秋季学期高一年级期中试题

　　A. To show us a mistaken idea.

　　B. To tell us a love story about apple.

　　C. To explain how the tomato was called the apple of love.

　　D. To show how the tomato was brought in from south America.

　　35. Which of the following expressions is about health?

　　A. Apple of discord. B. Apple-pie order.

　　C. One rotten apple spoils the barrel. D. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

　　第二节 (共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5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。

　　Being a teenager can be difficult. “Troubled” and “rebellious(叛逆的)” are often labels(标签) that people give kids in their teens. There are even scientific theories explaining that the likelihood of teenagers taking is due to the fact that their brains aren’t fully developed yet. 36

　　But a new study by researches at the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell University may have finally cleared up this misunderstanding. 37 They simply are easily attracted by new things and are eager to explore the world.

　　The adolescents(青少年) lack experience. 38 This personality trait(特征)is called “sensation seeking”, which is shared by a lot of people and usually peaks(达到顶峰) during adolescence.

　　Instead of being something to worry about, sensation seeking is actually necessary, since the process of learning usually goes hand in hand with taking risks. "Teenagers need to build experience so that they can do a better job in making the difficult and risky decisions in later life. ‘Should I take this job? or ‘ 39 ’ ”said Valerie Reyna, co –author of the study.

　　“40 If they don't make a mistake in their teenage years, they will have no life experience when they turn 18 and step out of their parents' protection and into a world that 's unknown to them. Kids need the freedom to test out their limits while still in a safe environment,” wrote Ann Robinson, editor of The Guardian.

　　A. Should I marry this person?

　　B. It turns out that teenagers are fine.

　　C. Adolescents should do as follows:

　　D. What can parents do to help the kids?

　　E. There is something scarier than taking a risk.

　　F. In other words, they just can’t help it.

　　G. Therefore, they keep trying things out for the first time in their life.

　　第三部分 语言知识运用

　　第一节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)

　　When I close my eyes and think about China and my life there, it’s like a 41 .

　　I was 22 when I first 42 at the Beijing Capital International Airport in 2009. My destination was Beijing Normal University where I had got a scholarship to study Chinese language and literature. It was in some way a 43 time, being away from my family and friends, but the 44 to learn Chinese was deeper. I took 45 from the fact that so many students were from many different countries, and some of them didn’t even know a word of 46 . I felt 47 because I could speak English and could 48 with many people. However, the 49 of Chinese meant that socializing with the locals and doing very simple things like going to the market were not easy at all.

　　In 2010, I moved to Shanghai, where I 50 Shanghai University to do a course in business administration. Trying to major(主修) in business administration in Chinese was a 51 for me. But soon I could 52 what the teachers were talking in class and it was only in the second year that I started to understand all the jokes cracked in class and even started answering back.

　　Getting used to Chinese food was an amazing 53 , sometimes even 54 because there was so much food that I had never tasted in my life. I still remember that I couldn’t eat chicken feet in a restaurant. Travelling around China was also a remarkable experience for me, which provided me with a lot of opportunities to appreciate the breathtaking 55 and explore diverse cultures.

　　I call China my tattoo(纹身，刺青) because I can 56 my China days like a tattoo, feeling so proud that I can speak Chinese 57 . People say college life is where your life is made. I believe the most important 58 that studying abroad will bring you are not the academic degree(学位), 59 the experience of living away from home, meeting new people, being 60 , while getting a perspective in a completely new learning environment.

　　41.A. wish B. dream C. goal D. hope

　　42A. flew B. boarded C. landed D. shipped

　　43.A. enjoyable B. wonderful C. demanding D. challenging

　　44.A. desire B. ambition C. devotion D. aim

　　45.A. delight B. comfort C. pleasure D. ease

　　46.A. Chinese B. English C. French D. Spain

　　47.A. embarrassed B. annoyed C. disappointed D. lucky

　　48.A. communicate B. exchange C. contact D. touch

　　49.A. lack B. knowledge C. master D. need

　　50.A. joined B. attended C. visited D. entered

　　51.A. fight B. battle C. struggle D. labour

　　52.A. follow B. enjoy C. appreciate D. obey

　　53.A. experiment B. exception C. expectation D. experience

　　54.A. delicious B. frightening C. attractive D. tasty

　　55.A. scene B. scenery C. sight D. spot

　　56.A. show off B. show around C. show up D. show out

　　57.A. frequently B. quickly C. slowly D. fluently

　　58.A. losses B. gains C. profits D. education

　　59.A. so B. and C. but D. still

　　60.A. independent B. energetic C. positive D. active

　　第二节(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

　　阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

　　It is believed by many Chinese parents that hard work leads to __61__(succeed). Indeed, a number of parents in China adopt(采用) a strict parenting style to motivate(激发...的积极性) their children to be ___62___(excel) in their studies.

　　Sophia， ___63___ just finished her postgraduate(研究生) studies at Yale University, has such ___64__ harsh mom. Amy Chua___65___(give) the nickname(绰号) “Tiger Mom”for her strictness with Sophia. Chua was hard __66____ her daughter. At school, Sophia wasn’t allowed ____67___(make) grades lower than A’s. At home, she had to play the piano and practice ___68___ for several hours a day, with no sleepovers or TV programmes ____69____(tolerate)

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