1、 20152016学年度大同市云天补习学校第二次单元质量验收考试2015.12.12 英语试卷 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分（总分150分，考试时间为120分钟）（提示：机读卡从第21题涂起。七选五选项涂卡：ABE、ACF、ADG）第I卷第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分60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，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）AShyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many peopleShy people
2、are anxious and self-conscious；that is，they are concerned with their own appearance and actions too muchNegative thoughts are constantly occurring in their minds：What kind of impression am I making？Do they like me？Do I sound stupid？Am I wearing unattractive clothes？ It is obvious that such uncomfort
3、able feelings must affect people unfavorably Persons self-concept is reflected in the way he or she behaves and the way a person behaves affects other peoples reactionsIn general，the way people think about themselves has a deep effect on all areas of their livesShy people，who have low respect，are li
4、kely to be passive and easily influenced by othersThey need faith that they are doing“the right thing”Shy people are very sensitive to criticismIt makes them feel inferior（自卑）They also find it difficult to be pleased by praises because they believe they are unworthy of praiseA shy person may respond
5、 to a praise with a statement like this one：“Youre just saying that to make me feel good，I know its not true”It is clear that，while self-awareness is a healthy quality，overdoing it is harmfulCan shyness be completely got rid of，or at least reduced？Fortunately，people can overcome shyness with determi
6、nation since shyness goes hand in hand with lack of self respectIt is important for people to accept their weakness as well as their strengthsEach one of us has his or her own characteristicsWe are interested in our own personal waysThe better we understand ourselves，the easier it becomes to live up
7、 to our chances for a rich and successful life21The first paragraph is mainly about Athe cause of shyness Bthe effect of shyness on peopleCthe feelings of shy peopleDthe questions in the minds of shy people22According to the writer，self-awareness is Aharmful to peopleBa weak point of shy peopleCthe
8、cause of unhappinessDa healthy quality23What is the shy peoples reaction to praise？AThey are pleased by itBThey feel it is not trueCThey are very sensitive to itDThey feel they are worthy of it24We can learn from the passage that shyness can Abe overcome with determinationBhelp us to live up to full
9、 developmentCenable us to understand ourselves betterDhave nothing to do with lack of self respectBService Foods makes it easier for cooks to reduce mealtime complaintsService Foods is so confident that they can reduce complaints，in fact，that the company is offering a series of mealtime complaint-re
10、duction tipsAccording to a representative of Service Foods，complaints can occur when busy cooks serve substandard，low quality meatsAs products sit in packaging in the meat case at the store，the meat can age out too muchThe natural flavor disappears，and it can be replaced with an undesirable strange
11、flavorAccording to Service Foods，complaints from children are common when you serve substandard meatsKids may not have the words to describe why they dont like the meats，but theyre certainly willing to express their displeasureBy serving meats from Service Foods，complaints can be reducedService Food
12、s meats are all natural and organic，meaning the meats have no chemicals or water or colorings that could change the tasteAnd the meats are flash frozen right after cutting，so they wont taste strange to your childrenIf youre facing different types of complaints，Service Foods may still be able to help
13、 youSome families have mealtime boredomThe same meals，served in the same way，week after week，can be incredibly boring and hard to look forward toWhen it comes to these complaints，Service Foods has the answer right on the webJust go to http：/ www. servicefoods. com and youll find a long list of recip
14、es to trySome of these recipes are made in demonstration format，so you can watch the video and get step by step instructions on how to prepare the mealsBy following these recipes from Service Foods，complaints relating to boredom can certainly be reducedWhile Service Foods knows complaints at mealtim
15、e can never be totally eradicated，as picky kids will always be picky kids with concerns，the company is doing everything possible to deal with the problem and get cooks the help they need25Service Foods can solve mealtime boredom by Aserving flash frozen meat Bexpressing childrens complaintsCinstruct
16、ing different ways of cookingDsupplying natural food without chemicals26The underlined word“eradicated”in the last paragraph can be replaced by AcoveredBremovedCreducedDaccepted27From the passage we can learn that Service Foods can do the following EXCEPT Acook food for picky kids Bteach how to prep
