1、广东省中山市桂山中学2019级高一年级第二次段考检测题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读选择Everybody is afraid of something. Thats what more than 1,700 kids told us when we asked them about fears and scary stuff. We gave kids a list of 14 scary things and asked which one frightened them most. Here are the top 5 answers from our survey: Scar
2、y movies and TV shows; Scary dreams; Thunderstorms, hurricanes, and other horrible weather; War and terrorism; Sounds heard at night.But not everyone is afraid of the same thing. And what makes one person scared can be of no big deal for someone else. Plenty of kids said their biggest fear wasnt on
3、our list.What is fear? Fear is feeling that everyone has - its programmed into all of us-and thats a good thing because fear is there to protect us. Were born with a sense of fear so we can react to something that could be dangerous. The baby cries, and their mom comes over to comfort him or her, he
4、lping the baby feel safe and OK again.Real vs. PretendThe best way to get over a fear is to get more information about it. As kids get older, they understand more and start seeing the difference between what is real and unreal. So when Williams imagination leads him to think of witches, he can tell
5、himself, “Wait a minute. Theyre only pretend things. I dont need to worry about them.”The same goes for the dark. A kids imagination can start playing tricks when the lights go out. Whats under my bed? Is that a thief i hear? With the help of a parent, kids can get more comfortable in the dark. Usin
6、g a nightlight or shining a flashlight under the bed to see that theres nothing there can help kids fight that fear.1What is paragraph 2 mainly about ?AThe list of fears is not completeBThe things people fear are of no big fear.CKids have more fears than people think.DPeople are afraid of different
7、things.2In the writers opinion, .Ahaving a sense of fear is not a bad thing.Bbabies have a weak sense of fear.Cfear is not something that we are born withDnot all people can react to dangerous things.3What does the underlined word “pretend” in paragraph 4 mean?AUglyBUsualCUnrealDLovelyIf feels like
8、every time my mother and I start to have a conversation，it turns into an argumentWe talk about something as simple as dinner plans and suddenly，my mother will push the conversation into World War？Shell talk about my lack of a bright future because I dont plan to be a doctorAnd much to her disappoint
9、ment，I dont want to do any job related to science，eitherIn fact，when I was pushed to say that I planned to major （主修） in English and communications，she nearly had a heart attackWhy cant you be like my coworkers son？she bemoans all the timeHer coworkers son received a four year scholarship and is now
10、 earning 70，000 dollars a year as an engineerI dont know what to answer except that I simply cant be like Mr Perfect as Ive called the unnamed coworkers sonI cant be like himIm the type of person who loves to help out in the community，write until the sun goes down，and most of all，wants to achieve a
11、career because I love it，not because of fame （名声） or salaryI understand why my mother is worried about my future majorIve seen my mother struggle to raise me on her small salary and work long hoursShe leaves the house around 6：30 am and usually comes home around 5 pm or even 6 pmHowever，I want her t
12、o know that by becoming a doctor，it doesnt mean Ill be successfulId rather follow my dreams and create my own future4Which of the following topics do the writer and his mother often talk about？ _AThe writers studiesBThe writers future jobCDinner plansDWars around the world5We can infer from Paragrap
13、h 1 that the writers mother _ Adoesnt want the writer to major in EnglishBdoesnt think the writer should be a doctorCgets along very well with the writerDdoesnt think working in the science field is a good idea6The underlined wordbemoansin Paragraph 2most probably means _ AagreesBshoutsCcomplainsDsm
14、iles7Which of the following statements is probably TRUE about the writer？ _AHe wants to be like his mothers coworkers sonBHe wants to find a job in his community in the futureCHe doesnt think his mothers coworkers son is perfectDHe wants to do something he really likes in the futureSome of the noteb
15、ooks George Washington kept as a young man are still in existence. They show that he was learning Latin, was very interested in the basis of good behavior in society, and was reading English literature.At school he seems only to have been interested in mathematics. In fact, his formal education was
16、surprisingly brief for a gentlemen, and incomplete. For unlike other young Virginian of that day, he did not go to the College of William and Mary in the Virginian capital of Williamsburg. In terms of formal training then, Washington contrasts sharply with some other early American President such as
17、 John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. In later years, Washington probably regretted his lack of intellectual training. He never felt comfortable in a debate in Congress, or on any subject that had nor to do with everyday practical matters. And because he never learned French and could not
18、 speak directly to the French leaders, he did not visit the country he admired so much. Thus, unlike Jefferson and Adams, he never reached Europe.8Washington felt uncomfortable in Congress debates because he .Alacked practice in public speakingBfelt his education was not good enoughCdidnt like argui
19、ng and debating with peopleDfelt that debating was like intellectual training9The reason why Washington didnt visit France was probably that he .Adidnt really care about goingBdidnt know French leadersCcouldnt communicate directly with the French leadersDwas too busy to travel10According to the auth
20、or .AWashingtons lack of formal education placed him at a disadvantage in later lifeBWashington should have gone to France even though he could not speak FrenchCWashington was not as good a president as Adams, Jefferson or MadisonDWashington was a model for all Virginian gentlemen11The main idea of
21、the passage is that Washingtons education .Awas if great variety, covering many subjectsBwas probably equal to those of most young gentlemen of this timeCmay seem poor by modern standards but was goog enough for his timeDwas rather limited for a presidentBefore the 1830s, most newspapers were sold t
22、hrough annual subscriptions in America, usually $8 to $10 a year. Today $8 or $10 seems a small amount of money, but at that time these amounts were forbidding to most citizens. Accordingly, newspapers were read almost only by rich people in politics or the trades. In addition, most newspapers had l
