1、高二下学期第十八次周练英语试题第二节 完形填空阅读下面短文，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Nowadays some people tend to think that they own beauty if they have good looks, but what is true beauty? Maybe you will get the true_21_ of beauty after you know about Ugly Betty.Betty Suarez is not a traditional Amer
2、ican22_. She has a（n）23_dress sense, thick red glasses, untidy hair and large metal braces on her teeth. 24_ this hasnt stopped her becoming one of Americans favorite 25_characters. So how did she manage to do it?The answer is that charm can be more26_than beauty. Betty is the main character in a TV
3、 show called Ugly Betty. The show follows her life 27_as an assistant at a fashion magazine. She is 28_ being bullied (欺负) and laughed at by the people she works with. But Betty 29_to get ahead by working hard, being 30_and using her intelligence. The heart of the show is the slightly tired fairytal
4、e of 31_a girl goes from being an ugly duckling into being a beautiful swan.32_ the show was predictable and the story was familiar, it has still been a massive success in the US. It has constantly 33_rating and won two Golden Globes awards, one of the highest honors for a television program in the
5、US.Many people feel able to 34_the character Betty. “I think you can see 35_Betty in all of us, and I mean men as well, 36_its about the underdog (弱者),” says Ashley Jensen, 37_plays one of the characters in the show.Another reason why Betty is so 38_is the fashionably challenged girl always brings l
6、aughter to the audience. Just as an old saying goes,”Virtue is fairer than beauty”, so dont 39_judge whether a person is beautiful or not without a thorough understanding of him,40_ youll be in for a surprise.21. A. definition B. referenceC. interviewD. comment22. A. actressB. singerC. beautyD. girl
7、23. A. fashionableB. unfashionableC. fancyD. unique24. A. ButB. SoC. AndD. Then25. A. MovieB. TVC. CartoonD. Drama26. A. abnormalB. appealingC. authenticD. apparent27. A. playingB. actingC. performingD. working28. A. neverB. seldomC. constantlyD. hardly29. A. triesB. decidesC. wantsD. manages30. A.
8、beautifulB. prettyC. charmingD. funny31. A. whyB. howC. whenD. where32. A. BecauseB. SinceC. DespiteD. Although33. A. largeB. smallC. highD. low34. A. relate toB. lead toC. get toD. turn to35. A. a lot ofB. a variety ofC. a bit ofD. a number of36. A. soB. becauseC. butD. if37. A. whichB. thatC. whoD
9、. whom38. A. beautifu lB. uglyC. successfulD. popular39. A. be eager toB. be going toC. be used toD. be ready to40. A. andB. soC. otherwiseD. as 第三部分阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、c和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ALaughter is a great stress reducer. If you have never read Norman Cousins description of his experi
10、ence of self-healing as described in Anatomy of an Illness, I encourage you to do so. When diagnosed(诊断) with an incurable illness, he brought a movie projector (放映机) into his hospital room and watched reel after reel of old classic comedy movies. He found he could relieve his otherwise significant
11、pain on a consistent basis through laughter. That practice, along with some other treatments, resulted in his healing. He left his prestigious（受尊敬的） journalistic career and taught in a major medical school about the power of the mind and emotions in healing the body of disease.Next to love, laughter
12、 has been described as the second-most powerful emotion we can express. It has been said that laughter is like internal joggingit stimulates the respiratory system（呼吸系统）, oxygenates the body, relaxes tense muscles, and releases pleasure-producing chemicals in the brain. You cannot laugh and be mad,
13、laugh and be tense, laugh and be stressed. Laughter is low-calorie, caffeine-free, and has no salt, preservatives, or additives. Its 100 percent natural.Laughter is truly Gods gift to humankind. Laughter is contagiousonce it starts, little can be done to stop it. Laughter never felt bad, committed a
14、 crime, started a war or broke up a relationship. Laughter is shared by the giver and the receiver. Laughter costs nothing and its non-taxable. Laughter is a trend-setter. If we can find ways to laugh the first thing in the morning, it may in fact set the trend for the rest of the day.Let me close b
15、y telling you the most important use of laughter I have ever discovered: The ability to laugh at ourselves. I stopped taking myself too seriously years ago and it was the best decision I ever made. Dont get me wrongIm still serious about what I do. When youre the first person to laugh at yourself, y
16、ou leave little room for others to laugh at you.41. Why did Norman Cousin bring a movie projector into his hospital room?A. Because he wanted to watch a film.B. Because the hospital asked him to do so.C. Because he wanted to show it to the others in the hospital.D. Because he wanted to reduce stress
17、 by watching the film.42. Laughter cant _.A. cure a serious disease.B. make a person feel happy.C. leave someone relaxed.D. stimulate the respiratory system.43. Which of the following is the advantage of laughter?A.Its taxable. B. It costs a little.C.It may stop a war. D. It can relax tense muscles.
