1、2014届广东汕头金山中学高三上期期中考试英语卷（带解析） 其他 After graduation from college, I started to sell. Soon I discovered that the worried expression I 【小题 1】 (wear)since childhood meant sure failure. I knew it wasnt going to be easy to change that expression on my face left by so many years of 【小题 2】 （ hard） .It called
2、 for a complete change in my view on life. Here is the method I tried. Each morning during a fifteen-minute bath, I determined to cultivate a big, happy smile. I found out, however, that it couldnt be a 【小题 3】 (force) smile developed just for the purpose of putting dollars in my pocket. It had to be
3、 【小题 4】 honest-to-goodness smile from down deep inside， an outward expression of happiness from within! Lets see 【小题 5】 starting off with a good fifteen-minute training of the smile muscles helped me during the day. 【小题 6】 entering an office I would think of many things I had to be thankful for, wor
4、k up a big smile and then enter. Seldom did it fail 【小题 7】 (get) the same smile 【小题 8】 return from the person I met. I also found that it pleased people when I passed them on the street to give them a cheerful smile. Give every living soul you meet the best smile you have ever smiled in your life, 【
5、小题 9】 see how much better you feel and look. Its one of the best ways I know to stop worrying, and start living. When I began doing this, I found 【小题 10】 more welcome everywhere. 答案： 【小题 1】 Had been wearing 【小题 2】 hardship 【小题 3】 forced 【小题 4】 an 【小题 5】 how 【小题 6】 before 【小题 7】 to get 【小题 8】 in 【小题
6、9】 and 【小题 10】 myself 试题分析：文章介绍作者毕业后做销售工作，但是天生的忧心忡忡的脸让他很难成功，为此作者开始练习每天微笑，对遇到的每个人衷心的微笑，作者得到的回报很多。 【小题 1】考查时态：句意：我发现从小时候就有的担心的表情意味着一定会失败。时间状语是 since childhood ，而主句是过去时，用过去完成时 had been wearing 【小题 2】句意：我知道要改变 由于多年的辛苦导致的表情不容易。 Of后面接名词 hardship 【小题 3】句意：这种微笑不能是强迫的笑容。 Force和 smile是被动关系，用forced 【小题 4】句意：这应
7、该是发自内心的诚实的友好的微笑。 honest是元音开头的单词，用不定冠词 an 【小题 5】句意：让我们看看每天以十五分钟的微笑训练开始对我有什么好处。用疑问词 how 【小题 6】句意：在进办公室前，我会想一些让我感谢的事情。用连词 before 【小题 7】考查 fail to do没能做 ，这个词组，填 to get 【小题 8】句意：很少情况我没有得到回报的微笑。 In return做为回报 【小题 9】句意：给每个你遇到的人你的微笑，看看你看起来和感觉有多么好，这两句话是并列的，用 and 【小题 10】句意：我发现自己到处都收到欢迎。填 myself 考点：考查短文填词 完型填空
8、 One effective way of destroying happiness is to look at something and focus on even the smallest fault. Its like looking at the tiled (铺瓦的 ) ceiling and concentrating on the space where one tile is 1 . Once I heard a bald man said, “Whenever I enter a room, all I see is hair.” Once youve 2 what you
9、r missing tile is, explore whether acquiring it will 3 make you happy. Then do one of the three things: get it, replace it with a different 4 , or forget about it and 5 the tiles in your life that are not missing. We all know people who have had a relatively 6 life, yet are essentially unhappy, whil
10、e people who have suffered a great deal generally remain happy. The first 7 is gratitude. All happy people are grateful. Ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that being unhappy leads people to 8 , but its truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy. The second secre
11、t is awareness. We should 9 that happiness is a byproduct (副产品 ) of something else. The most obvious 10 are those pursuits ( 追求 ) that give our lives purpose-anything from studying insects to playing baseball. The more passions we have, the more happiness we are 11 to experience. Finally, the belief
12、 that something permanent goes beyond us and that our 12 has some larger meaning can help us to feel happier. We need a spiritual faith, or a philosophy of life. Whatever your philosophy is, it should 13 this truth: if you choose to find the 14 in every situation, you will be blessed, and if you cho
