1、20102011 学年安徽省安庆市示范高中三校高一上学期期末联考（英语） 其他 “What is the saddest case you ever knew of ”I asked the matron （护士长） of a hospital just retired. She thought for a minute【小题 1】 _two and then replied, “It was a nurse I had, one of the most beautiful girls I ever saw. But she had a car accident and her face wa
2、s so disfigured（毁容）【小题 2】 _ she realized she would have to give up【小题 3】 _（ nurse） at least until she had had a long series of operations. She was engaged to be married but broke it【小题 4】 _.” The matron shook her head, remembering, “She was so miserable and【小题 5】_（ depress） I feared for her sanity（心
3、智健全） ,”breaking into a smile. “Then I had【小题 6】 _ idea. I took her one day to the Blind Childrens Home, and that afternoon she played with the children and for the first time I saw her happy. Just as we were leaving, a little blind girl put her arms【小题 7】 _ her neck and said, I do like your voice an
4、d I know you must have a lovely face, too. The nurse cried all the way home in the car, but it was with【小题 8】 _（ happy） , for she had found her life work with the blind children【小题 9】 _came to call her their lovely lady.” A sad case Well, in a way, But【小题 10】 _ a joyful ending! 答案： 【小题 1】 or 【小题 1】
5、that 【小题 1】 nursing 【小题 1】 off 【小题 1】 depressed 【小题 1】 an 【小题 1】 around 【小题 1】 happiness 【小题 1】 who 【小题 1】 what 完型填空 By my third day in the hospital, I realized Owen didnt visit. I couldnt understand（ 21） _ my best friend wouldnt come to see me. Struggling against the pain, I called his house. His M
6、om（ 22） _, and when I asked for Owen, she got quiet. “Hes not here right now,” she said. I thought it was（ 23） _ that she didnt tell me where he was or offer to have him call me. But I was so weak, I just let it（ 24） _.I fount out later that Owens mom telephoned my parents right（ 25）_we rang off. My
7、 phone call really made her anxious, and she insisted they talked to me. Later that night, my mom （ 26） _ . Did I remember drinking Did I remember being in a car I had no idea what she was talking about, so she finally told me the news: Id hit a tree. Owen, in the passenger seat, was thrown from the
8、（ 27）_and killed instantly. The only reason Id lived was because of my（ 28）_ . My first（ 29） _was of shock. Id been drink-driving Hit a tree Killed Owen I felt like the worst person in the world. Even after I was able to go home several weeks later, I didnt want to eat, I didnt want to talk. I just（
9、 30） _at the wall in my bedroom and cried. The only person I wanted to see was Owen. I didnt feel like hanging out with any of my old friends.答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 阅读理解 On November18, 1995, Itzhak Perlman, the world famous violi
10、nist, came on stage to give a concert at Lincoln Centre in New York City. If you have ever been to a Perlman concert, you know that getting on stage is not easy for him. He got polio（小儿麻痹症） as a child, and has to walk with the aid of two crutches（拐杖） now. That night Perlman walked slowly to his chai
11、r. Then he sat down and began to play. But, suddenly, one of the strings on his violin broke. You could hear it break-it broke with a loud noise. People thought to themselves, “He would have to get up to either find another violin or find another string for this one.” But he didnt. Instead, he waite
12、d a moment, closed his eyes and then signaled the conductor to begin again. The orchestra（管弦乐队） began, and he played from where he had stopped. He played with such passion and such power. Of course, everyone knows that it is impossible to play a symphonic work with just three strings. But that night
13、 Itzhak Perlman refused to know that. You could see him changing and recomposing（重新作曲） the piece in his head. When he finished, there was a silence in the room. Then people rose and cheered. We were all on our feet, doing everything we could to show how much we appreciated what he had done. He smile
14、d and then he said in a quiet tone, “You know, sometimes it is the artists task to find out how much music you can make with what you have left.” His words have stayed in my mind ever since I heard them. That is also the way of life. Perhaps our task in this quickly changing world in which we live i
15、s to make music, at first with all that we have, and then, when that is no longer possible, to make music with what we have left. 【小题 1】 Holding a concert is challenging for Perlman because _. A he is just a world famous violinist B he has never performed on stage before C he is physically disabled
16、as a result of a disease D he has difficulty in moving his body 【小题 2】 When Perlman had just begun playing, _. A there was something wrong with the violin B he fell ill suddenly C an accident happened and caused a disturbance D a very loud noise arose from the audience 【小题 3】 If one of the strings s
17、uddenly broke, what would an ordinary player do A He would cancel the concert. B He would play another violin. C Another performer would play instead. D The concert would be put off. 【小题 4】 The audience rose and cheered _. A to show they are satisfied with Perlmans performance B to thank the orchest
