1、丰城中学2011-2012学年高一上学期英语第十四次周练试题1. She decided to apply _ the boss _ the new position . A to to B for for C to for D for to2. Ill finish the job _ I come across great difficulty. A. however B. even though C. no matter D. as though3. John, get up! Im afraid you wont have time to _ before going out. A.
2、get to change B. get changing C. get change D. get changed4. The accident _ her careless . A resulted from B resulted in C as a result of D as a result5. -I _ to a party, but Ive got nothing to wear. - Why dont you have a dress made for the party? A was asked B will ask C have asked D have been aske
3、d6. I want to buy that kind of cloth because I _ the cloth _ well.A have told; washed B have been told; washes C was told; washed D have been told; is washed 7. This is one of the happiest days _ spent in my life. A that have ever been B that has never been C which was ever D we have spent8. He is w
4、earing sunglasses to _ his eyes from the strong sunlight . A. protect B. hold C. stop D. prevent9. With _ news coming, the trapped villagers grew more and more worried.A. no longer B. no more C. not any longer D. not any more 10. The movie once _ a whole generation of people. They proved to be of mu
5、ch _ in the education of people. A. affected effect B. effected affect C. effected effect D. affected affect11. This man is difficult to _. A deal with B do with C be deal with D be done with12. Many kinds of animals and plants die _ every year. A down B away C out D from13. There are very few panda
6、s living in _ wild now.Thats true. Most pandas are living in _ zoos.A. the; the B. 不填； the C. the; 不填 D. 不填；不填14. People who often stay up too late are more likely to die of heart disease, _ a study.A. with the help of B. because of C. according to D. as a result15. You should _ your spare time bett
7、er if you want to be more excellent.A. take B. employ C. cost D. improve二. 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并填写在答题卡上。There are many kinds of friends. Some are always 36 you, but dont understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life
8、, but only 37 friends leave footprints (脚印).I shall always recall (回忆) the autumn and the girl with the 38 .She will always bring back the friendship between us. I know she will always be my best friend.It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves 39 on the cool 40 .In such a season, I li
9、ked walking alone in the leaves, 41 to the sound of them.Autumn is a 42 season but life is uninteresting. The free days always get me 43 .But one day, the sound of a violin 44 into my ears like a stream (小溪) flowing in the mountains. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl,
10、 standing in the wind, was 45 in playing her violin.I had 46 seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didnt know that I had been 47 there for so long but my existence (存在) did not seem to disturb her.Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the viol
11、in in the corner of the building 48 I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became 49 . 50 we didnt know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believe she also loved me.Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I wa
12、s listening carefully, the sound suddenly 51 . To my astonishment (惊讶), the girl came over to me. “You must like violin.” she said. “Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.Suddenly, a 52 expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual. “I came here to see my grand
13、mother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that 53 me.” she said. “In fact, it was your playing 54 gave me a meaningful autumn,” I answered, “Lets be friends.”The girl smiled, and so did I.I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went downstai
14、rs to listen like before. Only thick leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the fine figure (身影) of the girl. She is like a 55 so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off so much light that it makes the autumn beautiful. 36. A. withB. forC. againstD. to37. A. good B. true C. ne
15、w D. old38. A. sound B. song C. play D. violin49. A. shaking B. hanging C. falling D. floating40. A. wind B. snow C. air D. rain41. A. watching B. listening C. seeing D. hearing42. A. lively B. lovely C. harvest D. lonely43. A. up B. off C. down D. over44. A. flowed B. grew C. entered D. ran45. A. l
16、ost B. active C. busy D. interested46. A. once B. never C. often D. usually47. A. waiting B. stopping C. standing D. hearing48. A. because B. so C. when D. but49. A. interesting B. moving C. encouraging D. exciting50. A. But B. However C. Even D. Though51. A. stopped B. began C. gone D. changed52. A
17、. happyB. sad C. strange D. surprised53. A. surprised B. excited C. encouraged D. interested54. A. that B. which C. it D. who55. A. song B. dream C. fire D. sister第三部分： 阅读理解 （共20小题； 每小题2分，满分40分）ABend over, take a deep breath and drink some water for 15 seconds! This is just one of hundreds of tips y
18、ou might get if you have the hiccups(打嗝). Hiccups are so mysterious. We really dont know why they start and why they stop.Everyone has a favorite cure for a case of the hiccups. Some people think that a good scare is necessary to get well. Others eat a teaspoon of sugar. Still others drink a glass o
19、f water with a knife in it.An American man named Jack OLeary claimed to have hiccupped 160 million times over a period of eight years. He tried 60,000 cures, but none of them worked. Finally he prayed to Saint Jude, the saint of hopeless cases, and his hiccupping stopped immediately.It took a Britis
