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高二英语周测试题

高二英语周测试题

I语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

Pearls（珍珠）are1whitegems（宝物）whichcomefromthe2.Actuallytheyareproducedbyoysters,smallshellfishthatliveonthebottomoftheocean.

3oysters（牡蛎，蚝）willmakepearls;notalloystersproducethem.Oystersproducepearlsonlywhentheyare4bysand.Ifagrainofsandenterstheoyster'sshell,theoysterbecomes5becausetheroughgrainofsandirritates（使……不适，刺激）thesmooth,softskinoftheoyster.Theoystertriestoprotectitselfby6awhite7thatlookslikemilk.Theoystercoversthesandwithamilkyfluid.Thefluidprotectstheoyster.Laterthewhiteliquidbecome8.Thishardenedliquidformsashell,orbead,aroundthesand.Atthistimeapearlisbeginningto9.

The10pearlgrows11insidetheoyster'sshell.Usually,ittakesaboutsixorseven12fortheoystertoproduceapearl.Notalloystersproducepearlseventhoughmostoysterssometimestakesandintotheir13.Onlysandwhichtheoystercannotgetridofwillirritateit.Inotherwords,ifanoyster"swallows"somesand,itwill14to"spititout".Iftheoystercannotgetridofthesand,thenitwillproducethewhitefluidto15itself.Actually,onlyaboutoneinathousandoysterswillproduceapearl;thatis,lessthanonepercent.

1.A.honorableB.reasonableC.valuableD.notable

2.A.landB.mountainC.soilD.ocean

3.A.OnlysomeB.OnlyfewC.AllofD.Alotof

4.A.harmedB.coveredC.destroyedD.injured

5.A.happyB.excitedC.numbD.hurt

6.A.preventingB.defendingC.producingD.guarding

7.A.waterB.matterC.liquidD.object

8.A.brightB.hardC.strongD.pure

9.A.makeB.produceC.doD.form

10.A.blackB.redC.whiteD.yellow

11.A.slowlyB.fastC.safelyD.quickly

12.A.monthsB.yearsC.daysD.weeks

13.A.bodiesB.shellsC.bottomsD.caves

14.A.manageB.succeedC.stopD.adjust

15.A.coverB.destroyC.produceD.protect

第二节语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

StephenHawking,suchagreatman,rememberedbythewholeworld,notonlyforhisgreat_16（achieve）inphysics,butmostlyforhisindomitable（不屈不挠的）will.

StephenHawkingwasbornin1942,tookhisdoctor’sdegreeinphysicsandthendidresearchatCambridgeUniversityinEngland.Itseemsasifthatlifewent17（smooth）.Hemusthavelivedsuchasuccessfullife.Butlifeisreallyunfair18him.Bytheageof21,hiswholelifechanged.Hebegantorealizethatitwasdifficulttomovearoundwithoutfallingover.19amatteroffact,hehadgotaterriblediseaseofbrainwhichwas20（get）badly.Stillinspiteofthis,Stephendidn’tloseheart,hecontinuedhiswriting21research.

Thelifewasgettingmoreandmoredifficult,andhehadtofindwaysthatwouldmake22possibleforhimtospeak,readandwrite,eventhoughhecouldlateronlymovethefingersofonehand.However,hehadfinishedhisbook“ABriefhistoryofTime”，23becameabest-sellerin1988.

Stephenwassuchafirmman.Hedidn’tstopworkingwhenfacingsomanydifficulties.Withhisstrongwill,heovercameallandendedup24lifewithgreatsuccess.Hewillforeversetanexampletoallthe25（able）peopleintheworld.

II阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节阅读理解（共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分）

A

DeathValleyisoneofthemostfamousdesertsintheUnitedStates,coveringawideareawithitsalkalisand.Almost20percentofthisareaiswellbelowsealevel,andBadwater,asaltwaterpool,isabout280feetbelowsealevelandthelowestpointintheUnitedStates.

LongagothePanamintIndianscalledthisplace“Tomesha’’—thelandoffire.DeathValley’spresentnamedatesbackto1849,whenagroupofminerscomingacrossfromNevadabecamelostinitsunpleasantnessandhugenessandtheiradventureturnedouttobeasadstory.TodayDeathValleyhasbeendeclaredaNationalMonument（经念碑）andiscrossedbyseveralwell-markedroadswheregoodservicescanbefoundeasily.Luckilythechangecreatedbyhumansettlementhashardlyruinedthespecialbeautyofthisplace.

Herenaturecreatedalotofsurprising,almostlikethesightsonthemoon,ever-changingasthefrequentwindmovesthesandabout,showingthemostunusualcolors.OneofthemostastonishingandvariablepartsofDeathValleyistheDevil’sGolfCourse,whereitseemshardforonetotellrealityfromterribledreams.Sandsculptures（沙雕）standonafrighteningground,aseveningshadowsmoveandlengthen.

26.isthelowestplaceinthedesert.

ATomeshaBDeathValleyCNevadaDBadwater

27.Thenameofthevalleycomesfrom

AanIndiannameBThedeathoftheminers

CthelocalpeopleDaNationalMovement

28.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat

Anoonehadeverknownthedesertbeforetheminers

Bit’sstillnoteasytotravelacrossthedesert

Cpeoplecanfindgas-stations,cafesandhotelsinthedesert

Dpeoplehavechangedthenaturalsightofthedesert

29.DevilGolfcourseisfamousfor

AthefrequentwindBthecolorsofthesands

Cdream-likesightsDthesandsculptures

30.FromthepassagewecanseethatthewritertheDeathValley.

