高二承智班上学期周练1125英语试题 含答案.docx

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高二承智班上学期周练1125英语试题含答案

2019-2020年高二（承智班）上学期周练（11.25）英语试题含答案

一、选择题

1．Thenewclassroomwillbeconstructedthisyear,andafirmfromKoreahasbeenchosento______thework.

A.assignB.provideC.undertakeD.settle

2．Seeinghismotherseemeduninterestedinthestoryand_______sheremained_______withhercellphone,hechosetomassageherback.

A./,occupiedB.that,occupying

C./,tobeoccupiedD.that,occupied

3．—Theplane________arriveat11∶30,butwasalmosthalfanhourlate.

—Commonpractice.

A.wasabouttoB.waslikelyto

C.wassupposedtoD.wascertainto

4．1'llgotothebookstorewithyouassoonasIfinishwhatI_______.

A.havedoneB.woulddo

C.amdoingD.wasdoing

5．Nowthatyouareamiddleschoolstudent,youshouldlearntobe________ofyourparents’help.

A.energeticB.obviousC.independentD.religious

6．Unless______tospeak,youshouldremainsilentattheconference.

A.invitedB.inviting

C.beinginvitedD.havinginvited

7．—Hello,I______toaskifyouarefreetomorrowafternoon.

—Sorry,Ihaveanimportantmeetingtoattend.

A.phoneB.willphone

C.havephonedD.amphoning

8．Thechildrenarefullof______.Theyhavebeenplayingalldaylongwithoutresting.

A.forceB.powerC.energyD.Strength

9．Henever_____tohelpthoseintroublebecausehewasawarm-heartedman.

A.handledB.hurriedC.hesitatedD.determined

10．Youwillsoundmorepoliteifyouask_____________aquestion.

A.infavorofB.intheshapeof

C.intheformofD.inhonorof

二、阅读理解

WhenIbeganplanningtomovetoAucklandtostudy,mymotherwasalittleworriedabouttheuncertaintyoflivinginaplacethatwassodifferentfromIndia,wherewelived.Sheworriedparticularlyaboutthelackofjobs,theculturaldifferencesandthechancethatIwouldfaceracism（种族偏见）.

Despitetheseworries,IcametoNewZealandinJuly2009.Ihavefoundtheplaceandpeopleveryniceandsupportive.SoonafterIarrived,Irealizedtheimportanceofgettingajobformylivingexpenses.

Determinedtodothisonmyown,Ispentawholedaygoingdoortodooraskingforajob.However,Ireceivedlittleresponse.Thisbecamemyroutineeverydayaftercollegeforafewweeks.

Oneafternoon,Iwalkedintoabuildingtoaskwhethertherewereanyjobopportunities.Peopletherewereverysurprised,andadvisedmenottocontinuemyjobsearchinthatmanner.AsIwasabouttoleave,aclerkinthebuilding,whohadbeenlisteningtowhattheothershadsaid,approachedmeandaskedmetowaitoutsideforawhile.Fifteenminuteslater,hereturned.Heaskedmeaboutmyplansandencouragedmetostayconfident.ThenheofferedtotakemetoRoyalOaktosearchforajob.

Iwasalittlesurprisedbuthadagoodfeelingabouthim.Hegavemesomesuggestionsondressingandspeaking.Ihandedoutmyresumesandwenthomefeelingverysatisfied.Thefollowingday,IreceivedacallfromastoreinRoyalOakofferingmeajob.

Itseemsthattheworldalwaysgivesbacktoyouwhenyouneedit.Andthistime，itwasacompletestrangerwhoturnedouttobearealblessing.

11．Whatwasn’ttheauthor’smotherworriedabout?

A.Theauthorcouldn’tspeakthelocallanguage.

B.Theauthorwasn’tfamiliarwithlocalcustoms.

C.Peoplemightlookdownontheauthor.

D.Itmightbedifficultfortheauthortofindajob.

12．AfterstayinginNewZealandforashorttime,theauthor______.

A.decidedtogobacktohisowncountry

B.

hadtofindajobtocoverhislivingexpenses

C.feltthelocalpeoplewerenotveryfriendly

D.wantedtogetajobthatneededpracticalskills

13．Whentheauthorwentintoabuildingtolookforajob,______.

A.aclerkrecommendedhimtothecompanyheworkedfor

B.hewasconfidentthathewouldfindagoodone

C.hefoundmanycollegestudentslikehimalreadythere

D.aclerkgavehimencouragementandadvice

14．Whatisthestorymainlyabout?

A.Howastrangerofferedtheauthorajob.

B.Howastrangerturnedouttobearealblessing.

C.Howtheauthorwashelpedtogetajobbyastranger.

D.Howtheauthoradaptedhimselftoanewsituation.

WeChinesearenotbighuggers.Ahandshakeorapatontheshoulderisenoughtoexpressourfriendshiporaffection（love）tooneanother.Sowhenournewly-acquaintedWesternfriendsreachoutinpreparationforahug,someofusfeelawkward.Manyquestionsgothroughourhead.WhereshouldIputmyarms?

Undertheirarmpitsoraroundtheirneck?

WhatdistanceshouldIkeep?

Shouldourcheststouch?

It’sevenmoredifficultwithfriendsfromsomeEuropeancountries.ShouldIkissthemonthecheekwhilehugging?

Whichside?

Orisitbothcheeks?

WhichsideshouldIstarton?

