2011届高三英语下册第二周周考试题

1、2011届高三英语下册第二周周考试题英语周考（二）（时间：60分钟；总分：100分）Directions:Beneatheachofthefollowingsentencesthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.1.betterunderstandingofthesephenomenamaycompletelychangeourconceptionofthenatureofuniverse.A./;theB.A;theC.A;/D.A;a2.Jimmy,anewstudent

2、fromasouthernprovince,speaksadialectwehardtounderstand.A.findB.finditwasC.finditsD.findhim3.SkiresortsintheRockiesareenjoyinghugesnowfalls,withplentymoretocomeinfurthersnowstorms.A.expectingB.toexpectC.expectedD.willexpect4.Sheprovidedallsortsofservices,butmetwithHarrysrequirements.A.noneofwhichB.ne

3、itherofwhichC.noneofthemD.neitherofthem5.Inthefuture,automationmayenablehumanbeingstoenjoyleisurethantheydotoday.A.moremuchB.verymoreC.toomuchD.farmore6.WhenthenewsgotroundacomedyshowwouldbepresentedatourlocalcinemabytheP.andU.BirdSeedCompany,weallrushedtoseeit.A.whichB.thatC./D.where7.Thosewhofaile

4、dtogetintotheshowhavefeltdisappointed,asmanyoftheartistswhoshouldhaveappeareddidnotcome.A.mustntB.shouldntC.cantD.neednt8.Bothmenhadhadtimetorealizewhatwashappeningwhentheywerethrownviolentlyintothesea.A.seldomB.neverC.hardlyD.barely9.Asthesayinggoes,oneisnevertoooldtolearn.Afterhe,hewilldevotehimse

5、lftogardening.A.hasretiredB.retiredC.willretireD.hadretired10.Anumberofuniversitystudentshavevolunteeredtodrivebuseswhilethestrikelasts.Onlyoneortwopeoplethatthestudentswilldrivetoofast.A.haveobjectedB.hasobjectedC.objectsD.objectedDirections:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphras

6、esmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwithwordorphrasesthatbestfitsthecontext.Whenothernine-year-oldkidswereplayinggames,shewasworkingatapetrolstation.Whenotherteenswerestudyingorgoingout,shestruggledtofindaplacetosleeponthestreet.Butsheovercametheseterriblesetbackstowinahighlycompetitivescholarshipandga

7、ined11toHarvardUniversity.Andher12storyhasinspiredamovie,HomelesstoHarvard:TheTonyMorrisonStory13inlateApril.TonyMorrison,a22-year-oldAmericangirl,hasbeenwritingareal-lifestoryofwillpoweranddetermination.Tonygrewupinthe14oftwodrug-addictedparents.Therewasneverenoughfoodorwarmclothesinthehouse.Tonywa

8、stheonlymemberofthefamilywhohadajob.HermotherhadAIDSanddiedwhenTonywasjust15yearsold.Theeffectofthatloss15aturningpointinherlife.Connectingtheenvironmentinwhichshehadgrownupwithhowhermotherhaddied,shedecidedtodosomethingaboutit.Tonywentbacktoschool.She16herselfintoherstudies,nevertellingherteacherst

9、hatshewashomeless.Atnight,shesleptonthestreets.Whatdrovemetosurvivehad17todowithunderstanding,byunderstandingthattherewasawholeotherwayofbeing.Ihadonlyexperiencedasmallpartofthesociety,shewroteinherbookBreakingNight.Sheadmittedthatsheusedenvytodriveherselfon.Sheusedthebenefitsthatcameeasilytoothers,

10、suchasasafelivingenvironment,18herselfthat“nexttonothingcouldholdme19”.ShefinishedhighschoolinjusttwoyearsandwonafullscholarshiptostudyatHarvardUniversity.ButTonydecidedtoleavehertopuniversityforacoupleofmonthsearlierthisyearinordertotakecareofher20,whohasalsodevelopedAIDS.Ilovemyparentssomuch.Theya

