【章节通关套卷】2014高中英语 人教版选修七：Unit 2 Robot 单元基础测试卷（A卷，基础篇）
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人 教版选修七：Unit 2 Robots单元基础测试卷（A卷）
测试时间：90分钟 满分 120分
班级______ 姓名________ 分数_______
第一部分：基础知识55分
I. 单词填空 （15小题，15分）
1．We all _____ (渴望) peace and happiness．
2．Flower arrangement is an ______ (高雅的) art．
3．Do you have ________ (同情) for the beggars lying beside the road?
4．Jones was _______ (宣布) to be the winner of the boxing.
5．She ______ (陪伴) her friend to the concert last night.
6．Little James seemed _______ (尴尬的) in the presence of the guests.
7. How I ________ (嫉妒) you getting an extra day’s holiday.
8. To my ________ (满意), my son passed the examination.
9. Big countries don’t try to direct the _______ (事务) of other countries.
10. It was ________ (荒谬) of you to suggest such a thing.
11. Your suitcase is five kilograms （超重的）.
12. Do you know how long the longest ________ (指甲) is in the world?
13. Could you please do me a ________(帮忙) and turn off the radio?
14. Sometimes it’s difficult to distinguish fact from ________(捏造)．
15. The ______ （全体职工）in this shop are very helpful.
II. 词组互译（15小题，15分）
比某人级别低 ______________ 2. 有......的天资/天赋 ____________
3.离婚 ______________ 4. 考验，彻底检查 _____________
5. 不管，不理会 _____________ 6.为……节省或保留（钱、时间）_____
7.总计，一共 __________- 8.给某人打电话 ______________
9. or rather _____________ 10. turn around ______________
11. be bound to do/be ____________ 12. declare for ______________
13. accompany sb. to…___________ 14. in favour of ______________
15. feel/have sympathy for ___________
III. 翻译句子（共5小题，10分）
1．据说他们在医院里受到良好的照顾。
They are said ___________________ in the hospital.
2．这个问题不容易回答。
This question is not _____________.
3.他居然知道我的名字，真是奇怪。
_____________ he should have known my name.
4.我不允许你对她这么无礼。
I won’t have you __________ to her.
5.他是一个从不同情别人的残酷的人。
He is a cruel man who never ____________．
IV. 单项选择题（15小题，15分）
1. 宁波效实中学2013高二英语期中试卷You should be ______ of yourself for telling such lies to your teacher.
A. annoyed B. ashamed C. embarrassed D. worried
2. 华埠中学2013学年高三第一学期第一次月考--- Will you two go to the exhibition tomorrow?
--- No. We're going somewhere else, ________, shopping.
A. rather than B. other than C. or rather D. in addition to
3. 绵阳市南山中学203.2014学年高一上学期期中考试 You have to be careful enough to avoid while cooking.
A. to be burnt B. being burnt C. burnt D. burning
4. 温州市十校联合体2013-2014学年高一上学期期中联考---John, your room is in a mess. Please get it _____.
---OK, mum.
A. to clean B. cleaning C. to be cleaned D. cleaned
5. 东山县第二中学2013-2014学年高二上学期期中______ in thought，he almost ran into a car in front of him.
A．Losing B．Having lost C．Lost D．To lose
6. 安庆市第九中学2013-2014学年高二上学期期中Shakespeare’s play Hamlet into at least ten different films over the last few years.
A. had been made B. has been made C. was made D. would be made
7. 安庆市第九中学2013-2014学年高二上学期期中——You look upset. What’s the matter？
—— I had my suggestion_______ again.
A. turned over B. turned on C. turned off D. turned down
8. 鹤岗一中2013-2014学年高二上学期期中考试Though the working mother is very busy, she _____ an hour every day to spend with her daughter.
A. set out B. set off C. set about D. set aside
9.成都七中2013高二期中Mum was against my suggestion of spending the vacation in the mountains while Dad was ________ it.
A. in favour of B. in memory of C. in honour of D. in search of
10. 长春外国语学校2013-2014学年高二上学期期中考试When it comes ______ a foreign language, many people wish they had a ______ for it.