Butitisn’tjustpeoplefromculturesthatareconservative（保守的）inexpressingphysicalcontactwhofindhuggingconfusing．Hugscancausediscomfortorevendistress（pain）inpeoplewhovaluetheirpersonalspace．

InarecentarticleforTheWallStreetJournal,USpsychologistPeggyDrexlersaidthatalthoughtheUSremainsa“mediumtouch”culture,Americansdoseemtobehuggingmore.Frompoliticianstocelebrities（famouspeople）,hugsaregiventofriends,strangersandenemiesalike;whethertheyarewillingornot;andthepublichasbeenquicktopickupthepractice.

Publicfiguresknowthatnothingexpresseslikeability（亲和力）likeagoodhug.USFirstLadyMichelleObamahasputherarmsaroundicyforeignleaderslikeRussianPrimeMinisterDmitryMedvedevandtheQueenofEnglandonthelatteroccasionactuallybreakingtheruleofroyalmanners.

Butnotallaregratefultobeembraced（hugged）,evenbythemostinfluentialandfamous.Tothem,anyhugisoffensive（冒犯的）ifit’snotsincere.

AmandaHess,writingforUSmagazineSlate,sayspublicfiguresshouldstopimposing（强加）hugsoneveryonetheymeet.Forthem,ahugisrarelyagestureofsincerefellowship,compassionoraffection.It’sallpartofashow.Hugsarefalselyintimatepowerplaysusedbypublicfigurestoestablishtheirsocialdominance（主导）overthoseintheirgrasp.

CeciliaWalden,aBritishjournalistwritingforTheTelegraphwholivesinNewYork,holdsthesameopinion.“Power-hugging”,asshecallsit,is“anoffenderdressedupaskindness”.IthasbecomeafashionintheUSwhere“bossesarealreadyembracingtheirstaff（eithershortlybeforeorafterfiringthem）,menandwomen,theirfriendsorenemies,inathousandcheatingdisplaysofunity”.

15．Fromthefirstthirdparagraphs,wecanseethat___________.

A.weChinesepeopledon’tknowhowtohug

Bhugscanbringpressuretopeoplewhenusedimproperly

C.peoplefromEuropeancountriesoftengetpuzzledabouthugging

D.peopleinWesterncountriesseldomusehugstoexpresstheirphysicalcloseness

16．TheexampleofUSfirstladyMichelleObamaisgiventoshowthat__________.

A.hugsareforbiddeninEngland

B.sheismuchlikedbyAmericanpeople

C.Americansholda“mediumtouch”culture

D.publicfiguresknowhuggingfunctionswellinpublic

17．Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedphrase“pickupthepractice”?

A．Followthetrend．

B．Enjoythemediumtouchculture．

C．Givehugstoenemies．

D．Resistphysicaltouch．

18．Whatcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?

A.Hugs,trickyaffair?

B.Hugs,vitalornot?

C.HugsandpublicfiguresD.Hugsandpower

MostBritishtelephonecardsarejustplaingreen,butcardcollectingisbecomingapopularhobbyinBritainandcollectorsevenhavetheirownmagazine,InternationalTelephoneCards.Onereasonfortheirinterestisthatcardsfromaroundtheworldcomeinawidevarietyofdifferentandoftenveryattractivedesigns.Thereare100,000differentcardsinJapanalone,andthereyoucanputyourowndesignontoablankcardsimplybyusingaphotographorabusinesscard.

Thefirsttelephonecards,producedin1976,wereItalian.FiveyearslaterthefirstBritishcardappeared,andnowyoucanbuycardsinmorethanahundredcountries.

Peopleusuallystartcollectingcardsmainlybecausetheyareattractive,smallandlight,andtheydonotneedmuchspace.Itisalsoacheaphobbyforbeginners,althoughforsomepeopleitbecomesaseriousbusiness.InParis,forexample,thereisamarketwhereyoucanbuyonlytelephonecards,andsomeFrenchcardscostupto4,000pounds.ThefirstJapanesecardhasavalueofabout28,000pounds.Mostpeopleonlyseecardswithpricesliketheseintheircollectors’magazine.

19．Thepassageismainlyabout_____

A.thedisadvantagesofphonecards

B.phonecardcollectingasahobby

C.reasonsforphonecardcollecting

D.thegreatvarietyofphonecards.

20．WhendidpeopleinBritainbegintousephonecards?

A.In1971.B.In1975.C.In1976.D.In1981

21．Themainreasonformostpeopletocollectphonecardsisthat_____

A.theyfindthecardsbeautifulandeasytokeep

B.theyliketohavesomethingfromdifferentcountries

C.theywanttomakemoneywithcards

D.theythinkthecardsareconvenienttouse

22．ThewritermentionsamarketinParisinordertoshowthat___

A.cardcollectingispopularamongyoungpeople

B.FrenchandJapanesecardsarethemostvaluable

C.peoplecanmakemoneyoutofcardcollecting

D.cardcollectors

’magazinesareveryuseful

Teachers’Dayis,interestingly,notcelebratedonthesamedayallovertheworld.Insomecountriesitismarkedbyaholiday,inothersitisaworkingday.

InternationalTeachers’DayiscelebratedonOctober5.Beingheldeversince1994,itisinhonorofteachers'organizationsworldwide.Itsaimistoencouragesupportsforteachersandtomeettheneedsofstudents.

China―In1939,Teachers’DaywassetforAugust27,Confucius'birthday.In1951,thecelebrationwasstopped.However,itwasfoundedagain