高二英语上册第八周英语试题

高中二年级英语上册第八周周练英语试题

一：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，

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Youaregivenmanyopportunitiesinlifetochoosetobeavictimorcreator.Whenyou

choosetobeavictim,theworldisacoldanddifficultplace.'They"didthingstoyouwhich

causedallofyourpainandsuffering.tiThey^^arewrongandbad,andlifeisterribleaslongas

“they”arcaround.Oryoumayblameyourselfforallyourproblems,thusinternalizing（内化）your

victimization.Thetruthis,yourlifeislikelytostayihalwayaslongasyoufeelaneedtoblame

yourselforothers.

Thosewhochoosetobecreatorslookatlifequitedifferently.Theyknowthereare

individualswhomightliketocontroltheirlives,buttheydon'tletthisgetintheway.Theyknow

theyhavetheirweaknesses,yettheydon'tblamethemselveswhentheyfail.Whateverhappens,

theyhavechoiceinthematter.Theybelievetheirdancewitheachsacred（神圣的）momentoflife

isagiftandthatstormsareanaturalpartoflifewhichcanbringtherainneededforemotionaland

spiritualgrowth.

Victimsandcreatorsliveinthesamephysicalworldanddealwithmanyofthesame

physicalrealities,yettheirexperienceoflifeisworldsapart.Victimsrelish（沉溺）inanger,guilt,

andotheremotionsthatcauseothers-andeventhemselves-tofeellikevictims,too.Creators

consciouslychooselove,inspiration,andotherqualitieswhichinspirenotonlythemselves,butall

aroundthem.Bothvictimsandcreatorsalwayshavechoicetodeterminethedirectionoftheir

lives.

Inreality,allofusplaythevictimorthecreatoratvariouspointsinourlives.Oneperson,on

losingajoboraspecialrelationship,mayfeelasifitistheendoftheworldandsinkintoterrible

sufferingformonths,years,orevenalifetime.Anotherwiththesameexperiencemaychooseto

firstexperiencethegrief,thenaccept（helossandsoonmoveontobeapowerfulcreativeforcein

hislife.

Ineverymomentandeverycircumstance,youcanchoosetohavefuller,richerlifebysetting

aclearintentiontotransformthevictimwithin,andbyinvitingintoyourlifethepowerfulcreator

thatyouare.

51.Whatdoestheword“they"inParagraph1probablyreferto?

A.Peopleandthingsarcundyou.B.Opportunitiesandproblems.

C.Creatorsandtheirchoices.D.Victimsandtheirsufferings.

52.AccordingtoParagraph2,creators.

A.seemwillingtoexperiencefailuresinlifeB.possesstheabilitytopredictfuturelife

C.handleupsanddownsoflifewiselyD.havepotentialtocreatesomethingnew

53.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?

A.Creatorsandvictimsfacequitedifferentthingsinlife.

B.Creatorsandvictimsaremastersoftheirlives.

C.Victimscaninfluencemorepeoplethancreators.

D.Comparedwithvictims,creatorsaremoreemotional.

54.TheexamplesmentionedinParagraph4showthat.

A.strongattachmenttosufferingsinlifepullspeopleintovictims.

B.peopleneedfamilysupporttodealwithchallengersinlife.

C.ittakescreatorsquitealongtimetogetridoftheirpains.

D.one'sexperiencesdeterminehisattitudetowardlife.

55.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.lbdefinevictimsandcreators.

B.TDevaluatevictimsagainstcreators.

C.lbexplaintherelationshipbetweenvictimsandcreators.

D.Tosuggestthetransformationfromvictimstocreators.

51—55ACBAD

B

9.12012福建卷】

Holidaysarereallyimportant.Manyofuswillhavechildhoodmemoriesofsummerholidays

wherewcweretakenawayfromhometoexperiencenewenvironmentsandlearnindifferent

ways.

Butholidaysarcexpensiveand,forthoseonlowwagesorlivingonbenefits,theyarcoften

unobtainable.Even(hecheapestholidaysrequiretravelandDtheradditionalcoststhataredifficult

formanyfamiliestomeet.

Forworkingparents,thelongsummerbreakcanbeaverydifficultproblemforchildcare.

