海淀区2015高三年级第一学期期中练习第二部分：知识运用【共两节，45分）第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）21. It was very dark, ____Jane seemed to know which way to take at the crossroads.A or B．and C but D so22. About an hour after sunrise, I rode across the countryside——birds were singing.A whereB whichC thatD when23. -Where are you exactly?I_ ___to you from a small town about 50 miles away from your cityA will speakB am speakingC have spokenD speak24. This kind of music ____ fifty years ago is still popular todayA having createdB creating C. being created D created25. Look! I haven't worn the dress for nearly ten years and itA was still fittingB is still fittingC still fittedD still fits26. -Where's Amy7-I'm not sure. She ____ be in the laboratoryA mightB can c must D should27.____amazed me most was the young boy handling 8 pen with his feetA That B．What C As D Who28. 1 was watching Time of Chief Editor__—Phoenix Satellite TV at that timeA atB toC forD on29. We will have six-day holiday during the coming APEC meetings traffic on the roads.A to easeB easingC easeD having eased30. –He ____ the Most Popular Teacher in his hometown, right?-Yes. ten years before he came to this schoolA is awardedB has awardedC was awarded D. awarded31.____carefully for a long time, the opening wasa great successA To have been prepared B. Having been prepared C To be prepared D Being prepared32. In his youth, Ma Yun finally attended Hangzhou Teacher's Institute he failed the entrance examtwiceA unlessB after C. since D until33 0ut how to put our furniture or we'll have to wait for another week to move in ．A FiguringB To figure C.Figure D Figured34. There is often disagreement on ____ is the better student. James or Celina?A whoB whatC thatD whose35. -What life be like without cell phones?-I cannot imagine it!A. may B can C. will D would第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题 1 5分，共30分）Somebody Loves YouOne miserable rainy night,a man named Mark decided to end his life. In his mid-fifties, Mark hadnever been married.__ 36一the joy of having children or spent holidays with his family. Wet and unhappy, he walked along the streets, feeling as if there was 37 in the entire world that cared whether helived or died__ 38，1 was sitting in my room watching the rain hit my window. When I heard the doorbell ring,I jumped from my chair and 39 0ut. But my mother was already at the door. Opening it, she found herself face-to-face with a very dirty-looking man with tears streaming down his face. My mother, overcome by__ 40一，invited the man inside, and he sat with my parents in our living room．__ 41一，1 walked secretly downstairs so that I could get a better look. I couldn't understandwhat they were saying,but the 42 0f the man, holding his head in hss hands and crying, made my chest ache. I raced back upatairs to m y room and__ 43一my hand into my money jar. Pulling out my onlyhalf-dollar coin,I ran back downstairs.When I 44 the door of the living room, I walked right in .The three adults looked at me in45 as I quickly made my way over the stranger. I put the half-dollar in his hand and told him thatI wanted him to have it. Then I gave him a 46,turned and ran as fast as I could out of the room andback upstairs. I felt excited but happyDownstairs, Mark sat quietly with his head 47 .Tears streamed down his face as he tightly heldthat coin. Finally looking up at my parents, he said, "It’s _48 that I thought nobody cared. For the last twenty years,I have been so 49 . That is the first hug I have ever got. It’s hard to believe that somebody _50．”Mark's life changed that night. When he left our house, he was__ 51 to live instead of die.__52一we never saw Mark again, we received letters from him every once in a while, letting us know thathe was doing fineMy life changed that night, too, as I witnessed the hue healing power of _53一．even if it’s only a gift of fifty cents.Before Mark left, my parents asked him why he had knocked on our door. Mark said that____ 54一he'd walked along the streets that rainy night, helpless and ready to—55一,he had noticed a stickeron the car. It read: SOMEBODY LOVES YOU.36.A believed B noticed C. experienced D. understood37.A. eve17body B. somebody C anybody D nobody38.A Later B First C Afterwards D Meanwhile39. A looked B. raced C. spoke D. broke40．A pity B. anxiety C guilty D. fear41. A. Worried B. Curious C. Puzzled D. Annoyed42. A. sense B. thought C. sight D. look43. A. shook B. Luck . C. pushed D. forced44. A: answered B. fixed . C. found D. reached45. A. anger B. delight C. peace D. surprise46. A. hug B. kiss C. smile D. handshake47. A. held B. turned C. bowed D. raised48. A. just B. still C. also D. even49. A. anxious B. stressed C. lonely D. bored50. A. cares B. gets C. makes D. knows51. A. lucky B. proud C. hesitant D. ready52. A. Since B. When C. Although D. Unless53. A. receiving B. giving C. loving D. taking54. A. if B. as C. until D. before55. A. die B. cry C. leave D. regret第三部分：阅读理解（共两节．