1、丰城中学2011-2012学年高一下学期英语第八次周练试题（B）20120416英语知识运用第一节：单项填空（共15题，每小题2分，共30分）1. -Are you tired after the walk? - _. I cant walk any more . A. I dont agree B. Not a bit C. Not a little D. I dont think so 2. I dont mind picking up your things from the store . _ , the walk will do me good. A. Besides B. Stil
2、l C. In time D. Sooner or later 3. My advisor encouraged _ a summer course to improve my writing skills . A. me to take B. me taking C. for me to take D. for me taking 4. The young man beat his neighbour on the back and _ his neighbour hit him in the face . A. in return B. in turn C. in order D. in
3、need 5. After Yang Liwei succeeded in circling the earth , _ our astronauts desire to do is walk in space . A. where B. that C. what D. how 6. - Can I smoke here ? - Sorry . We dont allow _ here .A. people smoking B. people smoke C. to smoke D. smoking 7. The computer system _ suddenly while he was
4、searching for information on the Internet . A. broke out B. broke down C. broke up D. broke in8. Why not try your luck downtown , Bob? Thats _ the best jobs are . A. where B. what C. when D. why9. _and happy , Tony stood up and accepted the prize . A. Surprising B. Surprised C. Being surprised D. To
5、 be surprising 10. The little girl who got lost decided to remain _ she was and wait for her mother . A. where B. what C. how D. who 11. Could I speak to _ is in charge of International Sales , please ? A. anyone B. someone C. whoever D. no matter who 12. The palace caught fire three times in the la
6、st century, and little of the original building _ now . A. remains B. is remained C. is remaining D. has been remained13. All people , _ they are old or young ,rich or poor , have been trying their best to help those in need since the disaster . A. even if B. whether C. no matter D. however 14. It i
7、s uncertain _side effect the medicine will bring about , although about two thousand patients have taken it . A. that B. what C. how D. whether 15. The traditional view is _ we sleep because our brain is “programmed” to make us do so . A. when B. why C. whether D. that 第二节 完形填空（共20题，每题2分，共40分） 阅读下面短
8、文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 My ears are recently full of joyous remarks from my friends such as Oh, Beckham is so handsome, and so cool that I cant help falling in love with him! or What perfect skills he has! Yeah, I agree 16 some degree, though I sometimes do want
9、to ask them how much they 17 Beckham, apart from his appearance and how much they know about football 18 scoring goals. It seems funny that we are crazy for things with which we are unfamiliar or 19 we are uncertain, but we all, my friends 20 I, consider this 21 .We need these pleasures to brighten
10、up our lives. But that doesnt amount to craziness 22 nonsense（胡闹）. As an old saying 23 ： Dont judge a book by its cover. We should not 24 anything from its appearance. We should all know that it is ones good character and great contribution that 25 one a star and unforgettable. Therefore wed better
11、say 26 about Beckhams good looks.If we close our eyes, 27 in deep thought, we can find that the things 28 us to be really happy or sad 29 a clear meaning. If we dont go deeper and are just satisfied with superficial（表面的）things, 30 we will find that we have not really gained anything 31 our first imp
12、ression has blinded and misled us, and well remain ignorant（愚昧的） 32 we realize that and make some changes.It is believed that thinking and going deeper than before is a sign of great 33 . If one day we are willing to go deeper into everything, no matter how much it 34 us, we will finally prove how m
13、uch we have grown up, and how much more sensible(明智的), mature, and intelligent we have 35 .16. A. to B. on C. in D. at17. A. learn from B. learn C. know D. know about 18. A. rather than B. except for C. except D. apart from19. A. with which B. about that C. about which D. which20. A. not B. as well
14、as C. rather than D. but 21. A. one of lifes pleasures B. pleasures of life C. one of lifes sorrows D. one of lifes regrets22. A. nor B. and C. or D. or else23. A. speaks B. talks C. tells D. goes24. A. take B. judge C. accept D. conclude25. A. make B. cause C. build D. create26. A. more B. much C.