11、redrugaddicts.ButIneverforgetthattheyloveme21.”Tonywantsmoviegoerstogoawaywiththeideathatchangingyour22is“assimpleasmakingadecision”.11.A.permissionB.entryC.honorD.confidence12.A.puzzledB.puzzlingC.amazingD.amazed13.A.publishedB.appearedC.soldD.shown14.A.chargeB.faceC.middleD.shadow15.A.layinB.ledto

12、C.referredtoD.stuckto16.A.threwB.putC.devotedD.concentrated17.A.nothingB.everythingC.somethingD.anything18.A.toencourageB.tocontrolC.topersuadeD.tobelieve19.A.upB.downC.offD.back20.A.motherB.sisterC.fatherD.brother21.A.onceinawhileB.timeandtimeagainC.atthesametimeD.allthetime22.A.lifeB.universityC.w

13、ayD.familyDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyfillingineachblankwithonewordthatbestfitsthecontext.SareNiccoli,the17-year-olddaughterofarichtextileownerwasfreedbyherkidnappersafter118days.Shesaidshespentmostofthetimeinatentinthewoods23onefoottiedtoatree.ShewasfreedlateonFriday24herfamilypaidatota

14、lof$1.8million,thelargestransom(赎金)25paidinItaly.Iwastreated26,thegirltoldthereporterduringtheinterview,“Biscuits,cakes,oftenhotfoodandattimesstewedbeef.”Shesaidhernearlyfourmonthsintroublewasspentinatentpitched(setup)ina27area.Ineversawtheirfacesand28theyspoke,theychangedtheirvoicesinnasaltones(spe

15、akingthroughnosepassage)onpurpose,shesaid.“Theykeptrepeatingthattheonlythingtheywantedwasthemoneyandthattheydidntwanttohave29todowithmeormyfamily.Thehighschoolstudent,whowasseizedbythreeface-coveredandarmedmenonJuly2,1983fromherfamilyscountryvillainTuscany,saidshestillhadnoidea30exactlyshehadbeenhel

16、d.Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage.ALondonSummerSchoolinClassicsTheLondonSummeSchoolinClassics2008willbeheldatKings

17、CollegeLondon.Itwillrunfrom8thJulyuntil17thJuly.Applicationscloseon2ndJune,2008.Foranapplicationform,pleasedownloadeitherthe2-pagePDForthewordformatdocumentfromthefootofthepage.Ifyouhaveanyproblemsdownloadingtheapplicationformoranyquestions,pleasecontact:LondonSummerSchoolinClassics,KingsCollegeLond

18、on.Tel:02078482299Fax:02078482545TheschoolisorganizedbythecollegesoftheUniversityofLondon.ThesummerschoolofferseightdaysofintensiveteachinginGreekandLatin.Therearefourlanguageclasseseachdayaswellaslecturesandadebate,between10:30amand4:30pm.Thecourseisnotresidential（提供住宿的），andthereisnoteachingduringt

19、heweekendof12thto13thJuly.Thefeeis85.00.Travelgrants（旅行补助金）areavailableasacontributiontoyourtravelcosts,butmaynotcoverallyourexpenses.Thetravelgrantsarearrangedduringthesummerschool.Teachingisgenerallyingroupsof12-15peopleandit,asfaraspossible,comprises（包含）ofstudentsofroughlythesamelevelofexperience

20、.Thestyleofteachingisfriendly,butdemanding:alotofworkisexpectedfromstudentsduringtheschool,buttheyusuallyfindthewholeexperiencebothstimulatingandvaluable.Someclassesconcentratechieflyonreading,whileothersofferamixtureofgrammarandtranslationpractice.Ourtutorsincludesomeofthemostexperiencedandtalented

21、teachersofClassicsintheLondonareaandbeyond.TheSummeSchoolinClassicscatersforawiderangeofinterestsandforbothschool&universitystudentsaswellasthosewhowishtolearnGreekorLatin,ortorevivetheirknowledgeofthelanguages.Ourprincipalconcernistoprovideathoroughprogramoflanguagelearninginalivelyuniversityenviro

