河北省大名县第一中学20182019高二下学期第九周考试英语试卷

高二英语周测试题人教版必修8时间：80分钟满分100分命题人：马国庆审题人薛战芹第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．AAsputersbeemorepopularinChina,ChinesepeopleareincreasinglyrelyingonputerkeyboardstoinputChinesecharacters.Butiftheyusetheputertoomuch,theymayendupforgettingtheexactstrokes(笔画)ofeachChinesecharacterwhenwritingonpaper.Expertssuggestpeople,especiallystudents,writebyhandmore.Doyouwritebyhandmoreortypemore?InBeijing,studentsstartusingaputerasearlyasprimaryschool.Andputerdependenceismorewide­spreadamonguniversitystudents.Almostalltheirassignmentsandessaysaretypedonaputer.Allthestudentsinterviewedsaytheyusuallyuseaputer.It’sfasterandeasiertocorrectifusingaputer.Andthat’swhyputersarebeingappliedmoreandmoreoftentomoderneducation.Butwhenpeoplearetakingstockinputersincreasingly,problemsappear.“WhenI’mwritingwithapen,IfindIoftencan’trememberhowtowriteacharacter,thoughIfeelI’mfamiliarwithit.”“I’mnotinthemoodtowritewhenfacedwithapenandpaper.”Manystudentsdon’tfeelthisissomethingtoworryabout.Nowthatit’smoreconvenientandefficienttowriteonaputer,whybothertohandwrite?Manyeducatorsthinkdifferaently.ShiLiwei,theheadmasterofafamousprimaryschoolinthecapitalsaid“Chinesecharactersenjoybothpracticalandaesthetic(审美的)value.Butthosecharacterstypedwithputerkeyboardsonlymaintaintheirpracticalvalue.Alltheartisticbeautyofthecharactersislost.Andhandwritingcontainsthewriter’semotion.Throughone’shandwriting,peoplecangettoknowone’sthinkingandpersonality.Beautifulwritingwillgivepeopleabetterfirstimpressionofthem.”Toencouragestudentstohandwritemore,manyprimaryschoolsinBeijinghavemadewritingclassespulsory(必修的)andinuniversities,someprofessorsareaskingstudentstoturnintheirhomeworkandessayswrittenbyhand.1．Thestudentsinterviewedprefertowriteusingaputermainlybecause________.A．theyareusuallyaskedtoe­mailtheirhomeworkandessaysB．theycancorrectthemistakestheymakequicklyandconvenientlyC．theyfinditnoteasytorememberhowtowriteacharacterD．putershavebeeatrendandfashioninChina2．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUEoftheadvantagesofhandwriting?A．Handwritingcontainsthewriter’semotion.B．Thewriter’sthinkingandpersonalityareshowninhisorherhandwriting.C．Handwritingcanimpresspeoplewellandbuildone’sself­confidence.D．Chinesecharactersenjoybothpracticalandaestheticvalue.3．Theunderlinedexpression“takingstockin”(Paragraph4)probablymeans________.A．gettingboredwithB．gettingdependentonC．beingcrazyaboutD．gettingcuriousabout4．Wecandrawtheconclusionfromthepassagethat________.A．moreandmorestudentswillgiveupwritingonaputerB．writingbyhandwillgivewaytotypingbyputeronedayC．moreandmorestudentswillpayattentiontohandwritingD．thetypingarticlebetterexpressesone’semotionandqualityBWhileastronautsinspacegettodomanyexcitingthings,theymissoutonordinarythingsthatwealltakeforgranted—beingabletowalkonfirmground,hangingoutwithfamilyanddiggingintoasliceofhotsteamingpizza.Thoughnotmuchcanbedoneaboutthefirsttwothings,theremaysoonbeasolutiontothethirdone,thankstothiscool3Dpizzaprinter!Aboutayearago,NASAoffered$125,000toAnjanContractor,a3Dtechnologyexpert,tobuildadevicethatwouldallowastronautstomakepizzaondemand.Themechanicalengineerpromisedthathisinventionwouldproducepiesinlargequantitiesthatlooked,tastedandevensmelledlikepizzamadeinmonovens.Latelastyear,theengineerpresentedavideoofhisfirstprototype（原型）thatbeginsbycreatingasinglesliceofdough（面团）thatiscookedandprintedatthesametime.Thenesthetomato“sauce”—amixoftomatopowder,oilandwaterandfinally,aproteinslicethatlookslikecheese.Whilethevideodoesn’tshowthebakingprocess,theinventorsaysthatoncethepizzaisprinted,itcanbereadytobeconsumedin7seconds.Whilethepieinthevideolooksdeliciousenoughtoattractanypizzalover,AnjanContractorisfarfromreadyforastronauts.That’sbecausehestillhastofindasolutiontomakethefoodcontainerintheprinterlastfor30years.Thoughthatmaysoundunrealistic,actuallyitisnot.AnjanContractorbelievesthattheonlywaythatispossibleisthatthewaterisremovedfromalltheingredientsandthentheyarereducedtothepowderform.This,asyoucanimagine,willnotbesoeasy.But,whiletheprintermaynotbereadyforspace,itcertainlylooksreadyenoughforpeopleonearth.Hopefully,NASAandContractorwillconsidersellingittothosenotfortunateenoughtogotoMars!5.Whydoestheauthormentionthethingsthatastronautsinspacecannotdo?A.Toaskusnottotakemonthingsforgranted.B.Toshowtheyliveadifficultlifethere.C.Toshowtheirlifeisboringinspace.D.Tointroducethetopicofthetext.6.NASAoffered$125,000toAnjanContractormainlyto________.A.createsomenewtypeof3DprinterB.attractmorepaniestoworkforNASAC.helpastronautsinspaceenjoyfreshpizzaonedayD.producepizzainlargequantitiestoearngreatprofits7.ThebiggestchallengethatAnjanContractorisfacedwithnowisprobablythat________.A.hehasnomoneylefttogoonwithhisresearchB.thepizzadoesn’tseemappetizingtopizzaloversC.hehasnowaytomakepizzathatcanlastforthirtyyearsD.hecannotmakethefoodcontainerlastfordecades8.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.NASAistryingitsbesttohelpastronautseatbetterB.AstronautsmaysoonbeabletoenjoysteaminghotpizzaC.NASAisworkingonmakingpizzaformonpeopleD.A3DpizzaprinterhasbeenusedtomakepizzaCForthousandsofyears,peoplethoughtofglassassomethingbeautifultolookat.Onlyrecentlyhavetheyetothinkofitassomethingtolookthrough.Storesdisplaytheirgoodsinlargeglasswindows.Glassbottlesandjarsthatholdfoodanddrinkallowustoseethecontents.Glassisusedtomakeeyeglasses,microscopes,telescopes,andmanyotherextremelyusefulandnecessaryobjects.UntiltheSecondWorldWar,mostoftheglassusedforoptical（光学的）instrumentswasimportedfromEurope.However,duringthewarAmericanscouldnotgetEuropeanglass,andtheywereforcedtomaketheirown.Therefore,newkindsofglassesweredevelopedthathadbeenpreviouslyunknown.Theseneweffectswereachievedbymixingotherchemicalelementswiththesand.Someofthesenewglassesareverystrongandcanresistmanykindsofshocks.LegendhasitthataveryhardglasswasinventedbyaRomanwhoshowedhisdiscoverytotheEmperor.WhentheEmperorsawtheglasshefearedthatitwouldbeemorevaluablethangoldandsliver,makinghistreasureworthless.Therefore,hehadtheglassmakerkilled,andthesecretwasnotdiscoveredagainforhundredsofyears.Inthepresentcentury,safetyglasswasinventedforuseinmoderncarsandplanes.Safetyglassismadebyplacingalayerofplasticbetweentwolayersofplateglass.Whentheoutsidelayerofglassisbroken,thepiecesdonotscatter（散开）andinjurepeople.Someglassofthetypeisstrongenoughtoresistbullets（子弹）.Althoughnowadaysplasticshavereplacedglassunderconditionswhereglassmightbeeasilybroken,therearenewusesbeingdeveloped,forthegreatestadvantageofglassisthatitsponent（组成的）partsareinexpensiveandcanbefoundallovertheworld.9.Astimegoesby,glass________.A.isregardedastransparentB.isusedtomakethingslookpleasantC.isseenasmorethandecorationD.iswidelyusedtoreplacesteelinmakingcontainers10.WhydidAmericansmaketheirownglassduringtheSecondWorldWar?A.Thewarblockedthewayofglassimport.B.TheglassmadeinEuropewasoutofdate.C.TheyrefusedtousetheEuropeanglass.D.Theywereabletomakeanewkindofglass.11.Whydoestheauthortellusthelegend?A.ToprovetheRomanwasthefirstinventorofhardglass.B.TosupporttheAmericanswereascleverastheRomans.C.Togivesomeinformationabouthardglass.D.Toprovideahistoricaleventconcernedwithhardglass.12.Whyarenewusesofglassbeingdeveloped?A.Becauseglassisnotassafeasplastics.B.Becauseglassischeapandeasilyobtainable.C.Becauseglassisnotasstronganddurableasplastics.D.Becauseglassismoreandmorewidelyused.DInancientEgypt,ashopkeeperdiscoveredthathecouldattractcustomerstohisshopsimplybymakingchangestoitsenvironment.Modernbusinesseshavebeenfollowinghislead,withmoretactics(策略).

