1、.阅读理解(2014广东东莞市四校高一下学期期中)For the first time in Hong Kongs history，an entertainer has been written into middle school textbooks.He is considered one of the best actors in Hong Kong.Yes，he is Chow Yunfat.The example of his long hard struggle for success has been used in a chapter in a Hong Kong middle
2、 school textbook.Using his experience，students can learn to make the most of their time and to grab every opportunity to succeed.On hearing about this，Chow said happily，“I really hope that my experiences can make young people understand that one should not be afraid of difficulties and setbacks，for
3、they are the only way to success.”Indeed，Chow has travelled a long and difficult path to reach his success.In 1955，he was born into a poor family in Hong Kong.When he was 17，he had to leave school.He worked in a number of jobsas a postman，camera salesman and taxi driver.These experiences paved the w
4、ay for him to play all kinds of roles later in life.Chow broke into the film industry in the late 1970s.He was one of the hardest working actors and starred in a number of popular TV dramas and films including “Shanghai Bund”(上海滩) and “A Better Tomorrow”Since 1985，he has won many awards including Ta
5、iwans Golden Horse Awards and Hong Kong Film Awards.In 1995，he went to Hollywood.Although he was already over 40，he had to learn English.He_even_put_chopsticks_in_his_mouth_to_practise_pronouncing_certain_soundsHis film，“Crouching Tiger，Hidden Dragon”，began to gain him more fame and recognition arou
6、nd the world.In 1998，the mayor of Chicago set aside January 12 as “Chow Yunfat Day”【解题导语】本文主要介绍了周润发作为为追求成功而刻苦奋斗的例子入选课本的事情。1Chow Yunfat has been written into middle school textbooks mainly because_Ahe plays best in Hong KongBhe keeps on struggling for successChis experiences are very specialDhe is we
7、ll thought of解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段可知，周润发被写进中学课本是因为他为了成功而作出的漫长而刻苦的奋斗。2What can we infer from the passage?AChow Yunfat is proud of his success.BChow Yunfat prefers to make a living by selling cameras rather than by performing.CChow Yunfat has won more awards than other actors.DChow Yunfat is popular both
8、at home and abroad.解析：选D。推理判断题。根据文中的His film，“Crouching Tiger，Hidden Dragon”，began to gain him more fame and recognition around the world.可知周润发在国内外都很出名。3The underlined sentence in Paragraph 6 suggests _Achopsticks is of great help to practise English pronunciationBChow Yunfat is willing to struggle
9、with difficultiesCChow Yunfat has suffered a lot before he went to HollywoodDit is hard for a person who is over 40 years old to learn spoken English解析：选B。句意理解题。划线句子的意思是说周润发为了练习发音甚至把筷子放进嘴里，表明了他的奋斗精神。故选B项。4The author wrote this passage to_Aintroduce Chows filmsBpraise Chow for his excellent performan
10、ceCcall on people to learn from ChowDshow why Chow is popular解析：选C。写作目的题。本文主要写的是周润发作为为追求成功而刻苦奋斗的例子入选课本，是希望人们学习他的奋斗精神。故选C项。.七选五(2014沈阳二中高一检测)Different weather makes people feel different.It influences health, intelligence and feelings.In August, it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the Unit
11、ed States. 1._ In the Northeast and the Middle West, it is very hot at some times and very cold at other times.People in these states have more heart trouble after the weather changes in February or March.The weather can also influence intelligence.For example, in a 1983 report by scientists, IQ of
12、a group of students was very high when a very strong wind came, but after the strong wind, their IQ was 10% lower. 2._ Very hot weather, on the other hand, can make it lower.Students in many schools of the United States often get worse on exams in the hot months of the year (July and August)Weather
13、also has a strong influence on peoples feelings.Winter may be a bad time for thin people.They usually feel cold during these months.They might feel unhappy during cold weather. 3._ They even dont like to do outdoor activities.Low air pressure may make people forgetful. 4._ There is“good weather” for
14、 health.People feel best at a temperature of about 18.Are you feeling sad, tired, forgetful, or unhappy today? 5._AIt may be the weathers problem.BWarm weather can have a bad effect on health.CThe wind can help people have higher intelligence.DBut fat people may have a hard time in hot summer.EPeopl
15、e may have more intelligence when low air pressure comes.FPeople leave more bags on buses and in shops on lowpressure days.GPeople there have heart trouble and other kinds of healthy problems during this month.答案：15.GCDFA.完形填空(2014江苏省姜堰区高一下学期期中)I did very badly at school.My headmaster thought I was_
