广东省佛山市高明区2016-2017学年高二英语下学期晚练(九)

广东省佛山市高明区2016-2017学年高二英语下学期晚练（九）一、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。

In early societies, people relied on a simple system of exchange (交换). Perhaps a good hunter（猎人） had more animal skins than he could use. His neighbor, a good fisherman, might have too many fish but needed furs (皮毛) to protect his children from the cold. Both soon realized that their problems could be easily solved by exchanging what they did not need for what they did need. This method（方法） of exchange is called barter. The word comes from the Italian barattare and the French barater, which mean “to trade.”As societies developed, people in ancient times turned to many different things in the search for a good way of exchange, or money. One of the earliest forms of money was cattle (牛). The richest person was the one who owned the most farm animals, such as cows and sheep. Cattle were called capitale in Latin, and from that Latin word we get the English word “capital,” meaning “wealth.”But people came to realize that this new method often failed to produce satisfactory（令人满意的） results. A cow or a sheep must be fed and cared for. Sometimes they died of disease. Some animals were fat and some were thin. A person who wanted to sell something might believe that it was worth（值得） much more than one cow. The buyer might not be willing to give the seller two. Paying a cow and a half 。

was certainly not a good way to solve the problem.When people began to trade with people who lived far away, again a new way of exchange had to be found. Soo n such things as grain (谷物) and salt came into use （开始被使用）. They could be weighed exactly. They could be store d（储存） and transported easily. Roman soldiers were sometimes paid in salt. And it is from salarium, the Latin word for “salt money,” that our own word “salary” comes. We still speak of people as not being worth their salt if they do not do their jobs well.1. what's the meaning of the underlined word barter in paragraph 1?A. 电池B.物物交换 C货物 D.货币2. The author explains the trade method of barter by _____.A. presenting research findingsB. giving simple explanationsC. making a comparisonD. using an example3. The buyer in Paragraph 3 probably felt _____.A. his cows were healthy and fatB. the price set by the seller was too highC. using cows as money had disadvantagesD. he should give the seller sheep instead of cows4. The performance of someone worth his salt is _____.A. worryingB. satisfyingC. surprisingD. disappointing5. The text probably comes from an article about _____.A. the history of moneyB. the development of societyC. simple systems of exchangeD. some interesting Latin words二、七选五。

Four tips to make you happierMore and more research has shown the connection between mind and body. Have agood attitude towards life, and you can have good health. Learn to laugh off everydaystresses, and you can avoid some illnesses. The best thing, though: 1___ ---Take a moment to think.Here’s an easy way to avoid stress when trouble hits: 2 Tell yourselfthat you will take what steps you can and that in the near future, the situation willwork out well.---Set daily goals.3___ The goals could be small, such as walking to visit a friend or a partof a larger goal.---_4___Pay more attention to your situation in the context of（在......背景下） yourlife, not of those around you. Measuring you against yourself allows you to setrealistic goals for the future, too.---Note（注意，记录） your blessings (令人高兴的事).Knowing many things you have to be thankful for can increase both happiness and life satisfaction. 5__ Make copies of your list and put one in your bedroom, the kitchen and your car. Whenever you feel sad about your life, pull out the list and remind (提醒) yo urself what you have to be thankful for.A. That’s why you are there.B. Don’t compare yourself to others.C. Don’t give yourself an excuse to feel bad.D. You can think yourself to a happier and healthier self.E. Include even small things in your list, such as an umbrella on a rainy day.F. Take a deep breath, think about the situation, and then list five things you can do.G. You need a sense of achievement every day to make you believe in yourself more. 第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）Mum got be angry with me this morning. “Your room is such untidy that it is hard to find the way to the door!” she said. There is some books on the floor, and some clothes, and some CDs too. But the door is near my bed, so i t’s really easy for me to find my ways to the door. I think a tidy room is really bored. When I search for my things, I always get the surprise and find anything else. Yesterday I was looking my new football shoes. I couldn’t find them, but I found a photo with me and my sister. My sister looks really young — it was very funny.高二英语晚练(九) 2017.2.28【答案】阅读1---5 BDCBA 七选五1---5 DFGBE短文改错：1. ... got be angry with ... 去掉be 2.... such untidy ... such → so3. There is some ... is → are4. ... find myways ... ways → way5. ... is really bored. bored → boring6. ... get thesurprise ... the → a7. ... find anything else. anything → something 8. ... looking my new ...looking后加for9. ... a photo with ... with → of 10. My sister looks ... looks → looked。