河北狮州中学2016_2017学年高二英语上学期周练试题.docx

河北定州中学2016-2017学年第一学期高二英语周练试题（12）一、阅读理解If you have ever been left wondering why your emails are riddled(充斥着) with grammatical errors, or why you can never quite find the right phrase, it may be because you are typing with both hands. Our vocabulary becomes richer and our writing style becomes more fluent when we type using just one hand, scientists have found. Typing can be too fluent or too fast, and it can actually weaken the writing process, said Srdan Medimorec, the lead author of the study conducted at the department of psychology at the University of Waterloo, Canada. It seems that what we write is a product of the interaction(互动) between our thoughts and the tools we use to express them. Using text-analysis software, researchers asked 103 university students to write essays under different conditions, using one hand to type and using both hands to type. The software was used to analyze(分析) elements of the essays, such as range of vocabulary, sentence complexity and the cohesion(衔接) of the writing. Researchers found that participants vocabulary became more advanced when they typed with one hand rather than two. The research team said that by slowing our writing down, typing one-handed allows more time for an internal (内在的) word search, resulting in a larger variety of words. In contrast, fast typists might just write the first word that comes to mind. However, it is important not to slow typing down too much. Those who typed essays one-handed in the current study slowed down to about the speed of handwriting. This is the first study to show that changing peoples typing can make their writing get better. The researchers suggested that the speed of writing could affect writing quality regardless of the tools used, whether they are computers, or pen and paper, although further research would be required to prove that idea.1 The underlined “it” in the second paragraph refers to_.A. the writing style B. typing too fast or fluently C. the vocabulary D. which hand to use for typing2 Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. The study was carried out in 103 universities.B. The researchers drew the conclusion by interviewing students about their feelings in the writing process.C. The typing speed should be as slow as possible.D. There is no previous study related to the topic before.3 What is the authors attitude to the research according to the passage?A. objective B. doubtfulC. critical D. supportive4Which is the best title of the passage?A. How to become a good writer? B. Typing with both hands could make you a worse writer.C. Slower typing, fewer mistakes.D. Elements weakening the writing process Five years ago, when I taught art at a school in Seattle, I used Tinkertoys as a test at the beginning of a term to find out something about my students. I put a small set of Tinkertoys in front of each student, and said: “Make something out of the Tinkertoys. You have 45 minutes todayand 45minutes each day for the rest of the week.” A few students hesitated to start. They waited to see what the rest of the class would do. Several others checked the instructions and made something according to one of the model plans provided. Another group built something out of their own imaginations. Once I had a boy who worked experimentally with Tinkertoys in his free time. His constructions filled a shelf in the art classroom and a good part of his bedroom at home. I was delighted at the presence of such a student. Here was an exceptionally creative mind at work. His presence meant that I had an unexpected teaching assistant in class whose creativity would infect(感染) other students. Encouraging this kind of thinking has a downside. I ran the risk of losing those students who had a different style of thinking. Without fail one would declare, “But Im just not creative.” “Do you dream at night when youre asleep?” “Oh, sure.” “So tell me one of your most interesting dreams.” The student would tell something wildly imaginative. Flying in the sky or in a time machine or growing three heads. “Thats pretty creative. Who does that for you?” “Nobody. I do it.” “Reallyat night, when youre asleep?” “Sure.” “Try doing it in the daytime, in class, okay?”5The teacher used Tinkertoys in class in order to _.A. know more about the students B. make the lessons more exciting C. raise the students interest in art D. teach the students about toy design6What do we know about the boy mentioned in Paragraph 3?A. He liked to help his teacher. B. He preferred to study alone. C. He was active in class. D. He was imaginative.7What does the underlined word “downside” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A. Mistake. B. Drawback. C. Difficulty. D. Burden.8Why did the teacher ask the students to talk about their dreams?A. To help them to see their creativity. B. To find out about their sleeping habits. C. To help them to improve their memory. D. To find out about their ways of thinking. While students in Yinchuan are quite used to clear skies, Beijing teenagers are not so lucky. As another warm winter approaches, the city can expect the normal clouds of smoke caused by air pollution.But things may start to improve soon. The government is co-operating with a US-based environmental protection agency to update existing buses and trucks with clean fuel technology. The new technology could reduce air pollutants in existing diesel engines(柴油机)by 40 percent. The programme will begin by testing buses in Beijing to see if the technology can be applied to them.