第二节：书面表达(本题25分)

目前，大多数高中生选择住校。在寝室里同学们难免会发生一些小摩擦。上周二晚上十点半，张方和李华争吵（张方熬夜学习，李华认为影响睡觉......），你当时在场，帮助解决了他们之间的矛盾。请用英语写一篇关于这件事情的短文。词数：100-120左右。

　 你的文章应包括下列要点：

1、张方和李华发生争吵。

2、你帮助解决矛盾。

3、你的看法。

注意：文章的标题和开头已给出（不计入总词数）。harmonious　 adj.和谐的

Creating a Harmonious Environment

Nowadays, as many students live in the school dormitories, it is hard to avoid quarrels. ________

E

I fell in love with the minister’s son the winter I turned fourteen. He was not Chinese. For Christmas I prayed for（为……祈祷） the boy,　 Robert. When I found out that my parents had invited the minister’s family over for Christmas Eve dinner, I cried in fear. What would Robert think of our plain Chinese Christmas? What would he think of our noisy Chinese relatives who lacked proper American manners?

On Christmas Eve, my mother created plenty of Chinese food. And then they arrived—the minister’s family and all my relatives. Robert greeted hello, and I pretended he was not worthy of existence.

Dinner threw me deeper into disappointment. My relatives licked(舔) the ends of their chopsticks and reached across the table. Robert and his family waited patiently for a large plate to be passed to them. My relatives murmured (低语) with pleasure when my mother brought out the whole steamed fish. Robert made a face. Then my father reached his chopsticks just below the fish eye and picked out the soft meat. “Amy, your favorite,” he said, offering me the tender fish cheek. I wanted to disappear.

At the end of the meal, my father leaned back and burped(打嗝) loudly, thanking my mother for her fine cooking. “It’s a polite Chinese custom to show you are satisfied,” explained my father to our astonished guests. Robert was looking down at his plate with a reddish face. The minister managed to bring up a quiet burp. I was shocked into silence for the rest of the night.

After everyone had gone, my mother said to me, “You want to be the same as American girls on the outside.” She handed me an early gift. It was a miniskirt. “But inside you must always be Chinese. You must be proud that you are different. Your only shame is to have shame.”

It was not until years later that I was able to fully appreciate her lesson and the purpose behind her particular menu. For Christmas Eve that year, she had chosen excellent Chinese food.

72. Finding out the minister’s family would come for Christmas Eve dinner, the writer cried mainly because 　　　　.

　　 A. she worried about their plainChinese Christmas

B. she worried about their Chinese relatives lacking American manners

C. she worried about meeting the minister’s family

D. she worried about being laughed at

73. The underlined part “he was not worthy of existence” probably means 　　　.

A. the writer was not interested in his existence　 　　　B. he was worthless

C. he should not exist　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. the writer expected his coming

74. Which of the following is the right reason why the dinner threw the writer deeper into disappointment?

　　 A. her relatives licked the ends of their chopsticks

B. her father reached his chopsticks to pick fish for her

C. her father leaned back and burped loudly

D. she childishly expected all of them to act in the same way as Americans did at table

75. We can infer from the passage that 　　　.

　　 A. the writer appreciated her mother’s lesson years later

B. the writer must be proud that she is different

C. the mother prepared to show Chinese different food culture

D. the minister’s family really enjoyed the food

　莆田二中 2013-2014高一英语第三学段试题答案卷

第Ⅱ卷(非选择题　 共35分）

D

“Keep your eyes on the ball.” That is good advice when you are on the playing field, and good advice for everyday life. “Keep your mind on what’s important,” is the way I’d put it. But people are funny. They think too much about the details.

I had a secretary once. She was very hardworking. I ran a school and people used to call up to enroll (注册) for courses. Berry used to get angry at the phone. “If they keep on ringing, I’ll never get my typing done!” she’d shout.

People just don’t see the big picture. One evening, after leaving work, I was sitting next to a man on the train. I was feeling tired. My eyes fell on the paper he had spread out in front of him. You know how you feel to read over someone’s shoulder?I read the page and leaned back. I guessed I was waiting for him to turn it. After a while, I realized—he wasn’t turning the page. He just kept on reading.

Now if you knew the page he was reading, you’d know that there weren’t many words on the page to read anyway. The layout was mostly pictures. So I turned to the man and said,” You know, you really read very slowly.”

“What do you mean?” he asked. “Well,” I told him, “I read the page in about a minute, and you have taken about ten. And you are still reading. You know,” I went on “If you learned to read faster, you could get more reading done.” He remained silent for a minute or two. “If I read too fast, my paper wouldn’t last me to my station.”

