中山一中英语作业

中山一中英语作业篇一

中山一中2015年上学期高一级第一次段考英语试卷

中山一中2015年上学期高一级

第一次段考英语试卷

第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A\B\C\D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Most people know the feeling when you walk into a lift with other people. A study has found that where people stand is based on their social position on entering the lift.

Rebekah Rousi, a Ph.D student, did a study of lift behavior in two of the tallest office buildings in Adelaide, Australia. As part of her research, she took a total of 30 lift rides in the two buildings, and discovered there was a fixed order about where people chose to stand.

In her research paper, she wrote that more senior men seemed to walk straight towards the back of the lift. She said,” In front of them were younger men, and in front of them were women of all ages.” She also noticed there was a difference in the direction where people look during the ride.” Men watched the monitors, looked in the side mirrors(in one building) to see themselves, and in the door mirrors(in the other building)to watch others. Women would watch the monitors and avoid looking into others’ eyes(unless in conversations) and the mirrors.”

Rebekah Rousi concluded that shyer people stand toward the front, where they can’t see other passengers, while fearless people stand in the back ,where they have a good view of everyone else.

1.According to the study, where people stand in a lift is decided by ________.

A. their social positon

B. the monitors

C. other passengers

D. others’ position

2.Who are most likely to go to the back of the lift?

A. Shyer people B. Senior men C. Younger men D. Women

3. Which is true according to the passage?

A. The order in which people stand in a lift is fixed.

B. Few people feel embarrassed with strangers in a lift.

C. Women like watching themselves in the side mirrors.

D. Fearless people stand in the back to avoid seeing others.

B

One Canada, Two languages

Canada is one of the few nations in the worlds to have two official languages: English and French. There are 10 provinces in the country but only one of these—Quebec is known as “French Canada”. This is because it was founded by French explorers(探险家) while British adventures discovered the rest.

Canada left the British empire(帝国)in 1867 to become an independent country and English and French have been recognized as the official languages ever since.

Most people speak English as their first language and the two national television networks

broadcast in English throughout the country. Apart from in Quebec and a few places on the east coast, Frech television is very rare.

The same goes for traffic signs and menus, for example, outside of Quebec, there are only a few places where you’ll see traffic signs in French. In restaurants, it’s almost impossible to find French on the menu unless you are in the heartland（中心地带）of French Canada. However, all products sold in Canada must by law, have labels(标签)and instructions in both languages.

In Canada’s English speaking provinces, official bilingualism means that students can choose to complete a special French language course. Under this program, they are taught most of their subjects in French.

If a student begins the course in kindergarten(幼儿园)or Grade One, it is likely that all their lessons will be in French. However, if they start at junior high school, 25 percent of the teaching will continue to be in English.

4.Where can you watch French television program?

A. Only in Quebec.

B. In Quebec and a few other places.

C. From the two national television networks.

D. All over Canada.

5.What does the underlined word” bilingualism” in the fifth paragraph mean?

A.外语教育 B.母语教育 C.双语教育 D.语言教育

6.What do we know about the education in Canada?

A. In English speaking provinces only English courses and offered.

B. If you choose a special French language course, most of the subjects are taught in French.

C. The course in primary school are all taught in English.

D. Most of the courses in junior high schools are taught in English.

C

Rowena and Billy Wrangler are model high school students. They study hard. They do very well on tests. And next year, Rowena will be going to Harvard University. Billy, her younger brother, hopes to go to another famous university. Unlike most students, they’ve never been to school. But neither Rowena nor Billy feels as if they’ve missed out on anything by being taught at home. In fact, they feel as if they’ve gotten a good education.

The home schooling trend（趋势）began in the U.S in the 1980s. At that time, some parents provided their children with religious（宗教的）education at home. Today, some parents will choose home schooling because they believe schools don’t do a very good job of teaching, and are sometimes dangerous places. But can parents really do a better job? The answer in many cases is yes. More importantly, these students are often more self-directed(自主的)and have a greater and wider knowledge. One such student, Jane Fist, began home schooling at the age of 11.”I was learning something all the time,’’ says Fist. Now she’s a first year student and schedule his time during home schooling. Still, not every student is as successful as Robert. The number of failure stories is the same as the number of the success ones.

