1、Wish you were here课时跟踪检测B卷.完形填空(2015徐州考前信息卷)Adam West is known as Batman to many people in the United States，who played the role in the Batman television series in the 1960s.Adam West says that after the show was _1_， he had a difficult time being less famous than he once was.But that period lasted
2、just a short time _2_he went on with another job.“Its a(n) _3_of not really examining it.Just going along putting one foot _4_the other and not thinking too much about it.And, when work _5_，think about the work.Its no _6_thing.Its easy.If you are lost in the past, there is _7_to go but down.”Burt Wa
3、rd played Batmans young helper Robin in the television series.Like Adam West, Burt Ward _8_often at fan conventions.Many people pay to see their childhood _9_， and are happy to have their picture taken with them.“Actually，the fame is there it just takes a different _10_.Some may think of our TV show
4、 being our _11_time, but when I meet people，they act just as _12_as when I was during Batman days.So, its not that the people _13_， but that the perception (看法) is different.Honestly, nothing has changed Im the same person as I was before.”He says he has made a _14_living over the past 45 years._15_
5、he is paid for his work, that is all that matters.Being famous does not pay for food, housing and other costs, but _16_does.If people can _17_that this is just part of the job all the publicity, all the press, all the compliments, they could _18_keep a cool mind and not let it go to their heads.If t
6、hey look at it as part of their personality and _19_ people to bow to them everywhere they go, thats not going to happen！The early Christian philosopher St.Augustine said，“The desire for _20_tempts(诱惑)even noble minds, but I would rather have truth than money or fame.”1A.delayedBcancelledCcontinued
7、Ddenied2A.before BafterCwhen Dsince3A.business BtroubleCmatter Devent4A.in front of Bon top ofCaway from Dnext to5A.comes around Bcomes across来源:Z,xx,k.ComCcomes apart Dcomes along6A.small BlittleCbig Dlarge7A.somewhere BnowhereCeverywhere Danywhere8A.behaves BspeaksCplays Dappears9A.memories Bheroe
8、sCseries Dexperiences10A.effect BstepCchance Dform11A.important BpeakChappy Deasy12A.excitedly BnervouslyCcalmly Dmadly13A.change BstayCremain Dmove14A.bare BpoorCgood Dsimple15A.As soon as BAs long asCAs far as DAs well as16A.money BlifeCplay Dwork17A.understand BconveyCappreciate Dexpress18A.absol
9、utely BhardlyCpossibly Dnarrowly19A.warn BremindCexpect Drequire20A.work BpowerCmoney Dfame.阅读理解(2015盐城市高三统一质量检测)About 400 high school students from Western Pennsylvania and the neighboring state of Ohio joined a heated discussion recently on “China: What Does the Future Hold？”“Its either going to t
10、urn out really good or really bad who knows？” said Braveen Ragunathan, a senior from an Ohio high school. In his mind all Americans are connected to China in some way.The forum (论坛) was held in Pittsburgh, once a US industrial center, now facing jobcuts because of competition brought about by global
11、ization. The aim of the forum is to help American students learn more about the outside world.Elliott Blackwell, a junior at the Neighborhood Academy, said the forum let him know more about how Chinas economic development will affect America in the future.Some students, although impressed by Chinas
12、economic boom, expressed uneasiness about the nations practices and differences from the American way of doing business and politics.“China is a power coming up, so they might challenge us，” Paul Amon, a junior from Oil City High School, said. “Id hope that China can be our partner but I think that
13、wed clash (冲突) along the way because were too different，” he added.George Riley, a teacher explained：“The view of China is usually negative and I think thats fueled by the media.”However, some negative feelings are not from the media. Merri Ebel is a senior at East Allegheny High School north of Pit
14、tsburgh. Both her parents lost their jobs recently. The company they worked for said it was cheaper to produce goods in China rather than the US.“China is just this big question mark. China was just a big country with millions of people that no one really knew about because it was so far away and ou
15、r class was more American history based，” she said.For better or worse US teenagers are eager to know more about China, the forum shows.1From the passage we know that most US teenagers _.Aknow only a little about ChinaBknow much about ChinaCknow nothing about ChinaDlike China very much2Many US stude
16、nts expressed their uneasiness about China because_.AChina and the US are too differentBChina and the US are close partnersCChina and the US are enemiesDthey know China very well3The main reason why China in their eyes is usually negative is probably that_.Atheir teachers affect themBtheir classmate
17、s affect themCnewspapers and online news affect themDthe forum affects them4Which of the following from the passage is TRUE?AThe view of China is usually positive.BThe forum is not necessary at all.CThe US and China would clash along the way because we are too big.来源:Z|xx|k.ComDUS teenagers are eage
18、r to know more about China.5What is the best title of the passage?ATeenagers in the US BJobcuts in PittsburghCCheaper goods in China DChina in their eyes.书面表达(2015扬州高三期末检测)阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。A peacock was very unhappy with his ugly voice, and he spent most of his days complaining about it.
