湖北省沙市高二英语下学期第一次周练试题（无答案）.doc

湖北省沙市中学2012-2013学年高二英语下学期第一次周练试题第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节 (共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. what does the man mean? a. hed like to go with the woman.b. he weather is quite hot.c. he likes to swim in the river.2. how long is the man going to stay in china?a. half a year. b. one or two years. c. three years.3. how much a pound are the oranges?a. 6cents. b.16 cents. c.60 cents.4. what is the woman doing now?a. preparing her lecture. b. reading a newspaper. c. preparing supper.5. what does the man suggest?a. dont do it in a hurry.b. why dont you read it in 10 minutes?c. reading english for a short time after getting up.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话或独白前后，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. why does the woman want to give up her job?a. the pay is too low.b. she has found another job.c. she has to work too late.7. what is the womans opinion?a. she doesnt care.b. she is thinking about the mans idea.c. she will work for the man.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. where is the man learning english?a. at home. b. in a college. c. in an evening school.9. why does the man learn english?a. because he didnt learn english as a college student.b. because he is going abroad to look for a job.c. because he has found his english is too limited.10. in which language could marx write?a. german, french and chinese.b. german, french and english.c. russia, english an japanese.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. where are the two speakers talking?a. at home. b. at a meeting. c. on a tv show12. how much rubbish do the british produce each year?a. 175 kilos each family. b. 1,000 kilos each family.c. 10,000 kilos each person.13. what waste needs recycling according to tom?a. paper. b. some food. c. plastic.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. where does the girl live? a. in a small town. b. in a big city. c. in a mountain village.15. what is a potluck supper?a. something that your neighbors cooked for you.b. something that you cooked for yourself.c. something like a picnic.16. where most probably did the boy swim?a. in the sea. b. in a river. c. in a swimming pool.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. what ran into the car according to the story?a.a bird. b. a cat. c. a rat.18. why did the animal survive after such a long trip?a. it didnt move at all.b. the driver found itc. it was small enough in the engine.19. what was the cats characteristics?a. it was very troublesome.b. it was too noisy.c. it was surprisingly quiet and lovely.20.who found the animals owner at last? a. the owner of the car.b. one of jeffs neighbors.c. an engineer in the garage.第二部分：词汇知识运用（共二节，满分30分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从a、b、c、d四个选项中，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。21.i enjoy reading.,but i to spend all our spare time on it without any outdoor activities.a. object b. turn c. help d. oppose22. during the exam, if the books are on my side ,i cant opening them.a. against b. resist c. withdraw d. overlook23. our new school will be constructed, which firms have been asked to the work?a. assign b. provide c. manufacture d. undertake24. its rather expensive to bring in these machines, but it should in the long run.a. work out b. turn out c. pay off d. come back25. a healthy life is frequently thought to be with the open countryside and homegrown food. a. associated b. bound c. related d. tied 26. as senior students , it is important to a good state of mind.a. take up b. keep up with c. keep up d. take in27. dont think youre slow to changes or that youre not clever enough to deal with a new challenge, you can make it.a. take to b. appeal to c. related to d. adapt to28. dont mention that at the beginning of the story, or it may the shocking ending.a. give away b. give off c. give up d. give out29. my mom once worked in a very small village school, which is only on foot.a. acceptable b. adequate c. accessible d. appropriate 30. the society today offers the young generation more chances to their talents and skills.a. give out b. carry on c. take on d. show off第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 mama, when i grow up, im going to be one of those! i said this after seeing the capital dancing company perform when i was three. it was the first time that my 31 took on a vivid form and acted as something important to start my training. as i grew older and was 32 to more, my interests in the world of dance 33 varied but that little girls dream of someday becoming a 34 in the company never left me. in the summer of 2005 when i was 18, i received the phone call which made that dream a 35; i became a member of the company 36 back to 1925. as i look back on that day now, it surely 37any sense of reality. i believe i stayed in a state of pleasant disbelief 38 i was halfway through rehearsals (排练) on my first day. i never actually 39to get the job. after being offered the position, i was completely 40. i remember shaking with excitement. though i was absolutely thrilled with the change, it did not come without its fair share of 41. through the strict rehearsal period of dancing six days a week, i found it vital to 42up the materialfast with every last bit of concentration. it is