A. to learning; genius B. learn; gift
C. to learn; present D. learning; talent
11. 2014长葛市第三实验高中高二上期中Children need many things, but ______they need love.
A. at all B. in all C. after all D. above all
12. 贵州省遵义四中2015届高二期期中考试英语试卷It is required by law that the children above six years old in our country ________ to school to receive education.
A．would be sent B．are sent C．be sent D．will be sent
13. 鹤岗一中2013～2014学年度上高二学期期中考试After the earthquake, the president _____ a three-day period of mourning, the first-ever event of its kind for ordinary people.
A. suffered B. declared C. confirmed D. informed
14. 湖北省恩施高中2011级高三年级第三次质量检测In the accident, his sister was badly injured, but under good treatment, she is beginning to ______ and will soon recover.
A. pick up B. call up C. grow up D. show up
15. (福建师大附中2013-2014学年第一学期期中)With a lot of difficulties ______, they went to the seashore and had a good rest.
A. settling B. settled C. to be settled D. being settled
第二部分：能力提升 65分
V. 完形填空（20小题，20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
( 康杰中学2013—2014学年度第一学期第二次月考)
Imagine that Mom and Dad have friends over, and you have to talk to adults all evening. Say the 16 thing and the parents might get mad. But, say 17 , and they’ll think you weren’t friendly. So, 18 can you talk with adults?
It’s __19__. Just ask them questions about themselves. “Many of them like to talk about what they do for a living,” suggests psychologist Tim Ursiny.
Kids can also talk to grown-ups about 20 . Ask what the last good movie they saw was, because people at dinner parties “ 21 ” when the conversation turns to movies, Ursiny says. If a grown-up is 22 Harry Potter, it’s OK to talk about your love for Harry. It’s a(n) 23__ topic, one that both grown-ups and kids can enjoy, so 24 and talk about whether Dumbledore is really dead.
But 25 the topic of video games. “Adults don’t want to hear about your video game 26 they play it,” Ursiny explains.
Adults also don’t want to hear slang(俚语). Don’t use language they don’t 27 . Ursiny says kids should learn to speak to other people in their own language.
28 most adults aren’t into slang, they do remember what it was like to be a kid. Ursiny recommends asking adults what __29__ was like when they were your age. “It might be a fun discussion if you 30 your 10th-grade experience with theirs.” 31 you chat with your parents in advance to find out which topics are off-limits (禁区).
Also, don’t chat about the things that make your parents feel guilty. Don’t mention 32 stuff such as how Dad has been sleeping on the couch, Ursiny says. And don’t complain that Mom has been late preparing breakfast.
33 , Ursiny says, kids should try to put themselves in their parents’ 34 . Learning how to 35 that type of understanding might help you out in the future. “The most successful people can develop a sympathetic feeling for others,” he says.
16. A. exact B. serious C. unfortunate D. wrong
17. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
18. A. how B. whatever C. why D. when
19. A. important B. interesting C. hard D. easy
20. A. movies B. meals C. parties D. hobbies
21. A. look up B. light up C. make up D. keep up
22. A. in B. on C. into D. onto
23. A. safe B. special C. helpful D. general
24. A. hold out B. walk out C. go ahead D. turn around
25. A. neglect B. avoid C. prevent D. ignore
26. A. when B. unless C. but D. because
27. A. believe B. accept C. understand D. agree
28. A. While B. As C. If D. Since
29. A. family B. school C. society D. nature
30. A. show B. compare C. balance D. match
31. A. Make sure B. Pay attention C. Watch out D. Take care
32. A. incredible B. terrible C. embarrassing D. personal
33. A. However B. Instead C. Therefore D. Yet
34. A. shoes B. clothes C. condition D. location
35. A. produce B. shape C. raise D. develop
VI. 阅读理解（10小题，20分）
A
唐山市2013—2014学年度高一年级第一学期期末
Liz Murray grew up in New York. When she was a child, her parents often sold their household items in order to get drugs. Liz hated school because she was always being laughed at by her classmates. When she grew older, her parents lost almost everything. Her father ended up in shelters and her mother died of AIDS. Rather than give in to the hardships of life, Liz chose to rely on herself, deciding that she was going out there and have action in her life every day.