Whenanannualleaveallowanceamountstoonlyfiveweeks,thereisaneedtospreadthisacross

(heyear.Couplescanfindthemselvestakingleaveinturninordertocarefbrchildrenwhoareon

holiday.Forsome1thismakesevenanaffordablefamilyholidaydifficult.

Theschools(hatIvisitinNottinghamarefullofexperiencedstaffcommitted(ogivingour

childrenacaringandinspiringlearningenvironment.Thenumberofchildrenreceivingfree

schoolmealsisquitelargeinNottinghamandmanyschoolshavebreakfastclubstomakesure

thatchildrengetahealthystarttotheday.Mostschoolsundertakeprogramsofgroupor

individualeducationalsupport.Schoolsalsohaveanimportantroleinsofeguaidingchildren's

welfarethroughtheongoingtouchandsupportwiththeirpupils.Duringthelongsummerholidays,

muchofthisismissed.

WhileteachersareholidayingintheUK,manyoftheirpupilsspendthewholesixweekson

thestreetwheretheylive.Thelackoffreeschoolmealsfbrsixweekscanresultinpressureona

familybudgetandaninabilitytoaffordtheinspiringexperiencesthathelpchildrentocontinue

theirlearning.

Insettingoutitsplansforafive-termyear.NottinghamCityCouncil(委员会)isseekingto

reducethesummerholidaydownlofourandahalfweeks,withamorebalancedfivetermsof

roughlyeightweeks,eachfollowedbyatwo-weekbreak.Webelievethiswillgivereal”down

time"forschoolstaffandpupilsalikebutwillbeshortenoughnottocausearealbreakin

learning.

Weacknowledgethattliischangemaybedifficultfbrsomeschoolstaff,particularlyv/hose

ownchildrenareeducatedinotherauthorities.However,thismusebeweighedagainstthebenefits

forcitychildrenforwhomweallhavethegreatestdutyofcare.

71.Thepassageisprobablywrittenby.

A.anexperiencedteacherB.aworkingparent

C.aninspiredstudentD.acitycouncilmember

72.Theunderlinedword"they"inthesecondparagraphrefersto"

A.environmentsB.holidaysC.wagesD.benefits

73.Itissuggestedinthepassagethatthesummerbreakbereducedto.

.A.2weeksB.4.5weeksC.5weeksD.6weeks

74.Theplansforashortersummerholidaywillhelpstudents.

A.obtainthecheapestlx)Iidayswithoutadditionalcosts

B.getachancetospendsixweeksatermwithteachersinschool

C.benefitmorefrom(hecaringandinspiringlearningenvironment

D.havemoreschooldaystoreceivefreeschoolmeals

75.1(canbeinferredfrom(hepassagethat.

A.workingparentscanpnjoyafive-weekbreaktocarefortheirchildren

B.thesuggestedplansforafive-termschoolyearcanhardlybecarriedout

C.thelongsummerholidaygivesteachersandstudentsreal"downtime"

D.someschoolstaffwillsay"No"totheplansforashortersummerholiday

【考点】减少假期问题--------议论文类

【文章大意】假期使我们放松并去一些地方去游玩，使我们释放压力，但是对于一些低收入

家庭或靠救济而过活的家延来说造成很多的经济负担，本文提倡在不影响学生学习的前提下

减少假期的时间。

71.【答案】D

【试题解析】推理判断题,根据倒数第二段第一句话的口气可知作者是CityCouncil的一名

成员，D项正确。

72.【答案】B

【试题解析】词义猜测题。根据上文提到的holidaysareexpensive可知ihey指的是holidays,

本句意为：假期是非常贵的，对于那些低收入或靠救济来过活的家庭的人来说，假期是获得

不到的。

73.【答案】B

【试题解析】细节理解题。

74.【答案】C

【试题解析】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第一句话NottinghamCityCouncil（委员会）is

seekingtoreducethesummerholidaydownlofourandahalfweeks,可知答案。

75.【答案】D

【试题解析】推理判断题.根据第二段第一句话Weacknowledgethatthischangemayhe

difficultforsomeschoolstaff,particularlywhoseownchildrenarceducatedinotherauthorities.

可知答案为D项，对于减少假期的时间学校的一些教职工是不支持的。

【难度】难度大

【长难句解析】Weacknowledgethatthischangemaybedifficultforsomeschoolstaff,

particularlywhoseownchildrenarceducatedinotherauthorities.

