2016-2017学年高二英语下册双基限时检测4

1、选修8 Module3 Foreign Food 测试题第一部分 听力（共两节 , 满分 30 分）（略）第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分） 第一节 语法和词汇知识 （共 15小题；每小题 1分，满分 15 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。21. As a rule, the students who fail to meet these will not beadmitted to the university.A. considerationsB. requirementsC. situationsD. requests22. Since

2、 retiring from the government, the old man has been living in the house with his wife.A. little white wooden B. little wooden whiteC. white wooden little D. wooden white little23. I toured Taishan Mountain, I was deeply impressed withits beautiful scenery.A. It was first timeB. For the first timeC.

3、The first time D. By the first time24. They looked very puzzled; perhaps they didn _t_ what you said just now.A. make out B. make offC. make upD. make over25. Lucy won the first prize in the match again, of course, madethe others envy her.A. who B. that C. what D. which26. Tom, behave yourself! If y

4、ou keep on doing that, you ll inserious trouble.A. shut up B. end up C. take up D. pick up27. Although this medicine so terrible, I have to take it threetimes a day.A. is tasting B. is tastedC. tastes D. has tasted28. I don t like the blue coat. How much do I you for the redone?A. owe B. spend C. se

5、nd D. cost29. with the fear of death, the old man who suffered lungcancer for a few years felt desperate.A. To obsessB. ObsessingC. ObsessedD. Having obsessed30. The movie her almost overnight from an unknownschoolgirl into a famous star.A. transformedB. transplantedC. translatedD. transported31. At

6、 present, many graduates from famous universities end up with a job they are not suited.A. whichB. in whichC. to which D. at which32. Victoria is clever, polite, well-behaved and hard-working; , sheis well worth praising.A. in general B. in oral C. in total D. in short33. is mentioned above, the tal

7、ented students graduated fromthe school and went abroad for further study the following year.A. ItB. Which C. that D. As34. Was it in this room he wrote the most famous article soon spread all over the country?A. that; whatB. that; thatC. which; whichD. which; that35. Helen is said to have studied a

8、broad for three years. that she speaks perfect English.A. Not at allB. No wayC. Not possible D. No wonder 第二节 完形填空 （共 20小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30分） Sometimes a difficulty in your life can help you struggle less. I learned that by studying fish.When I was young, life was often36 for us. But my fatherwould n

9、ever give up and tried his best to37us. On Sundays, myfather would ask me to go 38 with him. As he said, “ OfuorodT. herefore, our best timemay be poor but our life must be 39 together was spent trying to catch fish.40 there was another side to my father. He had a temper, and sometimes he got 41 and

10、 would hit me. In those moments of uncontrolled 42 he could only see things in his way; he would never let me 43 an argument. I was held under his 44 , unable to break out. When I 45 with him, he struck me in the face. It didn t 46 me, but it made me sad, powerless and disappointed. As usual, 47 wha

11、t happened that week, we would fish together on Sunday.Years later, I 48 my interest in fish to graduate school in biology. I was always a 49 student, but I didn htave much 50 . I felt it had been beaten out by my father. I tried to find my direction but it always ended with a complete 51 . Then one

12、 night something wonderful happened. I was researching how fish swim upward 52 the flowing water and 53 that they could surf with the help of the running water without using much energy. I suddenly realized that a difficulty could actually help you struggle less.I quickly fini shed my article, which

13、 made the cover of Scien ce magaz ine, and I 54 my PhD from Harvard in 2004. Now I can take the 55 of my fathers violence （暴力 ） and move through it. This is different from forgiveness. It s the way I choose todefine the events in my life by my response to them.36. A. peacefulB. generousC. miserableD

14、. extreme37. A. survive B. raise C. devote D. satisfy38. A. cookingB. shoppingC. skatingD. fishing39. A. richB. independentC. preciousD. typical40. A. Until B. Unless C. But D. While41. A. anxious B. weak C. angry D. worried42. A. storm B. rageC. fight D. desire43. A. repeatB. communicateC. expressD

15、. win44. A. willB. feelingC. destinationD. responsibility45. A. chattedB. competedC. struggledD. argued46. A. affect B. hurt C. influence D. change47. A. according to B. in spite ofC. thanks toD. as with48. A. showed B. shared C. lost D. followed49. A. good B. lazy C. scared D. naughty50. A. powerB.

