安徽省桐城市第八中学2019-2020学年高二下学期周测二英语试题 WORD版含答案.doc

1、英语周测试题2一、 听力第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。 并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。( ) 1. What can be known about the mans English learning?A. He has made much progress.B. He finds it more difficult than before.C. He has difficulty remembering words.( ) 2. What

2、 is Sally going to do?A. Prepare for her graduation.B. Teach in a school.C. Get ready to find a job.( ) 3. What will the woman probably buy for her daughter?A. A camera.B. A watch.C. A toy.( ) 4. On what days does the woman hate to go to the zoo?A. On Fridays.B. On Sundays.C. On Saturdays.( ) 5. Whe

3、n will the plane probably arrive according to the man?A. At 2:20 p.m.B. At 2:40 p.m.C. At 2:50 p.m.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6、7题。( ) 6. When does the conversation take place?A. In the morning.B

4、. In the afternoon.C. In the evening.( ) 7. Why cant the man drink a coffee?A. Sarah forbids him to do so.B. He is playing computer games.C. He is too busy.听下面一段对话，回答第8、9题。( ) 8. Where did the man get a job?A. At a new company.B. At a shop.C. At a factory.( ) 9. When does the man start work?A. Today

5、.B. Next week.C. Next month.听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。( ) 10. What was the man doing when the accident happened?A. Driving home.B. Driving to work.C. Driving to a shop.( ) 11. Who was probably to blame for the accident?A. The driver of the blue car.B. The man speaker.C. The driver of the white Ford.( ) 12.

6、What is probably the woman speaker?A. A policeman.B. A lawyer.C. A driver.听下面一段对话，回答第13至16题。( ) 13. Why doesnt the woman want to take a flight?A. She thinks its dangerous.B. She thinks its expensive.C. She wants to see the scenery.( ) 14. How will they go to Boston tomorrow?A. By bus.B. By train.C.

7、By car.( ) 15. What does the woman want to do next?A. Eat something.B. Rent a car.C. Pack.( ) 16. Which is TRUE according to the dialogue? A. The woman cannot drive. B. The man cannot drive.C. They both can drive. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。( ) 17. Who is the speaker?A. A swimmer.B. A lifeguard.C. A sports t

8、rainer.( ) 18. What can be known about the gym?A. It is free for everyone.B. People cant wear outdoor shoes there.C. People often wait for using the equipment.( ) 19. Which place is the speaker proud of?A. The swimming pool.B. The changing rooms.C. The bathrooms.( ) 20. What can be known from the pa

9、ssage?A. There is no lifeguards by the swimming pool.B. There is a shop in the gym.C. There are only two bathrooms in the gym.二、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）AThe Worlds Best Bookshops Theres nothing like being surrounded by books， wherever you are Here are the finest oases of literature that travellers can

10、bring you Daikanyama T-site | Tokyo It is well worth visiting even if just to admire the buildings beautiful， crisscrossed architecture Once youve had your fill of roaming three floors worth of bookshelves， theres the bar， the coffee shop， or even the video rental space to give you more reason to st

11、ay just that little bit longer Grab a book， order a beer and dive into its pages I could have stayed hours here City Lights | San Francisco The three-storey establishment publishes and sells titles in poetry， fiction， translation， politics， history and the arts It hosts events and readings， and runs

12、 a non-profit of the same name that aims to promote diversity of voices and ideas in literature Its opposite Vesuvio， a bar frequented by Kerouac and other Beat-generation writers and artists Shakespeare and Company | Paris I made a special trip to the Left Bank for this one when I was in Paris It h

13、as two floors packed with English-language texts， and I was particularly struck by any spare wall space devoted to notes from visitors - heartfelt messages to a loved one， dedications to the shop itself， or a quote from a favourite author or philosopher Hutatma Chowk | Mumbai A few years ago I visit

14、ed India， investigating Rudyard Kiplings connections with the country I spotted a cheap copy of The Jungle Book on one of the tarp-covered book stalls at Hutatma Chowk （Martyrs Square） The booksellers here are like amateur librarians， able to lay their hands on almost any title you ask for To me， th

