湖南省长沙县第九中学2021-2022学年高二上学期周测（一）英语试题WORD版含答案

高二英语周测试卷（一）一、阅读理解（本大题共7小题，共14.0分）AYour2019ReadingList,ProvidedbyBillGatesDoyouwanttobeabillionnaire？Mostofuscan'tlivelikebillionaireMicrosoftco-founderBillGates,butwecanreadlikehim.Gatesrecommendedfourbooksin2019-thoughsomewerepublishedearlier.

LeonardodaVinci,byWalterIsaacson（2018）

ThebestsellingbiographerofSteveJobsandAlbertEinsteinresearcheddeeplyintodaVinci'scontributionsbeyondart,highlightingthebreadthofhisscientific,technological,andcreativeoutput."Leonardonearlyunderstoodalmostallofwhatwasknownontheplanetatthetime.That'smostlybecauseofhiscuriosityabouteveryareaofnaturalscienceandthehumanexperience,"saidGates.

TheBestWeCouldDo：AnIllustratedMemoir,byThiBui（2018）

Gatescallsthisgraphicnovel"reallyimpressive".BuiisthedaughterofVietnameserefugeeswhocametoAmericaafterthefallofSaigon,andbecomingaparentinspiredhertolookintoherownparents'miserablehistory."IwasstruckbyhowtheexperiencesBuidescribesmanagetobebothuniversalandspecifictotheircircumstances,"saidGates.

LincolnintheBardo,byGeorgeSaunders（2018）

Saunders,along-timeshortstorywriter,wonhighpraiseforthisnovel.Thebookimaginestheghoststhathaunt（萦绕）thebasementofWillieLincoln,AbrahamLincoln'sson,whodiedat11inreallife."Willie'sdeathaftertheCivilWarmadethepresidenthaveanewunderstandingofthegriefhe'screatinginotherfamiliesbysendingtheirsonsofftodieinbattle,"saidGates.

OriginStory：ABigHistoryofEverything,byDavidChristian（2018）

ThisnewbookisbythecreatorofBigHistory,afree,onlinesocialstudiescourse.Ittraceshistoryinwide,sweepingmovements,startingwiththeBigBang,anditprovides,ineffect,ashortcourseinmodernscience.Thisisabriefhistoryoftheuniverse."DavidgetsalittlestuckonthecurrenteconomicandpoliticalproblemsintheWest,andIwishhetalkedmoreabouttheroletechnologywillplayinpreventingtheworsteffectsofclimatechange,"saidGates.Whichbooksrefertothefieldofscience？______A.LeonardodaVinciandTheBestWeCouldDo

B.LincolnintheBardoandOriginStory

C.OriginStoryandLeonardodaVinci

D.TheBestWeCouldDoandLincolnintheBardoIfyouareinterestedinthrillers,whosebookwillyoumostprobablychoose？______A.WalterIsaacson B.ThiBui

C.DavidChristian D.GeorgeSaundersWhatconclusioncanbedrawnfromthepassage？______A.TheBestWeCouldDoleftGatesunfavourableimpressions.

B.LeonardodaVincionlymadecontributionstoart.

C.DavidChristiantalksmuchabouttechnology.

D.LincolnintheBardohasbeenwarmlyreceived.BBelieveitornot,afoodiefriendofmineaskedmewhetherI'dseentheTVseriesChef'sTable.Ofcourse,Ihadn'tbecauseI'mnotthatintofood.ButIdogethungryforadventuresometimes,soIdecidedtowatchtheshow.

ThisiswhenIwasintroducedtothechefFrancisMallmann.Hemakeschoices；hedoesn'tplan.Whenhewasyoung,helookedforinstructorsandexperiences,notbooksorpaths.Hehonoredhisrootsbutejoyedtheworldandsoughtthingsandplaceshedidn'tknow.Hedoesn'tclingtoonelifestyleandhedoesn'tbendtoexpectations.

Thismademewonder：Aren'twesupposedtoassessrisks,haveaplanandthenmakeourmove？IgrewupthinkingIhadtohaveaplanandhavelong-termstabilityinfrontofme.WhenIsawMallmanndoingwhatmakeshimhappy,everythingchanged.

Ithoughttomyself,"That'showwe'resupposedtolive."Beingtruetomyself.Ihavealreadyreconciled（和解）withtheshameofbeinginspiredbyaTVshow.Mallmannisinspiredbynature,foodandlanguage.Me？Mylife-changingmomentcamefromwatchingNetflixwithmydollarstorereadingglasseson.NowonderIfeltslightlyunfulfilled.