18、ra for their passionate performance C to ask Perlman for another performance D to express their appreciation of Perlmans creative mind 【小题 5】 The lesson we draw from the story is that _. A we should make the best of what we have B what we have is more important than what is lost C we should not care
19、 about what is lost D the way of life is to always live with music 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A Alan took an early interest in gardening-first on his grandfathers Yorkshire allotment in Ilkley, and then in his parents back garden. Small polythene（聚乙烯）greenhouses appeared in the b
20、ack garden, and cacti（仙人掌） were bought from church markets. Alan left school at fifteen with one O level in Art and took a job as an apprentice（学徒） gardener in Ilkley Parks Department nursery, studying for his City and Guilds in Horticulture（园艺） in the evening. He went on to horticultural college at
21、 Oaklands in Hertfordshire where he studied for one year full-time, being awarded the National Certificate in Horticultural. This was followed by three years at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, resulting in the award of the Kew Diploma. After two years as supervisor of staff training at Kew, Alan ent
22、ered journalism where he became first a gardening books editor, and then Deputy Editor of Amateur Gardening magazine. He appeared regularly on BBC Radio and Television in programs such as Nationwide , Breakfast Time, Open Air, Pebble Mill, Songs of Praise, Titchmarshs Travels, and the Chelsea Flower
23、 Show. He presented the 100th edition of The Word for Channel 4, and hosted the quiz show Ask the Family. Gardeners World and the hugely popular Ground Force, second only to Easterners in the BBC1 ratings, are broadcast as far as Australia, New Zealand and North America. After leaving both programs,
24、 Alan worked on two other series for the BBC to be transmitted in 2003 and 2004, one of them a landmark series on the natural history of Britain. Alan writes for the Daily Express, Sunday Express, Radio Times and BBC Gardeners World magazine, and has more than thirty gardening books to his credit. H
25、is four novels, as well as a book about his own life, have been best sellers. Alan, 53, gardens organically, and lives with his wife, two daughters and a medley of animals. 【小题 1】 We know that Alan _in his school days. A was good at writing novels B loved Horticulture very much even C didnt do so we
26、ll in his studies D decided to be an apprentice 【小题 2】 According to this passage, we can learn that_. A Alanaccepted little education B Alan wrote many books about food C Alan had never been married D Alan was first a gardening books editor 【小题 3】 Though the author doesnt tell us directly, we can co
27、nclude that_. A Alans school teachers were not good at teaching the subject: Botany B when Alan was successful he was working as a journalist of the time C Alan had had four years of training in Horticulture before being a journalist D born as a man of many talents, Alan didnt realize the fact until
28、 years later 【小题 4】 Which of the following four programs is more popular than Ground Force in the BBC1 ratings A Breakfast Time. B Radio Time. C Gardeners World. D Easterners. 【小题 5】 Whats the best title for the passage A A Man of Many Talents. B Botany Makes Him What He Is Today. C No Pains, No Gai
29、ns. D Cant a Poorly-graded Student Be Successful 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B Forgiving someone who has hurt you or let you down is never an easy thing. Several new studies, however, say that it could have a lot of health benefits. When you think of forgiveness, you probably dont
30、 think of it as being a health or medical problem. Studies from Stanford University, on the other hand, show that something like anger can change your well-being. When cartoon book characters like the Incredible Hulk get angry, they change colours and often gain special power. In the real world, ang
31、er is less obvious and may be more dangerous. Thats why Professor Fred Luskin, founder of the Stanford Forgiveness Project and author of Forgive for Good, says holding on to anger and hatred can harm your physical and mental health. Two new studies seem to show the same idea. The studies find that p
32、eople who are able to forgive feel less stress, less back pain, and less depression. They also have fewer headaches, lower blood pressure, and fewer problems on sleeping. So it doesnt matter if your anger is caused by the traffic or other things. Learning to let it go is important. Techniques such a
33、s deep breath or thought can help. Or just ask yourself if its worth hurting yourself by staying angry with someone else. Forgiveness does not mean that you simply accept what happened and say its OK. Instead, its a way of making peace with yourself about what happened in the past. 【小题 1】 The author
