—Chris, how about going to a seafood restaurant?
— ! I told you I don't like the smell of fish．
A．Whatever B．Not again
C．You bet D．No wonder
科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年湖北孝感高级中学高一上期末英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Like every language, American English is full of special expressions, phrases that come from the day-to-day life of the people and develop in their own way. Our expression today is “to face the music.”
When someone says, “Well, I guess I’ll have to face the music,” it does not mean he’s planning to go to the concert. It is something far less pleasant, like being called in by your boss to explain why you did this and did that, and why you didn’t do this or that. Sour music indeed, but it has to be faced. At sometime or another, every one of us has had to face the music, especially as children. We can all remember father’s angry voice, “I want to talk to you!” and only because we did not obey him. What an unpleasant business it was!
The phrase “to face the music” is familiar to every American, young and old. It is at least 100 years old. And where did this expression come from? The first explanation comes from the American novelist, James Fenimore Looper. He said, in 1851, that the expression was first used by actors while waiting in the wings to go on the stage. When they got their cue (提示) to go on, they often said, “Well, it’s time to face the music.” And that is exactly what they did---facing the orchestra which was just below them. And an actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of an audience that might be friendly or perhaps hostile, especially if he forgot his lines (台词). But he had to go out. If he did not, there would be no play. So the expression “to face the music” came to mean “having to go through something, no matter how unpleasant the experience might be, because you knew you had no choice.”
Other explanations about the expression go back to the army. When the men faced inspection by their leader, the soldiers would be worried about how well they looked. Was their equipment clean, shinny enough to pass inspection? Still the men had to go out and face the music of the band as well as the inspection. What else could they do?
Another army explanation is more closely related to the idea of facing the results and accepting the responsibility for something that should not have been done. As for example, when a man is forced out of the army because he did something terrible, he is dishonored. The band does not play. Only the drums tap a sad, slow beat. The soldier is forced to leave, facing such music as it is and facing the back of his horse.
1.How many explanations are mentioned about the phrase “to face the music” in the passage?
A．1. B．2. C．3. D．4.
2.What does the phrase “to face the music” really mean?
A．To face the stage.
B．To face the back of the horse.
C．To face one’s leader or father.
D．To face something far less pleasant.
3.Which of the following occasions is the one we may have to face the music?
A．When we are playing basketball in the playground.
B．When we are making a speech before a lot of people.
C．When we are having a party at ease with our teachers.
D．When we are talking with somebody in secret.
4.The underlined word “hostile” in the third paragraph means ______.
A.unfriendly B．dislike
C．unkind D．Unnecessary
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年河南确山县第二高级中学高一上期中英语试卷（解析版） 题型：书面表达
假如你是李华，在一个英文网络论坛上，你看到一个名叫Grown-up的中学生发帖寻求帮助，请根据帖子内容和要求回帖。
问题:我今年14岁了，今年秋天就要去上高中了，但是我的妈妈还把我当做7岁小孩对待，我应该怎么办呢？
参考词汇：理【解析】
understand 建议：suggestion
写作要点：
(1)告诉Grown-up要理解母亲；
(2)给Grown-up解决问题的具体建议；
(3)可适当发挥，词数100词左右。
Hi, Grown-up,
Yours friendly,
Li hua.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年河北正定中学高一上期末英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Betty and Harold have been married for years. But one thing still puzzles old Harold. How is it that he can leave Betty and her friend Joan sitting on the sofa, talking, go out to a ballgame, come back three and a half hours later, and they’re still sitting on the sofa? Talking?
What in the world, Harold wonders, do they have to talk about?
Betty shrugs, Talk? We’re friends.
Researching this result called friendship, psychologist Lillian Rubin spent two years interviewing more than two hundred women and men. No matter what their age, their job, their sex, the results were completely clear: women have more friendships than men, and the difference in the content and the quality of those friendships is “marked and unmistakable”.
