高一上学期英语周练四 含答案.docx

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高一上学期英语周练四含答案

2021年高一上学期英语周练四含答案

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。

 A

InthestateofMaryland,agirlwasbornintoslavery（奴隶制）in1820.HerparentsnamedherAramintaHarrietRoss.ShewastobeeHarrietTubman.ShewasoneofaboutonemillionAfricansinslaveryinthe UnitedStates.

Fromtheageoffive,HarrietTubman'sownersmadeherworkveryhard.First,shecaredforthechildofthefarmowner.Then,shedidhardworkonlargefarms.

Althoughshecouldnotreadorwrite,Tubmanlearnedfromherparentstodowhatwasright.Throughherwholelife,Tubmanputherselfindangertohelpotherpeople.

Onesuchactchangedherlifewhenshewas13yearsold.Becauseshehelpedanotherslave,herownerthrewapieceofmetalatherandithitheronthehead.Shewasbadlyhurt.Fortherestofherlife,Tubman'sheadwoundcausedproblemsforher.

Whenshewasabout25yearsold,HarrietmarriedafreeblackmannamedJohnTubman.Butshewasstillaslave.Herlifewassodifficultthatshedecidedtoescape.Shetravelledfor145kilometres,andfinallycrossedintotheNorth.Tubmanbecameafreewoman.

ButTubmancouldnotleaveherfamilyenslavedintheSouth.Soshetravelledbacktohelpthemescapeaswell.Then,shemademanytripsandguidedabout300slavestofreedom.TubmanalsofoughtbravelyintheAmericanCivilWarandin1865slaverywasnotallowedinthe US.

HarrietTubmandiedin1913.Hermemorybringshopetomanypeople—especiallytothosewhofightforjustice（正义）.Sheencouragedpeopletonevergiveup.

    “Ifyouwantatasteoffreedom,keepgoing.”

21.WhatdoweknowaboutHarrietTubman?

A.Shewasbornaslave.

B.Shewasbornin Africa.

C.Shewastakentothe US byaslavetrader.

D.Shewassoldtoafarmownerwhenshewasborn.

22.Whenshewas13yearsold,Tubman_____.

A.plannedtorunaway

B.helpedaslaveescape

C.foughtbravelyagainstherowner

D.wasseriouslywoundedinherhead

23.WecaninferfromthetextthatTubmanwas_____.

A.honestandfriendly       B.strongandhelpful

C.luckyandcareful          D.cleverandpolite

24.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Africans'FightforFreedom

B.HarrietTubman:

FromSlavetoHero

C.TheHistoryofSlaveryinthe UnitedStates

D.TheAmericanCivilWar:

TheNorthAgainsttheSouth

B

Oneofthemostunusualfloweringplantsintheworld,theSnowdoniahawkweed（斯诺登水兰）,growsonlyinSnowdoniaNationalParkinnorthernWales.Theareaisrockyandmountainous,andtheairiscoolandwet.TheSnowdoniahawkweedprefersthisarea.Infact,itgrowsnowhereelseintheworld.Itisevenpickyaboutwhereitgrowsinthepark.

TheSnowdoniahawkweedisabouttwoinchestallwithbrightyellowflowers.Itmaynotbethemostbeautifulplantintheworld,butitisafavoritesnackofsheep.

In1953,theSnowdoniahawkweeddisappeared.Peoplefearedthattheplantwasgoneforever.Theybelievedthatthesheeptherehadeatenthelastfewplants.So,thepeoplewhorantheparktookthesheepawayfromthearea,hopingthatthehawkweedmightreturn.Inxx,almost50yearsafteritwasthoughttobe extinct,agroupofplantscientistsfoundtheyellowflowersinthepark—exactlywhereithadlastbeenseen,andwhereithadbeensearchedforwithoutsuccess.Thehawkweedhadreturned!

Totrytopreventtheplantfromdisappearingagain,scientistscollectedseeds（种子）fromtheplant.Sincexx,theunusualplanthascontinuedtoappearinthepark.

25.TheSnowdoniahawkweed_____.

A.isthemostbeautifulplantintheworld

B.growseverywhereinnorthern Wales

C.producesthemostunusualflowers

D.isanextremelyunusualplant

26.WhathappenedtotheSnowdoniahawkweedin1953_____.

A.worriedalotofpeople

B.provednatureispowerful

C.madetheparklessattractive

D.causedariseinthenumberofsheep

27.Theunderlinedword“extinct”inParagraph3probablymeans_____.

A.growing        B.disappearing  

C.unusual                     D.dangerous

C

AnewlawinArizonarequireshighschoolstudentstopasstheUnitedStates'citizenship（公民身份）test.There're100questionson US historyandgovernmentinthetest.

TheJoeFossInstitutehelpedcreatethelaw.Theywanttopassalawineachofthe50statestorequirehighschoolstudentstopassthetest.

Axxnationaltestshowedonlyabout25percentofstudentsintheirfinalyearofhighschoolhadagoodunderstandingofAmericangovernment.Thirty-sixpercentdidnothaveevenabasicunderstanding.

“That'sashame,andit'snotonlyashame,”saidJohnHale,theAssociateDirectoroftheCenterforCivic（公民的）EducationinCalifornia.Mr.Halethinksitisdangerouswhencitizensdonotknoworcareabouthowtheirgovernmentworks.Hesaysstudentsdonotonlyneedtolearnfactsaboutgovernment.Theyshouldalsolearnhowtotakepartintheirmunities.“Requiringhighschoolstudentstotakethetestmightbeawaytoimprovestudents'civicbehavior,”hesays.