34、 of the passage tries to make his viewpoint clear _. A by raising his own examples B based on his own experience C by mentioning some studies D by mentioning some typical patients 【小题 2】 The example of the cartoon book characters is taken in the passage to_. A support the viewpoint that anger and ha
35、tred harm physical and mental health B introduce a famous expert C let the reader know the different colours of cartoon faces D show how to control ones temper 【小题 3】 The underlined phrase“holding on to”in this passage possibly means“_”. A removing B keeping up C getting rid of D learning about 【小题
36、4】 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this passage A People who are able to forgive feel less stress. B People who are able to forgive feel less depression. C People who are able to forgive have fewer problems on sleeping. D People who are able to forgive feel less tired. 【小题 5】 The best tit
37、le for this passage is probably _. A Forgiveness B Forgiveness Is Good for Health C A Secret to Keeping Health D Anger Is Bad for Health 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 信息匹配 下面是一篇应用文及其应用场合的信息，请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。 请根据 A至 F各课程的介绍和个各人的情况说明，选出符合各人要求的最佳选项。 A. A Look at American Liter
38、ature A Look at American Literature is a course which gives us a brief outline of American Literature. B. Works of Some Famous American Writers Works of Some Famous American Writers show us the introductions to eleven famous writers and their works and also give us some comments on the works. C. Det
39、ailed Reading of American Literature Detailed Reading of American Literature is a course which focuses on some important and moving details in the works of American literature. It will analyse the detail. D. Story and Plot Its a course which analyses the setting of the main plots in some famous stor
40、ies. The aim of this course is to help those who want to become writers in the future. E. Characters and Life As you know, literature comes from our life, but its more than our life. This course will analyze the personalities of some important characters in the world literature, and combine the anal
41、ysis with our life. It will help us gain wisdom from the characters. F. Literature Comments The course is a study of how to write literature comments through some vivid examples. 请阅读以下学生的相关信息，然后匹配他 /她和拟要选择的课： Helen wants to become a famous writer in the future. She is eager to take a course which ca
42、n help her realize her dream. Peter was ill last term and missed a lot of lessons in American literature. He wants to take a course which can give him an outline of it. Kate likes to read literature works and she has many opinions after reading, but she doesnt know how to express her ideas properly.
43、 Tommy has the basic knowledge of American literature. He wants to take a course which can help him read more famous works about American literature. Jerry wants to write some articles to show the significance of researching literature today. He is looking for a course which can help him. 待选课程学生 课程名
44、称 【小题 1】 Helen A. A Look at American Literature 【小题 2】 Peter B. Works of Some Famous American Writers 【小题 3】 Kate C. Detailed Reading of American Literature 【小题 4】 Tommy D. Story and Plot 【小题 5】 Jerry E. Characters and Life F. Literature Comments 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 F 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 E 书面表达
45、 基础写作（共 1 小题；满分 15分）（请将该部分答案：写在答题纸上） 写作内容 现在许多中小学学生都带手机上学。假如你是李东，请给你的弟弟通过 email写一封信，建议他不要带手机上学。内容包括： 1. 带手机上学的现象很普遍； 2. 有些学生不能正确使用手机，结果影响休息和学习； 3. 作为中学生，平时不宜和外面的 “朋友 ”联系； 4. 希望弟弟能从别人的教训中学到一点东西，正确处 理学习和生活之间的关系。 写作要求 1必须使用 5个句子介绍全部所给内容。 2将 5个句子组成连贯的短文。 答案： Dear younger brother, Im writing to discuss w
46、ith you the problem of bringing mobile phone along to school. I think its very common for young people to have a mobile phone nowadays for the life has been improved a lot, but many students cannot have used it in a proper way and it often interrupts the class and even affects their studies. As a mi
47、ddle school student, we dont have to get in touch with others during our studies. I hope you can draw some useful lessons from others failing. You had better not bring your mobile phone along when you go to school. Love, Li Dong 阅读下面的短文，然后按要求写一篇 150词左右的英语短文。 There are all kinds of stress in our dail
48、y lives such as stress from work, stress from study and stress from examinations. How to manage stress is thus a very important problem that we have to deal with properly. I think stress itself doesnt exist. Its only because we consider things to be bad and regard all of them as our own fault and wont forgive ourselves. As we all know, there is nothing you can do without error. So its impossible to expect everything to be perfect. If we have done our best, although not successfully, there is nothing to regret. And we dont need to blame
