河北省定州中学学年高二承智班下学期英语.docx

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河北省定州中学学年高二承智班下学期英语

百强校河北定州中学2016-2017学年第二学期高二承智班英语周练试题（5.21）

一、阅读理解

AbusinessmanwalksintoabankinSanFranciscoandasksfortheloanofficer.HesaysheisgoingtoEuropeonbusinessfortwoweeksandneedstoborrow$5,000．Thebankofficersaysthebankwillneedsomekindofsecurityforsuchaloan.SothebusinessmanhandsoverthekeystoaRollsRoyceparkedonthestreetinfrontofthebank.Everythingchecksout,andthebankagreestoacceptthecarascollateralfortheloan.AnemployeedrivestheRollsintothebank’sundergroundgarageandparksitthere.

Twoweekslater,thebusinessmanreturns,andrepaysthe$5,000andtheinterest,whichcomesto$15.41.

Theloanofficersays,“Weareveryhappytohavehadyourbusiness,andthistransactionhasworkedoutverynicely,butwearealittlepuzzled.Whileyouwereaway,wecheckedyououtandfoundthatyouareamultimillionaire.Whatpuzzlesusisthatwhywouldyoubothertoborrow$5,000?

”

Laughing,thebusinessmanreplies,“WhereelseinSanFranciscocanIparkmycarfortwoweeksfor$15?

”

1．Thebusinessmanwalksintothebankwiththetruepurposeof_________.

A．borrowing$5,000B．meetingtheloanofficer

C．findingaplacetoparkhiscarD．showinghowrichheis

2．Theloanofficerispuzzledbecause_________.

A．heneverthoughthecouldmeetamultimillionaireinhisbank

B．hethinksthebusinessmaniscrazytoleavehiscarinthebank

C．heneverthoughtthebusinessmancoulddriveaRollsRoyce

D．hethinks$5,000issosmallasumofmoneytothebusinessman

3．Theunderlinedword“collateral”inParagraph1mostprobablymeans“_________”.

A．securityB．paymentC．rewardD．deal

4．Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethebusinessmanaccordingtothestory?

A．Honest.B．Clever.C．Rich.D．Kind.

ARLANDA,Sweden（ReutersLife!

）—Manypeoplehatetheideaofhavingtosleeponaplane.ButSwedishentrepreneurOscarDiosthinkstheycanbepersuadedotherwiseandhehascreatedanewkindofhosteltoproveit.

Diossaysitistheworld’sfirstjumbo（unusuallylarge）jethostel,anactualjet-planeatSweden’smainairportoutsideStockholmwhichhasbeenchangedintoa25-roomguesthousethatsleepsasmanyas72people.

“IlearnedaboutthisplanethatwasstandingdesertedatArlandaairportandI’vebeentryingtheconceptofhostelsinmanydifferenthousesandbuildings,”hetoldReuters.“Ithou

ght,‘Whynotaplane?

’”

JumboHostelsopenedforbusinessonThursday,givingcustomersthechancetocheckinandsleepinaroomthatcanbestbedescribedascomfortable.”

“Themostchallengingpartwiththisprojectistryingtobuildsomethinginsideametalhull（壳）–it’sjustreally,reallytight.”

Thejet,whichwasoriginallyproducedforSingaporeAirlines,wastakenoutofservicein2002.Itisheldonaconcretefoundationwiththelandinggearsecuredinsteelcradles.

Onefeatureofthehostelisitsprice–aroomstartsat350Swedishcrowns（about$41）,whichisalotlessthanhotelroomsoutsideofmajorairports.

Anotherfeatureisthatcustomerscangetmarriedonthewingoftheplaneandstayintheplane’smoreluxurioushoneymoonsuite（套房）.

Insteadofwalkingdowntheaisleinthechurch,lovebirdscantakewhatJumboHostelscallsthe“wingwalk,”wheretheycanbejoinedingreathappinessatthewingtip.Thehostelhassomeonereadytoperformtheceremony.

Butinsomerespectsthishostelremainsaplane–mostcustomershavetosharethejet’sninebathroomsandthestaffonlywearairhostandhostessoutfits.Theonlyroomthathasitsownbathroomisthehoneymoonsuite.

5．Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

A.Thejetplanewasoutofuseforovereightyears

B.Thehostelprovidestenbathroomsforcustomers

C.Theroomsinthehotelarecomfortable

D.ThehostelliesatArlandaairportinStockholm

6．Oneofthefeaturesoftheplanehostelisthat.

A.airhostessescanoffergoodservice

B.aweddingceremonycanbeheldonthewing

C.customerscansleepincomfortablerooms

D.thestaffcanhavea“wingwalk”

7．WhydoesOscarDiosmakejetplanehotel?

A.Becauseheisfondofplaneverymuch.

B.Becauseheisverycurious

C.Becausehewantstoearnmoremoney.

D.Becausehelikestryingth

econceptofhotelinmanydifferentthings.

8．Thewritermainlywantsto.

A.callonpeopletomakeuseofthedesertedthings

B.describeawonderfulplaceforweddings

C.introduceanewkindofhostel

D.provepeoplecansleeponaplane

Plantsareveryimportantlivingthings.Lifecouldnotgooniftherewerenoplants.Thisisbecauseplantscanmakefoodfromair，waterandsunlight.Animalsandmancannotmakefoodfromair，waterandsunlight.Animalsgettheirfoodbyeatingplantsandotheranimals.Thereforeanimalsandmanneedplantsinordertolive.Thisiswhywefindthattherearesomanyplantsaroundus.

