2022年浙江省太湖联盟高二下学期4月英语周考试卷（一）

太湖联盟高二英语周考试题卷（一）本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题），共85分，考试时间40分钟。请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂写在答题纸上。第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分55分）第一节（共10个小题;每小题2.5分，满分25分）AHowtoUseaModernPublicLibraryHasitbeenawhilesinceyourlastvisittoapubliclibrary?Ifso,youmaybesurprisedtolearnthatlibrarieshavechangedforthebetter.It’sbeenyearssincetheyweredustylittleroomswithbooks.Theyhavetransformedthemselvesintoplaceswhereyoucandevelopyourloveofknowledgemeetinterestingpeople,orfindouthowtostartabusiness.Checkoutabook.Whilelibrariesstillloanout(出借)books,you’llfinditeasiertogetacopyofwhateveryou’relookingfor,thankstoacooperativenetworkofarealibraries.Viasuchnetworks,librariessharetheirbookswitheachotherthroughtheuseofdeliveryvehicles.Oncethebookyou’verequestedisdeliveredtothenearestbranch,theywillinformyoubye-mail,soyoucanpickitup.Checkoutotheritems.Thelibraryisnowamultimediazone,loadedwithinformationinmanyformats(载体形式).YoucanborrowmoviesonDVDs,musiconCDs,andpopularmagazines.Somelibrariesevenloanouttoysandgames.Ifapopularmagazineyouwantisn’tofferedandthelibrarykeepsalistofsuchrequests,theymaybringitinwhenenoughinterestisshown.Jointargetedreadinggroups.Librarieswilloftenholdreading-groupsessionstargetedtovariousagegroups.Perhapsyou’dliketolearnalanguageorimproveyourEnglish.Thelibrarymaysponsoralanguagegroupyoucouldjoin.Ifyouhavedifficultiesreading,askaboutspecialreadingopportunities.Yourlibrarymightbeabletoaccommodateyou.Andyoumightfinditrelaxingtobringyoursmallkidtoahalf-hourStoryTimewhileyousitquietlyinacornerwithagoodbook.Startabusinessusingthehelpofyourlocallibrary.Ifyouwanttohaveabusinessofyourown,yourlocallibrarycanbecomealaunchspaceforit.Inlibrarybooksandcomputers,youcanfindinformationonstartingabusiness.Manylibrarieswillhelpyouwithlocallysuppliedinformationaboutbusinessmanagementsharedthroughchambersofcommerce(商会)andgovernmentagencies,andtheywillofferprinting,faxinganddatabaseservicesyouneed.Publiclibrariesconnectedbyacooperativenetworkbenefitreadersby .sharingtheirbooksontheInternetgivingaccesstoonlinereadingatalibrarybranchsendinganeededbooktoalibrarybranchnearbymakingthecheckoutproceduresdiverseAccordingtoParagraph3,whatitemsmaybecheckedoutfromapubliclibrary?Amagazineandane-book.Agameandanoilpainting.AmusicCDandakid’stoy.ADVDandavideoplayerWhatisthepurposeofthepassage?Topointouttheimportanceofpubliclibraries.Toencouragepeopletoworkinpubliclibraries.Tointroducetheimprovedservicesofpubliclibraries.Tocallforthemodernizationofpubliclibrarysystems.B“Theytellmethatyou’dliketomakeastatue(塑像)ofme-isthatcorrect,MissVinnieReam?”Thedeep,gentlevoicehelpedcalmthenervousgirl.AskingafavorofthePresidentoftheUnitedStateswasnocasualmatter,especiallyforaseventeen-year-oldgirl.“Yes,sir,”shereplied,herdarkeyesmeetinghis.“Iwouldn’thavetoaskyou,butmyteacher,Mr.Mills,saysIamready.Iplantomakeitinanadmirablemanner.“PresidentLincolnsmiled.“Painters,sculptors-they’vealltriedtomakethebestofthisordinaryface,butI’mafraidthere’snotmuchhope.Whatdidyouhaveinmind,MissReam?Abust(半身像)?”BeforeVinniecouldsayyes,thePresidenthurriedon,ashadeofapologyinhisvoice.“Ofcourse-Ishouldn’thaveasked.Afull-lengthposewouldbemuchtoobigaprojectforayoungwomanyoursize.“Vinnie’sfaceturnedred.Sherealizedshelookedlikeachild,withhertinyfigure.“Smalldoesnotmeanweak,sir,”shedefendedherself.