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2018-2019学年高二下学期训练卷
选修八 Unit5 Meeting your ancestors
英 语 （一）
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一、单句语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
1. China’s high-speed railways _________ (grow) from 9,000 to 25,000 kilometers in the past few years.
2．The birth of her son was a minor (interrupt) to her career.
3．There was no (alternate) for them to vote in favor.
4. Dashan, who_______ (learn) crosstalk, the Chinese comedic tradition, for decades, wants to mix it up with the Western stand-up tradition.
5．As the work tends to be a bit (mess), you'll need to wear old clothes.
6.—Where is Peter? I can't find him anywhere.
—He went to the library after breakfast and_____(write)his essay there ever since.
7．My uncle hasn't been able to quit smoking，but at least he has cut ．
8.—Excuse me, which movie are you waiting for?
—The new Star Wars. We_______ (wait) here for more than two hours.
9．The two workers continued to work outdoors regardless the cold.
10. Mary_______ (work) really hard on his book and thinks he’ll have finished it by Friday.
二、 阅读理解（共9小题，每小题2分，满分18分）
A
In United States history, only four presidents have ever been assassinated (暗杀). While any death causes misery, the death of a president is extremely painful as it affects the lives of millions. After the killing of Abraham Lincoln, the country was in a state of social disorder.
On April 14th, 1865, actor John Wilkes Booth gathered his group together. Before they parted, Booth reminded them of their missions for the night: former Confederate prisoner of war Lewis Powell was to kill Secretary of State William Seward, George Azterodt was to shoot Vice President Andrew Johnson, and David Herold was to help the actor in his getaway. And Booth was to murder Lincoln. Booth had learned of Lincoln’s upcoming visit to Ford’s Theater to watch Our American Cousin only days before and was eager to murder Lincoln. In the past, Booth had thought about killing Lincoln. Booth considered Lincoln’s trip to the theater as the perfect opportunity to carry out his plan.
That night, Lincoln and his wife Mary arrived merrily at Ford’s Theater and were seated in a top balcony. During a very noisy part of the play, Booth slipped into the president’s box and fired a gun into the back of Lincoln’s head. Moments later, Booth jumped onto the stage and shouted, “Sic Semper Tyrannis,” the Virginia state motto meaning “Thus ever to tyrants (暴君)!”At first, the crowd thought the unfolding drama to be part of the production. However, upon hearing Mary’s shocking screams, the audience realized they had witnessed a violent action.
Although Booth broke his leg in the fall, he managed to leave the theater and escape from Washington on horseback. Soon, Charles Leale, a 23-year-old doctor found the president in his chair, struggling to breathe. A few soldiers carried Lincoln to a house
across the street and placed him on a bed. When the surgeon general arrived at the house, he concluded that Lincoln could not be saved and would die during the night.
Many reasons motivated Booth to assassinate the president. Most importantly, Booth opposed nearly all of Lincoln’s political views; he blamed Lincoln for the collapse of the Confederacy (美国南部邦联的瓦解) and the emancipation (解放) of slaves.
11. David Herold’s mission was to .
A. kill William Seward B. help Booth get away
C. shoot Andrew Johnson D. murder Abraham Lincoln
12. The audience knew something terrible had happened when .
A. they heard Mary’s screams B. they heard Booth’s words
C. Booth fired at Lincoln D. Booth jumped onto the stage
13. On the night Lincoln was murdered, Booth .
A. got away by car B. escaped uninjured
C. was killed in the theater D. successfully left the theater
14. What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A. How Booth was found. B. Booth’s political views.
C. Why Booth hated Lincoln. D. Lincoln’s main achievements.
B
Benjamin West, the father of American painting, showed his talent for art when he was only six years of age. But he did not know about brushes before a visitor told him he needed one. In those days, a brush was made from camel’s hair. There were no camels nearby. Benjamin decided that cat hair would work instead. He cut some fur from the family cat to make a brush.
