1、Growing pains课时跟踪检测B卷.完形填空(2015江苏五市联考)As a child I was always good at drawing and art.I won_1_， got constant attention, and even saw my face in the newspaper and on television because of my _2_ability to draw.I internally thought that the entire Metro Detroit area had _3_my artistic talent.I had spe
2、nt a lot of time drawing and now I was being _4_to the front.Being a shy, nontalkative child, I found this had a huge impact on my _5_and my life.Most people who happen to involve themselves in something that they are good at are _6_to take it and run with it.My life was no _7_.From teachers, to pri
3、ncipals, to family members, everyone seemingly had a ton of advice to give me in regards to art.Actually I was desiring something _8_all the while._9_I was winning art contests and gaining tracking in the field I had an amazing _10_ for writing.I entered poetry and essay contests . and lost them all
4、. It was such a _11_ with my artistic competition experience that I didnt even get honorable mention！It was so _12_ that a friend of mine told me once, “If youre so good at drawing why do you even _13_ about anything else? Stick to it！”At twelve this sounded like a prediction. Though it was well _14
5、_，eighteen years later Im _15_ I didnt take his words to heart._16_ passed with me still writing and still occasionally entering contests.It wasnt until my second year in college that I_17_ placed in a poetry contest. That doesnt mean I am great.However, I can say that as a writer Ive truly grown. _
6、18_， especially when it comes to things you truly love, is essential.Im sure there are things in your life that are _19_ and yet, rewarding.Believe in yourself and take some time to reinvest some _20_ back into the “thing” that didnt come easy and see what happens.1A.trustBawardsCsupport Dfriendship
7、2A.mental BvisualCnatural Dacademic3A.evaluated BdevelopedCrevealed Drecognized4A.pushed BattractedCinvited Daccompanied5A.reputation BtechniqueCconfidence Dintelligence6A.permitted BwarnedCforbidden Dencouraged7A.simple BsmoothCcolorful Ddifferent8A.new BhardCsimilar Drealistic9A.Since BWhileCBefor
8、e DUnless10A.fear BexcuseCappetite Dcompetence11A.struggle BcontrastCdissatisfaction Dburden12A.instructive BweirdCbitter Dunfair13A.care BwriteCcomplain Dhesitate14A.treated BintendedCexpressed Dscheduled15A.embarrassed BdisappointedCimpressed Ddelighted16A.Years BPatienceCEnthusiasm DOpportunities
9、17A.formally BconvincinglyChopefully Deventually18A.Interest BGiftCWill DAttention19A.challenging BamazingCvaluable Denjoyable20A.money BenergyCfantasy Dknowledge.阅读理解(2015安徽示范高中4月检测)Nobody wants to be called a helicopter parent, who manages to be responsible for whatever a child does, however small
10、 a matter is but parents want to protect their kids. At least no playing with sticks means no risk of lost eyes.Yet as Gever Tulley points out in Fifty Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your Children Do), children who grow up as safe as possible become adults who arent adventurous, highly adaptable,
11、or confident. Sometimes you have to fall out of a tree to figure out how to climb one the right way, and learning that you can accomplish such a thing on your own teaches you that you can be selfsufficient.来源:学.科.网Z.X.X.KWith Fifty Dangerous Things, Gever Tulley, has written a handbook of activities
12、 that are, yes, dangerous at some level like playing with fire, breaking glass, and opening batteries. The book is a blueprint to help parents and children explore the world, and ensure the children grow up, with a little common sense and a lot of curiosity.Both the advice and the warnings are down
13、to earth. Yes, there are risks, but Tulley provides good ways to learn to avoid them through your own skill. It takes work to raise a child who can use a table saw or build a campfire. But with this book in hand, itll be a satisfying adventure.We see a child climbing a tree and the first thing we th
14、ink of is how they might fall and be disabled for life. We seldom say, “Look at how well Sarah is climbing that tree！” When we protect children from every possible source of danger, we also prevent them from having the kinds of experiences that develop their sense of selfreliance, their ability to d
15、eal with risks, and their sense of accomplishment.1According to the author, a helicopter parent _.Alets his kids do whatever they want toBallows his kids do what is dangerousCdoes whatever he can to protect his kidsDconsiders whatever a kid does is risky2In Gever Tulleys view, _.来源:学科网ZXXKAchildren
16、should grow up in a completely safe environmentBdoing dangerous things can be harmful to some degreeCchildren should keep away from dangerous environmentDdangerous activities can make adaptable children3The author thinks the advice and warnings in Fifty Dangerous Things is _. Apractical for children
