海南省琼州学院高一英语下学期周测2试题（含解析）新人教版.doc

book 4 unit 3 weekly test 姓名_ 学号_. 阅读短文，从所给选项中选择合适的选项。(a)tail spintwo dolphins race around in a big pool in the ocean park. the smaller dolphin grace, shown off a few of her tricks, turning around and waving hello to the crowd. the most amazing thing about her, however, is that shes even swimming at all. she doesnt have a tail.grace lost her tail as a baby when she got caught up in a fish trap.when the dolphin arrived at the ocean park in december 2005, she was fighting for her life. “is she going to make it?” her trainer, abbey stone, feared the worst. grace did make it - but her tail didnt. she ended up losing her flukes and the lower part of her peduncle.over the past six years, she has learned to swim without her tail. dolphins swim by moving their flukes and peduncle up and down. grace taught herself to move another way-like a fish! she pushed herself forward through the water by moving her peduncles from side to side.the movement put harmful pressure on graces backbone. so a company offered to create a man-made tail for her. the tail had to be strong enough to stay on grace as she swam but soft enough that it wouldnt hurt her.the first time grace wore the artificial tail. she soon shook it off and let it sink in the bottom of the pool. now, she is still learning to use the tail. some days she wears it for an hour at a time, others not at all. “the tail isnt necessary for her to feel comfortable,” says stone, “but it helps to keep that range of motion and build muscles.”now, the dolphin is about to get an even happier ending. this month, grace will star in dolphin tale, a film that focuses on her rescue and recovery. her progress has inspired more than just a new movie. many people travel from near and far to meet her. seeing grace swim with her man-made tail gives people so much courage.( )1. when grace first arrived at the ocean park, her trainer worried about her _.a. physical build b. potential abilityc. chance of survivald. adaptation to the surroundings.( )2. a man-made tail is created for grace to _.a. let her recover fasterb. make her comfortablec. adjust her way of swimmingd. help her perform better tricks( )3. the story of grace inspires people to _.a. stick to their dreamsb. treat animals friendlyc. treasure what they haved. face difficulties bravely(b)for any englishman, there can never be any discussion as to who is the worlds greatest dramatist(剧作家). only one name can possibly suggest itself to him: that of william shakespeare every englishman has some knowledge, however slight, of the work of our greatest writer. all of us use words, phrases and quotations from shakespeares writings that have become part of the common property of the english-speaking people. most of the time we are probably unaware of the source of the words we used, rather like the old lady who was taken to see a performance of hamlet and complained that it was full of wellknown proverbs and quotations. shakespeare, more perhaps than any other writer, makes full use of the great resources of the english language. most of us use about five thousand words in our normal use of english; shakespeare in his works used about twenty-five thousand. there is probably no better way for a foreigner to appreciate the richness and variety of the english language than by studying the various ways in which shakespeare used it. such a study is well worth the effort(it is not, of course, recommended to beginners) even though some aspects of english usage, and the meaning of many words, have changed since shakespeares day. ( )4. english people _a. have never discussed who is the worlds greatest dramatistb. never discuss any issue concerning the worlds greatest dramatistc. are sure who is the worlds greatest dramatistd. do not care who is the worlds greatest poet and dramatist( )5. every englishman knows _ a. more or less about shakespeare b. shakespeare, but only slightly c. all shakespeares writings d. only the name of the greatest english writer( )6. which of the following is true? a. we use all the words, phrases and quotations from shakespeares writings. b. shakespeares writings have become the property of those who are learning to speak english. c. it is likely to be true that people often do not know the origins of the words they use. d. all the words people use are taken from the writings of shakespeare.