Thepicklejar(泡菜坛),asfarbackasIcanremember,satbesidethedresserinmyparents’bedroom.Whenhegotreadyforbed,dadwouldtossanycoinsthatwereinhispocketsintothejar,astheydropped,theylandedwithamerryjingle(叮当声).
Wheneverthejarwasfull,dadwouldsitatthekitchentableandrollupthecoinsbeforetakingthemtothebank.
Everytime,asheslidtheboxofrolledcoinsacrossthecounteratthebanktowardthecasher(收银员),hewouldsmileproudlyandsay:“Theseareformyson’scollegefund(基金).”
Wewouldalwayscelebrateeachdeposit(储蓄)bystoppingforanicecreamcone.Dadwouldshowmethecoinsinhischangeandsay:“whenwegethome,we’llstartfillingthejaragain.”Healwaysletmedropthefirstcoinsintotheemptyjar.“Youmighthavetogettocollegeonloosechange,”hesaid.“Butyou’llgetthere.”
Once,whilevisitingmyparents,Inoticedthatthepicklejarwasgone.Ithadserveditspurpose.Mydadwasamanoffewwords,andheneverlecturedmeonthevaluesofdetermination,perseverance(毅力)offaith.Thepicklejarhadtaughtmeallofthosefarbetterthanthemostfloweryofwordscouldhavedone.
Soon,mydaughterJessicawasborn.WespentChristmasthatyearwithmyparents.Afterdinner,MomandDadsatnexttoeachotheronthesofa,takingturnsholdingtheirfirstgrandchild.WhenJessicabegantocry,mywifeSusantookherfromDad’sarmstoputherinhercrib(婴儿床)inmyparents’room.
Susancamebackwithtearsinhereyes.Sheledmeintomyparent’sroom.“Look,”shesaidsoftly.Tomysurprise,there,nexttothedresser,asifithadneverbeenremoved,stoodtheoldpicklejar,thebottomalreadycoveredwithcoins.Iwalkedovertoit,dugdownintomypocket,andpulledoutseveralcoins.Chokedbyemotion,Idroppedthemintothejar.
IlookedupandsawthatDadhadslippedquietlyintotheroom.Oureyeslocked,andIknewhewasfeelingthesameemotion.Neitherofusspoke,becauseweknewthatnothinghadtobesaid.
76.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE
A.Theauthorfeltdisappointedwhenhefoundthatthepicklejarwasgone.
B.Theauthorandhiswifewerebothgratefulforwhathisparentshaddoneforhimandhisdaughter.
C.Theauthor’sparentsputthepicklejarbackintheirroomtoremindthemselvesofthehardyear.
D.Theauthorfeltembarrassedwheneverhisfathermentionedthepicklejartohimandhiswife.
77.Thestory’smainlessonisthat_____________.
A.anydifficultiescanbeovercomewiththesupportofyourfamily
B.adreamisneverfarawayaslongaspeoplekeepupwithitfaithfully
C.parentsteachusmuchmorethroughtheiractionsthanthroughtheirwords
D.savingisalwaysagoodvirtuetopassdowntothenextgeneration
78.Whichwordsbestdescribetheauthor’sfather
A.HumorousandpatientB.Quietyetloving
C.GenerousandtalkativeD.Proudbutstrict
79.Thepicklejarinthearticlerepresents(代表)____________.
A.adviceofparentsB.determinationtoreachagoal
C.healthyfamilyrelationsD.one’spurposeinlife
80.Howdoesthearticlemainlydevelop
A.Bygivingexamples.B.Bymakingcomparisons.
C.Byanalyzingcausesandeffects.D.Byfollowingtheorderoftime.
第二节七选五(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10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。请把答案填涂在答题卡上。(注意：如果选E，则同时填涂AB;如果选F，则同时填涂CD;如果选G，则同时填涂AC。)
Nofightcanend,andnofriendshipcanmoveon,untileveryonesaystheselittlewords:I’msorry.Sometimes,though,theycanbedifficulttosay._______81________
It’snotaboutwinning.
Friendshipsaren’tliketheSuperBowl,andthereshouldneverbeawinnerandaloser.Whenyoustartfightingwithafriend,itmayfeelimportantthatyou“win”thefightbyprovingyou’rerightandheiswrong,orbymakinghimbethefirsttoapologize.
