广东省揭阳市第三中学2014-2015学年高二第一学期第一次阶段考英语试题满分：150 时间：120分钟第一部分语言知识及应用（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。

“Long time no see!”is a very interesting sentence. When I first read this sentence from an American friend’s email, I laughed. I thought it was a typical 1 of Chinglish.Obviously it is a word-by-word translation of the Chinese greeting with a 2__ English grammar and structure! Later on, my friend told me that it is a standard American __3 .I was 4 thrilled to believe her. So I did a 5 on Google. To my surprise, there are over 60 thousand web pages 6 “Long time no see”. This sentence has been _7__ used in emails, letters, newspapers, 8 , or any other possible place. Though it is sort of informal, it is part of the 9 Americans use daily. However, if you type this phrase in Microsoft Word, the 10 will tell you that the grammar needs to be corrected.Nobody knows the origin of this Chinglish sentence. Some people believe that it came from Chinese detective named “Charlie Chan” on wide screens. Detective Chan liked to teach Americans some Chinese sentences such as “Long time no see”. It was his 11 . Soon “Long time no see” became a 12 phrase in America thanks to the popularity of these movies. Some people 13 America to a huge melting pot (大熔炉). All kinds of culture are mixed in the pot together, and they 14 the color and taste of each other. American Chinese, though a minority ethnic group in the United States, is also_ 15 some changes in the mixed pot.1. A example B. sign C. word D. change2. A. correct B. practical C. broken D. handy3. A. custom B. greeting C. habit D. proverb4. A. much B. little C. too D. very5. A. job B. research C. survey D. search6. A. containing B. printing C. publishing D. expressing7. A. widely B. hardly C. nearly D. seldom8. A. essays B. movies C. biography D. files9. A. sentences B. words C. culture D. language10. A. hardware B. software C. operator D. speaker11. A. trademark B. words C. name D. saying12. A. ordinary B. rare C. modern D. popular13. A. compare B. add C. join D. combine14. A. improve B. change C. lower D. promote15. A. assessing B. assisting C. contributing D. acquiring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，在空格处填入一个适当的词或者括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16~25的相应位置上。

First there was England. Wales 16. (link) to it in the 13th century. Now when people refer to England you find Wales 17. (include) as well. Next England and Wales were joined to Scotland in the 17th century and the name was changed to “Great Britain”. 18. (happy) this was accomplished without conflict when King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales as well. Finally the English Government tried in the same 19. (peace) way.20. , the southern part of Ireland was unwilling and 21. (break) away to form its own government. So only Northern Ireland joined with England, Wales and Scotland to become the United Kingdom and this was shown to the world in a new flag called 22. Union Jack.23. their credit, the four countries do work together in some areas(e.g.: the currency and international relations), but 24. still have very different 25._______ (institute). For example, Northern Ireland, England and Scotland have different educational and legal system as well as different football teams for competitions like the World Cup!第二部分阅读（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。

