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高二上学期第三次周考英语试题一、听力：(共20题，每小题1分，共20分)二、阅读理解（每小题1.5分，共22.5分）awhen cars drive in a circle，do they go around a “traffic circle” or a“roundabout”？the first choice sounds strange to me，as we dont say it in britainbut ive made americans laugh for minutes at a time just by saying“roundabout”before irish author george bernard shaw is believed to have said“england and america are two countries separated by the same language”this idea might seem strange, but i think of it whenever i have this type of communication problem with my friends from across the atlantic。 often，american people simply dont know who im talking aboutmany times ive had to explain who a british celebrity(名人)is，even though i assume (猜想)that they must be well-known outside of the ukits sometimes seems like most americans dont know who uk prime minister david cameron is，yet in the uk we know all about paris hilton and other unimportant us celebritieshardly fair! there are also many differences in meaning between words and idioms in our two forms of englishi once tried to break up an argument between two americans by saying，“come on，leave it out!”(meaning “stop doing or saying that”)but they just turned to me looking confused (困惑的)，wondering what exactly they were supposed to“leave out”at least the argument finished! another unexpected problem with the two types of english happened to me when i was a teacher. i realized that sometimes when i wrote a word with a british spelling, such as“colour”with a“u”，my students would think that i had spelled it wrong and try to correct me having said a11 of that，i should say that i do really like the way american english sounds，and ive got nothing against people learning itjust “leave it out” if youre thinking of correcting my spelling! 21the author mentions the word“roundabout”in the first paragraph toaintroduce some confusing english words bshow how self-centered americans are cgive an example of the difference between american and british englishdlist a group of words that sounds strange to british people22according to the third paragraph the author found thataamerican people are more interested in sports than in entertainmentbamerican people do not know much about british celebrities cbritish people care 1ess about the life of celebrities than american people dbritish celebrities are not very well known in other parts of the world23the authors american friends were confused when he said “leave it out” because_.athe phrase doesnt exist in american english bthe phrase does not have the same meaning in american english cthey didnt expect the author to break up their argument dthey were not sure of the authors attitude toward their argument24the text mainly makes its pointsaby making contrasts bby giving examplescby explaining famous quotes dby making classificationsb“its never too late to have a happy childhood，”the author tom robbins once saidi think it is never too late to need dad when were little，daddy is in charge of the world as we know it yes，i know we have a president，and some countries have kings or prime ministers，but they are really not in charge of the worlddad knows everythinghe can do anything，and he is always right“hey，daddy! where is helsinki(芬兰首都赫尔辛基)?”i would ask when i was youngermy father would reply：“if you put things away where they belong，you would know where they are” i said：“hey，daddy! i really need to know about helsinki”he replied：“ok，lets get the encyclopedia(百科全书)” “hey, dad! can i use the car for a date tonight?”he replied：“yeahbe home before midnight” when i arrived home at 2：30 am，dad was up waiting we dont understand about love and anger when were kidsdads yell and shout，and we dont realize that its because they carewe think its because they have to be tough not this timehe said：“thank god youre safego to bed，well talk about this in the morning” he always helped“hey, dad! i got into trouble at school today. i didnt really do anything wrongmy teacher wont listen to me” “ill listenwhat happened? is that really what happened?” the next day, dad was at my school，talking with my teacher, fixing the misunderstandingi could always count on dad regardless of what he knows or doesnt know, dad almost always cares，and can be counted on to be on our side the small things dad does for us make us feel valuable and important “hey, dad! do you have 50 bucks i could borrow?”he doeseven if he doesnt，he will find it he feels embarrassed when we pay him backand he says：“you dont have to”, but we do because it is important to do the right thingdad taught us that dad tells you about traditions“how is today different from other days?” of course he knows, and knows how to explainit is he who takes charge and knows how to do everythinghe is the leader, and he is in charge of our worldthe captain of the ship，out on the open seaanonymousthe first day of school is always a chaotic(混乱的)timefor many students in the us，this year was even more soit was all due to one extra school policythey are now required to wear clothes that meet a new standardized dress code(规范) according to the handbooks of all high schools in allentown，pennsylvania，students must wear short- or long-sleeve polo shirts and khaki or black pantsskinny jeans，leggings(紧身裤)，and open toe shoes are not allowed allentown schools are not aloneoverall，about 57 percent of american public schools now have a “strict dress code”，up from more than 47 percent a decade earlier, said usa today some students dont mind wearing a similar attire(服装)every day“it takes away the daily fashion show and helps level the playing field a little bit with the haves and have-nots，”longtime school safety consultant ken trump told usa today but others arent happy, claiming (声称)that uniforms rob students of individuality(个性) while school uniforms have been a popular topic to discuss recently in the ushowever, in the uk there are much fewer questions about