Dear Francisco Jiménez,
I used to think my dad was too hard on me. Whatever I did just wasn’t good enough for him. I had no idea why he treated me so hard, After reading your book, The Circuit, I understand my dad better and what he has been trying to tell me.
My dad is an immigrant just like you. He came to the US when he was 14 years old. He spoke broken English, his family had to sleep together in one room, and he had to work to help his family out. He had to earn everything he got.
My dad scolds me about not taking enough initiative（主动性）to learn another language. He says that when he was a kid he had to learn English on his own. I used to not listen to him, but after I read your book, I started to think about what he said differently. I thought about when you chose to stay in for recess（课间休息）at school every day to practice English and when, while you were working in the fields, you looked at your notebook and tried to memorize the English words that you didn’t know. It must have taken a lot of initiative to do that all by yourself.
My dad makes me do extra work even after I have done all of my homework. He says working hard is the only way to get far in life. The Circuit describes the importance of hard work much better than my dad described it. When you won a prize for your butterfly drawing, it made you feel like you were rushing out of your cocoon(茧) and you were flying away on your wings to become noticed. Before, your classmates had not paid attention to you. My dad told me that when he had just come to the US, he won a math prize. Now I understand how he must have felt. I think he is pushing me to work extra hard because he wants me to feel the same way.
Your book made me feel a lot better about my dad. I am now sure that he cares about me and he is just trying to help me become a better person. The Circuit has helped me understand my dad and realize his good intentions. Thank you for sharing your childhood memories with me. With appreciation, Lara Bagdasarian
54. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. The author’s father doesn’t like her.
B. The author may work harder after reading the book
C. The author had to do extra homework arranged by her father. D. The author understood her father better before reading the book.
55. What may be the function of the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph? A. To show the author’s puzzles about what her father does. B. To describe the feeling of achieving success. C. To show the author’s success in drawing. D. To explain the importance of hard-working. 56. The author wrote the letter to ______. A. show her anger to her father B. help sell the book, The Circuit C. express her thanks to Francisco D. express her thanks to her father
C Last week, my granddaughter started kindergarten, and I wished her every success. But part of me didn’t. I actually wanted her to fail in some ways because I believe that failure can be good for our learning process. Success is proving that you can do something that you already know you can
do, or doing something correctly the first time, which can often be a problematic (存在问题的) victory. First-time success is usually a fluke (侥幸). First-time failure, however, is supposed to be the natural order of things. Failure is how we learn.
In Africa they describe a good cook as “She who has broken many pots.” If you’ve spent enough time in the kitchen to have broken a lot of pots, probably you know a fair amount about cooking. I once had dinner with a group of cooks, and they spent time comparing knife wounds and burn scars. They knew how much credibility (可信) their failures gave them.
I earn my living by writing a daily newspaper column. Each week I know that one column I write is going to be the worst column. I try my best every day. I have learned to love that column. A successful column usually means that I am discussing my familiar topic, writing in a style I am used to or saying the same things as anyone else but in a better way.
My younger daughter is a trapeze artist (荡秋千演员). She spent three years practising a show, and she did it successfully for years. There was no reason for her to change it but she did anyway. She said she was no longer learning anything new and she was bored. And if she was bored, there was no point in subjecting (使……服从于) her body to all that stress. She risked failure and great public embarrassment in order to feed her soul.
My granddaughter is a perfectionist. She will feel her failures, and I will want to comfort her. But I will also, I hope, remind her of what she learned, and how she can do better next time. I hope I can tell her, though, that it’s not the end of the world. Indeed, with luck, it is the beginning. 57. Why did the author want his granddaughter to fail? A. Success is boring though good.
B. He wanted her to be strong enough to face hardships. C. It’s impossible to do everything successfully. D. She would learn more from failure.
58. What’s the author’s attitude toward his daughter changing her show? A. Negative B. Worried C. Positive D. Anxious 59. The author develops the article mainly by _______. A. following the time order B. comparing different opinions C. giving examples D. giving a cause and analyzing its effects 60. The writer talked about his own experience to show that . A. the thought of failure will make you work even harder B. we should try every possible way to avoid failure C. past failures made him dare not take risks in writing D. we cannot depend on luck to live a good life 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。
How to Make Friends with Neighbors
Most people have neighbors where they live, whether it is in a house, a townhouse, or an apartment. You want to be friends with your neighbors, not enemies. Here are some tips to make that happen.