More than two-thirds of the single men Rubin interviewed would not name a best friend. Those who could were likely to name a woman. Yet three-quarters of the single women had no problem naming a best friend, and almost always it was a woman. More married men than women named their wife/husband as a best friend, most trusted person, or the one they would turn to in time of emotional distress（感情危机）. “Most women,” says Rubin, “identified at least one, usually more, trusted friends to whom they could turn in a trouble moment, and they spoke openly about the importance of these relationships in their lives.”
“In general,” writes Rubin in her new book, “women’s friendships with each other rest on shared emotions and support, but men’s relationships are marked by shared activities.” For the most part, Rubin says, interactions（交往）between men are emotionally controlled—a good fit with the social requirements of “manly behavior”.
“Even when a man is said to be a best friend,” Rubin writes, “the two share little about their innermost feelings. However, a woman’s closest female friend might be the first to tell her to leave a failing marriage; it wasn’t unusual to hear a man say he didn’t know his friend’s marriage was in serious trouble until he appeared one night asking if he could sleep on a sofa.”
1.What old Harold cannot understand or explain is the fact that __________.
A. he is treated as an outsider rather than a husband
B. women have so much to share
C. women show little interest in ballgames
D. he finds his wife difficult to talk to
2.Rubin’s study shows that for emotional support a married woman is more likely to turn to __________.
A. a male friend B. a female friend
C. her parents D. her husband
3.According to the text, which type of behavior is NOT expected of a man by society?
A. Ending his marriage without good reason.
B. Spending too much time with his friends.
C. Complaining about his marriage trouble.
D. Going out to ballgames too often.
4.Which of the following statements is best supported by the last paragraph?
A. Men keep their innermost feelings to themselves.
B. Women are more serious than men about marriage.
C. Men often take sudden action to end their marriage.
D. Women depend on others in making decisions.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年浙江安吉县上墅私立高级中学高三上第二次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
For years I fought with the bird's nest that sat on top of my head-my Medusa（神话中的蛇发女妖） hair．No matter what I did and how hard I tried, in no way could I make my unruly （乱蓬蓬）hair to my satisfaction．
Growing up in a Russian-Jewish home with parents who thought North American styling products were something illegal such as drugs, I was never allowed to put them in :my hair．¨ Why buy hair gel? Your hair is so beautiful naturally," my mother would say．The teens at school did not agree．From boys 'not wanting to kiss me when we played spin the bottle in Grade 7 to being called the mop, I suffered from my hair．
When I got to university, I believed my hair was a wall that stood between me and everything-finding a part-time job, getting a boyfriend, etc．
If only I could find a way to manage the curls and put it behind bars, I told myself, I would feel secure and sexy．I tried everything: rollers, hairspray, gels and, at one point, an iron．Then, in my second year, a miracle happened．I was asked to be a hair model for Japanese hair straightening, a process by which the molecules（分子）of my curls would be broken and reset in a bone-straight position．I was the perfect candidate, the hairdresser told me． Although they said how hair relaxing could damage the :scalp （头皮）,for the next five years I didn't find them to be true． All of the hairdresser's promises were fulfilled: With my hair straight and smooth, I was no longer the¨ mop"．
However, there was extreme damage done to my wallet． To keep up the straightening cost $ 700 every six months, and that was considered cheap．While some people thought I was crazy, I was willing to do anything to never again feel like that anxious, curly-headed girl in Grade 7．But when I moved out． of my parents" house 'at age 26 and rented an apartment, the upkeep of my new image became too costly．
I couldn't hide from my inner Medusa any longer．It was time to hug her and let her fly．Seeking a choice, I turned to the Internet, Google．After hours of searching, I hit upon a“ curly haired" salon, a place designed for girls like me．I doubted these so-called “Curl Ambassadors" could do anything
without using machine of some sort, and though I bought the service called the “Curly-Doo," I suspected I'd have the same unruly mop at the end of the appointment．
