1、人教版高中英语必修三第二学期高一英语周练试题百强校河北定州中学2016-2017学年第二学期高一英语周练试题（4.9）一、阅读理解Today marks the one-year anniversary of my fathers death. Looking back at the past year, I cannot describe how hard it has been for me mentally and physically.For a long time I suffered in silence. I felt as if I was running in circles
2、(圆圈). I kept my tears to my sleep and my loneliness in my bedroom.After my fathers death, I began channeling all that pain into dance. But as a fairly new dancer, I havent had too much stage experience. I recently performed at my schools winter concert for one of my classmates who is dealing with a
3、rare illness. I dedicated(献上)the dance to her and my father. I only had one week. I was so anxious that I felt like I was having a heart attack.Luckily, my best friends came to my aid. What they said to me was one of the kindest things anyone has ever said. I will never forget what one of them said:
4、 “You are so beautiful because of your heart and beautiful mind. You have more kindness than some will ever have. I saw how much that dance meant to you, especially how it connected with your memories. It made me cry, that is how incredible you are.”Just surround（环绕）yourself with people like my frie
5、nd who will never think little of you. I am so proud of how much Ive achieved and I know I will keep going, just as my father would have wished.1What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 3?A. She had no gift for dancingB. She found it painful to dance on stageC. She suffered from a heart dis
6、ease.D. She lacked experience and got nervous on stage.2We can infer from the article that the author_A. performed at her schools concertB. recovered quickly from the loss of her fatherC. is very grateful to her friendsD. is still too sad to keep moving on3The author wrote the article mainly to _.A.
7、 remind us of the importance of friends in out livesB. encourage us to deal with pain positivelyC. tell us how she became a successful dancerD. show respect to her dear father My name is Kenn Nesbitt and Im a poet. I started writing poems as a hobby in 1994. At the time, I never gave any thought to
8、publishing them; I just wrote for my own amusement. But it was so much fun that I ended up writing a lot of poems, which led me to the idea of creating a website, and at last writing books. If you want to write poems, I have some advice for you. My ideas mostly come from my imagination. That is, I l
9、ike to sit and daydream, and see what kinds of crazy things I can think up. For kids, I suggest that whenever you think of an idea, you should write it down, even if you dont have time write them to create a whole poem from your idea. I have notebooks full of ideas that I havent written poems about
10、yet. So I can always look through my notebooks and find something fun to write about. One way to make poems interesting is to write about things readers can understand: school, family, food, pets, games, sports, and so on. To make a poem funny, I often ask myself, “What kinds of funny things might h
11、appen at school, or over dinner? What funny things might your pets do?” and its OK to make things up, such as having a pet elephant, or a pet that plays video games. Use your imagination and see where it leads. But the best advice I can give kids is not to just write one poem, it might be a great on
12、e, or maybe not so good. But if you write ten poems, youll probably find that, even though they arent all perfect, a few of them are much better than the others.4Why did the author start writing poems at first?A. To publish them. B. To entertain himself.C. To contribute to a website. D. To kill time
13、.5Whats the main idea of Paragraph 2?A. How to write poems. B. How to think up crazy things.C. How to get ideas for poems. D. How to become creative.6According to the author, what is the best advice he can give us?A. Just write great poems. B. Write as many as possible.C. Make poems as funny as poss
14、ible. D. Try to make things up in your poems.7Where does the author come from?A. America B. China C. Germany D. not mentioned8Whats the authors purpose of writing the text?A. To suggest some poems written by him.B. To show writing poems isnt that hard.C. To tell readers how to write poems.D. To expl
15、ain how he writes poems. Senior citizens are permitted to travel cheaply on a bus if they have a special card. Women may get cards when they are sixty.Mrs. Matthews lives in the country but she went into town once a week to buy food and other things for the house, and she usually went by bus. She al
16、ways had to pay the full price for her ride. Then she reached the age of sixty and got her senior citizens card, but when she used it for the first time on the bus, it made her feel very old.The bus driver had often seen her traveling on the bus before, and he notices that she was feeling unhappy, s