15、ose well-thumbed （翻旧了的） books spoke volumes about the changes of Mumbais readers in the 150 years since the city gave us Kipling21.In which bookshop can you buy a drink while visiting？ _ A. Daikanyama T-siteB. City LightsC. Shakespeare and CompanyD. Hutatma Chowk22.What can be learned about the book

16、 stalls at Hutatma Chowk？ _ A. People can meet Rudyard Kipling thereB. They sell the cheapest books in the worldC. The book owners are amateur librariansD. The sellers are familiar with the books23.What do the four bookstores have in common？ _ A. They are beautifully designedB. They are three-storey

17、 buildingsC. They offer book lovers good experienceD. They are frequently visited by great writersBHoward Weistling wanted to be a comic strip （连环漫画） artist But when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor， he joined the Army After flight engineer training ， Howard was shipped off to Europe On his maiden f

18、light ， his plane was shot down over Austria The entire crew of eight men landed safely But a farmer found Howard hiding in his barn and turned him over to a prison of war camp in Barth， Germany It was freezing and the men almost starved to death eating the guards garbage Hungry and homesick Howard

19、coped the only way he knew how He drew a comic stripThe book，made of cigarette wrappers bound together with scrap metal，was sent around the campEvery couple of days he would add a new panel One panel at a time would be passed around the whole camp And theyd have something to look forward to After an

20、 entire year of this， they woke one morning to find their guards gone They fled and Howard finally got to go home Just lucky to get out alive ， he left the book behind Back home in California， Howard soon had a wife and kids to feed so he had to set aside his dream of becoming an artist He took a jo

21、b as a gardener instead Morgan shared his fathers artistic gifts At 15 his parents sent him to art school And Howard got to see his son become a well - known painter before he died in 2002 Thats how ， seven decades after the war ， when a stranger in New York googled the name Weistling， he found Morg

22、an online I get an email from a gentleman and he says， I think I may have some drawings your father did when he was a POW （prisoner of war） in World War II， Morgan recalls Would you like them？ And I just stared at that email and started crying Luckily Howard had engraved his name on the comic book，

23、which is how the man from New York City had connected with Morgan A couple of days later when it arrived in California ， Morgan couldnt believe it It was like getting my father back ， Morgan says It was like him being able to tell me the story over again - only this time it was real in my hands24.Th

24、e passage details Howards life as a POW to show that _ A. war cannot stop his pursuit of successB. passion for art helped ease his sufferingsC. loss of freedom encouraged his creativityD. misery drives him to fight against his fate25.What can we infer about Howards comic strip in prison？ _ A. It sat

25、isfied prisoners curiosityB. It aroused the guards sympathyC. It was popular among the prisonersD. It raised prisoners confidence in freedom26.What contributes to the strangers success in finding Morgan？ _ A. The email from a gentlemanB. Howards experience in the warC. Morgans recalling of his fathe

26、rD. Morgans status in the field of art27.What can we infer about Morgan from the last paragraph？ _ A. He didnt believe the strangers storyB. He was excited to get the comic stripC. He couldnt wait to tell others his good newsD. He hadnt heard about his fathers war storiesCYour brain isnt necessarily

27、 the same age as the rest of you Now， it may be possible to predict how quickly a persons brain will age throughout life based on tests taken when he or she is three years old A persons biological age may be a better indicator of their health than their real age Brain age can be measured using brain

28、 scans and machine-learning to determine if a persons brain looks older or younger than the average healthy brain for people of the same age To find out if brain age might reveal anything about a persons health in midlife， Max Elliott at Duke University in North Carolina and his colleagues assessed

29、the brains of 869 adults in New Zealand who have undergone regular medical and cognitive （认知的） testing since they were 3 years old When the volunteers， all aged between 43 and 46， underwent MRI brain scans， the team found that their brain ages ranged from 23 to 71Those with older brain ages performe

