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广东实验中学 2018-2019 学年（下）中段考高二级模块七考试
英 语
命题：卢绮萍 审定：左月娟
本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共 12 页。
本试卷满分 150 分；考试用时 120 分钟。
注意事项：
1．答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、考号等相关信息填写在答题卡指定区域内。
2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦
干净后，再选涂其他答案；不能答在试卷上。
3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需
改动，先划掉原来的答案，再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将答题卡交上。
第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节 阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的
四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该题涂黑。
A
13th Annual American Gem
Literary Festival
Contest Rules
You have supplied truthful and accurate information in your entry form.
The material that you have submitted is yours, you own full copyright; free and clear of any
interests, and the material is original to you.
All submitted materials must be written in the English language.
Multiple entries are permissible, but each entry must be accompanied by an entry form and an
entry fee.
Adaptations from other works are permissible provided you have the writer's written
permission to adapt the work.
Writers under the age of 18 years old must sign the Entry Form and have a parent or guardian
sign the Entry Form.
You have kept at least one copy, and you understand that all materials we receive cannot and
will not be returned under any circumstances.
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Confirmation Receipt
When your submission is received, you will be told by e-mail only (within two to six weeks).
So please provide an e-mail address (LEGIBLY WRITTEN or TYPED). If you do not hear from us
within six weeks, send us an e-mail in the following week，which includes your name, address,
phone number and title of your material. If your e-mail address or home address changes, please let
us know.
Entry Fees
Make your payment online. If submitted by
Regular Deadline: April 30th
Entry fee per short screenplay from 3 to 45 pages is $38 (students: $21)
Entry fee per short screenplay from 46 to 65 pages is $41 (students: $24)
Entry fee per short story up to 20 pages (up to 5,000 words) is $23 (students: $17)
Entry fee per short story up to 50 pages (up to 12,500 words) is $26 (students: $20)
Final Deadline: July 31st
Entry fee per short screenplay or short story will be increased by $7
Awards
CASH PRIZES
1st place: $1,000; 2nd place: $250; 3rd place: $150
Top 25 short scripts will each receive a certificate of achievement award (digital format via e-
mail).
1. Which might be a proper action according to the contest rules?
A. A writer submits an English story written by a friend.
B. A child submits a short story with a copy left in his hand.
C. A teacher submits two screenplays with one entry form.
D. An adult submits an adapted screenplay with the writer’s oral permission.
2. When should a participant e-mail to confirm the receipt of his work by the organizer?
A. During the second week after the submission.
B. During the fifth week after the submission.
C. During the seventh week after the submission.
D. During the sixth week after the submission.
3. How much will be the entry fee of a 30-page short story by a student, submitted in June 20th?
A. $27. B. $24. C. $28. D. $31.
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B
As the sound of footsteps behind her grew louder, she quickened her pace. She didn’t want to
turn around as the memory of that morning’s newspaper headline made her afraid of what she would
see: “City Killer Claims Fourth Victim.”
“Why did I stop for a few drinks in the bar after work?” she thought to herself. Now it was
dark and the streets deserted. She was alone and a sitting duck.
She felt as if she was walking in the rain. Her clothes were damp from nervous sweat and as
each short hot breath hit the night air, it turned to steam, coating her glasses in a thin film so all she
saw seemed covered in fog.
The footsteps were closer now. She needed to get off this street. Her eyes began a useless search
for an open store or a lighted window. Passing a small lane, she looked through for a possible escape
route. But the lane was a dead-end and she laughed to herself at the irony.
The sound of a car behind her turning onto the street interrupted her self–pity. Escape was at
hand. But as she was about to throw herself onto the road and shout for the car to stop, the car’s
headlights cast a shadow that paralyzed her with terror.
It was the footsteps’ owner. The figure was huge and in its raised arm it held what looked like
a lead-pipe, no doubt the one that was about to claim victim number five.
