第二阶段检测卷

第二阶段检测卷

(测试时间：120分钟 评价分值：120分)

第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从小每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Spending as little as $ 5 a day on someone else could significantly boost happiness, the team at the University of British Columbia found.

Their experiments on more than 630 Americans showed they were measurably happier when they spent money on others—even if they thought spending the money on themselves would make them happier.

“We wanted to test our theory that how people spend their money is at least as important as how much money they earn，” said Elizabeth Dunn，a psychologist at the University of British Columbia. They asked their 600 volunteers first to rate their general happiness，report their annual income and detail their monthly spending including bills, gifts for themselves, gifts for others and donations to

charity.

“No matter how much income each person made，those who spent money on others reported greater happiness, while those who spent more on themselves did not，” Dunn said in a statement.

Dunn's team also surveyed 16 employees at a company in Boston before and after they received an annual profit sharing bonus of between $ 3，000 and $ 8，000. “Employees who devoted more of their bonus to pro-social spending experienced greater happiness after receiving the bonus, and the manner in which they spent that bonus was a more important predictor of their happiness than the size of the bonus itself，” they wrote in their report, published in the journal Science.

They gave their volunteers $ 5 or $ 20 and half got clear instructions on how to spend it. Those who spent the money on someone or something else reported feeling happier about it.

“These findings suggest that very minor changes in spending allocations—as little as $ 5—may be enough to produce real gains in happiness on a given day，” Dunn said.

1．What is the general idea of the passage?

A．The more you earn, the greater happiness you will get. B．Spending more money on yourself will make you happier. C．If you spend money on someone else, you will feel happier.

D．You can spend only $ 5 a day on someone else to get happiness. 2．The underlined word “boost” in the first paragraph probably means________．

A．help to find B．help to bring C．help to increase D．help to get

3．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Those who spend more money on others can get much more bonus.

B．People usually think spending money on themselves will make them happier.

C．Very small changes in spending your money may be enough to gain happiness.

D．Researchers think that how people spend their money is at least as important as how much money they earn.

4．Dunn is ________． A．an employee in a company B．a psychologist at a university C．a reporter in a journal D．a volunteer in the experiment

语篇解读：通过实验表明给别人花钱(哪怕仅仅五美元)更能给自己带来快乐。

1．解析：主旨大意题。结合文章第二段中“they were measurably happier when they spent money on others—even if they thought spending the money on themselves would make them happier”可知，本文通过实验来表明在别人身上花钱可以带来更大的快乐。

答案：C

2．解析：词义猜测题。抓住关键词“little”表示少，和“significantly”表示较大地，可以知道每天在别人身上花很少的五美元，却能较大地增加快乐，所以boost表示增加、提高。

答案：C

3．解析：推理判断题。根据文章第五段可知花钱在别人身上并不意味着得到更多的红利而是更多的快乐，更多的红利获得是通过工作业绩来取得的，所以A项错误。

答案：A

4．解析：细节理解题。根据文章第三段“Elizabeth Dunn, a psychologist at the University of British Columbia”可知B项正确。

答案：B

B

Societies all over the world name places in similar ways. Quite often there is no official naming ceremony but places tend to be called names as points of reference by people. Then an organized body steps in and gives the place a name. Frequently it happens that a place has

two names：one is named by the people and the other by the government. As in many areas, old habits die_hard,_and the place continues to be called by its unofficial name long after the meaning is lost.

Many roads and places in Singapore (新加坡) are named in order that the pioneers will be remembered by future generations. Thus we have names such as Stamford Road and Raffles Place. This is in keeping with traditions in many countries—in both the West and the East.

Another way of naming places is naming them after other places. Perhaps they were named to promote friendships between the two places or it could be that the people who used to live there were originally from the places that the roads were named after. The mystery is clearer when we see some of the roads named in former British bases. If you step into Selector Airbase you will see Piccadilly Circus—obviously named by some homesick Royal Air Force personnel.

Some places were named after the activities that used to go on at those places. Bras Basah Road is an interesting example. “Bras Basah” means “wet rice” in Malay (马来语). Now why would anyone want to name a road “Wet Rice Road”？ The reason is simple. During the pioneering days，wet rice was laid out to dry along this

road.

