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河南省鹤壁市淇滨高级中学2018-2019学年高二英语上学期第一次周考试题
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
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。
A
An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.
When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle (奇迹) can save him now.” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.
She hurried to a drugstore with the money in her hand.
“And what do you want?” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother.” The girl answered. “He’s really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon?” said the salesman.
“My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?” “We don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m sorry.” the salesman said with a smile.
“Listen, if it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.” A well-dressed man heard this and asked, “What kind of miracle does your brother need?” “I don’t know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought all my money.” “How much do you have?’’ asked the man. “$1.11, but I can try and get some more.” she answered.
“Well, what luck,” smiled the man. “$1.11, the price of a miracle for your little brother.” He took up the girl’s hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”
That well-dressed man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again. How much did the miracle cost?
21. What was the trouble in the little girl’s family?
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A. Her brother was seriously ill. B. They had no money. C. Nothing could save her brother. D. Both A and B. 22. In the eyes of the little girl, a miracle might be ______. A. something interesting. B. something beautiful. C. some wonderful medicine. D. some good food. 23. What made the miracle happen?
A. The girl’s love for her brother. B. The medicine from the drugstore. C. The girl’s money. D. Nobody can tell. 24. From the passage we can infer (推断) that ______. A. the doctor didn’t ask for any pay. B. a miracle is sure to happen if you keep on. C. the little girl is lovely but not so clever. D. Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought.
B
What is most likely to affect your success at school or at a job? The ability to read well. And that goes for your kids, too. The poor literacy (读写能力) of our society has been a main concern of educators for a while now, and yet things are not getting better.
In most cases, how well we learn to read will depend largely on our exposure (接触) to language as children. If we hear people around us talking about all kinds of subjects as children, we naturally pick up the words and phrases they use. If we pick up a lot of words, we will learn to read better.
Here are my several suggestions for reading improvement.
Read about things that interest you. If you are interested in what you are reading about, the words will come alive, and you will understand better. The more you read, the better you will become at reading. Just get started and it will become a habit, as long as you are interested in what you are reading.
Read something that is at your level or just a little difficult for you. Read material that you find easy to read, or just a little challenging. Looking up many unknown words in a dictionary is dull, and the results of the dictionary search are quickly forgotten.
If you have trouble reading, listen first. If you can hear the new words and phrases that you are reading, you will have an easier time understanding and remembering them. Hearing the rhythm of someone reading a text will help your own reading.
Don't worry about what you don't understand. Most of your reading should be for pleasure. You
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can enjoy reading without understanding all of what you read. You may even understand some things in your own personal way.
25．If we want to succeed at school, we should ________.
A．develop good reading ability B．hear people around us more C．remember more new words D．write more books
26．The underlined word “challenging” in Paragraph 5 probably means “________”．
A．easy B．difficult C．interesting
D．dull
27．What is the purpose of the writer in writing the passage?
A．To tell us some ways to improve reading ability.
B．To show that the poor literacy has been a main concern of educators. C．To teach us how to find fun in reading.
D．To tell us some ways to pick up new words and phrases.
28．Which of the following statements about the suggestions is NOT true?
A．Read more about things that interest you and you'll become better at reading. B．While reading, look up every new word in a dictionary.
C．Listen to what you are reading can help you understand and remember new words. D．When you can't understand all of what you read, you needn't feel worried.
C
One afternoon after school had finished, Peter and Jane were walking along the street. Suddenly they heard a big noise.
“Come on！” shouted Peter. “That sounds like an accident. Let's see what's happened.” They ran to where the noise came from. As soon as they got there, they could see what had happened. A small car had knocked into the side of a truck. The accident had happened in a quiet street with only four houses in it. Peter and Jane were the first ones to reach the site. No other people came. “We must be the only ones who saw the accident，” said Jane. They found that both the car driver and the truck driver were hurt.