“There are just so many problems,” states Henry Lipscomb, an educational researcher. For example, they don’t spend enough time with others of their age, so they don’t know the usual social skills.” No matter what, though,” says Lipscomb,” home schooling is a growing trend. I think we’ll be seeing more and more of this,”

7. Parents chose home schooling in the 1980s because__________.

A. they wanted to give their children religious education

B. children wanted to be different from other students

C. schools were dangerous places sometimes

D. teachers in schools were not good enough

8.One of the problems of home schooling may be that __________.

A. students are forced to study all the time

B. students have to learn too much knowledge

C. students usually don’t follow others’ advice

D. students don’t know how to get along with people

9. The author develops the second paragraph mainly by ________.

A. cause and effect B. order in space C. examples D. order in time

10. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Parents do better jobs than teachers in education.

B. Children taught at home can go to university at an early age.

C. Home schooling will not be popular in the future.

D. There are as many failures as success in home schooling.

第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。（特别提示：若答案为E，请同时涂黑AB，若答案为F，请同时涂黑CD，若答案为G，请同时涂黑ABC）

All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy and happy, and to live longer.

______ They buy tickets or turn on their TVs to watch the games. Often they get very excited when their player or team wins.

______ Football, for example, has spread around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers. What fun it is to jump into a pool or lake, whether in China, Egypt or Italy! ________ Think how many lovers to skate or ski in Japan, Norway or Canada.

Some sports or game go back thousands of years, like running or jumping. Chinese wushu, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are rather new. Neither one is a hundred years old yet. _______ Water-skiing is one of the newest in the family of sports.

People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game together they often become good friends. _______ One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace.

A. And think of people in cold countries.

B. Sports help to train a person’s character.

C. Not a few people like to watch others play games.

D. Many people like to watch others play games.

E. People aren’t inventing new sports or games.

F. Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere take part in them.

G. People are inventing new sports or games all the time.

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分60分）

第一节完形填空共20题，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A\B\C\D）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。

Last week after a long day of traveling, I found myself delayed at a bus station. The bus was running two hours late! I was a little_16_ and had to wait there reading a book. Just then a woman _17__and asked me if I had any spare change to help her_18_ a bus ticket,

“Oh, sure.” I said.

With the words, I reached into my bag for some __19___. As I handed her five dollars, I _20__ her stomach rumble(发出辘辘声)and I knew she was very _21__. I then reached back into my __22__ and brought out a Danish pastry(酥皮糕点) I had bought earlier and __23__ it to her with a smile.

She took the pastry and gave me a bus ticket to Milwaukee to show her __24__. I don’t live in Milwaukee and the ticket will probably __25__ be used, but I took it. A look of _26_ spread over her face. Then she went to get her __27__ and I went back to my __28__.

She came back a few __29__later, apologized, and told me there were five dollars __30__. I gave her the money and slipped(悄悄地塞)a twenty __31__. She thanked me and went back to the counter.__32__ I went back to my book.

Five minutes later she came back again and __33__ to return my twenty. __34__ I said it was for her so she could get something else to eat and that I wasn’t taking it back, she __35__ crying and hugged me.

From then on, I always help others in trouble, because I believe I am really making a difference to them!

