14-15学年牛津高二上学期B5U2测试
Class: Name: Marks: 满分（120）
第一部分 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）
A
My mom just bought me a new bike. Since my cousin Mary didn’t have a bike with her, she walked next to me. I thought that Mary would jump on the luggage carrier (行李架) over the back tire when I was riding. Mom knew exactly what I was thinking. “Don’t ride the bike with Mary on the back,” she said. “It’s too dangerous. You could kill yourself. Take turns.”
I nodded, but I was thinking I could handle this. A few minutes later, I turned right to a wide road. “Jump on the back,” I told Mary. I rode fast, laughing as the wind blew through our hair. It was exciting, until the handlebar (车把) started shaking. The front tire dropped into a drain (下水道) and I fell off the bike, still holding the handlebar.
My face, hands, and knees crashed into the pavement. The pain in my mouth was unbearable, and I tasted blood. I turned towards Mary who was on the ground, holding her knee and crying. Seconds later, it seemed that my mom’s car stopped next to us. I wanted Mom to say, “Oh, my poor sweetheart. Let me hug you and everything will be fine.”
However, my mom only said, “What have you done to your face? Vanessa,look at what you’ve done!” Mom wasn’t the gentle “I love you, sweetie” type.
Sometimes, I thought Mom had no mercy. But in her own way, she was holding me tighter than I could understand — she was teaching me the lesson I needed. “You did it — deal with it and learn from it. One day, the consequences (后果) will be greater and I won’t be there to help you. Think it out, Vanessa.”
1. We can learn from the text that .
A. Vanessa fell because she didn’t hold the handlebar
B. Vanessa and Mary rode the bike by turns
C. Vanessa was blown down by the heavy wind
D. Vanessa and Mary were all injured
2. In the author’s opinion, her mother .
A. was always gentle to her B. encouraged her all the time
C. was cold sometimes D. didn’t care about her at all
3. What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. Vanessa’s mother was strict with her.
B. Vanessa understood her mother’s love.
C. Vanessa’s mother would leave her.
D. Vanessa wasn’t eager for her mom’s hug any more.
B
CARE London to Paris Cycle Challenge
In this challenge you’ll cycle from London to Paris in three days, enjoying the beautiful countryside along the way.
You will cycle through the peace of rural (乡村的) England to Portsmouth, where you will cross the river by boat to Ouistreham. The route then winds through peaceful lands and attractive villages, where you can taste fine French food before cycling to your final destination, Paris.
Why join our London to Paris Cycle Challenge?
This is a great way to get fit and experience the best of rural Europe with friends, colleagues or on your own as a personal challenge. The money you raise will support CARE’s work around the world.
CARE works to help poor people lift themselves out of poverty (贫穷). For example, we support volunteers like Eugenia who travels by bike to distant towns near her home in Peru to make sure pregnant (怀孕的) women and new mothers receive medical care. Before, women were often left with little support or language barriers which meant medical care assistants could not communicate effectively with them. With local volunteers’ support, women living in remote areas can benefit from health services.
What is included on the London to Paris Cycle Challenge?
Guides, medicine and support staff
Three nights’ accommodation
Meals during the challenge, including a celebration meal on the final night in Paris
Boat from Portsmouth to Ouistreham
Return from Paris to London
The minimum amount of the money you’ll have to collect for this challenge is ￡1,350, which includes your registration (注册) fee. We’ll support you throughout your training and general preparation.
4. CARE is probably the name of .
A. a construction B. a place
C. an event D. an organization
5. CARE London to Paris Cycle Challenge is held mainly to .
A. help people keep fit B. develop travel industry
C. raise money for charity D. call on environmental protection
6. Eugenia is mentioned in the text because .
A. she is fond of cycling B. she helps people in need
C. she is a former champion D. she is preparing for the cycling
7. Which part of the journey needs boat transportation?
A. From Portsmouth to Ouistreham. B. From London to Ouistreham.
C. From Ouistreham to Paris. D. From Paris to London.
C
When Paul Cave was 19, his father-in-law told him how, on March 19, 1932, he had queued (排队) up for two days at Wynyard Station so he could buy the first rail ticket to cross the Sydney Harbour Bridge. In 1985, two days before he died, he gave that ticket to Cave — ticket number 00001. “It created a fascination (酷爱) with the bridge that I have to this day,” says Cave. And it started him on a long journey towards another Harbour Bridge first.
Cave came up with a simple but daring idea — lease (租用) the bridge from the government and allow ordinary people to climb Australia’s greatest icon. “I thought it would take two years,” says Cave, 63. “What appeared like a simple job turned into some very complex activities. But in business, you just have to keep going — it’s about having self-belief.” Indeed, it took him nine years and ten months to convince the NSW government to allow his dream to be a reality. “Six years were wasted dealing with some very restrictive officials,” says Cave. They threw difficulty after difficulty in his path with doubts over the safety of the climbers and the motorists below — the list went on and on.
