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　　黑龙江省双鸭山市第一中学2013—2014学年度高二下学期期中考试英语试卷
　　姓  名
　　班  级
　　学  号
　　（时间：120分钟 总分：150分 Ⅰ卷交答题卡，Ⅱ卷交答题纸）
　　第Ⅰ卷（共70分）
　　第一部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）
　　第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
　　A
　　Anthony was sad. He was, as he put it, “not very bright” and couldn’t win the attention of his very wealthy parents, who preferred his “clever” older brother. At age 8, Anthony was sent away to a boarding school in his native England, even though he screamed and pleaded with（恳求）his parents year after year not to send him. “The thought was it would be good for me,” he recalled.
　　It was not. Anthony did badly in his studies, had few friends and was bullied for five years. “My teachers couldn’t have had a lower opinion of me,” he said. “I wasn’t even smart enough to rebel. The one thing I remember from the very earliest age was the desire to write. When I was 10 years old, I remember asking my parents to get me a typewriter for my birthday because I wanted to be a writer.”
　　Now, at 55, Anthony is one of the world’s most successful children’s boothors. His Alex Rider series has sold more than 5 million copies，and the eighth booring the young spy, Crocodile Tears, has come out.
　　The Alex Rider books tell the adventures of 14-year-old Alex Rider, an agent for the British intelligence agency M16.
　　Anthony says he doesn’t try to write for kids; it just comes out that way. “ I have a feeling that it has something to do with purity and simplicity. I give as little information as is necessary to describe the room, the character in the room, and get on with the action,” he said.
　　The style has also made Anthony a successful writer of television shows for adults in Britain because, he says, writing books for kids is a lot like writing television for grown-ups: In both cases, it’s all about entertaining people with a good story.
　　Now, Anthony couldn’t be happier with his life. He sums up his success:“…you can be anything you want to be if you just believe in yourself. I do believe it completely.”
　　1. Which of the following is true of Anthony?
　　A. He was the beloved child of his family.
　　B. Although he is successful, he isn’t very happy.
　　C. Studying in a boarding school proved a good choice for him.
　　D. He places more emphasis on the characters’ behavior in his stories.
　　2. At boarding school, Anthony’s teachers_____________.
　　A. thought little of his ability. B. showed great concern for him.
　　C. encouraged him to be a writer. D. often criticized him.
　　3. What would be the best title for the passage?
　　A. Anthony’s popular books—Alex Rider series B. Alex Rider, a popular character
　　C. Anthony, a successful children’s boothor     D. Special writing style
　　4. What advice does Anthony give to readers?
　　A. Confidence is the key to success.         B. Hardship teaches valuable lessons.
　　C. Internet is the best teacher.             D. Failure is the mother of success.
　　B
　　Do successful businessmen need an office? Increasingly the answer seems to be no.
　　Chris Ward, author of the boot of Office explains how President Barack Obama’s first inauguration(就职) speech was written by 27-year-old Jon Favreau sitting in Starbucks(星巴克); how Richard Tait, creator of Cranium, started the board game in a coffee shop; how Michael Acton Smith invented the children’s virtual world Moshi Monsters in his local café Nero; and how JK Rowling, the novelist behind Harry Potter, believes a café is the best place to write.
　　It is a convincing view, and for basic start-ups it mach more sense to work from home and public spaces such as cafes than renting an expensive office. Offices are hard to find, costly to decorate and involve much tiring administration. Moreover, by staying independent you avoid the misery(痛苦) of a daily commute(往返上下班), which for many is the worst part of a job.
　　Thanks to mobile communications, WiFi(无线网络) and cloud storage, together with the increasing heavy-duty equipment such as photocopiers, fax machines and desktop PCs, the traditional office is becoming redundant(多余的) for many sorts of organizations and workers. Of course, factory managers, surgeons, chefs and industrial chemists are still tied to specialist locations. But many of us---from software engineers and copywri