江西省横峰中学高二英语第八次周练试题

高二英语第八次周练（实验班平行班）考试时间：2013-11-30第一题：单项填空（共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15分）1．His success at ________ first attempt didn’t satisfy him. Therefore, he went all out to try_______ second time.A．the；the B．the；aC．a；the D．a；a2. When Albert first put forward his Theory of Relativity, it was so ____ that only threescientists at the time could understand d it.A. extremeB. abstractC. contemporaryD. controversial3. As you ______ new words in context, it is a very good method for you to guess their meanings.A. come aboutB. come acrossC. come outD. come up4. I can think of many cases, ________students obviously knew a lot of English words and expressions but couldn’t write a good essay.A. whichB. asC. whatD. where5. Was it in the village ______ we used to live in _________ the accident happened?A. that; whereB. which; thatC. where; thatD. which; where6. －Does the young man standing at the gate_____ the car?－No. The car is _____ his father.A. in possession of; in the possession ofB. have possession of; take possession ofC. have possession of; in the possession ofD. in the possession of; take possession of7. We simply cannot sacrifice the environment _________ temporary economic gain.A. in case ofB. in spite ofC. instead ofD. in exchange for8. _________ is more important for a student, I think, is to understand the knowledgerather than only remember it.A. ThatB. WhichC. WhatD. It9. He accidently _________ he had quarreled with his wife and hadn’t returned home forseveral weeks.A. put forwardB. made outC. came upD. let out10. __________ for the free health insurance, I would not have gone to the hospital so often.A. If it is notB. Were it notC. Had it not beenD. If they were not11. Teaching as a career ______ to many people because of the long holidays.A. attractsB. callsC. appealsD. pulls12. One reason ______ he told me for his being late is ______ he didn’t catch the early bus.A. that; whyB. why; becauseC. why; thatD. that; that13. It’s high time that immediate measures ________ to better the strength and face thechallenges..A. were takenB. be takenC. had been taken C. have been taken14. With the food and water _________, they’ll have to ask the local government for help.A. run outB. running out ofC. running outD. to run out of15．--- Can you help me to decorate the room.--- ______. I’m looking forward to the party tonight.A. It dependsB. With pleasureC. Sounds greatD. Don’t mention it19．A．world B．continentC．industry D．climate20．A．fails B．completes C．c hanges D．occurs21．A．lies in B．resultsin C．suffers from D．escapes from 22．A．reduce B．riseC．drop D．move23．A．as if B．incase C．even though D．if only 24．A．popular B．suitableC．important D．difficult25．A．do B．keepC．like D．find 26．A．protected B．strengthened C．destroyedD．surrounded27．A．unlimited B．naturalC．recycled D．industrial28．A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．However D．Instead29．A．illnesses B．failuresC．decisions D．mistakes30．A．continuing B．arriving C．im proving D．disappearing31．A．physical B．mentalC．national D．worldwide32．A．slightly B．fullyC．hardly D．slowly33．A．at least B．atmost C．at first D．at last34．A．yet B．evenC．still D．thus 35．A．time B．turnsC．action D．arms第三题：阅读理解（共20小题; 每小题2分, 满分40分）ANorm Pethrick, a 36-year-old man in Australia’s northern city Darwin, was praised on Thursday for jumping onto a crocodile’s back to save his wife Wendy at Litchfield National Park, a popular tourist spot southwest of Darwin, a local newspaper reported. Ms Pethrick was standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged (扑), locking its jaws on both her legs as it tried to drag her underwater. Norm Pethrick, who with his wife had been collecting water, immediately went to help her. He jumped onto the back, poked (戳) the eyes of the crocodile and finally got his wife free.Ms Pethrick was later taken to Royal Darwin Hospital for a medical treatment. The doctors said she was suffering eight puncture wounds in her right leg, a puncture wound in her left leg and a serious cut to one of her fingers.“This could have been a fatal and tragic situation,” said the general manager of Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH), Dr Len Notaras, according to a local report.He said Ms P ethrick was saved by her husband’s “quick and diligent actions”. Dr Notaras also said she would remain in hospital for three to four days and have an operation to clean the wounds, which are easy to get infected because of bacteria on the teeth of the crocodile.36. This passage is most likely to be found in _____.A. a travel guideB. a newspaperC. a textbookD. a novel37. The crocodile attacked Ms Pethrick when she was ______.A. swimming in the riverB. standing on the river bankC. watching the crocodileD. fishing in the water38. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Ms Pethrick?A. Her eyes were badly poked.B. She had eight wounds altogether.C. One of her fingers also got hurt.D. One of th e crocodile’s teeth was found in her leg.39. According to the passage, Norm Pethrick can be described as following EXCEPT ______.A. braveB. diligentC. quickD. humorous40. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?A. The husband should save the wifeB. A man saves wife’s life from crocodile’s jawsC. A crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagineD. Human beings can beat crocodiles sometimesBAmerica is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while —then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily.Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off toact as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!41. The writer of this passage must be ______.A. an AmericanB. a ChineseC. a professorD. a student42. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.B. Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.C. Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.D. Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.43. From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be ______.A. warmly welcomed at the airportB. offered a ride to his homeC. treated hospitably at his homeD. treated to dinner in a restaurant44. The underlined words “generous with our time” in Paragraph 3 probably mean ______.A. strict with timeB. serious with timeC. careful with timeD. willing to spend time45. A suita ble title for this passage would probably be “______”.A. Friendships between ChineseB. Friendships between AmericansC. Americans’ hospitalityD. Americans’ and Chinese’s views of friendshipsCEnglish is the most widely used language in the history of our planet. One in every seven human beings can speak it. More than half of the world’s books and three quarters of international mail are in English. Of all languages, English has the largest vocabulary — perhaps as many as two million words.However, let’s face it: English is a crazy language. There is no egg in an eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger. Sweet-meats are candy, while sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet, a re meat.We take English for granted. But when we explore its paradoxes (矛盾), we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them.And why is it that a writer writes, but fingers don’t fing, grocers don’t groce, and hammers don’t ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldn’t the plural of booth be beeth? One goose, two geese — so one moose, two meese?How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guyare opposites? How can overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike? How can the weather be hot as hell one dayand cold as hell the next?English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects (反映) the creativity of human beings. That’s why, when stars are out, they are visible; but when the lights are out, they are invisible. And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it; but when I wind up this essay, I end it.46. According to the passage ______.A. sweet-meats and sweetbreads are different thingsB. there should be egg in an eggplantC. pineapples are the apples on the pine treeD. boxing rings should be round47 Which of the following is the correct plural?A. Beeth.B. Geese.C. Meese.D. Tooth.48. Which of the following includes two items which have the similar meaning?A. A wise man and a wise guy.B. Overlook and oversee.C. Quite a lot and quite a few.D. Hot as hell and cold as hell.49. The underlined wo rds “wind up” in the last paragraph probably mean “______”.A. blowB. roll upC. get hurtD. finish50. Through the many paradoxes in the English language, the writer wants to show that human beings are ______.A. cleverB. crazyC. lazyD. dullDJust 25 years ago，the top three career hopes for young people in Britain were teacher，banker and doctor. Now，they want to be sports star，pop star and actor，according to a survey by the Guardian newspaper.Rachel，a character in the popular TV show Glee，may be said to speak for British teenagers. “Nowadays being nobody is worse than being poor.” he said.Emma Brockes, a reporter with the Guardian，believes it is “the bad influence of celebrity(名人) culture”that is to blame. “When children wanted to be doctor，it wasn't because they were really more interested in the functions of human organs than they are now；you go where the respect is.” she wrote.It could explain why there has been such an increase in levels of anxiety and depression. Dr Carlo Strenger of Tel Aviv University，studied the sense of self for his new book The Fear of Insigni ficance：Searching for Meaning in the 21st Century. He told the Daily Mail that young people now are affected by the close connection to the global entertainment network，which has turned ranking and rating people according to wealth and celebrity into an obsession(痴迷)．”“As humans，we naturally measure ourselves to those around us，but now we live in a global village. We are comparing ourselves with the most ‘important' people in the world and finding ourselves wanting，”he said. Today，even high achievers constantly fear that they are insignificant when they compare themselves to success stories in the media.The way out？Simply stop measuring your achievement through a fantasy of wealth and celebrity. Dr Strenger said that it is a process called “active self­acceptance through a constant search for self­knowledge through life”．“The fear of insignificance can only be overcome through strong individual and cultural identity over and above measurable achievement，”he said.51．Nowadays，young people in Britain want to ________.A．choose jobs based on interestsB．become famousC．be teacher，banker and doctorD．earn more money52．According to Emma Brockes，what causes the increasing level of anxiety?A．Choices of future careers.B．Access to the global network.C．Bad influences of celebrities.D．Endless comparison with others.53．Which of the following is TRUE of Dr Carlo Strenger?A．He is a newspaper reporter.B．He is the spokesman of teenagers.C．He tells success stories on TV.D．He is against ranking people with wealth.54．Dr Carlo Strenger suggests that young people should________.A．seek active self­acceptanceB．stick to their own dreamsC．make great achievementsD．search for the secret of wealth55．The text is mainly written to ________.A．talk about job choicesB．analyse a social phenomenonC．encourage celebrity cultureD．introduce three famous people第四题：阅读表达（共5小题; 每小题2分, 满分10分）Most people think that making a film is exciting. In fact, sometimes it is and sometimes it isn’t. Earlier this year, I worked in a new film. It was about a bomb threat on a big British ship. Two hundred people were needed to act as the passengers in the film. I was one of them.Before we left, we were wanted to bring some warm clothes. These were necessary because the ship was going to spend the whole 16 days sailing in bad weather.Then the day came and we sailed out of Dover. The boat had on board the film crew, the director, the actors and actresses including Brinksley Meers, who acted the leading role, and us-200 amateur extras.People came for different purposes. Some wanted to meet Brinksley Meers in person. Others were curious to see how a film was made. A housewife with her three children came for free holiday and a bit of adventure.During the voyage, a lot of people were very seasick. And although the work was very interesting, it was also very hard. We often worked all day on one scene, performing it again and again under the hot lights. In the evenings, there were drinks in the bar, but most people were so tired that they went to bed early. The next day often began at 6:30 in the morning, sometimes with breakfast being filmed.When the ship finally returned to port, most people had enjoyed the trip, but were also so tired that they at least needed a week’s holiday. Answer the following questions: 56. Which role did the author act in the film?_______________________________________________________________________________. 57. Why the film crew were asked to bring some warm clothes?_______________________________________________________________________________.58. Who acted the leading role?_______________________________________________________________________________. 59. Why the author said “they at least needed a week’s holiday”?_______________________________________________________________________________. 60. Can you infer author’s purpose of writing this article?第五题：书面表达（25分）假如你是某中学学生李华。