15、worse D. less27. A. fell B. fallen C. falling D. fall28. A. that move B. that moves C. move D. moves 29. A. lack B. have C. include D. cover 30. A. in fact B. indeed C. in a while D. sooner or later 31. A. so B. even though C. because D. although32. A. even if B. although C. unless D. if 33. A. joy
16、B. progress C. effort D. work34. A. cares B. pains C. worries D. minds35. A. come B. made C. had D. become第三部分：阅读理解（共20题，每题2分，共40分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AAbby Subark is a mother of two from Boston.For my kids, Im nervous.I dont know if theyll be able to achieve their Amer
17、ican Dream. She may be right.More than hard work or education, the best way to get rich in America is to be born rich.It is the case that somebody who is in the upper third of income, with poor scores, at the bottom on tests when they are in the eighth grade, is more likely to go to college and fini
18、sh college than a poor kid with the top scores.Thats what the working persons children are up against.The Economic Policy Institute finds it would take a poor couple with 2 children 9 or 10 generations to achieve middle-class status.Thats about 200 years.The hallmark (特征) of American opportunity has
19、 always been the ability to do better than your parents.But compared with similar developed countries, the United States ranks fifth out of six for socalled intergenerational mobility (变动).If you look at the mechanisms (机制) for upward mobility that were so readily available 50 years ago, they are be
20、coming out of reach, like plentiful factory jobs with good wages and affordable education and health care.White families are twice as likely as blacks to be upwardly mobile.For most people in America today, where you end up depends on where you start.If you started in the middle-income class, about
21、40 to 45 percent of what you are making right now is due to the fact that your parents were in the middle-income class.The rest is up to you.But for the millions of people who find themselves below the poverty line (贫困线) and the millions more who are the working poor, their starting point for the Am
22、erican Dream leaves them painfully far away from the middle class.36.The main idea of the passage is .A.how the middle class comes about in the USB.its hard to realize the American Dream for the poorC.wealth and social status depend on family backgroundD.upward mobility in America is never easy37.Wh
23、ich of the statements is NOT true according to the passage? A.People used to have job opportunities and welfare for upward mobility.B.A great many poor people can hardly realize their American Dream.C.You can make all your dreams come true in America if born rich.D.Rich kids are more likely to go to
24、 college than poor kids.38.The underlined sentence where you end up depends on where you start most probably means .A.your starting point cannot determine your destinationB.only a high goal can ensure successC.ones birth has nothing to do with his fateD.ones family lays solid foundation for his futu
25、re achievements39.Why is Abby Subark nervous? A.Her kids dont want to compare with other rich kids in achievements.B.Her kids dont want to achieve success at all.C.Her kids can achieve success through hard work and education.D.Her kids cant reach their goal without a rich family.40.What can we infer
26、 after reading the passage?A.Poverty causes people much pain.B.People below the poverty line can never be in the middle class.C.A lower starting point makes it hard for people to realize their dream.D.Poor peoples starting point is too low.B Many people like the feeling of the gentle wind in spring.
27、Many people like to see the falling leaves dancing in the wind in autumn.But sometimes, when the wind becomes a storm, it can be very destructive(毁灭性的).A series of such storms struck the US last month and caused very serious damage.Every year, major storms cause many problems around the world.There
28、is nothing people can do to stop these powerful forces of nature.But new techniques are helping scientists to predict(预测)how, when, and where big storms will happen.The more exact scientists warnings are, the better people can prepare for the storms.Predictions are improving.Weve gotten better over
29、the years, especially the last few years, says Phil Klotzbach, a scientist at an American university.How is a storm formed? Even if scientists know where a storm will happen, winds can suddenly change, carrying the storm to a new direction.For a hurricane to happen, conditions have to be just right,
30、 Klotzbach says.First, the ocean water needs to be warm enough so that it evaporates and rises into the air.As it rises, the vapor(水蒸气)cools and turns back into liquid.This process gives off heat.This produces energy like an engine that causes winds to increase.It drives the formation of a hurricane
31、.If wind speed reaches 40 miles per hour, the system is called a tropical storm, and it gets a name.At 75 miles per hour, it becomes a hurricane.Hurricanes that hit the US start when a thunderstorm forms off the coast of Africa.Storms also develop over tropical waters in other parts of the world.On
32、average, 60 or 70 storms form off Africa every year.About 10 of them get names.There are usually about six hurricanes.Two tend to be very big, with winds of 115 miles per hour or higher.The hurricane season lasts from June to November.Ninety percent of all hurricanes hit in August, September, and Oc
33、tober.41.According to the text, hurricanes usually .A.form off the coast of Africa and AmericaB.travel at 40 miles per hour and get its nameC.cause sea winds to rise and blow over the seaD.hit parts of the world in summer and autumn42.The underlined word evaporates probably means .A.begins to move B
