高二上学期第十六次周练英语试题 含答案.docx

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高二上学期第十六次周练英语试题含答案

Ⅰ.单项填空（每小题1分，共15分）

从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

1．Itwas________yourtimelyhelpthatwefinishedthetaskontime.

A．thankto　　　　　　　B．thanksto

C．thanksforD．thankfor

2．Allmyclassmateswere________myideathatweshouldgoonanoutingnextweek.

A．inhonorofB．inmemoryof

C．infavorofD．incaseof

3．Hewas________bythemitteeforfailingtoreporttheaccident.

A．settledB．plained

C．informedD．criticized

4．Theinstructionsonthebottlearereally________.Ican'tunderstandthematall.

A．encouragedB．various

C．confusingD．standard

5．ModernChinesemagic________goodprogressinthelastdecade,butstillfallsbehinddevelopedcountries.

A．madeB．hadmade

C．makesD．hasmade

6．Manypeoplehavegreatdifficulty________anydecision,whichcanbebecausetheywereblamedandcriticizedforchoicetheymadeaschildren.

A．tomakeB．make

C．makingD．made

7．Theengineoftheshipsuddenlyfailedandthencameabigstorm,which________thehelplessnessofthecrewatsea.

A．resultedfromB．addedto

C．turnedoutD．broughtabout

8．________othergoodstudents,inmyopinion,Tomis________student.

A．paringwith;amostsatisfied

B．paredto;themostsatisfied

C．paringto;themostsatisfying

D．paredwith;amoresatisfying

9．Inpreparingscientificreportsoflaboratoryexperiments，astudentshould________hisfindingsinlogicalorderandclearlanguage.

A．furnishB．propose

C．raiseD．present

10．Don'tworry,Teddy.Inthiswayyou'llbeableto________thetechnicalskill,too.

A．dressupB．makeup

C．turnupD．pickup

11．—Let'sgototheseasideandenjoyfreshair,OK?

—________.I'llwaitforyouatthegate.

A．Idon'tgetit

B．Youmadeafussofme

C．Igetusedtoit

D．That'sagoodpoint

12．—Haveyoueverseentwoleavesthatareexactlythesame?

—Never.Leavesdiffer________eachother________sizeandshape.

A．from;inB．in;in

C．in;fromD．from;from

13．Someenvironmentalistsbelievethatthegreenhouseeffectcould________unexpectedresultsinthenextcentury.

A．getaroundB．leadto

C．wearoffD．geton

14．Itis________thatevenifwecansavemuchenergy,wecanonlydelaytheenergycrisis.

A．similarB．steady

C．distinctiveD．obvious

15．Theyseemtobegoodfriendsalthoughtheyhavenothing________mon.

A．onB．for

C．inD．with

Ⅱ.完形填空（每小题1分，共20分）

阅读下面短文，理解大意，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

TheBritishIslesismadeupoftwolargeislands:

OneiscalledIrelandandtheother__16__.Britain,orGreatBritain,isthelargerofthesetwoislands,anditis__17__intothreeparts：

Scotland,WalesandEngland.

TheUnitedKingdomisthat__18__oftheBritishIslesruledoverbytheQueen.ItismadeupofScotland,WalesandEngland,thatis,the__19__ofBritain,andalsoaboutonesixthofIreland,theNorthernpart.The__20__ofIrelandisselfgoverning.The__21__nameoftheUntiedKingdomis__22__“TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.”

__23__islargerandricherthanScotland,WalesandNorthernIreland,andhasthelargest__24__oftheUnitedKingdom,sopeopleoftenusethe__25__“England”and“English”whenthey__26__“Britain”and“British”.ThissometimesmakestheScotsandtheWelshalittle__27__.TheScotsinparticulararevery__28__oftheirseparatenationality.TheWelshtoodonotregard__29__asEnglish,andhaveacultureandevena__30__oftheirown.

IrelandbecamepartoftheUnitedKingdomin1801,butforfortyyearsthe“Irish__31__”wasthegreatestheadacheoftheUnitedKingdom.__32__，Irelandisdividedintotwo：

NorthernIrelandstill__33__totheUnitedKingdom,andin1922therestofIreland__34__tofoundanIrishFreeState,latercalledEireandnowtheRepublicofIreland.

TheRepublicofIrelanddoesnotregarditselfaspartofBritain,andisnotnowevenasupporterofthemonwealthofNations（英联邦）.Unlikethemajormonwealthcountriesitdidnotliftafingerto__35__BritishintheSecondWorldWarandnowwantsthewholeofIrelandtobearepublic.

16．A.WalesB．BritainC．EnglandD．Scotland

17．A.dividedB．cutC．brokenD．separated

18．A.pieceB．islandC．countryD．part

19．A.southB．northC．partD．whole

20．A.smallerB．largerC．restD．island

21．A.correctB．trueC．fullD．plete

22．A.alsoB．thereforeC．likelyD．perhaps

23．A.TheUKB．TheBritishislesC．GreatBritainD．England

24．A.collegesB．officialsC．citiesD．population

25．A.wordsB．namesC．spellingsD．pronunciations

26．A.callB．forgetC．speakD．write

27．A.angryB．difficultC．tiredD．lonely

28．A.proudB．fondC．fullD．kind

29．A.itB．WalesC．themD．themselves

30．A.capitalB．languageC．historyD．programs

31．A.CountryB．QuestionC．DiseaseD．Republic

32．A.AtlastB．SoC．MeanwhileD．Also

33．A.returnsB．belongsC．getsD．speaks

34．A.hopedB．refusedC．brokeawayD．used

35．A.feelB．touchC．fightD．help

Ⅲ.阅读理解（每小题2分，共40分）

阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

2019-2020年高二上学期第十六次周练英语试题含答案

LanguageexpertssaythatspokenEnglishwasalmostthesameintheAmericancoloniesandBritaintwohundredyearsago.AmericansbegantochangethesoundoftheirspeechaftertheRevolutionaryWarinseventeenseventysix.TheywantedtomakeitdifferenttoseparatethemselvesfromtheBritishinlanguage,inthesamewaytheyseparatedthemselvesfromtheBritishgovernment.

