高二英语练习8

1、衡水二中高二年级英语限训4.5命题人：高二备课组长（满分85分 时间55分钟）第I卷（满分70分）第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分 40分） 第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项AG4LAXIES AND THE UNlVERSe6<xes are huge groupings Cf star; PlGrbetiI and du. Our SUrl IW In The WILCYWAy 94laxy whh meiur nbaui IDOH OOO IiNyears acrcis. That Rng thin Jl

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5、 Small M45ela 匚CIOLJdl they have rather UnUSUar-ICCking dhape.1. What is true about the Milky Way?A. There are Only StarS inSide it.B. There is a black hole at its Center.C. It 'he biggest SPiraI galaxy in the Universe.D. It takes 100,000 years to get there from Earth.2. Which of the following i

6、s the main factor in CategOriZing galaxies?A. Shape.B. Size.C. NUmber of stars.D. DiStance from the sun.3. Which of the following galaxies can be classified as irregular?A. Whale Galaxy similar to the Milky Way both in size and shape.B. Cygnus A （3C 405） Galaxy the brightest egg shape we can observe

7、.C. Cigar Galaxy long and narrow galaxy that looks like an ashy cloud.D. Sunflower Galaxy galaxy with multiple arms radiating from its bright core.BMama and I spend mornings cleaning up the dirt that blows into our house. Mama says all the dust is due to the drought. The dirt sifts （ 撒 ）into everyth

8、ing. It covers our clothes. W e have to wash the dishes before each meal. We rarely drive the truck because Papa fears the dust from the road will ruin the motor.When my sister, Faye, and I walk to school, we wear kerchiefs （方巾） over our mouths so we don't breathe itnhe dirt. On days when the ai

9、r is so bad that they close the school, we stay home and help Mama put wet sheets over the windows. But the dirt always finds a way in.Last Sunday, there was no dirt in the air, only bright spring sunshine and a clear blue sky. After lunch, Papa headed out to the field to check on the cattle while I

10、 played with Faye in the yard. The temperature suddenly dropped. I looked to the west and saw a huge black cloud of dust. All the birds flew away. “ I must warn Papa,” I thosueglfh. tTto amvyoid her panicking, I gently told Faye to goback inside where she would be safe, and then headed off to the fi

11、eld.The storm hit so fast, and in an instant the day turned into night. By the time I entered the cow field the fine sand was whipping across my face. I screamed for Papa, hoping my voice would lead him back.The dirt and sand stung my skin like a thousand bees. Although I was terrified, I refused to

12、turn back. My dad WaS Stranded （陷入困境） and needed my help. CoVering my face With Onehand, I groped （摸索）my Way toward the truck and opened the door. FirSt I tried turning the truck on and off, hoping that Papa Would See them flaShing, but the SandStorm let no light eScape. Then I puShed the horn again

13、 and again, So Papa Would hear it. I puShed until I had no more Strength in my armS.Suddenly, Papa'S face appeared at theWindoW. My heart leaped With SurpriSe and relief. He opened the door and climbed onto the Seat next to me. He then pulled me into hiS armS and Said, IriS, you SaVed me! ”Final

14、ly, the Wind SubSided and the duSt began to Settle. Dirt WaS piled up to the WindoW on one Side of the truck and halfWay up the door on the other. Papa kicked againSt the door, opening it far enough to let uS out.Sand and Soil driftS Were eVeryWhere, but We Were Safe.4. What iS the main function of

15、the firSt tWo paragraphS?A. It deScribeS a problem the characterS muSt SolVe.B. It eStabliSheS the Setting Where the Story takeS place.C. It introduceS the characterS that Will folloW in the Story.D. It explainS the motiVationS for the characterSactionS. ' later5. Why did Papa go to the field th

16、at Sunday?A. He WaS trying to get to hiS truck.B. He needed to prepare the field for harVeSt.C. He Wanted to make Sure the animalS Were fine.D. He planned to bring in the cattle before the Storm.6. HoW did IriS SaVe her father?A. By Warning him to run aWay.B. By turning on the truck 'ligshtS.C.

17、By guidi ng him towards the shelter.D. By SCream ing his n ame at the top Of her voice.7. Which of the follow ing words best describe Iris?A. Brave and calm.B. EXPerie need and Con fide nt.C. Adve nturous and careful.D.Fearless and sympathetic.CThe Silk Road is arguably the most famous Iong-distance

18、 trade route of the anCient world. ThiS PaSSage Conn ected EUrOPe in the WeSt With Chinain the East, and allowed the excha nge of goods, tech no logy, and ideas betwee n the two CiViIiZati ons. Although mercha nts could make huge PrOfitS travelling the road, it_ WaS not WithOUt risk.The main Silk Ro

19、ad Started in Chang' a(known today as Xi ' an)the early Han capital. TraVeIerS COmmerC ing their journey from this City could take a n Orther n route that would take them across China ' S northwespeovinces. After this, they would face the Gobi Desert, arguably the greatest dan ger of the