34、.gets lostC.becomes hot D.changes into a gas43.Which of the following about the formation of a hurricane is the correct order?a.The ocean water evaporates and rises into the air.b.Heat creates energy and causes winds to increase.c.The vapor cools.d.The ocean water is warm enough.e.The vapor changes
35、back into liquid.f.This course gives off heat.A.a, d, e, b, c, f B.a, b, c, f, d, eC.d, a, c, e, f, b D.d, a, b, c, e, f44.According to the text, the speed of the two biggest hurricanes reaches .A.115 miles per hour B.170 miles per hourC.75 miles per hour D.135 miles per hour45.According to the pass
36、age, we can conclude that .A.every year about ten serious storms attack AfricaB.a tropical storm is more serious than a hurricaneC.New techniques help scientists to hold back the stormsD.It is hard to say where the hurricane will happenCSandstorms strike as 2001 dawnsSandstorms hit northwestern Chin
37、as Gansu Province and North Chinas Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region(内蒙古自治区)on the first day of the new century. According to Sun Landong, a meteorologist(气象学家) with the Lanzhou Meteorology Observatory, visibility(能见度) was less than 100 meters in Minqin, a Gansu county near Inner Mongolia, because of
38、 sand. When visibility drops to less than one kilometer, it is called a sandstorm. The sandstorm in Minqin blew up dust in neighboring towns, such as Baiyin, Wuwei, Jinchang and Lanzhou, the capital city of Gansu Province. Dustladen winds also swept into Beijing. Brought by northwesterly blowing at
39、more than 20 meters per second, dust first reached the capitals suburbs at 7 am, downtown areas at 9 am. The winds, which died down during the night, brought the temperature down to as low as 8 below zero and many flights were put off from the citys airport.It is quite rare for sandstorms, which are
40、 frequent between March and June, to happen in winter, when the earth is frozen. The sandstorms in Gansu and Inner Mongolia do not necessarily mean there will be more of them in spring than last year, when they were serious, but Beijing is taking it very seriously. It is reported that Beijing will s
41、pend 6 billion yuan (725 million) in preventing sandstorms in the capital and has already set up a special team to make sure what causes them.46. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Sandstorms took place in Gansu.B. Sandstorms happened on the first day of the new century.C. Sandstorms are very s
42、erious, compared to last year.D. The experts are trying their best to determine the cause of the sandstorms formed this year.47.Supposing the dust was 300 kilometers away from Beijing, it would reach Beijing about 1 hours later if it travelled at a speed of 20 meters per second.A. 4.2 B. 15 C. 20 D.
43、 2548. Why did sandstorms begin in winter this year?A. Because there was little snow this season.B. Because a lot of trees had been cut down.C. Because people took few measures to control them.D. It is not mentioned in the passage.49. Which of the following doesnt belong to the bad effects of the sa
44、ndstorms in Beijing?A. The temperature fell. B. Flights were put off.C. The air was dirty. D. People had three days off.50. The author wrote the passage to .A. tell us the environment is becoming worse and worseB. explain what measures people have taken to control sandstormsC. make people realize th
45、e need to protect the environmentD. call on us to do what we can to save the earth四阅读表达（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分） 阅读下面的短文，请根据文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的词数要求。）No man is an island. is a well-known line from John Donas Devotion, written more than three hundred years ago.Even now people still agree with him.No one can live
46、 a completely isolated life.Without other people, life became empty and sad.We all need to have friends.For some of us, though making friends is not difficult, feeling sheepish, we may not want to make the first move. It is also difficult at times to keep the friends we already have.There are many b
47、ooks about friendship, but Dale Carnegies How to Win Friends and Influence People, written in 1936, is the most famous.This how to book about getting along with other people became a best-seller. It was later put into 28 languages.Dale Carnegies advice seems to be simple.But can his advice help you?
48、 Do you need to change the way you act? Here is the list of advice from his book:1.Be friendly and polite.Always greet with a smile.Begin with Excuse me! or Would you mind.? when .Remember to say Thank you. and try to be as helpful as you can.2.Go out of your way to be nice.Find some time to do spec
49、ial things for other people.Making some soup for a sick neighbor may seem like a little thing to you, but it will make your neighbor feel a lot better.3.Remember names.They say that the sweetest music to a persons ears is the sound of his or her own name.4.Be open-minded.Try to understand other peop
50、les ways and ideas and learn something from them.5.Listen patiently.When someone is talking to you, look at him or her, listen carefully and say something when necessary.1.What is the best title for this passage? (Please answer within 5 words.) 2.Please fill in the blank with proper words.(Please an
51、swer within 10 words.) 3.Why do some of us feel it not easy to make friends? (Please answer within 10 words.) 4.Complete the following sentence according to the underlined one in Paragraph 5. (no more than 5 words ) They will_when they hear their names.5.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to? (no more than 5 words )
