镇江市国际学校高二周末练习920.doc

镇江市国际学校高二上周末练习 （满分100分）9.20一、听力(共两节，满分20分)第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从每题所给的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，你将有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. Where does the woman live now?A. In New York. B. In Chicago. C. In Boston. 2. What was the climate like where the old couple lived?A. It was very rainy. B. It was very warm. C. It was very snowy. 3. What do we know from the conversation? A. Both of them got good marks in the exam. B. One of them spilt the milk. C. Either of them got low marks in the exam. 4. Why wont the woman order dessert? A. She thinks the dessert is too expensive. B. She doesnt want to gain weight. C. She is afraid of dropping the dessert on her clothes. 5. Why did the woman get a new job in another country? A. Because she hated to work with the man here. B. Because she didnt like the culture here. C. Because she wanted to experience a new culture. 第二节（共15小题：每小题1分，共15分） 听下面6段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第68题。 6. Why does the man think it is bad to take a taxi at first? A. Because these suitcases are not heavy. B. Because there are just a few suitcases. C. Because the traffic is heavy now. 7. How far is it to get there? A. Fifty minutes on foot. B. Fifteen minutes on foot. C. Fifteen minutes by taxi. 8. How do they probably go there at last? A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By taxi. 听第7段材料, 回答第9至11题。 9. People who relax at home often _. A. agree to offer help actively B. refuse to help other people C. offer help against their own will 10. Why do people offer help when they are not willing to? A. They are so kind that they dont want to see people in trouble. B. They are afraid that their refusal might hurt their good relationship. C. They cant help offering help to others out of habit. 11. What should people do when facing such problems? A. Never refuse the people in need of help. B. Always say “no” to the people who need help. C. Refuse some requests when necessary. 听第8段材料, 回答第12至14题。 12. How does the man book his ticket? A. On the Internet. B. Through a friend. C. On the phone. 13. Which city is the man leaving for? A. Houston. B. Chicago. C. A city in Michigan. 14. When is the man returning? A. On May 5. B. On May 2. C. On May 6. 听第9段材料, 回答第15至17题。 15. Where does this conversation take place? A. In a restaurant. B. At an interview. C. At a schoo1. 16. Why does the man want a new job? A. He is fired. B. He likes computer. C. He wants more money. 17. What will probably happen to the man next? A. He will be turned down by the woman. B. He will work as a computer programmer. C. He will work as a cameraman. 听第10段材料, 回答第18至20题。 18. What do Third World countries often mistakenly decide to do? A. To open many new factories. B. To permit rapid industrialization. C. To fire workers with specific skills. 19. What do the factory owners do to get maximized profits? A. They make full use of automation if possible. B. They hire as many workers as possible. C. They train workers for specific factory jobs. 20. Which aspect does the speaker focus on? A. The advantages of rapid industrialization. B. The problems of rapid industrialization. C. The progress of rapid industrialization.二、单项填空 （20分）21. - The Chinese government is trying to protect the giant panda. - I know. By 2020, they _ about 69,500 square miles of land to the countrys nature reserve system.A. add B. are adding C. will add D. will have added 22. It was when I argued with Hannah _ I told her we were not going to be friends any more. A. until B. that C. so D. when23. Everyone queued up before the booking office in silence, having nothing to do but _.A. to wait B. waiting C. wait D. waited24. Dont cut across other peoples campsites, _ will bring much inconvenience to them.A. where B. which C. what D. that25. The exhibition hall is clean and tidy, with a range of goods already _ for sale.A. laid B. lain C. laying D. to lay 26. Not until the teenager left his hometown _ how much he loved it.A. did he know B. he knew C. had he known D. he had known27. _ with the efforts that the students made, all the teachers nodded and smiled.A. Satisfying B. Having satisfied C. Satisfied D. To be satisfied28. - Why didnt you tell me the news of the meeting? - I knew nothing about it, or I _ you.A. would tell B. had told C. told D. would have told29. Unfortunately, women were not admitted to university in the past, _, nowadays, they have got equal rights.A. while B. when C. as D. since 30. _ about 6300 kilometers, the Yangtze River is the third longest river in the world, running through 9 provinces of China.A. Measured B. Being measured C. Measuring D. To measure31. After seeing the movie Three Idiots, I felt shocked and annoyed, not knowing _.A. who to be blamed B. who to blame C. who blamed D. who should blame32. Regardless of the sign _ “stop”, he intended to drive ahead but was prevented by a policeman.A. telling B. going C. writing D. saying33. - When it comes to _with naughty kids, Sarah knows various skills. - Do you know she is on the way to _ a kindergarten teacher? A. dealing; becomingB. deal; become C. dealing; become D. deal; becoming34. We are all able to live a green life. For instance, we can get something repaired _ buy a new one.A. other than B. rather than C. more than D. less than35. _ around the Water Cube, we were then taken to see the Bird Nest for the 2008 Olympic Games.A. Having shownB. To be shownC. Having been shownD. To show36. I am so busy with my homework that I have to say to my mother: Mum, I cannot help _.A. do some housework B. doing some housework C. to do some housework D. A or C37. -I like playing basketball but this morning I wouldnt like to. -_.A. So it is with me B. So do I C. Nor do I D. So am I38. It _ last night for the ground is wet.A. must have rained B. must rain C. might rain D. should have rained39. Who would you rather _ that?A. have do B. have to do C. have done D. had done40. When _ they usually hesitate.A. asking B. asked C. to ask D. being asked三、完形填空 （20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。