17、o after she had paid her money, he winked（眨眼）at her and whispered, “Dont forget to give your mothers card back to her when you see her again.” Mrs. Matthews was very happy when she heard this.9Senior citizens in the story refer to _.A. those who have special cardsB. old people with special cardsC. t
18、hose who want to travel cheaplyD. people holding high positions10Women over sixty_.A. have to pay their special cardB. dont have to pay for taking busesC. have to pay the full price for their rideD. pay less for their ride if they have a special card11How often does Mrs. Matthews go to the town?A. t
19、wice a week B. once a year C. every other week D. once a week12Mrs. Matthews felt unhappy on the bus because _.A. she still had to pay for the tide B. the card wasnt hersC. she felt she was now an old woman D. the driver whispered to her13The driver whispered to Mrs. Matthews because _.A. he hoped t
20、o make her feel youngerB. he knew her mother was still aliveC. she did not pay money for taking the busD. she shouldnt have used her mothers card 二、完形填空When I was three years old, my parents discovered I was totally deaf. After consulting with many doctors, they made a decision about my _. Instead o
21、f sending me to a private school for the deaf, they decided to send me to a_one.From the first day there, the other kids_ me and called me names_my hearing aid and the way I talked. I experienced great_because, in addition to the problems of “fitting in” with the other students, I also struggled wit
22、h my _. I seemed to spend every spare moment doing homework just so I could _. The teachers didnt know what to do with me.Because of my hearing disability, I was constantly_everyone, “What did he/she say?” But I_ that everyone would soon grow tired of repeating everything back to me. Since fitting i
23、n was so_to me, every time people around me laughed or smiled, I did the same even though I_had no idea what was going on. On the surface, I was_, but in reality, my self-esteem（自尊） was quite low. Mrs. Jordan, my 5th grade teacher, _all of that with a simple three-word phrase. One morning, she asked
24、 the class a question. I read her lips and _raised my hand. I couldnt_it for once I knew the_. But, when she called on me, I was _. I took a deep breath and nervously answered Mrs. Jordans question. Ill never forget what_next. With sparkling eyes and a wide smile she cried, “Thats right, Stephen!”Fo
25、r the first time in my young life, I was an instant star. My heart burst with pride. I sat a little taller in my chair. My_soared（猛增） as never before. From that day forward, my_and speech improved greatly and my popularity among my classmates increased.14A. performance B. journey C. career D. educat
26、ion15A. special B. new C. normal D. big16A. laughed at B. talked about C. waited for D. thought of17A. except for B. because of C. instead of D. according to18A. anxiety B. fear C. regret D. shock19A. friendship B. schoolwork C. singing D. dancing20A. get out B. speed up C. grow up D. keep up21A. re
27、minding B. helping C. asking D. doubting22A. ensured B. expected C. imagined D. worried23A. easy B. natural C. important D. strange24A. finally B. usually C. gradually D. regularly25A. smart B. flexible C. outgoing D. energetic26A. explained B. supported C. covered D. changed27A. immediately B. freq
28、uently C. luckily D. carefully28A. have B. believe C. remember D. make29A. answer B. rule C. plan D. secret30A. angry B. quiet C. afraid D. helpless31A. arrived B. improved C. began D. happened32A. confidence B. memory C. kindness D. patience33A. experiments B. grades C. relationships D. conditions四
29、、七选五How to keep a nearly lost friendship alive There are times when a friendship has to go through huge tests. It is a battle between staying together and moving away from each other.34More often than not, it is pride that destroys a friendship. Relax your pride. This is easy to say, but very diffic
30、ult to do. You may ask yourself, “Why should I say sorry when he does not show any regret for what he has done?”35If you find yourself saying any of these things, you should understand that it is your pride talking. Allowing your pride to control your feelings will leave you bitter and confused. Tal
31、k about the problem. Face the problem calmly.36it may sound silly, but it could certainly heal the wounds that you have caused each other. If you avoid facing the problem, your pain will only grow. Remember, you want to keep the friendship and not worsen the problem. Laugh about it.37After some time, when both of you have become calm and renewed your confidence in each other, go back to the time when you had nearly fallen apart. Laugh about your foolishness, and promise to never let pride take over your friendship. Friendship is a valuable thing.38Rappo
