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**中学高2017级高二下期英语周练二

命题人：** 考试时间：2019-3-13

一、阅读理解（每小题2分，共10分）

Joe came to New York from the Middle West, dreaming about painting. Delia came to New York from the South, dreaming about music. Joe and Delia met in a studio. Before long they were good friends and got married.

They had only a small flat to live in, but they were happy. They loved each other, and they were both interested in art. Everything was fine until one day they found they had spent all their money.

Delia decided to give music lessons. One afternoon she said to her husband:

“Joe, I’ve found a pupil, a general’s daughter. She is a sweet girl. I’m to give three lessons a week and get $5 a lesson.”

But Joe was not glad.

“But how about me?” he said.” Do you think I’m going to watch you work while I play with my art? No, I want to earn some money too.”

“Joe, you are silly,” said Delia. “You must keep at your studies. We can live quite happily on $15 a week.”

“Well, perhaps I can sell some of my pictures,” said Joe.

Every day they parted in the morning and met in the evening. A week passed and Delia brought home fifteen dollars, but she looked a little tired.

“Clementina sometimes gets on my nerves. I’m afraid she doesn’t practice enough. But the general is the old man! I wish you could know him, Joe.”

And then Joe took eighteen dollars out of his pocket.

“I’ve sold one of my pictures to a man from Peoria,” he said, “and he has ordered another.”

“I’m so glad,” said Delia. “Thirty-three dollars! We never had so much to spend before. We’ll h ave a good supper tonight.”

Next week Joe came home and put another eighteen dollars on the table. In half an hour Delia came, her right hand in a bandage.

“What’s the matter with your hand?” said Joe. Delia laughed and said:

“Oh, a funny thing happened! Clemantina gave me a plate of soup and spilled some of it on my hand. She was very sorry for it. And so was the old general. But why are you looking at me like that, Joe?”

“What time this afternoon did you burn your hand, Delia?”

“Five o’clock, I think. The iron-I mean the soup-was ready about five, Why?”

“Delia, come and sit here,” said Joe. He drew her to the couch and sat beside her.

“What do you do every day, Delia? Do you really give music lesson? Tell me the truth.”

She began to cry.

“I couldn’t get any pupils,” she said, “So I got a place in a laundry ironing shirts. This afternoon a girl accidentally set down an iron on my hand and I got a bad burn. But tell me, Joe, how did you guess that I wasn’t giving music lessons?”

“It’s very simple,” said Joe. “I knew all about your bandages because I had to send them upstairs to a girl in the laundry who had an accident with a hot iron. You see, I work in the engine-room of the same laundry where you work.”

“And your pictures? Did you sell any to that man from Peoria?”

“Well, your general with his Clemantina is an invention, and so is my man from Peoria.”

And then they both laughed.

1. To support the family, Delia worked as .

A. a tutor

B. a music teacher

C. an artist

D. a laundry assistant

2. It happened that .

A. a man from Peoria liked Joe’s pictures

B. Delia earned $15 dollars a week easily

C. the couple worked at the same laundry

D. Clemantina and the general were kind

3. Who hurt Delia’s hand?

A. The general

B. Clemantina

C. Herself

D. A girl

4. The couple’s attitude towards each other is .

A. faithful

B. honest

C. ashamed

D. heartbreaking

5. Which do you think is the best title of the story?

A. A service of love

B. A story of Joe and Delia

C. Lies and truth

D. Servants of love

二、七选五（每小题2分，共10分）FEBAC

How to teach kids responsibility

We'd all like our kids to develop into responsible people. How can we help to ensure that our kids learn the lessons of responsibility? Here are some ideas：

Start them with tasks when they're young.

__6__ They can do a lot more than you think if you're patient and creative. Encourage them to begin at an early age, and this helps them build confidence and enthusiasm for later tasks in their life.

Don't use rewards with your kids.

If you want your kids to develop a natural sense of responsibility, they need to learn what they do affects others not just themselves. __7__

Use natural consequences when they make mistakes.

If they keep losing their baseball glove somewhere, let them deal with the consequences. Maybe they have to ask to borrow one for the game. __8__ If you rescue them every time they make a mistake, they'll never learn responsibility.

__9__

This is where they'll learn it from. Take care of your stuff. Try to be on time. They're watching you very closely.

Give them an allowance(零用钱) early in their life.

Let them make their own money decisions from an early age. They'll learn their lessons in a hurry. __10__

A．Model responsible behavior for your kids.

B．Maybe they have to buy a new one if it's lost.

C．Don't help them out if they run out of money.

D．Train your kids to be responsible and careful.

E．They won't learn that if they're focused on what they're going to “get”．

F．Young kids have a strong desire to help out, even as young as age two.

G．They'll pick up on this belief and they'll tend to rise to the level of expectation.

三、完形填空（每小题2分，共30分）

Last week, my friends and I were on a vacation in UAE (the United Arab Emirates). One day, we |were visiting Abu Dhabi, 11 with a few passengers in a bus. At our 12 stop, we got out to take some pictures. At our second stop, we noticed that we had 13 one of our shoulder bags. The 14 part was that |our passports, visas and hotel booking papers were all inside it and we felt very nervous and 15 , as we had |to return to India in two days.

During this process of 16 the bag we met so many strangers who were really warm-hearted and 17 .