Liz went to a high school, where she doubled her course-load and completed high school in only two years. Being one of the top ten students in the school, Liz won a trip to Harvard. It was then and there that Liz realized there was no difference between her and the students in Harvard. So Liz worked even harder to become one of them.
Her efforts paid off. She was admitted to Harvard and even won the New York Times Scholarship. But far from resting on those achievements, Liz continued to get more. She has found a gift in her for sharing her story and views with people across the country. In 2003，a film based on her experiences became a real hit in America. Her book, “Breaking Night”, was published in 2005. Liz returned to New York to care for her sick father, and is working for a master’s degree in psychology (心理学）and sociology (社会学）at Columbia University.
36.As a child, Liz disliked school because .
A. her mother died of AIDS
B. her classmates were unfriendly to her
C. there was too much work for her to finish
D. her parents sold their house to buy drugs
37.Which of the following words can best describe Liz?
A. Warm-hearted. B. Honest. C. Determined. D. Selfless.
38.The underlined sentence “Her efforts paid off.” probably means .
A. she achieved her goal through hard work
B. she had spent all her money on schooling
C. Harvard rewarded her with a scholarship
D. great efforts were devoted to her studies
39.The best title of the passage can be .
A. Liz, Daughter of Drug Takers
B. Breaking Night, Liz’s First Book
C. Homeless to Harvard, the Liz Story
D. Liz, Winner of New York Times Scholarship
B
北省孝感高级中学2013-2014学年高二上学期期末
When Liz Elting, 44, one of the owners of TransPerfect, a translation company, started her business 18 years ago with Phil Shawe, both were attending New York University’s Stern School of business. They never realized just how many situations would require their services, “We have translated black box data after planes crashed,” says Elting. “Translating Hooked on Phonics into eight languages was especially challenging because we were doing sounds, not words!”
Elting had once worked for a translation company and she knew how important it was to get things right—like the instructions for medical devices. Ad companies, too, needed accurate translations that took cultural differences into account. She and Shawe were certain that if they delivered a quick, reliable service, they could build an international business that would stand out.
They started their business in Shawe’s dormitory room. While Shawe finished his MBA, Elting employed some linguists(语言学家) and made hundreds of cold calls seeking clients（客户）. One of their first jobs was to translate an 800-page study research of a Russian gold mine in 30 days. Once the partners were out of survival mode, they hired people to help grow the company and told them to run their area as if it were their own business. “If they did well,” says Elting, “they owned that success.”
Elting and Shawe paid themselves $9,000 a year each. Their ambition, however, at times threatened the company’s growth. several years ago, a client promised $15 million in business— more than double their earnings. They opened an office in Miami, but when the Internet suffered its burst, says Shawe, “the client pulled out. Today we get money up front; we share risk. Commonsense things.”
TransPerfect’s 4,000 linguists cover more than 100 languages. Last year, the company had earnings of $225 million; the average annual growth rate is 30 percent. Elting and Shawe still work together. “Phil is good at developing systems and creative sales ideas,” says Elting. “I focus on operations and making sure that our clients are happy.”
With more than 1,100 employees, and offices in 57 cities in 18 countries on four continents, they still focus on the details. They keep an exact list of client preferences: soda or soft drink, sofa or couch. Even now, at the top of the world’s largest privately held language company, Elting refuses to be complacent and would prefer a slightly different translation: “We want to be the world’s premier language company.”
