2分，满分50分)
第一节， 阅读下面材料，根据所给的4个选项 A,B,C和D中选出最佳选项， 并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
A
BAD weather, bad food and grumpy people – that‘s what some people think of first when they think about Britain. Many online commentators even joke that Britons are so grumpy precisely because it constantly rains and they are always hungry.
In fact, many believe that Britons are inherently negative, in contrast to their neighbors across the Atlantic Ocean.
―Americans are more optimistic, due to the fact that they are told they can become the next president of the United States,‖ Ricky Gervais, a British comedian, told online forum Big Think. ―British people are told, it won‘t happen to you. And they carry that. They carry that with them. We champion the underdog .‖
It‘s no wonder that Britons hold the reputation of having a ―stiff upper lip‖ – being cold and not showing any emotion.
Britain‘s reputation as a grumpy country may, however, simply be the result of a cultural misunderstanding. According to the BBC, British actor Michael Caine once said: ―I think what is British about me is my feelings and awareness of others and their situations. English people are always known to be well-mannered and cold, but we are not cold – we don‘t interfere in your
situation. If we are heartbroken, we don‘t scream in your face with tears – we go home and cry on our own. It‘s completely to do with your comfort – we don‘t intrude on your space. That‘s very English.‖
A BBC reader noted that the perceived coldness of British people is actually their way of
dealing with hardship. Remembering the terrorist attacks in London on July 7, 2005, Stuart Colley, who lived in the capital at the time, said: ―It seemed to me that most people‘s response was a ‗cruel‘ determination to carry on and not to ‗fall‘ into an over-emotional outpouring of grief or
anger – despite what many of us felt inside. Our stiff upper lip seems to be something that gives us strength as a society when we most need it.‖
41. What is the author‘s main purpose in writing the article?
A. To list common stereotypes about the UK.
B. To fight common misunderstandings about the UK.
C. To analyze what makes British people grumpy and negative.
D. To list some differences between Americans and British people.
42. Which of the following statements might Ricky Gervais agree with?
A. Britons like challenging the underdog more than Americans do.
B. Americans are more optimistic and realistic than British people.
C. Britons are more comfortable with life‘s losers than Americans.
D. Bad weather in the UK is the main thing that makes Britons grumpy.
43. The underlined phrase ―interfere in‖ in the second-to-last paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
A. think about B. benefit from C. get in the way of D. have a positive effect on
44. Why does Michael Caine think British people are not cold?
A. They can be heartbroken, and they cry too.
B. They are well-mannered and unwilling to disturb others.
C. They care a lot about what other people think of them.
D. They are taught to face hardships by themselves.
45. With the example of the terrorist attacks in London on July 7, 2005, the author intends to ____.
A. explain why British people tend to be cold
B. reveal that Britons don‘t intrude on others‘ space
C. present a way in which British people hide their emotions and feelings
D. show how not giving in to emotions can help one to get through a tough time
B
Below are Top 10 Scholarly Stars in America in 2011.
It‘s not always about fame and fortune for these celebs – education is a priority in their lives. Find out what scholarly stars have earned degrees and diplomas or are returning to the classroom as you head back to school.
No. 10: James Franco
James has attended FOUR prestigious universities in his life: UCLA, New York University, Columbia University and Yale University. We hear he‘s is so serious about school, he missed the Oscar nominations to attend class!
No. 9: Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman is so Ivy League: she graduated from Harvard University in 2003, thanks to her parents, who she says always made sure she put her studies before her acting.
No. 8: Haley Joel Osment
When students at NYU heard Haley Joel would be joining them as a freshman in 2006, they chalked the campus‘ sidewalks with his famous Sixth Sense movie line: ―I see dead people.‖ No. 7: Emma Watson
Although Emma Watson put her education on hold to wrap up the Harry Potter film series, in July 2011 she announced that she was going back to school at Brown University to complete her degree.
No. 6: Dakota and Elle Fanning
Celeb sisters Dakota and Elle Fanning are stars on screen and in class. Dakota was her high school‘s homecoming queen two years in a row while Elle, who still attends middle school, somehow manages to balance her acting career with math tests and gym class.
No. 5: Mara Wilson
Mara Wilson graduated from NYU in 2009. Mara, who played the adorable Nattie in Mrs. Doubtfire, eventually grew up and headed to New York to attend NYU‘s Tisch School of the Arts; she graduated in 2009.
No. 4: Tyra Banks
Tyra Banks is known for being a savvy businesswoman, but even the best could use some
formal training. She enrolled in Harvard Business School in 2011 and even went so far as to live in a dorm with her fellow classmates!
―We live in dorms,‖ confirmed the TV star. ―I have my own room but we share a kitchen, living room and study area. It‘s mandatory dorms. I freaked out. In the beginning I was like, ‗Oh yes, I‘m going to Harvard and I‘ll be at the Four Seasons down the street.‘ And they were like, ‗Girl, you‘re living in dorms!‘‖
No. 3: Shakira
Singer Shakira is resting her hips and giving her brain a workout at UCLA, attending classes on the history of western civilization so she could ―learn from the best‖.
No. 2: Steven Spielberg
Director Steven skipped getting a formal education to be an unpaid intern at Universal degree in 2002.
No. 1: Danica McKellar
Danica McKellar is a math whiz. She used to be known for starring as Winnie Cooper in the Wonder Years, but Danica is also a UCLA graduate, math whiz and education advocate who‘s written three best-selling books encouraging middle-school girls to have confidence and succeed in mathematics.
46．What Danica McKellar and Natalie Portman share in common is that ________.
A. both put their education in the first place B. they graduated from the same university
C. the two actresses wrote best-selling books D. both of them will abandon their acting
47．From the above, we can come to the conclusion that ________.
A. Spielberg received a formal film education before he turned director
B. both sisters Dakota and Elle have not finished middle school education
C. Tyra Banks is sharing the same room with her classmates in Harvard
D. Shakira and Haley Joel Osment are studying in university separately
48．The underlined word ― trade‖ in the passage is closest to ________.
A. business B. corporation C. studio D. occupation
49．How many stars referred to in the material studied or will go to UCLA?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.
C
If you‘ve ever owned a chimney, you know that it can get pretty dirty. There‘s a whole lot of soot that gets stuck on the inside. That stuff has to get cleaned, or you could have a serious fire risk. While nowadays we have easier ways of doing this dirty job, in the way back days somebody used to climb up the chimney and clean all that soot. And the thing is, not just anybody could do it.
You had to be really small to fit up in the chimney, so they used to give the task to kids – some as young as four or five years old. They worked for their boss known as a master-sweep. They were often covered in soot, and were very likely to get burned. They often developed what became known as soot wart, a form of cancer.
Are your unfairness bells ringing? William Blake‘s certainly were. The physical dangers and widespread unfairness of the chimney-sweeping job really stuck in his throat, so much so that he wrote not one, but two poems called ―The Chimney Sweeper‖.
The first poem (the one we‘re discussing here) was published in 1789 in a book called Songs
when an egg breaks from outside篇五：杭州学军中学2014年5月高三第九次月考英语卷
杭州学军中学2014届第九次月考英语试卷
（选择题部分）
第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节：单项填空（共20题，每小题0.5分，满分10分）
从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
1. ---Hey, Alisha, can I ask you a question?
---Sure. ________.
A. Why not? B. What‘s up? C. So what? D. What for?
2.—How about ______ party?
—Cool! It was really _______ success! Pity you weren‘t there．
A．a；a B．the；a C．the；不填 D．a；不填 3. — I didn‘t watch the program ―Britain‘s got a talent‖ yesterday.
— I________, either, if my father hadn‘t reminded me.
A．wouldn‘t B．didn‘t C．wouldn‘t have D．hadn‘t
4. No matter how frequently ______, I always remember never to stop improving myself.
A. praising B. praised C. to be praised D. being praised
5. She is one of the most helpful, ______ and reliable people I have ever had the pleasure to know.
A. apparent B. passive C. doubtful D. considerate
6. — What do you think of your new colleague?
— There are some things that are not easy to ______ and his coldness is one. He always behaves himself too proudly.
A. put aside B. put up with C. think of D. get along with
7. It is the third time that you have been late for work this week, ______?
A. haven‘t you B. isn‘t it C. is it D. have you
8. Right now you can pay ______ you had to several years ago for this set of furniture.
A. one third as much as B. as one third much as
C. as much as one third D. as much one third as
9. He is only too ready to help others, seldom, ______, refusing them when they turn to him.
A. if never B. if ever C. if not D. if any
10. The young backpacker always ____________ at the youth hotel when he‘s in Kathmandu.
A. puts up B. sets down C. come about D. takes up
11. Nearly three months had gone by ________ the seriously injured girl showed a slight sign of recovery.
A. until B. before C. since D. after
12. I have been staying up until midnight since Monday, working on my paper. I need to ______ some sleep this weekend.
A. catch up on B. live up to C. get along with D. make sense of
13. —I'd rather have some wine, if you don't mind.
