D

It is commonly believed that most people go to work to make money. However, it has been said that today people earn money to go to work. The difference between making money and going to work suggested by this is important.

Would you give up your job if you had a lot of money ? In a 2010 poll(民意测验) conducted by the Gallup Organization, quite a few people conducted among said they would do so, but researchers find that work is one of life’s main satisfactions for many people.

Take Liu Yan, 23, a former teacher, for example, before she quit her job in 2010, she taught at a high school. Although the salary was of the ordinary, she liked her job and worked so successfully that in only one year’s time after her graduation from college. She not only won a prize for excellence in teaching, but also enjoyed wide popularity among her students. In her second teaching year, however, she met a millionaire and got married; and went to live in Hong Kong with her husband. There she led a very comfortable and easy life, spending most of her days doing shopping and going traveling. After one year of endless vacation, though, she began to miss her work and asked for return to her teaching position. “I’m so tired of this kind of life,” she explained in her letter to the school she had previously worked for, “that I miss more than ever the days with my students.”

So what do you think of it? Which is more important: work or money?

One more question, if there are two jobs, the one offers good salary with little challenge, just like work in the government department; the other, a lot of challenge but low salary, what’s your choice?

68. What can be concluded from the passage?

A. Work is more important than money.

B. Money is more important than work.

C. With the development of society, more people work not only for money.

D. It is difficult to say whether money or work is more important.

69. The example of Liu Yan suggests_________.

A. work is one of life’s main satisfactions

B. one would give up his job if he or she had a lot of money

C. money is more important than work

D. one can’t go without money

70. What does the underlined word “quit” mean?

A. began B. found C. appreciate D. gave up

第二节 (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。

What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow, orange, red? __71__ . Do you prefer greys and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be pessimist. At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colour preference, as well as the effect that colours have on human beings. _ _72. If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.

_73 __ . A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. _74 _ . A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides(自杀) than any other bridge in the area---until it was repainted green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply. Perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.

_75 __ . It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.

A. On the other hand, black is depressing.

B. They tell us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favourite colour as we grow up --- we are born with our preference.

C. The rooms are painted in different colours as you like.

D. If you do, you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement.

E. Light and bright colours make people not only happier but more active.

F. Life is like a picture or a poem, full of different colours.

G. Colours do influence our moods---there is no doubt about it

第四部分 写作

(共两节，满分35分)

第一节：短文 改错 (共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)

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。

I have just got some good news to tell to you. I win a national prize for painting

last week. My father was so pleasing that he suggested I went to England for a holiday.

I’d like to staying there for half a month, visiting place of interest or practicing

my English as well. We’ve been often writing to each for a year and a half now. I have

often dreamed of talk face to face with you. I imagine you’ll be at vacation yourself

by that time. Perhaps we could go out to do some sightseeing together.

第二节：书面表达(满分10分)

农历八月十五的中秋节是中国一个很重要的节日,是仅次于春节的第二大传统节日。这天家人团聚，共赏圆月。请你给外籍笔友John写一封信，向他介绍这一节日以及庆祝活动,并期待他的回信。内容要点如下：

1.中秋节是中国的传统节日之一，一般在九月或十月过中秋节。

2.中秋节家人团聚，吃月饼。月饼种类繁多，美味可口，形状是圆的，像月亮。

3.中秋之夜，人们常常在露天的地方边吃月饼边赏月。

参考词汇： the Mid-Autumn Festival meat肉馅 nut 果仁

字数：90-120

Dear John,

_________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Jan

以上就是小编为大家准备的高中2014年高一英语下学期期末测试卷分析，希望给大家带来帮助。

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