A few roads in Singapore are named by their shapes. There is “Circular Road” for one. Other roads may have part of their names to describe their shapes，like “Paya Lebar Crescent”. This road is called a crescent (月牙) because it begins on the main road，makes a crescent and comes back to join the main road again.

5．We learn from Paragraph 1 that ________． A．the government is usually the first to name a place B．many places tend to have more than one name C．a ceremony will be held when a place is named D．people prefer the place names given by the government 6．What does the underlined phrase “die hard” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A．Change suddenly. B．Change significantly. C．Disappear mysteriously. D．Disappear very slowly. 7．Which of the following places is named after a person? A．Raffles Place. B．Selector Airbase. C．Piccadilly Circus. D．Paya Lebar Crescent. 8．Bras Basah Road is named ________． A．after a person B．after a place C．after an activity D．by its shape

语篇解读：世界各地地名的命名方式都很相似。本文介绍了地名

的四种命名方法。

5．解析：推理判断题。由文章第一段中“Frequently it happens that a place has two names...”可知，许多地方都有不止一个名字。

答案：B

6．解析：词义猜测题。die hard“顽固”，同D项意义接近。 答案：D

7．解析：细节理解题。由文中第二段第一、二句可知A中地名是以人名命名的。

答案：A

8．解析：细节理解题。由文中倒数第二段的第一、二句可知。 答案：C

C

Thirteen, for me, was a challenging year. My parents divorced and I moved to a new town with my father, far from my old family and friends. I was terribly lonely and would cry myself to sleep each night. To ease my sadness, my father purchased an old horse for me at a local auction. I named him Cowboy.

Cowboy was without a doubt the ugliest horse in the world. But I didn't care. I loved him beyond all reason.

I joined a riding club and suffered rude comments and mean snickers about Cowboy's looks. I never let out about how I felt, but

deep inside, my heart was breaking. The other members rode beautiful，registered horses.

When Cowboy and I entered the events where the horse is judged on appearance，we were quickly shown_the_gate. No amount of preparation and love would turn Cowboy into a beauty. My only chance to compete would be in the speed events. I chose the jumping race.

One girl named Becky rode a big brown horse in the race events. She always won the blue ribbons. Needless to say，she didn't feel threatened when I competed against her at the next show. She didn't need to. I came in next to last.

The stinging memory of Becky's smirks made me determined to beat her. For the whole next month I woke up early every day and rode Cowboy five miles to the arena(赛马场). We practiced running and jumping for hours in the hot sun and then I would walk Cowboy home totally exhausted.

All of our hard work didn't make me feel confident by the time the show came. I sat at the gate and sweated it out while I watched Becky and her horse charge through the course and finish in first place.

My turn finally came. I put on my hat, rubbed Cowboy's neck and entered the arena. At the signal, we dashed toward the first fence，

jumped it without trouble and raced on to the next one. Cowboy then flew over the second，third and fourth fences like a bird and I turned him toward the finish line.

As we crossed the line the crowd was shocked into silence. Cowboy and I had beaten Becky and her fancy horse by two seconds!

I gained much more than a blue ribbon that day. At thirteen, I realized that no matter what the odds，I'd always come out a winner if I wanted something badly enough to work for it.

9．The underlined expression “shown the gate” in Paragraph 4 most probably means“________”．

A．told how to enter the arena

B．shown how to make the horse beautiful C．removed from the competition early D．told to enter the timed speed events

10．Why was the writer not confident of victory? A．He was an inexperienced rider. B．He had not practiced enough.

C．He believed he was unpopular with the crowd. D．He thought his horse wasn't as good as the others.

11．When the final race finished, nobody cheered because ________．

A．the audience didn't like Cowboy

B．people envied the writer C．the win was unexpected D．the writer had run out of time

12．What did the writer learn from his experience? A．Life can sometimes be unfair.

B．Anything is possible if one tries hard enough. C．A positive attitude will bring success.

