One day, I caught up with him in the parking place and said, “Mr Washington, is there greatness within me, sir?
He said, than most kids.“It doesn
”
”
“Yes, Mr. Brown.
”
’t matter. It just means that you have to work harder. Your grades don decide who you
”
”
” And he turned to walk away.
’ｔ
“But what about thefact that I failed English, math, and history? What about that, sir? I’m
are or what you can produce in your life.“I want to buy my mother a house.“It is possible, Mr. Brown. You can do that.“Mr. Washington?
”
”
“What do you want now?
“Uh, I’m the one, sir. One day you’re going to hear my name. I’m the one, sir.”
School was a real struggle for me. Mr. Washington put many demands on me. He made me believe that I could do it. At the end of that year, I was on the honor roll for the first time in my life.
Years later, I produced five programs on public television. When one of my programs was shown on the educational television channel, I had some friends call him. I was sitting by the phone waiting when he called me. He said, “Oh, Mr. Washington, is that you?“Yes, it
’s me. You were the one, weren
”
“Someone’s opinion of you does not have to become
“Yes, sir, I was.
“May I speak to Mr. Brown, please?”
’t you?”
”
32. What does Mr. Washington mean by saying your reality
”?
’t have the same opinion as others.
A. You needn
B. What other people say about you may not be correct. C. You should believe what other people say. D. The doctor made a mistake.
33. How many years did it take the writer to finish the tenth grade?
A. Ten years. C. Twelve years.
34. What happened to the author at last?
A. He made television programs. C. He got a good job. A. people shouldnand confidence
C. no one is really educable mentally retarded 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文容，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。
Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several
D. a good teacher can change a student
’s life
B. He earned much honor. D. He entered a good university.
’t believe what doctors say B. no one can be successful with hard work
B. Eleven years. D. Thirteen years.
35. In the passage, the author implies that _________.
ways 36 Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a
test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.
You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report.
37
Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process（过程）.
38
The following methods may work best for you.
●Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.
●Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts.● Write your notes in your own words. ●
39
●Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.
As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速记). When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time. 40
A. First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and
remember it.
B. There are three practical note-taking methods. C. Use words, not complete sentences.
D. You must write your notes on separate paper.
E. That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes. F. you will also want to develop your own method for taking notes. G. Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later. 第三部分
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）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），选出可以填入空白处
的最佳选项。
There is an old story about a person living alone and going to a pet store to buy a parrot. He thought the bird might fill some of his 41
hours. The very next day, however, he came back
to
42
,“What’s wrong with the bird? That bird doesn43
.”’ｔ
The store owner asked if he had a 44
in its cage, and the man said he didn’“t. Oh, parrots love mirrors,” he explained.
“When he sees 45 in the mirror, he
’ll just start talking.
he
46
him a mirror.
The bird owner was 47
the next day to say that his parrot still hadn’said t a word.
“That’s very 48 ,” said the owner.
“How about a swing? Birds really love these little swings, and a
49
parrot likes talking very much.
” So the man bought a swing, took it home, and50
it in the cage.
But he was back the next day with the same 51 . Does he have a ladder to climb?owner asked. “That just has to be the
52
. Once he has a ladder, he probably talk your ’ll
ear off!
” So the person bought a ladder.
The man was back at the pet store when it 53
the next day. From the look on his face,
the owner knew something was
54
. “Didn’t your parrot like the
55
?” he asked. His
” the
” So
customer looked up and said,
“The parrot 56 .”
“I’m so sorry ,57 ” the
businessman said.
“Did he ever say anything?
”
“Well, yes. He58 talked just before he died. In a weak little voice, he asked me,‘Don’t
they sell any bird seed at that pet store?
’”
The poor bird was 59 . He just needed food instead of mirrors, swings and ladders 60
humans didn’t think of that. Maybe they thought too much.
41. A. lonely B. early C. serious D. good 42. A. write B. change C. complain D. sleep 43. A. dance B. talk C. eat D. move 44. A. cup B. ball C. bowl D. mirror 45. A. himself B. myself C. others D. water 46. A. present B. showed C. sold D. took 47. A. away B. back C. out D. in 48. A. normal B. hard C. great D. strange 49. A. happy B. weak C. full D. troubled 50. A. built B. gathered C. fixed D. repaired 51. A. bird B. mind C. idea D. story 52. A. view B. problem C. choice D. thought 53. A. opened B. rose C. disappeared D. closed 54. A. deep B. important C. wrong D. necessary 55. A. cage B. friend C. clothes D. ladder 56. A. escaped B. jumped C. died D. laughed 57. A. excited B. surprised C. tired D. humorous 58. A. finally B. quickly C. carefully D. truly 59. A. beautiful B. nervous C. hungry D. boring 60. A. but
B. and
C. as D. since
第Ⅱ卷
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的容（1个单词）或括号单词的正确形式。
Two businessmen
61
(fly) to Australia to play in a weekend golf match. Their team won
and they both received green jackets.
62 their last night in Australia, they stayed up late
drinking beer. They were still drunk in the morning, _63
they drove their rented car to the airport.
The road was empty. Suddenly. something jumped in front of the car. The driver couldn
time and the car hit it，
The men got out of the car and found a large kangaroo( 袋鼠) 64
(lie) on the road. The
drunken men began to laugh and decided to take some photos with the
“dead”One of kangaroo.
the men decided to put the jacket on 65
kangaroo. So they dressed the poor kangaroo in a
green jacket .Then they posed with it for some photos. Suddenly, something amazing happened. The
kangaroo opened
66
eyes. It was not dead. But it was very
67
(anger). The
kangaroo hit the two men and knocked them out. Then it ran 68 .In the kangaroo
’s new green
jacket were the car keys ,a passport, and the air tickets.
t sto
’Later that day, a motorist phoned the police .“69 Yougoing ’reto believe this .”he said, ”The police finally
“but a kangaroo in a green golf jacket 70 (run) along the road to the airport
found out the whole story, and they punished the two drunken men.
第四部分
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）
假定在英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共
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：在错的词下面画一横线，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。
Next week is my father
’45th s birthday, and we will have a party in Saturday night. It’a s
secret----- Dad don’t know about it. Mom and I are organized the party. We have booked a big room in a hotel in our town and invite a jazz band to playing music during the evening. My aunt and uncle, that will stay in the hotel for our flat（公寓）is very small, will arrive on Friday. They are coming all way from Greece. But my grandfather can
’t come because of he
’s still in hospital. I
about that. Tomorrow morning Mom and I are going out to buy a special gift for Dad. I hope I can find everything nice!
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
在中国，QQ已经成为一种十分流行的通讯工具，在日常生活中它所扮演的角色越来越重要。
请根据下表容用英语写一篇短文。
1. 与亲朋保持联系；
优点
2. 快速传递文件、照片等；3．有机会结识更多的朋友1. 影响学习和生活；
缺点
2. 有人利用QQ进行诈骗或传播不良信息
m ve
’你的观点……
注意：1. 词数100左右；开头已经写出，不计入总词数。
2. 可适当增添细节，以使行文连贯
.
QQ has become a very popular messaging computer program in China. It plays an important part in our daily
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湖北省宜昌市部分示范高中教学协作体2015_2016学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题