AfterwatchingMallmann,IfeltasifI'dstoodupfromacozyfireplaceandtheblanketofmylifejustfelltotheground.

Isubmittedmyleaveofabsenceapplicationtomyemployerlessthanamonthlater.I'mnowfullofexcitement.I'mleavingmyjobandagoodsalary,andI'mgoingtodothingsthatfeedmysoul.

MichaelKernisandBrianGoldman,psychologistsatClaytonStateUniversityinGeorgia,studiedthebenefitsofauthenticity（真实性）andbeingtruetoyourself.Someofthebenefitsoffollowingyourinnervoiceincludeenjoyingastrongsenseofpurposeinlife,greaterconfidence,healthierrelationshipsandstrongskillstodealwithchangeordifficulty.

So,ifyou'reouttherelivinganinterestinglifeandyoumeetMallmann,throwoneofhisburntpotatoesathimforme.AndthentellhimIsaythankyou.ImightsoonbehungrierandpoorerthanIwasbefore,butatleastI'llbestayingtruetowhoIam.IhaveMallmanntothankforthat.WhatcanweknowaboutFrancisMallmann？______A.Hechoosestodothingsheissureof.

B.Heneverchangeshislifestyle.

C.Hesuggestspeoplesticktorecipes.

D.Heoftentriesnewthings.AfterwatchingtheTVseries,theauthor______.A.stoodupfromacozyfireplace

B.becameinterestedincooking

C.reflectedonherownlifestyle

D.begantomakeaplanforthefutureWhydoestheauthormentionMichaelKernisandBrianGoldman？______A.Toprovethatconfidenceaffectsone'slifestyle.

B.Toanalyzehowachallenginglifebenefitspeople.

C.Tostresstheadvantagesoffollowingone'sheart.

D.Togivetipsonhowtodealwithchangeordifficulty.Whatisthemainpurposeofthisarticle？______A.Totellreadershowtofindpurposeinlife.

B.TointroduceMallmannandhislifestyle.

C.Toencouragereaderstostaytruetothemselves.

D.Toteachreaderstoreacttochangespositively.二、阅读七选五（本大题共5小题，共10.0分）Fewthingsaremoredifficultthandeliveringbadnews.（1）______Orannouncetoteammembersthat,becauseofslowsales,yourcompanywon'tbeabletopaybonusesthisyear.Ortellpeoplethat,becausebusinessissogood,they'llallhavetoworkonanupcomingholidayweekend.

Becauseyou'reacaringperson,you'dliketomakethebadnewseasiertotake.Soyousidleintothesubject,talkingaboutothertopicsfirst.Youchooseindirectlanguage.（2）______

That'swhyyoumaybesurprisedtolearnthattheworstwaytodeliverbadnewsistosugarcoatit.Accordingtonewresearch,peopleonthereceivingendofbadnewswouldmuchratheryouripoffthebandagethanbeataroundthebush.

InastudyconductedbyBrighamYoungUniversity,participantsreceivedarangeofbad-newsscenarios（情景）.（3）______Andthentheywereaskedtoselecttheirpreferredmethod.Innearlyeverycase,whatparticipantswantedmostwasfrankness,preferringthatthebearerofbadnewsgiveittothemstraight.

Thatmeansthatthenexttimeyouneedtodeliverbadnewstooneemployeeorthewholeteam,youshouldcommunicatesimply,clearlyanddirectly.Here'show：•Beforeyoubegin,craftyourkeymessage-the15to20wordsthatsumupwhatyouneedtosay.（4）______

•Avoidjargon（行话）.Thisisnotthetimetodisguisethefactsinathicketof50words.Usesimple,straightforwardlanguage.

•Thinkthroughwhatquestionsemployeeswillprobablyask-andmakesureyou'vefiguredouttheanswers.

•（5）______Ofcourseyou'restressedaboutthefactthatyouhavetosharebadnews,butyoucanstillexpresssympathy.

A.Let'ssayyou'vegottotellanemployeethatheorsheisbeinglaidoff.

B.Foreachone,theyweregivenachoiceoftwoapproaches.

C.Andyoutrytodowhateveryoucantosoftentheblow.

D.Youcandeliveryourmessageinthebestwaypossible.

