1、山西省晋中市和诚高中有限公司2020-2021学年高二英语9月周练试题考试时间：65分钟 满分：100分 一、 阅读理解(共4题，每题5分，共20分)After a few moments, my passenger started a conversation. It began ordinarily enough, “How do you like driving a cab?”“Its OK,” I said. “I make a living and meet interesting people sometimes. How about you?” However, his repl
2、y intrigued me.“I would not change jobs even if I could make twice as much money by doing something else.”Id never heard that before. “What do you do?”“Im in the neurology (神经学) department at New York Hospital.”Then I decided to ask for this mans help. We were not far from the airport.“Could I ask y
3、ou a big favor? I have a son, 15, a good kid. He wants a part-time job, but a 15-year-old cant get hired easily. Is there any possibility that you could get him some kind of summer job?”He didnt respond for a while. Finally, he said, “Well, the medical students have a summer research project. Maybe
4、he could fit in. Have him send me his school record.” I tore off a piece of my brown lunch bag, and he wrote his name and number on it and paid me. It was the last time I had ever seen him.After I nagged (唠叨), yelled, and finally threatened to cut off his pocket money, my son Robert sent off his gra
5、des to the guy the next morning.Two weeks later, when I arrived home from work, my son was excited. He handed me a letter from my passenger, saying he was to call my passengers secretary for an interview.Robert got the job. He did minor tasks, unpaid, but he fitted in well. The following summer, he
6、worked at the hospital again with more responsibility. As high school graduation neared, Dr Plum was kind enough to write letters of recommendation for Robert and he was accepted by Brown University. Finally, Dr Robert Stern, the son of a taxicab driver, became the chief resident (首席住院医师) at Columbi
7、a-Presbyterian Medical Center.Some might call it fate, and I guess it is. But it shows that something as ordinary as a taxi ride can change your life.1What does the underlined word “intrigued” in the second paragraph mean?AInterest. BConfuse.C Benefit. DChallenge.2After the author got the passengers
8、 information, he _.Ahelped his son get the summer job immediatelyBfound his son wasnt interested in getting a summer jobChad difficulty persuading his son to send his school recordDasked for the passengers help more than once3What can we learn according to the last two paragraphs?ARobert was paid we
9、ll for his hard work in the summer job.BRobert achieved little progress during his summer job.CThe small summer job led to Roberts career.DRobert became a doctor in Dr Plums hospital.4The author develops the article mainly by _.Aproviding examples Bfollowing the natural time orderCmaking comparisons
10、 Dpresenting causes and effects二、 阅读七选五（共5小题，每题2分，共10分）French Universities to Offer More Classes in EnglishFrance aims to bring more foreign students to its universities by offering more classes taught in English.France is home to famous universities like the Sorbonne in Paris and several leading bu
11、siness schools. _5_ But it ranks(排名) behind the US, Britain and Australia in the total number of foreign students who study there._6_ The country has seen increased competition from Germany, Russia, Canada and China.Under the new plan, France will ease student visa requirements. _7_ Starting next Ma
12、rch, foreigners who have earned a French masters degree will be able to receive a residence visa(居留签证). The change is meant to help recent graduates look for work or set up a business in France._8_ Currently, students in France including foreign students pay (about) 170 euros a year for a bachelors
13、degree and 243 euros a year for a masters degree. Officials said the low cost of education in France leads students from other countries to believe that the quality of a French education is lower than what other countries offer. Beginning in September 2019, non-European students will pay 2,770 euros
14、 a year for a bachelors degree and 3,770 euros for graduate degrees. _9_France will use the extra money to build better education facilities and increase the number of scholarships for foreign students.AStudent visa applications also will be available online.BThats why we need to welcome more foreig
15、n students.CThe country is a popular choice among non-English-speaking students.DThat is still much less costly than some other European countries, however.E. Increasing the number of foreigners studying in the country would help build French influence overseas.F. France also plans to increase the c
16、osts for students who come from outside the European Economic Area.G. Between 2011 and 2016, the number of foreign students studying at French universities fell by 8.5 percent.三、 完形填空 （共20小题，每题2分，共40分）I first played tennis when I was 5 years old. I went to my local community center to _1_ a tennis c
17、amp there. It was so much fun because I learned about tennis and got to spend a lot of time with my friends. Learning to play tennis was a bit _2_ at first and it took a lot of _3_ before I was able to even hit the ball _4_ . Even though I loved playing tennis at the _5_ , I decided to take a break
18、from it to do other _6_ .When I was ten years old, I _7_ to start playing tennis again. This time I _8_ more often. Ive been playing tennis ever since. When I was ten, I took _9_ to learn how to score and get the ball in the lines and I even joined an actual tennis _10_ .When I was in the 6th grade,
19、 I _11_ both doubles and singles in the tournaments（锦标赛). Doubles is when two people play together against two other people _12_ singles is when one person plays against the other person. Playing tennis tournaments helped me become a _13_ tennis player because being competitive showed how to focus.