16. A. worried B. terrified C. interested D. moved

17. A. looked around B. came up C. walked about D. ran away

18. A. exchange B. check C. find D. get

19. A. books B. newspapers C. money D. food

20. A. felt B. heard C. imagined D. proved

21. A. weak B. sick C. tired D. hungry

22. A. bag B. counter C. pocket D. suitcase

23. A. handed B. showed C. lent D. sold

24. A. trouble B. thankfulness C. kindness D. belief

25. A. always B. ever C. never D. still

26. A. surprise B. relief C. excitement D. fear

27. A. luggage B. pastry C. coffee D. ticket

28. A. speech B. seat C. book D. room

29. A. days B. minutes C. hours D. weeks

30. A. short B. missing C. available D. unused

31. A. as well B. in return C. with anger D. by accident

32. A. Sometimes B. Once C. Again D. Often

33. A. refused B. pretended C. agreed D. tried

34. A. Since B. After C. Though D. If

35. A. forgot B. considered C. started D. avoided

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。

Once upon a time, a poor traveler stopped under a tree. From his bag he took out a bowl of ______(boil)rice and started to eat. Nearby was small shop, where a woman was selling fried fish to travelers able to pay for _____. When the man finished eating and got up to leave, she shouted,” You have not paid me for your meal!”

“But I ordered noting from you!” he said.

“Everyone can see that you _______(enjoy) the smell of my fried fish with your rice,” argued the woman.”______ you hadn’t smelt the fish, your meal would not have been so pleasant!”

Soon a crowd gathered. _______ they supported the traveler, they also agreed that the wind was blowing from the shop to the place _____ he had eaten, carrying the smell of the fried fish to him.

At last, the woman took him to a judge and after ______(tell)the judge the story, she insisted that ______ the man had enjoyed her fish smell, he should pay 25 cents. After hearing the evidence, the judge asked the man to drop _______ a 25-cent coin on the ground.” Here is your payment, the sound of 25 cents ______ the smell of the fried fish.”

第三部分：

中山一中英语作业篇二

一中附小一年级英语作业

一中附小一年级英语作业

Weekly English Homework for Grade One (Week 18)

Class(班级):_________ Name（姓名）: __________ Number(学号) __________

尊敬的家长:这一学期您的孩子在一中附小学习了两本英语书。即北师大出版的《英语》和人民教育出版的PEP《英语》。这学期的学习内容已经结束，进入全面复习阶段。请家长督促孩子认真复习，争取期末取得满意的成绩，另外，这张周末作业要求孩子能够认读，请家长过塑。谢谢！

1. Read the words. (认读以下单词，每个读三遍 )(Unit 1) boy girl

teacher student friend apple egg

(Unit2) father(dad) mother(mom) grandfather(grandpa) grandmother(grandma) man

sister brother

(Unit3) twelve twenty seventeen eleven fifteen thirteen

fourteen sixteen eighteen nineteen

(Unit4) peach pear orange watermelon apple banana grapes strawberry (Unit 5) bus bike taxi jeep lamp desk walkman chair

(Unit 6) big small short long tall giraffe deer

2. Read the sentences. (认读以下句子，每个读三遍 )（1）Where are you from? ---I’m from China/Canada/America.

（2）I’m sorry.---It’s OK.

（3）Who’s that woman?---She’s my mother.

（4）Let’s watch TV.---Great!

（5）I have a new kite.---Oh, it’s beautiful!

（6）How many kites can you see?---I can see twelve.

（7）How many crayons do you have?---I have twenty.

（8）Look at my new crayons!---Oh, how nice!

（9）Do you like peaches?---Yes, I do.

（10）Do you like oranges?---No, I don’t.

（11）What about pears?---Oh, I like them very much.

（12）Can I have an apple, please?---Certainly! Here you are.

（13）Have some fruits.---Thank you.

（14）Where is my pencil?---It’s under /on/in your desk. woman

（15）Excuse me, Amy. Can I use your pencil? ---No problem.

（16）Look at the elephant! It’s so big! It has a long nose and a short tail.

（17）The giraffe is tall. The deer is short.

