1、大庆实验中学高二年级英语周检测试题说明:1.本套试题共分为四个部分：阅读理解、完形填空、单项选择和语法填空 2.答题时间 50 分钟，总分 90 分。第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分 26 分）第一节（共 8 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 16 分）A A nickname is a shortened form of a persons name.A nickname can also be a descriptive name for a person,place or thing.Many American cities have nicknames.These can help esta
2、blish an identity,spread pride among citizens and build unity.Nicknames can also be funny.Los Angeles is the second largest city in population,after New York City.Los Angeles has several nicknames.One is simply the citys initials,L.A.It is also called the City of Angels because Los Angeles means“the
3、 angels”in Spanish.Los Angeles often has warm,sunny weather.So another nickname is City of Flowers and Sunshine.New York is called The Big Apple.So Los Angeles is sometimes called The Big Orange because of the fruit that grows in that citys warm climate.The American motion picture and television ind
4、ustries are based in Los Angeles.So it is not surprising that it is called The Entertainment Capital of the World.Many films are made in the area of Los Angeles called Hollywood.Millions of people visit the area.No trip to Los Angeles is complete without seeing the word“Hollywood”spelled out in huge
5、 letters on a hillside.Many movie stars live in Los Angeles.The city is sometimes called Tinseltown.This nickname comes from the shiny,bright and often unreal nature of Hollywood and the movie industry.The city of Los Angeles is part of Los Angeles County.There are many smaller cities in the county.
6、Beverly Hills,with its rich people,is one of them.So is Pasadena,with its Rose Parade each New Years Day.So are the coastal cities of Santa Monica and Malibu,where people like to ride surfboards on the Pacific Ocean waves.A good place for watching unusual-looking people is Venice,an area on the west
7、 side of Los Angeles.A system of waterways designed after the Italian city of Venice has been built there.Many people love Los Angeles for its warm sunny weather,beautiful mountains and beaches,and movie stars.1Which is the nickname for Los Angeles for its sunny weather?AThe Big Apple.BTinseltown.CT
8、he Entertainment Capital of the World.D City of Flowers and Sunshine.2Which of the following is famous for New Years Rose Parade?ABeverly Hills.BPasadena.CLos Angeles County.DSanta Monica.3What do people enjoy doing in Malibu?AMeeting great movie stars.BExperiencing a system of waterways.CSeeing unu
9、sual-looking people.DRiding surfboards on the Pacific Ocean.4Whats the main idea of the passage?ATourist spots in Los Angeles.BIntroduction to Los Angeles.C.Nicknames of Los Angeles.DClimate and movies in Los Angeles.B Many people take it for granted that black is a color of bad things while white s
10、hould always mean something good.This may be because,in their opinion,black is related to darkness and white to purity.However,that is not always the case.Did you know that the same one color may mean differently in different places of the world?In the English-speaking world,black is the color of mo
11、urning.People wear black clothes at the funeral.Red is concerned with danger or bloodshed(流血)Yellow is the word for fear.If you are afraid,you are yellow.Yet none of these sayings is true outside the English-speaking world.In China and Korea white is the color of mourning.In Russia,China and some ot
12、her countries,red stands for beauty,life and excellence.In Italy and Germany,you are yellow with anger,not with fear.Even within the English-speaking area it is not difficult to find color contradictions(矛盾).A red cap in the United States is a porter in a railway station.In Britain,however,a red cap
13、 is a military policeman.Both names are logical because both men wear red caps.Similarly,the British term for an American white collar worker is sometimes called a black-coated worker.One does not have to cross an area to find color differences.Would you rather be red-blooded or a blue-blooded?If we
14、 go back to the origin,we find that both terms are logical as both names suggest.The expression“blue blood”comes from Spain,where some noble families proudly said that they had“blue blood”.Actually they meant that they had no Moorish or Jewish blood.But then why“blue”blood?Because they were fair-ski