20、 Silk Road.The Gobi Desert, the IargeSt desert in Asia, conSiStS mainIy of rocky, hard earth. ThiS feature made it easier for traders to travel across, COmPared to Sandy deserts like the neighboring TakIamaka n Desert. Like other deserts, the Gobi DeSert is dry and hot, and therefore the biggest cha

21、lle nge travelers faced WaS obta ining eno Ugh Water for themselves as well as for their camels.So, rest StoPS Were Created along the route, allow ing travelers to rest, eat and drink. TheSe PIaCeS also Promoted the excha nge of goods, and even ideas, amon gst the travelers who StOPPed there. Usuall

22、y, the rest StoPS Were PIaCed With in a day 'jour ney of each other. I n this way, travelers could avoid SPe nding too much time in the desert, WhiCh would make them targets for robbers, ano ther dan ger of the Silk Road.OnCe through the Gobi Desert, travelers would ContinUe their journey into I

23、ran, Turkey, and fin ally Europe. While this Part of the journey may have bee n less dan gerous, it is not en tirely WithOUt its perils.8. The Underlined word"it ” in the first PaeigInalbdn.A. maki ng huge PrOfitSB.traveli ng the Silk RoadC.excha nging goods and ideasD.connecting differe nt CiV

24、iIiZati OnS9. Why WaS the Gobi DeSert easier to cross tha n Other deserts?A. The desert SUtfaCe WaS easier to walk on.B. Camels for tran SPOrtatiO n Were easier to find.C. It WaS smaller and could be CrOSSed in IeSS time.D. There Were more n atural Water SOUrCeS available.10. What Can We guess about

25、 the rest stops in the Gobi Desert?A. Travelers Were Offered free accommodati on.B. They Were located around the edges of the desert.C. Travelers Stay ing there Were ofte n attacked by Crim in als.D. They Were Shared by travelers from differe nt CoUn tries.11. What is the PaSSage mainly about?A. The

26、 origi ns of the Silk Road.B. The benefits of the Silk Road.C. The difficulties faced by Silk Road travelers.D. The CUItUraI excha nges among Silk Road travelers.DLet 'begin With the story : King Hiero Contracts the ancient Greek polymath ArChimedeS （ 阿基米德）to detect fraud （欺诈 ）in the manufacture

27、 of a golden crown. ArChimedeS accepts thechallenge and, during a SUbSeqUent trip to the PUbIiC baths, realizes that the more his body SinkSinto the water, the more Water is displaced making the displaced Water an exact measure of his volume.ReaIiZing he has hit UPon a method to determine Whether th

28、eKing 'crown WaS made ofgold or silver, the young Greek leaps out of the bath and rushes home naked Crying “ EUreka!EUreka! Or t ranslated:"I' Ve found it! I ' Ve found it! ”Too bad, however, ArChimedeS PrObabIy n ever Uttered the PhraSe in that way.FirSt and foremost, ArChimedeS hi

29、mself never wrote about this episode, although he SPentplenty of time detailing the laws of buoyancy （浮 力 ）.The oldest authority for thenaked-Archimedes eureka story is Vitruvius, a Roman writer, who inCIUded the tale in hisin troduct ion to his ninth book of architecture.“ VitrUViUS may have gotte

30、n it wrong,” SaySchmitt, a mathematicia n at the Un iversity of Berl in and a self- described ArChimedeS fan.“ Themethod attributed to ArChimedeS in the story works in theory so it SoUndS right, but When youactually try it, you find that the real world gets in the way.”In fact, SChmitt is One of a I

31、ong Iine of SCie ntists, in cludi ng Galileo, who have read the acco Untand thought, “ That Can ' t be right. Ieo WrotASArCiimedeS could have achieved a far morePreCiSe result USing his OWn IaW of buoya ncy and an accurate scale. In fact, the SUrfaCe tension OfWater Can make the volume of a ligh

32、t ObjeCt like a crow n immeasurable.“ There may be some trito it, SGhmitt adds. “ ArChimedeS did measure the volume of things but the eureka mome nt WaSmaybe due to his original discovery COnCerning buoyance, not to Sitting in the bathtub and thenrunning through the StreetS naked. ”MUCh like NeWtOn&

33、#39; S apple, the excliam OterSiStS because of the enduring power of the story:a golde n crow n, a life in the bala nce, a n aked mathematicia n. The SUSPeCt foun dati OnS Of theeureka moment take nothing away from the Word ' ability to UniqUeIy and ConCiSeIy ConVey theflash OfinSPira tion12. Ac

34、cord ing to the first paragraph, how would ArChimedeS measure the volume of thecrow n?A. He would Weigh himself With and WithOUt the crow n.B. He would Weigh the crown first and then PUt it into water.C. He would go to the PUbIiC baths Weari ng the crow n On his head.D. He would Sink the crown into

35、Water and measure the Water displaced.13. What did Galileo PrObabIy thi nk of the n aked-Archimedes eureka story?A. He believed the word“ eureka ” WaS Said SitlaatiXttne rB. He SUSPeCted ArChimedeS didn' t run through the Stilsted.C. He doubted ArChimedeS Carried out the experime nt in depe nden