22、nment.31.Tojoinintheschool,youhavetoapplybefore.A.8thJuly,2008B.2ndJune,2008C.17thJuly,2008D.13thJuly,200832.Asastudentoftheschool,youareprobablyaskedto.A.doalotofreadinginGreekandLatinB.learnthegrammarofGreekandLatinonlyC.dosometranslationworkonlyD.speakGreekandLatinwithexperiencedteachers33.Whatis

23、theLondonSummerSchoolinClassicsmostconcernedabout?A.Providingastimulatingexperienceforstudents.B.Promotingstudentstodevelopawiderangeofinterests.C.Teachingstudentslanguagesinalivelyenvironment.D.Improvingstudentslevelofdebatingintheargument.34.Whichisoneoftheteachingwaysoftheschool?A.Studentgroupsco

24、nsistofthesamelevelstudentsstrictly.B.Studentsneedntdoanyworkintheclass.C.StudentslearnGreekandLatinbylisteningtoteachersallday.D.Studentsaregenerallydividedintogroupsof12-15.35.Whichofthefollowingcanweknowfromthepassage?A.Thefeeis85,includingthetravelcosts.B.Studentsneedntgotoclasson12thand13thJuly

25、.C.Peopleshouldfillintwoapplicationforms.D.Peoplecancontacttheschoolbyphoneoremail.BWugging,orwebusegiving,describestheactofgivingtocharityatnocosttotheuser.ByusingE,whichisbeingaddedtoanumberofuniversitycomputersacrosstheUK,studentscanraisemoneyeverytimetheysearch,butitworitcostthemapenny.Researchs

26、howsthatstudentsareextremelypassionateaboutsupportingcharity88%offulltimestudentshaveusedtheInternettogivetocharity.Thisagegroupisoftentheleastlikelytohavetheirownincome.19%of22to24yearoldshaveshort-termdebtsofmorethan5,000.Withrisingpersonaldebtlevelsinthisagegroup,duetouniversitytuitionfeesorperso

27、nalloansandalackoflong-termsavings,traditionalmethodsofdonatingtocharityareoftennotappealingorpossible.BethTruman,a21yearoldrecentuniversitygraduate,hasusedEtodonatetoherchosencharity,theRSPCA,fortwoyearsandhasseenthe“wugging“movementgrowinpopularitywithstudents.“Whenyoureatuniversityyoubecomemoreso

28、ciallyaware,butitssometimeshardtogivetootherswhenyouhavelittlemoneyyourself,saysBeth.Wuggingisgreatforpeopleinthisagegroupasitallowsthemtousethetechnologyonadailybasistogivetocharity,withoutcostingthemasinglepenny.”Wuggingisperfectforpeoplewhowanttobemoresociallyawareandsupportivebutdontfeeltheyhave

29、themeanstodoso.Studentsusingthewebcanraisemoneyforcausestheycareaboutwithoutcostingthemanythingintermsoftimeormoney,andcharitiesgetavaluablesourceoffunding.Eworkslikeanyothersearchengine,allowinguserstosearchforinformation,newsandimagesbutuserscandecidewhichoftheUKs170,000charitiestheywouldliketosup

30、portthroughtheirclicks.Ethenmakesmonthlypaymentstoeveryregisteredcharity.LaunchedinJune2005,EisnowtheeighthlargestsearchengineandoneofthebusiestcharitywebsitesintheUK.36.Accordingtothepassage,“wugging“isactually.A.awebsiteB.acharity-relatedactionC.aschoolorganizationD.astudentmovement37.Inthecaseofc

31、harity,E.A.freesstudentsofthefinancialworriesB.receivesmuchmoneyfromstudentsC.offersvaluableinformationtostudentsD.praisesstudentsfortheirmoney-raising38.WhatdoesBethTrumanthinkofthe“wugging”movement?A.ItmakesEpopularintheUK.B.Itbecomeseasytodocharitybecauseofit.C.Itresultsinstudentsmoresocialawaren

32、ess.D.Ithelpsstudentstosavemoney.39.Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethat.A.mostfulltimestudentsdocharityontheInterneteverydayB.EhelpsstudentspayforthecollegeeducationC.“wugging”isawin-winideaforbothstudentsandcharitiesD.EisthemostsuccessfulsearchengineintheUK40.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.Wu

