陕西省西安市第一中学2014届高三上学期期中考试英语试题试卷(5)

57. What changes the color of your shirt?
    A. The mirror.    B. The shirt itself.    C. The counter.    D. The medicine.
58. How do the shoes know that you shouldn’t eat the breakfast cereal?
A. By pouring the breakfast into a bowl.
B. By listening to the doctor’ s advice.
C. By testing the food supplies in the kitchen.
D. By checking the nutrition details of the food.
59. The strawberries the children eat serve as _______.
   A. breakfast       B. lunch         C. vaccines         D. nutrition
60. How is the text organized?
  A.In order of time.B.In order of frequency.C.In order of preference. D. In order of importance.
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
Thomson 中学的学生 Mike、Joseph、Anna、Ian 和 Susan 正在计划下学期各自的选修课程。阅读第61至65题中的各人情况说明和A至F六门选修课的介绍，选出符合各人个性特长的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余的选项。
61. Mike spent his childhood mostly in his father’ s study, where he read novels by British and American writers. Next term he will become a senior student. He thinks it’ s time that he read more of their works and learned to write about them.
62. Joseph is good at the language arts, and in his spare time he likes to write short stories. It is his wish that his stories would be printed in local newspapers. So he is thinking of taking a course to develop his writing skills, such as wording and paragraph organization.
63. A lively and caring girl, Anna takes an active part in social activities. She is trying to write reports for newspapers about what she sees and hears. But few of them are accepted because of poor organization of information. She feels the need to improve her writing and communication skills next term.
64. Ian traveled worldwide with his parents when he was very young. Under their influence, he becomes greatly interested in stories of travel and adventure. He hopes to write his own stories in the future. So next term, he will choose a course to study the best writing of this type.
65. Susan comes from China. As a junior back home, she wrote quite a lot of short stories, some of which were published in newspapers. Her parents suggest she read some classics by Asian and Western writers. She thinks it helpful in her writing. So she is going to take a course of this kind next term.

THOMSON HIGH SCHOOL
A
Creative Writing
-by Mrs. A. McClellan
Creative writing is a course in which we study and apply the methods used in various forms of fiction writing. Writing is a skill of art in itself. We are guided by Ezra Pound’s opinion:“Make it new.” Creative writing does not only provide us with an opportunity to express ourselves, but also holds our attention to word choice, paragraph development, and other skills useful in writing.
B
Journalism
- by Dr.E.Brandt
Journalism is a course for seniors, in which we will cover how to gather, write, and report the news. We will discuss how information is, or can be, organized. This course also aims to develop communication skills required of journalists.

C
American & British Classics
- by Dr. E. Walter
A classic is a literary work that has stood the test of time. Generations of readers have turned to classics to discover that which is ever-lasting. Through both the works themselves and the people they mirror, we may better be able to see ourselves. In this course, we will read works in both  British and American literature (文字). We will write reviews of what we read.

D
Technical Writing
- by Mr. J. Allen
What is technical writing? It is the course devoted to improving your communication skills in, for, and through technology. Activities for this course will help you develop communication skills that  are necessary for writers and speakers working with technology or in business.

E
Non-fiction
-by Dr. M. Timm
The course is a study of non-fiction through reading many different types of non-fiction. The course will also be about the possible changes in journalistic reporting and the sharing of personal  stories of various people on various topics such as travel and adventure. We will examine some of the best writing in the world and deal with the techniques used in this text type.

F
World Literature
- by Mrs. A. &McClellan
World Literature examines the common people found in quality literature worldwide, from Europe to America, from Asia to Africa, and introduces a variety of cultural background at different points in history. In these worlds, we find not only what is unique to each culture, but what is universal We are also able to tell what makes for a good story, no matter from where or whom the story springs.
                       


第II卷 （非选择题   共55分）
第三部分 写作（共三节，满分55分）
第一节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据下列各句句意和空白之后的汉语提示词，在答题卡指定区域的横线上写出对应
单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。
66.A great person is someone who ________(献身于) his/her life to helping others.
67.The book there ________(属于) to the library is of great use for us students.
68.His suggestion, I think, is really__________(值得的) to be considered.
69.Do you have a(an) _________（目击证人） to prove you were not in the room?
70.Every year we human beings suffer from all kinds of natural __________（灾难）
71.He is merely a ________ (毕业生)  of a middle school and hasn’t got a job .