that extreme 43 to detail and stress on practicethat set us 44. to then follow those high-energy rehearsals 45 a busy show schedule of up to five performances a day, i discovered a new 46 of the words hard work. what i thought were my physical 47 were pushed much further than i thought 48. i learned to make eachperformance better than the last. today, when i look at the unbelievable company that i have the great 49 of being a part of, not only as a member, but as a dance captain, i see a 50 that has inspired not only generations of little girls but a splendid company that continues to develop and growand inspires people every day to follow their dreams.d. word d. extended d. consistently d. dancer d. reality d. tracking d. brings d. when d. decided d. astonished d. adventures d. pick d. adaptation d. back d. beyond d. usage d. efforts d. possible d. responsibility d. desire c. dream c. exposed c. probably c. leader c. truth c. turning c. makesc. until c. asked c. convinced c. advantages c. build c. attraction c. off c. with c. expression c. barriers c. properc. potential c. traditionb. plan b. expanded b. certainly b. trainer b. memory b. dating b. adds b. since b. expected b. relaxed b. profits b. mix b. association b. aside b. by b. meaning b. problems b. perfect b. honor b. trend31. a. hobby 32. a. connected 33. a. rarely 34. a. director 35. a. symbol 36. a. bouncing 37. a. lacks 38. a. while 39. a. cared 40. a. motivated 41. a. challenges 42. a. put 43. a. attention 44. a. apart 45. a. over 46. a. function 47. a. boundaries 48. a. necessary 49. a. talent 50. a. victory 第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）ait was a hot summer day. my dad and i were getting ready to go out for a ride on the boat with my friend katie and the dog when the phone call came, the call that made that bright, beautiful day a cold , gloomy one.i had just put on my suit , shorts , and tank top , and packed my bag with sunscreen and everything else i would need for the day. i ran into my parents room to find dad. when i saw him on the phone, he was crying. id neverseenmydadcrybeforemyheartsankwhatpossiblycouldhavehappened? max,imsosorry,iheardhimsaythatswhenithitmeiknewthatsuziehaddiedmaxhasbeenmydadsbestfriendforyearssuzie,hisdaughter,hadararediseasethatmainlyaffectedherbodyherbrainwasoksheknewwhatwasgoingon;sheknewthatshehadproblemsandwas differentfromotherkids onceshetoldherdadthatshewishedshecoulddieandbeborninadifferentbodyyetalthoughshecouldntliveanormallife，shewasstillhappy whensuzieandiwerelittle,wespentquiteabitoftimetogether.aswegrewup,wegrewapartshelivedinnewyork,andilivedinthemidwestwhensuziewastenshehadtoliveinahospitalinvirginiaabouteightmonthsbeforeshedied,maxgaveushernumberatthehospitalandwe talkedatleasttwiceaweekuntiltheend. suziewasalwayssoexcitedtotalktousandwantedtoknoweverydetailaboutmylifeshewantedtoknoweverythingididandeverythingiateinaway,shelived throughmeafterwefoundoutaboutherdeath,wemadeourplanstogotonewyorkforthefuneralwhenshewasalive,isentherabeaniebabyandshesentonebacktomeihadboughtheranotheronebutneverhadthechancetosendittoher,soitookittoputinhercasket（棺材） herfuneralwasverydifferentfromanyfuneralideverbeentoaftertheyloweredhercasket, eachoneofusputashovelfulofdirtoverheriremembercryingsohard, ifeltweakmycheeks burnedfromthetearsmywholebodywasshakingasipickeduptheshovel,butimgladididit whensuzieandifirststartedcallingoneanother,ithoughtitwouldbemoreofaburdenonme, butiwascompletelywrongilearnedsomuchfromhershegavememorethanicouldevergive toheriwillneverforgetherorthetalkswehadinowknowthatimustnevertakeanythingfor grantedespeciallymyhealthandthegiftoflife51. the authors family cancelled their ride because . a. the authors friend katie couldnt join them for the ride. b. the weather was too terrible for a ride. c. they couldnt find their dog. d. maxs daughter passed away.52.whatdoestheunderlinedpart“inaway,shelivedthroughme”mean?a. suziewastooweaktoliveherownlifeb. suziewasfinanciallydependentofmec. suziegottoknowwhatlifeoutsidehospitalwaslikebysharingmyexperienced. suziemanagedtopullthroughherillnesswiththesympathy from the author53.whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?a. suziewastheonlypersonhelpingtheauthorwithdifficultiesb. theauthorfearedthatshemightalsogetthesamediseaseassuziec. theauthorbenefitedalotfromtalkingonthephonewithsuzied. theauthordidntunderstandsuziewashertruefrienduntilsuziesdeath54.whatisthemostimportantlessontheauthorlearnedfromsuziesdeath?a. never let go of a friend even if you are apart.b. be thankful for what we have in our life.c. talking with a friend can cure your illness.c. we can learn more from our friends than they do from us.baccording to us researchers, people who were depressed ate an average of 8.4 servings of chocolate per month, compared with 5.4 servings among those who were not. and people who had major depression based on results of a screening test ate even more 11.8 servings per month. a serving was considered to be one small bar , or 1 ounce (28 grams), of chocolate.