Through it all, Cave held the ticket tightly. It was a constant reminder of why, to Cave, this fight was worth winning. Finally, in 1995, came the breakthrough (突破) he’d worked for — a letter arrived from WorkCover, the state’s occupational health and safety insurer, backing his idea.
Since opening on October 1, 1998, over 1.8 million people have climbed the 1,439 steps to the top of the bridge, making BridgeClimb a $50-million-a-year success and a major international tourist attraction.
8. Cave at first thought his dream .
A. was a hard task
B. was easy to come true
C. would get support from the government
D. would become some complex activities
9. What was the restrictive officials’ attitude towards Cave’s idea?
A. Cautious. B. Approving. C. Doubtful. D. Enthusiastic.
10. What inspired Cave to fight for his dream during the hard situation?
A. WorkCover. B. Harbour Bridge.
C. BridgeClimb. D. Ticket 00001.
11. The text mainly tells us that .
A. not every dream in our life is very easy to come true
B. you should have self-belief even faced with great difficulty
C. family members always give you the inspiration for success
D. life seems a long journey towards another Harbour Bridge first
D
A habitat is a natural area where wildlife lives undisturbed. Most animals and plants have become endangered not because they have been killed on purpose but because their habitats are being destroyed.
Human activities have changed or destroyed habitats for thousands of years. The natural habitats in almost every country in the world have been affected in some way. Let us take Britain as an example. Nowadays most of the British countryside consists of fields of grass grown for cattle and sheep or crops for humans. If you had lived about a thousand years ago, the countryside would have looked very different for most of Britain was covered with forest.
Now there are only small areas of woodland across the country, one of the largest areas being the New Forest in Hampshire. Throughout the centuries humans have steadily (持续地) cut down the trees to make room for the human population which has increased greatly particularly during the past 200 years or so. The trees have been replaced by houses, factories, schools, roads, farmland etc. Hedgerows (灌木篱笆) which were planted by humans as boundaries (界限) around fields have replaced woodlands.
As you may imagine, the great loss of habitats has affected the wildlife that lives in them. Large animals such as the Brown Bear and the Auroch became extinct in Britain during the 10th century mainly due to destruction (破坏) of their forest habitats. Other British species of animals and plants have become extinct during the last few hundred years and many more are endangered today. Although many organizations are working to protect wildlife, natural habitats are still being destroyed.
12. The text mainly tells us .
A. what a habitat is
B. how to protect wildlife
C. habitat destruction makes animals endangered
D. how to prevent the environment from being destroyed
13. According to the text, animals are endangered mainly because .
A. people kill wild animals on purpose
B. the environment is seriously polluted
C. humans haven’t worked to protect them
D. the human population has increased greatly
14. We can learn from the text that .
A. the New Forest is the largest woodland in the world
B. the Brown Bear has been extinct for many years in Britain
C. humans destroyed natural habitats mainly by growing crops
D. humans planted hedgerows to make home for cattle and sheep
15. Which of the following may the writer agree with?
A. Setting up reserves is the best way to protect animals.
B. We can hardly stop animals from being endangered.
C. Things will become better for wild animals in Britain.
D. Human activities began to affect wildlife 200 years ago.
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。
Before trying to start a new career, there are several things that should be done. To begin with, a person should do an enough amount of research about the field that he or she is planning to enter. 16 They should consider the earning potential (可能性), the standard benefits, and the specific requirements for the jobs that they are considering.
17 Having work experience in one field does not make sure that a change to a new field will be smooth. People should avoid overstating or misrepresenting their qualifications (资历) only to get a job. Doing so can result in a lot of stress and place a person at risk of losing the new job.
Even when a person enters a new career at the correct level, there is a possibility that he or she will not know everything that is required. 18 So people should ask the necessary questions. On the contrary, it is best for people in new positions to show high levels of interest and desire to learn.
People should realize that wanting to start a new career does not mean that it is possible at any given moment. People should not quit their jobs too early with false expectations of easily getting another job. 19
It is also wise for a person to save some money before starting a new career. 20
There is also a possibility that he or she may have to invest (投资) in training or supplies, which may be difficult to cover while in a new position or in between jobs.
A. Therefore, it should not be taken lightly.
B. This is understandable when a person is new on a job.
C. It is also necessary to get the proper training or education.
D. It is not wise for people to act on just a desire (渴望) for change.
E. Some people choose a career they enjoy doing in their spare time.
F. Instead, it is best for them to begin their job search while they are still employed.
G. This will provide one with a great help in case the new job does not work out.
第二部分 英语知识运用 (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)
Have you ever had a day when everything seemed to go wrong, and nothing seemed to go right? Not too long ago I was having one of those days. I felt 21 , tired and sad. I lived 22 and had no one to turn to. At last, I decided to go to my mother’s.
After arriving at my mother’s place, I immediately expressed my 23 to my mother. I stood there 24 some pity, but she didn’t 25 me. Instead, she said, “I heard Jamie was having a(n) 26 day, too. Why don’t you 27 her some cookies and we’ll take them to her this afternoon?”
