河北省定州中学届高三英语下学期周练试题四.docx

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河北省定州中学届高三英语下学期周练试题四

河北定州中学2015—2016学年度第二学期英语周练试题（四）

第I卷（选择题）

一、单项选择：

共20题每题1.5分共30分

1．Muirsucceeds______otherdesignershavefailed—herclothesareoriginal,yetstylish.

A．thatB．whatC．whichD．where

2．Theuseofcomputershasmade______possibleformorepeopletoworkathome.

A．itB．thatC．whichD．what

3．Havingpicturestocolorwillkeepchildren______forhours.

A．amusedB．amusing

C．amuseD．toamuse

4．Westronglyadviseyou______eatingyourmealsolate．It’snothealthy.

A．onB．against

C．from

D．over

5．Findingatime______suitseveryoneisgoingtobedifficult.

A．thatB．whenC．whatD．where

6．—Theroomlooksbigger!

—We______thefurniture.

A．havechangedB．hadchanged

C．changedD．arechanging

7．—Hey,thewashinguphasbeendone!

—That______Cynthia．She’salwayshelpful.

A．needhavebeenB．couldhavebeen

C．shouldhavebeenD．musthavebeen

8．Meyerandhisteamwerethefirst______howthediseasespreadsfromanimalstohumans.

A．showingB．show

C．toshowD．shown

9．—Areyoureadyforthehistorytesttomorrow?

—No,IwishI______theclockback.

A．hadturnedB．couldturn

C．willturnD．wouldhaveturned

10．Hehadagreatdesiretohaveahomeofhisown,______hehadalwayslivedwithhisgrandmother.

A．orB．andC．soD．for

11．ThiscomputerisdifferentfromtheoneI______inmylastjob.

A．useB．haveused

C．usedD．hadused

12．Moresubwaylines______tomaketravellingeasyinBeijinginthecomingyears.

A．willbuildB．willbebuilt

C．buildD．arebuilt

13．Theworldisnotalways______wewishittobe.

A．thatB．whichC．whatD．where

14．Roberthadacomfortablechildhood,______upinapleasanthousewithaviewofthesea.

A．grewB．growing

C．grownD．togrow

15．Kimberly______anarticle,sodon’tdisturbher.

A．wouldwriteB．writes

C．wroteD．iswriting

16．ThedoctortoldKate’sparentslastweekthatshe________fromherkneeinjury.

A.recoversB.isrecovering

C.hasrecoveredD.wasrecovering

17．NewZealandisabeautifulcountry________isknownforitspleasantclimateandamazingscenery.

A.whoB.whoseC.whichD.where

18．WhenLilyworkedasanurseinthehospital,sheexperiencedajoyinhelpingpeople________trouble.

A.onB.inC.atD.of

19．WhensheaskedPeter________hewasoutofworkagain,henoddedhisheadandsaidyes.

A.thatB.whenC.whetherD.how

20．Aftertheearthquake,itseemed________theworldwasatanend.

A.asforB.eventhenC.evenifD.asif

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

Shakespeare’sBirthplaceandExhibitionofShakespeare’sWorld

Welcometotheworld-famoushousewhereWilliamShakespearewasborninl564andwherehegrewup.Theproperty（房产）remain

edintheownershipofShakespeare’sfamilyuntil1806.TheHousehaswelcomedvisitorstravellingfromallovertheworldforover250years.

◆EnterthroughtheVisitors’Centreandseethehighly-praisedexhibitionShakespeare'sWorld，alivelyandfullintroductiontothelifeandworkofShakespeare.

◆StandintheroomswhereShakespearegrewup.

◆Discoverexamplesoffurnitureandneedleworkfrom

Shakespeare’speriod.

◆EnjoythetraditionalEnglishgarden，plantedwithtreesandflowermentionedinthepoet’sworks.

TheBirthplaceiswithineasywalkingdistanceofallthecarparksshownonthemap；nearestisWindsorStreet（3minutes’Walk）.

TheHousemaypresentdifficultiesbuttheVisitors’Centre，itsexhibition,andthegardenareaccessible（可进入的）towheelchairusers.

TheShakespeareCoffeeHouse（oppositetheBirthplace）.

21．Howmuchistheadmissionforafamilyoftwogrown-upsandtwochildren？

A．￡9.80．B．￡12.00．C．￡14.20．D．￡16.40．

22．WhereisthenearestparkingplacetoShakespeare’sBirthplace？

A．Behindtheexhibitionhall．

B．OppositetheVisitors’Centre．

C．AtWinds

orStreet．

D．NeartheCoffeeHouse．

23．Awheelchairusermayneedhelptoenter．

A．theHouseB．thegarden

C．theVisitors’CentreD．theexhibitionhall

In1947agroupoffamouspeoplefromtheartworldheadedbyanAustrianconductordecidedtoholdaninternationalfestivalofmusic,danceandtheaterinEdinburgh.TheideawastoreuniteEuropeaftertheSecondWorldWar.

Atthesametime,the“Fringe”appearedasachallengetotheofficialfestival.Eighttheatergroupsturnedupuninvitedin1947,inthebeliefthateveryoneshouldhavetherighttoperform,andtheydidsoinapublichousedisusedforyears.

Soon,groupsofstudentsfirstlyfromEdinburghUniversity,andlaterfromtheuniversitiesofOxfordandCambridge,DurhamandBirminghamweremakingthejourneytotheScottishcapitaleachsummertoperformtheaterbylittle-knownwritersofplaysinsmallchurchhallstothepeopleofEdinburgh.