13、ose to find the awful, you will be cursed. As for happiness itself, this 15 depends on your decision to make. 【小A different B short C missing D broken 题1】 A imagined B predicted C assumed D determined A really B naturally C hopefully D completely A ceiling B brick C tile D house A go on B focus on C
14、 put on D rely on A easy B difficult C ordinary D peaceful A factor B secret C rule D key A upset B quarrel C depress D complain A realize B decide C prove D suppose A answers B results C sources D goals A curious B satisfied C tentative D likely A value B existence C survival D destination A includ
15、e B tell C absorb D mean A worst B positive C disgusting D negative A absolutely B totally C largely D exactly 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 B 【小题 6】 A 【小题 7】 B 【小题 8】 D 【小题 9】 A 【小题 10】 C 【小题 11】 D 【小题 12】 B 【小题 13】 A 【小题 14】 B 【小题 15】 C 试题分析：文章介绍了两个快乐的秘密，总之，如果你决心去发现每种情况的积极面（事实上都有）
16、，你就会得福；如果你决心去发现其消极面，你就会遭殃。快乐取决于你自己。 【小题 1】考查形容词： A. different不同 B. short 短的 C. missing错过，缺失，D. broken破的，这就像看瓦房顶一样，注意力集中于那缺瓦的地方。选 C 【小题 2】考查动词： A. imagined想象 B. predicted预测 C. assumed假设 D. determined决定，当你确定了你丢失的那片瓦是什么时，探究 一下获得这片瓦是否真的会让你快乐，选 D 【小题 3】考查副词： A. really真的 B. naturally自然 C. hopefully希望Dcomp
17、letely完全 .，探究一下获得这片瓦是否真的会让你快乐，选 A 【小题 4】考查名词： A. ceiling 天花板 B. brick砖 C. tile 瓦 D. house房子，从前面的句子： where one tile is.可知选 C 【小题 5】考查词组： A.go on继续 B. focus on专注 C.put on穿上， D. rely on依赖或者忘了它，把注意力 集中在你生活中那些未丢失的瓦上。选 B 【小题 6】考查形容词： A. easy容易的 B. difficult困难的 C. ordinary普通的 D. peaceful和平的，我们都认识一些人，他们过着相对
18、安逸的生活却根本不快乐。选 A 【小题 7】考查名词： A. factor因素 B. secret秘密 C. rule规则 D. key关键，第一大奥秘是感恩的心境。 B 【小题 8】考查动词： A. upset 使 难过 B. quarrel 争吵 C. complain抱怨 D. depress压抑，从后面的句子： but its truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy.可知是不快乐会导致人们抱怨，选 D 【小题 9】考查动词： A. realize意识到 B. decide决定， C. prove证明
19、D. suppose猜想，第二大奥秘是，要认识到快乐是别的事情的副产品，选 A 【小题 10】考查名词： A. answers回答 B. results结果 Csources来源 . D. goals目标，其最显而易见的来源是那些赋予我们生活以目的的追求 -选 C 【小题 11】考查形容词： A. curious好奇的， B. satisfied满意的， C. tentative试验的 D. likely可能的，我们有更多的激情，就有可能体会更多的快乐，选 D 【小题 12】考查名词： A. value价值 B. existence存在， C. survival 幸存 D. destinati
20、on 目的地最后，要相信有一种永恒的东西超越我们，我们的存在有着某种更广大的意义，选 B 【小题 13】考查动词： A. include 包括 B.tell告诉， C. absorb吸收 D. mean意味着，不管你的 哲学是什么，它应该包括这个自明之理：选 A 【小题 14】考查形容词： A. worst最坏的 B. positive 积极的 C. disgusting 令人不安的， D. negative消极的，如果你决心去发现每种情况的积极面（事实上都有），你就会得福；选 B 【小题 15】 考查副词： A. absolutely绝对的 B. totally完全地 C. Largely主
21、要地，D. exactly确切地如对快乐本身一样，这主要取决于你自己。选 C 考点：考查人生百味类短文 阅读理解 Dear Michelle, Why cant my daughter manage her life better She is 17 and an honor student, but she seems to be wasting her life away with a boyfriend who is holding her back. He consumes every waking minute of her precious time and smooth-talk
22、s her as well. His goal is to get her to agree to go to the college of his choice, not her choice, and because his grades are lower, his choice will be limited. I feel like I want to rescue her, but she pushes me away and shuts me out. She has only brought us pride and joy; and now this! Help! A wor
23、ried mother Dear Mother of a 17-year-old Girl, Hmmmmm. Whats the matter with kids today Remember that song from Bye Bye Birdie Well if you do not, let me fill you in about teenagers and their life-management skills. Do not expect too much too soon because at the ripe age of 17, life-management is no
24、t within their reach, nor should it be. Life experience creates both the conditions and the skills for management, and if management went before experience, there would be little of it. Your daughter is an honor student for good reasons. She is smart, studies with intelligence and you have given her
25、 good values. When the time comes for her to apply for college, and she visits the ones that are specifically designed for students at the top of their grade, she will most likely break away from her boyfriends influence. It is rare for an honor student to change the path of their academic career fo