I didn’t really want to, 28 thinking working might help me feel better, I went to the 29 . When the cookies were ready, I 30 them on a plate. Then I made a 31 and wrote something on it with empathy (同情).
That afternoon we went to my friend’s house. I rang the bell. Soon, Jamie came to the door and looked at me in 32 for the unexpected visit. Before she could say anything, I said, “I heard you were having a hard day and 33 to bring you something. I hope your day goes better.” The 34 that came over Jamie’s face was one that I could never put into words. It was as if a darkened sky was suddenly 35 with the golden rays of the sun; it was as if in that small act, her day was 36 .
I got back into the car and 37 some amazing reason, I felt much better. That day I experienced the 38 that James Barrie attempted to 39 . He once said, “Those who bring 40 to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.”
21. A. blue B. yellow C. red D. green
22. A. far B. freely C. alone D. coldly
23. A. terror B. worry C. anger D. sadness
24. A. applying for B. standing for C. caring for D. hoping for
25. A. stop B. judge C. comfort D. notice
26. A. easy B. difficult C. familiar D. different
27. A. sell B. buy C. make D. post
28. A. but B. or C. and D. so
29. A. house B. kitchen C. garden D. store
30. A. sent B. placed C. covered D. ate
31. A. report B. gift C. call D. card
32. A. trouble B. peace C. surprise D. doubt
33. A. struggled B. decided C. forced D. prepared
34. A. look B. spirit C. failure D. tear
35. A. torn B. fired C. lit D. burnt
36. A. started B. ended C. discovered D. brightened
37. A. on B. at C. for D. with
38. A. truth B. rule C. method D. excuse
39. A. create B. guess C. hide D. describe
40. A. sunshine B. cloud C. rain D. wind
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。
Alice: Let’s go in and order some coffee while we appreciate your pictures, Bill.
Bill: Good idea. 41 of us like coffee. OK, here is a picture of David, my roommate. It was not long after we arrived at school this fall 42 I took this picture. We hadn’t known each other for long by then. The picture was taken when we 43 (tidy) up the room. 44 a mess the room was then!
Alice: You certainly had a lot of boxes. How did you ever find room for everything?
Bill: In the beginning we thought we’d never get all 45 (arrange). But now we are very comfortable. 46 (luck), David keeps his things neat.
Alice: Do you like living in the dormitory?
Bill: It’s not bad. Sometimes David turns his radio 47 too loud and makes too much noise, 48 of course makes me angry. Sometimes I leave my books and clothes lying around and he gets angry. 49 , we get along well with each other. Here is a picture of him taken when we paid a 50 to my family during vacation.
Alice: And the last one?
Bill: That’s my dog Alex.
41. 42. 43. 44. 45.
46. 47. 48. 49. 50.
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)
请修改下面的短文。短文中共有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、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。
Dear Jack,
Thanks for your kind help while my stay in Britain. With your help, I have made great progresses in my English study.
How is Mr. Richard? I want to know something about her life. I want to keep in touch with him, and unfortunately without his address I can’t contact with him. Did you have his email address or telephone number?
Would you like to visit Beijing during summer holiday? You see, Beijing is a very good tourist city, that is well-known for its culture and places of interesting. I can show you around the city then. I am sure you will stay here happy and learn a lot of things.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
中学生体质状况堪忧，很多学生缺乏运动。为了让同学们重视运动，你校决定出版一期以“运动与健康”为主题的校刊，请以Benefits of taking regular exercise为题为校刊撰写一篇英语短文。内容包括：
1. 控制体重；2. 精力充沛；3. 预防疾病；4. 增强自信。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考答案：
1-15 DCBDC BABCD BCDBB
16-20 DCBFG
21-40 ACDDC BCABB DCBAC DCADA
41. Both 42. that 43. were tidying 44. What 45. arranged
46. Luckily 47. up 48. which 49. However 50. visit
短文改错
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You see, Beijing is a very good tourist city, that is well-known which
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the city then. I am sure you will stay here happy and learn a lot of things. happily
Yours,
Li Hua
书面表达
One possible version:
Benefits of taking regular exercise
For various reasons, many students fail to take regular exercise. In fact, taking regular exercise benefits us a lot.
To begin with, exercise can help us control weight. When we engage in physical activity, we burn lots of calories. Secondly, regular physical activity can improve our muscle strength and endurance, which can keep us energetic. Thirdly, taking part in physical activity regularly can keep us away from a wide range of health problems to some extent. Finally, taking regular exercise makes us confident because we feel much better about ourselves after working out.
Therefore, to feel better, have more energy and keep fit, we should take exercise on a regular basis.
14-15学年牛津高二上学期B5U2阶段测试Ⅰ
Class: Name: Marks: 满分（85）
第一部分 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）
A
Dear Santa,
What do I ask this year? I have read each ad carefully in my mailbox, and looked through the colorful ads in the newspaper. There are so many lovely things, but I need nothing.