40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）AI may not be the wisest person on this planet. but I will tell you a little secret to happiness:Help other,, and live life. It is that simple. Just help a friend study for a test, or volunteer at anursing home . I learned this after a long, hard search.I was feeling really down because my long4ime friend had died. Then I started a six-week volunteering at a nursing home all day every Saturday. My routine was to serve the meal and clean up.After that, I would wait for the head nurse to tell me what to do.One day I was told to go to Room 117 to make sure the patient was all righL. In the room I founda boy of eight sitting in his bed watching a movie. I was shocked to see a child in this seemingly forgotten nursing home for the old. He was so small and weak that you had to look closely to find him. He motioned for me to sit down. I grabbed his medical chart from which later I found out he had a terminal illness. We started to talk, and I found out that his family rarely visited, and all he did ever7 day waswatch TV. I wanted to cry for him, and for my lost friend. As we talked, he had a smile on his face,and I asked him why."The entire two hours I've been here you've never lost that smile. With this horrible disease, howdo you still manage to stay happy?"He thought for a moment, and then said that too many people are dead even before they die.They walk around feeling that God has cursed (诅咒) them and that they have nothing to live for.The boy said that he would not be like that. He wakes every morning thankful to see another sunrise.He keeps his window open so that he can smell the flowers and feel the heat of the sun. He also saidthat he has hope."Too many people haven't seen much of that around here," he said," Life is full of hope and weneed to live life before it is gone. "I don’t know what happened to him. I assume he passed away, but his lesson lives on. I now wakeup and live each day to the fullest. The key to life is not money or fame, but the lessons we learn fromit.56. The nursing home in the passage is mainly for _A. the elderlyB. the homelessC. the disabledD. the abandoned57. The boy stayed happy mainly due to .A. wonderful TV programsB. his positive attitudeC. good medical conditionD. others' encouragement58. The writer participated in the volunteering job in order to .A. find out the secretB. search for helpC. enrich experiencesD. get out of sadness59. What would be the best title for the passage?[来源:Z#xx#]A. A Lesson in HopeB. The Life of a Sick BoyC. A Voluntary JobD. The Meaning of LifeBIn the last few years the popularity of eBooks has exploded. The advantages are clear: You cancarry as many hooks with you as you want. You can simply download ever7 book you like and instantly start reading instead of having to wait for the book to arrive by mail.However, one thing hadn't changed. If you wanted to rent a book you were still forced to use hardcopy hooks. Until now that is. Amazon. com recently announced the start of a new program where you can renteBooks.Where to rent eBooks?As mentioned before, Amazon. com is the first and currently the only retailer (零售商) that has a program in place for renting eBooks. Luckily, Amazon is the largest online retailer in theworld and their eBook assortment (分类) is massive. They are also the producer of the Kindle, the mostpopular eReader, which means you can be sure that the eBooks you rent will work.You can currently only rent eTextbooks. But this is likely to change as soon as the word gets outthat you can save money by renting eBooks.Why rent eBooks at Amazon? .~ Save money: Save up t0 80% of the normal price of the eBook.~ Decide how long you rent: From 30 days t0 360 days, you decide how long you want it. Youcan extend the time by as little as a day. Or simply buy the eBook if you want to keep it after all.~ Use any device: If you rent an eBook from Amazon, you can read it on your PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone,Android device, Windows Phone 7. Blackberry. or Kindle. .~ Keep your notes: Do you like to keep annotations (注释) and highlights in your eBooks? Don'tworry. You can always revisit your notes and highlights through Amazon. com.How to rent eBooks?Simply search for the eBook you want to rent on Amazon. com and select the "Rent eBooks" option.After that, a new page will open whe re you can select how long you’d like to rent the eBook. You canread eBooks for a period of 30 t0 360 days.You decide how long you need the eBook. 