D．One should not make judgments based on appearance. 语篇解读：世上无难事，只怕有心人。十三岁那年，对作者来说，是富有挑战的一年，作者通过自己的努力用自己相貌丑陋的赛马Cowboy最终打败对手，同时也战胜了自己。

9．解析：词义猜测题。从文章第三段第一句第四段“When Cowboy and I entered the events where the horse is judged on appearance”可知作者用一匹相貌丑陋的马参加类似选美的比赛，结果可想而知，所以选C。

答案：C

10．解析：细节理解题。根据第三段“...my heart was breaking.The other members rode beautiful, registered horses”可知作者因为自己的赛马没有别人的漂亮，而没有信心。

答案：D

11．解析：推理判断题。因为贝基一直是该项目的冠军，而作者的马相貌丑陋，名不见经传，结果却出人意料地获胜了，这一切来得

太突然。

答案：C

12．解析：细节理解题。根据文章最后一段最后一句“I realized that no matter what the odds, I'd always come out a winner if I wanted something badly enough to work for it”可知。

答案：B

D

Youth who study just a short walk from a fast­food outlet(商店)eat fewer fruit and vegetables，drink more soda and are more likely to be fat than students at other schools，according to a research published Tuesday.

The study，which involved more than 500，000 teenagers at middle schools and high schools in California，adds new evidence to a growing backlash against the fast­food industry as studies suggest they contribute to the rising overweight in the United States.

“We've basically discovered that kids who are going to a school that is near a fast-food restaurant have a higher chance of being overweight than kids who are at a school that is not near a fast-food restaurant，”said Brennan Davis Of Azusa Pacific University in California，whose study appears in the American Journal of Public Health.

For the study，Davis and colleagues examined the relationship between fast­food restaurants located within one half mile of schools and overweight among middle and high school students in California.They took weight and dietary(饮食的) information from a statewide school survey between 2002 and 2005.“Overall，our patterns are consistent with(与„„一致) the idea that fast food near schools affects students' eating habits，” Davis and colleagues wrote.They also found that students whose schools were located near fast­food restaurants eat fewer servings of vegetables and fruits，and drink far more soda than students at schools not located near fast­food restaurants.

The study could not determine why fast­food restaurants near schools have such an influence，but Davis said a nearby fast-food restaurant is really a hang out place for people to socialize.

13．Which kid is most likely to become overweight，according to the passage?

A．One whose home is near a fast­food outlet. B．One who studies near a fast­food outlet. C．One who takes a short walk to a fast­food outlet. D．One whose school is far from a fast­food outlet.

14．The researchers believe that fast food outlets near schools can change students'________．

A．way of thinking B．eating habits C．amount of exercise D．learning ability

15．Davis believes that kids' overweight is directly related to________．

A．the distance of fast­food restaurants from schools B．how much time kids spend in fast­food restaurants C．what kids do in fast-food restaurants

D．who kids hang out with in fast­food restaurants

13．解析：细节理解题。从文章第一段可知，在离快餐厅近的学校上学的孩子更容易发胖。

答案：B

14．解析：细节理解题。从文章倒数第二段“Overall，our patterns are consistent with the idea that fast food near schools affects students'eating habits”可知答案。

答案：B

15．解析：推理判断题。从文章第一段和倒数第二段的信息都可得到答案，在离快餐厅近的学校上学的孩子更容易发胖。C、D两项意思过于片面。

答案：A

第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选

项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Without plants, people could not live. We eat plants.__16__ And we need plants for another reason：We need them because they are beautiful.

__17__ Imagine no flowers with their sweet smells, their beautiful colors and their lovely shapes. Imagine, when the winds blows, we are not able to hear the leaves of the trees or watch the branches swing from side to side.

__18__ That is why we have parks full of trees and flowers. That is why people always like houses with room for some grass and a garden.

Do you talk to your plants？__19__ Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird, writers of a book called The Secret of plants, tell of an experiment in which two seeds were planted in different places. While the plants were growing, one plant was given love and hopeful ideas.__20__ Under the earth it had more and longer roots; above the earth, if had a thicker stem and more leaves.

A．Plants get energy from the sun.

B．Do you give them love and take good care of them? C．After six months, the deserted plant faded away. D．After six months, the beloved plant was bigger. E．We take in oxygen that plants make.

F．Everywhere people need beautiful plants. G．Imagine a world with no plants.

16．解析：根据前一句我们需要吃植物，可知此处填的是我们需要从植物那得到什么，所以选择E，意为我们需要植物发出的氧气。

答案：E

17．解析：根据下文的“Imagine no flowers with their sweet smells”可知，本段指的是想象没有花的情景。

答案：G

18．解析：根据下文所述的内容可知，此处填的是原因，故选F。 答案：F

19．解析：根据前一句是一个问句和后面的答案可知，此处也是一个问句。

答案：B

20．解析：根据下文可知讲的是植物健壮成长的情景。 答案：D

第二部分 语言知识及应用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)，选出最佳选项。

Last November, Nick heard a disorder at a party. A group of people had __21__ outside, pointing at something floating in the Bay.