—______．Don‘ t forget that you‘ll drive.
A. By all means B. Anything but that
C. Take it easy D. I wouldn‘t say no to this
14.— I rang you at about nine, but there was no reply.
— Oh, that was probably _____I was seeing the doctor.
A. why B. when C. what D. that
15.— Look! Somebody _____ the sofa.
— Well, it wasn't me. I didn't do it.
A. is cleaning B. was cleaning C. has cleaned D. had cleaned
16. I want to thank my friend John, without _____ help, I wouldn't have been saved.
A. his B. whose C. whom D. which
17. —Do I need to ______ for the party?
—Don‘t bother. It‘s only an informal party. Come as you are.
A. turn up B. dress up C. give up D. keep up
18. Sorry, I can't go to play with you. There are so many problems _______.
A. remaining to settle B. remained to settle
C. remaining to be settled D. remained to be settled
19. Women‘s fashions are may favor pant-suits, but the
next season they may prefer miniskirts.
A. lately B. shortly C. relatively D. constantly
20.-----Do you know how to learn English well? ________.
----Why? Don‘t you think English is quite interesting?
A. It can‘t be too interesting. B. I just can‘t help it.
C. It‘s my favorite subject D. It‘s killing me.
第二节：完型填空（共20小题，每小题1分， 满分20分）
阅读下面短文， 掌握其大意， 然后从21到40各题所给的4个选项 A,B,C和D中选出最佳选项， 并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
When an egg breaks from outside, a life ends. When an Egg breaks from inside, a life begins. All life‘s circumstances can be seen in an egg where in the soft yolk (蛋黄) inside is our gone into the kitchen before. All of a sudden, I had to move to America to pursue my master‘s of a teacher, a mentor or a coach comes in.
him motivated through failures. , I was glad and relieved when he learned both these essential skills.
egg breaks from inside, is more about what you overcome than what you achieve.
play but have not played so far. As the saying goes, there is never a lock without a key, never a problem without a solution. Persist, believe in yourself and allow your yolk to break through to a new soul, a new you.
21. A. concern B. desire C. weakness D. resource
22. A. lose B. change C. learn D. expect
23. A. know B. find C. forget D. question
24. A. often B. never C. sometimes D. ever
25. A. reminded B. occurred C. stuck D. hit
26. A. survive B. compete C. continue D. settle
27. A. turn around B. get across C. take shape D. take part
28. A. tea B. rice C. yogurt D. porridge
29. A. recognized B. appreciated C. introduced D. mastered
30. A. inside B. outside C. sideways D. around
31. A. learning B. cooking C. cycling D. adapting
32. A. courage B. attempt C. skill D. hobby
33. A. funny B. simple C. boring D. difficult
34. A. prevent B. influence C. agree D. warn
35. A. accompany B. keep C. teach D. require
36. A. balance B. patience C. courage D. freedom
37. A. understand B. discover C. reflect D. overcome
38. A. Meanwhile B. Finally C. Besides D. Therefore
39. A. broken B. cooked C. lost D. kept
40. A. ideas B. messages C. surprises D. challenges
第二部分：阅读理解(第一节20小题， 第二节5小题，每小题2分，满分50分)
第一节， 阅读下面材料，根据所给的4个选项 A,B,C和D中选出最佳选项， 并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
A
BAD weather, bad food and grumpy people – that‘s what some people think of first when they think about Britain. Many online commentators even joke that Britons are so grumpy precisely because it constantly rains and they are always hungry.
In fact, many believe that Britons are inherently negative, in contrast to their neighbors across the Atlantic Ocean.
―Americans are more optimistic, due to the fact that they are told they can become the next president of the United States,‖ Ricky Gervais, a British comedian, told online forum Big Think. ―British people are told, it won‘t happen to you. And they carry that. They carry that with them. We champion the underdog .‖
It‘s no wonder that Britons hold the reputation of having a ―stiff upper lip‖ – being cold and not showing any emotion.
Britain‘s reputation as a grumpy country may, however, simply be the result of a cultural misunderstanding. According to the BBC, British actor Michael Caine once said: ―I think what is British about me is my feelings and awareness of others and their situations. English people are always known to be well-mannered and cold, but we are not cold – we don‘t situation. If we are heartbroken, we don‘t scream in your face with tears – we go home and cry on our own. It‘s completely to do with your comfort – we don‘t intrude on your space. That‘s very English.‖
A BBC reader noted that the perceived coldness of British people is actually their way of dealing with hardship. Remembering the terrorist attacks in London on July 7, 2005, Stuart Colley, who lived in the capital at the time, said: ―It seemed to me that most people‘s response was a ‗cruel‘ determination to carry on and not to ‗fall‘ into an over-emotional outpouring of grief or anger – despite what many of us felt inside. Our stiff upper lip seems to be something that gives us strength as a society when we most need it.‖
41. What is the author‘s main purpose in writing the article?
A. To list common stereotypes about the UK.
B. To fight common misunderstandings about the UK.
C. To analyze what makes British people grumpy and negative.
D. To list some differences between Americans and British people.
42. Which of the following statements might Ricky Gervais agree with?
A. Britons like challenging the underdog more than Americans do.
B. Americans are more optimistic and realistic than British people.
C. Britons are more comfortable with life‘s losers than Americans.
D. Bad weather in the UK is the main thing that makes Britons grumpy.
43. The underlined phrase ―interfere in‖ in the second-to-last paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
A. think about B. benefit from C. get in the way of D. have a positive effect on
44. Why does Michael Caine think British people are not cold?
A. They can be heartbroken, and they cry too.
B. They are well-mannered and unwilling to disturb others.
C. They care a lot about what other people think of them.
D. They are taught to face hardships by themselves.
45. With the example of the terrorist attacks in London on July 7, 2005, the author intends to ____.
A. explain why British people tend to be cold
B. reveal that Britons don‘t intrude on others‘ space
C. present a way in which British people hide their emotions and feelings
D. show how not giving in to emotions can help one to get through a tough time
B
Below are Top 10 Scholarly Stars in America in 2011.
It‘s not always about fame and fortune for these celebs – education is a priority in their lives. Find out what scholarly stars have earned degrees and diplomas or are returning to the classroom as you head back to school.
No. 10: James Franco
James has attended FOUR prestigious universities in his life: UCLA, New York University, Columbia University and Yale University. We hear he‘s is so serious about school, he missed the Oscar nominations to attend class!
No. 9: Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman is so Ivy League: she graduated from Harvard University in 2003, thanks to her parents, who she says always made sure she put her studies before her acting.
No. 8: Haley Joel Osment
When students at NYU heard Haley Joel would be joining them as a freshman in 2006, they chalked the campus‘ sidewalks with his famous Sixth Sense movie line: ―I see dead people.‖ No. 7: Emma Watson
Although Emma Watson put her education on hold to wrap up the Harry Potter film series, in July 2011 she announced that she was going back to school at Brown University to complete her degree.
No. 6: Dakota and Elle Fanning
Celeb sisters Dakota and Elle Fanning are stars on screen and in class. Dakota was her high school‘s homecoming queen two years in a row while Elle, who still attends middle school, somehow manages to balance her acting career with math tests and gym class.
No. 5: Mara Wilson
Mara Wilson graduated from NYU in 2009. Mara, who played the adorable Nattie in Mrs. Doubtfire, eventually grew up and headed to New York to attend NYU‘s Tisch School of the Arts; she graduated in 2009.
No. 4: Tyra Banks
Tyra Banks is known for being a savvy businesswoman, but even the best could use some
formal training. She enrolled in Harvard Business School in 2011 and even went so far as to live in a dorm with her fellow classmates!
―We live in dorms,‖ confirmed the TV star. ―I have my own room but we share a kitchen, living room and study area. It‘s mandatory dorms. I freaked out. In the beginning I was like, ‗Oh yes, I‘m going to Harvard and I‘ll be at the Four Seasons down the street.‘ And they were like, ‗Girl, you‘re living in dorms!‘‖
No. 3: Shakira
Singer Shakira is resting her hips and giving her brain a workout at UCLA, attending classes on the history of western civilization so she could ―learn from the best‖.