“IwasborninthecountryofWisconsin.I’vedriventeamsofhorsesandcarriedwater.Makingafull-lengthclay(粘土)figurewouldnotexhaustmystrength-andthatiswhatIintendtodo!”ThePresident’seyes,brightenedathershowofspirit.“Sorry,madam,IhaveunderestimatedyouasIdidn’tknowyourbackground.”Buthissmilefadedasherubbedhisbeardwithbonyfingers,inthought.“MissReam,”hesighed,“I’dliketoletyoudoit,butasyouknow,weareinthemiddleofawar.HowcouldIpossiblytakethetimetoposeforasculpturenow?Ihardlyhaveaminutetomyself.”Vinnieglancedaroundandnotedthesizeofhisoffice.“Iworkquickly,”shesaid.Hervoicewassoftbutconfidentasshepointedtothecornernearthewindows.“IfIweretobringmyclayhereandworkforthreehourseveryafternoon,Icouldcompletemostoftheprojectwhileyouareatyourdesk.”ThePresidentseemedtoconsiderherideaseriously.HegotupandshookVinnie’shandwarmly,“I’veheardthatyouareatalentedyoungwoman,andIhavefoundyoucharmingandintelligentaswell.Icannotmakemydecisionimmediately,butyouwillhearfrommesoon.”Theverynextday，VinniereceivedaninvitationfromthePresident.WhatgaveVinnieconfidencetomakeherrequestofPresidentLincoln?Heraggressivepersonality.Mr.Mills’sencouragingremark.PresidentLincoln’sgentlevoice.Herinterestinachallengingjob.Vinnieconfirmedherabilitytomakeafull-lengthstatuebyhighlighting .herexperiencefromotherprojectsherinnocentchildhoodinthecountrytheheavylaborshehaddonebeforetheskillshepickedupinWisconsinVinniewantedtochoosethecornernearthewindowsto .achieveeffectsofnaturallightingkeepallhertoolswithineasyreachobservethePresidentatarightangleavoiddisturbingthepresident’sworkWhatmessagedoesthestoryconvey?Astrong-willedsoulcanreachhisgoal.Experiencehelpstopromoteexcellence.Upsanddownsmakeonestrong.Devotionrequiresenthusiasm.CForpeople,whoareinterestedinsound,thefieldofsoundtechnologyisdefinitelymakingnoise.Inthepast,soundengineersworkedinthebackroomsofrecordingstudios,butmanyoftoday’ssoundprofessionalsaresharingtheirknowledgeandexperiencewithprofessionalsinotherfieldstocreatenewproductsbasedonthephenomenonwecallsound.Soundcanbeusedasaweapon.Imaginethatapoliceofficerischasingathief.Thethieftriestoescape.Andtheofficercan’tlethimgetaway.Hepullsoutaspecialdevice,pointsitatthesuspect,andswitchesiton.Thethiefdropstotheground.ThisnewweaponiscalledaLongRangeAcousticDevice(LRAD,远程定向声波发射器).Itproducesadeafeningsoundsopainfulthatittemporarilydisablesaperson.ThenoisefromtheLRADisdirectedlikearayoflightandtravelsonlyintotheearsofthatperson,butitisnotdeadly.Forthosewhohungerforsomepeaceandquiet,soundcannowcreatesilence.Let’ssayyouareattheairport,andthelittleboyontheseatnexttoyouishumming(哼唱)ashortcommercialsong.Hehumsitoverandoveragain,andyouareabouttogocrazy.ThankstotheSilenceMachine,aBritishinvention,youcangetridofthesoundwithoutupsettingtheboyorhisparents.OnemaywonderhowtheSilenceMachineworks.Well,itfunctionsbyanalyzingthewavesoftheincomingsoundandcreatingasecondsetofoutgoingwaves.Thetwosetsofwavescanceleachotherout.Simplyturnthemachineorpointitatthetarget,andyourpeaceandquietcomesback.Directedsoundisanewtechnologythatallowscompaniestousesoundinmuchthesamewayspotlights(聚光灯)areusedinthetheater.Aspotlightlightsuponlyonesectionofastage;similarly,“spotsound”createsacircleofsoundinontargetedarea.Thiscanbeusefulforbusinessessuchasrestaurantsandstoresbecauseitoffersanewwaytoattractcustomers.Restaurantscanofferachoiceofmusicalongwiththevariousfoodchoicesonthemenu,allowingcustomersmorecontrolovertheatmosphereinwhichtheyaredining.Directedsoundisalsobeginningtoappearinshoppingcentersandevenathomes.WhatcouldbeinferredfromParagraph2abouttheeffectoftheLRAD?Itcausestemporaryhearingloss.Itslowsdownarunningman.Itmakesiteasytoidentifyasuspect.Itkeepsthesuspectfromhurtingothers.TheSilenceMachineisadevicespeciallydesignedto .silencethepeoplearoundyouremovethesoundofcommercialsblocktheincomingsoundwavesstopunwantedsoundfromaffectingyou10.Whatdoesthepassagefocuson?Howprofessionalsinventedsoundproducts.Inventionsinthefieldofsoundtechnology.Thegrowinginterestinthestudyofsound.Howsoundengineersworkintheirstudios.第二节完形填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分）DetectiveAshleyJonesworksatapolicedepartmentinEngland.Hehasrecentlymadeasignificant11——lonelinessisaserioussocialproblemthatcancontributetodepressionandevencrimes,butitcanbe12inacleverway.The13?Chatbenches.Jonesgottheideaafterhehadtalkedwithanelderlyladywhohadbeencheatedofher14.Theladywouldgetacallfromastrangereverymorningwho15madeherbelievethathewasherfriend,andthenshelenthimabout“￡31,000.Joneswas16whenshesaidthatshedidn’tactually17beingcheated.“Otherwise,Iwouldneverspeaktoanotherpersonforweeksonend,”shesaid.ThisledJonestotheconclusionthattherearetoomanyextremely18peopleinhiscommunity,whoareeasytargetsofcheating.Sohe19todosomethingaboutit.He20thepolicedepartmenttoallowhimto21acoupleof“chatbenches”intwooftheirlocalparks.Thenhehungacolorfulsignoneachofthebenchesthat22:“HAPPYTOCHAT.”Justafewdaysafterthesignswentup,hefoundpeoplesittingthereandengaginginactiveand23conversations.Theideaiscatchingon24.Therearenowover40chatbenchesthroughoutEngland.MorenewchatbencheshavesprungupacrosstheUKandbeyond.Allwhoparticipatedhavegaineda(n)25outcomefromgettinginvolved.Jones’ideahasbeenfully26——the“HAPPYTOCHAT”bencheshelp27theinvisiblesocialbarrierthatkeepspeoplefromsayinghello.Thiseffortisnotjusta(n)28atbeingcommunityminded——it’salsoa29measure.Itpreventspeoplewhoarecutofffromsocietyfallingvictimtocheaters.TheChatBenchisafantasticnewprojectthat30 thoseofallagestointeractandgettoknoweachotherinthefuture.A.choiceA.experiencedB.discoveryB.sufferedC.visitC.preventedD.promiseD.felt13.A.solutionB.puzzleC.excuseD.intention14.A.pleasureB.prizeC.creditD.money15.A.eventuallyB.frequentlyC.previouslyD.occasionally16.A.ashamedB.shockedC.excitedD.amused17.A.mindB.forgiveC.riskD.enjoy18.A.activeB.lonelyC.cautiousD.stubborn19.A.learnedB.refusedC.pretendedD.decided20.A.forcedB.orderedC.convincedD.taught21.A.putawayB.makeoutC.tearapartD.setup22.A.readB.claimedC.meantD.implied23.A.formalB.joyfulC.awkwardD.crazy24.A.randomlyB.slowlyC.quicklyD.purposefully25.A.positiveB.disappointingC.correctD.embarrassing26.A.realizedB.examinedC.discussedD.formed27.A.breakdownB.putupC.keepoffD.takeout28.A.glanceB.attemptC.knockD.attack29.A.heart-breakingB.risk-takingC.face-savingD.crime-cutting30.A.forbidsB.appointsC.encouragesD.troubles第三节单词拼写（10个小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）Later,theytookap hikeinaforestjustashortdistanceaway.LiDaiyuandLiuQiantookacoachwhichwasb forJasper.Oneofh oftheirtripwasbeingabletoseemanydifferentcreatures.Theydidnota seeingsuchanopencountry,andweretrulyamazed.TheytookataxitoLakeLouise,wherethebluewaterliterallytooktheirb away.Theybothagreedthatitwasthemost (令人惊叹的)journeytheyhadevertaken.OnthewayupIwasbusytakingpicturesbecausethe (风景)wassobeautiful.Edmonton,theprovincialcapitalofAlberta,is (极冷的)coldinwinter.Theyvisitanislandthathadwonderfulshopssellingcraftsand