1、静安区第二学期期末教学质量检测静安区第二学期期末教学质量检测 高一年级英语试卷（新世纪教材）高一年级英语试卷（新世纪教材） III.Reading Comprehension Interpreting your dreams You are being chased through a maze (迷宫) of winding, whitewashed walls. You keep _51_, too scared to look back over your shoulder. _52_ you can hear the sound of fear following you, until
2、 you look back . now youre falling, failing, failing, until you _53_. Cordeilia ONeill, 23, from England, has kept a“ _54_diary“ since she was 14. “I started the diary because I had a vivid dream about being a princess and living in a golden house,“ she said. “I wanted to write it clown so I didnt f
3、orget it, as it made me _55_.“ The power of dreams has fascinated humans for _56_ we have been sleeping. This is why people keep dream diaries. In the West, there are even dream societies that _57_ to discuss their members dreams. Each person in the group writes down all they can _58_ from the dream
4、 as soon as they wake up. Then they share the dream with others and them to _59_it. But the dream is only the first half of the experience. Some dreams are very _60_, so clear you instantly know what they are about. Other are more _61_ and symbolic. For this reason, many young people keep a dream di
5、ctionary next to their bed, or visit _62_ like www. to help them interpret their dreams. The interpretations vary, depending on the _63_. In China, dreaming about teeth is thought to mean someone close to you is going to be ill. In the West, a _64_ dream means that you are anxious about your appeara
6、nce, or worried about money. It may be a good idea to take our dreams _65_. As Dr Knudson says, “If we ignore ( our dreams) we discount our most valuable resource in understanding ourselves.“ 51. A. driving B. working C. running D. worrying 52. A. So B. But C. Because D. Though 53. A. wake up B. sta
7、nd up C. give up D. tall asleep 54. A. daily B. dream C. accident D. secrete 55. A. depressed B. sad C. happy D. proud 56. A. even if B. so far as C. as much as D. as long as 57. A. intend B. decide C. come D. meet 58. A. read B. imagine C. remember D. recite 59. A. interpret B. retell C. perform D.
8、 enjoy 60. A. funny B. obvious C. superb D. profitable 61. A. annoying B. ideal C. complex D. simple 62. A. addresses B. friends C. bookstores D. websites 63. A. experience B. culture C. background D. individual 64. A. teeth B. head C. nose D. hair 65. A. seriously B. easily C. casually D. anxiously
9、 阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。 The word addiction usually makes you think of alcohol or drugs, but in modern-day society we are seeing some new kinds of addictions. Some people are compulsive (难以自制的) shoppers. Others find it impossible to pull themselves away from their work. Still others spend countless hou
10、rs watching TV or playing computer games. Over the years, shopping has become a very common activity. Many people enjoy going to stores more and more every day, but its more than a common hobby for some of them. They have turned into shopaholics. They are people who simply enjoy shopping and walking
11、 around spending money without being able to stop doing. They are booked on shopping and usually buy things that they dont need . Even though they dont have enough money, they buy everything they want. The question is, why do they have this addiction? There isnt a specific answer. Some people go sho
12、pping when they are sad, worried, upset or lonely and they want to feel better. They use this activity as a way to forget their problems. Shopaholics say they feel more important and better after they buy something. They also tend to have this addition when they feel guilty. Shopaholism seems to be
13、harmless addiction, but it can cause many problems. Some of them can be psychological. If this is the case, people addicted to shopping should go to a support group to help them break this habit. However, the process, like for most addictions, is long, and they suffer a lot. It can also cause financ
14、ial problems. They just think about satisfying their feelings, so they spend money they dont have. They get deep in debt, and they can even go bankrupt and get sent to prison. (Note: Answer the question or complete the statement in NO MORE THAN EIGHT WORDS) 73.The main reasons why some people are ad
