高二英语下学期周练试题1承智班

在学生就要走出校门的时候，班级工作仍要坚持德育先行，继续重视对学生进行爱国主义教育、集体主义教育、行为规范等的教育，认真落实学校、学工处的各项工作要求河北定州2016-2017学年第二学期高二承智班英语周练试题（1）一、阅读理解Picture the scene: You come home after work feeling too exhausted to cook only to find a delicious meal worthy of a Michelin-starred restaurant waiting for you. It sounds like a fantasy, but it could be about to come true thanks to a robot chef developed by British scientists.Those scientists have come up with a set of robotic arms so smart that they are capable of cooking meals all by themselves. The device will be sold from as early as 2017 as part of a purpose-built high-tech kitchen.Scientists at Moley Robotics spent almost 18 years developing the hands. According to its creators, the arms can chop, stir, whisk and baste well enough to recreate almost anything you would care to eat, whether it is a simple home-cooked supper, or a complicated creation designed by a world-class chef. The hands move a little slowly, hovering strangely above the work surface whenever they are not busy, but they imitate human movements closely enough that they can do things such as wiping a spoon on the edge of a pan to prevent drips.Mr. Oleynik, who is leading the project, said, “All the things which are possible with the hand are possible here. There is no limitation. A lot of people want to go to Michelin-starred restaurants, but they are quite expensive and may be quite far from the home. This is an opportunity for people to enjoy very good food, and for a reasonable price. ”The only cuisine that is off the robots menu at the moment is sushi, which requires extremely steady pressure and nimble fingers to make, but the team plan to conquer that as well by the time it goes on sale.1People go to Michelin-starred restaurants in order to_.A. appreciate car tires. B. escape from workC. see the new robot chefs D. enjoy delicious meals2What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. British scientists B. Household wivesC. Cooks at restaurants D. The robot chefs arms3Which kind of food CANT the robot chef cook at present?A. Sushi B. Beef C. Bread D. Sandwich4What can we infer from the passage?A. Hands of a robot chef can perform exactly like a cook.B. It is uncertain when the robot can cook all kinds of food.C. Michelin-starred restaurants are suitable for many people.D. Robot chefs are available at shopping malls.New Movies You Need to Know Ahout This MonthSherpaType; DocumentaryRelease Date: Friday, December 18, 2015Duration: 96 minsUnforgettableunbelievably absorbing.With praise like that, this doc looks like a cant-miss. Director Jennifer Peedom travelled to Nepal in 2014 to film the climbing season from the point of view of the local people一Sherpas. During the climbing, a disaster struck killing 16Sunset SongType: DramaRelease Date: Friday, December 4, 2015Duration; 135 minsThe classic 1932 Srnttish romantic novel is adapted into a beautiful film by Director TerenceDavies. In only her second film role, London supermodel Agyness Deyn proves her talent for acting as the daughter of a farming family who must live on all by herself when both her parents are killed.When Harry Met SallyType: ComedyRelease Date: Friday, December 11，2015Duration; 95 minsThe perfect一and we do mean perfect一romantic comedy returns. Billy Crystal and MeRyan plav a pair of New Yorkers who meet at university, dislike each other on sight and spend the next 20 years gradually growing closer.The script, written by the much missed writer and director Nora Ephron, who died in 2012, is a joy.Snoopy and Charlie Brown:The Peanuts MovieType: AnimationRelease Date: Monday, December 21, 2015Duration: 93 minsThe most loveable character of them all, Charlie Brown, is back on the big screen with a story written by Craig Schulz. His father Charles Schulz created the famous cartoon character一Snoopy in the 1950s. We really look forward to this hit, but is the 3D really necessary?Please click here for more information.(以下是A种题型)5Where is the text probably taken from?A. A book review. B. A popular website.C. A science report. D. A fashion magazine.6What is the underlined word doc short for?A. Document. B. Dock.C. Documentary. D. Doctor.7Who is the leading actress of the coming comedy?A. Jennifer Peedom. B. Agyness Deyn.C. Billy Crystal. D. Meg Ryan.8What might be the topic of the film When Harry Met Sally?A. Love. B. Sports.C. Work. D. Family.9What is the writers attitude towards the 3D effect of The Peanuts Movie?A. Active. B. Unsure.C. Unknown. D. Definite.They baby is just one day old and has not yet left hospital. She is quiet but alert （警觉）. Twenty centimeters from her face researchers have placed a white card with two black spots on it. She stares at it carefully. A researcher removes the card and replaces it by another, this time with the spots differently spaced. As the cards change from one to the other, her gaze（凝视） starts to lose its focus until a third, with three black spots, is presented. Her gaze returns: she looks at it for twice as long as she did at the previous card. Can she tell that the number two is different from three, just 24 hours after coming into the world?Or do newborns simply prefer more to fewer? The same experiment, but with three spots shown before two, shows the same return of interest when the number of spots changes. Perhaps it is just the newness? When slightly older babies were shown cards with pictures of objects (a comb, a key, an orange and so on), changing the number of objects had an effect separate from changing the objects