高二英语第四次周测试题

实验中学东戴河分校2021-2021学年高二英语下学期第四次周测试
题
制卷人：歐陽文化、歐陽理複；制卷時間：二O二二年二月七日
时间是:50分钟总分：100分
第一局部阅读理解(一共两节，满分是26分) 平行班AB阅读、永志班BC阅读
第一节(一共8小题；每一小题2分，满分是16分)
阅读以下短文，从每一小题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最正确选项。

A
When her five daughters were young, Helene An always told them that there was strength in unity (团结). To show this, she held up one chopstick, representing one person. Then she easily broke it into two pieces. Next, she tied several chopsticks together, representing a family. She showed the girls it was hard to break the tied chopsticks. This lesson about family unity stayed with the daughters as they grew up.
Helene An and her family own a large restaurant business in California. However, when Helene and her husband Danny left their home in Vietnam in 1975, they didn't have much money. They moved their family to San Francisco. There they joined Danny's mother, Diana, who owned a small Italian sandwich shop. Soon afterwards, Helene and
Diana changed the sandwich shop into a small Vietnamese restaurant. The five daughters helped in the restaurant when they were young. However, Helene did not want her daughters to always work in the family business because she thought it was too hard.
Eventually the girls all graduated from college and went away to work for themselves, but one by one, the daughters returned to work in the family business. They opened new restaurants in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Even though family members sometimes disagreed with each other, they worked together to make the business successful. Daughter Elisabeth explains, "Our mother taught us that to succeed we must have unity, and to have unity we must have peace. Without the strength of the family, there is no business."
Their expanding business became a large corporation in 1996, with three generations of Ans working together. Now the Ans' corporation makes more than $20 million each year. Although they began with a small restaurant, they had big dreams, and they worked together. Now they are a big success.
1. Helene tied several chopsticks together to show ______.
A. the strength of family unity
B. the difficulty of growing up
C. the advantage of chopsticks
D. the best way of giving a lesson
2. We can learn from Paragraph 2 that the An family ______.
A. started a business in 1975
B. left Vietnam without much
money
C. bought a restaurant in San Francisco
D. opened a sandwich shop in Los Angeles
3. What can we infer about the An daughters?
A. They did not finish their college education.
B. They could not bear to work in the family business.
C. They were influenced by what Helene taught them.
D. They were troubled by disagreement among family members.
4. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. How to Run a Corporation
B. Strength Comes from Peace
C. How to Achieve a Big Dream
D. Family Unity Builds Success
B
As Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information, are people remember less? If you know your computer will save information, why store it in your own personal memory, your brain? Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how.
In a recent study, Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments. She and her research team wanted to know the Internet is changing memory. In the first
experiment, they gave people 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer. The first group of people understood that the computer would save the information. The second group understood that the computer would not save it. Later, the second group remembered the information better. People in the first group knew they could find the information again, so they did not try to remember it.
In another experiment, the researchers gave people facts to remember, and told them where to find the information on the Internet. The information was in a specific computer folder (文件夹). Surprisingly, people later remember the folder location better than the facts. When people use the Internet, they do not remember the information. Rather, they remember how to find it. This is called "transactive memory (交互记忆)".
According to Sparrow, we are not becoming people with poor memories as a result of the Internet. Instead, computer users are developing stronger transactive memories; that is, people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date. This doesn't mean we are becoming either more or less intelligent, but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing.
5. The passage begins with two questions to ______.
A. introduce the main topic
B. show the author's altitude
C. describe how to use the Interne.
D. explain how to store information
6. What can we learn about the first experiment?
A. Sparrow's team typed the information into a computer.
B. The two groups remembered the information equally well.
C. The first group did not try to remember the formation.
D. The second group did not understand the information.
7. In transactive memory, people ______.
A. keep the information in mind
B. change the quantity of information
C. organize information like a computer
D. remember how to find the information
8. What is the effect of the Internet according to Sparrow's research?
A. We are using memory differently.
B. We are becoming more intelligent.
C. We have poorer memories than before.
D. We need a better way to access information.
C
There are an extremely large number of ants worldwide. Each individual ant hardly weigh anything, but put together they weigh roughly the same as all of mankind. They also live nearly everywhere, except on frozen mountain tops and around the poles. For animals their size, ants have been astonishingly successful, largely due to their
wonderful social behavior.
In colonies (群体) that range in size from a few hundred to tens of millions, they organize their lives with a clear division of labor. Even more amazing is how they achieve this level of organization. Where we use sound and sight to communicate, ants depend primarily on pheromone (外激素), chemicals sent out by individuals and smelled or tasted by fellow members of their colony. When an ant finds food, it produces a pheromone that will lead others straight to where the food is. When an individual ant comes under attack or is dying, it sends out an alarm pheromone to warn the colony to prepare for a conflict as a defense unit.
In fact, when it comes to the art of war, ants have no equal. They are completely fearless and will readily take on a creature much larger than themselves, attacking in large groups and overcoming their target. Such is their devotion to the common good of the colony that not only soldier ants but also worker ants will sacrifice their lives to help defeat an enemy.
Behaving in this selfless and devoted manner, these little creatures have survived on Earth, for more than 140 million years, far longer than dinosaurs. Because they think as one, they have a collective (集体的) intelligence greater than you would expect from its individual parts.
9. We can learn from the passage that ants are ____________.
A. not willing to share food
B. not found around the poles
C. more successful than all other animals
D. too many to achieve any level of organization
10. Ants can use pheromones for______.
A. escape
B. communication
C. warning enemies
D. arranging labor
11. What does the underlined expression "take on" in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Accept.
B. Employ.
C. Play with.
D. Fight against.
12. Which of the following contributes most to the survival of ants?
A. Their behavior.
B. Their size.
C. Their number.
D. Their weight 第二局部(一共5小题；每一小题2分，满分是10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项里面选出能填入空白处的最正确选项，选项里面有两项为多余选项。