（18）Watch out! (小心！) （19）Come in! (进来！)

（20）Come on! (加油！) （21）Well done! （干得好！）

（22）That’s right! (那是对的！) （23）It tastes good. (真好吃。)

（24）Look out! (小心！)

（25）What a big fish!( 好大一条鱼啊！)

6. parents’ kind suggestion. (家长的宝贵意见。)

中山一中英语作业篇三

2013广东省中山一中高考模拟英语试题及答案

中山市2013年普通高考模拟考试（二）

英 语

本试卷共10页，三大题，满分135分。考试用时120分钟。{中山一中英语作业}.

注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、试室

号、座位号填写在答题卡上。

2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点

涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。

3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指

定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。

I . 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节.完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Once upon a time, there lived in the State of Jin a man who had a very bad memory. While walking, he would forget to stop; while sleeping, he would forget to get up. His wife was very much this and said to him one day, “I’ve that Master Ai is a very man. He can even the dying back to life. Why don’t you go and him for advice?”

“Good idea!” the man agreed. So he on horseback, bow and arrow in hand. Before he had a distance of about 30 li he felt a call of nature. He got off his horse and, after sticking the arrow into the ground and tying the to a tree, crouched down to hide himself. This done, he stood up and looked to the left and then caught sight of the “Wow!” he cried. “What a narrow escape! I wonder where that arrow came from. It hit me.” Then, looking to the

“Well, well!” he said with joy. “Though I’ve been badly frightened, I’m now with a horse.” Whipping his horse, he took the direction. Not long afterwards, he arrived nt of his own house, he said to himself, “Whose house is this? Can this be the house of Master Ai?” At this moment, his wife saw him. Guessing that his memory must have gone wrong again, she said dirty words to him. Very much upset, the man

1. A. excited about 2. A. heard

B. angry with B. known

C. worried about C. understood

D. surprised at D. told

3. A. kind 4. A. bring 5. A. see 7. A. gone 9. A. arrow

B. stupid B. take

B. tell B. set up B. covered B. bow B. bow B. closely B. left B. punished B. right B. house B. smiled

C. strange C. get

C. ask C. set aside C. done C. arrow C. horse C. just C. sky C. fined C. front

C. felt

D. learned D. lead D. look D. set on D. passed D. hand D. tree D. only D. given D. wrong D. laughed

6. A. set out 8. A. horse 10. A. almost 11. A. front 12. A. rewarded 13. A. direct 14. A. home

D. right

C. village D. city

15. A. complained

第二节：语法填空（共10小题; 每小题1. 5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填人一个适当的词或使用括号中词语正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答卷标号为16~25的相应位置上。

On a cold day in 1942, a boy inside a Nazi concentration camp looked beyond the wire sadly. A girl who (pass) by saw him and threw a red apple over the fence. The boy picked it up. A ray of light broke darkness.

On the following day he looked out, (hope)to see that girl again. On the other side, the girl was longing to see him too. She came with apple in her hand.

The scene (repeat) for several days. Then one day, the boy said sadly, “Don’t bring me an apple tomorrow. I will not be here. They are sending me to another camp.” The boy walked away, too sad to look back.

In the US in 1957, two adults, both immigrants (移民), were on a blind date. “ were you during the war?” inquired the woman. “I was in a German concentration camp,” the man replied. “I remember I used to throw apples over the fence to a boy who was in a concentration camp,” she recalled.

Greatly (shock), the man said, “And did that boy tell you one day not to bring apples any more because he was to be sent to another camp?” “Why? Yes!” she replied. He looked her eyes and said, “I was that boy.”

There was a brief silence, and then they embraced each other.

On Valentine’s Day in 1996, on a national telecast show, this same man affirmed his enduring love for his wife of forty years. He said, “You fed me throughout all these years; I remain hungry your love.”

The darkest moments of one’s life may carry the (seed)of the brightest tomorrow.

II. 阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

The father’s role in the family is important. One researcher says babies cared for by their fathers have greater cognitive (认知的) development at one year of age than babies not cared for by their fathers. Another expert reports that by spending time with their pre-school children, fathers can help to develop children’s language ability. Researchers also point out that for school-age children, fathers are one link with the outside world.