我们承认这个改变对于一些教职工尤其是对于家里的孩子在其他机关接受教育的家庭来说

是很难接受的，。

首先本句中that引导的是宾语从句，whose引导的定语从句，先行词为schoolstaffo

C

AnideathatstartedinSeattle'spubliclibraryhasspreadthroughoutAmericaandbeyond.

Theconceptissimple:helptobuildasenseofcommunityinacitybygettingeveryonetoreadthe

samebookalthesame（ome.

Inadditiontoencouragingreadingasapursuit（追求）tobeenjoyedbyall,theprogram

allowsstrangerstocommunicatebydiscussing（hebookonthebus,aswellaspromotingreading

asanexperiencetobesharedinfamiliesandschools.TheideacamefromSeattlelibrarianNancy

Pearlwholaunched（发起）the"IfAllofSeattleReadtheSameBook"projectin1998.Her

originalprogramusedauthorvisits,studyguidesandbookdiscussiongroupstobringpeople

togetherwithabook,buttheideahassinceexpandedtomanyotherAmericancities,andevento

Hongkong.

InChicago,themayor（市长）appearedontelevisiontoannouncethechoiceofToKilla

Mockingbirdasthefirstbookinthe"OneBook.OneChicago"program.Asaresult,readingclubs

andneighbourhoodgroupsspranguparoundthecity.AcrosstheUS,storiesemergedofparents

andchildrenreadingtoeachotheralnightandstrangerschattingawayonthebusaboutplotand

character.

TheonlyproblemaroseinNewYork,wherelocalreaderscouldnotdecideononebookto

representthehugeanddiversepopulation.Thismayshowthattheideaworksbestin

medium-sizedcitiesorlargetowns,whereagreatersenseofunity（——致）canbeachievedOrit

mayshowthatNewYorkersrathermissedthepointputtingalltheirenergy

Andpassionintothechoiceofthebookratherthandiscussionaboutabookitself.

UltinatclwasNancypointsout,thelevelofsucicessisnotmeasturedbyhowmanypeople

readabook.butbyhowmanypeopleareenrichedbytheprocess.orhaveenjoyedspeakingto

someonewithwhomtheywouldnototherwisehavesharedaword.

46.WhatisthepurposeoftheprojectlaunchedbyNancy?

A.Toinviteauthorstoguidereaders.

B.Toencouragepeopletoreadandshare.

C.Toinvolvepeopleincommunityservice.

D.lbpromotethefriendshipbetweencities.

47.WhywasitdifficultforNewYorkerstocarryouttheprojict?

A.Theyhadlittleinterestinreading.

B.Thcyweretoobusytoreadabook.

C.Theycamefrommanydifferentbackgrounds

D.Thcylackedsupportfromthelocalgovernment

48.Accordingtothepassage,wherewouldtheprojectbemoreeasilycarriedout?

A.Inlargecommunitieswithlittlesenseofunity

B.Inlargecitieswherelibrariesarefarfromhome

C.lnmedium-sizedcitieswithadiversepopulation

D.Inlargetownswhereagreementcanbequicklyreached

49.Thcunderlinedwords'sharedaworcTinParagraph5probablymean

A.exchangedideaswitheachother

B.discussedthemeaningofaword

C.gamedlifeexperience

D.uscdthesamelanguage

5().AccordingtoNacy,thedegreeofstudentsoftheprojectisjudgedby

A.thecarefulselectionofaproperbook

B.thegrowingpopularityofthewriters

C.thenumberofpeoplewhobenefitfromreading.

D.thenumberofbooksthateachpersonreads.

BCDAC

Decision-makingunderStress

Anewreviewbasedonaresearchshowsthatacutestressaffectsthewaythebrainconsiders

theadvantagesanddisadvantages,causingittofocusonpleasureandignorethepossiblenegative

(负面的)consequencesofadecision.

Theresearchsuggeststhatstressmaychangethewaypeoplemakechoicesinpredictable

ways.

“Stressaffectshowpeoplelearn,''saysProfessorMaraMather."Peoplelearnbetterabout

positivethannegativeoutccmesunderstress.”

