山西省晋中市和诚高中2018-2019学年高二英语周练试题(21)

山西省晋中市和诚高中2018-2019学年高二英语周练试题（21）
时间：60分钟总分100分
一、阅读理解（每题4分，共40分）
A
Back in 2003 an 86-year-old man drove his Buick through a crowded farmers’ market. Nine people were killed. More than fifty-four people were hurt, fourteen with serious injuries. When he finally stopped, the 86-year-old man got out his car and screamed at people to get out of the way. No alcohol or drugs were found in his system. Apparently, he was just old and confused.
This is a frightening accident, and it is not a rare one. There are many examples of elderly drivers driving into swimming pools, houses, storefronts, or worse.
In our teenage years, we all heard “driving is not a right; it’s a privilege.” That is still true, and there comes an age when driving is no longer a privilege that can be allowed. After a certain age, eyesight and dementia(痴呆) are very serious concerns. Undoubtedly, these age-related problems affect some older adults’ driving ability. By the time a person is between eighty-five and ninety years old, his or her driving privilege should be examined.
Licensing laws vary greatly from state to state, and it’s time for a national law on the maximum age limit for driving. The motivation for this law is safety. Another option is to start with laws that ban anyone over the age of eighty-five from driving after sundown, because driving conditions are not as safe as daylight hours. Still another option that may allow elderly drivers to continue driving could be new technology like a voice warning system that cautions drivers on busy streets or at traffic lights. Finally, since there are laws against driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs, shouldn’t some prescription drugs also be included? The average age of 85-year-old is undoubtedly taking at least one prescription drug daily.
The thought of an 86-year-old driver with failing eyesight running down the road in a two-ton piece of metal is unsettling to us all. Driving at an advanced age is
not only challenging for the elderly drivers, but also it’s dangerous for the rest of us.
1. The first paragraph is written in order to show_________.
A. the harm of driving at an old age
B. the importance of traffic safety
C. traffic accidents are on the rise
D. many elderly drivers are careless
2. The author suggests that there should be new laws against driving __________.
A. over eighty-five
B. between sunset and dawn
C. with the help of voice warning systems
D. under the influence of prescription drugs
3. The underlined word “unsettling” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to “________”.
A. disappointing
B. worrying
C. touching
D. interesting
4. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A. How to keep old people safe on the road?
B. Are drivers well protected by licensing laws?
C. Should there be an age limit for elderly drivers?
D. Is driving a right or a privilege for an old person?
B
I first came across the concept of pay-what-you-can cafes last summer in Boone, N.C., where I ate at F.A.R.M (Feed All Regardless of Means) Café. You can volunteer to earn your meal, pay the suggested price($10) or less, or you can overpay—paying it forward for a future customer’s meal. My only regret after eating there was not having a chance to give my time. S o as soon as Healthy World Café opened in York in April, I signed up for a volunteer shift(轮班).
F.A.R.M and Healthy World are part of a growing trend of community cafés. In 2003, Denise Cerreta opened the first in Salt Lake City. Cerreta now runs the One World Everybody Eats Foundation, helping others copy her pay-what-you can model.
“I think the community café is truly a hand up, not a handout,” Cerreta said. She acknowledged that soup kitchens(施粥所) have a place in society, but people typically don’t feel good about going there.
“One of the values of the community café is that we have another approach,” she said. “Everyone eats here, no one needs to know whether you volunteered, overpaid or underpaid.”
The successful cafés not only address hunger and food i nsecurity but also become necessary parts of their neighborhood –whether it’s a place to learn skills or hear live music. Some teach cooking to seniors; some offer free used books. Eating or working there is a reminder that we are all in this world together.
My 10 am---1pm shift at World-Healthy-Café began with the café manager – one of the two paid staff members. Our volunteer crew wasn’t the most orderly, but we managed to prepare and serve meals with a lot of laughs in between. At the end of my shift, I ordered my earned meal at the counter, together with other volunteers. After lunch, I walked out the door, with a handful of new friends, music in my head and a satisfied belly and heart.
5. What is the advantage of community cafés compared with soup kitc hens?
A. People can have free food.
B. People can maintain their dignity.
C. People can stay as long as they like.
D. People can find their places in society.
6. Why are community cafés becoming popular in the neighborhoods?
A. They bring people true friendships.
B. They help to bring people together.
C. They create a lot of job opportunities.
D.They support local economic development.
7. How did the author feel about working at Healthy World Café?
A. It paid well.
B. It changed her.
C. It was beneficial.
D. It was easy for her.
C
We took a rare family road trip to the Adirondacks in late August，and it was
as refreshing and exhausting as family vacations tend to be．Toward the end of our long drive home, even the kids were leaning forward in their seats urging my lead foot on．At that point in a road trip，even sixty-five miles per hour feels slow. We have become numb to our speed and numb to the road signs flashing by.
My family lives on the edge of Lancaster County. Only thirty miles from home，I hit the brakes，and we began to roll，slowly，behind a horse-drawn carriage. We began to open our eyes again．We saw familiar green hills and the farm with the best watermelons. I rolled down the windows, and we breathed again．Just-cut hay and a barn full of dairy cattle．
At five miles per hour，you remember what you forget at sixty-five．You are thinking about a place，even when you are moving from place to place．
I am a placemaker. A homemaker, too. I am a mother of a young kid at home，and also a writer and a gardener．But，for me，those roles are wrapped up with the one big thing I want to do with the rest of my life：I want to cultivate a place and share it with others．
The place I make with my family is a red-brick farmhouse built in l880. It has quite a few nineteenth-century bedrooms and a few acres of land，and we love nothing more than to fill them with neighbors and friends. We grow vegetables and flowers，keep a baker’s dozen of egg—laying chickens，and，since we moved in three years ago，we have planted many，many trees．
Living with my life’s purpose does not allow for much travel. I need to be here，feeding the chickens and watering the tomatoes. Any extra in the budget，and we spend it on trees．
But I learned something at the end of our family road trip．Travel can help me in the task of caring for my own place．When I slow down and pay attention to the road between here and there，travel tells me the connections between my place and all the other places．
8．What does the author try to express in the first paragraph?