17、are mealsCprovide natural and organic meatDhelp reduce complaints about foods28What will the readers probably do after reading the passage？APay for Service Foods service BBuy organic meat from now onCWrite recipes for Service FoodsDAnswer complaints on the webCWhen I was a baby，I entertained you and
18、 made you laughWhenever I was“bad”，youd shake your finger at me and ask，“How could you？”but then youd give up，and roll me over for a belly scratch and I believed that life could not be any more perfectMy housetraining was a long process，because you were terribly busy，but we worked on that togetherWe
19、 went for long walks，runs in the park and car ridesWe stopped for ice creamI took long naps in the sun waiting for you to come home at the end of the dayGradually，you began spending more time at work and on your career，and more time searching for a human mateEventually，you fell in loveShe，now your w
20、ife，is not a dog person，but I still welcomed her into our homeI was happy because you were happyThen the human babies came along and I shared your excitement，I was fascinated by their pinkness，how they smelled，and I wanted to mother them tooYour wife was afraid I would bite themBut nevertheless，as t
21、hey began to grow，I became their friendNow，you have a new job in another city and you and they will be moving to an apartment that does not allow petsYouve made the right decision for your“family”，but there was a time when I was your only familyI was excited about the car ride until we arrived at th
22、e dog poundIt smelled of dogs and cats，of fear，of hopelessnessYou filled out the paperwork and said，“I know you will find a good home for her”They shrugged and gave you a pained lookThe children were in tears as they waved me goodbyeAnd“How could you？”were the only three words that swept over my min
23、dIs it better to live with hope or without hope？At first，whenever anyone passed my pen（围栏），I rushed to the front，hoping it was you，that you had changed your mind and that this was all a bad dreamMy beloved master，I will think of you and wait for you foreverI hope you receive more faithfulness from y
24、our family than you showed to me29Who tells this story？ AA dog BA child CA dogs owner DA dog trainer30Why did the dogs owner take his dog to the pound？AHe had a newborn baby BHis wife did not like the dogCHe was moving into a new buildingDHe thought the dog too troublesome31Which is true about the d
25、og when it lived at the pound？AIt hoped to be adopted by another familyBIt continued to love its former ownerCIt did not trust humans any moreDIt was excited about the pound32What is the theme of the story？ABe ready for changes BNever expect too muchCNever complain about your lifeDBe faithful to tho
26、se who love youDViolent winds swept the ocean，and waves thundered to shore，shaking the lookout tower at Pea Island Rescue StationSurfman Theodore Meekins was on watch that evening of 11 October 1896A hurricane had struck the Outer Banks of North Carolina，and the tide was so strong that beach patrols
27、（巡逻）had been canceledStill，Meekins paid close attention to the horizonThis was the type of weather that could blow ships hundreds of miles off courseOffshore，the ship E. S. Newman was caught in the stormThe captain，whose wife and child were on the ship，feared the Newman would soon break upHe made th
28、e decision to beach his ship，then fired a signal，praying that someone onshore would see itMeekins，whose eyes were trained to cut through rain and surf mists，thought he saw the signal，but so much spray（水雾）covered the lookout windows that he could hardly make sureStill，he took no chancesAfter summonin
29、g（召集）the station keeper，Captain Richard Etheridge，Meekins set off a coston signal，a signal made by using lamps of different colorsTogether，the two men searched the darkness for a replyA few moments later，they saw a flash of light to the south and knew a ship was in distress（遇险）Even before the return
30、 signal burned out，Etheridge had summoned his men and begun rescue operationsFor the lifesavers，the rescue of the Newman was nothing unusualOver the years，so many ships had foundered off the Outer Banks that sailors called the region the Graveyard of the AtlanticNothing the dangerous surf and wind c
31、onditions，Captain Etheridge quickly decided the surf boats would be impossible to controlInstead，he decided to use another way to help the survivorsThe crew set off on the long journey down the beach to the scene of the wreck（失事）Captain Etheridge hoped to fire a line from a gun to the ships mast（船桅）
32、After the ships crew dragged the line onboard，the surfmen would fire a second line and carry survivors safely to shoreThe surfmen crossed three miles of sand to reach the ship NewmanThe water was freezing，and the men often sank up to their knees in sandCaptain Etheridge noted in his diary that“the v
33、oice of gladdened hearts greeted the arrival of the station crew，”but that“it seemed impossible for them to do anything under such circumstancesThe work was often stopped by the sweeping current”Even when the rescue equipment proved useless，Etheridge refused to give upChoosing two of his strongest s