Onetacticinvolveswheretodisplaythegoods.Forexample,storesplacefruitsandvegetablesinthefirstsection.Theyknowthatcustomerswhobuythehealthyfoodfirstwillfeelhappysothattheywillbuymorejunkfood(垃圾食品)laterintheirtrip.Indepartmentstores,thewomen’sshoesectionisgenerallynexttothewomen’scosmetics(化妆品)section:whiletheshopassistantisgoingbacktofindtherightsizeshoe,boredcustomersarelikelytowanderoverandfindsomecosmeticstheymightwanttotrylater.

Besides,businessesseektoappealtocustomers'senses.Storesnoticethatthesmellofbakedgoodsencouragesshopping,sotheymaketheirownbreadeachmorningandthenfanthebreadsmellintothestorethroughouttheday.Musicsellsgoods,too.ResearchersinBritainfoundthatwhenFrenchmusicwasplayed,salesofFrenchwineswentup.

Whenitestothesellingofhouses,businessesalsousehighlyrewardingtactics.Theyfindthatcustomersmakedecisionsinthefirstfewsecondsuponwalkinginthedoor,andturnitintoabusinessopportunity.ACaliforniabuilderdesignedthestructureofitshousessmartly.Whenenteringthehouse,thecustomerwouldseethePacificOceanthroughthewindows,andthenthepoolthroughanopenstairwayleadingtothelowerlevel.Theinstantviewofwateronbothlevelshelpedsellthese$10millionhouses.

13.Whydostoresusuallydisplayfruitsandvegetablesinthefirstsection?

A.Tosavecustomerstime.

B.Toshowtheyarehighqualityfoods.

C.Tohelpselljunkfood.

D.Tosellthematdiscountprices.

14.AccordingtoParagraph3,whichofthefollowingencouragescustomerstobuy?

A.Openingthestoreearlyinthemorning.

B.DisplayingBritishwinesnexttoFrenchones.

C.Invitingcustomerstoplaymusic.

D.Fillingthestorewiththesmelloffreshbread.

15.WhatistheCaliforniabuilder’sstoryintendedtoprove?

A.Thehousestructureisakeyfactorcustomersconsider.

B.Themorecostlythehouseis,thebetteritsells.

C.Anoceanviewismuchtothecustomers'taste.

D.Agoodfirstimpressionincreasessales.

16.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Toexplainhowbusinessesturnpeopleintotheircustomers.

B.Tointroducehowbusinesseshavegrownfromthepast.

C.Toreportresearchesoncustomerbehavior.