I realize this as I walk up the hill on my strong legs. I can hear the air fill my lungs. I feel the cold on my cheeks. I smell the smoke of the fire that warms my home. I see the snow-covered mountains and the small river dotted with fat geese.
I need nothing. There are people who love me. There are people who forgive my sometimes bad temper and who touch me with loving hands. There are neighbors who smile in the store. There are shopkeepers who tolerate me when I don’t have enough money. There are kind faces in public places.
There is a fat cat who often slides into my garage. Dogs and other cats share my hearth (炉床); I love to feel their fur with my feet. There are hawks that teach their young how to fly, right there behind my house. There are deer that wander into my yard and smell apples.
Green beans, tomatoes, peas and carrots color my kitchen. And a full bucket (桶) of hand tools and neatly dried seeds promise next year’s rich harvest. I need nothing.
Today I discovered a hole in my jeans. I felt the December air flow down my leg. How powerful the hand is that sweeps the wind along the mountains! Santa, dear old soul, just give me another day like this one in my life.
1. The author has read each ad in his mailbox in order to .
A. find something as a present for himself
B. find something as a present for his kids
C. get the news about vegetable prices
D. get the news about pet animals
2. What’s the author’s attitude towards life?
A. Uncertain. B. Anxious. C. Hopeful. D. Dissatisfied.
3. We can learn from the text that the author .
A. is very old and in bad health B. lives alone and has few friends
C. is too poor to pay for good clothes
D. may live close to mountains and rivers
B
I want to become a journalist and I wonder what makes a good journalist. In order to find the answer, I talked to Mary Harte who worked with the BBC for over 20 years as a journalist.
“You’ve got to have the interest. If you don’t like it, you will not persist because journalism is a very difficult job,” Mary said.
Out of experience Mary told me that it was very important for a journalist to watch and talk to people. She said, “What a journalist does is painting a little picture of a story. The information has to be accurate. Therefore, you really have to be watching and listening.”
Mary also emphasized (强调) the importance of experience. “It is important to collect as many skills as possible to be able to stand out of the crowd. A lot of the skills come from experience, so you won’t walk in the street and be a good journalist. You will be a good journalist because you’ve done it long enough,” she said.
Mary said, “You will not get a job handed to you. You will have to be prepared to put in long hours; you will have to be prepared to ring people, and you will have to be prepared to have no money for quite a while. In a word, you will have to work hard for it. Then it gets to the stage where you love your job and you think ‘Why is somebody paying me to do something that I really love?’”
From what an experienced journalist said, I learn that it is not just about the skills, but also the passion required to work in the field of journalism.
4. The underlined part “not persist” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by “ ”.
A. stay up B. stand out C. give up D. keep up
5. In Paragraph 2, Mary Harte mainly tells us that .
A. being a journalist is interesting
B. journalists will face a lot of difficulties
C. the author must be fond of journalism
D. many people give up journalism
6. According to Paragraph 3, Mary Harte thinks that it is important to .
A. get accurate information through talking and watching
B. watch what other journalists do to make a wonderful story
C. talk to people about how they want their stories to be written
D. add as much information to a story as possible to make it funny
7. By saying “You will not get a job handed to you” in Paragraph 5, Mary Harte means the author .
A. will not become a journalist
B. will have to work hard for the job
C. will not get any help from others
D. will get tired of being a journalist soon
C
Volcan de Lodo El Totumo, Colombia
If in Colombia at the end of February, you should make Cartagena part of your journey — here between December and March every year is the opportunity to get dirty. Bathing in mud from the Volcan de Lodo El Totumo can be best described as a primal (原始的) experience. The volcano is small, looking more like a little hill. If you reach the very top, you’ll discover gray mud. It’s believed that the mud has a curing effect in cleaning your skin.
La Tomatina, Spain
It’s possibly the most famous food fight in the world. So if you think tomatoes are only for salads, you are on a wrong track. In a small Spanish village named Bunol, on the last Wednesday of August every year, trucks dump (倾倒) about 120 tons of tomatoes in the streets of the town and tomato juice flows from there.
El Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), Mexico
In early November each year Mexicans gather in cemeteries (墓地) to hold a celebration. That’s a celebration of the dead. People smoke cigars and eat festive foods to show life goes on as they honor those who have died. The idea is based on the belief that the spirits of the dead pay their families a visit on October 31 and stay until November 2.
World Ice Golf Championship, Greenland
For more than 10 years the World Ice Golf Championship has been regarded as the most extreme golf tournament in the world. There golfers take extreme temperatures as their first task to deal with. Then it will take players time and patience to be accustomed (习惯) to orange balls to play with. Determined by weather conditions, the tournament is scheduled for March each year in Greenland.