The brush did not last long. Soon Benjamin needed more fur. Before long, the cat began to look ragged （蓬乱）. His father said that the cat must be sick. Benjamin was forced to admit what he had been doing.
The cat’s look was about to improve. That year, one of Benjamin’s cousins, Mr. Pennington, came to visit. He was impressed with Benjamin’s drawings. When he went home, he sent Benjamin a box of paint and some brushes. He also sent six engravings （版画）by an artist. These were the first pictures and first real paint and brushes Benjamin had ever seen. In 1747，when Benjamin was nine years old, Mr. Pennington returned for another visit .He was amazed at what Benjamin had done with his gift. He asked Benjamin’s parents if he might take the boy to Philadelphia for a visit.
In the city, Mr. Pennington gave Benjamin materials for creating oil paintings. The boy began a landscape (风景) painting. Wiliams, a well-known painter, came to see him work. Wiliams was impressed with Benjamin and gave him two classic books on painting to take home .The books were long and dull. Benjamin could read only a little, having been a poor student. But he later said, “Those two books were my companions by day, and under my pillow at night.” While it is likely that he understood very little of the books, they were his introduction to classical paintings. The nine-year-old boy decided then that he would be an artist.
15. What is the text mainly about?
A. Benjamin’s visit to Philadelphia.
B. Williams’ influence on Benjamin.
C. The beginning of Benjamin’s life as an artist.
D. The friendship between Benjamin and Pennington.
16. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 3 suggest?
A. The cat would be closely watched.
B. The cat would get some medical care.
C. Benjamin would leave his home shortly.
D. Benjamin would have real brushes soon.
17. What did Pennington do to help Benjamin develop his talent?
A. He took him to see painting exhibitions.
B. He provided him with painting materials.
C. He sent him to a school in Philadelphia.
D. He taught him how to make engravings.
18. Williams’ two books helped Benjamin to ________.
A. master the use of paints
B. appreciate landscape paintings
C. get to know other painters
D. make up his mind to be a painter
三、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
If you’ve always hoped to give up your 9to5 job to move to Maine to operate a restaurant，then the Center Lovell Inn，built in 1805，could make your dream come true. All you need to make it is 125，a postage stamp，and a 200word essay.
In 1993，the thenowner of the inn，Smith， 19 an essay contest to find a successor(继任者)．He chose Jack，who had been 20 a 50,000squarefoot restaurant in Maryland 21 winning ownership of the inn. But after more than two decades of managing the Center Lovell Inn，Jack，now 68，is ready to 22 .And he’s planning his own essay contest to find the inn’s new owner.
“There are a lot of very 23 people in the restaurant business who would like to have their own place but can’t 24 it，” Jack told the Press Herald. “This is a way for them to have the 25 to try.”
Jack hopes to 26 at least 7,500 participants，which would earn him more than 900,000.Jack has promised to stop 27 limits to the participants after the number of them 28 that figure 7,500.“If I get more participants，all the better，” he said.
To apply，applicants (18 years of age and older) can 29 a 200orlessword essay on the 30 of why they’re the right fit，as well as a check for 125，to the Center Lovell Inn postmarked by May 7.Jack will 31 the applicants to a top 20 and from there，two anonymous(匿名的) judges will select the new 32 of the inn. Jack is hoping to 33 the successor on May 1st, 2017.
Jack is 34 that just as it did last time，the essay contest will 35 a fitting new owner for the centuriesold inn. He said people often asked him，“‘What if you get the 36 person or what if this person lies to you？’Our answer was and is，‘We trust.’ It was part of the 37 of this whole thing. And it 38 we were right.”