The shadow dissolved as the car passed by and disappeared into the distance. She felt a hand
on her shoulder. It was all happening as if in slow–motion. She was waiting for her life to flash
before her eyes like all those novels said it would – but it didn’t. The only thing she thought of was
her dear husband. She recalled phoning him from work that very afternoon and joking about, of all
things, the city killer. It was a night full of ironies.
There was a voice talking to her now but she was lost in thoughts of her fate and didn’t respond.
The hand then began turning her around. It was surprisingly gentle given what was about to come.
She allowed it to guide her without resistance.
She looked up. She recognized the face, but she didn’t know from where. Its mouth was still
talking to her but she couldn’t understand. Then she remembered. The face belonged to the foreign
looking man who had served her at the bar. She looked down to his hand and saw in it not a lead–
pipe but a rolled up copy of a work report she had been correcting in the bar as she drank.
His words suddenly started to register in her brain and she could hear him. “Miss, Miss. Are
you OK? You left this in the bar and it looked important so I thought I’d better give it to you.”
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4. The woman was feeling nervous because .
A. she had left her report in the bar
B. there was a killer in the city
C. the streets were dark and empty
D. she was being followed by someone
5. The underlined expression “a sitting duck” (paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to “ ”.
A. an easy target B. a frightened person
C. a foolish animal D. a still position
6. Why did the woman laugh when she looked into the lane?
A. She was excited to find a possible way to escape.
B. She was becoming more and more nervous.
C. She felt bitter because she had no chance to escape.
D. She realized that she was behaving foolishly.
7. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. It was raining when she left the bar.
B. The temperature was very low that evening.
C. The woman had felt nervous about the city killer for days.
D. The woman was behaving unreasonably.
C
The American dream is the faith held by many people in the United States of America that
through hard work, courage, creativity and determination, they can achieve a better life for
themselves. More specifically, they agree on how to get ahead in America: get a college education,
find a reliable job, and buy their own house. But do Americans still believe in that path, and if they
do, is it attainable?
The most recent National Journal poll asked participants about the American dream: what it
takes to achieve their goal, and whether or not they felt the control over their ability to be successful.
Obviously, the results show that today, the idea of the American dream and what it takes to achieve
it looks quite different from it did in the late 20th century. Generally speaking, people felt that their
actions and hard work — not outside force — were deciding their lives. But the participants had
definitely mixed feelings about what actions make for a better life in the current economy.
In the last seven years, Americans have grown more pessimistic about the power of education
to lead to success. Even though they see going to college as a fairly achievable goal, a majority —
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52 percent — think that young people do not need a 4-year college education in order to be
successful.
Miguel Maeda, 42, who has a master’s degree and works in public health, was the first in his
family to go to college, which has allowed him to achieve a sense of financial stability his parents
and grandparents never did. While some, like Maeda, emphasized the value of degree rather than
the education itself, others still see college as a way to gain new viewpoints and life experiences. To
Fendley, a sense of drive and purpose, as well as an effective high-school education, and basic life
skills, like balancing a checkbook, are the necessary elements for a successful life in America.
8. It used to be commonly acknowledged that to succeed in America, one had to have ____.
A. a sense of drive and purpose
B. a firm belief in their dream
C. an advanced academic degree
D. an ambition to get ahead
9. What is the finding of the latest National Journal poll concerning the American dream?
A. Americans’ idea of it has changed over the past few decades.
B. It remains alive among the majority of American people.
C. An increasing number of young Americans are abandoning it.
D. More and more Americans are finding it hard to realize.
10. What do Americans now think of the role of college education in achieving success?
A. It still remains open to debate.
B. It has proved to be beyond doubt.
C. It is much better understood now than ever.
D. It is no longer as important as it used to be.
11. How do some people view college education these days?
A. It needs to be strengthened.
B. It helps broaden their minds.
C. It widens cultural diversity.
D. It promotes gender equality.
D
Prolonging human life has increased the size of the human population. Many people alive today
would have died of childhood diseases if they had been born 100 years ago. Because more people
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live longer, there are more people around than at any other given time. In fact, it is a decrease in
death rates instead of an increase in birthrates that has led to the population explosion.