30、d worse on tests of cognition， memory and IQ The researchers also found that some people have a very advanced brain age but their bodies seem to be ageing slowly， and vice versa （反之亦然） However， the team found that those who had the highest scores on cognitive tests when they were 3 years old went on

31、 to have the youngest-looking brains This suggests we might be able to tell who is at risk of accelerated brain ageing early in life Researchers hope that predicting brain ageing earlier in life could allow treatments for conditions like dementia （痴呆） to be started sooner This means treatments might

32、 have a better chance of working We dont yet have a way to treat brain ageing， but given the known benefits to the brain of healthy eating and exercise， these arent a bad place to start28.What helps predict the speed of ones brain ageing？ _ A. Ones health conditionB. A test result at the age of 3C.

33、The actual age of ones brainD. A machine for medical check29.What is the purpose of Elliotts research？ _ A. To find out why people look older or youngerB. To measure peoples brain age at different stagesC. To discover whether brain age can be measured by machinesD. To explore the relationship betwee

34、n brain age and future health30.What is Paragraph 4 mainly about？ _ A. The influence of cognitive testsB. The procedure of Elliotts studyC. The information about volunteersD. The findings of the brain research31.What do the findings of the research imply？ _ A. We should test our brain age earliest p

35、ossibleB. People suffering dementia can go on workingC. Brain ageing could be predicted at an early ageD. Healthy eating and exercise can cure brain ageingDOne of the most popular beliefs in parenting is the so-called Mozart effect， which says that listening to music by the Austrian composer Wolfgan

36、g Mozart can increase a childs intelligence Some pregnant women have even gone so far as to play Mozart recordings on headphones pressed against their bellies And its not hard to see how Mozarts name became associated with accelerated development He was historys greatest child genius ， performing as

37、tonishing music for kings and queens at an age when many of us were content with tuneless singing Im a Little Teapot So， if you have kids or youre expecting to have them， how seriously should you take the Mozart effect？ Will the child who doesnt listen to Mozart in the cradle （摇篮） be limited to an o

38、rdinary life？ Are you a bad parent if your kids dont know about any works of Mozart？ Relax There is no scientific evidence that listening to Mozart improves childrens cognitive abilities The whole idea comes from a small study done in 1993， which found that college students who listened to Mozarts S

39、onata for Two Pianos in D Major （K 448）showed some improvement in a test of spatial （空间的） skills This finding was later described as something extremely amazing by a musician ， Don Campbell ， in a book Campbells claims about the super powers of Mozarts music were repeated endlessly in the media and

40、fueled a craze for Mozart - based enrichment activities In 1998 ， for example， the governor of Georgia in the USA requested funds to send classical-music CDs to all parents of newborns in the state Since then， scientists have examined the claim that Mozart increases intelligence and found no evidenc

41、e for it The original experiment with college students was reviewed in 1999， and the increase in the students spatial skills was found to be negligible In 2007 the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research asked a team of experts to examine the scientific literature regarding Mozart and chil

42、d development ， and they found no reason to believe that it increased intelligence32.People relate Mozart to childrens intelligence development because he _ A. owned extraordinary music talentB. could perform music as a childC. offered music to pregnant womenD. was an royal Austrian composer33.What

43、can we know about the small study in 1993？ _ A. It added to the popularity of Mozarts musicB. It found no evidence for supporting Mozart effectC. It helped college students make academic progressD. It urged Georgias governor to spread classical music34.What does the underlined word negligible probab

44、ly mean？ _ A. SuddenB. InsignificantC. AverageD. Steady35.What can be the best title for the text？ _ A. New Findings： Mozart Effect to Be ProvedB. Secrets Uncovered： History of Mozart EffectC. Does Listening to Mozart Make Kids Smarter？D. How Does Mozart Improve Kids Intelligence？三、阅读七选五（本大题共5小题，共10

45、.0分）Your comfort zone is a behavioral space where your activities and behaviors fit a routine and pattern that minimizes stress and risk (36) You benefit in obvious ways： regular happiness， low anxiety， and reduced stress Leaving your comfort zone can have very positive results， though For one thing