15、dicted to shopping are that they want either _. 74. What are the two kinds of problems shopaholism may bring about? _. 语法新题型： （A） Tell a story and tell it well, and you may open wide the eyes of a child, open up lines of communication in a business, or even open peoples mind to another culture or ra
16、ce. People in many places are digging up the old folk stories and the messages in them. For example, most American storytellers get their tales（1）_ a wide variety of sources, cultures, and times. They regard storytelling not only as (2) _ useful tool in child education, but also as a meaningful acti
17、vity that helps adults understand themselves as well as those(3) _ culture may be very different from their own. “ Most local stories（4）_ based on a larger theme,” American storyteller Opalanga Pugh says, “ Cinderella(灰姑娘), or the central idea of a good child protected by her goodness, (5) _（appear）
18、 in various forms in almost every culture of the world.” Working with students in schools, Pugh helps them understand their own cultures and the general messages of the stories. She works with prisoner too, (6) _ them knowing who they are by telling stories that her listeners can write, direct, and
19、act in their own lives. If they dont like the story they are living, they (7) _ rewrite the story. Pugh also works to help open up lines of communication between managers and workers. “For every advance in business,” she says, “ there is a (8) _ need for communication.” Storytelling can have a great
20、 effect on either side of the manager-worker relationship, she says. (B) Traffic jam and cities，it seems，go hand in hand. Everyone complains about (9) _in traffic, but，like the weather，(10) _ seems to do anything about it. In particular，traffic engineers，transportation planners，and public officials
21、responsible for transportation systems in large cities are frequently criticized for failing(11) _ traffic jam. But is traffic jam a sign of failure? Long queues at restaurants or theaters box offices (12) _ (see)as signs of success. Should transportation systems be viewed any differently? I think w
22、e should recognize(13) _ traffic jam is an unpreventable by-product of successful cities， and view the “traffic problem” in a different light. Cities exist(14) _ because they promote social interactions and economic transactions. Traffic jam occurs (15) _there are lots of people but limited spaces.
23、Culturally and economically successful cities have the worst traffic problems， （16）_ decaying cities dont have much traffic. New York and Los Angeles are Americas most crowded cities. But if you want access to major brokerage houses (经纪行)，you will find them easier to reach in crowded New York than i
24、n any other large cities. And if your firm needs access to post-production film editors or satellite-guidance engineers，you will reach them more quickly through the crowded freeways of LA than through less crowded roads elsewhere. Traffic jam is an unfortunate consequence of prosperity，not a cause o
25、f economic decline and urban decay. 翻译 1.Toscanini 最与众不同的地方就是指挥时不看乐谱。 （without） 2. 对观众来说，完全没有必要为你们最喜爱的演员担心。 （there） 3.记住不要与不守诺言的人交朋友。 （word） 4.菜的味道不错，大家都会喜欢的。 5.如果你想去某个国家旅行，最好学一些该国的简单日常用语。 答案： 完形填空答案： 51-65 C B A B C D D C A B C D B A A 阅读回答问题答案： 73.to feel better or forget their their problems. 74.
26、 psychological problems and making them get deep in debt. 语法填空答案; 1. from 2.a 3.whose 4. are 5.appear 6.helping 7.can 8.greater 9.being stuck 10.nobody 11. to solve 12.are seen 13.that 14. because 15.where 16.while 翻译 1.Toscanini 最与众不同的地方就是指挥时不看乐谱。 （without） What was most special about Toscanini was
27、 that he conducted without the help of a score. 2. 对观众来说，完全没有必要为你们最喜爱的演员担心。 （there） As for an audience,there is abosolutely no need for you to worry about your favourite actors and actresses. 3.记住不要与不守诺言的人交朋友。 （word） Remember not to make friends with those who dont keep their word. 4.菜的味道不错，大家都会喜欢的。 The taste of the dished is wonderful and everyone will be fond of it. 5.如果你想去某个国家旅行，最好学一些该国的简单日常用语。 If you want to make a trip to some a country, youd better learn some simple daily expressions in that country.
