1、广东省揭阳市第一中学 2015 届高三上学期第一次阶段考试英语试卷（解析版）I had worried myself sick over Simons mother coming to see me. I was a new teacher, and I gave an honest of the students work. In Simons case, the grades were awfully low. He couldnt read his own handwriting. But he was a bright student. He discussed adult subje
2、cts with nearly adult comprehension. His work in no way reflected his .So when Simons mother entered the room, my palms(手掌心) were sweating. I was completely for her kisses on both my cheeks. “I came to thank you,” she said, surprising me beyond speech. Because of me, Simon had become a different per
3、son. He talked of how he loved me, he had began to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had spent an afternoon at a friends house. She wanted to tell me how grateful she was for the I had nurtured(培养) in her son. She kissed me again and left. I sat, stunned (惊呆), for about ha
4、lf an hour, what had just happened. How did I make such a life-changing difference to that boy without even knowing it? What I finally came to was one day, several months before, when some students were reports in the front of the class, Jeanne spoke , and to encourage her to raise her voice, I had
5、said, “Speak up. Simons the expert on this. He is the only one you have to , and he cant hear you in the of the room.” That was it. From that day on, Simon had sat up straighter, paid more attention, smiled more, and became happy. And it was all because he to be the last kid in the last row. The boy
6、 who most needed was the one who took the last seat that day.It taught me the most lesson over the years of my teaching career, and Im thankful that it came and positively. A small kindness can indeed make a difference.1A. account B. talk C. explanation D. consideration2A. courage B. abilities C. fe
7、elings D. dream3A. desperate B. responsible C. unprepared D. unsuitable4A. gradually B. constantly C. recently D. obviously5A. self-respect B. self-doubt C. self-pity D. self-defense6A. imagining B. observing C. wondering D. regretting 7A. expect B. remember C. believe D. accept8A. writing B. review
8、ing C. editing D. giving 9A. quietly B. repeatedly C. quickly D. firmly10A. persuade B. convince C. advise D. approve11A. entrance B. middle C. front D. back 12A. intended B. pretended C. refused D. happened13A. change B. praise C. thanks D. visits 14A. difficult B. painful C. valuable D. enjoyable
9、15A. early B. slowly C. frequently D. occasionally【答案】1A2B3C4C5A6C7B8D9A10B11D12D13B14C15A【解析】试题分析：文章讲述了一个关于教育的故事。作者不经意的一句表扬改变了孩子-西蒙的人生。作者在文章的最后指出：小小的善举确实能够产生很大的影响。 1考查名词辨析。作者是一个新老师，就学生的成绩，作者向家长作了详细的解释。A 账户，解释，描述；B 谈话；C 解释；D 考虑。give an account of sth 解释某事，故选 A。2考查名词辨析。But he was a bright student. He
10、 discussed adult subjects with nearly adult comprehension.西蒙是一个聪明的学生，他几乎会使用成人的思维和理解力讨论事情，但是他的成绩绝不能反映出他的能力。A 勇气；B 能力；C 情感；D 梦想。故选B。3考查形容词辨析。I was completely for her kisses on both my cheeks.西蒙母亲亲吻了我的脸颊，而我之前对此完全没有心理准备。根据前文可知，作者紧张得手心直冒汗，而西蒙母亲的举动让作者感到意外。A 绝望的；B 负责任的；C 未准备的；D 不合适的。故选 C。4考查副词辨析。he had spe
11、nt an afternoon at a friends house西蒙最近在一个朋友家度过了一个下午。西蒙妈妈举的例子都是最近发生的，A 逐渐地；B 不断地；C最近；D 明显地。故选 C。5考查辨析。She wanted to tell me how grateful she was for the I had nurtured(培养) in her son.西蒙妈妈想为作者帮助西蒙培养起他的自尊心而感激作者，A自尊；B 自我怀疑；C 自怜；D 自我防御。故选 A。6考查动词辨析。I sat, stunned (惊呆), for about half an hour, what had ju
12、st happened.我呆坐在那里半个小时，一直在思考究竟发生了什么事。A 想象；B 观察，庆祝；C 怀疑，想知道；D 遗憾，后悔。故选 C。7考查动词辨析。What I finally came to was one day.我最后所回忆起的是有一天，A 期望；B 记得；C 相信；D 接受。故选 B。8考查动词辨析。when some students were reports in the front of the class一些学生在课堂前面作演讲。give reports 作演讲，作报告，A 写；B 评论；C 编辑；D给予。故选 D。9考查副词辨析。感激“and to encoura