As he ran to __22__， he soon saw what was wrong: Two kids in a boat were caught in the __23__ and being pulled out to sea. Tim and Jack had climbed into a boat anchored nearby and had rowed out to __24__ a football. Reaching beyond the calm waters，the __25__ fitted to the boat caught the wind and pulled it into open water. They tried to row back. But they were no __26__ for the wind and turned around in circles. Nick dashed to the farthest of land. The boat was already just a __27__ on the sea. He knew that the __28__ boat would soon be overtaken by the huge waves, and that it was 2 degrees. Nick jumped into the __29__ cold water. Every 90 yards, he raised his head to assess his __30__. At one point, he considered turning back before managing to yell to them, “Take down the umbrella！”

Tim battled with the ropes holding the umbrella. Finally he loosened the ropes and __31__ the umbrella. Then Nick caught up, but soon waves crashed over the boat, which began to sink. Nick __32__ it would be faster to pull them toward the nearest bank. They __33__ wore life jackets, which Nick held in one hand, swimming __34__．“Are we there？” they asked repeatedly. “Yes，” Nick __35__ them each time. It was 30 minutes before they got to the bank and stayed as close as possible for __36__. Worn out, Nick had hardly arrived when he __37__．It was an hour later when he found himself in a hospital that he came to. Asked what it took him to make the

__38__ move, he replied:

It is __39__ to step out of the comfort zone. Being an onlooker is a cautious existence, but __40__ we should never be stuck in. Stand by or stand up.

21．A.played B．gathered C．laughed D．cried 22．A.investigate B．find C．ask D．join 23．A.sands B．rain C．waves D．sun 24．A.kick B．borrow C．buy D．recover 25．A.life jacket B．umbrella C．rope D．anchor 26．A.match B．strength C．power D．force 27．A.ball B．dot C．line D．light 28．A.lost B．delicate C．old D．damaged 29．A.bitterly B．absolutely C．fairly D．helplessly 30．A.progress B．weather C．strength D．energy 31．A.threw B．opened C．closed D．freed 32．A.decided B．said C．declared D．recognized 33．A.awkwardly B．carefully C．slowly D．easily 34．A.hopefully B．cautiously C．continuously D．desperately 35．A.told B．comforted C．discouraged D．supported 36．A.food B．pleasure C．warmth D．help

37．A.passed out B．passed away C．passed off D．passed by 38．A.warm B．generous C．proud D．brave

39．A.easy B．tough C．interesting D．dull 40．A.which B．that C．one D．it

21．解析：句意：去年11月，尼克听说了在一个聚会上发生了骚乱。一群人聚集(gather)在外面，指着海湾中好像有什么东西在漂浮。

答案：B

22．解析：句意：当他跑过去调查时，他发现是一场误会：两个孩子坐着的船随着浪漂向了海里。investigate“调查”；find“找到，发现”；ask“问”；join“参加”。

