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延期开学高二英语周练一
一、 阅读理解（共两节 满分 30 分）
第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 20 分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
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Travelers in America who want to experience the Wild West can now go to a holiday in the old
style to see how the American pioneers traveled and lived.
Today’s travelers go by horse wagon like the old-time. They set up camp at night under the stars
and learn to cook their meals over fires. They also learn to lead herds of cattle with present-day
cowboys and try to bring wild horses into a corral (畜栏). For those who just want to pretend half
way, the special holidays offer the chance to “rough it” during the day in the wagons but sleep at
night in the comfort of fan air-conditioned ranch (牧牛场) complete with swimming pool, sauna
and tennis courts.
In Wyoming the holiday makers will travel by wagon past ghost towns and cemeteries where
pioneers and wild cowboys were buried. The route goes along the same track as the Pony Express
riders who braved attacks from Indians and robbers to get the mail through to the Wild West. High
Island Ranch in Wyoming at the foot of the Rocky Mountains is also an ideal place to go trout
fishing and to ride wild horses. In Colorado, the modern-day pioneers can stay at Randy George’s
ranch and try their hand at breaking-in horses and branding (打烙印) cattle. In New Mexico there
will be a chance to help in driving cattle to their new summer pastures (牧场). Trips last for a week
so those taking part get a chance to get a feel for the Wild West as it really was.
1. What is the author’s purpose by writing the passage?
A. To reveal the real life of the Wild West in the old time.
B. To tell the readers what they should prepare for special holidays.
C. To introduce some trips in which people can experience the Wild West.
D. To advertise for the most popular tourist attractions in America.
2. What does the underlined phrase “rough it” in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Make the travelers comfortable. B. Live a hard and simple life.
C. Travel everywhere in the wagons. D. Bring wild horses into a corral.
3. What can be inferred from paragraph 3?
A. Travelers will pass ghost towns to visit pioneers and wild cowboys.
B. People are not interested in how the pioneers traveled and lived.
C. It was not easy to deliver the mail to the Wild West in the old time.
D. The pioneers and wild cowboys in the old time led an easy life.
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Up till about 130 years ago, newspapers in the United States attracted only the most serious
readers. They used no illustration (插图) and the articles were about politics or business.
Two men changed that — Joseph Pulitzer bought the New York World and William Randolph
Hearst of the New York Journal. Pulitzer bought the New York World in 1883. He changed it from
a traditional newspaper into a very exciting one overnight. He added lots of illustrations and he told
his reporters to write articles on every crime they could find. And they did. One of them—a woman
reporter, even pretended she was mad and was sent to a hospital. She then wrote many articles 2
about the poor treatment of patients in those hospitals where mad men were kept.
In 1895, Hearst came to New York from California. He wanted the Journal to be more exciting
than the World. He also wanted it to be cheaper, so he lowered the price to a penny. Hearst attracted
attention because his newspaper headings were bigger than anyone else’s. He often says, “Big print
makes big news.”
Pulitzer and Hearst did anything they could to sell newspapers. For example, Hearst sent
Frederic Remington, the famous illustrator, to draw pictures of the Spanish-American War. When
he got there, he told Hearst that no fighting was going on, Hearst answered, “You provide the
pictures. I’ll provide the war.”
4. What kind of news did American newspapers carry 130 years ago?
A. Only serious matters. B. All kinds of exciting news.
C. Crimes and mad people. D. The treatment of patients in hospital.
5. What can we know about the woman reporter in the second paragraph?
A. She helped Joseph Pulitzer buy the New York Journal.
B. She was forced to be mad and was sent to a hospital.
C. She learned a lot about the real life of the mad patients in hospital.
D. She made the newspaper from traditional to exciting.
6. Pulitzer and Hearst used all the means EXCEPT ________ to make newspapers exciting.
A. adding illustrations into newspapers B. satisfying the needs of politicians
C. getting the reporters to write about crimes D. printing big newspaper heading
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Olaf Stapledon wrote a book called First and Last Men, in which he looked millions of years
ahead. He told of different men and of strange civilizations (文明), broken up by long “dark ages”
in between. In his view, what is called the present time is no more than a moment in human history
and we are just the First Men. In 2,000 million years from now there will be the Eighteenth or Last
Men.