1f you later find out you need it for longer. you cansimply extend the time. Or buy it for the normal price whenever you want.Once you've chosen the Lime you want to rent the eBook, you simply go to checkout. Or you can usethe "Rent now" button.60. According to the passage, _A. eBooks will be changed into other types by Amazon. comB. eBooks will replace hardcover hooks in t he next few yearsC. readers get a discount of at least 20% of the normal priceD. readers are able to rent eBooks only at Amazon. com now61. To rent an eBook online, which of the following goes last?A. open a new pageB. select the "Rent eBooks" option[来C. choose a rental dateD. press "Rent now" button62. The main purpose of the passage is to _.A. inform and explainB. discuss and assessC. compare and evaluate D describe and argueC The Purpose of BoredomBeing bored can encourage people's creativity-partly to escape the horrible, frustrated. And meaningless feeling of boredom-recent studies find. It could even be true at work.Psychologists at the University of Central Lancashire had participants copy numbers out of thetelephone book for 15 minutes,while others went straight into a standard creativity task.Both groups were asked to come up with as many different uses as they could for a plastic cup. Thegroup that felt more bored came up with more uses.Dr. Sandi Mann, one of the study's authors said. " Boredom at work has always been seen assomething to be removed. hut perhaps we should be welcoming it in order to encourage our creativity.What we want LO do next is to see what the practical implications of this finding are. Do people whoare bored at work become more creative in other areas of their work-or do they go home and write novels?" In a later study, Dr. Sandi Mann found that creativity was reduced when people were still boredbut didn't have the chance to daydream.While we tend to think of boredom as something; that certainly leads to trouble-drinking, gambling. and antisocial behavior, this research suggests different possibilities.More than anything, the feeling of boredom is a 8trong signal that we are stuck in some kind ofrut and we need to seek out new goals. In the study above, this research led participants to new ideas.Usually people will do anything to avoid being bored. as it's such an aversive experience. Butcreative people, like writers, sometimes talk ahout seeking out boredom.Here is the comedy writer Graham Linehan talking about boredom Lo The Cuardian. "I have to useall these programs that cut off the Internet, force me to be bored, because being bored is an essentialpart of writing, and the Internet has made it very hard to be bored. The creative process requires aperiod of boredom, of being stuck. That's actually a very uncomfortable period that a lot of people mistake for writer's block, but it's actually just part of a long process. "So, when you start to feel bored, instead of g7ancing at your smartphone, try being bored for abit. Who knows what creative thought might come of it?63. From the study of Dr. Sandi Mann, we can learn that .A. boring tasks make people creativeB. daydreaming may increase creativityC. plastic cups can be used very creativelyD. copying numbers might be very interesting64. The underlined word "aversive" in Paragraph 8 probably means _A. common.B. unpleasantC. unusualD. personal65. According to Craham Linehan. _ .A. glancing at a smartphone is a solulion.B. he is forced to feel bored by the InternetC. the boredom period is a block for writersD. being stuck for a period benefits him a lot66. What is the author's attitude towards boredom?A. Critical.B. Cautious.C. PositiveD. Unclear.DCheerleading is the fastest growing girls' sport, yet more than half of Americans do not believeit is a sport. Actually, competitive cheerleading is a sport.A sport is a “physical activity against/with an opponent, governed by rules and conditions underwhich a winner is declared, and the primary purpose of the competition is a comparison of the relativeskills of the participants. "Because cheerleading follows these guidelines, it is a sport.Competitive cheerleading includes lots of physical activities. Like gymnasts, cheerleaders mustlearn to tumble (翻滚) . They perform lifts and tosses. This is where the "flied' are thrown inthe air, held by "bases" in different positions that require strength and cooperation with other teammates. Just as basketball and football have guidelines for competitive play, so does competitive cheerleading. The whole routine has to be completed in less than 3 minutes and 15 seconds and the cheerleaders arerequired to stay within a certain area.Competitive cheerleaders' goal is to be the best. Just like gymnasts, they are awarded points fordifficulty, creativity and sharpness. The more