No. 2: Steven Spielberg
Director Steven skipped getting a formal education to be an unpaid intern at Universal degree in 2002.
No. 1: Danica McKellar
Danica McKellar is a math whiz. She used to be known for starring as Winnie Cooper in the Wonder Years, but Danica is also a UCLA graduate, math whiz and education advocate who‘s written three best-selling books encouraging middle-school girls to have confidence and succeed in mathematics.
46．What Danica McKellar and Natalie Portman share in common is that ________.
A. both put their education in the first place B. they graduated from the same university
C. the two actresses wrote best-selling books D. both of them will abandon their acting
47．From the above, we can come to the conclusion that ________.
A. Spielberg received a formal film education before he turned director
B. both sisters Dakota and Elle have not finished middle school education
C. Tyra Banks is sharing the same room with her classmates in Harvard
D. Shakira and Haley Joel Osment are studying in university separately
48．The underlined word ― trade‖ in the passage is closest to ________.
A. business B. corporation C. studio D. occupation
49．How many stars referred to in the material studied or will go to UCLA?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.
C
If you‘ve ever owned a chimney, you know that it can get pretty dirty. There‘s a whole lot of soot that gets stuck on the inside. That stuff has to get cleaned, or you could have a serious fire risk. While nowadays we have easier ways of doing this dirty job, in the way back days somebody used to climb up the chimney and clean all that soot. And the thing is, not just anybody could do it.
You had to be really small to fit up in the chimney, so they used to give the task to kids – some as young as four or five years old. They worked for their boss known as a master-sweep. They were often covered in soot, and were very likely to get burned. They often developed what became known as soot wart, a form of cancer.
Are your unfairness bells ringing? William Blake‘s certainly were. The physical dangers and widespread unfairness of the chimney-sweeping job really stuck in his throat, so much so that he wrote not one, but two poems called ―The Chimney Sweeper‖.
The first poem (the one we‘re discussing here) was published in 1789 in a book called Songs
when an egg breaks from outside篇六：福建省福州市第八中学2015届高三上学期第二次质量检查英语试题word版含答案
1.
What is the woman going to do next?
A. Have a meeting. B. See the manager. C. Do some translation. 2. How did the woman feel about her performance? A. Satisfied. B. Disappointed. C. Worried. 3. What did the woman do today? A. She went to a multicultural fair. B. She had dinner in a Thai restaurant. C. She learned a native American dance. 4. Where are the speakers? A. At a library. B. At a computer lab. C. At a print shop. 5. Why does the man come to the woman? A. To take a picture of her. B. To ask for a new ID card. C. To fill out a form.
第二节 听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。 6. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Classmates. C. Strangers. 7. Where is the Language Arts building? A. On the right of the bridge. B. At the end of Campus Centre Walk.
C. Opposite the Physical Education building. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。
8. When does the man have basketball practice? A. On Tuesdays and Thursdays. B. On Mondays and Wednesdays. C. On Mondays and Thursdays. 9. What will the speakers do?
A. Go to work together. B. Find another part-time job. C. Talk with Mr Parker. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。 10. What is the problem with the woman? A. She finds school difficult. B. She has lost much weight. C. She doesn’t feel very well.
11. What advice does the man give the woman? A. Drink less coffee. B. Sleep at least six hours every night. C. Eat fruits at least three times per week.
12. What exercise does the man suggest the woman take? A. Running. B. Dancing. C. Walking. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。 13. What does Alice want to ask Mr Miller about? A. His daily activities. B. His family members.
C. His opinions on some social problems. 14. What does Mr Miller do every morning? A. He has a cup of tea. B. He does some exercise. C. He watches morning news.
15. How long does Mr Miller sleep at night? A. For about six hours. B. For about seven hours. C. For about eight hours. 16. What does Mr Miller like to do on weekends? A. Attend to some emergency. B. Have a rest by himself. C. Stay with his family.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. What is the speaker mainly discussing? A. His success in acting. B. The change of his profession. C. The importance of his first performance.
18. What do we know about the speaker after his first performance? A. He became a little disappointed. B. He thought of giving up acting. C. He hardly tried out for other roles. 19. What did the speaker do in 1991? A. He earned a big fortune. B. He set up a film company. C. He became an office clerk.
20. What does the speaker mean in the end? A. He is not physically healthy. B. He suffers a lot in his job.
C. He gets along well with the actors.
II 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
21. 一What do you think of the news related to you on the Internet，Mr Woods? 一 _______.
A .No comment A. Staying A. explanation before.
B. Thank you B. Stayed B. investigation
C .With pleasure C. To stay C .operation
D. All right D. Stay D .impression
22. ________ warm at night, I would fill the woodstove, then set my alarm clock for midnight so I could refill it. 23. TV series Where Are We Going, Dad have made an _______ on kids since it was broadcast on Hunan TV. 24. Nelson Mandela’s death may, in the short term，unite South Africa in ways _______have never been seen
A. by which
B. that
C. in which
D. who
25. ___ to advertisements constantly can help to change people's opinions over time．
A. Exposed A. give; in in the house.
A. to know; later
B. informed; latest D. to think; latest
C. learning; latter
B. Being exposed B. give; away
C. Exposing C. give; out
D. To be exposed D. give; up
26. If a person has not had enough sleep, his actions will ___him ____ during the day.
27. The television has many advantages. It keeps us _____ about the _____ news and also provides entertainment
28. ---Why does the Lake smell terrible? ---Because large quantities of water
A. have polluted
B. is being polluted
C. has been polluted D. have been polluted A. curious will never _______.
A. make out
B. run out
C. work out
D. turn out
31. Xiamen—Shenzhen High Speed Railway opened to traffic on Dec.28 last year, _______ the two of
China’s economic zones.
A. to link their mothers
A. that A. suit
A. has not been C .had not been A. with; in
B. those B. fit
B. with; of
C. one C. match B. would not be D .wouldn't have been C. by; in
D. at; among D. the ones D. equal
33. When it comes to talking about football, his favorite sport, with David, any time will_____ him.
34. Had the government limited the sales of cars much earlier, traffic jam and pollution _______so serious now．
B. linking
C. linked
D. having linked
32. In societies where social roles are determined, boys usually copy the behavior of their fathers, and girls ___of
B. cautious
C. considerate
D. capable
29. Try to show what you are _______ of during your short interview for a position.
30. For an artist who has no lack of passion and great courage to overcome any difficulty, inspirations of his art
35. Every day we are flooded _____ all kinds of sounds, ____ which most are noise. III. 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分)
All life’s circumstances can be seen in an egg. The soft yolk (蛋黄and the hard shell outside is the barrier. When the barrier breaks from outside, our desire is crushed (压制), but when it breaks from inside, we
something.
As a
father, I took it as my responsibility son cycling and swimming. In this case, the yolk was the
untapped (未被利用的) potential of my son and the barrier was his fear of . It took months of no matter what. Success, when the egg breaks from inside, is more about what you overcome than what you achieve.
Life always throws yourself and allow your yolk to break through to a new soul and a new you. 36. A. concern 37. A. lose 38. A. know 39. A. often 40. A. reminded 41. A. survive 42. A. turn around 43. A. tea 44. A. recognized 45. A. inside 46. A. learning 47. A. courage 48. A. funny 49. A. prevent 50. A. accompany 51. A. balance 52. A. understand 53. A. Meanwhile 54. A. broken 55. A. ideas
B. desire B. change B. find B. never B. promised B. compete B. get across B. rice B. appreciated B. outside B. cooking B. attempt B. simple B. help B. keep B. patience B. discover B. Finally B. cooked B. messages
C. weakness C. gain C. forget C. sometimes C. imagined C. continue C. take shape C. yogurt C. introduced C. sideways C. cycling C. skill C. boring C. agree C. teach C. courage C. reflect C. Besides C. lost C. surprises
A
Dear Michelle:
Why can't my daughter manage her life better? She is 17 and an honor student, but she seems to be wasting her life away with a boyfriend who is holding her back.
He consumes every waking minute of her precious time and smooth-talks her as well.
His goal is to get her to agree to go to the college of his choice, not her choice, and because his grades are lower, his choice will be limited.
I feel like I want to rescue her, but she pushes me away and shuts me out. She has only brought us pride and joy; and now this! Help!
A worried mother Dear Mother of a 17-year-old Girl:
What's the matter with kids today? Remember that song from "Bye Bye Birdie"?
Well if you do not, let me fill you in about teenagers and their life-management skills. Do not expect too much too soon because at the ripe age of 17, life-management is not within their reach, not should it be.