Inreality,you’llBOTHLOSEifyouletyourfightruinyourfriendship,andyouwillBOTHWINifyoufindawaytohealit.
_______82_______
Youmayhaveheardtheexpression“Hispridestoodintheway.”Itisusuallyusedtodescribeapersonwhoissodeterminedtobe“right”thatheletsanopportunityforhappinesspasshimbyforever._______83______Remember:astimegoeson,weusuallyforgetwhowasrightandwhowaswronginadisagreement,andonlyrememberthesadnessoflosingafriend.
Takethefirststep.
_______84_______Youdon’thavetotakefullresponsibility(责任)forstartingthefight,orevensaythatyourfeelingswerewrong.Butyoushouldfindsomethingyoudidorsaidthat’sworthapologizingfor.Maybeyou’resorrythatyouletthefightgoforsolong,orthatyouoverreacted(反应过度)tosomethingyourfrienddid.Ifyousayyou’resorry,itislikeaninvitationforyourfriendtodothesame.________85_________
A.Thentrytobethefirsttoapologize.
B.Stopthinkingaboutyoupride.
C.It’sabouttakingsomeresponsibilityfortheargument.
D.Don’tletthishappentoafriendshipyoucareabout.
E.Herearesomethingstokeepinmind.
F.Therearesomespecialcaseswhenyoushouldn’tbetheonetoapologizefirst.
G.Onceyou’vebothsaidit,you’llbothfeelamilliontimesbetter.
Ⅳ.课本知识运用(共两节,满分20分)
第一节单词拼写(共10小题，分值为1分，共10分)。
请根据句子逻辑、首字母或中文提示，从模块一课本所学的词汇中选用恰当的单词并且使用其正确的形式填空。
86.I__________(真诚地)hopethatyoucanacceptmyapologyandunderstandme.
87.Thechildrendrewtheo___________offlowersonpaper,andthencoloredthem.
88.Abuttoncamel___________andfelloffmyjacket.
89.Everythinginthetownwasd____________bythebigearthquake.Itseemedasiftheworldwasatanend.
90.D____________tohisjob,healmosthasnotimetobewithhisfamiliesandgetrelaxed.
91.IwassotiredthatIwents______________(直接)tobed.
92.Thegovernmentisofferingfreepublict_____________tothehospitalfromthecentralpartofthecity.
93.MyteachersuggestedthatIshouldfacethechallengeandifIwantedtopassmyexams,Ihadtochangemya____________towardsstudy.
94.Undertheg_______________ofhisexperiencedmathsteacher,hefinallyworkedouttheproblem.
95.SunYat-sen,founderofthefirstRepublicofChina,stronglybelievedinthreep___________:nationalism;people’srights;people’slivelihood.
第二节完成句子(共7小题，满分10分)
一、请根据中文句子含义，把对应的英语句子的空缺部分补充完整,每空填一词。(每空0.5分，满分8分)
96.她的英语说得非常流利好像英语就是她的母语，但其实她是中国人。
ShespeaksveryfluentEnglish_________________she________anativeEnglishspeaker.ButIknowsheisaChinese.
97.观看这部电影时观众们会时不时地忍不住笑起来。
Theaudience________________laughternowandthenwhiletheywerewatchingthemovie.
98.昨天早上我陷入了交通拥堵中，因此我又迟到了。
YesterdaymorningIwas_______________atrafficjam,_________________________Iwaslateagain.
99.处在困难的境地却无人可求助，她感到很难过，
Withnooneto__________________inherterriblesituation,shefeltveryupset.
100.不管你信还是不信，这个小男孩在这次由人为错误造成的空难中幸存下来了。
______________________,thelittleboysurvivedtheaircrashcausedbyhumanerror.
二、课文背诵考察(每空所填字数不限，每题1分，共计2分)
101.“__________________________thegreatestnumberoflawsstoppingourrightsandprogress,untiltodaywehavereachedastage________________.”
