江西省横峰中学高二英语第八次周练试题.doc

高二英语第八次周练（实验班 平行班） 考试时间：2013-11-30第一题：单项填空 （共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15分）1his success at _ first attempt didnt satisfy him. therefore, he went all out to try _ second time.athe；the bthe；aca；the da；a2. when albert first put forward his theory of relativity, it was so _ that only three scientists at the time could understand d it. a. extreme b. abstractc. contemporaryd. controversial 3. as you _ new words in context, it is a very good method for you to guess their meanings.a. come about b. come across c. come out d. come up4. i can think of many cases, _students obviously knew a lot of english words and expressions but couldnt write a good essay.a. which b. as c. what d. where5. was it in the village _ we used to live in _ the accident happened?a. that; where b. which; that c. where; that d. which; where6. does the young man standing at the gate_ the car?no. the car is _ his father.a. in possession of; in the possession ofb. have possession of; take possession ofc. have possession of; in the possession ofd. in the possession of; take possession of7. we simply cannot sacrifice the environment _ temporary economic gain.a. in case of b. in spite ofc. instead of d. in exchange for8. _ is more important for a student, i think, is to understand the knowledge rather than only remember it. a. that b. which c. what d. it9. he accidently _ he had quarreled with his wife and hadnt returned home for several weeks. a. put forward b. made out c. came up d. let out10. _ for the free health insurance, i would not have gone to the hospital so often.a. if it is not b. were it notc. had it not been d. if they were not11. teaching as a career _ to many people because of the long holidays. a. attracts b. calls c. appeals d. pulls12. one reason _ he told me for his being late is _ he didnt catch the early bus. a. that; why b. why; becausec. why; that d. that; that13. its high time that immediate measures _ to better the strength and face the challenges. a. were taken b. be taken c. had been taken c. have been taken14. with the food and water _, theyll have to ask the local government for help. a. run outb. running out ofc. running out d. to run out of 15- can you help me to decorate the room. - _. im looking forward to the party tonight. a. it depends b. with pleasure c. sounds great d. dont mention it第二题：完形填空 （共20小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分30分）war, money and power are a few things that countries and people are concerned about_16 _i agree that those things are important, i believe that everyone should start to _17_more on a growing problemglobal warming global warming will not only 18_ our country and our generation, but also the entire _19_and future generationsit 20_ because the weather has been a lot warmer over the past few years which 21_ the melting of the ice in the antarcticthis will soon cause water levels to 22_ and flood parts of the world many people ignore this problem because they feel 23_ they cant do anything about it and have more _24_things to worry aboutif we all _25_so, then our ozone layer（臭氧层）will be _26_and the planet will no longer be able to make life continue to existwe should do our best to limit the use of our planets _27_resourcesand keep our air clean _28_, future generations will suffer from our _29_ some might feel that they cant stop global warming from _30_but if every single person does his or her part in keeping the air clean, then it will become a _31_effortsure, there are some things that cause pollution and that we wont be able to _32_changethis may include cars burning oil, but we can _33_adjust some of these thingspeople can start carpooling, taking the bus, riding their bikes, or _34_just walking if everyone takes _35_now, i believe we can start seeing remarkable results wit16awhen bas chow dthough17adepend bfocus chang dremark18aannoy binterrupt caffect dconfuse19aworld bcontinent cindustry dclimate20afails bcompletes cchanges doccurs21alies in bresults in csuffers from descapes from22areduce brise cdrop dmove23aas if bin case ceven though dif only24apopular bsuitable cimportant ddifficult25ado bkeep clike dfind26aprotected bstrengthened cdestroyed dsurrounded27aunlimited bnatural crecycled dindustrial28atherefore botherwise chowever dinstead29aillnesses bfailures cdecisions dmistakes30acontinuing barriving cimproving ddisappearing31aphysical bmental cnational dworldwide32aslightly bfully chardly dslowly33aat least bat most cat first dat last34ayet beven cstill dthus35atime bturns caction darms第三题：阅读理解（共20小题; 每小题2分, 满分40分）anorm pethrick, a 36-year-old man in australias northern city darwin, was praised on thursday for jumping onto a crocodiles back to save his wife wendy at litchfield national park, a popular tourist spot southwest of darwin, a local newspaper reported. ms pethrick was standing on a river bank wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged (扑), locking its jaws on both her legs as it tried to drag her underwater. norm pethrick, who with his wife had been collecting water, immediately went to help her. he jumped onto the back, poked (戳) the eyes of the crocodile and finally got his wife free.ms pethrick was later taken to royal darwin hospital for a medical treatment. the doctors said she was suffering eight puncture wounds in her right leg, a puncture wound in her left leg and a serious cut to one of her fingers.“this could have been a fatal and tragic situation,” said the general manager of royal darwin hospital (rdh), dr len notaras, according to a local report.he said ms pethrick was saved by her husbands “quick and diligent actions”.dr notaras also said she would remain in hospital for three to four days and have an operation to clean the wounds, which are easy to get infected because of bacteria on the teeth of the crocodile.36. this passage is most likely to be found in _. a. a travel guide b. a newspaper c. a textbook d. a novel37. the crocodile attacked ms pethrick when she was _. a. swimming in the river b. standing on the river bank c. watching the crocodile d. fishing in the water38. which of the following statements is true about ms pethrick? a. her eyes were badly poked. b. she had eight wounds altogether. c. one of her fingers also got hurt. d. one of the crocodiles teeth was found in her leg.39. according to the passage, norm pethrick can be described as following except _. a. brave b. diligent c. quick d. humorous40. which of the following would be the best title for this passage? a. the husband should save the wife b. a man saves wifes life from crocodiles jaws c. a crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagine d. human beings can beat crocodiles sometimes bamerica is a mobile society. friendships between americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. neither side feels hurt by this. both may exchange christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while then no more. if the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. this can be quite difficult for us chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families. americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. they will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily. another difficult point for us chinese to understand americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they dont