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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