[江苏]2013-2014学年江苏宿迁高二上期第一次月考英语卷

Joe，who is ______ success as a writer，will give us ______ lecture on Dickens tomorrow.

Mrs Taylor has an 8yearold daughter who has a(n) ______ for painting — she has won two national prizes.

Mr Harris apologized ______ the children ______ the lady ______ what they had done.

In our country everyone can enjoy the same right_______religion, race or sex.

We learned to dive, ________ meals outside and sleep in a tent.

It was _________ of the parents who hold the view that boys are superior to girls to treat their own little girl as a stranger.

______ is our hope that we will pay another visit to Paris this summer.

Anyone who wants to ________ China’s gardens should go to Suzhou, whose gardens are the best examples in the country.

— I didn't mean ______ my mother.
— But talking to her like that meant ______ her.

The shy girl felt ______ and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teacher's questions.

——Do you have any idea when the project will be carried out?
—No, but I have heard that it was not until last month _______ it was approved.

I used to quarrel a lot with my parents, but now we ______ fine.

—What do you think of your trip to Mount Tai?
—Wonderful.It was______than expected.

The newly built café, the walls of_______ are painted light green, is really a peaceful place for us, specially after hard work.

—Jack，could I use your bike？I need to go to the market this afternoon.
—______！I won't use it.

On a cold winter day, two men walked along a valley.Finally, they stopped at a grave（坟墓）, which was covered with thick  1  . The gravestone looked very  2  . The older man said to the young man,“This is your mother’s grave…”The young man  3  in the snow.
This   4 took place 20 years ago. At that time the most intense 5   had occurred here. Among the soldiers was Wilson. The strong  6  had made the forces retreat（撤退）. Wilson had headed forward in the snow with the troops in front of him. 7   , he heard a baby’s cry, which came from a hole in the snow. Wilson dug into the snow, and was immediately  8  by what he had seen.
In a mother’s arms, the baby was crying aloud. What was even more shocking was that the mother was naked. It turned out that they were   9   in this valley by the heavy snow. In order to  10  her baby, the mother had wrapped all her 11   around the child while holding him tightly in her arms. Though the mother had been 12   , the baby in her arms had survived. Wilson was deeply moved by such an unexpected  13  . He buried the mother and held the   14   baby to pursue（追赶）the   15  .
After the war, he took this child to the United States to   16  . When the child grew up, Wilson told him what   17   that year and took him to the valley to   18   his mother.
Kneeling at the grave, the young man burst into tears. After a while, the young man started to clean the snow on the grave. After cleaning the snow around, he undressed himself, 19     the grave, threw himself on the grave and spoke out the words from his heart,“Mom, how   20   you were for so many years!”

A．leaves B．snow C．dust D．grass

A．simple B．clean C．beautiful D．big

A．gave up B．stood up C．knelt down D．broke down

A．party B．strike C．accident D．story

A．speech B．whisper C．fighting D．argument

A．competition B．enemy C．disease D．storm

A．Fortunately B．Frequently C．Immediately D．Suddenly

A．shocked B．puzzled C．frightened D．annoyed

A．wounded B．trapped C．killed D．frozen

A．feed B．teach C．save D．hide

A．clothes B．blankets C．packages D．handkerchiefs

A．sick B．dead C．hungry D．lost

A．mark B．condition C．voice D．scene

A．growing B．crying C．running D．singing

A．troops B．mother C．path D．goal

A．show him in B．call him in C．bring him up D．pick him up

A．happened B．appeared C．started D．formed

A．depend on B．attend to C．care about D．look for

A．moved B．decorated C．covered D．dug

A．tired B．fearful C．lonely D．cold

Dear Mayor,
I would like to draw your attention to the depressing state of the environment in our city. Increased vehicles have made the air polluted. Citizens find it difficult to breathe. Dumping toxic chemicals into the river has polluted the drinking water and ground water.
All of us, as concerned citizens, have discussed these problems in various meetings. We have come up with the following proposals（提议）.
The green roads are no longer green. Many trees and bushes have been cut. We propose restricting the movement of vehicles. Besides, we should make it compulsory（强制性的）to use anti-pollution devices on all vehicles. We should also plant more plants and trees along roads.
The Bada Nadi River has become a dumping ground of toxic chemicals from some factories. These toxic chemicals have killed nearly all the life in the river and polluted our drinking water and ground water. We propose that the Bada Nadi River be declared a protected water body. All the dumping should be banned and heavy fine should be imposed on the offenders（违法者）. To tackle the problem of managing toxic waste, we propose setting up a water treatment plant so that only clean water is discharged into the river. Cleaning up the river and introducing various fishes and plants to the river will bring it back to life.
Lastly, the noise pollution caused by honking（鸣）horns and blaring loudspeakers has caused distress to one and all. Many people have suffered from noise-related illnesses. We propose a blanket ban on the use of loudspeakers. And“no horn zones”should also be declared in residential hospitals and school areas.
I would request you to seriously consider our proposals and act accordingly.
Thank you!
Sincerely yours,
A kind-hearted citizen
The author wrote this letter in order to ______.