16、 confidenceC. faithD. creativity51. A. disaster B. jokeC. success D. failure52. A. under B. above C. against D. over53. A. discoveredB. wonderedC. expectedD. considered54. A. ownedB. possessedC. receivedD. passed55. A. chance B. spirit C. wisdom D. energy 第三部分 阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40分）AOften we t

17、ake for granted the many household items we use every day. It is difficult to imagine there was a time in the past when these inventions did not exist. Actually, several of the most common inventions have been with us for quite some time. Inventions like the toothbrush, contact lenses （隐形眼镜 ）, and c

18、redit cards came into use long ago.The first toothbrush was introduced in China in the late 1400s, but it was only 300 years later that this simple tool came into common use in Europe. By the nineteenth century, a variety of paste and powder cleaners were available throughout Europe as dental care b

19、ecame more widespread. The first tube of toothpaste hit the market in Great Britain in 1891.There is evidence to show that the first contact lenses were actually suggestedby an astronomer, Sir John Herschel, in 1827. However, Sir John Herschel was never able to create a working model of his idea. It

20、 was not until 1887 that a Swiss doctor from Zurich, Dr Eugen Frick, came up with a workable process for producing precision （精密） lenses. Dr Frick designed a new method for producing contact lenses, and the Zeiss factory in Germany began to produce contact lenses.Credit cards have also been availabl

21、e for many years. They have been in use in the United States since the 1920s. At first, these cards were only used to buy gas in the quickly growing automobile service industry. Then, in the 1950s, Diners Club introduced the first general-purpose credit card. Today, credit cards such as Master Card,

22、 Visa, and American Express are commonly used by travelers around the world.While it may be true that some of the greatest inventions and discoveries in history came about by chance, the majority of inventions that simplify our lives today came about through careful research and patient study. Of co

23、urse, it still holds true that even with all the comforts of modern technology, inventors continue to search for ways of helping all of us get out of doing those necessarybut tedious （乏味的 ） tasks which we still face. As the old saying goes, “ Necessity is the mother ofJ_ ?invention.”56. From the sec

24、ond paragraph we can learn that .A. toothbrushes came into common use in Europe in the 17th centuryB. people could enjoy a variety of paste and powder cleaners in the 18th centuryC. more and more people paid attention to dental care throughout Europe in the 19th centuryD. the English could use diffe

25、rent kinds of tubes of toothpaste in the early 19th century57. All of the following made a contribution to the invention and use of contact lenses EXCEPT .A. Diners ClubB. Sir John HerschelC. Dr Eugen Frick D. the Zeiss factory58. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the fourth par

26、agraph?A. Credit cards have a history of about two hundred years.B. Three kinds of credit cards are being used in the USA.C. The use of credit cards is closely related to the economic development.D. American Express is only used by American travelers now.59. The last paragraph mainly tells us that .

27、A. the greatest inventions came about by chanceB. inventions came about through careful research and patient studyC. inventors still continue to make inventionsD. necessity is the mother of invention Homing pigeons are placed in a training program from about the time when they are twenty-eight days

28、of age. They are first taught to enter the loft （阁楼） through a trap and to exercise above and around the loft and later they are taken away a short distance in baskets and set free. They are then expected to find their way home in the shortest possible time.The head of a homing pigeon is comparative

29、ly small, but its brain is one quarter larger than that of an ordinary pigeon. The homing pigeon is very intelligent and will be to the point of stubbornness（顽强）;some have been known to fly a hundred miles off course to avoid a storm.Some homing pigeon experts claim that this bird has a form of buil

30、t-in radar that helps it find its own loft after hours of flight, for hidden under the head feathers are two very sensitive ears, and the sharp prominent （突出的） eyes can see great distances in daytime.Why do homing pigeons fly home? They are not unique in this natural skill; it is found in most migratory birds （候鸟）, in bees, ants, toads and even turtles, which have been known to travel hundreds of miles to return to their homes. But in the animal world, the homing pigeon alone can be trusted with its freedom and trained to carry out the jobs that people de