高二承智班上学期周练1216英语试题 含答案.docx

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高二承智班上学期周练1216英语试题含答案

2019-2020年高二（承智班）上学期周练（12.16）英语试题含答案

一、选择题

When47yearoldvolunteerSusanBoylesteppedontothestageofBritain'sGotTalentandannouncedshewasunemployed,hadneverbeenmarriedand“neverbeenkissed,actually”，fewintheaudiencewouldhavewonderedwhy.ThisMsBoyle,lookingunfashionable,fromavillageinScotland,shockedthethreejudgesandtheaudiencewiththesongIdreamedadreamonashowofBritain'sGotTalent.

Shecouldn'thidetheawkwardnesswhenwalkingtothecenterofthestageinahousedress,andeveryone—includingthejudges—seemedlaughingatherwhenshesaidshewantedtobeassuccessfulasElainePaige.Assoonasshebegansinging,however,everyoneinthehallfellsilent,thenrosewithinsecondstoadmireherwonderfulvoiceasthecelebrityjudgessatopenmouthed,andremainedstandingtotheend.

Afterherperformance,oneofthejudgesPiersMorgansaid，“WithoutdoubtthatwasthebiggestsurpriseI'vehadinthreeyearsofthisshow.Whenyoustoodthereeveryonewaslaughingatyou.Nooneislaughingnow.Thatwasamazing.”ActressAmandaHoldenfollowed，“I'msothrilledbecauseIknowthatweeverybodywereagainstyou.Ihonestlythinkthatwewereallbeingverycynical（愤世嫉俗的）andIthinkthat'sthebiggestwakeupcallever.”

SusanobviouslywonovertheheartsofmillionsaroundtheworldwithsuccessspreadingacrosstheAtlantic.HollywoodactorAshtonKutcher,whohasnearly1.5millionfollowers,speakshighlyofher.Kutcherpostedalinktothevideoclip（片段）.TheScottishtalentmadeherliveAmericanshowviasatelliteconnectiononCBS'sTheEarlyShow,doinganinterviewandsinginglivefromherroom.AndshealreadyacceptedaninvitationfromtalkshowhostessOprahWinfrey.

NowBoylehasbecomeoneoftheworld'shottestcelebrities.Thevideoclipofherperformancehasbeenviewedmorethan50milliontimesonYoutube,becomingahitontheInternet.

1．WelearnfromthepassagethatSusanBoyle________.

A.rosefromalowsocialclass

B.hadanunhappymarriage

C.livedwithadogaloneonafarm

D.wonthechampionshipintheBritain'sGotTalentshow

2．Atthebeginningoftheshow,almosteverybody________.

A.lookedforwardtoherwonderfulperformance

B.wasattractedbyherbeautifuldress

C.lookeddownuponher

D.placedgreathopeonher

3．The4thparagraphismainlyabout________.

A.howSusanBoyleachievedhersuccess

B.thecommentmadebyAmericanactorAshtonKutcher

C.SusanBoyle'sinfluenceintheUSA

D.OprahWinfrey'sinvitationtoSusanBoyle

WhatareAmericanhighschoolslike?

Well,I’mhappytotellyouwhatIknow.

WhenIstartedschoolhere,ithadalreadybeenaweeksincetheschoolopened.Atthisschool,freshmenusuallygoonatripforaboutthreedaysatthebeginningofschool.UnfortunatelyImissedthatwonderfultrip,whichwouldhavebeenthebesttimetogettoknowmyclassmates.Iwasreallysad.IwishedI’dknownaboutitearlier.

Despitethedisappointment,however,Igraduallyadaptedtomynewlifeandschool.

Thereisaspaceinthebasementoftheteachingbuildingwherestudentschatandmeeteachother.Aswedonotalwayshavethesameclassroomsandclassmates,theschoolwantsustogettoknoweachotherthere.Studentsusuallycometoschoolearly,sitinthatspaceandhavefun.Aroundthespace,therearemanylockersforstudentstoleavetheirbooksin,sothatstudentsdonothavetocarryaheavyschoolbageverywhere.

Itreallysurprisesmethatwehavealmostnotextbooks.WeonlyhavetextbooksforWorldHistoryandAlgebra2andtheyarebigandheavy,likebricks.Forotherclasses,weonlyneedbinders（活页夹）withpaperinthem.Withouttextbooks,studentslearnthingsfreelyandactively.Forexample,myhumanitiesteacherjustteachesuswhatisinhermindatthetime.Weneverknowwhatwewilllearn.

AnotherdifferencebetweenAmericanschoolsandChineseschoolsisthatAmericanschoolscareaboutstudents’moralitymorethantheiracademicstudies.Forexample,ifyoudonotfinishyourhomework,youwilljustbeaskedtodoitlater,butifyoucheatorlie,youwillgetawarningorevenbekickedout.

Ithinkthatmoststudentsherearegoodatschoolworkaswell,butcomparedtoChinesestudents,theycanmakelearningamorejoyfulexperience.Ithinkweshouldtakethegoodpointsfromourtwodifferentkindsofeducationtoperfectourapproachtostudying.

4．Whatwasthewritersadfor?

A.Hewaslateforschool.

B.Hemissedthetripatthebeginningofschool.

C.Hedidn’tknowanyone.

D.Americanstudentslookeddownuponhim.

5．Whydostudentsgotothebasementoftheteachingbuilding?

A.Toattendclass.B.Toshareaclassroom.

C.Tohavefun.D.Tomeetteachers.