Ifyoulookcarefullyattheplantsaroundyou，youwillfindthattherearetwokindsofplants：

floweringplantsandnon-floweringplants.Floweringplantscanmakeseeds.Theseedsareprotectedbythefruits.Somefruitshaveoneseed，somehavetwo，threeorfour，andsomehavemanyseeds.Butafewfruitshavenoseedsatall.Anexampleofafruitwithoutseedsisthebananafruit.Mostnon-floweringplantsdonotgrowfromseeds.Theygrowfromspores（胚芽）。

Sporesareverysmall.Somesporesaresosmallandlightthattheycanfloatintheair.Wemaysaythatsporesarequitethesameasseeds.Whenthesesporesareallonwetandshadyplaces，theyusuallygrowintonewplants.

62.9．Themainideaofthefirstparagraphisthat______.

A.plantsareimportantforlifeB.plantscannotgrowwithoutair

C.therearemanyplantsintheworldD.wecannotlivewithoutwater

63.10．Whatcanweinfer（推断）fromthepassage？

A.Ofalllivingthingsanimalsaremost.B.Sporesareseeds.

C.Allfruitsoffloweringplantshaveseeds.D.Withoutplants，manwilldieout.

64.11．Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword?

A.Kept.B.Guarded.C.Prevented.D.Surrounded

65.12．Thispassagemaybetakenfrom______.

A.amedicinebookB.anovel

C.asciencemagazineD.anexperimentreport

B

WhenthedognamedJudyspottedthefirstsheepinherlife,shedidwhatcomesnaturally.Thefour-year-olddogsetoffracingafterthesheepacrossseveralfieldsand,beingacityanimal,lostbothhersheepandhersenseofdirection.Thensheranalongtheedgeofcliff（悬崖）andfell100feet,bouncingoffarockintothesea.

HerownerMikeHoldenpanickedandcelledthecoastguardofCornwall,whoturnedupinseconds.Sixvolunteerssliddownthecliffwiththehelpofaropebutgaveupallhopeoffindingheraliveaftera90-minutesearch.

Threedayslater,ahurricanehitthecoastnearCornwall.Mr.Holdenreturnedhomefromhisholidayupsetandconvincedhispetwasdead.Hecomfortedhimselfwiththethoughtshehaddiedinthemostbeautifulpartofthecountry.

Forthenexttwoweeks,theHoldenswereheartbroken.Then,oneday,thephonerangandSteveTregear,thecoastguardofCornwall,askedHolderifhewouldlikehisdogbark.

Abirdwatcher,armedwithatelescope,foundthepetsittingdesperatelyonarock.Whilehesoundedthealarm,astudentfromLeedsclimbeddowntheclifftocollectJudy.

Thedoghadinitiallybeenknockedunconscious（失去知觉的）buthadsurvivedbydrinkingwaterfromafreshscreamatthebaseofthecliff.Shemayhavefedonthebodyofasheepwhichhadalsofallenovertheedge.“Thedogwasverythinandhungry,”SteveTregearsaid,“Itwasaverydog.Shesurvivedbecauseofaplentifulsupplyoffreshwater,”headded.

Itwas,asMr.Holdenadmitted,“aminormiracle（奇迹）”.

13．ThedogJodyfelldownthecliffwhenshewas

A.rescuingherownerB.caughtinahurricane

C.blockedbyarockD.runningafterasheep

14．WhospottedJudyaftertheaccident?

A.Abirdwatcher

B.AstudentfromLeeds

C.Sixvolunteers

D.ThecoastguardofCornwall

15．Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.Peopleliketotravelwiththeirpets.

B.Judywastakentothefieldsforhunting.

C.LuckplaysavitalroleinJudy'ssurvival.

D.HoldencaredlittlewhereJudywasburied.

16．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.MiracleoftheCoastguard.

B.SurvivingaHurricane.

C.DangersintheWild

D.ComingBackfromtheDead.

二、完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。

“Mywallet!

Whereisit?

”weremyfirstwordswhenIfoundoutmywalletwaslost．Isearchedmymemoryforafewgoodseconds，andthenthatIhadleftmypreciouswalletinthelibrary．Tobe，itwasinthepublictoiletofthelibrary!

thelibrarywasthenclosed，Ihadtowaituntilthenextmorningtobeginmy．WhenIgotthereearlythenextday，allIfoundwasabathroom．

Atthattime，allIcouldwasthatthepersonwhocleanedtherestroomhadmywallet．SoIapproachedanoldladyatthefrontdesk．“Excuseme，isthereawalletfoundintherestroomyesterday?

”Shewalkedthroughadoorandforamoment．Thenshecamebacktothedesk．“No，”shesaid．Iquicklythankedherandwalkedoff，．

Finally，Ipainfullythefactthatmywallethadgone．

Aweeklater，Ireceivedamysteriousinthemail．Sureenough，itwasmy!

Andmostsurprisingly，initwasmissing!

Andtherewasalittleyellowpieceofpaperfoldedupinside．IslowlyunfoldeditandalittlemedalofChristfelloff．Thepaperlikehis：

Alwaysthismedalwithyou，whateveryourreligionis，sotheangelthatwaswatchingoveryoulastwillalwaysbeclose．

Thispersondidn’tevenleaveareturn，soIcouldn’tthankwhoeveritwas．

Fromthatdayon，IpromisedmyselftothisexamplewhenIwasinasimilarsituation．Iwillmake