46、， youll surely be more productive if youre willing to move out of it With the sense of unease that comes from having deadlines and expectations， youll have the drive and ambition to do more and learn new things (37) For another， learning to live outside your comfort zone can prepare you for life cha

47、nges that force you out of it Fear and uncertainty always exist in our life By challenging yourself to things you normally wouldnt do， you can experience some of that uncertainty in a controlled and manageable environment While outside your comfort zone can be a good place to be， (38) You can start

48、by doing everyday things differently For example， you can take a different route to work or try a new restaurant Besides， you should remember to break out in small steps You get the same benefits whether you go with long strides （大步） or you start slow If youre socially anxious， dont suppose you have

49、 to gather the courage to ask your crush （爱慕之人） on a date right away (39) Identify your fears， and then face them step by step Trying new things is difficult， so its important to understand how habits form and how we can break them (40) AIt provides a state of mental security Bits of great necessity

50、 to find ways to break out of it Cits a pleasant experience to stay in the comfort zone DYou have to manage that stress and risk in a clever way EJust say hello to them and see where you can go from there FThat means you will get more done and find smarter ways to work GAnd its as important to press

51、 yourself out of your comfort zone by doing specific things四、完形填空（本大题共20小题，共30.0分）Two Texas football players have gone viral （走红） after they knelt together in prayer（祈祷） And it couldnt have come at a more(41)moment The final whistle sounded after a（n）(42) game that saw Sherman High School completely

52、 defeat West Mesquite High 56-55 What happened next left the crowd (43)： Shermans Gage Smith， instead of(44)with his team， went over to Mesquites Ty Jordan and the two took a knee together The (45)was that Smith recently learned that Jordans mother， Tiffany， was battling stage 4 cancer， and that was

53、 (46)the two players knelt in prayer for Jordons family As the two(47)， the wife of Smiths coach snapped a picture of the heartwarming moment And then Jordans aunt (48)the image on Facebook， obtaining more than 100，000(49)in just an hour The moving(50)made Tiffany cry Its been a hard time for Tiffan

54、y， who was diagnosed （诊断） with lung and bone cancer last winter The（51)hospital stays cost Tiffany her job earlier this month， and(52)， her health insurance And she now has to(53)the high cost of treatments herself Smiths(54)prayer lifted her spirits Smith said he and Jordan had played on a summer f

55、ootball team together before becoming(55) this last game However， Smith wont let this break their(56) During the game，were gonna play and try to (57)， but you still have that (58)for the other opponent， says Smith I wanted to do that prayer for him Hes such a true leader and he is so(59)that a lot o

56、f the guys on the team(60)him， said head coach JD Martinez Im glad that other people are having the opportunity to see it， too41.A. importantB. difficultC. touchingD. entertaining42.A. amusingB. toughC. educationalD. nation-wide43.A. embarrassedB. confusedC. frustratedD. annoyed44.A. celebratingB. p

57、rayingC. practicingD. fighting45.A. truthB. problemC. newsD. secret46.A. whenB. whereC. howD. why47A. whisperedB. huggedC. shook handsD. stood up48A. postedB. foundC. scannedD. polished49A. rewardsB. copiesC. votesD. likes50A. gameB. reunionC. gestureD. spirit51.A. temporaryB. over-nightC. longD. se

58、cret52.A. in turnB. in a way.C. for a momentD. without exception53.A. look forward toB. forget aboutC. coverD. estimate54A. frequentB. dailyC. unexpectedD. unconditional55A. acquaintancesB. enemiesC. playersD. captains56A. heartsB. routinesC. promiseD. bond57A. compromiseB. cooperateC. learnD. win58

59、A. respectB. passionC. blameD. sorrow59A. enthusiasticB. ambitiousC. aggressiveD. sympathetic60A. inspiredB. followedC. instructedD. understood五、语法填空（本大题共1小题，共15.0分）Are boys really better at math than girls？ No， that doesnt seem (1) （rely） Thats according to new research by Jessica Cantlon， a profes