6．HowdoteachersintheUSteachthestudents?

A.Howevertheywantto.

B.Theyusebricks.

C.Someusetextbooks;someteachfreely.

D.Theyalwaysteachasrequired.

7．Accordingtothepassage,inAmericanhighschools,________.

A.youarelikelytobekickedoutifyoucheat

B.you’llbepunishedifyoudonotfinishyourhomework

C.studentsarebetteratschoolworkthanChinesestudents

D.studentscaremuchaboutthegradestheyget

Raisedinafatherlesshome，myfatherwasextremelytightfistedtowardsuschildren.Hisattitudedidn’tsoftenasIgrewintoadulthoodandwenttocollege.IhadtoridethebuswheneverIcamehome.Thoughthebusstoppedabouttwomilesfromhome，Dadnevermetme，eveninsevereweather.IfIgrumbled，he’dsayinhisloudestfather-voice，“That’swhatyourlegsarefor!

”

Thewalkdidn’tbothermeasmuchasthefearofwalkingalonealong

thehighwayandcountryroads.Ialsofeltlessthanvaluedthatmyfatherdidn’tseemconcernedaboutmysafety.Butthatfeelingwascanceledonespringevening.

Ithadbeenaparticularlydifficultweekatcollegeafterlonghoursinlabs.Ilongedforhome.Whenthebusreachedthestop，Isteppedoffanddraggedmysuit

casetobeginthelongjourneyhome.

Arowofhedge（树篱）edgedthedrivewaythatclimbedthehilltoourhouse.OnceIhadturnedoffthehighwaytostartthelastlapofmyjourney，IalwayshadasenseofrelieftoseethehedgebecauseitmeantthatIwasalmosthome.Onthatparticularevening，thehedgehadjustcomeintoviewwhenIsawsomethinggraymovingalongthetopofthehedge，movingtowardthehouse.Uponcloserobservation，Irealizeditwasthetopofmyfather’shead.ThenIknew，eachtimeI’dcomehome，hehadstoodbehindthehedge，watching，untilheknewIhadarrivedsafely.Iswallowedhardagainstthetears.Hedidcare，afterall.

Onlatervisits，thatspotofgraybecamemywatchtower.IcouldhardlywaituntilIwascloseenoughtowatchforitssecretmovementabovethegreenery.Uponreachinghome，Iwouldfindmyfather

sittinginnocentlyinhischair.“So!

Myson，it’syou!

”he’dsay，hisfacelengtheningintopretendedsurprise.

Ireplied，“Yes，Dad，it’sme.I’mhome.”

8．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“grumbled”inParagraph1probabl

ymean.

A．Acceptedhappily.

B．Explainedclearly.

C．Agreedwillingly.

D．Spokeun

happily.

9．Whatmadetheauthorfeelupsetwas______.

A．thetirednessafterlonghoursinlabs

B．thefearofseeingsomethingmoving

C．thefeelingofbeinglessthanvalued

D．thelonelinessofridingthebushome

10．Theauthor’sfatherwatchedbehindthehedgebecause______.

A．hewasconcernedabouthisson’ssafety

B．hewantedtohelphissonbuildupcourage

C．hedidn’twanttomeethissonatthedoorway

D．hedidn’tthinkhissonwasoldenoughtowalkalone

11．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext

A．MyFather’sSecret.

B．TheLifeofMyfather.

C．TerribleJourneyHome.

D．RidingBusAlone.

二、完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，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。

TodayIwenttomydaughter’sschoolandspokeaboutkindnessto60kidsplusteachersandassistantteachers._________asmalltalkaboutthemeaningofkindness,Igaveachallengetothe_________——Itoldthemtowriteasmall_________aboutanactofkindnessthattheyhaddoneandhowthatmadethemfeel.Oriftheyhad_________anactofkindness,howdidthatmakethemfeel?

Inwhatwayhadthat____________changedthem?

Thentheviceheadandthehead-teacherandIwouldchoosetheones,thebestonesthatwill_________forth

eirfeelingofcompassionandlove_________others.

WhenIwaswaitingformydaughterI_________someteachersthatwereatthemeetingpassingbyandIwas_________thattheywouldtellmewhethertheylikedthetalkornot,buttheydidn’t_________anything.

Thenalittle_________cametomeandsaid,“Youknow,Ienjoyedthemeeting.”“Okay,thenareyougoingto_________alovelystory?

”Iasked.“I’mnot_________atwriting,”theboyresponded.SoIexplainedthatIwouldbe_________ifhecouldjustwriteaphraseortwoaboutanactofkindness.

Ididn’thave_________totalktohimbecausehewasinahurryto_________hisfriendswhowerewaitingforhim,butinmy_________,thatwasabeautifulactofkindness.Thefactthathewasableto_________totalktomefortwominutes,toletmeknowthathehad_________themeetingwasworthall

theeffortIhad_________intopreparingthetalkforthem.

12．A.UntilB.AfterC.SinceD.Before

13．A.teachersB.fellowsC.childrenD.parents

14．A.storyB.stepC.sceneD.description

15．A.desiredB.passedC.receivedD.envied

16．A.affairB.eventC.incidentD.act

17．A.getoutB.standoutC.watchoutD.workout

18．A.againstB.offC.inD.towards

19．A.observedB.noticedC.witnessedD.realized

20．A.supposingB.wonderingC.expectingD.imagining

21．A.sayB.speakC.talkD.repeat

22．A.heroB.passer-byC.boyD.girl

23．A.t