科目: 來源:2014屆廣東東莞第七高級中學高二下學期期中考試英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
In the fall of 1985, I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Howard University, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere. Twenty-one years later I am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell.
My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college at the age of 65. She was the first in our family to reach that goal. But one year after I started college, she developed cancer. I made the choice to leave college to care for her. It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait.
Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopt and biological children. In 1999, we adopted our first son. To lay eyes on him was fantastic—and very emotional. A year later came our second adopted boy. Then followed Son No. 3. In 2003, I gave birth to another boy.
You can imagine how busy I became, raising four boys under the age of 8! Our home was a complete zoo—a joyous zoo. Not surprising, I never did make it back to college full-time. But I never gave up on the dream either. I had only one choice: to find a way. That meant taking as few as one class each term.
The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boys. They often wanted me to stay home with them. There certainly were times I wanted to give up, but I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives.
In 2007, I graduated from the University of North Carolina. It took me over 21 years to get my college degree!
I am not special, just single-minded. It always struck me that when you’re looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when you’re in the midst of it, it just seems normal. Everything you want won’t arrive in your life on one day. It’s a process. Remember: little steps add up to big dreams.
1.When the author went to Howard University, her dream was to be ______.
A.a(chǎn) writer B.a(chǎn) teacher C.a(chǎn) judge D.a(chǎn) doctor
2.The author quit school in her second year of college because she ______.
A.wanted to study by herself
B.fell in love and got married
C.suffered from a serious illness
D.decided to look after her grandma
3.What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 4 and 5?
A.She was busy yet happy with her family life.
B.She ignored her guilty feeling for her sons.
C.She wanted to remain a full-time housewife.
D.She was too confused to make a correct choice.
4.What does the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph?
A.Failure is the mother of success.
B.Little by little, one goes far.
C.Every coin has two sides.
D.Well begun is half done.
5.Which of the following can best describe the author ?
A.Caring and determined. B.Honest and responsible.
C.Ambitious and sensitive. D.Innocent and single-minded.
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科目: 來源:2014屆廣東東莞第七高級中學高二下學期期中考試英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
Just as the teacher hands out the spelling test, you see Jeff pull out a small piece of paper with a lot of small words on it. Jeff hides the note into his hand but soon takes it out again. While he's taking the test, you see him looking back and forth between the teacher and his paper. There's no mistaking it — he's cheating.
Cheating can happen in a lot of different ways. When people cheat, it’s not fair to other people, like the kids who studied for the test or who were the true winners of a game.
Many people like the action of cheating. It makes difficult things seem easy, like getting all the right answers on the test. But it doesn’t solve the problem of not knowing the material and it won’t help on the next test—unless the person cheats again.
Some people lose respect for cheaters and think less of them. The cheaters themselves may feel bad because they know they are not really earning that good grade. And, if they get caught cheating, they will be in trouble at school, and maybe at home, too.
Some kids cheat because they’re busy or lazy and they want to get good grades without spending the time studying. Other kids might feel like they can’t pass the test without cheating. Even when there seems to be a “good reason” for cheating, cheating isn’t a good idea.
If you were sick or upset about something the night before and couldn’t study, it would be better to talk with the teacher about this. And if you don’t have enough time to study for a test because of swim practice, you need to talk with your parents about how to balance swimming and school.
A kid who thinks cheating is the only way to pass a test needs to talk with the teacher and his or her parents so they can find some solutions together. Talking about these problems and working them out will feel better than cheating.
1.The author thinks that when kids cheat in class, _______.
A.it is unfair to other people
B.it does harm to their heath
C.teachers should punish them
D.teachers shouldn’t stop them at once
2.Some students like cheating mainly because _______.
A.the material in the test is very difficult
B.they want to do better than the others
C.cheating can make hard things seem very easy
D.they have little time to study
3.The fifth paragraph mainly tells us ______.
A.cheating isn’t a good idea
B.why kids cheat in the test
C.some kids can’t pass the test without cheating
D.some kids don’t spend time studying
4.We can learn from the passage______.
A.cheaters are often thought highly of
B.people show no respect for those who cheat
C.parents whose kids cheat are often in trouble
D.kids cheat in the test because of swim practice
5.Those who cheat are advised to ______.
A.spend more time on school than on sports
B.find good solutions instead of cheating
C.try hard to be intelligent rather than lazy
D.a(chǎn)sk their classmates for good methods of study
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科目: 來源:2014屆廣東東莞第七高級中學高二下學期期中考試英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
Science can't explain the power of pets, but many studies have shown that the company of pets can help lower blood pressure and raise chances of recovering from a heart attack, reduce loneliness and spread all-round good cheer.