The application process to almost every college and university in the United States has several parts to it．Each part tells admissions officials at the schools something different about an applicant． 13 A list of the student’s activities outside of school can show what his or her interests are．14 In it，students are expected to write about themselves and express their personal opinions about an issue. The statement helps admissions officers answer questions they may have about a given
student．
15 Some schools will ask an applicant a very specific question. Others will let the student choose between different subjects or simply write about anything they want．Generally speaking，there is no one perfect way to write an essay. 16 This could be about a difficult time when they were growing up or a meaningful relationship they had．
However，they should also be careful about the subject they choose．Many students think that telling a sad story makes them easy to remember． 17 What they want is an essay about anything that is truly special or important to the student，and which also shows their better qualities. In addition，it should show the student’s understanding of the world and what their experiences or way of thinking will bring to the school．
A．But nothing really tells the story of an applicant as well as the essay or personal statement．
B．Getting started in the writing process can be difficult．
C．But that is not necessarily what admissions officials want to see．D．Therefore，remember to avoid discussing topics like politics and religion．E．Class grades can show the subjects a student is strong in，for example．F．Given a choice，students should choose to write about an issue they care about．G．Every school has its own way of looking at the essay．
第二节完形填空(一共20小题；每一小题1.5分，满分是30分)
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正确选项。