A．The tiredness of her past family life． B．Her disappointment at the family road trip．
C．The family’s eagerness to return home．D．Kids’excitement at driving fast on the road．
9．Why did the author slow her car some miles from her home?
A．Because she made a way for a horse-drawn carriage．
B．Because she enjoyed the scenery along the road．
C．Because she needed a break after the long drive．
D．Because she wanted to get rid of a fast-paced life．
10．What can be the best title of the passage?
A．On the Way Home B．Never Travel again
C．Escape from a Family Life D．Life on the Farm
二、完形填空（每题2分，共40分）
In the week before Christmas, one Delta airlines pilot gave a sad Arizona family a gift that no one else could.
Father of three, Jay short died after a ___11_with lung cancer Dec, 16th. Three days later, his family was attempting to _12___to Tennessee for the funeral scheduled for the next morning. But a 90-munite _13__at the Phoenix airport __14__them only seven minutes to make their connecting flight in Minnesota. “This was our
__15__chance to say goodbye to my dad, and if we hadn’t __16___the flight, we would have missed the ____17__.” Jay’s daughter said. But when they arrived at the gate, the last plane of the day to Memphis was __18__away from the gate.
“My son was ___19___his arms and pleading with the pilot through the floor-to ceiling windows.” said Marcia, “I was ___20__ and comforting my girls who were also in tears when the phone rang, ___21___us that the pilot was returning to the gate to let us ___22__the plane.” Captain Adam Cohen saw the _23____on their faces through the gate’s windows and decided to turn the plane around. Airline experts pointed out Cohen could have __24___gotten into trouble for the ___25__decision, but Delta ___26_the move instead. “This is __27____we’ll take with us, knowing we made a ____28____.” confirmed Adam.
This story is an __29___that we can bring humanity back to society. Show care and it may ___30___you how far that you go.
11. A. competition B. symptom C. connection D. battle
12. A ride B run C fly D. drive
13. A. wait B. delay C. interval D. sleep
14. A. spared B. offered C. brought D. left
15. A. last B. slight C. rare D. proper
16. A. followed B. caught C. booked D. confirmed
17. A. doctor B. meeting C. polite D.
funeral
18. A. keeping B. bringing C. pulling D. taking
19. A. raising B. waving C folding D. crossing
20. A. struggling B. shouting C. crying D.
praying
21. A. advising B. informing C. warning D. instructing
22. A. land B. guide C. change D. board
23. A. appreciation B. satisfaction C. desperation D. caution
24. A. easily B. merely C. optionally D.
deliberately
25. A. careless B. unusual C. selfless D. unwise
26. A. resisted B. opposed C. praised D. sponsored
27. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything
28. A. difference B. change C. promise D. deal
29. A. activity B. event C. incident D. evidence
30. A. surprise B. panic C. disappoint D. embarrass
三、语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Once a farmer lost his watch in his barn, in which lots of grain was kept. The watch, 31 was a gift from his father, was very important to him and he was determined to find it.
After searching the barn for a long time, however, he gave up and asked for help from a group of children who were playing nearby. He promised to give a great reward
to 32 found the watch.
33 (hear) this, the children hurried inside the barn immediately. 34 searched everywhere but still could not find the watch buried in the grain. The farmer was about to give up 35 a little boy went up to him and asked to be given 36 second chance.
The farmer looked at him and thought, “Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.”
So the farmer sent the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out 37 the watch in his hand! The farmer, 38 (surprise) but happy, asked the boy how he succeeded where the rest had failed.
The boy replied, “I did nothing but 39 (sit) quietly and listen for the sound of the watch.”
This shows us that sometimes a peaceful mind can think 40 (well) than an excited one.
四、短文改错：见答题卡部分（共10处错误，共10分）
My parents decided try a new Western restaurant last weekend, so I went with them. The evening started well and the menu looks good. I had soup with my starter but the
waiter didn't bring a spoon so it was getting a bit cold after I could eat it. Then, for our main course, I had a piece of beef. Besides, I couldn't cut the beef because of my knife wasn't very good. For my dessert I had a apple pie but I didn't have a fork or a spoon so I ate them with my fingers! What a terribly experience!
和诚中学2018-2019学年高二英语知识清单、
易错题目定时训练答题卡
班级：考号：姓名：得分：
第一部分：选择题
第二部分：短文改错
三、语法填空
31、 32、 33、34、35、
36、37、38、39、40、
四、短文改错
My parents decided try a new Western restaurant last weekend, so I went with them. The evening started well and the menu looks good. I had soup with my starter but the waiter didn't bring a spoon so it was getting a bit cold after I could eat it. Then, for our main course, I had a piece of beef. Besides, I couldn't cut the beef because of my knife wasn't very good. For my dessert I had a apple pie but I didn't have a fork or a spoon so I ate them with my fingers! What a terribly experience!
和诚中学2018-2019学年高二知识清单、易错题目定时训练答案（21）
第一部分：选择题
第二部分：短文改错
三、语法填空
31、which 32、whoever 33、hearing 34、they 35、when
36、a 37、with 38、suprised 39、sit 40、better
四、短文改错
1、decided和try之间加to 2.looks →looked 3.with →for
4.after →before
5.our →my
6.besides →However
7.去掉of 8.a →an9.them →it
10.terribly →terribl。