Prolonging human life has also increased the dependency load. In all societies, people who are
disabled or too young or too old to work are dependent on the rest of society to provide for them. In
hunting and gathering cultures, old people who could not keep up might be left behind to die. In
times of food shortage, babies might be allowed to die because they could not survive if their parents
starved, whereas if the parents survived they could have another child. In most present societies,
people feel a moral obligation to keep people alive whether they can work or not. We have a great
many people today who live past the age at which they want to work or are able to work; we also
have rules which require people to retire at a certain age. Unless these people were able to save
money for their retirement, somebody else must support them. In the United States many retired
people live on social security checks which are so little that they must live in near poverty. Older
people have more illnesses than young or middle-aged people; unless they have wealth or private
or government insurance, they must often “go on welfare” if they have a serious illness.
When older people become too weak and ill to care for themselves, they create serious
problems for their families. In the past and in some traditional cultures, they would be cared for at
home until they died. Today, with most members of a household working or in school, there is often
no one at home who can care for a sick or weak person. To meet this need, a great many nursing
homes and convalescent hospitals have been built. These are often profit-making organizations,
although some are sponsored by religious and other nonprofit groups. While a few of these
institutions are good, most of them are simply “dumping grounds” for the dying in which “care” is
given by poorly-paid, overworked, and under-skilled personnel.
12. The author believes that the population explosion results from _______.
A. an increase in birthrates
B. a decrease in death rates
C. the industrial development
D. human beings’ cultural advances
13. It can be inferred from the passage that in hunting and gathering cultures _______.
A. it was a moral responsibility for the families to keep alive the aged people who could not work
B. old people were given the task of passing on the cultural wisdom of the tribe to new generations
C. the survival of babies was less important than that of their parents in times of starvation
D. death was celebrated as a time of rejoicing for an individual freed of the hardships of life
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14. According to the passage, which of the following statements about the old people in the United
States is True?
A. When they reach a certain age, they retire and benefit from retirement.
B. A minority of them remain in a state of near poverty after their retirement.
C. With the rising prices, they must suffer more from unbearable burdens than ever.
D. Many of them live on social security money which is hardly enough.
15. Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude toward most of the nursing homes
and convalescent hospitals?
A. Critical. B. Approving. C. Optimistic. D. Sympathetic.
第二节 短文选句（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分；满分 10 分） 根据短文内容，从短文后选出
能填入空白处的最佳选项；选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to Rent Your House
Before handing the keys to your house over to a complete stranger for care, there are
decisions you need to make. In fact, the decisions you make now, before searching for a tenant (房
客), will make the biggest impact on the success of your rental. 16
What Condition Do You Want Your House in?
There is no end to the amount of improving you can do to your house before renting it out.
17 When is good enough?
A house should be clean, empty (unless you are offering it “furnished”, which is uncommon)
and free from any major repairs at the time the tenant moves in.
Remember, the home does not need to be as fancy as you would want it to be. 18 Tenants
will generally never take as good care of your house as you do―so don’t spend too much time or
money making unnecessary upgrades that will only be ignored or broken.
Should You Use a Property Manager?
19 If you have the time, abilities, and energy to manage yourself―you can save a good
deal of money by doing so. However, if you try to manage without the ability―it could end up
costing you much more than what a property manager might charge.
How Much Can You Rent Your House for?
Luckily, discovering what the monthly rent will bear for your house is not difficult. 20 In
business, market research means to get out there and find out what others in your industry are
charging; learning how much to charge for rent is no different. Your house will generally rent for
about the same amount as other properties that are of similar location, size and condition.
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A. No one wants to be a landlord with those problems.
