1、中学1718学年下学期高二第一次周考英语试题附答案淇滨高中20172018学年下学期3月高二英语周考试卷第二部分阅读理解 （共两节，满分60分）第一节 （共15小题;每小题3分，满分45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 ，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。AAlgae(水藻) are very simple plants. They grow in fresh water or salty water. Seaweed is algae that grow in salty water. Seaweed is red or brown in colo
2、r. The Japanese people use these plants from the sea in many ways. From it, they make a food called Kombu. Kombu is seaweed that has been dried, cooked and pressed together. Then it is dried again and cut into long pieces. The Japanese eat a lot of Kombu and like it very much. Japanese farmers often
3、 use seaweed as fertilizer. It makes their plants grow better. Many farmers also find seaweed makes a fine food for their animals. From seaweed the Japanese also get iodine(碘), which they sell to other countries. Iodine is used in many ways all over the world. It is used in making medicine. It is ad
4、ded to the salt we use at the table. Scientists even use one form of iodine to “ seed clouds” when they want rain to fall.21. Kombu is a kind of _ according to the text.A. plant B. medicine C. food D. fertilizer22. In the last sentence of the text, “seed clouds” means _.A. clouds spreading like seed
5、sB. the seeds like cloudsC. to make rain fall with human powerD. dropping seeds by clouds23. The main idea of the story is that _.A. The Japanese eat seaweed when they want rain to fall.B. Kombu is made into medicine for farmers.C. The Japanese use seaweed in many ways.D. The Japanese eat a lot of K
6、ombu.B Once there was a poor farmer and his farm belonged to(属于) a rich man. One day he brought a basket of apples to the rich mans house. On the doorsteps, he met two monkeys dressed like children. They jumped onto the basket to eat the apples and threw some on the ground. The farmer politely took
7、off his hat and asked the monkeys to get off. They obeyed(服从) and the farmer went into the house. He asked to see the rich man. A servant took him to the room where the rich man was sitting. I have brought you the basket of apples you asked for, he said. But why have you brought a half-empty basket?
8、 the rich man asked. I met your children outside, and they stole(偷) some of the apples.24. Why did the farmer bring apples to the rich man? Because A. he was poor B. he liked the rich man C. his farm belonged to the rich man D. the rich mans children liked apples25. What did the monkeys do when the
9、farmer was on the doorsteps? A. They jumped and jumped. B. They played. C. They ran away. D. They ate some of the apples.26. The monkeys left the basket because A. they had thrown apples on the ground B. the farmer had politely asked them to get off C. they were afraid of the hat D. the farmer was a
10、ngry with them27. How did the rich man feel when he saw the basket? He felt A. pleased B. unhappy C. excited D. movedCIf we were asked exactly what we were doing a year ago，we should probably have to say that we could not remember. But if we had kept a book and had written in it an account of what w
11、e did each day，we should be able to give an answer to the question. It is the same in history. Many things have been forgotten because we do not have any written account of them. Sometimes men did keep a record of the most important happenings in their country，but often it was destroyed by fire or i
12、n a warSometimes there was never any written record at all because the people of that time and place did not know how to writeFor example，we know a good deal about the people who lived in China 4,000 years ago, because they could write and leave written records for those who lived after themBut we k
13、now almost nothing about the people who lived even 200 years ago in central Africa, because they had not learned to write. Sometimes, of course，even if the people cannot write，they may know something of the pastThey have heard about it from older people，and often songs and dances and stories have be
14、en made about the most important happenings，and these have been sung and acted and told for many generations. For most people are proud to tell what their fathers did in the past. This we may call “remembered history”Some of it has now been written down. It is not so exact or so valuable to us as wr
15、itten history is，because words are much more easily changed when used again and again in speech than when copied in writing. But where there are no written records，such spoken stories are often very helpful28. Which of the following ideas is not suggested in the passage? A“Remembered history”，compar
16、ed with written history，is less reliable BWritten records of the past play the most important role in our learning of the human history CA written account of our daily activities helps US to be able to answer many questions DWhere there are no written recordsthere is no history 29. We know very litt