themselves. Could it be the pattern that two things make, as opposed to three? No again. Babies paid more attention to squares moving randomly on a screen when their number changed from two to three, or three to two. The effect even crosses between senses. Babies who were repeatedly shown two spots became more excited when they then heard three drumbeats than when they heard just two; likewise （同样地） when the researchers started with drumbeats and moved to spots.10The experiment described in Paragraph 1 is related to the babys .A. sense of sight B. sense of touchC. sense of hearing D. sense of smell11Babies are sensitive to the change in_.A. the size of cards B. the colour of picturesC. the number of objects D. the shape of patterns12Why did the researchers test the babies with drumbeats?A. To reduce the difficulty of the experiment.B. To carry their experiment further.C. To see how babies recognize soundsD. To keep the babies interest.13Where does this text probably come from?A. Science fiction. B. Childrens literature.C. A science report. D. An advertisement.Tu Youyou together with William Campbell and Satoshi Omura won the 2015 Nobel Prize for their work against parasitic diseases. Irish-born Campbell and Japanese Omura won half of the prize for discovering a new drug, avermectin, that has helped the battle against river blindness and lymphatic filariasis, as well as showing effectiveness against other parasitic diseases. The Chinese scientist Tu Youyou, an 85-year-old female scientist, was awarded the other half of the prize for the discovery of artemisinin(青篙素), a drug cure for malaria(疟疾) that has saved millions of lives all over the world, especially in the developing world.When the news broke that Tu won the Nobel Prize, there were cheers as well as doubts. It also has highlighted differences in prize-awarding practices between China and the West. Some said the achievement was the result of collective efforts by lots of Chinese scientists, so it was unfair to award the prize only to Tu. Indeed, Chinese science awards are mainly presented to projects, instead of individual scientists. But Western awards tend to honor individual scientists who are the first to come up with a new idea or method. Li Zhenzhen, a researcher of the China Academy of Sciences said that the West believes that the advancement of science comes from individuals creative minds.In 1969, Tu started to hold a government project aimed at eliminating malaria. Tu and her teammates experimented with 380 extracts in 2,000 candidate recipes before they finally succeeded in getting the pure substance qinghaosu, later known as artemisinin. In 2011, Tu was awarded the Lasker Debakey Clinical Medical Research Award, commonly referred to as “Americas Nobel Prize”. (278 words)14Why Tu Youyou could be awarded the Nobel Prize for ?A. Because she discovered the avermectin, a drug cure for malariaB. Because she contributed to the traditional Chinese medicineC. Because she discovered the artemisinin which shows effectiveness against other parasitic diseasesD. Because she has saved millions of lives for the discovery of artemisinin.15What is the difference in prize-awarding practices between China and the West?A. Chinese science awards are mainly presented to individual scientists, instead of projectsB. Chinese believes that the advancement of science comes from individuals creative mindsC. Western awards tend to honor individual scientists who are the first to come up with a new idea or methodD. Western awards are presented to both individual scientists and projects16How old was Tu Youyou when she was awarded the “Americas Nobel Prize”.A. 85 B. 81 C. 46 D. 3917What is the best title of the passage?A. Why Tu Youyou could be awarded the 2015 Nobel prizeB. Why Tu received the “Americas Nobel Prize”.C. Tu Youyou won the 2015 Nobel Prize for the discovery of artemisininD. The difference in prize-awarding practices between China and the West二、完形填空Think about a time you went someplace that you had never been before. It seemed as if it was very and it took a really long time to get there. Then you noticed that th trip did not seem to take nearly as long, it was exactly the same distance. Scientists have studied these common observations. They have come to the that our feeling of how time passes is sometimes based on the of information we are dealing with. The more information we are getting, the more slowly time seems to pass.On the way to a place, we are faced with unfamiliar sights, , or even smells. We may be reading directions, landmarks, or trying to find a（n） road sign. We are repeatedly processing the information we are .There may be others in the car asking. “Are we there yet?” In fact, the experiences the same things as the passengers.On the return trip, we are somewhat familiar with the . Now much of the information is not to us. Our brain now processes the information more . We dont have to take notice of a lot of what we see and hear. We know what to and we screen out the rest.The process could be to the first and second days of school. On the first day is new and different and time seems to pass slowly. On the second day, you know what to , and your brain spends less time processing new information. , the second day of school usually seems to go forward at a more rapid pace. Thus, in a sense, time when our surroundings become more familiar.18A. far B. long C. fast D. deep19A. boat B. field C. school D. return20A. as if B. so that C. even though D.long before21A. decision B. conclusion C. introduction D. description22A. amount B. value C. types D. characteristics23A. quiet B. crowded C.strange D. dangerous24A. toys B. books C. gifts D. sounds25A. building B. looking for C. protecting D. missing out26A. old B. real C. particular D. handwritten27A. receiving B. discussing C.mentioning D. providing28A. guest B. guide C. partner D. driver29A. car B. route C. map D. alarm30A. new B. helpful C. enough D. important31A. closely B. directly C. quickly D. carefully32A. take care of B. catch up with C. look down upon D. pay attention to33A. added B. compared C. sent D. contributed34A. everything B. nothing C. someone D. nobody35A. choose B. believe C. expect D. answer36A. Instead B. Besides C. However D. Therefore37A. goes by B. speeds up C. runs out D. stops over三、短文改错38短文改错。