Life experience creates both the conditions and the skills for management, and if management went before experience, there would be little of it.
Your daughter is an honor student for good reasons. She is smart, studies with intelligence and you have given her good Values.
D. resource D. expect D. question D. ever D. realized D. settle D. take part D. porridge D. mastered D. around D. adapting D. hobby D. difficult D. warn D. require D. freedom D. overcome D. Therefore D. kept D. challenges
IV阅读理解：40分(共20小题；每小题2分，共40分)
When the time comes for her to apply for college, and she visit the ones that were specifically designed for student the top of their grade, she will most likely break away from her boyfriend's influence.
It is rare for an honor student to change the path of their academic career for puppy love. That being said, there might be some adolescent wisdom in her behavior after all.
Perhaps she is choosing to worry you, her parents, for unconscious reasons. Being such a good girl and being a steady source of joy might have become a bit too much for her.
Let your daughter have her own private moment of 11th grade rebellion. She deserves a break from perfection.
Michelle 56. From the mother's letter we can learn that her daughter__________.
A. is being fooled by the boy C. doesn't talk much with her mother A. are too young to manage their life B. are old enough to live their own life C. should have management before experience D. have reached the age of an adult A. come up with the right decision B. follow her boyfriend's advice
C. worry her parents for unconscious reasons D. influence her boyfriend's behavior A. College of kids' own choice C. How to manage teenagers' life?
B. How can I help my girl? D. A 17-year-old girl and her mother
B
The dirty, homeless man sat on the pavement, staring at the stones. He thought back more than twenty years to when he was a boy living in a small red brick house on this very street. He recalled the flower garden, the swing his dad made, and the bike he had saved up for months to buy.
another ten years. He had a job by then, plenty of friends and started to come home less. He did not really want to remember those years, nor the day when, because of debts, he had gone home planning to ask for money. He felt embarrassed, but he knew exactly where his dad kept the money. When his parents stepped out of the room, he took what he wanted and left.
That was the last time he had seen them. Ashamed, he went abroad, and his parents knew nothing about the years of wandering or time in prison. But locked in his cell he often thought of home. Once free, he would love to see his parents again, if they were still alive, and still wanted to see him.
When his prison time was up, he found a job, but couldn't settle. Something was drawing him home. He did not want to arrive penniless, so he hitchhiked most of the long journey back. But less than a mile from his destination he started to feel sick with doubt. Could they ever accept this man who had so bitterly disappointed them?
He spent most of that day sitting under a tree. That evening he posted a letter which, although short, had taken him hours to write. It ended with:
I know it is unreasonable of me to suppose you want to see me ... so it's up to you. I'll come early Thursday morning. If you want me home, hang a white handkerchief in the window of my old bedroom. If it's there, I'll come
B. has fallen behind in her studies D. has chosen which college to attend
57. According to Michelle, 17-year-teenagers_____________.
58. Michelle seems to believe that the daughter will finally ____________.
59. The best title for the passage would be____________.
when an egg breaks from outside篇七：浙江省杭州市西湖高级中学2015届高三英语9月月考试题
杭西高2014年9月考高三英语试卷
第一部分：英语知识运用 （共两节，满分30分）
第一节： 单项填空 (共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分)
1. --- I wonder if I could pay the bill by check.
--- ______. The card machine has just broken down.
A. No problem B. Take your time C. Never mind D.I’m sorry
2.The driver had to______because the traffic light had turned red.
A. set up B. shut up C. catch up D. pull up
3. ---I acquired ______ Van Gogh from a businessman from Paris the other day. ---Really? Are you sure it’s ______ real one?
A. /, a B. /, the C. a, a D. a, the
4. All the pictures in this book, ______ otherwise stated, come from those taken by Miss Brown.
A. unless B. until C. even if D. as if
5. Why____you play the piano in the midnight? It ‘s so noisy.
A. do B. will C. must D. shall
6. It is reported that a storm is on its way, but the weather today is ______ warm and sunny.
A. luckily B. fortunately C. surprisingly D. hardly
7. If he can____his natural ability with hard work,he should be a success..
A. connect B. combine C. link D. join
8. The argument went on for hours as neither side would___.
A. give in B. give away C. give off D. give out
9. The lecture was so complex that I simply couldn’t ______ at all. Could you explain it to me?
A. bring on B. bring in C. take on D. take in
10.Jane,I’m sorry,I___you-you have changed a lot.
A. haven’t recognized B. hadn’t recognized
C. didn’t recognize D. won’t recognize
11. The earthquake was so terrible that in only 15 seconds a large city lay____.
A.in tears B. in terror C. in ruins D. in anger
12. The police offered a large___for any information leading to the robber’s arrest.
A. award B. reward C. money D. prize
13. Whether by accident or____,he arrived too late to help us..
A. purpose B.aim C. design D. chance
14. After all that hard work,you really____a three-day holiday.
A. replace B. deserve C. respect D. admire
15. One of the tourists ______ from the tour group. That was why the tour guide lost his temper.
A. kept away B. broke away C. took away D. gave away
16. He is really an excellent doctor and he is____to becoming an expert in this field.
A. in a way B. by the way C. on the way D. under way
17. ----Do you know how to learn English well? ________.
----Why? Don’t you think English is quite interesting?
It can’t be too interesting. B. I just can’t help it.
C. It’s my favorite subject D. It’s killing me.
第二节：完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第21—40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
When an egg breaks from outside, a life ends. When an Egg breaks from inside, a life begins.
All life’s circumstances can be seen in an egg where in the soft yolk (蛋黄) inside is our __21___ and the hard shell outside is the barrier. When the barrier breaks from outside, our desire is crushed, but when it breaks from inside, we 22__ a new skill, a new habit and a new life.
I was 22 years old. I did not 23 where the kitchen was in my house, since I had 24__ gone into the kitchen before. All of a sudden, I had to move to America to pursue my master’s degree. That is when it ___25__ me that I had to learn to cook a proper meal in order to ___26__ . My desire to cook began to __27___ , and the yolk began to stir.
The first time I made __28___ , it came out like white glue. Within a month of experimenting with different recipes, I ___29___ the art of making Chinese fried rice and north Indian curry. This breaking of the eggshell from 30_ gave me yet another skill for life, __31__ . Now that I look back, maybe my wife agreed to marry me for this __32__ alone.
It is easy to break an egg from outside, but it is 33__ to break it from inside. What is even more difficult is to __34__ you from outside and break the egg from inside. That is where the role of a teacher, a mentor or a coach comes in.
As a father, I took it as my responsibility to 35__ my son cycling and swimming. In this case, the yolk was the untapped potential of my son and the barrier was his fear of losing 36_ . It took months of patience and coaching to help him 37_ his fear. It was an uphill task to keep him motivated through failures. 38_ , I was glad and relieved when he learned both these essential skills.
The important lesson here is that the egg will be 39__ no matter what. Success, when the egg breaks from inside, is more about what you overcome than what you achieve.
Life always throws up 40_ . I urge you all learn the instrument that you always wanted to play but have not played so far. As the saying goes, there is never a lock without a key, never a problem without a solution. Persist, believe in yourself and allow your yolk to break through to a new soul, a new you.
21. A. concern B. desire C. weakness D. resource
22. A. lose B. change C. learn D. expect
23. A. know B. find C. forget D. question
24. A. often B. never C. sometimes D. ever
25. A. reminded B. occurred C. stuck D. hit
26. A. survive B. compete C. continue D. settle
27. A. turn around B. get across C. take shape D. take part
28. A. tea B. rice C. yogurt D. porridge
29. A. recognized B. appreciated C. introduced D. mastered
30. A. inside B. outside C. sideways D. around
31. A. learning B. cooking C. cycling D. adapting
32. A. courage B. attempt C. skill D. hobby
33. A. funny B. simple C. boring D. difficult
34. A. prevent B. influence C. agree D. warn
35. A. accompany B. keep C. teach D. require
36. A. balance B. patience C. courage D. freedom
37. A. understand B. discover C. reflect D. overcome
38. A. Meanwhile B. Finally C. Besides D. Therefore
39. A. broken B. cooked C. lost D. kept
40. A. ideas B. messages C. surprises D. Challenges
第二部分：阅读理解（每小题2分，共50分）
第一节：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，并在答题卷上将该选项标号涂黑。
A
It all began with a stop at a red light.
Kevin Salwen was driving his 14-year-old daughter, Hannah, back from a sleepover in 2006 . While waiting at a traffic light, they saw a black Mercedes Coupe on one side and a homeless man begging for food on the other.