36、 tly.D. He thought ArChimedeS would not have USed the method described.14. What Can be in ferred from the Un derl ined SentenCe in the last paragraph?A.The Wordeureka ” is still WideIy UB. The word“ eureka ” is now a formal SCierbefim.C. Most people accept the authe nticity（真实性） Of the origi nal sto

37、ry.D. People are still inSPired by the achievements of A rchimedes.15. What is the PUrPOSe of this text?A. To in troduce the famous SCie ntist Archimedes.B. To exam ine the CredibiIity （可信度） Of the eureka story.C. To expla in how the word“ eurekcreateWasD. To Urge people not to USe the wordany eweka

38、 ”第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10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Leon ardo da Vi nci and NatUreIn the modern world, art and SCience are two Very SeParate activities, but in Leonardo they Were closely Connected. SCiencemeant mathematics and medical studies. 16MathematiCS inCIUded PraCtiCaI work like S

39、UrVeying Iand for making maps as well as measuring the moveme nts of the StarS in the sky. An artist might n eed to measure the differe nt PartS of the body. He could also USe mathematics to place things in relationship to each other in a drawing or Painting so the SCene looked correct. 17MathematiC

40、S WaS also Conn ected to music because musical SoUndS have a fixed relati On ShiP With each other that Can be described in numbers. 18 More than this, though, Leonardo believed that numbers Were a Part of all things in the world, including music, and he Said that “ WithOUt them nothing can bedone. ”

41、“ NatUre has kindly given US things everywhere to copy, wrote Leonardo. In all his activities, Leonardo WaS trying to discover the rules that control nature. In his SearCh for those rules, he looked Very carefully at a lot of examples and details. ACtUaI experie nce WaS more importa nt to him tha n

42、opinion, and he WOrked from facts to ideas. 19 HiS PUrPOSe WaS to exam ine the world so he could copy it in beautiful Paintings and sculptures. He also Wanted to learn from the CIeVer solutions of n ature.20 HiS quick little SketCheS（素描），Oftendone while Wandering outside, helped him to CatCh a movem

43、e nt or a shape. More CarefUI draw ings would be done at a desk With a Pen and ruler. In JUly 2001, a small draw ing by Leon ardo WaS sold for $12 milli On .It WaS the most expe nsive draw ing in the world.A. Leonardo WaS always drawing.B. How could these be Connected With art?C. Leonardo ' S id

44、eas Were VaStIy ahead of Ilime.D. MathematiCians and doctors WOrked to discover the unknown.E. Above all, Leonardo Wanted to Understand how and Why things worked.F. You will See a good example of SUCh POSiti Oning in the Painting of The LaSt Supper.G. Leonardo himself WaS a Very good musician and li

45、ked to play an inStrUment and sing.第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以 填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ThroUghoUt my life, I WaS never Very athletic.I WaSn ' t really into21, SPOrtS Or Conflict.The Only22 I enjoyed Were 23 things like WatChing TV and playi

46、ng COmPUtergames. It WaS duri ng my junior year in high school that I realized I n eeded a 24. My friends Werejoining the Iong distance running club and 25 me to do it also. At my school, there Were no qualificati On 26 ; every StUde nt WaS accepted.AS every One gathered around On the first day of p

47、ractice, the 27a nnounced it WaS time for“ Wan-UP ” . I imagined the Warn-UP Would be a 28 jog around the 400-metre track. I Soon _29it WaS a 1-km run. After completing the run, I WaS 30 ! I Wondered,"If tWatrm-up, SWhat ' Snext? ” The WorkoUt for the day WaS a 5-km run, WhiCh I mostly Walk

48、ed. When I Came home, I really ConSidered 32. HOWeVer, I33 myself to keep at it and try harder.Of course, there WaS no real improvement 34. I alWays Came in last during PraCtiCe and thefirst feW 35 . AS days and WeekS Wenton, I really tried my best. DUring practice, I Would alWays keep at the 36 of

49、the group; the fastest, more 37 runners Were alWays ahead, While the IaZieSt Were behi nd. AS the result of my 38 , Warm-UP became a real Warm-up. The5-km runstranSfOrmed into an 39 day of practice. And I WaS no Ionger last in anything Wedid. For aformer couch potato, like me, this WaS a(n) 40 .21.

50、A. rulesB. artsC. COmPetiti OnD. SchoolWork22. A. PrOCedUreSB. activitiesC. lessOnSD. PrOgramS23. A. en dlessB. Poin tlessC. importa ntD. challe nging24. A. ChangeB. restC. teamD. result25. A. accompa niedB. assistedC. requiredD. i nvited26. A. trialsB. alter nativesC. opport Un itiesD. reasOnS27. A. COmPetitOrB. coachC. reporterD. referee28. A. hardB. bori ngC. PraCtiCaID. CaSUaI29. A. decidedB. SUSPeCtedC. realizedD. agreed30. A. Sent offB. take n aWayC. tur ned dOW nD. Wor n OUt31. A. realB. bestC. expectedD. fun32. A. complai ningB. quitt ingC. CryingD. r