20、h plumber eight months to cure his hiccups. People from all over the world wrote him letters with suggestions for getting well. He tried them all, but the hiccups continued. Finally, he drank a “secret” mixture someone had sent him. By that evening his hiccups were gone.Why did these cures work for
21、these two men? No one really knows. But people who have studied many cases of hiccups have an idea. Hiccups usually go away if you believe in the cure. 61. What might be the best cure for hiccups?A. special pills B. cold water C. whatever you think will work D. a spoonful of salt62. This story is ma
22、inly about _.A. how to get hiccups B. what makes hiccups happenC. Jack OLearys hiccups D. different ways to stop hiccups63. How long did it take the plumber to stop his hiccups?A. 8 years B. 2 days C. 8 months D. 4 hours64. If something is mysterious, it _.A. is hard to stop B. hurts C. is hard to u
23、nderstand D. is easy to take care of65. A cure for hiccups will make them _.A. go away B. worse C. last longer D. louderBSo much to do, so little time. So much information, so little time to read it. In this age there is more information than ever before. There is not enough time to read everything
24、we want to read. However, you can consume more information in shorter time through speed-reading. This article will not make you read. 3,000 words per minute, but it will show you how to increase your speed significantly. You will also learn the basic techniques of speed-reading, along with the dos
25、and donts of speed-reading.When you first learned to read, you would say the word out loud and sound it out. Then you might whisper the word because people can become annoyed when you read aloud. The stage you are now at is saying the word in your head. Most people tend to read this way. Saying the
26、word in your head will cut your reading speed tremendously (极大地).How do you calculate your reading speed? The speed is measured by how many words per minute you can read. Get some reading material, preferably a book. Find out how many words are on the page. Time yourself for one minute. Start your t
27、imer and start reading. When the timer beeps, stop. If you counted 500 words on the page and you read half of the page, and then you are probably reading at 250 words per minute. The first thing about speed-reading is looking at the word and recognizing it. Dont say the word in your mind, just look
28、at it and recognize its importance. Later you will recognize clumps of four words or more to increase your speed. This is the first and most important step in speed-reading.The next step is technique. As with any other skill, speed-reading requires technique. You should first be sitting up straight
29、with your book flat on a horizontal (水平的) surface, such as a table or desk. Next, you should be able to see the entire page. This is necessary if you want to recognize clumps of words. Lastly, you should be focused. Its hard to read with a lot of noise. Find a quiet place to read. This will help you
30、r understanding of the text.You need something to guide your eyes while reading. Thats right, you should use your hand. Remember when you were little, you would read using your finger. That is a great technique, only now youre using your hand to underline each line. Move your finger smoothly across
31、the page. No need to go rush, start out slow. Keep your eyes focused on the words as you recognize them while using your hand as a guide. This will increase your speed.The third step is practice. Practice makes perfect. Set time interval (间歇) .Read using different techniques, but make sure you under
32、stand what youre reading.41. Which of the following statements is true according to the text?A. Now there is limited information than ever before.B. Now conditions ask people to use less time to know more information.C. Now people can read what they like. D. The less you read, the more time you will
33、 spend.42. What is the subject discussed in the text?A. What speed-reading is. B. Why we need speed-reading.C. Now it is much information time.D. People should practise speed-reading in different kinds of ways.43. Which of the following shows the right way for the speed-reading from the text?a.Ask f
34、or some techniques. b. Look at many words and recognize them.c. Practise more. A. c, a, b B. c, b, a C. b, a, c D. a, c, b 44. The underlined sentence “you should be focused” in the fifth paragraph means that _.A. a person should devote his attention to it while reading B. your feelings will be hurt
35、 while reading C. a person should smooth away difficulties while he reads D. you should pay attention to your faults while you are reading45. To speed up your reading, you should _.A. sit up straight with your book flat and use something to guide your eyes B. say every word out loud and sound it out
36、C. know it is necessary to read quickly D. underline some important words while you say them 阅读表达（10分）Wang Ying is among the 313 college graduates employed by Changxing County of Zhejiang Province. She is now a village official in Gangkou Village. Recently，she was awarded the Agricultural Pacemakers
37、 Prize of Zhejiang Province because she took villagers to a new level in modern agricultural development. However，she had a tough time when she first came here. Wang Ying says，Our village was mainly based on traditional farming. Villagers had little knowledge about modern agriculture. Almost no one
38、wanted to contract (订合同)the farming land when the new land system was first adopted in 2008 . I thought it was my responsibility to change the situation. That was not an easy job. Most villagers did not trust her at the beginning because she was a college graduate with no experience in agriculture.