Get to know your neighbors. If you are the ones moving in and nobody has come to greet you, introduce yourself to your neighbors. 61 If you see someone with a moving truck moving in, introduce yourself and offer to help. Take them a home-treat, such as cookies or bread, welcoming them to the neighborhood.
62 Take a loaf of bread or a plate of cookies or brownies and wish them a Merry
Christmas. You can make a little bag of candy to take to them and wish them a Happy Halloween.
Invite your neighbors to dinner or a barbecue. You can get to know them over a delicious meal. Don’t ask them to bring anything. 63 You can also invite your neighbor over to your house if you are watching a football, baseball, or other sport you think they might be interested in.
Be considerate to your neighbors. 64 You don’t want to be the annoying neighbors who have no consideration for others in the neighborhood. Keep your arguments within the walls of your house. Don’t run outside shouting at one another, creating a huge scene. Nobody wants to know about your personal or family problems.
Let your children play together. Don’t stop your children from playing with your neighbor’s children because of religion, race, or other unimportant things. 65 A. Wish them Happy Holidays.
B. They will probably grow up together, so avoid creating enemies and make friends instead. C. If they offer, be kind and accept it.
D. If you see your neighbor working out in his or her yard, offer a helping hand. E. Go up to your neighbor’s house and say hello.
F. Don’t play super loud music in the early morning or after nine o’clock at night. G. Help out with yard work.
第四部分: 单词拼写 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
根据句子意思以及所给的首字母或者汉语意思写单词或短语，使句意连贯、通顺。 66. The manager thinks that Mary should give an ___________ for being late.（解释） 67. He promised to keep me i___________ of what happened.
68. In order to achieve high g___________, Jack works very hard and often gets up early in the morning.
69. He went back to London without having a___________ any success.
70. My father has even f___________ me from meeting my friends online at the Internet café! 71. They were having a meeting when the lights ________ ________. (熄灭) 72. The secretary will be ________ ________ when the chairman is away. (负责) 73. We got those flowers ________ ________.（免费）
74. When I _________ _________ _________ the old days, I feel I was very happy. (回想)
75. We’re so excited that we ________ _______ _______ tell our parents the good news. （迫不及待）
第五部分: 短文改错（满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写上该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I had a interesting dream last night. I dreamed that I took part in a race in the sports meeting. At first, I could
not to run very fast and fell behind. So I didn’t lose heart and kept running. All the student on
the
playground cheered me on, “Come on!” I was so encouraging that I ran faster and faster until I caught up all
the other runners. I felt like a superman. In the end, I got to the finishing line first. I won the race. I felt very
proudly of myself. Many of my classmates throw me up into the air. Just at that moment I woke up and found
me still lying in bed! What interesting the dream was!
第六部分: 书面表达(满分10分)
假如你校要举办一次主题为“How to communicate with our parents”的英语演讲比赛，请你用英语写一篇演讲稿。要点如下： 1、尊重并信任父母； 2、常与父母聊天； 3、换位思考问题。
注意：1、词数100左右；
2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3、参考词汇：换位思考 put oneself in one’s shoes； 4、行文必须符合演讲稿的格式。
How to communicate with our parents
Hello, everyone.
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安师大附中2015-2016学年度第一学期期中考试
高一英语英语试卷
参考答案
听力
1-5 BCACB
6-10 CABAB
11-15 ACCBA
16-20 BABBA
单选
21-25 BDACD 26-30ABDCC 完形填空
31-35 DABBC 36-40 ADDCA 41-45 ADABB 46-50 DACCB 阅读理解
51-53 BBA 54-56 DBC 57-60 DCCA 61-65 EACFB 单词拼写
66. explanation 67. informed 68. grades 69. achieved 70. forbidden 71. went out 72. in charge 73. for free 74. look back on 75. can’t wait to 短文改错
1. a→ an 2. to删除 3. So→ But 4. student→ students 5. encouraging→ encouraged 6. up ∧with all 7. proudly→ proud 8. throw→ threw 9. me→ myself 10. What→ How
书面表达
How to communicate with our parents
Hello, everyone. I’d like to share with you my ideas about this topic.
Parents are the people who love us most, so it’s necessary to keep a good relationship with them. Here are my ideas on how to make it easier to communicate with parents.
First, we should respect and trust our parents. Don’t be rude to them even if they have done something wrong. They have experienced more and always try their best to protect us from dangers. Second, if we often talk with them about our life and experience, we will know each other better. Third, if sometimes we don’t agree with our parents’ decision, we should try to put ourselves into their shoes and we will soon understand them. Thank you for listening.
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