下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删减或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写上该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（/）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。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。When I was a very young children, my father created a regular practice I remember well years late. Every time he arrived home at end of the day,wed greet her at the door. He would ask who we was and pretend not to knowing us, Then he and my mother would have had a drink while she prepared dinner and they would talk about his day and hers. While they chat, my father would lift my sister and me up to sit in the top of the fridge. It was both excited and frightening to be up there！My sister and I thought he was so cool for putting us there.四、阅读填空 Society today tells us that automatic pencils are a lot better than manual ones which you have to sharpen every 5 seconds. Maybe this is true. However, there are some benefits from using an old-fashioned traditional pencil which you cannot get with an automatic one. To be honest, it is quite convenient to use an automatic pencil with an easy press on the button. Meanwhile a manual pencil doesnt enjoy any plus point. But it is sort of strange that manual pencils should be used in standardized tests today. Chances are that the manual pencil makes the line of grey look nicer. Nowadays, it is always a battle of who has the newest, most high-tech gadget(小装置), from pencils, cars to clothes. The newer it is, it seems the more popular it becomes. If you walk around school, you will for sure find at least three out of ten people walking around with the latest iPhone 4S. If you are one of the luckier ones walking around with the newest Nokia phones, you will get laughed at. Maybe an automatic pencil is better at the moment, but after using it for a while, usually the pencil will break. Most people lose them and dont remember to carry extra lead(铅芯) to fill them up with, as it sometimes can do so much that it needs a lot of lead, just like an iPhone 4S needs to be charged after it has done so much work. As for the manual pencil, the lead will also run out but unlike the mechanical pencil it will last longer. Besides, the automatic pencil and the iPhone 4S are more likely to get stolen while the manual pencil along with the Nokia phone will be left alone and most likely-returned to you.TitleAutomatic Pencils 39 Manual Pencils?Peoples 40 towards different high-tech gadgetsThe newer-gadget like the iPhone 4s becomes more 41 .You will be 42 at if using the Nokia phones at school.Advantages We can use the automatic pencil more easily by 43 the button.The manual pencil is 44 to make the line of grey look nicer.The manual pencil can last longer. 45 The automatic pencils usually tend to 46 after being used for a while. People often 47 to take more lead along to fill the automatic pencil up with.48 with the manual pencil, the automatic one is more likely to get stolen.五、七选五Most of us lead a busy life. 49 We think, “If I reached my goal, then I would be happy”, or “If I could get a better job, then I would enjoy life.” But why not enjoy life right now?Firstly, take time to notice and appreciate the beauty in your own surroundings. 50 “There is a great big world of wonder and beauty around us!” And as Brodersen explains，“Look for the beauty of the sunrise and of a friends smile that brightens your day. Open your eyes to see the beauty you might not normally see. Doing so helps to cheer you up.”Secondly, taking time to experience some simple pleasures also can bring joy to your heart and ease your stress. Take me for example. 51 One universal simple pleasure is finding things that make you laugh. Make time to laugh every day.Thirdly, dont take your family and friends for granted. Rich, rewarding relationships add greatly to the enjoyment of life. When you think of someone, why not call, e-mail or write them? 52 As Wayne Lawton explains, “Invest time in relationships. Remove the attitude, whats in it for me? Happiness is found in putting others interests, desires and concerns ahead of our own whenever possible. Selfishness is a dead-end street.” 53 .A. Be aware of beauty in nature.B. In my spare time, I enjoy collecting stamps and reading novels.C. Driven by the “urgent”, we forget to enjoy life.D. A short e-mail or phone call can make a world of difference to someone.E. You dont need to travel far to find beauty.F. I delight in simple things like my favorite tea drink, a bubble bath or family photos.G. So please treasure relationship.六、书页表达54书面表达假定你是李华，你校摄影俱乐部（photography club）将举办国际中学摄影展。请给你的英国朋友Peter写封信，请他提供作品。信的内容包括： 1主题：环境保护； 2展览时间； 3投稿邮箱：.注意： 1词数100左右； 2可以适当增加细节，以使行