40. From the first two paragraphs, we can infer that TransPerfect _______.
A. prefers accuracy to speed
B. has a broader range of clients
C. specializes in translating difficult documents
D. thinks highly of clients’ special requirements
41. The underlined part in Paragraph 3 probably means Elting and Shawe ______.
A. couldn’t solve the survival problem of their company
B. needn’t worry about the survival of their company
C. went out to seek new clients for their company’s survival
D. didn’t know which survival mode was fit for their company
42. According to the passage, Elting and Shawe get along well in their business because they ______.
A. trust each other in business
B. share the same ambition and goal
C. complement(补充) each other in business
D. are both responsible for their common business
C
温州市十校联合体2013-2014学年高二上学期期末
Personal computers and the Internet give people new choices about how to spend their time.
Some may use this freedom to share less time with certain friends or family members, but new technology will also let them stay in closer touch with those they care most about. I know this from personal experience.
E-mail makes it easy to work at home, which is where I now spend most weekends and evenings. My working hours aren’t necessarily much shorter than they once were but I spend fewer of them at the office. This lets me share more time with my young daughter than I might have if she’d been born before electronic mail became such a practical tool.
The Internet also makes it easy to share thoughts with a group of friends. Say you do something fun, see a great movie perhaps---and there are four or five friends who might want to hear about it. If you call each one, you may tire of telling the story.
With E-mail, you just write one note about your experience, at your convenience, and address (述说) it to all the friends who you think might be interested. They can read your message when they have time, and read only as much as they want to. They can reply at their convenience, and you can read what they have to say at your convenience.
E-mail is also an inexpensive way to stay in close touch with people who live far away. More than a few parents use E-mail to keep in touch, even daily touch, with their children off at college.
We just have to keep in mind that computers and the Internet offer another way of staying in touch. They don’t take the place of any of the old ways.
43. The purpose of this passage is to ______.
A. explain how to use the Internet
B. tell the merits (价值) and usefulness of the Internet
C. describe the writer’s joy of keeping up with the latest technology
D. introduce the reader to basic knowledge about personal computers and the Internet
44. The use of E-mail has made it possible for the writer to ______.
A. spend less time working
B. work at home on weekends
C. have more free time with his child
D. work at a speed comfortable to him
45. The best title for this passage is ______.
A. Computer: New Technological Advances
B. Internet: New Tool to Maintain Good Friendship
C. Computers Have Made Life Easier
D. Internet: a Convenient Tool for Communication
VII. 书面表达（25分）
根据以下内容写一篇发言稿，在新闻发布会上向大家推荐你公司的这一款新产品。
目前，照顾老人成了一个突出的社会问题。你公司顺应社会需求，适时推出了家用机器人。该机器人的主要功能有：
1. 可以在固定时间做饭，时间根据个人需要可以调整；
2. 可以陪老人聊天、下棋、做运动等；
3. 及时处理突发事件，例如在老人突然病倒时及时拨打呼救电话等。
参考答案
I. 单词填空
1. desire 2. elegant 3. sympathy 4. declared 5. accompanied
6. embarrassed 7. envy 8. satisfaction 9. affairs 10. absurd 11.overweight
12. fingernail 13.favour 14.fiction 15. staff
II. 词组互译
1. be junior to sb. 2. have a talent for 3. get divorced 4. test out 5. leave ... alone 6. set aside 7. in all 8. ring sb. up 9. 或者说，准确地说 10. 转向，转过身 11. 一定做/是……12. 声明支持
13. 陪某人去…… 14. 同意，支持15. 对......表示同情
III. 翻译句子
1. to be well cared for/ looked after或to be taken good cared of
2. easy to answer
3. It is strange that
4. being so rude
5. feels sympathy for anybody
IV. 单项选择题
CBBDC BDDAA DCBAB
V. 完形填空
16—20 D D A D A 21—25 B C A C B 26—30 B C A B B 31—35 A C B A D
VI. 阅读理解
36-39BCAC 40-42 BBC 43--45BCD
参考范文
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for attending our company’s news conference. As you know, with the development of economy, people have to face various pressures. They don’t have enough time to attend to the old people in their family, which has become a prominent social problem. Our company put out a household robot, which is designed to take care of old people. It can cook meals at a fixed time which can be adjusted according to individual needs. It can also accompany old people in having a chat, playing chess, and taking exercise. Moreover, it can deal with emergencies. For example, if an old man falls ill suddenly, the robot will call doctors for help.