Butsomewonderifatestyoungpeopletakeinhighschoolwillmakeadultsmoreactiveintheirmunities.

SamStonewritesreportsfortheJoeFossInstitute.Hesaysresearchshowsthatciviceducationdoesresultinmoreinvolved（参与的）adults.Henotedaxxsurveythatfoundthemoreyoungpeoplestudiedcivicsinhighschool,themorelikelytheyweretogetactivelyinvolvedintheirmunities.

Inanotherstate, Virginia,manypeopleareagainstthetest.MegGruberisthePresidentoftheVirginiaEducationAssociation.Shesaysstudentsalreadytakeclassesincivicsand US history.And,shesays,schoolsshouldnothavetopaymoreforthetest.

SamStoneagrees.Hesayshisorganizationispayingforanonlinetestingwebsite.Schoolscanusethewebsitetogivethetestforfree.

28.TheUScitizenshiptest_____.

A.isarequiredtestallover America

B.wascreatedbytheJoeFossInstitute

C.helpsstudentsunderstandAmericangovernment

D.hasbeenincludedinAmericanlawforfiveyears

29.WhatmayJohnHaleagreewith?

A.Howthe US governmentworksshouldnotbeopentothepublic.

B.It'sashamethatthe US governmentisunpopularwithstudents.

C.munityactivitiesoutweighfactsaboutthe US government.

D.TheUScitizenshiptestwillbegoodforstudentsandsociety.

30.Theresultofthexxsurvey_____.

A.wasdifferentfromSamStone'sfindings

B.showedcivicshelpedstudentsbeemoreactivecitizens

C.ledmoreyoungpeopletostudycivics

D.showedstudentswereasinterestedasadultsintheirgovernment

31.WhatdidMegGruberthinkofthecitizenshiptest?

A.Unimportant.         B.Unpleasant.  

C.Acceptable.                D.Fair.

D

Gifts providesmorethanjustideas.Sure,ourunique（独特的）andunforgettablegiftsuggestionsareabigpartofwhypeopleloveus,butwealsoofferendlessideasandtoolstomakeeverydayareasontocelebrate.HereareourGreatChristmasGiftIdeas:

ChristmasGiftsforParents

Youloveyourparentslikenooneelse,andyouwanttogivethemsomethingspecialforChristmas.Butwhatwouldmaketheirholidaybright?

FindingthemtheperfectChristmasgiftwillbeeasythisyear,withallourtoppicksinoneplace.

ChristmasGiftsforParentsUnder$45

Holiday GiftBaskets

Thegiftbasketisagreatwaytogiveagifttoagroup.Ourgiftbasketideasefromallthetopstoresonline,soyoucaneasilyfindeverythingfromfruitgiftbasketstowinegiftbasketsinoneplace.

GiftBasketsUnder$50

IdeasforTeens

Tryingtofindtherightgiftforateen?

Teenscanbeachallenge（挑战）.Whatdotheywant?

Whatcouldtheyuse?

They'reallunique,butwethinkwe'vegotsomethingforthem,eventhoughthey'reaspecialgroupthatarehardtodealwith.

TopPicksforTeensUnder$20

TheSecretSantaExchange（交换）

TheSecretSantaisagreatwaytoexchangegiftsintheoffice,whenit'softenimpossibletogiveeveryoneapresent.We'vegotanofficeguiderightheretohelpyoufindpropergiftsfortheworkplace.Andthenthere'salwaysthegiftbasket,withthingsthataresuretopleaseeveryoneintheoffice.

BusinessGiftsUnder$25

32.Whatmakes Gifts popular?

A.Itsspecialgiftideas.

B.Itsendlessnewgifts.

C.Itisorganizedaccordingtopersonaltaste.

D.Itgivespeopleagoodreasontocelebrate.

33.What'sspecialaboutthisyear's“ChristmasGiftsforParents”?

A.Theyaremuchcheaper.

B.Theymakeaholidaybrighter.

C.Theylistpopulargiftsinoneplace. 

D.Theyincludetopchoicesfromparents.

34.Both“Holiday GiftBaskets”and“TheSecretSantaExchange”_____. 

A.providegiftbaskets

B.sellgiftsfromtopstoresonline

C.haveaguidetohelppeoplechoosegifts

D.aredesignedforpeopleworkinginoffices

35.Youmayfinditmostdifficulttochooseagiftfor_____.

A.aparent               B.ateenager  

C.agroup        D.abusinessman

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。

Long,longagopeoplecouldn'twriteandtheyhadnobooks.Buttheyhadstories.Peoplelearnedthestoriesbyheartandtaughtnewonestooneanother.Sometimesitwashardtorememberthemall.  36 

TheancientEgyptianswrotetheirstoriesonsomethingmadefrompapyrus（纸莎草）plants.PeopleinotherplaceslearnedtousepapyrusfromtheEgyptians.  37  Soparchment（羊皮纸）,madefromgoatskin,latertookitsplace.

Inancient China bookslookedalittledifferent.Peoplethereusedinktowriteonbambooorsilk.Andthentheyinventedpaper.Madeoftrees,paperwaseasierandcheapertomakethanpapyrusorparchment.  38  PapermakinglaterspreadtotheWest,buttherewasabigproblemwiththeseearlybooks.Everysingleonehadtobecopiedandwrittenbyhand