河北省保定市高阳中学高二英语下学期第十一次周练试题 (2).doc

河北省保定市高阳中学2014-2015学年高二下学期第十一次周练试题 英语 第一部分 英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1. well go to countryside for sightseeing this weekend. would you like to join us? a. the; 不填b. the; ac. 不填; ad. 不填; 不填2.im afraid i cant follow you. sure! i will say it again. a. pardon?b. im sorry.c. excuse me.d. just fancy!3. it is a pity that you have missed such a golden opportunity. a. mightb. wouldc. should d. must4.what did you mean saying that?dont get me wrong; i just want to help you. a. forb. inc. of d. by5. millions of young trees have already been planted to take the place of which were blown over. a. thatb. onesc. themd. those6. money is important, but interests me most is the responsibility that goes along with this job. a. what b. thatc. itd. which7. while seeing the film directed by zhang yimou, i found myself to tears many times.a. moving b. moved c. being movedd. to be moved8. please cherish time and work hard. whoever has wasted his life will eventually nothing.a. attractb. accomplish c. arranged. absorb9. if you the question from this point of view, you will find it of great importance. a. will consider b. are consideringc. consider d. considered10. the tower built more than one thousand years ago remained after the earthquake. a. to be standing b. to stand c. stood d. standing11. it is greatly to your that you gave back the money you had found; youre worth praising for your honesty.a. convenienceb. delightc. credit d. surprise 12. lets go out to play football, ok?but i must get my homework first. a. to finish b. finished c. finish d. finishing13. is there still any table ?sorry, were fully booked for tonight.a. convenientb. enjoyablec. available d. consistent 14. his coming brought their quarrel to an end. there a moment of uncomfortable silence. a. was followed b. followingc. was followingd. followed15. whenever he was asked why he was late for class, he would say his bike on the way. a. broke down b. broke away c. broke outd. broke up第二节 完形填空 ( 共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)there once was a water bearer who carried water from the distant river into the town where he lived. he owned two pots, which he 16 at both ends of a pole (扁担) he balanced over his 17 . one pot was smooth and perfectly waterproof, 18 the other was old and a bit cracked (有裂缝的). 19 it leaked water on the way.each day the pot leaked a little till came a time when it was 20 able to keep half of its content by the time theyd 21 the town. this caused the pot great 22 , and so finally, unable to 23 its embarrassment, the pot said to the water bearer, “master, please break me! throw me! i cant 24 this unhappiness any longer. im unable to hold water, and you can 25 me and get a new pot.”“oh,” replied the water bearer, “is that what you think of 26 ? then please, let me show you something on the way 27 from the river tomorrow.”and the next day, after 28 both pots, and hanging the smooth one on the right and the cracked one on the left side of his 29 as usual, the water bearer pointed to the 30 side of the path and asked, “tell me, what do you see?” the pot replied, “i see dirt and dust.” 31 this, the water bearer pointed to the left side of the road and asked, “what do you see on that side?” “oh, there i see grass and wild 32 .” “yes,” replied the water bearer, “this is the 33 you have created by leaking some water by the side of the path every day. you 34 the soil, you brought the sleeping 35 to life, and nourished the blooms, and from this side of the path, i picked a few flowers.”16. a. built b. hung c. moved d. aimed17. a. back b. arm c. shoulder d. chest18. a. since b. when c. though d. while19. a. in fact b. as usual c. after all d. at times20. a. still b. rather c. only d. even21. a. reached b. left c. toured d. crossed22. a. damage b. shock c. shame d. anger23. a. express b. contain c. save d. suffer24. a. support b. stand c. cause d. bring25. a. discover b. control c. improve d. replace26. a. me b. yourself c. it d. them27. a. back b. out c. ahead d. away28. a. filling b. setting c. making d. using29. a. step b. hand c. path d. pole 30. a. near b. far c. rightd. left31. a. rememberingb. mentioning c. seeing d. hearing32. a. flowers b. animals c. plants d. species 33. a. confidence b. atmosphere c. wealth d. beauty34. a. farmed b. entered c. watered d. worked35. a. people b. seeds c. woods d. leaves第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）amy husband is reading the secret garden aloud to our kids. they are at the part where mary has told colin that shes found the garden her mother loved. its an exciting moment. but the passage im waiting for is a few chapters on, after colin has tasted his first breaths of fresh air and mary has grown strong running in the garden. its just a detail, but my kids will notice it: a delicious description of roasted potatoes and eggs.we have a tradition of trying foods from the books we read aloud. it started when we read elizabeth enrights the saturdays, and one of the boys asked, “what are petit fours?” an answer, my husband and i felt, wouldnt be as good as a sample. so one saturday we all sat down having tea and little cakes, covered with pink, green, and yellow. it was exciting for the kids to try a dessert they had learned about in a book. the petit fours they tried didnt tell them what it was like to live in new york city 60 years ago, but tasting them made the books words alive. later, when we read c.s. lewiss the lion, the witch and the wardrobe, we had turkish