It would be a great help to you if you own such a robot.
测试时间：90分钟 满分 120分
班级______ 姓名________ 分数_______
第一部分：基础知识55分
I. 单词填空 （15小题，15分）
1．We all _____ (渴望) peace and happiness．
2．Flower arrangement is an ______ (高雅的) art．
3．Do you have ________ (同情) for the beggars lying beside the road?
4．Jones was _______ (宣布) to be the winner of the boxing.
5．She ______ (陪伴) her friend to the concert last night.
6．Little James seemed _______ (尴尬的) in the presence of the guests.
7. How I ________ (嫉妒) you getting an extra day’s holiday.
8. To my ________ (满意), my son passed the examination.
9. Big countries don’t try to direct the _______ (事务) of other countries.
10. It was ________ (荒谬) of you to suggest such a thing.
11. Your suitcase is five kilograms （超重的）.
12. Do you know how long the longest ________ (指甲) is in the world?
13. Could you please do me a ________(帮忙) and turn off the radio?
14. Sometimes it’s difficult to distinguish fact from ________(捏造)．
15. The ______ （全体职工）in this shop are very helpful.
II. 词组互译（15小题，15分）
比某人级别低 ______________ 2. 有......的天资/天赋 ____________
3.离婚 ______________ 4. 考验，彻底检查 _____________
5. 不管，不理会 _____________ 6.为……节省或保留（钱、时间）_____
7.总计，一共 __________- 8.给某人打电话 ______________
9. or rather _____________ 10. turn around ______________
11. be bound to do/be ____________ 12. declare for ______________
13. accompany sb. to…___________ 14. in favour of ______________
15. feel/have sympathy for ___________
III. 翻译句子（共5小题，10分）
1．据说他们在医院里受到良好的照顾。
They are said ___________________ in the hospital.
2．这个问题不容易回答。
This question is not _____________.
3.他居然知道我的名字，真是奇怪。
_____________ he should have known my name.
4.我不允许你对她这么无礼。
I won’t have you __________ to her.
5.他是一个从不同情别人的残酷的人。
He is a cruel man who never ____________．
IV. 单项选择题（15小题，15分）
1. 宁波效实中学2013高二英语期中试卷You should be ______ of yourself for telling such lies to your teacher.
A. annoyed B. ashamed C. embarrassed D. worried
2. 华埠中学2013学年高三第一学期第一次月考--- Will you two go to the exhibition tomorrow?
--- No. We're going somewhere else, ________, shopping.
A. rather than B. other than C. or rather D. in addition to
3. 绵阳市南山中学203.2014学年高一上学期期中考试 You have to be careful enough to avoid while cooking.
A. to be burnt B. being burnt C. burnt D. burning
4. 温州市十校联合体2013-2014学年高一上学期期中联考---John, your room is in a mess. Please get it _____.
---OK, mum.
A. to clean B. cleaning C. to be cleaned D. cleaned
5. 东山县第二中学2013-2014学年高二上学期期中______ in thought，he almost ran into a car in front of him.
A．Losing B．Having lost C．Lost D．To lose
6. 安庆市第九中学2013-2014学年高二上学期期中Shakespeare’s play Hamlet into at least ten different films over the last few years.
A. had been made B. has been made C. was made D. would be made
7. 安庆市第九中学2013-2014学年高二上学期期中——You look upset. What’s the matter？
—— I had my suggestion_______ again.
A. turned over B. turned on C. turned off D. turned down
8. 鹤岗一中2013-2014学年高二上学期期中考试Though the working mother is very busy, she _____ an hour every day to spend with her daughter.
A. set out B. set off C. set about D. set aside
9.成都七中2013高二期中Mum was against my suggestion of spending the vacation in the mountains while Dad was ________ it.
A. in favour of B. in memory of C. in honour of D. in search of
10. 长春外国语学校2013-2014学年高二上学期期中考试When it comes ______ a foreign language, many people wish they had a ______ for it.