In order to protect the Bada Nadi River, the author suggests _______.

The underlined word “tackle”in the fourth paragraph means“_______”.

It's a name that needs no address.Everyone knows Santa Claus lives at the North Pole.
So letters sent to Santa Claus find their way to the small town of the North Pole deep in Alaska，including those simply sent to Santa. Last year，120,000 letters arrived from 26 countries，not including the thousands with no return addresses.

Those who have return addresses usually get a reply and a North Pole postmark（邮戳） that has delighted children all over the world for many years. They feel happy to receive Santa's reply.
Letters arrive all the year around in the town of 1,600，where streets have names such as Santa Claus Lane and Kris Kringle Drive. Around Thanksgiving，they start getting there by the thousands each day as Christmas comes. Even letters without stamps get through，an exception（例外）for the U．S. Postal Service.
“This is special because it has Santa's name on it，”said Debra Cornelius，an officer at the main post office in nearby Fairbanks，where the letters are kept during the holiday.
Gabby Gaborik is among several dozen volunteers who are busy sending off replies to children who sent return addresses.
In his 10 years as a volunteer，Gaborik has seen every kind of wish. There are children who want the latest toys they see on TV. There are children who ask for miracles（奇迹），some wanting their mother back for Christmas or their father back from Iraq，even though he died there.
Replies get a North Pole postmark，including a halfmoon drawing of Santa's face. Even late letters get a reply，Gaborik said，“It says something like ‘Thanks for writing. Santa's been really busy，’anything the children might want to hear，”he said.
Letters written to Santa Claus without an address can arrive at the North Pole because ______.

The underlined word “delighted” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by “______”.

We can know from the text that ______.

What's the best title for the text?

If you're networking (建立人际关系) and nothing is happening, you might need to evaluate how you're doing it. Maybe you show up at each event and still feel challenged by the process. You aggressively talk to people, give out your cards, call endlessly to schedule an appointment but have no real success from your efforts. To help you gain a different future, here are ten habits you should avoid.
Ineffective networkers：
1. Lack patience. They expect immediate results and want business now, not tomorrow.
2. Constantly “selling” something. They see dollar signs every time they shake hands with someone.
3. Too many choices. If they offer a variety of products, they might try too hard to tell about all of them. Offering too much information sends a confusing message making it difficult for people to send referral (指点). Opportunities are all around us but when you're networking, only focus on one.
4. Change positions too often. If they move from company to company or do something totally different, it might be difficult for people to keep up with them.
5. Lack manners and respect. They interrupt others, talk with food in their mouth, aren't very polite and appear unprofessional. They call people during dinner or on the weekends without thinking whether the occasion is suitable.
6. Distribute too many cards and sales literature. They come while loading with brochures, flyers (传单), catalogues and samples.
7. Focus on themselves. Too much self promotion can leave the other person to feel unappreciated. Every sentence begins with “I” and is all about their business.
8. “Talking” instead of “giving”. They don't realize what other people sense when they are being very selfish. Others may think that they are being taken advantage of.
9. Lack authenticity (可靠性) and personal values. They may create unrealistic expectations and not deliver on their promises. Sometimes doing things without integrity (诚实) possibly twists the truth.
10. Poor communication and interpersonal skills. They have trouble speaking effectively, building relationships and following up.
Networking is a process that is an investment of time and money. If you find you're doing any of these habits, consider learning how to improve on these and maximize your results while networking. You'll start to get better at connecting with people and obtain more referrals.
This passage is meant for people who ______.

According to the second habit, we shouldn't ______ when we are networking.

When talking with others, you should ______.

Which of the following is NOT correct about a salesman's behavior?