“Dad, if that man had a less nice car, that man there could have a meal.”Hannah protested. The light changed and they drove on, but Hannah was too young to be reasonable. She pestered （纠缠）her parents about inequity, insisting that she wanted to do something.
“What do you want to do?” her mom responded. “Sell our house?”
Warning! Never suggest a grand gesture to an idealistic teenager. Hannah seized upon the idea of selling the luxurious family home and donating half the proceeds to charity, while using the other half to buy a more modest replacement home.
Eventually, that’s what the family did. The project —crazy, impetuous （鲁莽的） and utterly inspiring — is written down in detail in a book by father and daughter scheduled to be published next month: “The Power of Half.” It’s a book that,
frankly, I’d be nervous about leaving around where my own teenage kids might find it. An impressionable child reads this, and the next thing you know your whole family is out on the street.
At a time of enormous needs in Haiti and elsewhere, when so many Americans are trying to help Haitians by sending everything from text messages to shoes, the Salwens offer an example of a family that came together to make a difference — for themselves as much as the people they were trying to help. In a column a week ago, it described neurological evidence from brain scans that unselfishness lights up parts of the brain normally associated with more primary satisfaction. The Salwens’ experience confirms the selfish pleasures of selflessness.
Mr. Salwen and his wife, Joan, had always assumed that their kids would be better off in a bigger house. But after they downsized, there was much less space to retreat to, so the family members spent more time around each other. A smaller house unexpectedly turned out to be a more family-friendly house.
41. The best title for the passage should be “______”.
A. The Less, the Better B. An Expected Satisfaction
C. Something We Can Live Without D. Somewhat Crazy but Inspiring
42. What does the underlined word “inequity” most probably mean in Paragraph 3?
A. Unfairness. B. Satisfaction.
C. Personal attitude. D. Reasonable statement.
43. What does the underlined sentence “Never suggest a grand gesture to an idealistic teenager.” mean? ______
A. Never give a quick answer to an idealistic teenager.
B. Unless a child is realistic, never give an answer immediately.
C. Give an answer if the child is reasonable.
D. Don’t respond to a child's demands firmly without consideration
.
B
Have you ever picked a job based on the fact that you were good at it but later found it made you feel very uncomfortable over time? When you select your career, there's a whole lot more to it than assessing your skills and matching them with a particular position. If you ignore your personality, it will hurt you long-term regardless of your skills or the job’s pay. There are several areas of your personality that you need to consider to help you find a good job. Here are a few of those main areas;
1) Do you prefer working alone or with other people?
There are isolating jobs that will drive an outgoing person crazy and also interactive jobs that will make a shy person uneasy. Most people are not extremes in either direction but do have a tendency that they prefer. There are also positions that are sometimes a combination of the two, which may be best for someone in the middle who adapts easily to either situation.
2) How do you handle change?
Most jobs these days have some elements of change to them, but some are more than others. If you need stability in your life, you may need a job where the changes don't happen so often. Other people would be bored of the same daily routine.
3) Do you enjoy working with computers？
I do see this as a kind of personality characteristic. There are people who are happy to spend more than 40 hours a week on a computer, while there are others who need a lot of human interaction throughout the day. Again, these are extremes and you'll likely find a lot of positions somewhere in the middle as well.
4) What type of work environment do you enjoy？
This can range from being in a large building with a lot of people you won't know immediately to a smaller setting where you'll get to know almost all the people there fairly quickly.
5) How do you like to get paid?
Some people are motivated by the pay they get, while others feel too stressed to be like that. The variety of payment designs in the sales industry is a typical example for this.
Anyway, these are a great starting point for you. I've seen it over and over again with people that they make more money over time when they do something they love. It may take you a little longer, but making a move to do what you have a passion for can change the course of your life for the better.
46. What is unnecessary in your job hunting?
A. Assessing your skills B. Going to different areas
C. Matching your skills with a position D. taking your personality into consideration
47. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Isolating jobs usually drive people mad. B. Interactive jobs make people shy easily.
C. Extreme people tend to work with others. D. Almost everyone has a tendency in jobs.
48. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph one mean?
A. Before you select your job, you should assess your skills and match them with your position
B. There are more important things than assessing skills and match them with the position when you select job.
C. Nothing is important than assessing skills and match them with the position when you select job.
D. You should ignore your skills when you select job.
when an egg breaks from outside篇八：福建省莆田第一中学2015届高三第三次月考英语试题
莆田一中2014-2015学年度高三英语第三次月考试卷
第I卷
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1.What is the man?
A.A taxi driver. B.A policeman. C.A restaurant waiter. 2.When will the man fly back?
A.Next week. B.On Sunday. 3.How does the woman feel?
A.Discouraged. A.One.
B.Satisfied. B.Two.
C.Delighted. C.Four.
C.To buy a new car.
4.How many bank robbers were there altogether? 5.What would the man probably do?
A.To save $300. 第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。 6.What are the speakers doing?
A.Cooking. A.It’s cut. A.The ice.
B.Working. B.It’s burnt.
C.Having dinner. C.It’s wounded. C.The cream.
7.What happened to the man’s finger? 8.What was put on the man’s finger?
B.The bandage.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9.How much does the apartment near a park cost?
A. $350.
B. $390.
C. $400.
10.What do we know about the one near University Avenue?
A.It’s most expensive. B.It’s too large.
11.What do we know about Metecalfe?
A.It’s near a university. 12.Who is the woman?
A.She is a car park attendant. B.She is a policewoman.
B.It’s a quiet street.
C.It’s near a park.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
C.It’s noisy.
B.To repair the car.
C.Before this weekend.
C.She is a driver whose car is being blocked by the man’s car. 13.Why didn’t the man park his car in the car park around the corner?
A.He didn’t know there was a car park around the corner. B.He didn’t want to pay for the parking. C.He thought it would be full. 14.What will the man probably do next?
A.He is going to the police station. B.He will show the woman his license. C.He is driving away.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15.When does the conversation probably take place?
A.In the morning.
B.At noon.
C.In the afternoon. C.A shop.
16.Where did the woman go first?
A.The police station. A.The woman’s friend.
B.A restaurant.
17.Who does the man suggest the woman phone?
B.The manager of the shop.
C.The manager of the restaurant. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18.What is the aimof the program?
A.To keep the trainees in shape. B.To improve public relations. C.To develop leadership skills.A.8 days.
C.20 days.
19.How long will the program last in July?
B.12 days.
20.If people want to join the program,what should they do after the meeting?
A.Take a pretext. ` B.Pay for the program. C.Sign on a piece of paper.
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）
21. If my train is on ________ schedule, I will be home at ________ midnight. A. the; the B. /; the its competitor.
A. that
B. those
C. one
D. ones
23. With few people _______ pigs, the price of pork ________.
A. rising, rises B. raising, raises C. rising, raises D. raising, rises
24. The couple give ________ attend their 50th wedding anniversary some gifts to share their happiness.
A. whoever B. whomever
C. whom
D. Who
C. a; /
D. /; /
22. The Xiaomi Phone 2 has functions similar to ____ of iPhone 6, but sells for just half the price of
25. John went to the bookstore and bought several books last week, two were written by Long Yingtai.
A. whose
B. that
B. recognize B. is
C. of which C. read C. have
D. about whom D. realize D. will be
26. Mr. Black must be worried about something. You can ________ it from the look on his face. A. reason A. are
27. Either you or one of your students ______ to attend the meeting that is due tomorrow.
28. She is one of the most helpful, _____ and reliable person I have ever had the pleasure to know.
A. apparent B. doubtful
C. considerate D. passive C. comes about D. takes up
29. The young backpack always ______ at the youth hotel when he is in Tibet. A. puts up B. sets down
30. Richard __________ injured in the car crash，but I didn’t stop him driving after he drank some beer．
A. wouldn’t have got B. might not get C. mustn’t have got D. should not get 31. — Look, it ________ again.
— Yeah. This is the third snow we ________ this spring.
A. will snow; are having C. is snowing; have had
A. occasion
B. situation
B. has snowed; had had D. snows; have had C. condition
D. information
32. If ever the_______ arises when I want advice, you are the first person I’ll come to. 33. Bob is kind, hard-working and intelligent; ______, I can’t speak too highly of him. A. as a result B. in a word
A. will it be before C. will it be when
C. by the way D. on the contrary B. it will be before D. it will be when
34. How long do you think _____ the car factory launches a new model?
35. — Mr. Green, can you spare me a few minutes? I still have some questions about your assignment. — _________.