AJesse Owens was born in Alabama in the USA, in 1913. There were ten children in his family. Jesse was the youngest. He went to school in the city of Cleveland. At school he showed he had a special talent for athletics (田径). He could run fast. He could jump high. He could jump far. Because he was good at athletics, Jesse became a student at Ohio State University.In May, 1935 in Michigan, USA, he broke the world record for the long jump. This was his first world record. On the 25th May Jesse did something unusual. In 45 minutes he broke six world records. Some people think that this was the greatest athletics achievement ever.In 1936 Jesse went to the Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. There were only nineteen black athletes in the USA team. He won gold medals in the 100 meters race, the 200 meters race, the long jump and the relay race.Jesse was not a professional athlete. This meant that he could not get money for running. Later, he became a professional athlete. To make money he had to appear in strange races. Sometimes he had to race against horses.In 1960 somebody broke Jesse’s last world record. In 1980 Jesse died.26. Jesse Owens was born in _____in the USA.A. AlabamaB. ClevelandC. Ohio D Michigan27. Jesse showed he was very good at ______ when he was at school.A. basketballB. swimmingC. athleticsD. shooting28. Jesse’s first world record was for the ______.A. runningB. relay raceC. high jumpD. long jump29. He won ______ gold medals in 1936 in the Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany.A. twoB. fourC. sixD. eight30. This text mainly tells us a story about _____.A. Jesse’s lifeB. Jesse’s familyC. the records Jesse brokeD. the gold medals Jesse wonBVery often young people dream not of owing a car but of having a motorcycle. They know that it takes less money to buy and to operate. With a little gasoline they can ride for hours. Boys and girls with motorcycles can also get to where they want to go very fast. They do not have to stay behind cars when there is a lot of traffic. They can go around the cars.Motorcycles are also convenient to park if there is no space on the street; people sometimes push their bikes onto the lawn to leave them beside their house.Some people like the noise almost as much as the speed. They may also feel like their grandparents did when they rode a fast horse. The motorcycles may be called the horse of modern time.Girls and boys may belong to a motorcycle club. The members of these clubs get together and ride to places like state parks or lakes.Many people have two motorcycles .They use one for the city streets and the other for riding through fields. The other one is called a dirt bike .it is especially made for places where there are no roads, because a dirt bike is not used in the city. A person must have a truck or a trailer to take it through the city streets.It is fun to have friends who also own dirt bikes. A group often goes into country to race their bikes. If they are expert riders, they may enter a race called the Motor-cross, and people will pay to see them ride. Better still, they may win a prize.31. Some young people dream of owing motorcycles instead of cars because ______.A. motorcycles are called horses of modern times.B. motorcycles are cheaper and better in traffic.C. They want to save gasoline whose price is gong higher and higher.D. Both B and C32. Motor-cross is _____.A. a motorcycle club.B. a dirt bikeC. a wonderful motorcycle raceD. a truck or trailer.33. According to the passage it is more fun ____.A. to race the dirt bikeB. to go round the carsC. to join the motorcycle clubD. to pay to see the race34. People use dirt bikes in places where ____.A. there is too much trafficB. there are expert ridersC. there are no cars to driveD. it is more difficult to pass through35. The passage mainly tells us ___.A. why many people have two motorcycles.B. why some young people would rather have motorcycles than cars.C. why motorcycles are called modern horses.D. why dirt bikes are not used in the city.CI know what you’re thinking: pizza（比萨饼）？For breakfast? But the truth is that you c an have last night’s leftovers in the a.m. if you want to.I know lots of women who skip breakfast （不吃早饭）, and they have a ton of different excuses for doing it. Some say they don’t have time, others think they’re “sa v ing” calor ies （卡路里），still others just don’t like breakfast food.But the bottom line is that eating in the morning is very important when you’re trying to lose weight. “Eating just about anything from 300 to 400 calories would be better than nothing at all,” says Katherine Brooking, R.D., who developed the super-easy eating plan for this year’s “SELF CHALLENGE”. And even pizza can be healthy if it’s loaded with vegetables, and you stick to one small piece.Breakfast is one meal I never miss, and the same goes for most weight loss success stories. Research shows that eating breakfast keeps you from overeating later in the day. Researchers at the University of Southern California found that breakfast skippers have a bigger chance of gaining weight than those who regularly have a morning meal.So eat something in the morning, anything. I know plenty of friends who end up having no breakfast altogether, and have just coffee or orange juice. I say, try heating up last night’s leftovers—it may sound crazy, but if it works for you, do it! I find if I te ll myself, “You can always eat it tomorrow.” I put away the leftovers instead of eating more that night. Try it … you may save yourself some pre-bedtime calories. And watch your body gain the fat-burning effects.36. The word “leftovers” in Paragraph 1 pr obably means __________.A. food remaining after a mealB. things left undoneC. meals made of vegetablesD. pizza topped with fruit37. What can we infer from the text?A. Working women usually have breakfast in a hurry.B. Many people have wrong ideas about breakfast.C. There are some easy ways of cooking a meal.D. Eating vegetables helps save energy.38. According to the last paragraph, it is important to __________.A. eat something for breakfastB. be careful about what you eatC. heat up food before eating itD. eat calorie-controlled food39. The text is written mainly for those __________.A. who go to work earlyB. who want to lose weightC. who stay up lateD. who eat before sleep40. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Few women miss breakfast.B. If you want to lose weight, you’d better not have breakfast.C. Eating breakfast helps you to gain weight.D. If you don’t have breakfast, you’ll have a bigger chance of gaining weight thanthose who have breakfast regularly.DWhen something goes wrong，it can be very satisfying to say，“Well, it’s so-and-so’s fault.”or “I know I’m late，but it’s not my fault；the car broke down.” It is probably not your fault，but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation，you are a loser. You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation. This is the winner’s key to success.Winners are great at overcoming problems. For example, if you were late because your car broke down, maybe you need to have your car examined more regularly. Or, you might start to carry along with you the useful phone numbers, so you could call for help when in need. For another example, if your colleague causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or don’t rely on this person. You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague fails to do his job well.This is what being a winner is all about—creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don’t have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. So, stop focusing on “whose fault it is.” Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stop on for success.41. According to the passage, winners _____.A. deal with problems rather than blame othersB. meet with fewer difficulties in their livesC. have responsible and able colleaguesD. blame themselves rather that others42. The underlined word "remedy" in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _____.A. avoidB. acceptC. improveD. consider43. When your colleague brings about a problem, you should _____.A. find a better way to handle the problemB. blame him for his lack of responsibilityC. tell him to find the cause of the problemD. ask a more able colleague for help44. When problems occur, winners take them as ______.A. excuses for their failuresB. barriers to greater powerC. challenges to their colleaguesD. chances for self-development45. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. A Winner’s Secret.B. A Winner’s Problem.C. A Winner’s Opportunity.D. A Winner’s Achievement.第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息，请在答题卡上将对应题号的乡音选项字母涂黑。