A. to learning; genius B. learn; gift
C. to learn; present D. learning; talent
11. 2014长葛市第三实验高中高二上期中Children need many things, but ______they need love.
A. at all B. in all C. after all D. above all
12. 贵州省遵义四中2015届高二期期中考试英语试卷It is required by law that the children above six years old in our country ________ to school to receive education.
A．would be sent B．are sent C．be sent D．will be sent
13. 鹤岗一中2013～2014学年度上高二学期期中考试After the earthquake, the president _____ a three-day period of mourning, the first-ever event of its kind for ordinary people.
A. suffered B. declared C. confirmed D. informed
14. 湖北省恩施高中2011级高三年级第三次质量检测In the accident, his sister was badly injured, but under good treatment, she is beginning to ______ and will soon recover.
A. pick up B. call up C. grow up D. show up
15. (福建师大附中2013-2014学年第一学期期中)With a lot of difficulties ______, they went to the seashore and had a good rest.
A. settling B. settled C. to be settled D. being settled
第二部分：能力提升 65分
V. 完形填空（20小题，20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
( 康杰中学2013—2014学年度第一学期第二次月考)
Imagine that Mom and Dad have friends over, and you have to talk to adults all evening. Say the 16 thing and the parents might get mad. But, say 17 , and they’ll think you weren’t friendly. So, 18 can you talk with adults?
It’s __19__. Just ask them questions about themselves. “Many of them like to talk about what they do for a living,” suggests psychologist Tim Ursiny.
Kids can also talk to grown-ups about 20 . Ask what the last good movie they saw was, because people at dinner parties “ 21 ” when the conversation turns to movies, Ursiny says. If a grown-up is 22 Harry Potter, it’s OK to talk about your love for Harry. It’s a(n) 23__ topic, one that both grown-ups and kids can enjoy, so 24 and talk about whether Dumbledore is really dead.
But 25 the topic of video games. “Adults don’t want to hear about your video game 26 they play it,” Ursiny explains.
Adults also don’t want to hear slang(俚语). Don’t use language they don’t 27 . Ursiny says kids should learn to speak to other people in their own language.
28 most adults aren’t into slang, they do remember what it was like to be a kid. Ursiny recommends asking adults what __29__ was like when they were your age. “It might be a fun discussion if you 30 your 10th-grade experience with theirs.” 31 you chat with your parents in advance to find out which topics are off-limits (禁区).
Also, don’t chat about the things that make your parents feel guilty. Don’t mention 32 stuff such as how Dad has been sleeping on the couch, Ursiny says. And don’t complain that Mom has been late preparing breakfast.
33 , Ursiny says, kids should try to put themselves in their parents’ 34 . Learning how to 35 that type of understanding might help you out in the future. “The most successful people can develop a sympathetic feeling for others,” he says.
16. A. exact B. serious C. unfortunate D. wrong
17. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
18. A. how B. whatever C. why D. when
19. A. important B. interesting C. hard D. easy
20. A. movies B. meals C. parties D. hobbies
21. A. look up B. light up C. make up D. keep up
22. A. in B. on C. into D. onto
23. A. safe B. special C. helpful D. general
24. A. hold out B. walk out C. go ahead D. turn around
25. A. neglect B. avoid C. prevent D. ignore
26. A. when B. unless C. but D. because
27. A. believe B. accept C. understand D. agree
28. A. While B. As C. If D. Since
29. A. family B. school C. society D. nature
30. A. show B. compare C. balance D. match
31. A. Make sure B. Pay attention C. Watch out D. Take care
32. A. incredible B. terrible C. embarrassing D. personal
33. A. However B. Instead C. Therefore D. Yet
34. A. shoes B. clothes C. condition D. location
35. A. produce B. shape C. raise D. develop
VI. 阅读理解（10小题，20分）
A
唐山市2013—2014学年度高一年级第一学期期末
Liz Murray grew up in New York. When she was a child, her parents often sold their household items in order to get drugs. Liz hated school because she was always being laughed at by her classmates. When she grew older, her parents lost almost everything. Her father ended up in shelters and her mother died of AIDS. Rather than give in to the hardships of life, Liz chose to rely on herself, deciding that she was going out there and have action in her life every day.