them-they are a tradition school uniforms in england were first introduced during the reign(统治)of king henry viii in the l6th centurythey became popular following the elementary education act of 1870the uk department of educations website states：“the department strongly encourages schools to have a uniform as it cancontribute to the beliefs of a school and set the correct tone。” the uniform is now a strong part of school culture in the ukschools sometimes even have “mufti” days on which students can wear their own clothes if they make a small donation (捐赠)to charityhowever, the tradition does not mean that school uniforms are popular theremany “children hate them”, according to aisha on the bbc newsround websiteask uk students why they wear a school uniform and their answer will most likely be, “because we have to”when watching sports events，we often notice athletes with their earphones on while preparing in the locker room or entering the stadium they keep their eyes shut，and gently nod along the beats(节奏)it seems as if the music is empowering(给予力量)them and toughening them up for the competition we sometimes do the sameyou might have a list of favorite songs for your morning exercises but is there any science behind such practices? according to new research，it turns out there ismusic actually does make us feel powerful，but not all songs have the same effect the research was led by dennis hsu of the kellogg school of management at northwestern university in the ushis team had people 1isten to 31 songs of different typesthe listeners felt powerful after listening to some songs，for example，queens we will rock you and 2 unlimiteds get ready for this researchers also found that high-power music made people want to take control in social events and come first in competition that matters a lot in sports“its commonly said that sports are 90 percent mental and only 10 percent physical，”the huffington post reported great athletes know this idea wellnba player kobe bryant，for example，often puts on big headphones and even does a little meditation to boost(提高)his game and ease his anxietyas for the reason for musics magical power, hsus team came up with one possible explanation：when people hear music that expresses a sense of power, they mimic(模拟)these feelings in their mindwhen choosing music，we also need to look at the type of music，according to researchers in previous research by the music in exercise and sport group at brunel university in london, they found that pop was perfect for slower, more repetitive-type tasksif youre warming up or cooling down after exercises，pop songs are the correct choice dance music was found to be best suited to strength and weight training because its “fast and rhythmical” during high-intensity(高强度的) workouts，though，youd better not listen to rockits different changes in tempo(节拍)can affect your rhythm32with the opening three paragraphs，the author mainly intends toalist things athletes have in common with other peoplebdescribe athletes common habits before sports gamescget readers to wonder whether music matters in sportsdexplain why athletes like listening to music before games三、完形填空（每小题1.5分，共30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳答案。last mothers day, my siblings and i decided to surprise our mom by taking her for a ride in a hot air balloonwe were 36 all the usual mothers day gifts like new clothes and perfumethis time，we wanted to do something really 37 and unforgettable we woke mom up 38 sunrise and drove out to the countryside where our 39 would beginnone of us liked getting up so 40 ，especially mom，but we told her it would be worth it when we arrived we met our 41 and he gave us the rundown(梗概)of our 42 after mom heard we were going to be up 43 the clouds，she gasped and couldnt 44 itthis had always been one of her 45 and now it was coming truethen came the 46 to help inflate(充气)the giant balloon it was 47 time to board the balloonmom said she could feel butterflies in her stomach 48 sometimes she can be afraid of 49 luckily we were there to 50 herafter lift-off we drifted(漂浮)gently toward the sky, brushing treetops and watching the 51 moments later we were so high i could hardly 52 any buildings underneath(在下面)us after one hour of flying，we began to float back down to 53 when we got off the balloonmom had tears in her eyes and told us she would never 54 the magic of the rideit was definitely the best 55 shed ever gotten36abored of bsatisfied with cexpected of dresponsible for37adifficult bsimilar cspecial dnormal38aafter bbefore cthrough dduring39aperformance badventure ctour dparty40aearly bslowly clate dhurriedly41adriver bguide cpilot dteacher42aprogress bflight cneighborhood dsurroundings43aamong balong cbeyond dbelow44aaccept bbelieve crecognize dremember45aplans bdreams cproblems dhobbies46aprogram bopportunity cquestion dtime47agradual bfinal cnaturaldusual48awhile bunless cbecause dthough49ainsects bnoises cheights dcrowds50apraise bcomfort cpersuade dsatisfy51aplanes bstorm cperformance dsunrise52aadmit bimagine cnotice drecognize53aearth bhome cdestination dbottom54aignore brefuse cforget dconsider55asuggestion bimpression csight dsurprise四、七选五（每小题1.5分，共7.5分） 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。how to make friends friendship is a very important human relationship and everyone needs good friendsgood friendship has many benefitsit offers companionship，improves self-worth and promotes good healththere are times in our lives such as when we have recently moved into a new town，or changed our jobs or schoolssuch changes often leave us without a friend 56 but for many of us the process is difficult and requires couragebelow are some helpful suggestions on how to make and keep friends 1associate with others the first step to making friends is associating with other peopleyou can go to public places to meet new peoplebesides，you will need to make yourself known by becoming