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1、1红兴隆管理局第一高级中学2015-2016 学年第一学期期中考试英语学科试卷卷面分值 120 分 时间 90 分钟第一部分：阅读理解 (共两节，40 分)第一节：（共 15 小题，每题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AMy name is Chelsea Chowderhead. A chowder is a kind of soup. I was laughed at because of my last name as soon as I started school. So when my family m
2、oved to South Carolina, I asked my dad if I could change my name.“You shouldnt change who you are. Let people get to know you first and your name later. When you meet someone new, ask them a good question, something youre really interested in. Once people start talking about themselves, they dont ju
3、dge you.”Two days later I headed to my new school for the first day of class. At lunch, I noticed that there were twin brothers who were talking to each other. I remembered my dads advice, so I decided to try.I noticed that their lunchboxes were identical. “Whats it like being a twin?” I asked.They
4、looked surprised. Then one said, “No one has ever asked us that!”“Most of the time its good,” the other said. “When youre a twin you always have someone to talk to and have lunch with.”In no time we were laughing and talking. Then one of the brothers said, “Im Nicholas, and this is my brother, Natha
5、niel. Whats your name?”I took a deep breath and said, “Im Chelsea Chowderhead.”“Chowder? Like the soup?” asked Nathaniel.“Yes,” I replied, looking down.“Hey, cool! Do you want to come over after school and play basketball with us?” Nathaniel asked. I nodded. And that is how I became friends with the
6、 twin brothers.21. Why did the writer want to change his name?APeople made fun of it. BHe wanted to make more friends.CIt was hard to remember. DHe wanted to be cool in the new school.2. The underlined word “identical” in Paragraph 4 probably means _. Abig Bbeautiful Csame Dfull 3. When the twin bro
7、thers asked his name, the writer felt _.Asurprised Bnervous Cangry Dproud 4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? AAt last the writer changed his name.BThe twins said hello to the writer first.CThe twins also didnt like the writers name. DOne can order a chowder in some restauran
8、ts.BThe other day I heard a few local musicians talking:“I hate all the terrible pianos in this town. I hate that rubbish they play on the radio. They cant even understand a bit of music.”“Im never playing in that club again. Too many drunks and nobody listens to us.”But, one younger musician said,
9、“There are a few clubs that book my band a few nights a month, and Im trying to find other places to play. Im also looking to book a few summer festivals this year.”Ive heard that you are the average of the five people whom you spend the most time with, or to put it another way, you are who your fri
10、ends are.Attitudes are important. Whether theyre positive or negative, theyre rubbing off on you. If youre around people who complain about lack of work and about other musicians, or blame (责怪) others, and you play the role of victim (受害者), chances are you will start to as well. So its time to take
11、a look at the people you call “friends”.This is an easy exercise: Make a list of the people who you hang out with, and simply stop spending time with the negative people on your list. Set a new standard (标准) for yourself and dont become friends with people who fall below that standard.Keep successfu
12、l people around you and your own chances for success will be much better. Ask them how they do it. Ask if they will help you get the work youre looking for, or maybe give 3you some advice to help you on your career path.5. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?A. A friend i
13、n need is a friend indeed B. How to make friendship last for everC. You are who your friends are D. Friends are the most important in ones success6. The underlined sentence “theyre rubbing off on you” in Paragraph 6 means _.A. theyll push you ahead B. theyll influence you C. theyll cover your shortc
14、omings D. theyll help you achieve your goal7. The musicians words at the beginning are written mainly to show _.A. the musicians living conditions are quite poor B. people have poor taste in musicC. people have different attitudes towards the same thing D. young people have greater chances of succee
15、ding8. By taking the exercise mentioned in Paragraph 7, you can _.A. improve a lot in making more friends B. come to the right way of making friends C. develop a better relationship with your friends D. arrange the time with your friends properlyC.Skillswise Delivery ServicesChristmas Job OpportunitiesAged between 16 and 65 years? Need some money for Christmas?Are you available to work at short notice? Can you work early in the morning or late at night?We are looking for careful and patient people to help to sort and deliver parcels in the Reading area from late November until the end of De
