河北省定州中学学年高二下学期英语周练试题.docx

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河北省定州中学学年高二下学期英语周练试题

百强校河北定州中学2016-2017学年第二学期高二英语周练试题（5.15）

一、阅读理解

LittledidIknowthatIwasabouttoseesomethingIwouldneverforgetattheKentuckyAssociationofSchoolAdministrators.

Theyintroducedtheyoungmusician---MrPatrickHenryHughes.Hewasrolledontothestageinhiswheelchairandbegantoplaythepiano.Hisfingersdancedacrossthekeysashemadebeautifulmusic.

AbouttenminutesintoPatrick’sperformance,someonecameonthestageandsaid,“I’dliketoshareaseven-minutevideoaboutPatrickHugh

es.”Thenthelightswereturneddown.

PatrickHenryHugheswasbornwithnoeyesandatighteningofthejoints（关节）,whichlefthimdisabledforlife.However,hewasfittedwithartificialeyesandplacedinawheelchair.Beforehisfirstbirthday,hediscoveredthepiano.Hismomsaid,“Icouldhitanynoteonthepiano,andwithinoneortwotries,he’dgetit.”Byhissecondbirthday,hewasplayingrecordspeopleaskedfor.Hisfatherwasecstatic.“Wemightnotplaybaseball,butwecanplaymusictogether.”

Today,Patrickisajunior.Hisfatherattendsclasseswithhimandhe’smadenearlyallA’s.He’salsoapartofa214-membermarchingband（游乐乐队）.He’sablind,wheelchair-boundtrumpetplayer;heandhisfatherdoittogether.InordertoattendPatrick’sclassesandeverybandpractice,hisfatherworksthenightshift（夜班）atUnitedParcelService.Patricksays,“Mydad’smyhero.”

Onstage,betweensongs,Patricktalkedtotheaudienceabouthislifeandabouthowblessedhewas,“Godmademeblindandunabletowalk.BIGDEAL!

Hegavememusicalgiftsandthegreatopportunitytomeetnewpeople.”

Whenhisperformancewasover,thecrowdrosetotheirfeetandcheeredforoverfiveminutes.

1．Theunderlinedword“ecstatic”couldbereplacedby“_________”.

A.relaxedB.disappointedC.anxiousD.delighted

2．WhatdoweknowaboutPatr

ick’sfather?

A.HetaughtPatricktoplaythepiano.

B.Hedoespart-timejobsinthedaytime.

C.HeaccompaniesPatrickinclassandpractice.

D.HeexpectsPatricktobecomeafamousmusician.

3．WeknowfromthetextthatPatrickHenryHughes______________.

A.begantoplaythepianoatagetwo

B.isinchargeofamarchingband

C.isnowahighschoolstudent

D.admireshisfathergreatly.

4．ThestoryofPatrickHenryHughesmainlyteachesusto_______________.

A.developaninterestinmusic

B.begratefulforwhatwehave

C.bereadytohelppeopleintrouble

D.workhardtoachievegreatsuccess

ThisfourthofJulyImovedintoanewhousewithmywife,Nicole.NicoleandImetthroughaseriesofcoincidencesthatwouldbeunlikelywithoutsomeunbelievableforcecausingthemtohappen.

ThedayNicoleandImet,wetalkedabouttheYankees.Intherestaurantwherewesat,thefirstgamebetweentheYanksandTampaBaywasbeingshownontelevision.NicolewashappyIwasabaseballfan,andshetoldmethatwasanimportantreasonwhensheconsidereddating（约会）me.“Mydadwouldn’tlikemedatinganyonewhoisn’t,”shesaid.

Nicole’sdad,Ira,usedtobeacoachfortheYankees.Manyyearsago,acolleague（同事）ofhiswasleavingandpackinguphisoffice.Theonlythingleftunpackedwasaphotoonthewall.ItwasapictureofSparkyLyle,afamousbaseballplayer.Sparkyhadsignedthephotoonthebottom.

“You’renottakingthat?

”Iraasked.“Youwantit?

”hiscolleagueoffered.“Sure!

”Irasaid.HejumpedatthechancetohaveasignedphotofromagreatplayerwhohadhelpedtheteamwintwoWorldSeries.

Iratoldmethestoryafterthemovershadgone.Hethensaidtome,“Adam,whenIfirstlearnedwhowasdatingmydaughter,thatphotocameintomymind,”hesaid.“Butbynow,Iknowforsureyou’remeanttohaveit.”Hethenpresentedmewithabox.Itoreitopen.InsidewasthesignedphotoofSparkyLylewhichIhadlostyearsago.

“ToAdam,BestWishes,SparkyLyle”.ItwaspickedupbyNicole’sdadyearsbeforeI’devenmether.Theperfectgift—asignonlymakingmebelievewhatIalreadyknew...IwasmeantforNicoleandherfamilyallalong.

5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“coincidences”inParagraph1mean?

A.Newthings.

B.Importantthings.

C.Thingsthathappenedlongago.

D.Thingsthathappenedbychance.

6．AbigreasonwhyNicoleagreedtobeAdam’sgirlfriendwasthat_____.

A.hewasable

B.hewasabaseballfan

C.hegotanewhouse

D.theyhadmuchincommon

7．IragotthephotoofSparkyLylefrom_____.

A.SparkyLyleB.Nicole

C.hiscolleagueD.Adam

8．Wecaninferfromthetextthat_____.

A.Adamdidnotlikethegift

B.Nicolefoundthelostpicture

C.AdamandNicolewillloveeachotherforever

D.thepictureofSparkyLylewasfirstownedbyAdam

Candogsandcatsliveinperfectharmonyinthesamehome?