However, most of our ideas about the future are really very short-sighted. Perhaps we can see
some possibilities for the next fifty years. But the next hundred? The next thousand? The next
million? That’s much more difficult.
When men and women lived by hunting 50,000 years ago, how could they even begin to picture
modern life? Yet to men of 50,000 years from now, we may seem as primitive(原始的) in our ideas
as the Stone-Age hunters do to us. Perhaps they will spend their days gollocking to make new
spundels, or struggling with their ballalators through the cribe. These words, which I have just made
up, have to stand for things and ideas that we simply can’t think of.
So why bother even to try imagining life far in the future? Here are two reasons. First, unless we
remember how short our own lives are compared with the whole human history, we are likely to
think our own interests are much more important than they really are. If we make the earth a poor
place to live because we are careless or greedy(贪婪) or quarrelsome, our grandchildren will not
bother to think of excuses for us.
Second, by trying to escape from present interests and imagine life far in the future, we may
arrive at quite fresh ideas that we can use ourselves. For example, if we imagine that in the future
men may give up farming, we can think of trying it now. So set your imagination free when you
think about the future.
7. A particular mention made of Stapledon’s book in the opening paragraph ________.3
A. serves as a description of human history B. serves an introduction to the discussion
C. shows a disagreement of views D. shows the popularity of the book
8. The text discusses men and women 50,000 years ago and 50,000 years from now in order to
show that ________.
A. human history is extremely long
B. life has changed a great deal
C. it is useless to plan for the next 50 years
D. it is difficult to tell what will happen in the future
9. Spundels and ballalators are used in the text to refer to ________.
A. tools used in farming B. ideas about modern life
C. unknown things in the future D. hunting skills in the Stone Age
10. According to the writer of the text, imagining the future will ________.
A. serve the interests of the present and future generations
B. enable us to better understand human history
C. help us to improve farming
D. make life worth living
第二节 （共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The world is full of great books, just waiting to be read. How can you pick one you'll really
like? Here are some tips：
Depend on your hobby. If you have a favorite hobby, look for books about that activity.
___11___ You're more likely to enjoy reading a book if you're already interested in its subject.
Choose fiction or nonfiction. ___12___ Those are called fiction books. These books can
transport you to another world or help you imagine something beyond your own experience.
Nonfiction books tell stories using facts, but that doesn't mean they're boring. Nonfiction books can
bring to life everything from the first trip to the moon to what it's like to explore the deepest oceans.
___13___ Your local library is a great place to find books that you love. Tell a librarian about
your interests, and the librarian can help you find other books that you're sure to love. Your teacher
is another good person to ask.
Find a family favorite. What was your mother’s favorite book when she was your age? What's
about your father's? Ask them and give it a read. Then you can talk about what they like about it
and share your thoughts. ___14___
Launch a book exchange. ___15___ It's always fun to see what your friends are reading. Even
if they're not exactly bookworms, you can all encourage each other to read and share books and
authors you like. You also can look for book exchanges in your area. It's a great way to build your
personal library for free!
A. Ask someone for help.
B. Learn to be a professional.
C. You should read as many books as possible.
D. Some books are entirely made up and imagined.
E. You can find books about almost anything you like.
F. It’s a fun way to get to know your family a little better.
G. Why not get some friends together and exchange favorite books?4
二、英语知识运用 （共两节，满分 40）
第一节 （共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Running for a Dream
I will never forget that November day. It was hotter than normal. This was the __16__ my father
and I had waited so long for, because we had been working towards this race for three years.
Dozens of familiar faces from church and school flashed across my view. They had come __17__
me. I saw worry and __18__ on my father’s face. Then the race began!
For the first two and a half miles. I felt __19__ I had never before been so ready for something.
The weeks leading up to the race were filled with controlled __20__ and a strict diet. My friends
hadn’t seen me in weeks, but they understood the __21__ required to make my dream a reality. As
in all of my races, I didn’t __22__ out in the front, I loved the pleasure of passing people as my
strength overtook their premature speed.