difficult a mount, the sharper the motions, the betterthe score. Cheerleading is a team sport so without cooperation, first place is out of reach.Cheerleading is the number-one cause of serious sports injuries to women. Emergency room visitsfor cheerleading are five times the number of those for any other sport, partially because they do notwear protective gear. While many athletes are equipped with hip pads or helmets, smiling cheerleadersare tossed into the air and spiral down into the arms of trusted teammates. The fliersmust remain tightat all times so that their bases can catch them safely. Also, because cheerleadingis not yet recognized as a sport by many schools, neither proper matting nor high enough ceilings areprovided to ensure safety. Instead, the girls use whatever space is available. More recognition ofcompetitive cheerleading as a sport would decrease the number of injuries.So why do many Americans not think cheerleading is a sport? Some people argue that cheerleaders arejust "flirts in skirts" with their only job to entertain the crowd, but cheerleaders today work justas hard as other athletes.Hopefully, cheerleading will become as well-known a sport as football and basketball, and evenappear in the Olympics since cheerleaders are just as athletic and physically fit as those involved inthe more accepted sports.67. What does the underlined word "bases" in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. Strength and cooperation.B. Lifts and tosses.C. Supporting teammates.D. Physical activities 68．Gymnasts are mentioned in the passage to _A. explain the dangers of cheerleadingB. show their similarities with cheerleadersC. suggest cheerleaders learn to do gymnasticsD. present the guidelines of gymnastic movements69．It can be learned from the passage that cheerleadingA. is a good sport for all peopleB. lacks necessary guidelines to followC. is more than a form of entertainmentD. enjoys greater popularity than other sports70. This passage is written mainly toA attract more girls to cheerleadingB draw people's attention to cheerleading[来源:学+科+网Z+X+X+K]C call for more recognition of competitive cheerleading as a sportD criticize some Americans who do not think cheerleading as a sportA B C D第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）That someone has gone to college and perhaps even earned a postgraduate degree in education does not mean he is or will be a good teacher. The measure of a good teacher is found in the resultshe sees in his students. Also, the attitude towards teaching, the school in which one teaches,students and parents will greatly affect those results.Their attitude must be positive. The teacher must approach educationis doing will affect the world. They must have an attitude of belief in theirthe natural ability in learning of their students.Their attitude must be one that is open to continuous andconstantly be learning more about the subjects that they teach with a belief that what he students regardless of then ever-ending learning;. Teachers must73 And even if a teacher is a history teacher (not too many current events when studying, say, ancient history) they need to stay up-to-date on any current discoveries that perhaps haven't beenknown in the past. For example, in the USA, there has been a long held belief that Christopher Columbus" discovered"America. However, many are refuting (驳斥) the so-called "facts" today basing on new findings.74 The farmer doesn't expect a harvest to appear immediately after he plants the seeds.He does, however, "see" the harvest in his mind. The s ame is necessary for the teacher.They know the harvest will come but today is a day to plant seeds and cultivate the crop, which can't be achieved within days.Their attitude must be one of perseverance. It's not always easy or fun to be a teacher. 75Much o f a teacher's stress comes from having to deal with the administration of schools,and facing students of different characters. It can be a pain sometimes.Teaching is a "calling", not just a vocation. You must have the vision to look into your students' eyes and see their futures. Not only is teaching an investment in children's lives, but, it is aninvestment in the future of our world. Therefore, it is rewarding.A There are times when it is difficult.B Their attitude must be one of patience.C Here are some attitudes of great teachers.D Those who take a negative attitude can't make it.E Here are some suggestions about how to be a great teacher.F Their attitude must be one of investments in children's lives.G They need to be reading the latest discoveries in their field.第四部分：书面表达（共两节，35分）第一节（15分）请你给外籍教师David Hill写一封信，内容包括：1你班计划于11月14日（星期五）下午4：00-5：30举行一场英语演讲比赛2邀请他担任评委，并请他于当天下午3：45到达306教室；3期待他能应邀前来，并为占用他的休息时间表达歉意。