34、urfmen，he tied rope lines around their waists and sent them into the waterThe two men，holding a line from shore，walked with huge effort as far as they could before diving through the wavesNearly worn out while swimming against the tide，they finally made it to the shoreThe first to be rescued were th
35、e captains wife and childWith the two passengers tied to their backs，the surfmen fought their way back to shoreTaking turns，Etheridge and his crew made ten trips to the Newman，saving every person onboardIt was 1:00 a.m. when the crew and survivors finally made it back to the stationThat night，as the
36、 exhausted survivors lay sleeping and his lifesaving crew rested，Captain Etheridge picked up his pen，and in the light of an oil lantern，wrote with satisfaction that all the people onboard had been saved and were“sheltered in this station”words he would remember for many years to come33The beach patr
37、ols were canceled because AMeekins paid enough attention to the horizon Bthere was too much spray on the windowsCthe winds and tide were too strong Dthere was no ship near the station34What was the authors main purpose in writing the passage？ATo warn sailors of the dangers of hurricanesBTo create a
38、story describing a rescue at seaCTo inform people about Richard EtheridgeDTo record the details about the Newman35What is the main idea of the passage？AThe Newman was very dangerous before Richard Etheridge and his team members saw the signalBA terrible hurricane took place off the coast of North Ca
39、rolina and threatened the lives of many sailorsCAt no other time in American history have so many shipwrecked passengers survived such a violent stormDAll the passengers of a shipwreck were rescued because of heroic the efforts of a special leader and his crew第二节（共5小题，每小题3分，满分15分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填
40、入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。We often focus on building relationships with others so that we forget the essential first step：being friends of ourselves 36 How can we have good relationships with others if we dont even have good relationships with ourselves？The problem might be worse than we expectMaybe we
41、dont like ourselves without realizing itHere is a simple checklist：Is there anything you dont like about yourself from these lists？Your past：Maybe you have made mistakes in the past which you feel bad about 37 Even if that happened in distant past，your subconscious mind still has a reason not to lik
42、e yourselfYour background：You might wish that you were born in a different family，or that you have different background 38 They seem to get whatever they want effortlessly because of their backgroundYour personal traits（特点）：You might have some personality traits that you dont likeFor example，you may
43、 be an introvert（内向）and you dont like it；you wish you were an extrovertOthers might have better achievements than you，and no matter how hard you tried，it might seem impossible for you to match them 39 Is there anything that resonate（产生共鸣）with you？All these give reasons to you not to like yourselfTha
44、t in turn makes it difficult for you to be a good friend to yourself 40 Here are some tips：Forgive yourselfAccept things you cant changeFocus on your strengthsWrite your success storiesStop comparing yourself with othersAlways be true to yourselfAThat is the crucial（关键）first step if we are to have g
45、ood relationships with othersBYou might then think that its because you are not smart enough or dont have enough talentsCYou can do something to improve the relationships with othersDFortunately，there are always things you can do to fix the situationEYou might be disappointed with yourself on why yo
46、u make such mistakesFSometimes you might not believe yourselfG.Maybe you could not accept the fact that you are not as lucky as others第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分55分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和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。I was 14 years oldI was angry and rebellious，with 41 regard
47、 for anything my parents had to say， 42 if it had nothing to do with meLike so many 43 ，I struggled to escape from anything that didnt 44 my picture of the worldA“brilliant without need of guidance”kid，I rejected any obvious 45 of loveIn fact，I got angry at the 46 of the word“love”One 47 ，after an e
48、xtremely difficult day，I 48 into my room，shut the door loudly and fell down onto my bed heavilyAs I lay down in the privacy of my 49 ，my hands placed under my pillowThere was an envelopeI pulled it out and on the envelope it said，“To 50 when youre alone” 51 I was alone，no one would know whether I re
49、ad it or notSo I opened itIt said，“Mike，I know life is 52 right now，I know you are frustrated and I know we dont do everything rightI also know that I love you 53 and nothing you do or say will ever change thatI am here for you if you ever need to talkIf you dont，thats also 54 Just know that no matt