Liz went to a high school, where she doubled her course-load and completed high school in only two years. Being one of the top ten students in the school, Liz won a trip to Harvard. It was then and there that Liz realized there was no difference between her and the students in Harvard. So Liz worked even harder to become one of them.
Her efforts paid off. She was admitted to Harvard and even won the New York Times Scholarship. But far from resting on those achievements, Liz continued to get more. She has found a gift in her for sharing her story and views with people across the country. In 2003，a film based on her experiences became a real hit in America. Her book, “Breaking Night”, was published in 2005. Liz returned to New York to care for her sick father, and is working for a master’s degree in psychology (心理学）and sociology (社会学）at Columbia University.
36.As a child, Liz disliked school because .
A. her mother died of AIDS
B. her classmates were unfriendly to her
C. there was too much work for her to finish
D. her parents sold their house to buy drugs
37.Which of the following words can best describe Liz?
A. Warm-hearted. B. Honest. C. Determined. D. Selfless.
38.The underlined sentence “Her efforts paid off.” probably means .
A. she achieved her goal through hard work
B. she had spent all her money on schooling
C. Harvard rewarded her with a scholarship
D. great efforts were devoted to her studies
39.The best title of the passage can be .
A. Liz, Daughter of Drug Takers
B. Breaking Night, Liz’s First Book
C. Homeless to Harvard, the Liz Story
D. Liz, Winner of New York Times Scholarship
B
北省孝感高级中学2013-2014学年高二上学期期末
When Liz Elting, 44, one of the owners of TransPerfect, a translation company, started her business 18 years ago with Phil Shawe, both were attending New York University’s Stern School of business. They never realized just how many situations would require their services, “We have translated black box data after planes crashed,” says Elting. “Translating Hooked on Phonics into eight languages was especially challenging because we were doing sounds, not words!”
Elting had once worked for a translation company and she knew how important it was to get things right—like the instructions for medical devices. Ad companies, too, needed accurate translations that took cultural differences into account. She and Shawe were certain that if they delivered a quick, reliable service, they could build an international business that would stand out.
They started their business in Shawe’s dormitory room. While Shawe finished his MBA, Elting employed some linguists(语言学家) and made hundreds of cold calls seeking clients（客户）. One of their first jobs was to translate an 800-page study research of a Russian gold mine in 30 days. Once the partners were out of survival mode, they hired people to help grow the company and told them to run their area as if it were their own business. “If they did well,” says Elting, “they owned that success.”
Elting and Shawe paid themselves $9,000 a year each. Their ambition, however, at times threatened the company’s growth. several years ago, a client promised $15 million in business— more than double their earnings. They opened an office in Miami, but when the Internet suffered its burst, says Shawe, “the client pulled out. Today we get money up front; we share risk. Commonsense things.”
TransPerfect’s 4,000 linguists cover more than 100 languages. Last year, the company had earnings of $225 million; the average annual growth rate is 30 percent. Elting and Shawe still work together. “Phil is good at developing systems and creative sales ideas,” says Elting. “I focus on operations and making sure that our clients are happy.”
With more than 1,100 employees, and offices in 57 cities in 18 countries on four continents, they still focus on the details. They keep an exact list of client preferences: soda or soft drink, sofa or couch. Even now, at the top of the world’s largest privately held language company, Elting refuses to be complacent and would prefer a slightly different translation: “We want to be the world’s premier language company.”
40. From the first two paragraphs, we can infer that TransPerfect _______.
A. prefers accuracy to speed
B. has a broader range of clients
C. specializes in translating difficult documents
D. thinks highly of clients’ special requirements
41. The underlined part in Paragraph 3 probably means Elting and Shawe ______.
A. couldn’t solve the survival problem of their company
B. needn’t worry about the survival of their company
C. went out to seek new clients for their company’s survival
D. didn’t know which survival mode was fit for their company
42. According to the passage, Elting and Shawe get along well in their business because they ______.
A. trust each other in business
B. share the same ambition and goal
C. complement(补充) each other in business
D. are both responsible for their common business
C
温州市十校联合体2013-2014学年高二上学期期末
Personal computers and the Internet give people new choices about how to spend their time.
