1、高二英语周测一一、 阅读理解A Summer Courses 2009 San Diego Seaside College is offering one and two-week English summer courses for high school students from all over the world who want to improve their English. Classes are offered at five levels, from basic to advanced. Students will be tested when they arrive a
2、nd placed in the level appropriate to their language ability. Each class has a maximum of 14 students. Tuition Fees(学费) One-week Course (July 26August 1) : $310 Two-week Course (July 26August 8 ) : $ 620 The full payment must be received before the beginning of the courses. Accommodations(食宿) We pro
3、vide housing, including breakfast & dinner, 7 days a week. Single room : $ 250 per week Twin room: $160 per person,per weekYou should reserve your accommodations before May 15 and all the accommodation fees must be paid in full before June 15. How to Apply Fill out an application form and send it to
4、 us at escsdc. edu. Come to our college this summer and make yourself shine at English.1.The aim of the courses is to help the high school students _.A.learn English B.attend college C.visit some high schools D.travel to other countries2.What are the tuition fees for the One-week Course?A.$160. B.$2
5、50. C.$310. D.$620.3.If you want to apply for the course, you should _.A.choose a college B.reserve a hotel roomC.check with the teachers D.fill out a form and email itB Ask someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost certainly mention recycling. Recycling in th
6、e home is very important of course. However, being forced to recycle often means we already have more material than we need. We are dealing with the results of that over-consumption in the greenest way, but it would be far better if we did not bring so much material home in the first place. The tota
7、l amount of packaging increased by 12% between 1999 and 2005. It now makes up a third of a typical households waste in the UK. In many supermarkets nowadays food items are packaged twice with plastic and cardboard. Too much packaging is doing serious damage to the environment. The UK, for example, i
8、s running out of it for carrying this unnecessary waste. If such packaging is burnt, it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect. Recycling helps, but the process itself uses energy. The solution is not to produce such items in the first place. Food waste is a serious pr
9、oblem, too. Too many supermarkets encourage customers to buy more than they need. However, a few of them are coining round to the idea that this cannot continue, encouraging customers to reuse their plastic bags, for example. But this is not just about supermarkets. It is about all of us. We have le
10、arned to associate packaging with quality. We have learned to think that something unpackaged is of poor quality. This is especially true of food. But it also appliesto a wide range of consumer products, which often have far more packaging than necessary. There are signs of hope. As more of us recyc
11、le, we are beginning to realize just how much unnecessary material we are collecting. We need to face the wastefulness of our consumer culture, but we have a mountain to climb.1.What does the underlined word over-consumption refer to?A.Using too much packaging. B.Recycling too much waste.C.Making mo
12、re products than necessary. D.Having more material than is needed.2.The author uses figures in Paragraph 2 to show _.A.the tendency of cutting household waste B.the increase of packaging recyclingC.the rapid growth of supermarkets D.the fact of overuse of packaging3.What can be inferred from Paragra
13、ph 4?A.Unpackaged products are of bad quality. B.Supermarkets care more about packaging.C.It is improper to judge quality by packaging. D.Other products are better packaged than food.4.What can we learn from the last paragraph?A.Fighting wastefulness is difficult. B.Needless material is mostly recyc
14、led.C.People like collecting recyclable waste. D.The author is proud of the consumer culture he is in.二、七选五It can be truly terrifying to fall into a frozen lake._In fact, there is more time to help you survive than you think.As you first enter the freezing water, you should breathe quickly at once.
15、Remember to get control of your breathing and not to move around._This means that it takes about one minute to gain control of your breathing, and ten minutes to move before you get too cold. The final one is to remind you that it will take one hour before you become unconscious.Take the first minut
16、e to fully focus on your breathing. Slow it down, and then look around to see if you can locate the thickest area of ice. When you locate the ice, stretch your arms over the surface, and then begin the flutter kick(浅打水)until your body becomes horizontal with the surface. _It is possible that you can
17、 live for several hours after passing out. This, however, does require some planning. ou only have about 10 minutes before your muscles and nerves become too cold to work. Besides, what if you feel too weak to go on and you cannot get out?_The point is to make sure your coat can freeze to the ice, s
18、o that if you lose consciousness, you will keep your head out of the water. _A. It can help to remember the “1-10-1 principle”.B. However, if you remain calm, it can save your life.C. Remove any clothing or heavy objects that are weighting you down.D. Thus you will remain visible for rescue, even if
19、 you pass out.E. Kick hard and use your arms and hands to climb out of the water.F. Remember that you should always stay off ice thats only 3 inches.G. Place your arms over the surface of the ice and remain still.三、语法填空Jonny: Hey! Im just practicing Tai Chi (太极). Would you like to join me?Peter: I k
20、now nothing about it. Is it difficult?Jonny: It seems easy, but you need a lot of practice. You just follow me like this.Peter: OK. Dont laugh me. I may look funny.Jonny: Bend your knees slightly and reach out your arms like tree branches, naturally and (soft). Try to keep your body straight. Move s
21、lowly, then be sure to keep your balance and dont let your body shake.Peter: I cannot control my body well. My legs become (pain).Jonny: Keep (hold) your position for a while. It helps develop your strength and flexibility. Raise your leg and let stay in the air for seconds.Peter: I feel my legs sha
22、king. I cannot do this any longer.Jonny: Be patient! Tai Chi (call) shadow boxing in English. It asks you to act like water: to be flexible as well strong. In real competition , a Tai Chi master borrows the strength of the competitor and uses this energy to fight back. The (hard) you try to beat him, the more likely you will get hit. He controls you!Peter : Unbelievable! Oh , you dont mind, Ill stop and take a deep (breathe) .高二英语周测一参考答案一阅读理解A篇答案：1-3 ACDB篇答案：1.D; 2.D; 3.C; 4.A二七选五答案：B; A; E; G; D三语法填空答案：at；softly；painful；holding；it；is called；as；harder；if；breat