39、She came up with the idea that village officials took the lead to contract part of the farming land. And Wang Ying borrowed 20,000 yuan from her parents to take part in the investment. Her plan worked. Villagers soon contracted the remaining farming land to follow their village officials. They began
40、 to set up a vegetable production base and have earned a total of more than 2 million yuan after a years hard work. As a result of it，she has won the approval and trust from the villagers. One of the local officials，Sun Genfa，says，Villagers of Gangkou Village knew nothing about modern agriculture un
41、til Wang Ying came here. _，we would not have made such achievements. When asked about plans for the future，Wang Ying says，I will stay here. I have the confidence to make life better for the villagers. Many college graduate village officials，like Wang Ying, are contributing greatly to the development
42、 of Chinas rural areas. And they are expected to accomplish more in the future.1What is the main idea of the text？(no more than 10 words)_2Complete the following statement with proper words.(no more than 3 words )At first，owing to her college graduate identity and inexperience in farming，the majorit
43、y of the villagers _ her. 3Fill in the blank in Paragraph 5 with proper words.(no more than 4 words)_4Do you want to be a village official？Give the reasons.(no more than 20 words)_5What does “it” in the fifth paragraph refer to? (no more than 12 words)_完形填空文章通过“我”和一个小姑娘秋天邂逅的故事体现了知心朋友的重要性。31. A. 结合后面
44、一句可知，“许多人与你在一起(with you)， 却不能理解你”。32. B. 只有真正的朋友，才能留在心中。33. D. 结合后面的内容可知，“我”每天去听小姑娘拉小提琴。34. D. 金黄的树叶在秋风中随风飘动。35. A. 叶子是在风中飘动。36. B. 现在分词用作伴随状语。37. C. 秋天本是收获的季节，但是此处“我”却独自一人漫步在落叶之上，与下文的生活的无趣相对应。38. C. 短语 get sb. down 意为“使人泄气； 使人疲倦”。39.A. 琴声像山涧溪流一样，流进(flow into)“我”的耳畔。40. A. 短语be lost in (doing) sth.
45、“陷入之中”。此处指小姑娘正在聚精会神地拉小提琴。41. B. 结合上下文可知，“我”以前与小姑娘素不相识。42. C. “我”沉浸在优美的琴声中，不自觉地在风中伫立。43. C. 从下文可知，“我”并不是听到琴声才下楼，而是因为两人心有灵犀，每次几乎是在小姑娘拉琴的同时，“我”也到了楼下。因此这里应用when。44. A. 与上文的“生活无趣”相对，琴声让“我”觉得“生活有趣”。45 D. 从整个句意来看，这里是一个让步状语从句。though表“尽管”，合乎文意。46. A. 与平日不同，琴声突然停止，小姑娘朝“我”走来，让“我”惊讶。47. B. 由下文可知，小姑娘即将离开，故脸上闪现出悲
46、伤的神色。48. C. 在小姑娘眼中，“我”每天来听琴对她是一种无声的激励。49. A. 此处是一个强调句型。50. B. 结合全文的意思可知，在“我”看来，小姑娘就像一个梦，让“我”久久难忘。51-55 CDCCA56. 选B。我们时代的信息比任何时候都多。在这样的时代里，人们只有提高阅读能力，加快阅读速度，花较少的时间，获得较多的信息。57. 选A。本文所谈及的是快速阅读，包括为什么要快速阅读、快速阅读速度的测定和怎样进行快速阅读。58. 选C。怎样进行快速阅读？本文第四至第七段进行了介绍。(第四段)第一，要看单词、读单词和辨认单词(包括词形、意义和用法)。这是快速阅读的第一步，并且是最重
47、要的一步。(第五至六段)第二，要求有快速阅读技术。(第七段)第三，要实践。59. 选A。从第五段中可以看出，只有集中精力才能有效地进行阅读。有许多嗓音很难进行读。60. 选A。本文第五段至六段讲述了快速阅读的技术问题。(第五段)主要就是把书平放在同一个水平面上，挺直地坐着。此外。(第六段)在读书时需要一些东西指引你的眼睛。 【解析】1College graduate village officials have contributed greatly to the rural areas.本文主要讲大学生村官对农村地区作出了很大贡献。2were doubtful about从第三段意思可知因为
48、她是一个对农业没有任何经验的大学生，刚开始大多数村民 对她都不信任。 3Without her (help)/But for her (help)/If she hadnt come从语境理解得知，没有她的帮助村民们就不能取得成功。4Yes/No. The reason may vary.肯定回答的理由是有成就感。否定回答的理由是工作上有很大的困难自己难以承受。5Her plan worked.Villagers soon contracted, worked hard and made much money.因为她的计划起作用了，村民们很快签订了合同，耕种土地，建起了蔬菜基地 ，努力劳动后挣了数百万元。因此她赢得了大家的信任。