Todaythe“Fringe”,oncelessrecognized,hasfaroutgrownthefestivalwitharound1,500performancesoftheater,musicanddanceoneveryoneofthe21daysitlasts.Andyetasearlyas1959,withonly19theatergroupsperforming,somesaiditwasgettingtoobig.

Apaidadministratorwasfirstemployedonlyin1971,andtodaythereareeightadministratorsworkingallyearroundandthenumberrisesto150duringAugustitself.In2004therewere200placeshousing1,695showsbyover600differentgroupsfrom50differentcountries.Morethan1,25millionticketsweresold.

24．WhatwasthepurposeofEdinburghFestivalathebeginning?

A.TobringEuropetogetheragain.

B.TohonorheroesofWorldWar11.

C.Tointroduceyoungtheatergroups.

D.ToattractgreatartistsfromEurope.

25．WhydidsomeuninvitedtheatergroupscometoEdinburghin1947?

A.Theyownedapublichousethere.

B.Theycametotakeupachallenge.

C.Theythoughttheywerealsofamous.

D.Theywantedtotakepartinthefestival.

26．Whojoinedthe"Fringe"afteritappeared?

A.Popularwriters.

B.Universitystudents.

C.Artistsfromaroundtheworld.

D.Performersofmusicanddance.

27．WemaylearnfromthetextthatEdinburghFestival___.

A.hasbecomeanon-officialevent

B.hasgonebeyondanartfestival

C.givesshowsallyearround

D.keepsgrowingrapidly

Ingeneral,peopletalkabouttwogroupsofcolors:

warmcolorsandcoolcolors.Researchersinpsychologythinkthattherearealsotwogroupsofpeople:

peoplewhopreferwarmcolorsandpeoplewhoprefercoolcolors.

Thewarmcolorsarered,orangeandyellow.Wheretherearewarmcolorsandalotoflight,peopleusuallywanttobeactive.Peoplethinkthatred,forexample,isexciting.Sociablepeople,thosewho

liketobewithothers,likered.Thecoolcolorsare

green,blueandviolet.Thesecolors,unlikewarmcolors,arerelaxing.Wheretherearecoolcolors,peopleareusuallyquiet.Peoplewholiketospendtimealoneoftenpreferblue.

Redmaybeexciting,butoneresearchersaysthattimeseemstopassmoreslowlyinaroomwithwarmcolorsthaninaroomwithcoolcolors.Hesuggeststhatawarmcolor,suchasredororangeisagoodcolorforalivingroomorrestaurant.Peoplewhoarerelaxingoreatingdonotwanttimetopassquickly.Coolcolorsarebetterforofficesorfactoriesifthepeoplewhoareworkingthere

wanttimetopassquickly.Researchersdonotknowwhypeoplethinksomecolorsarewarmandothercolorsarecool.

However,almosteveryoneagreesthatred,orange,andyellowarewarmandthatgreen,blue,andvioletarecool.Perhapswarmcolorsremindpeopleofwarmdaysandthecoolcolorsremindthemofcooldays.Becauseinthenorththesunishigherduringsummer,thehotsummersunlightappearsyellow.

28．Whichofthefollowingcolorsbelongtocoolcolors?

A.Blue,violetB.Yellow,green

C.Black,blue.D.Brown,white

29．Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?

A.Sociablepeoplelikewarmcolors.

B.Warmcolorscanmakepeopleexcited.

C.Peoplewholiketobewithothersdon’tlikered.

D.Wheretherearewarmcolors,peoplewanttobeactive.

30．Whichistherightcolorfordifferentrooms?

A.Redororangeforoffices.

B.Orangefordiningrooms.

C.Blueforbedrooms.

D.Redforstudies

31．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TwogroupsofcoloursB.Coolcolours

C.WarmcoloursD.Coloursandpeople

Mr.BlackwasthemanagerofahotelinAtlanta.Oneweekendallofthehotelswerefullbecauseofalargebusinessmeetingbeingheldinthecity.OnSundaynight,threemencameintoMr.Black’shotelandaskedforrooms.Mr.Blacktoldthemthattherewerenomoreroomsavailable.Themendidn’tknowwhattodobecausetheyhadnoplacetostayin.

Mr.Blackwantedtohelpthem.Herememberedthattherewasanemptyroomatthefarendofthefirstfloor—Room112.Itwasaverysmallroom,andhadrarelybeenusedasaguestroombefore.So,heaskedthethreemeniftheywouldmindsharingthatsmallroom.Theyrepliedthattheywouldbeverysatisfiedsolongastherewasaroomforthemtostayinforthenight.

Mr.Blackthentoldthemthattheroomwouldcostthem$30intotal.Onhearingthis,eachofthethreemengaveMr.Black$10beforetheyleftfortheirroom.

However,Mr.Blacksoonbegantothinkthat$30wasreallytoomuchforthatsmallroom.Hecalledhisassistantoverandsaid,“Hereis$5.GiveitbacktothethreemeninRoom112.Eachofthempaidme$10.That’stoomuch.”

Theassistanttookthemoney.Whilehewasonthewaytothatsmallroom,hethought,“Howcanthreemendivide$5

?

I’llgiveeachofthemonly$1andkeepthe$2lefttomyself.Themenwillbehappytogetanythingback,andIcanalsomakesomemoneythatway.Afterall,Mr.Blackwillneverknowanythingaboutit.”So,theassistantreturnedonly$1toeachofthethreemen.

Eachmanhadfirstpaid$10.Aftertheassistantreturned$1tohim,eachmanhadactuallypaidonly$9.Therewerethreemen.$9×3=$27.Thea