Any owner will tell you how much joy a pet brings. For some, an animal provides more comfort than a husband/wife. A 2002 study by Karen Allen of the State University of New York measured stress(緊張) levels and blood pressure in people—half of them pet owners—while they performed 5 minutes of mental arithmetic(心算) or held a hand in ice water. Subjects completed the tasks alone, with a husband/wife, a close friend or with a pet. People with pets did it best. Those tested with their animal friends had smaller change in blood pressure and returned most quick to base line heart rates. With pets in the room, people also made fewer math mistakes than when doing in front of other companions. It seems people feel more relaxed around pets, says Allen, who thinks it may be because pets don't judge
A study reported last fall suggests that having a pet dog not only raises your spirits but may also have an effect on your eating habits. Researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital spent a year studying 36 fat people and their equally fat dogs on diet-and-exercise programs; a separate group of 56 people without pets were put on a diet program. On average, people lost about 11 pounds, or 5% of their body weight. Dog owners didn't lose any more weight than those without dogs but, say researchers, got more exercise overall—mostly with their dogs—and found it worth doing.
1.The underlined word “subjects” refers to ______.
A.what students learned at school
B.people that were studied
C.those who had pets with them
D.those people without pets
2.A person with heart disease has a better chance of getting well if _______.
A.he has a pet companion
B.he has less stress of work
C.he often does mental arithmetic
D.he is taken care of by his family
3.Why did the people do better with pets around when facing stressful tasks?
A.They have lower blood pressure.
B.They become more patient.
C.They are less nervous.
D.They are in higher spirits.
4.The research mentioned in the last paragraph reports that ________.
A.people with dogs did more exercise
B.dogs lost the same weight as people did
C.dogs liked exercise much more than people did
D.people without dogs found the program unhelpful
5.What does the text mainly discuss?
A.What pets bring to their owners.
B.How pets help people calm down.
C.People's opinions of keeping pets.
D.Pet's value in medical research.
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科目: 來源:2014屆廣東東莞第七高級中學高二下學期期中考試英語試卷(解析版) 題型:信息匹配
請閱讀以下相關的職業(yè)或興趣愛好:
A.The person works in a hospital emergency room. His/her job is to assist doctors to rescue patients who are seriously ill.
B.The person likes sports activities the most. For him/her, having sports activities is very interesting.
C.The person works for himself/herself at home. He/She writes for others.
D.The person doesn’t like other things such as gardening. But he/she really likes music, especially classical music.
E. The person likes collecting all kinds of things, such as baseball cards and stamps.
F. Many people may like collecting things, such as collecting cards or stamps. But he/she likes reading very much.
請閱讀以下個人信息,然后匹配與他們相關的職業(yè)或興趣愛好:
1. Mary: I never used to like stamp collecting. I read almost everything I can: books, magazines, newspapers. I go to the public library about twice a week. If you’d like to send me something, maybe books are my favorite.
2. Tom: My wife says I should take up gardening. We have a big garden and she loves working in it. But the truth is, it bores me. My friends and my wife think I’m really boring, because I’m always listening to music. I go to concerts all the time. I love Mozart and all that classical staff.
3. Mike: I don’t really like video games and that sort of things. I prefer being outdoors, hiking or playing sports. I always go out with my family playing baseball and stuff all the time. I think most sports are pretty interesting.
4. Lisa: I’m a free writer, and a lot of people think my job is easier because I don’t have to go to the office every day. And I don’t have to deal with office politics. But, you know, my job is very hard. I have to be very organized and much disciplined. And pretty self-motivated. And when I have a problem, there is no one around to help me.
5. Victor: My life is very stressful. In my working place, everyone is in a hurry and under tremendous pressure. The doctors are demanding, and there is always too much to do to save a dying patient.
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科目: 來源:2014屆廣東東莞第七高級中學高二下學期期中考試英語試卷(解析版) 題型:其他題
句子考查(共6小題,66~68 每小題2分,69~71 每小題3分)
1.Mary is afraid to ____ ______ ______ ____ (取笑) by her classmates for her disability.
2.Try _____ ________ _____ _____ (與…合作) excellent men, and you’ll benefit a lot.
3.I have a strong desire to receive your letter.
=" I" _____ ________ ____ ________ from you.
4.He got up earlier so that he could get to school on time.
="__________________________________________," he got up earlier. (用不定式改寫)
5.I don’t know the fact. The fact is that he was fired by his boss. (用同位語從句合并)
_________________________________________________________________________.
6.這是我第二次上學遲到。(漢譯英)
_____________________________________________________________________.
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科目: 來源:2014屆廣東東莞第七高級中學高二下學期期中考試英語試卷(解析版) 題型:書面表達
閱讀下面的短文,然后按照要求寫一篇150詞左右的英語短文。
A young man was complaining about his bad luck and poverty. He frowned (皺眉) all day. A wise old man came to him and said, “Hey, kid, why are you so unhappy?”