A. It’s a pleasure
B. Help yourself C. Not at all
D. Sure, go ahead
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
When an egg breaks from outside, a life ends. When an Egg breaks from inside, a life begins. All life’s circumstances can be seen in an egg where in the soft yolk (蛋黄) inside is our and the hard shell outside is the barrier. When the barrier breaks from outside, our desire is crushed, but when it breaks from inside, we a new skill, a new habit and a new life.
gone into the kitchen before. All of a sudden, I had to move to America to pursue my master’s degree. That is when it . My desire to cook began to , it came out like white glue. Within a month of experimenting with the art of making Chinese fried rice and north Indian curry. This breaking
of the eggshell from . Now that I look back, maybe my wife agreed to marry me for this to break it from inside. What is even more difficult is to you from outside and break the egg from inside. That is where the role of a teacher, a mentor or a coach comes in.
my son cycling and swimming. In this case, the yolk . It took months of his fear. It was an uphill task to keep him motivated through no matter what. Success, when the egg breaks from inside, is more about what you overcome than what you achieve.
Life always throws up . I urge you all learn the instrument that you always wanted to play but have not played so far. As the saying goes, there is never a lock without a key, never a problem without a solution. Persist, believe in yourself and allow your yolk to break through to a new soul, a new you.
36. A. concern B. weakness 37. A. learn 38. A. know
B. change B. find
C. desire C. lose
C. forget C. stuck C. survive C. yogurt
C. take shape C. introduced C. sideways C. cycling C. skill C. boring C. agree C. require C. courage C. reflect C. Finally C. lost
C. surprises
A
At the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, the sport of canoe racing was added to the list of international competitions. The favorite team in the four-man canoe race was the United States team. One member of that team was Bill Havens.
D. resource D. expect D. question D. occurred D. settle D. take part D. porridge D. mastered D. around D. adapting D. hobby D. simple D. warn D. teach D. freedom D. discover D. Therefore D. broken D. ideas
39. A. often B. ever 40. A. reminded B. hit
C. sometimes D. never
41. A. continue B. compete 43. A. rice B. tea 45. A. outside
42. A. turn around B. get across 44. A. recognized B. appreciated
B. inside
46. A. cooking B. learning 47. A. courage B. attempt 49. A. influence B. prevent 50. A. accompany B. keep
48. A. funny B. difficult
51. A. balance B. patience 52. A. understand B. overcome 53. A. Meanwhile B. Besides 54. A. kept 55. A. challenges
B. cooked B. messages
第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
As the time for the Olympics neared, it became clear that Bill’s wife would give birth to their first child about the time that the US team would be competing in the Paris games. In 1924, there were no jet airliners from Paris to the Unites States, only slow ocean-going ships. Bill found himself Or should he stay with his family?
Bill’s wife insisted that he go to Paris. But after much soul searching, Bill decided to stay at home, where he could support his wife when the child arrived. As it turned out , the Unites States four-man canoe team won the gold medal in Paris. And Bill’s wife was late in giving birth to their child. In fact, Bill could have competed in the event and returned home in time to be with her when she gave birth. People said ,” what a shame!”
The child finally born to Bill and his wife was a boy, whom they named Frank. Twenty-eight years later, in 1952, Bill received a telegram from Frank. It was sent from Helsinki, Finland, where the 1952 Olympics were being held. The telegram read, “Dad, I won. I am bringing home the gold medal you lost while waiting for me to be born.” Frank had just won the gold medal for the Unites States in a rowing event, a medal his father had dreamed of winning but never did. When people asked Bill about his decision he made twenty-eight years ago, he said he would make the same choice if he was in such a situation again.
56. If we say some is in a dilemma, we probably mean he/she _____.
A. lives a very hard life B. has to give up all that he/she has
C. doesn’t know what he/she wants D. has to make a difficult choice 57. From Paragraph3 we know Bill’s wife ____. A. knew the baby would be born late
B. knew what her husband really wanted
C. was not understanding enough to support her husband D. wanted to support her husband to win the gold medal. 58. What is the main reason why people said” what a shame!”？ A. Bill didn’t give his wife any support at home. B. Bill’s decision caused the team to perform badly.
C. Bill didn’t know what was more important to him. D. Bill could have returned home with the gold medal in time. 59. What happened twenty-eight years later after the baby’s birth? A. Bill received a gold medal from Finland.
B. Bill’s son helped make his dream come true. C. Bill earned the respect of all the American people.
D. Bill took part in the Olympic Games and won.
B
Most of us spend our lives seeking the natural world. We go fishing, sit in the garden, have a picnic, live in the suburbs or go to the seaside. The most popular leisure activity in Britain is going for a walk. When joggers jog, they don’t run the streets. Every one of them tend to go to the park or the river.
when an egg breaks from outside篇九：2013-2014七年级英语上期末试题-含答案
2013-2014七年级英语上期末试题
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一、单项选择（每小题1分，共20分）
1. The underlined part of the word “______” has a different pronunciation from others.
2. —Mo Yan is really ______ great writer, isn’t he?
—Yes, he is ______ first Chinese who won the noble prize. A. a; a
B. a; the
C. the, a
D. the; the
3. —Is that John’s book?
— No, it’s ______ book. ______ book is here. A. my, His A. Yes, it does. A. in, in A. searches A. usually
B. his, My B. Yes, it is. B. in, on B. search B. always
C. her, My
D. your, My D. Yes, it can. D. on, in D. to search D. sometimes
4. —Does the elephant like water? —______
C. Yes, they are. C. on, on
5. There aren’t any pictures ______ the wall, there’s only a small window ______ it. 6. You can use the Internet ______ information.
C. searching C. often
7. I often watch TV on Saturday evening, but ______ I read books. 8. — Would you like ______ bananas for breakfast? — Yes, but only one, please. A. any
B. some
C. one
D. many D. go to sleep D. watches D. There have D. / D. Who’s D. Lucy’s and
9. We ask the students to ______ at 9:30 in the evening. A. get up
B. have breakfast B. are watching B. There are B. am B. How
C. have class C. watch
10. It’s 8 o’clock. The Greens ______ TV in the living room. A. is watching A. There is A. is
11. ______ a book and some pens on the desk.
C. There has C. are C. What’s
12. Lingling with her parents ______ taking a walk after dinner .
13. —______ your brother’s job? —He is a teacher. A. What
14. This is ______ bedroom. They like it very much. A. Lucy and Lily’s
B. Lucy and Lily C. Lucy’s and Lily
Lily’
15. —Have you got any oranges? —______. Would you like one? A. Yes, I have A. All right
B. Yes, I do
C. No, I haven’t C. go down
D. No, I don’t D. go past D. middle name D. CITY
16. —Betty, it’s time to do your homework. —______ .
B. Good idea B. family name
17. In England, people usually put “Mr” before the ______ of a man. A. given name
C. first name C. PARK
18. If you rearrange(重组) the letters in "GOICCHA", you get a name of a/an ______ . A. ANIMAL
B. COUNTRY
19. “Li Ling is the only girl in her family. She is
The apple of their eyes here means ______ A. 眼中苹果
B. 掌上明珠
C. 美味水果
D. 水果之王
20. 英语谚语”It’s raining cats and dogs.” 和以下________ 选项比较接近。 A. 天空正下着倾盆大雨。 B. 天气正晴朗。 C. 天上掉下很多猫和狗。 D. 天空怎么还没下雨呢？ 二、完形填空（每小题1分，共15分）
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后再各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出一个最佳选项。
When I was five years old, my mother first asked me a question. “What’s the most part of one’s body?” she asked. At the moment, listening to songs very much, so I answered, “My” “I don’t think so,” said my mother. She always me gave her the right answer.
Last year, my grandmother left the world. For the first time, I saw my so sadly. All the people in my family were That night, my mother asked question again. “You need tothis important lesson today, my dear,” she said to “The most important part of one’s body is the shoulder (肩膀).” “
“Because your shoulders can hold the head of a friend or one of your family,” my mother said. “something sad. I hope that you have lots of love and strong (强壮的) your friends and family can cry on them.”
