普宁二中2013学年度第二学期第二次月考

高一级英语科试卷

(满分150分，时间：120分钟)

第一部分 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分40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各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

A good student is always equated to one who gets good grades. But is that all that a good student is? What is a 1 good student? Is he someone who is the teacher's pet? Someone who tops every test? Someone who has the smarts? A good student is all this and more, because, you see, it’s not just about books and repetitive 2 __.

Being a good student takes much more than that. There are certain 3 that make him a good student. That is 4 what we shall be looking into – the qualities of a good student. There will help you 5 what a good student is and what are the qualities that one needs in order to become one.

A good student has great 6 skills. He has the ability to plan and organize not only his actions but his 7 as well, for being well organized allows a person to be prepared for all the situations that are to 8 . That could not have been 9 if he had taken up the studies at the last minute.

Knowledge is a key 10 that defines（定义） a student. Possessing knowledge that is not only limited to books but also 11 things about current affairs and other things allows him to draw from all that he possesses and use it in his studies.

There is nothing that comes without hard work and that is exactly what a good student has to possess. A 12 student is not someone who will turn away from work, or try to find 13 s to get the work done 14 or for the sake of finishing it. He is instead someone who will do his work sincerely and put in all his efforts without compromising on quality.

1．A．specially B．nearly C．mainly D．really

2．A．performing B．learning C．counting D．guessing

3．A．choices B．activities C．qualities D．viewpoints

4．A．simply B．merely C．completely D．exactly

5．A．understand B．predict C．assume D．settle

6．A．physical B．organizational C．mental D．traditional

7．A．thoughts B．performances C．conducts D．directions

8．A．share B．manage C．follow D．find

9．A．valuable B．worthy C．vital D．possible

10．A．view B．role C．aspect D．effect

11．A．includes B．concludes C．affects D．matches

12．A．good-looking B．hard-working C．cool-headed D．warm-hearted

13．A．places B．roads C．tools D．ways

14．A．fast B．carefully C．well D．badly

15．A．roughly B．eventually C．sincerely D．carelessly

第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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使用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。

One day about ten years ago, while ????16??? ?(work) at the cash register in the gift shop at my university, I saw an old couple come in ????17??? ?a little girl in a wheelchair.

As I looked ????18??? ?(close) at this girl, l found that she was almost set on her chair. I then realized she had no arms or legs, just a head, neck and upper body. The little girl ????19??? ?(dress) in a white skirt. When the couple wheeled her up to me, I turned my head to the girl. As I took the money from her grandparents I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the brightest and largest smile I have ????20??? ?seen.

All of a sudden her handicap was gone and all I saw was this beautiful girl, ????21????smile just melted me ????22??? ?almost instantly gave me a completely new sense of ????23??? ?life is all about. She took me from a poor, unhappy college student and brought me into her world: a world of smiles, love and ????24??? ?(warm).

I’m a successful business person now and whenever I get down and think about the troubles of the world, I think about that little girl and the remarkable (非凡的) lesson about life that she taught ????25???? .

第二部分 阅读 （共两节，满分50分）

阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ABCD）中，选出最佳选项。

A

John and Booby joined a wholesale company together just after graduation from college the same year. Both worked very hard. After several years, however, the boss promoted（提升）Bobby to the position of manager but John remained an ordinary employee（雇员）. John could not take it any more, so he sent his resignation(辞职信) and complained that the boss did not value（重视）hard working workers but only promoted those who said good words of him.

The boss knew that John worked very hard for the years. He thought for a moment and said, “Thank you for telling me, but I have a request. I hope you will do one more thing for our company before you leave. Perhaps you will change your mind and take back your resignation.”

John agreed. The boss asked him to go and find out anyone selling watermelons in the market. John went and returned soon. He said he had found out a man selling watermelons. The boss asked how much per kg, John shook his head and went back to the market to ask and returned to tell the boss $1.2 per kg.

