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高二下学期第七次周练英语试题含答案
2019-2020年高二下学期第七次周练英语试题含答案
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
A
DearSanta,
WhatdoIaskthisyear?
Ihavereadeachadcarefullyinmymailbox,andlookedthroughthecolorfuladsinthenewspaper.Therearesomanylovelythings,butIneednothing.
IrealizethisasIwalkupthehillonmystronglegs.Icanheartheairfillmylungs.Ifeelthecoldonmycheeks.Ismellthesmokeofthefirethatwarmsmyhome.Iseethesnow-coveredmountainsandthesmallriverdottedwithfatgeese.
Ineednothing.Therearepeoplewholoveme.Therearepeoplewhoforgivemysometimesbadtemperandwhotouchmewithlovinghands.Thereareneighborswhosmileinthestore.ThereareshopkeeperswhotoleratemewhenIdon’thaveenoughmoney.Therearekindfacesinpublicplaces.
Thereisafatcatwhooftenslidesintomygarage.Dogsandothercatssharemyhearth(炉床);Ilovetofeeltheirfurwithmyfeet.Therearehawksthatteachtheiryounghowtofly,righttherebehindmyhouse.Therearedeerthatwanderintomyyardandsmellapples.
Greenbeans,tomatoes,peasandcarrotscolormykitchen.Andafullbucket(桶)ofhandtoolsandneatlydriedseedspromisenextyear’srichharvest.Ineednothing.
TodayIdiscoveredaholeinmyjeans.IfelttheDecemberairflowdownmyleg.Howpowerfulthehandisthatsweepsthewindalongthemountains!
Santa,dearoldsoul,justgivemeanotherdaylikethisoneinmylife.
1.Theauthorhasreadeachadinhismailboxinorderto.
A.findsomethingasapresentforhimself
B.findsomethingasapresentforhiskids
C.getthenewsaboutvegetableprices
D.getthenewsaboutpetanimals
2.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardslife?
A.Uncertain.B.Anxious.C.Hopeful.D.Dissatisfied.
3.Wecanlearnfromthetextthattheauthor.
A.isveryoldandinbadhealthB.livesaloneandhasfewfriends
C.istoopoortopayforgoodclothes
D.mayliveclosetomountainsandrivers
B
IwanttobeeajournalistandIwonderwhatmakesagoodjournalist.Inordertofindtheanswer,ItalkedtoMaryHartewhoworkedwiththeBBCforover20yearsasajournalist.
“You’vegottohavetheinterest.Ifyoudon’tlikeit,youwillnotpersistbecausejournalismisaverydifficultjob,”Marysaid.
OutofexperienceMarytoldmethatitwasveryimportantforajournalisttowatchandtalktopeople.Shesaid,“Whatajournalistdoesispaintingalittlepictureofastory.Theinformationhastobeaccurate.Therefore,youreallyhavetobewatchingandlistening.”
Maryalsoemphasized(强调)theimportanceofexperience.“Itisimportanttocollectasmanyskillsaspossibletobeabletostandoutofthecrowd.Alotoftheskillsefromexperience,soyouwon’twalkinthestreetandbeagoodjournalist.Youwillbeagoodjournalistbecauseyou’vedoneitlongenough,”shesaid.
Marysaid,“Youwillnotgetajobhandedtoyou.Youwillhavetobepreparedtoputinlonghours;youwillhavetobepreparedtoringpeople,andyouwillhavetobepreparedtohavenomoneyforquiteawhile.Inaword,youwillhavetoworkhardforit.Thenitgetstothestagewhereyouloveyourjobandyouthink‘WhyissomebodypayingmetodosomethingthatIreallylove?
’”
Fromwhatanexperiencedjournalistsaid,Ilearnthatitisnotjustabouttheskills,butalsothepassionrequiredtoworkinthefieldofjournalism.
4.Theunderlinedpart“notpersist”inParagraph2canbereplacedby“”.
A.stayupB.standoutC.giveupD.keepup
5.InParagraph2,MaryHartemainlytellsusthat.
A.beingajournalistisinteresting
B.journalistswillfacealotofdifficulties
C.theauthormustbefondofjournalism
D.manypeoplegiveupjournalism
6.AccordingtoParagraph3,MaryHartethinksthatitisimportantto.
A.getaccurateinformationthroughtalkingandwatching
B.watchwhatotherjournalistsdotomakeawonderfulstory
C.talktopeopleabouthowtheywanttheirstoriestobewritten
D.addasmuchinformationtoastoryaspossibletomakeitfunny
7.Bysaying“Youwillnotgetajobhandedtoyou”inParagraph5,MaryHartemeanstheauthor.
A.willnotbeeajournalist
B.willhavetoworkhardforthejob
C.willnotgetanyhelpfromothers
D.willgettiredofbeingajournalistsoon
C
VolcandeLodoElTotumo,Colombia
IfinColombiaattheendofFebruary,youshouldmakeCartagenapartofyourjourney—herebetweenDecemberandMarcheveryyearistheopportunitytogetdirty.BathinginmudfromtheVolcandeLodoElTotumocanbebestdescribedasaprimal(原始的)experience.Thevolcanoissmall,lookingmorelikealittlehill.Ifyoureachtheverytop,you’lldiscovergraymud.It’sbelievedthatthemudhasacuringeffectincleaningyourskin.