8. The text is mainly about .
A. interesting holiday centers for travelers
B. some unusual festivals and events
C. strange customs around the world
D. special sports events in Europe
9. Which of the following lasts the longest?
A. Volcan de Lodo El Totumo. B. World Ice Golf Championship.
C. El Dia de los Muertos. D. La Tomatina.
10. The most challenging thing for golfers in the World Ice Golf Championship is .
A. to reach Greenland in March
B. to walk on the ice instead of grass
C. to make themselves used to the weather
D. to find the orange balls in the snow
11. El Dia de los Muertos is held in order to .
A. pass their belief to the next generation
B. visit the dead in a special way
C. celebrate the death of others
D. honor their ancestors
D
At 91, Philip Theil lives in a century-old house in Seattle’s University District and that’s the way he wants to keep it. “As far as I’m concerned, I would not like to leave this place. Living in a group is something I couldn’t tolerate. I’d kill myself before I have to do that.” Many elderly Americans, who can no longer manage on their own, spend their final years in a nursing home. However, the vast majority of seniors would prefer to live in their own homes as long as possible.
Theil says he and his wife manage pretty well right now. But the couple can feel their advancing age and realize they will soon need more help with basic household chores, like changing the light bulb at the top of the stairs.
“To change that tube, I have to bring in a stepladder (折梯) and put it partly on the landing and partly on the stairs and climb up,” Theil says. “It’s frightening.” In the old days, the Theils could ask their children to help them. But those young helpers have grown up and gone. “We have kids and we call them sometimes, but one lives in Munich, Germany, another lives in London and the third lives in New York,” Theil says. “They’re not going to visit us for a weekend.”
So the Theils would like to join a virtual (虚拟的) village, which provides a local network of volunteers helping the elderly people in place. They help seniors with anything from transportation to home repairs and dog walking. The concept came into being in Boston a decade ago and has since grown into a national movement. In most cases, the villages charge a membership (会员) fee from about $100 to more than $1,000 per year. Once you’re a member, some of the services are free.
12. Theil wants to .
A. live with his children together
B. kill himself before moving out
C. live in his own home for his final years
D. spend the rest of his life in a nursing home
13. The difficulty for the Theils at present is that .
A. the light bulbs in their house always break down
B. they can’t do some household chores easily
C. they can’t take care of themselves at all
D. they miss their children too much
14. What can we learn about Theil’s family?
A. The old couple can’t depend on their kids helping them.
B. Their children all live in foreign countries.
C. Their children are too busy to go home.
D. Theil’s wife can’t manage on herself.
15. According to the text, we learn that .
A. the number of the old people in the US is increasing greatly
B. virtual villages help the old people stay in their own home
C. people often offer help to the old people for free in the US
D. virtual villages have become popular around the world
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。
Parents would remember their own first experience of leaving home. 16 In remembering their own experience, parents next have to consider the experience they want to provide their son or daughter with.
This experience of leaving home is important psychologically (精神上地) for children, now young adults, and parents alike. 17
After managing through adolescence (青春期), parents are faced with the fact that their child is a young adult, and they will not be able to order him or her any longer. 18 Parents have to realize that their child is becoming independent.
Rather than telling their children over and over again that they will be all right, the parents must remind themselves not to let their concerns upset their children. Let them leave in peace and do not try to pour in all the lessons left untaught. 19
Talk with the children about their feelings of leaving home. Share with them about their growing up and the pleasures parents have had along the way.
Don’t focus on whether they will miss you though, as this feeling might actually be your own. 20 It can be difficult to let go of your children, but how you do so will also set the stage for how they may return.
A. Gone are the days of parental authority (权威).
B. Just tell them the door will be kept open for them.
C. Some lessons are only gained by leaving home.
D. Treasure your children while they are young.
E. For many people it came easily, but for some it came along with stress, even conflict.
F. The experience can determine the style of relationship between parents and children.
G. One really needs a lot of help when living in another place or just being far from your home.
第二部分 英语知识运用 (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)
We found him a few weeks ago, walking along the road in a rural area. He was jumping on 21 , and we thought maybe his family was camping somewhere nearby, 22 we passed him by. A few hours later, on our return trip, he was still in the 23 place. When he saw us, he laid down in the middle of the road, so we were 24 to get around him.
We stopped the car and 25 , trying to figure out if anyone was around from whom he was 26 . It didn’t appear so. Then we took a good look at the dog. He had no collar (项圈) and he was really 27 . We thought he was given up by his owner.
My husband said, “If he doesn’t 28 me when I pick him up to put him in the car, then we have a new dog.” The dog 29 joined us with no fight at all. He 30 sticking his head between the two front seats and 31 us for picking him up.
The dog was 32 on the road for some time. He was extremely under 33 . He was covered in scars and new 34 . So, we fed him a lot over the next two weeks and he gained over twenty pounds.
We do love this dog. He had no 35 , but he is a quick learner. He no longer 36 to get on the bed, but he does like sitting in one of the folding chairs. We figure he wishes to 37 being underfoot (挡路) when our daughter is dancing about, which she 38 often. She has stepped on him a few times. When that 39 , he simply moves. He does not bare his teeth. Since then, he has become a(n) 40 of our family.