15、nned,and it is only natural that their blood vessels(血管)stood out appearing blue.5Yellow is concerned with anger in _.ARussia BGermany CBritain DChina 6The two meanings of the term“red cap”form a difference in _.Apronunciation Bcustom Clogical relationship Dclimate 7Both Britain and America would pr
16、obably agree that_.Ablack is the color of mourning Ba black-coated worker is employed in an office Cred stands for beauty and excellence Da red cap is a porter in a station 8The best title for this passage is“_”AThe Origin of Blue Blood BThe Development of the Symbolic Use of Colors CThe Meaning Con
17、cerned with Certain Colors DColors That Carry Bad Meanings 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。A patient came to see me about the stress in her life.She described all the things she had to do one was to make her bed from the moment she woke up until she flew out of th
18、e door for work.I suggested she experiment by not making her bed for two weeks.She was shocked,probably thinking Id been raised by wolves in a forest._9 _ Two weeks later she went into my office,smiling.She had left her bed unmade for the first time in 42 years and nothing bad had happened.“And you
19、know what？”she said.“I dont dry my dishes any more,either.”_10_ One was discovering that she had choices in her life that she had never seen before.The other was giving herself permission to be less that perfect.This story shows an important principle about managing time:no one can do it all.Each of
20、 us has to make choices and accept trade-offs.The problem is many people choose in ways that put themselves and their health last.They take better care of their houses and cars than they do of themselves._11_ So what is the solution?Theres an easy way.Decide what you want in your life,and put that f
21、irst.On a daily basis,that should include regular meals,enough sleep and time with your family.Exercise,leisure,friendships and hobbies should also be regular aspects of life._12_ The choice is yours:whatever makes you feel good about yourself and your life.Take a nap.Take a walk.Take time to play t
22、he piano.Stop bringing your briefcase home from the office._13_ Fill more of your time with want-to-dos instead of have-to-dos.AMost people do not take time to relax themselves.BHowever,she went along with my idea.C.Stop keeping your house as clean as your mother kept hers.DAbove all,you neednt do a
23、nything for yourself regularly.E This woman had made two major breakthroughs.FNamely,they put everyone elses needs ahead of their own.GMore importantly,the point is to do something for yourself every day.第二部分：完形填空（共 20 小题，每小题 2 分，满 40 分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。We have been driving in fog
24、all morning,but the fog is lifting now.The little seaside villages are _14_，one by one.“There is my grandmothers house，”I say,_15_ across the bay to a shabby old house.I am in Nova Scotia on a pilgrimage(朝圣)with Lise,my granddaughter,seeking roots for her,retracing(追溯)_16_ memory for me.Lise was one
25、 of the mobile children,_17_ from house to house in childhood.She longs for a sense of _18_，and so we have come to Nova Scotia where my husband and I were born and where our ancestors _19_ for 200 years.We soon _20_ by the house and I tell her what it was like here,the memories _21_ back,swift as th
26、e tide(潮水)Suddenly,I long to walk again in the _22_ where I was once so gloriously a child.It still _23_ a member of the family,but has not been lived in for a while.We cannot go into the house,but I can still walk _24_ the rooms in memory.Here,my mother _25_ in her bedroom window and wrote in her d
27、iary.I can still see the enthusiastic family _26_ into and out of the house.I could never have enough of being _27_ them.However,that was long after those childhood days.Lise _28_ attentively as I talk and then says,“So this is where I _29_；where I belong.”She has _30_ her roots.To know where I come
28、 from is one of the great longings of the human _31_.To be rooted is“to have an origin”.We need _32_ origin.Looking backward,we discover what is unique in us;learn the _33_ of“I”.We must all go home again in reality or memory.14A.appearing Bmoving Cexposing Dexpanding 15A.referring Btravelling Cpoin