Some may use this freedom to share less time with certain friends or family members, but new technology will also let them stay in closer touch with those they care most about. I know this from personal experience.
E-mail makes it easy to work at home, which is where I now spend most weekends and evenings. My working hours aren’t necessarily much shorter than they once were but I spend fewer of them at the office. This lets me share more time with my young daughter than I might have if she’d been born before electronic mail became such a practical tool.
The Internet also makes it easy to share thoughts with a group of friends. Say you do something fun, see a great movie perhaps---and there are four or five friends who might want to hear about it. If you call each one, you may tire of telling the story.
With E-mail, you just write one note about your experience, at your convenience, and address (述说) it to all the friends who you think might be interested. They can read your message when they have time, and read only as much as they want to. They can reply at their convenience, and you can read what they have to say at your convenience.
E-mail is also an inexpensive way to stay in close touch with people who live far away. More than a few parents use E-mail to keep in touch, even daily touch, with their children off at college.
We just have to keep in mind that computers and the Internet offer another way of staying in touch. They don’t take the place of any of the old ways.
43. The purpose of this passage is to ______.
A. explain how to use the Internet
B. tell the merits (价值) and usefulness of the Internet
C. describe the writer’s joy of keeping up with the latest technology
D. introduce the reader to basic knowledge about personal computers and the Internet
44. The use of E-mail has made it possible for the writer to ______.
A. spend less time working
B. work at home on weekends
C. have more free time with his child
D. work at a speed comfortable to him
45. The best title for this passage is ______.
A. Computer: New Technological Advances
B. Internet: New Tool to Maintain Good Friendship
C. Computers Have Made Life Easier
D. Internet: a Convenient Tool for Communication
VII. 书面表达（25分）
根据以下内容写一篇发言稿，在新闻发布会上向大家推荐你公司的这一款新产品。
目前，照顾老人成了一个突出的社会问题。你公司顺应社会需求，适时推出了家用机器人。该机器人的主要功能有：
1. 可以在固定时间做饭，时间根据个人需要可以调整；
2. 可以陪老人聊天、下棋、做运动等；
3. 及时处理突发事件，例如在老人突然病倒时及时拨打呼救电话等。
参考答案
I. 单词填空
1. desire 2. elegant 3. sympathy 4. declared 5. accompanied
6. embarrassed 7. envy 8. satisfaction 9. affairs 10. absurd 11.overweight
12. fingernail 13.favour 14.fiction 15. staff
II. 词组互译
1. be junior to sb. 2. have a talent for 3. get divorced 4. test out 5. leave ... alone 6. set aside 7. in all 8. ring sb. up 9. 或者说，准确地说 10. 转向，转过身 11. 一定做/是……12. 声明支持
13. 陪某人去…… 14. 同意，支持15. 对......表示同情
III. 翻译句子
1. to be well cared for/ looked after或to be taken good cared of
2. easy to answer
3. It is strange that
4. being so rude
5. feels sympathy for anybody
IV. 单项选择题
CBBDC BDDAA DCBAB
V. 完形填空
16—20 D D A D A 21—25 B C A C B 26—30 B C A B B 31—35 A C B A D
VI. 阅读理解
36-39BCAC 40-42 BBC 43--45BCD
参考范文
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for attending our company’s news conference. As you know, with the development of economy, people have to face various pressures. They don’t have enough time to attend to the old people in their family, which has become a prominent social problem. Our company put out a household robot, which is designed to take care of old people. It can cook meals at a fixed time which can be adjusted according to individual needs. It can also accompany old people in having a chat, playing chess, and taking exercise. Moreover, it can deal with emergencies. For example, if an old man falls ill suddenly, the robot will call doctors for help.
It would be a great help to you if you own such a robot.