21. A. walls B. cars C. trees D. ropes
22. A. before B. though C. until D. so
23. A. dirty B. quiet C. same D. small
24. A. lucky B. proud C. sorry D. unable
25. A. looked around B. gave away C. came back D. settled down
26. A. driven B. divided C. carried D. stolen
27. A. thin B. different C. crazy D. curious
28. A. touch B. leave C. bite D. kill
29. A. carefully B. shyly C. nervously D. happily
30. A. imagined B. allowed C. kept D. practiced
31. A. visiting B. encouraging C. praising D. thanking
32. A. clearly B. finally C. also D. still
33. A. cover B. weight C. control D. level
34. A. wounds B. pains C. excuses D. problems
35. A. messages B. manners C. knowledge D. family
36. A. remembers B. learns C. tries D. returns
37. A. start B. advise C. risk D. avoid
38. A. moves B. holds C. does D. chooses
39. A. happens B. begins C. helps D. works
40. A. chance B. member C. honor D. neighbor
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。
David: It’s a great art show, isn’t it? By the way, I’m David.
Lucy: Nice to meet you, David. My name is Lucy. The art show is very 41 (success). The paintings on exhibition are beautiful indeed and they have left me a deep 42 .
David: Nice to meet you, too, Lucy. May I know where you are from?
Lucy: Actually, I was born in Paris, but I 43 (bring) up in London. How about you?
David: Oh, I’m a native American born in New York. I’m 44 art teacher in New York University. This art show is held by my students.
Lucy: Really? I’m a student 45 (major) in piano performance at the same college. I 46 (hold) a piano party next Saturday night at the Silver Bar. Would you like to come?
David: I’d love to. Do you mind 47 I take my daughter with me? 48 painting, she is fond of listening to music as well. She has an MP3 player, with 49 she can listen to some music when she feels 50 (tire) with her lessons.
Lucy: That’s great. I will be very glad to see you and your daughter at my piano party next Saturday.
41. 42. 43. 44. 45.
46. 47. 48. 49. 50.
参考答案：
1-15 ACDCC ABBAC DCBAB
16-20 EFACB
21-40 BDCDA BACDC DABAB CDCAB
41. successful 42. impression 43. was brought 44. an 45. majoring
46. will hold 47. if 48. Besides 49. which 50. tired
14-15学年牛津高二上学期B5U2阶段测试Ⅱ
Class: Name: Marks: 满分（85）
第一部分 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）
A
It all started off with five. It was raining, and my dad told me that I had to make five free throws (投球) one after another without a break before I could go home. I was ten years old at that time. So I shot (投球) until I indeed made five free throws. Pretty soon the number of free throws increased until I got to high school and I had to make seventy-five before I could leave the gym.
I used to get mad when I reached the required amount and I would miss the next one, but my dad made me start over, saying that I missed it on purpose. So in high school I would usually get to 120 before I stopped. My highest ever was 175. I never expected this would ever bring me some benefit, but one game really changed my idea.
Our school team was playing basketball match with Royal High School, and we lost the game by twenty points a week earlier, so this game was all about revenge (报仇). With two minutes left in the game, my team was up by six and their coach told them to foul (犯规). Our coach immediately put forward a perfect plan — giving the ball to me every time. And every time my teammates gave me the ball, the other team would foul me. Then I went to the free throw line and made two free throws successfully. I ended up going ten-for-ten that game all in the last two minutes. The final score was 57-50 and we won.
1. We can learn from the first two paragraphs that .
A. the author’s father was very strict with him
B. the author’s father wanted him to create a record
C. the author had to make five free throws every day
D. the author could make 75 free throws at the age of 10
2. How many times was the author fouled?
A. Ten. B. Seven. C. Six. D. Five.
3. What can we learn from the text?
A. The author could make fifty free throws within two minutes.
B. The author’s hard work brought a good result in the game.
C. The author’s coach didn’t know the author had the talent.
D. Royal High School team was stronger than the author’s team.
B
Having attended a first-aid-at-work course, Brian Cracknell soon found himself responding to two emergencies in a week.
Brian was at work in his bus company office in Weston-super-Mare on May 18 when a colleague called to say there had been an accident at a bus stop nearby. He ran to the scene with his first aid kit and found an old lady sitting at the bus stop. When boarding (上车) the bus, the old lady painfully hurt her left leg, which was bleeding.
He introduced himself, and asked some basic first aid questions to get a general picture of her health. Then he put his jacket on the floor, using the lady’s coat as a pillow, and gently laid her down so he could raise her legs and apply some bandages. Bryan said, “At first I was a bit worried about remembering to do all the right things. I made sure she was as comfortable as possible.” When he had nearly finished, he told the lady that she was his first one. The lady said he was doing a great job.
Just a week later, Brian got a second call-out to help another lady at a bus stop.
Having used his new skills twice within a short time, Brian has decided to sign up as a Red Cross first aid volunteer. As he said, “I just thought: what’s the point in having this knowledge if I’m not going to use it? It felt really good to help those people. I was so proud of myself afterwards, so I’m going to join the Red Cross.”