13、ge her to raise her voice”可知，作者想鼓励她提高声音，说明之前 Jeanne的声音很小，A 安静地；B 重复地；C 快速地；D 坚定地。故选 A。10考查动词辨析。Simons the expert on this. He is the only one you have to ,西蒙是这方面的专家，你只需要说服他一人。A 劝说；B 使信服；C 建议；D 批准，通过。故选 B。11考查名词辨析。根据下一行的“because he to be the last kid in the last row”可知，西蒙坐在最后一排，A 入口；B 中间；C 前面；D 后面。故选
14、D。12考查动词辨析。从那天起，西蒙坐的笔直，更加注意听讲，更多地微笑，变得很开心。这都是因为他正好坐在最后一排（作者无意间那西蒙鼓励 Jeanne大声地把话讲出） 。happen to do sth碰巧做某事。A 打算；B 假装；C 拒绝；D 发生，碰巧。故选 D。13考查名词辨析。The boy who most needed was the one who took the last seat that day.班里最需要表扬的，就是坐在最后一个座位的人。A 改变；B 表扬；C 感谢；D看望，拜访。故选 B。14考查形容词辨析。It taught me the most lesson o
15、ver the years of my teaching career在以后的教学生涯中，这件事给了作者最宝贵的经验，A 困难的；B 疼痛的，痛苦的；C 宝贵的，贵重的；D 有趣的，愉快的。故选 C。15考查副词辨析。and Im thankful that it came and positively.让作者感到庆幸的是，这个经验教训发生在作者任职教师的早起，并起到了积极的作用。A 早，提早，早期；B 缓慢地；C 频繁地；D 偶尔。故选 A。考点：故事类短文阅读People arent walking any more-if they can figure out a way to avoi
16、d it.I felt superior about this matter until the other day I took my car to mail a small parcel. The journey is a matter of 281 steps. But I used the car. And I wasnt in any hurry, either. I had merely become one more victim of a national sickness motorosis.It is an illness to which I had thought my
17、self immune, for I was bred in the tradition of going to places on my own two legs. At that time, we regarded 25 miles as good days walk and the ability to cover such a distance in ten hours as sign of strength and skill. It did not occur to us that walking was a hardship. And the effect was lasting
18、. When I was 45 years old I raced and beata teenage football player the 168 steps up the Stature of Liberty.Such enterprises today are regarded by many middle-aged persons as bad for the heart. But a well-known British physician, Sir Adolphe Abrahams, pointed out recently that hearts and bodies need
19、 proper exercise. A person who avoids exercise is more likely to have illnesses than one who exercises regularly. And walking is an ideal form of exercise- the most familiar and natural of all.It was Henry Thoreau who showed mankind the richness of going on foot. The man walking can learn the trees,
20、 flower, insects, birds and animals, the significance of seasons, the very feel of himself as a living creature in a living world. He cannot learn in a car.The car is a convenient means of transport, but we have made it our way of life. Many people dont dare to approach nature any more; to them the
21、world they were born to enjoy is all threat. To them security is a steel river thundering on a concrete road. And much of their thinking takes place while waiting for the traffic light to turn green.I say that the green of forests is the minds best light. And none but the man on foot can evaluate wh
22、at is basic and everlasting.16What is the national sickness?A. Walking too muchB. Traveling too muchC. Driving cars too muchD. Climbing stairs too much.17What was life like when the author was young?A. People usually went around on foot. B. people often walked 25 miles a day.C. People used to climb
23、the Statue of Liberty.D. people considered a ten-hour walk as a hardship.18The author mentions Henry Thoreau to prove that_.A. middle-aged people like getting back to nature B. walking in nature helps enrich ones mindC. people need regular exercise to keep fitD. going on foot prevents heart disease1
24、9What is compared to “a steel river” in Paragraph 6?A. A queue of cars B. A ray of traffic lightC. A flash of lightning D. A stream of people20What is the authors intention of writing this passage?A. To tell people to reflect more on life.B. To recommend people to give up drivingC. To advise people