B. The problem becomes learning when to stop.
C. Look around at other rentals in your area and try to see what the typical quality is.
D. The following are some questions to answer before you rent out your house.
E. Have a professional carpet cleaner clean the carpets before showing the property.
F. The best way to determine how much your house will rent for is to simply do market research.
G. The decision about whether to manage yourself or hire a property manager cannot be made by
anyone other than you.
第二部分 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, 并在答题
卡上将该项涂黑。
As a primary school student in New York City, Robert Lee would stare in 21 at his
classmates throwing away half-eaten sandwiches after lunch, because his parents had 22
him and his elder brother not to 23 food. They said it was bad karma (作孽).
While studying at New York University, Robert remembered this 24 and joined Two
Birds One Stone, a food-rescue club on campus that 25 , five days a week, uneaten pasta,
vegetables, and other leftovers from the school 26 to nearby homeless shelters.
When Robert and fellow club member Louisa Chen entered a college contest, they 27
a slightly 28 idea for a food-rescue nonprofit group: Their program wouldn't have a 29
minimum, would 30 seven days a week，and its staff would 31 volunteers.
Their idea 32 the competition. With the $1,000 prize, they 33 Rescuing Left-
over Cuisine (RLC) in July, 2013. In just the first few weeks, Robert’s team delivered a donation
of enough spaghetti and meatballs to 34 20 people in line at a New York City homeless
shelter that had 35 food.
Robert, who had taken a job as an analyst at J. P. Morgan, devoted his spare time to creating
a network of New York City restaurants that were 36 to donate food, and he enlisted volun-
teers to make food deliveries to homeless shelters. After RLC received national press 37 ,
homeless shelters and soup kitchens in many places reached out to Robert for 38 . Two
years after being founded, RLC had already distributed more than 250,000 pounds of food.
Only a year into his finance job, Robert gave up his six-figure salary to 39 RLC. “I
compared work at J. P. Morgan with that at RLC, and the difference was great,” he says.
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“One shelter told us that our donations allow them to provide entire dinners for more than
300 people, three nights a week,” Robert says. “Things like that make me feel 40 that I quit
my job.”
21. A. disbelief B. relief C. honesty D. safety
22. A. forbidden B. allowed C. advised D. taught
23. A. prepare B. purchase C. waste D. consider
24. A. intention B. rule C. lesson D. conversation
25. A. cooked B. delivered C. collected D. consumed
26. A. library B. canteen C. playground D. laboratory
27. A. proposed B. ignored C. avoided D. withdrew
28. A. practical B. modern C. outdated D. different
29. A. height B. wage C. speed D. donation
30. A. operate B. produce C. change D. grow
31. A. consist of B. stand for C. compete with D. suffer from
32. A. brought B. held C. won D. contained
33. A. left B. founded C. joined D. defeated
34. A. inspire B. raise C. feed D. cure
35. A. dealt with B. protected C. stored D. run out of
36. A. brave B. willing C. patient D. nervous
37. A. attention B. award C. invitation D. offer
38. A. acceptance B. partnership C. instructions D. materials
39. A. take on B. depend on C. focus on D. turn on
40. A. unlucky B. regretful C. confident D. glad
第二节 短文填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分, 满分 15 分）阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入
1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
When I opened my eyes in the morning, something was different. It was light. I jumped up to
look outside and sighed __41__ disappointment.
Fine snow covered the yard, dusted the top of my truck and whitened the road. But that
wasn’t the __42__ (bad) part. All the rain from yesterday had frozen solid – coating the needles on
the trees in fantastic patterns, and making the driveway very __43__ (slip). I had enough trouble
not __44__ (fall) down when the ground was dry; it might be safer for me to go back to bed now.
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But my students were waiting for me.
I almost __45__ (lose) my balance when I finally got to the truck, but I managed to hold on to
the side mirror and saved __46__. My truck seemed to have no problem with the ice that covered
the road. I drove very slowly, __47__, not wanting to carve a path of destruction through Main
Street.
