阶段性测试试卷（英语）一、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）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。

AI sat in my seat as my new classmates found theirs. In the front of the classroom stood our new math teacher watching us. The bell rang.“Welcome to a new school year. I’m Mr Stevens and I’m sure I'll learn all your names in no time. “ He walked around the classroom handing out math books. When it was done, he returned to the front of the classroom and looked at us. “What are you waiting for? Get started?” he said.We looked at him. Wasn’t he going to teach us?“Is there anything wrong?”A brave boy at the back of the classroom asked what we all wanted to know."Mr Stevens, aren’ t you going to teach us？”Mr Stevens said, "You're smart kids. Open your books and learn by yourselves. If you have any trouble or any questions, raise your hands, and I'll help you.”We opened our books. Mr Stevens helped anyone who had questions. We worked like dogs and finished two and one half math books the first year. It was a turning point in my life. Mr Stevens made me realize I was good at math and also able to reach the top of any class I attended.Monty Python’s Flying Circus was a popular television show back then. The actors brought the best British humour into our Canadian lives. Mr Stevens would often act out one of their funny scenes in the front of the classroom. Some thought he was strange, and I guess he was, but he knew how to make a math lesson interesting.1. Why did the writer say being taught by Mr Stevens was a turning point in his life?A. He could learn things more quickly than before.B. He realized he could be a good student in classC. He liked going to school from then on.D. He changed his attitude towards life.2. What was special about Mr Stevens according to the writer?A. He was strict with the students.B. He treated each student equally.C. He taught the students to learn on their own.D. He brought British humour into math classes.3. Mr Stevens would often act out one of the scenes in Flying Circus to__________.A. let students taste British humourB. make his classes interestingC. teach his students British cultureD. make more students like himBFor a long time being happy was considered something that just happened, and there was nothing special about it. Now we know that getting along with other people is something that we can work at. It is possible to act in such a way that other people will like us better. One way is being unselfish, not wanting everything from our friends. Another way is to look for good points, not bad ones in other people. It is surprising how successful this treasure hunt can be.You don’t have to be spineless（软弱的）in order to be popular. In fact, you will be liked and respected if you are not afraid to stand up for your rights. But do it politely and pleasantly. Being friendly and polite to your group, to other people and to strangers and especially to those who do not look important or do not interest you is one way to develop a good character.You cannot expect to be perfect, so you must learn not to be unhappy when you make mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes, and no one is to blame（责备）unless he refuses to learn from them. Many young people become discouraged when they know in themselves qualities that they do not like-selfishness, laziness, and other unpleasant qualities. Just remember that we all have some of these faults and have to fight against them.At the same time, it is important to remember that, while you are probably no worse than others, the best way to be happy is to think yourself above other people. When something is wrong, it is a good sense to try to make it right. Perhaps you don't like a teacher or a classmate. Try to see why, and look at yourself, too. To be sure that you are not doing anything to make that person dislike you. Someday, things may turn out all right, and then you will have to learn to get along the best with the situation, without thinking too much about it. Worrying never helps in a situation you can’t change.4. One of the two ways the writer suggested for us to get along with others is____________.A. to draw attention of our friendsB. to demand（要求）the best share of everythingC. to look for treasure in order to be successfulD. to pay more attention to other people's strengths5. According to the passage, if one wants to be popular, he/she needs to____________.A.be polite and friendlyB. give up some rightsC. avoid arguing with other peopleD. be ready to change his or her character6. The passage shows that there is no perfect person but someone is to blame if he_______________.A. is no better than othersB. is selfish and lazyC. does not draw a lesson from his own fault（错误）D. is very happy about his unpleasant quality7. The purpose for the writer to write the passage is to ______________.A. train you to be perfectB. show you the way to be happyC. tell you how to act when you dislike a personD. teach you how to be popular among your friendsCWhether you’re a boy or a girl and whether you're a freshman or a senior, developing the following skills will help you achieve success in school and in life.Time management. There are just 24 hours in each day. What you do with that time makes all the difference. While high-school students have an average of 35 hours per week of class time, college students have an average of 15 to 18 hours per week. Manage your free time wisely and you'll make full use of each day.Good study habits. If you’ve got them, it's great. If not, there’s still time to develop them. Good study habits include the following:●Always be prepared for class, and attend classes regularly. No cutting!●Finish homework in a timely manner●Review your notes daily rather than study for tests the night before.●Set aside quiet time each day for study, even if you don’t have homework or a test the next day!Good note-taking. You can't possibly set down everything the teacher says since we talk at a pace of about225 words per minute. But, you do need to set down the important material. Note-taking should be in a way that’s the most helpful to you. You can try writing notes on different coloured cards. If you really have a problem with note-taking, you might ask your teacher if you can record daily lessons. Do whatever it takes!Review of daily notes. Don’t wait until the night before the test to review your notes Go over your notes each day while the lecture is still fresh in your mind. Add any missing piece. Compare your notes with a classmate’s notes. Review your notes each day to improve your learning and build towards your final goal: mastery of the subject or skill.8. If you want to make good use of each day, you should___________.A. achieve success in school and in lifeB. deal with your free time in a wise wayC. develop good study habits earlierD. set aside some quiet time for study9. If you want to form good study habits, you should_____________.A. get them as early as you canB. study for tests the night beforeC. set down all the teacher saysD. go over your notes every day10. What is the main advantage of reviewing your notes daily?A. To help write down the important material.B. To solve the problem with note-taking timely.C. To help you to master the subject greatly.D. To add any missing piece to your notes.11. What's the best title for the passage?A. Tips for students to achieve successB. Wise time use and managementC. The importance of good study habitsD. Good note-taking and review of daily notesDTo most of us, school means classes, teachers, schedules, grades and tests. But for the children at Sudbury Valley School, Massachusetts, school is very different.Firstly, there are no lessons. All the children, aged between 4 and 19, do whatever they want. There are no teachers—only "staff members". The idea behind this is that you do not need to make children learn, because children want to learn anyway. “You do not need to say to the three-year-olds, ‘Go to explore your environment.’ You can't stop them! "says Daniel Greenberg, a founder of the school. "But if you make children do what you want all day, they will lose all taste for learning.”At Sudbury Valley School, you will permit children to talk, read, paint, cook, work on computers, study French, play the piano, climb trees, or just run around. Two boys spent three years just fishing!The other way that Sudbury Valley School is different is that the children can decide the rules. Every week, there is a school meeting where both children and staff have one vote（投票）each—even the four-year-olds. They decide the school rules, how to spend the school budget, and even which staff they want and do not want any more.When the school first opened in 1968, people said it would never work. But today, the school has 200 students, and 80% of its students go on to college. Even the two boys who went fishing all the time have successful careers today. One of them is a musician and the other is a computer scientist.12. What is the main topic of the article?A. An unusual schoolB. Children's hobbiesC. A school without rulesD. Education in the US13. What does the school believe?A. Teachers cannot teach children well.B. Children learn best when they do what they want.C. Learning is for adults—children should only play.D. Children should only learn about one thing at a time.14. What does Daniel Greenberg say about the three-year-olds?A. They love learning.B. They are very naughty.C. They want to be outside all the time.D. They are too young to learn anything.15. Who has the most power in the school meetings?A. The older children have more power than the younger children.B. A child has more power than an adult.C. The younger children have more power than the older children.D. Everybody has equal power.二、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。