Then without warning, my strength began to decrease. Neck and neck with one of my greatest
competitors, I __23__ see the finish line. I had begun the final dash into __24__ when my knees
became weak and my legs gave way. Nothing I could do would make them__25__ weight.
I watched as runners rushed by me. __26__ I knew my dreams of victory were destroyed. I had
to finish the race. However, my legs hurt badly. With all of the __27__ left in me, I got on my
hands and knees and crawled(爬), inch by inch，across the finish line. Voices, both __28__ and
familiar, cheered me on. They gave me the courage to keep __29__ until the very end.
The doctors were there in seconds, but my eyes searched the crowd for him. There was only one
person I wanted to __30__ to. I whispered, “I’m so sorry, Dad, I’m so sorry I __31__ you.” He
looked at me, saying, “You could never disappoint me. Sometimes these things just __32__. All
that matters is that you did your best.”
“But we worked so__33__. What about our dream?” He reached over for my hand and said,
“Don’t you know that you are my dream and it has come true?”
It wasn’t long before my running shoes were back on, marking a __34__ path for my journey, I
learned that all of the miles, the tears, the sweat, and the pain my dad and I experienced together
were not for a __35__. What I realized, though, was that to him, I was the greatest prize he had ever
won.
16. A. dream B. weather C. result D. day
17. A. for B. to C. across D. over
18. A. coldness B. astonishment C. excitement D. amusement
19. A. proud B. great C. nervous D. afraid
20. A. programs B. studies C. instructions D. practices
21. A. sacrifice B. potential C. patience D. attention
22. A. look B. move C. start D. come
23. A. should B. could C. must D. need
24. A. relief B. spirit C. pleasure D. glory
25. A. give B. feel C. hold D. add
26. A. Where B. Because C. If D. Although
27. A. trust B. emotion C. strength D. confidence
28. A. loud B. foreign C. soft D. firm
29. A. going B. running C. fighting D. training5
30. A. refer B. talk C. listen D. agree
31. A. frightened B. disturbed C. disappointed D. bored
32. A. develop B. change C. follow D. happen
33. A. late B. hard C. closely D. quickly
34. A. new B. near C. rough D. narrow
35. A. wish B. duty C. rank D. race
第二节 单项填空（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）
36. She felt _____ by many letters of support, so she _____ herself to apply for the job.
A. encouraged; encouraged B. encouraging; encouraged
C. encouragement;encourages D. encouraged; encourage
37. The chairman thought ___ necessary to invite Professor Smith to speak at the meeting.
A. that B. him C. this D. it
38. Some students speak ill of their headteacher _____.
A. in the absence of them B. since his absence
C. from his absence D. in his absence
39. ---Why did Mary turn her back on you ?
---Maybe she _____ at what I had said about her.
A. annoyed B. was annoyed C. was annoying D. has annoyed
40. In their _____, we succeeded in achieving our ambition.
A. companions B. company C. companionship D. companionable
41. Having a trip abroad is certainly good for the old couple, but it remains _____ whether
they will enjoy it.
A. to be seen B. to see C. seeing D. seen
42. Leonardo da Vinci _____ birds kept in cages in order to have the pleasure of setting
them free.
A. is said to be buying B. is said to have bought
C. had said to buy D. has said to have bought
43. When asked why he went there, he said he was sent there _____ for a space flight.
A. training B. being trained C. to have trained D. to be trained
44. To learn English well, we should find opportunities to hear English _____ as much as
we can.
A. speak B. speaking C. spoken D. to speak
45. He hurried to the booking office only _____ that all the tickets had been sold out.
A. to tell B. to be told C. telling D. told
46. We are considering how ______ up a new factory here in this town．
A. setting B. to set C. to have set D. having set
47. When asked why he went there, he said he was sent there _____ for a space flight.
A. training B. being trained C. to have trained D. to be trained
48. He was ______ by his parents last night.
A. accompany B. accompanying C. accompanied D. to accompany
49. The meeting is ______ next Friday.
A. held B. holding C. to hold D. to be held
50. With a lot of problems ______, the newly-elected mayor is having a hard time.
A. settled B. settling C. to settle D. being settled
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