When I got out of my truck at school, something silver caught my eye and I suddenly realized
__48__ I had so little trouble. There were crisscrossed chains in diamond shapes around the tires.
My new neighbor, __49__ name I didn’t even know, had got up who knows how early to put
snow chains on my truck. My throat suddenly felt tight. I wasn’t used to __50__ (take) care of like
that and it was at this moment that his unspoken concern caught me by surprise.
第三部分 M7 课本知识考查（共三节，满分 15 分）
第一节 单词填空（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分）阅读下面的句子，根据首字母和
英文提示，用模块七课本中学过的新单词填空，使句子完整通顺。每空 1 词。
51. Now, as adults, most of them are successful, well-adjusted and p__________ healthy, according
to the survey. (mentally)
52. There will be a tougher approach to immigrants who d__________ the law. (refuse to follow or
go along with)
53. One w__________ to the accident said the driver appeared to be drunk. (someone who sees an
event, accident or crime)
54. Doctors strongly r__________ that fathers should be present at their baby’s birth. (to advise
someone to do something, especially because you have special knowledge of a situation or
subject)
55. I’m very p__________ to be with them every day. (having a special advantage or chance to do
something that most people cannot do)
第二节 短语句型语法考查（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分）阅读下面的句子，根据
中文翻译，用模块七所学的短语、句型或语法知识填空，使句子完整通顺。每空 1 词。
56. 那段时间，我总是在听贝多芬的交响乐时反思人生。
During that time, I always __________ __________ my life while listening to Beethoven's
symphony.
57. 然而，一些物种保留下来，因为他们能适应新的环境。
However, some species remained because they were able to __________ __________ with
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58. 阿诺德几天前向艾丽丝求婚了。
Arnold proposed to Alice the ___________ ___________ .
59. 爬楼梯使她上气不接下气的。
She was ___________ ___________ ___________ from climbing the stairs.
60. 看到一个人从黑暗中向我走来时，我吓得要死。
I ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ when I saw someone walking
slowly towards me in the dark.
第三节 课文考查（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分）按照模块七课文的原文内容补全
下列句子。每空不限词数。
61. There’s no electricity or water and even no textbooks either! I’m still trying to adapt to these
conditions. However, one thing is for sure, I’ve become _______________.
62. Science is my most challenging subject as my students _______________. In fact there is no
equipment, and if I need water I have to carry it from my house in a bucket.
63. Sometimes I wonder _______________ to these students, most of whom will be going back
to their villages after Year 8 anyway.
64. Xie Lei lives with a host family who _______________. Although some foreign students live
in student accommodation or apartments, some choose to board with English families.
65. “Also, when I miss my family, it’s a great comfort _______________.”
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。 文中共有 10 处错误, 每句中最多有两
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：在错的词下划
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。
It was Grandpa’s birthday last Sunday. It was not easy have his grandchildren all back home
together. But some of us just play cellphones, totally ignore our grandpa. He let out a deep sigh
and left out the party.
There is no doubt that cellphones has a negative effect on our lives. Heavy use of cellphones
actual increases the distance between teenagers and their elders. Worse still, cellphones might also
lead to teenagers' poor perform at school.
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As far as I'm concerned，this is high time that we limited the time we spend using
cellphones. And I attach great importance in communicating with our family members face to
face，what helps build a harmonious family atmosphere.
第二节 书面表达（满分 25 分）
假设你是李华，在一家网店购买了一件衬衣。因为你给错了地址，所以快递过程有些
波折。昨天收到后，你发现衬衣袖子上有个洞，扣子也掉了一粒。你给卖家打了几次服务
电话，对方电话却一直占线。请你给卖家 Mr. Smith 写一封投诉信：
1、为给错地址真诚道歉；
2、反映问题并要求对方更换一件新的衬衣或退款。
3、询问对方如何返还有问题的衬衫。
注意：1. 字数 100 词左右。
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文更连贯。
3. 开头和结尾已给出。（不计入总词数）
Dear Mr. Smith,
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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