68. The writer wasn’t satisfied with his secretary because ___.

　　　 A. she didn’t put first thing first　　　　 B. she was too busy

　　　 C. she was easy to get angry　　　　　 D. she couldn’t finish her work on time

69. The train rider read newspaper ___.

A. to take in information　 B. to enjoy pictures　 C. to save time 　 D. to kill time

70. The writer thinks that people seem to need a sense of ___.

　　　 A. what to read first　 B. how to read fast　 C. what is important　 D. what is funny

71. The passage is mainly about the writer’s opinion on people’s ___.

　　　 A. judgment　　　 　　 B. work　 　　　 　　　C. life　　　　　 　 D. habits

C

Welcome to one of the largest collections of footwear（鞋类）in the world that will make you green with envy. Here at the Footwear Museum you can see exhibits（展品）from all over the world. You can find out about shoes worn by everyone from the Ancient Egyptians to pop stars.

Room 1 　 The celebrity（名人）footwear section is probably the most popular in the entire museum. Started in the 1950s there is a wide variety of shoes and boots belonging to everyone from queens and presidents to pop stars and actors! Most visitors find the celebrities' choice of　 footwear extremely interesting.	Room 2 　 Most of our visitors are amazed and shocked by the collection of “special purpose” shoes on exhibition here at the Museum of Footwear. For example , there are Chinese shoes made of silk that were worn by women to tie their feet firmly to prevent them from growing too much!
Room 3 　 As well as shoes and boots the museum also exhibits shoe shaped objects. The variety is unbelievable. For example, there is a metal lamp that resembles a pair of shoes, and Greek wine bottles that look like legs!	The Footwear Library 　 People come from all over the world to study in our excellent footwear library. Designers and researchers come here to look up information on anything and everything related to the subject of footwear.

64. Where would you find a famous singer’s shoes?

A. Room3.　　　　　　　　　 B. Room 2.　　　　　　 C.　　 Room1.　　　　　 D. The Footwear Library

65. All exhibits in each room 　　　.

A. have the same shape　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. share the same theme (主题)

C. are made of the same material　　　　　　 　 D. belong to the same social class

66. Which of the following is true according to the text?

A. The oldest exhibits in Room 1 were made in the 1950s.

B. Room 2 is the most visited place in the museum.

C. Researchers come to the Footwear Library for information.

D. Room 3 has a richer variety of exhibits than the others.

67. The purpose of the text is to get more people to 　　　　.

A. visit the museum　 B. design shoes　 　 C. do research　 D. follow celebrities

B

Many college students believe students are owed good grades simply because they put a lot of effort into class.

The researchers asked more than 800 undergraduates if they agreed or disagreed with some statements. For example, “If I have completed most of the reading for a class, I deserve a B in that course.” And, “A professor should not be annoyed with me if I receive an important call during class.”

Just 16% thought it was OK to take that phone call. But 66% agreed that a professor should consider efforts and not just the quality of a student’s work when deciding grades. And 40% thought they should get a B, the second highest mark, just because they did most of the reading for class.

Some experts are not surprised that students often see no difference between efforts and results. Social critics like to say that in children’s activities these days, everyone gets an award just for trying, so no one will feel rejected(拒绝).

Yet competition to get into the best colleges is tougher than ever. Students may worry that low grades will keep them out of graduate school or a good job. And there may be another explanation: pressure from parents to get a good return on the family’s investment(投资). These days, college can cost more than a house.

What if a baseball player came to spring training and worked harder than all the others, but still could not play well? Would the team accept him anyway, just because he tried so hard?

60. The topic of the survey is to find if the students agree that 　　　.

　　 A. only with efforts in a class can earn high marks

B. students can answer an important call during class

C. a good grade can bring them success in the future

D. everyone gets an award just for trying

61. The result of the survey shows 　　　.

　　 A. all students expect to be given high marks only with great efforts

B. most students expect to be given high marks by the result of their work

C. most students want to get a B because they can finish most of their homework for class

D. most students expect both results and efforts of a student’s work should be considered

62. The reasons why students want to get a good grade may be all of the following EXCEPT　　 .

　　 A. they want to get into a better college or find a good job

B. they think they should not waste their parents’ investment

C. they think their efforts should get a good return

D. they think results are more important than efforts

63. What is the purpose of the author to set the example in the last paragraph?

　　 A. The students should not get good grades only with hard work.

B. The students should get good grades by their hard work.

C. Teachers should accept the students who doesn’t have a good result.

D. A team shouldn’t accept the player who works hard but not play well.

35. ____is known to all is that Beijing and Zhangjiakou have been trying to co-host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games since the cities released their joint bid on Nov3,2013.

　 A. Which　　　　　　 B.What　　　　　 C.As　　　　 D.It

34. Thomas’ years of hard work______when he finally got the PhD’s degree.

A. went through　　 B. got through　 　C. paid off　　 D. paid back