高二英语周考含答案.docx
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高二英语周考含答案
高二英语周考
第1卷
第一部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每小题所给的四个选项(A.B.C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
Grown-upsareoftensurprisedbyhowwelltheyremembersomethingtheylearnedaschildrenbuthaveneverpracticedstillswimaswellaseversince.Amanwhenhegetsbackwhohasnothadachancetogoswimmingforyearscaninthewater.Hecangetonabicycleaftermanyyearsandstillrideaway.Hecanplaycatchandhitaballaswellashisson.Amotherwhohasnotthoughtaboutthewordsforyearscanteachherdaughterthepoemthatbegins"Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar".RememberthestoryofCinderellaorGoldilocksandtheThreeBears.
Oneexplanationisthelawofoverlearner,whichcanbestatedasfollows:
Oncewehavelearnedsomething,additionallearningtrials(尝试)increasethelengthoftimewewillrememberit.
Inchildhoodweusuallycontinuetopracticesuchskillsasswimming,bicycleriding,andplayingbaseballlongafterwehavelearnedthem.Wecontinuetolistentoandremindourselvesofwordssuchas"Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar"andchildhoodtalessuchasCinderellaandGoldilocks.Wenotonlylearnbutoverlearn
Themultiplicationtables(乘法口诀表)areanexceptiontothegeneralrulethatweforgetratherquicklythethingsthatwelearninschool,becausetheyareanotherofthethingsweoverlearninchildhood.
Thelawofoverlearningexplainswhycramming(突击学习)foranexamination.Thoughitmayresultinapassinggrade,isnotasatisfactorywaytolearnacollegecourse.Bycramming,astudentmaylearnthesubjectwellenoughtogetbyontheexamination,butheislikelysoontoforgetalmosteverythinghelearned.Alittleoverlearning.Ontheotherhand,isreallynecessaryforone'sfuturedevelopment.
1.Whatisthemainideaofparagraph1?
A.Peoplerememberwellwhattheylearnedinchildhood.
B.Childrenhaveabettermemorythangrown-ups.
C.Poemreadingisagoodwaytolearnwords.
D.Storiesforchildrenarceasytoremember.
2.Theauthorexplainsthelawofoverleaningby_________.
A.presentingresearchfindings
B.sellingdowngeneralrules
C.makingacomparison
D.usingexamples
3.Accordingtotheauthor,beingabletousemultiplicationtablesis_______.
A.aresultofoverlearning
B.aspecialcaseofcramming
C.askilltodealwithmathproblems
D.abasicsteptowardsadvancedstudies
4.Whatdoestheword"they"inParagraph4referto?
A.Commonlyacceptedrules.
B.Themultiplicationtables.
C.Thingseasilyforgotten.
D.Schoolsubjects.
5.Whatistheauthor'sopiniononcramming?
A.Itleadstofailureincollegeexams.
B.It'shelpfulonlyinalimitedway.
C.It'spossibletoresultinpoormemory.
D.Itincreasesstudents'learninginterest.
B
Eatingtoomuchfattyfood,exercisingtoolittleandsmokingcanraiseyourfutureriskofheartdisease.Butthereisanotherfactorthatcancauseyourheartproblemsmoreimmediately:
theairyoubreathe.
Previousstudieshavelinkedhighexposure(暴露)toenvironmentalpollutiontoanincreasedriskofheartproblem,buttwoanalysesnowshowthatpoorairqualitycanleadtoheartattackorstroke(中风)withinaslittleasafewhoursafterexposure.Inonereviewoftheresearch,scientistsfoundthatpeopleexposedtohighlevelsofpollutants(污染物)wereupto5%morelikelytosufferaheartattackwithindaysofexposurethanthosewithlowerexposure.AseparatestudyofstrokepatientsshowedthatevenairthattheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)considerstobeof“moderate”(良好)qualityandrelativelysafeforourhealthcanraisetheriskofstrokeasmuchas34%within12to14hoursofexposure.
Theauthorsofbothstudiesstressthattheserisksarerelativelysmallforhealthypeopleandcertainlymodestcomparedwithotherriskfactorssuchassmokingandhighbloodpressure.However,itisimportanttobeawareofthesedangersbecauseeveryoneisexposedtoairpollutionregardlessoflifestylechoices.SostricterregulationbytheEPAofpollutantsmaynotonlyimproveenvironmentalairqualitybutcouldalsobecomenecessarytoprotectpublichealth.
6.Thetextmainlydiscussestherelationshipbetween.
A.heartproblemsandairquality
B.heartproblemsandexercising
C.heartproblemsandsmoking
D.heartproblemsandfattyfood
7.Theunderlinedword“modest”inParagraph3mostprobablymeans.
A.relativelyhigh
B.extremelylow
C.relativelylow
D.extremelyhigh
8.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?
A.Eatingfattyfoodhasimmediateeffectsonyourheart.
B.TheEPAconductedmanystudiesonairquality.
C.Moderateairqualityismoreharmfulthansmoking,
D.Stricterregulationsonpollutantsshouldbemade.
9.Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthetextismostlikelyto.
A.informB.persuadeC.describeD.entertain
C
Whatisthecoloroftheuniverse?
