高二英语上学期周练试题(10.16)

河北定州中学2016-2017学年第一学期高二英语周练试题（六）

一、选择题

1． As the smallest child of his family, Alex is always longing for the timehe should be able to be independent.

A. which

B. where

C. whom

D. when

2． ---Are you pleased with what he has done?

---It couldn’t be _______. Why didn’t he put more effort into his work?

A. any worse

B. much better

C. so bad

D. the best

3．—Did you listen to Mr Jackson's lecture?

—Yes, I have never heard a ______ one.

A．more exciting B．more excited

C．most exciting D．most excited

4．While standing on a moving bus, you’re supposed to hold onto the bar in order not to _____.

A. in balance

B. keep balance

C. lose balance

D. hold the balance

5．The farmers wondered if vegetables could bring in ______crops.

A．as many as B．as good as

C．a s much as D．as well as

6．—What do you think of French?

—In my opinion, French is ______ English.

A．a subject so difficult as B．as difficult a subject as

C．as a subject difficult as D．difficult as subject as

7．It's said that the power plant is now large as what it was.

A．twice as B． as twice

C．twice much D． much twice

8．You say he works hard. ______ , and ______.

A．So he does; so you do B．So he does; so do you

C．So does he; so do you D．So does he; so you do

9．If you don't sign up for the game, ______.

A．I don't go, either B．neither will I

C．so will I D．nor do I

10．It was with the help of the local guide the mountain climber was rescued. A．who B．that

C．when D．how

二、阅读理解

They may be small, and unable to have an adult conversation, but babies are proving their collective cleverness.

While your baby still might not be able to speak, he or she knows about you’re feeling down. Babies as young as 5 months of age can distinguish an exciting tune from a sad one, according to a study published in 2014 in the journal Neuron.

Speaking of music, it seems that babies can’t resist it. Not only are their ears sensitive to the beats, babies can actually dance in time to them, according to a study published in 2010. To test their dancing ability, the researchers played recordings of classical music and speech to them, and videotaped the results. The babies moved their arms, hands, legs, feet, and heads much more in response to the music than to speech. The findings suggest this dancing ability is innate(天生的) in humans.

Babies can apparently learn even while asleep. As newborn babies spend most of their time sleeping, this newfound ability might be crucial(至关重要的) for them to adapt rapidly to the world around them, and help ensure survival, the researchers say. The study was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Deciding whether another person is helpful or harmful is crucial in choosing friends —and that ability starts being visible early. Kiley Hamlin of Yale University showed both 6– and 10–month–olds some anthropomorphized(人格化的) shapes, in which one shape helped another climb a hill, while a third shaped pushed the climber down. The little ones then got to choose which shape they preferred. For both age groups, most babies chose the helper shapes. This character–judging ability could be the first step in the formation of morals,