“I don’t understand why I'm so poor!” he replied.
“Poor? I think you are very wealthy!” the wise old man said sincerely.
The young man was puzzled, “Why do you say that?”
“Supposing someone offers you one thousand dollars to cut your finger off, would you do it?” “Of course not!” the young man replied.
“And ten thousand dollars to chop your leg off?” “Certainly not!”
“A hundred thousand dollars to scoop your eyes out?” “Surely not!”
“One million dollars to turn you into a 90-year-old man immediately?”
“Definitely not!”
“Ten million dollars to take your life right away?” “Absolutely not!”
The wise old man said with a smile, “So there you are. You already possess what is worth more than ten million dollars. Why are you still sad to be so poor?” After the young man listened to the wise old man's words, it started to become clear to him.
[寫作內(nèi)容]
1. 以約30個詞概括文章的主要內(nèi)容;
2.然后以“健康比金錢更重要”為題發(fā)表自己的,字數(shù)大約120左右,內(nèi)容包括:
(1) 對話中這位年長智者的觀點是否正確,為什么?
(2) 健康與金錢的關系,并試舉例說明;
(3) 作為一名高中生,應該如何處理健康與金錢的關系。
[寫作要求]
1.在作文中可以使用自己親身的經(jīng)歷或虛構的故事,也可以參照閱讀材料的內(nèi)容但不得直接引用原文中的句子;
2. 作文中不能出現(xiàn)真實姓名和學校名稱。
[評分標準]
概括準確,語言規(guī)范,內(nèi)容合適,篇章連貫。
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科目: 來源:2014屆廣東汕頭潮師高級中學高二下學期期中考試英語試卷(解析版) 題型:完型填空
I have always heard the saying, “Any guy can be a ‘Dad’, but it takes a real man to be a ‘Father’.” This has become qutie true in my life since the birth of my son, Joshua. Since the birth of my son things have changed a lot in my life, but the changes have been 1 ! My wife and I have been through many 2 moments which have made both of us 3 .
My son was born with some medical prombles that 4 his regular doctors. He was
5 several different medications, but he did not get any better. He had a bad breathing problem, and he could not keep his food down. My wife and I were both told many times by people that Joshua looked life he was born early; he had not gained much 6 since he was born.
As time progressed his regular doctor sent my wife and I to Louisville to a 7 by the name of Dr. Eld. He was astonished by my son’s condition, too. Many different tests were 8 on Joshua. The time spents there was very 9 for my wife and I. But we did make it through with God’s 10 .
Joshua is one year and one month old now and has gotten much better since then. His
11 has been amazing and he is up to 27 pounds now. I keep telling my wife, that if he keeps growing like this he might get a football 12 sooner or later. There is saying that has helped me 13 these troublesome times. “Problems will either make you or 14 you.” When you think the darkest hours are upon you, remember the 15 is just in sight.
1. A.bad B.good C.happy D.sad
2. A.exciting B.interesting C.challenging D.a(chǎn)musing
3. A.stronger B.healthier C.harder D.weaker
4. A.shook B.trembled C.shocked D.quaked
5. A.taken on B.put on C.gone on D.lived on
6. A.width B.height C.weight D.sight
7. A.dentist B.specialist C.scientist D.tourist
8. A.performed B.laid C.devoted D.directed
9. A.slow B.easy C.hard D.quick
10. A.luck B.smile C.love D.help
11. A.score B.progress C.efforts D.fact
12. A.ticket B.contact C.contract D.player
13. A.get on B.get through C.take on D.look through
14. A.create B.build C.break D.enjoy
15. A.future B.help C.dawn D.dusk
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科目: 來源:2014屆廣東汕頭潮師高級中學高二下學期期中考試英語試卷(解析版) 題型:其他題
A young man,while traveling through a desert,come across a spring of clear water.
1. water was sweet.He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder 2. had been his teacher. After a four-day journey, the young man__3.__(present)the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled 4. (warm), and thanked his student very much for the sweet water.The young man went home 5. a happy heart.
After the student left, the teacher let 6. student taste the water. He spit it out,
7. (say) it was awful. Apparently, it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container. He asked his teacher,” Sir, the water was awful. Why did you pretend to like
8. ?”W_w w..c@o m
The teacher replied,” You tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love. Nothing could be 9. (sweet).”