V.写作(满分15分)
作为一名高一新生，你在学习和生活中都遇到了一些困难，为此你有时会感到很沮丧。在日记中，你写下了你的烦恼以及克服困难的方法，同时也表达了你对未来的学习生活充满信心。
【写作内容】1.学习或生活中遇到的困难;
2.如何解决;
3.对未来充满信心。
注意：
1.可以适当增加细节，以使其行文流畅：
2.写作内容不得超出作文纸所限定的范围，如果超出，将被视为无效。(不少于80字)
Thursday,22ndOctober,2015
IthasbeenalmosttwomonthssinceIcametothenewschool.IcanwellrememberwhenIknewIwouldstudyinthisamazinghighschool,howexcitedIwas.
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参考答案
I听力(共两节，满分20分)
第一节听力理解(每小题1分，满分9分)
1—3BBA4—6CCC7—9ABC
第二节信息填空(共11个空，每空1分，共11分)。
10.name11.givenbirth12.homepage13.anumberof
14.by199815.communication16.theway17.popularusage
18.standardgreeting19.suchas20.Indeed
Ⅱ语言知识及应用(共3节，满分55分)
第一节单项选择(共15题，每小题1分，满分15分)
21—25DCBCD26—30ABCAC31—35CDBAC
第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)
36—40DBACA41—45CBACB46—50DCBDD51—55AABDD
第三节语法填空(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
56.a57.telling58.wore/hadworn59.them60.however
61.On62.both63.actually64.where65.iskept
Ⅲ阅读理解(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)
66—70DBACD71—75DBDDB76—80BCBBD
第二节七选五(共5小题，每小题2分，共10分)
81—85EBDAG
Ⅳ.模块1课本知识运用(共二节，满分20分)
第一节单词拼写(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10)
86.sincerely87.outlines88.loose89.destroyed90.Devoted
91.straight92.transport/transportation93.attitude94.guidance95.principles
第二节完成句子(共两节，满分10分)
96.asif;were97.burstinto98.trappedinto;becauseofwhich/whichwaswhy
99.turnto100.Believeitornot
101.Thelastthirtyyearshaveseen;wherewehavealmostnorightsatall
102.whichwaspeaceful;didwedecidetoanswerviolencewithviolence
Onepossibleversion:
IthasbeenalmosttwomonthssinceIcametothisschool.IcanwellrememberwhenIknewIwouldstudyinthisamazinghighschool,howexcitedIwas.ButnowsometimesIfeelalittleupset,becauseImeetwithsomedifficultiesinmylifeandstudyaswell.Asafreshstudentinsenior1,thisisthefirsttimethatIhaveleftmyparentstoliveinaboardingschool,sosometimesIfeelhomesickandunhappy.Besides,astherearesomanyexcellentstudentsaroundme,Ifeelextremelystressed.
However,Iknowit’snousefeelingsadandworried,soIdecidetodosomethingtochangethesituation.Firstofall,inordertomakegooduseofmytime,Ishouldmakeaschedule.OnlyinthiswaycanIstudyallthesubjectsefficiently.Inaddition,Ishouldbeactiveinmakingnewfriendsandgettingalongwellwithmyclassmatesandroommates,whichwillfreemefromlonelinessandhomesickness.
IbelievewithmydeterminationandapositiveattitudeIwillovercomeallthedifficulties.“Afterall,tomorrowisanotherday.”
Listeningscript
AskJohnMorse,publisherofMerriam-WebsterDictionaries,tonamethewordthatdefinesthecloseofthemillenniumandhedoesn’thesitate:“Internet”.
TheInternethassweptintotheAmericanvocabularyandgivenbirthtosomanynewwordsandphrases----netizens,chatroomandhomepage,amongthem----thatithascometorepresentanerainsocialhistory.
“Wefirststartedseeinganumberofcitationsin1994,andby1998itwasestablishedinthedictionary,”Morsesays,“Itwasjustastounding.”
“Telephone”wasnoeasylinguisticacttofollow.Ithelpsbringintopopularusageawiderangeofnewwordsandphrases----busysignals,wrongnumbers,voicemails,cellphones.ItalsogavetheUnitedStatesitsstandardgreeting:Hello.
But“Internet”isholdingitsown,inpartbyborrowingwordsfromoldertechnologiesandgivingthemnewmeanings,suchas“bookmark”,“copy”and“browser”.