60、sor and neuroscientist of Carnegie Mellon University， and her colleagues (2) （scientist） looked at young boys and girls brains，and found no difference in mathematical abilityTheir new paper， (3) （publish） in the journal Science of Learning，suggests that society is to blame (4) the mistaken idea that

61、 girls arent good at numbers Cantlon and her colleagues used an MRI machine (5) （examine） 105 kids brains while the kids watched an educational video (6) found that the kids brains showed no major differences during the experiment This report (7) （base） on a previous study in 2018， which looked at t

62、he test performance data of 500 boys and girls The 2018 paper found no difference in their early mathematical ability， (8) （suggest） that boys and girls are equally equipped to reason about mathematics during early childhood Cantlon hopes that people will stop being so sexist （性别歧视的） about little gi

63、rls and calculators (9) （hope）， we can change expectations of (10) children can achieve in mathematics， she says六、短文改错（本大题共1小题，共10.0分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词

64、；2.只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分。As a typical student of Senior 3, I devote most time to learn each day, with different subject to study and lots of homework to do. In my spare time, I love watching TikTok videos, that are really amusing and always make me feel relaxed.TikTok, also know as Douyin in Ch

65、ina, allows users share 15-second videos. It is extremely popular and offer people a chance to show their talents. Many people have become the big stars since we shared videos on TikTok. I will also share funny videos in the future. Therefore, Ive never thought of becoming famous. Instead, I just wa

66、nt to make others happily.七、书面表达（本大题共1小题，共25.0分）假定你是光明中学学生会主席李华英国友好学校代表团将于下月访问你校一周，你负责联络工作请你给代表团负责人 Smith 先生写邮件，欢迎他们到访，并就附件中的活动安排征求对方意见 注意： 1、词数 100 左右； 2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯周测二【答案】1-5 ABCBC6-10 ACABA11-15 CBCBA16-20 CCBAB21. A22. D23. C24. B25. C26. D27. B28. B29. D30. D31. C32. A33. A34. B35. C36. A37

67、. F38. B39. E40. G41. C42. B43. B44. A45. A46. D47. B48. A49. D50. C51. C52. A53. C54. C55. B56. D57. D58. A59. D60. B语法填空61. reliable62. Scientists63. published64. for65. to examine66. They67. is/was based68. suggesting69. Hopefully70. what短文改错 As a typical student of Senior 3, I devote most time t

68、o (1)learn each day, with different (2)subject to study and lots of homework to do. In my spare time, I love watching TikTok videos,(3)that are really amusing and always make me feel relaxed.TikTok, also (4)know as Douyin in China, allows users (5)share 15-second videos. It is extremely popular and

69、(6)offer people a chance to show their talents. Many people have become (7)the big stars since (8)we shared videos on TikTok. I will also share funny videos in the future.(9)Therefore,Ive never thought of becoming famous. Instead, I just want to make others (10)happily.(1)将learn改为learning；(2)将subjec

70、t改为subjects；(3)将that改为which；(4)将know改为known；(5)在share前面加to；(6)将offer改为offers；(7)将the去掉；(8)将we改为they；(9)将Therefore改为However；(10)将happily改为happy。43. DearSmith ， ImLiHua，chairmanoftheStudentsUnioninGuangmingMiddleSchool，whoisresponsibleforcontactingyouforyourvisittoourschoolnextmonthImwritingtoextendmy

71、warmwelcomeandaskforyouropinionsonthescheduleAsyoucanseeintheattachedfile，yourvisitmainlyincludesvariousactivitiesinourschoolandatouraroundthecityIthinkthesewillhelpyouhaveageneralunderstandingofstudentsschoollifeinChinaandChinesecultureYoucanfindmoredetailsaboutthearrangementsinthefile，andifyouhaveanydifferentideas，pleasedonthesitatetocontactmesothatwecanmakenecessaryadjustments Lookingforwardtoyourearlyreplyandyourvisit!IcantwaittoseeyouhereYours， LiHua第13页，共13页