“My shoulders are 21. A. interesting B. important C. expensive D. dangerous 22. A. enjoyed B. stopped C. forgot D. disliked 23. A. feet B. ears C. arms D. hands 24. A. asked B. told C. said D. talked 25. A. often B. usually C. never D. always 26. A. see B. cry C. run D. dance 27. A. free B. sad C. happy D. relaxed 28. A. good B. second C. same D. different 29. A. teach B. watch C. plan D. learn 30. A. I B. me C. her D. myself 31. A. Who B. Why C. How D. What
32. A. needs 33. A. keeps 34. A. Because B. buys B. meets B. Then C. sells
C. takes C. But D. rents
D. believes D. Though
D. hardly
35. A. only B. not C. very 三．阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）
A
36. We can see this ad _________. A. at a cafe B. at a library 37. We can go for lunch at _________on Monday. A. 10:30 B. 11:45 38. You can _________ according to the ad. A. take away the food in one box for $ 8 C. get a free bottle of wine with your friend
C. at school C. 12:30
D. at home D. 14:30
B. enjoy all you can eat and barbecue D. call the Chinese Cafe at 9651 4655
B
21世纪One day, Mother Duck is waiting for her babies to come out of their eggs. She is very happy. “Crack!” The egg breaks. A big duckling jumps out. He is much bigger than the others, and
But one egg is still not .
looks ugly. Grandma Duck tells Mother Duck it is not her child but a turkey. Mother Duck doesn’t think so. She loves it very much. But his brothers and sisters don’t like him. They don’t play with him. They even bite him. He leaves home quietly.
Ugly duckling meets the frog in the grass. But the frog says, “You’re too ugly. I don’t play with you!” Then he meets the dogs. And the dogs ask him to go away. The ugly duckling is very sad.
He goes on walking. He watches some swans flying in the sky. “How beautiful! I want to fly like them.” Suddenly, he flies. “Oh, I can fly! I can fly! I didn’t know that before.” he says happily and loudly.
“Oh, you are my son. Welcome back!” says the Swan Queen. Ugly duckling goes back home as a prince. How happy the ugly duckling feels!
39. What does the word “broken” mean? A. 煮熟
B. 破壳
C. 关闭
D. 睡醒
40. The ugly duckling is very sad because ___________.
A. Mother Duck doesn’t love him B. his sisters and brothers look beautiful C. the frog and dogs don’t play with him D. he knows he was a turkey not a duck 41. Which of the following is RIGHT?
A. The ugly duckling’s sisters and brothers play with him B. The ugly duckling doesn’t want to fly to the sky. C. Grandma Duck doesn’t let the ugly duckling fly to the sky
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D. The Swan Queen is happy to find his son, the ugly duckling.
C
In England, people don’t often talk much. You can get on a bus or a train，and everyone sits looking out of the window. Often they read books or newspapers. But they don’t talk much. When you meet English people, they often talk about one thing—weather. So when you meet someone in England, you can say, “Nice weather for the time of year!” “But it is a little cold today”, someone may answer. “But it will be warm in the afternoon.” You can say. If you talk like this, the English people will think you are so friendly. English people don’t mind if you tell them the truth. If it’s rainy, either “What a lovely day!” or “It’s a bad day, isn’t it?” is OK. You don’t need to make sure who is right or not.
42. When you meet English people, talk like this: ___________. A. How are you? C. Nice weather! A. you are friendly C. you are English
B. Where are you from? D. How old are you? B. you are right D. you talk too much
B. But it will be warm in the afternoon.
D. Yes, but the radio says it will be fine tomorrow.
43. If you talk to English people about the weather, they think___________.
44. An Englishman says, “It’s a little cold today!” You can NOT answer like “___________”. A. Yes, it’s cold. C. No, you are wrong, it’s warm.
45. Which is RIGHT according to the passage?
A. English people like to talk on a bus. B. English people love the weather. C. English people are not friendly.
D. English people don’t talk much.
D
It's difficult to imagine(想象) life without the Internet. How greatly it has changed our lives in the past 15 years since it was widely used. At the same time, however, the Internet has also made some traditions fall away (消失).
E-mail is quicker and cheaper. Getting a handwritten letter from a friend has become a rare
(稀有的) pleasure.
Who would like to pay 60 yuan for 12 songs in a plastic case if you can find music on the Internet for free?
When almost any fact can be found within seconds through Google and Baidu, personal memory becomes less important. The Web can remember it for us.
When was the last time you watched the world out of a window? When was the last time you read a favorite book once again? When was the last time you sat in the cinema with your family? More and more people lose themselves in the Internet. They show less interest and spend less time in the outside world.
You’ve spent the past few years talking with your freinds on QQ, or reading about his or her QQ square, so meeting a freind is no longer as important as it once was.
Have you ever found yourself doing homework with one eye on a QQ Space window? A growing number of people say the Internet is stopping young people from fixing their attention on anything for a long time.
When you surf the Internet, it feels like something you're enjoying and nobody knows it. But when you realize just how many people are watching your every move, it might just make you mad. Many people have realized their personal information can be found easily in the Internet even they don't want to.
46. What is the article mainly about? A. QQ B. Music
C. Internet
D. Homework
47. According to the passage, the Internet has been widely used since___________ ago. A. twelve years B. fiftty years C. fifteen years D. sixty years 48. We can learn from Paragraph(段) 5 that people spend more time ___________ these days. A. surfing the Internet B. going to the cinema C. reading favorite books D. watching the outside world 49. Which of the following is RIGHT according to the passage? A. Personal memory becomes more important.
B. People get fewer handwritten letters from their friends now. C. You have to pay if you want to find some music on the Internet. D. Internet can help young people fix their attention on anything.
50. From the passage we can learn that the writer ___________ when some traditions are falling away.
A. doesn’t care B. seems happy C. feels interested D. is worried
四、词汇运用，每空一词（每小题1分，共15分） （一）选择方框中的词并用其适当形式补全句子。
51. Shall we go and see ___________ in the zoo?
52. In summer, Jenny enjoys ___________ in the river. Cool water makes her really happy. 53. Candy and cola are sweet food and drink, they’re bad for our ___________.
54. Remember to ___________ the mouse and the keyboard to the computer before you turn it on.
when an egg breaks from outside篇十：2008年年湖南高考英语试卷及答案详解
2008年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（湖南卷）
英语全解析
第一部分：听力 (共三节,满分30分)
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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. Our neighbors gave a baby bird yesterday that hurt when it fell from its nest.
A. us, it B. us, itself C. ourselves, itself D. ourselves, it
答案： B
【解析】本题考查代词（人称代词的宾格和反身代词）
第一空考查give的双宾语结构“give sb. sth.”。题干含义是：我们的邻居们给了我们一个小鸟，give sb. sth.中的sb.和sth.都是做give的宾语，当出现代词作宾语时，要用宾格，即us；第二空根据题意是小鸟从网中掉下来受伤的，所以用反身代词：hurt itself。
22. Have you heard news? The price of petrol is going up again！
A. the, the B. 不填，the C. the, 不填 D. 不填，不填
答案： C
【解析】本题考查冠词
第一空考查news前的冠词选择，根据题干含义，这里的news是特指，所以要用定冠词the；第二空考查petrol前的冠词选择，根据含义，汽油不可能是特指，是汽油普遍上涨，所以不用冠词。
23. I thought we’d be late for the concert, we ended up getting there ahead of time.
A. but B. or C. so D. for
答案： A
【解析】本题考查并列连词
题干前半句的意思是：我认为我们看演唱会会迟到；后半句的意思是：我们最终提前到了那。根据句意，需要表转折的词，A表示“但是”，符合题意。B是否则，C是所以，D是因为，不符合题意。
24. the website of the Fire Department in your city, and you will learn a lot about firefighting.
A. Having searched B. To search C. Searching D. Search
答案： D
【解析】考查非谓语动词与并列句的区别与选择
根据and这个特色词可知这是一个很典型的并列句，所以形成并列句的两个简单句的谓语动词必须是独立的，不能用非谓语动词，然后根据题意，前半句需要用到一个祈使句，“祈使句+and+句子（将来时）”表示“当你„„，你会„„”，题干含义是：当你浏览你们城市
消防部门的网站时，你会学到很多关于消防的知识。
25. Last night Mr. Crook didn’t come back at the usual time. friends and stayed out until midnight.
A. Meanwhile B. However C. Instead D. Yet
答案： C
【解析】考查句意的理解和副词的选用。
题干前半句的意思是：昨晚Crook先生没有像平常一样的时间回家；后半句的意思是：他与几个朋友聚会并且直到午夜才回来。根据句意，需要一个表解释说明的词，C表示“而是”，符合题意。A是在此期间，B是然而，D是仍然，显然不符合题意。
26. The trees ________ in the storm have been moved off the road.
A. being blown down B. blown down
C. blowing down D to blow down
答案： B
【解析】考查非谓语动词
blow down与tree构成动宾关系，所以排除C（主谓关系），然后根据题干含义（句子用的是完成时态），得知风吹倒树的动作是过去的，所以排除A（现在正在发生）、D（将来发生）。
27. ---When did you last hear _____ Jay?