20、Learning how to fix my _14_ has helped me with things besides just tennis such as homework and volunteer work. Im so _15_ I tried tennis when I was five. If I hadnt, I may _16_ have met all the amazing people on my team and I wouldnt have _17_ all that tennis has taught me. Playing a sport has kept
21、both my mind and body _18_ and is really fun. Thats why I _19_ everyone to go out and do something you love; it can _20_ you in the long run!1.AattendBbuildCcelebrateDvisit2.ArelaxingBdifferentCtoughDfunny3.AresearchBeffortCenergyDobservation4.AspecificallyBcorrectlyCcarefullyDbravely5.AcampBschoolC
22、collegeDhome6.AdutiesBsportsCexperimentsDhobbies7.APretendedBagreedCguaranteedDdecided8.ASucceededBimaginedCpracticedDlistened9.ApicturesBlessonsCtracksDmessages10.AteamBclubCorganizationDcompetition11.AperformedBmixedClaunchedDplayed12.AbecauseBandCbutDso13.AfasterBhigherCricherDbetter14.Aattention
23、BqualityCideaDthought15.AsadBsorryCgladDtired16.AevenBneverCeverDstill17.ArememberedBachievedClearnedDunderstood18.AhealthyBbusyCfreeDcalm19.AallowBpermitCorderDencourage20.AbenefitBcomfortCsatisfyDestablish四、 语法填空（共10小题，每题2分，共20分）The Silk Road was a passage for the transportation of silk in ancient
24、 times. Lots of relics on the road can still 1._(see) now. From the relics, tourists can see the outline of the ancient metropolitan(大都会的)areas along 2._ fantastic road. In the tour packages, tourists can imagine 3._ (they) to be ancient merchants by riding camels in deserts.The Silk Road is a long
25、route, 4._ covers several provinces in China, from Shaanxi in the east to Gansu Province and Xinjiang in the west. If it is your first trip to China, we 5._(sincere) suggest you should spend at least ten days visiting Beijing, Xian, Dunhuang, Urumqi and Kashgar. You could get to know about the histo
26、ry of China 6._ experience colorful scenery along the Silk Road.If you are an experienced traveler 7._(want) to explore China fully, it is recommended(建议) that you should travel to Dunhuang, Zhangye, Jiayuguan, Turpan, Kashgar and Urumqi to follow the footprint of Marco Polo. This route may take abo
27、ut 15 days. If you have only a one-week holiday, the 8._(choose) of three most famous places 9._(be) fit for you.Along the Silk Road route, Xian and Gansu Province are suitable to visit all year round. The best time 10._(visit) Xinjang is from May to October because the weather is mild.五、 短文改错（共10小题
28、，每题1分，共10分）Almost all parents in China hope their son or daughter will have happy future. They are very strict with their children, and so is teachers in schools! Many children are given so much homework which they hardly have any spare time to do sports. The children are forbidding to do anything b
29、ut study it. It is no wonder that therere so many children tiring of their lessons. Some even attack their parents or teachers! I strong believe many people had already read this kind of news in newspapers or magazines. Shouldnt we draw a lesson from the accident? Now our government is carrying on a
30、 plan to solve the education problems. Therefore, lets work together.Be yourself because others were done. Oscar Wilde和诚中学2020-2021学年度高二9月周练英语答题卡（二）阅读理解：1.A 2.C 3.C 4.B阅读七选五：5.C 6.G 7.A 8.F 9.D完形填空：1-5: A C B B A 6-10: B D C B A 11-15: D B D A C 16-20: B C A D A语法填空：1.be seen 2.the 3.themselves 4.which 5.sincerely 6.and 7.wanting 8.choice 9.will be 10.to visit短文改错：1.happy future前加a2.isare 3.whichthat 4.forbiddingforbidden 5.study it去掉it 6.tiringtired 7.strongstrongly 8.hadhave 9.accidentaccidents 10.onout