delight. we read the penderwicks, written by jeanne birdsall, and had gingerbread (姜饼). we read paddington bear and tried marmalade. soon we will reach the part of the secret garden where mary, colin, and dickon roast potatoes and eggs in a small oven (炉) in the earth. my kids will go out into the woods to find the perfect place for an oven of our own. yes, weve eaten potatoes and eggs, but never in the open air. the world that a good book creates is whole and real, but it lies flat on the page until a reader gives life to it.36. the text is written mainly to . a. show the importance of reading aloud b. discuss food culture in childrens books c. provide a new means of family education d. introduce some interesting books 37. the author believes tasting foods from the books may help children .a. enjoy more healthy food b. be friendlier to each other c. know more about history d. understand the books better38. the underlined words “turkish delight” in paragraph 3 probably refer to . a. a great timeb. something delicious c. a trip to turkeyd. more stories 39. from the fourth paragraph, we can learn that the authors family .a. will look for a secret garden in the woods b. will read the secret garden in the open air c. will eat roasted potatoes and eggs at home d. will cook potatoes and eggs in the woods40. which of the following could be the best title of the passage? a. the taste of a good book b. the best way to make kids learnc. eating means more than readingd. our roasted potatoes and eggs babout 18,000 refugees (难民) from burma have come to the united states each year since 2007. some have settled in howard county, maryland between baltimore and washington. a local school began teaching english to the children of the refugees. but while the children learned the language, their parents did not. that made communication with teachers arduous.at present, almost fifty children from burma attend bollman bridge elementary school. laurel conran is a teacher there. she said, “the main idea is the global idea.” she teaches english to speakers of other languages. one of her students is tha neih ciang. another student is tha neihs mother, tin iang. ms. conran practices english with tin iang at the mothers workplace. many refugees from burma work at coastal sunbelt produce, a supplier of fruits and vegetables to restaurants and other businesses.laurel conran started classes at the company to help refugees from burma learn english. laurel conran said, “the program is a six-week session. its once a week, on every wednesday, from twelve to one oclock. so every wednesday i go to coastal sunbelt.” as the workers eat lunch, they also practice their new language skills. lisa chertok has a child at bollman bridge. she is also a manager at coastal sunbelt. she helped ms. conran develop the lessons, which she says have really helped. lisa chertok said, “well, when the burmese employees got here, they were very, very shy. now i find that they are more outspoken than before. theyre more communicative. as parents, they are also more involved in their childrens school.”jonathan davis is the principal of bollman bridge elementary school. mr. davis hopes the lessons will help these parents feel better about communicating with the school. he said, “even as simple as making a phone call to say that their son or daughter is sick, even if thats the amount of english that they have got from the program, that truly will help us.”41. what is the main idea of this passage? a. a local school is providing free english lessons for the poor. b. refugees from burma are trying their best to learn english. c. a local school is helping refugees from burma learn english. d. refugees from burma have settled in howard county, maryland.42. what does the underlined word “arduous” in paragraph 1 mean? a. interesting. b. necessary.c. surprising.d. difficult.43. when the refugees from burma first arrived in howard county, . a. the children could speak very good english b. the parents liked communicating with the teachers c. the parents could help their children speak english d. neither the children nor the parents could speak english44. what can we learn about laurel conran from the passage? a. she mainly teaches english to the local children in a school. b. she often goes to the refugees company to teach them english. c. she teaches not only english but also other languages. d. she worked at coastal sunbelt produce before being a teacher.45. jonathan davis hopes that the lessons will . a. totally change the difficult life of the refugees b. help the parents get along better with their children c. help the parents communicate better with the schoold. encourage more refugees to send their children to the schoolcthe world has indeed become smaller due to the internet. a freelance (自由职业的) writer can easily get a job from the united states, the united kingdom or even from japan. he can travel the world in an hour just by surfing the various places in the world for his work using the internet.looking at the job offers on the various freelance job boards can be tiring especially if you are a first timer. to do this, you have to use your search engine and type in the terms “freelance work-at-home jobs” or something like that. you will get several sites that offer freelance work-at-home job boards and you should choose the sites that are credible (可信的) enough.you will know when the site is credible because first of all, they do not ask you to pay them suddenly even before you have found a freelance work-at-home job through their