Forexample,tworecentstudieslookedathowpeoplelearnedtoconnectimages(影像)with

eitherrewardsorpunishments.Inoneexperiment,someoftheparticipantswerefirststressedby

havingtogiveaspeechanddodifficultmathproblemsinfrontofanaudience;intheother,some

werestressedbyhavingtokeep(heirhandsinicewater.Inbothcases,(hestressedparticipants

rememberedtherewardedmaterialmoreaccuratelyandthepunishedmateriallessaccuratelythan

thosewhohadn'tgonethroughthestress.

Thisphenomenonislikelynotsurprisingtoanyonewhohastriedtoresisteatingcookiesor

smokingacigarettewhileunderstress-atthosemoments,onlythepleasureassociatedwithsuch

activitiescomestomind.Butthefindingsfurthersuggestthatstressmaybringaboutadouble

effect.Notonlyarcrewardingexperiencesrememberedbetter,butnegativeconsequencesarcalso

easilyrecalled.

Theresearchalsofoundthatstressappearstoaffectdecision-makingdifferentlyinmenand

women.Whilebothmenandwomentendtofocusonrewardsandlessonconsequencesunder

stress,theirresponsestoriskturnouttobedifferent.

Menwhohadbeenstressedbythecold-watertasktendedtotakemorerisksinthe

experimentwhilewomenrespondedintheoppositeway.Instressfulsituationsinwhich

risk-takingcanpayoffbig,menmaytendtodobetter,whencautionweighsmore,however,

womenwillwin.

Thistendencytoslowdownandbecomemorecautiouswhendecisionsareriskymightalso

helpexplainwhywomenarclesslikelytobecomeaddictedthanmen:theymaymoreoftenavoid

makingtheriskychoicesthateventuallyhardenintoaddiction.

64.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatpeopleunderpressuretendlo.

A.keeprewardsbetterintheirmemory

B.recallconsequencesmoreeffortlessly

C.makeriskydecisionsmorefrequently

D.learnasubjectmoreeffectively

65.Accordingtotheresearch,stressaffectspeoplemostprobablyintheir.

A.waysofmakingchoicesB.preferenceforpleasure

C.toleranceofpunishmentsD.responsestosuggestions

66.Theresearchhasproved(hatinastressfulsituation,.

A.womenfinditeasiertofallintocertainhabits

B.menhaveagreatertendencytoslowdown

C.womenfocusmoreonoutcomes

D.menaremorelikelytolakerisks

64.A第■段中，acutestressaffectsthewaythebrainconsiderstheadvantagesand

disadvantages,causingittofocusonpleasureandignorethepossiblenegative

consequencesofadecision,可知压力下的人们经常会keeprewardsbetterintheir

memory.

65.A第二段中，Theresearchsuggeststhatstressmaychangethewaypeoplemakechoicesin

predictableways.

66.D第七段中，Menwhohadbeenstressedbythecold-watertasktendedtotakemorerisksin

theexperimentwhilewomenrespondedintheoppositeway.可以看出是男性在压力下更

容易冒险。

C

D

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。

第II卷

英语知识运用(共两节，满分3()分)

第一节语法填空(共10个小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

31ispossiblethatwesimplydonotstayinoneplaceforatruefriendshipto

develop.However,therecanbenodisagreementontheneedforeachofus32

(think)carefullyaboutthekindoffriendshipswewant.

Tomostofus,friendshipsareconsidered33(importance),butweneedto

haveitclearinourownminds34kindsoffriendshipswewant.Arethey

tobecloseor35(keep)atarm'slength?Dowewanttoshareourselvesordo

wewanttowalkonthesurface?Forsomepeople,manyfriendshipsonthesurface

arequiteenough—andthat'sallright.Butatsomepointweneedtomakesurethat

ourexpectationsarethesameasour36(friend)expectations.Ifonewants

morefromthefriendshipthantheother,37ifthisisnottalkedabout,oneis

likelyatlasttofeelthathe'sholdingtheshortendofthestick.Thesharingof

personalexperience38(include)ourtearsaswellasourdarkdreams

39（be）thesurestwaytodeepenfriendships.Butitmustbeundertakenslowly

andcarriedononlyiftherearesignsofinterestandaction40return.

31.It32.tothink33.important34.thc35.kept36.friends*37.and38.

including39.is40.in

第二节：短文改错（满分15分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以卜作文。文中共

有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（八），并在其卜.面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下面画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：I.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

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