4. Before helping the old lady, Brian ..
A. had given first aid on many people
B. was thought to be a skilled first aid volunteer
C. knew nothing about how to handle an emergency
D. had learnt first aid skills but hadn’t put them into practice
5. What was wrong with the old lady when Brian arrived?
A. Her legs were bleeding after being injured.
B. Her left leg was injured and was bleeding.
C. She fell onto the ground and hurt her head.
D. She was knocked down by a bus and lost her legs.
6. What does Paragraph 3 mainly tell us?
A. The reason why Brian was asked to help.
B. Brian handled two emergencies in a week.
C. How Brian gave first aid on the old lady.
D. How the old lady reacted to Brian’s performance.
7. After using his first aid skills twice, Brian .
A. was discouraged and decided to give up
B. realized he still had a lot of things to learn
C. decided to give up his job for the Red Cross
D. decided to help more people with his first aid skills
C
A Japanese company has ordered all of its 2,700 employees to get identical (一模一样的) hairstyles. For men, the preferred cut is short on the sides and back but longer on top. For women, the company prefers a bob with a longer fringe (刘海) that can be swept to one side. This unusual request is its effort to help the country save energy.
The spokeswoman for the Tokyo-based construction firm Maeda Corporation Chizuru Inoue explained, “Our company is eager to protect the environment and we encourage our staff to carry out many environment-friendly actions.”
She added, “We are not sure of the data yet, but we believe if people have short hair, they do not need to use their hair driers for so long and they will use less water. If all our employees do this, then we may save a lot of power.” Some staff are confused about which style they must have and have been asking which salons (美容院) give the best cut.
The energy-saving move is part of a national campaign to reduce energy consumption (消耗) following the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Japan has been struggling to produce enough electricity since the tsunami ended production at the Fukushima plants. The disaster resulted in a review of the country’s energy policy that now means less than a quarter of its remaining nuclear plants are in use. The government has talked about a move away from nuclear energy towards more sustainable (能持续的) technologies. Many government departments have taken measures to save power, including a reduced use of air conditioning in offices and schools. Many employees cannot turn down the air conditioner below 27 degrees in the hottest summer months.
8. The company gave the order of hairstyles to .
A. keep the company offices clean
B. show a good image of the business
C. make the staff look tidy and pretty
D. help reduce energy consumption
9. After the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan .
A. is building more nuclear plants
B. has to rethink its energy policy
C. limits people’s daily energy use
D. decides to close old nuclear plants
10. It can be inferred from the text that .
A. nuclear power forms 1/4 of Japan’s energy
B. nuclear plants will soon disappear in Japan
C. the company is not alone in saving energy
D. other companies have copied the “hairstyle order”
11. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Sustainable power is welcome in Japan
B. Nuclear disaster brings bad results
C. Short hairstyles may help save energy
D. Japan is lacking in energy
D
It turns out that nodding off (睡觉) in class may not be a bad idea, as a new study has shown that going to sleep shortly after learning new materials is the best way to remember them.
According to US lead author Jessica Payne, a psychologist at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, nodding off after learning something new is like “telling” the sleeping brain what to remember. Along with colleagues, she studied 207 students who slept for at least six hours per night. Students were randomly (随机地) assigned to study something declarative (陈述的) at 9 am or 9 pm, and returned for testing 30 minutes, 12 hours or 24 hours later.
Declarative memory refers to the ability to consciously (有意识地) remember facts and events, and can be divided into memory for events and memory for facts about the world. People use both types of memory every day — remembering where they parked today or learning how a colleague prefers to be called.
At the 12-hour retest, memory was better following a night of sleep compared to a day of wakefulness (不眠). At the 24-hour retest, with all students having received both a full night of sleep and a full day of wakefulness, students’ memories were greater when sleep happened shortly after learning rather than following a full day of wakefulness.
“Our study confirms that sleeping directly after learning something new is beneficial for memory. What’s special for this study is that we have shown sleep’s influence on declarative memory,” Payne said. “Since we found that sleeping soon after learning benefited both types of memory, this means that it would be a good thing to go over any information you need to remember before going to bed. In some sense, you may be telling the sleeping brain what to consolidate (巩固).”
12. What’s the main idea of the text?
A. How to improve one’s memory is a difficult problem.
B. Nodding off after learning something new helps remember it.
C. Students should nod off in class after they learn new materials.
D. The best way to remember new materials is to nod off in class.
13. We can learn about the study that .
A. Jessica Payne and her colleagues were tested
B. 207 students were eager to take the test
C. it tested students studying something declarative
D. people’s memory can be divided into two types
14. Paragraph 4 mainly tells us .
A. students’ memories are the best if they sleep for 12 hours each day
B. sleeping for 24 hours contributes to improving students’ memories
C. a full day of wakefulness can make students’ memories improved greatly
D. students’ memories are better when sleep happens shortly after learning
15. What suggestion does Payne give in the last paragraph?
A. The more you sleep, the more you remember.
B. Go over what you want to remember before going to bed.
C. Teachers should allow their students to sleep in class.
D. If you want to improve your memory, you should sleep.
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。
Most of life is regular. You do the same things you did yesterday, the day before and every day for the last month. Habits, good or bad, make you who you are. 16 If you know how to change your habits, then even a small effort can create big changes. Here are some tips to get you started:
One habit for 30 days. You focus on one change for thirty days. 17 I’ve used this as the basis for most of my habit changes. It certainly works to form the automatic (自动的) programs that run in the background of your mind.
