C

Proverbs are quite common in spoken English. We don’t normally put them in a composition or a letter. Sometimes it is helpful if you know what common proverbs mean. Here are a few examples.

1) “Once bitten, twice shy.” If a dog bites me, I shall be twice as careful in future when I see it. This proverb is also used to apply to many things and not only to dogs. If you have been cheated at a shop, you will not go the same shop again.

2) “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.” If I am a hunter, trying to catch birds, it is better to catch one than to see two birds in a bush but not able to catch them. Thus this means that what you have already got is better than the chance of being able to get something bigger in future.

3) “Too many cooks spoil the broth (soup)”. When too many people do something, they get in each other’s way and do a bad job. ks5u

4) “To pour oil on troubled waters” is to try to calm things down. Oil is lighter than water. If a ship is in trouble at sea, another ship may come to help it. The second ship can send small boats to rescue people. However, it may first pour oil on the sea to make the sea less rough.

5) “Don’t be a dog in a manger( 槽 )”means“ Don’t be selfish.” In a stable ( 马房 ), the manger is the place where the horse’s food is put. Sometimes a dog will sleep in the manger and bark when a horse comes to get its food. The dog does want to eat the lay in the manger but it will not let the horse eat it.

6) “He is sitting on the fence” means that somebody will not say whether he is in favor of a plan or against it. He is sitting on a fence between two opposing sides, perhaps waiting to see which side will win.

7) “He who pays the piper calls the tune.” A piper is a musician. The man who employs or pays a musician can say what tunes the man will play. Thus this means that if a man provides the money for a plan, he can say how it will be carried out.

8) “You can’t get blood out of a stone” means that you cannot get something from a person who has not got any of the things you want. e. g. you cannot get a million dollars from a poor man.

48. Peter has a bicycle which is much too small for him but he does not want to let his younger brother ride on it. His mother is angry and says to him: ______.

A. You can’t get blood out of a stone B. Don’t be a dog in a manger

C. The early bird gets the worm D. To pour oil on troubled waters

49. Mr. Wang paid for a new school. Some people didn’t like the design of the school but they didn’t argue with Mr. Wang because ______.

A. he was sitting on the fence B. once bitten, twice shy

C. he who pays the piper calls the tune D. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

50. Mrs. Lin wanted to buy a new dress. Her husband suggested that she buy it from a shop near their home. Mrs. Lin disagreed because she had been cheated by that shop. So she said :“I won’t go there again because ______.”

A. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush B. I am sitting on the fence

C. once bitten, twice shy D. too many cooks spoil the broth

51. Mr. Brown had quite a good job in Hong Kong but he thought that if he went to Singapore, he might get a much better job with more money and a larger house. His wife didn’t want him to leave his job in Hong Kong and she reminded him that ______.

A. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush B. too many cooks spoil the broth

C. you can not get blood out of a stone

D

We always convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, than another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough and we'll be more content when they are. After that we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. we will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage.

We always tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse(配偶) gets his or her act together, when we get a nice car, and are able to go on a nice vocation and when we retire. The truth is, there's no better time than right now. If not now, when? our life will always be filled with challenges. It's best to admit this to ourselves and decide to be happy anyway.

One of my favorite quotes comes from Alfred Souza. He said." for a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin-----real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid.

Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life." This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. So treasure every moment that you have. ks5u

And remember that time waits for no one. So stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school; until you get married, until you get divorced; until you have kids; until you retire; until you get a new car or home; until spring; until you are born again to decide that there is no better time than right now to be happy...

Happiness is a journey, not a destination. So, work like you don't need money, love like you've never been hurt, And dance like no one's watching.

52. Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Life Will be Better

B. Be Brave to Face the Challenges in Our Life

C. Happiness is A Journey

D. Don’t Wait

53. Why do we always convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, than another?

A. Because happy life is always in the future.

B. Because we don’t realize treasuring every moment means happiness.

C. Because no one will be happy until he gets married.

D. Because only if we get to a destination, we can lead a happy life.

54. By reading Alfred Souza’s words, we know _______ .

A. his life was always filled with too many obstacles for him to face

B. he had to face more obstacles than anyone else

C. the obstacles in life helped him to see what happiness is

D. he realized that there is no way to happiness

55. What does the writer want to tell us?

A. Time and tide waits for no man, so treasure every moment.

B. Will is power，so do what you want to do.

C. A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed, so do not talk, just do it.

D. So said, so done, so do what you said.

嘉兴一中2011学年第一学期高一英语月考试卷

非选择题部分(共30分)

第一节：.单词拼写(5分)

1. I can’t c_____________ with him, my telephone doesn’t work..

2. He can’t eat much because he s___________ from stomachache.

3. I’m in a difficult s_____________ and I don’t know what to do.

4. My roommate happens to have moved away so you can s__________ the room with me.

5. He sent a s___________ of stamps as my birthday gift.

6. You needn’t have been so angry with her, for she broke the glass accidentally, not on p____________.

7. Young girls and boys are c_________ about rock music.ks5u

8. If you want to read quickly and well, you should increase your ____________(词汇量).

9. A dead body was found under the bridge, but it was hard to determine the ____________(身份).

10. Our _____________(政府) is coming to care more about the poor and weak.

第二节：.短文改错(10分)

下面文中共有10处语言错误，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(/)，并在该句下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

例如：

It was very nice to get your invitation to spend / weekend with you.Luckily I was

the am

completely free then, so I’ll to say “yes”.I’ll arrive in Bristol at around 8 pm in Friday

on

evening.

A Frenchman was once visiting London.He wished to take a walk to see a city.But he was afraid he might get lost because he know no words of English.So before he left his hotel, he stopped in the first corner and carefully copied in his notebook the names of the street that he was staying.Then he walked on.At last, he got lost.After several hours he found a policeman.The Frenchman tried his best to explain the policeman that he didn’t know the name of his hotel, and he knew the name of the street.He then showed the policeman that he copied in his notebook.It was read: “One-way street”.

第三节：书面表达(15分)

假设你是李华,是嘉兴一中的一名高中生。你很喜欢学习英语，但是你对英式英语和美式英语的区别不是特别清楚。有些同学说你说美式英语，但有有些人认为你说的是英式英语。你很想知道自己说的是哪种英语以及这两者究竟有什么不同。写一封信给玛丽女士，请她回信解释这两者的主要区别。

注意：1。注意书信格式

2.写信日期是九月十四日

3.字数至少100个

参考答案

单项：1-20 DCBBA DDDDA BBCDC CCDBD

完形: 21---25BCDAB 26---30 ACBBA 31---35 CDDBC 36---40 ACCBC

阅读: 41-44 CCBD 45-47 BDA 48-51 BCCA 52-55 CBCA

单词:1.communicate 2.suffers 3.situation 4.share 5.series

6.purpose 7.crazy 8.vocabulary 9.identity 10.government

短文改错.(10分)

A Frenchman was once visiting London.He wished to take a walk to see a (the) city.But

he was afraid he might get lost because he know(knew) no words of English.So before(after)he left his hotel, he stopped in (at) the first corner and carefully copied in his notebook the names (name)of the street that (where) he was staying .Then he walked on .At last, he got lost.After several hours he found a policeman .The Frenchman tried his best to explain (explain to) the policeman that he didn’t know the name of his hotel, and (but) he knew the name of the street.He then showed the policeman that (What) he copied in his notebook.It was (去掉) read : “One-way street”.

书面表达:

Sep. 14

Madam Mary,

My name is Li Hua. I’m a high school student in Guangzhou and I like English very much. I have a question about the differences between American English and British English and I hope you can help me.

I have been learning English for many years.(Our schoolbooks and tapes all use British English. But when I listen to the radio or talk with foreigners, I often hear and speak American English.) Now ,when I speak English, some of my classmates say I speak British English. In fact, I don’t know what kind of English I speak. I really want to know the differences between British English and American English. I wonder what are the differences between the two. Is it a problem if I sometimes use American English and sometimes British English?

Thank you very much. Hope to hear from you soon.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

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