18、44. What does the word healing in the first paragraph mean?A. 阻止 B. 治愈 C. 缓解 D. 传染 45. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?A. We should have the ability to laugh at ourselves.B. Im serious about what I do.C. I stopped taking myself too seriously years ago.D. Theres little room for others to
19、laugh at ourselves if we always laugh at ourselves.BThe surprising experiment I am about to describe proves that air is all around you and that it proves down upon you. Air pressure is a wonderful force. When you swim underwater, you can feel water push down your body. The air all around you does th
20、e same. However, your body is so used to it that you do not notice this. The pressure is caused by a layer of air called the atmosphere. This layer surrounds the Earth, extending to about five kilometers above the Earths surface. The following experiment is an easy one that you can do at home. But m
21、ake sure that you are supervised (监督), because you will need to use matches (火柴). What you need A hard-boiled egg without the shell A bottle with a neck slightly smaller than the egg A piece of paper A match Method 1） Check that the paper will sit firmly on the neck of the bottle. 2） Tear the paper
22、into strips and put the strips into the bottle. 3） Light the paper by dropping a burning match into the bottle. 4） Quickly sit the egg on the neck of the bottle. ResultAstonishingly, the egg will be sucked into the bottle. Your friends will be amazed when you show them the experiment. But be careful
23、 when you handle matches. Why it happened As the paper burns, it needs oxygen and uses up the oxygen （air） in the bottle. The egg acts as a seal in the neck of the bottle, so no more air can get inside. This reduces the air pressure inside the bottle. The air pressure must equalize, so more air from
24、 outside must enter the bottle. The outside air presses against the egg and then the egg is pushed into the bottle! That proves that air is all around and that it is pressing down on it. 46. The purpose of the first paragraph is _. A. to tell us something about the air pressure and pave the way for
25、the description of the following experiment. B. to tell us that when we swim underwater, we can feel water push down our body. C. to tell us that our body is so used to air pressure that we do not notice it. D. to tell us that the air pressure is caused by a layer of air called the atmosphere.47. Wh
26、y is there the need to take care when you are doing the experiment? A. The bottle could break. B. You need to light the paper with a match. C. the egg needs to be shelled. D. The egg has to be perfectly placed on the neck of the bottle. 48. In the experiment, the burning inside the bottle can_. A. e
27、qualize the air pressure inside and outside B. make a seal in the neck of the bottle C. finish up the oxygen inside the bottle D. produce more oxygen inside the bottle 49. How did the egg get into the bottle？ A. The oxygen inside the bottle sucked the egg in. B. It became salt without the shell. C.
28、The neck of the bottle was wide enough. D. The outside air pressure forced it into the bottle. 50. The experiment is carried out to prove _. A. water pushes on your body when you swim underwater. B. the earth is surrounded by a layer of air called the atmosphere. C. the pressure of air around us has
29、 a powerful force. D. the air pressure is not equalized around us. CThere are so many different plastic cards that adults have to carry aroundlibrary cards, savings cards for different banks, credit cards, just to name a few. So why not have one to replace them all?Scott Barnhill, an 1l-year-old fif
30、th-grade student in the US, has come up with an idea for a Security One Card.Sound smart? The US Patent(专利) Office thought so, and it approved a patent for his idea in April.Heres an example of how Barnhills idea would work.Lets say you have the three cards mentioned above. Instead of carrying them
31、all, you could have just one by having additional magnetic strips(磁条) added to it.The magnetic strips can be added to any plastic card, even a blank one.Companies could add their information to one of the strips. For example, you could ask a library to add a strip to your bankcard.Barnhill has a lot
32、 of hobbies, including designing websites. He got the idea at the age of 9 when he saw his father using a keycard to enter their hotel room. He thought, The hotels are wasting money with the key cards. So, instead of using a hotel-issued key card, guests could use their credit cards-if the hotel add
33、ed a special magnetic strip. At check-out, the strip would simply be removed.Now that he has his patent, his next step is a letter-writing campaign to get support from major credit card companies.Im going to be writing letters to credit card companies to ask if they can co-operate. I hope theyll giv
34、e me money every time someone puts a strip on the back of another card, or every time the idea is used, Barnhill said. Ill write the letters and see what they say. If they say no, Ill ask someone else, another credit card company.He is hoping to make money from his patent and has decided it would be
35、 better to collect royalties(专利使用费)if the idea takes off rather than sell his patent.The ATM person who invented that sold it totally, and if hed chosen royalties hed get like 2 cents for every transaction (交易) and hed be a billionaire now, Scott said.51.The advantage of “Security One Card” is that