26、r puppy love. That being said, there might be some adolescent wisdom in her behavior after all. Perhaps she is choosing to worry you, her parents, for unconscious reasons. Being such a good girl and being a steady source of joy might have become a bit too much for her. Let your daughter have her own
27、 private moment of 11th grade rebellion. She deserves a break from perfection. Michelle 【小题 1】 From the mothers letter we can learn that her daughter . A is being fooled by the boy B has fallen behind in her studies C doesnt talk much with her mother D has chosen which college to attend 【小题 2】 Accor
28、ding to Michelle, 17-year-old teenagers . A are too young to manage their life B are old enough to live their own life C should have management before experience D have reached the age of an adult 【小题 3】 The underlined word puppy-love refer to . A false love B foolish love C pure love D adolescent l
29、ove 【小题 4】 Michelle seems to believe that the daughter will finally . A come up with the right decision B follow her boyfriends advice C worry her parents for unconscious reasons D influence her boyfriends behavior 【小题 5】 The best title for the passage would be . A College of kids own choice B How c
30、an I help my girl C How to manage teenagers life D A 17-year-old girl and her mother 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 A 【小题 5】 B 试题分析：文章是一个担心的妈妈写给 Michelle的信，说明她女儿出现的早恋的问题并有可能影响大学的选择， Michelle帮妈妈分析了情况也给出了自己的建议。 【小题 1】细节题：从第一段的句子： I feel like I want to rescue her, but she pushes me away and shut
31、s me out.可知可以看出妈妈想救女儿，但是女儿把妈妈排斥在外，不怎么和她说话，选 C 【小题 2】细节题：从 Michelle回信的第二段的句子： Do not expect too much too soon because at the ripe age of 17, life-management is not within their reach, nor should it be.可知他认为现在的 17岁的年轻人不会处理自己的生活，选 A 【小题 3】猜词题：从妈妈的来信中说女儿和一个男孩恋爱的事情，和后面的句子： there might be some adolescent
32、wisdom in her behavior after all.可知 puppy-love指的是 adolescent love 早恋，选 D 【小题 4】细节题 ;从回 信的第五段的内容： When the time comes for her to apply for college, and she visits the ones that are specifically designed for students at the top of their grade, she will most likely break away from her boyfriends influe
33、nce. 可知Michelle认为这个女儿会做出正确的决定的，选 A 【小题 5】主旨题： 文章是一个担心的妈妈写给 Michelle的信，说明她女儿的问题，从最后一句话 She has only brought us pride and joy; and now this! Help!可知妈妈是想征求意见怎么帮助自己的女儿。选 B 考点：考查日常生活类短文 Its really true what people say about English politeness: its everywhere. When squeezing past someone in a narrow passa
34、ge, people say sorry. When getting off a bus, English passengers say thank you rather than the driver. In Germany, people would never dream of doing these things. After all, squeezing past others is sometimes unavoidable, and the bus driver is only doing his job. I used to think the same way, withou
35、t questioning it, until I started traveling to the British Isles, and here are some more polite ways of interacting (交往 ) with people in UK. People thank each other everywhere in England, all the time. When people buy something in a shop, customers and retail assistants in most cases thank each othe
36、r twice or more. In Germany, it would be exceptional to hear more than one thank you in such a conversation. British students thank their lecturers when leaving the room. English employers thank their employees for doing their jobs, as opposite to Germans, who would normally think that paying their
37、workers money is already enough. Another thing I observed during my stay was that English people rarely criticize others. Even when I was working and mistakes were pointed out to me, my employers emphasized several times but none of their explanations were intended as criticism. It has been my impre
