高二英语周练.docx

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高二英语周练

高中英语周练

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

DearSanta,

WhatdoIaskthisyear?

Ihavereadeachadcarefullyinmymailbox,andlookedthroughthecolorfuladsinthenewspaper.Therearesomanylovelythings,butIneednothing.

IrealizethisasIwalkupthehillonmystronglegs.Icanheartheairfillmylungs.Ifeelthecoldonmycheeks.Ismellthesmokeofthefirethatwarmsmyhome.Iseethesnow-coveredmountainsandthesmallriverdottedwithfatgeese.

Ineednothing.Therearepeoplewholoveme.Therearepeoplewhoforgivemysometimesbadtemperandwhotouchmewithlovinghands.Thereareneighborswhosmileinthestore.ThereareshopkeeperswhotoleratemewhenIdon’thaveenoughmoney.Therearekindfacesinpublicplaces.

Thereisafatcatwhooftenslidesintomygarage.Dogsandothercatssharemyhearth（炉床）;Ilovetofeeltheirfurwithmyfeet.Therearehawksthatteachtheiryounghowtofly,righttherebehindmyhouse.Therearedeerthatwanderintomyyardandsmellapples.

Greenbeans,tomatoes,peasandcarrotscolormykitchen.Andafullbucket（桶）ofhandtoolsandneatlydriedseedspromisenextyear’srichharvest.Ineednothing.

TodayIdiscoveredaholeinmyjeans.IfelttheDecemberairflowdownmyleg.Howpowerfulthehandisthatsweepsthewindalongthemountains!

Santa,dearoldsoul,justgivemeanotherdaylikethisoneinmylife.

1.Theauthorhasreadeachadinhismailboxinorderto.

A.findsomethingasapresentforhimself

B.findsomethingasapresentforhiskids

C.getthenewsaboutvegetableprices

D.getthenewsaboutpetanimals

2.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardslife?

A.Uncertain.B.Anxious.C.Hopeful.D.Dissatisfied.

3.Wecanlearnfromthetextthattheauthor.

A.isveryoldandinbadhealthB.livesaloneandhasfewfriends

C.istoopoortopayforgoodclothes

D.mayliveclosetomountainsandrivers

B

IwanttobecomeajournalistandIwonderwhatmakesagoodjournalist.Inordertofindtheanswer,ItalkedtoMaryHartewhoworkedwiththeBBCforover20yearsasajournalist.

“You’vegottohavetheinterest.Ifyoudon’tlikeit,youwillnotpersistbecausejournalismisaverydifficultjob,”Marysaid.

OutofexperienceMarytoldmethatitwasveryimportantforajournalisttowatchandtalktopeople.Shesaid,“Whatajournalistdoesispaintingalittlepictureofastory.Theinformationhastobeaccurate.Therefore,youreallyhavetobewatchingandlistening.”

Maryalsoemphasized（强调）theimportanceofexperience.“Itisimportanttocollectasmanyskillsaspossibletobeabletostandoutofthecrowd.Alotoftheskillscomefromexperience,soyouwon’twalkinthestreetandbeagoodjournalist.Youwillbeagoodjournalistbecauseyou’vedoneitlongenough,”shesaid.

Marysaid,“Youwillnotgetajobhandedtoyou.Youwillhavetobepreparedtoputinlonghours;youwillhavetobepreparedtoringpeople,andyouwillhavetobepreparedtohavenomoneyforquiteawhile.Inaword,youwillhavetoworkhardforit.Thenitgetstothestagewhereyouloveyourjobandyouthink‘WhyissomebodypayingmetodosomethingthatIreallylove?

’”

Fromwhatanexperiencedjournalistsaid,Ilearnthatitisnotjustabouttheskills,butalsothepassionrequiredtoworkinthefieldofjournalism.

4.Theunderlinedpart“notpersist”inParagraph2canbereplacedby“”.

A.stayupB.standoutC.giveupD.keepup

5.InParagraph2,MaryHartemainlytellsusthat.

A.beingajournalistisinteresting

B.journalistswillfacealotofdifficulties

C.theauthormustbefondofjournalism

D.manypeoplegiveupjournalism

6.AccordingtoParagraph3,MaryHartethinksthatitisimportantto.

A.getaccurateinformationthroughtalkingandwatching

B.watchwhatotherjournalistsdotomakeawonderfulstory

C.talktopeopleabouthowtheywanttheirstoriestobewritten

D.addasmuchinformationtoastoryaspossibletomakeitfunny

7.Bysaying“Youwillnotgetajobhandedtoyou”inParagraph5,MaryHartemeanstheauthor.

A.willnotbecomeajournalist

B.willhavetoworkhardforthejob

C.willnotgetanyhelpfromothers

D.willgettiredofbeingajournalistsoon

C

VolcandeLodoElTotumo,Colombia

IfinColombiaattheendofFebruary,youshouldmakeCartagenapartofyourjourney—herebetweenDecemberandMarcheveryyearistheopportunitytogetdirty.BathinginmudfromtheVolcandeLodoElTotumocanbebestdescribedasaprimal（原始的）experience.Thevolcanoissmall,lookingmorelikealittlehill.Ifyoureachtheverytop,you’lldiscovergraymud.It’sbelievedthatthemudhasacuringeffectincleaningyourskin.