Replace lost needs. If you switch on your computer and start removing hardware (硬件), what will happen? 18 Similarly, you can’t just pull out habits without replacing the needs they meet. Giving up television might mean you need to find a new way to relax or get information.
One habit at a time. A month may seem like a long time to focus on only one change, but I’ve found trying to change more than a few habits at a time to be unwise. 19 Multitasking (多任务处理) between three or four often means none become habits.
20 Your change should involve one or two rules, not a dozen. Exercising once each day for at least thirty minutes is easier to follow than exercising on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays by doing yoga the first day and mountain biking the third day. Simple rules create habits while complex rules create headaches.
A. Keep it simple.
B. The key is how to control them.
C. Chances are that your computer will not work.
D. After that time it will surely become a habit.
E. You can’t know whether a different habit will work until you try it.
F. With just one habit change, you can focus on making it really stick.
G. If your change brings you more pain than joy, you’d better give it up.
第二部分 英语知识运用 (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)
My son Advait is 4 years old. He taught me a beautiful 21 today. He called out to me today saying, “Papa, sit down.” That usually means 22 everything and sitting down to play with him. So I did that because he would not stop calling out till I 23 . He was playing with beads, threading (穿过) them one by one. As you know, it is a great exercise that helps 24 manual (手工的) skills.
Finally, after he 25 playing with the beads, it was time to put them in the box. He slowly 26 each bead, looked at it as if it were made of chocolate and then put it into the box.
With over a hundred beads to go, I was getting 27 . “Why couldn’t he pick up ten in one go and put them in?” I wondered. Then I 28 that he did this with as much involvement as while we were 29 earlier. There was no 30 in his playing and his putting the beads away. My morning would be 31 . And then it occurred to me that this boy was enjoying the whole 32 .
Looking at how 33 my son was putting the beads into the box after he had finished his game 34 me that the process is the goal. The joy is not in getting there but in every 35 of the journey.
Isn’t this what living in the NOW is all about? Advait, my son, was showing me that it was about 36 every moment with complete love and peace. The truest and happiest moments of my 37 have been the ones when I fully took part in without 38 the past or the future.
Thank you, my dear boy, for all lessons that you 39 . I am so 40 .
21. A. article B. secret C. song D. lesson
22. A. leaving B. accepting C. packing D. carrying
23. A. set off B. woke up C. gave in D. broke out
24. A. require B. build C. take D. share
25. A. started B. considered C. finished D. imagined
26. A. threw away B. picked up C. handed out D. brought up
27. A. tired B. impatient C. calm D. excited
28. A. ordered B. informed C. asked D. noticed
29. A. playing B. sleeping C. writing D. talking
30. A. difference B. need C. pleasure D. doubt
31. A. enjoyed B. arranged C. admired D. wasted
32. A. journey B. day C. game D. process
33. A. nervously B. popularly C. peacefully D. worriedly
34. A. helped B. taught C. demanded D. pleased
35. A. person B. trouble C. case D. step
36. A. sparing B. choosing C. enjoying D. counting
37. A. life B. college C. office D. holiday
38. A. depending on B. learning about C. thinking about D. getting on
39. A. learned B. attended C. provided D. drew
40. A. confused B. shocked C. grateful D. satisfied
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。
Paul: Maria, let’s go to watch the tennis match this Friday night.
Maria: I called the ticket office yesterday, only to be told that all the tickets 41 (sell) out.
Paul: I know, but there will surely be some people hanging around the stadium 42 (try) to sell tickets.
Maria: I’m afraid the prices will be really 43 .
Paul: Don’t worry. We can buy the cheapest ones and still enjoy the match.
Maria: Who knows 44 or not the tickets will be real.
Paul: That’s easy. We can go to the entrance to have them 45 (check) before paying.
Maria: Good idea! Let’s meet at the school gate at 7 pm this Friday evening. 46 the way, what should I take with me?
Paul: You’d better 47 some warm clothes. You know, it’s autumn now. 48 it’s warm in the day time, it gets pretty cold at night. 49 , I think we should also take an umbrella with us in case it rains.
Maria: How will we come back after the game?
Paul: We can take a bus. There is a bus station near the stadium. There is regular bus service and it runs 50 10 minutes.
41. 42. 43. 44. 45.
46. 47. 48. 49. 50.
参考答案：
1-15 ADBDB CDDBC CBCDB
16-20 BDCFA
21-40 DACBC BBDAA DDCBD CACCC
41. had been sold 42. trying 43. high 44. whether 45. checked
46. By 47. take 48. Though/Although/While 49. Besides 50. every