D.Toshowdishonestbusinesspractices.EAreyouwishingforthedayswhenyourfeedwasfilledwithpostsfromfriendsyoucareaboutthemost？ThegoodnewsisthatyoucanfixyourFacebookNewsFeedtoshowmorepoststhatinterestyouandfewerthatdonot．Bytakingjustafewminutestofixyourfeed，youmaybeabletoenjoyFacebookagain．●Noneedtounfriendanyone．Justsetyourfeedtoseewhatyouwanttoseeandhidewhatyoudonotwanttosee．SeeimportantfriendsfirstFacebookletsyouchoosewhichfriends'postsshowatthetopofyourNewsFeed．Maybeyouhavedearfriendswhodonotpostoften，butyouwanttobesureyouseetheirpostsfirst．YoucaneasilychoosewhosepostsyouwanttoseefirstbychangingyourNewsFeedsettings．●Procedures：OntheFacebookwebsite，taptheDownarrowintheupperrightcornerofthebluebaratthetopofthescreen．Then，choose“NewsFeedPreferences.”Thenclickon“Listwhotoseefirst．”ChoosethenamesofpeoplewhosepostsyouwanttoseeatthetopofyourNewsFeed．Thefinalstepistoclick"Done"atthebottom．Blockfriends'postswithoutunfriendinganyoneYoumaybebestfriendswithsomeoneinreallifebuthavenointerestintheirFacebookposts．Maybetheypostangrymessagesorchildishvideos．Facebookletsyousecretlyblockfriends'postsfromyourfeed．Noonewillknowyoublockedthemunlessyoutellthem．●Procedures：Theprocessissimple．TaptheDownarrowintheupperrightcornerofthebluebaratthetopoftheFacebookpage．Then，choose"NewsFeedPreferences．"Next，choose"Unfollowpeopletohidetheirposts．"Then，markthefriendsyouwanttounfollow．ThiswillpreventtheirpostsfromappearinginyourNewsFeed．Whenyoufinishblocking，justtap"Done"．17.Whatdoesthetextguidepeopletodo？A．ToupdateinformationonFacebook．B．ToresetFacebookforreceivingposts．C．TosearchforfavouritepostsonFacebook．D．TodownloadanapplicationforFacebook．18.Howmanystepsdoesittaketoresetyourfavoriteposts？A．3．B．4．C．5．D．6．19.Whydoyouwanttoblocksomeofyourfriends'posts？A．Becausetheirpostsmaybotheryou．B．Becausetheyarenotyourbestfriends．C．Becauseyouaretoobusytoreadthem．D．Becauseyouwanttostayawayfromthem．20.Whatwillhappenifyoumarkyourfriendsas"Unfollow"？A．Theywillnotgetintouchwithyou．B．Youwillmakethemangrywithyou．C．YourNewsFeedwillnotshowtheirposts．D．TheywillnotseeyourpostsonFacebook．第二节七选五（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）Lifeisjustlikeabox.Insideitarehappinessandsorrow,failureandsuccess,hopeanddespair.Lifeisalearningprocess.Experiencesinitteachusnewlessonsandmakeusabetterperson.LoveLoveplaysakeyroleinourlife.Lovemakesyoufeelwanted.Withoutloveapersoncouldbeecruelandviolent.Intheearlystageofourlife,ourparentsaretheoneswhoshowuswithunconditionalloveandcare.Theytelluswhatisrightorwrong,goodorbad.21.Itisonlyaftermarriageandhavingkidsthatapersonunderstandsandbeessensitivetothefeelingsofothers.Kidsmakeapersonresponsibleandmatureandhelpustounderstandlifebetter.HappinessandsorrowMaterialistichappinessisshortlived,buthappinessachievedbybringingasmileonothersgivesacertainleveloffulfillment.22.Nomindishappywithoutpeace.Werealizethetrueworthofhappinesswhenweareinsorrow.Sorrowisbasicallyduetodeathofalovedone,failureanddespair.Butthesethingsaretemporaryandwillpassaway.Failureandsuccess23.Ithelpsustotouchthesky,teachesustosurviveandshowsusaspecificway.HopeanddespairHopeiswhatkeepslifegoing.Parentsalwayshopetheirchildrenwilldowell.Hopemakesusdream.Hopebuildsinpatience.24，becauseaftereverynightthereisaday.Nothingremainsthesame.Wehaveonlyonechoice—keepmovingoninlifeandbehopeful.Lifeteachesusnottoregretoveryesterday,forithaspassedandberightordull.25，sothatwewillenjoyabettertomorrow.A.SotheonlyalternativeistoworkhardtodayB.LifeteachesusnottodespaireveninthedarkesthourC.PeaceofmindisthemainlinktohappinessD.Solet'senjoyeverydayE.SuccessliesintrustingyourselfF.ButwealwaystendtotakethisforgrantedG.Failureisthepathtosuccess第二部分：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．ThedayIreceivedmyletterofacceptancetoNewYorkUniversity,Iwasextremelyexcited.Itwasmydreamuniversity,andmy26werepleasedforme.Buttheyalsohadn’t27

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32withmyfamilyfromTaiwantoLosAngeles.Monthsintothirdgrade,Idevelopedastrongfeelingof33aboutgettingbadgrades.Seeingmyanxiety,Dadsaid,“Kate,tellyouwhat.IfyougetaCor34,I’llbuyyouapresent.Ifyouscorehigherthanthat,Iwon’tbuyyouanything,becauseyouwon’t35it.”

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InowrealizeIwas43whenIthoughtIdidn’treceiveapresentfrommydadthatday.Hegavemetwoinvaluable44:thespacetodevelopmyowndesireforexcellence,andthehealthymindto45it.A.parentsB.relatives

C.friends

D.classmates

27.A.helped

B.remended

C.pushed

D.convinced

28.A.inspire

B.discourage

C.protect

D.keep

29.A.positively

B.passively

C.proudly

D.perfectly

30.A.though

B.unless

C.if

D.before

31.A.came

B.remained

C.happened

D.appeared

32.A.moved

B.returned

C.travelled

D.left

33.A.anger

B.guilt

C.worry

D.embarrassment

34.A.higher

B.lower

C.less

D.more

35.A.receive

B.make

C.accept

D.need

36.A.typical

Bmon

C.normal

D.general

37.A.subjects

B.majors

C.grades

D.reputations

38.A.happy

B.energetic

C.outstanding

D.smart

39.A.purchase

B.offer

C.persuasion

D.supply

40.A.gaveoff

B.solved

C.piledon

D.removed

41.A.setabout

B.endedup

C.heldon

D.turnedout

42.A.room

B.choice

C.hope

D.time

43.A.puzzled

B.mistaken

C.unfortunate

D.shocked

44.A.experiencesB.tools

C.suggestions

D.gifts

45.A.catch

B.act