23、ittle in them that would appeal to a mass audience. They were dull and visually forbidding. But the revolution that was taking place in the 1830s would change all that.The trend, then, was toward the “penny paper”a term referring to papers made widely available to the public. It meant any inexpensiv
24、e newspaper; perhaps more importantly it meant newspapers that could be bought in single copies on the street.This development did not take place overnight. It had been possible(but not easy) to buy single copies of newspapers before 1830, but this usually meant the reader had to go down to the prin
25、ters office to purchase a copy. Street sales were almost unknown. However, within a few years, street sales of newspapers would be commonplace in eastern cities. At first the price of single copies was seldom a pennyusually two or three cents was chargedand some of the older well-known papers charge
26、d five or six cents. But the phrase “penny paper” caught the publics fancy, and soon there would be papers that did indeed sell for only a penny.This new trend of newspapers for “the man on the street” did not begin well. Some of the early ventures(企业) were immediate failures. Publishers already in
27、business, people who were owners of successful papers, had little desire to change the tradition. It took a few youthful and daring businessmen to get the ball rolling.12Which of the following best describes newspapers in America before the 1830s?AAcademic.BUnattractive.CInexpensive.DConfidential.13
28、What did street sales mean to newspapers?AThey would be priced higher.BThey would disappear from cities.CThey could have more readers.DThey could regain public trust.14Who were the newspapers of the new trend targeted at?ALocal politicians.BCommon people.CYoung publishers.DRich businessmen.15What ca
29、n we say about the birth of the penny paper?AIt was a difficult process.BIt was a temporary success.CIt was a robbery of the poor.DIt was a disaster for printers.My story is about love and loss. I was lucky. 16 . Woz and I started Apple in my parents garage when I was 20. We worked hard, and in 10 y
30、ears Apple had grown from just the two of us in a garage into a 2 billion company with over 4000 employees.We had just released our finest creation-the Macintosh-a year earlier, and I had just turned 30. and then I got fired. I got fired from a company I started. 17 .But something slowly began to da
31、wn on me-I still love what I did. The turn of events at Apple had not changed that. 18 During the next five years, I started a company named NeXT and fell in love with an amazing woman who would become my life. In a remarkable turn of events, Apple bought NeXT. And I returned Apple. And Laurene and
32、I have a wonderful family together.Im pretty sure none of this would have happened if I hadnt been fired form Apple. It was awful-tasting medicine, but I guess the patient needed it. Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. 19 Im convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I l
33、oved what I did. 20 Your work is going to fill large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you havent found it yet, keep looking until you find it. Dont settle.AIt hurts a lot.BD
34、ont lose faith.CIt was really frustrating.DSo I decided to start over.EYouve got to find what you love.FI found what I loved to do early in life.GI successfully founded a company with a friend.二、完形填空Pericles said, twenty-four centuries ago: “Come, gentlemen, we sit too long on insignificance.” We do
35、, indeed! Here is one of the most interesting stories that Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick ever told-a story about the battles won and 21 by a giant of the forest.On the slope of Longs Peak lies the 22 of a huge tree. Naturalists tell us that it 23 for some four hundred years. It was a seedling when Colum
36、bus landed at San Salvador, and half 24 when the Pilgrims settled at Plymouth. During the course of its long life it was struck by 25 fourteen times, and the endless storms of 26 centuries thundered past it. It 27 them all. In the end, 28 ,an army of beetles attacked the tree and leveled it to the 2
37、9 . The insects ate their way through and 30 destroyed the inner strength of the tree by their 31 but constant attacks. A forest giant fell 32 before beetles so small that a man could easily kill them between his forefingers and his 33 .Arent we all like that battling 34 of the forest? Dont we manag
38、e somehow to survive the rare storms and lighting 35 , only to let our hearts be 36 by little beetles of worrylittle beetles that could be killed between a finger and a thumb?To 37 the worry habit before it breaks you, here is the rule:Lets not allow ourselves to be 38 small things we should ignore
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41、s38Aupset byBimpressed byCinterested inDcrazy about39AforgiveBhateCforgetDunderstand40AbigBlittleCimportantDsad三、选词填空根据所给10个英语句子意思，从所给的15个词汇中选出10个合适的词或短语填空。face to facesuffer frompersuadedam fond ofas usualEver sincemade up her mindat an endin ruinsAs a matter of factout of workguidanceextremeshocke
42、dgraduating41 middle school, my sister Wang Wei and I have dreamed about taking a great bike trip.42I my sister but she has one serious shortcoming.43Once she has , nothing can change it.44It seemed as if the world was .45In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay .46He offered to poor black peopl
43、e on their legal problems.47I worried about whether I would become .48 , I do not like violence.49After from college, we finally got the chance to take the bike trip.50The suffering of the people was .四、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。When I was a kid, Mom used to cook food for us. One night in
44、particular after 51 (spend) a long hard day at work, Mom placed a plate of bread jam and 52 (terrible) burnt toast in front of my dad. I was waiting to see if anyone noticed it. But while eating his toast, Dad just asked me 53 my day was at school. I dont remember what I told him that night, but I d
45、o remember I heard Mon apologizing to Dad 54 burning the toast. And Ill never forget what he said: “Honey, I love burnt toast.” Later that night, I 55 (go) to kiss Daddy good night and asked him whether he really enjoyed 56 (he) with the toast burned. He gave me 57 big hug and said, “Your mamma put
46、in a long hard day at work today, really 58 (tire) and besides, a burnt toast never hurts anyone but cold words do!”What Ive learned over the years 59 (be) that learning to accept each othersfaults is one of the most important 60 (key) to creating a healthy growing and lasting relationship.五、改错61假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加