17、 to explore the world safelyBtoo abstract for the children to understandCmuch too dangerous for most parents to acceptDrisky for children to try all adventurous things4When seeing a child doing dangerous things, most parents will _.Apraise the child for his braveryBdo whatever possible to stop itCof
18、fer some advice on coping with risksDstand by and watch him patiently.书面表达(2015苏锡常镇四市高三学情调研)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。Honesty means speaking the truth and being fair. Honesty is a good virtue. If you are honest all the time, youll be trusted and respected by others. A liar is always looked down u
19、pon and regarded as a black sheep by the people around. Once you lie, people will never believe you even if you speak the truth.However, nowadays it seems that more and more people believe in money at the sacrifice of honesty. To them, among such things as health, beauty, money, intelligence, honest
20、y, reputation and talent, honesty is the only thing that can be thrown away. They dont understand or pretend not to understand that honesty is the biggest fortune for humans, and that it is necessary to do everything well.In short, honesty is gold. Honest, your reputation will become great; dishones
21、t, your name will be spoiled. Therefore, we should never make such an excuse as “A little dishonesty is only a slight thing.” We should remove immediately the seed of dishonesty once its sowed in our minds.写作内容1用约30个单词写出上文概要；2用约120个单词谈谈你对诚信的想法，内容包括：(1)失去诚信的危害性；(2)举例说明诚信的重要性并谈谈你个人的看法。写作要求1在作文中可以使用自己亲
22、身的经历、虚构的故事或生活中的事例，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作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。来源:学科网评分标准内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。_来源:学|科|网_答 案.语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章通过讲述作者持之以恒地追求自己并不擅长的写作的故事启迪我们：相信自己，接受挑战，持之以恒，结果总是值得期待的。1选B根据第三段第一句中的“I was winning art contests”可知，此处是指赢得了比赛的奖励。故选B项。2选C根据文章第一句“As a child I was.”以及下文“my artistic talent”可知，作者
23、天生就有画画的天赋。故选C项。3选D根据上文“As a child I was always good at drawing and art.”和作者又因此赢了许多奖项，得到了人们的广泛关注可推知，作者认为整个底特律都认可了他杰出的艺术天赋。故选D项。4选A根据下文“Being a shy，nontalkative child”以及下文“From teachers.to art.”可推知，作者出名后被推到了大众的面前。故选A项。5选C根据下文最后一段的“Believe in yourself”可知，画画上的成功使作者的自信心受到了影响，从一个害羞的孩子变得自信了。故选C项。6选D根据常识可知，
24、当孩子的特长和天赋被发现时，人们往往是鼓励其继续发展。故选D项。7选D根据下文“From teachers, to principals, to family members, everyone seemingly had a ton of advice to give me in regards to art.”可知，作者和别人没有什么不同，当潜能被发现后，同样得到了大家的支持和鼓励。故选D项。8选A根据下文可知，作者开始尝试与画画完全不同的全新领域写作，由此可推知，作者想要追求全新的事物。故选A项。9选B根据语境可知，此处上下文表示逻辑上的让步关系。故选B项。10选C根据上文“Actual
25、ly, I was desiring something _all the while.”，并结合固定短语 have an appetite for (意为“渴望”)可知，作者也非常喜欢写作。故选C项。11选B根据上文中的“and lost them all”可知，作者在诗歌和作文的比赛中都失败了，这和自己在艺术上取得的辉煌成就形成了巨大反差。故选B项。12选C根据上文“and lost them all”可知，失败的滋味是痛苦的。故选C项。13选A根据语境“Stick to it！”可知，作者的朋友鼓励作者专注去做一件事，而不是什么都去做。故选A项。14选B根据上文“It was so _t
26、hat a friend of mine told me once”可知，朋友说那样的话的初衷是好的，是为了安慰作者。故选B项。15选D根据下文可知，作者在写作方面的努力终于获得了成效，由此可推知，作者很高兴，当时没有把朋友的话放在心上。故选D项。16选A根据下文“It wasnt until my second year in college”可知，此处表示多年以后。故选A项。17选D根据该句中的“placed in a poetry contest”可知，作者的多年努力终于有了成效，与本句的强调句型相呼应。故选D项。18选C根据上下文可知，作者通过多年坚持不懈的努力，在写作方面终于崭露头角
27、，其中意志力起着关键性的作用。故选C项。19选A根据“and yet, rewarding”对比可推知，人生有许多事情是有挑战性的，一如作者对写作的追求。故选A项。来源:Zxxk.Com20选B根据“the thing that didnt come easy”和“take some time”可知，那些不是随随便便就能够做到的事情是需要时间和精力的不断投入才会见成效的。故选B项。.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。家长们既不愿被叫作“直升机父母”，又想让孩子学会独立，健康成长，那么究竟该怎么做呢？不妨看看作家Gever Tulley写的你应该让孩子做的50件危险的事。1选C细节理解题。根据第一段的
28、第一句可知，所谓的“直升机父母”就是为了保护孩子而替孩子包办一切的父母。故选C。2选D细节理解题。根据第二段的第一句可知，Gever Tulley认为在过于安全的环境下成长的孩子长大后将成为不敢冒险、适应性差以及不自信的人。由此可知，答案为D。3选A细节理解题。根据第四段的第一句和最后一句可知，作者认为书中的建议和警告都是切合实际的，具有实用性。故选A。4选B推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句可知，大多数家长看见孩子们在做具有危险性的事时，第一反应想到的是孩子会受伤。由此可推知，他们会阻止孩子们这样做。故选B。.参考范文：It is known that honesty plays an impo
29、rtant role in our life, which can contribute to our success and earn us respect from others. Therefore, honesty is of vital importance and bring people benefits.Dishonesty may bring people shortterm benefits. But actually, it will cost them friendship, love, social status or even life. Dishonesty de
30、stroys the harmonious relationship between people. Whats worse, it even becomes a barrier of the moral development in society.Sanlu Milk Powder Company made a lot of money by dishonest means. But when the scandal was disclosed, not only did the company have to close down, but also some officials concerned were sent to prison.Personally, we should keep in mind that honesty is the best policy. We should try our best to avoid dishonesty. Only in this way can we trust each other and have a harmonious society.