“depressed mood was significantly related to higher chocolate consumption.” dr. natalie rose of the university of california and colleagues wrote in archives of internal medicine. many people consider chocolate a mood-booster but few studies have actually confirmed the connection between the chocolate and mood. and most studies have looked only at women.rose and colleagues studied the relationship between chocolate and mood among 931 women and men who were not using antidepressants(抗抑郁药). people in the study reported how much chocolate they consumed and most also completed a food frequency questionnaire about their overall diet. their moods were assessed using a commonly used depression scale. what they found was a marked association between chocolate consumption and depression. and unlike other studies that looked only at women ,the link was true of both men and women .what the study could not say was why people who are depressed eat more chocolate. it could be that depression encourages chocolate needs, and people eat chocolate as a sort of self-treatment, confirming some studies that suggest chocolate can improve mood, the authors said.and they said it may be that eating a lot of chocolate actually causes people to feel depressed, another possible explanation for the association they saw in the study. or the mood-boosting effect of chocolate could be quick, like the temporary euphoria from drinking alcohol, leaving people even lower after the brief euphoria has passed. “distinguishing among these possibilities will require different study designs.” the team said.55. according to the passage ,depression may .a. reduce the needs for chocolateb. encourage more needs for foodsc. increase more needs for chocolated. have no effect on the needs for chocolate56. in general, people feel chocolate can . a. improve the mood of people b. make people more depressed c. only be consumed by women d. make people more intelligent57. what did the people in the study report? a. their favorite brands of chocolate b. the quantity of chocolate they ate c. what kind of antidepressants they took d.association between chocolate consumption and depression58. the underlined word “euphoria” in the last paragraph refers to “ ” a. a feeling of great pain b. a feeling of great pressure c. a feeling of great depression d. a feeling of great happinessclaura edmonds has a look of horror on her face as she turns to look out the airplane window.its not the threat of terrorism that worries her, but rather the possibility of mechanical failure. she says she imagines the plane plunging to the ground because the engines may fall off. so every few minutes she glances out the window to make sure theyre still attached.it is a fear that has gripped her for 18 years, since her wedding day. since then she has tried drugs an cocktails to make it through flights. but, she says, theyve been no help in easing her anxiety.she has dragged her family on the train from connecticut to florida, insisted on long drives and tried to avoid flying at all costs. even when friends fly, edmonds says she worries, counting the hours till they arrive at their destination.its been three years since edmonds has stepped on a plane.yet here she is now, 20,000 feet above the ground onboard a turbo-prop thats enroute from new yorks laguardia airport to baltimore-washington international airport in maryland. she is hoping this is the flight that will overcome her fear.“i feel the seat. i feel the seat against my arm. i feel my hands.” recites edmonds, her eyes still closed.she is attempting to change her mind, one of several so-called” strengthening exercises” she recently learned from a video course designed to overcome fear of flying. the idea is to focus on the moment, rather than the abstract.former pan ams(泛美航空公司) pilot tom bunn is president of the company that produced the videos that instruct passengers in the basic mechanics of flying and teach them to control their thoughts.before boarding the u.s. airways flight, edmonds presents a letter from bunn to the flight attendant asking to speak with the captain. the pilot gladly obliges, telling her hes been flying for more than two decades and assuring her, “youre going to be fine. were going to take good care of you.” when the flight attendant offers drinks, edmonds places her cup of water on the tray table and studies it ,tangible evidence that the plane is barely shaking.“ladies and gentlemen, we are approaching baltimore.” announces the flight attendant.edmonds is relying heavily on bunns coping strategies during the 90-minute flight. but shes coping.as the wheels touch down, edmondss face lights up.59. laura edmonds has a fear of flying because . a. she once experienced a mechanical failure. b. a mechanical failure often appears in her mind. c. she is good at imagining a terrible situation. d. air crashes often happen in her hometown.60. the underlined word “gripped” in the third paragraph means . a. seized firmly b. hurt seriously c. cheated simply d. treated carefully61. from this passage it can be inferred that . a. every seat in planes is equipped with videos. b. passengers on board always feel nervous. c. nervous passengers in flying can get help from bunns company. d. travel by train is safer than travel by plane.62. lauras overcoming the fear of flying is mostly owed to . a. airlines comfort. b. her counting the hours on board. c. a letter from bunn. d. her defeating herself.dsinging are the pupils of the remote beau-roc primary school in haiti. one of them plays a guitar made from an empty oil tin. their headmistress, emile jean-noel, is one of the few women school principals in the cou