50、er where you go or whatever you do in your life，I will always love you and be 55 that you are my sonIm here for you and I love youThat will never 56 Love you Mom”Every night as I went to bed，I would put my hands under my 57 ，and I remember the 58 I felt every time I got a letterDuring my teen years，
51、the letters were the calm assurance that I still could be loved 59 my anger and rudenessJust before I fell 60 I became grateful that my mom knew what I，an angry teenager，needed41AlittleBallCfullDhigh42AseldomBsometimesCcurrentlyDparticularly43AfamiliesBadultsCpeopleDteenagers44Ahang upBlift upCagree
52、 withDdeal with45AattemptBofferCrequestDadvice46AriskBproposalCmentionDpoint47AnightBdayCmorningDafternoon48AslippedBstormedCsankDslid49AbedBfloorCclosetDchair50AanswerBsealCreadDtear51AIfBWhileCThoughDSince52AseriousBawfulCamazingDexciting53AdeeplyBgentlyCheavilyDpersonally54AimpossibleBterribleCri
53、ghtDokay55AnervousBsorryCproudDsure56AlastBchangeChappenDstart57ApillowBbookCdeskDdoor58ArelaxationBsadnessCreliefDthrill59Ain spite ofBinstead ofCahead ofDin need of60AillBdownCsilentDasleep第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Once，a rich man was near deathHe was very up
54、set because he 61 （work）so hard for his money that he hoped he could take it with him to heavenSo he prayed to God he might be able to take some money with him 62 angel heard his pray and appeared“Sorry，but you cant take your wealth with you”The man begged the angel 63 （speak）to God to see 64 he mig
55、ht break the rules or notThe angel reappeared and said that God could allow him to take one suitcase 65 （Excited），the man gathered his suitcase and filled it with pure gold barsAfterward，he died and showed up in heaven to greet StPeter 66 （see）the suitcase，StPeter said，“Hold on，you cant bring that h
56、ere！”The man explained that he had Gods 67 （permit）StPeter checked it out， 68 （come）back and said，“You are rightYou are allowed one carry-on bag，but Im supposed to check its contents（内容）before letting it through”StPeter opened the suitcase to inspect the things 69 the man found too precious to leave
57、 behind and exclaimed（感叹），“You brought pavement？As you can see，the great street of the city of heaven 70（make）of pure gold！”第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节：短文改错（满分10分）下面短文中有10处语言错误。每句中最多有两处，每处错误涉及一个单词的 增加、删除或修改。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（）。并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1每处
58、错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。It isnt hard to grow up into a responsible members of societyI can well remember an incident that happens on a rainy Sunday afternoonI was on my way to the bookstore and was waiting the green light at a crossing while a girl of about ten was knocked down by a pas
59、sing car，it drove off quicklyA man immediately rushed to a girl to give her first aid and I joined in without hesitationLucky she was not badly injured and we sent her to the nearest hospitalComparing with the escaped driver，I am proud of what I didAs a member of society，I am aware of that being res
60、ponsible is that it takes to make a better society书面表达（满分25分）第二节书面表达（满分25分）假设你是某中学学生会主席李华，你校与本地一所国际学校经常举办联谊活动，你计划在重阳节组织学生到养老院去慰问老人，拟邀请国际学校的学生参加。请你根据以下内容要点给国际学校的学生会主席Tony写一封信。要点：向老人赠送礼物（鲜花、自制贺卡）；为老人提供服务（做清洁、陪老人聊天）；为老人表演节目（唱歌、跳舞）注意：1词数为100左右；2信的开头和结尾已为你写好（不计入你所写词数）；3已给出的信的开头和结尾不得抄入答题卡。参考词汇：敬老院（nursing
61、 house）、老人（the elderly）、重阳节（Chongyang festival）、赠送（present）Dear Tony，Chongyang，the traditional Chinese festival for the elderly，is coming around YoursLi Hua20152016学年度大同市云天补习学校第二次单元质量验收考试英语试卷答案第二部分 阅读理解第一节 （共15小题，每小题3分，满分45分）A篇B篇C篇D篇212223242526272829303132333435BDBACBAAACBDCBD第二节 七选五答案（共15分）题号36373
62、83940答案AEGBD第三部分 语言知识运用第一节 完形填空（共40分）题号41424344454647484950答案ADDCBCABAC题号51525354555657585960答案DBADCBACAD第二节 语法填空（共15分） 61had worked 62An 63to speak 64whether 65Excitedly66Seeing 67permission 68came 69that /which 70is made第四部分 写作第一节 短文改错（共10分）1membersmember 2happenshappened 3在waiting后加for 4whilewhen
63、5itwhich 6athe 7luckyluckily 8ComparingCompared9去掉of 10thatwhat第二节 书面表达（共25分）Dear Tony，Chongyang，the traditional Chinese festival for the elderly，is coming aroundWe are planning to visit Nursing Home to celebrate the special day，and we would like to invite students from your school to join usWe have
64、 planned several activitiesWhen we get there，we will visit the elderly in their rooms in groups，presenting them with flowers and self made cards to show our respect and loveThen we will do some cleaning and washing for them with the help of the nursesAs some old people feel lonely，we may chat with t
65、hem about their old days，changes of our city，or anything they are interested inWe may also give them some performances：singing，dancing，and so onI am sure we will both gain a better understanding of the elderly in ChinaIf you have any suggestions，please let us knowLooking forward for your early reply