---He phoned me this morning, and we agreed____ a time and place to meet.
A of, to B about, with C. from, with D. from, on
答案： D
【解析】考查介词与词组的用法
hear from“收到„„的来信/与„„联系”，agree on sth“就某事达成一致”。题干含义是：你上次与Jay联系是什么时候？他今天上午给我打了电话，我们就会面的时间和地点达成了一致意见。
28. You don’t have to know the name of the author to find a book. You ____find the book by the title.
A. must B. need C. can D. would
答案： C
【解析】考查情态动词
题干含义是：你不一定要通过知道作者的名字去查找一本书，你可以通过标题去查找。根据提干含义，可以确定选用可以表能力的情态动词can。must表一定，need表需要，would表示会。
29. When asked _____ they needed most, the kids said they wanted to feel important and loved.
A. what B. why C. whom D. which
答案： A
【解析】考查名词性从句
题干含义是：当小孩子们被问到什么是他们最需要的，他们说他们最需要被重视和被爱。根据题干后半句的提示，可以判断前半句的名词性从句缺宾语，所以用what。
30. the project as planned，we'll have to work two more hours a day.
A. Completing B. Complete C. Completed D. To complete 答案： D
【解析】考查非谓语动词
题干含义是：为了按计划完成项目，我们将不得不每天多工作两小时。根据题意，前半句是目的，所以选择可以表目的的非谓语动词形式：不定式。
31. The growing speed of a plant is influenced by a number of factors， are beyond our control.
A. most of them B. most of which C. most of what D. most of that 答案： B
【解析】考查定语从句中的非限制性定语从句。
题干含义是：植物的生长速度受大量因素的影响，其中的大多数是不受控制的。在非限制性定语从句只能用which，只有which可以在前面用介词，这些是that所不能做到的。而选C答案，what引导后面的是名词性从句，相当于一个名词，显然是不对的。
32. I called Hannah many times yesterday evening，but I couldn't get through. Her brother A. was talking B. has been talking C. has talked D. talked
答案： A
【解析】考查时态
这是一个选用过去进行时的固定语境。过去进行时表示过去正在发生的动作。现在完成时和一般过去时不符合这个固定语境。而现在完成进行时必须是动作持续到现在，而显然是不符合题意的。
33. ______the Internet is of great help, I don’t think it’s a good idea to spend too much time on it.
A. If B. While C. Because D. As
答案： B
【解析】考查状语从句（从属连词的选用）
题干前半句的含义是：网络有很大的帮助；后半句的含义是：我认为花太多的时间在上面没有好处。根据题干含义，显然需要一个表转折或让步的词，即while，尽管。而A是如果，表条件，C是因为，表原因，D是因为和像„，表原因和方式。
34. Susan wanted to be independent of her parents. She tried ___________alone, but she didn’t like it and moved back home.
A. living B. to live C. to be living D. having lived
答案： A
【解析】考查非谓语动词
try这个词后面可以接doing和to do，但是表达的含义不同。Doing表示试着去做，但不管是否成功，to do 表示尝试去做，强调结果。
35. ---Do you have any problems if you ___this job?
---Well, I’m thinking about the salary.
A. offer B. will offer C. are offered D. will be offered
答案： C
【解析】考查时态和语态以及状语从句。
根据题意，这里要用被动语态，排除A和B。在时间、条件状语从句中，从句用现在表将来。
第二节 完型填空（共20小题；没小题1. 5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第36题至第55小题所给的A/B/C/D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡中将该项涂黑。
―This Friday we’ll have the yearly Egg Drop Challenge,‖ said our science teacher, Mr. Baker. ―You can work alone or with a partner. ‖ me an idea.
―I have a brilliant design for our said when Cassie arrived. ―We can the egg with some butter-cream.‖
―Why not pit the egg in a basket with a parachute(降落伞) ‖ Cassie rolled her eyes. ―The parachute is better than that stupid idea.‖
I couldn’t believe it, Of course we’d had our little in the past, but she’d never called any of my ideas ―
―Then I’ll build mine and you build yours!‖
words had been out, our friendship was challenged.
When Friday finally arrived, I had Cassie’s Egg Force One looked pretty good. my Egg-cellent Egg Cream didn’t look quite scientific. We kids carried our containers up three stadium steps and dropped them over the side wall. Those whose eggs broke were out; those whose eggs survived more steps and dropped them again. This would go on till the last egg broke.
After four rounds, only Cassie and I were ―ew‖ after seconds. Had my egg broken? I raced down the . The side walk was dotted with egg shells(蛋壳drops. Finally I found my little Egg-cellent Egg Cream.
―That looks like egg drop soup, Laura,‖ Cassie said. She was holding her Egg Force One. raced. Had she won? I looked at her basket.
―My egg bounced ‖she explained, pointing to a broken shell.
―A tie(平局), ‖Mr. Baker said.
Cassie looked at me, and her glare . I laughed. She smiled…
36. A. patiently B. silently C. together D. alone
37. A. function B. goal C. reason D. result
38. A. rolled down B. pushed against C. thrown at D. dropped over
39. A. Spreading B. Boiling C. Baking D. Holding
40. A. butter B. sandwich C. cream D. egg
41. A. protect B. replace C. carry D. mix
42. A. followed B. covered C. attached D. supported
43. A. ideas B. fights C. worries D. challenges
44. A. wrong B. stupid C. brilliant D. scientific
45. A. Since B. While C. But D. And
46. A. explain B. deny C. admit D. prove
47. A. Therefore B. Anyway C. Otherwise D. Besides
48. A. paced down B. turned around C. walked up D. went back
49. A. left B. wanted C. chosen D. discovered
50. A. steps B. way C. wall D. sidewalk
51. A. intended B. unexpected C. failed D. desired
52. A. eyes B. hands C. feet D. heart
53. A. Lost B. Dirty C. Broken D. Empty
54. A. around B. out C. in D. down
55. A. returned B. remained C. increased D. softened
答案： 36-40 CBDAD 41-45ACBBA 46-50 CBCAA 51-55 CDDBD
【解析】本文讲述的是：作者与自己的好朋友在一次摔鸡蛋挑战比赛前就如何制造道具发生了分歧，各自参加比赛，最终两人一起进入决赛，并一起失败，但最终两人重归于好。
36. 根据首句，可以单人和两人合作参赛，通过friend/smile以及后文得知，她们总是一起完成项目的。
37/38. 根据后文，制作一个可以保护的器皿来保护鸡蛋在从运动场墙壁上掉下来的时候不被打碎是挑战的目的goal，而roll down是滚落，push against是推，throw at是扔。后文提到drop，说明是自然落下。
39. 给三明治涂黄油给了我启发。Spread在这里是涂抹的意思。
40. 这里是说：对于我们的鸡蛋保护器皿，我有了个不错的想法。
41. protect sth. with sth. 用某物保护某物，这里是用黄油保护鸡蛋。
42. 降落伞是被系在篮子上的，attach是系上的意思，follow是跟随，cover是覆盖，support是支撑。
43/44. 根据“The parachute is better than that stupid idea.”降落伞比你那个愚蠢的想法好，得知作者不敢相信她所说的，当然我们之间有过争吵fights，但我的朋友也从来没有说过任何我的想法愚蠢stupid。
45. 根据―Then I’ll build mine and you build yours!‖得知作者与朋友发生了冲突，话一出，我们的友谊面临挑战。这里用since自从，因为后面是完成时。
46. 根据“looked pretty good”说明作者不得不承认她朋友的道具很不错，Admit承认。
47. 根据“my Egg-cellent Egg Cream didn’t look quite scientific”不管怎么说anyway，我的道具不怎么科学。
48. 鸡蛋没有破的选手将再上（went up）三个阶梯然后再把鸡蛋掉下来，直到最后一个鸡蛋被摔碎。
49. 根据后文得知，经过四轮之后，只有我和朋友剩下来（left）了。
50. 根据前文得知，我跑下台阶（step）去看我的鸡蛋是否摔碎。
51. 摔下来的鸡蛋是被故意的、有目的的（intended）。
52. 因为看到朋友得意洋洋，我疑问她是不是赢了，所以心跳加速（heart race）。
53. 根据后面她指了指破碎的蛋壳得知，她的篮子是空（empty）的，我不确定她是不是赢了。
54. bounced out摔碎了。
55. 根据文章最后“I laughed. She smiled…”说明她的怒视（glare）缓和了（softened）。
第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 选择题（共17小题；每小题2分，满分34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。
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