25、to do outdoor activitiesD. To encourage people to return to walking【答案】16C17A18B19A20D【解析】试题分析：文章主要从作者自身的角度呼吁人们更多地用步行代替汽车等交通工具，鼓励人们回归大自然，减少汽车等的使用。16推理判断题。根据第二段“The journey is a matter of 281 steps. But I used the car. And I wasnt in any hurry, either.”可知，只有 281步的距离，作者却习惯性地开车前往，作者认为自己也成了 motorosis的一名
26、受害者。A 步行过度；B 旅行过度；C开车过度；D 爬楼过度。故选 C。17细节理解题。根据第三段“At that time, we regarded 25 miles as good days walk.”可知，年轻时候，作者认为步行 25里是很有好处的，但没有提到每天步行 25里，排除 B；C 项未提及；根据“It did not occur to us that walking was a hardship.”可知，D 项错误，故选 A。18细节理解题。根据第五段“The man walking can learn the trees, flower, insects, birds an
27、d animals, the significance of seasons, the very feel of himself as a living creature in a living world.”可知，步行的时候，可以了解树木、花草、昆虫、鸟儿、动物等，从而丰富自己的内心世界，故选 B。19猜测词义题。根据第六段“but we have made it our way of life. .To them security is a steel river thundering on a concrete road.”可知，人们过于依赖汽车，以至于变得不敢接触大自然。一辆辆的汽车在
28、道路上排成一条钢铁般的长河，而对于他们说，安全感就是坐在自己的车里。故选 A。20写作意图题。作者刚开始就提到，如果人们能够避免步行，那么他们就会乐意为之。然而，现代生活中，人们过于依赖汽车等交通工具，从而导致人们与大自然的距离越越疏远。作者写这篇文章的意图就是希望人们能够找回步行的习惯，亲近大自然。故选 D。考点：环保类短文阅读Most employers say that they wish to employ the right person for the right job. A recent report by Britains Independent Institute of M
29、anpower Studies, however, disagrees with this. The report states that most employers wish to avoid employing the wrong person. Rather than looking for the right person, they are looking for applicants to turn down.The report also suggests that in Britain and in many other parts of the world the sele
30、ction methods used to pick out the right person for the job certainly do not match up to those used to judge a piece of new equipment. Employers used three main selection methods interviewing, checking resume or application forms and examining references. Most of the employers asked in this survey s
31、tated that these selection methods were used more for weeding out unsuitable applicants rather than for finding suitable ones.Interviews were considered to be more reliable than either resume checks or references from past employers. Research, however, proves otherwise. Interviewers decisions are of
32、ten strongly influenced by their earlier judgment of the written application. Also different employers view facts differently. One may consider applicants who have frequently changed jobs as people with broad and useful experience. Another will see such applicants as unreliable and unlikely to stay
33、for long in the new job.Some employers place great importance on academic qualifications whereas the link between this and success in management is not necessarily strong. Some employers use handwriting as a standard. The report states that there is little evidence to support the value of the letter
34、 for judging working ability. References, also, are sometimes unreliable as they are not very important while checks on credit and security records and applicants political opinions are often the opposite.The report is more favorable towards trainability tests and those which test personality and pe
35、rsonal and mental skills. The report concludes by suggesting that interviewing could become more reliable if the questions were arranged in a careful, organized system and focused on the needs of the employing organization.21According to the passage, when most employers want to hire workers, .A. the
36、y will try to find suitable people B. they will look for the right applicantsC. the wrong applicants are to be turned down D. to turn down the wrong people is what they say they aim to do22It is implied that . A. to evaluate a right person is more difficult than to evaluate equipment B. employers ar