33、ggind,anewpopulartermontheInternet.B.Britishpeopleshowstronginterestincharity.C.MoreBritaincharitiesbenefitfromtheInternet.D.Studentsraisemoneyforcharityby“wugging.Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Completethediagram/Fillinthenumberedblanksbyusingtheinformationforthepassage.WriteNOMORETHAN3WORDSfor

34、eachanswerHowcanwegetridofgarbage?Dowehaveenoughenergysourcestomeetourfutureenergyneeds?Thesearetwoimportantquestionsthatmanypeopleareaskingtoday.Somepeoplethinkthatmenmightbeabletosolvebothproblemsatthesametime.Theysuggestusinggarbageasanenergysource.Foralongtimepeopleburiedgarbageordumpeditonempty

35、land.Now,emptylandisscarce.Butmoreandmoregarbageisproducedeachyear.Butgarbagecanbeagoodfueltouse.Thethingsingarbagedonotlooklikecoal,petroleum,ornaturalgas;buttheyarechemicallysimilartothesefossilfuels.Asweuseupourfossil-fuelsupplies,wemightbeabletousegarbageasanenergysource.Burninggarbageisnotanewi

36、dea.SomecitiesinEuropeandtheUnitedStateshavebeenburninggarbageforyears.Theheatthatisproducedbyburninggarbageisusedtoboilwater.Thesteamthatisproducedisusedtomakeelectricityortoheatnearbybuildings.InParis,France,somepowerplantsburnalmost2millionmetrictonsofthecitysgarbageeachyear.Theamountofenergyprod

37、ucedisaboutthesameaswouldbeproducedbyburningalmostahalfmillionbarrelsofoil!Butthereareproblemsinusinggarbageasafuel.Garbagethatburnseasily,suchasfoodscrapsandpaper,mustbeseparatedfrommetals,glass,andothermaterialsthatdonotburneasily.Thisseparationprocessisnormallycostly.Anotherproblemisthatburningga

38、rbagecanpollutetheair.Ourfossilfuelsuppliesarelimited.Burninggarbagemightbeonekindofenergysourcethatwecanusetohelpmeetourenergyneeds.Thismethodcouldalsoreducetheamountofgarbagepilingupontheearth.Title:41142:theshortageof43theshortageof44forholdinggarbage1145:usedtoboilwaterusedto46usedto47nearbybuil

39、dingshotIII48:49separationprocess50Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Answerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageandtherequiredwordslimit.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.Meetingpeoplefromanotherculturecanbedifficult.Fromthebeginning,peoplemaysendthewrongsignal.Ortheymaypaynoattent

40、iontosignalsfromanotherpersonwhoistryingtodeveloparelationship.Differentculturesemphasizetheimportanceofrelationshipbuildingtoagreaterorlesserdegree.Forexample,businessinsomecountriesisnotpossibleuntilthereisarelationshipoftrust.Evenwithpeopleatwork,itisnecessarytospendalotoftimeinsmalltalk,usuallyo

41、veraglassoftea,beforetheydoanyjob.InmanyEuropeancountries-liketheUKorFrance-peoplefinditeasiertobuildupalastingworkingrelationshipatrestaurantsorcafesratherthanattheoffice.Talkandsilencemayalsobedifferentinsomecultures.IoncemadeaspeechinThailand.Ihadexpectedmyspeechtobeasuccessandstartalivelydiscuss

42、ion;insteadtherewasanuncomfortablesilence.Thepeoplepresentjuststaredatmeandsmiled.Aftergettingtoknowtheirwaysbetter,IrealizedthattheythoughtIwastalkingtoomuch.Inmyownculture,weexpressmeaningmainlythroughwords,butpeopletheresometimesfeeltoomanywordsareunnecessary.EvenwithinNorthernEurope,culturaldifferencescancauseseriousproblems.Certainly,EnglishandGermanculturessharesimilarvalues;however,Germansprefertogetd