We understand this lesson best 10.we receive gifts of love from children. Whether it is a cheap pipe on a diamond necklace, the proper response is appreciation. We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing.
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科目: 來源:2014屆廣東汕頭潮師高級中學高二下學期期中考試英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
Mary Jean Price Walls graduated second in her class in 1950.She had high hopes when she applied to a local college,Southwest Missouri State College.But after sending off her application,she spent months waiting for a reply.It never came.
Worse than simply being denied admission(拒絕接收),the school didn’t reply to her at all.It wasn’t a matter of her school records,but of her skin color:Wallsis African American,and in those days,that fact alone closed a lot of doors. “I was sad and I was hurt,”Walls told ABC News.“I did not expect the skin color would affect my application.I thought I could go to university like other students.”
Four years later,the government declared that all schools should not discriminate against(歧視)African Americans— but it was too late for Walls.She’d moved on with her life, becoming a wife and a mother,and working as an elevator operator.She retired last year,at the age of 77.
She stayed quiet about the unfairness she’d faced in Missouri State.Her son,Terry,went through school records and found that she’d been the first black student to ever apply to the college.Today,four percent of the Southwest Missouri State College body is African American—including Terry.
Although it’s too late for Missouri State to change the past,the school is awarding Walls with an honorary degree(榮譽學位)from the school.While she knows it’s too late for herto change the course of her own life with the degree,it’s a chance for her to show her family that Missouri State has changed in the last 60 years,and there’s not a single door closed to them anymore.
1.Walls couldn’t enter the local college because________.
A.her examination performance is too bad
B.girls were not allowed to go to college
C.she was an African?American student
D.her parents had no enough money to support her
2.Before she was denied Walls thought that________.
A.her application would be accepted as others’
B.it was hard to become a college student
C.it was impossible for her to be admitted
D.she could be the best student in her college
3.What can we know about Walls’s son?
A.He helped his mother get the honorary degree.
B.He is a good student who teachers like best.
C.He was admitted by the college once his mother applied to.
D.He wants to be a government official who can help his mother.
4.What can we infer from the passage?
A.Walls did not fight for her right to education.
B.The college did not receive Walls’s application.
C.Walls got a good job after she received the degree.
D.The government gave Walls some money for the wrongs.
5.Walls’s honorary degree suggests that________.
A.she could change her life with the degree
B.her dream of going to college has come true
C.she has been leading a happy life with her family
D.great changes have taken place in Missouri State
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About half American teenagers do not get enough sleep on school nights.They get an average of sixty to ninety minutes less than experts say they need.
One reason for this is biology.Experts say teens are biologically programmed to go to sleep later and wake up later than other age groups.Yet many schools start classes as early as seven in the morning.As a result,many students go to class feeling like sixteen?year?old Danny.He is an active teen— except in the morning.“Getting up in the morning is pretty terrible.I’m just very out of it and tired.Through the first and second period I can hardly stay awake,” he said.
Michael Breus is a psychologist.Teens,he says,need to sleep eight to nine hours or even nine to ten hours a night.He says sleepy teens can experience a form of depression(消沉) that could have big influence on their general well being.It can affect not just their ability in the classroom but also on the sports field and on the road.So what can schools do about sleepy students?The psychologist says one thing they can do is to start classes later in the morning.Studies show that students can improve by a full letter grade in their first and second period classes.
Eric Peterson is the head of St.George’s School in the northeastern state of Rhode Island.He wanted to see if a thirty?minute delay(推遲)would make a difference.It did.He says visits to the health center by tired students decreased by half.Late arrivals to the first period fell by a third.And students reported that they were less sleepy during the day.Eric Peterson knows that changing start times is easier at a small school like his.But he is hopeful that other schools will find a way.
1.What’s the best title for the passage?
A.Later classes,fewer sleepy teens
B.Early birds have good food
C.Early to bed and early to rise
D.Fewer classes,more happiness
2.The underlined word“this”in the second paragraph refers to________.
A.teenagers’ staying up
B.teenagers’ getting up late
C.teenagers’ not getting enough sleep
D.teenagers’ not studying seriously
3.Michael Breus thinks that________.
A.teens should get up early
B.teens need enough sleep to be lively
C.depression is common in teens
D.the first period class should be cut off
4.The last paragraph tells us________.
A.Eric Peterson visits the health center every day
B.it’s not easy for Eric Peterson to change start times
C.students in St.George’s School can get up later than before
D.students in St.George’s School aren’t late for school any more
5.What can we infer from the passage?
A.Danny is a lazy boy and always late for school.
B.Teens should go to bed early and get up early, too.
C.The psychologist has no idea how to solve the problem.
D.Enough sleep makes a healthy and active student.
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