17、le about the central Africa 200 years ago because _. Athere was nothing worth being written down at that timeB. the people there ignored the importance of keeping a record C. the written records were perhaps destroyed by a fire A. the people there did not know how to write 30. “Remembered history”re
18、fers to_ Ahistory based on a persons imagination B . stories of important happenings passed down from mouth to mouth C . songs and dances about the most important events D .both B and C 31. “Remembered history”is regarded as valuable only when _. A. it is written down B. no written account is availa
19、ble C. it proves to be time Dpeople are interested in it DFor any Englishman，there can never be any discussion as to who is the worlds greatest dramatist(剧作家)Only one name can possibly suggest itself to him：that of William Shakespeare. Every Englishman has some knowledge，however slight，of the work o
20、f our greatest writerAll of US use words，phrases and quotations from Shakespeares writings that have become part of the common property of the English-speaking peopleMost of the time we are probably unaware of the source of the words we used，rather like the old lady who was taken to see a performanc
21、e of Hamlet and complained that it was full of well-known proverbs and quotations Shakespeare，more perhaps than any other writer，makes full use of the great resources of the English languageMost of US use about five thousand words in our normal use of English；Shakespeare in his works used about twen
22、ty-five thousand There is probably no better way for a foreigner to appreciate the richness and variety of the English language than by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare used itSuch a study is well worth the effort ( it is not，of course，recommended to beginners ) even though some aspect
23、s of English usage，and the meaning of many words，have changed since Shakespeares day32. English people _Ahave never discussed who is the worlds greatest dramatist Bnever discuss any issue concerning the worlds greatest dramatist Care sure who is the worlds greatest dramatist Ddo not care who is the
24、worlds greatest poet and dramatist 33. Every Englishman knows _ Amore or less about Shakespeare BShakespeare，but only slightly Call Shakespeares writings Donly the name of the greatest English writer 34. Which of the following is true? AWe use all the words，phrases and quotations from Shakespeares w
25、ritings BShakespeares writings have become the property of those who are learning to speak English CIt is likely to be true that people often do not know the origins of the words they use D All the words people use are taken from the writings of Shakespeare 35.What does the word “proverb” mean? AFam
26、iliar sayings BShakespeares plays CComplaints DActors and actresses 第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15 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。 Learning a foreign language is a challenge, but it can also be fun. Here is some advice on how to learn another language.Spend the time.The more time you spend on the
27、language, the faster you will learn. This means listening, reading, writing, speaking and studying words and phrases. This does not mean sitting in class looking out of the window, nor listening to other students who do not speak well, nor getting explanations in your own language about how the lang
28、uage works. 36 Listen and read every day.Listen wherever you are on your MP5 player. Read what you are listening to. Listen to and read things that you like, things that you can mostly understand, or even partly understand. If you keep listening and reading, you will get used to the language. 37 Foc
29、us on words and phrases.Build up your vocabulary, and youll need lots. Start to notice words and how they come together as phrases. Learn these words and phrases through your listening and reading. Read online, using online dictionaries, and make your own vocabulary lists for review. 38 Gradually yo
30、u will be able to use them. Do not worry about how accurately you speak until you have accumulated plenty of words through listening and reading. 39 If you do not want to learn the language, you wont. If you do want to learn the language, take control. Choose the content of interest that you want to
31、 listen to and read. Seek out the words and phrases that you need to understand your listening and reading. Do not wait for someone else to show you the language, nor to tell you what to do. Discover the language by yourself like a child growing up. Talk or write when you feel like it. A teacher can
32、not teach you to become fluent, but you can learn to become fluent if you want to.Relax and enjoy yourself. 40 It doesnt matter. You are learning and improving. The language will gradually become clearer in your brain, but this will happen on a schedule that you cannot control. So sit back and enjoy. Just make sure you spend enough time on the language. That is
