辽宁省实验中学东戴河分校2018_2019学年高二英语下学期第四次周测试题.doc

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1、- 1 -辽宁省实验中学东戴河分校 2018-2019 学年高二英语下学期第四次周测试题时间:50 分钟 总分：100 分第一部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分 26 分) 平行班 AB 阅读、永志班 BC 阅读第一节(共 8 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 16 分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出最佳选项。AWhen her five daughters were young, Helene An always told them that there was strength in unity (团结). To show this, she held up one

2、chopstick, representing one person. Then she easily broke it into two pieces. Next, she tied several chopsticks together, representing a family. She showed the girls it was hard to break the tied chopsticks. This lesson about family unity stayed with the daughters as they grew up.Helene An and her f

3、amily own a large restaurant business in California. However, when Helene and her husband Danny left their home in Vietnam in 1975, they didnt have much money. They moved their family to San Francisco. There they joined Dannys mother, Diana, who owned a small Italian sandwich shop. Soon afterwards,

4、Helene and Diana changed the sandwich shop into a small Vietnamese restaurant. The five daughters helped in the restaurant when they were young. However, Helene did not want her daughters to always work in the family business because she thought it was too hard.Eventually the girls all graduated fro

5、m college and went away to work for themselves, but one by one, the daughters returned to work in the family business. They opened new restaurants in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Even though family members sometimes disagreed with each other, they worked together to make the business successful. D

6、aughter Elisabeth explains, “Our mother taught us that to succeed we must have unity, and to have unity we must have peace. - 2 -Without the strength of the family, there is no business.“Their expanding business became a large corporation in 1996, with three generations of Ans working together. Now

7、the Ans corporation makes more than $20 million each year. Although they began with a small restaurant, they had big dreams, and they worked together. Now they are a big success.1. Helene tied several chopsticks together to show _.A. the strength of family unity B. the difficulty of growing upC. the

8、 advantage of chopsticks D. the best way of giving a lesson2. We can learn from Paragraph 2 that the An family _.A. started a business in 1975 B. left Vietnam without much moneyC. bought a restaurant in San Francisco D. opened a sandwich shop in Los Angeles3. What can we infer about the An daughters

9、?A. They did not finish their college education.B. They could not bear to work in the family business.C. They were influenced by what Helene taught them.D. They were troubled by disagreement among family members.4. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A. How to Run a Corporat

10、ion B. Strength Comes from PeaceC. How to Achieve a Big Dream D. Family Unity Builds SuccessBAs Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information, are people remember less? If you know your computer will save information, why store it in your own personal memory, your brain?

11、Experts are wondering if the - 3 -Internet is changing what we remember and how.In a recent study, Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments. She and her research team wanted to know the Internet is changing memory. In the first experiment, they gave people 40 unimportant facts to type into

12、 a computer. The first group of people understood that the computer would save the information. The second group understood that the computer would not save it. Later, the second group remembered the information better. People in the first group knew they could find the information again, so they di

13、d not try to remember it.In another experiment, the researchers gave people facts to remember, and told them where to find the information on the Internet. The information was in a specific computer folder (文件夹). Surprisingly, people later remember the folder location better than the facts. When peo

14、ple use the Internet, they do not remember the information. Rather, they remember how to find it. This is called “transactive memory (交互记忆)“.According to Sparrow, we are not becoming people with poor memories as a result of the Internet. Instead, computer users are developing stronger transactive me

15、mories; that is, people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date. This doesnt mean we are becoming either more or less intelligent, but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing.5. The passage begins with two questi

16、ons to _. A. introduce the main topic B. show the authors altitudeC. describe how to use the Interne. D. explain how to store information6. What can we learn about the first experiment?A. Sparrows team typed the information into a computer. B. The two groups remembered the information equally well.C

17、. The first group did not try to remember the formation. D. The second group did not understand the information.- 4 -7. In transactive memory, people _.A. keep the information in mind B. change the quantity of information C. organize information like a computer D. remember how to find the informatio

