江苏省扬州中学2015-2016学年高一英语上学期期末调研测试试题

60. What is the major problem in society today according to the passage? A. The breakdown of the extended family. B. More and more old people left behind. C. Lack of care for the old and the young.

D. Children without much care from their parents.

61. The underlined sentence in paragraph 3 implies that _____. A. the new combination can provide a lot of chances of jobs B. actually the old people can act as assistant staff C. children are those who get advantages most

D. more than the old people and children can get advantages

D

I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch (大牧场). He has let me use his house to put on fund-raising events. The last time I was there he introduced me by saying: “I want to tell you a story. It all goes back to a story about a young man who was the son of a mobile horse trainer who would go from stable to stable, race track to race track, farm to farm and ranch to ranch, training horses. As a result, the boy’s high school career was continually interrupted. When he was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up. “That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of someday owning a horse ranch. He wrote about his dream in great detail and he even drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch with much information of all the buildings, the stables and the track. Then he drew a detailed floor plan for a 4,000-square-foot house that would sit on a 200-acre dream ranch.

“He put a great deal of his heart into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a note that read, ‘See me after class.’

“The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, ‘Why did I receive an F?’ The teacher said, ‘This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. You come from a mobile family. You have no resources. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for the original breeding stock (种马) and later you’ll have to pay a large amount of money. There’s no way you could ever do it.’ Then the teacher added, ‘If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.’ “The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important decision for you.’ Finally, after a week, the boy turned in the same paper, making no changes at all. He stated, ‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.’ ”

Monty then turned to the assembled group and said, “I tell you this story because you are sitting in my 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper on the wall.” He added, “The best part of the story is that two years ago that same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week. When the teacher was leaving, he said, ‘Look, Monty, I’m sorry now. When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer. During those years I

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stole a lot of kids’ dreams. Fortunately you had strong determination not to give up on yours.’ ”

“Don’t let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what,” Monty at last concluded.

62. From the teacher’s point of view, the real reason why the boy got an F is that ____.

A. the boy’s family was mobile B. the paper was not well organized C. his dream was not practicable D. he could not afford to buy a horse ranch

63. Why was the boy’s schooling continually interrupted? A. He had to help his father to train horses.

B. He had to travel along with his father from place to place. C. His father devoted all his time to training horses. D. They lived too far away from the school.

64. What is the turning point in Monty’s success story?

A. He wrote about his dream in the school paper. B. He received his paper back. C. He turned to his father. D. He put up the school paper on the wall.

65. What did the teacher mean by saying “he was a dream stealer”? A. He succeeded in stealing his students’ dreams.

B. The dreams his students had were usually unrealistic. C. He failed to help his students realize their dreams. D. He discouraged his students from keeping their dreams.

第二卷（非选择题，三部分，共45分）

第四部分：任务型阅读（共10小题，每小题1分,满分10分）

请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。 注意：每个空格只填一个单词。 Here are a number of English learning tips to help you improve your English. Choose a few of them to get started today!

Ask yourself weekly: What do I want to learn this week?

Asking yourself this question every week will help you stop and think for a moment about what is most important to you. It is easy to focus only on the current unit, grammar exercise, etc. If you take a moment to stop to make a careful plan for each week, you will notice the progress you are making and, in turn, become more inspired by how quickly you are learning English! You will be surprised at how this feeling of success will motivate you to learn even more English.

Quickly review important new information shortly before going to bed. Research has shown that our brains process information that is fresh in our brains while we sleep. By shortly (this means very quickly -- just a glance at what you are working on at the moment) going over some exercise, reading, etc. before you go to sleep, your brain will work away on this information while you sleep!

While doing exercises and alone at home or in your room, speak English aloud. Connect the muscles（肌肉）of your face to the information in your head. Just as understanding the basics of tennis does not make you a great tennis player,

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understanding grammar rules does not mean you can automatically speak English well. You need to practice the act of speaking often. Speaking by yourself at home and reading the exercises you are doing will help connect your brain to your facial muscles and improve pronunciation and make your knowledge active.

Do five to ten minutes of listening at least four times a week.

In the past, I decided I needed to get fit and went jogging -- usually three or four miles. Well, after not having done anything for many months, those three or four miles really hurt! Needless to say, I did not go jogging for another few months! Learning to understand spoken English well is very similar. If you decide that you are going to work hard and listen for two hours, chances are that you will not do extra listening exercises any time soon. If, on the other hand, you start off slowly and listen on a regular basis (five to ten minutes at least four times a week), it will be easier to develop the habit of listening to English.

Look for situations in which you must speak, read, and listen to English. This is probably the most important tip. You need to use English in a “real world” situation. Learning English in a classroom is important, but putting your English knowledge into practice in real situations will improve your fluency in speaking English. If you do not know of any “real life” situation, create new ones for yourself by using the Internet to listen to news, write English responses in forums, exchange emails in English with email pals, etc.

(66) ▲ on Learning English ※ By this means you will find it a great (68) ▲ to Setting a weekly (67) ▲ see how much you have (69) ▲ your English by the end of the week. Reviewing before going to ※ While (70) ▲ , you still process information in bed your mind. Speaking as much as ※ The muscles of your face have (71) ▲ with what possible you have learned, for practice makes (72) ▲ . ※ Starting off slowly and listening (73) ▲ will help (five to ten minutes at least four times a week rather than once two hours a week), for one meal won’t make a fat man. Listening more often (74) ▲ English in ※ Catching every (75) ▲ to put what you have real situations learned into practice is a good idea. 第五部分 单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分,共10分） 根据所给首字母提示,写出正确词汇。

76. There were a___________ over which tourist spot would win the name of Shangri-la. 77. Please note that food and fruit are f___________ in the library, but you are allowed to have drinks and sweets with you.

78. As she walked along the narrow street, she heard the sound of footsteps a___________, but soon they were gone. 79. The students have spent a month making p___________ for the coming school festival. 80. ---The town is so beautiful! I just love it.

---Me too. The character of the town is well p___________ .

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根据新概念（第3册）课文第11-20篇文章内容以及所提问题，写出下列各句中的单词。首字母已给出。

81. Q: Why do people think life on a desert island is wretched? A: Because you either s_____________ to death or live like Robinson Crusoe, waiting

for a boat which never comes.

82. Q: What is the strangest thing when people go through the Customs?

A: The strangest thing about it is that really h_____________ people are often made to feel guilty.

83. Q: What did the two men, who recently spent five days on a coral island, do? A: They were taking a badly d_____________ boat from the Virgin Islands to Miami

to have it repaired.

84. Why did Mrs. Richards hide in the small storeroom under the stairs? A: Because she didn’t want to f_____________ anyone. 85. Q: What happened to George on his way to the sweet shop?

A: On his way to the sweet shop, he dropped his fifty pence and it rolled along

the pavement and then d_____________ down a drain. 第六部分 书面表达（满分20分）

假如你是李华，你有一位名叫Jack的英国笔友。最近，他在给你的一封来信中提到，自己参加的学校足球队在一场十分重要的比赛中不幸失利，从而错过了赢得冠军的机会，心情非常低落。请根据以下要点给他写一封回信，帮助他走出目前的困境。 描述问题 1. 不幸失利 2. 错过机会 3. 情绪低落 分析问题 1. 表示理解 2. 对待输赢的态度 3. 过程比结果更重要 建议和希望 1．汲取教训 2. 重树信心 3. ?? 注意：全文150词左右。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Jack, After reading your letter, I know that _______________________________________________

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Yours truly Li Hua

2015-2016学年高一年级第二学期末调研测试

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