Peoplewhoarethinkingaboutadoptingadogasafriendfortheircatsareworriedthattheywillfight.Arecentresearchhasfoundanewrecipeofsuccess.Accordingtothestudy,ifthecatisadoptedbeforethedog,andiftheyareintroducedwhenstillyoung（lessthan6monthsforcats,ayearfordogs）,itishighlyprobablethatthetwopetswillgetalongswimmingly.Two-thirdsofthehomesinterviewedreportedapositiverelationshipbetweentheircatanddog.

However,itwasn’tallsweetnessandlight.Therewasareportedcoldnessbetweenthecatanddogin25%ofthehomes,whileaggressionandfightingwereobservedin10%ofthehomes.Onereasonforthisisprobablythatsomeoftheirbodysignalswerejustopposite.Forexample,whenacatturnsitsheadawayitsignalsaggression,whileadogdoingthesamesignalssubmission（屈服、投降）.

Inhomeswithcatsanddogslivingpeacefully,researchersobservedasurprisingbehavior.Theyarelearninghowtotalkeachother’slanguage.Itisasurprisethatcatscanlearnhowtotalk‘dog’,anddogscanlearnhowtotalk‘cat’.

What’sinterestingisthatbothcatsanddogshaveappearedtodeveloptheirintelligence.Theycanlearnhowtoreadeachother’sbodysignals,suggestingthatthetwomayhavemoreincommonthanwepreviouslysuspected.Oncefamiliarwitheachother’spresenceandbodylanguage,catsanddogscanplaytogether,greeteachothernosetonose,andenjoysleepingtogetheronthesofa.Theycaneasilysharethesamewaterbowlandinsomecasesgroom（梳理）eachother.

Thesignificanceoftheresearchoncatsanddogsmaygobeyondpets—topeoplewhodon’tgetalong,includingneighbors,colleaguesatwork,andevenworldsuperpowers.Ifcatsanddogscanlearntogetalong,surelypeoplehaveagoodchance.

9．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Howcatsanddogsdeveloptheirintelligence.

B.Whethercatsanddogscanliveinharmony.

C.Whatcatsanddogshaveincommon.

D.Whycatsanddogscanunderstandeachother.

10．Somecatsanddogsmayfightwhen________.

A.theyarecoldtoeachother

B.theylookawayfromeachother

C.theyareintroducedatanearlyage

D.theymisunderstoodeachother’ssignals

11．ItissuggestedinPara.4thatcatsanddogs________.

A.havecommoninterests

B.haveacommonbodylanguage

C.arelessdifferentthanwethought

D.arelessintelligentthanweexpected

12．Whatcanwehumanbeingslearnfromcatsanddogs?

A.Weshouldlearntoliveinharmony.

B.Weshouldknowmoreaboutanimals.

C.Weshouldliveinpeacewithanimals.

D.Weshouldlearnmorebodylanguages.

Here'sahotelworthwritingsomethingabout:

acompanyinPolandplanstobuildtouristaccommodationunderthesea.Thestructurecanbedraggedtoasuitablelocationandplacedonsupportsontheseabed.The‘WaterDiscus’willbemadeupofanunderwaterdisccontaining22bedroomswithseaviews,connectedbyliftandstairstoadiscabovethesurfacecontainingotherhotelfacilities.

ProjectmanagerRobertBursiewiczsays:

“Nowadaysit'spossibletobuildsubmarines（'潜艇）whichgodeeperthan500mbelowtheseasurface,sobuildinganunderwaterhotelisnotaproblem.”

Infact,theydon'tplantohavethehotelverydeep.Wateractslikeafilter（过滤器）forsunlight,andbelow15mmostcolors,apartfromblue,arewashedout.Andweallwanttoseecolorfulmarinelife,don'twe?

Butthisisn'tthefirsthoteltoofferunderwaterviewsfromthebedrooms.Thetwo-bedroomJules'UnderseaLodge,offthecoastofFlorida,hasbeentakinginguests10mbeneaththesurfacesince1986.

Thecompanythatoperatesthehotelalsorunsadivingcourseforbeginnerstohelpgetguestsdownandintothehotel.Itisaccessibleonlythroughanopeningatthebottom.

Andyou'llfindalltheusualfacilitiesintheroom,accordingtoTeresaMcKirma,Jules'schieffinancialofficer.Ithasatelevision,airconditioningandWi-Fi.Butforthestaff,simplethingslikecleaningandmakingbedscanbechallenging,sincethelodgeisinseawater.

"Itactuallytakesquitealotofworktogetanythingdownthere,"shesays."Wehavetoputeverythinginwaterproofboxesandattachweightstothemtocountertheirbuoyancy（浮力）."

Thehotelhassuitablysizedwaterproofboxessothatpizzascanbedeliveredbydiverstoguestswhoorderthemfortheireveningmeal.Andafterameal,ifyoucan'tsleepbecauseoftheexcitementoftheexperience,youdon'thavetocountsheep.You'llfallasleepquickerifyoucountfish.

13．Accordingtothepassage,thenewhotelwill______.

A.containthreediscsB.comeintousesoon

C.haveamovablestructureD.bebuilt500mbeneaththesurface

14．Whywon'ttheyplantohavethehotelverydeepinthewater?

A.Theyhavefinancialproblems.

B.Theylackadvancedtechnology.

C.Theyrefusetoenjoycolorfullife.

D.Mostcolorsarewashedoutbelow15m.

15．AccordingtoTeresaMcKirma,______.

A.entertainmentisimpossibleinthehotel

B.thestaff'swork