Fathers who value education have children who do better in school than those children whose fathers don’t value education. What’s more, fathers who spend quality time with their children may give their children happy memories which may last a lifetime.

have something in common.

Good fathers attend their children’s school activities. They also involve the children in their lives and the adult world by taking them to see the workplace, or by taking them when the car needs to be repaired, etc.

Good fathers expect a great deal from their children, but also accept and support the unique individuals that their children are becoming.

Good fathers rely on explanations and reasoning rather than force.

Good fathers know their time with children is really an investment (投资) in them.

Being an involved father is good for children and good for fathers. Both children and fathers have the opportunity for growth and development. Today’s lifestyles are changing. More and more fathers are balancing their personal life, work, and family time. 26. The passage is mainly about .

A. how to be a qualified father

B. the growth and development of both fathers and children C. the father’s role in the growth and development of children D. the changing of the father’s role in modern society 27. According to the passage, we can find that .

A. fathers have an important influence on their children from infancy through adulthood B. fathers’ involvement is the most important factor in children’s development C. all fathers have the same way of educating their children D. fathers are more important than mothers in the family

28. The underlined part in the third paragraph means “a person who

A. has the same ideas as others B. is the only one of his type

C. does everything without considering others’ opinions

D. tries to do everything well

29. Which of the following statements is CORRECT according to the passage?

A. Good fathers attend their children’s school activities but never take them to their workplace.

B. Good fathers expect a great deal from their children and force them to work hard. C. Good fathers try to make it clear to their children that staying with their fathers is an investment.

D. Good fathers improve themselves when they spend time with their children.

30. According to the passage, fathers’ involvement in their children’s lives may NOT result

in .

A. the good fate of their children B. better reading levels of their children C. happy memories which may last a lifetime D. greater cognitive development of their children

B

It is a great, big, wide-open sky over our heads, but when you are flying in a jet airliner at 600 miles an hour, the sky is not so big. That’s part of the reason why, in the first four months of this year, the government said only 72 percent of all flights arrived on time, the lowest number since the recent system of reporting began in 1995.

The runways are full, the planes are jammed, and air traffic controllers complain they’re stressed out. And the radar systems that keep things going are, in large part, technology of the 1960s. “It’s like driving down the road with a paper bag over your head, and you’re trying to stay out of the way of other cars,” says Captain Karen Lee, a 747 pilot who heads operations for UPS, the delivery service.

At its center in Louisville, UPS is experimenting with the next generation in air traffic control: planes guided by the satellites of the Global Positioning System, instead of radar.

Though it has advanced greatly over the years, radar is a technology that dates back to World War II. It scans the sky, looking for signals from planes in the air. Typically, air traffic radar only updates a plane’s position once every 12 seconds or so — and in 12 seconds, a jet can move two miles or make a turn. What’s more, radar signals can be blocked by storms or mountains. But with GPS signals, pilots can see in real time exactly where they are, and where other planes are, too. A readout screen in the cockpit (驾驶舱) tells the pilots what’s around them.

“What we end up with is a very exact location for each aircraft in the system,” said Basil Barimo of the Air Transport Association, which represents airlines. 31. According to the passage, we know that ______.

A. the sky over our heads is becoming smaller B. the condition of air traffic is terrible now C. the service of air companies is quite bad

D. few planes are in the sky

32. The planes are jammed, mainly because _______.

A. the number of planes is increasing too fast

B. the control system hasn’t kept up with the development of air traffic C. there is not enough room for so many planes in the sky D. the weather has become worse these years

33. What kind of air control system will be used instead of radar?

A. The Global Positioning System. B. A more advanced radar system. C. A new unusual satellite. D. A readout screen in the cockpit.

34. Which of the following is a disadvantage of the radar system?

A. It can only update a plane’s position once every 12 minutes. B. Its signals may not be received because of certain reasons.