“We encourage the development of public transports. But at the same time we need to reduce pollution from them, ”said an official.Efforts are being made to improve the capitals environment with tighter controls on emissions(排放). Some heavily polluting factories and construction sites, such as those owned by the steel giant Shougang Group, have been asked to cut production in November and December or be closed.Beijing was the third polluted city in the world at the end of last century, according to the UN. But thanks to recent measures, the capital has made some progress. Last year 224 clear days were rated as having good air quality. In 1998 the air quality index(指数)gave just 100 days as good.“I am glad to see an improvement, ”said a senior 1 boy living in the northwest of Beijing. “Compared to other places, the air quality of Beijing is still worrying though. I hate pollution. Once I was riding my bike in the morning when I almost had a traffic accident because I couldnt see a car only metres away from me in fog. ”In early October, the skies were covered by such a thick fog that a display show by the visiting French Air Force was called off.Rapid development, industry, traffic fumes and sandstorms from the desert all contribute to the citys bad air.9The passage is mainly about .A. a programme aiming at improving Beijings air qualityB. progress made in Beijings air qualityC. Beijings air pollutionD. the differences between Yinchuan and Beijing10Which of the following is NOT the measure taken or to be taken to improve Beijings air quality?A. Clean fuel technology will be used in public transports.B. Some factories have been asked to cut production.C. Some construction sites have been told to be closed.D. A display show of airplanes has been called off.11We can infer from the passage that, with the aim of being an ecological city, .A. far more still needs to be doneB. nothing else needs to be doneC. all traffic has to be closedD. the development of the city has to be slowed down12Which of the following is NOT correct according to the passage?A. Beijings air quality is getting worse and worse.B. Rapid development, industry, traffic fumes and sandstorms are all the causes of bad air quality.C. People see clouds of smoke in the sky in the winter of Beijing.D. The government is making efforts to stop air pollution.二、阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A six-year-old kid walked into a candy store with his dad and was surprised by so many candies on offer. “Its amazing. What should I _?” he asked himself. “Come on, son, we dont have much _. I have to attend an important meeting,” his dad said. “These are all my _ and I dont know what to choose.” He picked up some bags and then put them _. He couldnt make up his mind. “_, son, we have no time. Im very _,” his dad said. So the boy ran around the store _again. His eyes moved from one bag to another, _all of the sweets looked so good and he couldnt make up his mind. _, the dad had enough. He caught his son by the hand and they_the store empty-handed. The boy _. He wanted them all, but ended up with _becasue he couldnt choose just one. Some of us are that boy. The _ is that candy store. We have a great number of choices available to us, but if we dont make a(n) _about our jobs, education, relationships, marriage or other _ things, we will end up empty-handed. Sometimes we worry about making the _ choice. What if we _the direction that we take and its too late to go back? We dont have to _ this. How do we _whether it is good or not if we dont make a choice? The bigger _is that we make no decision at all and end up going nowhere and doing nothing. 13A. think B. make C. say D. choose14A. time B. money C. interest D. power15A. secrets B. favorites C. ideas D. needs16A. in B. away C. back D. aside17A. Hold on B. Come over C. Go on D. Hurry up18A. tired B. busy C. fair D. patient19A. carefully B. quietly C. quickly D. nervously20A. and B. or C. though D. but21A. Luckily B. Certainly C. Finally D. Hopefully22A. got hold of B. walked out of C. searched for D. checked with23A. cried B. waited C. returned D. understood24A. fun B. fear C. peace D. nothing25A. sky B. school C. world D. company26A. plan B. decision C. guess D. ending27A. important B. simple C. common D. good28A. right B. great C. difficult D. wrong29A. change B. regret C. accept D. face30A. worry about B. deal with C. look into D. work out31A. doubt B. explain C. know D. expect32A. danger B. game C. difference D. fact三、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。As we get busy and stressed, we tend to make poor nutritional choices that can actually increase our stress levels and cause other problems. 33 .Eat Breakfast. You may argue that youre not hungry yet, that you dont have time, that lunch will come soon enough, that you need to diet anyway, or that the milk in the coffee you pick up on the way is all the good nutrition you need. 34 You need it.Choose Green Tea. If youre a coffee drinker, you may not realize the effects caffeine has on your system. However, you can reduce your stress levels and improve your mental performance throughout the day if you gradually rid yourself of large amounts of caffeine. 35Carry a Snack. Having some healthful snacks in your car, office, or purse can help you avoid blood sugar level dips and accompanying mood swings and tiredness. 