16、1_and when I was 14 he said，“Youre never going to be _2_but a failure.”After five years of _3_ jobs，I fell in love with a very nice middleclass girl.It was the best_4_that could have happened to me.I_5_I wanted to do something positive (积极地) with my life because I wanted to prove to _6_ that what pe
17、ople said about me was_7_.Especially her mother，who had said to me，“Lets _8_it，youve failed at everything youve ever done.” So I tried hard with my _9_and went to college.My first novel_10_while I was at college.After college I taught during the_11_in high schools and attended evening classes at Lon
18、don University，where I got a _12_in history.I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of_13_that job to write full time_14_I was offered a parttime job at Leeds University.I began to feel_15_of myselfhere was a workingclass boy whod _16_school early，now teaching at the university.My writing
19、career took off when I discovered my own style.Now Im rich and _17_，have been on TV，and met lots of film stars._18_what does it mean？I_19_wish all the people that have put me down had _20_：“I believe in you.Youll succeed.”【解题导语】本文讲述了作者从一个处处失败的人经过奋斗而成为一位专职作家的过程。1A.brightBsimpleCuseless Dhopeful解析：选C。
20、此处句意：在学校里面，我做得很差。校长认为我是个无用的人。useless无用的。2A.anything Bsomething Ceverything Dnothing解析：选A。此处句意：当我14岁时他说，你将一事无成，只能是一个失败者。此处为做不成任何事情。anything任何事情。3A.low BpoorCgood Duseful解析：选B。句意：在五年的糟糕的工作之后，我爱上了一个女孩。poor差的。由上文的学业很差，周围的人都认为我是个失败者可知，所有事情都是糟糕的。4A.support BhappinessCsurprise Dthing解析：选D。句意：我爱上了一个女孩， 这对我来
21、说，幸福的事情可能就要到来了。thing事情。5A.agreed BdecidedCplanned Dtold解析：选B。句意：我决定，我要做一些积极的事情来证明。decide决定。6A.me BthemCher Dit解析：选C。考查代词词义。句意：我要做一些积极的事情以证明给她和她的母亲看。由后面的especially her mother可知，是女孩儿和她的母亲，故答案应为C。7A.wrong BrightCstupid Dfaulty解析：选A。句意：我要做一些积极的事情以证明周围的人对我的看法是错误的。wrong错误的；right正确的；stupid愚蠢的：faulty有缺点的。周围
22、的人总认为我是一事无成的，所以我要证明给他们看是错误的，故答案应为A。8A.see BknowCface Dunderstand解析：选C。句意：她的母亲对我说过，让我们正视这一点吧(别人对我的看法)也就是说去面对别人对我的这种贬低。see看见；know知道；face面对。understand理解；所以答案应为C。9A.experiment BpracticeCwriting Dcomposition解析：选C。句意：因此我努力的去写作上了大学。由下文的，我的第一部小说发表可知，此处为写作。experiment实验；practice实践，练习；writing写作，作品；composition作
23、文。故答案为C。10A.came on Bcame inCcame out Dcame back解析：选C。句意：当我还在大学的时候，我的第一部小说发表了。came on加油，快点；came in进来；came out出版，发行；came back回来。故答案为C。11A.day BnightCmonth Dyear解析：选A。句意：大学毕业之后，白天我在高中教书，晚上上了伦敦大学的夜校。由后面参加evening class可知与其相对应的是白天的时间。故答案应为A。12A.graduation BpassCdegree Dsuccess解析：选C。句意：在伦敦大学，我取得了历史学的学位。de
24、gree学位。13A.giving in Bgiving backCgiving out Dgiving up解析：选D。句意：我在大学成了讲师，同时我也正在考虑放弃这份工作去专职写作。由下文的full time可知是放弃这份工作。14A.while BifCwhen Dor解析：选C。句意：当我住一所大学得到一份兼职工作时，我要放弃做讲师的工作。while表示两个动作同时进行；when用于两个动作先后发生；if如果；or或者。故选C项。15A.shy BproudChappy Dsurprised解析：选B。根据下文句意：这就是一个早早的离开学校的男孩子，现在在大学教书。可知作者对自己很自豪
25、。16A.left BattendedCchanged Dgraduated解析：选A。句意：早早离开学校，靠写作上了大学。故此处为leave school(离校)，故选A项。17A.tired BcalmCnervous Dfamous解析：选D。句意；当我找到自己的写作风格时，我的写作生涯开始飞黄腾达了，现在我很富有也很有名了。famous著名的。18A.And BButCHowever DWell解析：选B。句意：现在我很有名，也认识很多电影明星，但是这又能意味着什么呢？此处表示对名利和金钱的淡薄。19A.just Bexactly Cso Dvery解析：选A。句意：我的这些努力，只是
26、希望让所有那些贬低我的人说。just仅仅，只。20A.praised Bsaid Canswered Dadvised解析：选B。句意：我只是希望所有贬低我的人能够说，我相信你，你会成功的。said说，讲；故答案为B。.语法填空The air we breathe is freely available, without which we could not survive more than a few minutes. For the most part, air is available to everyone, and everyone 1._ (need) it.Some peopl
27、e use the air to sustain them while 2._ (seat) around and feel sorry for themselves.Others 3._ (breath) the air and use the energy it provides to make a 4._ (mean) life.Opportunity is 5._ the same way, and it is everywhere.It is so freely available that we take it for granted.Yet opportunity alone i
28、s not enough 6._ (create) success; it must 7._ (seize) and acted upon in order to have value.So many people are so anxious to “get in” on a “ground floor opportunity”， as if the opportunity will do all the work thats 8._ (possible). Just as you need air to breathe, you need opportunity to succeed. I
29、t takes more than just breathing the fresh air of opportunity, 9._. You must make use of it. Thats not up to the opportunity; thats up to you. It doesnt matter what “floor” the opportunity is on, but 10._ matters is what you do with it.1解析：考查主谓一致，everyone作主语，谓语用第三人称单数形式。答案：needs2解析：考查非谓语动词。过去分词作状语，
30、相当于“while they are seated”。答案：seated3解析：此处是用动词作谓语，breathe呼吸。答案：breathe4解析：此处是形容词作定语。答案：meaningful5解析：考查介词。in.way以的方式，为固定搭配。答案：in6解析：此处是“beadj. to do”句型。答案：to create7解析：考查动词的语态。依据上下文的理解，“有机遇必须抓住，你才能成功。”答案：be seized8解析：考查形容词。依据上下文和构词法，此处应为“不可能”，故用impossible。答案：impossible9解析：考查副词。插入语，意为“然而”。答案：however/though10解析：考查主语从句引导词。what引导主语从句并在从句中作主语。答案：what