( )7. what does the word “proverb” mean?a. familiar sayings. b. shakespeares plays c. complaints. d. actors and actresses. (c)everywhere man is altering the balance of nature. he is facilitating the spread of plants and animals into new regions, sometimes deliberately, sometimes unconsciouslyhe is covering huge areas with new kinds of plants, or with houses, factories, slag-heaps and other products of his civilizationhe exterminates some species on a large scale, but favors the multiplication of others. in brief, he has done more in five thousand years to alter the biological aspect of the planet than has nature in five million. many of these changes which he has brought about have had unforeseen consequences. who would have thought that the throwing away of a piece of canadian waterweed would have caused half the waterways of britain to be blocked for a decade, or that the provision of pot cacti for lonely settlers wives would have led to eastern australian being overrun with forests of prickly pear? who would have prophesied that the cutting down of forests on the adriatic coasts, or in parts of central africa, could have reduced the land to a semi desert, with the very soil washed away from the bare rock? who would have thought that improved communications would have changed history by the spreading of disease-sleeping sickness into east africa, measles into oceania, very possibly malaria into ancient greece?these are spectacular examples; but examples on a smaller scale are everywhere to be found. we make a nature sanctuary for rare birds, prescribing absolute security for all species; and we may find that some common and hardy kind of bird multiplies beyond measure and ousts the rare kinds in which we were particularly interested. we see, owing to some little change brought about by civilization, the starling spread over the english country-side in hordes. we improve the yielding capacities of our cattle; and find that now they exhaust the pastures which sufficed for less exigent stock.( )8. the following examples except _ reflect man altering the balance of nature.a. man is covering huge areas with new kinds of plantsb. man is facilitating the spread of animals into new regionsc. man is killing some species on a large scaled. man is getting to know the importance of keeping the balance of nature.( )9. what had a piece of canadian waterweed cause? a. eastern australian was overrun with forestsb. half the waterways of britain blocked for a decadec. in parts of central africa, the land reduced to a semi desertd. disease-sleeping has been caused( )10. what have spread diseases? a. disease-sleeping sickness b. measlesc. improved communications d. malaria( )11. we make a nature sanctuary for rare birds but _.a. some common and hardy kind of bird multiplies b. rare kinds multiplyc. all bird multiply d. no bird multiply( )12. the main idea of the passage is _a. that man is deliberately destroying the balance of natureb. that man has foreseen the consequences of altering the balance old naturec. that improved communications have changed historyd. that man is altering the balance of nature. 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。(d)everyone knows that the frenchmen are romantic, the italians are fashionable and the germans are serious. are these just stereotypes or is there really such a thing as national character? and if there is, can it affect how a nation succeed or fail?at least one group of people is certain that it can. a recent survey of the top 500 entrepreneurs (企业家) in the uk found that 70% felt that their efforts were not appreciated by the british public. britain is hostile (敌意的) to success, they said. it has a culture of jealousy. _ 13 jealousy is sometimes known as the “green eyed monster” and the uk is its home.scientists at warwich university in the uk recently tested this idea. they gathered a group of people together and gave each an imaginary amount of money. _14 those given a little were given the chance to destroy the large amount of money given to others but at the cost of losing their own. two thirds of the people tested agreed to do this.15 . but there is also opposite evidence. the organization for economic cooperation and development recently reported that the uk is now the worlds fourth largest economy. that is not bad for people who are supposed to hate success. people in the uk also work longer hours than anyone else in europe. so the british people are not lazy, either.“it is not really success that the british dislike,” says carey cooper, a professor of management at the university of manchester institute of science and technology. “its people using their success in a way that seems proud or unfair or which separates them from their roots.” 16 they set out to do things in their way. they work long hours. by their own efforts they become millionaires. _17 _. it hardly seems worth following their example. if they were more friendly, people would like them more. and more people want to be like them.a. this seems to prove that the entrepreneurs were right to complain.b. the one who owns most money in the end is the winner.c. as a result, the survey said, entrepreneurs were “unloved, unwanted and misunderstood.”d. it is not true that british people are born jealous of others success.e. some were given a little, others a great deal.f. but instead of being happy they complain that nobody loves them.g. perhaps it is the entrepreneurs who are the problem.13. _ 14. _ 15. _ 16. _ 17. _参考答案60. c。细节理解题。难度：较易。第二段当中的“she was fighting for her life. is she going to make it (她在为她的生命战斗。她能成功吗？她能活下来吗?)