show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. this is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. we may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. the americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. they will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. and they expect that we will phone them from there. once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. we will find ourselves treated hospitably. for the americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. so accept their hospitality at home!41. the writer of this passage must be _. a. an american b. a chinese c. a professor d. a student42. which of the following statements is true according to the passage? a. friendships between americans usually extend deeply into their families. b. friendships between americans usually last for all their lives. c. americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy. d. americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.43. from the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in america to visit an american friend, we will probably be _. a. warmly welcomed at the airport b. offered a ride to his home c. treated hospitably at his home d. treated to dinner in a restaurant44. the underlined words “generous with our time” in paragraph 3 probably mean _. a. strict with time b. serious with time c. careful with time d. willing to spend time45. a suitable title for this passage would probably be “_”. a. friendships between chinese b. friendships between americans c. americans hospitality d. americans and chineses views of friendships cenglish is the most widely used language in the history of our planet. one in every seven human beings can speak it. more than half of the worlds books and three quarters of international mail are in english. of all languages, english has the largest vocabulary perhaps as many as two million words.however, lets face it: english is a crazy language. there is no egg in an eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger. sweet-meats are candy, while sweetbreads, which arent sweet, are meat.we take english for granted. but when we explore its paradoxes (矛盾), we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them.and why is it that a writer writes, but fingers dont fing, grocers dont groce, and hammers dont ham? if the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldnt the plural of booth be beeth? one goose, two geese so one moose, two meese?how can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? how can overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike? how can the weather be hot as hell one dayand cold as hell the next?english was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects (反映) the creativity of human beings. thats why, when stars are out, they are visible; but when the lights are out, they are invisible. and why, when i wind up my watch, i start it; but when i wind up this essay, i end it.46. according to the passage _. a. sweet-meats and sweetbreads are different things b. there should be egg in an eggplant c. pineapples are the apples on the pine tree d. boxing rings should be round47 which of the following is the correct plural? a. beeth. b. geese. c. meese. d. tooth. 48. which of the following includes two items which have the similar meaning? a. a wise man and a wise guy. b. overlook and oversee. c. quite a lot and quite a few. d. hot as hell and cold as hell.49. the underlined words “wind up” in the last paragraph probably mean “_”. a. blow b. roll up c. get hurt d. finish50. through the many paradoxes in the english language, the writer wants to show that human beings are _. a. clever b. crazy c. lazy d. dull djust 25 years ago，the top three career hopes for young people in britain were teacher，banker and doctor. now，they want to be sports star，pop star and actor，according to a survey by the guardian newspaper.rachel，a character in the popular tv show glee，may be said to speak for british teenagers. “nowadays being nobody is worse than being poor.” he said.emma brockes, a reporter with the guardian，believes it is “the bad influence of celebrity(名人) culture” that is to blame. “when children wanted to be doctor，it wasnt because they were really more interested in the functions of human organs than they are now；you go where the respect is.” she wrote.it could explain why there has been such an increase in levels of anxiety and depression. dr carlo strenger of tel aviv university，studied the sense of self for his new book the fear of insigni ficance：searching for meaning in the 21st century. he told the daily mail that young people now are affected by the close connection to the global entertainment network，which has turned ranking and rating people according to wealth and celebrity into an obsession(痴迷)”“as humans，we naturally measure ourselves to those around us，but now we live in a global village. we are comparing ourselves with the most important people in the world and finding ourselves wanting，”he said. today，even high achievers constantly fear that they are insignificant when they compare themselves to success stories in the media.the way out？simply stop measuring your achievement through a fantasy of wealth and celebrity. dr strenger said that it is a process called “active selfacceptance through a constant search for selfknowledge through life”“the fear of insignificance can only be overcome through strong individual and cultural identity over and above measurable achievement，”he said.51nowadays，young people in britain want to _.achoose jobs based on interestsbbecome famouscbe teacher，banker and doctordearn more money52according to emma brockes，what causes the increasing level of anxiety?achoices of future careers.baccess to the global network.cbad influences of celebrities.dendless comparison with others.53which of the following is true of dr carlo strenger?ahe is a newspaper reporter.bhe is the spokesman of teenagers.che tells success stories on tv.dhe is against ranking people with wealth.54dr carlo strenger suggests that young people should_.aseek active selfacceptancebstick to their own dreamscmake great achievementsdsearch for the secret of wealth55the text is mainly written to _.atalk about job choicesbanalyse a social phenomenoncencourage celebrity culturedintroduce three famous people第四题：阅读表达（共5小题; 每小题2分, 满分10分）most people think that making a film is exciting. in fact, sometimes it is and sometimes it isnt. earlier this year, i worked in a new film. it was about a bomb threat on a big british ship. two hundred people were needed to act as the passengers in the film. i was one of them. before we left, we were wanted to bring some warm clothes. these were necessary because the ship was going to spend the whole 16 days sailing in bad weather. then the day came and we sailed out of dover. the boat had on board the film crew, the director, the actors and actresses including brinksley meers, who acted the leading role, and us-200 amateur extras. people came for different purposes. some wanted to meet brinksley meers in person. others were curious to see how a film was made. a housewife with her three children came for free holiday and a bit of adventure. during the voyage, a lot of people were very seasick. and although the work was very interesting, it was also very hard. we often w