C. The cost of radar is less than the cost of the Global Positioning System. D. It can help pilots know exactly where they are in real time. 35. According to the passage, we can infer that ______.

A. air traffic is developing quickly

B. the cost of the Global Positioning System must be very high C. there are also some disadvantages of the Global Positioning System D. nothing can be done to improve the air traffic condition

C

Thirteen vehicles lined up last March to race across the Mojave Desert, seeking a million in prize money. To win, they had to finish the 142-mile race in less than 10 hours. Teams and watchers knew there might be no winner at all, because these vehicles were missing a key part—drivers.

DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, organized the race as part of a push to develop robotic vehicles for future battlefields. But the Grand Challenge, as it was called, just proved how difficult it is to get a car to speed across an unfamiliar desert without human guidance. One had its brake lock up in the starting area, Another began by throwing itself onto a wall. Another got tied up by bushes near the road after 1.9 miles.

One turned upside down. One took off in entirely the wrong direction and had to be disabled by remote (远距离的) consol. One went a little more than a mile and rushed into a fence; another managed to go for six miles but stuck on a rock. The “winner,”if there was any, reached 7.8 miles before it ran into a long, narrow hole, and the front wheels caught on fire.

“You get a lot of respect for natural abilities of the living things,” says Reinhold Behringer, who helped design two of the ear-size vehicles for a company called Sci-Autonics, “Even ants can do all these tasks effortlessly. It’s very hard for us to put these abilities into our machines.”

中山一中英语作业篇四

(英语)中山一中2013届高二上学期第一次段考

中山一中2013届高二上学期第一次段考

英语试卷

(本试卷共8页，满分150分。考试用时120分钟。)

第一卷（三部分，共80分）

I. 完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1－15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

After seating myself in my room and turning on my computer, I noticed a Post-it note stuck to my monitor(显示器). It read, “Don’t your computer. You stayed up until midnight doing your homework last night.—Mom.” I the note into the wastebasket. “Why do they care?” I thought. “They’re never here anyway.”

Right after high school started, I almost contact with my parents. With all their business trips, they asked the neighbors to watch over me. Of course, the neighbors didn’t do such a(n) job, as they had kids of their own to worry about. The only means of between me and my parents was through Post-it notes.

After spending about eight hours away from home, I usually came home to find the house empty. It made me sad. I would come home from school to be welcomed by one and to be watched over by my neighbors. That was when I started joining more clubs and staying after school more often I didn’t have to feel so lonely. Luckily, at school, my friends were there for me. They were all there to give me a or talk with me when I wanted to talk. I felt when I was at school. Yet, something was still my parents.

Now I realize that nobody can my parents. I wish that they would be there at home, me to come back from school. There are too many things my parents don’t know about me. I wish that they actually had an to understand me. I want them to understand that they’re my parents and I’m their kid and I them.

1. A. go through B. depend on C. put up D. turn on

2. A. showed B. threw C. led D. pulled

3. A. lost B. built C. wanted D. regained

4. A. free B. easy C. careless D. good

5. A. communication B. behavior C. change D. love

6. A. suddenly B. almost C. completely D. necessarily

7. A. everybody B. anybody C. somebody D. nobody

8. A. though B. if C. or D. so

9. A. hand B. wish C. suggestion D. reason

10. A. friendly B. noisy C. useful D. great

11. A. disappointing B. missing C. hateful D. possible

12. A. look forward to B. think highly of

C. take the place of D. look down upon

13. A. referring to B. turning to C. looking at D. waiting for

14. A. excuse B. chance C. task D. place

15. A. support B. follow C. hate D. need

II. 语法填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

Many people like to read the (16)________ (late) newspaper, but few people know the reason

(17)________ it is produced so quickly.