SomeAmericanleadersproposedmajorchangesinthelanguage.BenjaminFranklinwantedawholenewsystemofspelling.Hisreformswerenotaccepted.Buthisideasdidinfluenceothers.OnewasNoahWebster.

Websterwrotelanguagebooksforschools.HebelievedtheUnitedStatesshouldhaveasystemofitsownlanguageaswellasgovernment.WebsterpublishedadictionaryoftheAmericanlanguageineighteentwentyeight.ItestablishedrulesforspeakingandspellingthewordsusedinAmericanEnglish.

Websterwrotethatallwordsshouldbesaidintheorderofthelettersthatspellthem.ThisiswhyAmericansusetheletters“er”toendmanywordsinsteadoftheBritish“re.”Hespelledtheword“center，”forexample,“center，”insteadoftheBritish“centre.”

Webster'sruleforsayingeverypartofawordmadeAmericanEnglisheasierforforeignsettlerstolearn.Theylearnedtosay“waistcoat，”forexample,thewayitisspelledinsteadoftheBritish“weskit.”

ThedifferentlanguagesofmanypeoplewhocametotheUnitedStatesalsohelpedmakeAmericanandBritishEnglishdifferent.ManyoftheirforeignwordsandexpressionsbecamepartofEnglishAsAmericansspeakthem.

SometimesAmericansandBritishpeopledonotunderstandeachotherbecauseofdifferentwordmeanings.Forexample,theword“jumper”inBritainmeansasweater.IntheUnitedStates,itisadress.TheBritishword“brolly”isan“umbrella”inAmerica.AndtheBritishcallpotatochips“crisps”.AllofthesedifferencesledBritishwriterGeorgeBernardShawtojokethatBritainandAmericaaretwocountriesseparatedbythesamelanguage!

36．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthefirstparagraphreferto?

A．SeparatingthemselvesfromtheBritishinlanguage.

B．WrittenEnglishinAmerica.

C．SpokenEnglishinAmerica.

D．SpokenEnglishinBritain.

37．WhydidAmericanwanttheirlanguagetodifferfromBritishEnglish?

A．BecausetheyfoundBritishEnglishhardtospeak.

B．BecausetheyfoundBritishEnglishhardtospell.

C．Becausetheywantedtohavetheirownlanguageandgovernment.

D．Becauseforeignsettlerswantedthemtochangetheirlanguage.

38．WhydoAmericansusetheword“meter”insteadoftheword“metre”？

A．BecauseBenjaminFranklindidn'tliketheword“metre”．

B．Becausetheword“meter”wasabsorbedfromotherlanguages.

C．BecauseWebsterthoughtthewordshouldbesaidinorderofthelettersthatarespelt.

D．BecauseWebsterthoughtAmericanEnglishshouldbemadeeasierforforeignsettlerstolearn.

39．WhichofthefollowingisNOToneofthereasonswhyEnglishbegantochangeinAmerica?

A．Thegovernmentleaders.

B．NoahWebster.

C．ImmigrationtoAmerica.

D．ThedifficultyAmericanshadinunderstandingtheBritish.

B

YoumayknowtheEnglishlettersA,BandC,butdoyouknowtherearepeoplecalledABCs?

Youmaylikeeatingbananas,butdoyouknowthereissuchathingas“abananaperson”？

Howstrange!

Arethesepeoplefromanotherearth?

No.TheyarejustChinesepeoplelikeyouandme.

ABCmeansAmericabornChinese.AnABCisaChinese,butwasbornintheUS.Sometimes,peoplecallanABC“abananaperson”.Abananaisyellowoutsideandwhiteinside.So,whenapersonisabanana,heorsheiswhiteinside—thinkinglikeawesternerandyellowoutside—lookinglikeaChinese.

Doyouknowwhy?

Usually,ABCsknowlittleaboutChinaortheChineselanguage.SomeofthemcannotspeakChinese.Also,theyarenotinterestedinChinesepolitics.

ButifABCscan'tspeakChinese,canwestillcallthemChinesepeople?

Yes,ofcourse.TheyareChinese.TheyareoverseasChinese.ThesepeoplemaybecitizensofanothercountryliketheUS,CanadaorSingapore,buttheyhaveChineseblood.Theirparents,grandparentsorevengreatgrandparentswerefromChina.Theyallhaveblackeyesandblackhair.

ButtheyarenotChinesecitizens.TheyarenotpeopleofthePeople'sRepublicofChina.Forexample,weallknowthefamousscientistC．N.Yang（杨振宁）.HegottheNobelPrizeforphysicsin1957.Chinesepeoplelovehim.ButheisanAmericancitizen.

40．“ABC”inthepassagestandsfor________.

A．3Englishletters

B．akindofbanana

C．ChineseborninAmerica

D．AmericansborninChina

41．Chineseinwesterncountriesarecalled“bananapersons”because________.

A．theirbodiesarewhiteinsidebutyellowoutside

B．theythinklikewesternersbutlooklikeChinese

C．theywereborninChinabutgotostudyin