36、it _.A. could remove the burden of taking all kinds of plastics cardsB. would be very safeC. could save your moneyD. could have a lot of magnetic strips on it52. The immediate cause of Scotts invention was that _.A. he found that adults have to carry around so many plastic cards B. he realized its b
37、ig waste to make so many plastic cards instead of only one. C. he found even a hotel issued its own cardskeycards. D. he realized it would be a good chance to make big money.53. To use a Security One Card, _. A. one has to add additional magnetic strips to it oneself B. one has to pay Scott Barnhill
38、 each time a magnetic strip is added C. all the companies need to add their information to a magnetic strip by themselves D. one has to get the permission of the credit card company first.54. The underlined phrase takes off in the last but one paragraph probably means _.A. makes money B. wins a lot
39、of support C. is worth a lot D. is practical55. From the story, we can see Scott is _. A. more magic than smart B. clever but lazy C. creative, determined and wise D. far-sighted第四部分写作第一节任务型读写阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。Mark Twain once said, “There are several kinds of stories, but on
40、ly one difficult kind- the humorous”.It isnt easy to tell a funny story. In fact, sometimes its nearly impossible to get people to laugh. But with a little imagination and a lot of practice, you can do it.First, find a story you like. Whether youre making it up, or retelling one youve heard or read,
41、 its got to be one you enjoy. If you dont appreciate the humor in it, your audience wont find it funny.Make sure the audience can understand your story in other ways, too. If its characters or themes are boring, they wont care, and wont find it funny.As you tell the story, dont give away that someth
42、ing funny is coming. The more innocent your expression and tone are, the funnier it will be when you reach the funny point; itll be as if youd said something funny, but didnt know it until the audience started laughing.Take your time telling the story. Let the audience enjoy its details. Be careful
43、about rhythm and pacing, and use pauses for dramatic effect, and to keep the audience guessing.Use your voice. Not only do you need to make sure everyone hears it, you also need to vary your intonation. Be excited in places, then calm down a bit, and pause for a moment before you hit the punch line.
44、Above all, practice! What you think is funny isnt always funny to someone else. Practice in front of your family and friends, in fact any small audience, to get a feel for what you can do to make the story better. Youll know what works and what doesnt by the audiences reaction. Title: How to Tell a
45、Funny Story IntroductionIt is difficult to tell a funny story, but if you just _56_ it and do a lot of practice, your audience will _57_ out laughing._58_Find a funny storyIn_59_way you get the story, it must be the one you think humourous.Make the audience _60_ the storyMake sure your audience _61_
46、 about the story, or they wont find it funny.Look _62_ Pretending to be innocent will make the audience find the story much _63_.Take your timeLeave time for the audience to enjoy the details,and let them make a _64_ about the story.Pay attention to your voice.Change the way your voice sounds as the
47、 story progress.PracticePractice before small group of people, and youll know from their _65_ what needs to be improved.66 In a way, Pompeii is like a “time capsule” p_ a frozen moment.67.Physical beauty must also be a_ by an attraction to something deeper within a person.68.Someone i_ is clever, go
48、od at understanding ideas and thinking quickly.69 Although there were lots of difficulties to overcome,she never let her problems d_ her.70 Because of my new qualification, Im getting p_ at work.71 The old lady is offering a _(酬金) of $50 to anyone who finds her cat for her.72 With these limits on he
49、r communication, Helens behavour was often _(难以忍受的)。73 I sighed with _(宽慰) and agreed to meet her at the convenience store.74 He compensated his speaking prblems by talking very _(从容不迫地).75 There is no _(一致的) view on beauty.第二节 书面表达假如你是韩梅，写信给美国朋友Cindy，告诉她你参加一次英语演讲比赛的经历。信的主要内容应包括：1. 第一次参加比赛紧张得忘词，准备放弃
50、；2. 受到了台下老师和同学的鼓励，保持冷静完成演讲；3. 没取得名次，但取得了特别勇气奖。4. 感觉一切难以相信， 这一天值得庆祝。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节使全文连贯；3.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。Dear Cindy,How have you been recently?Im writing to tell you _Hope everything goes well with you! Looking forward to hearing from you! Yours, Han Mei答案21-25 ACBAB 26-30 BDCDC 31-35 BDCA
51、C 36-40 BCDAC41-45 DADBA 46-50 ABCDC 51-55 ACDBC 56 imagine 57 burst 58Suggestions/Ways 59 whatever 60 understand 61care 62serious 63funnier 64guess 65 reaction(s)Dear Cindy,How have you been recently?Im writing to tell you about my experience of an English speech contest, in which I had participate
52、d for the first time. When I turned up ,I was so nervous that I had great difficulty coming up with the words. I failed to concentrate and was about to back out. However, I was greatly encouraged by my teachers smiling face, as well as the audiences warm applauses. First, I collected my thought and
53、then I took a deep breath in order to stay calm. Although I was not the winner, I was awarded a special prize of courage, which I thought was too good to be true at that moment. It was really worth celebrating, wasnt it?Hope everything goes well with you! Looking forward to hearing from you! Yours, Han Mei