37、e more successful in selecting the right equipment than the right persons C. criteria will be set up according to the real situation of the applicantsD. resumes means application forms 23Most of the recruiters (招聘人员) . A. consult the applicantsB. can find suitable peopleC. prefer resumes or referenc
38、esD. use different ways to sort out the unsuitable applicants 24Which of the following is TRUE?A. Employers get different conclusions from the facts. B. Changing jobs frequently will reduce the chance to be recruited.C. Academic qualifications will guarantee the applicant managing ability. D. Handwr
39、iting is a valid way to evaluate an applicant.25It can be inferred from the passage that successful employees will be those who .A. have outstanding referencesB. are strong in emotional quotientC. take interviewing seriouslyD. have strong political leanings【答案】21D22C23D24A25D【解析】试题分析：大部分的雇佣者宣称他们希望为每
40、个岗位找到合适人选。然而，一份近期的调查却显示，大多数的雇佣者不希望招聘到不合适的人。雇佣者判断求职者是否适合某岗位，有着许多的评判标准，大多数招聘者都倾向于淘汰不合适的，而非寻找适合的员工。21细节理解题。根据第一段“The report states that most employers wish to avoid employing the wrong person. Rather than looking for the right person, they are looking for applicants to turn down.”可知，大多数雇佣者希望避免雇佣到不合适的人，
41、而不是寻找适合的应聘者，他们的目标是不断淘汰不合适的人。故选 D。22推理判断题。根据第二段“the selection methods used to pick out the right person for the job certainly do not match up to those used to judge a piece of new equipment”可知，选人的方法没有评测一个设备的方法可可靠。A 项不是文章暗含的意思，排除 A；B 项歪曲了原句的意思，雇佣者原意就是选人而非选机器设备，排除 B；根据第二段“checking resume or application
42、 forms”可知，resume 与 application form不是一个概念，排除 D，故选 C。23细节理解题。根据第二段“Employers used three main selection methods interviewing, checking resume or application forms and examining references. Most of the employers asked in this survey stated that these selection methods were used more for weeding out uns
43、uitable applicants rather than for finding suitable ones.”可知，大多数招聘者主要使用三种不同的挑选方法，而大多数招聘者更多地使用这些方法淘汰不适合的人，而非选择适合的人选，故选 D。24细节理解题。根据第三段“Also different employers view facts differently.”可知，不同的招聘者有不同的观点，A 项正确；根据第三段“One may consider applicants who have frequently changed jobs as people with broad and use
44、ful experience. Another will see such applicants as unreliable and unlikely to stay for long in the new job.”可知，频繁换工作不一定是坏事，B 错误；根据第四段“whereas the link between this and success in management is not necessarily strong.”可知，学术成就与管理上的成功之间的练习不大，排除 C；房间第四段“Some employers use handwriting as a standard. The
45、 report states that there is little evidence to support the value of the letter for judging working ability.”可知，没有足够的证据证明求职者的字体与工作能力有关系，排除 D。故选 A。25推理判断题。根据第四段“References, also, are sometimes unreliable as they are not very important while checks on credit and security records and applicants politic
46、al opinions are often the opposite.”可知，references 也是不可靠的，相反，信用记录、安全记录和应聘者的政治观点常常比较可靠，故选 D。考点：社会类短文阅读A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, 1
47、,100 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.Three minutes went by, and a middle aged man noticed there was musician playing. He slowed his pace, and stopped for a few seconds, and then hurried up to meet his schedule.A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar
48、 tip a woman threw the money in the till without stopping, and continued to walk.A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work.The one who paid the most attention was a 3-year-old boy. Hi
49、s mother tagged him along, hurried, but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally, the mother pushed hard, and the child continued to walk, turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.In the 45 mi