18、n8. What is the effect of the Internet according to Sparrows research? A. We are using memory differently. B. We are becoming more intelligent.C. We have poorer memories than before. D. We need a better way to access information.CThere are an extremely large number of ants worldwide. Each individual

19、 ant hardly weigh anything, but put together they weigh roughly the same as all of mankind. They also live nearly everywhere, except on frozen mountain tops and around the poles. For animals their size, ants have been astonishingly successful, largely due to their wonderful social behavior.In coloni

20、es (群体) that range in size from a few hundred to tens of millions, they organize their lives with a clear division of labor. Even more amazing is how they achieve this level of organization. Where we use sound and sight to communicate, ants depend primarily on pheromone (外激素), chemicals sent out by

21、individuals and smelled or tasted by fellow members of their colony. When an ant finds food, it produces a pheromone that will lead others straight to where the food is. When an individual ant comes under attack or is dying, it sends out an alarm pheromone to warn the colony to prepare for a conflic

22、t as a defense unit.In fact, when it comes to the art of war, ants have no equal. They are completely fearless and will readily take on a creature much larger than themselves, attacking in large groups and overcoming their target. Such is their devotion to the common good of the colony that not only

23、 soldier ants but also worker ants will sacrifice their lives to help defeat an enemy.- 5 -Behaving in this selfless and devoted manner, these little creatures have survived on Earth, for more than 140 million years, far longer than dinosaurs. Because they think as one, they have a collective (集体的)

24、intelligence greater than you would expect from its individual parts.9. We can learn from the passage that ants are _.A. not willing to share food B. not found around the polesC. more successful than all other animals D. too many to achieve any level of organization10. Ants can use pheromones for_.A

25、. escape B. communication C. warning enemies D. arranging labor11. What does the underlined expression “take on“ in Paragraph 3 mean? A. Accept. B. Employ. C. Play with. D. Fight against.12. Which of the following contributes most to the survival of ants? A. Their behavior. B. Their size. C. Their n

26、umber. D. Their weight第二部分(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。The application process to almost every college and university in the United States has several parts to itEach part tells admissions officials at the schools something different about an applicant 13 A list o

27、f the students activities outside of school can show what his or her interests are14 In it，students are expected to write about themselves and express their personal opinions about an issue. The statement helps admissions officers answer questions they may have about a given student15 Some schools w

28、ill ask an applicant a very specific question. Others - 6 -will let the student choose between different subjects or simply write about anything they wantGenerally speaking，there is no one perfect way to write an essay. 16 This could be about a difficult time when they were growing up or a meaningfu

29、l relationship they hadHowever，they should also be careful about the subject they chooseMany students think that telling a sad story makes them easy to remember 17 What they want is an essay about anything that is truly special or important to the student，and which also shows their better qualities.

30、 In addition，it should show the students understanding of the world and what their experiences or way of thinking will bring to the schoolABut nothing really tells the story of an applicant as well as the essay or personal statementBGetting started in the writing process can be difficultCBut that is

31、 not necessarily what admissions officials want to seeDTherefore，remember to avoid discussing topics like politics and religion EClass grades can show the subjects a student is strong in，for exampleFGiven a choice，students should choose to write about an issue they care aboutGEvery school has its ow

32、n way of looking at the essay第二节 完形填空(共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分)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。In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The 18 is that countries around the world have growing mountains of 19 because people are throwing out mo

33、re rubbish than ever before.How did we 20 a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to 21 - 7 -an object than to spend time and money to repair it. 22 modern manufacturing (制造业) and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and 23

34、. Another cause is our 24 of disposable (一次性的) products. As 25 people, we are always looking for 26 to save time and make our lives easier. Companies 27 thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.Our appetite for new products also 28 t

35、o the problem. We are 29 buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that 30 is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we 31 useful possessions to make room for new ones.All around the world, we can see the 32 of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbi

36、sh just keep getting bigger. To 33 the amount of rubbish and to protect the 34 , more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. 35 , this is not enough to solve our problem.Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions 36 throwing them away. We also need to rethink o

37、ur attitudes about 37 . Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.18. A. key B. reason C. project D. problem19. A. gifts B. rubbish C. debt D. products20. A. face B. become C. observe D. change21. A

38、. hide B. control C. replace D. withdraw22. A. Thanks to B. As to C. Except for D. Regardless of23. A. safe B. funny C. cheap D. powerful24. A. love B. lack C. prevention D. division25. A. sensitive B. kind C. brave D. busy26. A. ways B. places C. jobs D. friends27. A. donate B. receive C. produce D

39、. preserve- 8 -28. A. adapts B. returns C. responds D. contributes29. A. tired of B. addicted to C. worried about D. ashamed for30. A. newer B. stronger C. higher D. larger31. A. pick up B. pay for C. hold onto D. throw away32. A. advantages B. purposes C. functions D. consequences33. A. show B. rec

40、ord C. decrease D. measure34. A. technology B. environment C. consumers D. brands35. A. However B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Meanwhile36. A. by B. in favour of C. after D. instead of37. A. spending B. collecting C. repairing D. advertising第二节(共 10 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 20 分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词)或括号内单词的正

41、确形式。The ancient wisdom of Confucius is timeless. His thinking _38_ (influence) the Chinese for thousands of years. However, English teaching seems to be one place _39_ his wisdom is forgotten.I came to China 6 years ago, and quickly saw the plight (困境) of so many students _40_ (struggle) to learn En

42、glish. They know a lot “about” English, _41_ they never master the language. They learned far more grammar than students in Western cultures and almost no oral training. They were made _42_ (recite) sentences and passages from their books. Their teachers were spending 90% of the class talking to the

43、m “about” English in Chinese.All effective language teaching in the world is built _43_ the basis of oral language. Students who excel in English are those that follow the wisdom of Confucius: they use language!They use it primarily by speaking and listening,_44_ (eventual) supplemented (补充) by read

44、ing and writing. Every language is taught by gaining speaking competence long before grammar, reading and writing _45_ (introduce).- 9 -Chinese students work so hard._46_ they learned English with correct spoken instructions and classroom practice, they would have the _47_ (high) English scores in t

45、he world and they would conquer English.第三部分 短文改错(共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分). 不在此处答，答题卡内答题！Last week，my friends invited me go camping to see the sunriseI felt so thrilling and asked for my parents permissionLuckily，he agreedWe got to the mountain top that we would stay for a whole nightWe were singing

46、 together while one of my friends were playing the guitar The next morning，we wake up at about five oclockWe could not wait to see the sun to come upAfter a while，we saw the red color light up the sky gradualIt was so amazing sceneryThe beauty in nature impressed me at that moment第四部分：基础知识检测(共 7 小题；

47、每小题 2 分) 不在此处答，答题卡内答题！1. He spent all the money to cure the disease. If only he _ (buy) the insurance!2.But for your error, it _ (be) easier for you to pass the driving test. After all, you had high-quality training.3.The meeting _ （take place）next week is sure to be a great success.4.I ran to the s

48、hop, only _ (inform) that the battery had been sold out.5.We must realize that TV itself is neither good nor bad. It is the uses that it is put to _ determine its value to society. 6.I dont know the reason _ you were absent from the meeting, but Im sure that someone will tell me the reason _ you hav

49、ent told me.7. Word came _ the Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway, _ (locate) in North China, is currently under construction.- 10 - 11 -高二英语第一次周测答案阅读 A：ABCD阅读 B: ACDA阅读 C: BBDA七选五：EAGFC完形填空：DBBCA CADAC DBADD CBADA语法填空：38. has influenced 39. where 40. struggling 41. but 42. to recite 43. on44. eventually 45. are introduced 46. If 47. highest 短文改错：基础知识：1. had bought 2. would have been 3. to take place 4. to be informed5. That 6. why