19．A.elected B．held
C．attained D．undertook
20．A.obtaining B．bothering
C．adoring D．managing
21．A.before B．after
C．while D．for
22．A.distinguish B．retire
C．pause D．operate
23．A.miserable B．thoughtful
C．talented D．arbitrary
24．A.afford B．accumulate
C．adjust D．purchase
25．A.justice B．procedure
C．assumption D．opportunity
26．A.govern B．astonish
C．attract D．comfort
27．A.indicating B．setting
C．reflecting D．acknowledging
28．A.arrives B．strikes
C．associates D．reaches
29．A.send B．prepare
C．donate D．preserve
30．A.reform B．breakthrough
C．competence D．topic
31．A.keep up B．narrow down
C．apply for D．cast down
32．A.owner B．authority
C．interpreter D．volunteer
33．A.identify B．remark
C．announce D．resist
34．A.reasonable B．thankful
C．confident D．conservative
35．A.pick out B．team up with
C．bring back D．call up
36．A.current B．innocent
C．cautious D．wrong
37．A.means B．drawback
C．magic D．hardship
38．A.lived on B．turned out
C．marked out D．set aside
四、七选五（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
In the long history of about 5,000 years, numerous Chinese traditional festivals were celebrated as the memory of gods or some significant days, some of which are passed down from generation to generation and people always practice special traditional activities in each festival.
Qingming Festival
Qingming Festival is on the 15th day after Spring Equinox (春分), round April 4 or April 5 every year. 39 They remove the weeds growing on the ancestors’ tomb to make them clean, so this festival is also called Tomb-sweeping Festival. In some areas, people are forbidden to use the fire to cook the food, so they only eat the cool food. Thus, it is also named Hanshi Festival.
Double Ninth Festival
40 The Chinese character of September is the same as 9, so we get this special name. Chinese people, especially the north Chinese，climb the mountains to the peak to enjoy the wonderful perspective, and admire the beauty of chrysanthemum(菊花).
Winter Solstice(冬至)
Winter solstice is on around December 22 or 23 of solar calendar each year, from winter solstice on, the daytime will be longer and longer. 41 Chinese people in the northern region eat dumplings, while in the southern regions eat rice balls.
42
In China, this festival is in late January or early February, the last day of the Lunar year.
People celebrate it by having a family reunion dinner, setting off fireworks and staying up late. Breaking the dishes and bowls is a thing all the people scare(惊恐)，but if you did it, you have to say, “sui sui ping an.” 43
A. Spring Festival.
B. New Year's Eve.
C. People always visit their friends and relatives.
D. People will go to worship (祭拜）their ancestors.
E. It is a pun (双关语), meaning you will be healthy every year.
F. It is celebrated on Sept. 9th of the Lunar Calendar, around October.
G. It's a holiday which is regarded as important as the Spring Festival.
五、书面表达（满分25分）
请阅读下面图画，按要求用英语写一篇词数为120左右的短文。
内容包括：
1. 描述画面；
2. 概述其含义；
3. 谈谈个人感想。
凿壁偷光
注意：
1. 短文开头已给出,不计入总词数；
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯；
3. 短文中不能出现与本人相关的信息；
参考词汇：凿，钻：bore
In the picture,
2018-2019学年高二下学期训练卷
选修八 Unit5 Meeting your ancestors
英 语 （一）答 案
一、单句语法填空
1. have grown
2. interruption
3. alternative
4. has been learning
5. messy
6. has been writing
7. down
8. have been waiting
9. of
10. has been working
二、阅读理解
11-14BADC 15-18CDBD
三、完形填空
19-23BDABC 24-28ADCBD 29-33ADBAC 34-38CADCB
四、七选五
39-43 DFGBE
五、作文
In the picture, we can see a boy in worn clothes, sitting at a shabby wooden table with a pile of books on it. A weak ray of light came in through a small hole in the wall and he was absorbed in his reading.
This is a well-known story from an ancient Chinese idiom. The boy, being poor, can’t afford even a candle, so he bored a hole in the wall to "steal" light from his neighbor's house to read at night. The moral of the story is: spare no effort to acquire knowledge and never get discouraged easily no matter how difficult the situation may be.
Of course, things are totally different today. It is not the story itself but what is reflected in the story that counts. Hard work pays off. We should take pains to improve ourselves through learning and get prepared for the future.
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