The boss told John to wait a second, and he called Bobby to go and find anyone selling watermelons in the market. Bobby went, returned and said only one person sold watermelons. $1.2 for a kg, $10 for 10kg and his watermelons added up to 340. On the table 58 melons, every melon weighs about 2 kg, bought from the south two days ago and they were fresh, red and good quality.

John was surprised and realized the difference between himself and Bobby. He decided not to go away but to learn from Bobby.

The story tells us that a more successful person is more concerned and thinks more. Chances are there in the daily details. For the same thing, a person sees one year ahead, while another sees only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, how could you win?

26. John wanted to stop his job in his company because_________.

A. Bobby was promoted but he was not

B. he didn’t want to say good words of his boss

C. he thought the boss didn’t take his hard work seriously

D. he didn’t want to be an ordinary employee

26. The boss asked John to find out where watermelons were sold in order to _________.

A. persuade him to stay in the company B. prove he was a hardworking worker

C. buy some watermelons for the company D. prove his abilities at work for himself

28. From what Bobby did, we can see that he was promoted only because _________.

A. he was a more concerned businessman

B. he knew how to do business

C. he was more experienced at work

D. he knew details about the watermelon market

29. We can conclude from the story that _________.

A. one should stop his job if the boss doesn’t think much of his work

B. it’s necessary to know the market when you buy a watermelon

C. detail plays a very important part in one’s success

D. one should get along well with his boss if he wants to be promoted

30. What can be the best title of the passage?

A. More Concerned, More Successful B. How to Buy Watermelons

C. Who Is More Successful D. Proud John

B.

Kelly Reeves was getting ready for a trip when her phone slipped into a sink full of water. Panic moment! She quickly picked up the wet phone and tried to turn it on, but nothing worked. Her first reaction? She got dressed, drove to the nearest store, and bought a new model at full price.

A new study finds that fear of losing your phone is a common illness. About 66 percent of those surveyed suffer from nomophobia or “no mobile phone phobia”. Interestingly, more women worry about losing their phone than men.

Fortunately, there’s a solution.

The first step is to figure out if you have nomophobia. Checking your phone too often is one thing, but the true sign of a problem is that you can’t conduct business or go about your routine when the fear becomes so severe.

Do you go to unusual lengths to make sure you have your phone? That’s another sign of a problem. If you find you check your phone plenty of times per hour, or a total of an hour per day, there may be a problem.

Some of the treatments are similar to those for treating anxiety attacks: Leaving the phone behind and not checking e-mail or text messages, and then learning to tolerate the after anxiety. Even if this leads to a high level of worry and stress, the solution is to push through the fear and learn to deal with not having your phone.

Of course, there are also technological alternatives. Luis Levy, a co-founder at Novy PR, says he uses an application called Cerberus that can automatically track the location of his phone. To find it, he can just go to a Web site and see the phone’s location.

He also insures his phone through a service called Asurion. The company’s description of its product reads like a prescription for anxiety: “60 million phones are lost, stolen or damaged each year. You’ll have complete peace of mind knowing that your phone is protected and you can quickly reconnect with family, friends and work, as soon as the very next day!”

31. Why does the author mention Kelly’s experience in the first paragraph?

A. To introduce the topic for discussion.

B. To inform us that mobile phones are useful.

C. To warn us that we should be careful.

D. To tell us we should get phones ready for a trip.

32. The underlined word “nomophobia” in Paragraph 2 means ________.

A. Habits of using mobile phones.

B. Fear of losing mobile phones.

C. Eagerness for new mobile phones.

D. Independence of mobile phones.

33. Which of the following is a way to treat nomophobia?

A. Avoiding using phone for some time

B. Learning more about modern technology.

C. Protecting one’s phone against any damage.

D. Not using a mobile phone in one’s daily work.

34. Why can the service called Asurion help to treat nomophobia?

A. It lets you know other people also lose their phones.

B. It will give you a new phone through insurance.

C. It enables you to reconnect with your acquaintance.

D. It gives you a prescription to treat nomophobia.

35. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Attitude toward mobile phone.

B. New mobile phone technology.

C. Disadvantages of mobile phone.

D. Solutions to nomophobia

C

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