services. most sites will offer free registration (注册) for freelance writers and you can register as long as you have an email address where they can send the confirmation link (确认链接).once you have registered successfully then you can start looking for the present freelance work-at-home opportunities and bid on (投标) them. but not all freelance work-at-home job boards require bidding. some job boards will ask you to send your resume and they will contact you if you make the grade.the internet is a world that is open to a lot of opportunities especially for people who want to work at home. however, the internet is open to all people who have access to the internet so you should also be careful in dealing with possible employers who may dupe you into doing something for them without paying you in the end.46. a freelance writer can easily get a job from any country mainly because of .a. the internetb. his own talents c. the job opportunities available d. the lack of writers around the world 47. we can infer from the second paragraph that .a. not all sites giving job offers are credibleb. freelance job boards dont help beginnersc. its hard to choose a credible site giving job offers d. freelance job boards are especially useful for beginners48. which site can be regarded as an incredible one?a. one that needs no money.b. one that sends the confirmation link.c. one that asks for money for its services. d. one that charges you before giving services.49. what does the text mainly tell us?a. how to be a freelance writer. b. how to find a most suitable job. c. how to find a freelance work-at-home job. d. the role the internet plays in job hunting.50. the underlined word “dupe” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to “”.a. inviteb. foolc. persuade d. forcedbritains pub landlords (酒吧店主) are looking with a worried eye to the uk chancellors budget for fear that the annual tax gathering round will strike another blow to a traditional industry already reeling (蹒跚). thousands of pubs have closed since the financial crash in 2007. the plough, which was once a coaching house for travelers, has been serving britains famous warm beer since the days of shakespeare. now it is under threat too. “yeah. so many pubs have been closed over the last few years even in this area,” said derek oneil, the manager of the plough pub. many reasons are the causea ban on smoking in public, severe laws against drinking and driving and high taxes have all combined to kill off nearly 10,000 pubs in the last seven years, according to the british beer and pub association. with the closures, pubs are being redeveloped. many have turned into supermarkets, where the beer is sometimes cheaper.britains pubs continue to play an important part in the uk economy, selling thousands of different beers and employing more than a million people. the reality, though, is pubs are suffering something of a hangover (遗留物). in the last 15 years the amount of beer sold in pubs has fallen by eight million barrels to just under 36 million a year. pub landlords want tax breaks (税务减免).“people have less money in their pockets, so they cant go out and spend it and habits are changingso much alcohol is nowadays drunk at home,” said brigid simmonds, chief executive of the british beer and pub association. “yeah, i miss the pubs where theres a lot of character, especially 30 years ago. you know there was great fun in them.”while pubs are still much loved, theyre discovering that love isnt enough to survive 21st century economics.51.according to the first paragraph, tax gathering round can .a. greatly benefit britains pubsb. save britains pubs in a way c. encourage more people to go to britains pubsd. make the situation of britains pubs even worse 52. what do we know about the plough?a. it has been closed.b. it is run quite well now.c. it is a pub with a long history. d. it doesnt face the present threat.53. why are some pubs being redeveloped?a. because they want to sell cheaper bear.b. because their business is becoming better. c. because they want to receive more travelers.d. because they cant continue in the present situation. 54. what can we infer from the fourth paragraph?a. pubs cant offer many jobs to people. b. the uk economy actually depends on pubs.c. pubs become less important in the uk economy.d. the closures of pubs will damage the uk economy. 55. what is the text mainly about?a. the future of british pubs. b. the development of british pubs. c. the challenges british pubs face. d. the effect of tax gathering round on british pubs.第三部分 书面表达(共两节，满分35分)第一节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题(请注意问题后的词数要求)。how much information can people learn about you by seeing what you look for on the internet? too much, say some people with the internet service from america online. these people should know. aol put the internet search records of more than six hundred and fifty thousand people in a public area on part of its website. the records included every search these users made between march and may of this year. the company said the release was an accident. it said the records were meant for researchers. the purpose was to help them study how people use the internet so search tools can be improved.to protect privacy, aol used numbers instead of names to identify the users. but people who saw the records quickly recognized that some users could be identified through the details of their searches.the new york times decided to prove it. the newspaper was able to identify one of the users as thelma arnol