I dragged my feet so hard getting there that I arrived 45 minutes late． I secretly hoped they would turn me away．Instead, my stylist simply said :‘‘You are very late． Let me see your hair" At． that moment, my world and beliefs about myself were turned upside down along with my hair． As my head was in a basin full of freezing-cold water, then covered with a jelly-like jam, I wondered what I had got myself into．
¨ Do you really think this will work?" I asked the stylist, Jones．“ My curls are a disaster．"“No curly hair is hopeless," she replied．“They just haven't found a way to work with it, that's all． "
After the hour was over, Jones had completed her work． She had styled my hair using only her hands, water and a mixture of organic jam． I couldn't believe what I was seeing in the mirror: a naturally curly, Medusa-free me．You could argue that hair is just hair． Yet, it is just such physical features that have such a large influence on how we view ourselves．
According to Jones,75 percent of the population have a wave or curl in their hair and don't know what to do with it． Men cut theirs short． Women flat-iron theirs to death． When I read through a beauty magazine or take the subway to work, it makes me sad to see so many people repressing their natural beauty．
Since then, my world has changed． I have always been outgoing, but these days I seem to be more outspoken and confident than ever． On top of that, friends and co-workers tell me I am looking better than ever, but they don't know the source of the change．
I don't need to tell them* My Medusa hair speaks for herself．
1. What can we learn about the writer's hair in the first place?
A． Her parents considered it was bird's nest．
B． Teens at school laughed at it as Medusa hair．
C． She hated it because it couldn't be straightened．
D． North American styling products harmed her hair．
2. Japanese hair straightening caused a problem for the writer that ．
A． her wish to feel secure and sexy didn't come true
B． her hair was seriously damaged after the straightening
C． the cost to keep her hair straight was too high for her
D． she was called ¨the mop" with her hair straight and smooth
3. The writer was when she went to the “curly haired" salon．
A． hesitated B． excited
C． disappointed D． determined
4. What was the reaction of the stylist in the salon when she saw the writer?
A． She was very angry because the writer was late．
B． She thought totally the writer's hair was a disaster．
C． She was calm and sure of her work．
D． She thought there was no way to fix the writer's hair．
5. The writer's world has changed because she ．
A． has removed her inner Medusa
B． has removed her curls on her head
C． has found a way to straighten her hair in the stylish salon
D． has found the admiration for her from her friends and co-workers
6. The best title of the passage can be ．
A． A Successful Stylist
C． Road to Beauty
B． My Medusa Hair
D． Accept the Way We Are
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年浙江安吉县上墅私立高级中学高三上第二次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
As a leading producer of greenhouse gases, China the United States as the largest consumers of energy．
A．describes B．joins C．controls D．influences
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年浙江安吉县上墅私立高级中学高三上第二次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
Experts warn that medical waste from hospitals, if properly, may contribute to spreading diseases．
A．not handled B．not being handled
C．not to be handled D．not having been handled
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年四川宜宾市高三第一次诊断考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完形填空
I got a guitar for my birthday, and since then I have been struggling. It’s kind of sad. To be honest, it is how many problems are caused by such little things in the life of a teenager .It has awakened another side of myself me. And it couldn’t have happened at a worse time.
I’m a senior, I’m going to soon and I know what college I’m going to. And now I have to deal with this little voice in my head constantly me that I’m going to be a rock star, not a scientist.
A few weeks ago I was given the simple task of writing a short story. I sat down to a beautiful work of fiction that would my teacher and classmates. To be honest, this is an area I generally feel very in. I really enjoy it and such writing tasks used to take the amount of time.
So I was to write my story, and across the room lay my beautiful birthday present. “Once upon a time,” I wrote. Then I stopped, in my chair, and stared for a moment at the . Its dark red paint was and I could see my reflection in its perfect surface. And then my reflection started dancing and singing. I wasn’t , but it sure was. I’d follow its . So I seized my guitar and plucked (拨动) a string. I sat rocking with my guitar until late the night. I was sure I was preparing for the much more efficiently now that I wasn’t spending time writing stories.