Astronomersdidnotanswerthisquestionuntiltwomonthsago.ThiswaswhentwoAmericanastronomersreportedontheirstudyofallthelightintheuniverse.Theysaidthattheuniversewouldappeartothehumaneyetobealightgreenishcolor,calledturquoise(青绿色).KarlGlazebrookandIvanBaldryofJohnsHopkinsUniversityinBaltimore,Maryland,reportedtheirfindingsinJanuary.TheypresentedresearchatameetingoftheAmericanAstronomicalSociety.Theysaidthatfindingthecoloroftheuniversewasnotpartoftheirmoreseriousscientificresearch.Theydiditforfun.
However,earlierthismonth,thescientistsadmittedtomakingamistake.Theysaidtheirfindingwasmuchmorecolorfulthanitshouldhavebeen.Theynowsaythelightfromouruniverseisclosertowhite.Itismorelikeamilkyorcreamywhitecolor.
Thescientistsgaveanumbertoeachofthecolorsofthedifferentstarsystems.Thentheyaddedthenumberstogetherandfoundtheaveragemeasurement.Thescientistsusedthisaveragetoidentifythecoloroftheuniverse.Theysaiditwasaveryprettylightgreenorturquoisecolor.Theycalledit“cosmic(宇宙的)spectrum(光谱)green.”Manynewspapersandtelevisionstationsreportedtheirfinding.
Otherscientistsandcolorengineersattemptedtoreproducetheresult.MarkFairchildoftheRochesterInstituteofTechnologyinNewYorkwasthefirstpersontoidentifyamistake.HediscoveredamistakeinthecomputersoftwareprogramusedbytheJohnsHopkinsscientists.
Whenthemistakewascorrected,theresultschanged.Thenewcoloroftheuniverseismuchlesscolorful.Itisveryclosetowhite.Thescientistsapologizedforthemistake.TheyarenowworkingwiththeRochesterInstituteofTechnologytoproducemoreimagesregardingthecoloroftheuniverse.
10.Whydidthescientistsdotheresearch?
A.TheywantedtowinaNobelPrize.B.It’srequiredbythegovernment.
C.Theydiditjustforfun.D.It’spartoftheirresearch.
11.Wecaninferthatthepassagewasprobablywrittenin_______.
A.JanuaryB.FebruaryC.MayD.March
12.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.Noneoftheresearchesdonebyscientistsisright.
B.Scientistssometimesmaymakemistakesintheirwork.
C.Thecoloroftheuniverseislightgreenish.
D.MarkFairchildapologizedforhismistakeaboutthecolorofuniverse.
D
Toerrishuman.Toblametheotherguyisevenmorehuman.
Commonsenseisnotallthatcommon.
Whytellthetruthwhenyoucancomeupwithagoodexcuse?
Thesethreepopularmisquotes(戏谑的引语)aremeanttobejokes,andyettheytellusalotabouthumannature.Toerr,ortomakemistakes,isindeedapartofbeinghuman,butitseemsthatmostpeopledon’twanttoaccepttheresponsibilityfortheproblem.Perhapsitisthenaturalthingtodo.Theoriginalquoteabouthumannaturewentlikethis:
”Toerrishuman,toforgive,divine(神圣的).”Thissayingmirrorsandealpeopleshouldbeforgivingofothers’mistakes.Instead,wetendtodotheopposite–findsomeoneelsetopasstheblameonto.However,takingresponsibilityforsomethingthatwentwrongisamakingofgreatmaturity.
Commonsenseiswhatwecallclearthought.Havingcommonsensemeanshavingagoodgeneralplanthatwillmakethingsworkwell,anditalsomeansstayingwiththeplan.Commonsensetellsyouthatyoutakeanumbrellaoutintoarainstorm,butyouleavetheumbrellahomewhenyouhearaweatherforecastforsunshine.Commonsensedoesnotseemtobecommonforlargeorganizations,becausetherearesomanythingsgoingonthatonepersoncannotbeinchargeofeverything.Peoplesaythatinalargecompany,”therighthanddoesnotknowwhatthelefthandisdoing.”
Andwhatiswrongwithasocietythatthinksthatmakingupagoodexcuseislikecreatingaworkofart?
Oneofthecommonproblemswithmakingexcusesisthatpeople,especiallyyoungpeople.gettheideathatit’sokaynottobetotallyhonestallthetime.Thereisacorollary(直接推论)tothat:
ifgoodexcuseis“good”evenifitisn’thonest,thenwhereistheplaceofthetruth?
13.Accordingtotilepassage,whichoffollowingseemsthemosthuman?
A.Tosearchfortruth.B.Tocriticizeothersforone’sownerror
C.Tomakefunofothers’mistakes.D..Toachieveone’sideal
14.Accordingtotheauthor,whatisasignofaman’smaturity?
A.Doingthingshisownway.
B.Makingasfewmistakesaspossible.
C.Bearingresponsibilityforhismistakes.
D.Thinkingseriouslyabouthiswrongdoing.
15.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforhispassage?
A.TruthorExcuseB.ToBlameortoForgive
C.AMarkofMaturityD.AMirrorofHumanNature
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)。
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选入能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Whatisadream?
Forcenturies,peoplehavewonderedaboutthestrangeplacesthattheyseemtovisitintheirsleep.__________(16).However,theyhavebeenvaluedas
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