29、ting Dcoming 16A.shared Bshort Cfresh Dtreasured 17A.passed Braised Cmoved Dsent 18A.home Bduty Creality Drelief 19A.built Blived Cremained Dexplored 20A.catch up Bpull up Cstep down D.come down 21A.falling Bturning Crushing Dbringing 22A.yard Bvillage Croom Dhouse 23A.adapts to Bappeals to Cbelongs
30、 to Doccurs to 24A.across Bthrough Calong Dpast 25A.lay Bplayed Cstood Dsat 26A.marching Blooking Cbreaking Dpouring 27A.between Bwith Cnear Dbehind 28A.wonders Blistens Creacts Dagrees 29A.began Bgrew Cstudied Dstayed 30A.deepened Brecognized Caccepted Dfound 31A.heart Brights Cinterest Dbehaviors
31、32A.one Bits Cthat Devery 33A.meaning Bexpression Cconnection Dbackground 第三部分：单项选择（共 19 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 19 分）34.Its _ best to make _ friends with those who are honest.A.the;不填 B.不填;不填 C.不填;the D.the;the 35.So suddenly_ that the villagers had no time to escape,and at least half of them were buried in
32、the mud.A.did the disaster occur B.the disaster occurred C.was the disaster occurred D.the disaster occurring 36.That stubborn CEO turned a deaf ear to the suggestions from his employees,_he knew the suggestions were very valuable Aas though Bnow that Ceven though Dso that 37.If one has no _,there i
33、s little possibility that he can achieve success.A.coincidence B.convenience C.confidence D.circumstance 38.Whatever you do,devote yourself to it _ youll make it sooner or later.A.or B.so C.but D.and 39.Jane is so _.She always says what she thinks directly.A.outspoken B.fragile C.modest D.isolated 4
34、0.Dont _ me while I am speaking.Sorry,but Ive got something urgent to tell you.A.discourage B.tease C.disappoint D.interrupt 41.Is English easy _?Nothing is too difficult if you put your heart into it.A.learning B.to learn C.to be learnt D.learnt 42.She was so absent-minded while typing that she _ t
35、he entire second paragraph.A.gave out B.found out C.put out D.left out 43.Sorry,I am late.Why,you _ to the company today,for it is Sunday.A.couldnt have come B.neednt have come C.wouldnt come D.couldnt come 44.Mr.Li forgot to lock the door;_,his TV set was stolen by a thief.A.in case B.in a nutshell
36、 C.in advance D.as a consequence 45.Whats the matter,Sarah?You look sad today.What can I do to _?A.cheer you up B.give you up C.put you up D.pick you up 46.Oh,Im sorry,I misunderstood you,_ I should make an apology.A.whom B.which C.for whom D.for which 47._ we get on well with a number of people,we
37、are usually friends with only a very few.A.Since B.If C.While D.As 48.She is sensitive to what people think of her.Do be _ not to offend her feelings.A.cautious B.numb C.curious D.delicate 49.Not only you but also he _ to go there at once.Yes,with pleasure.A.are B.were C.is D.will 50.The number of p
38、ages in the dictionary _ about two thousand.A.are B.have C.is D.has 51.Why were so many people trapped into buying the stock of the company?_ enough money within one night.A.Get B.Getting C.To get D.To be getting 52.Nothing but two chairs _ in the room.A.are B.is stayed C.is D.are left 162only has v
39、ery limited time to catch the show,but you need not depend largely 60.第四部分：阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于 3 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。（共 10 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）The aurora borealis(北极光)is among natures most exciting displays.Yet it can only 53._(see)in a few places in the world.Whether you are a stargazer,a photograp
40、hy fan who is longing for that perfect shot,54._ just a common traveler,here is one of the worlds best places to view the northern lights.For the best chances of 55._(observe)such a mystical display,head out to Hammerfest,Norway.Located in the Finnmark County near the Arctic Circle,the town is full
41、of aurora borealis activity at 56._ end of the extended summer days.The best time to go for a clear sky would be the snowless 57._(month)of September,October and November.Because of 58._(it)relatively low population,the town lights are too unimportant to interfere(干扰)with the beautiful,multi-colored shining light of the night sky.As has been said,the aurora borealis is difficult 59._(meet).A traveler _ luck.Get ready and head out to the place 6._(mention)above at the best times,and you are bound to have a(n)._(true)unforgettable viewing experience.