19、“It is true that you cannot sing，” said the fox，“but look how beautiful you are！”“Oh, but what good is all this beauty，” cried the bird, “with such an unpleasant voice！”“Listen，” said the fox, “each one owns something good. You have such beauty; the nightingale has his song; and the owl has his eyes
20、. Even if you had a sweet voice, you would still complain about another thing. Why cant you just be happy about what you have already got？”写作内容1用约30个单词写出上文概要；2用约120个单词就“停止抱怨并珍惜自己所拥有的”这一主题发表你的看法，内容包括：来源:学_科_网(1)你或你身边的人的类似事例；(2)谈谈你对该主题的看法。写作要求1作文中可以使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；2文中不能出现真实姓
21、名和学校名称。评分标准内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。来源:学*科*网_答 案.语篇解读：本文是一篇采访稿。Adam West和Burt Ward均为美国60年代电视剧蝙蝠侠里的演员，在当时为美国大众所熟知，时过境迁，他们谈论了自己对于名声变化的态度。1选Bdelay 意为“延期，耽搁”；cancel 意为“取消”；continue意为“继续”；deny 意为“否定，否认”。根据下文 Adam West 没有以前出名了可推知，应该是电视剧没有再播放了。故B项正确。2选A句意为：在他继续下一份工作之前(before)，这段困难时期没有持续多久。故A项正确。3选Cbusiness 意为“生
22、意，贸易”；trouble 意为“麻烦”；matter 意为“事情，问题”；event意为“大事，事件”。下文 Adam West 就此事表达了自己的观点。故C项正确。4选Ain front of 意为“在前面”；on top of 意为“在之上”；away from 意为“远离，离开”；next to “在旁，紧挨”。Adam West 强调不需要想太多，生活总是要继续，往前走就可以了。故A项正确。5选Dcome around 意为“苏醒，恢复知觉”；come across 意为“偶遇”；come apart 意为“破碎，崩溃，瓦解”；come along 意为“出现，进展”。根据语境可知，
23、D项正确。6选C根据下文“Its easy.”可知，C项符合语境。Its no big thing 为固定搭配，常用于口语中，意为“没什么大不了的”。故C项正确。7选B句意为：如果你沉溺于过去，只有被打败的份，无路(nowhere)可走。故B项正确。8选D根据下文可知，很多人愿意花钱来看他们儿时心目中的英雄，说明 Burt 经常参加这类影迷活动。故D项正确。9选Bmemory 意为“回忆”；hero 意为“英雄”；series 意为“连续剧”；experience 意为“经历”。根据语境可知，B项正确。10选Deffect 意为“影响”；step 意为“步骤”；chance 意为“机会”；fo
24、rm 意为“方式”。下文中 Burt 描述了现在影迷们见到他的表现，所以名声只是以不同形式表现出来。故D项正确。11选B句意为：有些人认为，电视剧播放期间是我们的鼎盛时期，但是现在人们见到我，还是像以前一样兴奋。Burt 拿以前和现在作对比。故B项正确。12选A根据下文“as when I was during Batman days”可知，此处用 excitedly 表示影迷激动的心情。nervously 意为“紧张地”；calmly 意为“镇定地”；madly 意为“疯狂地”。故A项正确。13选Achange 意为“改变”；stay 意为“停留，坚持”；remain 意为“保持，留下”；m
25、ove 意为“移动，感动”。故A项正确。14选C下文强调工作比名声更重要，因为工作可以赚钱，可以使生活过得更好。故C项正确。15选Bas soon as 意为“一就”；as long as 意为“只要”；as far as 意为“远至，远到”；as well as 意为“和一样，也”。根据语境可知，B项正确。16选D根据上文可知，只要工作能赚到钱，这是最重要的。出名并不能购买食物、房子，但是工作可以。故D项正确。17选Aunderstand 意为“明白，了解”；convey 意为“传达，运输”；appreciate 意为“欣赏，感激”；express 意为“表达，快递”。故A项正确。18选C根
26、据上文“If people can.”可知，此处表示一种可能性。possibly 意为“可能”，符合语境。absolutely 意为“绝对地，完全地”；hardly 意为“几乎不，简直不”；narrowly 意为“仔细地，勉强地”。故C项正确。19选Cwarn 意为“警告”；remind 意为“提醒，使想起”；expect 意为“期望”；require 意为“要求”。故C项正确。20选D句意为：追求名利甚至能够诱惑高尚的灵魂根据第四段可知，fame 是文章讨论的主题。故D项正确。.语篇解读：这是一篇时文报道。中国的快速发展引起了美国中学生的关注，为此他们开展了一项名为“中国的未来将会怎样？”的
27、讨论。1选A推理判断题。根据第三段中的“The aim of the forum is . the outside world.”及第七段说到的人们对中国的否定的观点通常受到媒体的影响可推断，美国中学生对中国的了解很少，因此选A。2选A细节理解题。根据第五段的内容并结合第六段的最后一句可知，美国中学生谈到中国就会感到不自在是因为中美在各方面的差异太大，因此选A。3选C细节理解题。第七段说，人们对中国的否定的观点通常受到媒体的影响，因此选C。4选D正误判断题。根据最后一段中的“US teenagers are eager to know more about China”可知，应选D项。来源:Z
28、xxk.Com5选D标题判断题。本文介绍了美国中学生关于“中国的未来将会怎样？”的讨论，叙述了美国中学生眼中的中国形象和未来的发展， 因此D项最适合作文章标题。.参考范文：This story is about a peacock who complained a lot about his ugly voice while actually he looked very beautiful. A fox advised him to be content with what he was blessed with.The peacock reminds me of my friend Mik
29、e, who is always upset. He complains his parents are too busy to stay at home with him. He complains he is too short to play basketball well. But he never realizes how much his parents love him, and how beautifully he can play the violin, which makes him the envy of his classmates.Many people around
30、 me focus on what they want instead of what they have. As a result of their endless desires, they are often dissatisfied. In my opinion, we should stay positive and value what we have instead of complaining too much. If we remain grateful for what we already have and what we can fulfill, we may live a happier life.