E.Whenit'stimetosharethenews,saythismessagefirst

F.Useindirectlanguage.

G.Showthatyoucare.

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A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G

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A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G三、完形填空（本大题共20小题，共30.0分）Itwasacoldwinter.Thedaymyhusbandfelltohisdeath,itstartedtosnow,just（1）______anyNovemberday.His（2）______，whenIfoundit,waslightlycoveredwithsnow.Itsnowedalmosteverydayforthenextfourmonths,whileIsatonthecouchandwatchedit（3）______.Onemorning,Iwalkedslowly（4）______andwassurprisedtoseeasnowremoverclearingmydrivewayandthebentbackofawomanclearingmywalk.Idroppedtomykneesandcrawledbackupstairs,（5）______thosegoodpeoplewouldnotseeme.Iwas（6）______Myfirstthoughtwas,howwouldIever（7）______them？Ididn'thavethe（8）______tobrushmyhair,（9）______clearsomeone'swalk.

BeforeJon'sdeath,IfeltproudthatI（10）______askedforfavors.Iidentifiedmyselfbymyautonomousabilityand（11）______.SowhowasIifIwasnolongercapable？HowcouldI（12）______myselfifIjustsatonthecoucheverydayandwatchedthesnowfall？

Learningtoreceivetheloveand（13）______fromotherswasn'teasy.FriendscookedformeandIcried.Finally,myfriendKathysaid,"Mary,cookingforyouisn'ta（14）______forme；itmakesmefeelgoodtobeabletodosomethingforyou."

Overandover,Iheard（15）______wordsfromthepeoplewhosupportedmeduringthose（16）______days.Onewisemantoldme,"Youaren'tdoingnothingbecausebeingfullyopentoyour（17）______maybethehardestworkyouwilleverdo."

IamnotthepersonI（18）______was,butinmanywaysIhavechangedforthe（19）______I'vebeensurprisedtolearnthatthereisincrediblefreedomcomingform（20）______one'sworstfearandwalkingawaywhole.Ibelievethereisstrength,forsure,inacceptingadarkperiodofourlife.

A.on B.in C.for D.like

A.footprint B.soul C.roof D.body

A.dryup B.pileup C.takeup D.sweepup

A.upstairs B.indoors C.downstairs D.outdoors

A.for B.yet C.and D.so

A.alarmed B.ashamed C.annoyed D.disappointed

A.reflect B.reward C.award D.conduct

A.absence B.psychology C.spirit D.strength

A.letalone B.leavealone C.sitaround D.standalone

A.frequently B.hardly C.gradually D.annually

A.independence B.concept C.security D.qualification

A.achieve B.respect C.praise D.promote

A.distribution B.privilege C.contribution D.support

A.bonus B.dimension C.business D.burden

A.sensitive B.voluntary C.vivd D.similar

A.junior B.remote C.blue D.absurd

A.pause B.dignity C.pain D.access

A.still B.never C.even D.once

A.better B.less C.more D.worse

A.scanning B.dragging C.facing D.fleeing四、语法填空（本大题共1小题，共15.0分）Therewasatimewhenchildrenwithmental（1）______（disable）werepreventfromlivinganormallifeinmanyways.Theyusedtositaroundintheirownhomesafterbeingeducatedinspecialschools.Otherpeoplesometimesmadefun（2）______them.Butnowthingsarechanging.Therearetrainingprogrammesforyoungpeoplewithmentalproblems,（3）______haveprovedvery（4）______（benefit）.Students,likeHungary,menallydisabledfrombirth,nowhaveachancetobecomeathletes.Butit'sachallenge.Hehastoadapt（5）______trainingprogrammesaswellasmixingwithotherable-bodiedathletes."Hungary'sconfidence（6）______（grow）sincehetookpartintraining,"saidhisfather,"helooksmuchbetterandbecomes（7）______（annoy）whenothersdon'tunderstandhissituation.HismotherandIfindit（8）______（satisfy）."Soinsteadof（9）______（cut）offfrommainstreamactivities,mentallydisabledstudentscanbecomepartofthemainstream.Allinall,theycanleadasfulfilling（10）______lifeasotherstudents.五、书面表达（本大题共1小题，共25.0分）志愿者招募启事本社区需要招聘10名志愿者担任儿童辅导教师（tutor），暑假7月10日至30日期间，帮助辅导本社区小学生作业并组织开展文体活动。每日工作六小时，一周工作五天。欢迎16-26