The most important man may be (18)________ chief editor who decides (19)________ to do. Every mor-ning there are a number of journalists (20)________ (send) to report the events. Sometimes they need a face-to-face interview with people (21)________ do telephone interviews. Meanwhile, the picture editors send (22)________ (photograph) to take the photos that they need. Later in the day, they pass the stories and the developed photos on (23)________ the chief editor. The chief editor will choose the most important news for the front page. (24)________ editors read the stories, make some necessary changes and write headlines for them. Only when all the processes are finished, will the newspapers (25) ________ (print) and delivered to different places.

III. 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

A

As I walked along the city streets, I passed a young man who was searching through a small block of land that contained a mix of leaves and rubbish. I was somewhat puzzled why some one , I asked him, “What are you searching for?” He replied very simply that he was looking for bills of money.

After talking with him for a little longer, I found out that he had become homeless just three months ago after getting laid off from his job. Since then, he had been working part-time jobs in a doctor’s office and in a food bank to earn some money. But he made so little that he lost heart. The man seemed fairly talented, although a little dirty.

I offer him a freshly baked peanut cake that I had baked that day. His eyes lit up, and he eagerly jumped at my offer. He immediately took the cake with his dirty hands and quickly began eating the treat on the spot.

I told him that our thought creates our reality, and suggested that he not give up and think in a positive way. I also said that he was young and everything was possible. As he chews the cake, what I said seemed to have an effect on him, and he told me that he would cheer up and try to find a good job.

My sense told me that he might begin to see things a little differently from then on. While walking away, I was thinking of a man eating a cake packed with potential (潜能) of raising his confidence. And so it is!

26. What does the underlined word “odd” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A. Important. B. Strange. C. Interesting. D. Pleasant.

27. From Paragraph 2 we know that the man _____.

A. did his job very well B. had no friends or family

C. wasn’t living a good life D. was not well-educated

28. The writer’s description in Paragraph3 shows that _______.

A. the man was extremely hungry

B. the man had never eaten a peanut cake before

C. the writer often helped homeless people

D. the writer felt happy to have helped the man

29. The writer hoped that ______.

A. there would be no homeless people

B. the man would pass on the kindness

C. he would be much richer to help others

D. the man would have positive attitude toward life

30. The writer held a conversation with the man mainly to _______.

A. teach him a lesson he learnt from others

B. share his life experience with him

C. try to make friends with him

D. encourage him to cheer up

B

Hundreds of years ago, a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland. The Scots, a brave people, love their country. They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland. But there were too many of the Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win.

One night, the leader of the Scots marched his soldiers to the top of a hill. “We will rest here tonight, my men,” he said, “Tomorrow we will fight one more battle①. We must win, or we will die.”

They were all very tired. So they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep. There were four guards on duty, but they were very tired, too, and one by one, they fell asleep.

The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill. Slowly they went up the hill. Closer they came to the sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. A few minutes more the war would be over. Suddenly, one of them put his foot on a thistle (蓟). He cried out and his sudden cry woke the Scots. In a minute they were on their feet and ready for a battle. The fighting was hard, but it did not last long. The Scots wiped out the Romans and saved Scotland②. The thistle is not a beautiful plant. It has sharp needles all over it. Few people liked it. But the people of Scotland liked it so much that they made it their national flower.

31. Hundreds of years ago, the Romans ____ .

A. came from the north through England to make war on Scotland

B. came to the north Scotland from England to make war on Scotland

C. came from the north of England to fight the Scots

D. came to the north from the south of Britain to fight the Scots

32. At first it looked as if the Romans would win because _________.

A. the Scots were not brave B. the Roman army was so strong

C. the Scots did not have a good leader

D. the Roman had the support from the Scottish

33. At the shout of a Roman soldier, all the Scots who were asleep at the hill ____ .

A. began to fight the Romans hard

B. stood up without putting on their shoes and began to fight

C. woke and rose immediately, ready to fight

D. put their feet into their shoes at once and were ready to fight

34. The result of the war is that ____ .

A. the Romans killed all the Scots B. the Scots were defeated

C. the Scots were driven out of Scotland D. the Scots defeated the Romans

35. The Scots made thistle their national flower because thistle ____ .

A. is lovely, though not beautiful B. gave them happiness{中山一中英语作业}.

C. is a kind of useful plant D. helped the Scots in wiping out the Romans

C

Marie Curie, born in Sklodovka, Poland in 1876, led a hard life as a girl. Her parents, both teachers, had small salaries and were quite poor, especially after her mother stopped teaching to raise five children and take care of her poor health. Marie's mother suffered from tuberculosis (肺结核) and died of it when Marie was ten.