答案：A

23．解析：见第22题解析，wave“波浪”。 答案：C

24．解析：提姆和杰克爬上了一艘停泊在附近的船，划了过去找回一个足球。recover“找回”。

答案：D

25．解析：根据下文“Take down the umbrella”可知。 答案：B

26．解析：他们试着向回划，但是他们抵不过风力，在原地打转。no match for“抵不过，不是„„的对手，比不过”。

答案：A

27．解析：有上一句可知，海中的船此时已经变成了一个黑点。dot“点”，符合语境。

答案：B

28．解析：他知道这样纤弱的小船很快就会遇上海里的2级巨浪。delicate“纤弱的，易损的”，符合语境。

答案：B

29．解析：尼克跳入刺骨的海水里。bitterly cold“刺骨地寒冷”。 答案：A

30．解析：progress“进步，前进”，符合语境。 答案：A

31．解析：最后他终于松开了绳子放下了伞。free“释放，使自由”。

答案：D

32．解析：随后尼克赶到了，但海浪打坏了船，船开始下沉。尼克意识到要尽快将他们托回岸边。decide“断定，决定”。

答案：A

33．解析：结合语境可知，awkwardly“笨拙地”。 答案：A

34．解析：他们笨拙地穿上救生衣，尼克一手拉着他们，拼命地划。desperately“绝望地，拼命地”。

答案：D

35．解析：句意：“我们安全了吗？”他们不停地问。“是的”尼克不停地安抚他们。

答案：B

36．解析：根据常识可知，从冷得发抖的水中出来后，当然要靠近温暖。

答案：C

37．解析：尼克筋疲力尽几乎要昏厥过去。pass out“昏倒”。 答案：A

38．解析：当被问到是什么趋使他做出这种英勇的举动时，他回答道：遇到这种事，从安全舒适的地方站出来(不作旁观者)是很难的举动。

答案：D

39．解析：见第38题解析。tough“艰难的”。 答案：B

40．解析：此处one指代前面的“a cautious existence”。 答案：C

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

In this high school in Tokyo, the teacher is reading 41.________ a loud voice in an English class. You may have heard of these words，“The world is watching 42.________ we do here. The world is paying attention.”

Their textbook is 43.________ English language book in CD set,

featuring the speeches 44.________ Barack Obama. The students imitate 45.________ speaking style and take grammar tests from Obama's victory speech in Chicago's Grand Park. “The way he 46.________ (speak) is different from the way we do，” says Asate Maejima. Their teacher says that 47.________ (different) is encouraging them to learn English.

The book isn't just a hit in high schools. It's a best­seller across Japan, a nation 48.________ has accepted guides to learning English for a long time.

“People wrote us letters，49.________ (say) that they were moved and cried，” says the publisher. Obama is giving Americans hope and Japanese people feel it as well. “Most readers don't understand all the words，50.________ the speeches still manage to draw the Japanese people's imagination，” says the publisher.

“It's not just English，” says this teacher. “It's communication, beyond language, and proving beyond borders.”

语篇解读：在日本东京的一所高中里，学生们所学的课本正是美国新任总统奥巴马在芝加哥发表的精彩演讲。

41．解析：此处意为“以„„声音说话”，用介词in。 答案：in

42．解析：what 引导的宾语从句，作动词watching的宾语。 答案：what

43．解析：冠词an意为“一本”。 答案：an

44．解析：of表示“„„的”。 答案：of

45．解析：根据上文语境可知，这里填his指“奥巴马的”。 答案：his

46．解析：根据语境可知，此处要用一般现在时。 答案：speaks

47．解析：形容词变名词。根据后面的is可以判断，此处需填单数名词。

答案：difference

48．解析：关系代词引导的定语从句修饰先行词nation，且关系代词在从句中作主语，关系代词用that或which。

答案：that/which

49．解析：动词的现在分词在此作伴随状语。 答案：saying

50．解析：根据语境可以判断，前后句是转折关系。 答案：but

第三部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 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。每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线(\\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

I was taking a train to London's Victoria Station. I had noticed that the carriage was noise and filled with people.

Before long, a train inspector comes to check out tickets. A passenger realized he couldn't find his ticket but became quite upset. Then everyone in the carriage began searching the ticket, which was eventually found under a seat several rows from his owner. The person who found a ticket smiled with pleasure at his success.

No one in the carriage had previous spoken to or even noticed the ticket-owner before. Yet, they had so quickly offered the strangers their help. If we could show concern to others on need, the world would be a better place to live in.

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第二节 书面表达(满分25分)

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时间： 4月2日清晨 地点： 中山超市

经过： 风大、火势蔓延快， 消防人员花了两个多小时才将大火扑灭。

结果： 整个超市被毁， 两名妇女死亡， 十多人受伤， 直接经济损失达一百多万元， 附近的银行也遭到破坏。

need, the world

原因： 不明， 警方正在调查之中。 注意：1.词数100左右。

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

A big fire broke out in Zhongshan Supermarket

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答案: A big fire broke out in Zhongshan Supermarket Xinhua News—On the early morning of April 2, a big fire broke

out in Zhongshan Supermarket.

Firemen came immediately and rushed to the building to put out the fire.But the wind was blowing hard and the fire was spreading quickly.The fire lasted for more than two hours before it was finally put out.As a result of the fire, the whole supermarket was destroyed and a bank nearby was also damaged.Two women died and over ten persons were injured.And the immediate economic loss added up to more than 1, 000, 000 yuan.

So far, the cause of the fire is still unknown and the police are looking into it.