Teaching a child to read at a young age gives him a valuable start in life. Reading is the basic part of education and a child’s reading ability will influence his school success greatly. Learning difficulties, many of which begin from poor reading skills, can damage a school child’s confidence and affect his future achievement. Young children are programmed to learn and they can learn better with encouragement. Ten to twenty minutes of reading a day still leaves plenty of time for play.
Many parents are concerned that learning to read is too challenging a task for a pre-school child, but they should also remember that most children learn to speak by the time they are 3. Learning a language is probably the single most challenging task any individual can undertake, yet children do it without formal instruction, achieving the fluency much better than adult language students.
There is a window of opportunity in terms of IQ development, which is most open during a child’s early years. A scientific study, carried out by Dr. Peter Huttenlocher at the University of Chicago, showed that the number of connectors, called synapses（神经元突触）, between the nerve endings in a newborn baby’s brain is similar to the number in the average adult brain. These synapses increase rapidly during early childhood. By 12-24 months a child’s brain has about 50% more synapses than the average adult brain. After that the synapses which are not in use begin to atrophy（衰退）. For most people, from age 16, the number remains steady. It begins to drop again as we move into our golden years. Doing intellectual activities at a young age, such as learning to read, can stimulate（刺激）and preserve these connectors in the brain resulting in a long-term beneficial（有益的）effect on IQ development.
Another notable study is probably the Milwaukee project. This study took a group of babies, all of whose mothers had low IQs, and gave them special training for seven hours a day, five days a week, until they started first grade. By the age of 6 these children had an average IQ 30 points higher than their contemporaries. The overwhelming conclusion is that the early intellectual stimulation can have a positive, long-term effect on a child’s brain development.
From birth you should talk to and explain things to your baby. Reading to him can be a wonderful way of spending quality time with your child. The enjoyment of books and being familiar with the idea of print will pave the way for（为……铺平道路）learning to read later.
If your child is a fast learner you can help him realize his potential by introducing him to the joy of the printed word at an early age. This will lay the foundations（基础）for both a high achieving school career and a lifelong love of reading. If your child shows early signs of reading difficulties, your efforts may help him get rid of such problems before he goes to school.
It can be difficult to teach your own child because emotional（引起情绪激动的）issues arise easily. Online programs for learning to read English are excellent options. They allow children to repeat new materials as many times as they need to, without wearing out the parents’ patience.
What does the passage mainly discuss?

Why does the author mention the study by Dr. Peter Hutten locher?

How can children benefit from learning to read at a young age?

At the end of this passage the author advises _______.

Parents are important elements in the children’s educational progress. They are capable of being good resources not just for children, but also for schools and teachers.
Parents can help children realize the value of education through their love and support, and most importantly, their encouragement plays an important role in educational success. So parents can be more involved in children’s classroom activities. For example, parents can help out with teaching arts and crafts（工艺美术）to preschoolers and children in grades 1-3. Asking parents to show the children their own talents and impart（传授）the knowledge on the subject they love is a good way to involve the parents in their children’s education. And as a teacher, having someone on call to help you with the cutting and gluing（粘）during a craft class will ensure a less daunting（使人畏缩的）job.
Having parent volunteers around when organizing activities for children is definitely an advantage. Organizing field trips, outings, community services, camps, etc., can be a daunting task when you are the only member responsible for catering to the needs of a large group of children. At such times, asking parent volunteers to help out with the basic requirements makes perfect sense. You can even ask them to stay together with students on camping and field trips or help with community services. And activities which allow them to mix freely with the children will help them understand the needs of the children better.

How parent volunteers can help in classroom activities
Help in teaching arts and crafts	·Parents can be asked to       their talents and knowledge with the children on the subject they love. ·Parents can help cut and glue in a craft class.
Help in organizing activities	·Parents can help take       for catering to the children’s basic needs during activities. ·Parents can       students on camping and field trips or help with community services. ·______mixing with the children in activities can give parents a better understanding of their children’s needs.
Help in     classroom activities, etc.	·Parents can help restock what is      for arts and crafts. ·Parents can help tune musical instruments, organize the library and the children’s artwork. ·Make parents feel it comfortable to do the assignments in order to        their feelings being offended.
Help in     research or surveys	·Parent volunteers can be employed to help find out the children’s feelings and       about the school. ·Both research and surveys are      to make the school environment- friendly and home-like.

Asking parent volunteers to keep records of classroom activities, the resources used, etc., is a good way of making good use of them. Ask them to help out with restocking（补充）the materials needed for arts and crafts. You can even ask them to help tune musical instruments, organize the library and the children’s artwork. Make sure that they are comfortable doing the work assigned（布置）to them, after all, you would not want to offend（冒犯）their feelings.
School is considered as a second home, and there is a constant need to conduct research or surveys to find out whether the children are comfortable in school and what they think of it. A better way to do this is to employ parent volunteers to complete the task. Ultimately（最重要地）, the goal of research or surveys is to make the school environment-friendly and home-like. Thus, it makes sense to conduct research or surveys with the help of parent volunteers.
It goes without saying that you ought to thank the parent volunteers for all their help. To conclude, I agree with the saying,“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”

“实行低碳经济”，“过低碳生活”，现在已经成为了人们关注的热门话题。最近，你们班的同学就这个话题展开了热烈的讨论。请你根据下表提供的信息，给21st century 写篇文章，报道你们班级的讨论情况。

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Nowadays, carrying out low carbon economy and living a low carbon life has been a hot topic. Recently our class had a heated discussion about it.
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