LaTomatina,Spain

It’spossiblythemostfamousfoodfightintheworld.Soifyouthinktomatoesareonlyforsalads,youareonawrongtrack.InasmallSpanishvillagenamedBunol,onthelastWednesdayofAugusteveryyear,trucksdump（倾倒）about120tonsoftomatoesinthestreetsofthetownandtomatojuiceflowsfromthere.

ElDiadelosMuertos（DayoftheDead）,Mexico

InearlyNovembereachyearMexicansgatherincemeteries（墓地）toholdacelebration.That’sacelebrationofthedead.Peoplesmokecigarsandeatfestivefoodstoshowlifegoesonastheyhonorthosewhohavedied.TheideaisbasedonthebeliefthatthespiritsofthedeadpaytheirfamiliesavisitonOctober31andstayuntilNovember2.

WorldIceGolfChampionship,Greenland

Formorethan10yearstheWorldIceGolfChampionshiphasbeenregardedasthemostextremegolftournamentintheworld.Theregolferstakeextremetemperaturesastheirfirsttasktodealwith.Thenitwilltakeplayerstimeandpatiencetobeaccustomed（习惯）toorangeballstoplaywith.Determinedbyweatherconditions,thetournamentisscheduledforMarcheachyearinGreenland.

8.Thetextismainlyabout.

A.interestingholidaycentersfortravelers

B.someunusualfestivalsandevents

C.strangecustomsaroundtheworld

D.specialsportseventsinEurope

9.Whichofthefollowinglaststhelongest?

A.VolcandeLodoElTotumo.B.WorldIceGolfChampionship.

C.ElDiadelosMuertos.D.LaTomatina.

10.ThemostchallengingthingforgolfersintheWorldIceGolfChampionshipis.

A.toreachGreenlandinMarch

B.towalkontheiceinsteadofgrass

C.tomakethemselvesusedtotheweather

D.tofindtheorangeballsinthesnow

11.ElDiadelosMuertosisheldinorderto.

A.passtheirbelieftothenextgeneration

B.visitthedeadinaspecialway

C.celebratethedeathofothers

D.honortheirancestors

D

At91,PhilipTheillivesinacentury-oldhouseinSeattle’sUniversityDistrictandthat’sthewayhewantstokeepit.“AsfarasI’mconcerned,Iwouldnotliketoleavethisplace.LivinginagroupissomethingIcouldn’ttolerate.I’dkillmyselfbeforeIhavetodothat.”ManyelderlyAmericans,whocannolongermanageontheirown,spendtheirfinalyearsinanursinghome.However,thevastmajorityofseniorswouldprefertoliveintheirownhomesaslongaspossible.

Theilsaysheandhiswifemanageprettywellrightnow.Butthecouplecanfeeltheiradvancingageandrealizetheywillsoonneedmorehelpwithbasichouseholdchores,likechangingthelightbulbatthetopofthestairs.m

“Tochangethattube,Ihavetobringinastepladder（折梯）andputitpartlyonthelandingandpartlyonthestairsandclimbup,”Theilsays.“It’sfrightening.”Intheolddays,theTheilscouldasktheirchildrentohelpthem.Butthoseyounghelpershavegrownupandgone.“Wehavekidsandwecallthemsometimes,butonelivesinMunich,Germany,anotherlivesinLondonandthethirdlivesinNewYork,”Theilsays.“They’renotgoingtovisitusforaweekend.”

SotheTheilswouldliketojoinavirtual（虚拟的）village,whichprovidesalocalnetworkofvolunteershelpingtheelderlypeopleinplace.Theyhelpseniorswithanythingfromtransportationtohomerepairsanddogwalking.TheconceptcameintobeinginBostonadecadeagoandhassincegrownintoanationalmovement.Inmostcases,thevillageschargeamembership（会员）feefromabout$100tomorethan$1,000peryear.Onceyou’reamember,someoftheservicesarefree.

12.Theilwantsto.

A.livewithhischildrentogether

B.killhimselfbeforemovingout

C.liveinhisownhomeforhisfinalyears

D.spendtherestofhislifeinanursinghome

13.ThedifficultyfortheTheilsatpresentisthat.

A.thelightbulbsintheirhousealwaysbreakdown

B.theycan’tdosomehouseholdchoreseasily

C.theycan’ttakecareofthemselvesatall

D.theymisstheirchildrentoomuch

14.WhatcanwelearnaboutTheil’sfamily?

A.Theoldcouplecan’tdependontheirkidshelpingthem.

B.Theirchildrenallliveinforeigncountries.

C.Theirchildrenaretoobusytogohome.

D.Theil’swifecan’tmanageonherself.

15.Accordingtothetext,welearnthat.

A.thenumberoftheoldpeopleintheUSisincreasinggreatly

B.virtualvillageshelptheoldpeoplestayintheirownhome

C.peopleoftenofferhelptotheoldpeopleforfreeintheUS

D.virtualvillageshavebecomepopulararoundtheworld

第二节（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。

Parentswouldremembertheirownfirstexperienceofleavinghome.16Inrememberingtheirownexperience,parentsnexthavetoconsidertheexperiencetheywanttoprovidetheirsonordaughterwith.

Thisexperienceofleavinghomeisimportantpsychologically（精神上地）forchildren,nowyoungadults,andparentsalike.17

Aftermanagingthroughadolescence（青春期）,parentsarefacedwith