“Peter，” said Jane, “run back down the road to Mrs. Day's house. Ask her to call the policemen and the ambulance. Hurry up. I'll stay here.”
Off went Peter as fast as he could. There was nothing Jane could do but wait. She knew that when people were hurt in an accident, they shouldn't be moved. It wasn't long before the police car and the ambulance arrived. The policemen got the car door open and they carried the man out. Then they got the truck driver out. The men weren't seriously hurt, but they were both taken to the hospital. The policemen thanked Peter and Jane, “You were very good to act so quickly when
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you saw the accident. Thank you for all your help.” 29．The accident happened ________.
A．in a quiet street one school day afternoon B．in a busy street one school day afternoon C．in a quiet street one Sunday afternoon D．in a busy street one Sunday afternoon 30．________ called the policemen.
A．Jane B．The drivers C．Mrs. Day
D．Peter
31．Jane did nothing before the policemen arrived because ________.
A．she was too frightened to do anything B．she was alone after Peter left C．she was waiting for Peter
D．she knew she shouldn't move the two drivers
D
A group of old classmates, who have succeeded in their work, got together to visit their teacher. Their conversation soon turned to complaining (抱怨) about the stress (压力) in their work and life. The teacher went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and many cups. Some of the cups are expensive and lovely, but some are cheap and not beautiful. The teacher told them to help themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the teacher said, “Have you noticed all the nice-looking expensive cups were taken, leaving behind the cheap ones? It’s OK for you to want only the best for yourselves, but that is why you have the stress in your work and life even if you’re very successful now.”
“All of you really wanted the coffee, not the cups, but you chose the best cups and were eyeing each other’s cups.”
“Now think about this: life is the coffee, and money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold life. They do not change the quality (质量) of life. Sometimes, we just care about the cups, and we fail to enjoy the coffee. So, don’t let the cups drive you, enjoy the coffee instead.”
32. The students who visited the teacher ______.
A. are satisfied with their work
B. are successful in their studies
C. are strict with each other D. are successful in their work
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33. The teacher noticed that the students ________.
A. liked the cheap cups B. only took the best cups
C. were drinking coffee D. preferred the coffee to the cups
34. Why did the students have the stress in the work and life?
A. Because they really wanted coffee. B. Because they didn’t have good cups.
C. Because they didn’t pay enough attention to life itself. D. Because they didn’t have money to buy coffee and cups.
35. From the story, we know the teacher wanted the students to enjoy ______.
A. the cups B. the coffee C. life D. money and position
第二节 七选五(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。
Pollution
Pollution happens when the environment is dirtied, by waste, chemicals, and other harmful substances (物质). Pollution is a problem all over the world. But it is especially bad in large cities with a lot of industries and cars. __1__
Wildfires, volcanoes, and industrial chemicals cause some air pollution. But most air pollution comes from burning fossil fuels (矿物燃料). These include coal, oil, and natural gas. The burning of fossil fuels may release harmful gases. Air pollution may cause such diseases as cancer and asthma. It also leads to polluted rain that can harm living things. __2__ Finally, air pollution damages the ozone layer (臭氧层), which is important because it protects Earth against harmful rays from the sun.
Causes of water pollution are easy to see. People dump (倾倒) garbage and dirty water into rivers, lakes and oceans. Factories or cities sometimes release poisonous chemicals, and other wastes into water. These chemicals may make the groundwater unfit to drink. __3__
Littering, or throwing garbage on the ground, is a form of land pollution. Litter can destroy the habitats of plants and animals. The buildup of dangerous chemicals in the ground is another form of land pollution. The chemicals may come from farms or factories. __4__ They may even harm people who eat the polluted plants and animals.
Many governments, environmental groups, and ordinary people are working to control pollution. Governments have passed laws to keep people from releasing dangerous chemicals into the environment. __5__ Instead they are getting power from the sun, wind, water, and other energy sources that produce less pollution. Many communities use recycling to reduce pollution.
A．Farmers use chemicals to help crops grow.
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