A tour guide and a bus driver helped call us a taxi so that we could travel back to find our bag.

A taxi driver 18 us for almost three hours to help us. He took us to the hotel we had stayed in, 19 that a cleaner might have found the bag. Then he took us to the nearest police station and helped us in 20 with the policeman, who only spoke Arabic. He 21 us and comforted us by stating, "Nobody loses their |goods in our country. Don t worry. You will find |your bag.”

A tourist standing outside the park at our first stop was 22 his friend' s car and he had to be somewhere. 23 , he decided to help us and spent 30-40 minutes |in looking for the bag with us.

A policeman searched through 24 in the lost and found department.

A local man, who actually (实际上) 25 our bag, checked the bag and found a number to a travel agency (行社). He managed to get in touch with us and 26 us our bag back.

On that day, there was real 27 inside me and in such a mindset (心态)I was not able to say a proper thank you to all those 28 who helped us.

I don' t even know their names, but I will never be able to 29 their kindness. The world needs more people like them an d I’ve decided to try to 30 one of them.

11. A. traveling B. struggling C. discussing D. playing

12. A. short B. present C. first D. lunch

13. A. checked B. lost C. prepared D. removed

14. A. central B. basic C. biggest D. worst

15. A. bored B. worried C. exhausted D. surprised

16. A. asking for B. taking over C. looking through D. searching for

17. A. helpful B. cheerful C. successful D. powerful

18. A. relied on B. stayed with C. ran after D. talked with

19. A. hoping B. knowing C. promising D. remembering

20. A. competing B. arguing C. comparing D. communicating

21. A. introduced B. supported C. encouraged D. amused

22. A. caring for B. getting into C. waiting for D. working on

23. A. However B. Therefore C. Otherwise D. Besides

24. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything

25. A. kept B. noticed C. found D. collected

26. A. show B. give C. throw D. buy

27. A. concern B. regret C. shame D. impatience

28. A. students B. adults C. passengers D. strangers

29. A. doubt B. forget C. refuse D. repay

30. A. thank B. miss C. become D. accept

高2017级高二下期英语周练二答题卡

班级_______ 姓名_________

一、阅读理解（每小题2分，共10分）

1-5. __________________________

二、七选五（每小题2分，共10分）

6.________

7.________

8.__________

9.__________ 10.____________

三、完形填空（每小题1分，共20分）

四、语法填空（每小题2分，共10分）

While carrying a bag of shopping home, Will came across a tabby cat like Moxie. After 31 (rub)her head against his knuckles, she crossed the road, tried to pat something 32 (visible) and vanished. Where the cat had vanished was a patch seemingly cut out of the air 33 （rough）square in shape and less than a meter across and only visible from the side nearest the road. The patch was a hole through which Will scrambled. No longer in Oxford, he found himself__34___ (stand)on a road of empty cafes and shops lined with palm trees under a star-filled sky. In the distance were green hills, houses with rich gardens and a gleaming white temple. The air was __35__(fill) with the scent of flowers and the smell of the sea. Thinking this new world must be better than the world he had left, Will began looking for the cat, his guide.

31.________ 32.________ 33._________ 34.__________ 35.____________

五、改错（每小题2分，共10分）

His Dark Materials is one of the greatest fantasy story ever written. There are three books in the series. In the first book, Lyra’s scientist father makes that possible to enter into other worlds. The children have many extraordinary adventures and play an important part in a war that could destroy universe. What an excited novel!

选做题

1. Remember, happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or ________you have.

2. Friends _______________________________________(起重要作用) in our lives though we may take the fact of friendship for granted sometimes.

3. I had prepared for the meeting by_________________(写下,记下) what I wanted from them.

4. Can you____________________(注视,盯着看) my bag? I need to go to the washing closet.

5. I _________________________________(本该给他打电话) this morning, but I forgot.

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横峰中学2016-2017学年度上学期 高二英语第十三周周练试卷 命题人：汪佳嘉 第一节：阅读理解（每题 2.5分，共10分） What is the nature of the scientific attitude, the attitude of the man or woman who studies and applies physics, chemistry, geology, engineering, medical or any other science? We all know that science plays an important role in the societies in which we live. Many people believe, however, that our progress depends on two different aspects of science. The first of these is the application of the machines and products that scientists and technologists develop. New drugs, faster and safer means of transport, new systems of applied knowledge are some examples of this aspect of science. The second aspect is the application of the special methods of thought and action that scientists use in their work. What are these special methods of thinking and acting? First of all, it seems that a successful scientist is full of curiosity — he wants to find out how and why the universe works. He usually directs his attention towards problems which he notices have no satisfactory explanation, and his curiosity makes him look for underlying relationships even if the data available seem to be unconnected. Moreover, he thinks he can improve the existing conditions, whether of pure or applied knowledge, and enjoys trying to solve the problems which this involves. He is a good observer, accurate, patient and objective and applies persistent and logical thought to the observations he makes. He uses the facts he observes to the full extent. For example, trained observers acquire a very large amount of information about a star mainly from the accurate analysis of the simple lines that appear in a spectrum. He is skeptical —he does not accept statements which are not based on the most complete evidence available — and therefore rejects authority as the sole basis for truth. Furthermore, he is not only critical of the work of others, but also of his own, since he knows that man is the least reliable of scientific instruments and that a number of factors tend to