My dad left me a treasure when he died. It wasnt a mansion or a car. It wasnt cash or bank accounts. In the eyes of the world, my dad died a _41_ man. He was a simple mechanic (技工) who worked hard to _42_ his family. My dads _43_ , rather, was in the thousand wonderful _44_ that he gave me over the course of his life.One particular one _45_ in my mind today. I was just a boy playing in the backyard of a friends house while my _46_ spent the afternoon under the hood (引擎罩) of her beat up old car trying to get it _47_ again. It seemed to take _48_, and I wasnt sure if he could bring the ancient car back to _49_ this time. At long last, though, he closed the hood and turned the key in the ignition (点火装置). There was a sweet smile of _50_ on his face as the engine purred (呜呜叫). There was a twinkle (闪耀) of _51_ in his eye when he shook his head and _52_ to accept anything for his work. And there was a quiet hum of happiness in his voice as we drove back home that day. This memory made a home in my _53_ and became a priceless pearl for me to _54_.Time and time again Dad _55_ me that a good life, a kind life and a giving life is _56_ one choice at a time. Not all of his choices were the right ones, _57_ most of them were. He did the _58_ he could. He lived the best he could. And he helped to _59_ the best in me too. As I look back into that treasure trove (珍藏物) of memories that Dad left me, I realize that each one of them _60_ me to live and to love: one choice at a time.41. A. coldB. poorC. rich D. proud42. A. startB. settleC. support D. impress43. A. loveB. treasureC. helpD. difference44. A. presentsB. letters C. smilesD. memories45. A. stands outB. puts outC. picks upD. turns up46. A. friendB. dad C. momD. brother47. A. changingB. removing C. running D. repairing48. A. hoursB. minutes C. secondsD. days49. A. garageB. road C. marketD. life50. A. surpriseB. satisfaction C. calmD. curiosity51. A. joyB. interest C. confusion D. regret52. A. decidedB. offered C. refusedD. forgot53. A. houseB. heartC. headD. childhood54. A. valueB. share C. presentD. pass55. A. calledB. followed C. warnedD. showed56. A. createdB. owned C. imaginedD. suggested57. A. andB. soC. but D. unless58. A. leastB. best C. lessD. more59. A. build upB. bring up C. sort outD. bring out60. A. allowed B. inspired C. leftD. expected四、阅读理解 （30分）AHis secret recipeWhen Dad cooked dinner, he would ask us: “How about biscuits and gravy (肉汁)?” It was all he knew how to cook. Hungry, we would nod our heads in agreement.We have never been able to discover the secret to Dads biscuits. Nobody else makes them quite the same way. He would mix up the dough (面团), roll it out and use an overturned drinking glass to cut out the round shapes. Then hed put them on a cookie sheet and slide them into the oven.While Dads gravy was passable, the biscuits were a different story.1 Hard and flat, they came out of the oven in the same shape they went in. They never rose up puffy (蓬松的) like my mothers biscuits. And they were yellow, not golden brown.One day, my brother watched every move my dad made during the process and still couldnt determine where he went wrong.My brother mumbled: “Where did you learn to make biscuits like this, anyway?”“From your grandpa, son,” Dad said. Well, Dad couldnt have paid enough attention to Grandpas instructions, because Grandpas biscuits never looked like that.2“How about a little bee spit with your biscuit?” Dad would whisper as he pulled a jar of honey from the cupboard. My mother didnt think sweets were good for growing children, so we seldom were treated to cakes, pies or puddings, but Dad always had a jar of honey he kept out of reach. If gravy was tasty on the biscuits, the golden honey was like heaven.“Why do you call it bee spit?” I once asked. Dad shrugged (耸肩) his shoulders and said he didnt know, that thats just what his father had always called it.As soon as supper was over, wed watch a favorite television show, our stomachs full and our heads light from the effects of the sugar. The only clue that we had overindulged (放纵于) in sweets was the sticky (粘乎乎的) spots my mother would find in the kitchen the next day.The other morning at a meal of biscuits and gravy, I heard one of my teenagers say: “Hey, Sis, pass the bee spit, will you?”Dad would have been proud. We have, indeed, passed the bee spit along to another generation. But the secret to those biscuits well, thats another matter entirely!61. What did the author think of his fathers biscuits?A. They didnt taste good.B. Their color was beautiful.C. They tasted as good as his gravy.D. They looked like the ones their grandpa had made.62. What was the authors mothers attitude toward sweets?A. Uninterested.B. Tolerant (容忍的).C. Negative.D. Disgusted (感到恶心的).63. How did the children feel when they finished a supper of biscuits with honey?A. Happy.B. Worried.C. Regretful.D. Disappointed.64. What does the last sentence of the article suggest?A. The author