36 Along these lines, you should always have water handy, as its so vital to health and proper physical functioning.Stock Your Home With Healthy Fare. Even more important than getting the bad stuff out of your house, is getting healthy food in! 37 That way you know youll have what you want when you need it, and you wont have to stress over what to eat each night; youll already have thought of it! (This makes eating at home much easier, too!)A. Certain energy bars all contain good nutrition.B. Here are some tips for getting good nutrition even under stress.C. You can easily have a hard-boiled egg on your way out the door.D. A relatively healthy way to do that is to replace coffee with green tea.E. But skipping this meal makes it harder to maintain stable blood sugar levels.F. The best way is to plan a menu of healthy meals at the beginning of each week.G. After a few weeks, theyll become a habit and your body will feel the difference.四、请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题纸上相应题号的横线上。Disability aids are vital to those who suffer problems with executing work with two handsThese are people who have been disabled due to some major sickness or some other problemsIn order to help them carry on their work in the normal way, disability aids are manufacturedThis helps them make their life a lot easier than what it would have been without these aidsThe kind of disability aids that an individual might require depends on the person onlyIt is the problem that a person faces that decides the aids that he/she will use for carrying out their respective jobsThe following is the list of a few disability aids that come of significant useThe first and foremost aid is the stocking aid, aiding the individuals suffering from the problem of bending down to reach the foot and wear their own socksThese stocking aids have a gutter(槽) that is made up of plastic materialThese gutters are shaped in a certain way along with the attachment of cotton tapes in itThe sock is then put over the gutterThe foot is placed inside the gutterThe cotton tapes help in pulling the socks up the leg and subsequently the sockIn this manner, the sock is worn by a person who has problems wearing it by bending ones back and reaching the footThere are openers that help the people who have problems with their hands or wrists to open bottles of ketchup, jam and other such bottles and jars that necessitates the use of hands and fingersThe third type of disability aids that comes to our minds are liftsNow what are lifts? Lifts are certain machines that help in lifting people from specific areas, such as a bathtub or a set of stairsThese lifts are of varied types and come for numerous applicationsIt is for the individual to decide the type that he/she requires to useFor people, who have problems in balancing their upper bodies in a stable manner, there is something known as grab railsThese grab rails are installed for those who have mobility problems in their upper bodiesThese rails come in varieties of shapes, sizes and anglesThese grab rails are available to home users as well, in their different variationsOne can purchase and fix one to their homes according to ones specificitiesThese grab rails require the act of screwing and drilling in order to fix them to their appropriate placeThe prices of these rails also vary according to the variation of their shapes and sizesA portable book holder is a much sought-after disability aidIt can be used by anybody for that matter, not just the disabledThese portable book holders are light-weight and can be easily moved aboutThese holders relieve the strains on ones hands, necks and shoulders that might occur due to the handling of a bookThe holders are provided with extended legs that help in placing the reading material at suitable distanceThus with the help of these disability aids, the old and disabled people can make their lives much more convenient and comfortable that would otherwise have been a cumbersome and complex oneDisability AidsThemeDisability aids are important to people with disabilities 38from some major sickness or other problems.Different 39of aidsStocking aidsThey can be used to help individuals whose bodies are not 40enough to reach their feet to put on socks by themselves.OpenersThey can be used to aid the disabled to open the bottles when the use of hands or wrists is a 41LiftsThey can be used to lift people from specific areas.They come in 42of types and are 43numerously.Grab railsThey can be used to keep their balance in a stable manner after proper 44Book holdersThey can be used to help with the 45of strains on ones hands necks and shoulders when reading.4647these disability aids,the life of the old and disabled would become cumbersome and complex五、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。I live in the country and the water where I live is very rusty（腐蚀的）.Sometimes my toilet looks like it hasnt been cleaned for 40 years. So I have found myself looking for tips on how to keep a toilet clean. 481.Magic erasers! If you put a chunk（大块） of a magic eraser in the tank of your toilet it will clean every time you flush（用水冲洗）. 49 I think its a great idea to throw a used-up magic eraser in there rather than ripping up a new one too.2. 50 If you poke a hole into a bottle of vinegar and then put the whole bottle into your toilet tank, the vinegar will help you use less water with every flush!3. Wet dry sand paper works really well for