Needless to say, no story was written, and many arose in my mind. Since then, I have constantly asked, “Am I for not wanting to do my work anymore?” More importantly, , I’ve learned I really am going to be a rock star.
1.A．interesting B．exciting C．disappointing D．surprising
2.A．within B．with C．before D．beyond
3.A．work B．write C．graduate D．retire
4.A．teaching B．advising C．reminding D．fooling
5.A．actually B．seemingly C．obviously D．partly
6.A．plan B．create C．carry D．continue
7.A．frustrate B．amuse C．astonish D．admire
8.A．happy B．rich C．fortunate D．strong
9.A．least B. most C. largest D．best
10.A．trying B．helping C．refusing D．learning
11.A．seated B．edited C．turned D．digested
12.A．paper B．instrument C．floor D．desk
13.A．running B．shining C．deepening D．fading
14.A．playing B．dreaming C．moving D．repeating
15.A．lead B．music C．speed D．rule
16.A．of B．at C．for D．into
17.A．university B．life C．future D．exam
18.A．doubts B．fears C．discussions D．problems
19.A．curious B．clever C．normal D．alone
20.A．therefore B．though C．otherwise D．even
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年广东清远高三上学期期末考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
A third of 15 to 18-year-olds in the UK have met someone in person they originally met through social media.
The figure comes from an exclusive online Newsbeat poll（投票） of 1,015 British teenagers, put together by Comres. The survey also indicates that a quarter feel happier online than they do in real life.
But overall, real-life relationships are still considered far more important than online ones, according to the findings. Sixty-six per cent polled last month said the number of friends they knew in person was more important to them, compared to 28% who said the same of the number of friends and followers they had online.
The survey also suggests what lots of people know already, that social media is now an integral part of teenagers’ lives. Only one per cent of respondents said they never checked in online for social reasons. Facebook is the most popular social network (89% have an account), followed by Twitter (62%) and Snapchat (58%).
Dr Emma Short, a psychologist at the University of Bedfordshire, said, “The number of teenagers meeting up with people they first befriended online is worrying. Even very sophisticated security experts find it very hard to verify the identity of accounts. When you’re 15 and you’re very effective at identifying friends and risk, it’s easy to assume you can do that online. It’s not safe in that they may not be who they say they are and you know nothing about them apart from the conversation you’ve had online – which is a very small part of their lives and the person they may be.”
The survey also indicated:
? 25% of teenagers admitted they were addicted to social media.
? 25% wished they could give up social media.
“I can’t do without my phone.” says 17-year-old Aisha from Clapton, north London. “I can’t do without checking Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat.”
When we ask Aisha about the prospect of taking her social networks away, the consequences, genuinely, are too hard to bear.
Jealousy, loneliness, happiness and stress are all emotions felt by teenagers.
1.From the first two paragraphs we get to know that __________.
A. the majority of the teenagers polled met their net friends
B. more and more British adolescents feel happier online
C. a third of 15 to 18-year-olds in the UK make net friends online
D. a little more than 300 adolescents surveyed met net friends
2.According to the survey, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Sixty-six per cent polled think it important to meet net friends in person.
B. More British adolescents consider friends in real life are more important.
C. 28% polled said they had the same number of online friends as other 66%.
D. 28% polled have the same number of real life friends and net friends.
3.What does the underlined word “respondents” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A. researchers B. people
C. reporters D. teenagers
4.Which of the following best conveys Dr Emma Short’s view ?
A. The online friends teenagers meet in person are worrying.
B. It’s easy for 15-year-olds to make online friends.
C. It’s difficult for adolescents to identify online friends and risk.
D. The conversation with your virtual friends is helpful.
5.What is the writer’s attitude towards teenagers meeting up with online friends?
A. Negative. B. Positive. C. Neutral. D. Tolerant.
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