tried hard but couldnt make biscuits like Dads.B. Dad should not be proud of his biscuits and bee spit.C. The author was curious about Dads biscuit recipe.D. Dads biscuit recipe was not passed down to the authors kids.BTake notes, not notepadsIf you were allowed to bring a laptop (笔记本电脑) to class, would you prefer to take notes by typing or with a pen and paper?Most people would probably prefer a laptop. And the reason is obvious: you can write much more quickly using a keyboard and therefore take down more information.But the truth is that faster isnt always better. A new study done by Pam Mueller of Princeton University and Daniel Oppenheimer at the University of California, Los Angeles found that students who took handwritten notes actually learned more than those who used laptops, reported The Atlantic.In the study, Mueller and Oppenheimer had 65 college students watch a video of a lecture (演讲) and take notes either with pens or laptops. Students were then asked to complete different tests based on how well they remembered and understood the lecture.Results showed that pen users performed better than those who took notes with their laptops.Curious about the results, Mueller and Oppenheimer compared the notes of the two groups and immediately saw the difference pen users notes were shorter and taken mostly in their own words. Laptop users, however, usually type down word-by-word what the lecturer said in a “mindless (心不在焉的)” way.According to researchers, these two different patterns (模式) of taking notes reflect (反映出) how students brains work while in class. Students with laptops always try to take more notes, so they usually write down information without processing (处理) its meaning. Pen users, however, know that they cannot possibly record every word in a lecture. Instead, they listen, think and focus on understanding the content of the lecture.Besides brain activities, there is another reason that laptops are not so useful in class. According to Scientific American, when college students use laptops in class, they spend on average (平均地) 40 percent of class time doing things such as visiting social media sites or shopping, which obviously harms their school performance.Indeed, technology is making our lives easier and enabling (使能够) us to do things in more efficient (高效的) ways. But learning may not be one of those things. As Scientific American put it: “When it comes to taking notes, students need fewer gigs (电脑性能) and more brain power.”65. According to Pam Mueller and Daniel Oppenheimers study, compared to traditional way of taking notes, using laptops is likely to _.A. improve students learning efficiency (效率)B. give students less exact copies of what the teacher has saidC. improve students understanding of lessonsD. make students notes longer but less useful66. What can we conclude from the second-to-last paragraph?A. Students who use laptops in class tend to have poorer eyesight.B. Students who use laptops in class tend to be less focused on lessons.C. Students who use laptops in class tend to communicate with each other less.D. Students who use laptops in class tend to have less time for social media and shopping.67. Whats Scientific Americans attitude toward the use of laptops to take notes?A. Worried.B. Curious.C. Supportive.D. Negative (反对的).CBreaking the ice this semesterA new semester might be the best time to make new friends, but it can be hard to get through that first conversation. Thats when small talk can help you “break the ice”. As The Huffington Post put it, there are many “ways to change small talk into a meaningful moment between two people”. Below are four useful tips. Take a look.Search for common interests.Talking about shared interests, such as sports and popular talent shows, is the easiest way to make a connection (关系) with someone. According to Susan Krauss Whitbourne, a professor of psychology (心理学) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, its a good way to start a conversation. “Find common interests with the people with whom you communicate by using the right amount of information about yourself and empathy (同感),” she wrote in Psychology Today magazine.Welcome the silence.No one likes an awkward (令人尴尬的) pause (停顿) but most silent moments between topics arent as long as you think they are. In fact, sometimes pauses are needed in order to continue a conversation, according to Bernardo J. Carducci, director of the Shyness Research Institute at Indiana University Southeast. “Remember that if you say something, the other person may need time to understand it,” he told Real Simple magazine. “Think of silence as a time of change.”Keep it positive (积极的).Conversations are just as much about an exchange (交换) of energy as an exchange of information. To make great small talk, you should keep things light, fun, and positive. You should be cheerful (开朗的), ready to offer a compliment, and able to laugh over things that arent that interesting. Those qualities will make the other person want to keep talking to you, according to The Huffington Post.Take it as a learning experience.Every time you meet someone new, its a good chance to learn something. “People from other places, including countries other than your own, can give you new points of view,” Whitbourne wrote. “You can learn more about other regions (地区), cultures and nations making you a more interesting person to talk to as well.”68. What is the article mainly about?A. Topics for students to have conversations about.B. Tips on how to make friends at the start