38、ssion that by avoiding criticism, English people are making an effort to make others feel comfortable. This also is showed in other ways. British men still open doors for women, and British men are more likely to treat women to a meal than German men. However, I do need to point out here that this a
39、pplies to English men a bit more than it would to Scottish men! Yes, the latter are a bit tightfisted. 【小题 1】 What is the authors attitude towards English politeness A He thinks it is artificial. B He thinks little of it. C He appreciates it very much. D He thinks it goes too far. 【小题 2】 What can be
40、 inferred from the passage A The author think its unnecessary to say thank you to the bus driver. B In Germany, employers often say thank you to employees for their job. C German men never treat a woman to dinner. D Germans think it is unnecessary to thank workers because payment is enough. 【小题 3】 W
41、e can learn from the last paragraph that Scottish men _. A are more likely to be involved in a fighting B are as generous as English men C treat women in a polite way D are unwilling to spend money for women 【小题 4】 Which of the following statements is true according to the passage A English drivers
42、often say thank you to passengers when they get off the bus. B In Germany, passengers sometimes say thank you to bus drivers. C English people try to avoid criticizing others in the daily life. D Germans are more considerate and polite than Englishmen. 【小题 5】 The author develops the text through the
43、 method of A making comparisons B telling stories C giving comments D giving reasons/examples 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 A 试题分析：相比德国人和苏格兰人，英国人的礼貌无处不在。作者通过把英国人和德国人、苏格兰人相比较，来体现英国人的礼貌及绅士。 【小题 1】推理判断题。通过第一段及全文可知，作者看到英国人的礼貌无处不在，起初他不以为然，认为有些事大可不必说客气话，但是在英国大不列颠岛的一次旅行改变了作者对英国人礼貌的看法，所以选 C
44、。 appreciate意为 “欣赏 ”。 【小题 2】细节理解题。通过文中第二段最后一句话可知，英国老板会感谢工人为自己做的工作。相反，德国老板却不会，因为他们觉得付给工人的钱已经足够了。所以 D项与原文意思相符。 【小题 3】细节理解题。根据文中最后一段的后半部分可知，英国男士比德国男士更喜欢请女士吃饭，但是，作者同时指出这个规律相比苏格兰男士而言更适合英国男士，因为苏格兰男士有一些很吝啬，不愿意出钱，故选 D。 【小题 4】细节理解题。通过文中最后一段第二句和第三句话可知，当我工作中出错时，老板会强调好几次，但从来没有批评的意思，他们总是避免批评以免使别人尴尬， 所以选 C。 【小题 1
45、】细节理解题。通过全文可知，作者通过把英国人和德国人、苏格兰人相比较，来体现英国人的礼貌及绅士，所以选 A。 考点：考查社会现象类短文 Back in the fifteenth century, in a tiny village near Nuremberg, lived a family with eighteen children In spite of the hopeless condition, two of the children, Albrecht Durer and Albert, had a dream They both wanted to pursue their
46、talent for art After many long discussions, the two boys finally worked out an agreement They would toss a coin The loser would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, support his brother who attended the academy Then, when that brother who won the toss completed his studies, in four y
47、ears, he would support the other brother at the academy Tossing a coin, Albrecht Durer won and went off to Nuremberg Albert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, supported his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation（轰动） By the time he graduated
48、, he had earned considerable fees for his outstanding works When the young artist returned to his village, the Durer family held a festive dinner to celebrate Albrechts triumphant（胜利的） homecoming Albrecht drank a toast to his beloved brother for the years of sacrifice that had enabled him to complet
49、e his dream “And now, Albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is your turn Now you can go to Nuremberg to look for your dream, and I will take care of you ” Tears streaming down his pale face, Albert sobbed, “No no It is too late for me Look look at what four years in the mines have done to my hands！The bones in every finger have been brok