When Marie was small, she showed great interest in science. She loved to study and hoped to become a scientist when she grew up. Her parents encouraged her interest in science. Excellent as she was in her studies, she couldn't go on with the advanced education she needed because Poland was then ruled by Russia and women were not permitted to go to college.

In order to continue her education, she smoothed away many difficulties and entered Paris University. she lived a simple life and studied hard, so she graduated with the highest grades in her class.

After graduation, she was engaged in scientific research in Paris University. There she met Pierre Curie, whom she married later. Pierre joined her in her research into an unknown phenomenon radiation, which a certain scientist had declared the uranium (铀) gave off. The Curies spent several years trying their best to find the element that produced radiation. Finally they succeeded in 1902.

Marie Curie won two Nobel Prizes, one for physics in 1906, together with her husband and another scientist who had also contributed to the research, the other for chemistry herself in 1911.Marie Curie was a scientist of great achievement, and the first woman ever to be honoured in the Nobel Prize history.

36．When Marie was young, her family became poorer because ________.

A．the family had five children

B．Marie's father had a small salary

C．Marie's mother gave up her job

D．the family was cruelly taxed by the Russians

37．Marie couldn't continue the advanced education because ________.

A．she wanted to help her father to support the family

B．her father couldn't afford to send her to college

C．her grades were very poor

D．colleges in Poland would not take women as students

38．The fact that proves Marie was the best student in her class is that ________.

A．she smoothed away many difficulties and entered Paris University

B．her grades were the highest in her class

C．she did research work after her graduation

D．she won the Nobel Prize finally

39．In 1906, a certain scientist shared the Nobel Prize with the Curies because ________.

A．he trenched (侵占) upon the Curies' discovery

B．he made some contributions to the research

C．he persuaded the Curies to be engaged in the research

D．the Curies were greatly encouraged by him

40．The best title for the passage is ________.

A．A Brief Account of Madam Curie

B．Madam Curie and Radium

C．Madam Curie's Childhood

D．Madam Curie's Science Interest

D

Liz Parle can't drive. "I did try to learn," says the 24-year-old, Birmingham-born cafe owner, "but I failed my test a few times." Then she moved to London, where running a car can be a nightmare. Instead she cycles everywhere. "It's cheap, keeps me fit, and is of course better for the environment."

licences fell from 48% in the early 1990s to 35% last year. The number of miles travelled by all forms of domestic transport has remained unchanged for years. Meanwhile, road traffic figures for cars and taxis, having risen more or less every year since 1949, have continued to fall since 2007. Motoring groups put it down to oil prices and the economy. Others offer a more fundamental explanation: the golden age of motoring is over.

"The way we run cars is changing fast," says Tim Pollard, associate editor at CAR magazine, "Car manufacturers are worried that younger people in particular don't like to own cars like we used to in the 70s, 80s, or even the 90s, they were owning things for shorter periods. As hi-tech research and development budgets try to keep pace with the iPhone generation, Pollard says carmakers are also coming to terms with less possessive buyers.

This has led to a different ownership and rental(租赁的) schemes such as Streetcar, Zipcar and Whipcar. In response, the latest deals from the big carmakers are very unlike your usual deals. “Peugeot(标致), for instance, has launched a European project called Mu,” says Pollard. “You become a member and can then rent whichever Peugeot best suits your mobility needs that day. So you can borrow a truck to move house at the weekend.’ Other car manufacturers are studying similar ideas.

41. What