AappreciatesBisfearfulofCdislikeDistiredof

B

MotherTeresawasborninYugoslavia（南斯拉夫），onAugust27，1910.Sheattendedthegovernmentschoolnearherhomeuntilshewaseighteen.Atthattime，somedoctorsandnursesfromYugoslaviawereworkinginIndia，andtheyoftenwrotetotheschoolabouttheirwork.Shedecidedtojointhemoneday.

Whensheleftschool，shewentfirsttoBritain.ThenayearlatershewenttoIndia，whereshebegantotraintobeateacher.Aftertraining，shewassenttoCalcutta（加尔格答），whereshetaughtgeographyataschoolandsoonafterbecameheadmistress（校长）。

However，althoughshelovedteaching，in1946MotherTeresalefttheschoolandwenttoworkinthepoorpartsofCalcutta.LatershetrainedtobecomeanurseinPatna，andthenbeganherworkhelpingthepoorandcomfortingthedyinginthestreetsofthecity.Slowly,otherscametohelpher,andherworkspreadtootherpartsofIndia.

MotherTeresaisnowawell-knownperson.manyphotoshavebeentakenofher,asshetravelstheworldtoopennewschoolsandhospitalsinpoorcountries.In1979，shewasgiventheNobelPeacePrizeforthelifetimeofloveandserviceshehasgiventothepoor.

31.WheredidMotherTeresareceivehereducation？

A.InYugoslaviaandIndia.B.InYugoslaviaandBritain.

C.InBritainandIndia.D.InYugoslavia，BritainandIndia.

 32.WhatfirstmadeMotherTeresaworkinIndia？

A.HervisittothepoorpartsofCalcutta.

B.HervisittoBritainaftershefinishedschool.

C.Themedicalworkers'letterstoherschool.

D.TheworkofthenurseinthecityofPatna.

 33.InwhichorderdidMotherTeresadothefollowingthings？

a.Trainedtobeanurseb.WenttoIndiac.Helpedthedying

d.Studiedtobeateachere.WenttoBritainf.Workedasaheadmistress

A.b，a，c，e，d，fB.b，f，a，d，e，c

C.e，b，d，f，a，cD.e，a，b，c，d，f

34.MotherTeresagaveupteachingbecauseshewanted__________.

 A.tolookafterthepoorB.totraveltopoorcountries

 C.tobuildhospitalsforthepoorD.totrainnursestocareforthepoor

35.MotherTeresaisnowafamouspersonbecauseshehas_________.

A.savedmanypoorpeopleinIndiaB.helpedtobringaboutworldpeace

 C.helpedtomakeIndiaamorepeacefulplace

D.takencareofmanypoorpeopleintheworld 

C

　　Tokyoisoneofthoseplacesthatyoucanloveandhateatthesametime.

　　InTokyotherearealwaystoomanypeopleintheplaceswhereIwanttobe.Ofcoursetherearetoomanycars.TheJapanesedriveveryfast,butinTokyotheyoftenspendalongtimeintrafficjams（拥挤）.TokyoisnotdifferentfromLondon,ParisandNewYorkinthat.Itisdifferentwhenonewantstowalk.

　　AtcertaintimesofthedaytherearealotofpeopleonfootinLondon’sOxfordStreet.ButthestreetsneartheGinzeinTokyoalwayshavealotofpeopleonfoot,andsometimesitisreallydifficulttowalk.Peopleareverypolite;therearejusttoomanyofthem.

　　Theworsttimetobeinthestreetisat11:

30atnight.Thatiswhenthenight-clubsareclosingandeverybodywantstogohome.Thereare35000night-clubsinTokyo,andyoudonotoftenseeonethatisempty.

　　Duringtheday,mostpeopletraveltoandfromworkbytrain.Tokyopeoplebuysixmilliontrainticketseveryday.Atmoststations,trainsarriveeverytwoorthreeminutes,butatcertainhourstheredonotseemtobeenoughtrains.Althoughtheyareusuallycrowded,Japanesetrainsareverygood.Theyalwaysleaveandarriveontime.OnaLondontrainyouwouldseeeverybodyreadinganewspaper.InTokyotrainseverybodyinaseatseemstobeasleep,whetherhisjourneyislongorshort.

　　InTokyo,Istoodoutsidethestationforfiveminutes.Threefire-engines（消防车）racepastonthewaytooneofthemanyfiresthatTokyohaseveryday.Tokyohassomanysurprisesthatnoneofthemcanreallysurprisemenow.

　36.TokyoisdifferentfromLondoninthat___________.

　　A.ithasalargerpopulationB.therearemoretrafficjams

　　C.itismoredifficulttogosomewhereonfootD.nightclubsaresometimesempty

　37.Japanesetrains_____________.

　　A.oftenleaveandarriveontimeB.areoftencrowded

　　C.arethemainmeans（手段，方法）peopleusetotraveltoandfromwork

　　D.alloftheabove

　38.Wherecanyoufindeverybodyreadinganewspaper?

_____________.

　　A.AtmostLondontrainstations　　B.AtmostTokyotrainstations

　　C.OnaTokyotrain　　　　　　　D.OnaLondontrain

　39.Firesbreakout_______inTokyoaccordingtothewriter.

　　A.quitefrequently（频繁）　B.onlyseveraltimesaday　　

C.notveryoften　D.veryseldom

　40.W