LaTomatina,Spain
It’spossiblythemostfamousfoodfightintheworld.Soifyouthinktomatoesareonlyforsalads,youareonawrongtrack.InasmallSpanishvillagenamedBunol,onthelastWednesdayofAugusteveryyear,trucksdump(倾倒)about120tonsoftomatoesinthestreetsofthetownandtomatojuiceflowsfromthere.
ElDiadelosMuertos(DayoftheDead),Mexico
InearlyNovembereachyearMexicansgatherincemeteries(墓地)toholdacelebration.That’sacelebrationofthedead.Peoplesmokecigarsandeatfestivefoodstoshowlifegoesonastheyhonorthosewhohavedied.TheideaisbasedonthebeliefthatthespiritsofthedeadpaytheirfamiliesavisitonOctober31andstayuntilNovember2.
WorldIceGolfChampionship,Greenland
Formorethan10yearstheWorldIceGolfChampionshiphasbeenregardedasthemostextremegolftournamentintheworld.Theregolferstakeextremetemperaturesastheirfirsttasktodealwith.Thenitwilltakeplayerstimeandpatiencetobeaccustomed(习惯)toorangeballstoplaywith.Determinedbyweatherconditions,thetournamentisscheduledforMarcheachyearinGreenland.
8.Thetextismainlyabout.
A.interestingholidaycentersfortravelers
B.someunusualfestivalsandevents
C.strangecustomsaroundtheworld
D.specialsportseventsinEurope
9.Whichofthefollowinglaststhelongest?
A.VolcandeLodoElTotumo.B.WorldIceGolfChampionship.
C.ElDiadelosMuertos.D.LaTomatina.
10.ThemostchallengingthingforgolfersintheWorldIceGolfChampionshipis.
A.toreachGreenlandinMarch
B.towalkontheiceinsteadofgrass
C.tomakethemselvesusedtotheweather
D.tofindtheorangeballsinthesnow
11.ElDiadelosMuertosisheldinorderto.
A.passtheirbelieftothenextgeneration
B.visitthedeadinaspecialway
C.celebratethedeathofothers
D.honortheirancestors
D
At91,PhilipTheillivesinacentury-oldhouseinSeattle’sUniversityDistrictandthat’sthewayhewantstokeepit.“AsfarasI’mconcerned,Iwouldnotliketoleavethisplace.LivinginagroupissomethingIcouldn’ttolerate.I’dkillmyselfbeforeIhavetodothat.”ManyelderlyAmericans,whocannolongermanageontheirown,spendtheirfinalyearsinanursinghome.However,thevastmajorityofseniorswouldprefertoliveintheirownhomesaslongaspossible.
Theilsaysheandhiswifemanageprettywellrightnow.Butthecouplecanfeeltheiradvancingageandrealizetheywillsoonneedmorehelpwithbasichouseholdchores,likechangingthelightbulbatthetopofthestairs.m
“Tochangethattube,Ihavetobringinastepladder(折梯)andputitpartlyonthelandingandpartlyonthestairsandclimbup,”Theilsays.“It’sfrightening.”Intheolddays,theTheilscouldasktheirchildrentohelpthem.Butthoseyounghelpershavegrownupandgone.“Wehavekidsandwecallthemsometimes,butonelivesinMunich,Germany,anotherlivesinLondonandthethirdlivesinNewYork,”Theilsays.“They’renotgoingtovisitusforaweekend.”
SotheTheilswouldliketojoinavirtual(虚拟的)village,whichprovidesalocalnetworkofvolunteershelpingtheelderlypeopleinplace.Theyhelpseniorswithanythingfromtransportationtohomerepairsanddogwalking.TheconceptcameintobeinginBostonadecadeagoandhassincegrownintoanationalmovement.Inmostcases,thevillageschargeamembership(会员)feefromabout$100tomorethan$1,000peryear.Onceyou’reamember,someoftheservicesarefree.
12.Theilwantsto.
A.livewithhischildrentogether
B.killhimselfbeforemovingout
C.liveinhisownhomeforhisfinalyears
D.spendtherestofhislifeinanursinghome
13.ThedifficultyfortheTheilsatpresentisthat.
A.thelightbulbsintheirhousealwaysbreakdown
B.theycan’tdosomehouseholdchoreseasily
C.theycan’ttakecareofthemselvesatall
D.theymisstheirchildrentoomuch
14.WhatcanwelearnaboutTheil’sfamily?
A.Theoldcouplecan’tdependontheirkidshelpingthem.
B.Theirchildrenallliveinforeigncountries.
C.Theirchildrenaretoobusytogohome.
D.Theil’swifecan’tmanageonherself.
15.Accordingtothetext,welearnthat.
A.thenumberoftheoldpeopleintheUSisincreasinggreatly
B.virtualvillageshelptheoldpeoplestayintheirownhome
C.peopleoftenofferhelptotheoldpeopleforfreeintheUS
D.virtualvillageshavebeepopulararoundtheworld
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。
Parentswouldremembertheirownfirstexperienceofleavinghome.16Inrememberingtheirownexperience,parentsnexthavetoconsidertheexperiencetheywanttoprovidetheirsonordaughterwith.
Thisexperienceofleavinghomeisimportantpsychologically(精神上地)forchildren,nowyoungadults,andparentsalike.17
Aftermanagingthroughadolescence(青春期),