In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The 18 is that countries around the world have growing mountains of 19 because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.
How did we 20 a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to 21 an object than to spend time and money to repair it. 22 modern manufacturing (制造业) and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and 23 .
Another cause is our 24 of disposable (一次性的) products. As 25 people, we are always looking for 26 to save time and make our lives easier. Companies 27 thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.
Our appetite for new products also 28 to the problem. We are 29 buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that 30 is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we 31 useful possessions to make room for new ones.
All around the world, we can see the 32 of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains
of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To 33 the amount of rubbish and to protect the 34 , more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. 35 , this is not enough to solve our problem.
Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions 36 throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about 37 . Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.
18. A. key B. reason C. project D. problem
19. A. gifts B. rubbish C. debt D. products
20. A. face B. become C. observe D. change
21. A. hide B. control C. replace D. withdraw
22. A. Thanks to B. As to C. Except for D. Regardless of
23. A. safe B. funny C. cheap D. powerful
24. A. love B. lack C. prevention D. division
25. A. sensitive B. kind C. brave D. busy
26. A. ways B. places C. jobs D. friends
27. A. donate B. receive C. produce D. preserve
28. A. adapts B. returns C. responds D. contributes
29. A. tired of B. addicted to C. worried about D. ashamed for
30. A. newer B. stronger C. higher D. larger
31. A. pick up B. pay for C. hold onto D. throw away
32. A. advantages B. purposes C. functions D. consequences
33. A. show B. record C. decrease D. measure
34. A. technology B. environment C. consumers D. brands
35. A. However B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Meanwhile
36. A. by B. in favour of C. after D. instead of
37. A. spending B. collecting C. repairing D. advertising
第二节(一共10小题，每一小题2分，满分是20分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或者括号内单词的正确形式。

The ancient wisdom of Confucius is timeless. His thinking ___38___ (influence) the Chinese for thousands of years. However, English teaching seems to be one place ___39___ his wisdom is forgotten.
I came to China 6 years ago, and quickly saw the plight (困境) of so many students ___40___ (struggle) to learn English. They know a lot “about〞 English, ___41___ they never master the language. They learned far more grammar than students in Western cultures and almost no oral training. They were made ___42___ (recite) sentences and passages from their books. Their teachers were spending 90% of the class talking to them “about〞 English in Chinese.
All effective language teaching in the world is built ___43___ the basis of oral language. Students who excel in English are those that follow the wisdom of Confucius: they use language!
They use it primarily by speaking and listening,___44___ (eventual) supplemented (补充) by reading and writing. Every language is taught by gaining speaking competence long before grammar, reading and writing ___45___ (introduce).
Chinese students work so hard.___46___ they learned English with correct spoken instructions and classroom practice, they would have the ___47___ (high) English scores in the world and they would conquer English.
第三局部短文改错(一共10小题；每一小题1分，满分是10分). 不在此处答，答题卡内答题！
Last week，my friends invited me go camping to see the sunrise．I felt so thrilling and asked for my parents’ permission．Luckily，he agreed．We got to the mountain top that we would stay for a whole night．We were singing together while one of my friends were playing the guitar．The next morning，we wake up at about five o’clock．We could not wait to see the sun to come up．After a while，we saw the red color light up the sky gradual．It was so amazing scenery．The beauty in nature impressed me at that moment．
第四局部：根底知识检测(一共7小题；每一小题2分) 不在此处答，答题卡内答题！
1. He spent all the money to cure the disease. If only he ____ (buy) the insurance!
2.But for your error, it ____ (be) easier for you to pass the driving test. After all, you had high-quality training.
3.The meeting _______ 〔take place〕next week is sure to be a great success.
4.I ran to the shop, only _____ (inform) that the battery had been sold out.
5.We must realize that TV itself is neither good nor bad. It is the uses that it is put to ___ determine its value to society.
6.I don’t know the reason ___ you were absent from the meeting, but I’m sure that someone will tell me the reason ___ you haven’t told me.
7. Word came ___ the Beijing--Zhangjiakou high-speed railway, ____ (locate) in North China, is currently under construction.
高二英语第一次周测答案
阅读A：ABCD
阅读B: ACDA
阅读C: BBDA
七选五：EAGFC
完形填空：DBBCA CADAC DBADD CBADA
语法填空：38. has influenced 39. where 40. struggling 41. but 42. to recite 43. on
44.eventually 45. are introduced 46. If 47. highest
短文改错：
根底知识：1. had bought 2. would have been 3. to take place 4. to be informed
5.That
6. why which/that
7. that located
制卷人：歐陽文化、歐陽理複；制卷時間：二O二二年二月七日。